Penal Department.

Li Jing sat in the yamen, a pot of tea, a book, so comfortable, the sunset spilled in from the window, fell on the ground, mottled and swayed with the wind, like a golden butterfly fluttering, quiet, warm, as for the Guozi prisoner who sued the emperor, he was brought back and directly put into the prison, not tried at all, waiting for the person behind him to come to the door.

"W-"

A cup of tea enters the throat, and the bitterness is full of sweetness, which makes people feel aftertaste, just like this world.

"This method of making tea is simplified, which is not interesting." Li Jing couldn't help but sigh, since Qin Huaidao came back with a bag of tea, Li Jing learned Qin Huaidao to brew, and he was a little addicted during this time.

"My lord, Kong Sai Wine is here." An attendant came in to give a message.

"Yes, please." Li Jing said with a smile, the time has finally come.

Not long after, Kong Yingda hurriedly came in with a black face, not polite at all, and said bluntly after sitting down: "Master Li, the criminal department is so majestic, and my country's sub-prisoners are petitioning for the people, what's wrong?" I don't give the old man an explanation today, and the old man doesn't mind launching all the Confucian scholars to denounce it. ”

Kong Yingda is a descendant of the Holy Gate, a generation of Confucianism, and his influence is very great, he only needs to ascend to the heights, and the absolute followers are like clouds, and everyone in the world will respond, no one can afford this consequence, but Li Jing is not afraid, and asked indifferently: "Kong sacrificial wine is to threaten the imperial court officials?" ”

"Don't tell the old man about this, and release him immediately." Kong Yingda said dissatisfiedly.

"What if the official doesn't let go?" Li Jing asked coldly.

"You dare!" Kong Yingda became even more angry, and said coldly: "Aren't you afraid that all the students of Guozijian will strike school and go to the street to ask for their lives?" Aren't you afraid that the Confucian scholars in the world will strike the dynasty and write to impeach? ”

"You can try it, see if you Confucian students are fast-mouthed, or the old man's knife is fast."

"Do you want to be the enemy of Confucianism in the world? The holy school is panicked, the Confucian scholar is very good, and there is no shortage of protectors, and there is a book that cut off the old man's big head in advance. Kong Yingda was furious, and stood up, trembling with anger.

Li Jing is a soldier of the family, and he doesn't care about the Holy Society, nor does he care about the Holy Confucian, and said coldly: "The Holy School is not as great as the Zhenguan Law, whether you cut off your head or not, the old man said that it doesn't matter, the Zhenguan Law is determined, and now the old man asks you a word, the Guozi Prison Guards smashed the store in the Protector's Mansion but you instigated it?" ”

"How could an old man who is a man of etiquette and respects benevolence and righteousness do such a thing?" Kong Yingda scolded angrily.

Li Jing knows a little about the person in front of him, he is irritable, old-fashioned, a nerd, self-denying, and he values his reputation more than his life, and the possibility of instigation is not great, and he said: "Even if it wasn't for your instigation, as a sacrificial wine, how did you educate the students?" ”

"They petition for the people, it is the pride of the Holy Gate, the old man is very pleased, how can I not teach you to talk nonsense, but it is the matter of protecting the country's public grain and making wine, simply ignoring the hunger of the people in the world, indifferent in their hearts, without mercy, such a person is also worthy of being the protector of the country, it is simply a shame for my Datang, hurry up and release people, otherwise don't blame the old man for not being emotional." Kong Yingda said angrily.

"You dare to humiliate the protector of the imperial court, have you learned etiquette in the belly of a dog? That's how the saints taught you to behave in a way? It is simply ridiculous that such a sacred study should be rampant in the world. ”

"You dare to insult my sacred learning?" Kong Yingda stared at a pair of old eyes, looking like she was about to go violent.

Li Jing said unceremoniously: "It's light to scold you, there are so many wine sellers in Chang'an City, and I don't see whose shop you smashed, why did you suddenly find trouble with the protector?" ”

"This is called petitioning for the people, and the axiom of protecting the country should set an example, how can you do the things of lowly businessmen, and how can you waste food? Do you know how many people in the world still don't have enough to eat? Kong Yingda said resentfully.

"Then do you know that the Lord Protector does not use grain to make wine?"

Kong Yingda's face stiffened, and he immediately sneered: "Master Li, are you deceiving me that I don't know how to make wine?" Without grain, what do you take to make wine? It's a joke. ”

"What to brew is a trade secret of the Protector of the Country, the old man knows a thing or two, but it is inconvenient to disclose, what I can tell you is that I never used a grain of food, and your people are not petitioning for the people, but are willing to be used by others, slandering the Protector of the Prince, the crime is extremely evil, are you sure you want to wade into this troubled water?"

