There was an unpleasant smell of burnt fire in the air, and people couldn't help but take a few steps back. d-m

At this time, the sky was still in the history of barnyard officials, and it was often seen that the city was lost, and the records of retreating to the arsenal or the yamen.

One is a political place, the core of the rule, and the other is a military place, a weapon of the country.

This is especially true of the arsenals of important military towns. Generally speaking, a high wall should be built outside the arsenal, which is not as high as the city wall, but it is enough for people to run on it for defense. There is only one gate in the wall, and the gate is also very strong. The establishment of a fence, in addition to defense, also exists a secret function. Blocking the view of other curious prying eyes.

The same goes for Fort Rock's arsenal.

The four right-angled triangle areas located on the four corners of the city are planned for the Rock Fort, the A area in the northeast corner is the granary and forage field, the B area in the southeast corner is the arsenal, the C area in the southwest corner is the artisan household area, and the D area in the northwest corner is the horse farm horse circle.

Other areas have just been planned, and the original ruins have been demolished, but they have not yet been built, just a blank field. The only thing here is the arsenal, which uses a large sturdy mansion that has been well preserved before, and there is no need to bother to rebuild it. At the same time as the walls were completed, the ring of high and thick walls around the arsenal was also completed.

The arsenal is at the southeast corner, so the exit from the wall is open in a northeast-southwest direction facing northwest. One. Root. Read. The long wall of the novel. At this time, the Rock Fort had not yet been built, and if it was built, it would have to enter the south gate, and then pass through the area between the Fang District Wall and the city wall, and then through the narrow area between the Fang District Wall and the Arsenal Wall, to reach this place. It is conceivable that the price of casualties to be paid is huge.

At this time, in front of the arsenal, more than twenty large carts were parked, and there were fifty or sixty large animals such as mules, donkeys, and oxen beside them. In front of the cart, there was a mountain of baggage, most of which was stained with blood. Torches were planted all around, illuminating the place as bright as day.

Dong Ce sat on the horse, surrounded by his henchmen, not only Shi Jin, Zhou Zhong and others were there, but also Li Gui, Wang Yu, Zhou Bo and others were also beside him.

Dong Ce didn't have much time in Panshi Fort during this time, most of them were in Anxiangdun, even if he came to Panshi Fort, he also stood and left. As a subordinate, it is the top priority to fully ensure the number and time of their appearance in front of the leader and leave an impression on the leader. Although Li Gui and the others couldn't say these things, the truth was basically the same, and every time Dong Ce came over, he would find that soon Li Gui and the others would appear in front of him, even if there was nothing wrong with them.

Besides, tonight, it's a big deal.

In the field, near the gate of the arsenal, a large table was placed, Bai Zhongqi and Liu Daku, each with a chair, each sitting at one end of the chair. In front of the two of them were a large stack of plain white paper, and next to it was an inkstone, with a pool of thick ink in it, and a pen in their hands, and the paper in front of them was already densely filled with words.

In front of them was a large scale, and two men in short beats were standing there, while Su Dacheng was staring at them.

A man came with a bloody baggage, and untied it in front of everyone, revealing the silver and copper coins inside, which shimmered charmingly in the light of the fire. He first put a few ingots of five taels of silver on the scale, and the two people in charge of looking at the scales weighed it, and then carefully examined the silver by the light of the fire, and then said in a loud voice: "Twenty-five taels of silver, fineness, ninety percent!" ”

After that, he put the silver on the table and let Liu Daku and Bai Zhongqi look at it.

After both of them finished reading it, Liu Daku shouted again: "Twenty-five taels of silver, ninety percent." Box! ”

He and Bai Zhongqi wrote down the ledger together, and then a man next to him picked up the silver, and placed six or seven large chests in the open space between the door of the arsenal and the table, each one the size of a cabinet, large and deep. Three of the chests contained silver, which were already filled with ingots or broken silver of various sizes. On the three chests, the words "50%, 70%, and 90" are written respectively, and it is thought that they are classified and stored according to the fineness of the silver.

A slightly smaller box next to it is full of all kinds of jewelry and jewelry. Next to it, in a small box, was yellow gold. The rest is just copper coins.

The man put the ingots into a silver box with the words 'Ninety Percent' written on them, and then retreated to the table and stood.

At this time, those who were in charge of weighing shouted again: "Fifty-seven taels of silver, seventy percent." ”

He took a pile of broken silver and small silver ingots and placed them on the table.

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"Fifteen hangs of big money - three hangs of Wanli gold back money, five hangs of Chongzhen horse money, and the rest is miscellaneous money and private ......"

The people in charge of handling the goods, weighing them, and carrying them into the storehouse were all dressed in short clothes, that is, wearing only a pair of shorts with a calf underneath, and a small coat on top.

And there is not a single pocket on these clothes.

This is an unwritten rule that has been handed down in this industry for thousands of years, whether it is a private treasury or a government treasury.

The one who works on an errand in this is called a kudin. When they arrived, they had to change into these short, small 'overalls' with no pockets, so as to prevent them from stealing. Especially in the silver treasury, Taicang, this kind of place, this is even more so.

On this cold day, they were wearing so little, they were all so cold that their lips were blue and they were shivering, and Dong Ce could hear the sound of their teeth chattering from so far away. However, no one dared to complain or show dissatisfaction, not only because Dong Ce and others were here, but more importantly, because they cherished this errand very much.

These men were chosen from among the people. When they were first chosen, there was only one criterion -- loyalty and honesty, not treacherous. A total of eight people were selected, and they were all on errands in the arsenal, all of whom passed through Su Dacheng and Liu Daku.

They don't have to do heavy work with a lot of labor, and they don't receive food every day, but they receive one stone of grain every month, which is enough for a family of four or five to eat, and there is still a surplus. In addition, there is a meal at noon, and there is meat and fish for every meal, and sometimes the leftovers of noon are not eaten, and the two ambassadors of the warehouse will let them take them home.

Therefore, their errands were considered decent and of high status in the eyes of their neighbors. It is cherished by everyone.

Two Kudin, also dressed in short clothes, came over carrying a large suitcase, which was the one of the Tietaipo. Open the chest, and the silver light inside shines brightly, dazzling their eyes. There are a lot of silver ingots neatly stacked in the box, and the size is fifty taels or larger! Layer by layer, from top to bottom. I think this box was snatched from a big family, and the silver inside has already been stacked.

It is likely to be the Su family. This shocked Liu Daku, he left the chair and looked up, and swallowed his saliva. He glanced at Bai Zhongqi on the other side, and quickly put away his greedy look. He naturally knew very well what the adults asked Bai Zhongqi to record with him, and naturally he was guarding against his own fraud. Bai Zhongqi is an adult's henchman, he knows.

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