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Chapter 970 Weird
When I came to the mining village, it was a village built by mountains and rivers. Dozens of black smoke drifted into the air from the village. At the same time, I could see a number of bullock carts carrying goods covered by straw, moving outward with difficulty.

In addition to the ox carts carrying goods, you can also see ox carts and carts carrying charcoal and iron ore towards the village.As for the mountain behind the village, it can already be seen that the trees have been cut down, and the mountain has been dug with potholes.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Hu raised his eyebrows. It is no wonder that the mining village is located in this place. Among other things, it is at least a long distance from the mine, so there is no fear of mudslides and other disasters that will destroy the village.

What also made Zhao Hu a little happy was that, looking at the black smoke rising up, it was clear that this mining village not only had a factory for smelting pig iron, but also a shop for blacksmithing, which meant that after owning this village, there was no need to worry about weapons. Equipped.

It's just that Zhao Hu is also a little puzzled. Such an important village is actually independent?impossible?Regardless of the amount of money earned, no lord would give up this place just because of the ability to manufacture weapons!

While Zhao Hu was thinking about this, the mining village finally found this army emerging from the dense forest!Immediately, the noisy warning sounded, and the ox carts that were about to be transported hurriedly prepared to turn around and return to the village.

It's just a pity that the materials carried were too heavy to make a smooth U-turn, and in the haste, the shaft broke, directly blocking the passage.Those who drove the ox cart had to run towards the village quickly, howling.

As for those who transported charcoal and iron ore into the village, they left the ox carts, carts, and burdens and ran into the village alone.The village didn't even care about so many supplies parked outside, and closed the village gate directly, and then hundreds of soldiers carrying samurai knives and long spears walked up to the wall.

"As expected of a mining village, the equipment is really good." Zhao Hu nodded in satisfaction, and then waved his hand. The team that had received the order earlier immediately divided into six teams, quickly bypassed the village, and flocked to the mining village behind the village. .

Needless to say, Zhao Hu is thinking of arresting people first and then talking again.Looking at the quick response of the mining village, Zhao Hu was satisfied that he deliberately came through the dense forest. If he followed the village road, he might call a group of people back to the mining village, and it would be difficult to destroy the village by then. .

The rest of Zhao Hu's people were naturally going to clear the roadblocks. Charcoal and iron ore were nothing, but the ox carts that were transported out, after removing the straw, they could be seen to be pieces of pig iron. The pig iron carried by the cart is worth two or three hundred guan!
When the two money and grain clerks told Zhao Hu excitedly about the news, Zhao Hu couldn't help frowning. One is that the benefits generated by the mining village may be far beyond his imagination, and the pig iron transported away is worth two to three hundred guan , How come it will exceed tens of thousands of trade volume in a year, right?

The second is that this mining village is not simple, because of such huge benefits, it is impossible not to be seen by others, and if people see it, naturally they will not be allowed to live at ease.

Maybe Linhe Palace knows the inside story?So the tribute who receives one hundred catties of pig iron a year is so aggrieved that he dare not make a sound?That's why he gave himself the land from the other side of the river to Donghai County?
It should be, Linhe Village is the leader of this land, and it is also recognized by the world as its lord.Although the mining village has been so arrogant with its own strength and financial resources that it even managed to pay [-] catties of pig iron every year, but no matter what, the annual tribute is an annual tribute, which represents the recognition of the sovereignty of Linhe Village.

So in this case, it is normal for Linhe Village to not know the output of the fishing village, or the output of Shu Village, but this hundred catties of pig iron is absolutely abnormal, but this is abnormal, and people just pinch their noses to recognize it. Call your friends to ask for reinforcements to fight.

It seems that my previous guess in Shucun Village was wrong. Maybe Linhe Village knew that Shucun Village had a high output, but compared to the mining village, it was completely childish. It’s just that the mining village couldn’t handle it, so it just ignored it. He also took the opportunity to give away so much land.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hu realized that such a civilized world cherishes the land very much, no matter how poor or dangerous it is, it will not give up the hereditary land unless there is a force that makes Linhe Village helpless, and Linhe Village can't wait to give it up The land is thrown out so as not to cause troublesome forces.

And this force is absolutely impossible to be the force of Donghai County, because people are here to loot, not occupy, and Linhe Village has come here for so many years, how can they give up the land because of Donghai County!

"Damn it! It seems that the biggest trap is in this mining village! It's a pity that I haven't even learned the power of a warrior! What kind of power is controlling the mining village? It actually forced Linhe Village to give up the land willingly. Don't want to touch it? What a fucking trouble!" Zhao Hu rubbed his chin thinking.

