From mentioning AK47 to farming in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 61
The population is needed to develop power and mine ore.

It's easy to ask for an army, just to protect your own interests.

The Han Dynasty implemented a salt and iron monopoly system. What does this mean? It means that only the court can trade and use it.

Although it is the end of Han Dynasty, control is not that strong.

But don't forget, the Han Dynasty has not yet died, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty Liu Hong is still a few years away from death.

If the imperial court or aristocratic families knew that Zhao Tai had a way to refine magnetite into iron, they would definitely pounce on him like crazy.

In this ancient dynasty, iron deficiency and copper deficiency were well known.

Magnetite is different from hematite because it is much more complicated to use magnetite to make iron. No one mastered this technology in the Han Dynasty.

It is conceivable that in this era of lack of metal, who would not go crazy if he let others know that he can solve part of the problem of iron deficiency.

Even if it can only increase the country's iron resources by [-]%, it is still an astronomical figure.

A strong people, a strong army, and a strong country cannot be overemphasized.

So Zhao Tai was happy for the discovery of magnetite, and he personally began to plan the next step.

On the one hand, he seemed to suffer from a lack of firepower phobia, always thinking that someone would come to him after the incident happened.

This worry is not unreasonable, so before iron ore is mined and iron or even steel can be refined, there must be enough troops to guard it all.

There is no coal yet, and coke, which is cheaper, cannot be produced.

Although charcoal is good for steel training, the cost is too high. Zhao Tai suspected that cutting down all the trees on the Black Mountain would not be enough for him.

And felling trees and transporting them is also a very laborious project.

"Then save the country with a curve, and use business to gather external resources to strengthen itself."

"As long as I am powerful enough, the Han court, which is already powerless to quell the chaos in the whole country, will have nothing to do with me."

He thought of Chu Yan, that is, Zhang Yan, who later took over Montenegro and caused trouble everywhere, but the Han court had nothing to do with him.

I'm sorry, but I, Zhao Tailai, will help you along your path.

It's too dangerous for you to grasp.

Zhao Tai did not engage in business just to make money. Money was really worthless in this late Han Dynasty.

"Besides, the power has grown, and the communication problem must be solved. We can't rely on two legs or four legs to transmit information. That's too slow."

This reminded him of walkie-talkies, which could be used without satellites.

And because there is no signal interference, the distance to transmit information will only be further.

Find a time to get a batch of them here, and there is a high probability that it will not be applicable to other places, but only in the area of ​​​​the Montenegro Mountains.

Zhao Tai is sure that he can control it tightly, and he can clearly and quickly get any trouble.

He was thinking about what he was going to do, but Xia Houlan was already in a daze.

Gao Ai and Qi Zhou left, leaving him and Zhao Tai still there.

His mind was in a daze not because what Zhao Tai was thinking let him know, Zhao Tai didn't have the habit of talking to himself.

It's just that he was stunned when he heard that Zhao Tai wanted to burn lime, find iron ore and mine it.

Just after taking effect, he has already jumped to the level of iron ore and iron training.

Xia Houlan knew the importance of iron, which was something that any ambitious man must have besides food.

With Zhao Tai's wealth and mystery, coupled with the iron ore, Xia Houlan couldn't even imagine how far it would develop in the future.

Zhao Tai thought for a long time, and then realized that Xia Houlan had been left alone.

You don’t know where to go. If you want to work, you have to know where to work.

He was no more familiar with this place than Qi Zhou and Zhou Ping, but he was a little at a loss anyway.

"Officer Xiahou, you are the only one who knows the law in Heishan Village. I want you to start a new course in Zhao Academy by yourself, called the law course."

"In this way, we can teach more usable talents. In addition to teaching, we can also select hundreds of people in the army as law enforcement officers to obey your dispatch."

This was originally what Zhao Tai had planned, but now it was arranged according to his ideas.

"The teaching materials will be delivered tomorrow. I will ask my personal guard to take you to the academy to familiarize yourself with it. Afterwards, the residence can be given to the steward Qi. If you have time, you can find the steward Qi."

"Here."

Xia Houlan breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Zhao Tai would take him up the mountain, but in the end there was no arrangement.

Now that he has something to do, it makes him feel more at ease.

Watching the guards take Xia Houlan away, Zhao Tai thought secretly that he made a mistake.

This kind of matter should have been left to Qi Zhou to solve, and it would be better if several people could work together for a period of time.

But when the matter of iron ore was mentioned, Zhao Tai forgot that Xia Houlan had not been arranged yet.

But they are all smart people, so they probably won't let Zhao Tai worry too much.

Zhao Tai shook his head and laughed, then turned his head to think about other things.

Thinking that there was no one available in business, Zhao Tai turned his mind on his personal guards.

Especially Zheng Chen, the head of the personal guard, was so stared at by Zhao Tai that his whole body was hairy.

Anyway, he is also a strong and strong man. After following Zhao Tai for so long, it is the first time that he thinks that Zhao Tai will be so scary.

"Zheng Chen, there is something I want to entrust to you to do, I wonder if you dare to agree."

"Even though Duke Ming gives orders, the villain will respond to everything."

Zheng Chen raised his head and held his chest high, with a look of death.

"I want to establish a firm, and let you be in charge of the operation and trading of the firm, and you are also a merchant."

"Minggong, what do you mean by business?"

A businessman is a cheap business, but Zheng Chen didn't ask why he was arranged to be a cheap business.

As a personal guard and absolutely loyal, he can do whatever Zhao Tai asks him to do.

He just didn't know what the trading house Zhao Tai was talking about, because there was no such name as a trading house in this era.

Even the business names are replaced by surnames, such as Zhao's Restaurant, Qian's Rice Shop, Sun's Garment Shop, etc.

The firm is actually similar in nature, except that Zhao Tai didn't use his surname to name it.

The name of a firm can be distinguished from the pile of businessmen with the same surname flying all over the sky, and it becomes a unique existence.

It's still a question of recognition and popularity. Otherwise, if you mention the Zhao family's business, who knows which Zhao family it is.

Moreover, this firm is different from a family operation. It is more like an official force and only serves him and his forces.

There are many benefits to doing this, and the importance of trading houses will be reflected in the future.

He told Zheng Chen what a business firm was, but Zhao Tai was almost drooling, and Zheng Chen still half-understood, so he gave up on continuing to explain.

Anyway, Zheng Chen is being pushed up as an obedient toolman, and Zhao Tai will do what he tells him to do.

This was the same situation as he had imagined before. When he said he was looking for a tool man, he actually found a tool man.

At this time, a power named Tai'an Trading Company was confirmed by Zhao Tai.

With Zheng Chen as the president, Zhao Tai issued an order to control the emerging power of Tai'an Trading Bank throughout the seven counties of Changshan County.

The first place to start must be Zhending County. Whatever he wants to do here, the resistance will be minimized.

(End of this chapter)