The qiang kingdom used to have no capital.
There were not many houses except the palace.
All the people lived in tents and lived by water and grass.
But now there is barely a small Capital of the king, whose name is directly ahlu city.
The whole city was twenty miles around, and the walls were not closed yet, but they were already fast.
This was probably the first time The qiang kingdom had a city wall.
The city wall was eight meters high and three meters thick, with soil inside and bricks outside.
Although not comparable to Eastern dynasty's Fortified city, it was the first time in The qiang kingdom.
For the twenty mile perimeter of the city wall, the ministry of works of Yue kingdom sent hundreds of people, and Qiang King Ah Lu Nana sent 50,000 people to finish the construction in more than half a year.
The city was small, about six square kilometers.
There were more or less people in the city, with a maximum population of less than 50,000 and a minimum population of less than 30,000.
The qiang kingdom's herdsmen still graze for a living.
But many of the slaves captured from other countries, such as Chu kingdom and Yue kingdom, were not good at herding and were better at farming.
However, The qiang kingdom grassland is only suitable for a limited number of crops, but it is better than not.
More than 30,000 people had cultivated farmland near the city of aru and started farming.
Farming here is actually a little better than Yue kingdom and Chu kingdom.
First of all, the farmland was very flat and huge, as much as it needed.
In Chu kingdom and Yue kingdom, farming was scarce and dozens of families shared a cow.
In The qiang kingdom, there were as many cattle as they needed.
Within the city of Qiang King, there were already thousands of permanent residents.
Most of these people were in business, mainly in handicrafts.
Yue kingdom's wine, tea, porcelain, and lacquerware were transported to The qiang kingdom for sale, and then The qiang kingdom's beef, lamb skin, dried meat, and cheese were transported to Yue kingdom for sale.
Just like this time.
Yue kingdom purchased astronomical amounts of jerky and cheese as military food.
Shen Lang also set up a leather workshop in the qiang kingdom, specializing in making boots, not to make money, but to equip the army.
Of course, most of Yue kingdom's army could not afford boots, and only Shen Lang's army of local tyrants could afford boots.
Although it was only a prototype, the prosperity of Qiang King city had already begun.
After a short period of astonishment, the western region countries still rushed into Qiang King to do business.
Previously, the trade centers of the western region countries were in Zhenyuan city.
Now that Zhenyuan city is abandoned, Qiang King will gradually take over.
With the help of Yue kingdom, The qiang kingdom really counted the population of the whole country for the first time.
It was a little more than shen lang had imagined, with a total population of 590,000.
But the entire area of The qiang kingdom is more than 200,000 square kilometers, so it is really sparsely populated.
Five hundred and ninety thousand people, over two hundred thousand men in their prime!
Because the living environment was too bad, the people here did not live long. Besides women and children, they were all middle-aged men.
With the help of Shen Lang and Yue kingdom, The qiang kingdom Ah Lu Nana first professionalized the army in The qiang kingdom.
Throughout The qiang kingdom, 20,000 professional troops were recruited.
All of the 20,000 troops were out of production, and they belonged entirely to the queen.
Half of the 20,000 troops were stationed in the fort of Snow mountain temple and the other half in the capital of Qiang King.
There were another 50,000 volunteer soldiers.
The so-called volunteer army, usually still grazes and produces, but also takes part in military training. There will be a certain amount of pay every year, but the number is very small. If necessary, as long as the queen orders, these 50,000 volunteer soldiers will also ride the horses and go to the battlefield.
Ah Lu Nana thought he couldn't afford these 20,000 professional armies.
It turned out that not only could he afford it, but it was more than enough.
Because of the existence of trade taxes.
All trade in the qiang kingdom must be taxed to the queen.
Tea tax, cheese tax, cattle and sheep leather tax, porcelain tax, silk tax and so on.
After several upheavals and massacres, there were no more than a few hundred eunuchs, maids and officials in the whole palace.
She did not need to pay countless officials like Yue kingdom did, nor did she need to support a large number of people.
All the money in hand would be used to support 20,000 troops. Queen Ah Lu Nana was now super rich, and the gold that she had scraped from the palace was not needed at all.
So with a stroke of her pen, she bought a large number of elite armor and machetes from Shen Lang, and directly upgraded her 20,000 troops.
