Upon hearing this, Hou Liudeng immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Butler Liu."
Speaking of this, he deliberately lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious, "Steward Liu, do you know what happened in Qingniu Mountain before the second master's accident?"
Liu Kai looked a little impatient and raised his hand slightly, "Okay, stop being so pretentious and tell me quickly, I have a lot of things waiting for me later."
When Hou Liu heard this, he immediately changed his face and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, that's it. A few days before the second son's accident, Chen Xiaobei, the head of Hetou Village, suddenly went to apply for a land deed.
The entire Qingniu Mountain is under his name."
"By the way, before him, the district chief worked well, but suddenly died suddenly. Later he became the district chief."
After Hou Liu said these words, Liu Kai did not say a word, but fell into deep thought.
If this is true, then the sudden issuance of a land deed is obviously too suspicious. If it is a fertile land, it is acceptable, but it is a mountain. According to the legislation of the imperial court, there is a land deed.
, you can pay tax money.
So I suddenly got a land deed for a barren mountain, which is not normal. Besides, if you get the land deed first, something will happen to you.
No matter how you look at it, this is not a normal phenomenon. As the saying goes, if you don't put it on the scale, it won't weigh two ounces. Once it goes on the scale, it won't weigh more than a thousand pounds.
Liu Kai nodded, "I will send someone to verify it, thank you."
Saying this, he handed out a silver note from his sleeve for two hundred taels.
"Er Mao, I will investigate this matter. Before that, I hope I can see you at any time."
Hou Liu smiled on the surface, but in his heart he had already made up his mind to fly away as soon as he got the money. Why should I wait for you?
After taking the money, he deliberately pretended to be submissive and said, "Butler Liu, don't worry, I'll be staying at the Good Fortune Inn just after entering the east gate. If you need anything, just send someone to find me."
Liu Kai never thought that a little Hou Liu would use tricks to fool him.
After arrangements were made for Hou Liu to leave, he immediately came to see Liu Xiangnan.
"Master Hou, there is important news."
Liu Xiangnan frowned slightly and put the book in his hand on the table.
"Hurrying has become the norm."
"Master Hou, the villager just said that before the second young master was born, a villager issued a land deed and put the entire Qingniu Mountain in his name."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiangnan looked a little excited.
"Oh, is the news reliable?"
Liu Kai bowed and said, "Master Hou, whether the person behind this matter can be found out, I think it is better to go and find out the matter."
Liu Xiangnan nodded, "Okay, you can do it in person. By the way, you have to do it in secret."
Liu Kai obviously did not expect that Liu Xiangnan would send his butler, who had been with him for many years, to handle this matter.
But having said that, doesn't this explain the importance attached to Liu Kai from another aspect?
Liu Kai was preparing his manpower to rush to Qingniu Mountain, and at this time, Qingniu Mountain.
Sima Wushuang ate and drank well. After staying for three days, he thought the time was almost up. That day he decided to go to the steep slope to have a look. If there was no defense, he would be eager to go down the mountain as soon as possible.
While it was still dark, Sima Wushuang quietly approached the steep slope.
Hiding in the grass beside the road, Sima Wushuang took a look and saw that there were crowds of people on the steep slope. People were constantly walking around, and the defense was very tight.
Seeing this scene, Sima Wushuang secretly sighed. The intensity of the defense was even stronger than the previous two days. Could it be that they noticed something?
Could it be?
Sima Wushuang suddenly felt nervous. Could it be that Jue Taoist had done something here again?
But there was no other way. He was the one who suffered the consequences of the incident, so Sima Wushuang had no choice but to follow the path and withdraw again.
In the past few days, Chen Xiaobei's thoughts were entirely focused on iron-making and the so-called crude iron he obtained from Li Han.
The main reason is that the shape of these crude irons is not suitable, so they have to be re-refined and re-poured.
So Chen Xiaobei simply set up a stall in the woods to the west of the village, hired two village guards, and took turns lighting the fire day and night.
The melted crude iron is poured into a specific container next to it.
The so-called specific container is actually a mold made of sand.
It is obviously an impossible task to make stone mines of suitable size and almost uniform standards.
This achievement can only be achieved by making cast iron through molds.
Chen Xiaobei took several cast iron mines home.
It was filled with gunpowder, and then the small opening was filled with yellow mud, and a fuse at least a foot long was left outside.
Once everything is done, the next step is to conduct experiments to verify the effect.
But where to experiment with this thing, Chen Xiaobei was very hesitant.
Finally he thought of a place.
That is the cave where Sun Jian's men were once imprisoned.
Light the cast iron mine and throw it into the cave. The man will hide on the side of the cave entrance.
Not only can you listen to the inside at close range, the power of the explosion will not hurt yourself, but you can also quickly check the details at the scene.
Having made up his mind, Chen Xiaobei took three cast iron mines and left the village.
The stone where Sun Jian's men were imprisoned was about three or four miles away from the woods to the west of the village, so it could be reached quickly through the woods.
It was quiet inside the cave at this time, and even the iron door that I had worked so hard to build was standing there alone.
Chen Xiaobei polished the fire stick, lit the fuse of one of the cast iron mines, and then threw it into the cave.
"Gululu." After a short sound.
A low explosion sounded from the cave.
"It's done." This was Chen Xiaobei's first reaction. Before the smoke cleared, Chen Xiaobei got into the cave.
As soon as we entered the cave, we were hit by the pungent smell of gunpowder.
Walking further inside, you can see some fragments of cast iron mines on the ground.
But when Chen Xiaobei saw these fragments, he suddenly came back to his senses with a slap on his head.
Such an experiment is unreliable. There are already gravels in the cave, so there is no way for me to check the power of this cast iron mine.
Chen Xiaobei secretly cursed himself for being such a fool.
When he came outside the cave, Chen Xiaobei looked around and finally chose a small forest not far away.
When they came to the grove, San Xiaobei chose a boulder, placed a cast-iron grenade on the boulder, and pressed a few plate-sized rocks on top of the grenade.
Then Chen Xiaobei found an escape route again, and then he polished the fire folds and lit the lead.
After lighting it, Chen Xiaobei took a breath, rushed out two feet away, and hid behind a big tree that was thicker than himself.
After about twenty or so people clicked their fingers, they heard a muffled sound and the ground shook.
Chen Xiaobei did not rush forward, but waited for the smoke to dissipate not far away, and then leisurely stepped forward to check.