When Zhao Hao chose Wuxian for his father, in addition to being the most prosperous city in the Ming Dynasty, the center of commerce, and the best hotbed for the commercial revolution, there is another extremely important reason, that is, Dongting Xishan Island is located in Wuxian!

As we all know, the Jiangnan region is an alluvial plain with fertile land and is very suitable for cultivation. But for this reason, the entire plains in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are rare, and mineral resources are extremely scarce.

Coal mines and limestone mines, which are very common in the north or southwest, are hard to find in the entire Susong area.

Only this Xishan Island has both, and there is also the main raw material for refining sulfur and making sulfuric acid - pyrite.

Xishan Island is a magical gift from nature to the Jiangnan region.

However, it is located in Taihu Lake and is isolated from the land, and has been ignored until the 20th century.

During the Republic of China, industrialists who went out of Xishan sent their hometown's specialty coal and limestone to Germany for testing and confirmed that they could be mined and used. Then, coal mines and cement plants were built one after another on the island.

After liberation, Xishan continued to supply a large amount of coal and cement to Suzhou and even Shanghai. It was not until the end of the 20th century that it was shut down due to pollution...

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Although Mr. Zhao established Xishan Coal Industry in Beijing, monopolizing more than 80% of the coal resources in the capital. However, the so-called "not selling woodcutters for a hundred miles" makes it difficult for Beijing coal to survive in the south of the Yangtze River.

No matter how good the coal in Beijing is, it cannot be used in Suzhou.

Among the existing coal-producing areas, the nearest Xuzhou is also thousands of miles away.

Ma'anshan is only 500 miles away from Suzhou, but Mr. Zhao visited it on site last year, and it has not yet been developed.

So Zhao Hao had no choice but to take down the West Mountain, and then develop it based on this, and then go elsewhere.

But who would have thought that Mr. Zhao was cheated to Kunshan and missed Mr. Zhao and Xishan.

On the way to Kunshan, I tasted Qiaoqiao's "deep solidity", saw Baili Shitang in Wujiang County, and then looked at the pitiful small earth embankment in Kunshan.

Mr. Zhao secretly made up his mind to build a longer and stronger embankment for Kunshan, so that the people of Kunshan will stay away from floods and live a happy life.

Let everyone be happy, but Mr. Zhao's unchanging pursuit is the same.

But the broken place in Kunshan is poor and there is not even a stone to build a dike. Mr. Zhao's desire for the West Mountain is almost as if he had fallen into trouble.

When he gets the West Mountain, he can burn lime, make cement, and endless rocks, which can surround the entire Kunshan County with a large dike, allowing neighboring counties to taste the taste of being harmed by others.

So Mr. Zhao never stopped his idea of ​​fighting the West for a moment, and had already investigated the place clearly. Even if Mr. Liu didn't come to provoke him, he would try every means to hit the battlefield.

Who knew that the guy came up without knowing how to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation to win the West?

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When eight or nine hundred people gathered, Jin Ke picked up the iron trumpet and shouted: "Everything is quiet! The Gunman Camp is silent and determined!"

Although there has not been formal training, the Gunman Battalion can at least understand the orders, and all the militiamen will calm down and stand.

Wu Ji's guys also stood up and took Mr. Zhao's reward, so they had to give him some face.

As for those prisoners, they were like frost and eggplant, so naturally no one dared to say anything.

Seeing that the scene became quiet, General Jin whispered: "Please give me a lecture!"

Zhao Hao has seen big scenes, and he can talk to the 5,000 people in Lingji Palace, so he is naturally not afraid of such small occasions.

He smiled and took the horn and whispered to everyone: "First of all, I announced that yesterday's rescue operation was very successful! The militia in Kunshan and the men of Wu Ji worked together to fight bravely, and wiped out the bandits who dared to make ground on Tai Sui's head!"

"Ao..." Kunshan militia and Wu Ji's friends cheered in vain, as if they had really won a great victory.

"After the meeting, a lot of silver rewards will be paid immediately!"

