Lu Peng led Zhou Tai and the others to the place Wu Shun had mentioned.
Tan Liu and the rest were also there, and they all came forward to welcome him.
"Langjun, don't listen to this kid's nonsense. Even if there's iron and stone below, it has to be dug very deep.”Tan Liu shook his head and said.
Wu Shun immediately shouted," No, it can't be. At most, it'll go down about ten feet. There must be iron and stone!"”
"What do you know?" Tan Liu said with a black face. How old are you? What, you're better than me?"
Lu Peng raised his hand to stop him and said to Wu Shun,""How do you judge?"
"Langjun, this mountain is dark red in color. There must be iron and stone below it. Sixth Uncle also agrees. The compass was also spinning, so there must be a lot of iron and stone. We've only dug less than five feet, how can we give up?”
Lu Peng stared at the excited Wu Shun and said slowly,""Alright, I'll get you some people. No matter how long you dig, as long as you can produce iron, I'll definitely reward you handsomely!”
Wu Shun was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.
When Lu Peng walked out, Tan Liu followed behind him, feeling a little panicked. Lu Peng thought about it and comforted him." Don't be afraid. Young people are determined to forge ahead. It's only right for you to be more stable." But in the future, you must inform me of such matters first. You must not hide them.”
Tan Liu nodded and said," Yes, I originally wanted to report it to Langjun for a decision. That kid is too impatient!"”
Lu Peng returned to Yangquan and arranged for people to be handed over to Wu Shun, hoping to dig out the iron ore as soon as possible.
Iron was one of the most important resources in this era, especially since Lu Peng still had the ironworks that had yet to be unlocked.
As his sphere of influence reached the entire Lujiang County, Lu Peng's skill points had risen to more than 700.
He hadn't been in a hurry to get a Level 2 building, but had been saving up until now. This was because he did not need to worry about the Level 2 market, the Mint, and the army. However, the Level 3 Ironworks and Training Grounds needed to be unlocked as soon as possible. They both needed 800 points, so they were still a few dozen points short.
In ancient times, salt and iron were the lifeblood of a country. There was salt production in Lujiang, but it was all coarse salt. Lu Peng had already asked the craftsmen to study the method of refining refined salt.
A few days later, Lujiang welcomed the autumn harvest.
Lu Peng had informed the relevant personnel in advance to make a fortune quietly. However, the final result left everyone speechless.
There was too much food…
Lu Peng was already too tired to count the numbers. He had urgently mobilized tens of thousands of people to build hundreds of large granaries, and they were all stuffed to the brim.
The people's homes were also full. After the autumn harvest, everyone in the county was in high spirits and smiled.
"Lord Lu is indeed an immortal!”
This was a truth that everyone firmly believed in.
After all, this harvest was too frightening…
A few days later, the Household Supervisor had roughly calculated the amount of grain, reaching more than four million dan!
Lu Peng calculated the numbers and was shocked.
In fact, having so much grain was not necessarily a good thing. If there was too much, the grain grown by the farmers would be worthless.
Under such circumstances, the agricultural population had to be greatly reduced. There was no need for so many farmers.
In fact, Yangquan City had already begun to de-agriculture and encourage people to engage in all kinds of industries. However, the traditional concept still made people reluctant to leave their own land, and the effect was minimal.
Of course, this was something to consider in the future. The joy of the harvest made everyone very happy.
Lu Peng also took the opportunity to hold another sports meet. Compared to the previous one, this one was much more formal and grand.
Each county sent their own representative teams, and the events also included table tennis and football, which were passed out by Yangquan.
"Gongda, what's the difference between today's meeting and that day?”Lu Peng smiled at Xun You.
Xun You pondered for a moment and cupped his hands.""An extraordinary person should naturally do extraordinary things. The Lord's deep and lofty thoughts are not something that you and others can understand.”
Lu Peng laughed out loud. This bootlicking made him quite happy.
He had brought Diao Chan along to attend such a grand event as usual, but the girl insisted on wearing a veil.
Under his influence, the atmosphere in Lujiang County gradually changed. Even Xun Yu would occasionally go out with the Tang family.
This wave of popularity rose rapidly, and his skill points instantly reached 900.
Lu Peng thought for a moment and unlocked the training ground. There was too much food. If he did not upgrade his armed forces, he was really worried that someone would come and snatch it.
" Training Ground: After unlocking this building, your troops will receive additional effects when training. You can also see the experience points and army level. After reaching the highest level, the army will obtain a powerful talent.”
It looked good. Lu Peng nodded in satisfaction and immediately ordered the third household registration survey to be carried out in the entire county.
The first batch of Yangquan citizens had become the envy of everyone, just as Lu Peng had imagined. As people who had gone through thick and thin with Lu Peng in the beginning, the benefits and rights they now had made others envious. Nowadays, it was really the kind of young man who could bring back a bunch of beautiful girls with a household registration document.
There were more than 4,000 people back then, but now there were more than 8,000. Other than giving birth, the young men had indeed gone out to kidnap many girls.
The second division was the Yangquan people. Now, the entire Lujiang Prefecture envied the Yangquan people, and the Yangquan people envied the Yuan people. As for the people in the whole country, don't they rush to Yangquan every day?
After checking the household register, the total population was a little scary. It actually reached more than one million. A large portion of them had moved here from other places.
After checking the population, Lu Peng began to recruit soldiers. Now that they could not finish eating their food, they had to quickly train their soldiers.
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