The fat peasant girl wants to counterattack

If you want to make use of these gold and silver, you must find a way to remove the marks first.

She rubbed her chin, this was a bit difficult to handle.

In this era, currencies were also not allowed to be minted privately. The molds were all in the hands of officials. Ordinary people could not even see them. Once they were discovered to have minted them privately, it would be a serious crime that would implicate the nine clans.

Yue Mingzhu is not afraid of this. As long as she keeps things confidential, nothing will be a problem.

The place to do this work is also ready. The cave where the treasure of the previous dynasty was found was quite secretive. Otherwise, how could it not have been discovered for so many years.

The problem is that she doesn't have a mold. Without drawings, it's difficult to make an exact replica.

Another problem is smelting technology.

Recasting gold and silver requires a furnace, and it is a very high-temperature furnace that is difficult to melt in an ordinary furnace.

In her previous life, the steel smelting technology had reached maturity, and the melting point of steel was much higher than that of gold and silver. However, she really didn't know much about this aspect, so she could only do more research and experiments.

But one thing is for sure, ordinary earth stoves are absolutely not possible, and the fuel cannot be wood, it must be coal.

Coal was also controlled by the government. She would need a lot of coal to recast gold and silver, but if she suddenly purchased a large amount of coal, it would definitely attract the attention of the government.

Her head hurts a little, it’s really one step at a time!

It's not like she hasn't thought about directly grinding off the marks on the bottom of the gold and silver, which would save more time and effort.

However, this is very risky. There are two main reasons. First, if the mark is rubbed off, it will leave traces. If the bottom is not smooth, interested people will definitely guess whether something has been rubbed off. This is the same as not having 300 taels of silver here. Secondly, if there are any other marks that she hasn't discovered, it will be dangerous, so it's safest to melt them down and recast them.

If it really didn't work, she could only ask Song Wan for help. The two of them had a secret in common. If Song Wan could help her, he wouldn't refuse.

But she didn't expect that before she could find the other party, the other party would come to her first.

In the evening, Xiao Jingyu called Yue Mingzhu out.

The two of them came to a deserted land with no shelter, and it was not suitable for hiding people. It was a good place to tell secrets.

"Mingzhu, I'm leaving." Xiao Jingyu said in a deep voice, with a sense of loneliness in his tone.

Yue Mingzhu didn't know what to say. When she heard that the other party was about to leave, she felt as if there was a big stone stuck in her heart, making her feel depressed.

So, she lowered her head and said nothing.

Without waiting for Yue Mingzhu's response, Xiao Jingyu continued: "Mingzhu, now we are considered friends of life and death. Friends of life and death should not have secrets. You are so smart, you must have guessed that my identity is fake early on."

Yue Mingzhu nodded slightly, indicating that she had guessed.

I thought to myself, this is indeed the case, are you going to confess?

"My surname is Xiao, Xiao Jingyu. Xiao is the surname of the emperor. Therefore, it is inconvenient for me to reveal my true identity to others before. I hope you will forgive me, Mingzhu. I am the fourth prince of the current emperor. I have been given the title of Prince Huai. My mother is Concubine Rong. My home is Dingbeihou Mansion, and Song Ci who came with me is from Dingbei Hou Mansion and is my cousin." Yue Mingzhu was shocked when she heard this. She had guessed that this person had a distinguished status, otherwise it would be impossible to use She had a pseudonym, and there were so many skilled secret guards around her, but no matter how much she thought about it, she never thought that this person would be the prince, and he was also rumored to be the most favored His Highness Prince Huai. Was she getting into the trap?Moreover, people are sitting at home, and their thighs come up to the sky!

Not wanting to interrupt Xiao Jingyu, she gestured with her eyes to continue.

"I received an urgent call from my father today, ordering me to return to Beijing immediately and lead the army to the expedition soon."

Yue Mingzhu's originally calm expression showed a crack, and he immediately asked: "You are asked to lead an army? Where? Do you have any experience in leading an army before?"

Xiao Jingyu shook his head and said that he had no experience in leading troops in war. "We are going to Pinling Pass. South Vietnam is invading. The court needs a prince to stabilize the morale of the army, so my father decided to let me go."

Yue Mingzhu knows that Pinling Pass is located in the southernmost part of Daqian and is the junction area with South Vietnam.

Xiao Jingyu did not explain to Yue Mingzhu why he was sent there, but he knew it very well.

Before his father sent someone to convey the urgent summons, the letter from Dingbei Hou Mansion was delivered first.

There has been severe drought for several years. The national treasury is not rich, internal worries have not been resolved, and foreign aggression has arisen again.

South Vietnam is located in the south and is far less strategically located than Daqian. Snakes, insects, rats and ants in the south are prone to disasters and the population is not abundant. Before that, the national power was far inferior to Daqian, so they did not dare to invade. The two countries have been fighting for many years. Maintaining superficial peace and non-aggression.

Daqian is now weakened by drought, and South Vietnam has taken the opportunity to invade, just to take a bite of its fat.

Previously, Pinling Pass had been guarded by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion for generations. Each generation of Zhennan Prince was brave and adept at fighting and loyal to the court.

King Zhennan was a king with a different surname who was enfeoffed at the founding of Daqian. The first King of Zhennan was the founding general, and he was a brother of a different surname to Emperor Taizu. After the founding of Daqian, Emperor Taizu granted him the title of King Zhennan, with the same rank. The prince is hereditary and cannot be deprived of his title as long as he does not commit the crime of treason. He can be said to be a veritable king with an iron hat.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

The Palace of Zhennan has lived up to the expectations of Emperor Taizu. Not only every king of Zhennan is brave and good at fighting, but his descendants are also capable of conquering and fighting. To this day, no one knows how many descendants died in the battlefield and were wrapped in horse leather. It can be said that Zhennan Palace The current glory of Nanwang Mansion is all accumulated by the lives of its descendants. It is the most loyal and brave family in Daqian.

Originally, it was enough for Pingling Pass to be guarded by the King of Zhennan, but this generation of King Zhennan is already old and has passed his sixtieth year. Over the years, after many small and large battles, the old wounds on his body have not healed, and new ones have been added. Although he is still in good spirits, his body has long been ruined and he has many serious old diseases. He suddenly broke out a few days ago and collapsed suddenly. He has been in coma for several days. Even if the military doctors tried their best to save him, they could only hang on to his life.

At the critical moment when the South Vietnamese invaded, King Dinghai Shenzhen Nanwang fell again, and the morale of the army was greatly shaken. At this time, it was necessary for the imperial court to send a person of extremely high status to stabilize the morale of the army, boost the morale of the three armies, and at the same time deter the enemy.

Nowadays, the only general who can be compared with King Zhennan is his grandfather Dingbeihou, but his grandfather still needs to guard Yannan Pass.

South Vietnam will take advantage of the situation and invade, but there is no guarantee that Northern Qi will not. If the two countries attack from a flank, Daqian will be in danger, so my grandfather must never go to Pinling Pass.

Otherwise, it would be a personal expedition by the Holy Emperor, but the courtiers would never agree until the moment of life and death. How could the emperor risk his life so easily?

Then the only option was to send a prince to go on an expedition on behalf of the emperor.

Who to send?The courtiers were so quarrelsome about this that they wished they could have their heads smashed in front of the court.

It stands to reason that this is a good opportunity to grab credit. If you can achieve military exploits, you can increase your bargaining chips in the future fight for the position of crown prince.