Heaven's Formula

The guard's return surprised Mo Yun, "My lord, the owner of the other car said that he is going to Jinxia as well, so we can go together along the way."

Such a coincidence?

Mo Yun couldn't help being overjoyed, "That's great!"

After boarding the carriage, she saluted the owner with gratitude, "Thank you for your generous help. My surname is Yun, and I am from Gyeonggi. I am planning to visit relatives in Jinxia. If the young master is not willing to take us for a ride, I am afraid that we will be together tonight Gotta sleep out in the open."

At the same time, she was also a little surprised at the youth of the other party. Judging from the appearance, the owner of the car had not yet reached the crown, with a thin face and extremely fair complexion; judging from the body shape, his fingers were slender, obviously lacking in exercise.No matter from any aspect, it doesn't look like a person who will travel far.

"It turned out to be Mr. Yun, nice to meet you." The other party replied with a smile, "My surname is Fang, and I happen to be from Gyeonggi. Besides, you don't have to be polite, Mr. It seems that I am helping you with this matter, but in fact you also helped me , so it can be regarded as helping each other.”

"Mutual help?" Mo Yun asked curiously, "What did I help you?"

"Help me out of boredom." Young Master Fang raised the corner of his mouth, playing with the paper fan in his hand, and said, "It's a long road, if there is only one person, it would be too boring, wouldn't it?"

If she was a man, there would be no problem with this, but she was a woman—even though she was wearing men's clothing and wearing a gauze hat, her voice and appearance were not difficult to detect, and she had no intention of hiding it.And just because she is a woman, these words seem a little frivolous.

Mo Yun's perception of this person suddenly dropped by half.

"Young Master's carriage is so spacious, so the family must be rich or expensive. Since you don't like to go on the road alone, why don't you bring a few people to play and sing to relieve boredom?"

"What's the point of that? I know the origin and the purpose, and it won't cause any disturbances in the journey. Taking them is the same as bringing two stones, there is no difference."

This tone of voice... is playing tricks.Mo Yun laughed and said, "It seems that what Mr. Fang means is that strangers are more interesting than acquaintances? It's a pity that people are unpredictable during the long journey. If you do this, you won't be afraid of attracting wolves into your house?"

"What you see is risk, but what I see is change." Mr. Fang shook his head, "No matter how the situation evolves, I can find a solution that is most beneficial to me."

"..." Mo Yun didn't answer.

"Master Yun doesn't believe it?"

The letter is strange. "So you put me in the car, not for a personal chat, but for a whole change so you have something to do?"

Mr. Fang raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "You are a smart person. Most people can't say such words."

"I just don't like to beat around the bush." ​​Mo Yun sighed secretly, after all, it's good enough to have a car to ride in, so let's bear with such trivial matters, "So have you found the optimal solution?"

"Naturally." The other party opened the fan and closed it again, "Sending you to Jinxia City smoothly is the best solution - being able to make friends with an official from the Ministry of Industry in Gyeonggi is by no means a bad thing for me."

She was a little surprised by these words, "I'm afraid you may have read it wrong."

"You have calluses on your knuckles, so you should often deal with manual work." Mr. Fang said methodically, "But your attire and clothes are all high-quality, which at least proves that you are not an ordinary weaver girl or peasant woman."

"And the attendant who came up to stop the car just now has the pass card of Xicheng District on his waist. There are two forbidden places in the Xicheng District of Shangyuan. One is the Baiqi Hall of the Ministry of Industry, and the other is the Martial Arts Field of the Ministry of War. Although you are wearing men's clothing, your waist But there is no sword in the room, not like the style of a military officer."

"What's more, even the attendants can enjoy the convenience of entering and leaving the forbidden area of ​​Xicheng District, which shows that you are not only an official of the Ministry of Industry, but also your official position is not too low. It is natural for me to make friends with such an adult." He smiled. , "Now do you still think I'm wrong?"

The interest in Mo Yun's heart has been aroused. No matter what kind of person the other party is, this kind of meticulous observation ability is not possessed by ordinary people. "In the end, it's just your guess. Does the military officer have to wear a sword?"

"Otherwise, how will he show what he has learned all his life? Of course, there are exceptions, and what really makes me judge is the technique of divination." Mr. Fang said frankly, "It is the hexagrams that foretell the benefits of this trip, so I will I’m sure of this. A gun-wielding swordsman is of no benefit to me, but an official from the Ministry of Industry is quite different. The Fang family still has a great need for crafted strange objects and hidden weapons for self-defense.”

