The scheming empress starts by conquering men

"Yes, yes, that's what father taught me. I will inform others about this matter as soon as possible. Let's try to dig up more gold."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a commotion and discussion from the crowd behind her.

The voice was neither small nor loud, but the two of them could just hear that one sentence.

"Gold was just dug out of it. My lord, how come there is gold in this salt mine?"

The wanderer and his father both got goosebumps all over their bodies. It was over. A noble person had come, and someone had dug up gold.

"Put it up quickly!"

Youzi's father asked him to put away the gold so that he could go out and meet the nobleman.

But the wanderer frowned and tried to hide the gold on his chest, sleeves, trouser legs, and shoes, but couldn't get it anywhere. He then tried to hide it on her father's body, but couldn't get it either.

"This, this, this... Where can I put this fist-sized amount of gold?"

She and her father were mining in gauze, and they couldn't let go.

If you deliberately put it in your arms, the noble person is not a fool and can see it at a glance.

"Where is the Supervisor?"

Hearing the nobleman's cold voice, Youzi gritted his teeth.

"We can't keep this piece of gold anymore. Let's get out of here quickly. Don't worry, we'll keep the gold we dig out later!"

You Zi's father sighed helplessly; "This is the only way."

The two men took the gold and trotted out from a hidden place.

At a glance, I saw that the nobleman was holding several pieces of gold in his hands.

Oh my God, so much gold, was it all dug out today?

How much more will there be in the future?

The wanderer and his father looked at each other, then ran forward understandingly.

"My humble servant greets you!"

You Zi's father greeted him and looked at the gold his daughter took with a painful look on his face.

The wanderer came forward holding the gold and said, "Sir, we dug out a piece of gold!"

Shaodian Sishui held three pieces of gold in his hand, waiting to receive the fourth piece.

Just then, Youzi had all the gold in his hand, and her eyes were full of smiles.

"Okay, okay, dig out another piece. Let me see the size."

Youzi held the gold in both hands and gave it to Shaodian Sishui.

The prodigal son in the crowd exclaimed in surprise when he saw that the second sister had also dug out gold.

"Second sister, did you dig out gold too?"

The wanderer looked up at his younger sister, smiled and nodded, and told her everything.

"My father dug it and gave it to me. I'm just going to hand it over to you, my noble friend."

The prodigal son hesitated to speak, feeling regretful, wondering why his second sister didn't hide the gold.

Her family was lucky enough to dig up two gold nuggets and hand them all in.

Shaodian Sishui casually took the gold, weighed it in his hand, and said with some disdain.

“It’s a little smaller than I thought!”

what?

Everyone was shocked, how could this be so young?

A golden cake as big as a fist, is it still small?

This amount of money can probably be exchanged for ten high-quality shell coins. Then you won’t have to work for the rest of your life and you’ll have endless money to spend!

If they still think it’s too small, then give it to them. They won’t think it’s too small.

Just as everyone was daydreaming, Shaodian Sishui threw the gold that the wanderer had brought over and gave it to the wanderer next to him.

"Keep digging, and turn in the gold you find. I'll give it to you as a reward."

Youzi's body trembled, and he quickly hugged Jinzi, his face full of shock, disbelief, and excitement. In short, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

She held the gold tightly in her hand, trembling, and asked Shaodian Sishui greedily and excitedly.

"My dear, this, this, this... this gold is really for me?"

Shaodian Sishui snorted coldly, and said with some disdain for the gold in her hand, "Your gold is the smallest, not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth, take it!"

After she finished speaking, she turned and left, waiting for the situation to develop.

"Thank you very much, sir. I will definitely supervise everyone to dig well and no one can be lazy!"

The wanderer knelt down, kowtowed, and shouted loudly to show his loyalty.

This made other people around them very envious. They also worked hard to dig the mines, and when they dug out the gold, they never thought of keeping it for themselves, but handed it over immediately.

The nobleman did not think of rewarding them, but gave them to the wanderer.

They were all experienced people, and they could tell at a glance that Youzi and his father had very unnatural expressions when they came out.

I think they must have wanted to embezzle the gold, but the nobleman came early, so the father and daughter had to hand it over. And the nobleman was kind enough to give the gold to the father and daughter?

It’s so painful. I feel so sad!

In this way, they missed the opportunity to get rich overnight, but this opportunity came to Youzi's family.

