Climbing Baishan Mountain, I felt the predicament of Emperor Gaozu when he was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops.

Then Feng Junhou did not return to Jinyang, but left the mountain pass, continued north, and then turned west.

Seeing that his Alang was completely following the route he had taken last year, General Guan finally felt that something was not right.

Having slept with Feng Junhou for so many years, General Guan had already figured out his thoughts.

At this time, I noticed his weirdness and immediately became suspicious:

"Alang, didn't you say you want to invest three million yuan in Pingcheng? Why don't you stay a little longer and get to know him better? Are you lying to Governor Deng?"

As we prepare to enter September in the grassland in late August, there is already a faint hint of autumn.

The breeze blew a silvery wave on the far yellow and near green grass.

Feng Junhou, who was riding a horse, was looking far into the distance, admiring the endless grassland.

After hearing General Guan's words, he turned around and said with a smile:

"Why did Mr. Xi say this? I only said that I would build a new city in Pingcheng, but I didn't say that all those millions of dollars would be spent on a mere new city in Pingcheng."

The entire Datong Basin, and even most of the Taiyuan Basin in the south, is almost entirely covered with coal.

Coal is not the problem, the important thing is to find iron ore first...

Xinghanhui is not a charity, it definitely invests money only when it sees a profit.

Otherwise, it would be hard for him, the leader of the Xinghan Association, to explain to his brothers.

Even if the emperor comes, we can't let people go to the frontier fortress and spend money to build the city in vain, right?

There are no professional miners in my group, so I don’t know how to prospect for minerals.

What's the use of staying longer?

Besides, if the Bingzhou governor's office wants to make this money, it can't just sit there and wait.

Otherwise, the money would be too good to make.

After hearing Feng Junhou's explanation, General Guan became even more confused:

"In that case, why didn't Alang turn back as soon as possible and send people to Bingzhou to look for iron ore?"

Feng Junhou looked at General Guan's confused look and burst into laughter.

Even Li Mu lowered his head and pursed his lips.

When General Guan saw the two of them acting like this, he immediately raised his eyebrows.

"Don't be angry, Mr. Xi." Seeing Guan Hunu's expression, Feng Junhou quickly comforted him, "I am far inferior to Mr. Xi when it comes to marching and fighting."

"But when it comes to this business, Mr. Xi is far inferior to me."

"Business?"

Feng Junhou nodded:

"Isn't it just a business between the Xinghan Hui and Deng Jishi? Deng Jishi wants political achievements, and the Xinghan Hui wants to make profits."

"Now Governor Deng wants Xinghan Council to help him improve his political performance. Who do you think is more anxious?"

When General Guan heard this, he seemed to have remembered something and nodded thoughtfully:

"I see. From my point of view, both parties are anxious."

Feng Junhou was startled.

General Guan glanced at Feng Junhou:

"The Xinghan Hui failed to get too many benefits from Guanzhong, so it must be anxious to get compensation from Bingzhou."

"The governor of Deng is also getting older. It is estimated that the governor of Bingzhou will be his last local official. In a few years, depending on his age, he will probably return to the court."

Now that even the prime minister has passed away, there are not many old ministers left.

"With Deng's qualifications as governor, if he can make political achievements in Bingzhou in the next few years, he may not be qualified to rush for the position of three princes, so he is also anxious."

When Feng Junhou heard General Guan's words, he raised his thumb in approval.

General Guan was secretly proud of what he saw about Feng Junhou.

The first sentence was something she came up with on her own.

But regarding Deng Zhi, it was Zhang Xiaosi who analyzed it with her.

After all, Xinghanhui's Guanzhong enclosure was restricted, and the wife of the Feng Mansion looked at Zhang Xiaosi for a while.

Zhang Xiaosi had not yet officially married into the Feng family, and because he felt guilty, he had to stay in a low position for the time being.

Before leaving, he very flatteringly analyzed the situation of the governor of Bingzhou to General Guan to show his innocence.

"So Alang is competing with Governor Deng to see who can keep his composure?"

"No, no." Feng Junhou shook his head, "Didn't I say that this is a business between the Xinghan Society and Deng Jishi."

"For business, it's natural to shop around."

General Guan frowned: "What do you mean?"

Feng Junhou pointed to the west: "Xi Jun, do you know what is there in Wuyuan County (later Baotou)?"

"What? It can't be iron, right?"

Feng Junhou slapped his thigh: "Absolutely! At the foot of Yinshan Mountain in Wuyuan County, there is a large area of ​​iron ore."

Li Mu, who was just listening next to him, couldn't help but look up when he heard what Feng Junhou said.

"There is coal in Pingcheng and iron in Wuyuan?"

General Guan subconsciously turned around and looked behind him. Pingcheng was already hundreds of miles away.

She said with some hesitation:

"Then...is this too far? How will Alang use Pingcheng's coal to smelt Wuyuan's iron?"

Feng Junhou chuckled: "Who said I want to use Pingcheng's coal to smelt Wuyuan's iron?"

General Guan didn't understand even more: "Then Pingcheng..."

"Pingcheng's coal is used to smelt iron from Bingzhou, and Wuyuan's iron is naturally smelted from Jiuyuan's coal."

If I remember correctly, Taiyuan, Datong, and Baotou in later generations were all industrial base cities.

For a so-called industrial base city, coal and iron are indispensable.

The coal mines in Taiyuan and Datong are more famous than the iron mines.

Baotou is more famous for its iron mines than its coal mines.

The iron ore in Baotou is famous for being large in quantity and easy to mine.

Don't think Feng Junhou was horrified by the idea of ​​General Guan's "constant labor force".

But if he could really find a coal mine near Wuyuan County, Feng Junhou would say it would be "really fragrant".

We must follow General Guan's idea and capture all the barbarians around Jiuyuan to work as miners.

As long as there are enough manpower, the steel output of Bingzhou alone will be able to crush the entire Han Dynasty.

Tangshan can hide its steel production, but I can’t?

More importantly, the quality of the coal mines in Taiyuan and Datong is much higher than that of the coal mines in Hanzhong, Shu region.

If you can find anthracite coal in Bingzhou, you will make a lot of money.

Even if you can't find anthracite coal, it's good to find high-quality thermal coal!

If the current iron smelting technology could be improved, steel could be made directly.

Even if steel cannot be smelted directly, the quality of iron smelted from high-quality coal is much higher than that of iron from the interior of the Central Plains.

For this era, it is simply a cheating artifact.

If our dream could come true, it would be just around the corner if all the Han generals and soldiers had a Hundred Refined Sword or a Horse-Zhanping Sword.

Think about it, on both sides fighting each other, the Han soldiers were all wearing armor made in Wuyuan and brandishing magic weapons made in Bingzhou.

When the enemy slashed at the big Han soldiers, it was just a white mark.

When a big Han soldier cuts an opponent's body, he will make a big hole to bleed.

That scene was too beautiful to imagine.

In the past, there was one Han as the five barbarians, but in the future there will be "one Han as the five thieves." How wonderful is that?

Whether it is the Taiyuan Basin or the Hetao Plain, as long as it is developed, it can be turned into a grain-producing area and can provide enough food for industry.

This is the effective use of land to produce wealth.

What land in Guanzhong does the imperial court and the royal family want?

Give, give, give!

How much is it worth?
To be continued...