Chapter 138 Catching a turtle in a urn

An overseer from the Mint heard the shouting and hurried forward to check. After carefully identifying it, he nodded repeatedly, "It's gold. There is a gold mine in here!"

There is gold in the mountains!

When everyone in the Mint heard about this, they were immediately overjoyed.

Copper mines can be used to make copper coins, while gold mines can be used to smelt gold nuggets.

Although they are all making money for the court, the latter is obviously more valuable. Not only will the salary rise with the tide, but the court will also reward you, and you will get fame and fortune!

"This matter needs to be reported to Master He, Master Wan and Magistrate Qu."

Both He Yanxiu and Wan Mingjun were recuperating from illness. At this time, the person acting in charge of all affairs at the Mint was a man named Chang Hongwen.

"You two, hurry up and go down the mountain to report the news to the magistrate's office. In addition, you also hurry up and check how much gold mine there is here."

If the gold mine is large in quantity, the matter needs to be reported to the court as soon as possible.

"Yes." The people below received the order and went to do their own things.

The news of the discovery of gold in the mine spread quickly.

At first, it spread to the entire mine, then to the government office, and soon to every corner of Hedong Prefecture. Then, even several surrounding prefectures and counties knew that gold mines had been discovered in the mountains within the jurisdiction of Hedong Prefecture.

"Gold mine, this is so expensive."

"No, it can be refined into gold. One tael of gold is equivalent to ten taels of silver, and one tael of silver is equivalent to a copper coin. If you can refine one tael of gold, it is equivalent to ten coins."

"Tsk, this is much faster than making copper coins, and it's expensive. The court must be very happy."

"It's natural. It must be a compliment. The prefect and the people sent from above are probably going to be promoted to higher ranks."

"I heard that the cave collapsed in the mine before, and several court officials almost died. This time gold was discovered in the mine. It was a blessing in disguise for them."

"More than that, it's great luck from heaven..."

Because gold was discovered in the mine, the number of guards guarding the Mint increased. Also because gold smelting became more complicated and the previous smelting furnace was not enough, a new smelting furnace needed to be built. A group of new craftsmen gradually came into the mine.

The valley seemed to be getting more and more lively.

At night, when the craftsmen took a rest, the only sounds were the vigilantes patrolling back and forth, the sound of footsteps walking back and forth, and the crackling sound of the flames when the torches burned.

"How many gentlemen."

A man with a stooped figure, who seemed to be older, and with a slanted figure carried a food box in his hand and came to the patrolling guard.

Seeing that this person was dressed well and had an apron on, he seemed to be from the kitchen. The guards relaxed their vigilance, but also asked, "Why are you still up so late? What are you doing here?"

"I'm thinking of the hard work of the gentlemen who kept vigil at night, so the kitchen steamed steamed buns with soy sauce and gave them a bite. Their stomachs were not empty at night."

As the man spoke, he opened the large food box in his hand, "It's still hot right now, so you guys can eat while it's hot."

I had steamed steamed buns a few days ago, and they were also made with soy sauce meat. They were delicious. Everyone didn't eat enough, and they were all thinking about it. Now that they saw the steamed buns with soy sauce meat, it was to reward them, the guards who were on duty at night.

Without refusing, each took two to eat.

Seeing that there were steamed buns to eat, the guards also came over one after another to get the steamed buns.

For a moment, this bun seemed to be robbed.

"They are all there, they are all there. There are a lot of steamed buns. You must eat them while they are hot."

The middle-aged man greeted and distributed the buns to the guards.

After the guards all took the buns and began to eat them, the man nodded and walked towards the kitchen.

After eating two steamed buns with soy sauce and a sip of tea, the feeling of fullness in the stomach brought a complete sense of happiness. The guards continued patrolling with satisfaction.

"Whoa!" One of the guards suddenly leaned to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, there was one more, two more, three more...

All the guards fell to the ground in a mess.

The slender figure who had been hunched over stood up again, stood upright, and picked up a torch that had fallen to the ground. The light from the fire shone on his cheek, and he could see a conspicuous scar on his cheek.

The man dug out the lamp oil that had been hidden for a long time, carried the jar, and sprinkled the lamp oil on nearby tents, door panels of houses, and even sprinkled it several times along the nearby area.

After pouring all the four cans of lamp oil, he threw the torch in his hand on the lamp oil.

but……

The fire did not burn as quickly as expected, turning the place into a sea of ​​flames. Instead, when the fire hit the ground, it made a "sizzling" sound and was mostly extinguished.

This is……

The man leaned over, lifted the lamp oil jar to his nose and smelled it.

The smell of lamp oil is correct, so why can’t it burn?

The man frowned, picked up a torch from the torch stand nearby, and threw it on the tent.

Still didn't burn.

What's going on!

The man's expression suddenly changed, and he touched the huozhezi on his body again.

"Don't bother, the fire won't start."

The door creaked open, and He Yanxiu walked out of the room, followed by Qu Zhiwen, Wan Mingjun and others.

The doors of other rooms were also wide open, and the guards surrounded the man. The guards who had been stunned by the sweat medicine also jumped up, pulled out the steel knives in their hands, and pointed them at the quilt.

Man surrounded by layers.

The man's face was gloomy, he looked at the people in front of him, gritted his teeth and sneered, "It seems that this is asking you to put yourself in a urn."

"No." He Yanxiu denied.

"Oh? What is that?" the man shouted angrily.

"It's like catching a turtle in a urn."

Such a person does not deserve the title of Jun.

man,"……"

You are the turtle, and your whole family is a turtle!

The man was angry, so he took out the soft whip from his waist, stamped his left foot on the ground, and immediately rose into the air. The whip in his hand went straight towards He Yanxiu with a fierce momentum.

Sure enough, it was for him!

He Yanxiu sneered.

Several guards around him immediately took action, using their swords to block the soft whip in the man's hand.

The nearby guards swarmed up and struggled with the man.

The man was obviously very skilled in martial arts. He was extremely skilled in martial arts with a soft whip, and the soft whip was densely embedded with steel needles, which glowed coldly under the firelight.

Seeing that even when facing a group of people, the man still had the upper hand, and even after looking at the gap, he still came towards He Yanxiu.

"Protect Mr. He!" Qu Zhiwen shouted.

The guards immediately swarmed forward to protect He Yanxiu.

But the man took out a "thunderbolt" from his arms and threw it at everyone's feet.

"Boom!"

Smoke was everywhere, and everything in front of us was completely white.

Everyone was hurriedly waving their sleeves, hoping that the smoke would dissipate as soon as possible.

When the visibility was slightly restored, they saw the steel needle whip in the man's hand, which had gone straight into He Yanxiu's face!
Chapter completed!