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Chapter 101
Dayu controlled the water, floated on the accumulated stones, and reached the Longmen.

Jishi Mountain is an important place connecting the plateau.

There is a pass at the mouth of the gorge, which is piled up with rocks. After countless years of wind and sun, it has long lost its original appearance.

Ye Sujiang built a stone fort on this basis, with cliffs on three sides, and only a narrow path in the south into the mountain.

As soon as Ye Sujiang died, the Hu people inside surrendered.

Looking at the attitude of this man who is in charge of everything, Yang Zheng thought to himself that it was lucky to kill him outside, otherwise he would retreat inside, when will he fight?
Ge Shuhan, a famous general in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, paid tens of thousands of elites for a stone castle.

There are tens of thousands of catties of ore, some gold mines, and food in the castle, all of which are now cheaper than Yang Zheng.

Jishi Mountain is a very large geographical concept, and the ice and snow have not yet melted, so it cannot be explored.

Yang Zheng simply stayed in the stone castle and counted the prisoners. There were more than 2000 barbarians, which happened to be free labor for mining.

Among them were hundreds of blacksmiths, which made Yang Zheng ecstatic.

But after watching them forging iron, I immediately understood why their ironware was of such poor quality.

One is to use firewood, and the other is without a blower.

The temperature provided by the firewood is not enough, and the altitude of Jishi Mountain is relatively high, the air is slightly thinner, and the temperature of the flame cannot keep up.

If you have never eaten pork, you have always seen pigs running.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a bellows was invented, which was named 橐龠.

There is a saying in the Tao Te Ching: between the heaven and the earth, is it still like a coffin?Virtual and unyielding, moving and out.

Basically outlines the working principle of the bellows.

It is precisely because of the appearance of 橐龠 that China gradually entered the Iron Age.

But now the Hu people are still in the groping stage.

"These people will be under strict supervision in the future. Don't starve them, and don't freeze them. I will be of great use in the future." Yang Zheng said to Jiang Faye.

"No." Jiang Faye obeyed.

Successive victories made everyone around him respect Yang Zheng more and more.

Many old pawns originally just wanted to live.

After coming to Longxi, he not only survived, but also married a Qiangdi woman and gave birth to several big and fat boys.

The days are also flourishing.

Yang Zheng's catchphrase is "one family of all clans", but there is always a division in a family, isn't it?
After settling down for a while, Yang Zheng took the Jianying and Qiangying camps back to Fanghan, leaving Duan Da [-] Han troops to guard the mine, and handing over the rest to Jiang Faye.

The nominal owner of Jishi Mountain is Jiang Faye.

On the one hand, it can cover people's eyes and ears, and on the other hand, it is also convenient to recruit nearby Qiang people.

As usual, Zhang Te stayed in the Xihe camp to train the Qiang soldiers.

Yang Zheng drove more than 1000 high-quality Qiang horses to Didao.

Although it is not as good as Liangzhou Dama, it is still qualified as a scout and Qingqi.

The battle in Mingyue Gorge cannot be concealed for a long time.

Yang Zheng didn't need to hide it either.

Interfering with the Qiang people is the duty of the western captain. If you do nothing and let the Qiang people annex each other and grow stronger, it is truly dereliction of duty.

Deng Ai of Nan'an County took a little longer.

The Qiang and Di in the territory are all submissive and weak.

In Longxi in March, the cold wind gradually feels warm.

The ice and snow near Didao are melting.

Seeing Qiang Ma, Xia Houba smiled from ear to ear, "You did a good job this time, Erhe Shaoge has always been ambitious, and Xihaihu has gradually grown in strength in recent years, threatening the frontier, but is this Jiang Faye reliable? Those who are not of our race must have a different mind.”

Yang Zheng cupped his hands and said, "This man helped me repel the Shu army last time. His army was very small, and he offended Ehe, so he could only rely on us."

Yang Zheng concealed the relationship between the two men and his son-in-law, and also concealed that the real owner of Jishi Mountain was himself.

Everyone should have a little secret.

Xia Houba nodded, "Yes, Zhao Chongguo used Qiang to control Qiang in the same way back then."

