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

Early the next morning, Tong Ran summoned Gao Zhuo.

"Has Gou An changed these days?" Tong Ran asked.

Gao Zhuo said: "It's nothing special, it's just drinking and fooling around with local wealthy businessmen. But a few days ago, about seven or eight days ago, his housekeeper went out at dusk, and the humble job followed him, and finally found that he went to the next county The underground casino here is where Deng Qi used to go.”

An underground casino... Tong Ran thought about it.

"I remember that before Deng Qi, he had a lot of private actions with officials from various places. Does it have anything to do with this underground casino?" Tong Ran asked.

Gao Zhuo thought for a while and said, "When Dali Siqing and Master Ruan came, they were mostly checking the people who had been to the gambling room, but they didn't check the underground casino in the neighboring county."

"Go and invite Lord Ruan to come here." Tong Ran opened the door and said to Yuan San who was outside.

"Did your lord discover something?" Gao Zhuo asked.

"It's not really a discovery, it's just a guess and I want to confirm it." Tong Ran said.

Early the next morning, Tong Ran called Gou An over.

The first time Tong Ran solemnly invited him over, Gou An was flattered and arrived soon.

"This county has been blasting mountains recently, and you know that," Tong Ran said sadly, "I didn't expect that there was a big rock in this mountain that couldn't be blown up. I want to prepare a more powerful gunpowder, which requires a blind formula." , I wonder if those merchants you know might help?"

Gou An was in full bloom, but he didn't lose his caution: "Why don't you ask Fan for it, my lord?"

"Fan Heng?" Tong Ran curled her lips, then waved her hands, "Those who don't know what's good don't mention it."

Gou An rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely ask those merchants to find it for you. If you have time to eat with them, just walk around. Please tell me what that thing is first, sir?"

Tong Ran smiled and said: "That thing is called nitroglycerin, and its color is yellow like oil. With it, you can make more powerful yellow □□."

"Really?" Gou An was startled, and showed a little joy again, "Congratulations, my lord, once this kind of phoenix comes out, my lord's rank will definitely be raised again. May I ask you, do you know how powerful this yellow phoenix is? The officer is really curious."

Tong Ran smiled, and described the power of modern sex to him in detail, Gou An was taken aback for a while.

After some description, Gou An said: "My lord, don't worry, I will find nitroglycerine for you, and help you accomplish your mission."

After that, Tong Ran went to the construction site again, and it was indeed stuck on a big rock. Originally, when Tong Ran came to make a new blasting plan, it could be solved, but since he made a play, he had to do enough. Tong Ran directly Said that he wanted to research something new, and gave all the workers leave.

In the evening, Tong Ran returned to the main hall of the yamen, only Sang Le and Yuan San were with him, the sun was setting, casting long shadows in the room.

"Brother Tong." Ruan Zheng's voice came from outside, he pushed the door open, and strode into the main hall, "It's evening, what do you have to say? I specially postponed my return to Beijing because of you. If His Majesty finds out, I will be scolded."

The little tiger jumped from the coffee table to the ground, it already knew.

"It should be soon." Tong Ran said, his brows were slightly frowned, and he was also a little uneasy.

"My lord." Another voice came from outside.

It was Gao Zhuo, Tong Ran heard it all at once, and greeted him before he entered the door: "How is it?"

Gao Zhuo clasped his hands and said, "Just as your lord expected, the housekeeper of the Gou Mansion left the house in the evening and was caught and fainted by us. He has a letter on him." Gao Zhuo took out a letter from his bosom and gave it to Tong with both hands. Ran.

"What? The Tong Zhi family in your county?" Ruan Zheng was at a loss.

Tong Ran unfolded the letter, read ten lines at a glance, and directly handed the letter paper to Ruan Zhengdao: "Brother Ruan, read it yourself."

"What's the matter?" Ruan Zheng took the letter and read it as he said, "Your Excellency Lu? This is a letter to Lu Yong!"

Tong Ran nodded.