Guashu... Fang Family...

Mo Yun's heart suddenly moved, "Are you... the alchemist of the Fang family in Lingzhou?"

"That's right," the other party opened the paper fan with a snap, "Let's go down first, Qingshan Town Shikao No. 1."

She was suddenly a little speechless, if he didn't say such nonsense, she would still remember the help of the other party.But after he said this, Mo Yun found that he didn't want to return the favor.

This person gave her the feeling...it was weird.

Could it be that alchemists who are good at divination are eager to let others know what they have done, and they have not escaped his calculations?

I don't know if he expected this in his divination.

But having said that, there is absolutely no incompetent alchemist who can enter the Shangyuan Privy Mansion. He does not wait for the capital, so what is he going to Jinxia City for?

It won't be related to Her Royal Highness, right?

Mo Yun tentatively asked, "Are you going to Jinxia on business?"

"Business? Is there anything worth running for such a pre-determined matter?" Fang Xiandao said disdainfully, "I went to Jinxia just to confirm the result of my divination."

"What's the result?" she asked subconsciously.

But the other party looked at her quietly for a long time, and then grinned, "Nothing."

"Nothing at all?"

"Well, nothing." Fang Xiandao repeated.He couldn't help but think of the scene three days ago. After receiving the letter from the Luo family, he didn't take Xia Fan's invitation to heart at all, and turned his head to burn the letter paper.But out of curiosity and the usual practice of divination in advance, he did a random calculation.

However, after the operation, the hexagram plate filled with water was peaceful, and nothing changed.

This is the first time he has encountered such a situation.

Even if the alchemy fails, there should be some changes in the game, or it should be simply muddy.

No result means unpredictable result.

This opponent Xiandao was as shocked as the first time he felt angry.

If you don't pay any attention to it, it is feasible to act as if it never happened, but he has a faint feeling that if he does this, the level of magic skills in this life will come to an end.

In order not to stop here, he embarked on the journey to Jinxia City.

Chapter 1 The Conspiracy

The progress of the salt field test field is very smooth. In less than two days, the princess's centurion has opened up four well-arranged flat land on the sandy slope.Each area is small, about 20 meters long and wide, which is suitable for verifying the effect.

It has to be said that these people are indeed quite experienced in farming, and they have done a good job of driving cattle, loosening the soil, and leveling, which saved Xia Fan a lot of effort.

After the carpenter completes the keel waterwheel, the next step is to water and dry the flat bottom.

On the other side, Xia Fan finally waited for the first candidate who accepted his invitation.

"Sun Haotian, from Hezhou. Master Xia, are you serious about what you said in the letter?" The first thing the other party did after meeting him was to confirm whether his promise was true.After all, the benefits of being directly selected for the Privy Council next time in the examination are too tempting. As for salary and positions, they are ranked behind—candidates who can lend money to strangers in the examination are obviously not in the same family. Wherever they went, what they valued was an opportunity to make friends.It's just that these people didn't expect the rewards to come so quickly and so directly.

Xia Fan didn't waste much time, and directly invited the princess to come down to prove it-in this era, the status of the royal family is more effective than any cake, or the nod of the Ning family is the most convincing cake in the world.In this way, Sun Haotian joined the ranks of temporary workers in the Privy Council and became the first new employee of the Ministry of Command.

It turns out that where there is the first, there is the second.

In the next few days, one after another, people who felt moved arrived in Jinxia City. Even if they couldn't come for a while, they all sent back letters to express their congratulations.Although Xia Fan was ready to pull his hips, he found that apart from being bad at alchemy, these people were above the standard in other aspects, such as speech and manners, dealing with people, self-care ability, etc., not to mention He is an outstanding person between the ages of fifteen and 20, and at least he can see the shadow of a good family education.

And the level of alchemy can be improved the day after tomorrow.

Now that Xia Fan walked into the Privy Council, the hall of the Ministry of Command was no longer deserted, and everyone would bow their hands to him from afar, and he would nod and smile back.The Privy Council does have various problems, but there is one thing Xia Fan agrees with, that is, there is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette here.

In addition to the two supporters of Wei Wushuang and Luo Youer, the current command department has four "quasi alchemists" who have decided to stay, plus the recruited master Zhao Dahai, and the "criminal investigation team" headed by Li Xing, The number of manpower he can mobilize has reached [-], which finally eased the plight of the poor commander.