Kong Yingda also knows Li Jing's personality, and will never deceive himself with nonsense, but he still asked in disbelief: "Really don't use grain to make wine?" ”

"Can the official trick you?"

Kong Yingda's face changed greatly, if it weren't for the use of grain to make wine, it would be a joke to tell the Guogong to waste food and petition for the people, and it would be the Guozi Supervisor who was to blame, and Confucianism would be disgraced if it was a big fuss, this is what Kong Yingda never wanted to see, an old face was hot, and he didn't have the face to stay, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Li Jing didn't stop it, he won the first round, and it was time for the second step.

Not long after, Li Jing came to the prison, walked through the long corridor to the door of a dungeon, signaled the jailer to open the prison door, and the closed Guozi prisoner saw that it was Li Jing, and became excited, and was about to say something, Li Jing didn't want to listen to everyone's buzz, so he took the lead and scolded: "Who is the leader?" ”

"No one picks the lead, we all do it voluntarily."

"Petition for the people, holy learning and righteousness, no one needs to take the lead."

One by one, they rushed to speak, emotional, and took the posture of a protector.

Li Jing observed everyone, his eyes were as sharp as knives, and he saw that everyone's hearts were furious, and gradually quieted down, Li Jing suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Listen to it." ”

One sentence scared everyone inexplicably and became nervous.

Li Jing continued to scold: "According to investigation, the Protector Mansion did not use a grain for brewing, there is no waste of it, you insulted the Protector Prince, smashed private belongings, and the two crimes were punished concurrently, and you should be expelled from the Guozi Supervisor and charged for three years." ”

"What, this can't be?"

"How is it possible to make wine without grain?"

"No, we are petitioning for the people and protecting the world, and adults cannot expel us from school."

"We want to see the Confucius sacrifice wine, we want to see the saint."

All of a sudden, the crowd was excited and panicked.

Li Jing's generation of masters in the art of war has a lot of experience in interrogation, and seeing that the effect is good, he continued to scold: "Shut up, now the old man gives you a chance to atone for your crimes, who is the one who provokes it?" ”

At this moment, everyone was no longer fighting like just now, their faces were full of panic and panic, and they all looked at one of them, and the other party was also pale, and he didn't have to be self-righteous just now.

"Tell me, who told you to do that?" Li Jing stared at each other.

The other party's throat squirmed, his eyes were restless, and he didn't dare to speak.

Li Jing said coldly: "It doesn't matter if you don't say it, then it should be all of you willing to fill the border together, as for your family, you will also be enslaved, and if you dare to frame the court to protect the country, you will have to suffer the consequences." ”

"No, it can't be like this, we were wrong." One shouted in a panic, staring at the person who raised the head, his eyes instantly reddened, and continued: "Tell me, who made you do this, do you want to kill all of us?" Because we trust you so much and follow you, you are simply not a son. ”

"You're actually using our ......"

"You're so vicious......"

"Tell me, who the hell is it?"

One by one, they glared angrily at the picker and questioned.

Li Jing saw that he had succeeded in provoking everyone to infighting, so he was not in a hurry, and stared coldly at the leader of the leader.

The leader looked at the people around him, knowing that the general trend had gone, if he didn't say it, he would definitely be beaten to death by everyone, he was completely panicked, he knelt down with a puff, burst into tears, and shouted in mourning: "My lord, my lord spares my life, it was my lard that stuffed my heart, and I received a thousand pieces of silver from Fan Yang Lu Jiansheng, and he asked me to do it." ”

"Is there a proof?" Li Jing was overjoyed and asked.

"I didn't ...... There is no proof that Wanhualou knows only one side. ”

"Who else was there?"

"No one else."

Li Jing was disappointed when he heard this, and asked unwillingly: "In other words, there are no witnesses, no physical evidence, why should this official believe you, in case you frame Fan Yang Lu's family?" ”

"No, I didn't, he really instructed it."

The words on one side are meaningless, even if it is really Lu Jiansheng's instigation, he can't be convicted, Li Jing's face turned blue with anger, turned to leave, and admonished: "Detain this person alone, write a confession and draw a picture and escort him up, don't die, remember it to the official, if a word leaks out of this matter, you will end in a few days." ”

"Whoa!" The jailer hastened to agree.

