Chapter 389 Aunt Zhen, I don’t want to work hard anymore
In Yecheng, there is a villa.
"Sir, I have your letter..."
Zhen Luo hurried over early in the morning carrying a bamboo slip.
During this period, with the help of Cao Ren, there was a villa in Yecheng. Servants, cooks, and craftsmen were basically fully employed. The wine shop, blacksmith shop, and medical office were all able to operate normally.
It's just... Yecheng has just experienced a war and there is not much business. There are only two people in the huge wine shop, Yi Xiaotian and Zhen Luo, which seems a bit depressed.
"Letter?"
Yi Xiaotian took the bamboo slip and took a quick look at it. It read - Youjian Villa, signed by Mr. Yi and Miss Lu.
Huh...it's actually the joint name of Yi Xiaotian and Lu Lingqi?
Similar to Lu Lingqi's reaction when she saw the letter, Yi Xiaotian immediately concluded that something had happened at the blacksmith shop of Youjian Villa.
Yi Xiaotian quickly opened it...
Zhen Luo's voice came out loudly, "Sir, I heard from the messenger that this letter was sent to Chang'an City first. After Miss Lu Lingqi read it, her beauty turned pale and she hurriedly asked the messenger to send it to Yecheng... It's so urgent. Is it an emergency?
?”
Yi Xiaotian did not answer, he directly unfolded the letter...
After scanning it roughly, my brows suddenly furrowed a lot.
Something happened, something big happened...
The mines supplying fine iron and steel in Xiapi City were flooded by flash floods.
In a short period of time, there is no way to continue mining, let alone transport the best iron and steel to a blacksmith shop in Xudu City to forge hundreds of refined steel!
But...
The blacksmith shop has just accepted Cao Cao's order for 10,000 fine steel halberds, and the money has to be paid in advance, which is a bit embarrassing.
Without high-quality iron, it is equivalent to having no materials in the process of pouring steel. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw... How can the order of 10,000 fine steel halberds be completed?
Yi Xiaotian's brows frowned tightly.
You know... Cao Cao is now pacifying the northern border, and the demand for fine steel halberds is extremely urgent. Moreover, the two parties have agreed on a delivery time, and Cao Cao is also very generous in terms of money...
Once this matter comes out, if you can't deliver the goods on time, it will be a small matter to lose face. The key is to lose credibility. Even if you hide it from your brother in front of Cao Cao, you will be extremely embarrassed! I'm afraid it will be embarrassing.
this…
Yi Xiaotian rarely worries, but this time he really felt melancholy.
The problem still needs to be solved...
Greater China has a vast land and rich resources. Will high-quality iron and steel be unearthed in other places?
Yi Xiaotian headed in this direction, his thoughts changing rapidly.
You know, because of the backward mining skills of the Han Dynasty, there were only three places where good iron could be dug out - Xiapi City in Xuzhou; Yecheng in Jizhou; Jiangxia City in Jingzhou...
etc…
Suddenly, Yi Xiaotian raised his eyebrows, Yecheng in Jizhou?
Isn't Yi Xiaotian in Yecheng now?
Speaking of which, Yecheng was his hometown before time travel. He still knew that his hometown was rich in iron and steel.
According to records in ancient books and documents, it seems that the discovery of iron in Yecheng did not occur until the fifteenth year of Jian'an, that is, eight years later...
After Cao Cao completely wiped out the northern border, he discovered in a five-fingered mountain in Yecheng an important iron and iron mining area comparable to Xiapi City in Xuzhou.
Combined with Yi Xiaotian's familiarity with his hometown Handan and Anyang before traveling through time, he hurriedly took out a detailed map of Yecheng and scanned some of the mountains carefully...
He never forgot to ask Zhen Luo.
"Sister Luo'er? Is there a mountain in Yecheng? It looks like five fingers...the middle finger is broken!"
Yi Xiaotian was very impressed...
The location where the iron was dug was among the mountains where a section of the middle finger was broken. This was the pillar industry of their city before the crossing, so Yi Xiaotian was very impressed.
"What the gentleman mentioned seems to be... Broken Finger Mountain." Zhen Luo replied...
"That should be it!" Yi Xiaotian pulled Zhen Luo in front of him and asked her to point out the location of 'Broken Finger Mountain' on the map.
Zhen Luo thought for a moment, drew a circle on the map with his finger, and pointed out the approximate location...
"Almost...right here."
Yi Xiaotian muttered something in his mind...and then grinned, revealing a long-lost smile. If he could really dig out a new iron and iron excavation site, the problem would be solved, and he could even...make a fortune!
