"Well, follow us from now on."

"Peach?" Chu Jiao called.

The people outside walked in from inside, and the peach knelt on the ground in a regular manner: "I don't know what Mrs. commands?" ”

"This is a secret letter, and you will quickly deliver it to the king himself." Chu Jiao put the letter in her hand.

The wax sealed the letter paper, and what was written in it was Chu Jiao's thoughts on what he had seen and heard in Yaotai, and there was also a mention of the silver mine.

This matter is not over yet, Wang Zhihuo, as an internal response, naturally got a lot of news.

Chu Jiao and Qin Shao also had more information.

"Is this news reliable?" Chu Jiao saw the news sent by Wang Zhihuo clearly, and the expression on her face was unpredictable.

Wang Zhihuo knelt on the ground, looking frightened and sincere: "The subordinates have learned the latest news, and they will conduct transactions every five days on the first and fifth days of the lunar month to transport the silver. ”

Chu Jiao nodded: "If the news is true, it is really worth pondering, they are so grandiose, and they are transported every five days, which is really bold." ”

"Then do you want your subordinates to send someone to ambush them on the way to transport them, and then intercept them?" Wang Zhihuo asked.

"By all means, this time we are going to lure the snake out of the hole and find out where they are transporting the silver, which is also the most crucial step, as long as we know where they are transporting the silver, we can start a hunt, otherwise we will startle the snake.

Don't do anything before that. ”

Wang Zhihuo nodded, and then every time he transported the silver, it was extremely hidden.

Jiang Yunyan went to the silver mine with Jiang Yunchi, Qin Shao, and Chujiao this time.

This silver mine is very hidden, if you don't deliberately look for it, you really can't find it, no wonder it was not reported to the imperial court at this time, but it was still able to hide it for such a long time.

Chu Jiao stared at the silver mine in front of him, if this silver ore was mined and then refined into silver and circulated on the market, it would definitely have an impact on the silver issued by the imperial court.

If there is more money in the market, the people will feel that the money is worthless, especially when it should have filled the treasury in case of need.

The soldiers at the border gate can also take it out and use it when they need it urgently, Chu Jiao thought so in her heart, and stared at the silver mine for a while.

"What are you looking at? Don't look at this place too much. ”

Although it was late autumn, the workers in the silver mines were still wearing vests and exposing their arms.

They were all working hard, some with shovels in their hands, some with hoes, and some with big rocks behind their backs.

There is no way, digging silver ore is originally a time-consuming, laborious and laborious thing.

Chu Jiao looked at these people, all of them sweating, and the miner in charge held a whip in his hand.

The other two people seemed to be followers, with whips in their hands, and they were pumping people everywhere with great force, and there were words in their mouths.

"What for? You tell you to move faster, if you can't finish these tasks today, I think you dare to eat a bite! ”

Saying that, the person in charge whipped the whip on the man's body, and Chu Jiao looked at the other party who was already an old man over fifty years old.

He is just the same as Wang Zhihuo, at an average age, but now he is working as a coolie here.

He was already carrying a large rock behind his back, and at this moment, his body could not stabilize himself and he fell to the ground.

The steward was even more angry, so he slapped the man's body hard: "I told you to get up and do your work, why are you pretending to be dead for me here?"

How many people here are like you? ”

The words that came out of his mouth became more and more unpleasant, but no one around dared to contradict his words.

Everyone still does everyone's work, and they don't even dare to take a second look.

The old man struggled to get up, but he couldn't get up after several times of anger.

The steward's whip was about to be pulled down again, but it was caught by Qin Shao with one hand, and the tail of the whip hit Qin Shao's hand, and Qin Shao's hand was faintly red.

But Qin Shao held the whip firmly and didn't make any moves, only to see him staring at the person in charge with an indifferent face.

The person in charge only felt a chill in his heart, as if the coolness from head to toe could not be dissipated, and through behind him, he saw Jiang Yunyan, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Who allowed you to hit someone?" Qin Shao heard a click with a slight movement.

The steward's arm had been broken, and the steward's howl, but Jiang Yunyan, who was looking behind him, held back his voice again.

He only looked at Jiang Yunyan with a look of distress.

Jiang Yunyan was less angry, and hurriedly came over: "Don't be angry, it's all his fault."

If you don't like it, you won't let him take care of things here in the future, go back and find someone who is lovely, don't be angry, okay?

The wound on this hand should be treated promptly. ”

She was a little distressed.

Jiang Yunyan shook Qin Shao's arm, looking very intimate.