Out of the prison, Li Jing returned to the yafang and pondered, with the influence of Fan Yang Lu's family in the court, he could only ask Lu Jiansheng if he was arrested, what could he do, it didn't mean much, it was better not to startle the snake first, and wait for Qin Huaidao to come back before deciding.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jing headed towards the palace, and the stakes were so important that he could not hide it.

……

Yang.

In a village surrounded by trees and a small river.

The breeze blew the dead leaves and ran down on the ground, the air was mixed with the fragrance of flowers, refreshing, Qin Huaidao stood in the square in the center of Zhuangzi, watching the carriages come slowly, the carriages were stacked with gypsum, exuding a charming luster in the sun.

The black smoke birds in the mountains not far away began the first kiln cement firing.

Stimulated by the high salary, a large number of young people in the two counties rushed to sign up, working hard, for fear of being suspected of being lazy and fired, the work efficiency was very high, and the progress was unexpectedly good in a few days.

When the carriage approached, a stout horse shook its head and snorted, looking impatient, and the driver hurried forward and handed over a handful of hay, for the horse was more important to the coachman than his life, and he had to be careful.

Immediately someone went up to guide, led the convoy to the warehouse that had been vacated long ago to unload, unloaded directly to the side of the change, on-site distribution, never arrears, the patrol department of the people to maintain order, everything in order.

With the experience of Qinjiazhuang, the technicians brought are very clear about our operation.

Cheng Chumo didn't know where he came from, stood side by side with Qin Huaidao, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect so many people to be chaotic at all, the efficiency is extremely high, brother, I am convinced." ”

"They have done it in Qinjiazhuang, they know it in their hearts, they can't mess up, things have been rolled out in an orderly manner, just follow the construction plan, if you have no problems, I, Baolin and Luo Zhang will go back first."

Cheng Chu pondered for a while and said: "As long as they are in charge of technology, I am sure of other things, you can go back first, if you really can't exchange letters, you can't delay for a few days." ”

"After you go back, you have to send a large number of people to come over to repair the road, you have to hurry up and prepare small stones, river sand and wood, the amount must be large, otherwise the supply will not be available, and the construction period will be delayed, as for the cement, they will deal with it, as for me, I will also come with the money, is there any problem?" Qin Huaidao admonished.

"No, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it." Cheng Chumo agreed.

After chatting for a few words, Qin Huaidao called Yu Chi Baolin and Luo Zhang, and when the two heard that they were going back, they were ready to go.

Not long after, one man and two horses rushed out of Zhuangzi and galloped away in the sun.

Different from the stop-and-go when he came, he hurried all the way, and at night he also hurried against the moon, and did not find a post until he was sleepy late at night, and continued to rush the next day.

Three days later, at dusk, the three of them returned to Chang'an, tired and tired, and after entering the city, they went back to their respective homes, and they would talk about it tomorrow.

Coming to the mansion, the people in the house came out in surprise, took the war horse to feed, Qin Huaidao went straight to the backyard, and saw the lotus who was building flowers and leaves, wearing a light yellow skirt, in the sun, among the flowers, like a light yellow butterfly flying, particularly eye-catching.

"Ah, the young master is back?" He'er shouted in surprise and greeted her.

"Prepare hot water and clothes and let the kitchen cook something to eat."

"Go this way, young master, wait a minute." Lotus went happily, like a butterfly flying away, graceful, peaceful.

Qin Huaidao looked at He'er Miaoman's back, and his heart became inexplicably hot, but when he thought that this body was only sixteen years old, and some things would hurt his body too early, he suppressed his thoughts, hurried back to the house, and washed his face with cold water.

After resting for a while, I came to the bath room to see that the hot water was almost ready.

Lying in the big wooden barrel and feeling the temperature of the hot water, as well as He'er's press, the whole person relaxed, closed his eyes and enjoyed He'er's dexterous and powerful hand, while asking, "He'er, what happened during this time?" ”

"Back to the young master, there are a lot, it's good that you come back, otherwise I don't know what to do." He'er hurriedly said, while helping to rub his back, he organized the language and continued: "Some time ago, Princess Jinyang and Princess Yuzhang came over, went to see the workshop, and bought more than a dozen quilts that were made. ”

"It's okay, three runs will be three, keep it, the princess will sell the style according to three runs after the princess, the price is unified, and then you have to do more other styles, divided into three grades of high, medium and low sales, the price you set according to the cost, it's all trivial, and what?" Qin Huaidao asked nonchalantly.

"There is also a few days ago that a person from the Wei Wangfu came to buy wine, refused to line up according to the rules, kicked over the table, smashed three jars of wine, and was about to beat people, more than a dozen Guozi prisoners rushed over and smashed the shop, and all the wine jars were smashed, all of them were gone."

