It was already late at night, but Fang Chongyong still didn't sleep peacefully, but borrowed a copy of Zhangye County's "County Chronicle" and flipped through the pages under the oil lamp.

The earliest national local chronicle in China is the "Atlas of Yuanhe Counties and Counties" compiled by Li Jifu in the Tang Dynasty in 813 AD, which summarizes the local chronicles of different editions and formats across the country and unifies them into a set of books.

Although that would have happened decades later, there are still books in the accounts of state capitals that record local populations, geography, history, and even strange things. Zhangyecheng, as the place where Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty opened the "World Exposition", naturally there will be no shortage of such official records for "singing merits and praises".

"Lang Jun, otherwise, let's leave Ganzhou. Whether you go to Liangzhou or go back to Chang'an, you can do anything, there is really no need to achieve nothing here. ”

Anaye on the side did not sleep either, and cautiously suggested.

She knew how much trouble Fang Chongyong was facing, but she couldn't help much.

Hexi is different from the Central Plains, and the slightest carelessness here can easily cause mutiny. And once something like this happens, the rebels will inevitably lead the Tibetan army into the mainstay, and the situation will be so festering that it is beyond control.

It depends on how many heads Fang Chongyong can cut off.

"This book, it's really interesting."

Fang Chongyong closed Zhangye's local chronicles and sighed deeply.

What are you kidding, who has the ability to fill such a big hole in the autumn defense order!

Fang Chongyong had a compelling number in his heart and knew that he was two pounds. Brother Ji's appetite is too big, and he really can't afford to serve it!

No matter how much you struggle, it's useless!

Whether it is the side of the city to give face to send soldiers, or the people tighten their belts to provide money and food, it is useless. Even if you get mixed up this time, it will be even worse in the future, so it's better to rebel now! At least die a happy death.

Because once the opening for increasing taxes is opened now, and the imperial court will raise taxes in the future, there will be no burden, and it will be rectified to death.

This is like if someone finished the work of 10 people yesterday, then his superiors will sympathize with his hard work and give him five days off?

No, no, no, it's the opposite. This person's superiors must have thought that since he could do the work of ten people a day, then he must be able to do the work of twelve people a day, right?

What can you do? Since you can do it, let's do more!

Therefore, if the magistrate on the Hexi side "fills the hole" according to the normal way of thinking, he has chosen the wrong path, and the more he executes, the more mistakes he makes, and Fang Chongyong sees this very clearly!

Besides, if you say a thousand ways and ten thousand, Datang is not in his party!

This is the empire that belongs to Kego!

Before Brother Ji was not exhausted to death because of official duties, Fang Chongyong would never exhaust himself to death! It is estimated that the local officials on this side of Hexi have similar ideas as his.

As a result, Fang Chongyong's idea has always been to "break the game", instead of being Brother Ji's licking dog and running for Brother Ji's decree.

From this point of view, the difficulties he faced were actually greater than a normal Ganzhou assassination. The end determines the means, and his purpose is "extraordinary", which means that it is impossible to follow the conventional routine.

"This book records a very interesting story, do you want to hear it?"

Fang Chongyong looked at Anaye and asked.

That delicate little face is really never tired of looking at.

"Just speak quickly...... So sleepy. ”

Anaye yawned and replied weakly.

"Speaking of this black water, the history is long, many years ago, not far from the southwest of Zhangye City, there was a lake formed by black water. Next to this lake, there was a country of black water, and at that time there was not even Zhou Tianzi. ”

"And then?"

Anaye was not interested in these fancies, and asked casually.

"Then, ah, this country of black water was destroyed. A long time later, the Han army conquered Zhangye and built a new city in Huze near Heishui Kingdom, which lasted until the Sui Dynasty of the previous dynasty.

One day in the Sui Dynasty, a high monk came to Blackwater City, shouted peaches and pears when he met people, ran wildly in the crowd, and then disappeared again.

A few days later, a sandstorm struck Blackwater, burying everything under the sandstorm.

This story is recorded in this booklet, and of course, it is also copied from Buddhist scriptures. ”

Fang Chongyong said with a smile.

Buddhism has many stories, and he often puts gold on his face. It's like saying that the sun rises after raising your hand, and you say that you will lift it yourself to get bright.

It's just that sometimes behind these stories, there will also be traces of history, telling certain historical events from the side.

"But that doesn't have anything to do with us."

Anaye waved her hand disapprovingly, already planning to go to sleep.

Fang Chongyong held her shoulder to prevent her from leaving, looked at her and said, "Eh, there is a big article in the small things, just listen to me." ”

"What article?"