"Ao!" The cheers were even louder this time.

When everyone's excitement was slightly aroused, Zhao Hao's expression sank and then said loudly:

"However, during the interrogation of the bandit leader Yu Liu this morning, Battalion Commander Jin learned something amazing!"

The soldiers couldn't help but feel tight, holding their breath and listening to Mr. Zhao say:

"It was not accidental that we were robbed this time, but someone instructed the water bandits to do it behind their backs!"

"Hiss..." countless sounds of gasping in the sun-drying website sounded, and the island seemed to be warming.

Well, that's because the sun comes out...

"Who is going to kill us Kunshan people?" Kunshan militia was furious. "Kill him!"

"Fuck him to death!" Wu Ji's people were also furious. "No wonder they dared to steal our Wu Ji's ship. It turned out that someone ordered them!"

Even the captured water bandits cursed angrily: "This bastard Yu Liu has cheated us to death!"

"Young master, please tell me who did it!" Everyone urged Zhao Hao to come in a harsh manner.

"It was the commander of the West Mountain, Liu Zhengqi, vice president of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce!" Zhao Hao waved his hand, and the man from Caijiaxiang escorted Liu Yuanwai's son and housekeeper and appeared in front of everyone.

"This kid is Liu Ji, the son of Liu Zhengqi! The other is his butler Wang Jiu!" Jin Ke pointed at the two and shouted loudly: "It was these two who instructed Yu Liu and a few others behind their backs!"

"Pooh!"

The militia and the guys despised the two of them. Even the prisoners with their hands tied back spit together, as if the Beggars' Sect's throne was passed down.

The spoiled Mr. Liu has never seen this terrible scene? He was so scared that he peed his pants.

Zhao Hao waved his hand and asked someone to pull them down quickly so that he would not scare Mr. Liu to get into trouble.

"Everyone said, should you avenge this revenge?!" Then Mr. Zhao asked indignantly.

"Yes! Revenge!" The militia and the guys raised their arms and shouted.

"How to report?"

"Kill his whole family! Fuck his mother!"

"Ahem..." Zhao Hao was embarrassed, and Xue Ying was still listening from afar.

"Stop!" The guards of Caijiaxiang angrily scolded everyone, "Young master is still young, you can't listen to dirty words!"

"..." Everyone stopped talking unhappily.

"Everyone is a good people, so it is natural to rise up and defend himself, but how can you come to the door to fight and kill?" Mr. Zhao raised his horn and shouted: "We can avenge in a more civilized way!"

"Young Master, let's listen to you!" Everyone shouted.

"This is the industry of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce, a treasure land!" Zhao Hao pointed to the big stone under his feet and said, "We want to occupy this place, let the Dongting Chamber of Commerce severely punish the murderer and cede land and pay compensation!"

"Okay, okay, the young master said it well!" The Kunshan militia naturally applauded whatever he said.

"..." Wu Ji's guys traveled around the world all day long, but they were all a little knowledgeable. Hearing this, he couldn't help looking at each other.

Someone couldn't help but shout: "Young Master Zhao, what's the best thing about this deserted island? What do you want to do here?"

"Xishan Island is a deserted island for others, but it is priceless to us Kunshan!" Zhao Hao stretched out his finger and pointed at the mountains behind him and said:

"I want to replace all the river embankments in Kunshan with stone ponds, but found that our county lacks even stones. But here, there are countless mountains and cannot be taken. You can directly load a ship to reach the river embankments in our county! Taking up this place is more convenient than those counties with mountains and stones in the territory!"

"And lime is abundant on the mountain, which is a necessary thing for building a dike!"

"So this Xishan is the treasure land that God has given us Kunshan people and will let us suffer forever! Everyone, do you want it?!"

"Yes!" The gunmen in Kunshan shouted excitedly, and many people knelt down directly for Zhao Hao, begging him to count his words!

The attraction of the Shitou River Dike to Kunshan people is completely unimaginable!
Chapter completed!