Nongmen counterattack: I take my family to a well-off life

Chapter 157
When Zhou Yue returned to Zhou's tent, she saw Master Wu standing outside the tent and waiting.

"Master Wu, are you waiting for me?" Zhou Yue asked.

Wu Xiaoyi nodded quickly, "Yes, fourth son, Wu came here to build a ship."

"Master Wu, please come in, let's sit down and chat." Zhou Yue led him into the tent and sat on the futon.

"Fourth son, I have carefully studied the blueprint of this ship. It needs a lot of iron. It can't be built by relying on the nearby blacksmith shop. They don't have that much iron." Wu Xiaoyi said with a frown.

It’s okay to buy some farm tools in the blacksmith’s shop. To build such a big boat, you need a lot of iron. It’s impossible to have so much iron in the blacksmith’s shop!
The iron in this era is in the hands of the officials. Thinking of this, Zhou Yue suddenly remembered the iron mines in Hai'an County. There is enough iron there!

At this time, Mr. Qin, who was far away in Hai'an County, suddenly shuddered and sighed that it was cold.

"Master Wu, don't worry, I have a solution for the iron matter. You first lead people to build an iron smelting place in the mountains to the south, and I will deliver the iron when it is completed!" Zhou Yue said.

Private large-scale iron smelting cannot be exposed to the outside, so we can only go to the mountains in the south. Fortunately, this side is closer to the mountains and it is convenient to hide.

Wu Xiaoyi didn't know where Zhou Yue would get the iron, but seeing how confident he was, he was relieved that the Fourth Young Master must have a channel.

"Yes, I will arrange for people to go to the mountain right now. It will take up to five days to complete the construction." Wu Xiaoyi said, with so many people in the Wolf Army here, the construction speed can be guaranteed.

"Okay, go ahead and try to build it as big as possible." Zhou Yue added, maybe it will not only be used for shipbuilding in the future.

"Yes!" Wu Xiaoyi nodded, turned and left.After solving the iron problem, he can feel at ease. He must go to the mountain as soon as possible, find a good place, and build the iron-making place!

Zhou Yue saw that Mr. Wu had left, and she was silently thinking about when to go to Hai'an County and bring some iron back!

"Report!"

"My lord, there's news from the capital!" The guard hurried into the gate of the mansion.

"Quick, bring it here!" Lord Qin said excitedly, after so many days, news finally came from the capital!

The guard handed over the letter, "My lord, this is a letter from our people."

Master Qin took the letter and immediately opened it to examine it. After reading it again, his brows frowned.

"Xiao Liang was sent by the emperor to escort General Song and his family into exile on Jidong Island?" Mr. Qin muttered to himself, frowning and thinking.

"Go and invite Mr. Meng to the study!" Lord Qin said to the servant beside him.

"Yes!" The boy hurriedly ran to Mr. Meng's yard.

After a while, Mr. Meng followed the boy to the study, "My lord, Mr. Meng has arrived!"

"Come in!" Master Qin's voice came from the study.

Mr. Meng stepped into the study, "What is your lord telling me?"

"Sir, please sit down." Master Qin said, then picked up the letter on the table and handed it over, "This is news from the capital, please read it, sir."

Mr. Meng took the letter and read the contents, "Deputy Commander Xiao escorted General Song into exile on Jidong Island?"

"That's right, my people found out about this news, but they didn't find out about the slag pulling. I don't know if it's the emperor's secret order." Master Qin said.

"From the capital city to Jidong Island, one must pass through the Dongguan Mansion." Mr. Meng said, stroking his beard.

"Could it be that they came to pick up slag on the way back after delivering the exiles?" Master Qin speculated.

"It's possible, but according to the letter, Xiao Liang has not returned to the capital yet, and may still be on the way! If he took away the treasure, it has not been reported to the emperor yet." Mr. Meng analyzed.

Mr. Qin nodded, "Yes, no one in the capital has heard about the Emperor's thoughts on changes in the iron mines, so we are still safe now."

Although he was angry that the treasure was gone, what he was most afraid of was that the emperor knew what he had done in private.

If Xiao Liang really took those treasures and dedicated them to the emperor after returning, then his head will be lost!
"Didn't your Excellency also send a team of people to chase Deputy Commander Xiao's team? Let's wait for news about that group of people." Mr. Meng said.

"Yes, I guess they will send a letter soon!" Mr. Qin estimated that his people had caught up with Xiao Liang's team.

"Report!"

"My lord, a letter from Ruize Mansion!" The guard shouted loudly outside the study.

"Send it in!" Master Qin said, another wave of people must have caught up with Xiao Liang's team.

The guard entered the door, handed the letter to Mr. Qin, then turned and left.

Opening the envelope, Master Qin read the letter carefully, "What! The Imperial Guard team is suspected of being robbed and killed by bandits?"

"The bandits robbed and killed you?" Mr. Meng stood up and came to the letter to look at it.

"My people said in a letter that on the way from Dongguan Mansion to the capital, some bones were found in Shiziling passing Ruize Mansion. At first they didn't pay attention, thinking they were refugees fleeing famine.

It wasn't until after chasing for some days that no trace of the Imperial Guards was found, then he returned to Shiziling to check, and found out that the bones belonged to the Imperial Guards! Master Qin said.

"Why is it determined that it was bandits who robbed and killed them? That's the Imperial Guard. How could any bandits dare to rob officers and soldiers?" Mr. Meng asked in confusion.

It would be nice for the bandits not to take a detour when they see the soldiers, but how dare they kill the officers and soldiers?He always felt that something was wrong...

"The letter said that there was no trace of property found in the bones, even the carriage and horses were gone, so it is inferred that bandits robbed the property." Master Qin said as he looked at the letter.

"All your belongings are gone?" Mr. Meng frowned, thinking about other possibilities with his head down.

"Mr. Meng, do you think they were targeted by bandits after they stole my treasure? When they took the treasure back, they passed by Shiziling and were ambushed by bandits?" Master Qin speculated.

Mr. Meng nodded, "It's possible. If we really encountered bandits, then the bandits in Shiziling must be numerous and powerful!"

Those bandits who were able to kill all the imperial guards were by no means ordinary people.

"Indeed, but in this way, I don't have to worry about the emperor finding out. Bandits killed everyone. If there is no proof of death, the news from the iron mine will be cut off. I am safe." Lord Qin felt a little more at ease. .

Although all the gold, silver and jewelry were lost, Xiao Liang was also dead. No one could report to the emperor, and the evidence of his corruption was gone.

"Based on the current situation, you really don't have to worry about the capital." Mr. Meng said.

"Haha, I still want to thank those bandits for destroying the corpses and destroying the traces. Even if the emperor sends people to investigate, they can't find me here!" Mr. Qin thought that he had been terrified these days, and now he could finally relax.

(End of this chapter)