"What?" Qin Huaidao opened his eyes suddenly, a fine light burst out, King Wei was scheming, there was no reason for his subordinates to openly provoke, there must be a conspiracy behind this, and asked: "Tell me about the situation." ”

He'er nodded and replied: "I heard that the subordinate was killed by the staff of the King of Wei, and the King of Wei claimed that he did not know about it, and that the subordinate came without permission, and he also sent someone to send a hundred yuan of compensation, saying that it was to compensate for the three jars of wine, in my opinion, it is to kill people and eliminate their mouths, and wash away their involvement." ”

The price of three jars of wine is nine times, and the loss is one hundred, and the sincerity is there, but what is the purpose of doing this? Knock yourself? Or does it have a deeper meaning? Qin Huaidao thought for a moment, but he didn't know the essentials, so he simply let it go first, and asked, "What's the matter with the Guozi overseer smashing the shop?" ”

"Those people are so hateful, saying that our government ignores the hunger of the people in the world, wastes food and makes wine, and wants to petition for the people and denounce us, with a righteous and awe-inspiring posture, and also went to beat the drum to sue the emperor, but I don't know that it was easily found out by Wei Guogong The truth was easily found out, it was Fan Yang Lu Jiansheng who bought one of them and instigated a group of students to smash the shop, and they are still saint disciples, it's too bad." Ha'er said resentfully.

"Lu Jiansheng, are you sure?" A figure flashed in Qin Huaidao's mind.

"I don't know, anyway, that's what Wei Guogong said, Guozijian also posted an apology notice and a handling notice, all the people who participated in the smashing of the shop canceled their student status, never used it, and kept the side for three years, the notice didn't mention Lu Jiansheng, Lu Jiansheng also publicly publicized that it was slander and blame, and said that he didn't know those Guozi prisoners, but what Lu Guogong told me in person must not be wrong."

Hearing this, Qin Huaidao's face became gloomy, and he was silent in thought.

He'er didn't say much more, seriously helped scrub her body, and then signaled: "Young master, after washing, do you want to soak for a while?" ”

"No, let's get dressed." Qin Huaidao got up, stepped out of the barrel, and let He'er help wipe it clean, this kind of rotten life has been accustomed, his mind is full of Lu Jiansheng's instructions to smash the shop, Wei Guogong will not lie, of course, Lu Jiansheng will not admit it if he does it, there is no evidence, this matter is not easy to deal with publicly.

But this matter must be dealt with, Qin Huaidao waited for the clothes to get dressed and asked, "How is Brother Xue's side?" ”

"I don't know, Brother Xue didn't say anything to me."

"The confidentiality work is very in place, even you are hiding it, let the house personally notify you, and let Brother Xue come back, what about Uncle Jia?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"Uncle Jia has been staring at the decoration in Dongshi during this time, I have been to see it, the progress is not bad, and the construction of the house in Qinjiazhuang is also going well, I heard that it is about to be capped."

"That's good." Qin Huaidao said a word and walked outside.

After dinner, Qin Huaidao returned to the study, copied the drawn manuscript for later use, and waited for Xue Rengui.

Not long after, Xue Rengui came in a hurry, holding a black bag in his hand, and shouted when he entered the door: "Young master, you are back, great, I am looking for you." ”

"Is the paper ready?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically, his gaze falling on the bag.

"That's right, I've found some, you can take a look." Xue Rengui excitedly opened the bag and took out a large stack of papers.

The paper is a little yellow, rough, it looks like burning paper, but after all, it is paper, it is not easy to make it, Qin Huaidao took it and took a look, this kind of paper is too coarse, it is reluctant to wipe the buttocks, and the sales will definitely not work, after thinking about it, he said bluntly: "Brother Xue, you can improve it again." ”

"Young master, I am already organizing people to study, Zhao Shuwen is taking the lead, I don't have a clue for the time being, and I ask the young master to give some tips." Xue Rengui hurriedly said.

Qin Huaidao was not quite sure how to do it, and after thinking for a while, he proposed: "It may be related to the material, you try to use wood, bamboo, straw, wheat straw, reeds, etc., to cut and break the material into pulp, and add another process after manufacturing it according to the previous process, that is, try it with lime bleaching, try more, it must become white, soft, smooth, don't worry, take your time." ”

"Make a note and try again tomorrow." Xue Rengui agreed, looking excited.

