Thirty miles south from Feng'an is a piece of yellow sand. From the end of September of the first year of Kaicheng, a group of outsiders suddenly set up camp here, and enclosed the place within a radius of one mile, and hung a wooden sign to clearly prevent outsiders from entering.

This place is the defense of the patrol battalion in the south of Feng'an City, and it is ten miles away from Yazhai. But instead of sending troops to drive them away, the patrol battalion sent cavalry to escort them. By mid-October, word spread through the streets of Feng'an that the Assassin's Mansion and the Meishan Coal Mine would join forces to build a new coal mine here.

The eighth day of October is an auspicious day for the zodiac. On this day, Yang Hao crossed the river accompanied by Cheng Keling and Zhu Xiaonan, the commander of Feng'an County. On this day, all the workers stopped what they were doing and focused their eyes on a dark and swarthy hole, and a thin black man in his forties walked anxiously around the mouth of the cave. Yang Hao and Feng'an's officials were waiting in the bamboo shed more than ten zhang away, and there were tea and fruit spots in the bamboo shed, but at this time, no one had the heart to drink tea and eat snacks, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the black and dark hole.

At the end of the hour, someone finally crawled out of the black hole, with a dark face and a bamboo basket on his back, in which was placed half a basket of black shiny coal.

The thin black man hurriedly grabbed it, took out a piece of coal from the bamboo basket, broke it into two pieces with his hand and looked at it carefully, and tapped each other again, and his constricted brows finally relaxed. Yang Hao and Feng'an officials, who were also nervous, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"The hard work pays off, this is not only a big mine, but also the coal seam is very shallow, which can save at least half of the labor than the Meishan mine. This time, we're getting rich. ”

The black thin man couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh when he said this, and raised the coal in his hand high. There was already a churn in all directions. This thin man's surname is Wang, his name is Wang Moshan, and he is a mining envoy in Fengzhou appointed by Yang Hao. This person was originally a shareholder of Meishan Coal Mine, but later withdrew his shares to open his own mine, and worked hard to open the mine, but was convicted and exiled by the local government under the pretext of tax evasion, and occupied his coal mine. Wang Moshan sold his ancestral property to get out of the joint, and since then he has been disheartened and has lived in seclusion in the countryside to study.

Yang Hao had long intended to cooperate with Wang Rentong to open another coal mine, but suffered from lack of financial resources. After getting this windfall from Youlidana, Yang Hao decided to regain his old dream. Wang Rentong said that he was only willing to invest in shares on the grounds of frailty and illness, and was unwilling to operate separately. He recommended his friend Wang Moshan to Yang Hao, but the premise was that Yang Hao could move him out of the mountain, and Yang Hao would personally go to Tongzhou to invite him. As soon as the two fell in love, Wang Moshan felt his sincerity and agreed to go out to help, but the condition was that he would get 3% of the equity for every new mine opened.

Yang Hao readily agreed to his request and appointed him as the Fengzhou mining envoy, with full responsibility for prospecting and mining in the Fengzhou boundary. At the same time, he also served as the chief teacher of the mining department of the newly established Toyosu Economics Hall, responsible for cultivating a group of technical and management talents.

"In my opinion, when will this mine produce silver?" Yang Hao asked anxiously.

"Next October." Wang Moshan pinched his fingers and said with a grin.

"Is there any way to get the coal out sooner?" Feng'an County Ling Zhu Xiaonan asked.

Wang Moshan smiled, "There is a way, but I don't know if the defense makes the adults willing to do it." ”

"As long as you don't hurt heaven and reason, and don't violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what is there you don't want to do."