Not only that, but also a large number of small crossbows were purchased to allow the cavalry to fight near the battlefield.
So although Qiang King's army was smaller than before, it was more effective.
Recently, queen Ah Lu Nana of The qiang kingdom received countless gifts.
Qiang King welcomed hundreds of envoys from all over the world.
The largest number, of course, was from Yue kingdom, where hundreds of officials were stationed in the capital of Qiang King all year round, and it was also the first country to build an embassy in the qiang kingdom.
In modern words, it was the embassy of Yue kingdom in the qiang kingdom. There were real permanent officials and senior officials serving as ambassadors.
Chu kingdom had tried many times to ask the queen to agree to build the Chu kingdom ambassador park in a region of the king's capital, but queen Ah Lu Nana refused.
Now the envoys of the western regions, especially the envoys of Jinjun, have been stationed in the capital of Qiang King for a long time.
It may not feel clear in other places, but once you come to Qiang King city, you will know one thing.
The war was approaching.
Chu kingdom, Yue kingdom, Jinjun, and the western region are all fighting for the qiang queen.
Why are there still things going on in the western regions?
Grand robbery temple has entered the western region countries, and its influence is huge. It has been the belief of many countries in the western region, and they always want to return to the eastern world. Previously, he wanted to borrow su nan's power, but this time, he used Jinjun's power.
At the call of Grand robbery temple, the western region countries could pull up a coalition at any time.
But...
If they were to attack Yue kingdom from the west, they had to pass through The qiang kingdom.
Therefore, Grand robbery temple and the western region only had one request, military access.
As long as The qiang kingdom agreed to let the coalition pass through the country.
For this, they were willing to pay an astronomical price.
Chu kingdom and Jinjun's demands were simpler.
When the war breaks out in the future, he hopes that The qiang kingdom will remain neutral.
Jinjun and Chu kingdom were willing to pay a huge price just for this neutrality.
Unfortunately, the qiang king did not have many ministers at all and could hardly affect queen Ah Lu Nana.
These envoys did not even have a chance to meet the queen, let alone lobby her.
Since he couldn't say anything, he might take the risk of killing queen Ah Lu Nana.
But Ah Lu Nana lived in a solid palace, surrounded by the most trusted people.
There were thousands of The qiang kingdom warriors guarding the palace.
Under her command were many western region warriors, sand barbarians, and Ah Lu Nana himself was a top expert.
If you want to assassinate her, it's probably not enough to send a Great Master.
Not long ago, Dasha and Sword king Li Qianqiu arrived, and it was even more impossible to assassinate Ah Lu Nana.
...
Ah Lu Nana, the queen of qiang, had a huge belly and sat on the throne, frowning.
If she was on her side, of course, she would lead her troops directly to support Yue kingdom and fight side by side.
But she was no longer alone.
She led the entire The qiang kingdom.
No matter what, she must first consider the interests of the people of The qiang kingdom.
Of course, the most important thing was that she was about to give birth, and even if she gave birth to a child, it would take a period of recovery.
But over the past year, Yue kingdom has paid too much to The qiang kingdom, making queen Ah Lu Nana feel indebted.
He always felt that if war broke out, it would be very unjust for The qiang kingdom not to help.
Until now, Yue kingdom still hasn't made any demands.
Instead of asking The qiang kingdom to send troops or The qiang kingdom to support the warhorses, they placed a large order, bought a large amount of military food, and even paid directly without any delay.
At this moment, Shen Lang's letter arrived.
He told Ah Lu Nana straightforwardly not to send troops!
During the war between Yue kingdom and Jinjun, he was strictly neutral.
With the qiang nation stuck in this position and not against Yue kingdom, this was the greatest help.
Southern Tianxi province was originally the most vulnerable part of Yue kingdom.
Without The qiang kingdom, Yue kingdom would have sent at least 80,000 troops to White night county to defend against the enemy, or not enough.
So even if The qiang kingdom was seemingly neutral, it was actually defending the western region for Yue kingdom, preventing Grand robbery temple, Chu kingdom, and Jinjun from attacking Yue kingdom in this direction.
This was already a huge help.
And!
If The qiang kingdom did not send troops at this time, it would be able to hold back at least a hundred thousand enemy troops.
Once the troops are deployed!
Then the allied forces of Chu kingdom, shaman and Grand robbery temple would try their best to besiege The qiang kingdom.
