In Luoxing Town, Yang Zhi once made full use of the terrain here to wipe out 20,000 Xintong's troops with just one battle battalion, and recovered Xintong in one battle. Now, this place has become the second steel base prepared to be built by the Ming Dynasty.

It is surrounded by water on three sides, and only one channel leads to the outside, making it easy to arrange defense. The Ming Dynasty's steel technology has always been one of the most fundamental technologies for the rise of the Ming Dynasty. The super high technology of iron smelting far exceeds that of Qi and Chu. It is precisely because of these that many of the Ming Dynasty's weapons, even if they were sold to Chu, Qi used some channels to obtain some, but they were never imitated. No, the basic technology could not meet the requirements for making these weapons.

Obtaining the Ming Dynasty's steel and iron smelting technology has always been the goal of Qi Chu's efforts. Daye City is located in the deep mountains and is the nest of the rise of the Ming Dynasty. It has a single personnel. As long as a new face appears, it will attract people's attention. Over the years, Qi Chu has not known how many spies and secret agents have been broken here, and he cannot go deep into it.

Now, the second steel base to be built by the Ming Dynasty, the situation here is much more complicated. In order to ensure that these core technologies of the Ming Dynasty do not flow out, choosing an appropriate location has become a concern for major departments such as the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War.

In the end, the location was chosen in Luoxing Town.

In addition to the terrain, Luoxing Town is also the center of several major mining areas in Xintong. The construction of the smelting center is more convenient for iron ore in each mining area and more convenient for transport.

"Your Majesty, before the first snowfall, Luoxing Town completed all the relocation work, and all the indigenous people here have moved away. The county government compensated them for new land and built new houses for them." Huang Cheng pointed to the large area of ​​hot construction site in front of him. Blast furnaces were being built, some were completed, some were half completed, and some had just completed the construction of the base. Rows of factory buildings rose up, and ox carts, horse carriages and roamings were dragging bricks and stones and endlessly entered the construction site. These red bricks were used to build houses, and all blast furnaces needed to be built with refractory bricks. This thing is much harder to burn than the red bricks for building houses. This is also one of the biggest reasons for limiting the progress of the project now.

"How do you transport the ore in?" Qin Feng glanced at the map in his hand. The one marked with red is the mining area and the one marked with blue is the smelting factory, which doesn't seem to be close to each other.

"After the completion of this place, we are planning to use rail trucks to connect the mining area and the smelter." Huang Cheng said confidently: "The original iron smelting equipment in the mining areas of Xintong has not been removed yet, and we are now scrambling to smelter iron. Although their blast furnace level is not up to standard, it is still difficult to use it to smelter iron casting tracks. When the smelting areas here are all completed, the track laying will be almost done."

“When will it be put into production?”

"In the beginning of spring, I plan to open one or two blast furnaces to explore, because the climate and temperature of Xintong are equal to Daye, but there is still a big gap. Dajiang estimated that it would take about a year to reach or even exceed Daye iron ore. In a year, the production here will be fully put into production. By then, the steel output here will exceed about 30% of Daye City. It can basically meet the steel needs of our Ming Dynasty."

"I heard from the clever hands that the iron ore here is of better quality than Daye City?" Qin Feng asked.

"Yes, Xintong's iron ore is an excellent hematite, with fewer impurities. After Master Zhishou brought the craftsmen to survey, he was very happy." Huang Cheng's eyes shone. "And, a copper ore was also discovered in Xintong. This is not many in our Ming Dynasty. With this copper ore, the masters are ready to replace more precision components in our weapons and equipment with copper castings. In this way, these parts will have a longer life."

Qin Feng looked up at the busy crowd in the distance and suddenly laughed: "You said that the Qin people have such a good place, but they can never transform them into national strength. It is really a sin and cannot live. It is just right that they are clever and say that they are begging for food with golden rice bowls. They keep saying that they are poor because they live in the west, and that's actually the same thing there."

"Your Majesty is right." Huang Cheng nodded. "When the smelting plant in Luoxing Town is fully completed, some military workshops will also be moved here. At that time, there will be an estimated 20,000 workers in the entire smelting area. If their families are included, the total labor union will reach 60,000 to 100,000. If the mining area is added, the entire Xintong mining industry will be able to support more than 200,000 people. Your Majesty, I am confident that within five years, Xintong will become this new economic center and drive the prosperity of several surrounding counties."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "I believe this. One Daye City and the other Taiping City will make Taiping County stand out, and Xintong's various conditions are much better than Daye and Taiping. Our new area is poor. If it wants it to play a greater role in our future great cause, you officials from the border will have to work harder."

"Do your best to do everything you want to die!" Huang Cheng said seriously.

