Jinyi champion

Yang Shen and Xu Jie were on their way to Yongping Mansion.

When the two were resting at the official post that day, they received a letter from Zhu Hao from Yongping Mansion.

Xu Jie asked curiously: "Could it be that the capital sent us an official document instructing us on how to do things after we arrive at Yongping Mansion?"

Yang Shen smiled and said: "Nai Jingdao sent a letter from Yongping Mansion, saying that he is now in the mine, but he is pretending to be sick to deceive the officials of the government office. Diagnosing him is really..."

Xu Jie was dumbfounded when he heard it.

As an orthodox court official, Zhu Hao actually played this kind of tricks?Not in the government office, but ran to the mine, wouldn't it be AWOL?

Yang Shendao: "You must think that Jingdao's actions are too radical, but he is such a person, he never follows the rules, and you will know when you get to know him better in the future."

"Yes Yes."

Xu Jie was ashamed.

In his life creed of the previous 20 years, the rules must be obeyed unconditionally. He looks shrewd, but in fact he has been trying to be a good boy who follows the rules. He has never experienced severe beatings in reality. Only black and white.

Ever since he got to know Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao taught him a vivid and lively social lesson, and what Yang Shen is teaching him now is also the most common gray area in officialdom.

Yang Shen said: "In this way, we can go directly to the mine."

Xu Jie asked puzzledly: "The local people had a conflict with the mine, which involved people's sentiments, but I don't know why the imperial court must send us to investigate? After arriving at the place, let's not talk about how to investigate, just say that the local reception I'm afraid...it's very complicated, right?"

Xu Jie really couldn't understand the logic of Daming's officialdom, especially in this matter.

It's fine to send officials from the Hanlin Academy to investigate the cases that were originally under the supervision of the Sanju Judiciary, but when the two of them arrive at the place, what kind of status should they take?
Imperial envoy?consultant?
Who is in charge of the investigation?How to schedule manpower?How to report after finding out?

Xu Jie's head was a mess.

When Yang Shen heard Xu Jie mentioning this matter, his expression was somewhat gloomy, because he thought of what his grandson had said to him before parting, and immediately said: "When you arrive at the place, if you don't understand anything, just follow my instructions. That’s right. How to report depends on the facts.”

Yang Shen still taught Xu Jie to take the facts as the criterion, which is what he has always insisted on.

Yang Shen could only take one step at a time before he knew whether he could find any evidence about Di Yi and the case.

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Tang Yin set off one day earlier than Yang Shen.

After hearing the news, he set off immediately, moreover riding a horse instead of taking a much slower carriage, so that he arrived at the mine much earlier than Yang Shen.

In the Xinhuang faction, Tang Yin's status is relatively high.

Zhu Hao sent someone to meet Tang Yin.

When Tang Yin entered the mine, he didn't find Zhu Hao, only saw Gongsunyi and Lu Song, and he felt somewhat displeased. He was physically and mentally exhausted from the two-day journey, and now he wanted to get angry.

"What's the matter, why don't you ask me to come here in a hurry? Is there any need to investigate this case? If you want me to tell you, just report to Zhu Hao directly, and it will be settled once and for all!"

Tang Yin spoke frustrating words in front of Gongsunyi and Lu Song.

It's also Tang Yin who thinks that you, Zhu Hao, are playing tricks, and it's okay to frame yourself up, but you bothered me to come here from the capital city, saying that you want me to investigate the case, which is obviously addictive!

I don't know that I, Tang, recently wanted to go shopping, go fishing, write calligraphy and be an idler?Can you respect the choice of the elderly?
Lu Song said helplessly: "Mr. Tang, don't get angry. Mr. Zhu said that he has prepared good food and wine for you to cleanse the dust for you."

"I go!"

Tang Yin has also learned a lot of Zhu Hao's catchphrases now, "I came all the way... from hundreds of miles just to have a drink with him? Forget it, where is the banquet? I'm just hungry!"

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Tang Yin was full of wine and food, and was about to get up to find a place to sleep, when Zhu Hao appeared in front of him in gray and black clothes, with dust on his face.

Tang Yin frowned: "Why did you go? Go down the mine?"

Behind Zhu Hao, Guan Jing, who was dressed in clean clothes, hurried forward and reported on his behalf: "Sir, this is the laboratory in the back mountain. We just came back from there. There are many things that need to be done by Mr...."

"what?"

Tang Yin didn't understand.

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "I just did some experiments involving coal chemical industry... Yang Yongxiu is coming soon, I have to finish all the experiments that need to be completed, and then seal up all the experimental equipment and hide them so that no one will find them Clue."

Tang Yin was a little surprised: "You asked Yang Yongxiu to come here directly? Aren't you afraid of getting caught?"

"I'm afraid, so I need to hide first. The Jinyiwei in the mine, except for Lu Qian, have all withdrawn. Now this mine is nominally run by people from the prefect's yamen."

Zhu Hao still smiled.

The dishes on the table were almost finished at this time, Zhu Hao sat down without moving his chopsticks, and Guan Jing who was behind him swallowed his saliva looking at the leftovers, obviously very hungry.

Tang Yin asked: "You have completed the handover of the mine so early, don't you want to go back to Beijing with Yang Yongxiu? Don't think that I don't know. Now the official department is thinking about finding someone to replace you as the magistrate." , Let you go back to Beijing to be a doctor of the household department."

