In Xiangcheng County, Quan Erlang hurriedly drank a bowl of wontons. Seeing the sun rising, he patted his stomach and went back to the inn.

He went to Gao Ji'an's room and knocked on the door. When he entered the room, he saw that he was still lying on the bed and said, "Brother, have you been better these days?"

Gao Ji'an stood up and said, "I took another medicine last night and was sweating profusely. Today I feel a little relieved. I think I can take a few more medicines and stay for three or five days before I can leave."

Quan Erlang sighed: "Brother, when I came, I only had ten guan rewards. If I delayed this, my money would be used up soon. I heard that the iron ore I found was not small. The court would set up an iron prison there, and the inner warehouse allocated hundreds of thousands of guan. If we had known this, we would have waited in Fangcheng County for a few days, and the rewards would have been greater or less, so we would not be so embarrassed."

After saying that, he said goodbye to Gao Ji'an, left the door, and stood in the yard for a while.

I was really unlucky. I thought I had received the reward and escorted the prince to Beijing with Gao Ji'an and recognized the royal relatives. From then on, I became rich and prosperous. I didn't expect that when I arrived in Xiangcheng County, Gao Ji'an had a cold and had to live here. How could Quan Erlang afford the money for staying in the store, the money for asking for medicine to buy medicine? In a few days, I got up and left Gao Ji'an alone. I went to Beijing with the little prince and got the benefits first. I didn't expect that the little prince was very scheming. Without Gao Ji'an, I refused to leave, and I hated Quan Erlang for being itchy.

Just when Quan Erlang was in a daze, a man came out from the room next to him. He was tall and round, wearing a new silk dress, with two big walnuts in his hand, and raised his head and chest out. Seeing Quan Erlang standing in the yard, the man said, "Erlang got up so early!"

Quan Erlang hurriedly saluted: "It turns out it's Qian Manwai, have you used breakfast?"

Qian Man Wai nodded: "Well, after using breakfast, I was about to go out for a walk. The ancient saying goes, walking a hundred steps after a meal can make you live ninety-nine. After drinking and meat enter your stomach, you can walk for a longer walk to get rid of food and have a good health."

Quan Erlang said a few compliments and wanted to say goodbye. But Qian Yuanwai said, "Erlang, if there is nothing to do, go out to drink two cups of tea."

Quan Erlang lived here and was bored. After hearing this, he was so eager to accept it.

Xiangcheng is located near Ziyun Mountain. The city is located north of Ru River. It has developed water transportation and countless shops beside the wharf. Qian Yuanwai and Quan Erlang arrived at the wharf, found a tea shop, went in to find the deputy seat and sat down.

After drinking tea for a while, Qian Man Haide said: "I heard from people from home that the court has recently ordered the imperial court to start mining and smelting in which area, and set up a new iron prison, called Baiting prison. Does Erlang know about this?"

Quan Erlang said: "This is indeed the case. There was a large iron ore in the mountains of Yuanwai's hometown. In ancient times, people often smelted iron there, but later it was abandoned for some reason. That area was originally a Baiting in the Qin Dynasty, so the iron supervisor built was called Baiting supervisor."

Qian Manwai said: "I have lived there for decades, but I don't know that there are treasures buried underground and I have to leave my hometown to find food here. I heard that Erlang once went there with people to look for mines, but I don't know where the mines I found were?"

Quan Erlang said: "I did go to the mountains with a blacksmith to search for iron ore. It was because we found the mine that the court would set up an iron prison today. The mine cave I found at that time was in the mountain, not far from Qingliang Temple. However, I heard that the court later found craftsmen from Xiangzhou and found several veins elsewhere. The imperial court may not be where I found mine."

Qian Man Hashe said: "No matter what, it is near my hometown. If a money ban is built there, there will inevitably be many craftsmen and make a lot of money. Moreover, the imperial court will not occupy all the money mines and prevent the people from mining. I thought, if I hire some craftsmen and go back to mine, I might also make some money. Erlang was the one who found the mine. If he didn't dislike it, he would go back to his hometown. How about opening a furnace?"

Quan Erlang was a little embarrassed: "It's hard to refuse the official position. But I made an appointment with Master Gao to go to the capital together and do something big. If I leave him, things will not be beautiful."

Qian Yuanwai smiled and said, "That monk named Gao has been ill since he arrived in Xiangcheng. Although these days have improved, he has a very bad complexion and cannot walk far away. Why don't you go back to Ye County with me and spend some days going on? If the furnace is turned on, I will give you some money and save you from suffering on the road."

After hearing this, Quan Erlang weighed in his heart. Qian Yuanwai is from Ye County, and his family is at the foot of the mountain with iron ore in that area. He has shops in Ye County and Xiangcheng, and specializes in selling lacquerware from Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou lacquerware is a famous product in the world. I don’t know how many of them are transported to the north along the line of Fangcheng in Tangzhou every year. Xiangcheng is just like this important road and is next to Ru River, which is a distribution center. Qian Yuanwai transports lacquerware here and finds merchants to flow down the Ru River and sells it to Chenzhou.

After decades of doing this business, Qian Manwai made a lot of money. Recently, he heard that iron ore was discovered in his hometown. When he noticed business opportunities, he started to think about mine. Now the iron supervision in the imperial court is not necessarily an official business. Many places, such as the Laiwu Supervisory on Jingdong Road and the iron supervision in Xuzhou, are all private, and the official iron courses are just prosperous. The siren there are rich families.

There are many disadvantages in the official development of the craftsmanship. One is to harass the local area, and the other is to poor management, which often leads to deficiencies. This is why Laiwu Supervisory has changed from the official business to the private business. It has collected many iron classes more than a year, and has made several local big households rich. The iron ore in Ye County is located in sparsely populated places, and the conditions are not favorable, so it is probably even more difficult to handle. When the government tastes the pain, they may let it go and take the private business and they will take the iron classes. They are the local tycoons, and if they seize the opportunity, they may be rich.

With this thought, Qian Yuanwai has been particularly concerned about the news about Ye County Iron Mine. He heard that Quan Erlang, who lived with him, was the one who first discovered the iron ore and was particularly attracted. If he could get his help, he would take the lead in occupying an iron ore, and hire some craftsmen to start the furnace and smelting, and seize the opportunity, which would be an opportunity to make a fortune in the future.

As long as you are willing to pay for the capital, it is not difficult to hire craftsmen. Not to mention far away, there are many small furnaces in Longxing County next to you. Although the scale is not large, there are still many skilled craftsmen. This is a profitable business, how can you let it go?

Seeing that Mr. Qian looked at him with a gaze, Quan Erlang said, "I'm sure I'm not hiding it. It turns out that it's a wing army that pulls fibers on the Bian River. Because I used cars and ships on the river, I came to the west of Beijing to farm. I was not familiar with iron ore, and I lost all of it because of Yang Dalang. My ancestors made irons and passed on the iron to find the ore veins before entering the mountain to find the ore veins. If I were asked to go into the mountain to find ore, I'm afraid it wouldn't work."

Qian Yuanwai smiled and said, "Sajia just likes Erlang's straightforward temperament! As long as I know there is a mine there, I will hire someone to find it. I will hire a skilled craftsman to smel iron. Where can Erlang do these rough work? Just look for the direction of the mine veins you were looking for that day, it will be enough. This guides the immortals, and saves countless running around in one sentence. This matter will not take much time and will not delay Erlang's itinerary."

After hearing this, Quan Erlang did not hesitate and bowed, "Since the official said this, it would be unkind to refuse again."
Chapter completed!