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Chapter 186 0183 [One cannon blast, ten thousand taels of gold]

boom!
With one hammer blow, the sealing stone was not smashed, but only cracked a gap.

With his strength, he could only create cracks with one hammer, which is enough to show how thick the sealing stone is.

Han Zhen swung the hammer three times in a row.

boom!
But with a loud noise, the thick sealing stone broke, revealing a diagonally downward tunnel.

Han Zhen did not go down immediately, but stood there quietly.

Just by looking at this sealing stone, you can tell that the treasure house below must be in a sealed state. No one has entered for hundreds of years, so the air inside needs to be circulated.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Han Zhen took the torch handed over by his men and ordered: "You wait for ten people to follow me in, and the remaining people are on guard above!"

"Order!"

Three hundred soldiers shouted in unison.

This is why he brought soldiers instead of civilians when he dug for treasure.

Whether it is loyalty, execution ability, or physical strength, they are far beyond what a civilian can match.

If you encounter an emergency, such as an attack by bandits, you can immediately fight against the enemy with your weapons.

As soon as they entered the corridor, a strong smell of lime, mixed with an indescribable strange smell, immediately hit their nostrils.

The entire corridor was very dry. Han Zhen raised the torch and took a closer look at the joints of the sealing stones.

It actually uses glutinous rice mortar, no wonder the sealing property is so good.

Glutinous rice mortar is different from Sanhe soil. Sanhe soil only requires the use of glutinous rice water, while glutinous rice mortar requires the glutinous rice to be boiled thoroughly, then lime is added and stirred into a slurry.

The cost is very high. Generally, to build a 1000-meter-long city wall using glutinous rice mortar, nearly fifty tons of glutinous rice are consumed.

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

Glutinous rice was not a staple food in ancient times and was only cultivated on a small scale. Therefore, glutinous rice mortar was only used on important buildings.

It's really expensive, but it's really easy to use.

It takes ten days for the glutinous rice mortar to solidify and harden. Once it hardens completely, it cannot be poured in with water, cannot be penetrated by fire, and cannot be penetrated by iron nails, making the building still strong after thousands of years.

After walking nearly ten meters along the corridor, a thick sealed door appeared in front of us.

Mahimeng had opened the treasure house once before, and the sealed door and the sealed stone above 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 heard a series of deep muffled sounds.

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

Such a thick sealing stone can only be chipped and smashed.

It was also thanks to the many people he brought with him, otherwise we wouldn’t know how long it would take to dig.

Han Zhen ordered: "Peel the door, five people in a group, each person will chisel for a quarter of an hour, go up and replace someone when you are tired!"

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

After returning to the ground, the five soldiers took the tools and went down to the corridor to start digging the door.

Soon, there were crisp knocking sounds in the corridor.

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

This guy looks fluffy, but to the touch, the hair is hard, like thin steel needles.

As if it was not used to being touched, the tiger shook its head, opened its mouth, and tried to bite Han Zhen's hand.

Snapped!
Han Zhen's backhand was a slap.

The tiger was frightened and let him rub his head with his head down.

The beast's recovery ability is really strong. The wound on the back of the head yesterday evening has scabbed over now. At this rate, it will be repaired in just a few days.

There were no injuries elsewhere.

He picked up his hind legs and took a look, yes, it was a man with a handle.

This guy's appearance is really impressive. He's almost as big as a Siberian tiger. He's majestic and looks like a king. The only drawback is that it tastes too strong.

Before I knew it, an hour passed.

"Control, the sealing stone has been cut open!"

Just then, a soldier ran over quickly.

Hearing this, Han Zhen stood up.

When we went down to the corridor again, we saw that a hole had been cut into the stone sealing the door.

The decadent aura that had been covered in dust for hundreds of years slowly overflowed from the mouth.

As long as the hole is cut, the next step will be convenient.

Han Zhen called a soldier, took the hammer from his hand, and ordered: "Everyone, stand back!"

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

In the horrified eyes of the soldiers, the thick door-sealing stone shattered into pieces and collapsed.

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

"Get out!"

After that, the group exited the corridor.

Until now, this group of soldiers didn't know the purpose of coming here.