"There's nothing going on in the village, right?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"They are all building houses, walls and roads, they are busy, no one comes up to make trouble, everything is going well, at most five days, the first batch of houses can be built, how to distribute it at that time, the young master has to plan in advance, so as to avoid accidents." Xue Rengui reminded.

The house is very important to the people of Qinjiazhuang, they all want to get it in advance, and when they move in, they do need a distribution charter, Qin Huaidao thought about it and said: "Tell Huang Lao that after the house is built, it will not be allocated for the time being, and it will be empty and breathable first, so as not to hurt the body by smell, and it will be decided by lottery after all the houses are built." ”

"This is good, so that no one will live first and cause conflicts, unified lottery, fairness, justice, no one knows which set is their own, and they will be careful when building." Xue Rengui exclaimed.

"Starting tomorrow, you secretly buy saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal powder from time to time, you must buy them separately, you can't let people know, the more the better, and after receiving them, they will be stored separately in different warehouses in the house, and they must be moisture-proof, fireproof, carefully stored, and the silver will be taken by He'er."

"No problem, how long will it take?" Xue Rengui agreed, not thinking much about it.

"Long-term acquisition, you must control it well, don't let people notice the price increase, or even sell it to us, you can also go to other counties and counties to purchase, it must be done in secret, it's not early, go back and rest." Qin Huaidao said, and after Xue Rengui agreed to leave, he continued to draw until everything was copied and put away, and then he went back to rest.

Early the next morning, Qin Huaidao came to the official office of the Ministry of Communications.

The person in charge of the guard saw Qin Huaidao saluting one after another, his eyes were fanatical, Qin Huaidao returned the salute, strode to the yafang, and as soon as he sat down, he saw Yu Chi Baolin and Luo Zhang coming together, and said with a smile: "It's just right, Luo Zhang, you go to the inspection department to see if the other seven hundred people have come to report?" Get the relevant formalities done. ”

"Whoa!" Luo Zhang agreed and hurried away.

"Paulin, go find some sand, clay and water, and I need planks, and some craftsmen will come and help, I need to make a sand table." Qin Huaidao admonished.

"What is a sandbox?"

"You'll know when the time comes." Qin Huaidao advised, after waiting for Wei Chi Baolin to leave, he looked at the yafang, the front hall area was large enough, and it was enough to clean up the other sundries and put the sand table, and immediately called someone to help.

Not long after, a sharp voice came from outside - "The saint has arrived!" ”

Qin Huaidao hurriedly clapped his hands, cleaned up, and walked out quickly to take a look, before Li Erlong walked away, he was followed by several important ministers, and said: "Minister, I have seen the saint!" I've met a few adults. ”

"No need to be polite, it's been hard all the way." Li Er waved his hand and smiled, seeing that many people were cleaning up the front hall, he asked curiously, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Go back to the saint, make space, and prepare to make a sand table."

"Sandbox?" Li Er was a little confused, he didn't know what it was, but he didn't want to ask directly, and looked at the important ministers around him, and everyone was also at a loss, and they all looked at Qin Huaidao.

Qin Huaidao had no choice but to explain: "With sand as the mainstay, supplemented by clay and water, the mountains and rivers are restored, because the sand is the mainstay, and it is placed in a fixed wooden frame, so the minister gave the name of the sand table. ”

"Oh, and this thing, isn't it possible to learn about the mountains and rivers of other places at home? If it's used in the military, wouldn't it...... Hurry up, I'm not going anywhere today, I'm just here to watch. Li Er's eyes lit up, and he saw the magic of the sand table, and became excited.

Li Jing and other people who were born as military generals also realized the benefits of this thing and were full of expectations.

Qin Huaidao didn't expect Li Er to see the benefits of the sand table at once, worthy of being the emperor killed on the battlefield, with a unique vision, and said with a smile: "Please wait a while, the ministers here will organize people to make it, I'm afraid it will take some time." ”

"It's okay, I can afford to wait."

"Hurry up, the old man will help you."

"I'm also here to help."

"Don't make a mess." Li Er understood the urgency of the generals, and he didn't want to see it immediately, but he still hurried to stop it, and shouted to Wang De beside him: "Go to the Ministry of Industry and transfer some carpenters." ”

"Yes!" Wang De hurriedly went.

Qin Huaidao saw that Li Er wanted the people of the Ministry of Industry to master the production technology and do more in the future, without hindrance, he thought of this when he took out the sand table, picked up the charcoal and white paper, spread it out, and drew the production diagram of the sand table base.

Everyone gathered around to watch and was amazed by Qin Huaidao's painting level.