I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 228 Questions

"Oh, so my uncle still has a chance to refer to it." Shen Xiaoye was overjoyed. He slowed down his riding speed and confirmed with Lu Guan again.

After Lu Guan made repeated assurances, he added: "Don't be too happy too soon. Your uncle will suffer a great loss because he will have less time to study than others."

"Don't worry. Can't we find a few teachers who can provide tutoring in Shuntian Prefecture? I will be able to find a few even if you give me money." Shen Xiaoye is rich and confident.

Taoist Master Hengxi got to the point: "There are top masters, but only one in a million can accurately predict the topic.

You can ask your senior friend, if he is willing to accept, you can ask my senior brother to help you make the connection."

"You must accept it." It's not like cheating in the exam or buying and selling test questions. My uncle won't miss out on targeted learning.

She hurriedly spurred her horse to catch up with Taoist Qingxi in front of her, who told her, "I do know someone who is born with the ability to summarize the key points, but his trick doesn't work when it comes to the provincial examination.

Yes, he is the great-uncle of Tao Daoyou from Taoran Ju. He stopped taking the exam when he got older.

However, his asking price is extremely high, starting at 100 taels, are you willing to pay?"

"I would!" Although they had only met once, Shen Xiaoye knew that the Tao family was not short of money.

It can be said that a problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

"Okay, I'll introduce you to him when we get back." Taoist Qingxi expressed his intention to be an adult.

Shen Xiaoye clasped his fists and said, "Let's speed up a bit? Maybe we can find it farther today?"

"As long as you can keep up." Taoist Qingxi didn't expect her to be so easy to bribe, so he immediately sped up.

The group of four people shuttled back and forth across the undulating Gobi Desert, and their speed was so fast that the little black cat felt miserable. It chased them for half an hour and was so tired that it would not get off the ground no matter what.

Fortunately, when Compass and Willpower caught up with it, their reaction was particularly strong.

So Shen Xiaoye dismounted, held the horse in one hand and walked for it, while holding the compass in the other.

Soon, when she saw a slightly reddish rock slope, the little black cat alerted her to movement.

As soon as Shen Xiaoye saw the movement of the compass, he quickly called Taoist Qingxi who was checking the terrain, and he jumped over.

Lu Guan quickly stepped forward and saw that the wish stone in the Taoist's hand was shining, and the Tianchi on the compass was naturally spinning.

He leaned in closer to take a look, and saw the densely packed Yi Wood and Xu Earth, which made him dizzy, but he still observed without blinking.

"Brother, we found it." Taoist Master Hengxi didn't care about the horse anymore. He dropped the reins and almost jumped up in excitement.

Taoist Qingxi couldn't hide his joy, and tried to remain calm and said, "Junior brother, set up the altar at the Dui position."

"Yes." Taoist Master Hengxi turned around, took the saddlebag from his horse, and jumped over to exchange positions with a few leaps.

He swept aside the rocks on the ground with one leg, and placed a few pieces of agarwood to form a formation at the location where his senior brother pointed, and then looked for a suitable large stone to move.

By the time Shen Xiaoye and Lu Guan found a place to tie up their horses and came over, the two brothers had already washed their hands with clean water and were ready to perform the ritual.

The two men stepped back a few steps, not daring to make any sound, and watched them solemnly light incense, bow their heads and recite scriptures.

A moment later, Taoist Qingxi pulled out the sword from his whisk, and blood dripped on it as he drew it with two fingers. Then, another piece of talisman paper spontaneously combusted at the tip of the sword.

Lu Guan patted Shen Xiaoye and silently asked her if she really caught fire spontaneously.

Shen Xiaoye spread her hands, she didn't know either, and gestured for him to appreciate Taoist Qingxi's stepping on the ground and Taoist Hengxi's rhythmic striking of the chimes.

Two quarters of an hour passed, and the two Taoists retracted their magical powers. Taoist Qingxi said "retreat", and then the sharp sword in his hand swiftly stabbed into the formation made of agarwood.