This is what soldiers need to do. 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 was ventilated with the outside world, Han Zhen pointed to a team leader and ordered: "Lead a small team and follow me down!"

"Order!"

The team was clasping their fists in response.

The group held torches and descended into the corridor again.

Stepping on the fragments of the door sealing stone and stepping into the treasure house, the soldiers took a breath of cold air at the sight before them.

What is the concept of 3000 million gold, silver and copper coins piled together?
Under the light of the torch, piles of copper coins like hills came into view, mixed with several mountains of gold, silver, agate, pearls and jade.

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

Apparently, the entire treasury was originally filled with gold and silver treasures. Mahimeng had no choice but to donate half of it, which resulted in the treasury being mostly empty.

Gollum!

The captain swallowed his saliva and muttered to himself: "Whose tomb is this? There are so many treasures."

Even now, he still feels that this trip is like robbing a tomb.

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

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

Thanks to the sealed and dry environment, these coins did not show large areas of rust.

Even if there are a small amount of green rust spots, just brush them and it will not affect the use.

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

The silver collar made of silver has turned gray and has a black luster.

After visual inspection, this silver mountain must weigh at least 400 to [-] jins, which is equivalent to [-] to [-] million guan based on 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 just money, but in Han Zhen's eyes, they are thousands of troops and countless firearms!
As the saying goes, once the cannon goes off, there is a lot of gold.

Money is what fights in war!
Suppressing the thoughts surging in his heart, Han Zhen ordered: "Please clear away the rubble at the door, and then call the people above to come down and move the money."

"Order!"

The team leader responded with his hands raised, and then led his soldiers to start moving stones.

Soon, the rubble was cleared away, and groups of Qingzhou Army soldiers carried baskets down to the treasure house.

As soon as everyone came in, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.After being amazed, I had no other thoughts.

For a group of lower-class people like them, if they encounter dozens or hundreds of swords, they may have some ideas.

But tens of millions of coins have exceeded the expected threshold. What arises in my heart is not greed, but fear.

This is just like ordinary people in future generations. When walking on the roadside and seeing a few hundred yuan, they may happily accept it, but if they encounter tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, their first reaction is probably to call the police.

Looking around at the crowd, Han Zhen slowly said: "These money are the salary and rewards you are waiting for in the future. Don't be greedy and take things you shouldn't take. What is the crime of stealing money? You should be aware of it." clear."

These words are very skillful.

After all, money and silk attract people's hearts. If you just use military law to warn people, the effect may not be good.

But coupled with the previous sentence, the feeling in the hearts of these soldiers was completely different.

This money is military expenses, and my monthly salary and rewards in the future will also be included in this money.

Therefore, in their view, they have their own share of the money, which is only temporarily kept with the county magistrate and will be distributed to them sooner or later.

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

"Thank you, Control!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers' eyes suddenly lit up and they shouted in unison.

Faced with tens of millions of dollars in fear, the reward of five dollars made them smile and feel happy.

This is human nature!
The three hundred officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Army were very motivated. They 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 bullock carts.

After the bullock cart was full, it was escorted by soldiers and escorted back to the military camp.

There is too much money and not enough people.

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

Nearly three hundred bullock carts kept going back and forth from morning to evening, transporting all 3000 million yuan back to the military camp.

Fortunately, among the 3000 million coins, gold, silver, jewelry and other valuables accounted for most of them. Otherwise, if they were all copper coins, they would not be able to be shipped out until tomorrow night.

The military camp's warehouse could not hold so much money, so in the end the arsenal had to be freed up for temporary storage.

After unloading the money from the last bullock cart, the eight hundred soldiers were so tired that they collapsed on the ground. Even the oxen pulling the cart had foam at their mouths from exhaustion.

Soldiers had already untied the nooses from the bullock carts and served them delicious food and drinks.

Han Zhen stood in front of the warehouse door, clapped his hands and said, "Here, let's give out the rewards!"

Whoa!

When they heard the reward money being distributed, the soldiers who were still staggering around suddenly became energetic immediately. They all stood up with their heads high and their chests held high, and they lined up in a neat military posture.