Ruan Zheng realized the importance of the matter and continued to read the letter.

There are quite a lot of content in the letter, some of which Ruan Zheng knows, and some of which he only half understands.

He took a rough look and asked, "What does he mean by saying in his letter that the shaft kiln incident didn't stop you? And who is that Wu Xiaobao? The yellow gunpowder is more powerful than the one you use now?"

Ruan Zheng hadn't come when the shaft kiln exploded, so he didn't know about it.

Without needing to waste Tong Ran's words, Sang Le stepped forward and explained in detail.

Ruan Zheng shook his head halfway through hearing it: "As a righteous man of the Xuan rank, his methods are so vicious, it's really shocking. Have you found the missing Wu Xiaobao?"

"Not yet." Gao Zhuo said.

Ruan Zheng: "The letter says it has been dealt with. It seems that we have to ask Gou An to find it. What about the yellow gunpowder?"

Tong Ran smiled: "That was just my lie to Gou An. Without this news, how could he immediately write to the people behind the scenes? Last time Mr. Gao said that Gou An's housekeeper left the house in the evening, I felt strange. How can the butler not be there when the meals are passed on from room to room? Today I put on a show to test him, and it really did as I expected."

The yellow gunpowder is of course true, but the nitroglycerin in it is too dangerous, and Tong Ran does not intend to let the world know so soon.

Gao Zhuo stepped forward to ask for instructions: "My lord, what should we do next?"

Tong Ran pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Ruan, come with us to Gou'an Mansion?"

"Of course." Ruan Zhengdao, "Gou An is the official of the imperial court, you can't do anything to him, I will take him back to Beijing, report to the emperor, and Dali Temple will interrogate him."

"That's good." Tong Ran picked up the little tiger.

Gao Zhuo asked two yamen servants to pick up the unconscious housekeeper of Gou'an, and the group took a carriage to Gou'an's house.

Gou An was eating, he got the big news from Tong Ran today, and it has already been delivered, and he might get a reward in the near future.Rewards are not the most important thing, I just hope that the person above can quickly get rid of Tong Ran and let him be promoted to the county magistrate of Xiaoguo County. , Everyone has to listen to him.

"Hey, you can't go in."

"My lord! My lord!"

The porter from outside rushed in: "Magistrate Tong is here, the housekeeper was...by..."

Gou An patted down the chopsticks and said, "What's wrong with the butler?"

The concierge's legs were trembling, and he couldn't stand up straight. His teeth were chattering and he said, "It seems...dead."

"What?" Gou An was shocked.

"Master Gou, good evening, today's meal is delicious?" Tong Ran took the lead to enter the door, followed by Ruan Zheng and others.

Gou An saw the butler being carried by the yamen servant at a glance, pointed at Tong Ran's nose and said, "You care about human life! You killed my butler!"

Tong Ran smiled: "Lord Gou is serious, the butler of your house is just in a coma."

Gou An thumped in his heart, it would be fine if the housekeeper died, he could bite Tong Ran back and kill without reason, but if the housekeeper fell into their hands alive, wouldn't his dirty work be wiped out?

Tong Ran took out the letter paper just now and said, "Do you recognize this?"

"You..." Gou An was at a loss for words, they really got this thing.

"For the matter of the vertical kiln, you first lured Wu Facai and his wife to obey your orders with money, and then threatened them with their son Wu Xiaobao, and finally made them do the disaster of detonating the vertical kiln." Tong Ran said, "You Can you admit it?"

Gou An remained silent, pursing his lips tightly.

"It's okay if you don't say it, the letter you wrote to Lu Shilang has already explained everything." Tong Ran said.

Gou An seemed to be startled, and then laughed out loud: "Lu Shilang."

Ruan Zhengdao: "The evidence is convincing. As an official of the imperial court, you care about human life. It doesn't matter if you don't recruit now. When you get to Dali Temple, you have to say it if you don't." Ruan Zheng raised his hand, and the people he brought rushed up and arrested Gou An. live.

