Early the next morning, the seducer left Ye Xiaotian's mansion. When he left, the prosperity of Tongren had already imprinted on him, and the scenery of Taoist Changfeng had also imprinted on his heart. Perhaps the imprint is not deep enough, but it is only the first step.
The so-called corrosion is to make people fall into the game without knowing it. If it makes people vigilant, it will be inferior. Ye Xiaotian has his own countermeasures. As long as there is a gap in his defense, Ye Xiaotian has a way Pry the gap wider and wider.
When Geduolai's tribe migrated under Ye Xiaotian's order, the temple allocated a batch of gold to the tribe according to Ye Xiaotian's order, and this gold was also brought to Ye Xiaotian's mansion by Yinggoulao. gold ore.
This mine is hidden in the deep mountains, and because the Shengmiao tribe lives nearby, it has never been known to the outside world. The gold sand in this mine is so pure that it hardly needs further refining. However, if such a pure gold ore is used for shopping, it may arouse the suspicion of interested people, so Ye Xiaotian did not rush to make a move.
On the day when the hooker arrived in Tongren, he sent someone to inform the "tycoon's grocery store" on Qinglang Street, asking the tycoon to meet him in Tongren. Ye Xiaotian wanted to hand over this batch of gold dust to the tycoon, and the tycoon would help him secretly buy farm tools, seeds, cloth, oil, salt, grain, etc.
Before the Gedolao tribe can be self-reliant, with these things, their livelihood can be guaranteed to the greatest extent. Ye Xiaotian's purpose is to lead these mountain people who devoutly regard him as their master to lead a civilized and prosperous life, instead of living a half-savage life in the mountains.
He thought the tycoon would come soon, but he didn't expect the tycoon to be late. One day after the seducer left, the tycoon's messenger arrived and told him that his young master was on his way. It turned out that the tycoon was so slow because he left his home Tongren was also moved.
The tycoon had told him before that Tongren City was bigger than Hu County, and it was more suitable for him to make a big splash. He wanted to move to Tongren, but he hesitated repeatedly, and it was always difficult to make the trip. Now that Ye Xiaotian took a step ahead, the tycoon finally made up his mind to move here. Tongren.
Fortunately, the tycoon has long been preparing to move to Tongren, and the house and other places have been handled by his semicolon in Tongren, so the move is not rushed at this time. The two brothers finally met again in Tongren.
In the Six Dragon Mountain and Seven Mysteries Temple, Wang Ning and Hong Baichuan were still playing chess.
Wang Ning made a son, and said to Hong Baichuan: "Master Ling moved to Tongren?"
Hong Baichuan nodded, and said: "This kid has long wanted to move to Tongren, but he never made it. It's good that he moves here, and I have an excuse to come and live with my son, so that I don't have to rush to come here from time to time Tongren here."
Wang Ning smiled wryly, and said: "I was fooled by Yang Yinglong. I really thought that the key point of his management of Northeast China was Hu County, which made my elder brother make a wrong decision. Who would have thought that he was building plank roads in the open and crossing Chencang secretly? The real focus is Tongren."
Hong Baichuan said: "I can't blame you. Seeing how he is determined to win Hu County, who would think that there is fraud in it? Didn't the Tian family also fall for his tricks, otherwise why would the Tian family send people to Hu County again and again. It's just that , Now he has hooked up with several chieftains in Tongren, I hope we will have time to grasp his every move."
Wang Ning said: "After all, we are one step too late. Now it is too late to drive a nail between them and insert an insider. Brother wants to use a Taoist for this?"
Hong Baichuan also made a son, and said with a smile: "That's right! A long time ago, when emperors and generals made important decisions or sent troops on expeditions, they would ask God for divination to predict good or bad luck. But many emperors and generals now... still It’s the same as asking God for divination, hehe…”
What Hong Baichuan said was true. Landmines, lightning strikes, and some celestial changes, the emperor would consult the Qin Tianjian, issue an edict to punish himself, and amnesty the world. If it involves some important decisions or military affairs, there is no reason not to ask God for divination .
