Bang!

With a hammer, the sealing stone was not smashed, but only cracked.

With his strength, a hammer only smashed cracks, which was enough to show how thick this sealing stone was.

Han Zhen wielded the hammer, and three hammers in a row.

Rumble!

But when a loud bang was heard, the thick sealing stone broke through it, revealing a diagonal downward corridor.

Han Zhen didn't go down immediately, but stood there quietly.

Just by looking at this sealing stone, you can know that the treasure house below must be in a sealed state, and no one has entered it for hundreds of years, so you need to let the air circulate inside.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Han Zhen took the torch handed by his subordinates and ordered, "You wait for ten people to go in with me, and the rest are on guard above!" ”

"Order!"

Three hundred soldiers shouted in unison.

That's why he digs for treasure and brings soldiers, not people.

Whether it is loyalty, execution, or physical strength, it is far from being comparable to the people.

In the event of an emergency, such as a bandit attack, you can immediately meet the enemy with a weapon.

As soon as I entered the corridor, a strong smell of lime, mixed with an indescribable strange smell, immediately came to my nose.

The entire corridor was very dry, and Han Zhen raised his torch and carefully inspected the connection of the sealing stone.

Glutinous rice mortar is used, no wonder the closure is so good.

Glutinous rice mortar is different from sanhe soil, which only needs glutinous rice water, while glutinous rice mortar is to boil the glutinous rice thoroughly, and then add lime and stir it into a slurry.

The cost is very high, and it generally takes nearly 50 tons of glutinous rice to build a 1,000-meter-long city wall with glutinous rice mortar.

In ancient times, when productivity was low, no matter which dynasty, such consumption could not be sustained.

In ancient times, glutinous rice was not a staple food and was only grown on a small scale, so glutinous rice mortar was only used in important buildings.

Expensive is really expensive, but easy to use is really easy to use.

It takes ten days for the glutinous rice mortar to solidify and harden, and when it is completely hardened, water cannot be splashed, fire cannot be pierced, and iron nails cannot be pierced, so that the building is still strong after thousands of years.

After walking nearly ten meters along the road, a heavy sealed door appeared in front of him.

Ma Ximeng had opened the treasure house once before, and this sealing door and the sealing stone above it were obviously added later.

But even so, it has been hundreds of years since the beginning of the Song Dynasty.

He picked up the hammer and knocked on the sealed door, and immediately there was a low muffled sound.

Judging by the sound alone, this door-sealing stone is at least half a meter thick, and there may be a doorpost behind it.

Such a thick door sealing stone can only be chiseled and smashed.

Thanks to the large number of people he brought, otherwise I don't know how long it will be chiseled.

Han Zhen instructed: "Dig the door, a group of five, each chisel for a quarter of an hour, and when you are tired, go up and change people!" ”

No, the corridor is not wide enough, and it can only accommodate up to five people working at the same time.

Back on the ground, the five soldiers took their tools and went down to the corridor to start digging the door.

Soon, there was a crisp tapping sound in the corridor.

Taking advantage of this, Han Zhen stepped under the pine tree and began to carefully examine the tiger.

This guy looks fluffy, but when he touches it, his hair is hard, like thin steel needles.

Seemingly unaccustomed to being touched, the tiger shook its head, opened its big mouth, and made a gesture to bite Han Zhen's hand.

Syllable!

Han Zhen's backhand is a slap.

The tiger was stunned, drooping his head and letting him rub it.

The beast's ability to recover is really strong, the wound on the back of the head that was beaten yesterday evening has scabbed at this moment, and at this rate, it will not take a few days to repair.

There were no injuries elsewhere.

Picked up his hind legs and glanced at it, well, it's a handlebar.

This guy really has nothing to say about his appearance, his body size is about to catch up with the Siberian Tiger, majestic, full of overlordship, the only drawback is that the taste is too big.

Before I knew it, an hour had passed.

"Rule, the sealing stone has been chiseled!"

Just then, a soldier came running quickly.

Hearing this, Han Zhen stood up.

When I went down to the corridor again, I saw that the sealing stone had been chiseled open.

The smell of decay that had been sealed for a hundred years slowly overflowed from the mouth.

As long as the opening is opened, the next step is convenient.

Han Zhen summoned a soldier, took the hammer in his hand, and ordered, "All stand back!" ”

When the five soldiers retreated a few meters, Han Zhen picked up the hammer and smashed it.

Under the horrified gaze of the soldiers, the heavy sealing stone shattered, turned into pieces of rubble, and collapsed with a bang.

The next moment, Han Zhen frowned and hurriedly held his breath.

"Get out!"

With that, the group withdrew from the corridor.

Until now, the soldiers had no idea what they were here for.

