I opened a mall in ancient times

The progress in the south is quite fast.

This iron mine didn't want to hide it, and it couldn't be hidden, at least the nearby Miaojiang people couldn't hide it. When they surrounded the mining area, people from Miaojiang came.

It is very close to Miaojiang, less than five hundred miles away, and it is also within the patrol range of Miaojiang guards.

Seeing so many officers and soldiers at the beginning, the people of Miaojiang thought that Shengguo was going to do something to Miaojiang, so they hurriedly reported it to make the whole Miaojiang under martial law, and quickly sent envoys to ask what was going on and why they came here Miaojiang deployed heavy troops outside.

As a result, I got the answer that this side is mining.

It was a little strange for Miao Jiang to hear this answer.

Are there any mines near here?They have grown here for hundreds of thousands of years, but they never knew that there were mines nearby.

The people in Miao Jiang also wanted to go and take a look, but the area where they could come and go freely was surrounded at this time, and it was no longer a place where Miao Jiang could touch, let alone go in, and could only observe from the outside.

But Miao Jiang still cares, this is their border, and the army of Sheng Kingdom is stationed here, no matter how you think about it, it feels uncomfortable.

It's a pity they can't manage it.

They didn't even know how Shengguo found out that there was an iron mine nearby. If they had known in advance, would the iron mine belong to Miao Jiang?

Although the mobilization of the army was for the iron mines, Miao Jiang re-arranged the defense line in this area to prevent Shengguo from using the mining area as a cover.

The prince of Miao Jiang, Aguyi, received the news early in the morning. The elders were very resistant to what Sheng State did. In their view, the sending of troops by Sheng State was a provocation to Miao Jiang.

But Agui didn't think so.

He saw Luo Chaochao's name in the materials he sent.

It's been so long, Ajayi still remembers Luo Chaochao and Luo Chaochao's rejection of his marriage proposal.

It was impossible not to be angry, but after such a long time, even if he got angry again, he would not dare to do anything to Luo Chaoxi, and could only temporarily forget him.

But every time he saw that record player, he would think of Luo Chaochao, and it was not like he never went to find Luo Chaochao, but every time he went to find Luo Chaochao, he found out that Luo Chaochao was not in the store. From Aguyi's point of view, it was actually Luo Chaochao. Avoiding myself and not wanting to see him.

But now, Luo Chaochao turned out to be the behind-the-scenes boss of this iron mine.

Agui wanted to meet him, but there was no reason.

When he finally mustered up the courage to run to the vicinity of the mine to see if he could run into Luo Chaochao by chance, he found that even as the prince of Miaojiang, he still couldn't enter the mine.

Not to mention meeting Luo Chao Chao.

The mining area is heavily guarded, and no matter who comes in or out, a report must be made.

All his own people have to report when they come in and out, not to mention that Aguyi, a Miaojiang native, is still the prince of Miaojiang.

Luo Chaochao is the boss behind the scenes, so he naturally has the right to come in and out at will. He hasn't come here very often since he got on the right track in the mining area, but every time he comes here, he will bring new materials and new ideas, and then take away a large number of weapons.

After the craftsmen mastered the technique, the output speed of the weapon reached a terrifying speed. A weapon that usually could only be made in a year can now be made in just over half a month, and the quality is very good.

Luo Chaochao kept some of these weapons and put them in the warehouse, and then sold the rest to the local army, earning back the cost of the mining area and labor costs after only two sales.

Or just say that war money is easy to make?

What Luo Chaochao earned himself was not war money, but buying and selling troops in ancient and modern China and abroad. 0 fire is indeed one of the most profitable transactions.

Luo Chaochao was still unwilling to only make cold weapons like swords, and even took out a part of the bonus, telling everyone to brainstorm how to improve these weapons, and if feasible, there will be silver rewards.

Luo Chaochao is rich and powerful, and every time he researches a new model, he will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver.

This is not a lot of money for Luo Chaochao, but it is a windfall for these blacksmiths who are used to doing coolies!

For a time, the blacksmiths' enthusiasm for new weapons reached an extraordinary level. Apart from work, they were thinking about how to improve new weapons every day.

Luo Chaochao's money can't be obtained by just making a model, it has to be of practical significance and can be used.

As for the rest of the craftsmen, Luo Chaochao also offered money to reward the Yuxiu team. , I hope they can brainstorm and come up with new props suitable for use on the battlefield.

And it's not created out of thin air.

And Luo Chaochao took the opportunity to insert a few well-skilled subordinates, and through them, arranged some ancient weapons.

The most popular is the Modao, which is the most useful and suitable for northern cavalry.

This two-meter-long Mo Dao can be divided into three sections. The blade occupies half of the entire knife, and its weight is two to three times that of ordinary broadswords.

Sheng Kingdom's cavalry is not as many as Beidi's, which is at a disadvantage.

In the usual encounters on the grassland, ordinary infantry has no backhand power against cavalry at all, and this kind of Mo Dao cuts off the head and cuts the horse's legs down, which can make the opponent fall off the horse, and the broad blade of the Mo Dao can even It can deter the enemy and resist some stray arrows.

The only disadvantage may be that it is a bit heavy, and some soldiers with little strength can't swing it, so they need to be rationed to elite soldiers.

In addition to Modao, there is also a "swarm" rocket that can be fired in succession. It can fire twelve rockets at a time and has a long range. You can tie solid kerosene on it and connect them together with a lead wire. Launched directly, it is very useful in defending the city.

Emperor Qing felt that handing over the matter of iron ore and armament production to Luo Chaochao was the wisest decision he had ever made in his life.

