Chapter 221

Chapter 221: Chapter 226 – official slaves (1)

“Hehe, it’s only thirty taels to buy a beautiful virgin from a brothel. Now that it was a time of famine and war, twenty taels was enough to buy a beautiful little slave. You only have three thousand people, and there are about a thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled people among you. These are all burdens that no one will buy. If they bought it, they would still have to provide for their food, clothes, and accommodation. After removing these one thousand people, there were only two thousand people left. On average, one person would sell themselves for one thousand and five hundred taels of silver. I can buy tens of thousands of servants with this money. I don’t have the ability to buy them. ” Tang Wen shook his head and smiled. These two fellows were simply treating him as a fool. “But do they even deserve a few thousand hectares of land? We don’t need money for the land. ” Wan Hansong said. “I see ...” Tang Wen replied and pretended to hesitate. “What do you think? that piece of land is worth more than a million taels. Actually, you only paid a little more than a million taels. But what you’ve bought are a group of educated and knowledgeable people, not illiterate idiots. ” Wan Hansong said. “I can’t take out three million taels.” Tang Wen shook his head. “We owe you a million. After removing it, you only need to pay two million taels.” Xiao shenguo said. “I can’t even take out two million.” Tang Wen shook his head. “I’ll count your battle merits! After conversion, you will be the count. I, Xiao shenguo, recommend you to be the training vice – envoy of the Linghai training group. ” Xiao Sen said. “My Lord, the Linghai training group’s vice – envoy is a rank -4.” Wan Hansong said. “Lord Tang is a man of great benevolence and righteousness. He is dedicated to the court, so he can be the Vice – envoy of this regimental training.” Xiao Sen said. “But this two million taels ...” Tang Wen muttered. “Congratulations, Lord Jue. I think it’s fine.” Jiang Xuan said with a smile. “Lord Jue, if it wasn’t for the sun nation’s invasion, you’d have to fork out a few million taels just to become the Deputy envoy of the provincial team. This was an extra gift. You have to understand that how can the Deputy training Commissioner of the Jiang state capital be compared to the Deputy training Commissioner of the Linghai training group? Not to mention anything else, just in terms of recruiting soldiers, you have the authority to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers. In addition, since you have the identity of the Deputy of group training, from now on, our provincial Yamen will open to you. You can come in at any time. Because you’re also an important official in the province, right? He’s comparable to the prefects. ” Wan Hansong said. “There are even greater benefits. You are the count. Once the title and official position were matched, you would be the actual count. I’ll say something unpleasant, but you’re the Deputy of the provincial team. Who would dare to touch your tiger whiskers if you were to walk around the provincial capital with your personal guards?” Xiao Sen said. “Yes, yes. If there’s a chance in the future, I can also take on a real job. At that time, you’ll be a Prefectural magistrate or a County Governor once you’re converted. In addition, you’re an Earl. Haha, I have to congratulate Lord Tang in advance. ” Wan Hansong said with a smile. “Brother, this is an opportunity.” Jiang Xuan said. “Otherwise, we really can’t take out your one million taels. We can give you an IOU. Looking at the situation, it would be a problem if he could return it in a few decades. Otherwise, you can Sue me, Wan Hansong. It’s all for the court, and I have no regrets even if I’m stripped of my crown. ” Wan Hansong said. “This matter is too big, and the amount of silver required is too huge. I have to consider it carefully.” Tang Wen said, deciding to drag it out and see if he could squeeze out some more benefits. That was because Tang Wen had already seen from their popularity that Xiao shenguo and Wan Hansong were almost driven crazy, so he wasn’t worried about other buyers. After all, it was the safest to keep the silver in his arms in the chaos of war. “By the way, my Lords, I’ve invited Lord shaogai and the others for dinner at my Mei mansion. Please come over when you’re free. Of course, Lord Jiang has to come. ” “Even if you didn’t call me, I would still have come.” Jiang Xuan smiled.”My Lords, Lord Jue’s house has many good things that we usually don’t get to eat. