Chapter 359

Early the next morning, the seducer left Ye Xiaotian's mansion. When he left, Tongren's prosperity had already left a deep impression on him, and the glory of Taoist Chang Feng had also left a deep impression on his heart. Perhaps the impression was not deep enough, but it was only the first step.

The so-called corrosion was to make people fall into the trap unknowingly. If people were alerted, then they would be at a disadvantage. Ye Xiaotian had a backup plan. As long as there was a gap in his heart, Ye Xiaotian had a way to pry it open.

When Gedore's tribe moved according to Ye Xiaotian's order, the Temple allocated a batch of gold to the tribe according to Ye Xiaotian's order. This gold was also brought to Ye Xiaotian's mansion by the leader. It was a gold sand ore collected from a gold mine deep in the mountains.

This mine was hidden deep in the mountains. Because the Sheng Miao tribe lived nearby, it was not known to the outside world. The gold sand in this mine was very pure and did not need to be refined. However, if he used such a pure gold sand ore for shopping, it would arouse suspicion. Therefore, Ye Xiaotian was not in a hurry to sell it.

On the day the leader arrived in Tongren, he sent someone to inform the "Tycoon's General Store" on Qing Lang Street and invited the tycoon to meet him in Tongren. Ye Xiaotian wanted to give this batch of gold sand to the tycoon so that the tycoon could secretly buy farming tools, seeds, cloth, oil, salt, food and so on.

Before Gedore's tribe could be self-reliant, these things could guarantee their lives to the greatest extent. Ye Xiaotian's goal was to lead these mountain people who worshipped him devoutly to a civilized and prosperous life, not to live a half-savage life in the mountains.

He thought that the tycoon would come quickly, but he did not expect him to come so late. A day after the leader left, the tycoon's messenger arrived and told him that his young master was on the way. It turned out that the reason why the tycoon was so slow was because he had moved his family to Tongren.

In the past, the tycoon had told him that Tongren City was bigger than Gourd County and more suitable for him to expand his business. He wanted to move to Tongren, but it was difficult to do so. Now that Ye Xiaotian was one step ahead of him, the tycoon finally made up his mind to move to Tongren.

Fortunately, Daheng had already made preparations to move to Tongren. His branch in Tongren had already taken care of the house and other places, so it was not too rushed to move here. The two brothers finally reunited in Tongren.

At Qixuan Monastery on Mount Six Dragon, Wang Ning and Hong Baichuan were still playing chess.

Wang Ning made a move and said to Hong Baichuan, "Your son moved to Tongren.

Hong Baichuan nodded and said, "This child has wanted to move to Tongren for a long time, but he never did. Hong Baichuan nodded and said, "I was tricked by Yang Yinglong. I really thought that Gourd County was the key to his business.

Who would have thought that his real target was Tongren? "Wang Ning smiled bitterly and said," I was tricked by Yang Yinglong. I really thought that Gourd County was the key to his business in the Northeast. Who would have thought that he was pretending to be a plank road on the surface, while secretly crossing Chen Cang. His real target is Tongren. "

Hong Baichuan said, "You are not to be blamed. Look at how determined he was to get Gourd County. Who would have thought that there was a trap? Didn't the Tian Clan also fall into his trap? Otherwise, why would the Tian Clan send people to Gourd County? But now that he has made contact with the chieftains in Tongren, I hope we can keep track of his every move. "

Wang Ning said, "We are still one step too late. It's too late to wedge a nail between them and insert a spy. Big brother wants to use a Daoist, just for this?"

Hong Baichuan also made a move and said with a smile, "That's right! A long time ago, when emperors, generals, and ministers were making important decisions or sending out troops for expeditions, they would ask the gods for divination to predict good or bad luck. And now, many emperors, generals, and ministers … still ask the gods for divination, haha … "

What Hong Baichuan said was true. Earthquakes, lightning strikes, weather changes, and the emperor would consult the Imperial Astronomer to issue an edict to pardon the world. When it came to important decisions or military affairs, how could they not ask the gods for divination?

Wang Ning was surprised and said, "I see."

