Nanming Engineer

Chapter 85 Longevity City

"No! Absolutely not!" Ma Chongming screamed: "Why do you want my money to build a city for you! I won't agree!"

The fat man jumped up from the chair and circled around the chair, his buttocks were burned, and his anxious voice changed.

Wang Huan maintained a calm expression and stood motionless, as if he didn't hear Ma Chongming's heart-piercing shouts.His gaze was as calm as autumn water, without any fluctuation.

"Horse head man, please be safe and don't be impatient!" Qin Liangyu also frowned, and scolded loudly: "Wang Huan must have his reasons for doing this, you sit down first! Surprised, what does it look like. "

Ma Chongming returned to his seat resentfully, spread his legs and supported his knees, staring at Wang Huan with eyes as big as copper bells, as if Wang Huan was about to steal his wife.

Qin Liangyu slowly said to Wang Huan again: "My son, tell me your reason."

Wang Huan felt a kind of respect for Qin Liangyu in his heart. Just now when he suddenly made such a terrifying request, the old lady didn't even twitch her brows, and she was still sitting calmly, as if she was talking about something other than a rich However, in the big silver mine of the enemy country, this kind of cultivation of energy cannot be imitated by pretending.

Wang Huan coughed, quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind, and said slowly: "There are three reasons, one is to defend against the enemy, the other is to calm the people, and the third is to plan for the future."

He paused, looked at the angry Ma Chongming and the calm Qin Liangyu, and explained: "The first enemy, my stone pillar is located in a remote place, surrounded by high mountains and mountains, it is not easy to march, and it is not easy to take advantage of it. Therefore, both the thieves and the Qing army dismissed it, and they were unwilling to spend food and grass to go to war with the labor force. My stone pillar was able to settle in a corner in the troubled times. But that was in the past, what about the future? Once the news of our opening of the silver mine spreads, it will be a mess What kind of situation? As the saying goes, money is not revealed, and no one cares about the rich. Needless to say, the Qing army will invade Sichuan sooner or later; Zhang Xianzhong of the Daxi regime is ambitious and loves money the most, so he will definitely covet it. The output of our silver mines is invading aggressively; these two are like wolves and tigers, how can we fight against them? If we can’t fight against them, isn’t this silver mine used as a wedding dress for others? It will also bring a disaster to Shizhu !"

When these words came out, the faces of the two people in the hall changed. Ma Chongming was stunned and sat on the chair unable to move. Qin Liangyu showed a thoughtful look, pondered for a long time, then nodded and said: "Okay, you continue."

"Aside from the two, there is a biting dog, which is the most urgent." Wang Huan agreed, and then said: "That is Zeng Ying, the Ming general who occupied Chongqing. This person was originally a subordinate of Huguang Governor He Tengjiao. With tens of thousands of soldiers, he has great ambitions. I heard that he tried to imitate the meaning of Meng Zhixiang of the former Shu Dynasty, but he has great ambitions, but he suffers from lack of money and food, so he cannot strengthen his strength. If he knows that there are silver mines in my stone pillars, he will definitely use it as a near-water tower. The geographical advantage is the first to attack us, this man is cruel and ruthless, he will not take into account his status as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and will definitely send troops to attack us brazenly."

Ma Chongming was speechless. He focused on money, and didn't think about the additional problems brought about by opening silver mines at all. At this time, he heard Wang Huan mention it clearly, and remembered that the imperial court opened mines in the past. It is guarded by heavy soldiers to prevent robbery.There are countless rich and powerful families who open gold and silver mines privately, all accompanied by bloody winds, and none of the silver ingots produced is not dripping with blood. It was still in the era of peace and prosperity, and now the world is chaotic, and the stone pillars are less powerful. Weak, when the news of a silver mine being dug out broke out, wouldn't that be like a child wearing a gold crown and taking silver along a night road full of strong men?
Qin Liangyu nodded approvingly and said, "That makes sense, Matou, do you understand?"

Ma Chongming nodded mechanically, opening and closing his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Qin Liangyu looked at Wang Huan, and said solemnly, "That's why you want to build a city in the Longevity Valley to block the only way from the dry road to the stone pillar, and use it as a barrier for the stone pillar."

She went on to say: "If you build a city here, you can also settle the refugees. The Longevity Valley has a radius of more than ten miles, and the terrain is flat. It is possible to farm and farm, and it is not a big problem to resettle a population of 10. Moreover, the terrain of this place is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is indeed a good place to build a city, and if you go out of the valley, soldiers can go west to Shuzhong, follow the Yangtze River to attack Chongqing, Yuzhou, go north to Rongcheng, and then map the whole Sichuan, boy, am I right?"

