He didn't know whether he should ask to buy cement.
If the other party was dissatisfied and killed him directly, his father would definitely send troops to ask for justice, and by then, it was possible that his fiefdom would directly become the property of the person in front of him.
Looking at Master Rongli who was fidgeting all over, An Jingzhi knew that his purpose of intimidation had been achieved.
The other party didn't speak, so he sat there leisurely.
An Jingzhi is not a warlike person. As long as others don't provoke him, he will not take the initiative to attack.
The people were living too hard. No matter how good his equipment was, there would always be casualties in war, and he didn't want to add to the bloodshed.
So when he set his eyes on the coal in the Earl of Rongchang's fiefdom, he simply obtained it through exchange.
He didn't know the other party's purpose of coming this time, but he definitely wanted something from him.
The two fell into silence, one savoring the food slowly while the other looked at the pile of delicious food in front of him, not being able to taste it.
The silent atmosphere made people feel depressed. Master Rong Li could not stand it any longer. Thinking of the task he had asked for, he tentatively opened the topic.
"The last time I came here, I knew that the city lord is a man who loves his people."
"Even the civilians' excrement, the group leader has plans."
An Jingzhi smiled without saying anything, just watching the other person talk about this and that.
"To be honest," he said, looking at the other person's smiling face, "I have never heard of the material used to build the toilet."
"I noticed that the ground in the city seems to be made of the same material used to build toilets. What's the name of cement?"
"And the cement used at the city wall entrance has also been thickened, right?"
Seeing the other party's cautious appearance, the old butler felt happy.
You were so proud last time, now you know how powerful our master is, right?
So what if he is the son of an earl? He is still not as knowledgeable as us ordinary common people.
"What does Master Rong Li want to say?"
"That's right," Young Master Rong Li asked hesitantly while looking at An Jingzhi's face, "I wonder if the City Lord is willing to sell cement?"
"Don't worry, Lord City Lord! I'm willing to buy it at a high price!" Fearing the other party wouldn't believe him, he quickly assured, "I'm here on my father's orders. As long as it's not excessive, I can agree to it."
Young Master Rong Li felt bitter. If he had known that the other party was developing so quickly, he would not have volunteered to do this mission.
He knew that the Lord of Qucheng was an important figure, but he didn't expect that he still underestimated him.
At this rate of development, I'm afraid that in a few years, all the surrounding fiefdoms will be incorporated into his name.
An Jingzhi understood and said, "Okay."
"If you don't want to, it doesn't matter...what?" Young Master Rong Li wondered if he had heard it wrong.
"I said we can exchange."
Young Master Rong Li was overjoyed, "Really? That's great!"
He wondered if the other party would agree if he proposed to exchange those weapons at this time, but this thought only flashed through his mind and was then put aside.
This is not the way to commit suicide!
"What does the City Lord need?"
An Jingzhi has no shortage of gold, silver and treasures for the time being. With the help of those merchants, he has more than enough of them.
What he needed were resources. After taking a mountain of coal, he still needed a large amount of minerals for smelting.
There are also small amounts of minerals in the mountains around Qucheng, but they can’t be mined for long, and the quality is also low.
He took out the sheepskin map again and circled two more mountains. Master Rong Li looked over skillfully and found that they were not gold mines and silver mines, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"These two mountains don't grow plants, so it's probably not going to be of much use if the city lord buys them. This includes the Wu Mountain we saw earlier." Thinking about how readily the other party agreed, he reminded them, lest the other party regret buying the mountain and then take his anger out on him. What if he gets angry?
There was no gold or silver on it, but there were special metals that he needed. Due to the backward smelting technology, Master Rong Li didn't know what he would use these metals for.
An Jingzhi naturally wouldn't expose himself. "I have my own use for it. As for what it's used for, Master Rong Li doesn't need to worry about it."
"As long as you give me these two mountains, I can provide all the cement needed to build the gates of the main city of Earl Rongchang and Wubao."
“If you need it in the future, you can also buy it.”
Both mountains are very tall. An Jingzhi had previously sent people to check them out, and they could be excavated for at least three hundred years.
With the addition of the coal mountain, there will be no shortage of weapons and armor in the future.
He only makes money and never loses.
Young Master Rong Li was overjoyed, "Really?!"
"We can sign the contract now."
"good!"
After the two signed the contract, An Jingzhi arranged for someone to deliver a batch of cement on the spot, and also sent a manager and a civilian in charge of composting to help.
When Master Rongli returned to his fiefdom with the news, his father also came to the city gate to greet him.
Young Master Rong Li puffed out his chest even higher as he looked at his brothers who were looking at him with either envy or jealousy.
He deserves it!
If he hadn't met the Lord of Qucheng once before and hadn't had a very pleasant conversation with him, how could the Lord sell them such precious cement, not to mention exchanging it for two useless mountains!
"My son, how is it?" Earl Rongchang couldn't help asking.
"Father, I have fulfilled my mission."
Young Master Rong Li and his father came to the mansion and told each other everything they had seen and heard along the way.
When his father heard that the weapons equipped by the guards around An Jingzhi were so sharp, he was also shocked.
"Is it really like that?" He couldn't help but confirm.
"Father, it's absolutely true." He took the broken knife from the guard's hand and handed it to Earl Rongchang to see.
The blade cut very cleanly, it was indeed cut in one stroke.
The joy of obtaining cement was completely overwhelmed by the fear of possible attack.
"What should we do? He has such a sharp weapon. In time, he will definitely swallow us up!"
"Father," Young Master Rong Li said to his slightly anxious father, "I've met the Lord of Nagqu City twice, and he doesn't seem like a warlike person."
"Besides, he's willing to trade with us for cement and methods to increase food production. He definitely won't attack us anytime soon."
Earl Rongchang thought about it and it made sense. If the other party coveted them, how could they be willing to do business with them?
He didn't expect that the owner of the city he had discussed annexing now had the ability to threaten him.
Thinking of how flustered he was in front of his son, he felt a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and sat back in his seat.
"My son, you are right. I was just testing you just now. It seems that you have made great progress."
Young Master Rong Li said, "Thanks to my father's teachings."
"In that case, increasing grain production and building the fiefdom of Wubao are all left to you. Don't let your father down." Earl Rongchang said.
"You must also maintain a good relationship with the Lord of Nagqu City. Although I don't know why he would trade three useless mountains for these things for us, he certainly wouldn't do useless business."
"We can send someone to investigate under the pretext of helping."
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