Chapter 414: Asking for a Prescription
Chapter 414: Asking for a Prescription
The weeds are thick.
The wind in the valley blew away the growing dandelions, and countless small umbrellas spun in the wind, most of which fell on the water.
The clerks dug out the ore, compared the quality one by one, weighed, counted and registered it.
Every time I hold a piece, the incredible emotion in my heart grows stronger.
"One cubic meter!"
"It's missing a little bit."
"There are still at least two abbots left to be weighed..."
"How can there be so many all of a sudden? Didn't we just come to settle the accounts last month? There wasn't even a change then."
"I heard that this mine was contracted by Lord Liang."
"Master Liang, which Master Liang?"
"Who else? Lord Liang, the snake slayer! Didn't you go to the Water God Temple this morning?"
"Didn't they say that the Li family would keep it for themselves?"
The mine supervisor who led the inventory scanned the area and frowned, "A dry vein as recorded in the inventory? How come so many medium-quality ores were dug in just half a month? Did the Li family conceal the truth?"
The Li family member accompanying him half bowed and said, "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. The 'broken silver' in the 317th mine has been mined for more than two years. Your Majesty has seen it with your own eyes before. Besides, if you really want to conceal it, why do you have to bring your Majesty here to count it today?"
"That's true."
"Do I need to inform Eunuch Li?"
The mine supervisor shook his head and said, "If there is no follow-up for the two or three cubic meters of medium-quality ore, there is no need to trouble him."
"Follow up..."
Li Jiazi turned around when he heard this.
On the shore, dandelion seeds accumulated due to the receding tide, like a light snow.
Liang Qu stood under the Fu ship, waiting for the clerks to finish their settlement and take away his share of the bloodstone.
"How did Lord Liang do it? Can you tell me a little bit so that I can know."
Li Xiaoheng looked at the bloodstone mine that looked like a small hill in the distance, bowed down, and asked for advice humbly.
It was clearly an abandoned, dry mine that had been dug by those martial artists trying their luck for two years. There were some things left, but not much.
Why was Liang Qu able to dig out so much mid-quality bloodstone ore in just half a month?
At first, Liang Qu wanted an abandoned mine. Li Xiaoheng just thought that the outsider was curious about bloodstone. He never expected that so many prospectors and diggers in the family were not as good as a young man who was less than 20 years old!
Although there was not much medium-quality ore in Sanli Fangzhang during the heyday of bloodstone mining, the information revealed in it was particularly important. Could it be that a new vein had been discovered?
Liang Qu smiled and said, "Is Patriarch Li thinking that I might have discovered a new mineral vein?"
"A slight guess."
"That's wrong. I didn't find any new mineral veins. I just used some unusual methods."
"Unusual method?" Li Xiaoheng was puzzled.
Liang Qu did not answer. He stretched out his right hand and spread out his five fingers. A blood-red gem glowing with red light came into view.
Li Xiaoheng's pupils shrank sharply. "Top-grade bloodstone? Sir Liang?"
"more than."
"more than?"
Liang Qu glanced at the mine supervisor and rummaged through his pocket.
Expand again.
The red light becomes brighter.
Two more blood gems!
Three in total!
That's right.
Riot discovered more than one top-grade blood gem!
When he ran out of the cave, the giant claws were already holding the third one he had dug up!
Li Xiaoheng's breathing stagnated and his heart was pounding.
Even from an unexhausted bloodstone vein, it is not possible to dig out one top-quality bloodstone in a year.
The entire Li family has not seen a new top-grade blood gem for three years.
how come……
Liang Qu was very proud to see Li Xiaoheng breathing rapidly and his face flushed slightly, but he couldn't help feeling regretful.
He asked, "The court's management and registration of bloodstone mines is very lax? I'm leaving now and I'm here to record it?"
Previously, when he heard that the court wanted most of it, Liang Qu thought that the inspection would be very strict, but he didn't expect it to come later. Li Xiaoheng didn't know the purpose of Liang Qu's questioning, his heart skipped a beat, glanced at the mine supervisor in the distance, and whispered.
