When he saw Xu Mu, he looked like a flower girl who couldn't get back her overnight money. She frowned and her eyes turned red.
These days, he has been taking care of the mining affairs. He originally wanted to go to Chengdu at the end of the year, but he never expected that Xu Mu had already summoned him.
"I'm sorry, I remember that when you were eaten up by a big insect, you didn't even say a word."
Zhou Zun's worries turned into joy, and he finally slowly regained his composure.
Along the way, not only did Xu Mu grow up, but Si Hu and Gong Gou also grew up, and the original five horsemen also grew up.
Chen Sheng was the logistics manager, while Zhou Zun was in charge of mining affairs. After all, Zhou Zun was almost all in charge of the iron mine outside the inner city some time ago.
"My boss...what do you mean, my lord, is there a mine in the southern forest?"
"some."
If not, the iron weapons of the tiger barbarians cannot be explained. The reason for attacking the tiger barbarians in the first place also included the iron ore in the Nanlin Mountains.
"Zhou Zun, I will assign a thousand Shu soldiers and a hundred miners to you. From now on, you will be in charge of these people. I thought about it and decided to give you an official position."
"Official position..." Zhou Zun looked excited as he listened. Eighteen generations of his ancestors had been people begging for food in the market, but when he came to him, if he got an official position, he would really shine.
After all, in this world, if you are born into a poor family, you will not be able to gain fame or get to know the powerful, let alone an official position, and you will not even be able to hold a position as a minor official.
"Without you, I, Xu Mu, would have been trapped and died in Wangzhou long ago."
"As long as you are rich and noble, don't forget each other."
Xu Mu's face was serious. He was not lying. If it weren't for people like Chen Sheng who were not good at military affairs, he would really dare to promote him to a general.
There is no restraint on him in terms of family status or bullshit fame.
If you treat me well, I will repay you.
"Zhou Zun, from today onwards, I will promote you to the position of Iron Mining Zuo Langzhong in the Thirteenth County of Shuzhou, the sixth rank."
In today's troubled times, everyone is doing their own thing. Look at this world, one or two people dare to call themselves kings of other states.
The court has lost its authority, which is the general trend.
According to Xu Mu's intention, I originally wanted to go to the third grade, but after thinking about it, I was afraid of scaring Zhou Zun.
"I, Zhou Zun, also became a high official?"
"Brother Zun has indeed become an official." Xu Mu also smiled, and then his face became serious again, "However, after brother Zun becomes an official, don't forget about your duties."
"Boss, that's not mentioned. During this period, I have learned a lot of mining skills."
"Then I'll be waiting."
The knowledge of prospecting is complex and obscure, such as "the grass stems are red, and there is lead underneath", "the grass stems are rusty, and there is copper underneath", as well as the method of dividing veins, the method of driving animals to swallow gold... The wisdom of the ancients has a long history.
But Xu Mu doesn't understand these things. Therefore, the best way is to let people who understand do it.
"Brother Zun has become an official, so he is not allowed to invite you to dinner?" Si Hu and Gong Gou came over in a hurry.
The three of them got into a fight again.
In the distance, I could hear Si Hu's loud voice.
"If you don't treat me to dinner, I'll really beat you up!"
"Brother Zun, our tiger eats very little. If you buy a few sheep, I will only eat a leg at most."
"Others? For other sheep, of course, let them graze on the mountain. If they get fat and fat, then you can take them home. Look, even the fodder has been saved."
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For four whole days, Xu Mu did not leave the Nanlin Mountains.
Zhou Zun, the culprit, really brought several sheep up the mountain, but Si Hu tore them apart to pieces. Of course, Xu Mu understood better that Zhou Zun was not stupid, but had a kind of brotherly love.
"The tiger barbarians are still under the mountains and have not gone far. I guess they still want to return to the Nanlin Mountains." Sitting on the sliding pole, Dongfang Jing wrapped his winter robe around himself and spoke calmly.
Xu Mu nodded, "It's a simple truth. If you go forward into the wild forest, the tribe of tiger barbarians will seem to be in a desperate situation."
