In the evening, in the Lord's Palace, a small celebratory evening is being held.

Elsa sat in the corner sipping juice, Illya was looking for something delicious next to her, ready to bring some back to her mother, Brian and Edgar were red, and even better Fiona wasn't so angry.

Don threw out another message at this point.

"What? Are you going to build a charcoal plant? ”

Fiona was dumbfounded: "Are you crazy?" ”

"Of course I'm not crazy, what's wrong?"

"You're still asking me what's wrong?"

Fiona snapped her fingers and settled the account for Donn: "The previous farmer's subsidy cost more than 1,000 gold coins, and the salaries and bonuses of the guard team were sent out more than 2,000 gold coins, and then we have to establish a chamber of commerce, and there is a mint candy factory waiting to be established, these conservative estimates will cost 10,000 gold coins - my lord, even if Hogg still has a lot of gold coins, it can't withstand your spending like this, don't forget that we don't have any income now!" This month's tax adds up to less than a thousand gold coins! If you continue like this, it will only be more than 10,000 gold coins a year, and you will spend it in just a few days! ”

Tang En smiled faintly: "When the Chamber of Commerce is successfully established, there will be income." ”

Fiona sighed, "That also has to be based on the fact that we have enough goods, and we have to make sure that our products are attractive enough." ”

"You're not confident in mints and soap?"

"I have confidence, but it's not enough to rely on these two products to support a chamber of commerce and a territory."

Fiona stared at Donne, "We need more products, more valuable products...... For example, the magic scroll? ”

Fiona certainly hadn't forgotten that Don was a powerful mage, and if he could make a few powerful magic scrolls at his fingertips, such as the fourth-order magic scrolls that were used to scare Buck, he could make a lot of money selling just a few of them!

"Don't think about the magic scroll for a while - at least not for sale."

Tang En shook his head, he didn't know what kind of rules the magicians in this world followed, if he rashly intervened in the magic scroll market, he was afraid that he would be resisted by other magicians, which was very detrimental to Don's development.

"Well, you're the lord anyway, you have the final say."

Fiona puffed her head away.

Don laughed dumbly, Fiona looked like a cute little girl when she was angry, which always gave Don the urge to tease her.

Fiona waited for a long time, but didn't wait for Donn's comfort, she just glared at him angrily, this stupid person who didn't understand the amorous feelings!

"Let's talk about why we want to build a charcoal plant. It's almost summer, and even if the charcoal is burned, it's useless, it's a waste of gold! ”

"Because, I want to make steel."

Donn's answer was succinct.

"Steel?"

Fiona hadn't heard this strange word, and was a little puzzled.

"Yes, a harder and more versatile material than iron, which can be used to forge armor, and can also be used to produce other paraphernalia, for example...... Tableware? Kitchen? Or something else, in short, this material is very versatile. ”

Don explained briefly, but what he didn't expect was that Fiona didn't react, and Brian and Edgar, who were drinking, were a little sober as soon as they heard Donn talk about a new material.

"Big brother! You want to refine new materials!? ”

Brian's eyes lit up: "What do you need me to do!?" Despite the commands! ”

"Your Lord! Does this new type of material have anything to do with charcoal!? ”

Edgar's focus is closer to the core.

"yes," Fiona frowned, "steel...... What does it have to do with charcoal? ”

"Of course, iron ore and charcoal, and limestone, all of them are indispensable."

Tang En smiled, although he had never learned steelmaking, but he had also heard of the original earth-based steelmaking, so he naturally knew the principle of steelmaking.

Steel, to be precise, is an iron-carbon alloy, and the difference between iron is the content of carbon, blowing charcoal into the furnace, using charcoal to remove the excess carbon in the iron, and then adding quicklime slag to drain the waste, the rest is steel, of course, special steel Tang En does not consider now, those rare metals such as chromium, manganese, molybdenum and so on Tang En have never seen before, let alone find a way to refine them.

Now all he needs is some base steel.

Done didn't explain much to Fiona, he just said, "The charcoal mill had to be built, and the steel mill had to be a top priority for Ellington's future development, and it had to be on the agenda – and both plants had to be built as far away from the town as possible, because they would produce a lot of pollution." ”[e1]

“…… I understand. ”

Fiona had no choice but to compromise with Donn.

Don also knows that he is like a duck on the shelf, but he can't do it without steel.

Although Plandal has more superior performance of magic metal, on the one hand, magic metal is too rare and expensive, and on the other hand, it is also a metal that is strictly controlled and monopolized, and it is difficult to popularize.

