Liu Feng was still determining the direction.
The Yue Kingdom was to the south of Dali, and the Northern Barbarians were to the north.
This time, letting Linghu Xiaoshan lead the troops to Tianyong City to resist the Northern Barbarians was a helpless move. If the Kingdom of Yue had not held back the Xuanwu Armor, this would certainly not have happened.
Tianyong City is the foundation of the Linghu family. Bringing Linghu Xiaoshan back will only further enhance the Linghu family's prestige. The emperor would never do this if he had no other choice.
"Is Yue State's fighting power very strong?"
The two brothers nodded.
"Now, among Nanping, Yue, Hou Shu, Southern Han, Southern Tang and Hou Zhou, Yue is indeed the strongest among these countries."
"Besides, the north is the Northern Barbarians, and there is also Jingnan sandwiched between several countries in the south. We don't know the specific situation of Jingnan."
"There's also a country called Bo Liao near the sea to the east, but this country is east of Liaodong and has had very little contact with us."
"Jingnan's land area is very small and is surrounded by several countries."
The Yue Kingdom, the Yue Kingdom. "
Liu Feng silently memorized the name in his heart.
After seeing off the two brothers of the Linghu family, Liu Feng paced in the yard, thinking about his next plan.
Soon, there was a knock on the door, and Liu Feng motioned Liu Yan to go and open it.
As soon as the door opened, the person who came in was the mine's accountant, the current chief clerk.
This surprised Liu Feng very much.
"This humble servant, Zhou Wenyuan, greets Master Liu Feng."
"Zhou Zhubo, what are you doing here?"
"Logically, you should be staying in the mine at this time."
Zhou Wenyuan lowered his head.
"General Liu, we have good news today. We have discovered a large mineral vein, and today's production has already been completed."
"However, during the excavation process, we still found a lot of waste mines. I thought that Lord Liu would need a lot of stone to build a new river ferry, so I asked them to bring the stones."
Liu Feng's brows furrowed. Could it be because of what he had said to him earlier? Was he here to repay his gratitude?
Zhou Wenyuan waved his hand, and immediately more than a dozen laborers came in, each carrying a large basket of broken stones on their backs.
A strange look appeared on Liu Feng's face.
If you really want to give stones as a gift, there’s no need to do this, right?
When he needed stones, he arranged for people to go to the mine to get them more than once or twice.
Liu Feng looked at the gravel neatly placed in front of him, took a glance, reached out and picked up a piece. No, this was not gravel, this was iron ore.
And they are all very high-quality iron ores.
There is gravel, but it is only a thin layer on top of the bamboo basket.
"Are you trying to harm me?"
Liu Feng put down the gravel and asked with a cold face.
Zhou Wenyuan immediately knelt down with a thud, prostrating himself on the ground.
"General Liu, I absolutely do not have such thoughts."
"Master Liu, it was you who saved me that day. How could I harm General Liu out of such kindness?"
Since it's not to harm him, then it's bribery.
After all, Zhou Wenyuan is the chief clerk and also serves as the accountant.
He had to record the daily output, inventory, and shipment, so it was easy for her to deduct some iron ore from the inventory.
Liu Feng would never believe that it was to repay a favor.
"If you have anything to say, tell me."
"Or, tell me what your purpose is."
"As expected, nothing can be hidden from General Liu's eyes."
"I have come here for one reason. The labor is too hard and they are almost starving to death. I beg General Liu to give them some food."
"Besides, the weather was unpredictable today, and many laborers fell ill. I was thinking..."
"General Liu, please ask these laborers to see a doctor."
"But now they have no money, and they can only pay for medical treatment on credit. If the money comes down from above, I will find a way to repay it."
Hear Zhou Wenyuan's purpose.
Liu Feng nodded slightly.
In fact, Zhou Wenyuan made two requests. The first was to reward these laborers with a full meal, and the second was to go to his father-in-law to get medical treatment on credit.
These two requests have one thing in common: they are both for labor and not for personal gain.
These labors are not easy, Liu Feng sees it all and is willing to help them.
What's more, he also got himself some iron ore.
No matter how you look at it, you won't lose money in this matter.
But is Zhou Wenyuan really such a person with boundless love?
Liu Feng was still a little confused.
"I understand. I can promise you about the food. It won't be any fancy food, but it will definitely fill you up."
"As for the medical treatment you mentioned, I still need to discuss it with the village doctor."
"You guys go first."
Liu Feng waved his hand.
Being promised food was already a great thing for Zhou Wenyuan. He kowtowed in thanks and left with more than a dozen laborers.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Feng called Lin Xiaoxi and Wang Dingliu.
Because they are the two people in the village who have the most contact with Zhou Wenyuan, we can only learn something from them.
Although the chief clerk is not a high-ranking official, or even an official, he is also a member of the Tianyong City prefectural government office. How could he be so sympathetic to the people?
Some of it doesn't make sense.
Soon, the two walked into the yard. When they heard Liu Feng asking about Zhou Wenyuan, they both seemed to have a lot to say.
"Village Chief, if you ask me, this Zhou Zhubu is definitely a good person."
"Because Tianyong City was previously besieged by the Northern Barbarian army, the Salt and Iron Transport Commissioner hasn't been here for a long time, let alone providing food for these laborers. So, this Zhou Zhubu paid out of his own pocket to buy grains from our village to feed the poor laborers."
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