"Master Caosi." Cai Ting, who had just been transferred from Jiangnan West Road, imitated Li Ning's tone and called Pang Ji, "As soon as I arrived in Jinjiang from Xiaguan, I got into the ravine. But I climbed fifty or sixty caves. , we have only found four or five places where saltpeter is produced. And the output is not high, so how can we continue like this?"
"Zizheng (Cai Ting's courtesy name), you've already made up your mind. I brought more than 400 people and dug more than 1,000 holes. I didn't even let people from the next county go, and I almost got into a fight with them. As a result, Still nothing gained.”
Mei Yaochen, who was urgently transferred from Liangzhe Road, was always known for his elegance, but this time he actually got into the ravine for saltpeter.
Pang Ji secretly thought in his heart: I really don't know what kind of virtue and ability Li Ning is, and he actually tried to gather so many young talents. Isn't he worried about losing his life?
"Then we have to keep looking." There was a little more calculation in my mind, and it was inevitable that my speaking skills were no longer good. The way Pang Ji sighed made the young officials even less confident, but they soon heard something that left them speechless. The bad news, "If it really doesn't work, I have no choice but to go to the toilet..."
"Brother Chun...can we not say such things?"
These words came from outside the hall, where a figure of a person was approaching.
Pang Ji finally recovered from his unnecessary thoughts, but when he looked at the deposit, he was so surprised that he didn't know why.
"My cousin, why are you here?"
"What? After working as a Ci Minister in Bianjing for several years, I can't go out for a walk anymore?"
"That's not what I meant. But you are a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. You can join the political hall in just one step. Ignoring the opportunity to rule the world and come to my miasmatic place is really..."
Everyone was shocked when they heard the official name of the visitor.
If there are any time travelers here, they will probably think of the job of director of the General Office of the State Council.
All the local officials were naturally trembling with fear in front of such core officials.
It's just that this man didn't seem to be that grand. After nodding and smiling at them casually, he sat aside and drank tea by himself.
After a long time, he held back a sentence: "A lot of things have happened in the four years since the official took charge. Except for working diligently for a period of time at the beginning, most of the time it was deserted, but only the light screen matter concerned him the most. .”
"So he asked you to come and take a look. Is this supervising me?"
"How dare you. If it hadn't been for Brother Chun's fire back then, the official family would have had to face Empress Dowager Yang to continue to listen to politics behind the curtain. It's just that there are some secrets that are inconvenient to tell here."
"Oh, is that so? It turns out that you, a member of the Communist Party of China, also have things that you dare not say."
The official position of Yuanwailang is indeed far away from the current position of this "cousin", so that the young officials present were somewhat unable to react.
But some artistic allusions have been passed down for a long time, and naturally they are known to more people. Therefore, a blog post suddenly burst out laughing, causing everyone to watch.
Pang Ji also laughed: "Sheng Yu (Mei Yaochen), have you guessed who this is?"
"Of course, Yuan Wai Lang can't live as well as the lion in the garden, so he went to your lord to catch the autumn breeze."
Having said this, more and more people have reacted.
This person is Shi Zhongli, the son of the former prime minister Shi Xizai.
It is said that back then, this guy was working for a certain department official. He saw someone feeding large pieces of fresh meat to the lions in the garden. He also heard his colleagues lament that he was not as good as this lion, so he joked: : "A foreign minister is inferior to a lion in the garden." Unexpectedly, it became a joke in Bianjing.
But then again, this guy does go overboard with his humor. In a few years, a guy named Han Qi will use this as a reason to impeach him from power.
However, history may have been quietly changing. This time he came to Fujian and seemed to have no intention of leaving.
At least, he seemed to be well aware of the recent changes on Fujian Road.
"Brother Chun, there are many treasures in this miasmatic land of yours, but the saltpeter next to the latrine has lost its reputation as a natural treasure in Fujian."
"But this thing works." An official laughed.
"Oh, that's right! How I hope it doesn't work. Since I came to Fujian, I've heard a lot of weird things, but most of them happened on the other side of Guo. Only in this case, I Saw it with my own eyes.”
"How is it?" an official asked in confusion.
Shi Zhongli stopped drinking tea and telling jokes. He put on a serious posture and said in a rare and sincere tone: "I can only say that the people are really working hard!"
Cai Ting immediately added the blow: "Especially when you cover your nose!"
Shi Zhongli immediately affirmed this junior's humorous skills with a vomiting gesture.
With this fun-loving minister, the young officials felt that even their bodies were much less tired.
But Pang Ji had an ominous premonition in his heart, since he was not here to supervise himself. Yet they attach so much importance to his measures, perhaps because they want to copy these measures to other places.
Many policies of the Song Dynasty court were actually promoted in this way.
But the question is, these new policies in Quanzhou are to deal with the dangers caused by the light curtain. What are they moving to other places to deal with?
Suddenly, Pang Ji felt a shudder.
The same shuddering feeling appeared on the girl who was a customs officer.
But what frightened them was the dark-faced figure in front of them.
The customs had just been established, and its officials were all patchworked together, with no sense of working together. Therefore, when they faced this big man, timidity inevitably enveloped their chests.
Fortunately, the Tonguers from Dashi arrived quickly, took out the scimitars they relied on for a living, and started gesticulating in front of the big man.
Of course the big man showed a contemptuous smile, but knowing my scimitar still brought a lot of confidence to the officials of the Song Dynasty.
Finally, a few younger and passionate squad leaders stood up. They felt that relying on a group of barbarians to defend them, Chinese nobles, was a bit of a disservice to their ancestors, so they picked up their benches and stepped forward to make gestures.
With a cry, an older man couldn't sit still anymore. He pulled out his sword, which was a rare ornament in the Song Dynasty.
It should be noted that this sword has no edge, and a cut on the neck will leave a bloody mark at most.
But the official greeted the other party with words and words, and even drew his sword against him before he even had a disagreement.
However, his drunken and mysterious dance didn't last long when the big tongue-eater next to him stopped him.
The tongue man gently held his ears and mumbled a lot of words. His originally angry eyes immediately turned into an embarrassed smile.
"It turns out they are allies. How disrespectful and disrespectful." He cupped his hands towards the other party, and then greeted the girls behind him, "Come quickly, this General Ke... General Ke wants to see Li Jiatou, ah, bah, It’s Li who borrowed the post.”
"Oh, Jia Tou is not in our customs. He seems to have gone through the ravine to find saltpeter." A colleague immediately replied to him, and also reminded him, "Also, Jia Tou said that he has not yet gone to the Third Class Courtyard to hand in saltpeter." Certificate, so it is not yet a loan from the third class."
"Oh -" the guy responded frequently, and then gestured to the tongue-talker next to him.
The speaker immediately translated for the "General Ke" on the opposite side, but the other person's dark skin instantly turned red.
Everyone felt this guy's anger, perhaps because the anger just now had not dissipated yet.
But this guy's attitude is too bad. After arriving at the customs, he started gesticulating and throwing things and hitting people. Otherwise, why would the officials treat him with fear and resistance?
So the officials who saw him like this picked up their weapons again. This time, even many nearby soldiers came to reinforce him.
Interestingly, even among the Greek mercenaries, few sided with Cleitas.
Because they were all defeated by the Macedonians, they were not of the same mind as this group of people.
In addition, their current meals and tents are basically provided by the Emperor Song Dynasty, so they naturally support this strange country.
Cleitas's expression finally became a little more serious. His initial anger came from the anxiety caused by the language barrier. Since it came from the anxiety caused by queuing to pass the customs.
But when he faced the mercenaries, his habitual calmness came back to him.
However, this means that a conflict may be inevitable.
