Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

Being trapped here... He San was not worried.

If my master knew that I had entered this mine and had not been back for a while, he would definitely know that something unusual had happened.

So next.

He was just like an ordinary miner, working hard in front of those people holding whips, trying his best to suffer less physical pain.

Worked non-stop for the entire day.

It was dark at night.

This gave me a moment of rest.

During this period, if I stopped for a moment, I would be beaten with fists, kicks and whips. It was extremely painful. At the end of the day, my back and waist would ache and my body would feel like it was falling apart. I also had a lot of cuts on it.

He San sat down among the crowd. Seeing that there was no one around, he tried to strike up a conversation with the person next to him, "Brother... I've only been here a few days. Didn't I come here to mine and earn money? What's going on?"

Now that he has discovered this situation, he must of course find out as much as possible before Zhuo Jing comes to find him.

The people next to him looked around in fear.

After making sure there was no one around, he lowered his voice, his eyes filled with despair as he said, "What else could it be? I can't leave now, and I'm supposed to be paid for it. What a dream! If I'd known this would happen, why would I have come here? Starving and freezing at home...it's better than being treated like a dog or a mule here, right?"

He San had a rough idea of ​​the situation and continued to inquire, "But... didn't we hear that this is a mine run by the current emperor? Aren't they afraid of angering the current emperor by doing this?"

"Didn't an imperial envoy come here for an inspection a few days ago?"

The miner next to him sighed deeply and said with numb eyes:

"The emperor is far away, who cares about our life or death?"

"You just came here recently, right? You happened to be in luck, and you worked smoothly here for a few days before they pushed you to our area. Otherwise, how could you be so successful now?"

"When the imperial envoy comes, they lock us up and hide us mules. The imperial envoy can't see us, and we can't speak out our grievances. What's the point? It's all bullshit!"

"Besides, everyone here is Li Xiaoqi's men. No one can leave, and no one can do anything under their noses! Do you want to live or not?"

"Li Xiaoqi?" He San's eyes flashed, thinking he might have caught something. He pressed on, "Xiaoqi...even if he's a member of the Imperial Guard, he only has a dozen or so people under him. How could he have kept the mine's situation so secret?"

This is what he was wondering about.

This is such a big mine, with so many people, so many eyes and so many mouths, and so many inputs and outputs...

How could they have such complete control over this place without revealing any flaws? Even Shen Zhen, who ostensibly came to check the accounts, had no clue what was going on?

Fortunately, the miners nearby had been here for quite some time.

I actually know some things:

"Do you think he only has those dozen men under him?"

"Although he's a Jinyiwei from Yingtian Prefecture, he's a local himself! His family has a large clan and many relatives. The mine is so big, if they report the number of people, the money will come down... They can make a lot of money. And since they're all related to each other, of course no one will leak the news!"

"So... we can't get out... we can't get out at all... We're just here, waiting to die of exhaustion."

After saying that, the miner threw his head back and fell to the ground, unwilling to say anything more. Both his expression and eyes showed only despair and numbness.

He San took a deep breath.

My heart skipped a beat.

"Clan, clan members... I see. It's such a coincidence that we're all related by blood, closely united as a whole, and sharing the same interests..."

The ties between clans have always been extremely deep. With such a clan group, plus the so-called "Li Xiaoqi" who happened to be in charge of this project... naturally, this place became an iron bucket.

It is extremely difficult to find anything you want to check.

If Lord Zhuo had not been cautious and sent me on a secret visit, this situation would have been missed!

"Brother... Brother, don't sleep yet..." He San wanted to ask something, but seeing that the other party just lay down, he could only shout anxiously.

The miner said impatiently, "What are you arguing about? We only have so much time. We still have to break up all the ore we dug today tonight!"

He San pondered for a moment.

Still unable to resist, he pulled the miner up and said, "Tell me something again, my poor brother, you just got tricked into this trap. From what you said, if you accidentally offend them, your life will be gone."

"Are you fucking annoying?" The miner cursed, but luckily he was kind-hearted. He didn't ignore him directly. Instead, he said with some emotion: "You can only jump around for two days now, and then you'll have to behave yourself!"

He San chuckled.

He knew that his most urgent task was to find out the truth first. Zhuo Jing would definitely find something strange and come to find him by tomorrow at the latest.

Then, the two chatted for a few more sentences.

But not for too long.

Those holding whips came over again and urged: "Get up! Get up, all of you! You bastards! Why are you sleeping? Don't you know it's time to work?"

Many miners looked sleepy.

But none of them dared to slack off... After all, they had been here for quite some time, and they knew that if they hesitated for a moment, they would be whipped, and it would be painful to have their skin torn open...

And He San was whipped again.