The shouts of the guards immediately attracted everyone's attention, Zhao Ji and Zhu Rudan squatted down, cleaned up the covering soil, and actually exposed the stones, and he ordered someone to bring a bucket of water to rinse them off, and those stones were actually exquisite and clear Taihu Lake stones.

"Quick, dig along the stone and see how big it is!" Zhao Ta instructed the guards.

A group of people immediately cleaned up the soil along the side of the stone, and expanded the area, which was broken, and the pit became bigger and deeper, and when it was time to hold the lamp, the stone was not completely exposed, but from the part that was dug out, the size of the stone was already very amazing. After preliminary surveying, more than a dozen acres of ground are buried with lake stones, and there may be places that have not been dug around.

"Rudan, how much do you think this stone is worth?". Zhao Ta pointed to the stone that had just revealed his head.

"Uncle Wang, it's hard to say, I'm afraid the above part alone will have to be tens of thousands!". Zhu Rudan said with a grit and a mouth, but he wondered in his heart how there could be a large area of lake stones buried here, and how did Lord Yan know the Tao.

"Well, then I still made the deal! Zhao said with a smile.

"Uncle Wang, how did you know that there are lakes and rocks here?" Zhu Rudan still couldn't suppress his curiosity, and asked depressedly, he still claimed to be "Suzhou Tong, but he let someone who had never come to take advantage of him."

"Heaven must not be revealed!". Zhao Ta shook his finger in front of his eyes and said, "Oh, Ru Dan, since you know the way, then help me find some craftsmen tomorrow and let them dig out these stones, these people of mine are okay with knives and guns, but they can't do this, don't waste all the good things!" Zhao Tan punched him affectionately on the shoulder.

"Yes, yes, I'll leave this little matter to my nephew, and I'll arrange for someone to come over tomorrow!" Zhu Rudan hurriedly agreed, and then refused the prince's retention, and hurried back to report to his uncle in a hurry.

"Second master, how do you know that there is Taihu Lake Stone underground?" Zhao Xin also came over and asked.

"Hehe, the secret of heaven must not be revealed! Zhao Ta looked at Zhao Xin, who was looking forward to it, and scratched his nose and said, "See Xi, tell the kitchen, improve your life tonight, and eat well." ”。 He shouted again to Jianxi, who was still busy.

"Lord Wang, is there any gold and silver under this ground, should we dig it out overnight, otherwise I am afraid it will not be good for Zhu Bi to know the truth?" Huang Jingchen came over at this time and pulled the prince aside and said.

"Uncle Huang, aren't these lake stones worth more than gold and silver, don't be greedy!" Zhao Ta patted the old man's shoulder and said, he really regarded himself as an immortal, but in fact, he was just gambling.

In his previous life, he read the introduction when he visited here, saying that "Su Sunchen died less than two years after his comeback, and the Canglang Pavilion was also repeatedly different from its owner, and was later owned by the Zhang Shen family, the Zhang family expanded the garden, built a large pavilion, and set up a hall on the mountain, he also bought a cave mountain in the north of the Canglang Pavilion, and found that the ground was some hollow boulders, which were said to be hidden by the five generations of Guangling King so they were expanded, and the two mountains were opposite, so it became a big garden" Zhao Ta calculated, if the Zhang family bought this garden in the late Northern Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the lake stone would have fallen into the hands of Zhu Bi, There will be no scale in the future, so he concluded that this place has not been discovered yet, and sure enough, the ancients did not deceive him, so he really dug it up.

"Lord Wang, here are Zhu Bi's eyes and ears, it is inconvenient for you to enter and exit, where is there a treasure, tell the old man, I will spare this old bone, I will do it for you!" Huang Jingchen looked at no one on the left and right, leaned into the prince's ear and whispered.

"This". Zhao Ta felt bitter in his heart, this old man really loves money like his life, "Uncle Huang, you can buy more of this house near Suzhou and Hangzhou, and if the world is in chaos in a few years, you will definitely make a lot of money by selling these again!" ”。 He whispered, this old man didn't look like "early days, Zhixiang, if you live for more than ten years, you may be able to wait until the day you get rich."

"Okay, just listen to the prince, the old rule is that you have seven and I have three, I will buy hundreds of acres of good land nearby tomorrow, and wait to get rich!" Huang Jingchen immediately made up his mind, but he didn't forget that the prince got rich together.

"Well, but we have to wait and see if I can resolve a catastrophe in three years' time, or we will lose everything!" Zhao Ta suddenly remembered that Fang Lan's kid was going to start an incident in a few years, killing officials and rebelling, causing chaos in Jiangnan, and then his investment would be wasted! …,

"What three years later there was a catastrophe?". Huang Jingxian was surprised.

"It's a field*, and the two demons who provoked the incident, one of them is Zhu Bi, and the other doesn't know where Lu Dao is, I stayed here this time to find a way to resolve this catastrophe! Zhao Ta said solemnly.

