Chapter 21 Yellow Atractylodes
Hearing this, Xu Pingteng stood up.
He thought that the sheep in Xiuxiu's family was stolen. Not to mention this era, in Xu Ping's previous life, the technical means were so developed that he lost property such as cattle, sheep, chickens, rabbits, etc. in the countryside. How many cases can be solved? There is no way to investigate it.
Li Wei, a poor senior, can actually have clues?
Xu Ping asked Gao Daquan to drag Li Wei into the woodshed, sat down on the stool, and said to him: "Who is the one who stole the sheep? Let's talk about it."
At this time, Li Wei regretted it again. Those people were even more fierce than Xu Ping, and he couldn't afford to offend him. He knelt on the ground, he hesitantly refused to speak well.
Xu Ping looked at it and smiled and said to Gao Daquan: "This guy, if the scar has not healed, he forgot the pain! You have been in the army for so many years. What methods do you have in your hands? Remember, just let him hurt to your heart, and there is no trace of the face that can be seen! Even if you get it in front of the emperor, he will not be able to do anything to us! I am a little tired when you treat him."
When Li Wei heard this, he felt refreshed and raised his throat. He didn't even dare to breathe, and looked at Gao Daquan. He secretly prayed in his heart that the two of them had some friendship when they were in the horse army. Although they offended him today, I hope that Gao Daquan would not take it to heart.
Gao Daquan indeed shook his head: "Return to the official, the young man is a small character who can be used by anyone in the Maguan. How can he do these things? Besides, if the military governors, as long as Shangguan doesn't like it, they will be beaten with big sticks without any brains. How can there be so many things?"
Xu Ping sighed: "I'll still want me to come? This time it's hard to get his legs and feet anymore, otherwise his shit and pee will make the place dirty. You go and get some paper, and ask for solid mulberry paper and other things, and take half of his life first!"
When Li Wei saw Gao Daquan turn around, he thought that Xu Ping's words were full of murderous aura, and he was afraid that he would not only have half his life, but his whole life would be gone. He could no longer hold it back and kowtowed to Xu Ping: "The little official spared the little dog's life! I will never dare to hide anything you ask, no matter what you say!"
Xu Ping sneered: "Who wants your life to be dirty, my hands are dirty! I just want you to live worse than death! There is no place to hit the wall! Say it quickly!"
Recruit Gao Daquan and let him watch Li Wei.
Li Wei sighed: "What I said is heard. If there is no evidence, I can't be taken seriously. The little official will understand it!"
Xu Ping said: "Just say it, I just listen, why are you doing so much trouble?"
Li Wei said: "This matter is a long story. It starts with the release of the imperial palace examination a few months ago. It involves several figures. The young officials should be a little patient."
Xu Ping raised his foot and kicked Li Wei on the shoulder: "Don't worry about you! Just tell me in detail, I am more patient, and it will be too tired to wear down your mouth and not hurt my ears!"
Li Wei said: "Yes, yes, what the little officials said is! Since the imperial examination was released, many tribute Jinshi in the town were deposed by the imperial court. Some of them had poor families and lost money, and they were wandering to the capital and could not return to their hometown. There was such a person in the city who was a Jinshi in Huazhou who also passed the provincial examination, but failed the palace examination and lost his money. So he found some ways to make money in the capital. It was also a coincidence that he encountered an immortal master with a Taoist practice. He learned immortal arts from somewhere and could use copper to turn into silver. The silver made of this is different.
Generally, even though they have been refined for hundreds of times, they still don’t change their colors, which is the same as the real one. Although this immortal art is a way to make money, it is a forbidden thing in the eyes of the court and cannot be done in the capital. They met an idle man named Ke Wulang, who had a group of brothers under his command. The three of them worked together and thought about going to the countryside around the capital to do this. Ke Wulang was from this nearby, so he arrived in our Zhongmu County. The sheep from Ren Muzi’s family was stolen by Ke Wulang, and sold them as capital to buy raw materials, and ordered copper to make silver."
Xu Ping frowned. What a mess.
