Don't make trouble, let's build infrastructure!

The imperial decree is a formulaic content. After Ruan Zheng finished reading it, he had to follow Chu Jun's instructions to ask Tong Ran about explosives.

"This imperial envoy is ordered to consult Tong county magistrate, and everyone else please avoid immediately." Ruan Zheng said.The little officials accompanying him stepped forward to ask Gao Zhuo and the others to go out.

Gao Zhuo glanced at Tong Ran, Tong Ran nodded, and he glanced at the little tiger again.

Tong Ran also glanced at the little tiger, thinking that it probably wouldn't go with Gao Zhuo, so he said, "Leave the little tiger, it will get scared if it doesn't see me."

The little tiger patrolled the hall for a week, and when he heard Tong Ran's words, he gave him a hard look: "I'm being sentimental."

Gao Zhuo and the others withdrew one after another, and the yamen servants outside didn't know what was going on inside, so they surrounded them one after another when they saw them coming out.

"Master Gao, how is the county magistrate?"

"What kind of crime did the imperial envoy commit? We adults behaved well and didn't commit any crimes."

Gao Zhuo said: "Don't worry, the torture cart is for Dali Temple to do other things, it's just on the same road as Lord Ruan, it's gone now."

"That's good, that's good." The yamen servants and civil servants all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Going the same way? Didn't the imperial envoy deliberately scare us?"

"Master Gao, what do you think Ruan is here to ask?" Sang Le said.The imperial envoy represents the emperor, and the imperial envoy's questioning is the emperor's questioning. Is there anything about their county magistrate that is worthy of the emperor's questioning?

"I think it's a matter of sex." Gao Zhuo said.

"Then only the yamen servants and some road construction workers know that the construction site is surrounded and strictly forbidden to enter and exit. How can there be news in Beijing?" Sang Le said.The news not only entered the capital, but also went straight to the front of the defense. Where did it come from?

"I don't know." Gao Zhuo said, "but apart from explosives, I can't think of anything else in Xiaoguo County that the emperor can send imperial envoys to ask about."

Although the mystery of the prison cart was solved, the atmosphere of worry did not disappear. The door of the main hall was closed, and the government officials and civil servants looked at the door with worried faces.

Gao Zhuo also showed worry, but he quickly restrained himself and said, "Who is on duty at the construction site today?"

When he said this suddenly, the yamen servants were all slow, and it took a while for a few people to come out.

"You follow me to the construction site now," Gao Zhuo said.

"But..." Several people hesitated slightly.

Gao Zhuo said: "The imperial envoy can leave it to Mr. Tong to deal with it. You and I can't help you. Why don't you go to the construction site quickly, and don't let the workers get disturbed."

Gao Zhuo's words were still very important, and they left without any hesitation, followed Gao Zhuo, and the rest of the government servants also went to patrol, and the civil servants went back to their respective posts, only Sang Le and Yuan San stood guard at the door, waiting for Tong Ran come out.

In the hall, there were only him and the little tiger on Tong Ran's side, but there were three people on Ruan Zheng's side, and the situation on both sides was adjusted.The little tiger didn't stand beside him either, he found a high point on his own, jumped up after a few times, and stared at everyone in the hall.

Maybe it was because this tiger cub also had green eyes, and Ruan Zheng suddenly felt that Chu Jun was here in person, and he was suddenly seen sweating.

"Brother Ruan, are you hot?" Tong Ran asked.

"No, no, no," Ruan Zheng hurriedly wiped off the sweat on his forehead, he couldn't say that he was stared nervously by a tiger cub, right?

Ruan Zhenglian collected his thoughts and said to Tong Ran: "Master Tong, this imperial envoy wants to ask you a few questions for His Majesty, and you must answer them truthfully."

Tong Ran cupped his hands: "Yes, sir."

Ruan Zheng: "I heard that you have something that can move mountains and seas, called gunpowder, but is it true?"

Sure enough, it was gunpowder. Tong Ran had been guessing what attracted the imperial envoy, but he couldn't think of anything other than gunpowder.But this matter is strange. He knows the power of gunpowder, so he has been very cautious, except for the government servants who were transferred to patrol, Gao Zhuo, Gou An who came here once, the workers who worked there on weekdays, and Fan who provided materials. Heng, other people will not have the opportunity to see gunpowder with their own eyes.

And these people under him have been strictly required by him not to publicize the power of gunpowder to the outside world.

Was there something wrong with his subordinates, or did someone else know something and spread the word?

And... move mountains?

