Chapter 42: Mixed Blessings (2-in-1)
The man who led the twenty horsemen, although his eyes swept over the woman with his hair scattered from time to time, his attention always stayed on Ao Bai.
Whether it is when he sees them or when he is tied up, Ao Bai has always looked like he is not shocked.
Even when he came to this large camp where tens of thousands of troops were stationed, there was no panic on his face.
All of these anomalies reflect the unusualness of Aobai.
Therefore, he has not dared to let his guard down in his heart.
At this time, after hearing the sound of 'bang' hemp rope breaking, he immediately wanted to swing the knife on Aobai's neck.
But as soon as he raised his knife, he was stunned by the violent eyes of Ao Baimeng's head.
Until Ao Bai slowly turned his head and stood up, he also maintained the movement of raising the knife, and did not dare to move.
My mind was full of eye contact at that moment.
From that violent and wanton look, he saw the surging sea of blood and the corpses all over the field...... I even saw a big foot.
Although he was stunned on the spot, Ao Bai did not.
He stomped heavily on the plank in front of the carriage and jumped into the air, and his right leg swept through the air and swept directly on the strong man's head.
"Bang!"
The brawny man's head was kicked off by him, and he smashed into a tent in the distance at great speed. The long knife that he had never swung in his hand also fell to the ground at this moment.
And the landing Ao Bai was another whip leg, which directly whipped the horse ridden by the headless corpse, and the horse neighed and fell on the cavalry behind, smashing them on their backs.
Although a few people escaped this fate, they all looked at Ao Bai in horror and did not dare to take a step closer.
The huge movement made the soldier who was not far from the carriage and was fighting in the open air on the woman's body subconsciously raised his head.
At the moment when he raised his head, a long knife swept into the air, like an arrow from a string directly through his eyebrows, and the huge force attached to it even lifted his whole person off the ground, and nailed it to a big tree more than ten feet away with a 'bang'.
Because the head of the person hit the tent, and a thousand households who came out to check the situation with a cold face saw this scene, he turned his head and got into the tent again.
Many of the people who gathered around them when they heard the movement were stunned as they watched the scene of a long knife piercing through their foreheads and nailing them to a tree.
Ao Bai also flew on the roof of the carriage at this time, and shouted angrily with the roar of the lion: "General Yulin Ao Bai is ordered to command the troops, and all the thousand households of the 20 guards of the Zhejiang Capital Division will be arrayed within half an hour, and they will be tested by this general!" β
"Violators will be punished immediately!"
His rough voice was like thunder, and it resounded directly through the camp.
I don't know how many people were frightened by this sudden voice.
There were even a few timid people who were directly frightened by this voice and lay on the ground holding their hearts.
At the same time, there are also many martial arts masters whose faces have changed slightly.
It's just that they didn't go to the formation of troops as soon as possible, but took advantage of the chaos in the camp to gather in a tent to discuss countermeasures.
In addition to Zuo Qianhu, who escorted Fu Tianqiu back to Beijing to behead, there were thirty-nine people here.
Among them, there are 19 heads of 1,000 households and 20 deputy heads of 1,000 households.
After seeing that everyone else was worried, the deputy Qianhu of Hangzhou's avant-garde couldn't help but smile and asked, "What are you panicking about?" β
Then he said: "In the past, Zuo Qianhu was the number one master of our Zhejiang Dusi, and he was only a hundred enemies. We all think that this man is the strength of thousands of enemies against thousands of enemies, but we have gathered a total of 50,000 people here, even if the martial arts master comes, he will die! β
"Didn't he tell us to line up?"
"Good!"
"Let's order our men to line up the formation, and at the same time let the old soldiers who are good at shooting bring bows and arrows to gather in the shadows. Wait for an order and shoot it with arrows! β
"If he dies, let's march directly to Hangzhou, stationed in the sun and wind outside this wilderness, how can we stay comfortable in Hangzhou City!"
"When the grain and grass are replenished, we will kill directly from Hangzhou to Jinling!"
"Since we have decided to rebel, we will simply sacrifice the flag with this general!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.
In the end, the head of Shaoxingwei's thousand households slapped the table and said angrily: "Okay, just do it!" β
With that, he got up and left the tent and went to the place where the guard was gathered to give the order.
The rest of the people looked around, and when they saw that no one else was ready to speak, they could only leave the tent with a heavy heart and prepare to go.
The military households in these 20 guards have been eating meat, drinking wine and playing with women every day these days, and they have already developed a casual temperament in just a few days.
Ao Bai gave half an hour, and the thousand households of their respective guards also gave orders.
But until the sun went down, none of them gathered.
Ao Bai stood on the roof of the carriage, looking at the thousands of people standing in front of the carriage, his eyes gradually became cold.
At the same time, the ghost shadow with the fastest light skill among the twelve gods of Tianchi turned into a black line, swept through the streets of Jinling City at a speed that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, and headed towards the Qianqing Palace.
