Yongping Mansion, Qian'an County.

The prefect Chen Shiqing was quite well informed, and as soon as the convoy entered the territory of Qian'an County, he led the government and officials of Qian'an County to come out to greet him.

At this time, these officials knelt beside the road, respectfully, but they were quite frightened.

Why did the emperor suddenly send someone here?

Let's take a look at who is here, the first assistant of the cabinet, the head of the household, and the brocade guard who is black and pressed!

When these people arrived in Yongping Mansion, why didn't they make a noise?

It doesn't look like it's passing by......

Seeing that everyone got out of the car, Chen Shiqing hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The lower officials have missed the distance, and I hope that you will forgive your sins." ”

Cao Nai glanced at him and said, "I'm waiting for an order to come on business, what are you doing here?" And with such fanfare. ”

Chen Shiqing smiled and said, "Duke Cao is in Yongping Mansion, and the lower officials have come to greet him. ”

Cao Nai suddenly asked, "Your name is Chen Shiqing, right, I've heard of you." ”

Chen Shiqing squeezed out a smile: "The lower officials are ashamed." ”

"You were originally a prefect, first elected an official to be a county magistrate, and then had quite a lot of political achievements, promoted to the prefect of the county, and later became the prefect of the same prefect, and finally transferred to Yongping to be the prefect, among the people, you are also a leader."

Chen Shiqing replied: "A little merit is not enough to worry about it. ”

Cao Nai chuckled and said, "If you don't have merit, how can the imperial court promote you from a county magistrate to the prefect?" There is no need to say more about such vain words. ”

Chen Shiqing was speechless for a moment, I was humble, how could I still take it seriously?

Unexpectedly, this cabinet chief assistant is actually a good ......

Cao Nai continued: "I have heard for a long time that Qian'an is a lonely bamboo ancient city, and I happened to go to see it today. ”

Chen Shiqing hurriedly wiped his sweat and welcomed the people into the city.

It's just that Qian'an City, like most county seats, is full of traces of decay and disrepair.

The rammed earth city wall has been weathered for an unknown amount of time, but no one has paid attention to it, and most of the streets along the street are dilapidated and depressed.

Cao Nai beckoned to Chen Shiqing and asked, "Has Qian'an County always been like this?" ”

Chen Shiqing's face was a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly called Yang Guan, the magistrate of the county.

Yang Guan had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Since the lower officials took office, this has been the case. ”

Cao Nai and Jin Lian glanced at each other, and then asked, "I heard that you have a Caijiagou gold mine here, with huge reserves and a lot of profits, Qian'an County must have a lot of light, right?" ”

With such a large market value, it is necessary to recruit countless craftsmen, countless manpower, and at the same time, there are a large number of other merchants and related derivative industries.

If those financial reports are true, Qian'an County can definitely enjoy a lot of dividends.

It's just that as soon as Cao Nai mentioned the Caijiagou Gold Mine, Yang Guan's face changed, but he was still calm, and said: "The Caijiagou Gold Mine is mainly thirty miles northwest of the county seat, and it has nothing to do with the county seat...... I didn't know ......."

Seeing his reaction, Cao Nai had already realized that the situation was not right.

According to common sense, a county town, out of a large taxpayer like Caijiagou Mining, as a county, it is too late to put gold on his face, how can it be such a reaction?

Looking at what he meant, he clearly didn't want to be associated with Cai Jiagou.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and this magistrate must know the inside story.

And the prefect, I must know it!

Cao Nai suddenly laughed and said, "As a local magistrate, you don't even know about it?" ”

Yang Guan had a bitter face and said, "No...... Ignorance. ”

Cao Nai turned to Chen Shiqing again and asked, "It seems that you, the prefect, don't know either?" ”

Chen Shiqing had to listen to his scalp and said: "Yongping Mansion has jurisdiction over nine counties in one prefecture, and for the mines in Qian'an County...... I really don't know much, and I hope that Cao Gong will forgive his sins. ”

Cao Nai's face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "Governor Chen, you are so bold, you dare to bully the king!" ”

Chen Shiqing was already so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and he was busy bowing down and kowtowing: "Xiaguan...... The lower official is the prefect, in charge of civil affairs, to ensure the safety of one party, and the rest of the things are not ...... I don't know much, what can I talk about? ”

Cao Nai's heart was annoyed, this prefect clearly knew the inside story, but at this time, he still didn't speak.

So far, only by going to Caijiagou to see in person can the truth be revealed.

"The old man's ugly words are ahead, if you don't say it now, when you get to Caijiagou, it's too late to say anything! Lord Jin, Lord Yuan, let's go! ”

"Cao Gong and slow ......"

Chen Shiqing hurriedly said: "There is still some distance from Caijiagou here, and the road is inconvenient, the carriage can't go up, it's better to rest for one night, Xiaguan has already prepared wine and food, and washed the dust for a few adults......"

Cao Nai sneered: "No matter how inconvenient the road is, the old man still has two legs!" ”

Chen Shiqing continued: "Xiaguan suggested ......"

Cao Nai didn't intend to pay attention to him at all, stood up and walked out.

Yuan Bin saw that the two of them were not moving, so he stretched out his hand and grabbed the two of them left and right, and said, "Two adults, let's go!" ”

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

Chen Shiqing and Yang Guan stared wide-eyed, and at the same time saw fear in each other's eyes.

Yuan Bin pushed the two people forward and said, "Come on, take the two adults into the carriage!" ”

The convoy left the city and walked about a dozen miles, and the road began to become rough and difficult to navigate.

The carriage was constantly jolting, and the people in the carriage could no longer bear it.

Cao Nai, who had been closing his eyes to recuperate, opened his eyes at this time, looked at Jin Lian, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Jin Lian sighed and said: "Mining in the mining area, the most important thing is transportation, logically speaking, no matter what, it is better to build a smooth road." However, the roads here are rough and it is difficult for people to walk, how do they transport countless minerals out? ”

Cao Nai nodded, and then didn't say anything more.

Further on, the carriage became more and more bumpy, and the two simply abandoned the carriage and turned over on their horses.

Even though you're older, it's okay to walk slower.

Yuan Bin sent someone to lead the horses for the two of them, and continued to walk forward for about five miles, along the way, overgrown with weeds, until evening, when he finally saw some buildings.

From a distance, it looks like a village, but it has long been dilapidated, and the surrounding area is all wasteland, and no one has cultivated it.

The captain of the Jinyi Guard, who was exploring the road in front, held a torch, unfolded the map, and after carefully examining it, he finally said: "Commander Yuan, this place is Caijiagou, there is nothing wrong!" ”

He specifically said that there is nothing wrong because everyone will feel wrong.

Cao Nai and Jin Lian frowned and looked around, this feeling was like being in an ancient temple in the deep mountains.

This is what is described in the financial report, Cai Jiagou, who is making money every day, is a liar?

Yuan Bin waved his hand, and immediately the captain looked for a way in front of him, and soon, there was a voice of questioning in front of him.

"Who are you, do you know what kind of place this is......