Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

After several days of rushing, switching from waterways to land routes, the group from Peach Blossom Town finally arrived at Yintuo.

A total of twenty people were dispatched from Peach Blossom County for this trip. All twenty of them were miners who had participated in the development of the asphalt mine from the very beginning, possessing rich experience in using gunpowder.

Moreover, they were strong and sturdy, with excellent physical strength.

Although it was daytime in Yintuo, the sky was extremely gloomy, with torrential rain and dancing silver snakes (lightning).

Everyone couldn't help but feel a weight in their hearts. This was different from what had been agreed upon... Wasn't it supposed to be a slight drizzle!

This rain could not be considered a drizzle at all.

Captain Ding Kai, with a gloomy face, shouted at his team members: "Everyone, check your equipment again! Use oil paper and sleeves to wrap the gunpowder and fuses, making sure no water gets in! Otherwise, this trip will be in vain! The task assigned by the county magistrate must be completed perfectly!"

"After returning, each person will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver!"

"Alright!!!"

The other team members echoed in succession.

Seeing that the morale was good, Ding Kai turned his head and glanced at the guard team of over two hundred people behind him... It was said that these were men hired by merchants who came to Peach Blossom County.

These people were also not simple. Each of them stood upright, full of energy, and were not inferior to these miners.

Fortunately, so many people came, otherwise it would have been impossible to carry the gunpowder to the mountain... Otherwise, with this rain, just one round trip would have exhausted them.

The leader of the guard team was called Cheng Si, an imperial guard arranged by Guo Tianyang with Emperor Jing's handwritten letter, who came in plain clothes to escort Ding Kai and others.

At first contact, Cheng Si looked down on these mud-legged people from out of town, but after a few days of contact on the boat, he discovered that these people were not simple!

When they took off their clothes, they revealed strong, muscular bodies. When they were bored on the boat, they competed with his men in strength and were not at a disadvantage at all. It should be known that his men were also top-notch experts in the imperial guard!

Competing in strength could only result in a fifty-fifty split with these people, which was enough to show that they were not simple. Later, he put away his contempt.

Seeing that the rain was far beyond imagination, Cheng Si walked up to Ding Kai and said, "Old Ding! Can we continue?"

Ding Kai kept observing the surrounding mountain terrain and nodded: "Yes, look at this mountain peak, it's high and straight. If it's pushed down, it will definitely block the river, but it will be difficult to climb up!"

"Let's start! Arrange for your men to carry their things and follow me. Both the north and south sides of the mountain peaks must be blasted down. Tell your men to be careful not to break the oil paper when carrying things, otherwise our treasure will be ruined!"

Cheng Si nodded solemnly. Through these few days of communication, he already roughly knew what the miners from Peach Blossom County were carrying. Although he had not seen the power of this thing with his own eyes, he did not dare to ignore it.

Then he turned around and shouted: "Brothers! Carry your gear and follow Captain Ding!"

The main force responded and began to silently carry the already divided explosive packs. Each pack weighed dozens of pounds at the lightest and over a hundred pounds at the heaviest.

Carrying it on a normal day might not be anything, but now the road was slippery and they had to climb the mountain, which made it particularly difficult.

Ding Kai took the map, looked at the points that had been marked on it, and set off after finding the right direction.

More than two hundred people, braving the heavy rain, marched forward with heavy loads in the gloomy weather.

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Soon, the group entered the forest. The strong wind howled wildly, causing the trees to rustle, and communication basically relied on shouting.

Ding Kai carried the least amount of things and walked at the head of the line, not only exploring the path up the mountain, but also constantly looking for suitable blasting positions.

As he walked, a sudden exclamation came from behind him.

Ding Kai quickly turned his head to look and shouted: "What's wrong! Who had an accident!"

After a while, he heard Cheng Si's voice: "It's okay! Keep walking! A brother sprained his foot, it's nothing serious!"

Hearing this, Ding Kai continued to walk upwards.

Cheng Si randomly wiped the rain off his face and couldn't help but curse inwardly.

This damn weather is too abnormal! If his brothers weren't all battle-hardened soldiers, top-notch strong men, I'm afraid it would be difficult to climb to the top of the mountain.

The physical fitness of this group of miners from Peach Blossom County is so good! It once again exceeded his expectations.

