The 20,000-strong army was too much of an eyesore. Now that everything was settled here, Meng Yi led the way back to Xianyang. The people from the trading house also left, and everything returned to calm.
Li Zhao did not leave immediately. Surrounded by guards, he led the way to the Blackwater.
This is a small basin, surrounded by high mountains and overgrown with weeds. Strangely, the weeds within a radius of two miles are unusually low and there are even signs of malnutrition. Looking at the ground, the soil is black and seems to have Traces of burning.
Ye introduced: "Before the black water appeared, this place was not like this. Some villagers wanted to cultivate here, so they drilled a well. Little did they know that black water emerged before they could see the water."
"The water was extremely ferocious. It soaked the whole place. Later, someone said that this was probably the black water used on the battlefield. Then someone tried it. Sure enough, it burned fiercely and quickly ignited the surrounding area. With everyone's combined efforts, It will take a few days to put it out."
"This matter was reported to the county temple. I originally thought that the county temple took it seriously, but no one cared about it. Only the county captain brought people to watch, and soon left, and never appeared again. Instead, Wanshan's disciples showed up."
Li Zhao nodded, secretly thinking that it wasn't that no one in the county temple was interested, but that it probably didn't reach Magistrate Pei at all, and was intercepted by the magistrate, in order to seize the black water without anyone noticing.
In this way, it makes sense that Wanshan surrounded the village and wanted to attack the villagers. The county captain clearly wanted to monopolize it, but what a coincidence, not only was the people of Linxian County found out, but he also happened to be here by coincidence. .
The county lieutenant's wishful thinking failed, and he even paid the price with his life.
However, there was something he couldn't figure out. In this era, black water could only be used for burning and had no other uses. Why would the county lieutenant hide it despite the disapproval of the world?
This is a bit incredible.
Could it be that he wanted to sell it to someone interested?
In addition to being used for burning, the biggest use of black water is on the battlefield. At this moment, there is no war in Da Qin, and the uprising has been suppressed.
After suppressing it, there seemed to be no need anymore.
There is no need to use it for burning. This thing is rare and must be expensive. No one will buy it for burning. After all, firewood and charcoal can be found everywhere.
What is that for?
Questions came to mind one after another, but Li Zhao had no clue at all, so he could only focus on the black well.
The well is not big, but it is full of black water, but it does not spurt out. From this, we can know that the underground reserves are not very large, and they should be far inferior to some oil fields in previous generations.
However, Li Zhao has found a treasure. Although the oil reserves are not large, they are enough for him at present.
Da Qin currently does not have any kind of machinery and does not need to consume oil. Naturally, there is no demand. Even if the reserves are not large, they are enough for Li Zhao to consume.
At this moment, a question was revealed in my mind. I had never heard of oil in Peixian County in my previous life. Now it seems that the amount is small and unknown, or it may have been exhausted after two thousand years.
"Then how did the people of Linxian County know that there was black water here?"
Li Zhao asked.
This stumped Ye, because he didn't know either. If he really knew, the high-density people would have been wiped out long ago. In such a place, the county captain did not allow anyone to know, otherwise he would not have the idea of killing the villagers.
"Master, I know."
At this time, a person stood up and said that it was Gouzi.
"One time, a slave was hunting in the mountains. When he was about to pass nearby, he saw several people going to the black well." The people in the village called this well the black well. At first, some people used black water to make fires from it, but later it was banned. , Wan Shan even said that anyone who dared to come close would die, so this place became a restricted area.
"They also said that they would burn those white flowers to death and melt the snow-capped mountains. These people must also know about the Black Well! It is very likely that they spread the news."
"Wait, what did you just say?"
Li Zhao originally didn't care much about Gouzi's words, but the next moment he turned around suddenly and stared at him.
Gouzi was confused by the young master's reaction, but he was happy to answer: "Someone discovered the black well, and they must have spread it to Linxian."
"That's not what you said. What did those people you mentioned say?" Li Zhao's expression was solemn and his body leaned forward slightly.
"They said they wanted to burn Baihua and Snow Mountain, hehe! These people are really wasting their resources. Blackwater, such a precious thing, is actually used to burn Baihua and Snow Mountain. Can people burn Snow Mountain? It's a waste of effort."
"Burn white flowers and snowy mountains?" Li Zhao's body trembled as he chewed on these words and frowned.
Burn white flowers? What does it mean? As far as he knew, there were no white flowers nearby, so it seemed that there were white flowers in Baihua Valley. The reason why he was so nervous was because he heard the white flowers and thought of Baihua Valley.
If someone really wants to burn white flowers, and Yin Man happens to be among them, then that's okay.
"There are no mountains and hills, the top of the snow-capped mountains, the land of white flowers, the invisible young girl, the mysterious cave" There are white flowers in it, and there are also snow-capped mountains. The snow-capped mountains and the white flowers are connected together, so he has to be cautious.
But why did these people say they burned the white flowers and snowy mountains? As far as dogs are concerned, it's all a waste of time.
As you can tell from the snowy mountains, there is endless snow, and the temperature is extremely low. Even if some ground is burned out for a while, it will soon be covered with snow again. This is completely thankless.
Another question weighed heavily on Li Zhao.
If it were ordinary firewood, it would be really difficult to burn the sky full of white flowers and the freezing snow-capped mountains, but that was not necessarily the case with black water.
Petroleum burns violently, generating high temperatures in an instant and transforming everything.
But, why did those people do this? Questioned again.
Who are they doing it for? What is the purpose?
Li Zhao was confused.
"Master, Master" Gouzi was getting excited when he saw the young master was in a daze and couldn't help but remind him.
"Oh, uh!" Li Zhao knew that he had lost his composure, so he quickly adjusted his mind and listened to Gouzi's words slowly.
"The slave knew that these people must have come to steal the black water, so he hid in the dark and observed. Sure enough, they went straight to the black well and clashed with the people from Wanshan. However, they were very powerful and killed the people from Wanshan. Then he ran away, and at that time the slave clearly heard them uttering a threatening word."
"How to threaten?"
Li Zhao had to take it seriously when it came to "the mountains are untouched, the tops of the snow-capped mountains, the land of white flowers, the young girls invisible, the caves mysterious".
"It seems like, 'You wait, I will report it to Duke Xiang, but in a few days, you will surely die.'"
"Xiang Gong?"
Li Zhao was stunned for a moment, and his whole body was tense.
Gong Xiang, Gong Xiang again, this man is like a gangrene surrounding his bones. You can hear him everywhere you go, but he is invisible and will never appear no matter what. He always gives people a sense of mystery. But it brings inexplicable fear.
Suddenly I became a little worried. If Xiang Gong is involved, it involves a big event, and this big event surrounds Baihua and Snow Mountain, and even involves Yin Man.
He found that he could not get rid of Xiang Gong no matter what. It seemed that he was watching him secretly all the time. If he was not careful, he might be doomed.
Xiang Gong is a terrible person.
(End of chapter)