This is the military, and all they need to do is obey and execute.

Instead of asking why!

After waiting for a quarter of an hour as usual, after the underground treasure house and the outside air circulated, Han Zhen pointed to a team and ordered: "Lead a team, go down with me!" ”

"Order!"

The team was clenching their fists in response.

The group carried torches and went down to the corridor again.

Stepping on the fragments of the sealing stone into the treasure house, the scene in front of them made the soldiers gasp.

What is the concept of 30 million gold, silver and copper coins piled together?

I saw that under the reflection of the torches, piles of small hills-like copper coins came into view, which were also mixed with several gold and silver mountains and agate pearls and jade.

Looking around, Han Zhen found that the area he was standing in was empty.

Obviously, at first, the entire treasury was full of gold and silver treasures, and Ma Ximeng was forced to donate half of it, which caused the treasury to be mostly empty.

Gollum!

The team swallowed and muttered, "Whose grave is this, there are so many treasures?" ”

At this moment, he still thinks that this trip is a tomb robbery.

But think about it, what they did after coming here is indeed no different from robbing a tomb, the key is that there is a small mound on it.

Han Zhen stepped forward, bent down and grabbed a handful of copper coins.

Thanks to the sealed and dry environment, the coins do not exhibit large areas of rust.

Even if there is a small amount of green rust spots, it is good to brush it and it will not affect the use.

Throwing the copper coin on the ground, Han Zhen came to a silver mountain again.

The silver collar made of silver has faintly grayed and glows black.

Looking at it, this silver mountain must have at least seventy or eighty thousand catties, which is equivalent to three or four million catties according to the current silver price.

Looking at the treasure in front of Qian, Han Zhen couldn't help but feel excited.

In the eyes of the soldiers, these are all money, but in Han Zhen's eyes, they are thousands of troops and horses, as well as countless firearms!

As the saying goes, when a cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold.

It's money that fights wars!

Suppressing the thoughts surging in his heart, Han Zhen ordered: "You wait to clear the gravel at the door, and then call the people above to come down and move the money." ”

"Order!"

The team was in response, and then led his soldiers to start moving stones.

Soon, the rubble was cleared, and a group of Qingzhou Army soldiers also carried baskets down to the treasure house.

As soon as everyone came in, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.

After the amazement, there was no side thought.

For their group of low-level people, if they encounter dozens or hundreds of times, they may still have some ideas.

But tens of millions of times have exceeded the expected threshold, and what rises in my heart is not greed, but panic.

This is like ordinary people in later generations, walking on the side of the road and seeing hundreds of yuan, they may happily accept it, but if they encounter tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, it is estimated that the first reaction is to call the police.

Looking around at the crowd, Han Zhen slowly spoke: "These money are all monthly salaries and rewards for you in the future, don't be greedy, take things that shouldn't be taken, what is the crime of stealing money, you should know in your heart." ”

These words are very skillful.

After all, wealth is moving, and if it is only a military warning, the effect may not be good.

But with the addition of the previous sentence, the feeling in the hearts of this group of soldiers is completely different.

This money is military expenses, and in the future, his monthly salary and rewards are also in this money.

Therefore, in their opinion, this money has its own share, which is only temporarily kept by the county magistrate, and sooner or later it will be distributed to themselves.

Han Zhen paused and continued: "The soldiers who came this time will each receive a reward of five yuan! ”

"Thank you!"

Hearing this, the soldiers' eyes suddenly lit up and shouted in unison.

In the face of tens of millions of panics, but the reward of five yuan made them smile and rejoice.

This is human nature!

The three hundred officers and men of the Qingzhou Army were full of energy, picked up the baskets one by one, and began to transport money upwards.

Under Han Zhen's command, baskets of copper coins were transported to the ground and stacked on ox carts.

When the ox carts were full, they were escorted back to the barracks by soldiers.

There is too much money and not enough people.

In desperation, Han Zhen transferred another 500 people from the barracks, and requisitioned more than 150 ox carts in the county seat.

Nearly 300 ox carts, going back and forth from morning to evening, transported 30 million yuan of money back to the barracks.

Fortunately, among the 30 million, gold, silver, jewelry, and other valuables account for most of them, otherwise if all of them are copper coins, they will not be shipped until tomorrow night.

The barracks could not hold so much money in their warehouses, and in the end they had to vacate the arsenals for temporary storage.

After unloading the money of the last ox cart, the eight hundred soldiers were so tired that they sat down on the ground one by one, and even the oxen pulling the cart were foaming at the mouth.

There were soldiers who untied the noose for the ox cart and served them with good food and drink.

Han Zhen stood in front of the door of the warehouse, clapped his hands and said, "Come, give out the reward!" ”

Crash!

