An Huai and Chan'er woke up early and decided to have breakfast in the pavilion in the garden, because the sun was very bright today and the air was very fresh.
When the two of them finished washing and came to the pavilion, everything was ready and they were just waiting for breakfast to be served.
An Huai was in a good mood and said gently: "Chan'er, sit down."
Chan'er smiled and nodded, then sat down gracefully.
After An Huai sat down, the servants began to serve breakfast, one plate on the left and one on the right, and soon the whole table was filled.
"Why are there so many? It's just the two of us, have we finished eating?" Chan'er asked, looking at the food on the table.
An Huai smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. If you can't finish it, you can't finish it. Your mood is the most important thing!"
The two of them were talking and laughing while eating, when someone came outside to report that it was Lando who wanted to see them.
An Huai frowned slightly and said, "Didn't you see me eating? Let him wait!"
The person who came to report had to retreat, but he came back soon, saying that Lando had something important to do and he must ask to see him now.
An Huai put down his chopsticks unhappily and said solemnly: "Are you so anxious? You can't even wait for breakfast?"
Chan'er also put down her chopsticks and said: "Chief, you'd better go see Lando. He must be in such a hurry because he has something important to do."
An Huai glanced at Chan'er, thought for a moment and said, "Ask him to come here!"
"Yes, clan leader." The person who came to report immediately retreated.
When Chan'er saw this, she stood up and said, "Chief, I'll go and get out of here."
"What are you avoiding? No need!" An Huai said and pulled Chan'er to sit down.
After a while, Lando, who was in a hurry, came to the pavilion in the garden.
"What's the matter? It's so urgent..." An Huai asked while eating.
Lando glanced at Chan'er and stopped talking.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here!" An Huai said loudly.
Lando had no choice but to say: "Clan Chief, my people just reported that gold veins were found in Lintai Mountain!"
"Yuntai Mountain originally had gold veins." An Huai said calmly.
Lando stressed: "Chief, it's not our Yuntai Mountain, it's the Lintai Mountain near Yuntai Mountain!"
An Huai's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly stopped in the air, turned around and said, "What did you say! Lintai Mountain? Gold veins were found there?"
"Yes, patriarch, it's Lintai Mountain!" Lando looked anxious.
An Huai immediately put down his chopsticks, stood up and walked out of the pavilion, asking Lando: "Where did this news come from? Can you be sure?"
Chan'er also stood up when she saw this, but she just stood quietly by the table, neither speaking nor moving.
"It's absolutely true, Chief!" Lando nodded and said, "The news came from the clansmen on the Lintai Mountains, saying that many people came from the capital in the past two days, and as soon as they arrived there, they went into the mountains to explore! And Yaozhou
The guards at the south camp have already controlled that area, and no one else is allowed to come near!"
After listening to Lando's words, An Huai began to meditate beside the pavilion. Neither Lando nor Chan'er dared to disturb his thoughts.
"Have grandpa and other elders heard about this news?" An Huai asked suddenly.
Lando said: "The elders already know! That's why I rushed here in such a hurry to inform you, the patriarch... Patriarch, we have to go back to the village quickly!"
An Huai knew that his grandfather and the others would definitely look for him once this happened, so he turned to Chan'er in the pavilion and said, "I'm going back first!"
Chan'er immediately said: "Then I will send my body to the clan leader..."
An Huai shook his head: "No, just keep eating. Don't go hungry."
After that, An Huai, accompanied by Lando, quickly left the garden.
After the two left, Chan'er sat down again. She continued to eat while thinking about something...
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At the foot of Lintai Mountain, Tianjia Village.
It has been two days since Chai Yan and Chang Bingkun arrived here.
After a day of setting up camp and resting, Chang Bingkun sent special officials to Lintai Mountain the next day to take charge of exploration.
Leading the way for the prospectors were Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun, as well as some soldiers from Liu Hongxuan's camp. They were accompanied by some guards brought by Chang Bingkun, including Zhao Xiong.