Hong Baichuan said, "As long as Taoist Changfeng is trusted by them, there will be a day when they ask him for divination. We may not be able to get ordinary news, but we will definitely know some important news. And isn't it important news that we need? "

…

At this time, the Dragon Boat Festival was being held at Guiyang's Luowang River. On the riverbank, there were complete dragon boats made of cedar wood. The boats were about seventy to eighty feet long, but only three feet wide. They were carved with dragon heads and phoenix tails, and on top of the dragon heads were symbols in the shape of a male root, a bird, or a fish. They were used to pray for heirs, to express the joy of fish in water, and so on. Of course, the dragon's horn would also be carved with auspicious words such as "good weather" and "peace and prosperity".

There was a square table on the riverbank. At the foot of the table, there were branches without leaves and bark, umbrellas, red cloth, paper money, and a handful of grass. On the table, there was a liter of white rice, a plucked white rooster, and three cups of wine in front of an incense burner.

An old man in a white robe held three joss sticks in his hands, silently praying to the heavens. The shaman beside him reached out his hand, grabbed a white rooster in his left hand, grabbed some white rice in his right hand, and tossed them towards the dragon boats, muttering some incantations to pray to the Dragon God. When he was done, he chopped off the rooster's head with his blade, and tossed it towards the neatly arranged dragon boats.

When the white-robed elder saw this, he waved his hand and shouted majestically, "Begin!"

The drums sounded like thunder, and countless spectators on the beach who were holding their breaths immediately let out tsunami-like shouts. Bare-chested young men with red belts and red headscarves bulged their muscles, lifted the dragon boat, and rushed into the river as if they were flying. While the dragon boat was still sliding forward due to inertia, they nimbly jumped onto the boat and rowed the boat.

The white-robed elder laughed as he walked towards the three-story grandstand on the beach. There was a shed on the grandstand with red silk tied to it. This was the place where the Guiyang tycoons who were hosting the dragon boat race would watch the battle.

When the white-robed elder arrived, everyone on the grandstand stood up. This was because the white-robed elder's surname was An. He was the Chieftain King. If the hundreds of chieftains in Guizhou were equivalent to hundreds of divine dragons, then he was the Dragon King.

Grandpa An calmly walked towards his seat under the solemn gazes of the hundreds of dignitaries on the three-story grandstand. Halfway there, he suddenly stopped. On his left was a beautiful couple. The man was handsome like jade and the woman was smiling like a flower. They were the siblings Tian Binfei and Tian Miaowen.

Seeing the old man stop, the Tian Clan siblings hurriedly bowed to him and said in unison, "Greetings, Old Master!"

Grandpa An looked at the siblings with a smile and said, "I heard that a seedling has left the mountains and arrived at the Tixi Division?"

The Tian Clan siblings looked at each other and Tian Binfei said in surprise, "We don't know about this. Where did Old Master hear about it?"

Grandpa An nodded at them with a smile and said, "You two little foxes, do you want to play tricks with this old man? That little fatty Tong Ren should be scared out of his wits. Your Tian Clan is his old master. That little fatty will definitely beg you. "

Tian Miaowen blinked and asked obediently, "Then … if there really is a seedling that has left the mountains and Magistrate Zhang asks us, what does Old Master think the Tian Clan should do?"

Grandpa An said with a smile, "The little fatty of the Zhang family is timid, but you siblings are not. Are you also scared? Just comfort him a little. In this old man's opinion, a seedling coming out of the mountains might not be a bad thing. Let nature take its course, let nature take its course! "

Tian Miaowen wanted to ask again, but Grandpa An had already continued to walk forward. The three people's voices were not loud. The spectators on the shore were cheering thunderously for the participating dragon boat teams, so no one could hear what the three were saying.

With Grandpa An's status, how could the Tian Clan siblings ignore his every move and every word? After Grandpa An took his seat, everyone else also took their seats. Tian Binfei and Tian Miaowen looked at each other, both at a loss. Even if one of them was extremely intelligent and the other had a pure heart, they still could not understand the deeper meaning behind Grandpa An's words.

The Chieftain King purposely stopped in his tracks and spoke cordially to the Tian siblings, who had gradually become the last of the Four Heavenly Kings. In the eyes of others, they only thought that the Chieftain King was taking special care of the Tian siblings out of sympathy for the decline of the Tian siblings. No one would have thought that the three of them were talking about something that was not even worth mentioning in the eyes of many people in Tongren.