With a bang, the precious heavy wood and the stones around it were shattered into pieces.

Shen Xiaoye and Lu Guan had the same stunned look on their faces. The next moment, they saw the wish power in Taoist Qingxi's hand glow with golden light, leave the Taoist's hand, and float towards an uneven rock layer on the cliff.

The two looked at each other again because of this mysterious scene, then missed the Wish Stone and crashed into a stone layer.

When they came to their senses, that piece of land was already emitting layer upon layer of light, and within a few breaths, a buzzing sound was heard.

At the signal from Taoist Master Hengxi, the two of them walked closer quickly to take a look, and then clearly saw that the stone layer in front of them turned into an irregular stone gate.

Taoist Master Qingxi gathered his strength and pushed hard inwards. When the wish-power stone fell off the stone door, the door opened.

Shen Xiaoye bent down and looked. The entrance of the cave was not shallow and it was very dark inside.

"Use a torch to burn the door before we go in." As soon as Lu Guan opened his mouth, echoes came from the cave.

"I'll get it." Shen Xiaoye turned around and ran, actually taking the opportunity to ask the little black cat: "How do you feel about the cave?"

"No, we've dug some holes inside, but there's still a lot of ore, so it probably can't be dug out." The little black cat really didn't feel any danger.

But, “there was something inside, like a layer separating it from the outside.

But you follow Qingxi closely, he will definitely be able to lead you out."

"Yeah." Shen Xiaoye took four torches at once, one for each person, and lit them at the entrance of the cave. The wind blowing from inside made the flames seem to burn and fade.

After a moment, Taoist Qingxi walked in first, followed by Shen Xiaoye, then Lu Guan, and finally Taoist Hengxi came in last.

"It's a pity that the copper mine is too narrow to be mined on a large scale all at once." Taoist Qingxi was speaking in front, encouraging everyone, and couldn't help but say a few more words.

Lu Guan asked him, "Master, how much ore do you estimate we can get here?

If a team of Great Zhou soldiers were to come and collect the fruits, how long would it take to collect them all?"

In essence, the Great Zhou was a country with a congenital shortage of gold, silver and copper. In order to ensure that there was enough silver in the treasury, Taizu ordered the people not to trade with silver.

Unfortunately, the more something is lacking, the more restrictions it imposes. Gold and silver are still circulated privately, and some people even bury gold and silver underground to leave a legacy for their descendants.

Moreover, copper coins were not only popular among the people of the Great Zhou, but also favored by foreign countries, and Tongbao copper coins continued to flow out.

The court went to great lengths to find a silver mine in the south of Yunnan, which somewhat alleviated the financial crisis and also allowed Shen Xiaoye to receive some silver.

Taoist Priest Qingxi said: "It's hard to estimate right now, but looking at the rock slope above, we can collect at least several thousand dan."

One load of hundreds or thousands of kilograms is definitely enough for the emperor to send a team of people to collect it. Even if they have only been collecting it for one or two years, it is still a considerable number.

"It would be great if I could come across another silver mine." Lu Guan calculated that one thousand copper coins cast from refined copper ore would be worth one tael of silver.

Shen Xiaoye smiled and said, "Be content. It will take a lot of manpower and resources to mine this mine in the uninhabited area of ​​the Gobi Desert. Maybe because the amount is small, it won't be affected by the Dada people for the time being.

But silver mines are different, they are valuable. If we can find them, people will flock to them, and in the end, the first person to find them will get nothing. "

"The problem now is that this place is too far from the border town." Taoist Master Hengxi touched both sides of the cave and took a closer look, and saw that they were all ore.

Shen Xiaoye smiled again: "Don't worry, we have money to pay the soldiers, and the soldiers will work hard."

As soon as she finished speaking, Taoist Qingxi, who was at the front, kicked something and heard a cracking sound next to his ear.