This person is none other than Huang Zhiyuan, the purchasing captain who has just been appointed by Shengongfang. He is under the jurisdiction of Wei Tiezhu and is mainly responsible for purchasing the iron ore needed by Shengongfang. In the small area of Yinzhou, there are many salt lakes and salt mines, but only
There is no such iron ore, but Shen Gongfang still needs a lot of iron ore.
Whether it is making agricultural tools or weapons, large amounts of iron ore are indispensable.
So we could only purchase iron ore from Yangzhou and then make iron and steel. This matter was originally a cooperation with the Cao family. Later, after the Cao family obtained the sales rights of "Zuiyinzhou", they
This line was given to Shen Gongfang, and Huang Zhiyuan was responsible for this matter.
"Master!"
"On my way back from purchasing ore this time, I encountered a group of bandits. They, they..."
Huang Zhiyuan knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
Liu Zheng was furious after hearing this.
Because this time Liu Zheng received a large sum of money from the Zheng family's dividends, and the Yinzhou plow needed a lot of steel, so Liu Zheng invested all the money in his hands into purchasing iron ore.
After all, at present, spring plowing and war preparations are both very important.
One hundred tons of iron ore, half was used to make Yinzhou plows and the other half was used to make weapons.
This is a full ten thousand taels of silver!
Who would have thought that on the road that Huang Zhiyuan was already walking on, a pair of horse thieves suddenly appeared and not only snatched away all their iron ore, but also openly killed several workers! They even shouted that these iron ore,
Let the Marquis of Yinzhou County redeem him with twenty thousand taels of silver!
"Bandits?"
Liu Zheng's eyes turned cold and he asked: "Where can there be bandits on the border between Yangzhou and Yinzhou?"
Zheng Yueru also said: "It's absolutely impossible!"
The two prefectures and counties are quite close to each other, and there are no deep mountains to hide in. In addition, Liu Zheng had just wiped out a large group of bandits on his way to Yinzhou. How could the bandits be organized in such a short time?
"Sir, there is no doubt that they are great thieves! And the thieves are not weak, they are estimated to number around a thousand people!"
Huang Zhiyuan cried.
Liu Zheng and Zheng Yueru looked at each other in shock.
A thousand bandits are already quite impressive. After all, these bandits are more flexible and maneuverable than officers and soldiers. They are pulled like the wind and cannot be caught even if they want to.
"That's unreasonable!"
Liu Zheng shouted loudly: "Follow me back home!"
When they arrived at the county lord's house, they asked the doctor to take Huang Zhiyuan away for treatment. Qin Changfeng quickly ran back: "Sir, Changfeng has just been reported. This group of bandits is not weak. They have robbed a lot in the past few days."
The caravans and merchants traveling to and from Yinzhou complained endlessly and reported the case many times!"
Liu Zheng's face was as gloomy as water.
Bandits?
He definitely doesn’t believe this!
There must be something fishy about such a group of bandits popping up in such a short period of time!
Suddenly, Zheng Yueru's expression changed slightly: "Brother Liu, could it be over there in Yangzhou?"
Liu Zheng took a deep breath and nodded. A few days ago, Zheng Yueru reminded him that Chen Kui, an old thief, had fled to Yangzhou, clung to Lu Zhengyi, and gave all his family property to Lu Zhengyi. He only wanted to let Lu Zhengyi
Help him fight back to Yinzhou and continue to be the master of his noble family.
Now it seems...
This bandit coincidentally appeared on the border between Yangzhou and Yinzhou, leaving Yangzhou undisturbed and specifically dealing with the caravan coming to Yinzhou. This was actually quite obvious.
"Sir, give Changfeng a thousand elite soldiers, and I will crush these thieves!"
Qin Changfeng shouted angrily.
Shen Xing's face changed greatly at the side: "Absolutely not, Young Master, this must be Na Lu Zhengyi's conspiracy! Let these thousands of bandits lure me deep, I'm afraid what's waiting for us then is the Yangzhou soldiers. !I think this matter should be reported to Liangzhou Prefecture first before making a decision!"
Zheng Yueru also nodded in agreement with this guess.
Qin Changfeng was anxious: "Shen Xing, you coward, what can you do if there is an ambush? As long as I, Qin Changfeng, are here, I will kill the gods when I encounter them, and I will kill the Buddha when I stand in the way! When I was in Yangzhou, I thought that Lu Zhengyi was nothing. Good bird, I guessed it right! How could you weaken the majesty of the Yinzhou soldiers in front of that old thief?"
He is currently the president of the Yinzhou Prefecture, so he naturally feels that his brother is good at fighting.
Shen Xing snorted coldly, and several people quarreled.
Liu Zheng, on his side, fell into deep thought.
This matter is really tricky.
Now that Yinzhou was developing vigorously, he didn't want to cause trouble, so when he heard that Yangzhou was preparing troops, he didn't take it seriously and wanted to wait until this year passed.
Who would have thought that if you left them alone, they would come to your door with provocation!