had doubts in her heart, so Jiang Shishi asked directly: "What is a boiling water pill?" ”

Not only Jiang Shishi, but Huang Dechang was also quite curious, and listened to the old Taoist priest's answer with pointed ears.

Even Yu Bing, who had always been as cold as ice, looked at the old Taoist priest with a curious expression.

"......" Pei Xuanling's face did not change, and his eyes fell on the old Taoist.

"The so-called boiling water pill means that when the pill is put in the water, even the water will boil." The old Taoist priest touched the goatee, "Not to mention those women, as long as they take the boiling water pill, I am afraid that they will be even more excited than those men." ”

What kind of tiger and wolf word is this?

After "......" learned what the boiling water pill was, Jiang Shishi was not only disgusted, but also disgusted.

There are all kinds of deceptions in the world, and what is used is that people's hearts are guilty of greed and hatred.

This old Taoist priest is greedy for money, and those men are greedy for sex, and they have evil thoughts, but they have suffered those innocent women from good families.

After Pei Xuanling heard this, he wrinkled his eyebrows and asked, "Do you still have any accomplices?" ”

"......" The old Taoist priest dodged his eyes and shook his head back: "No... No ......."

"Are there really no accomplices?" Pei Xuanling asked seemingly casually.

At the same time, Yu Bing put the snake spear directly on the old Taoist's neck, cutting a bit of skin on the old Taoist's neck.

The old Taoist priest was pained, staring at the sharp snake spear obliquely, and then he was willing to tell the truth, "Like... There are several Taoist priests like me in the local area, and they are deceiving in different regions. ”

Pei Xuanling: "I heard that the Taoist technique is very difficult to learn, but I didn't expect that Shu is quite rich in Taoist priests......"

The old Taoist priest smiled, "I'm not afraid of this master's jokes, we are not Taoist priests at all, someone spent money to invite us, took a few Taoist scriptures and Taoist books, and let us memorize them well......"

Pei Xuanling: "Where are the nests of those Taoist priests?" Also, who paid you for the money? ”

"I don't know where those Taoist priests are, because we are all in charge of each other, and they must be nothing more than in the Taoist temples in various regions." The old Taoist priest said: "The people who let us cast spells and deceive are a few masters of a mine. ”

"Those women were actually arrested by them, they were just sent to the Taoist temple, and the money they defrauded, they shared the lion's share, and we only got 20%, and they were the ones who really did the evil, we just collected money to do things......"

In the end, the old Taoist priest did not forget to cry out for himself, and put all the blame on those mine owners.

The master in front of him is extravagant, he can't handle it, so he just let those masters deal with it.

Jiang Shishi: "......" Since he is a mine boss, he can't lead people to mine well, and he actually makes this kind of black money?

However, isn't the prince's visit to Shu this time just to check the mining output?

As soon as he heard that it was related to the mine, Pei Xuanling half-squinted his eyes, "There are so many mines in Shudi, what kind of mine are the leaders of those above you?" ”

Old Taoist priest: "They have several mines, and there are many kinds of minerals, it seems that the main ones are copper ore and iron ore ......"

"......" Pei Xuanling originally just wanted to save those innocent women and teach this old Taoist priest a lesson by the way.

Now I heard that this matter is actually related to the mine, and it is related to copper and iron ore.

This reminded him of the errand given to him by his father, which was the reason why he was asked to investigate the low output of copper and iron ore mines in Shudi.

Pei Xuanling faintly felt that these two things might be related, so he asked, "Do you know where their mines are?" ”

"......" The old Taoist priest who was originally talking endlessly suddenly fell silent.

"If you don't say anything, you'll be splattered with blood on the spot!" Yu Bing was full of murderous aura, and the snake spear cut some more into the old Taoist's flesh.

Because she is a daughter, she has encountered prejudice since she was a child.

But in these worlds, women who are worse than her abound.

