Chapter 174: Taihu Lake is haunted

The light bulb thing is over.

Wang Juan also took out the knowledge of teaching Zhang Xiaobao to the two old men little by little, let them learn it, Old Man Bi has a natural foundation, and it is relatively fast to learn, Old Man Yao was directly confused as soon as he saw what Wang Juan wrote, so he had to let Old Man Bi teach him the previous part first.

At this time, the people who recorded the army and others couldn't be idle, and the mineral deposits in the two places could not be mined, and from time to time someone went over to take a look, this kind of person was not sent out by Zhang Zhong, but it had nothing to do with Zhang Zhong, who asked him to find a lot of people to chant poetry there.

Others are here to see if the scenery is as beautiful as the poem says, so that every day in the morning and evening, there are people who go to those two places to see the scenery, and there are people who specialize in fishing on the top of the copper mines.

A few people who joined the army wanted to secretly get up there, but the Zhang family's maintenance knew that the personnel had to take a look every time they passed by, which made it impossible to start.

On this day, the record of joining the army brought six people over, and at the same time, the county commander of Taihu County was asked to find an excuse to come over, and the eight people were ready to discuss.

The county magistrate of Taihu County was actually reluctant to come at all, he got the least benefits, but took the greatest risk, he could think that if something happened to the two mines, then he would be the first person to be cleaned up, who let him be the county magistrate there.

But he had no choice, he couldn't find a way to transfer himself, and he cooperated with other people not once or twice, and it was difficult to get down after getting on the thief ship.

The eight of them got together in the reluctance of the county order.

The record officer joined the army and spoke first, "You all know about the recent events, in addition to Bi Gou, there is another person we can't afford to mess with, maybe in a few days, someone will arrive, if it is that time, there will be no chance, just with a big official like them, what do you not understand?"

At the same time, their methods are not ordinary, and now I have to ask, what have you decided to do? Is it like this is the case that there has been no minerals taken out, or is it done according to what is written in the letter? ”

He spoke easily, as if he had nothing to do with himself, one by one, and the seven people under him all understood, which means that they had to wait for others to take care of themselves, and they got the benefits of joining the army and taking the lion's share.

The pressure on the seven people is very great, the biggest is the county order of Taihu County, he opened his mouth to say something, and finally closed his mouth again, he knew that even if he really said something good, he would not let people take credit for themselves, why bother, but it is not his own business.

At this time, he had already decided that if he was really regarded as the person who was guilty, what would he say, he didn't care about others at all, even if others threatened his family, it was useless, he didn't understand it at all, and understood that in many cases, what others said was a lie.

Say what is to protect your family, and then let you not let go, and then find a way to get you some poison to feed you, you will have nothing to do after you eat it, and the result is that there is nothing to do, and no one will care about your family in the future, whether they live or die.

Thinking so, he kept his mouth shut, just to see what the others would say.

As he thought, the other six people always unconsciously looked at him, which meant that he had to bear the responsibility, and he should not see it.

Si Cang joined the army at this time and echoed and said: "Well, yes, it's not easy to do now, if you have to wait for Zhang Zhong to leave, it is estimated that there will be more than a year of delay, so how much less ore will you have to mine?" Even if we can wait, the people above can't wait, it's all money.

It's better to be in this way, in Taihu County, drive away all the people who want to see the excitement, then you don't have to worry about being discovered by others, how about it? ”

As soon as his words came out, the county magistrate of Taihu County really wanted to bite him to death, and he said it lightly, but can things really be done like that? If you order it yourself, you are looking for death.

This is not only known by the county magistrate of Taihu County, but also by other people, who are a little dismissive of Sicang's words to join the army, what is the use of saying it in a way that harms others? If a county order is really harmed, who can guarantee that the new county order will be so obedient?

Recording the matter of joining the army is still aware of the matter, glared at Sicang to join the army, and said: "This method will definitely not work, in that case, Zhang Zhong will be able to find an excuse, one less person, we will have less strength, think about it again, if there is really no good way, then do what is written in the letter."

When you do it, you have to be hidden, and you must not let people find out, otherwise I will not say that I have no life, and my family will also be affected, who else has a way, you don't have to be afraid, say it and sum it together. ”

"That's it, I agree." When the judicial officer saw that Shangguan looked at him, he could only choose to support, even if his heart was beating faster and faster.

"Wait, I don't think it has to be like this, there's another way." The county magistrate of Taihu County finally couldn't keep silent at this time, he was afraid, he was afraid to die, even if he didn't let him send someone this time, he wouldn't want to run away.

