The red ticket is great~

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The three of them were talking when they heard Hu Suoyuan's report outside. Qian Xiaoxing asked him to come in. Hu Suoyuan stood at attention and replied: "Chief of Staff, the resources near Liudao City have been discovered. There is a large iron ore here, but no one has developed it at present."

"Iron ore!" Qian Xiaoxing's eyes lit up. Although there is iron ore near the Yimu tribe, mining and transportation are not easy in the steep mountains. Therefore, the steel currently being refined cannot even be used by the troops. If there is iron ore here, the output can be expanded. After meeting the needs of the troops, daily necessities can also be developed, such as scissors, kitchen knives, etc., which facilitates the people and increases the benefits.

Qian Xiaoxing is not proficient in mining and smelting iron ore, but there are proficient people in the Qian Group. Qian Xiaoxing wrote a letter and asked Xu Liang to come over.

Now Qian Xiaoxing also felt that he was really wise to establish the Qian Group in the early stage. Now, with the support of the group, it is much more convenient to have money and people. Otherwise, if he had to run around, he would not be able to do much.

In Qian Xiaoxing's plan, the coal mine in Yubicheng dug up coal and then supplied the coal to the salt making factory in Yekoucheng and the iron smelting factory in Liudaocheng. In order to reduce costs, salt can be cooked at the same time when smelting iron, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

There are three such industrial cities in the seven cities in the south of the Yangtze River. People in the surrounding cities can come to find jobs. In this way, people can receive high wages and their economic and living standards will be greatly improved.

Qian Xiaoxing arranged the cooperation between various factories, such as the distribution and transportation of coal, the synchronization of salt and steelmaking, and the tools for making coal mining after refining iron were arranged. At the same time, he also issued announcements to other cities to wave a lot of labor, and also wanted to build new factories and expand production. He was very busy.

Many of the people in Liudaocheng found jobs in factories and received the high wages offered by the Qian Group. Everyone was happy. Now they felt that the different things under the management of Si State and Hu State were only able to take money from the people, and Si State was thinking of a way to give money from the people. The people's attitude towards Si State immediately changed, and they praised Si State for its goodness.

It has been a month since Qian Xiaoxing went to the first city. In the blink of an eye, it was the end of October. The wooden rail lane connecting various cities has been completed, and subsequent cement road laying is also underway. As wooden rail vehicles travel between cities, the circulation capacity of items in each city has been greatly improved, and the production efficiency has been greatly improved.

During this month, Ling Yi also arranged money shops and supermarkets to settle in various cities. Siguo's banknotes have already gained a very good reputation, so the people of the seven cities in Jiangnan all went to money shops to exchange money for money. With money in their hands, they also went to supermarkets with complete goods to shop, and their quality of life became better and better.

Sima Chuchu also transferred to various cities and recruited many female soldiers, with a total of more than 4,000, exceeding the original three thousand. Under Sima Chuchu's soft and hard work, Qian Xiaoxing had no choice but to add a quota of 1,000 people.

On that day, Ling Yi came back from a busy job and got together with Qian Xiaoxing for a rare time. The two of them saw that they were busy losing weight and couldn't help laughing. Qian Xiaoxing said, "Brother Ling, in just over a month, you will get the money shops and supermarkets in seven cities. Thank you for your hard work."

"You are not the same." Ling Yi replied: "In just over a month, you opened three factories and carried out production smoothly, and the workload was also very large."

Qian Xiaoxing said with relief: "The Seven Cities in Jiangnan will be our heavy industrial base in the future. Seeing the Seven Cities in Jiangnan flourish, no matter how hard it is, it is worth it."

Ling Yi also sighed: "In the past, I just thought of earning more money to help the poor. Now I understand that this is not enough. Just like you, letting the people make money is the real helping to form the people."

"A strong people lead to a country rich, and only when the country is rich can we have the ability to protect them. Therefore, developing the economy is the primary event of the country, so that we can achieve a virtuous cycle." Qian Xiaoxing said with sighing.

Ling Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I used to think about things only at the level of a businessman. That was too narrow. I got a lot after hearing what you said."

While the two were talking, Hu Suoyuan walked over and said, "Chief of Staff, the division commander sent a letter."

Qian Xiaoxing took it and looked at it. The content of the letter was probably asking Qian Xiaoxing how he was doing, and also informing the new recruits in the army that they had finished training and could launch an attack on Hu Guo at any time, just wait for him to go back to command.

Ling Yi learned the content of the letter and said, "Brother-in-law, go back. There is your real battlefield. Let me handle the subsequent matters here."

Qian Xiaoxing thought about it and found that the matter here was indeed almost done. He nodded and said, "Okay, if I destroyed Hu Country earlier, I can rest one day earlier. My wife and children at home are waiting for me."

Qian Xiaoxing asked everyone to clean up, and the next day he rode a wooden rail car from Liudaocheng to Qingyu City. The car was loaded with many iron tools, such as hoes, sickles, shovels and other daily necessities. With these tools, the work efficiency of the people can be greatly improved.

I don’t have to be as tired as riding a horse when I ride a horse. Qian Xiaoxing lay on the chair, feeling the breeze blowing from the window, closed his eyes and crossed his legs, and fell asleep comfortably.

Lu Jin and Sima Chuchu are both making wooden rail cars for the first time, so they are naturally very fresh. Looking at the backward scenery outside the window, the two of them were both curious and excited.

After arriving at Qingyu City, they changed into war horses and finally returned to the Lanjiang River. Lu Shengzhong had arranged soldiers to line up to welcome him. Lu Shengzhong was also very clear about Qian Xiaoxing's work in the rear. When they saw Qian Xiaoxing back, they hugged each other tightly. Lu Shengzhong said, "Seventh brother, thank you for your hard work."

"Brother Zhong, I heard that you have trained the recruits well and worked hard," Qian Xiaoxing replied.

The two walked forward side by side, with soldiers on both sides lined up in an orderly manner, with high morale and seemed to be well trained. Qian Xiaoxing waved to everyone, but heard the soldiers "swish" and gave a neat salute.

Qian Xiaoxing responded with satisfaction and said to Lu Shengzhong: "Brother Zhong, he has good training and high quality."

Lu Shengzhong replied happily: "I'll tell you another good news. The undead legion has been formed, but it's not easy to select suitable soldiers. Only 3,000 people have been selected."

"There are also a lot of people, and I believe there will be more and more in the future." The two walked into the military camp hand in hand. The tents in the military camp were arranged neatly, and the sentries inside were standing guard seriously. There were soldiers practicing in the distance, and neat slogans came from time to time.

Qian Xiaoxing asked: "Brother Zhong, have Hu Jun made any moves recently?"

Lu Shengzhong shook his head and said, "No, it's still the same as before, guarding the riverside."

Qian Xiaoxing recalled the Battle of Red Cliff in the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao's 830,000 troops were defeated by Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu because he could not cross the river. He sighed: "It is very difficult to cross the river to fight."

"Yes, if you cross the river, you are nothing more than bridges and shipping. If you build a bridge, it is impossible to use shipping. If you use shipping, you will not be able to transport soldiers in large numbers. As long as the Hu army guards the riverside, we will not be able to land." Lu Shengzhong analyzed.

Qian Xiaoxing echoed: "And if you cross the river, you can't use cavalry, and we can't play our advantages, which is really a headache."

Lu Shengzhong laughed and said, "I think there is no one in the world who can survive Seventh Brother, you will definitely think of a good idea."

"I'm so confident in me?" Qian Xiaoxing asked.

Lu Shengzhong said firmly: "Yes, absolutely!"
Chapter completed!