Chu Jiao's eyes fell on Jiang Yunyan's movements, and her eyes were a little deeper, but she never said a word.

Qin Shao shook her hand away under the pretext: "Good mining is mining."

What do you do with this squeezing workers? ”

When Jiang Yunyan saw him say this, he didn't know what to say to catch his words for a while.

Mrs. Jiang rushed up at this time, and saw that the faces of several people were not happy, so she didn't ask more.

Several people tacitly forgot about this matter, and Qin Shao and Chu Jiao also understood that it was not that they didn't want to take care of it at this time, but that they couldn't manage it.

If you miss the opportunity to win the whole game because of a small thing, it will be more than worth the loss.

Looking further back, Qin Shao felt more and more that something was wrong with this silver mine.

It stands to reason that this silver mine was secretly mined in private, where would it come to be so many workers to do things.

Even if there are workers to do things, how can they talk to their families about their livelihood?

Aren't you afraid that this matter will be exposed as soon as it spreads ten, and ten times it will be exposed?

Looking at Qin Shao's puzzled face, Jiang Yunyan already understood what he wanted to ask.

At this time, it was time to eat at noon, so people could barely make up a bite here.

I saw that in order to please Jiang Yunyan, the person in charge and others specially prepared good wine and food, although the environment here is not very good, but there is wine and meat.

And the workers next to them were also able to take a short rest, but Chu Jiao watched them eat only some vegetable soup, no oil and water at all.

Eating such things and doing such high-intensity physical work, how can you bear it?

It's no wonder that everyone here is skinny and looks powerless.

"Since you are already your own person, I don't want to hide some things from you, I guess you must want to know where they came from.

These people were all scavenged from all over the country, and some of them had no wives and no children at home, and they were willing to come out to work.

There are also those who are old and have no one to take care of them, and some who need to be supported by their wives and children at home, waiting for money.

There are also mothers who are seriously ill, and in short, they all need money to come here.

They are doing their work here, and the money is naturally indispensable to them.

I have written down their names and the location of their homes, and if there are any people in their house, I will send them money every month. ”

It seems that the matter here is a secret, and no one can think of breaking it.

"Then they don't think there's a way to get out?"

Jiang Yunyan nodded: "Naturally, there is no way to get out, unless this matter is revealed, no one will want to escape from here."

Of course, before the matter is revealed, they will all die. ”

When she heard Jiang Yunyan say this, Chu Jiao felt that the food in her mouth had no taste.

At this time, there was a riot among the people, and it turned out that someone had died.

After Jiang Yunyan knew about this, he just waved his hand casually: "Go down and dispose of this corpse and throw it to the barren mountain." ”

The person in charge of the affairs at the bottom took the order and hurried down.

When he saw that he was talking, another man died.

Two people died in just one meal.

But they didn't seem to care about their life and death at all, Chu Jiao only felt that sorrow came from it, and she was very dissatisfied in her heart, but she always knew how to endure it.

After eating, with the sound of ping-pong and the sound of pounding the mountain, several people entered the silver mine.

It's clearly been mined very well, and everything that should be mined is being mined, even the finest pieces of silver.

Then there is a complete set of machines for refining silver, which is specially responsible for heating, purifying and filtering the silver of the people in the silver mines, and then making it into intact silver.

Chu Jiao only looked at the silver that had been made next to him, he picked up a certain amount of silver and looked at it, the words couldn't see any flaws, even the mark of the official family.

"Even the official family has the mark, I really didn't find the wrong person."

Qin Shao said and hugged Jiang Yunyan in his arms, and said meaningfully.

Jiang Yunyan saw that he was so happy, and his heart was also happy.

"Wait until all the silver in the mine is mined.

So I went to my mother and told me that we would live somewhere else and forget all the unpleasantness here.

Let's make a house, do some business, and then have a few children, do you say? ”

Jiang Yunyan's eyes were full of longing for the future, and Chu Jiao saw the truth in his eyes, which didn't seem to be a fake.

As if she really liked Qin Shao, Chu Jiao shook her head secretly in her heart, this Jiang Yunyan is good and bad, but it is not clear for a while.

Qin Shao looked like a greedy villain: "You know that there is so much silver, why don't we keep it for ourselves?"

And why give it to that adult?

You tell me? ”

When he said this, Jiang Yunyan looked very nervous: "Don't mention adults again."

Adults can't talk about themselves, we just need to do our part.

Naturally, there will be no shortage of money, but if you have other thoughts, then I am afraid it will not work. ”

"Why, do you even fancy that adult more than me, if so, you just want to go to him, and what are you doing with me??"