Those innocent girls became the objects of these men's toys because they were born beautiful.

Therefore, when she saw this old Taoist priest, she wanted to kill him!

There was a tingling pain in the neck, and there was a faint heat gushing out, and the old Taoist priest raised his hand and touched his neck, and his hand was bright red.

His pupils shook in fright, "I said... I say...... Several times when I reported to the mine owner, I also went to their mine, and I know that they have two largest mines in Shudi, one is a copper mine and the other is an iron mine, and I can take you there! ”

Pei Xuanling was preparing to investigate the local copper and iron mines today, so he asked the old Taoist priest to take them to one of the iron mines first.

Considering that he only appeared in Shu as a cloth merchant this time, there are not enough people around him, and there are many miners in the mine, and the most important thing is manpower.

In the event of a conflict, his side will definitely not have as many people as the mines.

Therefore, as an imperial businessman, he went to the yamen to report to the official, saying that the maid around him had been kidnapped, and it was found out that it was the owner of the mine.

"Your Highness, after we went to report to the official, we actually alarmed the local prefect, and the prefect of Zhao sent someone over to spread the word, saying that he would bring people to the mine with us this afternoon!" Near noon, Huang Dechang entered the guest room to report.

After Pei Xuanling heard this, his eyes turned slightly, "Got it." ”

He only used the identity of an imperial businessman to report to the official, because he was afraid that ordinary businessmen might not take it to heart.

I thought that the local government had sent a county order at most, even if he could afford to look down on him as an imperial businessman.

Unexpectedly, he actually sent a prefect over, which was really surprising to him!

After lunch, Pei Xuanling and the others went to the prefect's yamen to make peace with the prefect Zhao.

Governor Zhao was more than fifty years old, and he looked at it as a kind faction, very close to the people, and went to the mine with a large number of officers and soldiers.

The mine was remote, and everyone was led by the old Taoist priest, and when they arrived at the iron mine, it was already night.

Even at night, the noise of mining can still be heard from the mine.

When he arrived at the mine, Governor Zhao immediately led people to control the mountain.

Pei Xuanling also took the people around him to wander around the mountain, taking this opportunity to inquire about the news.

In the dim darkness of the night, the mine was brightly lit.

Through the light, you can see that the mine has been dug into potholes.

The mine is dug in the shape of terraces around it, one layer after the other, leading to the iron pit in the middle.

At this moment, Pei Xuanling took Jiang Shishi and others to an underground mining area.

When the people from the government came, the miners stopped working one after another, squatting or sitting or standing to rest.

Randomly found a young miner with yellow face and thin muscles, Pei Xuanling asked seemingly casually: "You work here, how much salary do you have in a month?" ”

When the absentee heard this, he did not reply to anything, but turned around and found a place, and sat there with a cower.

Jiang Shishi: "Master, your question is too direct, and besides, you are not smiling, people are afraid of you when they see you, and they just want to avoid you." ”

Pei Xuanling: "......" Is he so terrible?

As far as he was chatting with the miners just now, his words and deeds were already much gentler than usual.

It's just that when he saw the miner he had just asked squatting in the corner and trembling, he pursed his lips, quite helpless.

Jiang Shishi understands that the prince has been in the royal family since he was a child, and it is inevitable that he will develop a royal majesty and spirit, which makes people afraid when they see it.

"Look at me." Jiang Shishi walked up to the yellow-skinned miner, "The errand in this mine is very hard, you see that you are so thin, do you often not have enough to eat?" I happened to have some snacks with me today, so you can try them. ”

As she spoke, she took the mung bean pastry she had with her from her sleeve pocket and handed it to the miner.

At first, the miner didn't dare to take it, but Jiang Shishi saw that he was secretly swallowing saliva.

simply stuffed the bag of snacks into the miner's arms, "For you is for you to eat." ”

The young miner was so hungry that he tore open the paper bag and began to devour it.

