After wearing the book, the Buddhist imperial concubine has spoiled again

Chapter 274 Boiling water pill, the secret of the mine
Having doubts in her heart, Jiang Shishi asked directly: "What is Boiling Water Pill?"

Not only Jiang Shishi, Huang Dechang was also quite curious, listening to the old Taoist's answer with pointed ears.

Even Yu Bing, who was always as cold as ice, looked at the old Taoist priest curiously.

"." Pei Xuanling didn't change his expression, his eyes fell on the old Taoist priest.

"The so-called boiling water pill means that if you put the pill in the water, even the water will boil." The old Taoist stroked his goatee, "Not to mention those women, as long as they take the boiling water pill, they will probably be more excited than those men. "

What kind of wolf word is this?
"." After learning what the boiling water pill was, Jiang Shishi was disgusted besides disgust.

There are all kinds of deceptions in the world, and they take advantage of people's greed, hatred and ignorance.

This old Taoist is greedy for money, those men are greedy for sex, and they have evil thoughts, but those innocent girls from good families have suffered.

After hearing this, Pei Xuanling frowned and asked, "Do you have any accomplices?"

"." The old Taoist dodged his eyes, shook his head and said, "It's gone."

"Is there really no accomplice?" Pei Xuanling asked seemingly casually.

At the same time, Yu Bing put the snake spear directly on the old Taoist's neck and cut a little skin on the old Taoist's neck.

The old Taoist was in pain, staring sideways at the sharp snake spear, and then he was willing to tell the truth, "There are several Taoist priests like me in the local area, and they are deceiving in different regions."

Pei Xuanling: "I heard Taoism is quite difficult to learn, but I didn't expect Shu to be rich in Taoist priests."

The old Taoist smiled sarcastically, "Don't be afraid of this master's joke, we are not Taoist priests at all, someone paid us to invite us, and took a few books on Taoism and Taoism, so that we can recite them by heart."

Pei Xuanling: "Where are the dens of those Taoist priests? Besides, who hired you for money?"

"I don't know where those Taoist priests are, because we are all in charge of our own affairs, presumably they are nothing more than in Taoist temples in various regions." The masters of the mine."

"Those women were actually caught by them, but they were just sent to the Taoist temple. They took the bulk of the money they cheated, and we only got [-]%. They are the ones who really do evil, and we just take money to do things."

In the end, the old Taoist priest still did not forget to appeal for his grievances, and pushed all the responsibilities to those few mine owners.

The man in front of him was full of noble spirit, he couldn't handle it, so he simply let those masters deal with it.

Jiang Shishi: "." Since you are a mine owner, why don't you lead people to mine well, and earn such black-hearted money?
However, isn't the prince's visit to Sichuan just to check the mine output?
When he heard that it was related to the mine, Pei Xuanling half-closed his eyes, "There are so many mines in Shu, what kind of mines are those above you?"

Old Taoist: "They have several mines, and there are many types of ore, it seems that they are mainly copper ore and iron ore."

"." Pei Xuanling originally only wanted to save those innocent women, and teach the old Taoist a lesson by the way.

Now I heard that this matter is actually related to the mine, and it is also related to copper and iron mines.

This reminded him of the errand entrusted to him by his father, which was the reason why he was asked to investigate the low output of copper and iron mines in Shu.

Pei Xuanling faintly felt that these two things might be related, so he asked, "Do you know where their mines are?"

"." The old Taoist priest who had been eloquent suddenly fell silent.

"If you don't say anything, your blood will splatter three feet on the spot!" Yu Bing was full of murderous looks, and the snake spear cut some more into the old Taoist's flesh.

Because she was a daughter, she encountered prejudice since she was a child.

But in these worlds, there are many women who are worse than her.

Those innocent women became the targets of these men because of their beauty.

Therefore, when she saw this old Taoist priest, she wanted to kill him!

There was a stabbing pain in the neck, and there was still a faint heat gushing out. The old Taoist raised his hand and touched his neck, and his hand was bright red.

His pupils trembled in fright, "I said. I said that when I reported things to the mine owner several times, I went to their mines. I know that they have two largest mines in Sichuan. One is a copper mine. field, one is an iron mine field, I can take you there!"

Pei Xuanling was preparing to investigate the local copper and iron mines today, so he asked the old Taoist priest to take them to one of the iron mines first.

Considering that he only appeared in Sichuan as a cloth merchant this time, there was not enough manpower around him, and the mine was full of miners, so manpower was the most important thing.

If there is a conflict at that time, the manpower on his side must not be as good as that of the mine.

So, as an imperial merchant, he went to the Yamen to report to the officials, saying that the servant girl around him was kidnapped, and it was found out that it was the owner of the mine.

"Your Highness, after we went to report to the officials, the local magistrate was actually alarmed. The magistrate Zhao sent someone to pass the word, saying that he would bring manpower this afternoon and go to the mine with us!" Huang Dechang entered the guest room to report.

After hearing this, Pei Xuanling's eyes turned slightly, "Got it."