Gou An was dragged out by them, and before he left, he gave Tong Ran a vicious look and said, "You will die a miserable death, worse than mine!" Before he finished speaking, he was already dragged out of the door.

"Okay, the matter is settled, I should go back and deal with business." Ruan Zhengdao, he had just arrested Gou An, and he had to go back and hand him over to Dali Temple as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

"Every time I met Brother Ruan, I was in a hurry, until I never had a chance to have a meal together," Tong Ran said.

"Next time, next time, I'll treat you to some snacks from the capital." Ruan Zhengdao, he was about to leave after speaking, but was held back by Tong Ran.

"Brother Ruan wait a minute." Tong Ran said, winking, Gao Zhuo and others understood, and retreated.He looked at Ruan Zheng again, Ruan Zheng didn't know what he was going to do, but he waved his hand, and the people who followed him also retreated.

"What is God doing mysteriously?" Ruan Zheng asked.

Tong Ran took out a bamboo tube from his bosom, about half the length of his forearm, both ends were firmly sealed with mud, and there was a seal on it.The little tiger didn't go out with those people. It sat at the feet of the two of them and looked up. It had seen this thing once before. Tong Ran sealed a piece of silk written by himself in it, but it didn't know what was written on it. See.

"Brother Ruan, please present this to the emperor for me." Tong Ran said.

"What's in your head?" Ruan Zheng frowned, but didn't answer.

Tong Ran said: "It's the formula of gunpowder. No one knows better than me how dangerous this thing is, but it is also very useful. It can be used to expand territories and defend the country when retreating. I think it is the most suitable time to own it." Yes, it is now the Holy One."

Tong Ran has considered this decision for a long time. Things like gunpowder will definitely attract covetousness. With his current power, it is impossible to take this thing alone and be alone. If he must hand it over, he hopes that it will be used properly. people.

"Tong has never met His Majesty, but before the Longyou Dao official's ink corruption case, he acted vigorously, decisively, and courageously, and put the people of the world first. Tong is willing to believe that this thing will be properly used in his hands." Tong Ran said.

The little tiger raised his head and puffed out his small chest: the little attendant has a good eye.

Ruan Zheng took the bamboo tube, and said helplessly, "Don't talk nonsense about this, it sounds like you are commenting on His Majesty, this is the historian's business, you can't say too much."

Tong Ran cupped his hands: "Thank you, Brother Ruan, for reminding me."

Ruan Zheng escorted Gou An away, and Tong Ran felt relieved when he returned to his small courtyard.

"Zai Zai, can I ask Huai Tanglou to bring over the steamed fish tonight?" Tong Ran asked the little tiger in his arms.

The little tiger lazily rolled his eyelids: "Wow."

After dinner in the evening, Tong Ran rarely had anything to do, lying on the bed and playing tigers.

The little tiger shook his head, but it was rare that he didn't yell at him, and Tong Ran licked him twice more.

"Wow!" The little tiger couldn't bear it anymore, and Mao Mao was messed up by him.

"Hey, let me comb your hair." Tong Ran looked like he had succeeded, and took out the comb he made for the little tiger.

The cub likes to be clean, and likes to be neat and tidy. Now that he messes it up, he can brush the tiger and comb his fur openly and aboveboard.

"Wow!" the little tiger called out to him.

"Come, come, let me help you comb your hair." Tong Ran coaxed.

Combing with a comb is really comfortable, and the little tiger struggled a little, then obediently lay down.The comb on his body was being combed at a steady pace, and the little tiger squinted his eyes, feeling a little drowsy.

It was about to fall asleep when the comb stopped.

Tiger's eyes opened, and he turned around: "Wow!"

Tong Ran didn't seem to hear it, his hand holding the comb rested on the little tiger's back, and he muttered: "Lord Lu, maybe it's not Shilang Lu."

Why isn't Mr. Lu Shilang Lu?If it wasn't that old fellow Lu Yong, it could be...

Chu Jun was startled, and after thinking about it carefully, Tong Ran's words were not without reason.