Volume Four, Three Southern Counties, Chapter 410, Traveling the World
Outside the north gate of Jingzhao Mansion.
A carriage is already waiting here.
The driver was Wu Rendi.
Liu Yuren originally wanted to drive, but Wu Rendi refused.
He said that Liu Yuren was just a scholar who had no strength and could not drive.
He has been driving for teachers all year round and is used to it.
Liu Yuren did not dare to sit in the car when his teacher was driving. He also sat outside, next to his teacher Wu Rendi.
There is a piano, a sword, a jug of wine, and a chess set in the carriage.
In the storage ring, there are countless books.
After a while, Master Xu came over and got directly into the carriage.
"Teacher, where should we go first?" Wu Rendi asked.
"Go north first, to the North Road County City, and stop for a while when passing through Anxi Mansion. I'll go back and have a look." Master Xu said, "Next, head to Beiyu Pass!"
"good!"
Wu Rendi nodded and drove north.
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Yiyun County.
It was already two days after the news of the dramatic changes in the palace reached here.
The new emperor Zhou Yao stepped down, and the secret guards completely turned into darkness, and there was no movement for the time being.
When Lu Jiuzhang learned the news, he felt heavy.
Although he often angered the new emperor, overall, the new emperor was quite tolerant of Lu Jiuzhang.
If it were another Majesty, he might not be so easy to talk to.
Lu Jiuzhang put down the secret letter and looked at the leader of the secret guard in front of him.
"What else did the new emperor tell me? Why didn't he hand you over?" Lu Jiuzhang asked.
"The secret guards are top secret. When the late emperor was alive, the secret guards were not called secret guards, but just an intelligence collection system. After the former emperor passed away, the new emperor took over the secret guards, and we are only loyal to the new emperor."
The leader of the secret guard said, "We have been hiding in Jingzhao Mansion for the past two days. The newly appointed His Majesty has been tracking us, so we are late."
"The new emperor asked me to follow you and handle some matters."
Lu Jiuzhang nodded.
It is obvious that the current new emperor can no longer continue to be in charge of the secret guard.
But he didn't want the secret guards to be completely disbanded, so he could only let Lu Jiuzhang lead the secret guards and wait for a comeback in the future.
It seems that the new emperor still refuses to give up and wants to return to that position.
"You can stay with me, but you have to show your true face to the public." Lu Jiuzhang said, "Take off your mask!"
"this……"
The leader of the secret guard hesitated.
"Everyone knows the people around me, but the sudden appearance of a stranger can easily arouse everyone's vigilance," Lu Jiuzhang said.
The leader of the secret guard took off his mask, revealing a face with Chinese characters underneath, nothing special at all.
If placed in a crowd, it can easily be ignored.
"From today on, your name is Luo Yidao." Lu Jiuzhang arranged an identity for him, "You are the elder of a sect in Anxi Mansion."
"I will arrange for someone to go to that sect and create a piece of information about you. There won't be any big mistakes."
"As for your cultivation, it's pretty good. Your cultivation at the sixth level of martial arts is not too eye-catching."
"Stay with me as a clerk and try to minimize your exposure."
Lu Jiuzhang ordered.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"
The security leader nodded.
From today on, his name will be Luo Yidao.
"Go down and stay in the Iron Blood Camp peacefully." Lu Jiuzhang said.
The man who was renamed Luo Yidao nodded and walked out of the tent.
"By the way, there's one more thing." Lu Jiuzhang suddenly remembered, "How much silver does it cost to operate a secret guard in a year?"
"A lot. The new emperor invested at least 10 million taels of gold every year before." Luo Yidao said.
The intelligence organization of the secret guards was implemented throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty. The huge network was extremely complex and consumed a lot of manpower and material resources.
Some people act as the princes of wealthy families, traveling around dignitaries and gathering information every day.
There are also people who go deep into various major sects and become disciples.
Others serve as servants in some aristocratic families...,
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These are all expenses. Without money, who will work for you?
"Is that much?"
Lu Jiuzhang has a big head!
"The new emperor has arranged a reserve fund for the secret guards in advance, and the amount is not small." Luo Yidao, a middle-aged man with a Chinese character, said, "In addition, I also know where the new emperor's treasure house is stored."
"The new emperor also includes?"
Lu Jiuzhang was slightly surprised.
It seems that the new emperor was prepared beforehand.
Since the ruins appeared, many things have changed, and troubles have come one after another.
It was probably at that time that the new emperor started planning.
"Dare I ask... how many treasures are there in the new emperor's treasure house?" Lu Jiuzhang asked directly.
"this……"
Luo Yidao, a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face, hesitated.
On the one hand, the New Emperor's Treasure House is a secret among secrets, and only a few people know about it.
On the other hand, the new emperor once told Luo Yidao that Lu Jiuzhang was trustworthy.
"Preliminary estimate is no less than one billion taels of gold!"
Luo Yidao said slowly.
"Hiss..." Lu Jiuzhang took a breath of air.
So rich!
This is a rich woman!
No wonder, he was an emperor after all.
Compared with those sect forces, all major families are richer and have a higher status.
"Can you lend me part of it?" Lu Jiuzhang said, "I don't want to borrow more, just 100 million taels of gold."
One hundred million taels of gold is also one hundred billion taels of silver. For Lu Jiuzhang a year ago, it was still an astronomical figure.
"Master Lu, you are putting me in a bit of a dilemma!"
Luo Yidao frowned.
Logically speaking, this money cannot be touched!
The money in the treasury is used to support the development of the secret guards and the new emperor's future comeback.
This money is so important!
"The Iron Blood Battalion is eager to improve its strength. If I can get 100 million taels of gold to help me, I will be more confident!" Lu Jiuzhang said, "The secret guard relies on the Iron Blood Battalion for its current existence, but now the Iron Blood Battalion is facing encirclement and suppression by various forces.
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"You should know about Shuizhou County. The rebels in Shuizhou County plan to go to Yiyun County to seize the territory from me and use it to occupy."
"The demon tribe's soldiers are pressing down on the border! They are always threatening Yiyun County."
"If the Iron-Blooded Battalion is gone, how will the Dark Guard exist?"
It's not that Lu Jiuzhang deliberately exaggerated.
But a force like the Dark Guard is like a vine, which must have a big tree as a support.
If it develops freely, it may slowly perish within a few years.
The core of the Dark Guard has no backbone!
There is no sense of independence!
The new emperor did not dare to cultivate a sense of independence for the secret guards, otherwise they would not be able to control them themselves.
On the contrary, it is more in line with the interests of the new emperor to develop into a tree-vine model.
"Then the maximum is 100 million taels of gold, no more." Luo Yidao said, "But you must also guarantee that before the new emperor plans to leave, the 100 million taels of gold must be paid back!"
"Hahaha, don't worry!" Lu Jiuzhang said with a smile, "If you feed war with war, I believe that the entire Iron Blood Camp will become stronger and richer. The new emperor's 100 million taels of gold can be considered an investment." This chapter has been completed!