Wang Ning said calmly, "So that's how it is."
Hong Baichuan said: "As long as Taoist Changfeng can be valued and trusted by them, sooner or later we will ask him for divination. We may not get ordinary news, but we will definitely be able to know some important news, and what we need is not Really important news?"
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At this time, the Luowang River in Guiyang is holding a dragon boat festival. On the river beach are dragon boats dug out of complete fir trees. The boats are seven to eight feet long, but only three feet wide. They are carved with a dragon head and a phoenix tail. Si, the joy of fish and water and so on. Of course, the dragon horns will also be engraved with auspicious words such as "smooth weather" and "peace and prosperity of the country and the people".
There is a square table on the shore, with branches without leaves and bark, an umbrella, red cloth, paper money and a handful of green grass tied to the legs of the table. On the square table is a liter of white rice and a white rooster that has lost its feathers. In front of the incense burner And three glasses of water and wine.
An old man in a white robe held three sticks of incense and prayed silently to the sky. The wizard next to him stretched out his hands, holding a white rooster in his left hand and white rice in his right hand, and threw them to the dragon boats. Then he chopped off the head of the chicken with a knife and threw the chicken to the neatly arranged dragon boat.
Seeing this, the old man in white robe waved his big hand and shouted majestically: "Start!"
The sound of the drums sounded like thunder, and countless spectators on the beach who watched breathlessly let out shouts like a tsunami. The young men with their shirts off, red belts and red hair all puffed out their tendons and raised their dragon boats to fly like a dragon boat. He quickly rushed into the river, and while the dragon boat was still sliding forward by inertia, he jumped on the boat nimbly and rowed the oars.
The old man in white robe smiled and walked towards the three-story stand on the beach. There was a shed on the stand, and red silk was tied on the stand.
As soon as the white-robed old man arrived, everyone in the stands stood up in unison, because the white-robed old man's surname was An, and he was the king of chieftains. If more than one hundred chieftains of different sizes in Guizhou are equal to more than one hundred dragons, then he is the Dragon King.
Under the solemn gaze of more than a hundred dignitaries on the third floor, Mr. An walked to his place calmly. When he was halfway there, he suddenly stopped. On his left is a pair of Bi people, the male is as handsome as jade, and the female is as smiling as a flower, they are brothers and sisters Tian Binfei and Tian Miaowen.
Seeing the old man stopped, the Tian brothers and sisters quickly saluted him and said in unison: "Hello, old man!"
Mr. An looked at their brothers and sisters with a smile, and said, "I heard that a seedling came out of the mountain and arrived in Tixisi?"
The Tian brothers and sisters looked at each other, Tian Binfei said in surprise: "My brothers and sisters don't know about this, where did the old man hear about it?"
Mr. An nodded at them with a smile, and said: "You two little foxes, do you want to play tricks with the old man? That little fat man in Tongren must be frightened. Your Tian family is his old master, and that little fat man will definitely ask for it." on your heads."
Tian Miaowen blinked, and asked obediently: "Then... if there are really sprouts coming out of the mountain, if Zhang Zhifu asks us about our brothers and sisters, the old man thinks, what should our Tian family do?"
Mr. An smiled and said: "The Zhang family's little fat man is timid, and your brothers and sisters are not so timid. Could it be that you were also frightened? Just comfort him. Seedlings coming out of the mountains may not be a bad thing in my opinion, just let it go." It's natural, it's natural!"
Tian Miaowen had to ask again, Mr. An had already walked forward, the voice of the three people was not loud, and the audience on the shore was cheering for the participating dragon boat team, so no one else could hear the three people clearly What exactly was said.
What is the status of Mr. An, his every move, every word and deed, how can the Tian brothers and sisters take it lightly. After Mr. An took his seat, everyone also sat down one by one. Tian Binfei and Tian Miaowen looked at each other with blank faces. Rao they were extremely smart and kind, and they didn't understand the deep meaning of Mr. An's words. .
