Luo Youdu, Zhang Qiong, Hong Bo and more than ten guards climbed up the mountain under the leadership of a herb collector named Chang Chen.
Along the way, Hong Bo's face was livid, and when he looked at Chang Chen, he felt an evil fire rising up, and he wanted to kick his butt.
Chang Chen was frightened and walked in front of him in shackles.
Luo Youdu chuckled secretly from the side, he had finally seen the cunningness of this little citizen today.
It turns out that the place where Chang Chen discovered oil was not in Sangong Mountain at all, but in Ganshan Mountain.
Chang Chen lived in poverty by collecting medicinal herbs, and unexpectedly discovered the oil known as Shiqi in this era.
He knew that oil was expensive, so he thought about making a fortune quietly. He secretly carried oil cans home one by one, hoping to find an opportunity to change hands and make a fortune.
It's just that the war in Huainan has caused chaos in all directions, so Chang Chen can only wait for the opportunity.
I didn't want to avoid the extreme heat in midsummer and improper storage caused a raging fire.
Chang Chen wanted to abscond in fear of crime, but was caught by the government officials.
When Hong Bo interrogated him, he found that no one was dead. Chang Chen, not wanting to cut off his own financial path, lied that the oil was discovered in Sangong Mountain.
Hong Bo really didn't expect that Chang Chen would dare to lie at this time. He, a county magistrate, had been deceived by a small citizen.
Until Luo Youdu arrives in person, Chang Chen will lead the way.
Seeing Luo Youdu and a group of ferocious soldiers, Chang Chen finally got scared and told the truth.
Only then did Hong Bo realize that Chang Chen was playing tricks on him.
The mountain is not high, but it is deep.
They climbed two mountains, getting more and more remote, but still didn't reach their destination.
However, some strange monuments appeared along the way, and some of the stone pillars hidden among the thorns actually had oracle bone inscriptions written on them.
Luo Youdu used his sword to push aside the thorn bushes, looked at the nearly weathered boulder hidden inside, and looked at the dense oracle bone inscriptions on it. He suddenly thought with some regret: It would be great if he had a mobile phone to take a photo of this thing.
Hong Bo looked left and right, suddenly clasped his hands together, and said in surprise: "It is recorded in the county annals of Wuwei County that there are Shang and Zhou relics in the mountains of Mt.
Could it be stone paint?"
As the county magistrate of Wuwei County, he has naturally read the county annals of Wuwei County.
He asked Chang Chen: "Did you get your stone paint from an ancient well?"
Chang Chen didn't dare to hide it at this moment, and nodded with a grimace: "I got it from the ancient well."
Hong Bo said: "My subordinates thought it was a legend and was randomly recorded in the county annals, but I didn't think it was true."
They were walking along a path that was hidden in the grass, and there were obvious traces of human cover-up.
In order to make a fortune, Chang Chen had good intentions.
After going around and around, we finally arrived at our destination.
Before he even got close, Luo Youdu smelled the special smell of oil.
As we got closer, we saw black oil flowing everywhere on the ground. There was an ancient well not far away, and the oil overflowed from the ancient well.
Luo Youdu looked at the oil in the well from a distance, his eyes opened wider and wider, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Luo Youdu didn't know why this happened, but he didn't need to know. He only knew that there was oil here, and there was a lot of oil, and that was enough.
In fact, from a professional perspective, there is oil hidden underground in the mountains.
The ancients dug a well here to draw water, and every time the earth's crust moved, some oil would spill out.
This oil is insoluble in water and is lighter than water, so it floats on the water. It causes the well water to turn from white to black, which is what is recorded in the Wuwei County Chronicle.
Petroleum is a mixture, and components with small molecular weights are easy to volatilize. As time passes, the spring water will turn white again.
Therefore, there are records of Jingxunrugu.
However, a small earthquake occurred in the mountains some time ago, which shook the oil out of the ground, and a large amount of oil overflowed onto the wellhead.
A rabbit passed by in the mountains and left footprints on the oil. Chang Chen, who went up the mountain to collect medicine, discovered it and came here out of curiosity...
The cause and effect of all this is entirely the magic of nature, with the help of an ancient well. Naturally, no one knows the cause and effect.
Luo Youdu said to Hong Bo: "You are not allowed to tell anyone about the situation here. I have great use for this oil."
Hong Bo nodded solemnly and said: "My subordinates will never tell others." After speaking, he glanced at Chang Chen and asked, "How to deal with this person?"
Chang Chen knelt down in fear and kowtowed: "Master, a villain will never tell others, so please spare me."
Luo Youdu said: "He has made a contribution to the discovery of this stone lacquer. In this way, you first lock him up alone and prevent him from contact with others before our army takes Huainan. After taking Huainan, you will hold him responsible for burning it."
The crime of the house. The crime is halved by merit."
If Chang Chen confessed everything honestly from the beginning, it would be okay if Luo Youdu pardoned him.
But obviously, even if Chang Chen is not a rogue, he cannot be called a good citizen. He has to suffer what he deserves and cannot run away.
Hong Bo added: "In summer, not many people go up the mountain, but in autumn, when wild fruits and vegetables grow on the mountain, many people will go to the mountain to pick. If there are too many people, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it. I want to apply for a notice.
He said that a fierce tiger had come to the mountain and injured many people. People were prohibited from entering the mountain. It could also be said that for the safety of the people, the soldiers went up the mountain to search for the tiger... What did the soldiers think?"
Luo Youdu smiled and praised: "It's so good, it's settled like this."
He immediately left five soldiers to guard the place.
He repeatedly emphasized that they should not start a fire nearby, and asked them to find a place to rest a hundred steps away and block the way in and out.
Then he went down the mountain and rode his horse to Chaohu Water Village.
On the banks of Chaohu River, three thousand horses ate grass leisurely on the shore.
Shi Shouxin was wearing trousers and sitting on a stone by the river, grilling a fish. When he saw Luo Youdu coming from a distance, he shouted: "Brother Luo, come here to eat fish. I caught the fish right now."
,Fresh."
Luo Youdu laughed and cursed.
Shi Shouxin was originally stationed in the city. Some time ago, he said he would station outside the city. He said that it would be too troublesome to cut grass from outside the city and bring it into the city every day, so it would be better to station directly outside the city for free range.
How could Luo Youdu not know Shi Shouxin?
Apparently he thought it was too hot in the city.
Sure enough, Shi Shouxin camped at the foot of the mountain near Chao Lake. In addition to his daily training, he would play in the water and catch fish in Chao Lake every day. His whole body was red from the sun, and he almost competed with Guan Gong, almost like a child.
Luo Youdu came to sit nearby and took the grilled fish from Shi Shouxin.
It's rubbed with oil, sprinkled with salt, and smeared with perilla juice, and it tastes really good.
Luo Youdu took two bites and nodded in approval: "If I can't survive in the army, it would be good to be a cook."
Shi Shouxin glanced at Luo Youdu twice: "Have you thought of a way to deal with the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty?"
He knew that Luo Youdu had been worrying about this matter, but now he saw that the worry on his eyebrows was gone.
Luo Youdu swallowed the fish in his mouth and said, "Yes, God has treated me well and given me a big gift!"