In the Xu family's study, Xu Youcai straightened his waist and looked at the words just written on the rice paper with satisfaction. He put down his pen and walked to the Taishi chair beside him and sat down.

Butler Xu handed over the cup of tea and said, "Master, Xu Laosi has returned from Dongshan and is waiting outside."

"Let him come in." Xu Youcai picked up the cover bowl and took a sip of tea, and put it aside.

The servant opened the door of the study room and let Xu Laosi enter the study room.

"Master, I'm so happy, so happy!" As soon as I entered the study, Xu Laosi said with a happy face.

Xu Youcai grabbed a piece of snack at his hand, took a bite, put it back, and said to Butler Xu next to him: "If you put too much sugar, our Xu family is not short of this little money, but we can't waste it."

"Looking back, I told the kitchen people that I would put less sugar in the future." Butler Xu responded.

"Where does the joy come from?" Xu Youcai looked at Xu Laosi.

Xu Laosi walked forward two steps and whispered: "Master, the iron farm opened by the bandits in Hutouzhai adopts a new iron smelting technology. A heat storage chamber is added to the edge of the iron furnace, and coke iron is used to smelting. The temperature of the iron furnace is high, and the iron produced is not only small impurities, but also large in quantity, and the profit is several times that of ours. Master, do you think this is a happy event?"

"Not to say it, this is really a happy event." Xu Youcai asked with a smile, "Have you ever obtained this method?"

Jin Iron uses coal to make iron, and the iron is produced with many impurities. Forging fine iron is expensive and the quality is not as good as Fujian Iron, and the price is not as good as that of Fujian Iron.

Since Jin Iron lost the purchase of the Ministry of Works, Jin Iron is mainly used to make ironware such as iron pots and agricultural tools. The Ministry of Works' weapons and armor are all made of better quality Min Iron.

Jintik business is difficult to do, and many small iron stadium owners are unsuccessful, and the profits of the iron stadium owners who persist in it are not as good as before.

Xu Laosi shook his eyes slightly and said, "Their iron field is too strict, so there are hundreds of people guarding him, all of whom are bandits from Hutouzhai Mountain. The miners we sent in are too short and we can't get in touch with their iron smelting technology at all."

After hearing his words, Xu Youcai frowned and said, "Are you sure their iron furnace has fewer impurities and higher amounts?"

"Confirm." Xu Laosi nodded vigorously and said, "The news came from the Xu Family Iron Field. On the day the furnace was opened, the manager of the Xu Family Iron Field saw it with his own eyes. Afterwards, the young one stolen a piece of pig iron, which is comparable to the Fujian Iron Field. If our Xu Family Iron Field can master this technology, any iron field in Dongshan will not be our opponent in the future."

In this era, Fujian Iron and Steel must surpass Jin Iron in all aspects. Jin Iron and Steel must be able to sell the price of Fujian Iron and Steel, and the profit of the iron farm will be doubled directly. The price advantage can squeeze out other iron farms in Dongshan.

Xu Youcai stood up, walked around the study with his hands behind his back, and finally stood in front of Xu Laosi, saying, "I don't care what method you use, whether you steal, rob, or tie someone up, you must get the technology of heat storage chamber and coke ironmaking," he said.

Mr. Xu looked distressed. He came back to ask for help. He went back to the Xu family to make an idea because he couldn't think of a solution. Unexpectedly, the matter still fell on his head.

In desperation, he said with a bitter face: "Master, the young man has tried his best to do it. Their Iron Field Guards are too tight, and there are people patrolling day and night, and outsiders can't get close to them at all, especially Huang Huai, who always follows two Iron Field Guards, and follow wherever they go, and even when they go to the toilet, there are people standing by."

Xu Youcai pondered for a moment and said, "What are the actions of the other iron fields?"

"At present, only our big iron yards are available. It will be hard to say after a while." Xu Laosi said, "There is no movement in the Xu family iron yard yet. Yang family iron yard and Li family iron yard tried to bribe Huang Huai and several leaders in charge of the iron tielu, but none of them succeeded."

Xu Youcai frowned.

Butler Xu, who was next to him, interrupted, "Master, this matter is probably not good. The thugs we keep in the iron field may not be the opponents of those bandits, but we can use the help of the magistrate to solve the Hutouzhai."

"What does it mean?" Xu Youcai looked at him in confusion.

The last time the county magistrate returned from Dongshan in a bad mood, there was no news from the county magistrate. Many gentry in Lingqiu were speculating that the new county magistrate had already agreed to the existence of Hutouzhai.

Mr. Xu said: "As long as you spread the news that the bandits in Hutouzhai robbed Chen Dafu, with the nature of our county magistrate, you will take the initiative to deal with the bandits in Hutouzhai. At that time, you can take the opportunity to seize their iron smelting skills and eliminate the bandits in Hutouzhai, killing two birds with one stone."

"The butler has a good idea." Xu Laosi agreed.

He didn't pay attention to it himself, and now someone has an idea, so he is naturally happy to agree.

"It's a good idea." Xu Youcai said, "A few days ago, Lord Guo, our Lord Guo, just suffered a loss and changed the headmaster in anger. With this lesson, I'm afraid he has pretended to be unknown to the people in Hutou Village."

"So we should spread the news that Hutou Village robbed Chen Dafu Iron Field." Xu Jiaguan said, "This Lord Guo is a man with a low profile and is very proud. As long as the rumors spread, he will force him to find a way to suppress the bandits himself, otherwise he will say that he loves the people as much as his son all day long, and it will all become a joke."

After hearing this, Xu Youcai nodded and said, "You can do this in person, don't make people suspect the Xu family. Guo Binchang is not afraid. He is just a nonsense scholar. He has obtained a Jinshi with a few articles. The key is that he is the governor standing behind him, so we have to be cautious."

"I understand, I will do this myself, and there will be no mistakes." Butler Xu promised.

Xu Youcai nodded, then looked at Xu Laosi and said, "You go back to the iron field and wait for the news of the government to suppress bandits to come out. You must get their iron-making skills before others."

"The little one understands, the little one will go back to the iron field now." Xu Laosi retreated.

After getting the desired result, he quit the study.

With a clear mind, even if he can't get the iron smelting skills in the future, he won't blame him. If the bandits in Hutou Village really fall, he will naturally have a way to get the iron smelting skills before other iron fields.

"I didn't expect that a few bandits and bandits had such skills and actually made a fresh iron smelting technique." Xu Youcai picked up the cover bowl and took a sip of tea, put it down and said, "The tea is cold."

The servant came over and covered the bowl with a wooden plate.

Butler Xu said: "Can Chen Hongtao and Huang Huai come up with the idea that these bandits from Hutou Village got the bargain?"

Xu Youcai shook his head and sneered: "What is Chen Hongtao? He really has this ability. The iron field would not fall into my hands back then. As for the person named Huang Huai, it is possible. If the iron field is over, this person can be received into our iron field."
Chapter completed!