Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 359 Iron Mine

Naitang walked in front, followed by a group of people, and they marched towards the mountain of Huzhuang in a mighty manner.

As we stepped into the forest, the light instantly became mottled, and the sunlight shone through the dense branches and leaves, forming golden beams of light.

The ground was covered with thick fallen leaves, which were soft and made a rustling sound when stepped on.

The air was filled with a mixed scent of soil and trees, moist and fresh.

This mountain is not far from the stronghold of the Nanchushan group, and can be reached by crossing a few hills.

Naitang led everyone deeper into the country, and there were constant surprises along the way. From time to time, we could see pheasants flapping their wings and flying up from the grass, their colorful feathers sparkling in the sun.

The wild sheep are agile and jump on the steep slopes to find food.

There are also wild deer, with their ears erect, observing their surroundings vigilantly. Once they sense someone approaching, they spread out their four hooves and flee at high speed.

When Pacifier's men saw these prey, they immediately became excited.

I saw a tiger targeting a pheasant, crouching down, and approaching lightly. When it was a few steps away from the pheasant, it suddenly exerted force and pressed the pheasant to the ground.

Before the pheasant could react, it was firmly grasped by the pheasant, flapping its wings and clucking non-stop.

Several tigers also targeted a wild sheep and surrounded it in a fan shape. The wild sheep panicked and fled in one direction, falling into their encirclement.

A tiger was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and bit the wild goat's hind leg. The wild goat struggled, digging the ground with its front hooves, raising a cloud of dust, but was eventually subdued.

These captured prey were still alive. After being caught, the pheasants were still struggling desperately, twisting their heads left and right, and pecking at the people who caught them with their sharp beaks.

The wild sheep was pressed to the ground, kicking its four hooves and making bleating sounds.

The wild deer stared with big frightened eyes and trembled all over.

The tigers dragged their prey and threw them directly in front of Lin Wanwan. The pacifier's subordinates looked at her flatteringly, and the pacifier roared...

Milk tea next to him translated: "You bunch of idiots, can Wanwan eat raw meat? Do you think I'm the same as you guys?"

Madam Bai looked at these living things with a smile and said, "Zhao Lei, take a few people to carry these things back first, and we will continue to move forward."

There are many medicinal herbs in this mountain. Mrs. Bai digs out the more precious or urgently needed medicinal herbs she sees, because there are many people living in the village now and medicinal herbs are also necessities.

It is always useful in case you have a headache or fever.

Normally everyone is busy with their own things, so an opportunity like this to go into the mountains together to identify medicinal herbs is truly rare, and everyone cherishes it very much.

Mrs. Bai gently held a herb in her hand. The leaves were slender, with serrated edges and small lavender flowers on the top.

She said to Zhao Qiaoniang and others beside her:

"Look at this, this herb is incredible, it's very effective in detoxifying snake venom, just apply it directly to the wound.

Combined with some detoxifying herbs, he felt better in a few days."

Everyone came closer, their eyes fixed on the herb. Madam Bai continued:

“When I get back, I’ll combine it with a few other herbs to make a pill specifically for treating snake venom. The effect will definitely be even better.

Then, if people in our village are bitten by snakes or insects, they will have ways to deal with it."

As she spoke, she took a few steps forward, squatted down, and found another plant from the grass:

"This one looks somewhat similar to the one I just mentioned. If you look closely, you'll see the veins on the leaves are different, and the smell is also different.

This medicine is mainly used to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Don't get it mixed up. If you use the wrong medicine, the consequences will be disastrous."

Everyone gathered in a circle, carefully observing and comparing the two herbs, asking questions from time to time, and Mrs. Bai patiently answered them.

The harvest was getting more and more along the way, and suddenly Toffee started to squeak, and then I heard a sound coming from not far away.

Deep in the valley, a huge iron mine suddenly appeared.

Thousands of ragged figures were busy shuttling back and forth, their clothes were tattered and full of patches, many of them were even naked, their skin tanned and rough by the scorching sun.

In sharp contrast, the supervisors of the Nanchu stronghold were dressed in black.

Holding long whips, they patrolled around the mine with eyes as sharp as hawks, not letting go of any lazy people.

"Can you guys work faster? Dig for me now! If you don't dig enough ore today, I'll throw you all to the wolves!" An overseer screamed at the top of his lungs, and lashed the back of a thin miner with the whip in his hand, making a crisp "snap" sound.

The miner felt pain and trembled, but he didn't dare stop what he was doing. He could only speed up and continue digging.

On the distant hillside, Master Bai, Liu Xiang and others hid behind the dense bushes, quietly observing all this.

Liu Xiang narrowed his eyes, his expression solemn, and spoke slowly:

"This should be a large iron ore vein. If mined properly, an iron ore of this size can produce a huge amount of iron ore."

Master Bai frowned slightly, his eyes filled with shock. "They actually dared to illegally mine iron ore. This is a serious crime. These people are really too bold!"

Liu Xiang said softly:

"The old Emperor of Nanchu is quite powerful. He previously sent people to collect information on various mountain ranges.

What we found before were just some gold, silver and jewelry, which are not important, but the iron ore is the top priority.

If they had iron ore, they could make all kinds of weapons, which would be their greatest reliance in their future attempts to turn the tide and dominate the world.

If we let them succeed, the consequences will be disastrous.

Furthermore, these iron ores are supposed to be traded. If they were to be sold to other countries, the consequences would be disastrous."

Now is the era of cold weapons, and weapons play a key role in battles between countries.

Take the Great Qi Dynasty as an example. Although the domestic situation has been turbulent in recent years, it has been able to stand firm because of its sufficient food reserves and strong military force.

But now, grain production in various places continues to decline, which is a variable for all parties.

Master Bai nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:

"In this case, we must make a plan and think of how to secretly transport this iron ore.

This is of paramount importance. With iron ore, we have the foundation for forging weapons."

Zhao Qiaoniang nodded and said softly:

“Those miners working in the mines are truly pitiful.

While we are transporting the iron ore, we also have to find a way to rescue them."

Wang Fa's eyes flashed with enthusiasm. He looked at Master Bai and said anxiously:

"Now that we have the mine, we can make our own weapons and make our private army stronger.

I think we should just go all out and kill all the people in the Southern Chu Dynasty and take these mineral veins for ourselves. Let's rebel!"