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"Okay!" Just as Ji Biao's words drifted into Zhu Youjian's ears, he was already five meters away.

Seeing Ji Biao blushing, Zhu Youjian muttered to several women who were out of the city, and then ran back in a panic.

"Brigade Commander, let's go back quickly. Those people just said that people and men are being arrested everywhere in the city."

"Why? Chuangjun is strange. Why don't you arrest young women and arrest men?" Wang Chengen was also curious. He only heard that bandits rob women in the daytime. How can they say that men are robbed in the daytime? Is it true that men are so popular nowadays? up?

"No. The elder sisters said just now that the soldiers in the city want to arrest men and go to Laiwu to dig mines. In the past few days, they have been arresting men everywhere, and as long as they are caught, they will be sent to Laiwu."

When Zhu Youjian heard it, he understood that this Chuangjun hid here to hide his strength and bide his time, and he planned to make a comeback here.This group of Chuangjun had a good vision, and almost had the same idea as their own, and they all took a fancy to this treasure land in Luzhong.Originally, Zhu Youjian also wanted to use the mine in Shanglaiwu.

Laiwu not only has iron mines, but also coal mines, and Zhaoyuan not far away is also the largest gold mine in China.This is simply a tailor-made place to make a fortune. If you want to travel through time, hiding here and slowly making iron and steel is a good choice.The key is that it is not far from the estuary, and it is also close to the main grain-producing areas of the North China Plain.Money, coal, iron, salt, grain, and people are all taken.

But no matter how good Luzhong is, Zhu Youjian only dares to think about it. In his current situation, staying here to engage in large-scale steelmaking will only add bricks and tiles to the later gold.From a strategic point of view, the only advantage here is the population, and it is only an advantage for a few months. If this advantage is not used, it will only become a disadvantage after a few months.

If the soldiers in Luzhong are not taken away, they will become obedient citizens of Houjin in a few months, and will become enemies who go south to attack Jiangnan in the next year.Consuming the potential vitality of the enemy is also a way of attack.Of course, this kind of consumption is not killing, but turning an enemy into a friend.

"So, this Tai'an Prefecture is actually an empty city?" Zhu Youjian said.

"Yes, those elder sisters said that a large number of thieves are not in the city, and the city is mainly a small group of soldiers who arrest people."

"Come on, let's go to Laiwu overnight, and try to find out the situation before we talk about it. Fu Dongxing, you go back to deliver the letter now, tell Cheng Xianzhen, let him take people to take Tai'an Prefecture first, and take advantage of the emptiness now." Zhu Youjian decided to send another one The boy went back to deliver the letter.

"No, it's too dangerous. Since the main force of the thieves is in Laiwu, if we go so recklessly, it's like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth." Wang Chengen stopped Zhu Youjian and refused to let him go to Laiwu.

"Wang Chengen, if you are timid and afraid, just say so, don't make excuses." Zhu Youjian provoked Wang Chengen, and continued: "Isn't it just a trip to Laiwu? At worst, we walk at night and hide during the day. .”

Wang Chengen couldn't resist, as long as he agreed.He had never seen such a daring emperor, he just went where the danger was.It is said that when he ran out of the palace, the emperor escaped by hiding beside Liu Zongmin.Looking back now, if it wasn't for Liu Zongmin, he might not have been able to stay in the capital for such a long time.

It is said that the brave Zhu Youjian took a few people to the Laiwu mining area for two nights under the cover of night.According to Zhu Youjian's account, several people stole some ordinary people's clothes from a nearby farmhouse, and each carried a backpack, took a small hoe, found a hidden place, and quietly observed the situation in the mine.

Zhu Youjian looked up and immediately yelled, there are too many people here.Densely packed like ants.On the way up the mountain in a zigzag shape, it is divided into two rows on the left and right, the left side is up the mountain, and the right side is down the mountain.All of them were full of people, and everyone was carrying ore bit by bit, non-stop.This is true from every mine to the bottom of the mountain.

Looking out from the mine at the foot of the mountain, there is another long queue of people, extending to the north. To the north is Laiwu, which is also a coal mining area.The natural advantage of Laiwu is that coal mines and iron ore deposits are very close, and iron ore can be made together without considering long-distance transportation.

The leader of the Chuang army occupying this iron mine is completely employing people. From this appearance, it is abnormal mining.The Chuang army guarding here has been divided into two teams, one team is holding weapons to monitor the situation of the entire mining area, and the other team is holding whips in their hands to beat the miners transporting ore non-stop.

What's even crazier is that there isn't even a woman here, let alone a young woman, not even an old woman.This is a man's hell!Zhu Youjian really can't figure it out, what does this guy want such ore for?

"Ji Biao, this is a single dog." Zhu Youjian grinned at Ji Biao and sneered at the miners.

"It turns out that single dog means a man without any women." Ji Biao looked at Zhu Youjian and smiled.

"You're quite smart, boy. Just say this to you, and I'll definitely find a lot of wives in the future."

As soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, more than a dozen spears came up behind several people.They have been found!Then they were taken to a shed at the foot of the mountain.

"What do you guys do?" A 40-year-old man with a somewhat menacing appearance asked in a gloomy voice.

"We go to collect herbs, why did you arrest us?" Zhu Youjian imitated Shandong accent as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Nonsense, all the men around here have been caught in the mine, how could several of them suddenly appear?" The big man stared at Zhu Youjian with blood red eyes and said.

Zhu Youjian felt that this person was very strange. He spoke in a gloomy way, and his blood red eyes were a bit scary.It's like being possessed by ghosts and gods!Of course, he is actually an atheist.But the person in front of him is indeed very strange, and there is an indescribable feeling of fear emerging from his body.

"Go to the mine first, and sacrifice to the gods in a few days."

Afterwards, Zhu Youjian and the others were escorted into the mine.

As soon as he entered the cave, he saw two big men with their upper body naked standing at the entrance of the cave, each holding a whip in his hand, and aimed at everyone who entered the cave with a whip.No one was spared!

Zhu Youjian was whipped firmly, and the pain made him grin hoarsely.This was the most painful beating he had endured in his two lifetimes, and it could be said to be unforgettable.Wang Chengen wanted to block Zhu Youjian, but he was whipped several times before he moved forward.

"This is to teach you a lesson, to let you know that your parents regret giving birth to you!" At the entrance of the cave, there was a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks behind his back, looking at everyone like a dead pig.That's right, Zhu Youjian was sure that this guy looked at people like he was looking at a dead pig.

The mine is not deep, and it can be seen that it is a new cave that has just been opened. It is very crowded inside, and there are multiple mining faces in one entrance.On each mining face, a group of people are constantly mining the mine with iron brazing and hammers.There are no supporting beams in the mine, only exposed stone on both sides.

Each person carrying the ore has a basket woven with rattan. Zhu Youjian carried a basket of ore on his back, which weighed at least 100 kilograms.Zhu Youjian had never done such heavy labor in his two lifetimes.

Down the mountain road, Zhu Youjian saw countless men with almost lifeless eyes; all of them were unkempt, and their clothes were almost in strips; Zhu Youjian even saw many children in their teens and children in their 70s and [-]s. The old men are among them.

"Look, brigade commander?" Ji Biao pouted at Zhu Youjian, motioning him to look at a ravine at the foot of the mountain.

When Zhu You checked his eyes, his hairs stood on end.It was a ravine full of dead bodies, and it was filled with countless people, and there were still people throwing them down on the ridges on both sides.

This can no longer be called hell, this is simply the Shura field!Purgatory on earth.

Chapter 36: Maitreya Religion

Driven by the whip, Zhu Youjian and others worked until midnight, and did not stop working until the torches on the mountain road were changed ten times in a row.

The starry sky at night is beautiful, but it's a pity that no one looks up to see it.The entire mine is dotted with torches everywhere, covering the top of the mountain, as numerous as the natural stars.

"One per person, go to bed quickly after eating. There will be no food for those who get up late tomorrow morning." Chuangjun, who put the black-faced buns, kept endangering everyone, for fear that everyone would be lazy.

Hungry!Zhu Youjian had never been so hungry before, half of a steamed bun disappeared after one bite.Take another bite and eat directly to your fingers.

"Here, I still have half. I'm old and I don't eat much." Wang Chengen stretched out his hand and handed over half of the bun, and took the other half of the bun with the other hand, gnawing on it in small bites.

"I don't need you to take care of me. It's all my own fault, and it caused everyone to suffer along with me." Zhu Youjian knew that Wang Chengen loved him, and he didn't want to accept alms.

"You are the emperor, not just anyone. We have hope only if you are alive."

"Hope is earned by oneself, not by someone else."

"This kind of talk is for young people, you shouldn't say it."

"Am I wrong?" Zhu Youjian felt that he was right.

"The emperor is the emperor, and the emperor must be noble. If there is no high ground, it will easily cause confusion."

"But I don't like the formality and red tape."

"I know you don't like it, that's why you asked everyone to call you instead, but the necessary rules must be followed, otherwise you will not be able to control the courtiers."

"Then what should I do?"

"You can give up some of the ceremonies, and keep the other part of it pragmatically."

Zhu Youjian knew that Wang Chengen was slowly teaching him how to be an emperor.This was the first time Zhu Youjian felt that Wang Chengen regarded him as his own.

"Why don't these people resist? There are at least tens of thousands of people here, and there are no more than [-] guards." Zhu Youjian wondered why no one resisted such a harsh labor intensity.

"You need kindling, and it won't work without someone taking the lead." Wu Gan came over with a bowl of water.

"Isn't organizing and mobilizing the masses your strong point? See if there is a chance." Zhu Youjian suddenly thought that someone like Wu Ganlai would be the best candidate to stir up trouble.

"But we don't know the situation at the moment. I just asked the miners. It's only in the last ten or so days that people have been caught mining here. It's never been like this before.