The chieftain king deliberately stopped, and spoke kindly to the two brothers and sisters of the Tian family, who had gradually become the last of the four heavenly kings. In the eyes of others, it was only the elderly who had compassion for the decline of the Tian family, so they took special care of them. Unexpectedly, what the three of them were talking about was actually something that was not worth mentioning in the eyes of many Tongren people.
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When Dai Tongzhi went to Tixi, there was one less person in Dai, Li and Ye's trio. The only people who often got together were Li Jingchen and Ye Xiaotian. harmony.
This day, after eating and drinking, he had another massage, and Li Ching felt energetic. It would be a pity for his obese body if he didn't give vent to it, so he eagerly wanted to go to the Fireworks and Willow Alley to show off his skills. Ye Xiaotian didn't like this way, so the two broke up halfway.
Ye Xiaotian saw that the time was still early, and there was no important matter in the yamen at this time, so he walked to the west city to check the progress of dredging. This dredging is indeed not something that can be done easily, and it has been accumulated for more than five hundred years. The sapropelic mud with extremely viscous and strong suction is dug out from the ground with manpower, spade by spade, which is extremely time-consuming.
On the open ground not far from the dredging site, a large temporary factory area has been surrounded by Yuji. Shopkeeper Ding almost temporarily suspended his brick and tile shop in the suburbs, and moved all the staff to the city.
Ye Xiaotian walked into the brick and tile store with his guards, and saw two shallow pits on the left and right sides of the door, and a few children led buffaloes, stepping back and forth in the pit, like mud monkeys.
The silt dug out from the ground is suitable for firing bricks, but it does not need to be "smelted" at all, because it needs to be mixed with some other things to make bricks and tiles, but because it is very sticky silt , just a little bit of refining, no mixing for half a day.
Seeing so many child laborers, Ye Xiaotian frowned, some of them stumbling and stumbling around. Going forward, you can see more children are engaged in the work of moving bricks. Although they are young and weak, but ants gnaw elephants and move a lot of bricks and tiles.
Shopkeeper Ding sent a rich gentry out with a smile on his face. The rich gentry wanted to build a new house. He had just ordered a batch of bricks and tiles here. Seeing Ye Xiaotian coming, shopkeeper Ding hurriedly made a confession to the rich gentry. , and greeted Ye Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian frowned and said, "Master Ding, why did you... use so many young men?"
Shopkeeper Ding smiled and said: "Yes! They are all dolls whose parents are busy with their livelihood and left unattended. They come to the brick and tile shop in groups to play hide-and-seek and play with mud. I think they have nothing to do and affect their workmanship. Simply let them help with things, and their parents are very happy to receive a few pennies a day to go back home."
Ye Xiaotian was originally dissatisfied with Shopkeeper Ding's enslavement of children, but he didn't want Shopkeeper Ding to show off as kindness. Take a closer look at those children, all of them are unkempt, ragged, and their family backgrounds can be imagined. They must be able to work and earn a living. The parents are indeed very satisfied.
Ye Xiaotian waved to a little boy with a runny nose. Seeing that the benevolent man who gave them their wages was very respectful to the young man, the boy ran over obediently. Ye Xiaotian bent down and asked, "Do you work here to earn money?" , do your parents agree?"
The little boy wiped his nose, nodded proudly, and said, "Yes! My parents said, when I grow up, I can earn money for the family, and I am very promising!"
Ye Xiaotian smiled, and asked again: "Then what do you plan to do after earning money?"
The little boy said: "I want to study! My father said that if you want to be successful, you must be able to read and write, but now the family is poor and cannot afford a husband."
Ye Xiaotian thought of the experience that when he was young, his family could not hire a husband or go to a private school, and his father took his brothers to the prison. In order for the prisoners to teach them how to read, he would accompany the prisoners to run errands for the prisoners with a smile. Heart a sour.
The children ran back and continued to move bricks. Ye Xiaotian looked at the shabby clothes and thin figures of those children thoughtfully: "Since I, the pusher, have done such idle things as dredging silt and digging ditches, why not?" It doesn't matter if there is one more incident, just let's not do business to the end!"