Cao Thief

Chapter 171 Get what you need (ask for a guaranteed monthly pass)

Chen Deng hesitated.

It is undeniable that this legendary sea treasure is very attractive.

For Chen Deng, who was born and raised, Haizangbao is like a beautiful legend that grew up with him in his childhood.Now that he has the opportunity to face this hidden treasure in person, he is naturally quite excited.However, this does not mean that he is willing to give up those [-] pirates.

There are eleven counties in Guangling, but the population base is not large.

In total, it is not even 4 people.Thirty thousand pirates are equal to one-tenth of the total population of Guangling, and almost the population base of Haixi County.In this era, with so many people, it is quite a temptation for many people.On one side is the Haizang treasure that he dreamed of as a child, and on the other side is a population of 3. Chen Deng wants it all, but he is unwilling to give it up.But he knew that he had to make a choice at this time... After hesitating for a while, Chen Deng turned his head and looked at 'Chang Wen', as if he wanted to ask for his opinion.

This is what Cao Peng called 'deal'.

In fact, Cao Peng didn't need to give him the hidden treasures and population, because Chen Deng didn't participate in it from the beginning to the end.

That's right, Chen Deng is the prefect of Guangling County, but he is not a person who takes things by force.The children of the aristocratic family should naturally have the demeanor of the aristocratic family.Cao Peng is willing to hand over one thing, and he already thinks highly of him.If it is robbed, it may not be successful.

Changwen was standing aside curiously, holding a torch in his hand, looking forward.

At the end of the secluded stone corridor, there seems to be a dead end.There is a water-spraying 狻猊, crawling on the ground, behind a stone wall.

If you just look at his standing position, you can't see any clues.

Sensing Chen Deng's gaze, he turned around and smiled...

"Whether you settle in Haixi or Guangling, aren't they all under the rule of Guangling County?"

"Uh……"

"Youxue brother, where is this hidden treasure?"

Changwen looked straight at Cao Peng with excitement in his eyes.

Perhaps, in his eyes, the matter of [-] pirates is far less interesting than the hidden treasure.

Cao Peng smiled without saying a word, and looked at Chen Deng.

"Forget it, [-] pirates will settle in Haixi."

"Thank you, Prefect Chen!"

When Cao Peng heard this, he was overjoyed.

He turned around and shouted loudly: "Xue Zhou, can you hear me clearly?"

Wang Cheng raised his head and suddenly smiled.

"Listen clearly."

"So, can we open the hidden treasure?"

Wang Cheng nodded and was about to step forward.

Pan Zhang rushed forward to stop him, but Cao Peng shook his head at him, signaling him not to move.

"Mr. Cao, I will solve a problem for you. I hope you can treat my [-] brothers well...they are also some hard-working people."

When Wang Cheng and Cao Peng passed by, they lowered their voices and spoke.

Cao Peng was startled, and just about to ask Wang Cheng what he meant, but saw that Wang Cheng had already walked over.

"Fish loses money."

"what?"

"It's Fish Kiss Copper Town."

Cao Peng quickly handed the Yuki Tongzhen to Feng Chao and asked him to go up to help.

If you want to say that you know more about Haizangbao than Wang Cheng.After all, he had stayed in Haixi for nearly ten years for this hidden treasure.

He must have figured out the situation of the hidden treasure.

It's a pity that from the beginning to the end, he didn't get the Fish Kiss Copper Town, which is the key to unlock the hidden treasure.

Under Wang Cheng's instruction, Feng Chao gently twisted the base of the Yuki Tong Town, making a hole in the mouth of the fish.He slowly inserted the fish-kissed copper town into Suan Ni's mouth, and according to Wang Cheng's statement, he aligned the opening of the Yu-kissed copper town with a reed in Suan Ni's mouth, pushed it in hard, and pulled the spring The piece was submerged in the fish mouth of Tongzhen.When the reed has resisted the bottom mechanism of the fish kiss copper town, twist it to the right.

The fish-kiss copper town is like the handle end of a key, but the internal structure is made according to the shape of the reed, and it must fit in one place without any deviation.

"According to the records, when this mechanism was built, the reed in Suan Ni's mouth was originally built together with the fish burden.