Tong Ran almost laughed, this description is too... How would they describe it if they saw nuclear weapons that could truly move mountains and seas?

"Yes." Tong Ran said.

"What is the effect of this thing? What does it look like? Why did you invent it?" Ruan Zheng asked again.The little official next to him took a pen and paper and quickly wrote down the conversation between him and Tong Ran.

There was nothing to hide about these questions, and Tong Ran answered them truthfully.

"You really used this thing to blast a path through the mountains?" Ruan Zheng was shocked.

Tong Ran nodded.

"Recently, that boy from the Qiu family has shipped a lot of beer to Beijing, and it has become popular in Beijing. I only found out that it was your invention a few days ago. Later, I heard that Fan's shipped a lot of stones from Linhai Road to Xiaoguo County. Your cement I've also heard about it a little bit, but I don't think you have something new!" Ruan Zheng said.

The little official wrote on the side.

"Don't write about it," Ruan Zheng said.

"My lord, this is the rule." Unmoved, the clerk clasped his hands and answered, and continued to write quickly.

Ruan Zheng was helpless. In fact, he had almost finished asking, but he still had a lot to say to Tong Ran.After thinking about it, he asked a few more questions, then announced that the inquiry was over, and sent the two servants away.

"Let's go, Brother Tong, take me to see that mountain where you dug a hole!" Ruan Zheng grabbed Tong Ran and walked out.

"Wow!" The little tiger jumped down, stood in front of the two of them, and glared fiercely at Ruan Zheng.

Is this bastard here to work or to play?It is simply unreasonable to drag his little attendant to be his guide. "Wow!"

Ruan Zheng was a little afraid of the little tiger's green eyes, so he walked back half a step calmly: "Brother Tong, what about your tiger?"

Tong Ran picked up the little tiger and said, "Of course I have to carry it, otherwise it will get angry."

Tsk tsk, what a temper.Ruan Zheng slandered, and followed Tong Ran out the door.

As soon as Tong Ran came out of the main hall, he was immediately surrounded by Sang Le and Yuan San: "My lord, how are you?"

"I'm fine, the imperial envoy just asked me a few questions." Tong Ran said.

Only then did Yuan San and Sang Le realize that Ruan Zheng, who had been pushed aside, saluted stiffly, "Master Ruan."

Ruan Zheng had already learned about the unfriendliness here, so he was not angry, he nodded his head in return, and said: "You go and prepare a carriage, and I will go with you county magistrate Tong to see the newly built road."

Sang Le said expressionlessly: "Dare to ask my lord, but is it the Holy Majesty's intention?"

Ruan Zheng choked, and said awkwardly, "I'll have a look so I can answer."

Sang Le turned to see what Tong Ran meant.

Tong Ran was snickering, but when Sang Le turned around, he coughed lightly and said, "Go and prepare the carriage, I'll show Master Ruan around."

"Yes." Sang Le was ready to go immediately.

"Brother Tong is well-governed." Ruan Zheng said.He was in charge of Deng Qi's affairs, and knew a thing or two about the personnel affairs in Xiaoguo County's county government. Just now he was surprised to see Gao Zhuo's obedience to Tong Ran, and now he has seen how the officials of the county government treat Tong Ran. The meaning of protection is the same with those yamen servants just now. Tong Ran can do this in just a few months after taking office, which is really amazing.

Tong Ran smiled without humility, and led Ruan Zheng outside.

The people outside were also waiting for the result. Everyone seemed to be casual, but as soon as Tong Ran and Ruan Zheng came out, everyone's attention was focused.Ruan Zheng suddenly felt like he was on his back, but he was an imperial envoy, and he couldn't make things difficult for ordinary people, so he got into the car silently.

Tong Ran beckoned to Sang Le, and said in a low voice, "You tell everyone to leave, I'm fine."

Sang Le took the order, and after Tong Ran and Ruan Zheng's car left, he went to greet the people who were waiting for news outside.

The people naturally wanted to ask the reason why the imperial envoy came, but Sang Le didn't dare to say more, but said vaguely: "The county magistrate took the imperial envoy to see the newly built road."

Ordinary people don't know about the explosives, so they naturally think that Tong Ran's new road has been appreciated and are very happy.

Their Xiaoguo County has always been a poor county, and only people have what they don't have. Now they have some people who don't have it, so it's no wonder that even the emperor sent someone to look at it.

