Tian Gouzi left, and the group wandered for a long time. They returned to Yamen in the evening. Zhang Zhong didn't wait to rest, so he wrote a notice saying that he wanted a lot of ginseng that was more than a hundred years old, and he could come and sell it. , You can also change some conditions that can be done.
As soon as this notice was posted, many people were anxious. They heard that the new county magistrate had even temporarily put aside his son's affairs in order to handle the case. Now this is about getting ginseng for his son.
Everyone is asking, and some people are even going to the mountains to see if they can find ginseng. Some are for money, some are for help from the county magistrate, and some are very simple to make the county magistrate’s son better. stand up.
The owner and the county prime minister are happy. Now there is one more thing that Zhang Zhong can think about, and he can't do anything else. The owner, Zhan Kaijin, originally wanted to find something to do tomorrow, so that Zhang Zhong could be supported. I went to a place far away for a day, but was stopped by the county prime minister Xiao Chi.
"Brother Xiangyun, you can't do this anymore. In case that person finally said that I was instructed, Zhang Zhong became angry and sent Zhang Hezi to the capital together with that person. The people there really interrogated something, let's Are you two still thinking about it
His son hasn't woken up yet, so he will see if he is still reading those pamphlets in the evening. If he still reads them, he will definitely not have much energy tomorrow. "
"What Brother Yong said is that he really can't continue to take risks. Doesn't he want ginseng now? Why don't we get some ginseng for him? Those merchants who come over are still held by him. By then, the fertile land can become wasteland. Let's The benefits are brought."
The master book finally came up with a method he thought was the best. The county prime minister listened, with a smile on his face, but a little unwilling in his heart. Zhan Kaijin thought of a good way. If he couldn't think of it, wouldn't he say that he is inferior to Zhan Kaijin, so he said :
"No, we can't do this thing. We should tell those businessmen that they know a lot, and you have to learn more in the future, otherwise things will easily happen."
"Brother Buyong is right. You should really let those businessmen take care of this matter. Be fast, or else the weather will get hot again and there will be a few rains, others will think about it."
The master book Zhan Kaijin is good at talking, and he will listen when others point it out.
After talking about this, he said again: "Brother Buyong, that Zhang Cannabis seed is just being locked up now and has not been tried yet, shouldn't you?" When he said this, he made a gesture on his neck with his hand.
The county Cheng quickly waved his hand and said, "Don’t do that. Didn’t you see the four guards staying tonight? Even the food for those who were locked up was brought in by Jin Lailou. It’s easy for him to get hold of the handle if you want to do it.
"Alright, let's consider the long-term plan. Thanks to the gift from Jinlailou today, those people who have been locked up seem to be hungry for three days. Let's take away the money and food from the account, and we won't give it anymore. They eat something and they have to starve to death."
The host book Zhan Kaijin said with lingering fear, Xiao Xiancheng also thought of this thing. For these two days, he was only concerned about how to deal with the county magistrate Zhang Zhong who came first. Locked, today is exactly the third day.
They were thinking about the people in the cell. Zhang Xiaobao was also thinking about it here. From the perspective of the dossier, there should be no major incidents of the 120 or so people involved. Some did not pay rent and taxes, some were I robbed the steamed buns for buying steamed buns, and others stole other people's money on the street.
What makes people feel even more absurd is that when a person came to Jinlailou and ordered one or six dishes, he ate them all by himself, and then he had no money to pay the bill. Then he was locked up. Jinlailou was originally the magistrate of Wen County. Opened by relatives.
The papers of about 120 detainees were taken out directly, and the others had no time to deal with. Zhang Zhong applied two cucumber slices to his eyes. After reading them one by one, he said to the guard next to him:
"Tomorrow you will protect Erniu and take those merchants to the riverside to have a look, and walk around the dock. I will let the county prince and the master book follow. I must turn around for a day. I can handle the case and let people go."
"Yes." The guards carefully trained by the palace are indeed different, and the answer is simply and neat.
Zhang Zhong closed the papers and lay down to rest. Naturally, someone picked up the lamp and put the dummy away. It was the person's turn to watch the night, and he pulled the rope after a while.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan brought back some things to learn, rested in a wing, and got up for a while. The two of them lay on the couch thinking about coal. They couldn't sleep for a while and could only chat.
"Cuckoo cuckoo, there must be a lot of coal yellow there, it's amber, I will dig it out to make jewelry for you." Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan.
"I don't want that thing. I want diamonds. You should think about how to use the coal. You can't just put it there."
Wang Juan is not very interested in those things.