"Good!" Wang Moshan looked directly into Yang Hao's eyes and said, "Please hand over to me the 670 Uighur prisoners of war captured in the Battle of Fengzhou, and I promise that the coal will be produced in June next year." At the end of the year, 100,000 taels of silver can be handed over to the treasury. ”

Yang Hao thought for a moment and said, "I can hand over the person to you, but you have to return the person to me after a year." At least nine out of nine, I want to see that they are still alive. ”

Wang Moshan pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "My lord commands, and I will do it." ”

Subsequently, supervised by Yang Hao, Wang Moshan and Zhu Xiangnan signed an agreement to clarify the relationship between responsibilities and rights between them. The agreement was completed, and the officials of Feng'an County handled various documents and vouchers for the coal mine on the spot. After all this was done, it was almost noon, Wang Moshan said: "Wang used the south of the city to patrol the camp to prepare a few tables of banquets, and the business opened to pay attention to the jackpot. Please enjoy the light. "Then bow to the crowd again and again.

Yang Hao said: "It's hard to resist kindness, so don't brush off Boss Wang's kindness." This is the only time, not an example. "The carriage and horses set off and hurried to the patrol camp Yazhai ten miles away. On the way, Wang Moshan reported the recent work plan to Yang Hao in detail, and finally said: "Please give the mine a name." Yang Hao pondered for a moment and said: "Let's call it a mine, and we will open two and three mines in the future." ”

The Chengnan Patrol Battalion is under the jurisdiction of the First Police Battalion, and the location of Yazhai is a small town with a population of nearly 1,000 people. Before everyone arrived, Wu Bohan, the commander of the first police battalion, had been waiting at the door of Yazhai, and there was a female scrivener in the crowd who greeted her, who was very eye-catching, ten years old, white like jade, eyes like peach blossoms, although she was wearing a loose study and office uniform, but it was still difficult to hide her bewitching and bulging figure.

Wang Moshan stared at the woman intently, and quietly asked Yang Hao: "This is the bookstore you invited?" Sure enough, it's a beauty. Yang Hao smiled: "You only know that she is a beauty, but you don't know that she is still a talented woman." Her name is Asamizuqing, she was born in a scholarly family, proficient in music and rhythm, good at singing and dancing, and her talent is really dignified and sensitive, she is a rare talent. ”

Wang Moshan said: "My lord, let her go to me, I'm a miner now." ”

Yang Hao smiled: "You think beautifully, I asked you to go to the women's camp to recruit people, but you didn't think so." But I don't know that those people in the women's camp are all talented and beautiful women, how about it, and now I regret it, right? ”

Wang Moshan smiled and defended: "Wasn't I busy looking for mines in Feng'an that day, or you would give me all the remaining thirty-eight in the women's camp, and I promised to settle them well." ”

Yang Hao snorted: "Don't think about it, if you are addicted to wine, I am afraid that a mine can make you squander." Wang Moshan laughed when he heard this. When he arrived at the camp gate, Yang Hao turned over and dismounted, Wang Moshan was old, and he didn't come down after a long time, seeing that everyone was pursed and laughing, he rolled down with a "bone lu" in his heart, which made everyone laugh.

Wang Moshan patted the dust on his buttocks, and didn't care, he ran to Qianshui Qing and said with a smile: "The contemptible person is Wang Moshan, the mining envoy of Fengzhou, and a new mine is about to be built in the south of the city, and it is difficult to start a business, and there is a shortage of talents." The contemptible people want to invite Miss Shuiqing to be the mine manager, but I don't know what to do? ”

Shallow Shui Qing replied: "Lord Xie is very loving, Shui Qing is still struggling to do a book, how dare he be in charge of a large mine with thousands of people?" Kill the little girl. ”

Wang Moshan was still entangled, Yang Hao came over to relieve the siege and said: "Dig up the foot of the wall in front of me, it's not righteous." You must be punished with three glasses of wine today. Everyone chimed in. Wang Moshan saw that the situation was not good, and waved his hand and said: "Jokes, jokes, girls must not be taken seriously." ”

"Your Excellency." As soon as Yang Hao turned around to leave, Qianshui Qing called softly behind him, "There is an urgent delivery from Chang'an." ”

Asamizu Qing took out a report from his personal poster bag and handed it to Yang Hao, which was delivered by the Tiande Army in Chang'an. Although Fengzhou was nominally included in Shuofang, Zhang Cheng still delivered a copy of the compiled report to Yang Hao on time. Wang Qian lacked financial resources and limited control over the Academy, so he could only turn a blind eye to this matter.

