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Xiao Wen's warning sent a chill down everyone's spines.

They looked at the order plate with their hair cut off. No one dared to say anything.

One had to know that their command was a Marquis of the Pass. Compared to them, it was unknown how much higher they were.

However, even he didn't dare to say anything in front of Xiao Wen and the two children.

What could he, as a small fish and a small shrimp, do?

Therefore, they could only subserviently say, "We all listen to Prime Minister Daxing's orders."

Looking at his subordinate officer, he was actually intimidated by Xiao Wen to the point where he didn't dare to speak. A look of despair appeared on his face.

He knew that from today onwards, one of his Nine Saints would be completely taken over by Xiao Wen and would have no reputation left.

But what could he do?

After all, Xiao Wen had the backing of the Sun family and the Yang family. If this matter were to be leaked, he would be the one to die.

As for the chief official?

Hehe! The official position of the big man was like a battlefield, respecting the strong. If the head officer of a department was taken away by someone under his command, that would only prove that he was useless.

As for trash, no one in the Darkhan Kingdom would sympathize with them.

On the other side, Xiao Wen nodded in satisfaction when he saw that all the other officials had bowed to him.

However, he knew that ruling over this field required one to be a carrot and one large stick.

Since the club had already smashed their heads, the radish would naturally enter their mouths to comfort them.

Therefore, he asked the green-clothed official, "What is your name?"

Upon hearing these words, the official hurriedly bowed and said, "My Lord Father Hong."

Father?

When Xiao Wen heard this, his eyes narrowed.

This father was also a rare surname. This reminded him of a man of the Han Dynasty.

However, Xiao Wen restrained his curiosity and continued to ask: "Is there a tradition of not taking care of this guest?"

"Nope." Father Hong quickly shook his head and said, "Actually, the reason why we're not cultivating is because we're poor. After all, the pageant guest was one of the last in the Nine Supremes. Having completed the work every year, we have spent almost all of our funds, so we naturally do not have the money to repair the yamen. "

Hearing this, Xiao Wen couldn't help but shake his head.

Judging from his father's expression, he was probably speaking the truth.

However, Xiao Wen couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The militarism and poverty of this big country were two big mountains, and even the pawns couldn't afford to build a yamen.

He could only sigh as he took out a bag of money and gave it to his father, Hong, saying, "Take this money and before the start of the summer, I hope to see a brand-new pawn office."

Hearing those words, his father's face warped in shock. He took the purse that Xiao Wen handed to him with a frown.

With such a small bag of coins, he was afraid that he would have to use it to kill the beggar. The Changan rice was expensive. Although this amount of money was located in the borders of the big man's territory, it was enough for a family of five to live in for a month. But in Chang'an, the money would probably be enough for a small official to live a decent life for half a month.

It would be a fantasy to use this money to reopen the pawnbroker's office.

However, his eyes lit up when he opened the purse.

What was lying inside was not the dark golden copper coin he had expected, but the white silver.

One must know that in ancient China, there was a long period of lack of silver. There aren't many silver mines in China.

Thus, in some places, silver was even a rare metal that was more precious than gold.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the western colonists and merchants would exchange their silver for gold in China, and then bring it back to the west to exchange for gold. They would then use the difference between the two sides to earn money.

Moreover, because silver was of such high value in China, foreign merchants were willing to trade the silver coins they had found in the silver mines of America.

And this, in East Asia, especially Da Ming father, has become the global silver black hole.

Much of the silver mined in the Americas by Spain and Portugal was traded and eventually left in China's hands.

Sadly, of course, most of this silver had been put in boxes by the invidious landowners and stored in the basements of their homes, as did the Spaniards in the far south of Europe (the Iberian Peninsula did not belong to Western Europe), where it had not been used for investment in industry and commerce.

However, Xiao Wen knew that in this era where time intersected with each other, there were indeed some European merchants and colonists appearing on Song Ming's coastline.

Some belong to the Roman Church and specialize in missionary work. Some belonged to the pirates and were engaged in robbery. Some of them were merchants, like the Arab merchants, who had abandoned the barriers of faith to do business in this remote land.

And the wealth they brought with them allowed both Song Ming and his country to obtain a large amount of silver.

Therefore, in Song Ming, the price of silver was actually much lower than gold. Many merchants of the landlocked countries specialized in the sale of precious metals.

But in Korea, silver is still worth less than gold. As a result, even though Xiao Wen had only given his father a small bag of silver.

But in actuality, this amount of money was enough for Father Hong to refurbish the entire yamen.

Looking at his father Hong's surprised expression, Xiao Wen said: "Do your job well. As long as you listen to me in the future, I will guarantee your success!"

Hearing this, Sun Shangxiang revealed a surprised expression.

His master had never placed such importance on an ordinary person!

He just didn't expect that Mister would make such a promise to such a small fry.

Of course, Xiao Wen wouldn't say that he invested in his father, Hong. He didn't do it himself, but in the future, when he invested in the burly man's political star.

After all, his father's surname was a small one, and this master's name was probably related to his future political future.

Following that, Xiao Wen began to inquire the names of the officials, their positions, and arranged for them to do some things. Most of these things were just for show. As long as they were able to complete it well, they would be able to earn quite a bit of wealth.

"Haha." As the saying goes, money can make you feel better. Relying on some money, I didn't expect to subdue everyone. Indeed, the power of the silver bullet attack is very strong! " Xiao Wen smiled as he thought about it.

Then, he entered the room and asked with a tone of ownership, "Great Order, what are the usual matters that our Master has to deal with?"

Hearing Xiao Wen's tone that was filled with authority, that official wanted to say that he was the one in charge here.

However, he knew that after the previous operation, this fellow who had just arrived at the inn had already taken advantage of him.

Helpless, he could only bitterly reply, "The main job of our pawnbroker is to receive foreign envoys, to take charge of the matters of the state and the border clans, as well as to take charge of the tribute of the various kingdoms."

Xiao Wen nodded when he heard this.

In fact, this was based on what he had found in the super library.

However, he then asked, "Now that the pawn can do it, what are the things he is doing?"

Hearing these words, he paused for a moment.

His slightly bent waist suddenly straightened.

He looked at Xiao Wen with a trace of coldness in his eyes.

He asked: "Daxing Cheng, you have come here to do something big, haven't you? "What, interested in our little past?"

"Of course." Xiao Wen smiled. He didn't maintain his etiquette in front of the orders. Instead, he sat down on a low table in the room and placed one foot on the praying mat, while the other foot rested on the other foot. He crossed his legs, as if telling the orders who was the real boss here.

Seeing Xiao Wen's actions, the corners of his mouth twitched. Then, he smiled.

Facing the door, he made an inviting gesture and said, "Cheng, please follow me."