Chapter 306 Support from All Sides
Gao Ming was deeply worried about Lu Chenyang's attack on the Tatars. Although he believed in his master's ability, he couldn't help but worry about his safety.
Now, the entire Lu family system depends on Lu Chenyang. Moreover, he has not yet married and has no successor to inherit his power, so his safety is of paramount importance.
If Lu Chenyang makes a mistake, all the families that currently rely on Lu Chenyang will be destroyed.
But this battle must be fought.
Gao Ming knew that he couldn't stop him, so he could only increase his bargaining chips.
He sent someone to find Cui Jun. Now all the affairs of the Cui family were handed over to Cui Jun to handle, and Gao Ming also preferred dealing with him.
When the Ningzhou governor came to see him, Cui Jun immediately put down his work and went to the governor's mansion.
Cui Jun exchanged greetings and then sat down. The two of them had often interacted with each other and were already very familiar with each other.
"The governor is looking for me, but what instructions do you have?" Cui Jun asked.
Gao Ming pondered for a moment and said, "My Lord is preparing to fight to retake Yanhui Pass. Based on my understanding of my Lord, he will definitely send out troops by the beginning of next spring at the earliest, or by summer at the latest."
Gao Ming has been with Lu Chenyang for a long time and knows him very well, so Cui Jun trusts his judgment.
Cui Jun asked, "What can I do? Your Excellency, please tell me what I can do. I will do my best."
Gao Ming nodded with satisfaction. Lu Chenyang had good taste and the person he chose was indeed to his liking.
Gao Ming said, "The two things the Lu family army lacks most are war horses and ironware. Ningzhou's environment may have iron ore. Master Cui is very familiar with Ningzhou. I would like to ask Master Cui to send people out to look for iron ore."
In any dynasty, ironware was a controlled product, and private mining was considered treason.
Cui Jun remained calm. He nodded immediately, "I'll follow your orders, sir. I'll go back and send people to look for it." He said, "The production of iron ore requires certain environmental conditions. The Cui family happens to have craftsmen who are familiar with this area. I'll have them all look for it. They'll definitely find it."
Gao Ming was overjoyed, then sighed, "And there are war horses," he said, a hint of a smile on his face, "Our lord has been dreaming of building a cavalry. His eyes were filled with tears when he saw the Tatar cavalry, but unfortunately, there are too few war horses."
Cui Jun also knew about this and said with a smile, "I'll have someone go to the northwest to look for it. Your Excellency's reputation is so high now, I think we'll find something."
Gao Ming thought what he said made sense. With his master's reputation, how could he still be short of a few horses? He immediately wrote back to the Gao family, asking them to help find them.
Zhang Qian and Dai Jitong also have the same idea as Gao Ming.
Zhang Qian is a die-hard fan of Lu Chenyang. As soon as she received the news that Lu Chenyang was going to attack the Tatars, she also wanted to do something to help.
For this purpose, she specially called together all her officials for a meeting, the main content of which was how to help Lord Lu fight the Tatars.
Not to mention, they created a lot of things based on the terrain and other characteristics of Yanhui Pass.
For example, a batch of rope ladders, siege weapons, and even gunpowder were produced.
Da Gan does have gunpowder, but it is not used much.
One reason is that the materials needed for gunpowder are not much and the cost is too high; the other reason is that the current gunpowder production technology is not very stable and accidental explosions often occur.
The Duke of Zhenguo had used gunpowder before, but it exploded in the warehouse, injuring many soldiers. Later, the Tartars learned about it and threw torches into the warehouse, causing the gunpowder to explode directly.
This incident caused heavy losses to the Yanhui Army, so the Duke of Zhenguo later simply abandoned his position.
But Zhang Qian felt that this thing was very useful and that her family members should also have it.
When the Dongyi people heard about this, they also felt that they should contribute. When Lu Chenyang fought against the King of Nanyang before, he liked to use things from the Dongyi rainforest.
For example, they packed up the poisonous bees that could harm people and the herbs that could cause hallucinations, regardless of whether they were useful or not, and sent them all to the Yanquan County government office.
Take the medicinal materials back with you when the Yanquan County government delivers them to Lu Chenyang.
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