Lu Mingzhe smiled and nodded: “Okay, let the hero have a good rest, we will see each other later. I heard that she also brought back two sacks of silver ore, I wonder where they are? I invited Lord Ding and the craftsmen to come over, they know a lot about silver mines…”

There were two sacks of silver ore on board, and they certainly couldn’t have taken only two sacks.

This is only apparent.

In fact, Pan Yun, Miao Zhen, Miao He and Tao Yanbai all had a lot of them in their spaces.

When in Dasen Township, Pan Jun also gave Xue Shao a piece of space jade, and Xue Shao also filled his space with a bunch of them.

If we want to attract more people to Japan and compete for this silver mine, we need to let them know how rich this silver mine is and let them actually touch the silver…

Pan Jun hardly paid any attention to the two sacks of ore on the boat, letting them fight for them based on their own abilities.

But Qu Le, who was in charge of the two sacks of ore, used the ore to exchange for more than two thousand taels of silver for her.

Pan Yun: “…As expected of you!”

Qu Le had two boxes of silver brought in, and took out a stack of silver notes from his bosom: “A stone costs fifty to one hundred taels, depending on the size. The Chen family bought ten of them. They are rich, so I take one hundred taels regardless of the size, so I have earned one thousand taels.

Magistrate Lu is an official and has status, so he took two large pieces. I gave him a discount of 150 taels.

General Gong was very stingy and chose a small piece. I wanted to give him a discount but couldn’t, so I took fifty taels from him. “

Qu Le looked around and saw no one around, so he lowered his voice and leaned forward to say, “There are also several brothers from our academy who came to me quietly to buy ore, and they specifically told me not to tell anyone else, but strangely, Dean Zhang and Mr. Li didn’t come to buy.”

Pan Yun: “With Zhang Weiyi here, they don’t need to buy it.”

Qu Le was stunned: “Are you saying that Zhang Weiyi secretly hoarded the ore?”

Pan Yun waved his hand nonchalantly: “It’s just a secret hoard, what’s the problem? What else? More than two thousand taels of silver, just these people?”

Qu Le hesitated for a moment before saying, “My uncle also bought two pieces, and I, I also bought a few pieces for my grandfather.”

Pan Yun nodded with satisfaction, patted his shoulder and said, “This young man is teachable.”

Seeing that she was not angry, Qu Le became happy and took credit, saying, “I didn’t give my uncle and I any advantage. We got what we deserved.”

Pan Yun: “It is a blessing for your uncle to have a nephew like you.”

Qu Le regretted, “If I had known earlier that we could hide the ore, I would have brought back a few sacks no matter what.”

Pan Yun: “A few pieces are fine, but a few sacks, do you think I’m blind? I take back what I said just now, you are a hopeless case.”

Qu Le: …

Pan Jun waved her hand to send them away: “Go, go, go, I need to rest.”

Qu Le glared: “You’re not going to attend the celebration party tonight?”

In order to welcome their triumphant return, Prefect Lu held a celebratory banquet at the Pu family’s Ping’an Restaurant and invited them to join.

Pan Yun: “Your uncle said that I just came back and I’m tired and need to rest, so I won’t go tonight.”

“But…” Before Qu Le could finish his words, he was pushed out of the yard.

Miao Zhen and Tao Yanbai put the two boxes of silver into the space in batches, and looked at Pan Yun together.

Pan Yun counted the banknotes and handed them to Miao He: “Put them away.”

Pan Yun can’t have too much money on him.

Fortunately, ore is not valuable, otherwise the pile of ore in her space would be enough to make her unlucky.

Miao Zhen: “Ore is so profitable, we can make a lot of money selling ore.”

“It will only take a while, and everyone is not stupid. Do you really think that everyone on the ship is as disciplined as Qu Le?” Pan Yun said, “Tonight, countless ores will fly out of Quanzhou.”

There were many heroes who secretly hid the ore and brought it back, and even Gao Zhiming hid three pieces.

He showed the ore to his uncle and whispered, “Pan Yun said that this silver mine in Japan is a rich mine. The silver refined from it is not only high in content, but also high in yield. As long as there are enough people, the annual output can reach one million taels!”

The uncle’s hands trembled: “Isn’t this higher than the annual silver production of the entire Ming Dynasty?”

They didn’t know the exact amount of silver produced by the Ming Dynasty’s silver mines in one year, but judging from the fact that the imperial court received eight taels of silver from a silver mine in Fujian in one year, just from what Pan Yun said, the silver mines in Japan were dazzling.

Lu Mingzhe was much smarter than them. He showed the silver mine directly to Lord Ding and the craftsmen who knew the value of the silver mine.

The two of them just broke it for a while, then smashed a piece of the ore they had just obtained, and then began to refine it. Half a night later, the semi-finished product came out.

The ore as big as a forehead was finally refined into the size of a fist, but it was silver-gray in color.

Lord Ding and the craftsmen were very excited and told Lu Mingzhe: “Sir, this is a rich mine. I have been an official for many years and have touched so many silver ores. This is the richest one!”

Lu Mingzhe: “How does it compare to the silver mine in Ninghua County?”

Lord Ding said with disdain: “There is a world of difference. The silver mines in Ninghua County are of medium to low quality. If they are mined extensively for a few more years, they will become poor mines. But this ore has a very high silver content. If, as they say, the whole mountain is filled with such ore, then it is a rich mine. It can be called the best in the world!”