Zhao Hu recruited a few warriors from Fishing Village and Shu Village to ask them about their knowledge of the mining village, and the result did not surprise Zhao Hu. They only said that the mining village could produce pig iron and make weapons, and the number of people was only about [-].

As for whether the business is good, how much pig iron is produced, and how many weapons are forged, it is not clear at all, or even whether there are really five hundred young men, all are just what the businessmen who have been in the mining village say.

And there is a weird thing, that is, they want to buy samurai swords nearby without going through merchants, but they are directly rejected by the mining village, saying that they can't disrupt the market, and the purchasing personnel they send only stay in the mining village for a while, He was persuaded out of the mining village without even staying overnight.

Zhao Hu continued to touch his chin. Needless to say, there are so many weirdnesses in this mining village.

"Excuse me, who is the Master here?" The village door opened, and a middle-aged man dressed as a blacksmith came out and asked loudly.

Although the middle-aged blacksmith looked a little apprehensive during his actions, he looked very calm when he looked at his brows.how to say?It is that he is afraid of being hacked as an envoy, but he is not afraid of the hundreds of troops on his side.

Zhao Hu's thoughts flickered, because he didn't know anything about the situation behind the mining village, and he wanted to directly conquer the mining village, but after he noticed so many doubts, he gave up.

So he took a few steps and shouted: "I am Zhao Hu, the lord of the entire east bank of the river in Linhe Village! Don't tell me that Linhe Village didn't notify your local lords, it has been replaced by me, Zhao Hu! So you should know What am I doing today!"

"Ah?!" The middle-aged blacksmith was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect that the person who came with an army was actually the new lord!What made Zhao Hu's heart skip a beat was that while the middle-aged man was hesitating, a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Hu turned his head, and waved his hands very imposingly and shouted: "Go back and tell the leaders of your mining village! You ignore the behavior of my new lord, which makes me very angry! Now I want you to express your opinion!"
Willing to surrender or destroy!I am easy to talk to, if I am willing to surrender, the amount of tribute will be doubled!I just want you to continue enjoying the old days!But the crime of contempt of the lord must be paid for!As for destruction.That's even easier!Let's talk directly! "

Following Zhao Hu's words, all the soldiers present stomped their feet and roared angrily: "No!"

The uniform movements and shouts made the middle-aged man a little vigilant and hesitant, but when he thought of something, his expression relaxed again, and he just made a panicked look and said: "My lord, forgive me, the villain will go now!" Notify the leader!" Saying a salute, he quickly ran back to the village.

While waiting, Zhao Hu sent nearly a hundred soldiers.They also came back one after another, but unlike the smooth capture of Shucun, so many people went out, but only captured a dozen or so young and strong.It is said that there are many tunnels in the mine, and if you are not careful, you will get lost. They are thinking about the battle situation on Zhao Hu's side, so they dare not go too deep and delay.After capturing a dozen or so miners who had no time to escape, they returned.

"Ask them for information. The most important thing is the output of iron ore and pig iron in this mining village, the number of weapons forged, and the population!" Zhao Hu ordered directly.

"Yes!" Several team members immediately went to make so-called inquiries.And the samurai from the fishing village and the tree village also rushed to help.

After a while, several team members came back and reported: "My lord, the other party is just a coolie who is fixed in a tunnel to mine. I don't know much about it, but according to the words of my companions, this mining village can produce more than [-] catties a year. The pig iron, just a little more.

The specific details of the weapons manufactured are not clear, but some people have witnessed a businessman transporting three ox carts of samurai swords at one time.As for the population that may far exceed estimates, it is said that there are dozens of people in a single mine, and there are far more than twenty mines in this mining village. "

Speaking of the latter, the faces of several team members also tensed up. Having experienced cultural education, they naturally knew what these numbers represented.

Obviously, my lord's attempt to conquer the mining village failed this time, and maybe an iron plate was mentioned.Not to mention anything else, there are at least 2000 samurai knives in the three ox carts, and there are more than [-] miners in the [-] mines!

With such a huge disparity in the number of people and equipment, no matter how good my side is, I can't compete!I just hope that the lord will not become angry from embarrassment, otherwise it will be very troublesome.

Seeing that the planting space has not changed, Zhao Hu knows that the mining village has not surrendered to himself, so the obtained data will not be displayed.But Zhao Hu is very calm. He has clearly told the mining village what he said before. The reason why he brought troops here to find bad luck is because your mining village does not recognize you as the lord. Times can make them more like before.

(End of this chapter)