Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng could only shake his head helplessly, then walked out of the yard and went to a restaurant not far away, packing some food and wine for everyone as a reward. Remembering that Pei Zhixiu did not eat meat, he was giving Ye Tie While waiting for others to buy some big fish and meat, I didn’t forget to order some exquisite vegetarian dishes for Bae Ji-soo who doesn’t eat meat...
. At night, after everyone had had enough wine and food, and everyone began to rest after a tiring day, Ye Mingsheng, accompanied by Ye Tie, entered the cellar in the yard.
There are two north rooms in the courtyard rented by Ye Mingsheng. One of them is used as Ye Mingsheng's living room, and the other is a study room where Ye Mingsheng can handle some official documents at home.
Next to the study, there is a small wing room, which is used as a warehouse. There are armors, swords, and some sundries belonging to Ye Mingsheng, Ye Tie and others.
However, few people know that there is a cellar under the penthouse. Luoan is located in the north room. It is frozen for thousands of miles in winter. There are no fresh vegetables to buy. Therefore, during the harvest in autumn, the residents of Luoan purchase some cabbage in large quantities. , vegetables such as green onions are used for winter, and most of these vegetables are stored in cellars.
The original owner was living in poverty in Luo'an before, and was no exception. He stored a lot of vegetables in the cellar, but now the cellar has a new use in Ye Mingsheng's hands... ···
"Master, are all the things put here?" After entering the cellar, Ye Tie, holding a candle, pointed to several large boxes in the corner of the cellar and whispered:
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded, walked forward, and opened the big boxes one by one with his own hands. He saw dozens of gold bars and a pile of silver ingots, all displayed in front of Ye Mingsheng.
Looking at the many cuties in front of him, Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction. The situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty has been turbulent in recent years. Although the capital city of Luo'an is relatively stable, the public security is not as good as in the early years. There are some thieves wreaking havoc.
If Ye Mingsheng remembered well, several wealthy merchants not far from his yard had all been robbed, and many of their belongings had been swept away, resulting in heavy losses.
And because he is on official duty, he often goes to the military camp and is away from home, so the risk of being patronized by thieves is still very high, so it is safer to put these gold bars and cash in a cellar that few people know about.
His big hand stroked the gold bars in the box, and Ye Mingsheng's eyes gradually became deeper. During this period, the land was dry and the weather was hot. The harvests in various places in the Great Zhou Dynasty were not very good. Although the Ministry of Revenue has been organizing people to go to various places for disaster relief.
However, because the official administration of the Zhou Dynasty was rotten to the core, the money spent was like a stone sinking into the sea, with little effect.
This directly led to the miserable suffering of the people in several places with serious droughts. Under the oppression of the officials and gentry, they rebelled and gathered into several rebel armies. They caused chaos everywhere, attacked the government offices and killed the landlords and gentry. This has even developed to the point where , the local army is simply not enough to extinguish them, and it is necessary to send well-equipped imperial troops to suppress the situation.
It can be said that the current situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty is even more chaotic than before. The situation of approaching troubled times is already imminent...
Once the situation becomes chaotic, it will directly affect the price of gold!
As the saying goes, you hide antiques in prosperous times and buy gold in troubled times. When the situation became chaotic, everyone's desire to buy gold suddenly skyrocketed. As the hardest currency, the price of gold naturally skyrocketed.
According to the current gold price on the market in Luo'an, the thirty gold bars he brought back from the palace are already worth more than one thousand taels of silver. And depending on the future, the gold price will continue to rise, and there is even room for growth.
Ye Tie, who was holding a candle in his hand, hesitated for a moment, considered his words, and advised Ye Mingsheng:
"Master, it's better not to give these gold bars away. I see that the prices in the gold shops in the West Market are rising almost every day. It won't be long before the price of these gold bars will exceed one thousand five hundred taels..." ··”
After the words fell, Ye Tie looked at Ye Mingsheng expectantly. Although these belongings belonged to Ye Mingsheng and not him, as the captain of the soldiers, his fate had long been tied to Ye Mingsheng, and they were both prosperous. One loses all, and Ye Mingsheng has always been generous in his dealings, so Ye Mingsheng has also made a fortune, and his share is naturally indispensable.
Ye Mingsheng shook his head when he heard this and said with a smile:
"Gold is indeed very important in these troubled times, but Ye Tie, do you know that there is another thing that is more important than gold, a thousand times a hundred times?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Tie's two thick and black eyebrows suddenly wrinkled. He didn't understand what Ye Mingsheng was talking about.
In his opinion, although gold is not the most expensive thing, land, jade, etc. are all more valuable than gold. However, in today's world, these things, without exception, are not as valuable as gold and are easier to sell. Easier to carry and easier to cash out...
Standing there, Ye Tie thought for a long time, and finally shook his head in distress under Ye Mingsheng's gaze. He really couldn't figure out what he wanted now, which was more important than gold, even a thousand times, a hundred times more important.
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng didn't show off. He looked at Ye Tie with a serious expression and said solemnly:
"This thing I'm talking about is called military power!"
"In troubled times, as long as you have military power, you can separate one side and watch the storm rise! At that time, not to mention thirty gold bars, even three hundred gold bars will be easy!"
In front of Ye Tie, a die-hard confidant, Ye Mingsheng had nothing to be taboo about. Speaking of excitement, Ye Mingsheng's palms clenched tightly into fists.
If Ye Tie was stunned just now, now after Ye Mingsheng's ambitious words, he was completely shocked. He never expected that his young master's ambition was so big, he actually wanted to If you want to separate the country, you can become a local emperor just like the governor of Liaoyang...
Smiling and patting Ye Tie on the shoulder, Ye Mingsheng hinted and said: "Ye Tie, with your ability, following me and being a captain of the personal soldiers is really a bit of an incompetence!"
Feeling the profound meaning contained in Ye Mingsheng's words, Ye Tie suddenly felt happy when he came back to his senses, and immediately bowed deeply to Ye Mingsheng and said;
"It is Ye Tie's blessing to follow the young master and be the captain of the soldiers. Even if I am asked to be the sentry commander, I will not change it!"
