Yan Chengyuan came in, bowed and sat down. Tang Shiyue stood up and poured him tea, and asked him to taste the wafers.
Then he sat back next to Emperor Mingyan and said, "But they have silver mines, and they can't use them directly. They must transport them out, or find a place to refine them!"
Yan Chengyuan said: "We have searched all around, but we have not found any silver ore or surrounding rock. We have also not found any silver ore or surrounding rock."
You have to know that the furnace for refining silver is quite large and it is not something that can be done casually.
The reef sand must be washed before entering the furnace, and the silver refining furnace is an earthen furnace about five feet high, with a wall of one foot wide and one foot high outside, and a bellows pulled by two or three people. To refine two stones of silver ore, at least two hundred kilograms of millet charcoal are needed. In short, several steps are repeated.
Emperor Ming Yan explained a few things to her.
Seeing Tang Shiyue's eyes wide open, lost in thought, he couldn't help but smile and patted her on the back gently: "Yuer, don't worry about it. It's my fault. I shouldn't have said these things to Yueer. It's a waste of time."
Tang Shiyue blinked her eyes. "Father, I'm thinking about one thing. Could it be that what happened to Lord Anping was also their plan? I heard from Meng Dansui that when the garden was being built, many strange things happened."
Emperor Ming Yan had obviously thought about this question as well, and nodded: "It's very likely."
Tang Shiyue said: "That is to say, they discovered this silver mine at least ten years ago."
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She stood up and walked around: "I know there is a place with countless silver. Even if I am not greedy for money, I will want to protect it! Even if this is a barren mountain, I am not afraid of anyone coming, but 'there is no silver here', I feel guilty! Everyone who knows this will think so! With such a huge wealth, it is inevitable to be on guard against each other..."
She paused. “Besides, it’s been ten years and nothing has happened. No matter how cautious they are, they have become lax. So the most likely scenario is that they are gathering in the nearby villages.”
Yan Chengyuan nodded in approval, and said in a deep voice: "But we have searched all the nearby villages, and sent people to keep an eye on them, but we have found nothing unusual."
Tang Shiyue said: "If I want to guard it but don't want people to know what I'm doing, I will definitely choose a place where I can see it but not too close."
She turned and looked at Emperor Mingyan, "Daddy saved me that day, and then Aye, you walked over there, and I turned around to hug you... At that time, behind you was Tashan."
Emperor Mingyan didn't understand: "So what?"
Tang Shiyue said: "That is to say, the terrain of the south bank is higher than that of Tashan. I can see Tashan clearly from the south bank."
Yan Chengyuan asked, "Do you think there are people from their group in that village?"
Tang Shiyue said: "I think that village is most likely full of their people. That village is where they are really hiding... Dad, you just need to look among those who are both workers hired by Deshan Garden and people from that village, that's enough."
Yan Chengyuan asked: "Basis?"
Tang Shiyue said, "One is the one I just mentioned. The other one, I just remembered, when the bucket and the dead body fell into the water, there were two water sounds. This village has a lot of residents, but they all went into that house first. This shows that they clearly knew which house had a well."
Yan Chengyuan frowned slightly.
He suddenly stood up and said, "There are many deserted houses in the village!"
He turned and left.
In the evening, the news came back that many houses in that village were built with silver mine rock, and then coated with mud on the outside to make them look like earth bricks.
They have been hiding here for nearly thirty years and have lived here since the reign of the previous emperor.
And Tang Shiyue really guessed it right. Since the discovery of the silver mine more than ten years ago, these people have gradually split up.
Many people were unwilling to take risks, so they changed their identities, got married, had children, and lived like ordinary people. Many people had no idea what their husbands did for a living, so they didn't notice anything wrong when they searched before.
But when there are too many people involved, some people tend to give in during the interrogation.
It is said that these people are followers of the "Mu Zi Sect", whose purpose is to restore the Li Tang Dynasty. Their leader is a descendant of the Li Tang royal family named Li Fu, but he was not caught this time.
Tang Shiyue thought that no matter which dynasty, there were always such people, whether they were against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, against the Yuan Dynasty and restored the Song Dynasty, and they were making as much noise as if it were real. In fact, to put it bluntly, weren't they just trying to dethrone the emperor so that they could become the emperor themselves?
Tang Shiyue asked: "Then how did they transport the silver mine out?"
Yan Chengyuan said: "Just do it bit by bit and slowly."
But he refused to tell the specific details of how to transport it. Tang Shiyue knew that he didn't want to say it, and he wouldn't tell it no matter how much he pestered her, so she asked again: "Then Daddy, just tell me, have the hidden worries in the palace been resolved?"
Yan Chengyuan glanced at her and nodded.
Tang Shiyue felt relieved and left.
When it comes to traitors and evil cults, the matter is of no small importance. Yan Chengyuan has been so busy that he has not been seen for several days.
But the danger had been resolved, and Tang Shiyue didn't ask any more questions.
On the other hand, Deshan Garden became an instant hit. During the days before the New Year, it was neither busy nor not busy. A lot of people were having fun. Deshan Garden was crowded with guests every day and made a lot of money.
But Tang Shiyue still acted as her hands-off manager and only visited her occasionally.
The feeling of living at home with a mother is really different from living at home without a mother.
No matter how considerate Linlang was, it was different from the feeling she had at home with Meng Min. In just a few days, she gained weight. Even she herself couldn't explain what happened.
In the evening, Tang Shirong came to her and said, "My teacher Fan Gong from the Imperial College has kept me here today and said he wants to help me find a matchmaker. He said the girl is from the eldest house of the Duke of Duanqing's mansion, the eleventh one, and he said you know her."
She really knew Qin Shiyi Niang! She had seen her mother and grandmother.
Tang Shirong said, "I have no intention of getting married. Even if I want to get married, I have to wait until after the imperial examination. But Mr. Fan is a man I respect deeply. He said that you are the only one who has the emperor's favor now. If I can pass the imperial examination in the future, someone will definitely look for a son-in-law. In order to avoid being caught off guard, it is better to arrange the marriage now."
Tang Shiyue looked at his little brother and thought, a child this young is going to get married? ?
But when in Rome, do as the Romans do, so she asked, "Have you asked the gentleman?"
"I asked." Tang Shirong said, "Master asked me to ask you, and you just need to agree."
She suddenly felt overwhelmed. "I've met Qin Shiyi Niang. I think she's a nice person, but I don't know what her family situation is like. Wait for me to ask her first."
Tang Shirong nodded: "Then I will go to study."
Tang Shiyue ran over to find Meng Min.
Meng Min nodded after hearing this. "Bo Duanqing is a good man, and his family tradition is upright. His eldest son is now under your father's command. I heard that he is also a good person. Madam Qin and I are familiar with each other, and she is also cheerful. I heard that Eleventh Lady is favored in the family, so the dowry should not be small. So... it is a good marriage. It's rare that he thinks highly of Rong'er. I think it can be done."
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