Su Ziji is not a new jinshi without experience, when he went to the southwest, he even competed with eunuchs, Qin Cha, and marshal, it can be said that this represents the top figures of the three court forces, and they have taught Su Ziji a lesson, so that Su Zizhi can adapt to working together in officialdom in advance.

After just a while, he found that although Qi Hongxin looked polite to him, there was a trace of contempt in his eyes, and he was obviously a little contemptuous.

"Or because they have met me twice, they think that I am afraid of the locust plague and the shortage, and they refuse to report it. ”

Thinking of this, Su Ziji said directly: "Lord Qi, the lower official came to see you this time, in addition to reading the will and coming to the government to report, there is another important matter to discuss with you. ”

"What Master Su is referring to, could it be the extermination of locusts?" Qi Hongxin took a sip of the teacup, put it down, and asked calmly.

Obviously, I don't believe that Su Ziji can have important things to say to him.

Su Ziji didn't mind, and directly took out the rolled paper from his sleeve.

When Qi Hongxin saw his action, he barely became a little more interested, stared at Su Ziji and spread out a roll of yellow paper and handed it to him: "Lord Qi, please take a look." ”

What is it?

Originally, Qi Hongxin, who was just a little curious, took it and took a look, and the next moment he raised his head sharply, just like a cat that saw a mouse, his eyes were sharp and locked Su Ziji, and asked, "Master Su, what is this?"

In ancient times, this kind of mine map was a secret, if it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was a new jinshi, acting for the mansion, he would have taken it immediately.

"Lord Qi, you should have seen it, this is the mine map in Shun'an Mansion!" Su Ziji explained seriously: "It is marked with black ink, it is a mining area registered with the government, and the red pen is marked with ......"

"Is it a private mine?" Qi Hongxin answered.

"Exactly! These are private mines. Su Ziji nodded.

It turned out to be a private mine?

After Qi Hongxin came to Shun'an Mansion, because of the shortfall, he had the idea of a mine, and deliberately looked at the distribution map of all the mines under the management of the government, which was basically the same as the black letters on this mine map, but he didn't expect that so many private mines were hidden.

His face gradually became ugly, but on the contrary, those eyes became brighter and brighter.

"It's not convenient here, go over there! You and I will explain this mine map carefully!" They are sitting now, the table is not big, and there are all kinds of things, for fear that this precious mine map will be soaked with tea, and this is obviously a confidential matter, Qi Hongxin hurriedly beckoned Su Ziji to go to the study.

Su Ziji followed in from Shanruliu, and it took about a stick of incense to explain the annotations on this mine map and the power table to Qi Hongxin.

Hearing that there were gold mines in these black mines, Qi Hongxin was furious, and he was pleasantly surprised.

After thinking of his previous guess about Su Ziji, his old face turned red.

"Master Su, I am the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!" he got up and slammed towards Su Ziji is ground.

"Why did Lord Qi say this? The lower officials were terrified!" Su Ziji hurriedly helped him up: "Since you and I are both new to this Shun'an Mansion, in the face of the current predicament in the mansion, what we should think about should be how to find the silver and nip the locust plague in the bud, other details, don't say that the lower officials have never felt it, even if there is, it is just a trivial matter, and it is not important in front of the people's livelihood." ”

"Master Su is worthy of being the champion of the new department, and he is really bright-minded, much better than those who only know how to order every day and mess around. Fortunately, Qi Hongxin was happy, and he still paid attention to his words, otherwise he would have to spray others in front of Su Ziji is wine bag and rice bag.

It's no wonder that he is mean, compared to Su Ziji, the acting county who has just arrived, everyone else has been compared to the dust.

The new prefect like him, who has been watched before he arrives at the place, wants to secretly investigate things, and it will be difficult for him to go smoothly.

But other officials, especially the county magistrates where the mining areas are located, are they really unaware all the time and have no knowledge of the black mines under their jurisdiction?

I really don't know, and scolding a wine bag and rice bag is not an injustice.

"Hey, Qi is ashamed, Master Su, you haven't been here for much time, and you have found out the news clearly, if you hadn't come, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark by them!"

Qi Hongxin showed a murderous aura when he thought that there were so many black mines hidden in Shun'an Mansion.

Su Ziji sighed: "Although the situation has been clarified, it is difficult to recover these private mines, and the gentry are not small in the intelligence of the lower officials." ”

"Even if it's the big three gangs, there are people who support it, not spontaneously. ”

"And the three major gangs are local snakes, and there are many people, they have been operating for many years, and there may be higher support behind them, and it is not easy to clean them up in one fell swoop. ”

Qi Hongxin listened to it, he was not stupid, and naturally thought of this, but in order to get money to cure locusts, he didn't even want to be cheeky, and he had ordered to kill fifty-three people before, and he had already realized that he was looking up to the sky and laughing at the moment.

After laughing, he said to Su Ziji: "Before you took office, someone told you that you didn't offend the giant room." ”

"Not to mention this dynasty, that is, the previous dynasty, the government has the responsibility, split the giant room, ten hectares of cards hung in the county, 100 hectares of cards hung in the province, thousands of hectares of cards hung in the household. ”

"Externally, the government gave the card, in order to show praise, the card is really hung up, ten hectares of cards are just that, hundreds of acres of thousands of hectares have not been many years to disappear. ”

"Even the prime minister of the palace is only 10,000 acres (100 hectares), how can the people have a thousand hectares?"

"Or someone secretly warns you that the gentry are monolithic, and if you offend one, you will offend all. ”

Qi Hongxin's expression was full of contempt: "This official lets you know that even if it is an official who has been favored by the emperor for a long time, it is not a monolith, let alone a gentry?"

"Breaking the county order, destroying the door and assassinating the history, how can this official compromise with these people? This official immediately ordered troops to annihilate these so-called three gangs in one fell swoop. ”

"There is a mine map, I want to know where it is entrenched, but it is just a group of people from the rivers and lakes, what is the difficulty of exterminating them all? Master Su, you just wait to see this official take back the private mine!"

Seeing Qi Hongxin's murderous spirit, even in front of him, he did not shy away from this hideousness, Su Ziji couldn't help but be speechless, and thought: "It seems that Qi Hongxin has killed fifty-three people, and he has completely let go." ”

"But that's fine, Qi Hongxin plans to take the county soldiers to encircle and suppress, so he doesn't have to worry about this, he doesn't have to be this villain, and he doesn't have to let Zeng Nianzhen put a lot of effort into this. ”

"I could have done something else. ”

Thinking of this, Su Ziji said to Qi Hongxin: "That is the case, the lower officials congratulate the adults on their success, but the adults have every opportunity, and when they are recovered, please hand over the disposal of these private mines to the lower officials!"

Hearing this, Qi Hongxin was a little suspicious.

The trading of minerals naturally has a lot of oil and water, but Qi Hongxin misunderstood Su Zizhi before, and now it is difficult to refuse, and after listening to Su Ziji's initiative to ask Yingying, it may not be inappropriate to leave this matter to Su Zizhi to do.

As a county officer, it is within the scope of responsibility to do this, and Su Ziji came later than himself, so he doesn't have to worry about having too much to do with the local forces, the most important point is that the mine map and the forces are Su Ziji's secret visit to find out, and he also has to pay attention to a courtesy exchange.

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