Chapter 166: Porcelain Clay
"The subordinates are late, and the prince forgives the sin."
Shen Qi received Xuanye's letter and rushed over with a group of guards.
Xuan Ye only glanced at him and helped Xu Tiantian into the carriage, "Get up, these things are not what you expected." What's going on in the East Side? ”
Shen Qi lowered his head and remembered the news from the spies in the Zhao Mansion that day, "Zhao Xian returned to the mansion in a fit of anger after knowing that the prince was fine, and killed a little concubine to discourage. Our people have found an opportunity to spread the word. Now the people's hearts have begun to waver. ”
Xu Tiantian's hand was stunned for a moment, "That woman is really pitiful." She knew very well in her heart that in this day and age women were just men's playthings. But when I heard Shen Qi say that Zhao Xian actually killed a living person in order to relieve his hatred, he still couldn't stop being afraid for a while. More just for this woman.
Xuan Ye knew the meaning of Xu Tiantian's words, "How is Zhao Xian's incriminating evidence collected?" ”
When he returned to Beijing this time, he specially made everyone in Dongcheng known in order to make Zhao Xian relax his vigilance.
"Gao He has already accelerated his actions, and now we have collected some account books, which are several cases of corruption by Zhao Xian over the years, and the prince wrote a guilty warrant when Lord Taishou Ma Jun, who supported the prince before he came to Dongcheng, was killed, and the above is the crime committed by Zhao Xian, but where is the silk book now, and it has never been found."
Xuan Ye peeled an orange and handed it to Xu Tiantian, "Zhao Xian has been deeply rooted in Dongcheng for many years, but these are not enough to shake his status. We've got to bring it down in one fell swoop and not give it any chance to make a comeback! ”
"Yes!"
The carriage was a little stuffy, Xuan Ye lifted it and took the fan continuously, gently fanned Xu Tiantian, and looked at Shen Qi to stop talking, "What else do you have to say?" ”
"Lord Wang, porcelain clay has been found in Dongcheng!"
Xu Tiantian opened her eyes and became interested: "But the porcelain clay used to make porcelain?" ”
Shen Qi nodded, "Exactly." ”
Xuan Ye's dark eyes were like an abyss, "Zhao Xian knows about this?" ”
"I don't know yet, but I'm afraid this matter won't be hidden for long."
Xuan Ye pursed his lips and was silent.
Xu Tiantian nodded, but in her previous life, she was not interested in these things, so she knew very little, only knew that those blue and white porcelain were really good-looking.
"Okay, so what do you want to do?" If this matter really starts, it really depends on Xuan Ye, she doesn't know anything about these things. If you don't help when the time comes, it's good.
"We need to find a few people to mine the porcelain clay, and now the porcelain clay needs to be in your name." If it is directly handed over to the treasury from Dongcheng to the capital, it will take half a month's effort, if Zhao Xian has done anything, no one will expect it, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, the only way to turn it into a kiln first.
And at the moment, the only person Xuan Ye can trust is Xu Tiantian.
Xu Tiantian smiled lightly, he knew that Xuan Ye was an extremely thoughtful person.
What's more, some things are still two words. Although she doesn't know much about this industry, she also knows in her heart that if she can really mine porcelain clay, it is equivalent to digging a mine in modern times.
While thinking about it in my heart, I already had an idea.
"What's wrong with that, we're just so lucky. What's more, it's just a matter of finding a few people. When we got to the East Side, we went to wander the streets. Find a few physically strong beggars. ”
Cheap labor is needed, and the able-bodied beggars on the street are no better fit.
As long as they are given a few pennies, they can work honestly for half a day without complaint. When the time comes, give each of them a few steamed buns to solve their food and clothing for the day, which is not too good.
Xuan Ye nodded, he was just thinking about how to solve this matter, but he didn't think of those songs begging on the street, beggars are indeed a good choice.
Mining porcelain clay requires tools, but what they have to do now is to dig out a big pit first, find those rare porcelain clay, and then talk to the boss when they are fully sure, and they will save enough effort.
This is not a time when the world is peaceful, Xu Tiantian walked on the street and truly experienced the real scene of "Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road".
The beggars on the street are in rags, their hair is knotted, and their dirty faces are so dirty that even their own mothers may not recognize them.
A beggar seemed to see the sympathy in Xu Tiantian's eyes, came over with the broken bowl in his hand, and stopped in front of Xuan Ye. "Uncle, uncle, you are fine, you haven't eaten for three days."