"But if we want to counterattack the Nanlin Mountains, I'm afraid it will be impossible."
It is located at a high altitude and the terrain is dangerous. As long as the mountain pass is blocked, it will be difficult for the tiger barbarians to attack.
However, for the sake of safety, Xu Mu still stayed a little longer, staring at the military formations defending the mountains and the built city wall.
This winter is expected to be very busy. But after this busy winter, in the future, the worries of tiger barbarians will be almost eradicated.
It's well worth it.
On Yu Wen's side, they were still searching for the small tribes hiding in the mountains. The military report came that they had searched for several tribes and killed them all.
"Bo Lie, do you think this king's killing is too heavy?"
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "If you don't kill people, people will kill you. This chaotic world is actually a voodoo basin, and only the voodoo that survives to the end can stand out."
"The harm of barbarian tigers to Shuzhou is even greater than that of swordsmen."
"My lord, there is nothing wrong."
Xu Mu nodded.
Just like the Beidi people in the Saibei Grassland, they were troubled by raising tigers for the first two hundred years, but now they have dared to invade the Central Plains.
"My Lord, in just a short period of time, the tiger barbarians were pacified. If other foreign states knew about it, they would really be worried."
"The internal worries have been eliminated, now it's time to deal with the external ones."
No one could have imagined that Xu Mu would play so brilliantly against a bad hand in Shu.
An army of 30,000 entered Sichuan, defeated an army of more than 100,000 in central Sichuan, made good friends with Liangzhou, and persuaded Chen Zhong of Yuguan. So far, the great scourge of tiger barbarians has been pulled out like thorny weeds.
"The world is full of storms, and the lord is like a dragon born in the world."
"I feel very comfortable hearing Bo Lie's words."
Standing in the sunshine, Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the mountains and rivers of Shuzhou in front of him, a surge of ambition burning in his chest.
"After spring begins, it's time for my lord to decide on a strategy."
To the northwest is Liangzhou, due north is across the wasteland of Xiangjiang River, hundreds of miles away is the inner city, and to the east is Muyunzhou. Among them, only Dong Wen, a little lunatic, seems to be the most likely enemy.
After all, Uncle Chang had better not mess around in the inner city. In the direction of Muyun State, Li Zhiqiu, the chivalrous king who occupies most of the state, is half of his own people and has not yet reached the point of breaking out.
Of course, no matter how you choose, accumulating grain casting is the basis.
Xu Mu plans to put the construction of the cavalry camp on the agenda. There are not many horse farms in Shuzhou. If you raise heavy cavalry, just one horse is not enough. There are also cavalry camp auxiliary troops, various equipment and vests...
...Thinking about it, Xu Mu was both excited and a little headache.
The child without an umbrella ran until his legs were broken before he could catch up.
"Bolie, let's discuss this after we return to Chengdu."
For the specific strategy, we need to return to Chengdu and discuss it with Jia Zhou and Dongfang Jing.
"After driving out the tiger barbarians, we will establish a new county under the Nanlin Mountains. This huge Shuzhou should have fourteen counties." Dongfang Jing said with a smile.
"My lord only needs to post a favor order, exempt from taxes for two years, and go into the forest to open up wasteland. Many poor people in Shuzhou will follow suit."
It was not an easy task for the ancients to open up wasteland. Without large-scale machines, they could only rely on manpower first, driving animals to cut down the forest, burning the ashes to make fertilizer, and cultivating the land to test planting. It took a series of hard work and took at least a year.
Get the joy of harvest.
"It doesn't matter where a hero comes from. Even though my lord started out in humble beginnings, I can't tell when he will be able to rule thirty states in the world and wear a five-clawed golden dragon robe."
Listening to this, Xu Mu felt like he was in another world for a moment.
He thought of Mr. Chen, who had always been determined to persuade rebellion.
The figure sitting under the oil lamp writing anti-poetry, serious and awe-inspiring, lingered for a long time.
The winter sunshine began to warm up, and it warmed Xu Mu's heart. This chapter has been completed!