How come all the good things are taken by the wanderers?

But they did not dare to expose it. If they offended Youzi, they would not only be unable to dig for gold, but they would also be unable to continue digging in salt mines, and they would not even be able to obtain the fine shell coins.

"Go, go, go, hurry up and go mine. Have you completed your quota for today? Don't you have to work anymore?"

When Youzi stood up and saw everyone's gaze, he urged them on in a very arrogant manner.

They didn't dare to refute, so they could only sigh and continue mining.

They hope that the gold they dig out will be smaller, even smaller than the gold the wanderers get, so that they can still get a reward.

However, some people are also smart. The noble people have left, and there is so much gold in the mine. Even if they keep a piece of gold, the noble people won't know about it, right?

With the intention of digging gold for themselves, and in order to avoid attracting attention to themselves when they dug out the gold, everyone stopped whispering.

They mine faster than slaves and are more active than slaves who are beaten. They work very hard!

Expect to find gold with the next shovel.

Shao Chaogan had always been puzzled as to why Shaodian Sishui had buried the gold and why he had given the gold to that minor official.

She frowned and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.

After the two of them left the mine, she looked even more confused and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing her tangled and confused expression, Shaodian Si Shui chuckled.

"Are you wondering why I gave the gold to that traveler and why I buried the gold in the mine?"

"Your Highness is wise. He knows what I am thinking." Shao Chaogan smiled and flattered him.

Could His Highness help her solve this puzzle? She really wanted to know what His Highness was doing.

Shaodian Sishui smiled softly, then climbed onto the horse and spoke slowly.

"Of course, it is to take advantage of people's greed and speed up the mining process."

"That group of unruly people dug out the gold from the mine themselves, and were discovered by me, so they were forced to hand it over."

"Now I am giving a piece of gold to Youzi in person. As long as they are human, they are greedy. I don't believe they can resist the temptation of gold and not actively mine."

"They must be extremely crazy right now, hoping to dig up more gold and steal it while I am away."

"Not only that, the less they can dig, the more upset they feel. They may even work day and night, especially at night, when they will find someone to secretly dig with them!"

Shao Chaogan paused slightly, so this is the reason.

Taking advantage of people's greed, increase the speed of mining.

However, she still had one thing she didn't understand.

"Then, if the purpose is to speed up their mining, why did Your Highness give the gold to the official? And the contract states that the gold should be 10 stones per day, and one shell coin will be awarded for each additional stone."

"Then they made a lot of shell coins. For us, the cost is too high."

Although she didn't know where the fine salt came from, she vaguely felt that fine salt was inseparable from salt mines.

I don’t know if the cost of using so much money for mining is outrageously high.

Shaodian Sishui nodded slightly; "The cost is indeed high."

Shao Chaogan looked at Shaodian Sishui in confusion, without saying a word, waiting for her next words.

She said, "The contract states that they will only be given shell coins if they mine more minerals within the specified time. If they mine more minerals outside the specified time, it will not count."

"Even if the cost is within the specified time, it is still very high!" Shao Chaogan was even more puzzled.

Shaodian Sishui had a smile on his face and his eyes were staring straight ahead.

"So, we are going to the Dongjun government office now."

Shao Chaogan was confused. "Going to the government office, why go there? If you have anything to ask, Your Highness, you can tell me and I will do it for you."

Why bother the people in the government office? She can do what the people in the government office can do, too.

What they can't do, she can do better.

Shaodian Sishui smiled and said, "Of course, let the government make the decision, and the officials will protect each other."

Shao Chaogan: “…”

Your Highness, would you like to listen to what this is saying?

What does it mean when officials protect each other? This is something you, a princess, should not say.

Shaodian Sishui said: "You know the saying that a higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official. Those unruly people are not afraid of anything, not the nobles, and not even you, the Marquis of Shao. They think that you, a Marquis, would not argue with a group of unruly people, which is beneath their status. But they are afraid of the people in the government office."

Shao Chaogan: "Why do you think so?"

That group of unruly people were not even afraid of her, so how could they be afraid of those yamen runners?

Shaodian Sishui narrowed his eyes, a gleam of brilliance flashed across them.

"Do you remember what happened this morning before we came here?"

What happened?

Shao Chaogan thought about it and finally remembered, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, that's it!"

No wonder…