Therefore, the subtleties in it cannot be imitated at all, and only fish with money can have an effect.I have spent a lot of thought trying to recast the fish burden, but all failed.This stone wall is four feet behind, and there are traps, so it is difficult to force it open.I have spent nearly ten years, but I have not been able to open this stone wall. I can only look at each other across the wall, the legendary hidden treasure.

correct……

Mairen, do you know how I know this?

Hehe, speaking of it, I really want to thank your dead ghost father.Back then, he refused to stay in Luoyang, was he really a high-spirited person?Let me tell you, the reason why your father came back was not because of integrity, nor because he was stingy with money.The real reason is that he found the secret record of Haizangbao in Luoyang.He came back from Luoyang in a hurry, the purpose is to open this hidden treasure in the sea. "

"what?"

"My son, it's a pity that he took advantage of me for nothing."

When Wang Cheng talked about his pride, he suddenly laughed.

Mai Ren was so angry that he was going crazy, he tried hard to break free from the soldier's grasp, but was held tightly by the soldier, unable to move.

"Excellent virtue, outstanding integrity?"

Wang Cheng sneered, and suddenly took a sip.

"Your father's virtue is not much better than those bandits like me."

Mai Ren was so angry that he gasped for breath, but he couldn't help Wang Cheng.

"You just push the fish penny money inside, and that's it!"

Feng Chao nodded, pushed the money again hard, and then pulled out his hand.

Hearing a series of creaking and creaking sounds, the huge Suanni began to slowly sink into the ground.With the sinking of Suan Ni, the stone walls on both sides trembled slightly, and a burst of dust fell off, revealing a Tai Chi winch hidden on the stone wall.As the winch rotated, the stone wall trembled non-stop, and amidst the roar, slowly trembled and lifted upwards.

Changwen couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a genius!"

Even Cao Peng couldn't help feeling secretly.

This ancient man's mechanism technique is really brilliant to the extreme.

This almost unimaginable creation, even in the high technology of later generations, is nothing more than that.

The thick stone wall rose, and a stale air rushed towards him. Cao Peng and others hurriedly stepped back a dozen steps, covering their noses with their hands.

A huge stone chamber appeared in everyone's sight.

In the center of the stone chamber, there is a pool.

The area of ​​the pool is large, and a mountain stands in the center.Other than that, there is nothing else, just two pools on either side.

"what is this?"

When Chen Deng walked into the stone room, he couldn't help being stunned.

Looking at the mountain in front of me, which is nearly four feet high and about five feet in diameter, I feel a little dazed.

This is the hidden treasure in the sea?

There are no rich treasures, nor beautiful and shining vessels.Just one mountain, and three pools?This is Haizang Treasure.

"Back in the day, Li Guangli was favored by Emperor Wu because of his younger sister, and he became his confidant."

Wang Cheng explained with a blank face: "Every time the reward is awarded, it is calculated in millions of dollars.

And Li Guangli is a master at making money.When Haixi was founded, almost all the wealth of Haixi was gathered in one body.Relying on the advantages of occupying the two Huai Rivers and the Huaihe River in Haixi, and being close to the sea, he did business extensively... and put all his wealth in the treasury... According to records, Li Guangli was so rich that the country was invincible, and his family assets were worth billions, tens of billions.However, these wealth were not found when the house was raided. "

"You mean..."

When Chen Deng heard this, he couldn't help being startled, and turned to look at Wang Cheng in horror.

Cao Peng seemed to suddenly think of something, "I remember that in a volume called "Anecdotes of Haixi", it was recorded that Li Guangli once invited guests and friends to fight for wealth. During the banquet, he was quite proud Said: I have Wuzhu Mountain, which can gather wealth in the world... Could it be this mountain? "

The people standing here are not fools, how could they not understand what Cao Peng meant?
Could this gray hill in front of me be a copper mountain made of five baht coins?
How much money does it take to pile up such a big mountain...

Chen Deng couldn't help but gasped.

Everyone couldn't help but stepped forward and looked around the 'mountain'.

Wang Cheng suddenly came to Mai Ren's side, smiled and said: "My son, I have been your father for many years, I decided to make you look strange."

"you……"

"follow me."

While everyone was not paying attention, Wang Cheng took Mai Ren to a nearby pool.

The area of ​​this pool is far smaller than that of the copper mountain pool, and the water in the pool is black, so it is not clear what is inside.

"what is this?"

