When I came to the mining village, it was a village built on mountains and rivers. Dozens of black smoke drifted from the village to the air. At the same time, you could also see a number of ox carts carrying carts covered by straws, moving out with difficulty.

In addition to the ox carts transporting goods, you can also see ox carts carrying charcoal and iron ore, and the ox carts are transported to the village. In the mountains behind the village, you can already see trees being cut down and the mountains are also dug into potholes.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Hu was not very surprised that the mining village was chosen here. Not to mention anything else, at least it was a long distance from the mine. He was not afraid of any disasters in mudslides and destroying the village.

What also made Zhao Hu a little happy was that looking at the rising black smoke, it was obvious that this mining village not only had a factory for smelting pig iron, but also a shop for smelting iron. In other words, after owning this village, it was not △↘△↘△↘↘≤.→↗.↗.

But Zhao Hu was also a little confused. Such an important village is independent? Impossible? Not to mention how much money it earns, just because one can make weapons, no lord should give up this place!

While Zhao Hu was thinking about this, the mining village finally discovered this army that emerged from the dense forest! For a moment, the noisy warning sounded immediately, and the ox carts that were about to transport them were quickly ready to turn around and return to the village.

Unfortunately, the materials carried were too heavy and they could not turn around smoothly. In a hurry, the shaft stick broke and blocked the passage directly. Those who were driving the ox cart had to wail and quickly run towards the village.

As for those who transported charcoal and iron ore into the village, they had long since left their ox carts, chariots, and loads, and ran into the village alone. The village didn't care about so much supplies parked outside, and directly closed the village door, and then hundreds of soldiers carrying warrior knives and spears walked onto the wall.

"It's true that it's a mining village, and it's really well equipped." Zhao Hu nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand, and the team that had already received the order immediately divided up six teams, quickly bypassing the village and flocking to the mining village behind the village.

Needless to say, Zhao Hu was thinking of catching people first. Looking at the rapid reaction of the mining village, Zhao Hu was satisfied that he had specially come through the dense forest. If he followed the village road, he would probably gather a group of people for the mining village to come back. It would be difficult to break the village by then.

The remaining people around Zhao Hu naturally went to clear the roadblocks. Charcoal and iron ore were nothing, but the ox cart transported out could see that it was pieces of pig iron after removing the straw. The pig iron carried by these ox carts alone was worth two or three hundred stale!

When the two money and grains told Zhao Hu excitedly that the news, Zhao Hu couldn't help but frown. One reason was that the benefits generated by the mining village might be far beyond his imagination. The pig iron that was transported casually was worth two or three hundred guan. How could it exceed the trade volume in a year?

The second is that this mining village is not simple, because such huge benefits cannot be left unseen. If it is seen by people, it will naturally not be allowed to be free and at ease.

Perhaps Linhe Palace knew the inside story? So he was so frustrated that he didn't dare to say anything after collecting 100 kilograms of pig iron a year. So he gave all the land from the other side of the river to Donghai County to himself?

It should be true that Linhe Village is the local tyrant of this land and is also the recognized lord of the world. Although the mining village is arrogant with its own strength and financial strength, it has been done with the fact that it pays 100 kilograms of pig iron every year, no matter what, annual tribute is annual tribute, which represents recognition of the lordship of Linhe Village.

So in this case, Linhe Village did not know the output of the fishing village, nor did Shu Village produce normal, but this hundred kilograms of pig iron is absolutely abnormal. However, this is abnormal, and people directly pinched their noses and accepted it. They had not called friends to ask reinforcements to fight.

It seems that my guess at Shu Village was problematic. Perhaps Linhe Village knew that Shu Village had a high yield, but compared to the mining village, it was completely pediatric, but the mining village could not handle it, so I ignored it and took the opportunity to send so much land out.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hu realized that such a civilized world cherishes land very much. No matter how poor or dangerous it is, it will not give up hereditary land. Unless there is a force that makes Linhe Village helpless, Linhe Village wants to throw the land out so as not to cause trouble.

And this force is definitely not the power of Donghai County, because they are all here to loot, not occupy it. Linhe Village has been like this for so many years, so how could they give up their land because of Donghai County!

"Damn it! It seems that the biggest trap is in this mine village! I have no idea how powerful a warrior is! What kind of force is the one who controls the mine village? It actually forces Linhe Village to throw away the land, but it is not willing to get involved? It's so fucking trouble!" Zhao Hu thought while touching his chin.