He only used his identity as an imperial merchant to report to officials, because he was afraid that ordinary merchants might not be taken seriously by those yamen.

I thought that at most the local county magistrate would be sent here, even if he looked down upon him as an imperial merchant.

Unexpectedly, he was really surprised to send a magistrate here!
After lunch, Pei Xuanling and the others went to the magistrate's yamen to meet with the prefect Zhao.

The prefect of Zhao is over fifty, and he seems to be kind and close to the people, leading a large number of officers and soldiers to the mine.

The mine was remote, and the old Taoist priest led the way, and when they arrived at the iron mine, it was already night.

Even at night, the mine still heard the sound of digging.

When they arrived at the mine, Zhifu Zhao led people to control the top of the mountain immediately.

Pei Xuanling also took the people around him to wander around the top of the mountain, taking this opportunity to inquire about news.

In the dark night, the mine was brightly lit.

With the light, it is possible to see that the mine has been dug into pits and hollows.

The mine was dug into terraces around it, layer by layer, leading directly to the iron mine pit in the middle.

At this moment, Pei Xuanling brought Jiang Shishi and others to an underground mining area.

Seeing the people from the government coming, the miners stopped working one after another, squatting, sitting or standing to rest.

Randomly found a sallow-faced and thin young miner, Pei Xuanling asked seemingly casually, "How much do you guys earn per month for working here?"

After the absentee heard this, he didn't answer anything, turned around and found a place, and squatted there timidly.

Jiang Shishi: "My lord, your question is too straightforward. Besides, you are so serious, people will be afraid when they see you, and just want to avoid you."

Pei Xuanling: "." Is he that scary?

When he chatted with the miner just now, his words and deeds were much milder than usual.

However, seeing the miner he had just questioned squatting tremblingly in the corner, he pursed his lips, feeling a little helpless.

Jiang Shishi understands that the prince has been in the royal family since he was a child, so it is inevitable that he will develop the majesty and courage of the royal family, which makes people feel afraid when they see it.

"Look at me." Jiang Shishi walked up to the sallow-faced and emaciated miner, "Isn't it hard work in this mine, you see that you are so thin, do you often not have enough to eat? I just brought some snacks with me today, Just try it."

While speaking, she took out the mung bean pastry she carried with her from her sleeve pocket and handed it to the miner.

At first, the miner didn't dare to pick it up, but Jiang Shishi saw him secretly swallowing.

He simply stuffed the bag of snacks into the miner's arms, "I'm giving you something to eat."

The young miner was so hungry that he tore open the paper bag and began to gobble it up.

Jiang Shishi squatted opposite the miner and chatted, "Is it because you are so hungry because you do physical work?"

Young Miner: "."

Jiang Shishi: "If you do this kind of physical work, it stands to reason that the mine should arrange food with a lot of oil and water. Otherwise, if you don't have enough food, don't you have no physical strength to work?"

The miner who was having a snack gave a slight meal.

Jiang Shishi saw the micro-expressions of the miners, "Seeing that you are hungry and thin, isn't the food in your mine particularly bad?"

She also glanced at the other miners around, "I think the miners here are quite thin. Since the food is not good, you can tell the mine."

After hearing this, the young miner shook his head helplessly, and finally replied, "It's useless."

"It's useless?" Jiang Shishi raised her eyebrows, "Since the mine doesn't let you have enough to eat, why are you still working here? Where are you going to hang out and not eat? At worst, you can work in another place."

As soon as the voice fell, the miner pursed his lips and his eyes turned red.

The next moment, he was still in tears, "I also want to change my job, but I was caught here, so I can't run away at all."

"Are you arrested?" Jiang Shishi pointed to the miners nearby, "Then they were all arrested too?"

"It's almost the same." The young miner nodded, with pastry crumbs still on the corner of his mouth, "Some of them were arrested, some came here to work, but the results are the same, once they come, they can't leave."

"Enough is enough, you talk too much today, be careful if your superiors catch you to eat the whip." When the young miner was speaking, a middle-aged miner who was also thin made a sound to remind him.

Jiang Shishi first glanced at the middle-aged miner, and then glanced at the entire mine, not to mention thousands, at least hundreds of miners, "There are so many of you, it's a big deal to resist together, and besides, your family can't find you, It should be reported to the police, right?"

"Oh, you put it lightly. The mine sent more than a thousand thugs to supervise us. How could it be so easy to escape? Besides, reporting to the official is not like that. If ordinary people report to the official, the government will not care about it at all. File matter."

The middle-aged miner said dissatisfiedly: "Unless powerful family members are arrested here, the government will release those miners alone, or lead people to search the mine, just for show."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged miner glanced at the government office not far away, "It must be another nobleman who reported to the government today, and there are so many officers and soldiers dispatched, but so what, it's not just a formality here. "

The government colluded with the mine owners, not only just going through the motions every time, but also deliberately asking some questions to test whether these miners would listen or not.

Once someone leaked any news to the government, those miners were either flogged or beaten to death.

"My father is an imperial merchant, and he is the official he reported. It is indeed not an ordinary government that came here today. It was Zhao Zhifu who personally brought officers and soldiers to search the mine." Jiang Shishi pointed to Pei Xuanling who was not far away.