"What Li Guangli had back then was not only five baht coins, but also many precious jades.

He hid these treasures in two pools... After so many years, I don't know if the precious jade is still there? "

"is it?"

After hearing this, Mai Ren couldn't help but feel a little moved.

The best wealth in his life, when he saw the copper mountain just now, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.

It's just that he also knows the Copper Mountain, so I'm afraid he doesn't have his share!Since Chen Deng is here, there is no way it will be his turn.

However, his greed for goods still made him bend down, wanting to see clearly the goods hidden in the pool.

Unexpectedly, the moment he just leaned out, a ferocious smile appeared on Wang Cheng's face.He rushed forward suddenly, wrapping his arms around Mai Ren's fat waist.

"what are you doing?"

"My son, go treasure hunting with me."

Wang Cheng laughed loudly, hugged Mai Ren, and fell into the pool.

In an instant, the black pool suddenly boiled.Mai Ren let out a scream, and the clothes on her body were corroded in an instant.

The black water in the pool is obviously highly corrosive.

Wang Cheng hugged Mai Ren tightly, letting Mai Ren thrash about in the water.

Black water splashed on the ground next to the pool, and a puff of white smoke rose.

This is, strong acid?
Cao Peng quickly shouted loudly: "Everyone, don't get close."

Pan Zhang took a few soldiers and wanted to save people, but when he heard Cao Peng's cry, he stopped quickly.

I saw shallow potholes appearing on the ground corroded by the black water.Pan Zhang swallowed involuntarily, his face turned pale.

After Mai Ren tossed a few times in the pool, he gradually became silent.

Chen Deng and others looked at the two corpses in amazement, gradually turning into two bones in the pool, floating on it, and couldn't help but be amazed.

Feng Chao's face was calm, while Cao Peng narrowed his eyes.

"he……"

"It must be that Xue Zhou knew that he was doomed, and at the same time he couldn't bear to give up his beloved son, so..."

Changwen spoke suddenly, but no one made fun of it.

"Chen Taishou, when taking out these treasures, you must be careful of the water in this pool. I guess there must be something in this pool, and Li Guangli just used this poisonous water to protect the treasures inside. It seems that After a while, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out these treasures."

Deng Ji couldn't help but speak, and the others couldn't help but feel sorry for them and nodded.

This sudden change made Chen Deng suddenly lose the joy of discovering the treasure.

"Let's go out."

He turned around silently and walked towards the stone room.

The 300-year legend has finally been solved today.

However, for this legend, how many lives were lost?

Cao Peng walked up to Feng Chao and patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go... Maybe this is the best result for you and me."

As Mai Ren, it is not easy to put him to death.

In any case, he was a celebrity in Haixi.Even if it is selling private salt, or even colluding with pirates to kill Feng Yuan, so what?
Everything is just Cao Peng's guess, he has no conclusive evidence in his hand.

Even if there is evidence, it may not be able to kill Mairen; what's more, he has no evidence in his hand?

In an instant, Cao Peng seemed to understand the meaning of Wang Cheng's previous words: I will solve your troubles for you, and you will take care of those 3 people for me.

Mai Ren is probably Deng Ji's biggest trouble in Haixi.

Mairen is dead now!

Feng Chao's revenge has been avenged, and Deng Ji's implementation of farming will not have any obstacles.

Because of Mai Ren's death, those Haixi gentry were not to worry.Deng Ji had the cooperation of the nine leaders, which was enough to carry out farming in Haixi.

As the interests continued to grow, those gentry would definitely have to bow their heads to Deng Ji in the end.

And all of this seems to have nothing to do with Cao Peng.

He began to think about Chen Deng's plan to enlist him to go to Guangling County...

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After walking out of the tower, Deng Ji ordered Feng Chao to lead people to guard the tower.

Chen Deng and others followed Deng Ji and returned to the county government office to rest.

Deng Ji explained Haixi's situation to Chen Deng one by one.And very frankly, he wants to carry out the purpose of farming in Haixi.

Exchange Yantian for Yanyin?

Is private salt legalized?
This may sound a bit deviant, but Chen Deng has to admit that this is the best solution for Haixi so far.

In fact, private salt sales have always existed.

Even when the court rules and prestige are still there, there are still people who are engaged in this kind of thing.