Jiang Shishi squatted opposite the miner and chatted, "Are you so hungry because you are doing manual work?" ”

Young Miner: "......"

Jiang Shishi: "If you do this kind of manual work, it stands to reason that the mine must arrange food with a lot of oil and water, otherwise if you can't eat, won't you have no physical strength to work?" ”

The miner who was eating a snack had a slight meal.

Jiang Shishi looked at the miner's micro-expression, "Seeing that you are hungry and thin, is your mine food particularly bad?" ”

She also glanced at the rest of the miners around her, "I see that your miners here are quite thin, since the food is not good, then you can talk to the mine." ”

After hearing this, the young miner shook his head helplessly, and finally replied, "It's useless." ”

"Useless?" Jiang Shishi raised her eyebrows, "Since the mine doesn't let you have enough to eat, then why are you still working here?" Where to mix is not to eat? It's a big deal to change places to work. ”

As soon as the voice fell, the miner pursed his lips and his eyes turned red.

The next moment, he was still in tears, "I also want to change jobs, but I was caught here, and ......I can't run away at all."

"You were caught?" Jiang Shishi pointed to the miners on the side, "Then they were all arrested too?" ”

"It's all about the same," the young miner nodded, with pastry crumbs on the corners of his mouth, "Some of them were arrested, some of them came here to work, but the result is the same, they can't leave when they come......"

"That's enough, you're talking too much today, be careful to catch you and eat the whip." As the young miner spoke, a middle-aged miner, who was also emaciated, reminded him.

Jiang Shishi first glanced at the middle-aged miner, and then glanced at the entire mine, not to mention thousands, at least hundreds of miners, "There are so many of you, it's a big deal to resist together, and besides, if your family can't find you, you should report to the official, right?" ”

"Heh, you are right, the mine has sent more than a thousand thugs to supervise us, how can it be so easy to escape? Besides, it's not like that, if ordinary people report to officials, the government won't care about this matter at all. ”

The middle-aged miner said dissatisfiedly: "Unless a powerful family member is arrested, the government will release the miners alone, or take someone to search the mine and make a show." ”

Speaking of this, the middle-aged miner glanced at the official mansion not far away, "Presumably which noble family reported to the official today, there are so many officers and soldiers dispatched, but so what, it's not just a formality here." ”

Those officials and mine owners colluded, not only did they just go through the motions every time, but they would also deliberately ask some questions to test whether the miners were disobedient.

If anyone leaked anything to the government, the miners were either whipped or beaten half to death.

"My grandfather is an imperial businessman, and he is the official who reported to him, and it is indeed not an ordinary official government to come today, it is Governor Zhao who personally brought officers and soldiers to search the mine." Jiang Shishi pointed to Pei Xuanling not far away.

Then, she comforted everyone in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, Governor Zhao is an official of the imperial court, only for the imperial court, we will tell Governor Zhao in a while, you were arrested as coolies, presumably after Governor Zhao knows, you can leave here soon." ”

I heard that it was Governor Zhao who brought people to search this time, and those miners were not only relieved, but there was fear in their eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang Shishi pretended to be curious and asked, "What, could it be that Governor Zhao also came here to search before?" He's just going through the motions! ”

Young miner: "He ......"

"If you don't want to die, shut your mouth!" Before the young miner could finish speaking, the middle-aged miner glared at the young miner.

When the time came, the young miners stopped talking.

The middle-aged miner also viciously murdered Jiang Shishi, "I advise you not to meddle in your affairs and get out of here quickly!" ”

Next, no matter how Jiang Shishi spoke, the young miner refused to speak.

He just rolled up his sleeves and showed Jiang Shishi the injuries on his body.

Jiang Shishi saw that the young miner's arms were full of whip marks, some of which had scabbed, some of which were just scars, and some of which had pus.

It seems that the middle-aged miners are right, they are often whipped, and it is no wonder that the young miners dare not say more.

