Chapter 603: The Last Princess Arrives (8)
Of course, digging up ancestral graves or something, in the end, is not a glorious thing, and it is not appropriate to publicize it.
And, for now, Gu Tingcheng has just left the palace and has just formed his own guard, and there is no one he can really trust.
Now, she's not just fledgling, she's just growing feathers.
She still needs time, and she needs an opportunity.
Besides, all she spends now is the goods that are placed on the surface, and the things she hides in the storage compartment have not been used.
And those things she brought out of the palace were enough for her to raise an army of tens of thousands and raise them for many years.
She, really not short of money!
Not to mention, she won't sit on the empty side!
has already cooperated with country D, Gu Tingcheng will not be satisfied, she still needs a few more allies!
It's November, and soon it's Thanksgiving in the Ugly Country.
According to their custom, the mansion of the ugly country would hold a Thanksgiving reception.
Whether Gu Tingcheng is the "last princess" who has recently become famous, or the friendly relationship with foreigners, she can receive invitations from ugly countries.
When the time comes, she will be able to further expand her circle of allies.
"You don't need to worry about the money!"
"This princess is Princess Gulun, Khan Ama and Huang En Ne have left me a lot of things."
Gu Qingcheng gathered his thoughts and said to Yuping with confidence.
When Yuping heard this, she showed a sudden appearance, "Yes! The slave and maid are so stupid that they have forgotten this! ”
Although they left the palace in a hurry, each of them only brought a large baggage.
But a princess is a princess, and she has a lot of private property.
Maybe it's the silver ticket of the silver building, or the safe of the foreigner's bank.
Heck, the princess is the only child of the first emperor and the queen mother.
The first emperor died early, and it was too late to plan for the princess, but the queen mother did not die until two years ago.
Empress Dowager Ye loves the princess so much, and the new army outside also respects the Empress Dowager.
Empress Dowager Ye secretly helped the princess buy some properties outside (such as the princess's mansion), which is a very normal operation.
Gu Tingcheng: ...... The identity of the princess is easy to use.
You don't have to make up excuses yourself, someone will take the initiative to make up for it.
However, Yuping's chatter reminded Gu Tingcheng, "Yes! Princess's House! ”
She couldn't have been living on someone else's turf.
Whether it's the Mansion of Country D or the Xishan Barracks, they are all "borrowed".
She needed a place to live.
The next day, she called in a broker to buy a house.
"Princess, there is a mansion that suits your status. Speaking of which, it is also a royal mansion. ”
Although the broker is surprised that his patron is the famous princess of Allure Gulun, he is first and foremost a businessman.
The first priority is to do business and earn commissions.
After listening to Gu Qingcheng's request for the princess's mansion, the broker thought about it for a while.
"King Qingjun's other courtyard in Haidian, the courtyard with seven entrances and seven exits, the house is very well preserved."
"The location is good, not far from Mizuki, University Hall, etc."
"The price, if it is an outsider, it may be higher, but you are a princess, presumably King Qingjun is very happy to sell you the garden!"
This broker is really clever and can understand the minds of these "nobles".
For example, King Qingjun, a big smoker in the family, began to live by being a seller more than ten years ago.
However, no matter how tattered the inside is, you can't lose face.
Sell the other house, hide it, and would rather have less money to maintain the dignity of the "master".
Selling it to others, King Qingjun must be awkward.
But what if it's a "dedication" to Princess Gulun?
I believe that King Qingjun is willing to take the initiative to reduce the price - I am not a loser, but loyal to the princess master.
King Qingjun gained face, and he could still be named a loyal minister.
And the princess of Allure can get a princess mansion at an affordable price!
The broker took the customer's mind in place, and as it turned out, he was not wrong!
As soon as King Qingjun heard that it was the prince of Allure Gulun who was "occupying" his other courtyard, he immediately expressed his willingness to serve the princess master.
Money or not, it doesn't matter!
As long as the master takes a fancy to it, just take it!
Ahem, this is a superficial statement, but King Qingjun is thinking in his heart: This Princess Gulun is very rich!
In the past few days, she has been in the newspaper.
Tsk, subsidize 10,000 taels of silver every year to give unrelated people the opportunity to study abroad for free.
And spend a lot of money to recruit guards!
Without a pen's careful calculation, you know that Princess Allure has a lot of private property.
She is estimated to be richer than the emperor who went to the Neon Mansion.
The point is, be smart enough! It's strong enough, too!
The last emperor was expelled from the palace, and many of the royal families of the previous dynasty in the capital trembled, fearing that they would be purged.
Even the last emperor only dared to hide in the mansion, and did not dare to speak out at will.
Princess Allure is good, she doesn't care about these at all.
She even flaunted her wealth in a high-profile manner, and she was not afraid of attracting the covetousness of the little ones.
Come to think of it, although Princess Allure is a weak woman with a lot of treasures, she has caught up with foreigners.