This series of changes in the command department was naturally noticed by the staff of the other three departments.

In the secret room of the main hall of the Privy Council, Wen Xingyuan from the Department of Education, Quan Gu from the Ministry of Finance, Xue Zhigeng from the Ministry of Records, and other six-rank alchemists gathered together—they were here for nothing but Xia Fan’s affairs Come.

"What the hell does that kid want to do? Privately recruit alchemists, let a group of nondescript people enter and leave the Privy Council at will, and you two just ignore it?" Wen Xingyuan took the lead in knocking on the table and angrily said, "This is simply lawlessness and misconduct. ! This old man will definitely sue the General Mansion!"

"Old man calm down, Xia Fan is indeed hateful, but your method may not work." Xue Zhigeng stroked his beard and said, "I don't think Xia Fan has any intention of reporting to the headquarters at all. In other words, those people also It’s not considered a sergeant at all. If it’s just recruiting chores or servants, the command department can make decisions on its own.”

"Then where did his money come from?" Wen Xingyuan glared at Quan Gu, "You probably didn't approve the money for that kid secretly, did you?"

Among the four staff, only Quan Gu took up the post the latest, and he was only in his early forties. At this time, facing Elder Wen's accusation, he could only apologize with a smile, "How dare I. It's better to say that even if he is a serious man of the Yuan Dynasty I will not spend money carelessly on him who is promoted. Even the lightning strike wood approved by his superiors is stored in my warehouse."

"The salary of an alchemist cannot support so many people," Xue Zhigeng judged, "There must be someone behind him to support him."

"No...is it a princess?"

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell into silence.

"Your Highness... Which of you has visited?" Wen Xingyuan looked at everyone.

"I've been there."

"Me too."

The two replied one after another.

"What about her attitude?"

"Honestly speaking, neither hot nor cold." Quan Gu considered his words carefully, "but I can't find any problems. After all, she is a princess, and she has nothing to do with the Privy Council. Rather, she is very interested in the local family. The degree of dependence on the government is greater than that of the government.”

"The problem is that as far as I know, her attitude towards the Wang family is pretty much the same." Wen Xingyuan frowned.

"Are you sure?" Quan Gu asked in surprise.

"That's why the old man asked you a special question, in order to avoid any misunderstanding."

"This...is not common sense." The manager of the Ministry of Finance wondered, a princess, with hundreds of servants and guards, besides food and clothing, there is also a villa to take care of.If there is no steady stream of income, it will be nothing in two or three years.

And there are nothing more than three sources: one is government subsidies, the other is family support, and the third is support from local aristocratic families.But Princess Guangping has no backer in the palace, and she is lukewarm to the Wang family, what kind of idea is this?

Relying on the little money from the government alone is enough for basic expenses at most, and it cannot maintain a luxurious life at all.

The change in Gaoshan County made Xia Fan step up to the sky with the power of the princess, but based on this alone, the princess will use her own family to support Xia Fan?

This kind of thing sounds ridiculous.

"You'd better go and check, not only the aristocratic families in the city, but also those shops and banks." Wen Xingyuan said, "If there are any sponsors for Xia Fan, let them all be cut off. No matter where his money comes from , as long as the source is blocked, he can't keep playing this trick."

"I think so too. Xia Fan's move is nothing more than trying to save some money and bargain with us." Xue Zhigeng nodded in agreement, "As long as we don't give in, can he replace the three with one?"

"Hmph, don't forget that the command department still has to deal with the Xie Chong incident, that's his real key point." Wen Xingyuan sneered, "It seems lively to attract some mobs, but when Xie Chong comes, those people will know that they regret it Of course, we shouldn't let him perform, otherwise it will affect other new alchemists." He looked at Quan Gu, "You take some money from the warehouse and see if you can buy a few people to inquire about the news for us .”

Quan Gu frowned imperceptibly, this kind of expense must not be written into the account books, and it is estimated that it will still have to fall on himself in the end.It's just that the department has the oldest qualifications, and since the other party has already asked, he has no choice but to respond, "I will do my best."

"Perhaps the aristocratic family should communicate, so that everyone can know the attitude of the Privy Council." Seeing that the three were working on finalizing the direction, the alchemists below also became active.

