He took a deep breath and continued: "Strong man, Song will ask you, do you people want to go out?" If you want to go out, Song may be able to help. ”

Dahan was stunned, he hadn't had this thought in his mind for a long time, should he go out? I guess I can't get out! It's been locked up for several years, and if they can get out, how can they wait until now?

When he saw the other party like this, Song Qing continued: "I can't hide it, in fact, Song is the criminal officer of the Great Song Dynasty, and Song Ci is my father."

At this moment, the big man was shocked, but how could the criminal officer be arrested here? I guess no one wants to believe it.

Seeing the other party like this, Tang Yueyue also opened her mouth.

"Zhuangshi, in fact, our family is really a criminal officer, but he has just taken office, and he just arrived in Kaiyuan County yesterday, and he wanted to continue to go to Jiannan Dongchuan, but he didn't expect to encounter this here."

Dahan still couldn't react a little, and was already stunned.

Song Qing also understands that after being locked up in a prison cell for so many years, I am afraid that everyone will be suspicious when he meets a criminal officer today.

So he also took out his official diploma from his body and handed it over.

"This is Song. The previous clerk, strong man, if you don't believe it, you can take a look at it at this moment, there is no need for Song to lie to you, there is no need for this matter. ”

The latter took it, he really glanced at it, and then knelt down and said: "Lord Song, you can be regarded as coming to our county seat, don't you know, the water here is all black!"

"The people in our county, don't look at nothing on weekdays, as long as you make the slightest mistake, you will die and never forgive, sir, do you say this is still a place for people?"

Song Qingdao: "Regarding this, Song Mou actually already knows, but Zhuangtu, let me ask you, what is your relationship with the prisoners in this cell?" Familiar?"

"This.... We are like brothers, what's the matter, my lord, do you have to find a way to get us out?"

Song Qing really has this meaning, if he doesn't save people, what are you doing here? Not only do you have to save people, but you also have to wipe out all these officials, especially these corrupt officials.

"Strong man, if you believe Song's words, tomorrow we have a chance, you call all these prisoners, and at that time, we will find a way to inform the people outside."

"But.... But my lord, it seems that there is some difficulty, we have been locked up, and we don't know what tomorrow will be, and it is not easy to escape. ”

Song Qing also knew, but if he didn't escape, the case would not be solved at all, and he didn't even have a chance to plug his teeth with his own people.

What's more, he can't reveal his identity yet, otherwise he will definitely die.

Song Qing sighed and said: "Zhuangtu, this time we are all grasshoppers on a rope, no one can escape, since we will die sooner or later, then why don't you dare to give it a try, don't you say?"

He nodded, thinking that it was the same, although he didn't care about the outside world, he was still very, very envious in his heart.

"Lord Song, the small one agreed to this matter, and the other small one is called Wang San, you can just call me by my name, what a strong man I listen to awkwardly.

Song Qing hummed and said: "So very good Wang San, you can't expose this matter, and at the same time you can't reveal Song's identity, otherwise it will be known, and none of us will want to live, you know?"

He nodded resolutely, very confident, and the three of them discussed it for a while, and then they each came to the straw mat and began to sleep.

There was nothing to say all night, and early in the morning of the second day, Song Qing and the others got up, and the officials brought breakfast, and they were taken out after they had eaten in a hurry.

"You all listen to me, everyone is not allowed to run, otherwise they will be caught red-handed, don't blame the poor master for not giving me mercy, if you are beaten or beheaded at that time, it is useless to find the immortals.

Song Qing and the others were silent, didn't they just dig coal? It's okay, as long as you and others have a chance to go out, hehe, it's the death period of this group of people.

Dozens of officials came out of the hall on the side, half as many as the prisoners, and almost every two officials guarded one prisoner on average, with no chance of escape.

The magistrate Man Kun walked out, he looked at the group of people with blazing eyes, and he also opened his mouth.

"Listen, because you have violated the laws of my Kaiyuan County, today, this official has decided to punish you, but not to take them out to cut off your heads, or to take them to other places to go to prison, but to take them to dig coal.

"Of course, you don't keep digging, but you just need to pay off the fine of the yamenmen."

"Each person owes the yamen a fine of five taels of silver, and at the same time, your daily salary is one copper plate, which is thirty a month, and after deducting food and accommodation, you still have about fifteen copper plates a month.

Everyone exclaimed, fifteen a month still have to be full of work, if it is delayed for a day, there is no money.

Song calculated that fifteen copper plates a month, more than 100 dishes a year, and if you want to repay five taels of silver, it will take decades.