"Tomorrow, let's go to that place together, I've already found out the approximate location, it's just a ruin, and most of the buildings are in the sand. Let's go to the city, which contains treasures of gold and silver. ”

Fang Chongyong made up an innocuous lie.

Blackwater City naturally wanted to find it, but Fang Chongyong was not for gold and silver treasures, but to verify an idea in his heart.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Liangzhou Army led by Dong Zhuo shook the Quartet, greatly affecting the political pattern of the Eastern Han Dynasty and prompting the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty to enter the fast lane. Judging from the historical conditions at that time, the armament of the Liangzhou Army was self-sufficient.

In other words, in the Liangzhou area, there are definitely stable smelting workshops.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, the smelting of the Hexi Corridor was completely abolished! Armaments are all imported from the outside!

The first of the three necessary conditions required for smelting is iron ore that is not too far away; The second is that the water source is near the smelting workshop, which can be cooled at any time; The third is the proximity of a stable supply of fuel, which in feudal times was mostly charcoal.

In today's Hexi Corridor, there is no large-scale smelting workshop that can provide equipment for the army! I don't have the ability to sustain it!

Suzhou, Guazhou, and Shazhou are so desperate for lack of water that they don't need to be considered at all.

Liangzhou has superior geographical conditions and has been little affected by the war, basically maintaining the regulatory pattern since the Han Dynasty. But Fang Chongyong asked, Liangzhou has never smelted iron on a large scale, and Wuwei City has expanded to seven cities, and I haven't seen a large-scale iron-smelting workshop in it.

Only Ganzhou is a mystery, and it is likely that there is a secret of Dong Zhuo's rampant northwest back then.

Otherwise, it would never have been possible in the Tang Dynasty, where science and technology had developed greatly, and the Hexi Corridor would not have been able to do what it could have done at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty hundreds of years ago!

Fang Chongyong wanted to go to the ruins of the old city of Heishui Country to see if there was the answer he wanted.

"Really?"

When it comes to gold and silver treasures, Anayah is not sleepy.

"Nature is true."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, thinking in his heart: It is indeed a treasure, but it is not the kind of treasure you think in your heart.

"If you find a treasure over there, then the tax that Ganzhou wants to increase should not be increased, right?"

Anaye asked curiously.

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

The sudden emergence of a large amount of hard currency, such as gold and silver, will only greatly push up the market price of local goods in the short term, and then increase the price of everything.

It can only be said that the blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable, and the impact will be greater than that of the autumn prevention order! Fang Chongyong didn't dare to play like this.

What Ji Ge wants is to mobilize manpower and material resources. No matter how much gold and silver is dug up, it is impossible to change the basic resources of Hexi in a short period of time. What Fang Chongyong wanted, it was not such an effect at all.

It's just that I can't say these words to Anaye, who doesn't know anything other than medical skills and language.

……

The next day, Fang Chongyong took Ah Duan and Anaye and others out of Zhangye City, and Fang Dafu personally sent his son to Xixing Temple to "become a monk", and the ceremony was very grand. Of course, Fang Chongyong couldn't be present, and if he was there, it would be easy to think of some strange things.

As a result, when Fang Chongyong and his party came to the outside of the city, they saw Xin Yunjing with fifty Tang army cavalry ready to go, as well as an ox cart with a heavy baggage, and they had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as they met, Xin Yunjing turned over and dismounted, leaned over and lowered his voice and said to Chongyong: "These are the veterans of the Baiting Army, trustworthy brothers. They all believed that Fang Envoy Jun would bring his old brother to make a fortune.

It's just that what kind of envoy did you send this time? ”

Guo Ziyi sent Xin Yunjing to Fang Chongyong to help, and he personally commanded others to build a regimental training camp, which was rebuilt on the basis of the original Zhangye Guarding and Arresting Camp, and he really couldn't get out of it.

And now Guo Ziyi is also waiting to be fed, waiting for Fang Chongyong to send him the soldiers of the unity army. It's just that so far, Fang Chongyong hasn't even sent anyone over.

"Go to the old site of the Blackwater Country and dig it. Tell my brothers that what I dig up must be handed in, and when the time comes, I will take nothing but give it to them.

But if anyone dares to hide it privately, then don't blame me for being unkind. ”

Fang Chongyong said solemnly.

As soon as he heard this, Xin Yunjing hurriedly patted his chest and said, "It's really bold to make you!" Don't worry, after returning to the camp, I asked them to take off their clothes and search their bodies, and not a single needle was hidden. ”

The old rules of distributing spoils, Bai Tingjun understands that these are not things. It's just that Xin Yunjing didn't expect that Fang Chongyong would be able to be like this.