Lu Mingzhe’s heart surged, he clenched his fists and walked back and forth in the workshop, his eyes shining like a fire: “It has to be a Taoist priest! No wonder, no wonder they have caused so much trouble, even if it is for this silver mine, the maritime ban must be lifted! Japan, we’re going to take it!”

Lord Ding was also very excited: “If this silver mine can be mined, the world’s silver shortage can be solved, miners everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief, and rebellions like those in Ninghua County and Yushan County will not happen again.”

Lu Mingzhe nodded repeatedly: “Yes, yes, I will immediately write a letter to the court to request that they send troops to Japan…Xue Shao, where is Xue Shao?”

Lord Ding remained silent, and the lawyer next to him whispered, “Xue Shao was taken to the capital by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.” Lu Mingzhe opened his mouth, with all sorts of thoughts in his mind. For a moment, he felt as uncomfortable as if a seasoning dish had been overturned.

After a long while, he said, “I wrote a petition to plead for him. He did his duty when he went out to sea. Although he could not find the danger in Ninghua County and Yushan County in time…but he was able to find the silver mine and help this group of heroes to avenge the massacre of the village and spread the country’s prestige overseas. He also made contributions. His merits and demerits offset each other…”

“Mingsir, if the news of the silver mine spreads to the capital, I don’t know how many people will want to get a piece of the pie. Xue Shao has no background, and his uncle Xue Xuan has offended so many people. They will definitely not want him to get involved in this matter.

But the silver mine was discovered by him and Pan Yun, and he was the only official who followed suit.

From the perspective of employment habits, if silver mines were really mined, he would be the first candidate, unless…”

The master didn’t finish his words, but everyone understood.

Now I don’t know how many people want to remove him from his official position and replace him with their own people.

In fact, Lu Mingzhe didn’t like Xue Shao either. His eyes always made him feel like he was seen through. He was obviously very gentle, but when he occasionally looked at him, he always felt that everything he did and all the dark sides of his heart were seen by him.

But, he liked Xue Shao very much.

He was the most qualified censor he had ever met.

He admired his ability to get things done and respected his character.

He had this kind of character when he first passed the imperial examination, and he remained the same until he passed the imperial examination and became a county magistrate, for nearly ten years.

He also likes himself in those ten years.

That was truly the best time of my life.

However, things have changed.

Xue Shao is now in his best time. After hesitating for a moment, Lu Mingzhe decided to lend a hand, just for the sake of his own life in those ten years.

Alliance Leader Lin also found someone to verify the silver mine.

Qu Le complained about his distrust: “I told you it’s a rich mine, but you still don’t believe me…”

Leader Lin: “Don’t I believe you? I don’t believe Pan Yun!”

“Pan Yun is very good, why don’t you believe her?”

Leader Lin: “It’s only been a short time and you’ve changed your tune? Have you forgotten how you scolded others when you got home?”

Qu Le said shyly: “Then I can’t keep holding prejudice just because she doesn’t accept me, right? She has taken good care of me along the way…”

Alliance Leader Lin looked at the semi-finished product and could already see silver.

He exclaimed, “You are so rich. I believe you.”

“You say you believe it only after you have refined it. What kind of faith is this?” Qu Le muttered.

Zhang Ziming was also looking at the semi-finished stone. It was silver-gray in color, and the layer of silver covering the surface was still shining in the firelight, just like snowflakes.

“If the lead and impurities are removed, it is indeed silver of extremely high purity.” Zhang Ziming turned the fist-sized semi-finished product in his hand and asked Zhang Weiyi: “Did Pan Yun take the initiative to keep Xue Hua and Zhang Weiliang?”

Zhang Weiyi: “She specifically asked us that Zhang Weiliang was kept here on his own initiative.”

Zhang Ziming’s lips curled up slightly: “It seems that she also wants us to mine in Longhu Mountain. She still distinguishes between relatives and strangers.”

Li Wenying: “That’s because there’s no one in Sanqing Mountain.”

Zhang Ziming pretended not to hear.

Suddenly, Li Wenying looked up and out the window.

Zhang Ziming also looked up and frowned slightly.

Zhang Weiyi looked puzzled and looked out as well. It was already dark outside and pitch black, and he couldn’t see a thing.

Li Wenying turned around and was about to leave, but Zhang Ziming stopped him: “Forget it.”

Li Wenying tilted her head and looked back: “Don’t worry.”

Zhang Ziming said calmly: “She even went to Japan and killed a worshipped shikigami. What else should I worry about?
My request to her now is that she should not go to the capital to provoke those court officials.”

Let her handle local affairs as she pleases.

“As for the outside world, my academy will not acknowledge it unless you are caught in the act.”

Li Wenying: “What if we get caught in the act?”

“If the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up. Not everyone can question our Longhushan Academy. Besides, there are real people up there.” Zhang Ziming is now very satisfied with Pan Yun: “This child has just made great contributions to the academy. At her age and with her cultivation, she is unique in the world. Shouldn’t we protect this seedling?”

Li Wenying sat back down and said, “So you are sure that she will not suffer any loss on this trip?”

Zhang Ziming: “Is there anyone around here who can make her suffer?”

Li Wenying looked out the window in silence, feeling somewhat uneasy, but not because of Pan Yun’s secret departure this time, but…

Is there really no one around here who can make her suffer? (End of this chapter)