Chai Yan, Hang Baiqiu, Chang Bingkun, Xie Yuanran and others stayed at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the exploration results to come out.
While waiting, Chang Bingkun couldn't sit still, so he wanted to take a walk around the village. Although Tianjia Village was small, he couldn't help but want to look around.
But Chang Bingkun did not go alone. Instead, he invited Chai Yan to hang out in the village together.
While walking on the road, Chai Yan asked: "Mr. Chang, based on your experience, how long does it generally take to complete exploration?"
Chang Bingkun said sheepishly: "To be honest with Mr. Chai, prospecting for gold mines is not my specialty, but according to past experience, terrain like Lintai Mountain will take more than a month at the earliest.
..."
"More than a month?" Chai Yan was a little surprised: "Does it take so long?"
Chang Bingkun said: "Master Chai, don't worry. When I say more than a month, I refer to the uncertain situation. For example, we speculate that there are mineral veins in this area, but we cannot determine the specific location, so we have to go one by one.
Exploration and inspection will naturally take longer.”
Chai Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's it... Master Chang, what about a situation like this where we already know the specific location of the gold vein? Doesn't it take so long?"
Chang Bingkun nodded seriously and replied: "Yes, it will save a lot of time. As usual, after they enter the mountain, they first find the location of the mine, and then use that as the center point, and then extend out in all directions for exploration.
If everything goes well, I believe there will be a preliminary conclusion in about seven days."
Chai Yan nodded while listening.
Chang Bingkun continued: "As long as we have preliminary exploration conclusions and meet our expected requirements, there is no need to worry about the rest. After the mining area is established in the future, we can explore while mining. There is plenty of time!"
Chai Yan immediately said: "In other words, as long as I have the conclusion of the preliminary exploration, I can start back to Beijing?"
Chang Bingkun nodded and said: "Not bad!"
"That's great!" Chai Yan suddenly became happy.
Chang Bingkun was not happy. Judging from his face, he seemed to be troubled by something.
"Mr. Chang, what are you worried about?" Chai Yan quickly calmed down.
"Alas..." Chang Bingkun sighed softly, and walked slowly with his hands behind his waist, saying: "To be honest with Mr. Chai, I was thinking about how to complete the tasks entrusted by His Highness the Crown Prince.
The people of the Youlong tribe quit their nationality and came here to seek refuge, which is far from being as simple as they say, alas..."
At the end of the sentence, Chang Bingkun sighed again.
Chai Yan also understood the difficulty in this, but still said: "Mr. Chang, people die for wealth and birds die for food. I believe that as long as the remuneration from the court is enough and the policies are favorable enough, there will definitely be people who are willing to defect here!"
Chang Bingkun nodded and said: "That's true, but just relying on attracting talents like this will probably make the progress very slow..."
Having said this, Chang Bingkun stopped and looked up at the sky and thought.
Not long after, Chang Bingkun lowered his head and looked at Chai Yan.
Chai Yan hurriedly asked: "Did Mr. Chang think of any idea?"
Chang Bingkun said: "Mr. Chang, do you think that if there is a Youlong clan member who is willing to take the lead in quitting his country and joining the imperial court, and this leading Youlong clan member is the one with prestige and charisma in their clan, will everything be easy?"
many?"
"Yes, Master Chang is right..." Chai Yan agreed very much: "We have to find a way to instigate a rebellion, someone from the Youlong tribe who has the power to respond to everything!"
Chang Bingkun couldn't help but smile bitterly, frowning and said: "But Mr. Chai, where can we find such a person who responds to everything at once?"
After thinking for a moment, Chai Yan said very carefully: "Mr. Chang, we can't come up with this matter just by relying on our imagination. Why don't we go to Ganquan County together to discuss it with Situ Magistrate and the others after the conclusion of the exploration is out?
How about making calculations?"
Chang Bingkun thought for a while and nodded: "Well, that's fine! Situ Zhixian understands the local people's sentiments and will definitely have wise opinions..."