The six bandits are very smart. They know very well that the six of them are no match for Li Xiang and his party in front of them. If they resist, what kind of resistance do they have?
That's all there is to the cave. If the mining coolies who ran in knew that they were being hunted, those coolies would happily take their heads and claim credit from Prime Minister Li and his party.
These people in front of me are all lunatics. The eyes of every big man are so crazy, as if they want to eat them alive.
The six of them knelt on the ground, throwing away the weapons in their hands. Holding the weapons might have resulted in a worse death.
Zhang Qingyun wiped the blood on his face with his hand. It was not the first time he saw blood. Before he came to the northwest, he had never seen any blood. At that time, he followed his mentor every day, reciting poems and writing poems.
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After coming to the northwest, killing was indispensable. As a strategist, fighting on the front line was not suitable for him. However, he had seen dozens of times when dealing with prisoners, and he had done it himself on several occasions.
But this time it was very recent. The knife was not far from his neck. The spilled blood stained his body. The coldness on the knife made him almost urinate.
He was glad that he had no other thoughts at that time, otherwise the corpse lying on the ground would have been one of his.
Li Xiang sighed slightly: "Call out all the people inside. By the way, you don't just live in this cave, do you?"
The cave is not very big, about one foot high and a little wider, about three feet wide. The ground is full of sharp gravel.
Although there is a wooden wall outside, the cold wind is still blowing inside.
Zhang Qingyun on the side replied: "At night in the cave, except for the ten guards who stay to guard the cave, everyone else will walk out of the cave to the camp in the valley not far away. If it weren't for the heavy snow, there would be no one at the camp.
It’s better to mine ore!”
Zhang Qingyun has been here several times and has some understanding of this place. Now that Li Xiang has six more prisoners, he must seize the time to consolidate his position among Li Xiang's forces.
"Is there another camp?" Li Xiang looked at Zhang Qingyun: "You didn't tell me this news before!"
Zhang Qingyun said with a smile: "Sir, I was a little nervous before, and I forgot about it for a while, but don't worry, the valley is very hidden and no one is guarding it. All the ore here and the food for the workers are over there!"
food!
Li Xiang's eyes lit up. Besides the ore, was the purpose of coming here this time also food?
Li Xiang asked calmly: "How much food will you prepare?"
Zhang Qingyun blurted out: "One hundred stones of grain took away from me... one-third of the grain reserves of Qingzhu Village. This is prepared for digging iron ore. It will be food for more than 200 people in the next three or four months, etc."
At the beginning of spring, these iron ores will be transported to the town and sold.
Over the years, materials such as iron ore have become more and more expensive. If the iron ore mined by two hundred people is exchanged for food, a thousand kilo of food will not be a problem."
Li Xiang heard that he was ready to make a move. One hundred stones of grain. He didn't know how the food in the system was converted, but these one hundred stones of grain were definitely enough. He recruited enough people to upgrade the Xiliang camp to the next era.
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Those mountain strongholds in the south cannot be provoked for the time being. With the map, he can head west. The Xiliang soldiers need to fight, and they will become stronger and stronger with their blood.
In three months, as long as there is enough food, Prime Minister Li can lead an army to sweep through several small villages.
The people who ran to the cave to gather the miners ran back, followed by a group of miners covered in sweat and sour smell. When they saw the corpses of the robbers at the feet of Li Xiang, these people's numb eyes were filled with happiness!
Li Xiang took a look and said: "Take the body and let's go to the camp!"
Li Xiang didn't want to go down into the mine. There wouldn't be too many accidents in the mine. He didn't dare to go too deep. Plus, he didn't know much about mining, so what would happen if he went in and took a look.
"Sir, follow me!" Zhang Qingyun trotted in front and led the way. The six prisoners and the absentees were behind. The bodies on the ground were dragged away by the Xiliang militiamen, leaving a bloody red patch on the ground.
After walking out of the mine, walk a little to the left and you will see a lush forest, with a road one foot wide extending in a winding direction.
This is a road that was created by humans. The trees were not cut down, but the road was created along the gaps between the trees.
After half a stick of incense, I looked around and saw that they had already appeared in a huge canyon. From time to time, the cold wind blew by, making people shiver.
White snow covers the mountains on both sides, and everything looks white at first glance!
Just under the cliff not far away, there is a camp built with wood, complete with wooden fences, and rooms built with wood. That is the camp built by Qingzhu Village, which is much larger than the Xiliang camp.
It only took about a stick of incense to get from the mine to here. The camp was covered with a layer of snow and was very cold, with a cold wind howling from time to time.
"Go down with the order, make a fire to cook, and eat with an open stomach today!" Li said to Zhang Qingyun.
Zhang Qingyun nodded and walked to the side of the six people who surrendered. He told the six people what Li Xiang had said, and soon the crowd gave out low cheers.
They usually eat half full, but the people in Qingzhu Village are afraid that they will be full and have no strength to resist, so they only let them eat half full.
Qingzhu Village is short of manpower, and winter is a troubled season. Every winter, some cottages will be destroyed. They occupy the bamboo forest deep in Qingzhu Village, and there are many jealous people!
Most of the men and horses in Qingzhu Village stayed in the village to prevent attacks from other villages. Therefore, Zhang Qingyun's eldest brother, Tiezhu, came not only to send that group of people over, but also to stay here to help guard the mine.
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For the people of Qingzhu Village, this iron mine is their life. The bamboo forest only allows them to have food and clothing without worries. If they want Qingzhu Village to become stronger and stronger, they must have new sources of income.
This iron mine is their future!
"Sir, everything has been passed on!"
Zhang Qingyun trotted back to Xiang Li, who nodded: "Take me to the granary and take a look, and also take a look at the places where the iron ore is!"
"Please follow me!" Zhang Qingyun led Li Xiang towards the two largest buildings in the camp. Xiliang militiamen were scattered around the camp, two in a team, with their hands on the weapons on their waists. As long as there was any movement, they would
The weapon will be drawn.
Click, click, click!
Pushing the solid door of the granary, a warm air surged out from inside, which was a bit hot.
"This granary is well built!" If the granary is not built well, the grain will easily spoil.
"This granary was designed and built by my mentor, and it took ten days of practice to build it!" Zhang Qingyun said softly.
Li Xiang was a little surprised: "I didn't expect Master Zhou to design a granary. Let's go in and take a look!"