The daylily has been cold for decades, who is still here? At the same time, the daily wage is too low, a hundred times lower than the outside world, and the magistrate obviously doesn't want everyone to go out.

Glancing at Tang Yueyue, both of them had this thought, even if these prisoners were like this, they were not stupid, they knew that they would not be able to get out in this life.

Man Kun continued to talk nonsense, with rampantness, "If you are not satisfied, then it is easy to return the silver, and then you can leave, otherwise.... Hehe, the official has to do things according to the rules.

"Servant, what are you still stunned for? Why don't you take it to dig coal? Every day of this delay, the yamen will have a lot less income. ”

"Got it, sir." He waved his hand at a group of officials behind him and said, "Take people with me, let's go to the destination, and at the same time take care of the prisoners you are responsible for, as long as one runs, you will be fined."

"Yes." The voice is neat and powerful.

Soon, the officials went out with the prisoners, and they walked through the streets and went straight to their destination.

They walked for about an hour, and then at last they came to a deep mountain and old forest, and predictably there were already hundreds of people in the place.

Some of them have been working here for a long time, even a year or two, and they have become numb, dragging their tired bodies down to the mine every day, like walking corpses.

There were hundreds of prisoners, and there were more officials guarding the door, and the entrance to the cave was densely packed.

Song Qing and the others were quickly arranged together, and then handed over to them, and then went to the mine under the leadership.

The access to the ground is at least hundreds of meters deep, and it is pitch black underneath, but there are lights illuminating it, which is good.

“..... Dig coal with a hoe, you are also digging coal with a hoe, you you, you ...... And you, you, you.... You use bamboo baskets to carry this coal up there all the time. ”

The official confessed a lot of nonsense, and then everyone began to act, many people had already joined the work, and Song Qing was among them.

Several of them were digging coal with hoes, and they didn't dare to make a big effort at all. Tang Yueyue said: "My lord, I finally know why we were brought here, look at these people, they just want to find free coolies, you say that you just give people normal wages, why is it so cheap?"

Song Qingdao: "Hehe, there are hundreds of people here, and the salary is a few hundred taels a month, but now it is only a dozen yuan a month, and this yamen has saved a lot."

"And this is originally a black kiln, and you still expect them to spend normally, even if they don't get killed."

Several people gathered together, constantly thinking of feasible strategies, and a servant strode in and shouted: "What do you say? Hurry up and get to work, and if you don't meet the requirements today, beware that you don't have anything to eat for a day. ”

They are not procrastinating, they act immediately.

At this moment, Kaiyuan Zhixian Mankun also came to the Zhizhou Mansion, and he rushed over with a large amount of silver and silver tickets.

Governor Cao Jian, Governor Yuan Zhengxi and Zhizhi Shi Zhang Kailiang are all here, they seem to have gotten some news, and they all gathered at this moment.

Inside the house, Man Kun said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's really early, I rushed over early in the morning, but I didn't expect several adults to have already come, which is different."

Cao Jian said: "Manzhi County, you came from Kaiyuan County, which is dozens of miles away, and it naturally takes time on the road, but this official and the other two adults are different, we live here after all."

"That's it, Manzhi County, I don't blame you for this, I don't blame you, and people can't fly, how can this come about? Do you say?"

The four of them sat in the hall, Man Kun handed out 1,500 taels of silver tickets, and the three of them each had 500 taels.

They didn't refuse at all, they had already accepted it at that time, their faces were happy, and they were always smiling.

Yuan Zhengxi said: "These five hundred taels of silver tickets are the dividends of the coal mine?" Well, yes, yes, the official didn't invest a tael of silver, which is pretty good.

"Hehe, this official has been an official for decades, and it is the first time to catch up with such a good thing, I said Manzhi County, how is this coal mine doing? How much coal can be produced per day? How much do you earn in a day?"

Man Kun pinched his fingers and calculated: "Ladies and gentlemen, I can wait for about ten tons of coal a day, and a ton of coal is almost ten taels of silver, and a day is one hundred taels."

"But, there are still more than 100 people in our mine who want to eat, and they also have wages, which is twenty taels a day, so they don't dare to ask for more in their humble positions."

Zhang Kailiang smiled and said: "No one cares about this, you don't have to worry about Manzhi County, besides, you are managing the coal mine alone, I just picked up a bargain."

They laughed, and then the conversation finally came to the point.

"Three adults, there are more and more prisoners in this coal mine, and the business is getting better and better, but there are not enough people in the lowly profession, and people often escape."