Moving is hectic.
After all, there must be a sense of ceremony.
Things like sprinkling water and passing braziers are everywhere.
Moreover, neighbors have to come over to visit, which is similar to the greenhouse in the previous life, but it is much more complicated.
I was busy from morning until evening before sending away the visitors.
Zhao Ping was almost paralyzed from exhaustion. Before he could rest, someone told him that Xu Tianhua was back.
"Is Xu Jiuguan back?"
Zhao Ping swept away his fatigue and said in surprise: "Please come soon."
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhao for moving into a new home. I came here in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. I'll just give you a sword."
Xu Tianhua took a long sword from his back and handed it to Zhao Ping with both hands.
The scabbard exuded a gleaming golden light, as if it was made of gold.
It is inlaid with several jasper gems, which is dazzling.
This is not the point. The point is that there are four big characters written on the scabbard - Shang Fang Sword.
Even if he is not familiar with history, Zhao Ping knows something about Shang Fang's sword.
This is the symbol of the emperor.
It is unjust to attack the ruler above, and it is unfaithful to attack the ministers below.
Have supreme rights.
Sure enough, when Liu Mengru next to her saw the sword, she immediately knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "The daughter of the people has seen your majesty."
"His Majesty?"
Zhao Ping glanced behind Xu Tianhua and saw that there was not even a follower. He couldn't help but wonder: "Where is your Majesty from?"
"Hahaha."
Xu Tianhua laughed.
He gave Liu Mengru a weak hand and said, "General Liu, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be so formal. Get up quickly."
Then he explained to Zhao Ping: "Sir, His Majesty is definitely not here."
"However, Shang Fang's sword will bring you today's emperor. Seeing the sword is like seeing your majesty."
"Is this for me?"
Zhao Ping was a little confused.
He didn't do anything?
I have never even met His Majesty, so why did he give me a Shangfang sword for no reason?
It’s too casual!
"good."
Xu Tianhua nodded, "His Majesty has learned that you have achieved great results in suppressing bandits, and is worried that some bandits are colluding with officials, which makes you afraid, so he specially presented you with this Shangfang sword so that you will not have any worries."
"No matter who he is, if he has anything to do with bandits or oppresses the people, he can just be chopped down with Shang Fang's sword."
Zhao Ping was still a little stunned.
When Xu Tianhua left, he only wiped out three waves of bandits in Yun'an County, which was not a great achievement.
He is completely unqualified to get Shang Fang's sword.
Xu Tianhua also saw Zhao Ping's doubts and explained with a smile, "Sir, you don't have to be doubtful. This Shang Fang Sword was indeed given by His Majesty himself and was not stolen by me."
Zhao Ping rolled his eyes.
It's okay if there is no explanation. With this explanation, I feel like this Shang Fang sword has an even more erroneous origin.
"It's also due to fate."
Xu Tianhua continued: "When the plague broke out in Yun'an County, His Majesty showed compassion for the people and ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to prepare money and food for disaster relief."
"As a result, the plague here was solved before the money and food were delivered to Yun'an County."
"Your Majesty is a man who loves money, so he must recall the money and food."
"You also know that whether it is the court or the local area, there are many moths, and less than 30% of the money and food have been corrupted."
“Surely the ministers can’t fill the vacancies from their own pockets, right?”
"I just lied and claimed that I was robbed by bandits."
"It is precisely for this reason that our Majesty hates the bandits so much that he is determined to wipe out the bandits of the Dawei Dynasty no matter what the cost."
"The decree was promulgated, but it had little effect."
"After all, the court does not allocate food and grass, so local officials prepare it themselves or exploit it from the people."
"As a result, bandits are suppressing more and more people, and the people are complaining."
"Under such circumstances, Mr. defeated three bandits in one day, which can be said to be a precedent in the history of the Dawei Dynasty."
"Coupled with the Huang Fengnian incident, His Majesty learned that local officials were actually involved with bandits. He was worried that it would be troublesome for you to deal with it, so he gave Shang Fang the sword."
"Not only is there Shang Fang's sword, but there are also military talismans."
Saying that, Xu Tianhua took out another yellow object from his arms and handed it to Zhao Ping.
There are two words engraved on it - Ping bandit.
"Is this a military talisman?"
Zhao Ping said slightly excitedly: "How many troops can you command?"
"Five thousand people."
"Where are the soldiers?"
"Recruit yourself."
"Where's the food and grass?"
"Prepare it yourself."
"..."
Zhao Ping felt that he was excited for nothing.
Daqing only has a military talisman and nothing else.
"Sir, why are you complaining? It's just five thousand soldiers, it's not like we can't afford them."
Xu Tianhua said speechlessly: "But military talismans don't always exist."
