399 Treasures
When Zhang Mingwei heard this, especially when he saw Sun Chuanting still spoke with a serious expression, he couldn't help but laugh, the kind of person who smiled happily.
There is no way. People in this era don’t know about it, but they just know that there is a treasure. It seems very good!
However, Sun Chuanting was unhappy when he saw him like this. However, Duke Xingguo was there, and if he was at the same level, he would have turned around and left!
Fortunately, Zhang Mingwei still respected Sun Chuanting and did not laugh for long. He immediately stopped smiling and changed to a smile and said, "How did you know that there are poor mountains and bad waters there, so there are no treasures?"
"..." Sun Chuanting was stunned when he heard this. He heard Duke Xingguo's tone. There were really treasures over there? But what treasures were there?
Thinking of this, he asked directly: "Duke, I wonder what treasure it is?"
If Duke Xingguo replied that something was good, auspicious beasts, and so on, Sun Chuanting had already made up his mind that these treasures were not worth doing so now!
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei said with a smile: "There is a kind of flower there, which is very beautiful. Moreover, due to the large climate difference, it can produce mangoes, loquats, wax, pomegranates, strawberries, cherries and other fruits, and can eat fresh fruits all year round..."
When Sun Chuanting heard this, his face immediately collapsed. This is the so-called treasure? He felt that it was even worse than the treasure he imagined!
So his face looked a little bad, and he even interrupted Duke Xingguo. However, he clasped his fists and kept respectful and said: "Duke, how can these things be beneficial to the country? Now the Ming Dynasty is about to wipe out the thieves? It's even more time to be in a waste of time? Instead of spending energy on this remote area, it's better to concentrate money first..."
"Haha..." Zhang Mingwei laughed when he heard this. He reached out to signal. After stopping Sun Chuanting from speaking, he said to him, "I haven't finished saying this yet! The most important good thing over there? After all, I will leave it for the end, right?"
"..." Sun Chuanting was a little stunned when he heard this.
He had reason to suspect that Duke Xingguo was teasing him, but he could not provide evidence because Duke Xingguo said that good things would be kept for the end? It seemed that it was right!
So he stopped talking: Okay, then you can finish your words.
Zhang Mingwei looked at Sun Chuanting and said seriously this time: "There are many minerals over there, and the iron ore reserves are at least 140 million kilograms? No, there are more than three digits? Ah..."
There was no unit of quantity to use, which made him sigh.
At this time, only tens of thousands are units, and tens of millions are also there? But one hundred million is only one hundred thousand. Ton is an external transliteration, which represents one thousand kilograms. It is really difficult to tell the reserves of seven billion tons to the ancients.
When I was in the capital, I told Emperor Chongzhen that because he was facing the emperor, it was the first time he said that he had such a large amount, so he took a lot of effort.
Now facing Sun Chuanting, his status is far less than that of him. After Zhang Mingwei changed for a while, he felt that it was so awkward that he couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, he decided to formulate a set of rules for all units in various aspects. As for the previous units, they were no longer suitable for the requirements of productivity development!
He was uncomfortable and Sun Chuanting also felt uncomfortable. He thought silently in his heart, how many there are? Is this too many things? It is impossible!
So he thought that Duke Xingguo said this, just wanted to emphasize the meaning of a lot of reserves. Therefore, he did not think about the specific numbers. Besides, he didn't believe that there were many reserves, and no one had dug them out. Who would know how many there were!
At this time, after understanding the reason why Duke Xingguo put his energy there, he no longer had any objections.
Sun Chuanting doesn't care about coal, fruits, etc., but any dynasty attaches great importance to this iron ore, and Sun Chuanting is of course no exception.
He immediately asked with concern: "Duke, what's going on in the process of clearing out those chieftains now? Should we send more troops?"
Princess Kunxing usually does not interrupt when Zhang Mingwei meets outsiders, but only listens, so she has never spoken before.
At this time, seeing that Sun Chuanting's attitude had changed so much, I couldn't help but feel funny, and I secretly smiled without showing my teeth on the side.
However, no one ignored her and let her be happy there.
Zhang Mingwei looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "The progress was very smooth at the beginning, but as the heads moved further southwest, the progress slowed down with the precautions and targeted resistance!"
"Then send more people!" Sun Chuanting suggested without hesitation when he heard this, "If the Duke of the State does not have enough troops, there will be some soldiers from Shu on the lower ranks, which will be useful!"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and shook his head and said, "No need! The most important thing in the battle against the chieftain is not the number of troops, but the struggle for the hearts of the people. Only the people in the chieftain territory believe in the court and are willing to stand on the side of the court. The chieftain is the grasshopper in the autumn. Even if his power is a bit large, he is still rootless duckweed under the attack of the imperial army and will not last long!"