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied.” “We want to go, but it’s a pity. Look at the trouble we’ve caused the sun nation. It’s better for you, Lord Jiang. The sea Saint City governor’s office will take care of everything for you. We can’t do it, we have to do it ourselves. Rations, horses, warships, and so on ... I’m in a terrible shape. ” Xiao shenguo tactfully rejected. “That’s true. It’s a headache to not have a good night’s sleep. However, many thanks for Lord Jue’s good intentions. I’ll definitely come by in the future if I’m free. ” Wan Hansong said as he rubbed his forehead. “Lord Jue, go back and think about it, but you have to hurry. After all, many of the gentlemen have heard about the incident in Green Bull town, and some of them are quite interested in it. ” Xiao shenguo said. “Yes, it’s a rare opportunity. Of course, they’re not as good as you, Lord Jue. If they want to become the Vice training envoy of the Linghai training group, they’ll have to spend at least two million taels more. ” Wan Hansong said. “You see, are you confident?” Xiao shenguo asked Wan Hansong after Tang Wen left. “It’s hard to say ...” Wan Hansong shook his head and said,”don’t look at how young he is. He seems to be quite shrewd.” “Logically speaking, he’s a fallen noble and he’s still young. How shrewd can he be? I reckon that there’s an expert behind him who’s guiding him. ” Xiao shenguo said. “Of course. Let’s not talk about anything else. Just look at the personal guard standing beside him. He’s not weak.” Wan Hansong nodded. “He’s not weak. How many capable guards can he hire as a count?” Xiao shenguo was startled. “Lord, you should know Chen Gao’s strength.” Wan Hansong said. “Could it be that the two of them had a fight?” Xiao shenguo asked. “Yes, Chen Gao couldn’t even take one punch from him.” Wan Hansong replied. “Then you’ll have to be at least rank -3.” Xiao shenguo was also shocked. “That’s for sure. I didn’t expect this person to be able to hire a rank -3 powerhouse as his personal guard. That’s quite unexpected.” Wan Hansong said. “If he doesn’t fall into our trap, it won’t be easy for us to carry out the second step of our plan. So, he had to get in. This time, we’ve also put in a lot of money, and it’s almost a half – Buy, half – Free gift. ” Xiao shenguo said. “Jiang Xuan is so close to him. This means that he has some tricks up his sleeve.” Wan Hansong said. “It’s just silver. Tang Wen must have given Jiang Xuan a lot of benefits, right?” Xiao shenguo snorted. “Of course. He donated a few hundred thousand taels, a tent, and a sword. Jiang Xuan got some benefits, but Tang Wen won’t get any less battle merits either. ” Wan Hansong said. “Some time ago, Qin Botong also talked to me about this person. He seemed to be quite impressed.” Xiao shenguo said. “He’s probably the same as Jiang Xuan, earning a lot of donations. Of course, I’m speaking up for him. Besides, that’s not how the Jiang Zhou team’s vice – envoy came about. ” Wan Hansong said. “When the war is over, I’d like to go to somi Island to see what’s so admirable about him.” Xiao shenguo laughed. “It’s a deserted island, but the Tang family is afraid of Pirates, so they hired more people. However, this at least shows that he has a lot of silver on hand. ” Wan Hansong said. “We have to take out his silver, or else we’ll both have a headache.” Xiao Sen said. “No matter how he jumps, he won’t be able to survive this. Even if we don’t look for him, the military Yamen will look for him. Therefore, we must arrive before the military chief’s office. Otherwise, all the credit would go to Qiu Zhaohai. What’s more difficult is that if the Yamen gets there first, we won’t be able to sell our Green Bull town. ” Wan Hansong said. “Mm, we can’t let Qiu Zhaohai snatch her away.” Xiao shenguo nodded. “This person has quite the personality too. He actually went to provoke the Linghai college.” Wan Hansong said. “A newborn calf is not afraid of a Tiger.” Xiao shenguo sighed. “We can be one step ahead of him and he’ll become the Vice training envoy of the Linghai team. At that time, if the Yamen wants to recruit soldiers, they’ll have to ask Sir Xiao, right?” Wan Hansong said. “You must take him down, and you must hurry. Keep a close eye on him, and it’s best if it’s within the next one or two days to avoid any trouble. If it really didn’t work, he could still take a step back. Or, give him some more benefits. ” Xiao shenguo snorted.