They always quarreled and got angry, and even started a cold war in the same carriage.
Forget it.
Let them make their own noise.
Anyway, as long as it doesn't affect business, as the eldest brother, he is quite willing to watch his younger brother having fun.
The carriage drove all the way out of the capital and walked along the official road outside the city for half an hour. Then it changed to a small road and finally arrived at the entrance of an inconspicuous valley.
This valley is not far from the official road. It is blocked by woods in the middle, and there are no villages or people nearby.
The location is very hidden.
As soon as the carriage arrived not far from the valley, two Dragon Scale Guards emerged from the grass like ghosts and stopped in front of the carriage: "Who are they?!"
The prince opened the car window and revealed his face: "This is me, please get out of the way."
The two Dragon Scale Guards were startled and immediately clasped their fists and saluted: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"How is the situation in the valley? Are there any outsiders approaching?" the prince asked.
"Everything is normal. There are Dragon Scale Guards nearby. Please rest assured, Your Highness." The Dragon Scale Guards responded in a deep voice.
"good."
The prince agreed with satisfaction, closed the window, and said to the two of them: "Get off the car first. The terrain in the valley is uneven. It is a bit difficult for the carriage to enter. It is more convenient to walk."
Without saying a word, Zhan Beihan simply pushed open the car door and jumped out.
"Your Majesty?!"
As soon as the two dragon scale guards saw him, they immediately knelt down and saluted: "I didn't know that the prince was in the car. Please forgive me!"
"No need!" Zhan Bei said coldly.
The prince and Xiao Lingyue also got out of the car.
"Come down and lead the way. Please come down, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Two Dragon Scale Guards came out, one led the way, while the other continued to guard the entrance of the valley, staring at the carriage and its driver.
The entrance to the valley is narrow, with mountains on both sides and rugged rocks.
The ground is overgrown with weeds.
It had rained recently and the soil on the ground was a little damp. Xiao Lingyue followed a few people and saw that the weeds on the ground were bent and had deep ruts.
It should be left behind by the pallet truck that transported wood and stone raw materials.
Although the traces have been artificially covered up, it is still obvious upon closer inspection, extending all the way into the valley.
Under the leadership of the Dragon Scale Guards, the prince, Zhan Beihan and Xiao Lingyue went deep into the valley.
There is a flat open space.
There were dragon scale guards patrolling around the clearing, with unlit torches standing next to them.
In the center of the open space, it is divided into two parts. On one side are the stones fixed on the cart, some are large and some small, and on the other side are covered with gray-brown oilcloth, like a hill-like accumulation, tightly tied with hemp ropes.
The shape of thick logs is vaguely visible.
The prince walked to the open space and said to Xiao Lingyue: "These are the wood and stone raw materials that I intercepted and transported from the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry."
"So many?" Xiao Lingyue was shocked by the scale.
For a moment, I almost mistakenly thought I had walked into a quarry.
"That's not too much." The prince laughed and shook his head, "There are several large-scale quarries near the capital. Wood and stone are shipped out of the warehouse every half a month and shipped to various places. This is just the earliest batch, and there will be more later.
More."
A quarry is a place where stone is mined.
Like minerals, it belongs to the imperial court.
Half of the people working inside are civilians serving in the army, and the other half are prisoners who have committed crimes.
Common people were recruited by the imperial court to work in a certain place for free, without wages, for periods ranging from a few months to several years.
This is called corvee.
Serving in the military is something that every civilian must do, just like the imperial conscription.
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