By that time, the western border of Yue kingdom was in danger.
So for now, at least, it would be better for The qiang kingdom not to send troops than to send troops.
So The qiang kingdom never sent troops?
No, by the time the war had progressed to a later stage, The qiang kingdom could have been killed as a strange force, even directly affecting the outcome of the war.
Instead, during this period of time, qiang queen Ah Lu Nana must protect her own personal safety, and firmly grasp the army.
If necessary, the armies of the various tribes could even be transferred to the surrounding areas of Capital of the king in turn to carry out military exercises to avoid the following tribes letting the enemy break down one by one.
Shen Lang's words were also carefully dissected with Ning Yuanxian.
Ning yuanxian of yuewang agreed, so up until now, Yue kingdom still did not make any demands on The qiang kingdom.
Shen Lang's secret letter immediately opened the heart of queen Ah Lu Nana of The qiang kingdom, no longer anxious.
After taking the throne, Ah Lu Nana realized that Shen Lang was really something.
Because he thought of everything you thought of, and he thought of everything you didn't think of.
He would never make any excessive demands on his allies.
"Let the emissaries of Chu kingdom and Jinjun come in." Said queen Ah Lu Nana.
But then, her brows trembled and she said, "Forget it! We'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm having a baby!"
Her stomach hurt a little just now, but she didn't care. Now her pants are wet, so she must be having a baby.
As soon as he said this, Dasha stood up abruptly and was about to come over and pick up his wife.
"Get up..." Ah Lu Nana pushed his hand.
He stood up.
As expected, the amniotic fluid broke and flowed down her leg.
A small patch of wet ground.
Ah Lu Nana opened his legs slightly and walked towards the room.
"Get ready. I'm about to give birth."
The fool wanted to follow in, but he was pushed out.
Dozens of female doctors and midwives rushed in.
As if they had received an order to assemble, because they had been waiting for this day for a long time.
"Your majesty, lie down."
"No, we The qiang kingdom women like to have children standing up."
"Queen, how many times would you like to shout?"
Having a child in Yue kingdom was unbearable pain for women, and they screamed desperately.
As a result, Ah Lu Nana did not scream, making the female doctors and midwives in Yue kingdom really uncomfortable.
"With this little pain, how embarrassing is it to scream?"
"Your majesty, don't take off all your clothes. It's so cold.
"It's good to peel it off so that it won't get wet and stain the king's robe."
Then, queen Ah Lu Nana of The qiang kingdom walked around the delivery room without shouting or shouting.
Suddenly!
She bent down slightly.
"Zha!"
Queen qiang roared and stomped her foot.
She was born.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."
The child's cries rang out.
All the midwives, the female doctors, were completely shocked.
The queen is really something.
The number one heroine in the world.
This first child was born so heroic!
"Congratulations to the queen, she's a little prince."
"Ho! Twelve and a half pounds!"
"It's the first time I've seen such a strong baby. It's really the little prince."
"Yo! Our future Qiang King is so handsome!"
Ah Lu Nana allowed the female doctor to clean her body. After the baby was cleaned, she held the baby in her arms.
I thought it was a compliment from the midwife, but I didn't expect the baby to be really handsome and look more like his mother.
And as soon as she was born, her eyes were wide open, her hands and feet were kicking wildly, and she was very strong.
It was completely different from other babies.
"This little prince, I don't know which princess will be cheaper in the future. He's so strong. I've given birth to so many children. I've never seen him before."
A few nannies came forward and said, "Queen, you don't have milk / water yet. Why don't you eat ours first? Let the little prince take a few more days and your milk / water will come out."
Ah Lu Nana nodded, then put on his clothes and walked out.
"Your majesty, what are you going to do?" The female doctor said.
Ah Lu Nana said, "Do business and meet the envoys?"
How many female doctors and midwives were completely stunned?
This... This child has just been born, and most women can't even stand up. Not only do you walk like a tiger, but you also meet the envoy.
"Queen, after giving birth to a child, you have to be a baby." The female doctor said.
Ah Lu Nana said, "Women in Yue kingdom want to be babies. We women in The qiang kingdom don't need them. After giving birth, we go to pasture on the third day."
The female doctor said, "Then at least tomorrow, tomorrow, and then go out, at least one day to recuperate, okay?"