After asking about the general situation and understanding the difficulties of the miners, Jiang Shishi didn't ask any more, and returned to Pei Xuanling's side, "Master, it seems that this mine owner not only robbed the people's daughters, but also robbed the men to work as coolies in the mines, exploiting their labor, and in addition, that Zhao Governor ......"

"Third master, it turns out that you are here, why haven't you seen your figure all the time, what are you doing here?" said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, and the prefect of Zhao suddenly brought people behind the prince.

So, Jiang Shishi immediately stopped talking.

With the reminder of the middle-aged miners, she kept an eye on it and did not tell Governor Zhao that these miners were arrested.

Pei Xuanling: "The maid who was lost is my favorite maid in the room, and now she has been missing for several days, I am so anxious, I want to bring someone to look for her, to see if I can find her here, who knows that this mining area is twisted and turned, it is like a maze, we are lost here." ”

"This is a mining area, it's very dangerous, it's better for you to move around here less, and the third master will go out with this official." Governor Zhao led the way in front of him.

Pei Xuanling walked beside Governor Zhao, "I don't know how the prefect searched, have you found a few mine owners here?" ”

Governor Zhao shook his head, "This official led people to search the entire mine, but he didn't find those mine owners. But don't worry, the official will send someone to search them all over the city. ”

Pei Xuanling nodded, "In this case, then thank you to the prefect." ”

Since the owner of the mine was not found, the group left the iron mine.

However, as soon as everyone reached the gate of the mine, a carriage stopped at the door.

I saw that the carriage was well made, and the roof and four corners were gilded.

Even the carriage curtain is embroidered with intricate patterns with gold and silver threads.

In front of the carriage was a coachman and a maid, and there were eight guards on tall horses.

Looking at this battle, the people sitting in the carriage must be rich and noble!

Seeing this, Jiang Shishi and the others stopped for a while, but they wanted to see where the sacredness was in this carriage?!

Jiang Shishi also secretly glanced at Zhao Zhifu, and Zhao Zhifu looked quite nervous when he saw this carriage.

Could it be that Governor Zhao recognizes this carriage?

Or do you recognize the owner of the carriage?

But even so, there is no reason for the dignified prefect to be nervous because of this?

After the carriage stopped, the maid in front of her lifted the curtain and saw a beautiful woman dressed in red getting off the carriage.

When the woman saw the large number of officials, she was not frightened in the slightest, nor was she respectful.

Instead, she held the maid's hand and asked proudly: "Which yamen are you from, report your name!" ”

Jiang Shishi: "......" is such a big tone, who is the official and who is the people?

One of the officers and soldiers replied: "Someone reported to the official, saying that it was several mine owners who robbed the people's daughters, and we came to search with the prefect." ”

Hearing that it was the officers and soldiers brought by the prefect, the expression on the woman's face softened slightly, but her tone was still not small, "Dare to ask which one is the prefect?" ”

Surrounded by officers and soldiers, Governor Zhao said loudly: "This official is here, I don't know who this lady is?" ”

"The woman is a concubine of the big boss of this mine, Pang Zi." Hearing this, the woman looked at Governor Zhao and saluted Governor Zhao, "Lord Governor, you should know, our mine is mining, how can we rob the people's daughters to make profits in the people, isn't this what Qinglou does?" ”

"Besides, our big boss is so bent on the mine that we can't spend all the money we earn from this mine every year, how can we still earn money by pulling these pimps?"

Governor Zhao: "These officials have also heard of it, but since someone reports to the official, the official has to do business." ”

Pang raised his eyebrows, "Do you know that there is someone above my family?" You're on business here?"

"Who is the one who has been doing business these days? According to what you say, does the official still need to do anything? ”

"......" Seeing that Governor Zhao was not interested, Pang Zi narrowed his eyes slightly, "My grandfather is not an ordinary person, he is ......"

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On the 16th and 17th, the update was completed~

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