"That's right. We can even inform the local government to make them falsely report the evil case, so that Xia Fan will be exhausted."

"Oh? That's a good idea."

Everyone said something to each other, as if they thought that the other party had fallen into a situation of being besieged on all sides.

At this moment, an out-of-beat voice interrupted everyone's conversation.

"My lords, I think those are trivial details, and it is impossible to achieve a final result."

Wen Xingyuan followed the prestige, and found that the other party was the sixth-rank asked, Zhang Ya.

"What's a minutiae? Shouldn't we press every step of the way to deal with this kind of person, so that he has nothing to do?" Some people objected.

"Speaking of which, Xia Fan was the guy you released to the command department, right?"

"What do you think? You might as well say it." Wen Xingyuan raised his hand, motioning for others to be quiet.

"Lord Wen," Mrs. Zhang cupped his hands at the Shangguan, "money can be more or less, and no one knows how long he can last—maybe two or three months, or two or three years. The problem is two or three years. In three years, can those newly promoted alchemists stay out of the school?"

He paused, then continued, "There is also Xie Chong, the group he summoned may die on the spot, but what if they solve it? Wouldn't it further strengthen their confidence?"

"You can still try the first few methods, but there is no need to try the latter." He glanced at the alchemists disdainfully, "When did we ask the aristocratic family to support us in the matter of the Privy Council? It is even more absurd that the government falsely reported the case, if Xia Fan finds out, wouldn’t it be intentional to give someone the clue?”

"According to what I see, there is only one reason why the situation has become like this!"

"What is it?" Wen Xingyuan asked.

"There is no leader in the Privy Mansion!" Zhang Fuzi replied bluntly, "If there is a Fu Cheng, why should we make such a fuss. It is just a matter of one sentence to transfer him away or relieve him of all his duties."

"Master Zhou has been transferred to Gyeonggi. Don't you think it's too late to say this now?" Xue Zhi said disapprovingly, "According to the efficiency of the above, the appointment and dismissal of the next Fucheng is not known until when. Let's talk Now, Xia Fan is already in charge of the command department, if he strongly opposes it, this matter may not be possible."

According to the usual practice, the new government minister must have the support of at least two ministries, but the actual status of the four ministries is not consistent.Just like among the six ministries of the imperial court, only the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has the title of heavenly official. The highest status in the Privy Council is undoubtedly the Ministry of Command. The General Office obviously does not want to see the core department that undertakes the task of eliminating evil spirits not accept the situation of its own government.

"The practice is true, but there is also a special method," Mr. Zhang explained calmly, "according to the law of the Privy Council, if there is a major danger in the local area and there is a lack of officials at a certain level, in emergency situations, the position, official, and Fill in the order of age and grade." At this point, he set his sights on his superior, "Among all the jobs, Mr. Wen has the highest qualifications."

Chapter 1 is invalid

At the same time, Xia Fan was sitting in the small room of the command department, giving his first lecture.

Ever since she participated in the test firing of the electromagnetic gun last time, the princess has been interested in the shock technique.He originally thought that the other party was just talking, but he didn't expect Ning Wanjun to be very serious. Every time he saw him, he would ask when he would start teaching. He simply called all his own people together and gave a class on the shock technique.

Apart from the princess and the maid, Li, Luo You'er and Wei Wushuang were sitting under the stage.

These people are Xia Fan's very trusted partners. If they can all master the convenient shock technique, it will also be a great boost to his power.

And his first sentence surprised everyone.

Except Li.

"The primer I actually used was not lightning strike wood, but other materials."

"Isn't it Lightning Strike Wood?" Wei Wushuang was the first to realize, "What about its origin and rarity?"

"It's very cheap, it can be provided by ordinary blacksmiths, about half a tael of silver." Xia Fan showed a copper wire pendant in front of everyone, "If there is a skilled craftsman, its cost can be reduced by seven About [-]%."

"Again... lower it by [-]% to [-]%, on the basis of half a tael of silver?" Luo You'er gasped.As a disciple of an aristocratic family, she knows exactly what this means.

Just selling the formula of Yaoyin is enough for Xia Fan to spend his whole life without worrying about money!

"He can't sell it." Ning Wanjun guessed what everyone was thinking, "The amount of money is too large, and it is enough to pay for his life—if he doesn't have the ability to protect himself."

Although the tone was pretending to be calm, there was still a huge wave in the princess's heart.