Then, several midwives, female doctors, and nannies exclaimed again.
Because the baby was so good at eating, she had eaten up three nannies when she was born.
Only then did he manage to eat his fill.
After a burp, she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
"Your majesty, it's time to name the little prince." The female doctor said.
Queen Ah Lu Nana thought for a while and said, "His father's name is big zhuang, so call him Ah Lu Zhuang!"
Huh?
Uh!
Such a perfunctory name?
This is the future king of The qiang kingdom. It sounds like a farmer.
"That's a good name. It's settled." Said queen Ah Lu Nana.
Hmph!
It's good not to call lu stupid.
At this moment, Dasha stood outside in a daze, red in the face and at a loss for what to do.
I... I actually became a father?
Everything was so sudden.
I thought I would never marry a wife in my life.
She had a daughter-in-law for no reason, and then a child for no reason.
...
Capital city, Marquis mansion of changping.
No words could describe the shock in Wang Bi's heart.
The viscount xilong's son really did not dare to hold any hope. Especially after seeing Shen Lang, he instinctively felt that he had met a liar. He felt that even if Shen Lang had the ability, even if he really had some dragon blood, he would never give it to him.
I didn't expect it to work.
It was a quick fix.
A few years ago, he could lift a stone lock that weighed 200 kilograms. But in recent years, he had been drinking and drinking so much that he had completely destroyed his body that he could not lift even a hundred pounds.
He was eliminated from the first round of the examination.
After drinking a third of the dragon's blood, it had such a miraculous effect. What if you drank it all?
Didn't I, Wang Bi, go to heaven? Isn't the next martial arts exam a piece of cake?
Immediately, Wang Bi bowed to Shen Lang, "Young master shen is really a man of god, really a man of god!"
Shen lang said, "I have to explain. The effect of dragon blood depends on people. It works for some people, but it doesn't work for some people. If it doesn't work, don't waste money. I don't charge for this third of dragon blood. You can go."
"Effective, effective, effective!" Wang Bi trembled and said, "It's amazing. It's amazing. I feel like my strength has doubled."
Not at all.
It did work, but it wasn't as effective.
Dan was a good martial artist before wang bizhi, but in recent years, his body had been destroyed by drinking too much wine and wine. However, his blood base was still there, so the effect of drinking this so-called "Golden dragon blood" was especially remarkable.
Shen lang said, "Okay, I'll keep two hours for you. If you don't want it, I'll give it to someone else."
"No, no, no..." Wang Bi knelt down and said, "Eunuch shen, I'm going to make a decision on this dragon's blood. Don't give it to anyone else. This is my life. All the glory and wealth in my life depend on it."
"I'll go home and get the money now. If my father doesn't give me the money, I'll kill myself. I'll die in front of him!"
Then, Wang Bi ran away.
It didn't matter. It was even more surprising.
Wang Bi found that his speed had increased a lot, and it was as if there was a wind beneath his feet.
That's not all.
Not long ago, he was out of breath.
This time, he ran two miles without gasping.
That's awesome.
It's amazing.
In this way, he ran straight to his home in the capital.
Viscount Wang Shu of xilong was originally in Tianbei province, but in order to march south, general Nangong Ao of zhenbei led 50,000 main forces to the south and stationed near the capital.
As soon as the military and food supplies and equipment were in place, they would immediately head south into The battlefield of the southern ou kingdom.
So viscount Wang Shu stayed at his home in the capital.
It was already late, and he was still reading.
But in fact, he didn't read anything, and his heart was full of sorrow.
She looked up at the hourglass. It was so late, and the black sheep was not home yet.
Wang Shu's head turned white from worry over this useless son.
Before he led the army outside, his son Wang Bi did not stay by his side, but stayed in the capital to study martial arts.
He wanted to make him stand out, but he didn't expect to fall so quickly.
On the contrary, the unrequited concubine had risen and won the martial arts examination this time.
But the concubine's heart was a little gloomy, and he was not close to his father.
Before he had to, Wang Shu really did not want to pass the title to his concubine. After all, he loved his first son, Wang Bi, the most.
But this thing is so useless, if you pass the title to him, the family business will be destroyed in his hands, it is really sad.
And at this very moment!
Wang Bi rushed in and knelt down in front of Wang Shu, "Dad, give me the money. Five... No, six thousand gold coins!"