Even if some soldiers fancy her money, or covet her beauty, they don't dare to do it easily.
"In the end, it is the daughter of the Ye family, and there is no shortage of scheming and beauty!"
King Qingjun sat respectfully at the bottom of Gu Qingcheng, with a servile look on his face, but he was thinking about these in his heart.
"Princess Allure is not as indecisive and button-and-nowhere as the emperor, but a person who does great things."
"People who do big things will have a big pattern. She, so she won't be greedy for the little money in Haidian Yard. ”
"As a slave, I want to sacrifice my private property to the princess."
"As the master, the princess naturally has to give me a reward!"
King Qingjun thought like this, and the posture he showed became more and more humble.
Gu Qingcheng didn't care about King Qingjun's careful thoughts, she listened to King Qingjun's words and showed a "grateful" expression.
"King Qingjun, you are really a good one!"
"However, this princess can't let you suffer!"
"That's it, that set of yards, this princess will convert it to you according to the market price."
Gu Qingcheng doesn't suffer losses, but he won't accept free things.
Because the free ones are the most expensive!
She and King Qingjun are no longer monarchs and ministers, and it is best to have both money and goods!
In this way, Gu Tingcheng spent fifteen thousand taels of silver to buy the annex of King Qing's Mansion.
With the house, Gu Tingcheng was in no hurry to move in.
As soon as it came, there was only an empty shell left in the annex, and all the furniture and furnishings in it were sold out.
Unable to move in with his bags, Gu Tingcheng could only send someone to clean up first.
Second, Gu Qingcheng's princess guards have not yet been trained.
Although he has Delin as an ally, he is also on the line with the commander.
But this is a troubled time, if you are not strong enough and only rely on external forces, once you are "alone", you will be easily bullied.
Gu Qingcheng would never gamble on his own safety!
Third, she needs to make further allies.
Staying in the mansion area helps her to "socialize".
The time soon came to the end of November, and the three hundred guards had been screened and entered the Xishan military camp for recruit training.
Money is spent like flowing water.
The effect is also remarkable.
Three hundred, only one-tenth of the bannermen.
Most of them are young people of seventeen or eighteen years old, who come from poor families, or nearby farmers, or refugees who have fled, or people who are destitute.
But no matter what his background is, as long as he meets Gu Qingcheng's conditions, he has a serious messenger.
It includes food and lodging, clothing, ordnance, and a military salary of two taels of silver every month.
Accommodation is not a casual mess.
After entering the barracks, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the princess did not deceive people, and promised two taels of meat per person per day, and she really did it.
The food of their princess guards is the best in the entire Xishan camp.
Every time I had a meal, I could make the new army next door cry.
There is also a new military uniform, I heard that this is designed by the princess herself, which combines the characteristics of the D-style military uniform and the Daqing military uniform.
Both traditional and foreign.
The key is to keep warm.
In winter, it is a thick cotton coat, and the cotton clothes are full of new cotton, soft and warm.
The new army next door was still wearing half-worn cotton clothes.
In the winter, the big soldiers of the New Army shrank their shoulders and sleeves, and their noses were so cold that they were dripping.
And their guards were sweating hot!
At the end of the month, they received two taels of silver.
Full military salaries are paid on time, which is also the first in many military camps!
"It's worth it! It's worth selling this life to the princess of Allure! ”
When everyone took the silver home, their hearts were hot when they saw the happy faces of their relatives.
The conditions of the princess guards are really good, but the drills are really strict.
Running and exercising every day, from time to time I will also engage in a cross-country training with a mountain weight of 20 miles.
There is also training in shooting, fighting, and so on.
Every day, from dawn, practice until the sky is dark.
Back in the barracks, everyone was tired and stinky.
Some people are discouraged by this almost perverted training model.
However, every time I want to retreat, I think of the meat I eat every day, the cotton clothes I wear, and the two taels of silver.
The most important thing is that they have guns in their hands.
Whether it's yourself or your family, you won't be bullied!
"Tired, tired! You can't exhaust me to death! ”
"Three months, as long as you survive these three months, Lao Tzu will still be a hero."
In this troubled world, it is already very good to be able to survive.
The princess not only gave them the conditions to survive, but also gave them the possibility of "becoming stronger"!
Fight!
Less than half a month after the formation of the escort team, the people's hearts were captured by Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Tingcheng transferred twenty people from it, and first followed him to protect him.
These people may not be truly loyal yet, but they already have the appearance of guards.
Gu Tingcheng finally had the "confidence" to go outside alone.
“…… That's the princess of Allure? ”
"What is she wearing? It looks like it's not in the middle, it's not foreign, but it's weird and good-looking. ”
"Didn't you see the guards beside Princess Allure?"
"Tut, this military uniform is very spirited, and the guns on his back are all shiny and shiny."
"How do I look at it, this princess is more majestic than the emperor?"
In the midst of everyone's discussions, the princess of Allure, who was in the newspaper almost every day, appeared with her twenty guards......
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