I heard from a bandit who had worked in that quarry that the stone produced by that quarry was of very good quality. When things were relatively peaceful before, the supply was always in short supply, and it was even sold to several neighboring states. .
But then banditry broke out. Like many other businesses, there were fewer people buying stones, and the quarrying business could no longer continue.
So the owner of the quarry sent his wife, children, and children to the south for refuge. He wanted to wait and see again, but he just waited and watched to see if something happened.
The quarrymen in the quarry were originally dissatisfied with this kind of dangerous and hard work, working from morning to night but only getting a meager reward. Previously, they were afraid of the county soldiers and Chen The strict laws of the DPRK can only be complained about, but nothing can be done. ,
But now that the world is about to be in chaos, they have a lot less worries.
So one of the leaders, named Chen San, summoned a group of quarry workers, swarmed the owner of the quarry when he came to inspect, and tied him up.
This group of people originally didn't want to cause trouble, they just wanted to squeeze some money out of the quarry owner, but they didn't expect that the latter hired a group of powerful bodyguards to take his family with them when they were sent to the south. Most of the family property was also taken away.
There is very little money left around now, and most of it is real estate that is difficult to liquidate quickly.
For example, houses, quarries, etc. In fact, after this period of observation, he also smelled something bad, and finally made up his mind to go south to join his wife and daughter.
The purpose of coming here this time is to close the quarry and dismiss the quarry workers here.
After learning the truth, Chen San couldn't help but burst into anger. In addition, the people he summoned had different thoughts. Some people wanted to retreat when the matter came to pass, and now they are about to break up.
Chen San simply refused to do anything and killed the owner of the quarry with a knife, completely cutting off everyone's escape and forcing the quarry workers to follow him.
"This man is very decisive in his actions, and he is somewhat heroic." Lu Jing said, "So is the quarry occupied by his people now?"
"No," the bandit shook his head. "After killing the owner of the quarry, Chen San also died less than a month later. It is said that because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, one of his men wiped his neck while he was sleeping."
Lu Jing was stunned. After all, when he heard about Chen San's deeds, he felt that he was a hero born out of recklessness. He was ruthless and capable of gathering people, which was perfect for such troubled times. In the end, he became famous even before he had achieved anything. So dead.
But he turned around and thought, there should be quite a few people like Chen San. Only the ones who survive will be made up into stories by storytellers and sung by others.
And naturally no one remembers people who have died.
Lu Jing took a break, but soon brought his thoughts back and continued to ask, "Then who is their leader now."
"This... I don't know if I'm young." The bandit said, "I worked in that quarry for a while, but I left very early. I also heard these things from others."
At this time, Ge Ping on the side took over and said, "The person who occupies the quarry is no longer Chen San's group, but a guy who calls himself Jinguang Taoist."
"Taoist priest?"
"Yes, that's what those guys said themselves. During the previous severe drought, there were many similar Taoists and they were very active. They preached everywhere and recruited believers. The government arrested some of them, but later there were too many things and they were too lazy to take care of them.
"After all, most of them are just swindlers who defraud money and sex. They rely on some tricks to deceive ignorant villagers. The harm is not great, but I heard that this Jinguang Taoist does have some Taoism."
"What kind of Taoism?"
"It is said that he can... bring the dead back to life. He can use his magical powers to call back the soul of the deceased to his physical body shortly after a person's death."
Lu Jing raised his eyebrows, "Does Master Gezhai also believe in such nonsense?"
"Of course I don't believe it, but there are many people who believe in him, and they all respect him like a god. So during this period, he gathered a lot of people and occupied the quarry."
"You said they are not far from you, so why didn't you mention them when you were talking about nearby forces before?"
"Because that group has been very quiet since they occupied the quarry. Many people have forgotten their existence. I only remembered it when you mentioned the quarry, Mr. Lu." Ge Ping said.
"Have they not come out to plunder for so long? What do so many people eat?" Lu Jing asked curiously.
“Among the followers of Jinguang Taoist are landlords, merchants, and even people with huge wealth. Their daily food and drink expenses are donated by these wealthy believers.
"And among his followers are not only rich people, but also martial arts masters. It is even said that there are officials in the county who secretly believe in Taoist Jinguang. Therefore, the government has not harassed the quarry several times before when it sent troops."
Ge Ping paused and then said, "I plan to send Yuzhen to have a good talk with them and see if we can convince them to let our people go in and mine stones for a while, or they can send people to help us mine, and we can use food or Change it to something else, uh..."
Seeing that he hesitated at the end, Lu Jing took the initiative and asked, "Any questions?"
"In today's world, having enough food is more important than anything else. Food is the most precious thing. On the contrary, stone can no longer be sold. Otherwise, the original owner of the quarry would not want to close it. it.
"It stands to reason that we exchange valuable corn and wheat for their worthless stones. Most people would not refuse this transaction, but the key is that Taoist Jinguang... he is not an ordinary person. We, Qinglong Village, have been doing this with them for so long. Neighbor, but I can't see what he wants at all.
"So I'm not sure whether they will accept our proposal."
"Is that so?" Lu Jing touched his chin, "Then I'd better go there myself. After hearing how amazing you talk about him, I also want to meet this golden light Taoist who can resurrect the dead."
This place was regarded by Lu Jing as his ginseng breeding base, so he naturally planned to run it well.
Although according to Ge Ping, Taoist Jinguang has been quite honest since he became his neighbor. He has basically not caused any trouble and has just stayed quietly in his small territory.
But it was hard for Lu Jing to pretend he didn't see this guy with unknown origins and full of provocation.
Who knows if one day there are more people on his property, his good neighbor will suddenly come over to preach and kill people. Lu Jing didn't want his hometown to be stolen, so he might as well solve this hidden danger as soon as possible.