Zhu Hao shook his head: "No hurry, no hurry... Yang Ge will not retreat, I will return to the capital in no hurry."

"What are you talking about? How does this matter have anything to do with Mr. Yang Ge? Or are you planning to stay here?" Tang Yin was a little annoyed.

Ever since I met Zhu Hao, I have been kept in the dark by Zhu Hao many times, and I always feel that I am being led by the nose. As one of Daming's most talented talents, this feeling is very bad.

Just at this time, Lu Song came in from the outside and said: "The person who sent the letter has returned, and he said that he has delivered the letter to Minister Yang of the Imperial Academy."

"So fast? That's good." Zhu Hao nodded, "I thought they would arrive the day after tomorrow, but now it seems that they will arrive here before dark tomorrow."

Tang Yindao: "Jingdao, what exactly are you going to do?"

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, how about we let Yang Yongxiu come and go?"

"what?"

Tang Yin turned pale with shock, "You want...you...don't act recklessly!"

Zhu Haodao: "My idea is this, I want Yang Yongxiu to stay in Yongping Mansion for a long time, and let the things here tie him down..."

"you……"

Tang Yin didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhu Hao said again: "I will show him some of the hole cards...Mr. Tang pushed the Pai Gow, right? Just to show some of the cards, then I will not let him stay, he will take the initiative to choose to stay and help him Father clean up the mess here!"

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Yang Shen didn't know that before he went to the mine, he was set up by Zhu Hao again.

After receiving Zhu Hao's letter, he hastened his journey and finally arrived at Yaozi Mountain where the iron mine in Yongping Prefecture was located in the afternoon of the next day after Tang Yin arrived at the mine.

This time Zhu Hao went down the mountain to greet him personally.

But Zhu Hao kept a low profile and didn't have many retinues around him. He exchanged pleasantries after meeting, and didn't mean to bring Yang Shen and Xu Jie into the mine immediately.

Then Zhu Hao led Yang Shen to a small path, Xu Jie chased after him and asked, "Isn't the other road where the mine is located? Where are we going?"

Zhu Hao said: "Zisheng, you go and wait outside the mine first, Brother Yongxiu and I will go to a place first, and we will meet you later."

"you……"

Xu Jie really wanted to say, I'm also here to investigate the case, so why did you only bring Yang Shen along instead of me?
But in the end he figured it out, he was nothing in front of Yang Shen and Zhu Hao, so he could only sigh quietly and said, "Go early and return early."

Then Zhu Hao took Yang Shen to the new mine in Yaozi Mountain.

There are quite a few people inside, who seem to be exploring and digging, but they are all idle, as if they are not doing anything.

Yang Shen looked around: "Is this also where the mine is?"

Zhu Hao said: "No, this is a mine I led by myself. Actually, there is no output...Come on, I will continue to follow me!"

Accompanied by their guards, the two passed through a dense forest and arrived at a mountain depression. Then a scene that shocked Yang Shen appeared, in front of him was a pile of pig iron piled up into a hill.

"It's all in this valley, and there are several nearby warehouses, which are also full of freshly refined pig iron. Together, it is estimated to be several million catties." Zhu Hao introduced.

Yang Shen's eyes widened and he was extremely shocked: "Why are there so many?"

Zhu Hao said: "Do you know why someone came to make trouble earlier?"

Yang Shen originally wanted to say, could it be related to the barbarians?Then he shook his head, expressing his ignorance.

Zhu Hao sighed: "I pretended to be sick, and then quietly led people out of Fucheng, went all the way to the mine, immediately negotiated with the person in charge of Jinyiwei, took out the official documents, and directly took over the mine, including the pig iron they stored Received. Afterwards, Jin Yiwei mobilized people to transport pig iron, but was blocked by my people, and then they found people in the local area to make trouble... but they didn't know that the things had been transported here overnight by me."

"you……"

Yang Shen originally suspected that Jin Yiwei was responsible for inviting local officials to make trouble, but now that he heard Zhu Hao's explanation, everything made sense.

Jin Yiwei was not simply upset because the mine was taken over by the magistrate's office, it turned out that it was also related to the pig iron produced by the mine.

"I told them that the mine is now under the management of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The things produced in the mine must be approved by the Ministry of Accountancy before they can be transferred to the internal treasury. If they don't comply, I will report to the imperial court to participate in Jinyiwei's actions However, the stewards stationed here by the Jinyiwei were afraid of taking responsibility, so they took them away, and the next day local people came to attack the mine."

Zhu Hao spoke with eloquence, Yang Shen was terrified when he heard it, looked around again, and sighed: "So much iron, if all of them are made into weapons, then the Ming Dynasty's military equipment will go a step further."

Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty seems to want to build trains and rails, and doesn't want to use these irons for armaments."

"hiss……"

Yang Shen took a breath.

Zhu Hao continued: "Actually, yesterday, Mr. Tang, that is, Tang Yin, has rushed to the mine and negotiated with me, asking me to hand over this batch of pig iron first. Now Jinyiwei is looking for these things all over the world. I heard that Pai Jin Yiwei's high-level officials came here, but they didn't know that this batch of pig iron was hidden here in the back mountain, right under their noses!"

Yang Shen sighed: "For such a large sum of money, they should have thought that it would be impossible to transport it too far."

Zhu Haodao: "Anyway, I now hope to get instructions from the imperial court to transport this batch of iron to the big warehouse of the household department. This requires Brother Xiu's help."