"In the past, the rules were strict. Every mine entrance was guarded by clerks, who recorded and searched people. No one was allowed to steal ore privately. Hiding a piece of medium-quality ore the size of a finger would result in 20 strokes of the cane. In recent years, the rules have become more relaxed.
On the one hand, the output of mineral veins is getting less and less, and it is not worth maintaining such a large system. There must be clerks at the mine entrance, the clerks must be managed, and there must be supervision outside the clerks and the management system, and in addition to supervision, there must be inspections.
It's a one-stop-pronged approach, and everyone from top to bottom needs to make a living. In the past, the production of bloodstone was abundant, so the industry could be supported and it was not a burden. Now that the production has decreased, more than 80% of the production has been cut.
On the other hand, the mining of bloodstone mines was under the jurisdiction of the Nanzhili Mining Administration. The local leader of Xiangyi County was an old eunuch over 80 years old, who was directly appointed from Nanzhili and was a master who opened the three bridges.
In the past, he could often be seen presiding over the mining ceremonies in person and conducting regular inspections. However, now that large-scale mining can still be carried out, only those few mines are no longer visible to Eunuch Li, and his subordinates have followed suit and become lax.
Sir Liang, could it be that…"
Li Xiaoheng thought Liang Qu wanted to take it all for himself. Now was a great opportunity. Only God, the earth, you and I knew it.
and many more.
If you want to keep it all to yourself, why do you want to let yourself know?
Liang Qu stuffed three top-grade blood stones into Li Xiaoheng's hands.
"Master Li, please record it in the book. We will split the rest in half."
"Ah?" Li Xiaoheng was stunned. "Master Liang, are you serious?"
"really."
Liang Qu looked calm, but he was sighing in his heart.
It was a difficult decision for him to make.
There are hundreds of cubic meters of medium-quality bloodstone ore, which cannot be hidden and must be divided up, no doubt about it, but the top-quality bloodstone is a bit bigger than a finger.
He really went through a fierce struggle between himself and himself in his heart, and was still hesitant when the mine supervisors arrived. He just made up his mind.
Forget it.
Pay your taxes well and live a peaceful life.
Fists played a major role in harvesting bloodstone.
With it, you can come here often in the future, earn more or less, and you won’t be troubled anymore.
When martial arts enter the realm of war smoke, the mind becomes clear, which is more beneficial than two blood gems.
For the future!
Liang Qu kept muttering to himself, trying hard not to look or think about it.
Li Xiaoheng repeatedly confirmed that Liang Qu really wanted to register and was not joking. He was greatly shocked and ran to register in a daze.
The clerks were in an uproar.
The mine supervisor confirmed again and again, he couldn't believe that three top-grade blood gems could be dug out from an abandoned mine?
While I was excited, I recorded it carefully.
When Li Xiaoheng comes back, there will only be one of the three blood gems left...
"According to the agreement, Patriarch Li and I will split the blood gem 50-50. You and I will each get one..."
Before Liang Qu finished speaking, Li Xiaoheng raised his hands above his head and bowed deeply.
"I, Li Xiaoheng, beg Lord Liang to give me a prescription! From now on, no matter the size or quality of the bloodstone produced by my Li family, I am willing to share it with Lord Liang in half!"
Liang Qu helped Li Xiaoheng up: "No need to do that, the recipe is very simple, Master Li, have you heard of the treasure-hunting rat?"
"I heard something."
"I have a very similar one under my command, which can be used to search for mineral deposits."
What a divine beast!
Li Xiaoheng's heart was filled with turmoil.
half an hour.
Li Xiaoheng sighed deeply.
"In that case, it is not Li who is taking away someone's love."
Regardless of whether it is true or not, now that it has been said, I can’t get the prescription.
"However." Liang Qu changed the subject, "There is one thing I can tell Patriarch Li."
"Master Liang, please feel free to speak."
"What Patriarch Li said before, that the top-grade blood gemstone is as spiritual as ginseng and will run away when it hears a sound, is not groundless."
(End of this chapter)