Zhao Hu attracted several warriors from the fishing village and the Shu village to ask about their understanding of the mining village. Zhao Hu did not surprise him. He only said that the mining village could produce pig iron and build weapons, with only about 500 people.

As for whether the business is good, how much pig iron is produced, and how many weapons are built, it is not clear at all. Even if there are really five hundred young and strong people, they just heard the businessmen in the mining village say.

There is a strange place where they wanted to buy samurai swords nearby without going through the merchants, but were directly rejected by the mining village, saying that they could not destroy the market. Moreover, the purchasing personnel they sent only stayed in the mining village for a while, and were persuaded to leave the mining village without even spending the night.

Zhao Hu continued to touch his chin, needless to say, there are so many weird things in this mine village.

"Who is the Lord Fang?" The village gate opened, and a man dressed in a middle-aged blacksmith walked out and shouted loudly.

Although the middle-aged blacksmith looked a little nervous during the movements, he looked calm. How could he say it? He was afraid that he would be chopped up as an envoy, but he was not afraid of the hundreds of troops on his side. This is a mentality that he had enough confidence and knew that his backing was awesome!

Zhao Hu's thoughts were flashing, because he knew nothing about the situation behind the mine village. He had already wanted to conquer the mine village directly, but after realizing so many suspicious points, he also gave up.

So he took a few steps and shouted: "I am Zhao Hu, the lord of the entire area of ​​the east bank of Linhe Village! Don't tell me that Linhe Village did not notify you of the local lord, it has been replaced by me Zhao Hu! So you should know what I am here to do today!"

"Ah?!" The middle-aged blacksmith was stunned for a moment. Obviously, he didn't expect that the person who came with the army was the new lord! What made Zhao Hu's heart skip was that a trace of hideousness flashed in his eyes while the middle-aged man hesitated.

Zhao Hu changed his mind and waved his hand with great momentum and shouted: "Go back and tell your head of the mining village! Your ignoring my new lord's behavior has made me very angry! Now I want you to express your opinion!

Are you willing to surrender or destroy! I am a man who is easy to speak. If you are willing to surrender, the number of tributes will be doubled! I am willing to continue to enjoy your original days! But you must compensate for the crime of despising the lord! As for destruction, it is even simpler! Everyone speaks directly with swords and guns!"

Following Zhao Hu's words, all the soldiers present stomped their feet and roared angrily: "No!"

The uniform movements and shouts made the middle-aged man a little alert and hesitant, but when he thought of something, he looked relaxed again, and he just looked nervous and said, "Lord, please forgive me, the villain, let me inform the head of the man!" As he said that, he bowed and ran back to the village quickly.

While waiting, nearly a hundred soldiers sent by Zhao Hu also came back one after another, but they were so smoothly than the arrest of Shu Village. So many people went out, but they only arrested more than ten young and strong men. It is said that there are many tunnels in the mine, and they will get lost if they are not careful. They are thinking about the battle situation on Zhao Hu's side, so they dare not go too deeply or delay. They caught more than ten miners who had no time to escape and came back.

"Ask them about information, the most important thing is the iron ore output and pig iron output of this mine village, the number of weapons and population!" Zhao Hu ordered directly.

"Yes!" Several teams immediately went to conduct the so-called inquiry. The samurai from the fishing village and tree village also rushed to help.

After a while, several team members came back to report: "Lord, the other party is just a coolie who is fixed in a tunnel to mine, and he is not very familiar with this, but according to the words of his companions, the mining village can produce more than ten kilograms of pig iron in a year, only a lot more.

The specific details of the weapons manufactured are not clear, but someone has witnessed a merchant who transported three ox carts at once. As for the population, it may be far beyond estimates. It is said that there are dozens of people in one mine, and the mine village has far more than twenty mines."

Speaking of the latter, the faces of several teams also became tense. After experiencing cultural education, they naturally knew what these numbers mean.

Obviously, my lord failed to conquer the mine village this time, and maybe he even mentioned a piece of iron plate. He didn't say anything else. There were at least 300 samurai knives in three ox carts, and there were more than 2,000 miners in twenty mine caves!

With such a huge gap in number and equipment, no matter how powerful I am, I can't compete with it! I just hope that my lord will not be angry, otherwise it will be very troublesome.
Chapter completed!