Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 590 I want to build a weapon casting workshop

When Mu Jing first entered Hanzhong, it was a waste of time, as if everything had to be pushed back from the beginning, including military affairs, the most obvious of which was the supply of weapons.

Although weapons are not disposable, they also wear out.

In Luoyang in the past, the whole sky was used to support the soldiers and horses of the herdsmen, and there were grain depots and arsenals. Indeed, there was no need to worry too much about these things. Even in Mushan, the weapons in the army could be replaced by opening their mouths.

But now, everything depends on oneself.

The Mu army has gone through countless battles since retreating to the Guandong and breaking through the encirclement of Guanzhong. The weapons in their hands have not been replaced. Now the large war weapons are basically broken, and even the ordinary weapons in their hands are in a tattered state.

So when the army started to rectify, Mu Jing was more concerned about how to establish a good set of logistics support, so that the Mu army would not lose the chain in the war.

"There are quite a lot of iron mines in Hanzhong!"

Above the main hall, Mu Jing looked through the geography of Hanzhong. There were records in Hanzhong over the years. Although many of these records were destroyed when Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu competed for Hanzhong, many of them were preserved.

"Hanzhong used to be the raw material supplier of Luoyang Heyi Workshop!"

Hu Zhao knew these things very well, so he opened his mouth and said, "In Nanzheng alone, there are four large iron mines, and the output is abundant!"

"Who is the one with the most iron ore in Hanzhong?" Mu Jing asked.

"You are asking the right question!"

Hu Zhao smiled: "The most iron mines in Hanzhong are in Chenggu City. The Chenggu Qi family has been supplying ore for generations since the Western Han Dynasty. The family is not good at iron smelting and focuses on mining. Let alone Hanzhong, I am afraid Bashu can’t find an iron ore supplier of this scale!”

"Cheng Guqi's family?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes: "I seem to have heard of it there recently!"

"Of course you've heard of it!"

Hu Zhao said: "Among the disputes between the retired soldiers and the local gentry, the Qi family was involved, and the trouble was not small. The Qi family is also the best among the local gentry and wealthy families. However, iron mines have been passed down from generation to generation, and you are in charge of countless miners. Your share of the land caused some turmoil among the miners under them, which aroused the Qi family's malice towards these retired soldiers. Hold, fight, it has happened several times!"

"The Qi family holds iron ore, and still cares about these fields?" Mu Jing frowned.

"Since ancient times, the field has been the foundation, and it can be inherited by the children and grandchildren, and every cent must be contested!" Hu Zhao said in a low voice: "Even if some gentry know that such a move will arouse your resentment, they will do it without hesitation. Such is the attraction of land!"

"Humph!"

Mujing snorted coldly: "Why is the world in chaos? They are the root cause. The more land they hold in their hands, the less land people in the world can cultivate. If they can't eat, can they not be the opposite? They are all a bunch of big rats. Kill them and hurry up!"

"Maybe what you said is right!" There was a bitter smile on Hu Zhao's face. He used to think that the world would be chaotic, and the roots were above the imperial court, in those centuries-old families with deep roots, but now it seems that these so-called The country gentry is also the root cause of it. Too much time is unfair, which will cause the people's resentment. Princes and generals have kindness. This is just the idea of ​​some ambitious people. More people will think so. Why can they eat If we are full, we are going to starve to death. Since we are going to starve to death, we should rob him.

"But things have to take their time!"

Hu Zhao's tone changed, and he said calmly: "I know my lord wants to change Hanzhong, but it will take time to change Hanzhong, so don't rush it!"

He is rational and will not be tempted to act irrationally by a moment of anger.

At this time, Hanzhong needs stability.

"Kong Ming, don't worry, I won't mess around!"

Mu Jing took a deep breath, calmed the ups and downs in his heart, and then said, "How about the Qi family's style?"

"The Qi family is still low-key!"