In the past, the government could obtain huge taxes by monopolizing private salt.So to a certain extent, I turned a blind eye to private salt.But now, the world is in chaos, and the imperial court exists in name only.This salt tax is almost abolished, and no one cares about it at all.

At the same time, large-scale private salt trafficking also caused chaos in law and order.

In order to protect their property, the salt lords recruited refugees and made disasters.

For example, Mai Ren, for his personal benefit, colluded with bandits and killed officials.This situation is not bad, at least Mairen did not cause too much harm to the neighbors.But this does not mean that all salt owls will stick to some bottom lines like Mai Ren.

Legalizing private salt is tantamount to putting the salt industry back in the hands of the government.

At the same time, it is also possible to promote farming to make the people live in peace; and to increase the taxation of the treasury, which seems to be a perfect thing.

Deng Ji was thinking about Haixi!

What Chen Deng considered was the whole Guangling.

Speaking of which, Haixi's position in Guangling County has always been embarrassing.

Guangling is a county seat located in the Huaibei area, only Haixi is the county, and the other ten counties are all located in the Huainan area.

This is also the main reason why Haixi has not been properly managed.

Chen Deng began to consider whether it was possible to legalize this private salt and implement it throughout Guangling County.

After all, he is the prefect of Guangling County, so he has far more things to consider than Deng Ji.What's more, he is a native of Guangling.

"The Pirates were pacified, and 3 people settled in Haixi.

Next, how do you plan to rectify the salt industry and promote your decree? "

"Next, sir, there are a few things to do.

First of all, it is urgent for the lower officials to measure the land and check the population immediately.Xiaguan plans to end this matter before the end of the year, and the first batch of farmland will be carried out in the spring of the next year.According to the current situation in Haixi, the first batch of farmland can reach [-] hectares, which is enough to accommodate [-] sea residents... If the first batch of farmland can be implemented successfully, Haixi will no longer have to rely on buying grain and rice from other counties in the next autumn , to solve the urgent need for grain and rice in Guangling County. "

Xuzhou was originally a land rich in grain and rice.

But now, there is a shortage of grain and rice.

If Haixi County can solve the problem of grain and rice, it will undoubtedly reduce a lot of pressure on the ten counties in Huainan.

After Chen Deng pondered for a moment, "What about the second thing?"

"Fight private salt."

"Oh?"

"Haixi currently has more than [-] soldiers and horses, but there are usually no more than [-]."

The law enforcement team obviously cannot be regarded as a permanent soldier, and patrol soldiers cannot serve in the military for a long time.

Deng Ji said: "So, the lower officials are going to set up an anti-smuggling team, about 200 people, to block the salt road from the East China Sea to the west of Haixi, and crack down on salt smuggling."

"anything else?"

"The other thing is to open a saltworks."

"How do you plan to arrange the saltworks?"

"Regarding the matter of the salt field, the lower officials have also considered a lot of issues.

This business matter is not something that the lower officials are good at, so the lower officials decided to let Huang Zheng, Pan Yong, and two of the county take care of it.However, the ownership of the salt field is in the hands of the government, and Huang Zheng and Pan Yong only have the right to operate it.Fees are paid every year, and their performance is assessed by the government. "

"Wait a minute, what's going on with the ownership you mentioned, and the management right?"

"Well...hehe, it's still the method proposed by Youxue."

"Then tell me in detail."

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In the flower hall, Deng Ji explained the details of the saltworks with Chen Deng.

In the backyard, Cao Peng and 'Changwen' were sitting on the porch.Changwen held a copper shabu-shabu in his hand, looked left and right, curious.

"Is this the 'shabu-shabu' you mentioned?"

"Exactly."

"It seems nothing special."

"Hehe, this thing is not for viewing, but for use... How about this, find someone to go to the North Market in a while, see if there is any lamb meat, and buy some. Let's eat here today and let my brother have a good taste What is delicious."

"Haha, stick to what you want, don't dare to ask."

Cao Peng also laughed.

"Brother, we've known each other for so long, but I still don't know my brother's name."

"You do not know who I am?"

"This... Do I have to know?"

Changwen was taken aback for a moment, but couldn't help laughing out loud.

"It's true that I was negligent!" He laughed and said, "My surname is Chen, but it's not Chen from Guangling, but Chen from Yingchuan. My name is Chen Qun."

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