Chapter 468 Privately Forging Weapons
At this time, Ye Zheng came over and whispered, "Your Majesty, the people I sent to investigate the mine where the Jieshi was buried nearby have also returned."
Zhu Feng asked, "Oh? What did you find out?"
Ye Zheng walked beside him and said softly, "They went to the Xie family's mine to check it out. There was nothing wrong with the mine, but they discovered that the ore produced there had never been traded or circulated on the market."
"oh?"
"There are no large iron smelting furnaces nearby. I've also inquired and found that the ore produced by the surrounding mines is basically shipped to other places for trade."
"Then, the Xie family's ore—"
"It seems their ore is shipped directly to Peking, where it is forged."
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "In other words, they produce it themselves."
"Yes."
"What?"
Ye Zheng took a deep breath, leaned close to his ear, and whispered in a low voice, "It seems like he's forging weapons in private."
"What!?"
Zhu Feng's brows suddenly furrowed.
Nan Yan was standing beside him and her eyes widened in shock when she heard the news.
Forging weapons?
This is strictly prohibited by Yan State and is absolutely not allowed to happen.
Because what the imperial court feared most was the people gathering together to rebel, and it was impossible for every place to have good weather and harvests throughout the year. Once a disaster occurred and refugees were created, these people would easily gather together to rebel.
Therefore, the large-scale forging of weapons must be controlled. Otherwise, once they have weapons in their hands, they can organize an army and fight against the imperial court.
Throughout the dynasties, the control of weapons has always been a top priority.
And the stone cutters actually bought the mines and transported the mined ore directly to forge weapons?
What are they going to do?
Zhu Feng pondered for a moment, then said, "I understand. Let's set off immediately."
"yes."
After a while, everyone had gotten on the bus or on the horse.
Under the cover of night, the group quickly left the town.
At the same time, on another road in the town, another team rushed out from Jie's house, breaking through the ice and snow at a rapid speed and leaving the town.
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The sound of horses' hooves and the rolling of wheels.
Their team walked on the ice field all night. Because the road was steep and covered with ice, the carriage shook violently.
In this situation, there is no way to rest.
Nan Yan could only lean on the car board, closed her eyes and dozed off. When she opened her eyes, she saw Zhu Feng leaning against the window, lifting the curtain and looking out.
"emperor……"
"Awake?" Zhu Feng didn't even look at her, only saying, "But we're almost there."
"Almost there?"
Nan Yan hurriedly moved over and stretched her neck to look outside.
At this time, just after dawn, the sky was still dark, but under the dark sky, a huge black shadow could be faintly seen in the distance.
It is the city of Beiping.
Nan Yan murmured, "We are almost in Peking..."
Zhu Feng also looked outside and said, "Well, you can take a look. This is where I have been stationed for more than ten years."
Nan Yan turned and looked at him.
Although the light was dim, she could still see the clear outline of his handsome profile, which looked particularly strong in the night.
"emperor."
At this time, Ye Zheng rode his horse and followed.
Zhu Feng looked at him: "What's the matter?"
"There seems to be a group of people next to our team."
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