The next day, not only did Zhu Rudan arrive with two hundred quarrymen, but even Zhu Bi also saw it, he also wanted to see the "treasure" found by the prince Zhao Ta saw that those craftsmen's hearts were pounded, these people, whether old or young, were haggard and dark, their eyes were dull, many people only had a pair of pants on their bodies, and there were not many people wearing shoes on their feet, like a group of beggars, cleaning up the scene under the supervision of a few steel pawns, but he just frowned and did not say a word. Don't look at the craftsmen who are not strong, but the professional is professional, they are more than ten people in a group, there are sideways, some digging, and some specialize in fine work. Originally, in order to ensure that the lake stone was not damaged, the owner of the buried lake stone filled the hole in the stone with loess and cement, and now he has to dig out the soil in the hollow of the excavated stone and clean it, which is very cumbersome and laborious.

A group of people were busy until the afternoon, digging out seven or eight lake stones, and only two were cleaned up, Zhao Ta looked at Zhu Bi's eyes again, but his face was not very good, "Old Zhu, how are these lake stones?" ”。 Zhao Ta leaned in front of the stone and asked, he could be said to have no research on this thing, and it was like waste in his eyes.

"Lord, look at this stone, wrinkled, leaky, thin, thorough, fully in line with" stone idiot, Mitty's stone appreciation standards, and this stone is nearly two zhang high, more than one zhang wide, it is already superior, and the more rare lake stone color is yellow, this lake stone has both, it can be called a treasure! ”。 Although Zhu Bi's eyes were red, he didn't dare to hide it, and replied honestly.

"What about the other pieces?" Zhao Tan pointed to several lake stone roads that had not yet been cleaned up.

"Looking at its shape, it is all of the top grade, and how to clean it up before you know it!". Zhu Bi looked at the stones directly, his heart was burning and uncomfortable, if it wasn't for the prince's things, he would have wanted to get a piece of yellow silk to cover it.

"Lao Zhu, how much is that worth?". Zhao Ta touched him and said.

"Lord Wang, it's hard to say that the lower officials are not good, if it is in the eyes of connoisseurs, it can be called a priceless treasure, if it is to be sold, it will not be lower than this number!" Zhu Bi stretched out his little fat hand and flipped it over twice and said.

"Okay, let's do it here today, and I'll pay everyone!". Zhao Ta was happy in his heart, but he didn't show anything, and turned his face to say to the person standing behind him.

"Yes, Lord Wang!". Seeing Xi, he bowed and replied, and with a wave of his hand, two guards came over with a basket of copper coins! ”。

"Uncle Wang, why is this, how can you still be paid for doing some work? Zhu Rudan was stunned when he saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"Ru Dan, public is public, private is private, I am grateful for your willingness to help find someone, how can I let you break the bank again, you won't let them just work and not give money!" Zhao Ta said with a smile.

"Why, we hire craftsmen to pay money!" Zhu Rudan blushed and said curtly.

"Everyone has worked hard today!". Zhao Ta stood on a stone and arched his hand to the craftsmen who had gathered over, "I didn't prepare well today, and I couldn't prepare a meal for everyone, forgive me!" Today, I will temporarily add 50 yuan to everyone for the meal, and the salary will be paid, and I will send you money when I see you! ”。

After Zhao Ta's words were finished, the craftsmen below did not react, and looked at the prince fixedly, as if they didn't understand.

"Don't thank you for the reward, things with no rules!". Seeing that it was cold, Zhu Rudan stepped forward and scolded angrily, and several gang guards shook their whips twice to knock people together and make them kneel.

"Thank you for the reward". The craftsmen shouted from their knees in a mess.

"It's not a reward, it's a salary, and there will be tomorrow!" Zhao Tan put his hands on the back and let them get up and emphasized.

"Come, come, everyone line up, don't mess around, one hundred and fifty yuan per person's salary, fifty yuan of food money, come here to receive!". Seeing Xi, he beckoned everyone to come over, lined up in two lines under the command of the two guards, and stepped forward one by one to receive the money. When the money arrived, the craftsmen's eyes lit up, and they seemed to be angry, and they all bowed in front of Zhao Ta before leaving, and Zhao Ta would answer them one by one with a smile, until the last person left Zhu Bi's uncle and nephew said goodbye to the prince embarrassedly, and didn't even eat dinner!

"Second master, the craftsmen eat brown rice with bran skin at noon, and they don't even have a vegetable leaf, this Zhu family treats craftsmen so harshly, it can be seen that it is not a good thing!" Jianxi looked at their backs and said, this kind of thing has never happened in the palace.

"But now we have people who are very affectionate to the Zhu family, eating and drinking like a family, and secretly going to visit the tiles, and the expenses are all recorded in the Zhu family's accounts!" Zhao Ta sneered and said, Zhu Bi is now infiltrating the people he brought with him, and someone is doing public relations on them.

"Second master, the people who are close to the Zhu family are all subordinate officials in the house and the staff who have just arrived in the house, and the guards Zhao Yong has watched it closely, and he hasn't found out that he has been lifted from the Zhu family!" Miki said.

"These people are still too young, lack experience, only have blood, but they don't have a pair of eyes that distinguish between right and wrong, a few kind words, a little favor can blind people and become their voice Jane!" Zhao Ta said with a sneer.

Early the next morning, several groups of people came out of the Qincha station, all of them were wearing cloth clothes, hats, and a pair of straw sandals on their feet, and hurriedly left Suzhou City by car or boat to the surrounding counties.

"I hope that when they come back this time, they will have more knowledge, experience the suffering of the people, and recognize the harm of flowers and stones! Zhao Ta's figure flashed behind a clump of bamboo, and he looked at the people in the distance and muttered. (To be continued.)