Tong Ran and Ruan Zheng soon arrived near the construction site. The mountain hadn't been completely dug through yet, and they still needed to be used, so the cloth tents around the construction site were still there.Tong Ran and Ruan were going in. When the workers saw Tong Ran coming over, they were not formal and continued to work as usual.

Gao Zhuo had already returned, now that he knew that Tong Ran was also here, he quickly walked over and saluted, "My lord, Ruan lord."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll bring Lord Ruan to have a look." Tong Ran said.

Seeing that he was fine, Gao Zhuo saluted and said goodbye again, and went to work on his own.

"Is this caused by explosives?" Ruan Zheng was already looking at the construction site, he saw the hollow in the mountain at a glance, and said in horror.

"Yeah, it's been a month since the explosion." Tong Ran said.The power of black gunpowder is not strong. Although this mountain is not big, it has been busy for a long time.

"It's amazing, it's amazing." Ruan Zheng said, "It's simply amazing."

He walked into the cave to have a look, and it was still under construction, so he asked again, "When will you be able to penetrate the mountain?"

"About another five or six days." Tong Ran said.

At this time, Wu Fuqiang came to report that they were about to carry out the next blast, so Tong Ran led Ruan Zheng back to the back, watching the workers skillfully arrange the bombs from a distance.After the arrangement was completed, the long lead wire was pulled out, and Ruan Zheng stretched his head to look at it. Tong Ran called Wu Fuqiang, and Wu Fuqiang came over with a torch and said, "What are your orders, sir?"

Tong Ran: "Give the torch to Mr. Ruan, let him light the fire once, so that he can return to Beijing to return to his life later."

"Brother Tong, don't play with me, what if... what if I get blown up?" Ruan Zheng said.

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult. Have you seen that line? You light it with fire, and it will spark. Then you run over with all your strength. The lead line is very long, and the blasting ground is in the hole, so it won't explode. It's yours." Tong Ran said.

"Really?" Ruan Zheng was eager to try.

"It's absolutely true, remember to run away when there are sparks." Tong Ran said, and Wu Fuqiang gave him the torch.

After everyone hid in the bunker, everything around the cave was emptied, and Ruan Zheng held the torch high and walked towards the lead.

"It really has the charm of a strong man who never returns." Tong Ran laughed.

He spoke in such a low voice that no one else could hear him.The little tiger looked up at him: he had read poetry and books, but he couldn't understand the source of the little attendant's words.

Sparks appeared, Tong Ran shouted: "Run!" Ruan Zheng turned and ran, he turned a corner and hid in the bunker, there was a muffled bang from the other end, followed by the sound of falling gravel.

"Exciting, too exciting." Ruan Zhengdao, returning the torch to Wu Fuqiang.

"Prepare the car, Master Ruan and I will go back to the city." Tong Ran got up and said.

Ruan Zheng was still immersed in the aftermath of the explosion, and when he heard this, he felt a little bit sad.This stimulation is addictive, and he really wants to do it again.

Ruan Zheng reluctantly followed Tong Ran into the car back to the city.

The carriage galloped all the way on the cement road, fast and steady. "You built the road really well," Ruan Zheng said.

Tong Ran smiled and asked: "Brother Ruan, there is something I want to ask you, please give me an accurate answer. How did your majesty know about the gunpowder?"

Ruan Zheng put down the curtain of the car and looked at Tong Ran seriously: "Your Majesty does know, I don't know how to know, but this inquiry is not because of His Majesty's knowledge." Ruan Zheng briefly talked about what happened that day, and then Said: "Lu Shilang seldom speaks out, but this time he actually confronted His Majesty because of your affairs. I really don't understand. Do you have any problems with him?"

"How is it possible?" Tong Ran laughed, one of him and Lu Yong were in Xiaoguo County and the other was in the capital, so how could they celebrate the holidays when they were completely irreconcilable.

"I know that Zhifu Lu of Zhuoyang is a collateral branch of the Lu family. He had some unpleasantness with you, but it was not a big deal. He wouldn't ask the head of the family to design you to kill you." Ruan Zhengdao, "It seems that Lu Shilang is behind another It has a purpose."

"Yes." Tong Ran agreed.Few people know about gunpowder, but according to Ruan Zheng, Lu Shilang was able to describe the appearance of gunpowder in detail, which must have been heard from people who have seen gunpowder.There are no similar rumors in the streets of Xiaoguo County, so the way is the county government or workers. Who brought the gunpowder incident to the capital?And why did Lu Shilang insist on taking his life above the Golden Palace?

Tong Ran thought about it again and again, but still couldn't figure it out.