Chapter 609 I Want to See Them
After eating, Hu Wei began to explain to Su Ying what had happened during this period.
"To be honest, it was Cheng Ming who first discovered the mine."
After Su Ying and Xiao Jin returned to the State of Chu, Chu Yun and the others had always adhered to the governance philosophy proposed by Su Ying. They believed that if they wanted the people in the Northern Wilderness to live in peace, the first priority was to ensure that everyone had enough food.
Only when you are full can you think and do other things.
So even after Su Ying left, Chu Yun would still ask Cheng Ming to take people to reclaim wasteland and increase arable land every year to ensure sufficient food crops.
"The mine was discovered when they were clearing the land. There must be a lot of iron ore. You can see some scattered ones without digging too deep. People who don't understand it can't tell." Cheng Ming happened to have dabbled in this area, so he figured it out at first sight.
"After Cheng Ming found out, he didn't dare to delay and came back to tell Chu Yun about it."
That could be an iron mine, an extremely precious resource for all the countries on the continent. Chu Yun was afraid of being discovered, so he waited until dark before confirming with Cheng Ming. In the end, he was sure that it was indeed an iron mine.
The technology for mining in this era was very limited. After confirming it again and again, Chu Yun summoned a number of people who were familiar with this technology to discuss the matter. However, the news of the discovery of an iron mine in the Northern Wilderness was leaked by someone, and their mining work had just begun when someone came to disrupt it.
At first they thought that it was just people from the northern wilderness who wanted to covet the mine. However, after they caught the people and interrogated them strictly, they found out that those who came to cause trouble included not only people from Jin but also people from the South.
This also made them realize the seriousness of the matter.
When Su Ying was still there, they had also fought against the troops from the Southern Country, but the situation was different at that time. If the people of these two countries joined hands to break free from this iron mine, they might not be their opponents.
"A few days ago, someone from the South Country came to tell us that they wanted the three parties to negotiate with us about the mine. Chu Yun thought about it and decided to go there just to see what the other party wanted to say. But who knew that these bastards would actually try to kill Chu Yun." Hu Wei was so angry when he talked about this.
Those people misunderstood that Chu Yun was the lord of Tiankui City, and thought that it was only a matter of time before they killed Chu Yun and broke the city gate of Tiankui City.
"Fortunately, we also made preparations for both situations and risked our lives to rescue Chu Yun, but we also lost a lot of people."
Su Ying listened with no expression on her face. After Hu Wei finished speaking, she asked, "How many people did these two countries send?"
"There are about 2,000 to 3,000 people in each country."
Adding up, that's four to five thousand people. If we talk about the combined combat power in Tiankui City, it's not difficult to team these four to five thousand people, but what Chu Yun is worried about is the two countries behind these two teams.
If the armies of these two countries come here and insist on taking over the iron mine, they will indeed be unable to resist.
This is also the reason why Chu Yun has not fought to the death with them.
"Can you determine how much iron ore can be mined from the mine?"
Hu Wei frowned and said, "No, I can't be sure. I just know it's a mine, but I don't know how much it contains."
"You can't be sure, and the people of those two countries certainly can't be sure either. Do you think they would send tens of thousands of troops to the Northern Wasteland for a mine whose benefits are uncertain?"
Su Ying tapped the map on the table with her fingertips. "The South Country is still closer to the Northern Wasteland, but what about the Jin Country? How much food will tens of thousands of people need to come out from the border? How long will it take? If the silver and money lost during this period exceeds the value that this iron ore may bring, do you think they will still send so many people to do this losing business?"
Hu Wei was puzzled, "Then what the city lord means is..."
Su Ying stood up slowly and said, "Give them a chance to live."
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"If they are willing to leave within three days, I will not pursue the previous matters. After all, war means death. But if I see them in my territory after three days, don't blame me for being rude."
Since this feud has to be settled anyway, let's see who has the harder fist. Those people dared to come and rob her things because they didn't take Tiankui City seriously at all. If they gave in this time, what about the next time gold and silver mines were discovered in the Northern Wilderness?
"Tell me what's going on over there, and find two more people to lead the way for me. I'll go to the mine and take a look."
"yes."
After Hu Wei explained to Su Ying the camping situation of the people from the two countries, he prepared to leave the city with Su Ying.
"City Lord, let me take you there." Seeing them about to leave, Qiao Yang hurried over.
Su Ying did not nod and took the two brothers out of the city.
The location of the mine is a certain distance away from Tiankui City.
According to Hu Wei, the mine is now surrounded by three forces.
Except for the people from Jin and the Southern Kingdom, the rest are their people.
Passing through the dense forests, Hu Wei brought Su Ying to where they camped.
"Boss, you're here."
The people in the camp came over to greet Hu Wei, and by mistake saw Su Ying following behind Hu Wei. They were so shocked that they stood there in a daze.
Qiao Yang stepped forward and kicked him on the butt, "What are you looking at, kid? Are you worthy of staring at the city lord like that?"
After being kicked, the man came to his senses and knelt on the ground, "City Lord, I pay my respects to you, it's great that you're back."
As soon as the voice came out, the people in the camp behind him all ran out.
Seeing Su Ying alive in front of him, he knelt on the ground excitedly.
"Meet the city lord."
Su Ying saw that their joy did not seem fake. It seemed that these bandits and hired soldiers really regarded Tiankui City as their home.
"Everyone, get up."
"Yes, City Lord."
Su Ying's arrival made the gloomy atmosphere in the camp much more relaxed.
Before, when they thought about confronting the two countries, they didn’t have much confidence, but when they saw Su Ying today, they felt that they would definitely win!
"Nothing unusual happened today, right?" Su Ying asked as she followed them into the camp.
"Reporting to the city lord, today I saw the South Country send people to check the mine again, but we drove them away as soon as they arrived."
“Who is in charge of these two countries now?”
Hu Wei shook his head, "Not sure yet."
They don't even know whether these people were filming in the name of the country or were sent by some force within these countries.
"Go, send someone to tell their leader that I want to see them."
(End of this chapter)
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