The beggar looked to be in his early thirties, his face was like black charcoal, and he smelled of not bathing for a long time. It's just that a pair of eyes are extremely bright, and Xuan Ye subconsciously pulled Xu Tiantian and took a step back.
Xu Tiantian took a step forward, "If you have hands and feet, why do you want to be a beggar?" "Although this is not the time to ask questions.
The beggar shook his head and looked around, you don't know if you were afraid of something, and took another step forward before you came out of the tray of helplessness in your heart.
"The girl doesn't know. But anyone who has the slightest means is willing to live on the streets like this. This was not a time of war, but the emperor was far away in the capital and had to increase customs duties every year. Last year, there was a great drought in this city, and the people did not harvest. This ordinary person can't even untie the pot in his own home, where can he get so much food. ”
Now in this town, if there is still a shop, and most of the houses that have a house are really at home. People like them have long been begging on the streets, or starving to death on the streets.
It's a pity that God doesn't have long eyes. They obviously lived in a peaceful and prosperous era, but they did not have a famous king. The people are also suffering and dare not speak.
Xu Tiantian clenched her fists, this evil feudal society has no humanity at all. She has seen the emperor, although the calculation in her eyes makes Xu Tiantian always feel a little mustard in her heart, but after all, she can be regarded as a Ming Jun, and she will never oppress the people like this, and only Zhao Xian has increased the servitude of the people in this city.
Xuan Ye knew that Xu Tiantian was a temperamental person, but he was jealous and hateful, so he gently patted him on the shoulder and comforted her.
This is a person who sent it to the door, how could Xu Tiantian miss such a good opportunity, and he had already taken out a few big bucks from his sleeve as he spoke.
"Uncle, I can give you a few big bucks, but I have one thing you have to promise, if you promise for a while, I can take you to another meal."
The beggar naturally nodded again and again when he saw the money in Xu Tiantian's hand, he hadn't eaten a meal for three days, and he was already hungry.
"Okay, good, girl, just say that as long as I can do it, it's okay to go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire."
Xu Tiantian smiled and nodded, putting the big money in his hand into his hand, and also showing his respect.
"Uncle, although rest assured, he won't let you go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, just help dig a few big pits together."
Now it's the beggar's turn to be a little confused.
Xu Tiantian naturally saw the beggar uncle's doubts, and thought of what he said before that he hadn't eaten for three days, and looked at a tavern in front of him, and talked about it in detail after he was full of wine and food.
"I'm not in a hurry about this matter first, it just so happens that I'm also hungry, so let's go to dinner first and talk while eating."
When he arrived at the tavern, Xuan Ye shouted, Xiao Er asked for three catties of good beef, a few white flour buns, two vegetarian dishes, and a pot of good wine.
The two of them had eaten when they came out, even if these things on the dinner table were really tempting, and they had no appetite. Just watched the beggar uncle gobble it up.
It had been a long time since he had eaten a hot and full meal, let alone eaten such extravagant beef once. I didn't even bother to chew the thing that had just entered my mouth, and I swallowed it after swallowing it.
After the beggar ate a full meal, he finally came back to his senses, took a sip of wine, and became angry, so he put down his chopsticks and looked at Xu Tiantian. "Girl, as for what you said about digging a big hole, you can just say it."
This time it was Xuan Ye who spoke, he was a big man and had never seen anyone so brave in eating. "Don't worry, you eat first and then talk about it."
The beggar scratched his head a little embarrassedly, if it weren't for the fact that her face was so dirty, he would have easily seen it, and at this moment, his face was already red. It's just that this beggar talks like a cultural person, and he has never lost his manners in all aspects, and he makes people feel very comfortable everywhere.
"It's been a long time since I've eaten a meal like this, and I can't help but laugh when I see this good thing."
Xu Tiantian simply didn't sell it, and went straight to the point.
"That's right, on the way to my father-in-law's visit, I found that there is porcelain clay not far from here, that is, the clay used to make porcelain and pottery, but I am not quite sure that they exist. I had to find a few people to dig the soil to a certain depth and take a look to be sure. ”
At this time, the beggar understood, but it was just a hard work, and it was worth it to be able to eat such a meal and get such a few big bucks.
Xu Tiantian had already calculated this account clearly in his heart, just now he received his favor, as the saying goes, the mouth of eating people is short, and the hands of people are soft. Now it's what you say.
"It's just that you can't do this alone, I don't know if the uncle can have friends who can come together, we take care of three meals a day, and the big money will naturally not be less. A big buck a day, how. ”