Rather than this, it is better to do it yourself.

The other seven immediately put their eyes on him, hoping that he could say something good.

The county magistrate of Taihu County took two deep breaths and said: "One is the two places that ***, don't let other people pass, and then we will secretly mine." ”

"I've already said this just now, didn't you say nothing?" Sicang said with a little dissatisfaction.

The county magistrate of Taihu County was not easy to refute, so he could only endure this grievance himself, explaining: "My method is not to forcibly prevent people from passing, that will definitely cause trouble, but we can pretend to be ghosts and scare others not to go over."

As long as I have ten days, I have a way to come up with the second method, that is, to lure Zhang Zhong to come and check on us, it's okay if he doesn't check, as long as he checks, then we will find an excuse to impeach him, and at the same time, we can get the people above to help. ”

"Oh? Is it really possible? Let's take it into detail. "Joining the army is interested, just like the county magistrate of Taihu County thinks, if he makes a mistake, he can put the responsibility on others, and if he makes meritorious service, he will account for the largest share.

Such benefits are not taken advantage of.

The Taihu County Commander felt very aggrieved, but he had to say all the methods, so that everyone could agree, he really didn't dare to do what the letter said, it was a disaster to destroy the door, and don't think about it if you pit others, and the above will be fine, it's just a big deal to regain control of the county order when the time comes.

After the county order of Taihu County said his own method, the first to praise the secretary of the army said: "Okay, yes, I have discussed a good plan today, and now the county order of Taihu County will implement it, do you have any other ideas." ”

"My lord is really powerful, there are so many ways, I admire, the lower officials don't have any other opinions." Si Cang joined the army and immediately followed,

The other five judges also kept sending words of praise to the recorder to join the army.

The county magistrate of Taihu County did not have any angry expression, even if the method he just said was less than ten breaths before it became the thought of the record to join the army.

"You must do this well, don't waste the method I came up with, there is no such method anymore, you have to cherish it." The record officer joined the army and said to the Taihu County Order with a kind face.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, the lower officials will definitely get things done, thank you for your advice." What else can the Taihu County Order say, I have seen shameless people, but in front of him, he moved one side of his face to the other, and he can only endure it if he becomes a shameless person with two faces.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are not here, and they don't know the content of their conversation, otherwise, they will find that these officials are no different from the officials at that time.

That is, if the people below want to produce results, they must first give this method to the top, and then turn it into the idea above and then send it to the locality, so that the results are also above, if they are wrong, the people below will take responsibility, and they will be promoted and rich.

If the officials below dare to do things well without the people above knowing, then the first one is to use *** to suppress, and when it is found that *** cannot be suppressed, this person will be transferred to the pension part, even if the people jointly want to keep a good official, it is useless.

In addition to this kind of officialdom, there are also academics, all the disciples who study are the mentors, and all the results, even including the papers, must become the teacher's, otherwise they will not respect the teacher, which is why so many talents stay abroad and do not come back.

At this time, the eight officials were staging such a scene, the plundering of Hongguoguo, being plundered, had to be accompanied by a smiling face and flattering words.

Just like Zhang Xiaobao once said to Wang Juan, the real drama is not in the film industry, but in the officialdom, so if you want to defraud, it is better to deceive the actors than to deceive the officials.

The eight-party talks were over, and the county magistrate of Taihu County left with the good idea of recording the matter to join the army, and when he went back to arrange this idea, he didn't have to ask too much about the details, because he knew better than anyone else.

After having one more old man, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan have to take some time out every day to accompany the three old men, such as electric fish, paint the light bulb in various colors, and always find fun things.

Since the generator, the three old men stopped fishing, and found this thing more interesting, and in the spirit of study, they had to go to the electricity once or twice a day, and after five days, they even had themselves been electrified.

Fortunately, the electricity can be stopped at any time, and the three old men are not in danger of life, according to Wang Juan's words, they only know that the wine is strong after they are drunk, and they know the pain after love, and they know the pain after the electricity.

After the three old men and two babies came to the river again, the old men decided to give up almost the electric fish to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, even if the two of them were not interested in it.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had already prepared, both of them took out a pair of big leather boots, the kind made of two layers of leather, put gum in the middle, put it on their feet and stepped into the water, and felt it, so they put the wires on their hands into the water, and they also wore gloves on their hands.

The two of them are not as stupid as the three old men, they don't know the insulation, they just go down to the river, and they don't get blamed by electricity.

"Xiaobao, Juanjuan, how can you do this? Can this thing make people unable to get electricity? Why didn't you say it before? Old man Zhang pretended to be angry and said.