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Yang Zheng smiled and said, "Your subordinates are in short supply of armor and weapons. I wonder if the general can dispatch some blacksmiths?"

"It's such a trivial matter, you can do it yourself." Xia Houba didn't care.

"Thank you, General." Yang Zheng was overjoyed.

Xia Houba waved his hand, and the left and right guards retreated.

Yang Zheng knew that he had something urgent to say.

"Recently, Guo Huai wants to transfer Zhonglang to send Guo Dun to Longxi."

Guo Dun?

Yang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, wouldn't it be directed at him again?

Guo Dun was born in a side branch of the Guo family in Xiping, he was known for his talents and virtues, but his reputation in Liangzhou was higher than that of Guo Jian, the prefect of Xiping.

However, Yang Zheng didn't have a bad impression of this person. He still remembered that he and Hu Fen were the only ones who spoke for him when he was discussing with the army in Shangbei.

"You don't need to be nervous, Guo Dun has secretly voted for the general."

"There is such a thing?" Yang Zheng didn't expect that someone would vote for Cao Shuang.

Xiahou Ba said: "The Guo family in Xiping has been greatly favored by the late emperor. The Queen Mother Guo is still in the court. If the Guo family does not vote for the general, should he vote for the Sima family?"

Since he was one of his own, Yang Zheng didn't panic anymore.

With Xiahouba's consent, it was much easier for Yang Zheng to find a blacksmith in Didao City.

Even ordinary people are the targets of plunder these days, let alone artisans?

At that time, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu led [-] troops to attack Wancheng, and when they broke it, more than [-] Yuan Shu's masters and advocacy trilogy were obtained.

Craftsmen are almost the same as slaves, and they are under the unified management of the government.

Blacksmiths, in particular, were strictly controlled.

Yang Zheng didn't go too far, he searched secretly, picked some highly skilled blacksmiths, carpenters, and cobblers, and brought them to Fanghan with his family.

Coincidentally, Feng Qi's armor also arrived.

With the market price of Liangzhou Malaysia, Yang Zheng thought that he could exchange seven or eight hundred sets of armor and weapons.

But the facts slapped Yang Zheng in the face again.

No prostitutes.

There are only [-] sets of armor, [-] ring-headed knives, and [-] spears.

There are only more than 70 sets of iron armor, and the others are leather armor with blood stains on it, which can be seen as second-hand goods.

Yang Zheng said with a sullen face, "How can you not be honest when doing business!"

Fatty Feng said with an innocent face: "Oh, Brother Yang doesn't know something. Now the whole Yongliang is short of armaments. It's not easy to get so many."

"Isn't your master supernatural?" Yang Zheng was a little annoyed, feeling like he was playing tricks on him.

Fatty Feng smiled wryly and said, "How can my master care about such trivial matters?"

Yang Zheng felt depressed. Without armor and weapons, he could only be a group of bandits.

Fortunately, I never thought of relying on anyone.

Self-reliance is king.

Although they have a cooperative relationship with Feng Qi, they don't know anything about the forces behind him.

Standing in the light while the other party is in the dark, this feeling is very bad.

It was as if he was being manipulated by the other party all the time.

And his own demand for ordnance will inevitably be seen by the other party.

"It seems that you regard XX as a beggar?" Yang Zheng's eyes flickered.

Fatty Feng shuddered, and said with a shy smile, "Don't dare, Brother Yang also needs to understand our difficulties."

"Take the things away, and they will still be delivered in Liangzhou Malaysia in the future." Not knowing the details of the other party, Yang Zheng didn't dare to tear his face easily, and just returned to the past.

The crux of the problem is that Zhao Aqi and Gongsun Fu haven't grown up, and they can't find each other's bottom.

But Yang Zheng is not in a hurry, there are plenty of opportunities.

There will always be clues.

Feng Qi's eyes flashed, "Since brother Yang said it, then follow the previous rules and treat these things as atonement."

Yang Zheng nodded, his thoughts were all on the iron mine, and he didn't have time to chatter with Feng Qi, so he saw off the guests after a few words of greeting.

(End of this chapter)