After he came to the Qianqing Palace to explain to Cao Zhengchun, Cao Zhengchun turned around and entered the palace to report first.
In the Qianqing Palace, Chu Hao was eating the food sent by Shangguan Haitang.
Among these people who temporarily lived in the back court, only the two maids beside Shangguan Haitang cooked delicious meals, so Chu Hao's imperial meals were all completed by them recently.
At this time, Chu Hao stretched out his hand to pick up the dish and asked casually, "How is the cultivation of the divine skill I handed over to you?" β
Shangguan Haitang, who was standing at the table, clenched his fists when he heard this, and said respectfully: "This magic skill is broad and profound, with a total of five realms, Weichen has only cultivated to the third level at present, but his cultivation has reached a higher level!" β
Chu Hao raised his head and glanced at her.
[Name: Shangguan Begonia]
[Lifespan: 19/80]
[Race: Terran]
[Loyalty: 95]
[Ambition: 20]
[Strategy: 40]
[Repair: Second Rank (Martial Arts)]
[Exercises: Traceless Heart Method, Nine Yin True Scripture, Yi Tendon Forging Bone Chapter]
[Technique: Treading snow without a trace, rain in the sky, falling leaves through the palm of flowers]
After Chu Hao looked at her attributes, he opened his mouth and praised: "In one day and one night, I have cultivated from the fourth rank of martial arts to the second grade, and my qualifications are really extraordinary." β
Shangguan Haitang bowed down and clenched his fists, and was about to speak, but saw Cao Zhengchun bowing in.
After he entered the house, he subconsciously glanced at Shangguan Haitang, and after seeing that Chu Hao didn't let her out, he opened his mouth to report: "Your Majesty, the ghost asks to see you." β
Chu Hao picked up the silk scarf and wiped his mouth and said, "Let him in." β
Cao Zhengchun bowed down to receive the order, and then came in with a ghost figure shrouded in a black cloak.
After he came in, he first glanced at Shangguan Haitang, who was pretending to be a man with red lips and white teeth, and then said in a hoarse and strange voice: "Your Majesty, the search of Jinling City has ended. β
"A total of 3,84,921 taels of silver, 3,2411 taels of gold, 2,681 boxes of jewelry, 48,000 boxes of antiques, 8,396 calligraphy and paintings, 6,000 pairs of fine iron armor, 6,000 handles of various weapons, and countless copper coins were found!"
Chu Hao was shocked when he heard this, and the whole person stood up.
"And armor weapons?"
The ghost continued: "These six thousand pairs of fine iron armor, all kinds of weapons, twenty-eight million taels of silver, thirty thousand boxes of antiques, and countless copper coins were all obtained from a wealthy merchant's mansion, and there was a secret passage in the backyard of the mansion that led to a green building near the Qinhuai River. β
"There is another underground palace under the Qinglou, and in addition to the underground palace, there is also a jade seal dragon robe, as well as a box of letters with Xia Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Li Jingzhong, the secretary of the Criminal Department."
After Chu Hao heard this, he remembered the two dead people in the layman's palace in Jinhua County not long ago.
"Minister, Xia Qi, the secretary of the military department, respectfully asks the emperor to abdicate."
"Minister, Li Jingzhong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, respectfully asks the emperor to abdicate."
Their cold voices without a trace of emotion, Chu Hao could recall at this moment.
When he sneered, his heart suddenly moved, and he asked, "Has the queen's family checked?" β
The ghost figure bowed and said: "The street where the palace is located is the area of the subordinates' responsibility, and the silver hidden in the secret room has been emptied, but the subordinates found a letter that had been burned in their study. β
With that, he pulled out a piece of yellowed paper from his chest, which was only the size of a palm, with irregular edges.
After Cao Zhengchun took it and handed it to Chu Hao, he looked down and saw that there were only a few words on it.
"The maid next to the prince has been changed, and another ......"
The back of the word 'another' had been burned out, and Chu Hao looked at the line below.
"Wake up once, write a letter to ......"
"This matter has been reported to the Ghost King Nine-Tailed Fox ......"
"People have another order, Pudu Cihang ......"
The back of Pudu Cihang was also burned down.
Chu Hao couldn't bear it and continued to watch.
"The old demon has occupied the capital, and the father can find ......"
Below this sentence, there is only one last sentence.
"He doesn't have much to live."
Chu Hao stared at these contents and didn't say a word for a long time.
He didn't know the handwriting, but he knew the tone of the writer.
He crumpled the paper into a ball and took a deep breath.
Then he looked up at the ghost and asked, "Where are all the gold, silver, and jewelry?" β
The ghost shadow said respectfully: "Because the amount is huge, it is inconvenient to transfer, so it is all in place. β
Chu Hao nodded and said, "Take me to have a look." β
After the ghost shadow received the order, he took Chu Hao, Cao Zhengchun, and Shangguan Haitang to leave the Qianqing Palace and go to the places where the silver was hidden in Jinling City.