Han Zhen led the two scribes to distribute the money, while the accountant sat at the long table on the other side holding a writing brush.

Whenever the money was distributed, some unaccompanied soldiers would come to the accountant and deposit the newly received rewards into the warehouse.

This move seems unnecessary. Han Zhen could have counted the soldiers who were willing to save money in advance, not distributed it to them, and then directly let the accountant keep the accounts.

In fact, there are many ways to do it.

Saving money after receiving it may seem to others like taking off your pants and farting, but to them it has a completely different meaning.

By the time the reward money was distributed, the sky had begun to get dark.

The soldiers who had received the rewards gathered together in twos and threes, arm-in-arm, talking and laughing as they headed to the canteen to eat.

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

Han Zhen asked with a smile: "How do you feel about the difference today?"

Jiang Siniang replied: "It's very leisurely. I only need to keep accounts. There is nothing to do most of the time."

Han Zhen asked again: "Where are the craftsmen?"

"The craftsmen in the three workshops are very serious about their work. I watched them for a while. They were a little unfamiliar at first, but gradually they became proficient."

Making black powder is not difficult, and it is an assembly line operation. The craftsmen in each workshop are only responsible for one process. How difficult can it be?

What is a little more troublesome is the granulation workshop, which requires mixing the prepared gunpowder with an appropriate proportion of urine and shaking out the granules with a sieve.

This is something where practice makes perfect.

After all, he is a craftsman in a government-run workshop. Isn't this kind of thing just a matter of control?

Han Zhen warned: "It's getting late, so go back first."

"Ok!"

Jiang Siniang nodded and got on the family's ox cart.

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

All the way back home, I saw Mrs. Han and Zhang sitting alone in the living room, making red needlework in her hands.

When she saw the two of them coming back, she immediately stopped her sewing, stood up and said, "Erlang, can Fourth Mother have dinner?"

"You haven't eaten yet."

Han Zhen shook his head.

Hearing this, Mrs. Han Zhang immediately ordered the maid: "Bring the hot food in the pot."

After sitting down, Han Zhen picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of herbal tea, and asked, "Where are Youyou and the others?"

Mrs. Han Zhang explained: "I went to visit a friend. Mr. Ma said that there is an old friend in the county. It is a rare visit, so naturally I have to visit."

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

Mrs. Han Zhang felt warm in her heart.

I thought that Han Zhen might dislike me because he had a new love.

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

For this reason, she had been worrying about gains and losses last night and couldn't even sleep well.

Now that I heard that Han Zhen was taking him to Yidu, I couldn't help but feel excited.

"Slave...I listen to Erlang."

Han Zhang subconsciously wanted to call herself a slave, but when she thought Jiang Siniang was there, she quickly changed her mind.

Nujia, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, was not a derogatory term, but a cute self-identification similar to coquettishness.

For example, the nickname of Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, was Zhinu, which translated means cute little pheasant...

In the Song Dynasty, women were particular about how they called themselves.

A woman will call herself a slave only when she is facing a very close man.

Before revealing their true feelings, Han and Zhang always called themselves me. The two became good friends, and after establishing a close relationship, they immediately changed their names and called themselves slaves.

After saying that, Mrs. Han Zhang secretly glanced at Jiang Siniang.

Seeing that Jiang Siniang didn't seem to pay attention to the conversation between the two and was just sorting out the account books, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This behavior of hiding one's ears and stealing the bell is actually a bit cute.

Han Zhen resisted the intimacy and drank the herbal tea in one gulp.

At this time, Mrs. Han Zhang seemed to have remembered something and asked: "Erlang, where is An Niang..."

"Tomorrow I will go to Xiaowang Village to explain some things. I will ask An Niang, and if she is willing, she will also take it over."

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

To be honest, she always felt a little uneasy after moving to Yidu County, and she was worried that she would make a joke and lose Han Zhen's face.

With An Niang by her side, at least she has a companion.

Not long after, the maid came to the living room with food.

After saying hello, Han Zhen picked up his rice bowl and started eating.

Don't worry about the tiger. This guy ate twenty kilograms of meat and some offal in the morning, which is enough to take care of him for a day.

(End of this chapter)