Zhang Cheng emphasized in the report that the great eunuch Liu Hongyi was promoted to the position of privy envoy, and criticized the words "Liu Fei's hatred of the party" next to the text in small letters. After reading it, Yang Hao returned the report to Qianshuiqing, and instructed: "You rush back to Feng'an immediately after a hard trip, and let Guan Suo check the origin of the great eunuch Liu Hongyi." ”

"Yes." Shallow Shui Qing put away the report and turned over and got on the horse.

"Alas, Miss Shuiqing, why did you leave?" Wang Moshan chased him out of the tooth village, looked at the back of the shallow water and Qingyuan, and complained to Yang Hao: "My lord really doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, it's all to eat, why don't you leave her to eat before leaving." ”

Yang Hao snorted and said: "In my eyes, she is just a secretary of the embassy, so naturally she has to take the lead in official affairs." Lao Wang, if he were a man, would you also keep him for dinner? Wang Moshan was speechless for a moment.

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At the end of the Shen period, Yang Hao returned to the Feng'an Defense Embassy.

In the small courtyard in front of the inner study, Guan Suo and Qianshui Qing were chatting with their heads down, and when they saw Yang Hao coming in, they greeted them one after another. Yang Hao handed the horsewhip to his entourage and said, "Guan Suo comes in alone, and the others retreat." Hearing this, Shallow Water Qingyan stood on his feet and retreated with a gloomy expression.

Guan Suo held a bowl of tea, and was careful to pay for it: "My lord wants to check Liu Hongyi's bottom." I couldn't be busy for a while, so my subordinates asked Miss Shuiqing for help, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to say it completely, so I took it upon myself to let her come over. ”

Yang Hao said: "I will explain the matter to you, so naturally I want to ask you." You have the ability to ask someone for help, that's fine, but you can't even ask someone else to say it for you, right? If so, what else do I want you to do? Okay, let's talk, what have you found in the past half a day? ”

Guan Suo took out a piece of paper, cleared his throat and read: "Liu Hongyi, whose ancestral home is Yangzhou, is forty-five years old this year, and he entered the palace at the age of seven. He has successively served as the doctor of palace education of the Provincial Court Bureau, the palace bureau, the inner temple uncle, the inner counselor, the internal servant, the inner permanent servant, the military envoy of Shannan Dongdao, and the military envoy of Jiannan Xichuan. In June this year, he returned to Beijing and succeeded Qiu Shiliang as the envoy of the five squares inside and outside. This person is meticulous, old-fashioned, and does not form a party or engage in personal gain. When he was on an errand in the Inner Servant Province, he had the title of 'good man', and he was a great traitor and evil, such as Wang Shoucheng, who also looked at him differently. ”

Yang Hao snorted coldly and said, "What kind of big evil? Do you know Wang Shoucheng? ”

Guan Suo said with a smile: "The subordinates naturally don't know each other. ”

Yang Hao reprimanded: "As a staff lieutenant, you must be accurate in the information you collect, be reasonable and well-founded in what you say, and don't jump to conclusions about vague things." What is the great evil? If you say Wang Shoucheng, you can say Wang Shoucheng, and you don't have to add these four words in front of him. ”

Guan Suo said yes again and again, and said nothing.

Yang Hao untied the belt and wiped the sweat on his body with a wet towel, threw the towel to Guan Suo, and said, "I saw Master Guan again in the gatehouse just now." What's going on? Didn't you let you pick up someone else's house and go back to rest? ”

Guan Suo hurriedly replied: "Yes, but the old man said that he couldn't be idle." After staying at home for a long time, my back and legs hurt, and I had no choice but to let him. ”

"Then say hello to the porter, don't be tired of other people's homes." Yang Hao picked up the fan and fanned it violently, and suddenly remembered something and turned to Guan Suo: "I plan to send a letter to General Meng and inform him about Liu Hongyi." ”

"I think this letter should be drafted by Miss Shuiqing." Guan Suo picked up the copper basin and walked out, "She is also your bookkeeper, her skills are no worse than mine, why do you look for me for everything?" ”

When Yang Hao heard this, he slashed the fan at Guan Suo, Guan Suo smiled and bent down to pick up the fan, and said: "Miss Shuiqing's talent and writing are better than mine, this is what you said, and since you invited her to be the secretary, it's not good to put people aside, right?" I can see that she is a serious person, and with a little experience......"

