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Chapter 141 Inspection of Hequ Mine (Please subscribe)

Maoergou Mine, Liujiata Town, Hequ County.

Lin Feng and his party were checking the construction status of the Wubao. It had been four or five days since they occupied the mine, and the walls of the Wubao had been erected.

After Song Jilie and others left yesterday, Lin Feng calculated the time. The large group of troops attacking Yulin City planned to leave the day after tomorrow, and the marching speed was slow. It would take about three days to walk. He arrived before the attack. There were four or five people in between. The sky is empty.

So he took his guards and rushed to the mine occupied by Hequ to take a look. After all, the iron ore is too important to the future cause of the rebellion, and I still feel uneasy if I don't come and see it in person.

Li Wanxiang accompanied Lin Feng to inspect and reported: "Sir, this iron ore has been seen by our Li family's prospector. The iron ore reserves are large, and it is relatively easy to mine. The quality of the ore is also very good. Only use The existing iron-making earth kilns can produce at least about 100,000 kilograms of pig iron every month."

Lin Feng calculated that if one hundred thousand kilograms a month were used to make cold weapons, a soldier could equip five thousand people with weapons and armor using twenty kilograms of iron. This output was still acceptable.

"Mr. Li, you have made great contributions to our Zhenming Army by occupying this iron mine. With the iron produced from this mine, our weapons supply will be sufficient in the future." Lin Feng praised after hearing this. It was much smoother than he expected.

In public situations, Lin Feng naturally also addressed Li Wanxiang's official official position as the head of the Zhenming Army's Logistics Department.

"Captain Zhou led his men to seize the mines. In terms of credit, he is the first to take credit." Li Wanxiang is still very good at life. He introduced Zhou Zhiwei as a hero. He himself will be the father of the country in the future. Of course he will not To claim these credits.

"Of course Captain Zhou's contribution must be remembered, and Chief Li's overall leadership must not be forgotten either." Lin Feng naturally affirmed from both sides.

"Sir, the Miao family in Hequ County, the original mine owners, oppressed the miners too hard, so they all wanted to resist the Miao family, and it would be much easier to seize it." Zhou Zhiwei said modestly.

"Yeah, I've said it before, we must treat our own employees preferentially, so that everyone can be of the same mind as us. It's almost lunch time, let's go to the miners' canteen to eat together." Lin Feng ordered.

"Sir, it's too bad for your status to go there to eat. It's better for us to prepare some for you separately." Li Wanxiang dissuaded.

"What's the difference? If everyone eats it, I can eat it too. Isn't it because the food you gave everyone is too bad and you don't want to show it to me?"

Lin Feng has now mastered the secret of being a good leader in me. The higher your status, the closer you are to the people at the bottom and the front line, the more support you can win from below.

Moreover, Lin Feng also wanted to check on the spot to see how the miners were eating now, and it was not just a show.

"No, no, we all eat together with the miners." Li Wanxiang explained quickly.

"That's fine." Lin Feng said.

Arriving at the miners' canteen, Li Wanxiang shouted loudly: "Workers, our Zhenming Army Governor Lin Fenglin has come to see you in person."

As soon as Lin Feng saw that Li Wanxiang had introduced him, he naturally walked to the crowd, stood on a step to get food, and said to everyone: "Workers, our Zhenming Army is an army of the people. To care for the people, we must start with caring for our own employees." To start with, I’m here to have a meal with you today, mainly to check whether our boss Li has deducted everyone’s food expenses, do you guys think so?”

"No, no! We are eating well now!" the miners shouted together.

I really think that the food now is much better than the pig food they ate before.

Today's lunch is cabbage stewed vermicelli. Although there is no meat in it, it is quite fragrant with oil and a little bit of leftover oil left over from cooking. The staple food is millet and slightly blackened steamed buns.

Although it is not as good as Zhenmingjun's food in Fugu, it is second to none in Hequ. Even a middle-income family cannot afford to eat like this every day.

"Okay, I'm relieved that everyone's food expenses have not been deducted. Let's start dinner." Lin Feng didn't say much. He took a spoon and poured a bowl of vegetables, and took two black buns, making it a meal among the miners. .

Under Li Wanxiang's guidance, Lin Feng sat at the table of brothers Zhang Yuan and Zhang Qing.

"General, hello, Governor-General!" Zhang Yuan and Zhang Qing stood up nervously and greeted.

"Don't be nervous. There is no need to salute during meal time. Let's eat quickly. Let's chat while eating." Lin Feng said very easy-going.

"Are you full now?" Lin Feng asked after eating a few bites of vegetables and a steamed bun.

"Sir, now we can have enough to eat every day. We have never had such a good life. It's a pity that my father, brother, and sister-in-law are not lucky." Zhang Yuan replied.

"What happened to them?" Lin Feng asked.

Zhang Yuan told the tragic experience of his family again, and tears could not help but flow from the corners of his eyes.

Lin Feng was silent for a while and said: "This era is an era of cannibalism. Officials are powerful and do not regard the common people as human beings. Therefore, we must unite to break this old era and defeat these people who bully the common people and treat human life with indifference. We will fight against the powerful and evil gentry and build a new Ming Dynasty where everyone can live and work in peace and contentment. Are you willing to join us?"

