Chapter 502: An Incident (2)
"Sir, something happened at the iron mine," the man hurriedly said when he saw him.
Grand Tutor Zhao had just returned from work and had yet to change out of his official uniform. When he heard this, his heart skipped a beat. "What’s going on? Didn’t I ask you to deal with those people?"
Back then, he had suggested disinheriting the crown prince, causing the entire Duke’s Residence to either be killed or injured. Now that Song Jingchen was back, it was obvious that he wouldn’t let the Zhao family off.
If his hands were clean, he wouldn’t have to be afraid of Song Jingchen. However, he had a private iron mine.
It had to be known that iron was an important material for making weapons. It had always been controlled by the government. It was already a serious crime to hide the iron ore, let alone mine it privately.
Once the higher-ups found out, the heads of the entire Zhao family would probably be chopped off.
As a subject, why did he hide iron ore? Did he want to make weapons? What did he want weapons for? Was he trying to rebel?
Who would believe him if he said no?
"We were indeed prepared to deal with those miners according to His Excellency’s instructions, but someone leaked the news. A few people escaped when we were unprepared. When we found their houses, they were already gone." As the man spoke, he lowered his head.
Even if someone accidentally overheard their conversation, their people were everywhere around the mine. If no one saved them, it was impossible for ordinary citizens to escape.