Then, she comforted everyone in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, Zhifu Zhao is an official of the court and only works for the court. We will tell Zhifu Zhao that you were arrested as coolies in a while. You can get out of here."

Hearing that it was Zhao Zhifu who brought people to search this time, the miners not only did not feel relieved, but fear in their eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang Shishi pretended to be curious and asked: "Why, did Zhifu Zhao come here to search before? He was just going through the motions!"

Young Miner: "He"

"Shut up if you don't want to die!" Before the young miner finished speaking, the middle-aged miner glared at the young miner.

Immediately, the young miner shut up.

The middle-aged miner was still viciously attacking Jiang Shishi, "I advise you to stop meddling in your own business and get out of here quickly!"

Next, no matter what Jiang Shishi said, the young miner refused to speak.

He just rolled up his sleeves and showed Jiang Shishi his injuries.

Jiang Shishi saw that the arms of the young miners were covered with welts, some had scabs, some were just scars, and some had pus. She knew at a glance that these were old wounds, and just happened to add new wounds.

It seemed that the middle-aged miner was right. They were often whipped. No wonder the young miner didn't dare to say more.

After asking about the general situation and understanding the difficulties of the miners, Jiang Shishi didn't ask any more questions, and returned to Pei Xuanling, "Master, it seems that this mine owner not only robs the women, but also robs the men to work in the mine. Exploiting their labor, besides, that prefect Zhao."

"Third Master, so you are here. I said why you have not been seen. What are you doing here?" Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, and Zhao Zhifu suddenly brought someone behind the prince.

So, Jiang Shishi immediately shut up.

With the reminder from the middle-aged miners, she kept an eye out and didn't tell Zhifu Zhao that these miners were arrested.

Pei Xuanling: "The missing maid was my favorite servant girl. Now that she has been missing for several days, I am so anxious that I want to bring someone over to look for her, and see if I can find her here. Who knows where the mine is?" It twists and turns, it's like a maze, and we're lost here."

"This is a mining area. It's very dangerous. It's better for you to move around here less. Third Master, let me go out with you." Zhao Zhifu led the way with his hands behind his back.

Pei Xuanling walked beside Zhao Zhifu, "I don't know how the prefect's search is going, but have you found any mine owners here?"

Zhao Zhifu shook his head, "I led people to search the entire mine, but I didn't find those mine owners. But don't worry, I will send people to search them all over the city."

Pei Xuanling nodded, "If that's the case, then I would like to thank the prefect."

Since the owner of the mine was not found, the group left the iron mine.

However, as soon as everyone reached the gate of the mine, a carriage stopped at the gate.

I saw that the carriage was well-made, and the roof and four corners were also plated with gold.

Even the curtains of the carriage were embroidered with complicated patterns with gold and silver threads.

Apart from a coachman and a maid in front of the carriage, there were eight guards on tall horses beside them.

Looking at the battle, the people sitting in the carriage must be wealthy people!

Seeing this, Jiang Shishi and the others stopped for a while, wanting to see who is inside the carriage? !

Jiang Shishi also secretly took a look at Zhao Zhifu. When Zhao Zhifu saw the carriage, his expression was quite nervous.

Does Zhao Zhifu recognize this carriage?
Or recognize the owner in the carriage?

But even so, there's no reason for the magistrate to be nervous because of this?

After the carriage stopped, the maid at the front lifted the curtain, and saw a beautiful woman in red getting off the carriage.

The woman was not frightened at all when she saw a large number of officials, nor was she respectful.

Instead, she supported the servant girl's hand, and asked arrogantly: "Which Yamen are you from, please report your name!"

Jiang Shishi: "." With a big tone, who is the official and who is the citizen?

One of the officers and soldiers replied: "Someone reported to the officials that several mine owners in the mine had robbed the women. We will come with the prefect to search."

Hearing that they were officers and soldiers brought by the magistrate, the expression on the woman's face eased a little, but her tone was still serious, "May I ask who is the magistrate?"

Surrounded by officers and soldiers, Zhifu Zhao said loudly: "I am here, who is this lady?"

"The woman is a concubine of the head of the mine, Pang." The woman looked at Zhao Zhifu and saluted Zhao Zhifu, "Master Zhifu, you should know that our mine is for mining. How can it be possible to rob people's daughters and make profits from the people, isn't this something that brothels can do?"

"Besides, we, the head of the family, are all focused on the mine. Every year, the money earned in the mine alone can't be spent. How can we still earn money by pulling these pimps?"

Zhao Zhifu: "These officials have also heard about it, but since someone has reported to the official, this official has to do business."

Pang raised his eyebrows, "Do you know that there is someone above the head of my family? Are you here to do business?"

"Who is in business these days, who has no one in charge? According to what you say, do I still need to do business?"

"." Seeing that Zhao Zhifu was not interested, Pang narrowed his eyes slightly, "My master is not an ordinary person, he is..."

　The update will be completed on the 16th and 17th~
　　
　
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