"Even for those who have made outstanding achievements on the battlefield, it is extremely difficult to obtain the military talisman if there is no one behind them to help."
"Besides, your meritorious service is not on the battlefield. Being able to obtain the military talisman is almost going to rub my tongue."
"I really can't afford it!"
Zhao Ping said bitterly: "Have you settled the accounts?"
"A soldier needs to eat at least three kilograms of grain a day. For five thousand people, that's 125 taels. According to the market price, one stone of grain is 600 taels, which is 75 taels. Of course, eating and clothing are all trivial matters."
"The key point is that all the soldiers under my command have monthly money. Although it is not as good as the Flying Eagle Army's one tael of silver a month, it is at least similar to that of an escort. Two hundred coins is not too much, right?"
"Five thousand soldiers will cost 30,000 taels of silver per month alone, which is more than 300,000 taels of silver per year."
"Where do I get so much money?"
"Hahaha."
Xu Tianhua laughed again, "Sir, you can be rich with millions of taels of silver, but you are here crying to me about poverty?"
"Are you sorry?"
"A few million taels of silver?"
Zhao Ping frowned.
Am I so rich? I do not know how?
"Where did it come from?"
"Of course it's from selling acacia wine."
Xu Tianhua took out a stack of silver notes from his arms and handed it to Zhao Ping: "When I return to Beijing this time, I brought two hundred and fifty jars of acacia wine. The price we agreed on is five thousand taels per jar, totaling one million two hundred and fifty thousand." Two pieces of silver."
"The soap and frosting sugar are all calculated according to one thousand taels per catty, which is one thousand taels per catty, totaling 1.1 million taels."
"The two total two million three hundred and fifty thousand taels."
"It's all here. Go through the number. If there's anything wrong, we'll check it out in person."
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Zhao Ping's head seemed to have been hit hard by thunder, and he was completely covered.
Yes, as a time traveler and relying on the civilization of the previous life, it is indeed not difficult to make money.
But the question is how long has he traveled through time?
How many things have been developed?
The Dawei Dynasty was not a country with economic development, and it was even said that the people even had problems with food and clothing.
And he actually made millions of taels of silver, which felt unreal.
"Ms. sir, don't be in a daze. Quickly count the banknotes to see if they are enough."
Liu Mengru urged.
She was very excited. She had never seen so much money in her life.
Even the military salary has never exceeded one million levels.
She was really moved that her husband could make so much money in just two or three months.
With money, future development will be easier.
Even the prosperity of the society described by Xianggong may be realized in the Dawei Dynasty.
Zhao Ping came back to his senses, counted the banknotes, and put them directly into his arms without any discrepancy.
He said excitedly: "Guan Xu, you are really my noble man."
"During this period, I made some more acacia wine. You can continue to bring it to the capital and sell it. Let's make another round of profit."
"There are also some soaps and frosting sugar."
Forehead!
Xu Tianhua's head was covered with black lines.
He just came back. He didn't even go back to the county government and went directly to Xiping Village.
Then Zhao Ping wanted to drive him out again, really treating him as a businessman traveling between Xiping Village and the capital.
Even if you are a businessman, you must have some time to rest.
No matter how much he loves money and money, if he continues to do this, he will be exhausted to death.
"Zhao Ping, do you treat me like a donkey?"
Xu Tianhua said dissatisfied: "Can't you just let me rest for a while?"
"Hey hey hey, sorry, I forgot you just came back."
Zhao Ping laughed awkwardly.
He was also shocked by such a huge profit, and he felt a little unthinking for a while.
"Are you still worried about not having enough money to raise troops?"
Xu Tianhua asked.
"Don't worry anymore, don't worry anymore."
Zhao Ping still couldn't hide his excitement, shaking his head like a rattle.
"Ms. sir, don't forget, we still have to fight against Tongjia Clothing Village."
Wen Hui reminded in a low voice from the side: "The person behind Tongjia Clothing Village is the Minister of Household Affairs. You can imagine how rich the family's wealth is."
"And this is a protracted battle that consumes a lot of money."
"We also need to build schools, build doctors, recruit people, etc. These are all places where we spend money."
"To be honest, more than two million taels of silver are really not enough."
Those words were like a basin of cold water poured on Zhao Ping's head, making him sober in an instant.
Yes, it looks like I made a lot of money.
But there are many places to spend money.
Especially in the field of scientific research, it was so advanced in the previous life, and it all depended on money.
In a backward feudal country like the Dawei Dynasty, if you don’t spend money, you don’t know what year or month it will be until those things come out.
Zhao Ping took a deep breath to calm down his inner excitement.
But before he could speak, Qian Liu rushed directly to Xu Tianhua.
He hugged each other.
Then……
Bah!
Caught off guard, Qian Liuqiang kissed the other party.
