Qin Rushuang knew that what her subordinates said made sense, but now that she had experienced the panic before, she felt calmer than ever before.
"No, go inform grandpa and ask for all the workers from the Du family! Start digging from where the beggars were buried! Rescue the beggars first!"
"Tell grandpa that no one in the government should know that the prince is buried inside!"
"princess?!"
Several of his subordinates opened their eyes wide, unable to believe that Qin Rushuang would make such a decision.
Is the princess trying to put the prince to death?!
Qin Rushuang took a deep breath and explained to them, "I know what you are thinking. Think about it, how many soldiers can Jiangnan County Magistrate have? Now we want to dig up the entire mine and rescue people. What we want is
Someone who can dig!”
"One more thing, if it weren't me who gave the order now, but the prince gave the order, he would make the same choice as me! Have you forgotten who the prince is? In the battle at the border, in the enemy camp with thousands of troops
, he also wanted to rescue the captured Daqi people, let alone more than 300 living lives!"
"If today, you really choose to blow up the load-bearing pillars and rescue the prince first, thereby delaying the lives of three hundred other people, according to the prince's temperament, he will live in pain and guilt for the rest of his life!"
"As for why we can't tell the people in the government, if the people in the government find out, the county magistrate will definitely insist on saving the prince first in order to keep his reputation. The lives of the more than 300 people there will not be saved!"
"Of course, you and I have taken the same risk in making this choice. If it is true...if something happens to the prince and the best time for rescue is missed, all of us will die."
"You are the most loyal subordinates of the prince, and you are also the people who know him best, even better than me, the princess. Think about it for yourselves what to do!"
Everyone around was silent.
Yes, if the prince gave the order at this moment, he would never ignore the safety of the other three hundred people because of his own life. Anyone who dares to propose giving up the other three hundred people because of the prince will be rebuked and despised by the prince.
"Princess, we listen to you."
During the waiting period, the servants were suffering in their hearts, so was Qin Rushuang?
No matter what feelings she had for Xie Xun before, she was the one who least wanted Xie Xun to die, at least not now.
She didn't want her child to lose his father right after he was born.
During this time, she was waiting for her subordinates to make a choice, and she was also waiting for her own heart to make a choice.
"In this case, let's follow the arrangement just now. One more person will be called over and all available workers from Du family will be transferred! Bring the tools. If anyone knows the direction of the mine veins, no matter the cost! No matter the reward! Find them all! Also tell grandpa.
, No matter what you think of, you must hide the matter of the mineral vein!"
One of his subordinates took the order and left, using almost all his strength to finally catch up with the person who had been ordered before. After telling him the princess's instructions in a few words, the two of them rushed to Du Mansion.
Mr. Du heard his subordinates come to report about the mineral vein, and also told him about Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun's investigation in the past few days. Mr. Du was almost so anxious that he could not stand still.
"Nonsense! Nonsense! How can you hide such a big thing from me!"
"Mr. Du! Now is not the time to be angry. We must first find a way to save people!"
"I know! I know...just wait until I think about it!"
Mr. Du is indeed a man who has experienced ups and downs in the shopping mall. After calming down, he immediately called Uncle Peng and gave instructions in an orderly manner.
"You go to Du's workers first. They will be given plenty of money, but they must keep their mouths shut. This matter must not be revealed, and no one in the government can know about it!"
The people under him said: "There is quite a lot of noise about the collapse of the mine veins. Then, Boss Xiao..."
Mr. Du waved his hand, "You don't have to worry about that. The other end of the mine is just a small business for him. As long as he has a fire in the backyard, he can't take care of that end. I will go to Du's Trading Company immediately to arrest him. Boss Xiao's
Leave it to me!"
"The workers will be left to you. Wherever they are brought to the mines, they will be dispatched according to Rushuang's orders!"
Over at the mine, Qin Rushuang is waiting anxiously.
The people under Mr. Du are very capable of action, and within a short time many of Du's workers were gathered.
Without asking any unnecessary questions, these people followed their men to the mine.
Among them was an old man who was recommended by Peng Bo and said that he knew something about mineral veins, so this man was led to Qin Rushuang.
Qin Rushuang told him about the situation in the mine. The old man took a pen and paper and drew a simple underground distribution map of the mineral veins based on what the beggar said.
He marked a few points on the map and said to Qin Rushuang, "Miss, only by digging from these places can the safety of these three hundred people and the prince be guaranteed."
Qin Rushuang nodded and ordered the workers to dig.
It is not an easy task to dig out the veins with manpower, and they are not just digging one mine, but digging from several places at the same time. You can imagine the hardships involved.
The whole afternoon, until midnight, Qin Rushuang waited anxiously outside the mine without drinking any water.
"How long do we have to dig for?"
The old man who was familiar with the quick sale of mineral veins said, "It will take another day to dig through the innermost part and rescue the workers digging inside."
"After rescuing these people, we can blast the veins in the land where the prince is, but there is one thing... I don't know the amount of explosives to use, so I am afraid that something unexpected will happen."
Qin Rushuang understood what he meant.
Things involving weapons, gunpowder, etc. have always been Daqi's secrets, and ordinary people don't understand them at all.
And the few subordinates who followed Qin Rushuang and others this time were not border guards who were proficient in weapons and gunpowder, but several subordinates selected by Xie Xun from the pampered Imperial City Army.
Although these people have been trained by Xie Xun for a long time and are loyal to Xie Xun, they lack experience after all.
Qin Rushuang did some research on this aspect, but it was only on paper and had not been tried, so she said solemnly: "If we only rely on workers to dig... how long will it take?"
"It will take a full day."
Qin Rushuang calculated secretly in her heart, and the more she calculated, the heavier her heart became.
From noon today to now, most of the day has passed, plus one day tomorrow and one day the day after tomorrow, that is three full days. Xie Xun may not have even a drop of water in there...
"Little miss, the prince's side... is it digging or exploding?"
Qin Rushuang took a deep breath and said: "Rescue the three hundred workers first. Then... we will discuss how to save the prince!"
If someone else was buried inside, Qin Rushuang was confident that he could control the amount of gunpowder and rescue the person. No matter where he was injured, as long as he could come out of the mine alive, he would be lucky.
But the person inside is Xie Xun, the father of her child, Daqi’s Dinghai Shenzhen, and the undefeated god of war at the border. If Xie Xun is injured somewhere...
She couldn't imagine it, nor could she bear it.
For the first time, Qin Rushuang had doubts about her abilities.