Look, what is a black sheep?
This is a loser.
Shen Lang offered five thousand, and it went up a thousand in his mouth.
When viscount Wang Shu of xilong heard this, he was furious.
Six thousand gold coins?
Are you crazy?
Do you know how much this is?
Our family's annual income, after deducting the expenses, the rest is not more than two thousand gold coins.
These six thousand gold coins are a fraction of our family's savings.
What did you do?
It doesn't cost that much to drink fancy wine, does it?
Lost the bet?
Was she tricked?
Viscount Wang Shu did not say a word. He picked up the whip and was about to whip the black sheep to death.
"Six thousand gold coins, six thousand gold coins. You won't give up until you've lost your family."
Wang Bi laughed and said, "Dad, it's a good thing that I want money this time, not for myself, but for the whole family. I'm going to be rich. I'll definitely be in high school for the next martial arts exam. Shen Lang had a little gold dragon's blood. He didn't intend to give it to anyone, but Yun Mengze and I were good friends, so he gave me a little bit. He charged a cost price, six thousand gold coins. Hurry up!"
Viscount Wang Shu was even angrier when he heard this.
You are such a loser. Even if you are a loser, you are still so stupid.
He was cheated and paid back the number of people.
Shen Lang and Yun Mengze made it clear that they were working together to cheat money.
Idiot, idiot!
Moreover, the crown prince and third Prince had already issued a ban on their lives, and no one was allowed to make any deal with Shen Lang.
"You haven't paid yet, have you?" Viscount Wang Shu said.
Wang bi said, "Of course not, so he let me drink one third of the dragon blood first, and the other two thirds gave me two hours to keep. If I don't take the money to buy it by then, he will sell it to someone else."
Viscount Wang Shu shouted, "That's a liar. Shen Lang is a liar. Just stay at home and don't go anywhere. Come on, tie up the young master."
Wang bi said, "Dad, you're ruining my life. That's real dragon blood."
Wang Shu was furious, "Bullshit dragon blood. Shen Lang is a bastard, a complete liar!"
Without a word, Wang Bi ran out to the courtyard and picked up a two-hundred-pound stone lock.
He raised his hand in front of his father, Wang Shu.
Immediately, viscount Wang Shu was stunned.
Wang Bi put down the stone lock.
He picked up a sword that weighed more than a hundred kilograms and began to dance wildly in the yard.
Wang Shu was even more shocked.
He knew this son best. He used to be good at martial arts, but all of them were wasted. Now, his body was rotting.
A hundred kilograms of stone lock, one hand could not lift it at all.
And this sword, which weighed more than a hundred kilograms, was even more difficult to pick up, let alone wave like a tiger.
His strength and agility were greatly improved.
Wang Bi put down the knife and did not even breathe.
Then, he said triumphantly, "Father, did you see it? Did you see it? I only drank a third of the dragon blood, and it became so powerful. If I drank a whole tube of gold dragon blood, it would be bad."
Viscount Wang Shu was completely shocked.
How could it be so effective? Is there really dragon blood?
"Father, the two thousand useless imbeciles that Shen Lang recruited before were far worse than their sons. Just three months later, they became the ace corps. That's because of the golden dragon blood."
"Father, there are still very few people who believe in Shen Lang, but there is no way to wrap it up. The whole country is more powerful than us, much richer than us. If it's any later, the golden dragon's blood will really be robbed."
"It's not just about my fate, it's about the whole family!"
Without a word, viscount Wang Shu rushed into the family's basement warehouse to get the money.
Six thousand gold coins, or more than 400 jin.
It's so painful. It's almost a quarter of the wang family's savings.
It took him a long time to earn this money by paying air wages, embezzling / dirtying military expenses, and taking bribes.
No way, the new aristocracy and the old aristocracy can not be compared, the family background is too thin, too expensive.
"I'll go with you." Viscount Wang Shu said.
When Wang Bi heard this, how could this work? Didn't you know that I would eat a thousand gold coins rebate?
As soon as his eyes turned, Wang Bi came up with an idea.
"Dad, you can't go with me. What if Shen Lang forces you to show your support for that useless prince Ning Zheng?" Wang bi said, "I can say yes without thinking, but you can't."
Viscount Wang Shu was right.
