One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 173 Iron Ore
After Wei Qi took his seat again, Qin Yi asked, "Does Bo Ru know Huangshiya?"

"Huangshi Cliff? The county magistrate asked, is it a valley in Longhuai Township?" Wei Jian thought for a while and said.

Qin Yi nodded: "It's the Huangshi Cliff in Longhuai Township, but I don't know if it's a valley or a mountain."

Wei Qie said: "Huangshiya is a mountain with a valley at the bottom. It was originally unknown. Later, someone discovered that there were iron mines in the valley, which attracted many people to mine and smelt iron. Since then, when talking about Huangshiya, the natives of Lu County usually say Think of that valley."

After hearing what Wei Ke said, Qin Yi was both happy and surprised.Fortunately, there is indeed iron ore in Huangshiya, which shows that the information marked on the "treasure map" is true; surprisingly, the iron ore in Huangshiya has been discovered and started to be mined.

"Why did the county lord ask Huangshiya?" Wei Jiao asked puzzled.

Qin Yi told him bluntly: "Boru, since we want to expand our army, we must have weapons, and making weapons requires a lot of steel. I also heard that there is an iron mine in Huangshi Cliff, so I wanted to know more about it."

When Wei Jian heard this, he immediately asked: "Could it be that the county magistrate wants to use the iron ore in Huangshiya to make steel?"

"Qin has this idea."

Wei Jian suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this won't be easy."

Qin Yi was startled: "Why?"

Wei Ju said: "Although Huangshi Cliff belongs to Lu County, it is now controlled by Changzi County."

"There is such a thing?" Qin Yi was taken aback, and quickly asked: "Since Huangshiya is in our Lu County, why is it controlled by the eldest son County?"

"Your Majesty, this matter was done by Qiu Xi, the current magistrate of Changzi County." Wei Ji explained, "Qiu Xi was originally a powerful man in Changzi County. His family had thousands of fertile fields and nearly a thousand private soldiers. Changzi County is Shangdang County. The seat of the county seat formerly belonged to the prefect Zhang Yang, and the county magistrate was also appointed by Zhang Yang.

"At the beginning of this year, Zhang Yang and Yu Fuluo led troops to Hanoi to join Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang. Later, Yu Fuluo hijacked Zhang Yang and defected. He was defeated by Yuan Shao's general Qu Yi in Ye County and fled all the way north. He is now missing."

Hearing this, Qin Yi interjected: "Could it be that after Zhang Yang left Shangdang County, Qiu Xi became the magistrate of Changzi County?"

Before he arrived in Lu County, he sent Zhou Cang to inquire about the situation in Lu County. Zhou Cang also inquired about the situation in several counties surrounding Lu County.Qin Yi only knew that the magistrate of Lu County was named Qiu Xi and that he was newly appointed this year, but he did not know how he became the magistrate.

Wei Jian nodded and said: "Qiu Xi has always been ambitious. When Zhang Yang was the governor of Shangdang County, Qiu Xi tried his best to flatter Zhang Yang, and Zhang Yang even made him serve as a military commander. However, the two people later had conflicts for some unknown reason. Qiu Xi was dismissed from his official position by Zhang Yang. It is said that Zhang Yang also took away a lot of his family property. After Zhang Yang left Shangdang County this year, Qiu Xi led his private troops to occupy the county government office and proclaimed himself the magistrate of Changzi County."

"Then he was the county magistrate in Changzi County, so why did he reach out to Huangshiya?" Qin Yi asked.

"Someone just said that Qiu Xi is an ambitious man. After he proclaimed himself the magistrate of the eldest son county, he immediately expanded his army and also needed steel to make weapons. At that time, Brown Luchi had just fled back to Shangdang County. Occupy Zhangzi County, but Qiu Xi donated a lot of property to Brown Luchi and bought Brown Luchi. Afterwards, Brown Luchi led troops to attack Lu County, killed my friend and replaced him."

"Hmph, this Qiu Xi is too hateful. For his own selfishness, he has led disasters to the east, regardless of the life and death of the people of Lu County!" Qin Yi said angrily.

