"I have one more condition. Whether you can live or not depends on whether you can agree to it!" Song An changed the subject and once again stared at the people in front of him.
He is not good at business. The shops in the palace are useless in his hands. Although these people are not good people, Song Lian still knows himself when it comes to making money.
I am definitely not as good as these people in front of me.
"I wonder what the prince's orders are?" Businessman Huang Jin seemed to have a high status among several people. They looked at each other before he spoke again.
"You can keep the shops in the palace and continue to operate them, but you have to donate five thousand taels of silver to my Divine Fire Army every year. What do you think?" Song An smiled. He just did a simple calculation.
The annual income is about 5,000 taels, and these people are working for the prince for almost a year.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward. It's up to me to make the decision. Every year, I and several other companies donate 8,000 taels of silver to the Divine Fire Army, but the palace has to inform the whole county!" The Huangjin merchant immediately said with great joy. Although today was a big hemorrhage, there was an unexpected gain.
.
Just to get recognition from the palace, these 8,000 taels are worth it!
"What's your name?" Song An smiled, looking at the Huang Jin businessman in front of him, he thought this guy was a bit interesting, maybe he could be used in the future!
He won't be able to make all his money from robbing in the future. He will also need some capable people. Guys who can do business may be worth more than a few generals with thousands of gold.
"Young man Huang Jia, let's do some business in restaurants and drugstores." Huang Jia said.
"Very good, I remember you. I will ask you to cooperate if necessary in the future!" Song An finally remembered this Huang Jia and spent an extra three thousand taels of silver to advertise for himself. He had some ideas.
After a brief discussion, Song An sent the others away. Shortly after Huang Jia and others left, he ordered someone to send fifteen thousand taels of silver. Song An gave Wei Dingguo five thousand taels and then gave the remaining ten thousand taels to Wei Dingguo.
They were all put into the system, and finally I chose to strengthen Xu Chu and unlocked Xu Chu's natural weapon - the knotweed knife!!!
Xu Chu's force value also increased again, reaching ninety-nine. Unlocking his natal weapon increased his force value by six points.
It seems that if you want to break through 100 points of force points and advance to Grandmaster, you have to wait until next time!
If you don't consider forming the Divine Fire Army, Song An still has almost twelve thousand taels of silver in his hands, which is just enough for Xu Chu to unlock the war horse and reach the master level. It is not a big problem.
But in the current situation, the role of one grandmaster may not be as great as that of the five hundred divine fire armies.
"My lord, is this sword done by my lord?" At this moment, Xu Chu, who was guarding outside the door, suddenly had a long tiger-handled sword in his hand.
The broadsword is much easier to use.
"Just take it with Zhong Kang. When the time comes to wipe out the bandits in the mine in the north, it will be up to Zhong Kang!" Song An made up his mind, waiting for the other party to come out to replenish food and grass, that's when they would rush into the mine.
At this time, Taizhou City has been a little quiet recently. There has been no news from Tai'an County for several days, and Lu Qinglian has also disappeared. This has left many people confused. What happened in Tai'an County?
If the county governor Mu Qingniu hadn't been afraid that the mine would be exposed and suppressed everyone from going to Tai'an County, a large number of people would have gone to Tai'an County to find out what was going on, because there were really too many people who wanted Song An dead.
If Song An is not dead, too many people will not be able to sleep peacefully!
Even if he is crazy, many people's eyes are focused on him.
In a remote courtyard, three middle-aged men were sitting. The three of them had also lost contact with Tai'an County.
"Brother, what should we do now? Something may have happened to the young prince!" One of the men with a broken left arm said.
"Now that there is no news from Tai'an County, those people are more anxious than us. They will definitely send people to find out the news. Our mission is to kill everyone who wants to go to Tai'an County!" The middle-aged man in charge paused and said to the leader.
The arm man said.
"There are only three of us left among the seven brothers who came together. We may die this time. Old Seven, you are the only one in your family. Otherwise, don't participate this time!"
"Fart, you are all dead, why can't I die? The young lady promised before her death that she must save the life of the young prince. Those thieves first used magic and poison. If they are so afraid that the prince is alive, then we must let him live.
As long as the young prince is alive, he will avenge us in the future." The man with the broken arm showed a look of disdain on his face.
"Hahaha! That's right. As long as the prince recovers, he will definitely avenge us!" The last man holding a sword in his arms said with a smile.
The middle-aged men looked helpless, but they also knew that they could not persuade him. Talking too much would hurt their feelings. Before setting off, they had guessed that they would die!
If you're afraid of death, you won't come!
"Dry!"
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On the only road from Taizhou City to Tai'an County, the three of them stood at the intersection and looked down at a group of spies sneaking out of the city.
"A bunch of trash, you are the only one who still wants to attract the attention of our prince?" The man with the broken arm sneered, and then scolded him with a cold look on his face.
"roll!!!"
The forest was quiet for a few breaths. They were obviously frightened by the momentum of the three people. They were not familiar with the three people. They had killed four people in half a year, and they paid a heavy price for it.
"Kill! There is news from above. If the news cannot be sent back today, we will all die. Song An will never be allowed to escape control!"
Someone said something, and more than a dozen figures rushed out of the woods and started to kill the three of them. The three of them turned cold and drew their swords to face them.
…
Song An knew nothing about any of this. He was currently inspecting his own manor. In front of him were the 500 men Wei Dingguo had just recruited in the past few days. They were all strong and good players.
Especially the twenty people standing at the front, Song An loves them even more. They all carry bows. Before joining the army, they were all hunters around them. They are all sharpshooters. With a little training, they can become the best.
Archer!
"Wei Dingguo, you did a good job!" Song An couldn't help but praise.
"Lord, I found two treasures in this recruitment!" Wei Dingguo said with a mysterious face.
"Oh? What baby?"
Wei Dingguo smiled and immediately shouted.
"Cheng Hu and Cheng Bao, the prince wants to see what you are capable of. It's up to you whether you can become a centurion!" Although Wei Dingguo was ordered to take full responsibility, the position of centurion still had to be decided by Song An.
"yes!!!"
Immediately, two of the twenty hunters in front suddenly walked out, gave a military salute to Song An, took off the hard bow behind him, drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the two straw men a hundred steps away.
It was obviously prepared for Song An.
"Whizzing!"
Two arrows from the string pierced the air and accurately hit the two straw men a hundred meters away.
"good!!!"
Song An was so happy that he could cross the Yangtze River with a hundred steps. He didn't expect that a random recruit could have such luck.