"You can't die before you die." Qin Feng laughed: "You are the heart of the humerus of the Ming Dynasty. Huang Cheng, you are an old man from Daye. I am very familiar with the mining area. I feel at ease, but Xintongke is just a mining area and has a wider area. You must also pay more attention."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huang Chengdao: "I do have a lot of experience in how to develop the mining area. Although other ministers are not familiar with them, I can learn it."

"Yeah!" Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction. "Ancestors are the foundation, merchants are the minions, and workers are the confidants, and no one can be missed. Each place can focus on different situations according to the actual situation. This is understandable. But if you completely give up everything else and ignore it, it would be a big mistake."

"Your Majesty's teachings are kept in mind."

"When it comes to managing local areas, you people are much better than me. I stand and speak without a headache. This is the kind of person who has a long mouth and short hands as the saying goes. It is easy to talk, but it is much more difficult to do things. I just need to look at Ma Xiangnan Ma Gong and know that it is not easy to manage a place well." Qin Feng said with emotion.

"Ma Gong has always been a role model for us!" Huang Chengdao: "Although I am not talented, I also have the determination and courage to change the new tung tree like Ma Gong."

"Very good. I will come to Xintong for five years before I can see your achievements." Qin Feng laughed: "This time I came to Xintong to see your efforts, to be honest, I am very happy. I will set off for Yongdu tomorrow, so as not to let you stay with me and delay your business."

"Isn't it my duty to accompany Your Majesty?" Huang Cheng said quickly. "Your Majesty, today I prepared a banquet in the county city and asked Your Majesty to admire you. There are still many gentlemen in Xintong who are interested in my Ming Dynasty and respected people who are very eager to listen to Your Majesty's teachings."

"Okay, I'll eat this wine. The old gentry in Xintong was almost killed by Yang Zhi. It is understandable that the rest of it is the panic in my heart. These people have a great impact on the local area, so I came forward to comfort them, so that you can do things better in the future." Qin Feng said with a smile.

Qin Feng told his thoughts and Huang Cheng laughed.

During a dinner, the guests and guests were having fun. Qin Feng fully showed the appearance of a kind monarch, and comforted these gentry in Xintong that Huang Cheng was winning over and the influential people in the local area. These people were only considered second-rate people in Xintong, but those first-rate people are now either waiting for the King of Hell in the Hall of Hell, or working in the mines and coal caves, and these people naturally made their debut.

Killing a group, locking a group, and then winning over another group is the only good strategy for the Ming Dynasty to govern the newly occupied land.

When Qin Feng returned to his residence after drinking slightly, Tian Kang from the Eagle Nest had already been waiting in the house. Tian Kang was responsible for foreign intelligence and is now mainly managing the Chu State. Seeing Tian Kang appear in front of him, Qin Feng knew that there was new news about Bian Wushuang.

While drinking the sobering soup brought by Eunuch Le, he listened to Tian Kang's report to Chu State.

"Bian Wushuang has arrived at the Jinghu front line. Now he has successfully won over Luo Hu and Luo Bao, and Suqian and Ning Zhiwen have also met him. With the support of these characters, he has gained a firm foothold in Jinghu. He has now met Cheng Wuben, and the two are still in harmony on the surface." Tian Kang said.

"Harmony?" Qin Feng laughed: "Cheng Wuben, he is such an amazing person. He knows that Bian Wushuang is his life-destroying talisman, but he can still receive him calmly. In the counterattack that Bian Wushuang is preparing to launch, has Cheng Wuben set up some obstacles for him?"

"Not at all!" Tian Kang said: "Bian Wushuang put forward many requests to Cheng Wuben with a tentative attitude. From food and pay to military supplies, Cheng Wuben completely satisfied him."

Qin Feng was silent for a moment before shook his head and said, "A person like Cheng Wuben deserves respect, but to be honest, I really don't like such people to be my enemy, because killing such people really makes me feel uneasy. But I have to kill them."

"Your Majesty, those who accomplish great things do not care about minor matters. Cheng Wuben refused to stay in the Ming Dynasty at the invitation of His Majesty but returned to Chu State. It was his own choice. He had no worries about seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence."

"The so-called accomplishment of great things is not about minor matters, but nothing more than using any means. During the rise of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zhi's death made me feel uncomfortable, and Cheng Wuben would definitely be the second one." Qin Feng sighed: "But I had to kill them. The Ming Dynasty wanted to unify the world, but they stood opposite me, so I can only say sorry."

"Your Majesty, should you let Ning Zhiwen understand that Bian Wushuang is actually ours!"

"No, Bian Wushuang can't completely say that he is ours." Qin Feng shook his head: "Now he can only say that he is his own."

"But Bian Wushuang must have guessed that Ning Zhiwen is our person!"

"It doesn't matter, so let him guess! Ning Zhiwen doesn't know Bian Wushuang's background. Being wary of him will be good for our affairs."
Chapter completed!