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When Chen Jinyu left the backyard of the county government office, she felt as if she had flown out of a birdcage, beaming with joy all the way. The whole carriage was filled with her chirping.

The journey was indeed not lonely at all, and even a little noisy.

Jiang Shaohua was very tolerant to his friends and listened to Chen Jinyu with a smile. When the carriage stopped, Chen Jinyu took a look and said, "The iron mine has arrived."

This mountain range was originally called Lingshan, but later a huge iron mine was discovered, so it was renamed the Iron Mine.

Chen Jinyu got off the carriage first, then stretched out his hand to support the princess's wrist and helped the distinguished princess get off the carriage.

Magistrate Chen Zhuochen and his son got off the second carriage. The father and son didn't know what they said along the way. In short, one remained calm and the other looked normal.

This is the city and appearance that a errand should have.

Chen Jinyu looked at it quietly and studied silently for a moment, and his slightly immature face became solemn.

Jiang Shaohua smiled secretly in his heart.

It is indeed a bit more fun to have Chen Jinyu by my side.

"Princess," County Magistrate Chen stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands and said, "This side of the iron mine is dusty and the road is uneven. I am leading the way. Please be careful, Princess."

Jiang Shaohua nodded slightly and went up the mountain under the leadership of County Magistrate Chen.

Many exposed stones can be seen along the way. Miners gather in groups of twos and threes, and the sound of iron chisels can be heard endlessly. The higher you go, the more people there are and the louder the noise.

After a series of steps of rock drilling and rock blasting and preliminary iron making, some pig iron blocks can be obtained. This pig iron will also be transported to Nanyang County, where the blacksmiths will refine the iron and then make it into farm tools or weapons. Farm tools are tools used by the common people for farming, and weapons are exclusively used by the guard camp.

According to the current mining speed, this large iron mine will not be fully mined even if it is opened for two hundred years.

It can be said that this iron mine is one of the most important assets left by King Nanyang to Jiang Shaohua.

That's right, this iron mine does not belong to the imperial court, nor does it belong to Nanyang County. It is completely privately owned by the King of Nanyang. Now, it is Jiang Shaohua's private property.

The men who are mining ores don't know who the young, beautiful and majestic girl is, but County Magistrate Chen is very common. They had already been told to concentrate on mining and work, and did not have to kowtow and salute randomly. After looking around one by one, he quickly turned back and continued tinkering with the chisel.

Jiang Shaohua saw this and was quite satisfied. He turned to County Magistrate Chen and smiled and said, "County Magistrate Chen has managed this iron mine in an orderly manner and deserves a heavy reward."

County Magistrate Chen is really a wonderful person, and he responded seriously: "Princess Princess, please keep this reward. If Jin Yu makes a mistake when accompanying the Princess in the future, please forgive her for the sake of my diligent work." one time."

Jiang Shaohua burst into laughter.

Chen Zhuo smiled knowingly.

Chen Jinyu, who had always kept a pretty face and pretended to be serious, was not happy: "Dad underestimated me too. I am so smart and smart, how could I make mistakes."

County Magistrate Chen looked at his daughter with a smile: "Be prepared!"

Everyone laughed in unison.

At noon, everyone had a simple lunch on the iron mine. It was not until the afternoon that Jiang Shaohua led everyone down the mountain.

The next day, we went to the silver mine. Silver mines, like iron mines, are also Jiang Shaohua's private property.

The silver mine is located in a remote location, more than ten miles away from the iron mine on a mountain road. And there is no second way, so we can only hike into the mountain.

It's a thirty-mile mountain road back and forth, and it will take nearly two days on the road. If you go to a silver mine, you should at least spend a night or two in the mountains.

Magistrate Chen was used to walking, and he was quite worried along the way, looking back at the princess from time to time. Unexpectedly, after half a day, the princess felt calm and relaxed and not tired at all. Chen Jinyu has also practiced martial arts since childhood and is in good health. She is also in high spirits after walking on the mountain road for half a day.

Not to mention a group of personal guards.

The only ones who were exhausted were Chen Zhuo and Chen Changshi. When he couldn't hold on any longer, Jiang Shaohua asked Qin Hu, who was tall and strong, to carry Chen Changshi on his back and move forward.

"I'm old and it's hard to disobey me." Chen Zhuo took a breath and laughed at himself: "If I had known that it would be a drag, I should have stayed in the county government office with Chief Wen."

Jiang Shaohua said with a smile: "I heard that one person is enough to inspect the granary. Chen Changshi has not been to the silver mine for several years. It is rare for him to go into the mountain this time and take a good look."

The silver mine is too important, and the idlers are naturally not qualified to enter the mountain... Yes, the idlers are talking about Master Wen.

We rested twice on the way and arrived at the silver mine near dusk.

This is Jiang Shaohua’s second visit to the silver mine. The last time I came back was three years ago. Her grandfather, King Nanyang, personally led her into the mountain, pointed to the silver nuggets piled up in the warehouse and said to her: "Shaohua, this silver mine is bigger than the iron mine. Countless ores can be mined every year, and the amount of silver extracted The pieces were cast into silver, enough to support an army of about four thousand guards."

"Remember, this silver mine can only be handed over to the most trusted people. The Chen family and his son are loyal and capable ministers. You can use them with confidence."

In fact, Chen and his son did live up to their grandfather's high expectations. Chen Zhuo worked hard in the palace, while Magistrate Chen worked conscientiously in Bowang County, sending carts of pig iron and silver bullion to the palace every year.

The silver mine is in a remote and hidden location, and the people who mine it are not ordinary people, they are all death row inmates taken from jails in various counties. Once they entered the silver mines, there was no possibility of leaving. However, although mining silver here is hard, it can save one's life, and food and clothing are never treated harshly.

"There are now a total of one hundred and thirty-two people in the silver mine." County Magistrate Chen is very familiar with the people here: "They are divided into ten groups, each group has a leader. I come to inspect twice a month. I am lazy and lazy. All will be severely punished."

Mining is a hard job that never sees the light of day. These death row prisoners are not kind people, so the rules are naturally extremely strict.

They are a group of evil people who deserve to be beheaded. Killing one or two is not a big deal.

Jiang Shaohua thought for a while: "I remember when I came here two years ago, there were 159 people here."

County Magistrate Chen nodded in response: "The princess has a good memory, that's true. In the past two years, thirteen people who escaped were caught and executed. Another five died of serious illness, and nine more were due to private disputes. Get started and beat each other to death."

"I am just about to discuss with the princess. There is insufficient manpower in the silver mine. It would be best to send more people."

Jiang Shaohua opened his mouth and agreed: "After we return, I will send people to various prisons to pick up people."

Magistrate Chen added: "In the future, if the princess leads the troops to suppress the bandits, she can also keep some people alive."

After word spread that the Li County bandits were massacred and their bodies exposed, County Magistrate Chen was the one who felt the most regretful. It would be great to send these bandits into the mountains to mine silver mines, but it would be too wasteful to behead them all.

Jiang Shaohua rarely reflected on himself: "In order to establish prestige and shock, the attack was indeed heavy. In the future, if we suppress the bandits, we will definitely leave some alive and send them over."

At this moment, there was a sudden noise.