Hu Zhao said: "The head of the Qi family, Qi Ye, whose name is Yunxiao, was also a proud son of scholars 20 years ago. The powerful Qi family, if the Qi family is only talking about wealth, Hanzhong ranks in the top three!"

"Then I really want to meet Qi Yunxiao for a while!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "Give me an order, I want Qi Yunxiao to meet me at Minghou's Mansion within three days!"

"Three days, although Chenggu is not far away, it's just adjoining, but the order goes back and forth, at least two days, you give him one day to prepare, he will panic!"

"It's not my intention to take advantage of others!"

Mu Jing closed the file in his hand, and said in a low voice: "This person wants to use it, but I have to be stronger, give him a day, let him panic, maybe he thinks that I'm going to take it all What about home surgery?"

"Not only does he think so, but I also think so!" Hu Zhaodao: "The Qi family has had a lot of entanglements these days. If you make a move now, don't people say you are protecting your weaknesses?"

"I'm going to cover my short!"

Mujing is so domineering: "These officers and soldiers have been born and died for me, Mujing. Although they are forced to retire to serve the people because of helplessness, I can't allow them to be bullied!"

"I'm afraid that this matter is not a one-time event. If it causes chaos in the whole Hanzhong, it will not be worth the loss!" Hu Zhao thought for a while, and said: "We still have to take care of the overall situation, and the Minghou Mansion should still focus on fairness!"

"Minghou Mansion wants to be fair, but Minghou may not!"

The corners of Mujing's mouth raised slightly, and he said in a deep tone: "Kong Ming, you have to learn to separate Minghou and Minghou's mansion. Minghou's mansion carries too many hopes and responsibilities, but Minghou is only 17 years old. Doesn't it make some people terrified, sometimes, Minghou still needs to be impulsive!"

"I'm terrified of your cunning and scheming right now!"

Hu Zhao curled his lips and said angrily.

Indeed, at Mujing's age, if he is impulsive, he will be unreasonable and let others take over, but if he is too scheming, he will give people too much fear and guard.

"Is there a workshop with better casting in Hanzhong?" Mu Jing thought about it for a while, since there are iron mines, the iron smelting workshop is now missing.

"Hanzhong doesn't have an overly outstanding iron smelting workshop!"

When Hu Zhao heard this, he pondered for a while: "But we can introduce Xu's workshop!"

"Introduce Xu's workshop from Nanyang?"

Mujing thought about it for a while: "It's okay, it's just that Jingping Trading Company has been disbanded, so I can't say whether the Xu family can use it or not!"

"Didn't the three giants of Jingping Commercial Bank obey your orders?"

"That was before!"

In Mu Jing's heart, Jing Wusi's chaos in Nanyang rang out. If it was said that there was nothing related to Jingping Trading Company, he would not believe it himself, but it was hard for him to say how much Jingping Trading Company was involved.

He pondered for a while, and said: "Businessmen have always valued profits. Now that I have lost the power to control wealth, people will listen to me, then I can't say for sure, even..."

"Even what?" Hu Zhao frowned.

"Some people may even want to step on my shoulders to achieve their business. The way of business has many benefits, and they test people's hearts all the time. I don't think everyone's hearts can stand the test!"

Mu Jing let out a long sigh.

He himself was born in the way of business, and it has been a way of doing business since ancient times. In the future, he will be a talented businessman, and his attainments in this way are by no means comparable to ordinary people. He is too familiar with the style and way of doing things of this group of people.

"Even if the iron smelting workshops in Hanzhong are not very capable, they should have a certain scale. If they are integrated, they may not be unusable. If possible, use local iron smelting workshops and local blacksmiths as much as possible!"

Mujing withdrew his emotions, and continued: "However, we still need to contact Xu's workshop. I want to build my own weapon casting workshop. All the resources I can use will be used. With this workshop, we will Only in this way can we ensure that in future wars, there will be no shortage of weapons!"

"I'll do it as soon as possible!"

Hu Zhao also understood the urgency of this matter, so he nodded.

(End of this chapter)