Hearing the reward, the soldiers who were lying on the ground instantly became energetic, brushed them all up, held their heads high, and lined up in a long line in a neat military posture.

Han Zhen led the two scribes to distribute the money, while the account keeper held a brush and sat at the long table on the other side.

Whenever the money was distributed, some soldiers who had no relatives and no reason would come to the account office and deposit the reward money they had just received into the treasury.

This move seems to be redundant, Han Zhen can count the soldiers who are willing to save money in advance, not give it to them, and then directly let the account room keep the accounts.

In fact, there is a big way.

After receiving the money and saving it, others seem to take off their pants and fart, but it means something completely different to them.

By the time the bounty was over, it was already getting dark.

And the soldiers who received the bounty gathered together in twos and threes, hooked their shoulders, and went to the canteen to eat while talking and laughing.

At this moment, Jiang Siniang, accompanied by two soldiers, returned to the barracks from the mountain workshop.

Han Zhen smiled and asked, "How does the difference feel today?" ”

Jiang Siniang replied: "It's very leisurely, just keep accounts, and most of the time there is nothing to do." ”

Han Zhen asked again: "What about the craftsmen?" ”

"The craftsmen of the three workshops are very serious in their work, I looked at it for a while, and at first I was a little rusty, but gradually I became proficient."

It is not difficult to make black powder, and it is still an assembly line operation, and the craftsmen of each workshop are only responsible for one process, how difficult can it be?

If it is a little more troublesome, it is also the granulation workshop, which needs to mix the prepared gunpowder with an appropriate proportion of urine, and shake out the particles with a sieve.

Practice makes perfect.

Anyway, it's a craftsman in a government-run workshop, isn't this kind of thing a hand-held pinch?

Han Zhen advised: "It's not early, let's go back first." ”

"Hmm!"

Jiang Siniang nodded and got into the ox cart at home.

Han Zhen led the tiger and followed behind the ox cart.

All the way home, I saw Han Zhang sitting alone in the living room, with a female red in his hand.

Seeing the two coming back, she immediately stopped the needlework in her hand, got up and said, "Erlang, can Siniang have dinner?" ”

"I haven't eaten yet."

Han Zhen shook his head.

Hearing this, Han Zhangshi immediately instructed the maid: "Bring the hot food in the pot." ”

After sitting down, Han Zhen picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of herbal tea, and asked in his mouth, "What about them?" ”

Han Zhang explained: "I went to visit a friend, and Mr. Ma said that there was an old friend in the county, and it was rare to visit, so he naturally wanted to visit." ”

Han Zhen nodded, and then said, "Sister-in-law, come with me to Yidu in a few days!" ”

Han Zhang's heart warmed.

thought that Han Zhen had a new love, and he might dislike himself.

After all, Ma Shuyao, regardless of age, appearance, family background, or temperament, is not comparable to herself, a rural peasant woman.

For this reason, she has been suffering from gains and losses last night, and she has not even slept well.

Now that he heard that Han Zhen was going to take him to Yidu, he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart.

"Slave...... I'll listen to Erro. ”

Han Zhang's subconsciously wanted to call himself a slave, but when he thought that Jiang Siniang was also there, he hurriedly changed his words.

Slave, in the Tang and Song dynasties, was not a derogatory term, but a cute self-name similar to coquettishness.

For example, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi's nickname is Zhinu, and the translation is a cute little pheasant......

The self-proclaimed women of the Song Dynasty were exquisite.

Women call themselves slaves only when they are confronted with men who are extremely close.

When he didn't show his heart before, Han Zhang's family called himself me, and the two became a good thing, and after establishing an intimate relationship, they immediately changed their words to the slave family.

After that, Han Zhang quietly glanced at Jiang Siniang.

Seeing that Jiang Siniang didn't seem to care about the conversation between the two, and sorted out the account books by herself, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This act of covering his ears and stealing the bell is really cute.

Han Zhen endured the affectionate gesture and drank the herbal tea.

At this time, Han Zhang seemed to remember something and asked, "Erlang, ...... there is Anniang?"

"Tomorrow I will go to Xiaowang Village and explain some things. I'll ask Ann Niang about it, and if she wants to, I'll take it too. ”

Hearing Han Zhen's answer, Han Zhang couldn't help but nodded.

To be honest, when she moved to Yidu County, she always felt a little unsteady in her heart, worried that she would make a joke and lose Han Zhen's face.

With An Niang by her side, at least there is a companion.

After a while, the maid came to the living room with her meal.

After saying hello, Han Zhen picked up his rice bowl and began to eat.

The tiger didn't care, this guy ate twenty catties of meat and some offal in the morning, which was enough to take care of for a day.

(End of chapter)