I became an exiled convict after we got married

Chapter 133
After breakfast, Wan Jinlan, Mrs. Song, Wang Shu, Wei Xian, Li Dazhuang and others gathered in the simple study.

Although Li Dazhuang trains with Wei Xian on weekdays, he is also responsible for the purchases and other matters in the cottage.

The people of Liangzhou are tough. Although the horse bandits have been dealt with by them, there are people who take risks and block the road to rob, so the person in charge of purchasing must be strong enough.

The account book is very detailed, including how many catties of meat and vegetables were purchased each time, how much it cost, and all kinds of silver and medicinal materials spent on building the back mountain house.

Before she left, she left 7000 taels of silver notes for Xiao Feng, and after he left, he left [-] taels, and there are still a lot left.

After reading the account, I have an understanding of the current situation in the cottage.

Wei Xian said: "From next month, everyone in Houshan will have to pay their salary, which will be more conducive to uniting people."

Wan Jinlan knew that these things cannot be avoided, so naturally she would not object, "This gentleman can make the decision."

"In addition, the weapons are not enough, and we need to find a way."

Wan Jinlan just took the opportunity to mention the establishment of a weapons workshop.

After concealing Lu Yuan's specific identity, she said that a lot of copper and iron would be needed to build a weapons workshop.

Wei Xian frowned, ignoring what she said about the power of firearms, iron ore and copper ore were very hard to get.

Salt and iron are all government-run, and there are still loopholes for salt, and minerals are really hard to get.

After the agricultural tools have been transformed, the common people can buy ironware, but there are grades and many restrictions. How can they get enough copper and iron?
Li Dazhuang asked excitedly: "Madam, do you want to build that kind of machine crossbow in batches?"

Wan Jinlan said, "It's a more powerful firearm than a machine crossbow."

She has seen how powerful this thing is. With these things, the difficulty of combat is greatly reduced.

Wang Shu said: "Iron is not hard to find, but copper is hard to get."

Wei Xian looked at him and asked suspiciously: "Isn't iron hard to find?"

Wang Shu and Wan Jinlan thought of going together, and both of them came up with the idea of ​​Mangshan Iron Mine, which was completely ready-made.

Wei Xian quickly came to his senses, he frowned and said: "It happened last time, Mang Mountain must be closely guarded, I'm afraid it won't be easy to get it."

Wan Jinlan said: "As long as you think about it, you can think of a way, but you don't know where the copper comes from."

Among the various materials that my uncle told me, copper and iron were the most troublesome. In addition, saltpeter was not easy to find.

At this time Li Dazhuang suddenly said: "Madam, when I fled all the way from Qingzhou, I knew that there was a copper mine thirty miles away from Lincheng in Yongzhou. An old miner there saw that I was pitiful and gave me a steamed bun."

After thinking for a moment, Wan Jinlan said, "Wang Shu, you take a few brothers with Li Dazhuang to Lincheng. I will give you 6000 taels of silver, and you can bring back as much copper as you can."

Li Dazhuang was not as clever as Wang Shu, and she was still worried about letting him do things.

When she was thinking this way, she heard Li Dazhuang scratching her head and asking, "Shall we buy it? Mining products are government-owned, and they will definitely not be sold to us privately."

Wan Jinlan was a little speechless.

Li Dazhuang's mind seemed a little airtight.

Wang Shu sighed and looked at Li Dazhuang, "In the future, you should talk less when you go out."

"Of course, government-run minerals cannot be bought and sold privately. We have to break through from within. It is best to find people who are greedy for money and buy and sell privately."

Li Dazhuang suddenly realized, "So it is."

Seeing Wan Jinlan's expression, Li Dazhuang asked, "Is Madam despising my stupidity?"

Wan Jinlan: "I think your name may have affected your mind."

Big and strong, with well-developed limbs and simple mind.

Several people laughed when they heard what she said.

Li Dazhuang blushed slightly, "My family was very poor when I was a child. My parents only hoped that I would grow taller and strong with enough food, so I named it Dazhuang."

