The army opened the way, followed closely by the dragon and elephant. Behind them, a large number of carefully selected technical talents were "voluntarily" chosen to go to Ning'an Village. Behind them, donkey carts followed closely.
Although Cao Cao took away all the most precious props, he still left behind a lot of resources, such as ores, which were of high value, and Fang Fan only brought back some of the most valuable ones.
The long procession left Chenliu and passed through the forest.
During this process, after walking a few steps, Fang Fan could feel the mutant beasts peering at him, but they did not initiate any alarm, but stayed behind until Fang Fan left their territory.
Feeling the density of mutant beasts in the forest, Fang Fan shook his head, but didn't say anything.
Three days later, this team returned to Ning'an Village after a long absence.
The outside of Ning'an Village is in a mess, with blood stains at the foot of the fence, and mottled scars on the fence telling the story of the brutal battles that took place before.
Seeing Fang Fan's return, Yang Heng and others went out to greet him. This time Yang Heng was the first to report.
"Village Chief, I made my own decisions, suspended the city wall project, and abandoned the farmland outside the village. I asked the Village Chief to punish me."
"How is the battle going? Did any mutant beasts rush into the village? Did any villagers die? How was the damage to the army?"
"Not a single villager was injured, let alone killed.
The army suffered 171 injuries and five deaths, and defeated a total of 13 mutant beast herds. It has been one day since no beast herd has challenged."
"Very good, then this time you have both merit and demerit, as I said."
Fang Fan said directly and decisively.
"Thank you, village chief."
When Yang Heng heard this, he said happily.
"Village Chief, you are back. Do you think this project can start? This project has been delayed for several days."
At this time, Yang Heng stepped back and Li Yan stepped forward and said.
"Okay, it's time to start, I will arrange military escort.
By the way, where is the stone quarry?"
"Work is also suspended over there."
"Let's start together."
"yes."
"And one more thing."
"explain."
"The prospecting team discovered a mine between Wei'an Village and Ning'an Village."
When Fang Fan heard this, he raised his eyebrows. After he obtained the vein-finding compass, he formed a prospecting team around it to detect the veins. During this period, many veins were discovered, but it was worth Li Yan's initiative.
.....
This made Fang Fan vaguely expectant and looked at Li Yan.
I saw Li Yan talking a little excitedly.
"We found it clearly. It is a small cold iron ore vein, a sixth-order cold iron ore vein."
"Han Tie!?"
Fang Fan said in shock.
"Yes, the sixth-level cold iron vein has been identified many times, but..."
"Say, just what?"
"It's just that the vein is at the bottom of a pool, so it's extremely difficult to mine."
"Is it possible to divert the water away and expose it?"
"It's almost impossible. We can only do diving operations. However, ordinary miners are not in good physical condition and cannot stay underwater for long, so they cannot mine.
So I want to apply for an army to cooperate with mining."
Fang Fan pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.
"Okay, send an army over to take charge of mining and the safety of the mining area."
He said it with his mouth, but he was thinking in his heart.
There are too many places where troops are needed, including Ning'an, the market, Wei'an, the island in the middle of the lake, the stone mines, and the newly conquered Chenliu Village. Troops must be stationed in every place unless they are willing to give up, but this is not possible.
possible.
The army itself is not large, and the number of recruits plus veterans is less than a thousand, and less than two thousand. Such an amount is simply not enough.
Fang Fan had a vague thought of expanding his army, but he quickly suppressed it.
The population is too small, and the current army ratio has reached five to one. Four villagers support one soldier. It is too high. If we recruit again, it will really collapse. It is no joke.
Thinking of this, Fang Fan couldn't help but look at Xu Shu, the population, the population, the population is too small, and nothing can be done.
Next, Li Mo and several other directors also reported their work to Fang Fan one by one.
To Fang Fan's surprise, he saw Zhou Ji and Gu Jihuai, two vice-presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, in the crowd. Judging by their mood, they seemed a little heavy. He only found out after asking.
They were actually called back and given asylum in the village.
As soon as he saw them, Fang Fan thought of the market. After this battle, the market was really hit hard.
Li Yan followed Fang Fan's line of sight and saw these two people, so he asked Fang Fan.
"Village Chief, should the construction of the market continue? The project is tight now, and I feel that the market will not be used for a while, so it can be put aside for a while."
Fang Fan was also thinking about this issue and took a while before making a decision.
"No, keep going. This is a cold winter period. Although it is difficult, as long as you get through it, you should be rewarded."
"good."
After thinking about it, Fang Fan called Zhou Ji and Gu Jihuai over again. This time, looking at the big shots around him, Fang Fan felt a little flattered.
"Ning'an Chamber of Commerce, in fact, in the original concept, it was called Ning'an Caravan, do you understand?"
Gu Jihuai's mind turned around and he quickly answered.
"What the village chief means is that we provide door-to-door service? Form a caravan and go to other territories for trading?"
"Yes, since they can't come, then we will go there."
"Yes, if they can't come, we can just deliver them to their door. This territory is scarce and precious, and that territory may be worth a shitty price. It's a one-man business. We buy low and sell high, and others still need to be grateful to us, and...
....”
Gu Jihuai spoke one after another as if he had opened a spiritual fruit. The heavy disappointment before disappeared. At this moment, he was full of passion and vitality.
"Stop it. You two go back and get ready. I will arrange for coordination among various departments and give me a plan then."
"Yes, village chief."
The two regained their energy and spoke passionately.
"Well, Jia Jun, will you be responsible for this?"
Tang Jiajun was stunned, and it took him a while to react.
"I?"
"right."
Fang Fan nodded and affirmed again, letting the others look at Tang Jiajun thoughtfully.
But Fang Fan ignored them and went straight into the office and began to deal with a series of tasks such as the burial and pension of the martyrs, as well as the related emotional comfort of the villagers and public opinion propaganda. These are all things that need attention and cannot be underestimated.
After telling all these things, finding a place to take a shower, and washing his body clean, Fang Fan walked home in the sunset.
Dragon Elephant lay on his side on the mutated vine, moved around, found a comfortable position, and used his nose to pinch the spiritual fruit delivered by the vine, enjoying it happily.
When Fang Fan saw the two of them, he couldn't help but feel a little funny. He opened the door and walked in.
At home, there are several home-cooked dishes on the dining table, and two bowls of rice are placed aside.
Fang Qing sat on it, without touching the food, with her hands on the chair and her little head hanging down.
After reacting, he shook his head, and after a while, he started "nodding" again.
Looking at this scene, Fang Fan blinked his eyes and murmured.