After he was electrified, he felt that there was no place to be comfortable from his head, along his neck to his stomach, and now after seeing the things used by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, he immediately understood, it turned out that there was a way to protect it, and the two little guys had been unwilling to take it out before.

"Huh? What the? Juan Juan and I are actually afraid of water, and we are confused when we see water, especially when we stand in the water, so we wear boots. ”

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan came out for more than ten days, and only then did they turn around and explain to Old Man Zhang.

Old man Zhang was stunned for a moment and nodded, not that he admitted Zhang Xiaobao's words, but that he admitted Zhang Xiaobao's shamelessness, when did Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan be afraid of water?

In the sound of everyone's laughter, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had already electrocuted a lot of fish, which seemed to be enough for a few families to eat today, so they stopped.

The two of them just stopped, and before they could explain anything, they ran here on a fast horse, and the people on the horse didn't even get off the horse and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan: "Little boy, little lady, Taihu County is haunted, and now no one else dares to go over, and the master asked the little one to come and find you two to go back." ”

"Haunted? I think it's pretending to be a ghost, I haven't made trouble with a ghost of my size, who dares to make trouble? Zhang Xiaobao didn't believe in any haunted claims at all, he might hesitate to change places, but it was impossible for such a thing to happen in Taihu County, and the only explanation was that the other party had thought of a way and was ready to mine.

It's okay for Zhang Xiaobao to do this, he is indeed waiting for the opportunity to occupy the two mines, to be precise, let Li Xun occupy it, and worry that there is no place to start, now it's okay, the other party has made a move, so what should I do? Let's do it.

Let the comer go back first, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were ready to leave, but the three old men really didn't know such a thing, so they stopped them immediately.

"Xiaobao, Juanjuan, what's going on? Which place is haunted? How can it be? Old man Bi asked suspiciously.

Zhang Xiaobao saw that the three of them also cared about this matter, so he had to tell the three of them what happened.

"They are too bold to know that I am short of copper now. I even want to secretly mine at this time, but it can't be done, this matter must not be simply calculated, so I will write a bullet to impeach them. Old man Yao was angry, and he was going to do it.

Old man Bi immediately stopped him and said, "Look at what Xiaobao and Juan Juan say?" ”

"Actually, it's nothing, the main thing is that we can't find evidence, now it's okay, I'm not afraid that they will do it, I'm afraid that they have been hiding, now it seems that they can't help it, well, maybe we can find their handle, and then say, these two mines have been given to Li Xun, and others don't make up their minds."

At that time, the marble mine is under Li Xun's own management, and even if the copper mine is mined, it will be sent to the capital, Li Xun will not smelt copper by himself, which can be assured, three grandfathers, you don't have to interfere, just watch from the side, small things, my family has already prepared, isn't it haunted? Let them go. ”

Zhang Xiaobao was afraid that if the three old men wanted to mix in this, it would be difficult to do, after all, the two mines had already promised Li Xun, even if one of the last interests was not something that Li Xun could occupy.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm blind, how can this kind of thing be used by us, the Zhang family already has an arrangement, since that's the case, let's do it, do your family want to catch ghosts?"

Old man Bi reacted when he heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, he felt that it was impossible for the two masters of the Zhang family not to know such a thing, now that they knew, of course there was a way to deal with it, what are they still doing here?

Zhang Xiaobao didn't explain, and said: "Ghost hunting is to catch, but it's not going to go now, why wait until they have mined enough mines, and now there is still no gain, the people here are ghostly, even more ghostly than ghosts." ”

"Oh? Then you really have to take a good look, see what kind of means your Zhang family has, old man, I remembered, your yard, oh, is the marble in Xiaobei's yard from that mine? No wonder your family is so generous, and you directly repair things for the little babies. ”

Old man Bi thought of the ground made of marble as he spoke, and he wondered where the Zhang family got such a good stone from, but now everything is clear, it should be that the Zhang family got a batch of such things, so it is over.

Zhang Xiaobao didn't admit this, since he knew it, why bother to say a few more words.

After following Wang Juan on the horse, he didn't care when the three old men went back, and ran back home.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Zhang Zhong sitting there waiting, Zhang Zhong also saw his son and daughter-in-law at the same time, stood up and asked the two people: "There was something wrong over there, I heard that one person is crazy, and then a few more people went over, they were also crazy, they didn't know anything, they were haunted, can you catch them?" ”

Zhang Zhong really believed in the haunting there, and now he counted on the two fairy children to catch the ghost in the past, so that the future plan could continue.