"How else can it be used? Of course it is burned. First, find a blacksmith to help us melt the molten iron. Then we will produce a stove-like thing, and then continue to burn it from the stove. When the time comes, what kind of blast furnace, open furnace, or converter will be used? We made them all out, and then we started using the guns we made just now, finished the guns and made the guns, finished the guns..."
"Just dream directly, and be serious." Wang Juan interrupted Zhang Xiaobao, moved the pillow, and turned sideways comfortably.
"Serious, then it can only be used for ironing. Look at Li Xun’s guards who all have crossbows. We can make them ourselves. All-iron crossbows, which are wound with our feet, will be used to strike birds. Otherwise, make a knife, do less, walk around when nothing is wrong, hide it, and use it for the seedling guards in case something happens.
Others are made of things that are commonly used in life, such as kitchen knives. After our restaurant, all the chefs will use steel knives, as well as scissors, etc., sell them, or wait, let the blacksmith work hard to make more Some steel ingots will be sold to the country at that time.
Well, it must be kept secret. Maybe other places use coal to make things, and we can also use it for heating. The simplest is briquettes. We don’t mix other things, that is, yellow mud and coal face. It can also be used in kilns. Use it, just do it. "
Zhang Xiaobao is really unable to make use of the key advantages of coal production, such as gas, etc., so he can only find a way in his daily life. He is going to save the coal first, and make the coal face into something for use, the only troublesome thing Just because there is no high-pressure water gun, it takes time and effort to decompose coal.
"Then do this first, how much do you plan to pay the people in Yushu Village?" Wang Juan couldn't think of a better way.
"Calculate according to the amount of mining. When it comes to looking at the speed of their mining, they can't be given less. They should become the richest village in Huayuan County." Zhang Xiaobao had planned for this a long time ago, and they must be allowed to do so. If you get rich, there is a coal mine by your side, and if you directly occupy it, people will know about it in the future, and it will be bad for your reputation.
Wang Juan didn't have much thoughts about this, as long as he could make the people in the village make more money, and wait to see if he could bring the people from the village over.
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Xiao Xian Cheng and Zhan’s masters still didn’t go to bed so early at night. Yesterday was basically the same as staying up all night. After all, it was the first day. They wanted to see more. Today they still eat and drink in that small house, from time to time. Someone came and told them that Zhang Zhong hadn't slept yet.
When it was time for Yinshi, the two people finally couldn’t stand the tossing of two days and one night. They went to sleep in this house and blew on the lamp. It took less than a quarter of an hour for the two of them to lie down, and there was a tight gong sound. When it rang, the two people looked around with dim sleepy eyes like others owed them tens of thousands of dollars.
"My lord, it's not good. The water is running. The granary in the yamen is running." A person who specializes in helping the night watch rushed in and shouted loudly at the two people. They were uncomfortable sleeping. I didn't hug the woman at home. Just after falling asleep, they walked out of the water, making the two people want to find someone to take a bite.
"Go to the rescue if you are in the water. Why do you call us?" Master Zhan was still confused. Hearing that it was a water failure, he immediately shouted.
Xiao Xian Cheng was still more alert and asked: "Say it again, where did the water go?"
"Yamen's granary, that's the one that puts the collected renters, sir, to go or not?" The visitor repeated it again and asked carefully. He also knew that the two adults had just fallen asleep in the granary. In fact, there is no food.
"Go, how can you not, that Zhang Zhong is not sleeping now, can we not go if he goes? After all, the granary is burnt, why there is no food? It is clearly written on the account, Brother Xiangyun, get up soon. "
Xiao Xiancheng said helplessly, and began to put on clothes there. Master Zhan also got up and slowly put on his clothes in a daze. It took the two of them a full quarter of an hour to get dressed, and they went out to the granary where the yamen was. Run away.
Waiting for the two people to arrive at the place, there are already quite a few government officials and people here helping to fight the fire. Zhang Zhong is also neatly dressed, directing on the side, and asking loudly from time to time, "Why haven't the county prime minister and the master book been there yet? Come? Isn't their two homes near here? With the royal salary, there will be no one at a critical moment?"
The government officials knew where the two of them went, they should have been thinking about bad ideas again, but the people didn’t know, they heard Zhang Zhong’s words, and they complained there, and at the same time boasted about the new county magistrate and popular support. , A very mysterious thing, now the county prime minister and the master book are gradually losing.
When the two people ran over, they just heard Zhang Zhong ask again. They looked at the people around them, but they were so angry that they rushed up and grabbed the bucket in one of them and rushed forward, thinking Let the people take a look.