My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 222: Finding iron ore by dreaming

"It's May."

"Yeah, it's May."

At the top of Shenyang City, two people were chatting in the wind.

"The weather is getting warmer, and the roads are a little difficult to walk."

Stretching out his hand to rub his face, Yang Sichang looked at the civilian workers who were transporting food and wages, and said to Sun Chengzong beside him.

"I heard that Governor Sun has many young men and women under his command. Can't we repair the road?"

"It's being repaired, it's being repaired."

After hearing Yang Sichang's complaint, Sun Chengzong was not angry and waved his hand.

"Liaodong's government affairs have been neglected for many years and cannot be solved in a short while. Moreover, Xiong Tingbi is now leading an army to confront Jiannu, and must prioritize ensuring military supplies."

"But now the roads are muddy and difficult to navigate, which has seriously affected our transportation department's transportation of materials."

Yang Sichang did not agree with Sun Chengzong's evasion.

"When we entered Beijing last time, didn't Governor Sun ask Yuan Yingtai to go to Liaodong to repair the river? Is it okay to ask him to repair the road at the same time?"

"It's possible, but right now I really can't take care of the journey from the Empress' Palace to Liaoyang."

He took out a pamphlet from his sleeve and handed it to Yang Sichang. Sun Chengzong said with a helpless expression on his face.

"Liaodong and Liaoxi are all integrated. We must first ensure that the road from Liaodong to western Liaoning is smooth before we can take care of other places."

Taking the booklet from Sun Chengzong's hand, Yang Sichang did not rush to refute his words, but started to read it.

"If you want to be rich, build roads first, have more children and cut down more trees..."

"???"

After reading the first sentence, Yang Sichang felt something was wrong and looked at Sun Chengzong with confusion.

"Who wrote this?"

"Your Majesty, last time we returned to Beijing to congratulate Your Majesty, Your Majesty gave it to me before leaving."

Giving the other party a look of your own taste, Sun Chengzong shrugged.

"Your Majesty has some ideas about the political affairs of Liaodong. I am just the one who implements them. Water conservancy and transportation are the top priorities next. No matter how hard you press me, I can't create a smooth road for you."

"After Xiong Tingbi's army withdraws, the civilians who escorted the army with food and grass will be sent to build roads, control floods, and farm fields. These things cannot be completed in a year or two."

"alright."

Hearing this, Yang Sichang nodded. He had also served as a county magistrate and knew that building roads and controlling floods could not be completed in a short time.

But he can't help but urge. This is a matter of attitude.

You have your responsibilities and I have mine.

I can understand your difficulty, but my point must be expressed.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the blame will easily fall on his head alone.

When Yang Sichang remained silent, Sun Chengzong suddenly turned to look at him and asked.

"I heard that there was a group of eunuchs from the palace in your fleet this time. They disappeared for nearly half a month. What did they do?"

"them?"

Hearing this, Yang Sichang turned to look at Sun Chengzong and remained silent for a moment.

You are quite well informed.

"Not all eunuchs."

Yang Sichang explained after blinking his cluttered thoughts.

"Except for the few leaders who are eunuchs, the others are a group of merchants and craftsmen affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as more than a hundred cavalry from the Imperial Guards."

"I don't know the specific content of their purpose, I just heard about it."

As he said that, Yang Sichang looked around and saw no one around, so he whispered to Sun Chengzong.

"It is said that His Majesty had a dream. He dreamed that there was a large iron mine near Anshan Station, and they went to prospect for it."

"Did you dream about it?"

After hearing Yang Sichang's words, several small question marks appeared on Sun Chengzong's forehead.

Does the emperor believe this?

Never heard of it before.

Is it possible that this is the legendary "Jia Yi sees His Majesty and does not ask about the common people or ghosts and gods"?

"Can you find what you dream about?"

"Who knows?"

As he said that, the two of them looked at each other with the same meaning in their eyes.

The emperor had nothing to do.

Just when the two of them were complaining, they were in the forest near Anshan Station. "Ouch!"

With a scream, a man rolled down the hillside.

"Oh my God!"

"Godfather!"

"Father-in-law!"

With a burst of shouting, a group of people ran down the mountain in panic.

"Wow!"

The middle-aged eunuch rolled down the mountain and was knocked to pieces. He was just helped to sit down when he came to his senses and burst into tears.

The collapse of an adult is in an instant.

When he rolled down the mountain, he saw his ancestors!

"Dad, please bear with this, let me stop the bleeding first."

Zhao Yong looked at his godfather whose face was covered with blood. He didn't care that Officer Zhao was still wailing, he tore his own clothes and wrapped them around Officer Zhao's head.

"Hey, be gentle, be gentle."

When I cried for the first time, the feeling of loss disappeared.

At this moment, his godson was bandaging his wounds, and Zhao Li was trembling in pain.

"Ouch!"

As a result, as soon as he put his hand on the ground, his palm was cut open by a sharp stone. The pain made him stand up with a jolt.

"What a piece of shit!"

Kicking away the stone that cut his palm, Zhao Li reached out to grab the cloth strip from Zhao Yong's hand and wrapped it around his own hand.

And just when Zhao Yong led a group of people to wrap up Zhao officials' injuries and ask for help.

In the crowd, a craftsman looked at the stone kicked by Officer Zhao with bright eyes.

Squatting on the ground, he wiped the blood on the stone with his sleeves. After looking at it carefully for a while, he took out the pickaxe he carried with him. After tapping on the stone, he dipped his finger into some of the powder and put it into his mouth to taste. After tasting it, his eyes instantly lit up.

Xu Qian held the stone up to Officer Zhao's eyes with excitement, and Xu Qian was speechless.

"Father, father-in-law, mine! This is a mine!"

"Old Xutou, you're tired of living, aren't you! Why don't you see my dad fell like this?!"

Seeing Xu Qian carrying the stone back again, Zhao Yongyong, who was bandaging Zhao Li, stopped beating him and scolded him.

In order to look for minerals near Anshan Station, hundreds of them stayed in the mountains to eat dirt for half a month.

The shoes are worn out.

Not to mention that his father almost fell to death here.

If he falls to death, where will he find support in the palace in the future?

"Mine? Is this a mine?"

Reaching out to push Zhao Yong away, Zhao Li stepped forward and took the stone from Xu Qian's hand, placed it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

"Father, look at this stone. It's bright red. This is the best hematite."

After swallowing, Xu Qian said excitedly.

"I smashed it and licked the inside of the stone. It contains very high iron content!"

"Really?"

Hearing this, Zhao Shuang glanced at the other party with some suspicion.

Although these days, I have often seen this old Xutou licking stones from time to time in the mountains, and I have also heard that this old Xutou has the ability to distinguish the iron content of iron ore by just licking it with his hands.

But after all, he is not from the Iron Smelting Port and doesn't know much about this thing.

However, Zhao Li has another skill, which is to win people's hearts.

"Quick, quick, everyone, get your dick out."

Putting the iron ore in Old Xutou's hand, Zhao Li turned to the surrounding Tiqi.

"Brothers, Grandpa Huang said that there must be iron ore near Anshan."

"Just now, the Zajia saw red, and the iron ore is also red. This is God telling the Zajia that the Zajia has found the right place."

"From here, dig down!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)