Everywhere he went, Chu Hao put those gold, silver and jewelry into the warehouse, and after the gold and silver entered the warehouse, they turned into numbers on the national panel.
It took an hour like this, and all the Tibetan silver in a total of twenty-one locations was collected by Chu Hao.
In addition to hiding silver, he also harvested the stunned eyes of the Twelve Demons of Tianchi and Shangguan Haitang.
After returning to the palace again, Chu Hao returned to the Qianqing Palace alone and called out the national interface.
[Country: Daqian]
[Monarch: Chu Hao]
[National Fortune: 10049]
[Grade: Dynasty (Pseudo)]
[Feature: Tenyu Shouyuan (non-activatory)]
[Promotion Condition: 1 Million National Fortune]
[Internal payment: 63,888,000 taels of copper (1,000 wen consistently, two runs and one tael of silver), 39223271 taels of silver, 3002411 taels of gold (gold and silver exchange ratio: 1:12)]
[Treasury: 1238 taels of silver]
[Jurisdiction: 40 prefectures, 68 prefectures]
[Official: 154 (Aobai) (Zuo Zixiong) (Lu Bu) (Shangguan Haitang) people]
[Army: 36,478]
[Morale: 20 (below 30, there will be a rebellion)]
[Population: 3,403,800]
[People's Heart: 5 (below 30, there will be a riot)]
[Artifact: Golden Man*8, Jade Seal]
γSpectacle: Noneγ
γMall:To be expandedγ
[Recruitment Order: Not available yet]
Countdown: 144:10:51
The last time I spent 1 million taels to forcibly recruit, all the silver in the treasury was consumed, and only 1218350 of the silver exchanged for gold was left.
Now when he converted all the copper coins and gold into silver, and added up the rest of the silver, the amount of money under his control reached an astonishing (75554147) seven thousand five hundred fifty thousand four thousand one hundred and forty-seven taels.
Among them, copper coins are exchanged for 301944 taels of silver, and gold is exchanged for 36028932 taels of silver.
This money seems like a lot, after all, it is more than 75 million taels.
But Chu Hao understands that these are likely to be all the silver taels he will have in the next few years, and there will be a lot of places to spend money next.
First of all, the merchant gentry and landlords of the 40 prefectures of the country were transferred to Jinling City, and the amount of food and salary consumed during this period was not a small number.
Next, we have to recruit and forge weapons, which are big consumers of silver.
Moreover, now that there is no way to collect taxes, there is no other source of gold and silver for a short time except to kill officials and raid their homes.
Thinking of this, Chu Hao looked at the recruitment line on the national interface.
This recruitment will cost 10 million taels!
As soon as he reached out and clicked on the recruitment, the number of the silver deposit in the inner money immediately changed rapidly, and then three cards with pale gold borders appeared in front of him.
Chu Hao's heart was beating rapidly, and he reached out and clicked on the first one.
It was a group of figures shrouded in black armor.
[Title: Silent Ride]
[Race: Terran]
[Loyalty: Die-hard Loyalty]
[Cultivation: Five Grades (Martial Arts)]
[Quantity: 12 teams (36 people per team)]
[Experience: Buyan Riding is an army formed by Emperor Taizu, and anyone who joins Buyan Riding will cut off their tongues, and since then it has been unpredictable and has come and gone without a trace. Usually active in the tomb to explore the tomb treasure hunting, fighting corpses and ghosts]
[On the fifteenth day of the month, they left the tomb and surrendered their gains]
After Chu Hao saw the experience of riding without saying anything on the card, he suddenly thought of the golden captain in his previous life. They are in charge of robbing tombs for money.
"Tomb robbing is indeed a way to get rich...... In the future, it may be possible to form a special team to rob tombs. β
He muttered to himself and clicked on the second card.
[Title: Yanyun Eighteen Riders]
[Race: Terran]
[Loyalty: Die-hard Loyalty]
[Cultivation: Yipin (Martial Arts)]
[Quantity: 18]
[Experience: The cavalry formed by Taizu's personal guard Luo Yi, they were dressed in winter clothes, wearing scimitars at their waists, wearing masks on their faces, wearing black scarves on their heads, only showing their eyes, and wearing long black cloaks on their outer bodies. Pedal bearded riding boots with daggers on them. Each of them carried a large bow and eighteen arrows behind him.
They are swift as the wind, as fierce as fire, and leave not a single grass in their way. Strong bows, scimitars, good riding and shooting are all their characteristics, so any one of them has the strength to fight against a hundred. γ
Yanyun's eighteen cavalry is indeed good, especially the leader Luo Yi, who is a general with great achievements.
It's just that their number is too small.
Chu Hao shook his head slightly, and then clicked on the third card.
It was a group of vague figures on white horses.