Before Guan Suo's words were finished, Yang Hao shouted: "If you don't want to write, get out!" ”

Hearing this, Guan Suo hurriedly put the folding fan on the desk and escaped shortly. After Guan Suo went out, he went to the book office to find Qianshuiqing, and told her to immediately draft a letter to Meng Bochang and send it back to Yang Hao for reading. Shallow water naturally didn't dare to slack off, and was busy writing at the desk.

The clerk's office is on the left side of the embassy's signature room, but Yang Hao's daily office is in the inner study room behind the signature room, and the right corner door of the signature room must be passed from the duty room to the inner study.

Shallow water Qing prepared a good letter and walked out of the duty room, but was stopped by two brocade-clothed men when he passed by the door in the right corner. There are only four clerks in the inner courtyard of the embassy and eight guards in the chamber, and no one else is allowed to enter. Who are these people? Not only can you enter the inner courtyard, but you can also carry weapons?

"Tell you to stop, do you hear me?" The person who came was a Chang'an accent. His outstretched hand almost touched Asamizuki's chest, and Asamizuki stopped and raised the briefcase in his hand.

"You can't go in that either." Another brocade-clad man glared at her fiercely, and his bruised hand rested on the hilt of his knife. Shallow Water hurriedly turned around and retreated to the duty room.

The room was empty at this time. According to the regulations, the clerks can go home after the deadline, and only one clerk needs to be left in the duty room. Asamizu Qing lives in the embassy, and he is alone and has nowhere to go, so he often takes the initiative to stay on duty.

"Who are they? What are they doing here? Thinking of the vicious words of those two big men, Asamizumi Qing's heart was restless. After thinking about it, she decided to go to Guan Suo and tell him what she saw and doubted. Although Guan Suo has been appointed as a staff lieutenant of the General Staff Department, he also serves as the foreman of the bookstore. In the days when Shallow Water Qing arrived at the embassy, she had a lot of contact with him because of official business, and she only believed Guan Suo alone.

The idea is made, and now the question is how to get out. The front door of the duty room must not be able to leave, and the sudden departure of the clerk's office on duty will definitely arouse the suspicion of the two big men. Yes, go through the back door, the backyard of the book office is the library (archives), the book office drafts official documents often have to go to the library to check the information, for the convenience of them on the back wall of the duty room to open a door, the door is blocked with a bookshelf, except for their own people few people know that this back door exists.

The clerk in charge of the library had long since returned home, and the only gate had been locked. Shallow Water Kiyochi gritted his teeth: Climb the wall and get out! Although the official document is not valuable but very important, the wall of the library is also built extremely high, but fortunately there is a crooked-necked jujube tree in the corner of the courtyard. Shallow Shui Qing climbed the jujube tree and climbed up, and only after using all the strength of the milk did she climb the wall, her wrists and face had been cut by the thorns on the jujube tree several bloody cuts.

She was just about to catch her breath, when suddenly her foot and neck were grabbed by two large hands, and before she could figure out what was going on, she was dragged down by two guards patrolling by. The two of them didn't ask about the green and red and pressed down the shallow water is punch and kick, until the shallow water was screaming bitterly, then they stopped their hands and flipped her over to take a look, but they were all shocked.

Shallow Water Qing didn't care about the two of them, and hurriedly said, "Take me to Captain Guan quickly, someone wants to harm the adult." ”

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Note: The report is a written report sent by the Jinsoin to the feudal towns to introduce the political affairs of the imperial court and various news, and is the prototype of the official newspaper, and the official name is "Jinsoin Form". In many ancient books of the Tang Dynasty, the "report", "report", "Shangdu Liuhou", and "Liudi report" all refer to the form of the courtyard.