…

After Dai Tongzhi went to Tixi, the Dai, Li and Ye trio had one less person. Only Li Fengjie and Ye Xiaotian were left together. The two of them were familiar with each other and had similar official positions, so they got along very well.

Today, after drinking and massaging, Li Fengjie felt full of energy. If he did not vent it out, it would be a shame for his fat body, so he excitedly wanted to go to the red-light district to show off his skills. Ye Xiaotian could not do that, so the two of them separated midway.

Ye Xiaotian saw that it was still early and there was nothing urgent at the yamen, so he strolled to the west side of the city to check on the progress of the silt removal. Cleaning the silt was indeed not something that could be done easily. It was extremely time-consuming to dig out the extremely sticky and highly attractive rotten mud that had accumulated for more than five hundred years with manpower shovel by shovel.

Not far from the silt removal site was an empty piece of land. It had already been circled by Yu's Company as a temporary factory area. Shopkeeper Ding had almost temporarily stopped his brick and tile shop in the outskirts and moved all of his employees into the city.

Ye Xiaotian walked into the brick and tile shop with his bodyguards. As soon as he entered, he saw two shallow pits on both sides of the door. A few children were leading water buffaloes and stepping around in the pits like mud monkeys.

The silt dug out from the ground was suitable for making bricks, but it did not completely not need to be 'mixed'. This was because it still needed to be mixed with some other things before it could be made into brick and tile embryos. However, because it was very sticky silt, it only needed to be mixed slightly and did not need to mix for half a day.

When Ye Xiaotian saw that there were so many child laborers, some of whom were stumbling and could not even walk very smoothly, he could not help but frown. Further ahead, he saw more children carrying bricks. Although they were young and had little strength, the number of bricks they carried was not small. They were like ants gnawing on an elephant, so they carried a lot of bricks.

Shopkeeper Ding was all smiles as he saw a wealthy gentleman out. This wealthy gentleman's family wanted to build a new residence and had just ordered a batch of bricks and tiles here. When he saw Ye Xiaotian coming, Shopkeeper Ding hurriedly apologized to the wealthy gentleman and went to greet Ye Xiaotian.

Ye Xiaotian frowned and said, "Shopkeeper Ding, why did you … use so many youngsters?"

Shopkeeper Ding laughed and said, "That's right! They are all children whose parents are busy making a living and no one is looking after them. They come to the brick and tile shop in groups to play hide and seek and play in the mud. I see that they have nothing to do and it will affect their work, so I might as well let them help out. Every day, they can take a few copper coins back home. Their parents are very happy. "

Ye Xiaotian was originally somewhat dissatisfied with Shopkeeper Ding for using children, but he did not expect Shopkeeper Ding to take it as a favor and show it off. Looking carefully at those children, each and every one of them had disheveled hair and dirty faces, and their clothes were tattered. One could imagine their family circumstances. Presumably, their parents were very satisfied that they could work to earn money for their family.

Ye Xiaotian waved at a child with a runny nose. Seeing that the philanthropist who gave them their wages was very respectful to this young man, the child immediately ran over obediently. Ye Xiaotian bent down and asked, "Do your parents agree to you working here to earn money?"

The child rubbed his nose and nodded proudly, saying, "Mmm! Father and mother said that when I grow up, I can earn money for the family. I have a good future! "

Ye Xiaotian laughed and asked again, "Then what do you plan to do after earning money?"

The child said, "I want to study! My father said that if I want to have a good future, I must learn to read and write. But now our family is poor and we can't afford to hire a teacher. "

Ye Xiaotian recalled when he was young, his family could not afford to hire a teacher and couldn't afford to go to a private school. His father brought him and his brother to the prison. In order to teach them how to read and write, he had to put on a smiling face and run errands for the criminal officials. He could not help but feel sour in his heart.

The child ran back to carry the bricks. Ye Xiaotian looked at the children's shabby clothes and thin figures and thought, "Since I, as a Prefectural Judge, have already done such unorthodox work as dredging and digging canals, there is no harm in doing one more. I might as well do unorthodox work till the end!"