Ning Changrong was sitting at the desk to deal with official documents, and the village chief Ning walked in in a hurry.

"Evergreen! Oh no, Evergreen! Something happened! ”

Ning Changrong stood up, looked at the anxious Village Chief Ning in front of him and asked, "What's wrong, Uncle Ning?" Didn't you go for a population registration? ”

Village Chief Ning walked into his public house, took a look at the little official who was probing his brain outside, and immediately closed the door.

whispered to Ning Changrong's side and said, "I found a spy today!" ”

Ning Changrong's eyes showed surprise, "What's the matter?" ”

"Didn't I go to check the demographic information today? When I walked to a house, I found that something was wrong, they said that they were tenants from the north, but this family had two men and no women, so they didn't say anything, they were still tall and strong, and they didn't look like tenants at all! ”

Tenants do not have their own land for others to farm, and it is impossible to eat enough all year round, and it is even more impossible to cultivate a strong physique if they do not have enough to eat.

"I also asked, and they said that the daughter-in-law and the child were starving to death on the road, and the two people's silver was for the rich people to run away and rob, and they gave them the silver before living in the county. He also said that he wanted to go to the county to find a living, but if he wanted to work and build roads outside the city, he not only wanted rent in the city, but also there was no good livelihood suitable for them, they were just tenants and had no other skills, there must be something wrong with these two people! ”

Ning Changrong was speechless after hearing this, this spy is too distracted, right? Mistaken identities.

Just when he thought that there was only this matter, Village Chief Ning said: "There is another person who also has a problem, he lives alone, said that he is a businessman, and the goods were robbed on the road, and he wants to come to our county to see if he can find any more opportunities." ”

Ning Changrong didn't have any problem listening, he nodded and motioned for Village Chief Ning to continue.

I asked him the price of the goods, and he answered them all. The accents are also southerners, and they all match. ”

"He also actively asked me a lot of news in our county, and I picked some to tell him. Just as I was leaving, someone went looking for him. ”

"The merchant said that this man was his friend and a merchant, but I saw that the man did not like to talk, and he did not look like a merchant! And I see that they have calluses in their hands! ”

The calluses are either peasants or soldiers, and of course there may be other situations, but at least the merchant should not have so many calluses in his hands, not to mention that the other party is a cloth merchant.

Ning Changrong had to admire Village Chief Ning, he was really meticulous in his observations.

"Uncle Ning, you continue to do what you have to do, if there is something like this, you can inform me, don't startle the snake, I'll go and discuss with the general to see what to do."

"Hey, don't worry, Evergreen." Village Chief Ning nodded with a heavy face.

……

Ning Changrong found Chang Yuan and talked about it.

Chang Yuan was training in the barracks, walked to the side and said, "It is estimated that it was sent from the north and south, what does Mr. Ning think should be done?" ”

Ning Changrong was silent for a while and said: "It's better to leave them alone for now, just send someone to keep an eye on it, maybe we can let these people help us spread some news in the future, maybe there will be a miracle effect when necessary, even if we arrest these people, there will be the next group of people coming over, it is better to let them under our noses." ”

Chang Yuan smiled and patted Ning Changrong's shoulder, "Okay, just do what Mr. Ning said." ”

Ning Changrong took the opportunity to report some things in the city to Chang Yuan, and Bai Yunliang had already taken people away to buy food in the south.

He is busy with his feet hitting the back of his head every day, not only to manage the affairs of Taixi County, but also to manage the Taizhou Mansion.

"General, do we have any plans to send troops in the near future?"

Chang Yuan had also practiced before, but recently he seemed to have practiced very diligently, and even began to lead soldiers to practice throwing.

The stones were thrown, and they weighed about the same as the explosives pack.

It is also impossible for Chang Yuan to use real explosives packs for soldiers to train.

"Yes, after resting for so long, we should also move when Mr. Bai comes back."

Ning Changrong knew that Chang Yuan couldn't be idle, he thought that he would not send troops until after the autumn harvest, but he didn't expect Chang Yuan to be in such a hurry, he guessed that it might be the gunpowder that gave the other party confidence.

……

Ning Qingxi has also received an order to step up the production of gunpowder, and he still works according to the previous set of assembly lines, but because there is more time, and another is that he has saved a lot of raw materials in winter, and the number of people is still enough.

But now there is one very important issue to address – security.

The workshop was built in a relatively remote corner of the county, where the population was relatively small and the soldiers patrolled frequently, so there was no big problem.

But now that the number of people in the county has increased, some people have begun to inquire about cement, and the workshop is the top priority of their inquiry.

These people have not yet discovered that the gunpowder is coming from the cement, but it is inevitable that the news will be leaked out if there are many people.

Ning Qingxi discussed with Lu Cui: "Master Lu, I think our workshop needs to change places." I've heard that the soldiers on patrol outside have arrested a lot of people in the past few days, and they are all here to inquire about the news of the workshop, and if this continues, our gunpowder will be exposed sooner or later. ”

There are also a lot of waterwheels and crossbows in the workshop, plus the raw materials of gunpowder, it is already a little crowded.

Even if it's not for secrecy, the workshop should be relocated.

Lu Cui said: "I also think it's time to change places, but I can't think of where to go for a while." ”

Ning Qingxi thought for a while and decided to throw this question at Chang Yuan, "Why don't we go and ask the general and see what the general says?" ”

Lu Cui agreed, and the two went to the army together.

Chang Yuan frowned after hearing this, "This is not a trivial matter, but there is no good way for me to do it for a while, the location of the workshop should indeed be changed, at least the gunpowder and cement production should be separated from ordinary craftsmen." ”

The three of them thought for a while, but they didn't think of any good places.

Ning Qingxi suddenly thought of a place, Chang Yuan looked at her and said with a look of wanting to speak, "Did Miss Ning think of something?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Ning Qingxi hesitated, "I did think of a good place, but it wasn't absolutely safe." ”

Chang Yuan said: "Let's hear it." ”

"Do you remember the mountain where our family lived before? Inside that mountain is a huge belly, and we have already built half of the city in it, and if we build the other half, we can make gunpowder cement in it, and we can ensure the safety of making gunpowder cement in it. ”

"But the other side of Jiuwan Mountain is Golden State, so it may still be a little unsafe. If someone comes up from behind, there is still a risk of exposure. ”

Chang Yuan asked someone to bring a map, the map was a little rough, but he could generally see the geographical location of Jiuwan Mountain.

Jiuwan Mountain is at the junction of Taizhou Prefecture, Taixi County and Jinzhou, and Jiuwan Mountain can be reached from any of these three places.

It's really not safe to put the secret workshop on it, because the Golden State doesn't belong to them yet.