"Yang Shun, when did Tianzhou Mansion start asking for Zhenjiang Silver?"
"Back to the Emperor, five years ago, there was a flood in Tianzhou Mansion. Since then, Zhenjiang Silver has been demanded every year at this time."
"What was the cause of the flood? Heavy rain?"
"This... I remember, it seems that the flood was caused by the collapse of a dam on a tributary of the river."
five years ago……
This is a very special time.
Wei Zhuang suddenly thought of something and his face turned a little ugly, "Xiao Han, go to a place with me."
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The two rivers are separated by a prefecture, which delimits Yunzhou. Two rivers run through the north and south, dividing Yunzhou into east and west.
A few days later, Wei Zhuang came to the river again. The difference from last time was that this time it was the Xijiang River. After crossing the river, he reached the other side of Yunzhou.
Walking along the river, the dams are connected together.
Han Jun pinched his fingers gently and grabbed a lot of gravel. He said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this dam is too broken. I don't know how Tianzhou Mansion's Zhenjiang Silver was spent."
Scarface, who was accompanying him, shook his head and said helplessly, "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about Tianzhou Mansion and Zhenjiang Silver. Tian Gang and Fu Yamen must have been greedy for a lot of money!"
Wei Zhuang remained silent and continued to walk forward.
After walking for about half an hour, the straight dam suddenly turned, revealing a huge "嚚".
Thousands of meters in length. The height is about ten meters.
"This dam is too high." Han Jun said while holding his chin.
"Oh, five years ago, the dike here suddenly collapsed and many people drowned. After the government rebuilt it, it ended up like this."
Wei Zhuang suddenly stretched out his foot and kicked the embankment hard. Scarface was so frightened that he quickly stopped him, "This cannot be destroyed!"
Han Jun said speechlessly: "Just one kick can break such a high dam."
Scarface also knew that his reaction just now was a bit exaggerated, so he scratched his head and explained: "The flood five years ago was so terrible, I am still scared."
"Is there river water in this dam?" Wei Zhuang asked.
"It must be. Aren't the dams used to block the river water?"
"To stop the river water, we can just repair the original dam. Why bother with such a big project?"
"Well, then I don't know. Maybe... the government is also afraid that the original dam can't stop it." Scarface said uncertainly.
Wei Zhuang stared at him and said solemnly: "With Su Mingchang's nature, will he do this?"
One sentence made Scarface's expression change.
That's right, Su Mingchang is a dog-eat-dog official who usually preys on the common people. He wants to take money directly from the people's pockets. If he took the Zhenjiang Silver, he would definitely try his best to put more into his own pocket. How could he spend such a high price for the safety of the people? Build such a strong and tall dam.
The more Scarface thought about it, the more terrifying he felt, and asked: "According to you, the government has another purpose in building this dam?"
Wei Zhuang was about to answer when he glanced casually and suddenly saw something black under the dam in front of him. He walked over, dipped his fingers into some powder, and looked at it.
"Sir, what are you doing?" Han Jun asked doubtfully.
Wei Zhuang stood up and clapped his hands, "Xiao Han, can you go to the top of the dam?"
Han Jun was stunned for a moment, looked up at the surface of the embankment, stretched out his hand to grab it, and finally shook his head, "Sir, this embankment is too high, and there are not many points of strength on the surface, so it is difficult for people to climb up."
Wei Zhuang was a little disappointed when he heard this.
Scarface on the side smiled and joked: "If the dam was lower, we could try the rope hook."
Wei Zhuang was startled, "What is the rope hook?"
"It's just an iron hook connected to a long rope. We all use this to climb the high wall." Scarface said, his eyes became weird, "You don't want to use the rope hook to climb up, do you?"
Wei Zhuang looked at him, his eyes bright.
"Impossible." Scarface waved his hands resolutely: "The hook is so heavy that it is impossible for a person to throw it up."
After he finished speaking, Wei Zhuang and Han Jun both turned to look at him.
Scarface was startled, remembering the scene where Han Jun fought against the Broadsword Gang, and felt a little unsure again, "How about I go find it for you, and you guys have a try?"
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After a while, Scarface came back with a bag containing the rope hook.
"This thing is not light. Be careful when you throw it. Don't let it slip to your waist."
"You say that because you have been hurt so much."
"Sir, I'm here to help you after all, but I don't want to be so harmful to others."
"Don't worry, we know it." Wei Zhuang smiled and took the rope hook.
Scarface frowned and asked tentatively, "Sir, I still don't understand, why do you have to climb to the embankment?"
Wei Zhuang was silent for a few seconds, and finally said in a deep voice, "I doubt there is any river water behind this dam."
"What!" Scarface didn't believe it, "Are you kidding? What could be behind the dam if it wasn't river water? It couldn't be open space, right?"
Wei Zhuang said nothing and handed the rope hook to Han Jun.
Han Jun weighed it with his hands and found that it did have some weight, but for him, it was no problem to throw it up.
So under Scarface's stunned gaze, the hook flew up with a whoosh, and just hooked on the upper edge of the dam.
Wei Zhuang tugged on the rope hard to make sure it was strong enough, and then said to Han Jun: "Take your time, if you feel it is unstable, get off quickly. Remember safety first."
"Master, please rest assured, this height is quite easy for my subordinates."
After saying that, Han Jun grasped the rope tightly, like a flexible monkey, and climbed up to a height of several meters in a few breaths, and the rope did not shake at all in his hand.
Scarface was dumbfounded and kept sighing: "Oh my God, this guy must be practicing magic."
The same sigh also appeared in Wei Zhuang's heart. Fortunately, Wei Zhuang is used to it now.
In a few words, Han Jun had reached the top. He stood on the embankment and looked up.
Wei Zhuang looked at his expression from astonishment to shock below, frowning, and the suspicion in his heart became clearer.
He was about to ask when he suddenly heard a loud roar, "Who is it!"
Han Jun's expression changed, and he immediately slid down the rope hook, raised his hand and threw the rope hook off again.
Scarface was shocked when he heard the roar, "Why are there people in the dam?"
"Let's go first. I'll tell you when I get back."
With that said, Wei Zhuang took the two of them and left quickly.
After almost five minutes, a group of men in black armed with swords appeared here.
The leader swung his knife into the air hatefully, "Damn it, someone actually saw it!"
The younger brother next to him asked worriedly: "Boss, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Go back and report to Brother Fu!"
"Yes, what about Brother Yan's explanation? He just told us today to take strict precautions..."
The leading man in black sighed, "Brother Yan, I'll go and tell him personally. I just hope I can come back alive..."