"Yes, we are willing! It was your men who saved our brothers, gave us enough to eat, and gave us warm clothes to wear. Today you also said that you will build a new era so that everyone can live such a good life. , I, I'm very excited, I don't know how to say it, I am willing to die for you, I will do anything you ask me to do!" Zhang Yuan replied with excitement and a trembling voice. “Okay, you are welcome to join us. Let’s unite to do something big and let our families and fellow villagers live a good life!
  Now we eat first. Only when we are full can we have the strength to work, produce more iron, and make it into weapons for the soldiers to defeat the local tyrants and evil gentry. " Lin Feng then encouraged.

Zhang Yuan, Zhang Qing and the miners beside him heard this, and their eyes shone with infinite yearning.

After eating, Lin Feng and others came to the earthen house of the original mine. The new barracks have not been built yet, so everyone can only squeeze in here. The 100 new guards can only live in tents. .

After Lin Feng sat down in the house, he first asked: "After we occupied this mine, did the Miao family come to see us?"

"Yesterday, two servants of the Miao family came to check on the situation. We have already arrested them. These two people were extremely arrogant. They said that the Miao family must be courteous even to the county magistrate in Hequ County. They threatened us if we did not return to the iron chain immediately. Mine will make us regret coming to this world." Zhou Zhiwei replied.

"Oh, that's really arrogant. Where are those two people?" Lin Feng asked next.

"Such an arrogant person and two servants are of no use keeping him. I will order them to be killed after interrogation." Li Wanxiang interjected.

"Kill if you kill, and save food. By the way, if you stick to this mine, is there enough food here?" Lin Feng asked, remembering this matter.

"That's enough. Shopkeeper Guo Tianyou from Sitong Express came to pull the iron the day before yesterday. He has already sent three hundred shi of food, which is enough for three to four hundred of us to eat for two or three months." Li Wanxiang replied.

"What about the defense situation?"

"Sir, you have sent one hundred more brothers from the first battalion to protect us. Now we have two hundred people, all with weapons and armor.

The iron mines here can also forge weapons on site. We have already made more than a hundred knives, and we can arm the miners when necessary. In Hequ County, as long as the imperial army does not come, no one can eat us. "Zhou Zhiwei said.

"The walls of our Wubao have been built, making it more difficult for the enemy to attack. I think the safety of the mine should be no problem in the short term." Li Wanxiang added.

"Well, the defense force here is generally sufficient, but we cannot take it lightly. After all, we are on someone else's territory.

The next step is for you to continue to build the fort and build an arrow tower on both sides, which will not only facilitate observation, but also enhance defense.

The other is to increase our efforts to recruit nearby refugees. We have food and weapons, so we can expand the team appropriately. Manager Li will make the final decision for the number of people within 500.

Also, you cannot passively wait to be beaten. You need to send people to proactively investigate the situation of the Miao family. If they send a team to attack, you can ambush them at a suitable location on the road. Attack is the best defense. Lin Feng ordered.

"Understood, your Excellency said it so classicly, offense is the best defense. We must increase our initiative, strive to detect the enemy's traces as early as possible, and take targeted countermeasures." Zhou Zhiwei replied.

"Sir, after the Wubao is built, we need to give it a name so that we can call it later. Please give me a name." Li Wanxiang suggested.

Lin Feng thought for a while and said: "Well, it needs a name. This is the boundary of Duishi Village and a place where iron is produced. I think it should be called Iron Stone Castle, which also means that the fort is as solid as iron stone."

"This name is good. It not only points out the main functions of the fort, but also has a good meaning." Li Wanxiang agreed.

"Okay, that's the name of the fort. Is there anyone else who can take care of things here in the mine?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"Sir, among the people I brought with me, Li Boxen, the housekeeper of our Li Mansion, is relatively calm and is now responsible for the logistics of the mine. Master Zhang Sidao, who is in charge of prospecting, is proficient in mining and iron-making." Li Wanxiang recommended.

"Are they both reliable?" Lin Feng asked.

"They all grew up in the Li family and are very reliable." Li Wanxiang replied.

"There are also brothers Zhang Yuan and Zhang Qing among the miners who also have good organizational skills. They have a deep feud with the Miao family, so they should be reliable." Zhou Zhiwei continued.

"Since these personnel are reliable, we must make good use of them. Our Zhenmin Army is very short of personnel now. Chief Li, you are mainly responsible for the affairs of the Logistics Department. Come back to Fugu with me tomorrow.

I'll leave it to you, Zhou Zhiwei, to take charge of this. Li Boxen will stay to manage the logistics, and Zhang Sidao will be in charge of the mining and iron smelting affairs.

As for Zhang Yuan and Zhang Qing, one should be left to assist Zhou Zhiwei in managing the miners, and the other can be brought back to Fugu to be trained as a reserve officer of the Zhenming Army. "Lin Feng explained.

"Yes, with such clear powers and responsibilities, Captain Zhou will be able to manage this mine well." Li Wanxiang agreed. Through this operation, he also recognized Zhou Zhiwei's ability.

"Thank you for your trust, sir! I will definitely guard this iron mine for you and provide our Zhenming Army with a steady supply of pig iron." Zhou Zhiwei accepted the order.

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