It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

This is a seeding basket used for farming. After cattle and horses were eliminated from China, this wooden seeding basket was also eliminated.

However, this kind of seed drill is undoubtedly a great invention in today's society.

It's just that it would be more difficult to make.

This spring's farming is coming to an end and it is estimated that it will not be used.

But it can be used during summer planting.

Lu Xingchen saw detailed production drawings placed on the wooden seeder.

Well, Xing County needs more carpenters.

The treasure box continued to slowly unfold, revealing two detailed maps.

One is a topographic map of Jizhou, and the other is a topographic map of Yongzhou.

Moreover, all important military points and strategic priorities are marked in detail on the map.

Lu Xingchen couldn't help showing an expression of surprise.

Modern warfare is all about satellite navigation and precise positioning. In this era there is not even a complete map.

Fighting a war without a map is like fighting without eyes.

If Lu Xingchen wanted to expand his territory, he naturally needed detailed strategic topographic maps of these territories.

The system was good to her.

The system seemed to sense her thoughts and emitted a few excited electronic sounds.

With these two maps, her efforts in conquering Niutou Village were worthwhile.

However, the contents of the treasure box seem to have not been fully unfolded yet.

What appeared next was a scaled-down model of Niutou Mountain.

Several mines are accurately marked on the reduced model.

Two of them are iron ore and one is a coal mine...

There are so many good things on Niutou Mountain.

The importance of iron ore and coal is still crucial in modern society.

Throughout ancient society, iron was basically a monopoly of the imperial court.

Because in ancient society, mastering iron was equivalent to mastering weapons.

And one of the iron mines was not far from where they were.

So Lu Xingchen stopped those who were going down the mountain.

Zhang Fan and Wei Hu walked over quickly.

"Master, what happened?"

"I have some other things to take care of. Wei Hu, you take these people down the mountain first and then settle everything."

"Zhang Fan, take some of your men with you and follow me."

Although Wei Hu and Zhang Fan didn't know what was going on, since this was Lu Xingchen's order, they didn't ask any further questions.

So Wei Hu continued to go down the mountain with people, property and food according to the original plan.

Lu Xingchen took Zhang Fan and some soldiers to look for iron ore.

They turned right and then headed diagonally up the mountain.

Zhang Fan was excited but also a little worried, "Master, we are not going to attack Panlong Village directly, are we?"

Panlong Village is the smallest village on Niutou Mountain and its strength is very weak.

Given their young master's courage, it is possible for him to launch a surprise attack suddenly.

Lu Xingchen didn't have this plan. She took out the simple map she had drawn before and looked for the location of Panlong Village.

They discovered that the mine they were going to was indeed the back mountain of Panlongzhai.

"How many people did we bring?" Lu Xingchen asked.

"I only brought thirty people." Zhang Fan frowned slightly.

"Master, there are a few people."

Even if Panlong Village is weak, it still has at least hundreds of fighters.

There were only thirty of them, and they were exhausted after having been fighting for most of the day.

"Then let's bypass Panlong Village." Lu Xingchen also felt that the number of people was a little small, and there was no need to rush to take over Panlong Village.

Zhang Fan showed a puzzled expression again, "Young Master, aren't you going to look for Panlong Village?"

Lu Xingchen shook his head and said, "I'm going to look for iron ore."

"There are iron mines on Niutou Mountain?" Zhang Fan also looked surprised.

Even though he was a rough guy, he knew the importance of iron ore.

In order to make weapons every year, Xing County needs to purchase a lot of iron ore.

"Yes." Lu Xingchen said firmly.

They walked diagonally eastward and after about half an hour they found the location marked on the model.

However, the iron ore was not directly in front of them, it must have been buried under sand and rocks.

Lu Xingchen carefully checked the points marked on the model in the system, and then carefully looked around the scene to confirm that it was where they were standing.

"Start digging..."

There are farm tools such as shovels and hoes in Niutou Village.

These farm tools are important agricultural resources, so when going down the mountain, Lu Xingchen asked people to take them all down.

When she was about to go look for iron ore, she asked the soldiers to take some farm tools.

This is when these shovels and hoes come in handy.

The soldiers didn't know what Lu Xingchen wanted to dig, but since the county lord asked them to, they started digging hard.

Gradually, they dug deeper and deeper, and finally, when they reached a depth of about three feet, black ore began to emerge.

"Sure enough, there is iron ore." Lu Xingchen took a piece of iron ore of good quality and weighed it in his hand.

"Master, this iron mine will be ours from now on." Zhang Fan dug a few pieces of iron ore with his bare hands, held them in his hands, and rubbed his hands until they turned pitch black.

Lu Xingchen smiled and nodded, "Indeed, this iron mine will belong to our Xing County in the future."

"Master, what should we do now? Should we dig?" Zhang Fan asked impatiently.

"Mining iron ore is not an easy task. We need to go to the county to recruit people who are knowledgeable in this area." Lu Xingchen said calmly, neither anxious nor impatient.

Lu Xingchen's emotional stability also made Zhang Fan less impatient.

Yes, he only knows how to wield swords and guns, how can he dig iron ore?

"Bury this place, remember the location, and deal with this matter when we go back." Lu Xingchen said to the soldiers.

The soldiers picked up shovels and hoes again, filling and burying the large holes they had just dug.

After dealing with all these, Lu Xingchen took Zhang Fan and others and continued to go down the mountain and return to Xing County.

*

At the same time, Lu Feng also completed the trial of the four leaders and seven small leaders of Niutou Village in Song County.

These eight men were beheaded after being tried in the square.

Ordinary people have suffered greatly from this recently.

Although they were in Song County, they were still worried every day, fearing that Song County would be attacked by bandits. They lived a miserable life.

Because after Teng County was conquered by bandits, the common people were in danger of losing their lives and lived in fear all day long.

It is all because of the Lord of Xing County that they can now live a stable life again.

In their hearts, they hope that the county lord of Xing County can become the county lord of Song County.

But for ordinary people like them, this is just the beautiful hope in their hearts.

Hope is always something to think about, and they dare not realize it.

Lu Xingchen and Lu Feng entered Xing County almost at the same time.

"Young Master, you and big brother cooperated really well this time." Lu Yun couldn't wait to say when he saw Lu Xingchen.