Moreover, the crown prince and third Prince had issued a ban, so he had better not appear.
So he sent a confidant to drive a carriage, carrying gold coins and Wang Bi, to Ning Zheng's Marquis mansion of changping in secret.
...
One hand for the money, one hand for the delivery!
Wang Bi took over the remaining two-thirds of the "Golden dragon blood."
Before he drank it, he couldn't help but worry again.
Isn't that two thirds of it useless after drinking it?
This money will not be wasted.
In the end, he was worried too much.
The remaining two thirds of the golden dragon blood had just been drunk.
Wang Bi felt as if his whole body was about to explode.
It was as if there was an infinite amount of power in his body.
I'm going to explode.
I'm going against the sky.
Heaven and earth would not tolerate a man as powerful as me.
At this time, there was a 400 jin stone lock beside it.
Wang Bi stepped forward and raised his hand abruptly.
Ha ha ha ha!
Four hundred kilograms of stone lock, I easily grabbed it with one hand.
That's awesome.
This dragon's blood is too strong.
I have the strength to take the martial arts exam easily.
So...
Does this stone lock really weigh 400 jin?
No!
Just now, the two hundred jin stone lock was real, but the four hundred jin, in fact, was only two hundred and fifty jin, engraved with the words four hundred jin.
Drinking a whole tube of "Golden dragon blood" and a third tube of" golden dragon blood" did not make much difference in strength.
But the sensation of the explosion was much stronger.
Wang Bi shouted in his heart, concubine wang lin, what can you compare with me?
Want to compete with me for the title?
Daydreaming!
Wang Bi knelt down and said, "Eunuch shen, you saved my life and my family. From now on, you are my benefactor. No matter what you say, I will never frown."
Shen lang said, "I only have two requirements."
Wang bi said, "If I frown, I will be my grandson."
Shen lang said, "First of all, don't reveal the secret of the golden dragon's blood. Don't show off because you become stronger."
Wang Bi nodded and said, "Yes!"
But he laughed in his heart. How could that be?
I will definitely show off.
What is pretentious?
It's just that I've become stronger, and I wish all the idiots around me knew about it.
If one does not pretend to be forced, then it is a night trip in brocade clothes.
Shen Lang added, "Secondly, we must stand with fifth Prince ningzheng at the crucial moment."
Wang Bi patted his chest and said, "No problem. From now on, I, Wang Bi, am Ningzheng Highness's man."
But he felt even more disdainful.
Out of this door, I don't care who you are.
That trash Ning Zheng?
You want me to serve him? In your dreams!
I have become stronger. In two days, I will go to the crown prince or third Prince.
Ha ha ha ha!
Shen lang said, "Okay, you go!"
Wang Bi couldn't wait to leave.
He's going to pretend.
No... He was going to conquer a woman.
He had once lost all his face in front of her.
I must kill her today to save my Wang Bi's dignity.
At this time, shen lang said, "Wang Bi, remember not to touch women for a month, or the strength you have obtained with great difficulty will be leaked out along with the masculinity of men."
Wang Bi was shocked.
You can't touch a woman. What's the point of that person being alive?
"Young master shen, can't you touch it even once?"
Shen lang said, "If you touch it once, you will lose about 10 %."
Wang Bi calculated in his heart that even if he lost 20 % or 30 %, he could still win the martial arts examination.
Immediately, Wang Bi ran away.
I've become awesome.
I'm going to show off.
I'm going to pretend!
I want to make sure that all my friends and friends can see clearly.
I am different from you.
Different...
...
After Wang Bi left.
Shen Lang opened the box, which was full of gold bars.
It radiated an enchanting light.
Five thousand gold coins, over three hundred jin.
This is just the beginning!
Wang Bi, this fool, will try his best to show off, and his circle is all black sheep.
Rich, but scum. I dream of becoming stronger, but I don't want to pay any blood and sweat.
It's the kind of person who plays games and kills a chicken and wants to explode a dragon slaying sword.
Such a rich man, who wouldn't be fooled by you?
If I don't lie to you about your money, I'm sorry to my conscience.
Not until tomorrow at the latest.
Shen Lang was about to make a fortune.
Rich!
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Note: the first note is sent, I will go to dinner and write the second note! It's the end of the month. All the lords are begging for a monthly ticket. Give me a hand!