After some twists and turns, they finally reached the halfway point of the mountain without any major incidents.

Ding Kai looked down at his feet and exclaimed in surprise: "Damn it! It's really the county magistrate's blessing! There's actually a mountain crevice here, saving a lot of effort! Brothers! Don't go any further, unload the packs here!"

The people around him were overjoyed when they heard this and hurriedly took off the heavy explosive packs from their bodies.

"Everyone, gather the things in one place! Old Cheng, take your brothers and retreat downwards!"

Cheng Si didn't understand what he meant, but he still arranged for his brothers to pile the explosive packs in front of Ding Kai, and then led his brothers down the mountain.

Ding Kai ordered people to connect the explosive packs into one piece with ropes, then divided them into two groups to connect the fuses, and then used oil paper sleeves to protect the fuses and began to slowly lower them separately.

As the explosives ran out, Ding Kai began to arrange for people to pull the fuses down the mountain all the way, and at the same time began to watch whether the fuses were getting wet.

The two teams quickly converged with Cheng Si's main force.

Cheng Si scratched his head and asked with a confused look: "Old Ding! Why did you come down again? How...how are you going to blow up the mountain?"

Ding Kai smiled, picked up the fuse in one hand: "Watch carefully! I guarantee you'll have your eyes opened! Come, give me the fire starter!"

Cheng Si stared at the fuse in Ding Kai's hand. As soon as the flame touched the fuse, the fuse disappeared into the sleeve with a whoosh.

"Huh...this..."

"Lie down! Everyone cover your ears!!!!!" At the moment the fuse disappeared, Ding Kai immediately roared.

In the next second after the people around him covered their ears, the ground suddenly vibrated.

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"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" A burst of thunder suddenly sounded! Countless gravel soared into the sky!!!

The huge mountain peak actually began to sway and show signs of collapsing!

Cheng Si's heart was torn apart, his eyes were red as he stared at the mountain peak, his body trembled uncontrollably, most people were like this, and some even buried their heads between their legs, shivering.

Seeing that one blast was not successful, Ding Kai quickly lit the second fuse......

"Boom boom boom boom!!!!" Another explosion sounded, and the foundation of the mountain peak was finally shaken, swaying and collapsing.

Huge rocks kept hitting the river, stirring up one huge wave after another.

"Oh oh oh oh! Success!!!!!!" The miners cheered, although it was not completely completed, the feasibility was definitely not a problem!

This time, they have a reward of one thousand taels of silver when they go home! They can lie at home for the rest of their lives!

Cheng Si and a group of people opened their mouths wide and didn't recover for a long time.

Such a scene, such methods, paled in comparison to his previous experiences on the battlefield.

It's simply...divine skill!

Looking at Ding Kai and his party again, their eyes were already filled with awe.

After swallowing hard, Cheng Si asked cautiously: "Old Ding...continue?"

"Continue!"

Ding Kai was full of vigor at this moment! The matter was already half done, so he took the opportunity to complete the other half and go home to collect the silver as soon as possible.

There's nothing good to stay in this godforsaken place.

"Retreat!"

Cheng Si shouted, and the main force turned around and continued to leave the forest. Everyone got up, and then a large group of people fell to the ground.

A team member said with a wry smile: "Captain! My legs are weak... I can't walk..."

Cheng Si's old face turned red and looked at Ding Kai.

Ding Kai smiled: "Let's continue after resting!"

The miners burst into laughter.

So these people are just like that, they're just softies, they're scared like grandmas after being blasted, when we first started mining...it seems to be about the same.....

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After the rest, more than two hundred people returned to the original place, re-packed the remaining explosive packs, and set off again towards another mountain peak.

Although the second time took a lot of twists and turns, it was still successfully completed in the same way.

Looking at the滔天flood flowing in the planned direction, everyone couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Ding Kai shouted: "Brothers!!! Each of you will go to the county government to receive one thousand taels of silver when you get back. I'll treat everyone to a feast at Qingchang Restaurant and take a bath at Tiande Pond!"

The twenty miners immediately cheered loudly.

Under the heavy rain, Cheng Si and his group of officers looked at the miners with sour faces.

They work for the palace without a penny, and people who work for the county magistrate can get one thousand taels...the gap......

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