Hearing this, Sun Chuanting remembered Duke Xingguo's methods of dealing with the thieves, and couldn't help but nodded in admiration. This is indeed the reason. Once the people's hearts have fallen to a certain extent, the seemingly powerful thieves, Li Zicheng, will collapse!
He was thinking about this, but Zhang Mingwei had already frowned.
The southwest of Sichuan is indeed a place with poor mountains and rivers. After he sent out various troops to clear out the army and advanced to the territory of Xingdusi, Sichuan, he encountered difficulties.
According to the news from the front, the chieftains here have joined forces. Based on the situation of the chieftains in front, they not only prevented the prisoners who were released, but also fabricated various lies to slander the imperial army.
In addition, Zuo Liangyu and Hou Xun both fled there and occupied the prefecture of the Xingdusi in Sichuan, namely the Jianchang Guard.
The chieftain here can effectively resist, Zhang Mingwei speculated that it is absolutely inseparable from Zuo Liangyu's traction thread, and the dog-headed military advisor Hou Xun's advice.
Although there are large troops there, if these rebels fight guerrilla warfare with the imperial government and have no support from local people, I really don’t know when it will be spent!
As soon as Zhang Mingwei talked about this situation with Sun Chuanting, the two began to discuss countermeasures to see how they could better promote the removal of rebels and control the treasure land as soon as possible!
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At this time when they were discussing, Li Zicheng stood on the head of Wujiangguan City at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou. Seeing Guizhou open to him, his depressed mood finally improved a lot over the past few days.
"Congratulations to General, congratulations to General!" Niu Jinxing stood beside him and said complimentingly, "General Liu has already gone to the opposite side, and the chieftains are no match for General Liu at all. If you turn around and transfer reinforcements from Chongqing, you can easily capture Guizhou Prefecture!"
"Yes, the main force of the court is now in Shu." Song Xiance on the other side also said with some emotion, "In Guizhou, the government's military forces are obviously very weak. It is really a time when the general shows his ambitions!"
Li Zicheng nodded when he heard this, and a smile appeared on his face.
To be honest, when he was in Chongqing, he was under great pressure against Sun Chuanting, especially Duke Xingguo.
My hair has been falling off and I’m losing my hat all the time. Otherwise, I’d probably be discovered.
Now that the road to Guizhou has been opened, you don’t have to face Duke Xingguo anymore. This is like a fish entering the sea and a dragon born in heaven. From then on, the remaining hair has been saved.
He was very confident about this. After entering Guizhou, Duke Xingguo's cavalry would lose its place of use, and at least the threat would not be that great. As long as you learn from the lessons in Shu, you would not have the opportunity to bewitch people's hearts, and at the same time, you would be safe.
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng immediately turned to look at Song Xiance and said, "Calculate the time, all regions should have already collected money, grain and population. I will send an order back and ask Gao Yigong to send someone to escort the old camp in Chongqing to Guizhou first!"
The reason why he did not bring the old camp to the small house when he came here himself was because there were too many people, and the old ones were old and the small ones. Once they moved, everyone knew that he was going to give up Chongqing.
In order to stabilize the front line and prevent the imperial army from pursuing too early, Li Zicheng did not lead the old camp to a young man, but instead took his civil servants to leave Chongqing quietly.
Now not only has Wujiang Pass been captured, but Liu Zongmin even entered Guizhou. At least from the current news feedback, his opponents are very weak, and have already captured a large area and are continuing to advance towards Guizhou Prefecture. It can be said that the situation is very good.
Since that's the case, it's time to evacuate the old camp's childhood.
According to his estimate, the old camp retreated first, followed by the money, grain and population plundered from various places, and then the troops slowly retreated to Guizhou. When the imperial army discovered it again, there would not be many ways to stop it.
Of course, Song Xiance knew about this plan, so he immediately took the order and said, "Don't worry, General, please send someone back to notify General Gao immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fast horse flying towards Sichuan. He shouted along the way, and the thieves on the road were hiding, and they were suddenly in chaos.
Those who saw this situation immediately knew that there was definitely an urgent matter. Because, although they cursed, they did not dare to obstruct them.
Li Zicheng and others on the top of the city started to pay attention when they heard such a loud noise.
Chapter completed!