As soon as the day dawned, Xiang Luyang and others were rushed to the mine to start working, because they were all newcomers, so they did some rough work of picking coal and pouring slag, after a morning of observation, Xiang Luyang had figured out the basic situation of the mine.

There are 33 smelting furnaces and 19 forging furnaces in this mine, and there are 20 of these smelting furnaces for steelmaking, 10 for copper smelting, 2 for silver smelting, and one for gold refining.

The steel smelted here is directly used in the forging furnace to make various weapons, and the copper and silver smelted are directly transported to a cave not far away for storage, and it is said that in that cave, the copper will be directly minted into copper coins, and silver will be minted into ingots, which are all current circulating currency, but no one knows where the smelted gold is stored.

Tong Guò observed that Xiang Luyang also found that there were about 400 guards guarding the mine, and these people patrolled day and night in two shifts, and at the mouth of the valley, there were four red-coated cannons, two facing inside and two facing outward, all of which were guarded by special personnel.

In the afternoon, Ye Qiushui and Marco also mixed in, Ye Qiushui herself is a girl, with a thin body, and Marco is also thin and dry, so the two of them received wooden signs with the word "three".

After meeting with Xiang Luyang, Ye Qiushui told Xiang Luyang about the situation outside, and after Xiang Luyang listened, he thought for a while and said: "According to what you say, last night alone, that so-called demon bit no less than thirty people to death?" ”

Ye Qiushui said: "Not only that, it is said that Jinyiwei also fought with that demon, and with one face, two Jinyiwei were bitten to death by that monster, and their hearts were also eaten." ”

Ma Ke said: "What's more, when I was queuing up today, I heard that the envoy of Jinyi Wei has posted a reward notice, and he has sent people to the city to find a master who can subdue the demon." ”

Xiang Luyang thought for a moment and said: "According to the rumors, the demon they are talking about should be somewhat similar to the camouflage uniform we wore when we first crossed over, could it be that someone is harming people under our banner?" ”

Ye Qiushui said: "It's not that this is possible, they may want to use this means to force the emperor to submit and eradicate Wei Zhongxian." ”

Xiang Luyang said: "If this is the case, then the methods of these people are too cruel, in order to achieve their own goals, they have killed so many innocent people. ”

Ye Qiushui said: "In this era, the most worthless thing is human life. ”

Xiang Luyang said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now, it's not too late to think of a way when we go out, let's take care of the present." ”

After hearing that this is a place for forging weapons and minting coins, Ye Qiushui frowned and said: "It turns out that the record of the wild history is true, this Wei Zhongxian is really preparing for rebellion!" ”

Xiang Luyang said: "I think it's unlikely, how can this King Kang say that he is also surnamed Zhu, how can he help Wei Zhongxian rebel?" ”

Ye Qiushui said: "If I guessed correctly, this King Kang should be a puppet of Wei Zhongxian, or the place where Wei Zhongxian was hacked after the matter failed, he should know very little about this matter, or even know nothing." ”

Xiang Luyang said: "I don't care about these now, I just want to know how many weapons and silver taels there are in this mine now, and how these things can be used by me." ”

Ye Qiushui said: "You mean, you want to keep everything in here for yourself?" ”

Xiang Luyang nodded and said: "Yes, if we can't catch Zhu Changming and them in a short time, then we must be prepared for a long-term battle, the weapons and money here are all necessary for us in the future, so I am determined to get the things in this." ”

Ye Qiushui said: "It's okay to prepare with both hands, what are you going to do next?" ”

Xiang Luyang said: "Tonight, I will act separately with Marco to find out how much is being said here." ”

When Luo Tianwu and the others came out today, they didn't go directly to find Zhu Changming and them, but each of them got some hair first, and after returning to the inn, they carefully glued the hair to their hats and put on makeup before setting off.

Because Zhou Tiezhu's range of activity was in Xicheng yesterday, he was more familiar with the terrain over there, so he chose Xicheng again today, and not long after he arrived in Xicheng today, he met Lu Zhiyong who asked him to carry the body yesterday, although Lu Zhiyong was not wearing an official uniform today, but Zhou Tiezhu still recognized him at a glance.

At this time, Lu Zhiyong was in front of a fortune-telling booth, talking to an old man in a Taoist robe, because he was a little far away, he couldn't hear what they were talking about, and when Zhou Tiezhu stepped forward, he was in ecstasy, this old man was none other than Xing Jiamu, who crossed over with Zhu Changming, and Xing Jiamu was talking to Lu Zhiyong about ghosts harming people at this time. ”

I only heard Xing Jiamu say: "These harmful things are all spirits who have been cultivating in the mountains for many years, because the Tao has reached a bottleneck, it is no longer possible to continue cultivation in the mountains, and only by eating people's hearts can they continue to cultivate, so these demons detonated the gunpowder of Wang Gongchang and created this catastrophe, so that they could take advantage of the chaos to enter the city and continue to cultivate with the heart of a living person." ”

Lu Zhiyong said: "Then does the old gentleman have a way to subdue these demons?" ”

Xing Jiamu said: "The old decay is shallow, and he is not the opponent of these demons at all, if you want to subdue these demons, my senior brother must personally take action." ”

Lu Zhiyong said: "Where is the senior brother who doesn't know Mr. now?" ”

Xing Jiamu said: "My senior brother has always been a dragon who has never seen the end, and I don't know where he is now, but Jingshi has suffered this catastrophe, I think senior brother should not be far from here." ”

Lu Zhiyong said: "Then in this case, can the old gentleman go back to the yamen with him and wait for the arrival of Senior Brother Zun?" ”

Xing Jiamu said: "The old man has lived in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he is used to being idle, so I am afraid it will be inconvenient to go back to the yamen with the adults." ”

Lu Zhiyong said: "Can the old gentleman tell me where the gentleman lives, so that it is convenient for Lu to visit in the future." ”

Xing Jiamu said: "Five miles south of the city, there are three grass houses, which is the place where the old decay lives, and adults can find the decay there if they have something." ”

After saying that, Xing Jiamu was about to get up and leave, but as soon as he stood up, he turned to Lu Zhiyong and said: "My lord, remember, if you encounter these demons, you can first use this bottle of divine water to break the demonic aura of the demons, and then cut off their heads with a knife, remember not to be greedy for merit and capture them alive." ”

"This method only works for those little demons who have not yet become a climate, if you meet a formed demon master, adults can only ask for more blessings."

After that, he handed Lu Zhiyong a vial, and then was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment, Lu Zhiyong behind him suddenly shouted: "What kind of person, sneaky, don't get out of here for me." ”