One method can master a hundred methods, Qin Liangyu has been on the battlefield for a long time, and she can understand what Wang Huan said in a few words, but she can explain it more thoroughly than Wang Huan herself.

Wang Huan bowed sincerely and said: "The mother-in-law has a rough plan, and she can express what Wang Huan thinks in one word."

Qin Liangyu pondered for a while, and shouted to Ma Wannian who was listening at the entrance of the lobby: "Quickly invite your two uncles to come and discuss the matter!"

Ma Wannian was shocked when he was suddenly summoned by his grandmother. He quickly agreed to run errands, and within a short time, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming were invited.

The two sat in the hall, and first they heard Wang Huan talk about the opening of the silver mine in Tubaozhai again, and then Qin Liangyu briefly introduced the future situation, both of them were shocked and found it very difficult.

Wang Huan said his proposal again, and the two of them thought about it for a long time, and felt that this was the only way to keep the stone pillar safe, and they both agreed.

"Auntie, in addition to Wang Huan building a fortress in the Longevity Valley, our Tusi City must also recruit soldiers to prepare for unexpected events." Qin Yiming frowned.

"That's right, Zeng Ying and Xian thief are my defeated generals. As long as I have three thousand soldiers, I will keep these two thieves from stepping into my stone pillar!" the burly Qin Gongming said harshly.

Qin Liangyu gave a bitter smile and sighed: "It's a pity that Shizhu has tried his best for the country and all the young men in the territory have been mobilized. There are only 500 people in my standard camp, and [-] are given to Wang Huan. I'm afraid the remaining few people are not enough to stop the thieves. sharp."

Qin Yiming got up and said solemnly: "When this stone pillar is in danger, I don't care about it anymore. Please order, auntie, all the leaders in the territory, men over 13 years old and men under 50 years old in the clan, should all be conscripted into the army, and my brothers and I will strictly control them." Training, strive to train a battle-ready soldier at the fastest speed!"

He looked at Wang Huan again and said with hope: "As for Wanshou Valley, I suggest that Wang Huan be put in charge of it. I believe that those who can consider the danger of the stone pillars from the silver mine in front of them must have great wisdom and will not let it go." We are disappointed."

Wang Huan was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "If we can build a city and garrison fields, we will definitely be able to attract more refugees to join us. As long as we draw strong men from them and train them into an army, Longevity Valley will surely have no worries about protecting itself."

Qin Gongming also said loudly: "Okay, Wang Huan, just work hard in that bird valley, I will be your backing, don't be afraid of anything, Zhang Xianzhong and Zeng Ying are here, I will give him a good look !"

The man's tone was rough and full of the qualities of a soldier, but he was full of love and love. Wang Huan also bowed his hands to him gratefully and said: "Wang Huan thank you, General Soldier Qin, for your kindness. I will definitely work hard."

Qin Liangyu looked at the crowd with a smile, and said slowly: "Since everyone thinks that we should build a city in the Longevity Valley, then let Wang Huan do it. Wang Huan's disposal will be counted as funds for establishing the city, do the Matou people think this is feasible?"

Everyone looked at Ma Chongming. The fat man sat on the chair with a sad face. He was unwilling to reconcile, but he was even more afraid that officers, soldiers and thieves would come to rob the money, so they had to respond with a bitter face: "It's all based on the arrangement of the Qin Xuanwei envoy. Nothing else."

Wang Huan said with a smile: "Matou people don't need to be depressed. This city building and attracting people is inseparable from a large amount of food. There is a shortage of food in the territory. Most of the output of this silver mine has to fall on the headman. It depends on you to go outside to buy food and come back." OK, the profit in it..."

When Ma Chongming heard it, his eyes lit up immediately. That’s right, money alone can’t be eaten, it has to be spent. The profit from the price difference of this grain trading, hehe, is less than that of mining silver. But it is also impressive. It is really the mulberry elm that is lost in the east.

So he puffed up his chest, and responded loudly with glory: "What do you mean by profit? It is my duty to work hard for the consolation envoy. Don't talk about money or not. It's vulgar! I, Ma Chongming, will definitely buy this business Once the responsibility for the food is shouldered, the Counselor should not pass it on to others."

Shizhu's grain merchants were not the only ones in his family, such a statement, on the contrary, showed his charismatic temperament, and everyone in the hall wanted to laugh but couldn't do it, and it was very hard for them to hold back.

But in this way, the matter of Longevity City was settled, and he finally had a place to settle down, Wang Huan must have felt relieved, clenching his fists and letting out a long sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)