Song Yonghong dealt with the completed matters, and it was getting late. He returned to the courtyard of his mansion, went straight into the living room, and apologized to the guests who had been waiting for a long time: "General Liu, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. It really happened suddenly.

, without any warning, it takes a lot of effort to deal with various complicated affairs, so please forgive me."

The guest sitting at the top smiled and returned the courtesy: "Why does Song Yasi need to see anyone outside? This is not the first time we have dealt with each other, so I still have some patience. I wonder if the miners have dispersed and the situation has completely calmed down? They

Will people gather to cause trouble again?"

He is nearly thirty years old, with a strong build, a straight back, and a powerful look. His body exudes an aura of iron-blooded bravery. His palms are broad and thick, covered with calluses, and he obviously often holds weapons. Although he is wearing a commoner coat

, but judging from his appearance, he looks like a fierce general who dominates the battlefield.

Behind him, four other guards with swords stood solemnly, as motionless as iron.

Song Yonghong sat down, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "I have been in charge of the mining area for many years, and I still have some skills. In order to calm the anger of the miners, I killed an evil slave in public, and now I have regained control of the situation. Please rest assured, general."

, there will never be any unexpected disturbances again.”

General Liu nodded and said, "That's very good!" He turned around and gave a command. The guards untied the package from behind, opened it, and took out an ingot of gold ingots, which they neatly stacked on the table.

But I saw the golden light shining brightly, filling the room with brilliance.

General Liu took his time and said: "Song Yasi, here is a deposit of one thousand taels of gold. Please accept it. After the goods arrive at Xingyuan Mansion, I will pay you the remaining payment, which totals ten thousand taels of gold."

Are you satisfied with this payment method?"

Song Yonghong stretched out his hand, gently stroked the gold ingot, and smiled from ear to ear: "Satisfied, so satisfied!" Gold has been popular in all directions since ancient times. If there are ten thousand taels of gold in his bag, he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

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General Liu seemed to have asked inadvertently: "The fire last night shone red in the sky. Does Song Yasi have any definite news?"

While playing with the gold ingot, Song Yonghong said casually: "It is said that there was a fire in Qijue Villa! The Lu family had a banquet for guests last night. Somehow, something unexpected happened. A fire broke out and burned at least hundreds of people to death. The prefect and Commander Chen

Everyone was alarmed. They sent troops to seal off the fire scene and are searching everywhere for the whereabouts of Lu Shiba."

General Liu was immediately surprised: "Lu Shiba is missing?"

Song Yonghong said: "Yes! It stands to reason that Lu Shiba is a Tengzhou hero with excellent martial arts and should not be swallowed up by the fire. However, he has not shown up to explain anything, and his body has not been found in the fire scene. It is really shocking.

It’s hard to understand. The prefect has flown on horseback to inform all parties and border checkpoints that any trace of Lu Shiba must be reported immediately. Hehe, could it be that Lu Shiba committed murder and set fire, destroyed his body and then absconded? Interesting."

General Liu quietly clenched his fists, with a serious face, and said slowly: "I have heard that the Lu family and the wealthy businessman Fan Yundou are very close? I wonder if Fan Yundou escaped?"

Song Yonghong sighed: "The man surnamed Fan is also dead! He was rich enough to rival the country, but he didn't have time to enjoy it. It's a bad life to die in a foreign land where birds can't poop!"

General Liu took a deep breath and said decisively: "Song Yasi, how about you pack my goods and ship them overnight? If such a shocking tragedy occurs in Qijue Villa, it will inevitably alarm the court and even the emperor. Once the various censors and inspection envoys,

The imperial city’s emissaries are coming in droves, and I’m afraid I’ll encounter layers of scrutiny on the way, which would cause big trouble.”

Song Yonghong was startled, scratched his head and said: "Due to the miners' riot, almost all the people guarding the mine camp were disabled, and the Xiang army could not move lightly. How could there be manpower to transport the goods? How about you give me three to five days and let me hire a group of people?"

Come to deliver the goods?”

General Liu shook his head and said: "No, we can't delay it! If it's too late, things will change!"

Song Yonghong spread his hands and said helplessly: "It's hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice. The mining area is located in a remote location, and it's dark and windy at night. Where do you want me to hire people?"

General Liu pondered and said: "The commander can instruct the soldiers to load the goods and cover them tightly with waterproof felt. Then select a group of loyal and honest miners to follow me on the road overnight."

Song Yonghong frowned and said: "The miners are not strict enough. What if..."

General Liu smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter! As long as you have enough money, you can deliver the goods in time."

Seeing his resolute expression, Song Yonghong had no choice but to agree.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Song Yasi temporarily hired a hundred people to deliver the goods to Xingyuan Mansion. The news spread throughout the mining area. It took five days to go back and forth. You could receive one or two silver remuneration before departure, and you could receive more after the delivery of the goods.

One tael of silver. It is more than a hundred miles away from Xingyuan Prefecture. You can get two taels of silver in just one trip, which is equivalent to several months of hard work in mining. It is still very attractive.

Not long after dinner, hundreds of miners who applied for the job gathered outside Song's house. Song Yonghong sent his butler Song Xi to select the workers. Those who were selected were given a small ingot of silver on the spot. After half an hour of commotion, a hundred miners were selected.

The strong miners were taken directly to the weapons workshop by Song Xi.

In the workshop, the goods waiting to be shipped have been packed tightly without any gaps. There are more than ten mule carts and forty wheelbarrows. Since the miners are paid to do their work, no one bothers to ask what is being shipped.

Those who knew how to drive drove the goods, and those who didn't know how to drive pushed the wheelbarrows. They held up torches and formed a long queue, leaving the mine overnight.

Neither the worried General Liu, nor the yawning Song Xi, nor the knife-wielding guards who were looking after him, noticed that someone was following him all the way.

Following closely behind are, of course, Fu Jingtao and Yin Lianlian.

Fu Jingtao was trying to find evidence of Song Yonghong's crime of selling ore and weapons. When he heard that he hired someone to deliver goods to Xingyuan Mansion, he immediately guessed that there was something fishy involved. If Song Yonghong didn't have a guilty conscience, why would he have to cover up his crimes and deliver goods overnight? A fire broke out at Qijue Villa.

Not only did it burn out the big devil Lu Shiba, but it also frightened those who participated in the arms reselling business.

Fu Jingtao decided to follow the clues and secretly investigate the participants in this line. He happened to be going to Xingyuan Mansion to see Wang Tongpan and handed over Shaoyao's relics, killing two birds with one stone.

Yin Lianlian followed his lead and had no objection to the start and end of the trip.

With the customs clearance documents handwritten by Song Yasi and Song Xi's intervention, the convoy traveled smoothly without any obstruction. General Liu kept urging, and after a day and night of driving, the convoy finally arrived at dusk the next day.

We arrived at the border of Tengzhou. The miners were tired, sleepy and complaining endlessly. No matter how you beat, scolded or threatened them, they refused to take a step forward.
Chapter completed!