Wei Ji also showed anger at this time, and continued: "Qiu Xi has a violent personality, and his morals are corrupt. He must have reached a private deal with Brown Luchi. After Brown Luchi occupied Lu County, he sent troops to help Qiu Xi. Captured the Huangshiya Iron Mine."

"What about Huangshiya's former mine owner? Was he ever killed?" Qin Yi asked with concern.

Wei said: "Huangshiya was not mined by one family before, but was mined jointly by several families. To be honest with the county magistrate, Wei also had a mine in Huangshiya. Qiu Xi and Zhun Luchi suddenly sent out troops at night. The blood flowed into the river at Huangshi Cliff that night, it was too tragic to watch.”

Speaking of this, Wei Ke's eyes turned red. "The steward and dozens of miners sent by Wei to Huangshiya were all killed by Brown Luchi and Qiu Xi."

Hearing this, Qin Yi suddenly became suspicious of Wei Ji, and asked, "Sir, there is one thing I don't understand. Since you have such a big enmity with Huang Luchi, why are you still safe and sound in Lu County?"

Wei Ke sighed and said: "Brown Luchi didn't know that I had a mine in Huangshiya. After the accident, Wei wanted to kill Brown Luchi and Qiu Xi, but he was alone and alone, so he had to temporarily suppress the hatred. Wei is now There is only one residence in Lu County, if you leave Lu County, you will become a lost dog. Even if someone has a grudge against Brown Luchi for destroying mines, he has to make a false settlement with him. This is how it is so far."

Regarding Wei Ke's explanation, Qin Yi was dubious.However, his thoughts about Wei Ji being an ominous person deepened.This person is a disaster star, whoever touches him will be unlucky.

Qin Yi thought silently for a while and then asked Wei Qi: "Bo Ru, how many troops does Qiu Xi have stationed at Huangshi Cliff?"

Wei said covetously: "There are not many troops. Originally there were only two hundred. After the county leader took office, he increased the number by three hundred. Now we have five hundred troops."

"After I took office, Qiu Xi sent more troops to Huangshiya?" Qin Yi was taken aback when he heard this, "So, he has already taken precautions against me."

Wei Ji said: "As soon as the county lord came to Lu County, he killed Brown Luchi and drove away the Huns. After all, Qiu Xi did something wrong, so he must have taken precautions against the county lord."

"Then...if I want to send troops to take back Huangshiya, how sure is Boru?" Qin Yi asked tentatively.

Wei Ji thought for a while and said: "The county lord now has a thousand soldiers and horses, and it should be extremely easy to take back Huangshiya. But Qiu Xi has more than one garrison in Huangshiya, and he has nearly two thousand soldiers in Zhangzi County. Ruoxian Your honor sending troops to Huangshiya is tantamount to declaring war on Qiu Xi, and he will definitely not sit back and watch Huangshiya be controlled by the county lord."

"Qiu Xi actually has more than 2000 troops!" Qin Yi was shocked when he heard this.

Wei Jian said: "Qiu Xi is the self-proclaimed county magistrate after all, and Changzi County is the county that governs the county. He was afraid that others would attack him, so he recruited troops aggressively. In just half a year, he trained more than 2000 troops. army."

This is a headache.Qin Yi originally wanted to use Qiu Xi's forcible occupation of Huangshiya as an excuse to send troops to the eldest son county to take down Qiu Xi in one fell swoop, and then sit on the land of the two counties.But Qiu Xi had so many soldiers and horses, Qin Yi's illusion was instantly shattered.

Alas, I really can't chew too much. I haven't fully controlled Lu County yet, so I want to get the eldest son's idea.Or stop wishful thinking, take your time.

"Boru, thank you for telling me so many things. Go find Zilong to do something. Let me think about the matter of Huangshiya."

Qin Yi was very confused at this time, so he sent Wei Jian away.

　There was a mistake in the previous article, and "Wei Kai" was written as "Wei Kai", which has been corrected.Thanks to book friend Xuanxuan for the correction!

　　
　
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