There are people who can tell fortunes and predict the future and predict the secrets of heaven.
Those who go down to the tomb to search for the mausoleum can open the imperial mausoleum and steal the secret treasures.
As the governor of Yangzhou Prefecture, Liu Xian had hundreds of retainers under him, all of whom were extraordinary people.
Among them, the most special one is the "geomancer" Fang Xuanling. He is good at finding minerals and identifying veins. He once discovered many iron ore veins and copper ore veins for Liu Xian, but Liu Xian reported them to the court and asked the court to send people to manage the mining, but he himself did not dare to interfere at all.
In the Tang Dynasty, private mining of iron ore, salt, and gold was strictly prohibited, and anyone who dared to touch them would be guilty of a capital crime.
The star fell into the Meteorite Mountain, and it has been who knows how many years. Its surface is covered with various plants and trees. If we wait for another thousand or hundred years, no one will be able to tell that this thing was once an alien star.
At the foot of Tianxing, an open-pit mine is extremely conspicuous. Dozens of shirtless strong men with whips are patrolling everywhere in the mine. If the miners and ore transporters show any signs of laziness, they will be whipped hard as a punishment.
In the center of the mine, there is a tall wooden tower with only one way to get to the tower. This building can be used by guards to monitor all the hard laborers in the mine, and can also be used for rest.
The wooden tower has two floors. At the entrance of the first floor, a large number of knife-wielding guards are standing. Judging from their protruding temples, they must be masters.
"Young master, the recent harvest is really good, 800 kilograms of gold ore." An old man with a mustache said with a smile, waving a fan.
In front of him, a young man was rocking comfortably on a bamboo chair, and two young girls were fanning him and feeding him grapes.
This person is Liu Xian’s illegitimate son, Liu Zhizhang.
He is also the rapist "I am coming" who is feared by everyone in Qingyang City and whose flesh and blood everyone wants to devour.
"Don't always tell me good news, tell me something bad." Liu Zhizhang said lazily.
"For the past three days, following your orders, we've reduced the laborers' sleep and meals. We've had them focus on mining. While we've yielded a good amount of gold ore, we've also exhausted over twenty laborers."
"That's not bad news at all," Liu Zhizhang said unconcernedly. "This man is worthless. If he dies, I'll capture some farmers from the nearby Meteoric Star Mountain to fill the void. And bring back their attractive wives and decent-looking daughters as well."
The old man couldn't help but show a trace of worry on his face: "Young Master, this Qingyang City is not Yangzhou Prefecture after all. We are operating in secret, and it will be difficult for adults to lend a hand to help us. Isn't it too dangerous to frequently rob the surrounding farmers?"
"What are you afraid of? We have people here in Yangzhou Prefecture." Liu Zhizhang turned his head and smiled at the man sitting in the corner, hugging and kissing a woman. "Don't you agree, Mr. Xiang?"
The man turned out to be Xiang Quan, the captain of Qingyang City’s defense.
"Hey, Mr. Liu, go ahead and arrest them. Recently, people in the government office have been saying that a lot of foreigners have come to Qingyang City. The officials from Chang'an are all tracking them down and have no time to deal with these trivial matters of missing people. Just go ahead and arrest them. I'll blame it all on those foreigners later. I guarantee there won't be any major problems."
"You heard me, right? This is reliable." Liu Zhizhang looked at the old man and said, "Catch more people this time. Don't make it like you're buying in more goods."
There was no other way, so the old man had to respond: "I understand, young master."
"The situation in the capital has been somewhat unstable recently. The emperor hasn't attended court for five days, and officials from all over the country are more or less dissatisfied. In addition, drought and locust plagues have hit Shuzhong, resulting in a serious food shortage. The court hasn't allocated much grain, so changes are inevitable. You must speed up the mining here. In this world, people need money to feel confident."
The old man nodded repeatedly: "I understand."
There were nine people in the room.
In addition to Liu Zhizhang, the old man, Xiang Quan and the three women, there were three other guys sitting there who were silent and had not spoken a word from beginning to end.
One of them was a young man in a blue robe.
The remaining two were both burly men in strong clothes. They looked ordinary in appearance, but were actually very powerful. They were the personal guards specially assigned to Liu Zhizhang by Liu Xian.
Two warriors at the first level of internal strength realm.
This configuration is nothing short of luxurious.
Liu Zhizhang asked the middle-aged man who was reading, "Mr. Fang, have you arranged everything? We can't waste this precious time."
The young man looked up and said, "One hundred kilograms of black powder has been distributed and is ready for use."
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