But at this moment, Zhen Luo seemed to have thought of something.
"Sir, I remembered that Broken Finger Mountain is actually a barren mountain... It has been owned by the Xu family for hundreds of years. It seems that they can't grow food. For this reason, the Xu family plans to sell it to our Zhen family? It's just that daddy
I thought it was useless, so I refused!”
Zhen Luo blurted out these words.
Yi Xiaotian sighed, this Broken Finger Mountain turned out to be a barren mountain with an owner, which was not easy to handle.
If it is a barren mountain, then according to Cao Cao's decree, the barren land and barren mountains belong to whoever plants and mines them, and they only need to pay the full amount of land tax...
Yi Xiaotian can occupy this mountain without any effort.
But now... free prostitution seems impossible, so... we can only buy it with money, right?
Since it's a barren mountain, wouldn't it be too expensive?
Yi Xiaotian pursed his lips and thought carefully... How much is appropriate?
ah…
Suddenly, he remembered something. This is Yecheng. Even if he bought a villa for nothing, there is no income from the villa now. Where are all his gold and silver treasures in Xudu? Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near!
To put it bluntly, in Yecheng, Yi Xiaotian is a pauper... let alone buying a mountain, even the stones in it can't be bought!
Suddenly, Yi Xiaotian's expression became a bit complicated.
Zhen Luo seemed to have seen some clues.
"Sir? Are you planning to buy this 'Broken Finger Mountain'?"
First he tentatively asked a question, and when he saw the corner of Yi Xiaotian's mouth twitching slightly, Zhen Luo understood a lot. She immediately smiled. "Sir, if this is the case... the Zhen family can give this money to you!"
Phew...this...
Yi Xiaotian was slightly startled, but he had forgotten about the Zhen family, and... the Zhen family's son-in-law Guo Fengxiao was still his good brother!
But... Yi Xiaotian felt that it was unkind to use a woman's money. In his previous life, he was a time management master and a girl killer? How had he ever spent a woman's money?
I feel weird in my heart, and even have a feeling of, "Auntie, I don't want to work hard anymore". After all, I can't pass this test in my heart!
Yi Xiaotian was hesitant here.
Zhen Luo, however, held Yi Xiaotian's arm with both hands. "Sir, you have helped the Zhen family so much, and you have chosen such an outstanding and virtuous son-in-law as Mr. Guo for the Zhen family. The Zhen family is very grateful, and they don't know how to repay sir."
?If just a little money can allow Mr. to do what he wants to do, not to mention Luo'er, the whole Zhen family will support it."
Huo…
The more Zhen Luo says this, the less Yi Xiaotian can use the Zhen family's money. Who is Yi Xiaotian? He is so cool and awesome, how can he spend a woman's money? How can he spend a few dollars?
Let others look down upon you?
That is to say, Brother Bao followed Cao Cao to conquer Qingzhou.
Otherwise, with a wave of the sickle every minute, wouldn't it be possible to cut off a large handful of these longer leeks?
well…
Thinking about it this way, Yi Xiaotian still wants to hide it from his brother...
There are days when I don’t hide anything from my brother. There’s nothing else, except that my money feels a little tight!
I was just thinking about this...
"Brother Yi, Brother Yi..."
A loud voice sounded outside the wine shop.
Yi Xiaotian could tell that the person who came was Brother Ren... During this period, he was always running to the villa, busy with other things, and he was more concerned about things than his own family. Yi Xiaotian felt a little bit sorry!
I even wonder if the surname of this villa is not Yi but Ren Na?
But this time, it seems... Brother Ren's voice is completely different from the calm one before. It's a little rushed, a little panicked, as if... he's facing a powerful enemy?
Hey...Is he short of money?
Could it be that Brother Ren also encountered some difficulties?
With this in mind, Yi Xiaotian turned around and greeted. "Brother Ren? Are you always calm? Why are you so panicked?"
"well…"
Cao Ren shook his head, his expression a little depressed. "My elder brother came back from sending a message. Something strange happened. It's a big strange thing. The fighting power of the defenders of Nanpi City soared... It was like they were going to fight overnight.
It was as if every one of them was dying. Cao Cao's elite army failed to capture Nanpi City in Qingzhou..."
Huo…
Hearing this, Yi Xiaotian was slightly startled.
Daqing, tiger and leopard cavalry, Qingzhou soldiers, Bingzhou wolf cavalry, trapped camp and thunder chariots, such a luxurious lineup could not capture a mere Nanpi city?
Why does this sound so unscientific? Did any supernatural event happen in the meantime?