"You can catch it, Dad, you don't have to worry, it's a small matter, leave it to me and Juanjuan, don't worry about it now, you can catch it in a few days, and the ghost is not yet a climate at this time."

Zhang Xiaobao said firmly, isn't it just a ghost, you can catch it if you want to, and see what else they can do when the time comes?

With his son, Zhang Zhong was relieved, and he still thought that what his son said was true.

The haunted things in Taihu County have been spread to ten, ten, and hundreds, and everyone knows about it, not only the people in this state, but also the people in other states who are close to it.

It turned out that because many people who wanted to go over to see the places Zhang Zhong had been to now, they were also afraid, no matter how powerful Zhang Zhong was, he was also a mortal, but it was haunted there.

Especially after knowing about the haunting, Zhang Zhong was still indifferent, which made more people anxious, in their minds, even if Zhang Zhong didn't go over to see it in person, he would have to find someone to catch ghosts, but Zhang Tingshi didn't have any reaction.

The first thought of the people is that the adults have no choice, maybe they have secretly sent people to catch ghosts, but they have not been caught, so what can they do in the future?

In such an atmosphere, a rumor came out, saying that Zhang Zhong was an unlucky person, otherwise why would he be haunted after he arrived in Shuzhou, especially the two places where he personally went to Taihu Lake.

At the beginning, no one believed such rumors, but there were more and more people who could say it, and those people who didn't believe it couldn't help but think about it.

Now the thing that the people want to see the most is that Zhang Zhong personally came out to clarify, but Zhang Zhong still did not make any reaction, as if admitting this matter, the people's hearts were flustered, they were not worried that Zhang Zhong really attracted ghosts, they were worried about this year's harvest.

If it is really like what others say, Zhang Tingshi is an unlucky person, then can the state capital still succeed in letting people trap him?

This is a lot of money, even if it has been agreed, even if it fails, they don't need to compensate, but after all, they are contributing, if they don't do this work, they can make more money by doing something else outside, and now the work is delayed.

Thinking truthfully, the people began to be unstable, and Zhang Zhong also knew what was going on outside, so he seemed very anxious.

With no choice but to do so, he found his son and daughter-in-law and wanted to ask what to do.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan Zhen were doing experiments in a porcelain basin in the courtyard with a wire, and when they saw Zhang Zhong arrive, they had to stop what they were doing.

"Xiaobao, juanjuan, do you know what the outside is saying now? They all said that I had attracted the ghosts, and the people who had learned from us were also afraid. ”

Zhang Zhong really doesn't want to trouble his son and daughter-in-law, knowing that the two children are busy, but who are they looking for now? The three old men have all looked for it, and their idea is basically the same, that is, let Zhang Zhong come forward and go to Taihu County to have a look.

Zhang Zhong came over to ask his son and daughter-in-law if they thought the same way, if so, then he would go over and have a look, let people know that there were no ghosts in that place, of course, the premise was to bring his son and daughter-in-law to catch the ghosts, he believed that the ghosts' deeds were far worse than those of his son and daughter-in-law.

Zhang Xiaobao said after listening to his father explain the matter: "It seems that someone can't hold his breath, he has to use such a method to test, now is not the time, wait, Dad, don't worry, you do this now, and then continue to stay here, don't care about what the hell is or not, it's all a trivial matter." ”

After telling his father about the matter, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan continued to experiment, when there is electricity, they can do more things, and if they don't use it, they will get the electricity out in vain.

Zhang Zhong saw that his son and daughter-in-law were not in a hurry, and he got another way, which was relieved, and he didn't bother his son and daughter-in-law much, and left the atom to make arrangements.

In the afternoon of that day, a lot of officials appeared in front of the state capital, and this group of officials surrounded a place in front of them.

The people were curious, so they came to look closer, and when the people were almost done, someone inside the door began to lift things out, all of them, one after another, a total of a hundred large boxes were lifted, and then they stopped.

Zhang Zhong didn't appear, Steward Zhang stood in front of the box and shouted to the people around him: "Have you all been scared by the ghost in Taihu County these days?" Others think that hinging will not be successful? Don't be afraid, let everyone know the master's determination today. ”

After shouting this sentence, Steward Zhang asked people to open a hundred boxes, and as the boxes were opened, the onlookers let out a burst of exclamations, the boxes were all the same money, a hundred, a whole hundred boxes, so many copper coins would be piled up into a hill if they were poured out.