Steel is different, the steel made of iron can not only be used to produce armor and weapons in the early stage, but also has a magical metal vein in the later stage, and steel can continue to shine in the civilian field.

This is something that has been proven on the earth, steel can be called the material foundation of modern society, and it has important uses in every field, and in the beginning, it was even measured by the production of steel whether a country was strong, so Don did not doubt it.

"Well, that, of course it's a good thing to make steel, but there's one thing I want to tell my lord......"

Edgar raised his hand weakly.

"You say."

Edgar's face was embarrassed: "My lord, we ...... There is no iron ore left. ”

"Poof!"

Don was dumbfounded: "How is it possible!?" ”

"Your Lord!"

Edgar was very aggrieved: "Didn't you calculate how much iron ore we have consumed recently?" First you made a large number of iron tools, then you built such a large waterwheel, and you took some iron ingots—by the way, my lord, I have already given the bills for those ingots to Miss Fiona—and I have been in Ellington for so many years, and this is the largest amount of iron ore I have consumed in a short time! ”

Edgar smirked and said, "If Lord Lord still wants to use iron ore to make steel, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy a new batch of iron ore until a month later." ”

"You're kidding me!?"

Don't say anything about the territory of Ellington, I remember that there is an iron mine not far west of Ellington!" There's an iron mine, you don't have iron ore!? ”

"Huh? Your Lord, do you know that mine? ”

Edgar was stunned for a moment: "But didn't the others tell you?" ”

"Tell me what? Fiona? ”

Fiona looked dazed: "I don't know...... What happened to that mine? ”

Edgar said with a strange expression, "That iron mine...... It was overrun by Baron Duvière of Casparmyburg to the north. ”

Don had a look on his face that you were teasing me: "Lord of Casparmyburg, you have reached here, and that Hogg has not reacted at all!?" ”

At this time, Elsa interjected and said: "When Hogg was in office, the mine was occupied by a group of demonic beasts, and he abandoned it directly, and then a group of mercenaries from Casparmiburg cleaned up the mine, and Baron Duvière took over the iron mine and began to dig when he learned the news, and it was too late after Hogg got the news, Baron Duvey's soldiers and slaves had already occupied the entire mine, and Baron Hogg attacked several times, and after dozens of people died, he simply gave up. ”

After listening to Elsa's explanation, Don Dan was in pain, he hadn't asked about the mine before, he thought that the mine had been operating normally, and it was transporting iron ore to Ellington.

How could I think of this TM damn Hogg, who is still haunted by the death of his death, throwing such a mess at himself!

Don was upset, the mine was Ellington's property, that is, his property!

Now that Baron Duvière dares to openly plunder his own wealth, how can he bear it!

While both iron ore and copper ore are among the most basic ores, they are also important, especially since the iron ore mine is also related to Donn's steelmaking plan, and this mine must be recaptured!

"Elsa, tomorrow's training plan is cancelled."

"Huh?"

Elsa was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Don En meant: "Lord Lord, you want to ......"

"That's right, no one can snatch away what belongs to me, and whoever dares to touch my things, I will ask him to return it tenfold and hundredfold."

Tang En said lightly: "What's more, even in the laws of the Empire, that iron mine is my property, Baron Duvière ignores the laws of the Empire and openly robs me of my wealth, Fiona, in the laws of the Empire, what can I do?" ”

Fiona looked at Donn's side face and smiled, "Of course, a tooth for a tooth, blood for a blood, and snatch it back." ”

"That's right, the laws of the empire are very clear about this, a nobleman's private property is violated, he can use force to defend his rights and regain his wealth."

Don smiled, this smile was a little cold: "Presumably, Baron Duvière had already thought of this result when he did it." ”

Brian laughed: "Big brother, it seems that he is not afraid of you, otherwise he should be more restrained after hearing the news of your appointment." ”

"Then we'll show him how terrible the wrath of the Lord of Ellington is."

Don patted Brian: "The dwarves should be very interested in the mines, right?" Would you be interested in going shopping with me this time? Relax? ”

"Of course!"

Brian grunted and drank the ale in the wine glass, and slammed it on the table: "My warhammer has long been *** unbearable!" ”

"Elsa, assemble the guards tomorrow, I want to see everyone there."

Don shook his glass, drank it all in one gulp, and with a "bang", the glass turned into pieces in his hand.

Don said calmly, "We want to take back the iron mines. ”

"Wow!"

Illya exclaimed, her eyes lit up, and she clapped vigorously: "The lord's big brother is so handsome!" One more! One more! ”

Donn, Elsa, Fiona, Brian, Edgar, Tina: "......" ===

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