nucmednet Chapter 124
Chapter 124
Hearing Li Qingfeng's question, Kang Wuwei thought for a moment and answered without hesitation,
"Speaking of Yangzhou's iron and copper mines, they are mostly concentrated in the middle section of the Ningzhen Mountains. While there are occasional small mines elsewhere, the resources are extremely scarce and not worth mining."
Qingfeng Li nodded slightly, frowned and asked,
"Zhenning Mountains? I remember the middle section of the Zhenning Mountains is outside the territory of Yangzhou, right?"
Kang Wuwei smiled and nodded and said,
"Master Bee is absolutely right. The iron and copper mines are all located within Jiangning Prefecture! And the ones closest to Zhenjiang are the brothers from the Eighth Hall!"
Qingfeng Li nodded when he heard this.
"Okay! Go back and have Batang get some iron ore and copper ore back as soon as possible. We need a lot of it."
"Also, you are the only one who knows about this matter."
"Take some of your men and handle this matter in person. Remember the confidentiality regulations."
Kang Wuwei showed a helpless look on his face, smiled bitterly, shook his head and said,
"Master Bee, as far as I know, the iron and copper mines in Jiangning Prefecture are controlled by the imperial court. I'm afraid they won't easily sell them to us."
Qingfeng Li looked at Kang Wuwei in surprise.
"Old Kang, have you become stupid from studying? When did this Peak Master ever say he wanted to buy it?"
Kang Wuwei was slightly stunned.
Li Qingfeng shook his head with a look of disappointment.
"Even though you've been educated for a few days, don't forget our roots!"
"No matter what, you just have to bring the ore back to me. I won't get a penny for it!"
"If you're short of a pound of iron, I'll throw your tiny body into the iron furnace and burn it thoroughly to see if I can burn out a nail!"
Kang Wuwei suddenly shuddered.
He patted his chest and promised,
"Please rest assured, Peak Master. I understand what to do and will do my best to complete the task."
Upon hearing this, Qingfeng Li nodded in satisfaction.
"That's pretty much it!"
He scolded Kang Wuwei again.
"You're from Qingfeng Village, but how did you manage to be a bandit? You used silver to buy things?"
At dusk,
Lin Ruhai and his entourage finally entered the Yangzhou city gate in a mighty procession.
At the city gate,
Lin Ruhai bowed to the officers and soldiers who had returned and said,
"Thank you all for your hard work!"
"Before this expedition, I promised you the silver. You can all come to the Salt Administration Office tomorrow with your respective tokens to collect it."
"I hereby promise that I will never owe you a penny!"
After these words were spoken, the man who had just been released from Qingfeng Village after doing odd jobs for several days,
After another half day's journey, the morale of the officers and soldiers who had been demoralized was greatly boosted.
"Thank you, Master Lin!"
"Lord Lin is a good official!"
"Lord Lin is so kind! We don't have to work hard!"
"Next time there's something good like this, please come and give me a call, sir!"
"Yes, I eat well! I sleep well! I work hard now! I get money when I come back..."
"..."
Lin Ruhai nodded in satisfaction.
But I heard some mixed and excited words from the crowd.
Suddenly his face turned dark and he told everyone to return to their camps.
He immediately turned his horse's head and called Rong Mama's own followers, as well as the sedan chair in which Rong Mama brought Lin Daiyu,
He hurried to his official residence in the Salt Administration Office.
When they were almost at the Lin residence, they saw a figure from a distance, hurrying towards them.
"Master, you are finally back!"
Lin Ruhai saw the visitor and nodded with a smile.
"Uncle Lin, thank you for your hard work."
Lin Bo was so excited that tears streamed down his face. He quickly led the horse for Lin Ruhai.
Shaking his head,
"Master, I am not suffering!"
"You're finally back!"
Lin Ruhai dismounted and handed the reins to Lin Bo, looking at him as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
After thinking about it, he said to Lin Bo,
"Yu'er has returned. Tell someone to clean up the house."
"Miss is back? That's great! Someone is taking care of your room every day!"
Lin Bo quickly turned his head and saw a sedan chair, surrounded by a stout woman with four maids and the young lady's personal maid.