At the beginning, because of this decision, he quarreled with the ministers in the court and his ears were red, and he was under great psychological pressure.You know, there are still ministers in the court who feel that Luo Chaoxi is not trustworthy and should keep all the army and ironware in the hands of the court.

In the final analysis, if Luo Chaoxi had an official position, then these objections would not appear. Unfortunately, now Luo Chaoxi is not only a commoner, but also an ordinary businessman at the bottom of society.

He is a businessman that everyone looks down on, even if he is rich, he is still the bottom businessman.

Emperor Qing was under a lot of pressure by himself. Every day when he went to court, someone brought up this matter. At the beginning, Emperor Qing was able to persuade him and explain the reason, not wanting to make the situation too embarrassing.

Later, when he talked a lot, the ministers saw that Emperor Qing had a good temper and even went so far as to make an inch of it. He was so angry that he almost fainted, and directly issued a death order, telling them not to continue talking about this matter, or he will be punished!

This time, the voice of objection was much smaller.

Emperor Qing is so tough, but he still has a guilty conscience and is very nervous in private. He hopes that Luo Chaoxi will not disappoint his expectations.

And Luo Chaochao did not disappoint his support, and in the past few months, he came up with a satisfactory answer.

Three months after deciding to hand over the iron ore to Luo Chaochao, Luo Chaochao took out [-] high-quality weapons, all of which cut iron like mud, and the specifications and quality were almost exactly the same.

Usually, a weapon of this quality would cost at least two or thirty taels of silver a piece, but now Luo Chaochao’s price is ten taels of silver a piece.

It's half the price than before!

What does this mean?This shows that more soldiers can be equipped with weapons and can save their lives in battle.

The government also saves money!

The money in the national treasury is all taxes, and it is all obtained from the people. Every penny is very precious, and every place must be used wisely.

In addition, Luo Chaochao also presented new weapons. These weapons are somewhat similar to the weapons that everyone uses now, but they have obviously been improved and are suitable for siege warfare.

And the explanation given over there is to offer money and rewards, so that the craftsmen can brainstorm and remodel, and then they will come up with these things.

Seeing these new things, not to mention Emperor Qing, even the ministers who were full of opinions on Luo Chaochao shut their mouths.

Then he immediately went to praise Emperor Qing's foresight, saying that he decided to hand over the iron ore and weapons to Luo Chaochao's Qing Emperor, who was wise and mighty, and had a keen eye for pearls.

Emperor Qing's heart that had been hanging in his throat was finally put back properly.

These weapons were escorted to the north, and Emperor Qing directly allocated a large sum of money to Luo Chaochao, asking him to send all the newly made weapons to the north.

The distance in between is still too far, and it will take at least two months to send it to the north.

Not only Luo Chaochao is remaking weapons and equipping the army with new equipment, Beidi is also stepping up forging weapons and armor, and even made heavy armor for the horses of the cavalry team, wanting to completely protect the horses from head to toe Get up, so even if Sheng Kingdom also uses cavalry, they won't be afraid.

This is simply God helping them Beidi!

The scale of the iron mines found in the north is much larger than that of Luo Chaochao, and even the quality is much higher, but the handicrafts and heavy industries of the nomads in Beidi are completely inferior to those in the Kingdom of Sheng. Research is not as good as Sheng Country.

Even the quality of the weapons made is not high, and it is completely incomparable with the weapons purchased from Sheng Kingdom before.

But Bei Di didn't take this to heart.

It is very good that they can use iron swords. You must know that the soldiers at the border of Sheng Kingdom can't even get iron weapons, so they can only fight with them with bronze long swords.

Compared with the iron sword and the bronze sword, the iron sword must be stronger.

These nomadic peoples enslaved the young women and the elderly in the tribe, and let them forge weapons and armor day and night. If their own tribe had no labor force, they would plunder other smaller tribes, take them captive into their own tribe, and make them become slave.

This kind of day has been going on for half a year.

Beidi hadn't regained his vitality at all, it was just the discovery of iron ore, coupled with his greed for the resources and food of the Sheng Kingdom, he sped up his pace so nervously.

If they follow the previous progress, they should take a temporary rest and rest for two or three years before launching a war.

But according to the current development trend of Sheng Kingdom, let alone two or three years, they couldn't bear it even for one year.

Give them a year, and Sheng Kingdom will recover to a strength that is impossible to provoke.

Especially those who fled from Sheng country said that now Sheng country has enough food.

If they can fish (Xi Tengga has the advantage), there are probably newly opened iron mines and newly made weapons.

The speed must be fast, and the soldiers at the border gate will be killed directly, and they will no longer be able to resist.

The two sides have fallen into a strange peace, and both are secretly developing.

There are five major tribes in Beidi, among which the Aoden tribe and Baitu tribe are the most powerful. These two tribes have been vying for the title of the first tribe, and have always won each other. I don't want to be overwhelmed all the time.

When Sheng Kingdom was developing steadily, the five tribes of Beidi fought several wars, and the remaining three tribes were eaten up by Baitu and Aoden. Now Beidi's prairie is divided by Baitu and Aoden. Baitu ruled, and the one who got the iron ore was Baitu. The other small tribes under their command struggled to survive in the hands of a few people, and they lived very poorly.

Now that war is going to be declared against the Kingdom of Sheng, Baitu and Ao Deng, who are not enough, have recruited young and strong laborers from other small tribes into the army.

The two tribes cooperated for the time being, and after the Kingdom of Sheng was defeated, they would divide up the territory and compete.

During this period of time, they have been collecting food, grass and other supplies as much as possible, looting all the villages outside the city of Shengguo, and not letting go of the passing caravans. The city of a small country robbed supplies.

This is one of the reasons why they dare to fight.

And the start of the war did not choose the busy autumn season, but winter.