bookrebus Chapter 279: Private Army Growth
Chapter 279: Private Army Growth
"When I go into the mountains, I'll take all these things with me."
"It might be troublesome for you to go into the mountains in a wheelchair. How about a pair of crutches?"
"No need to bother. I'll bring quite a few people into the mountains with me. It will be easier for them to carry me into the mountains on a stretcher."
"You must be careful about the wound on your arm. Don't use the sword unless it is absolutely necessary."
"it is good."
Even so, Ye Jintang was still worried. The two of them talked for a long time before Shi Bin was called in to pack up.
Looking at those bottles and jars, it would be a lie for Shi Bin to say he wasn't envious.
If Lin Ruoyu was by his side, she would probably also help him prepare a lot of life-saving things.
The next day, Xiao Mo and his group set out at dawn.
Ever since he left, Ye Jintang has been feeling a little uneasy.
She simply went into the space to practice archery and martial arts. Normally, at least 9 out of arrows she shot would hit the bull's eye, but today, after shooting out half a bucket of arrows, half of the arrows hit the outside.
"As expected, men only affect my studies."
Ye Jintang threw the strong bow in his hand aside, and simply relaxed himself, strolling around to see if there was anything that needed to be tidied.
"Meow."
Xuetuan, who came in with her, was still blocked outside the yard. He was very anxious and wanted to go in and see the little goldfish in the water tank.
"You can go see the little goldfish, but you can't eat it secretly. I give you enough food every day. Why do you always miss my little goldfish?"
Ye Jintang touched the cat's head unhappily and took it into the yard.
There were still two little goldfish swimming around in the water tank. With Ye Jintang beside them, Xuetuan could only watch the little goldfish drooling and did not dare to move.
Seeing Xuetuan being so honest, Ye Jintang thought that it was not in vain to eat the two little goldfish last time. She felt that Xuetuan was smarter than before and seemed to understand what she said.
One person and one cat stayed in the space for a whole day intermittently.
The sun sets, lights are on in every house, but Xiao Mo hasn't come back yet.
Ye Jintang sat by the window, looking at the bustling streets, feeling quite worried.
A whole day has passed, why hasn't he come back yet?
"Is your Majesty going to have dinner now?"
Seeing that Ye Jintang was absent-minded the whole day, Luzhu was somewhat worried about her.
"Let's talk about it when the prince comes back."
Another hour passed and it was already dark.
"Don't look at it, madam. It's cold at night."
Luzhu brought a cloak to Ye Jintang. She had been sitting by the window, as she was really afraid that the night wind would make her sick.
"It doesn't matter."
Ye Jintang felt very uneasy. She couldn't imagine how Xiao Mo could convince more than 10,000 private soldiers by himself. She felt that this was simply a fantasy.
Suddenly, the sound of a carriage was heard from far away on the street. The sound was not loud. Ye Jintang looked from a distance and couldn't see clearly what kind of carriage it was, but she just knew that Xiao Mo was back.
"Let's set up dinner."
Ye Jintang stood up and watched the carriage getting closer and closer from afar. It was the one that Xiao Mo took today.
She hurried downstairs and went to the backyard.
The door to the backyard of the inn opened, and soon Xiao Mo and his group came over. Shi Bin rode in front on horseback with a smug look on his face. Ye Jintang could finally put his heart at ease.
"Everything is fine."
Ye Jintang helped Xiao Mo get off the carriage, looked him over carefully and found that he was not injured, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It didn’t matter to her whether those 10,000 private soldiers could be recruited or not. What mattered was Xiao Mo’s safe return.
This thought also shocked Ye Jintang. She didn't expect that she cared so much about Xiao Mo.
"Everything is fine."
Seeing Ye Jintang looking very worried, Xiao Mo couldn't help but smile. It felt really good to have someone at home caring about you.
The two returned to the house together, and Xiao Mo told Ye Jintang in detail about the matter of surrender.
The whole process was quite dangerous. Several leaders resisted desperately, and Xiao Mo had to use poisoned thunder bombs to get rid of them.
As for the more than 10,000 troops, he just wasted some time talking.
"The prince wants to raise more than 10,000 private soldiers. Does that mean he will need to use a lot of money?"
"Well, can I take it from you in batches? If it's too much at once, I'm afraid I won't be able to take it all."
Ye Jintang gave Xiao Mo a total of 400 million taels of silver, which was almost 120 tons. For Xiao Mo, who could only transport it by horse-drawn carriage, this weight was like a mountain. It was impossible to transport it immediately, so it was wisest to transport it separately.
"Of course, how much silver does Your Majesty want now?"
"Give me 50 taels first."
"Okay, where do you want to get the silver?"
"How is Nanping City?"
"No problem, I'll let you know when I find a place."
Nanping City is also a big city. We can buy some supplies here and send some private soldiers to leave Nanping and go to Ningchuan Prefecture first. As long as the movements are not too big, it will be difficult for anyone to notice.
Xiao Mo wanted a lot of silver, so Ye Jintang had to find a bigger warehouse.
"I'm not in a hurry. When are you going to deliver the silver? Tell me the time and I'll arrange for someone to come and wait for you."
"It's hard to say. I'll tell you the exact news later."
If Ye Jintang said that the money could be prepared immediately, Xiao Mo would probably be scared to death.
Who can readily allocate hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to give them away on demand? It's impossible to imagine.
Ye Jintang didn't want to reveal her cards to Xiao Mo, but it was almost impossible for her to cover it up completely. The two of them could only not be suspicious of each other and not think too deeply about it.
If one day Xiao Mo deliberately came to dig up her past, she would immediately consider whether to change her partner.
That night Ye Jintang asked Zhou Cong to go out and rent a warehouse. She put the silver away early the next morning, and when she came back she told Xiao Mo directly to go and pick up the silver.
Xiao Mo was very tactful and did not ask any more questions. He just said that Ye Jintang was very capable and that so much silver was ready as soon as he said it was.
"Your Highness, don't think too much. Since I was able to get the silver out of the palace without anyone noticing, I must have a way."
"Well, you are indeed the person I like. You are just different from ordinary women."
Xiao Mo, who was in a good mood, couldn't help but praise himself. He didn't marry a princess, but he married the God of Wealth.
Ye Jintang was also amused by him.
Who would have thought that the usually serious King Qin was actually a shameless man who loved to talk nonsense.
Xiao Mo went to the warehouse as promised. As soon as he opened the door, a room full of silver bricks came into view.
Cash has a greater impact than banknotes.
Standing at the door of the warehouse, Xiao Mo didn't know what to say for a long time. Such precious silver bricks didn't even have a box and were just thrown on the ground.
"Shi Bin, go buy some boxes and find a few trustworthy people to come and pack the silver bricks."
When Shi Bin was called forward, he looked at the room full of silver bricks with his eyes wide open in surprise, not knowing what to say.
"My Lord, where did you get so much silver?"
Shi Bin knew best how poor Xiao Mo was. It was impossible for him to suddenly have such a large warehouse of silver overnight.