Based on Xu Ping's knowledge in his previous life, using copper to turn it into silver must have added some raw materials to form a copper alloy. If the effect is really as good as Li Wei said, it is probably nickel-white copper. Nickel-white copper is also called Chinese silver. It can be imagined that in the eyes of the ancients, this thing is like silver, and it was very popular in history for a while. Until later, the rise of industry in Europe and industrial production was achieved. Germany had the largest production volume and the best quality, just like many things in ancient China, and the name was also taken away by Westerners and changed it to Germany very much.
In ancient China, various strange methods were used to enlighten gold and silver. It was a kind of art, called yellow and white art. Looking closely at historical books, there was a large amount of gold in China before the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang and Song dynasties, gold suddenly became a scarce resource. Needless to say, many of the so-called gold before were medicinal gold mixed with fish eyes. Even in the Wu Zetian period, medicine gold was rewarded as real gold to ministers. Among these medicine gold, iron sulfide, something everywhere was the most deceptive. In the Song Dynasty, people's understanding of gold and silver deepened, and turning stones into gold could not deceive people, and the art of silver began to become popular.
But there is a problem with this. Why not just use copper to transform into nickel and white copper? Why not just use iron to transform into stainless steel and make money openly?
After thinking about it, Xu Ping had to let go for the time being and asked Li Wei: "What's wrong with them being robbers? They have to steal money? They have to steal the sheep from the Ren family?"
Li Wei said: "I have heard of this small matter. One day, Ke Wulang saw Ren Anhun's family Tian Liuniang, and he wanted to tease him, but he was beaten and scolded. So he held a grudge and wanted to destroy his family."
"What?" Xu Ping just cursed in his heart. It was indeed such a bloody plot.
After thinking for a while, Xu Ping asked, "Where are these people hiding now?"
Li Wei said: "Who knows that their dragon is not in the end? If the young man was convinced, he would have reported to the magistrate to get someone, so he would have received a reward."
Xu Ping stared at Li Wei and suddenly said, "You don't have any noise?"
Li Wei shivered and hurriedly said, "There is one thing I heard that I am with the soldiers who are shepherding horses in the Qiji Courtyard. Who dares to make trouble on them? The young one is just hearing about it."
Xu Ping nodded: "Well, be honest with you, get up."
Li Wei stood up tremblingly and stood aside.
Xu Ping closed his eyes and rested, ignoring him.
After standing there with a cup of tea, Li Wei's heart was finally let go. After hearing the news, the little evil star seemed to have let him go.
At this moment, Xu Ping suddenly turned around, stared at Li Wei, and shouted sternly: "Tell me honestly, what are the thoughts you have when you go to my village to find trouble!"
Li Wei was so jealous that Xu Ping was so jealous that he knelt down again and kept kowtowing: "The little official is keen, and the little one has a dirty mind. He wants to come to the village to see if there is any chance, cheat some money and make a book, and also go to the immortal master to make silver, seek wealth!"
Xu Ping was both stern: "I just wanted to cheat, but I never thought about robbing it openly?"
Li Wei kept kowtowing: "The villain just had a thought of robbing in his heart, and he would never dare to do it! The little official is aware of it! This is a beheading!"
Xu Ping kicked him to the ground: "Your mother, I knew you, a birdman, had no good intentions, and your eyes flashed as soon as you met me! You didn't do it and you would be lucky. Otherwise, if you fell into my hands and kowtowed, I would cut you into pieces with you!"
Li Wei was so scared that his body was weak and he collapsed on the ground.
Gao Daquan was stunned by the sight of the scene. He never expected that he would finally reach this point. Xu Ping beat the man half to death, but finally he still gave him a favor?
Xu Ping, no matter what he was thinking, said to Gao Daquan: "You heard the words, this guy is trying to die by himself! But we are innocent people and don't care about these things. You can get him out, clean up and down, and go to the yard to have a drink with others. When I said that, he dared to show a little resentment on his face, and beat him to death by sticks and carry him to the county yamen! If you don't get drunk, you want to leave and beat him to death!"
When Li Wei looked at Xu Ping, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and said straight: "Thank you little official for your kindness!"
Gao Daquan shook his head, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking. Li Wei was naturally seeking death by himself, and Xu Ping's methods were too harsh.
Xu Ping sat in the woodshed, watching Gao Daquan take Li Wei away, and hesitated. Should I tell Xiuxiu this bloody story?
Chapter completed!