Chapter 283 Swamp Pearl
Five days passed by in a flash. The spies sent by Jingyang Town to find out the news did not return any news, and everything was as before. It was just that the bones in the new grave beside the official road in Dulonggang were dug out and taken away at night. After Zhao Zhen heard this, he ignored it and let it go.
In the past few days, Zhao Zhen has resumed his usual routine, practicing martial arts and handling county affairs. I still put down the boundary stone I got from [Leaping Stream Tiger] Chen Da. Since I didn’t know where the boundary was, Xiao Rang mentioned it earlier and placed it between Nan Daying and Erlong Mountain.
In Xiao Rang's words, no matter what the terrain is, it can increase the distance between Baishi Manor and the southern border. Zhao Zhen felt it made sense, so he let it go.
There are not many surprises. This area is just an old village, dilapidated, but fortunately there is a lot of cultivated land.
Asking Tao Zongwang to repair the village, Xiao Rang removed 200 separate households, and came to the pasture to plow cattle and help the new farmers to open up fields. Zhao Zhen gave this place a name: "This place came here because of the Chen Da brothers. This village will be called Chenjiaji from now on. This matter should be recorded in the village annals."
Chen Da on duty in Dulonggang After hearing this, I was very happy. Yang Xiaorang changed all his fields to Chenjiaji. After Xiao Rang asked Zhao Zhen for instructions, he changed the land deed for Chen Da. Chen Da was even more happy and bragging to everyone he met.
In addition to putting down the boundary stone and seeing that his luck was abundant, Zhao Zhen dispersed the fog on the southern boundary for five miles. The first three miles are wasteland, but the last two miles are swamps.
Zhao Ji stepped forward to investigate. He only took three steps before he was trapped. He held the long stick and was pulled back.
Zhao Zhen saw it and said, "No wonder no one comes in or out on the south side. It turns out there is this swamp."
Xiao Rang looked around, stood on a slightly higher mound, and tried his best to look far away: "I don't know how big this swamp is."
Smelling the sour and decaying smell in the swamp, looking at the water Bubbles appeared from time to time in the bay, and Zhao Zhen said: "It is a dangerous place."
Wu Yong shook the newly made goose feather fan in his hand: "With this dangerous place, Erlong Mountain will not need to garrison so many people in the future. "
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "This does not need to be adjusted. Liangshan has a dangerous terrain and is surrounded by water. The 3,000 people in the two camps plus the navy are enough for defense, and there are sergeants coming and going. , it’s all inconvenient to rely on ships.”
“It’s better to station here. Not only is it close to Baishi Manor, it will be much more convenient for reinforcements.”
Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "I don't know when this swamp was formed. The smell is really bad. I don't know what's in it."
Xiao Rang said: "Unfortunately, it's too easy to get trapped here. Even if there are some things, it’s hard to get them out."
While talking, Zhao Ji had already rinsed them roughly with the water bag he brought.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Zhao Ji, are you feeling unwell?"
Zhao Ji, who was in a state of embarrassment, reached out and handed over a scallop: "Official, after being trapped for a while, you can't Not without gain, there is this scallop in the boot, brought up.”
Zhao Zhen, Xiao Rang, and Wu Yong looked at each other, and Xiao Rang said, "If nothing else, it seems there are a lot of scallops here."
Wu Yong said, "You might as well crack them open and take a look. , if the meat is of good quality, it can be considered an asset."
After hearing this, Zhao Ji took the knife and threw the scallop away: "Hey, sir, there is a pearl in it."< br>
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen and others hurriedly came forward to take a look, and saw Zhao Ji holding an oval bead in his hand.
World Log
In March, if you get pearl oysters, your luck will be +5. Xiao Rang said happily: "It seems that in addition to defense, this swamp also has such output. I heard that there are no more pearls in the world than the South Pearl and the East Pearl. I never thought that this swamp also produces pearls."
Zhao Zhen said: "Hey, you don't have to worry about this, but I'm afraid it will take a lot of thought on how to mine it."
Xiao Rang said: "I look at historical records and once wrote in " "Historical Records: Xia Ben Ji" records that Dayu controlled the water: "Travel on land by car, travel by boat on water, travel on mud on sleds, and travel on mountains by riding a horse."
Zhao Zhen nodded and asked the village man who followed him to dig out the mud with a simple knife at the edge of the swamp. In no time, more than 20 people dug out more than ten scallops.
After digging them all open, I found four pearls, large and small. Adding the one Zhao Ji brought with me, I found five after a while.
Two off-white, one pure white, one purple and one pink. There are various colors. The best of the five pearls is this purple one. It is pure round in shape and has a gentle luster. Although it is only a quarter in size, its value is not low. The rest are either bead-shaped, have bad color, or are too small, but their value is lower.
Zhao Zhen pinched the purple pearl in his hand and said: "This pearl is worth at least 40 strings. From this point of view, this swamp has a lot of potential. Brother Xiao Rang, you still need to pay more attention here. Recruit more The farmer specializes in pearl fishing."
Xiao Rang heard this and responded: "Don't worry, officials, I will arrange people to come here to search for scallops and pearls in the next few days. Now this place is comparable to the northern foot of Kushu Mountain. The gold is still valuable. In such a large swamp, there must be bigger beads. If there are seven or eight more, then this place will become a treasure-producing place."
Zhao Zhen said doubtfully." "Oh?"
Xiao Rang explained: "It is said that seven points of pearls are precious and eight points are treasures. If there is any yield, wouldn't it be a treasure land?"
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said happily: "I hope it will be like Xiao Rang's." My brother said that there are such big pearls inside.”
Not to mention that Xiao Rang arranged for people to come over to collect pearls, but Zhao Zhen didn’t bother to come and see them. At dusk that day, Cheng Wan'er's mother came to Liangshan County under the escort of Jiao Ting, Shi Qian, and Fu Yu.
That night, Zhao Zhen arranged a banquet, and the couple chatted with the old lady for a long time. At night, Cheng Wan'er even left Zhao Zhen and stayed with the old lady.
On the second day, Zhao Xing and Zhao Zhen reported: "Sir, when I was leaving, the boss had already ordered that the manager of Jingyang Town be transferred to Feicheng to take up the post. I think it will only take a few days to make the trip."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen sent people to monitor outside Jingyang Town. Sure enough, within two days, I saw Yun Tianbiao leading a group of soldiers and horses out of the town and heading east along the official road.
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and finally sent away Yun Tianbiao. In the future, there would be no need to spend so much time defending Jingyang Town.
After two days of rest, Zhao Zhen proposed to go to Liantai Temple to offer incense. The old lady heard about the magic of Liantai Temple and couldn't wait to go and see it.
In addition to Yuantong, Zhao Zhen also invited Mrs. Li Da to accompany him. The two female lay Buddhists chatted about Buddhism, and they seemed to hate each other for having met so late.
That night, Cheng Wan'er accompanied the old lady to the hot spring again. Zhao Zhen stayed in the snow mountain camp to rest, and had a drink with Shi Xiu and Xue Yong at night.
At the dinner table, Shi Xiu couldn't help but ask about Zhao Zhen's trip to get rid of ghosts. Zhao Zhen didn't hide anything and talked to the two of them in detail.
After hearing this, the two sighed.
(End of this chapter)