Steward Zhang was very satisfied with the reaction of the people, and then shouted loudly a few times, telling the people not to make a sound, and only after the people gradually quieted down did he continue to shout:

"You see so much money, right? The master said that all those who are hedging, as long as they do it according to the method of hedging and don't make trouble for themselves, then even if they fail in the end, it is nothing, and the money given before does not have to be repaid, and all those who fail can get two pieces of money.

If you want to earn more than you go outside to work during this time, rest assured, don't be afraid if something happens, a few little ghosts in Taihu Lake don't have to worry at all. ”

The solution to the crisis is really simple, the simple people don't care about anything else, as long as they can see the immediate benefits, after the housekeeper assures, one by one they will pass the news to the people they know as quickly as possible, especially the relatives who have participated in the hinging.

They are afraid that if their relatives don't support them, they will go outside to do things, and when the time comes, they will earn less, and it is better to lose more now, after all, the housekeeper of the assassin Shi has said just now, as long as they don't make trouble for themselves, they will pay for it.

The rumors come and go quickly, and the people who were not so confident in Zhang Zhong are not afraid now, and continue to follow the method in peace, the haunting is just a place in Taihu Lake, and the big deal is not to go, what else? Could it be that the ghosts there can run to their side?

The crisis that just appeared is gone, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't spend much effort on this kind of thing at all, it's not worth it, it's just a small measure, isn't the bank run worse than this? Isn't the stock market sell-off as simple as this simple question?

Compared with officialdom, the affairs of the people are best dealt with, as long as there is a little protection of interests, there is no need for any power, and they will not want to kill an official for speculation.

"Xiaobao, it seems that they are afraid, so they used such inferior means, if they continue to do nothing, then it will be exhausting, the unsheathed knife is the most terrifying knife, out of the sheath, then it is nothing."

Wang Juan put his mouth to the lead place in the porcelain basin in front of him, took a breath, and then said to Zhang Xiaobao.

"This is the struggle, it's a very interesting thing, how long has it been, not for five minutes, try it, see if it can catch fire."

Zhang Xiaobao also said a word, then turned over the glass that was upside down on the porcelain basin, and put the wooden stick that had been burning next to it on it.

There was a boom, and a fire came out two inches from the glass, and it came and went quickly, Zhang Xiaobao nodded with satisfaction.

Wang Juan did the same here, placing a burning stick on top of the glass, and the flame on the stick suddenly grew larger.

Throw the wooden stick "Okay, you can continue to improve in the future, they are not at the same level at all, they think simply, in fact, it is so easy to let others be fooled, haunted, and haunted, do we need to participate in the next step?" ”

"No, it's enough to have Team Zero, but this time you can only clean up one person, and it's not okay to clean it up, you want to see if the county order of Taihu County is hard, a good light bulb is made, first verify it, you should be the best, right?"

Zhang Xiaobao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the experiment in front of him was successful, it was finally completed, and the effect on his side may not be too great, but Wang Juan's side is different.

Wang Juan was also very pleased, but when he heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, he immediately asked: "What do you mean, am I a bad guy like Jinyiwei, or is it the East Factory and the West Factory?" I'm not a bad person. ”

"I admit it, where can the bad guys be better than you, and the worst people in the world are three points inferior to you." Zhang Xiaobao said as he packed his things.

Wang Juan didn't help this time, and said very dissatisfiedly: "Do you think we are the kind of unscrupulous policemen in the local area? I found all kinds of reasons to force confessions to death, and I don't know what they think, there are even people who are panting to death, and they are worried about death, IQ. ”

"Don't talk about it, you are the greatest, send people out now, you can do it in a few days, it's a very interesting thing, it must be twists and turns, it's a pity, if they were from the same place as us, they would never use such a retarded method."

Zhang Xiaobao poured the water, dragged the porcelain basin back, handed over the wire in his hand to Wang Juan, shook his head slightly, and looked very lonely and lonely.

Wang Juan saw what Zhang Xiaobao threw at him, so he had no choice but to take it, walked behind Zhang Xiaobao, and suddenly said: "It's better to be more lively, call Grandpa Bi, Grandpa Zhang and Yao Chong, and go to have fun together, it must be very interesting." ”

"I think this will work, so I'll do as you say, tell them in advance first, let them be prepared, don't be scared when the time comes."

"Don't tell, they're not afraid to be scared, that's fun." Wang Juan disagreed.

"Whatever you want, but my dad has to tell him first, I don't want to scare my dad out and save him later." Zhang Xiaobao quickened his pace, he was already excited at the moment, and he wanted to play with each other once.