Wan Jinlan coughed lightly, and confessed: "Learn more about king skills abroad, talk less, observe more, think more, and don't be cheated by others and give back money."

"Bring a few more brothers. If you really can't buy copper back, come back. No matter what you do, you must ensure your own safety."

After Wang Shu and Li Dazhuang went out, Mrs. Song also had to take care of the affairs of the village, and immediately got up and went out.

Immediately afterwards, Wan Jinlan and Wei Xian talked about the Mangshan Iron Mine.

Wei Xian worked as a miner inside, so he knew the topography inside, so he immediately drew a map.

Wan Jinlan took out from the wooden table the drawings drawn by Xiao Feng when he surveyed the topography of Mangshan Mountain.

The specific situation outside Mang Mountain had to be inquired in person before making a plan.

Now Xiao Feng is regarded as the second son of Li, Wan Jinlan didn't want to get iron ore by buying copper ore, and if he was a little careless, he would startle the snake.Looting and buying are both unworkable, she looked at the blueprint, thinking about Mr. Wei's news that Mangshan would send out a batch of iron ore every fifteen days, thinking about it in her mind.

For the next three days, Wan Jinlan, Yu Song, and Anxi left the stronghold every day when the sun was slanting to the west, and then headed towards Mang Mountain.

The three of them acted very carefully. There were guards everywhere around Mang Mountain. Compared with before, there were more than three times more guards. It can be said that there was no way to attack Mang Mountain.

The three of them were lying down on the high place opposite Mang Mountain and looking down, when they saw a convoy coming from a distance, pulling out a long team.The three of them were quite lucky, and today should be the day to transport iron ore out.

At this time, the sky was almost completely dark, and the transportation of iron ore naturally could not be carried out in daylight, and it had to be concealed.

Wan Jinlan was thinking at this moment, Xiao Minghuan had suffered a big loss here, could it be that he was scared out of his wits, otherwise why didn't he think of revenge again.It's been two months, and Liangzhou is still calm.

Wan Jinlan reckoned that even if the imperial court was aware of the vision in Liangzhou, they would not dare to act openly now.

Wan Jinlan's guess was right, even though Xiao Minghuan said that Emperor Jian'an had iron mines in Mangshan Mountain, implying that Emperor Jian'an Liangzhou Mu had a heart of disobedience, Emperor Jian'an did not dare to question the crime, he just sent a supervising army and gave The next Imperial Sword.Yujian is only a deterrent, even if the supervising army finds out that Liangzhou Mu has changed, it is still a question of whether he has the courage to draw his sword in Liangzhou.

This supervising army is just a civil servant, and now he has arrived in Liangzhou more than a month ago, and is currently in the front line of Yongcheng.

Since ancient times, there has been no general who does not bother to supervise the army. What he is most afraid of is the kind of person who is not capable and still likes to point fingers and hold chicken feathers as arrows.

The cool breeze is blowing, but it has lost the biting cold of winter.

In the night, half an hour later, the convoy came out of Mang Mountain. The carriage was already covered tightly with sackcloth. Looking at the arched shape, there were baskets of iron ore underneath.

The three of them followed silently along the mountain road in the night.

There were nearly a hundred men who came to escort, Wan Jinlan had already counted them, and there were a total of thirty carriages.

The three of them followed for nearly two hours, and they should have reached the territory of An County. The convoy stopped at the foot of a low mountain.

Looking through the moonlight, the east side is dark, like a village, with the faint sound of dogs barking.

The dark shadows at the foot of the mountain should be a courtyard. After the gate was opened, the carriages entered one by one, and when they came out, the carriages were empty.

The night was very quiet, and the three of them used trees and grass to cover their figures, watching the men escorting the iron ore leave in an orderly manner, but within half an hour, complete silence was restored outside the courtyard.

Yu Song made a gesture, An Xi stood up with him, and Wan Jinlan whispered, "Be careful."

The figures of the two entered the courtyard nimbly like ghosts.

(End of this chapter)