But since he went to dig for treasures, but he didn't take anything, did he just listen to it for fun?

"Envoy, this kind of thing, the Qiu Ba people in Hexi have also done a lot. Those Hu businessmen often like to bury things, and after the news is leaked, we are not welcome, we have to take it.

It's just that if you don't take it empty-handed, I'm afraid that my brothers won't be able to hold it in their hearts! ”

Xin Yunjing persuaded with some doubts. Sometimes generosity is too much and can lead to suspicion.

Fang Chongyong pondered for a moment, feeling that it was time to put some news out to "show sincerity".

"That's right."

Fang Chongyong asked Xin Yunjing to bend down and come over with his ears attached, muttering for a long time, and when he finished speaking, Xin Yunjing looked shocked, and his hands were trembling slightly!

"Envoy, this kind of thing, this kind of thing, it's not a joke!"

Xin Yunjing lowered his voice and exclaimed.

Fang Yanei is really good at playing, and he is too bold. In front of him with this group of Qiu Ba under his command, it is not enough to see at all!

Yanei from Chang'an is really terrifying!

"Of course I know, if it happens, how can this matter be underestimated?"

Fang Chongyong said proudly.

Xin Yunjing nodded cautiously, obediently, this Fang Yanei is really capable of what no one can. What others don't dare to do, he dares!

Before he was just a state capital to join the army, Fang Chongyong dared to offer "health medicine" to the emperor.

Now that it's a thorn history, I don't know how big of a thing he will do.

Under the guidance of the guide, the group headed towards the ruins of the Black Water Country.

The location of the ruins of Heishui Country is more than 20 miles northwest of Zhangye City. The traces of the surrounding lakes seem to be faintly recognizable, but now they have all turned into yellow sand. The Han-style city tower, towering in a certain position, can only show half of its head and looks no more than three meters.

Xin Yunjing glanced at Fang Chongyong helplessly, then sighed and said: "This place has long been patronized by an unknown number of people, and everything that is valuable and easy to take has been taken away. ”

The location of the ruins of Heishui Country is not a secret in the local area, and there are many people who want to try their luck here, dig casually, and see if they can get any rare goods.

It's almost the same as opening a blind box!

"Dig it."

Fang Chongyong said expressionlessly.

In his previous life, he had seen documentaries, and he could definitely dig up what he wanted here, but it took a little luck!

"Found it!"

A soldier shouted in the distance.

The man held the dug gold coin in his hand and handed it to Xin Yunjing.

A Great Qin gold coin, estimated to be from the Han Dynasty. Of course, this is normal, because the ruins of the Black Water Country are the capital of the Satsuki clan. As a choke point along the Silk Road, it is not uncommon for anything to be dug up here, as they could all be traded along the Silk Road.

Soon, many more things were dug up one after another.

For example, the Han Dynasty-style clay pots, such as the bronze mirrors of the Han Dynasty, and even many stone tools that were often seen before the feudal era.

The same was sent to Fang Chongyong and placed neatly.

Because of the relationship between being buried by yellow sand, these things are very well preserved, but ...... None of them were what Fang Chongyong wanted.

Xin Yunjing was also a little disappointed, because except for a few of these things that could be sold for a good price, the others were not worth mentioning. For example, a clay pot from the Han Dynasty, who would want this thing?

"Envoy, do you still want to dig?"

Xin Yunjing leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"Dig, don't stop."

Fang Chongyong sighed lightly and said to Xin Yunjing: "Big brother went to recruit some people to dig, just say that the things you dig will share with them when the time comes, I believe that someone will come here to try their luck." ”

"Understood, I'll do it."

Xin Yunjing also knew that the stakes were high, and he couldn't be sloppy.

This is a day.

In the meantime, Fang Chongyong has been frowning and pondering, it is easier said than done, many times, the idea is very good, but in the process of implementation, there will be a lot of setbacks. At this time, whether to choose to continue to go deeper, or to decisively stop losses, is a test of people's wisdom.

Of course, Fang Chongyong feels that the mode of "knowing the answer seeking process" like himself is still much simpler than ordinary people.

When the sun is about to set, there are all kinds of things dug up here, and there are all kinds of things. There are many versions of coins alone, and there are even styles that Xin Yunjing can't recognize.

"I'll go back to Zhangye City first, and I'll continue digging tomorrow. Today, these things will be divided among the brothers. ”

Fang Chongyong waved his hand weakly and said.

Why can't you dig it?

He was filled with frustration.

The new routine of the ship that you have never seen is coming

(End of chapter)