Chapter 54 Training Card [The richest man in the world]
Yunguo, Huichuan Prefecture.
This place is located on the northeastern border of the Yun Kingdom, across the river from the Xia Kingdom border. It is one of the most important military towns in the northern border. When the Xia Kingdom's army swept across the northern border, only Huichuan Prefecture relied on its strong city walls, and
Despite the danger of the river, we persisted until the end.
Standing on the city wall of Huichuan Mansion, you can see the surging river not far ahead.
At this time, on this dangerous river, a small boat was crossing the river.
A man dressed as a boatman, with a face that looked quite old due to the weather and the sun, with a slightly hunched figure, led the young people around him to bravely cross the river with only two sticks of wood in his hands.
The river is turbulent, and a small boat is like a small broken board floating on the water under the raging and rapid river waves. When people see it, they can't help but feel scared.
But this boatman, relying on his years of experience, calmly directed the young people and maneuvered the boat together. The boat rose and fell in the river waves, but it still bumped forward without any intention of capsizing.
In the small boat, there were seven or eight people in ragged clothes and in a sorry state. As the boat bumped, they could not help but show fear. They clung to the things around them and were so scared that they almost cried.
In the middle of the ship, there was an open space.
A man in his thirties was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the ship, holding on to the rather gorgeous long sword in his hand.
The man's hair is somewhat gray, and the clothes he wears are made of fine brocade.
But at this time, the noble clothes were extremely dilapidated and stained with a lot of blood. The faint murderous intent flashing across his body made the ordinary people on the side dare not get close to him.
In fact, all the people here are not too curious about this person's identity.
In the southwest counties of the Xia Kingdom, where the generals in the southwest rebelled and plundered the people, it was not uncommon for people like this to be rich and powerful in the past, but whose families were ruined overnight.
After all, he was an old boatman who had been living on the riverside for decades, and his boating skills were really excellent. The boat, which was rising and falling with the waves of the river, gradually calmed down and slowly stopped at the riverside of Dajiang Yunguo.
The old boatman's son opened the cabin door curtain and shouted:
"Arrived!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the seven or eight people in the boat let out a long sigh of relief.
"Very good!"
"Thank you, Daozu, for your blessing. Thank you, Daozu, for your blessing!"
"Hey, when we get to Yun Kingdom, we will have to thank Buddha for his blessing in the future!" Someone said quickly.
The commoner of the Xia Kingdom who had just recited the words of Taozu's blessing changed his words without any hesitation:
"Yes, yes, thank you Buddha for blessing!"
The people in the boat were all Xia people who had escaped from the southwest counties of Xia because they could not bear the war disasters and chaos.
Everyone stood up one after another, and just as they were about to walk out of the cabin, the man who had been silent and cold-faced suddenly shouted loudly and said:
"Wait a minute!"
Everyone was stunned and looked at the man in astonishment.
The man stood up slowly and glanced at the people in the boat. The murderous look in his eyes made these people feel tense.
The old boatman who heard the movement in the cabin opened the door curtain and frowned slightly when he saw the man who was stopping everyone from getting off the boat. After a moment, the old boatman grinned and said:
"This guest officer was in a hurry when he boarded the ship before and didn't pay the ship fare. Now he wants to pay the ship fare?"
The man looked at the old boatman, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he clutched the long sword tightly in his hand. The aura of a high-level warrior on his body was revealed, making the aura in the cabin seem heavier and heavier. It seemed that the next moment, he would draw his sword and kill someone.
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The people in the cabin were all ordinary people. Under the pressure of this man's aura, his whole body trembled and he froze in place, not daring to move at all.
The old boatman forced a smile and said with a slightly trembling voice:
"The boat fee is five cents per person..."
When the man heard this, he paused in his hands, nodded slowly and said:
"The business of fighting the Dragon King of Dajiang for one's life is not worth five cents!"
The man hesitated for a moment, and finally let out a breath. The murderous intention in his heart dissipated. He looked at the people in the cabin, waved his hand and said:
"You all go!"
As soon as the people heard about the amnesty, they hurriedly picked up the packages they carried with them and hurriedly squeezed out of the cabin to leave.
After a while, only the old boatman and the young man who was trembling but not forgetting to protect his father were left in the whole boat.
The man took out the long sword in his hand, revealing the blade of the sword that shone with cold light.
With a sad look in his eyes, he stroked the sword with nostalgia.
In the horrified eyes of the two men, the man put the gorgeous sword back into its scabbard, and then threw it towards the old boatman.
The two old boatmen took a few steps back in fear, letting the gorgeous sword inlaid with pearls and jade fall to the ground.
The man took a deep breath and said:
"This is my family's heirloom sword, worth a thousand taels of gold. I will give it to you, the boatman, to use as ship's wages!"
When the old boatman heard this, he was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he waved his hands and said:
"No, no, no, I can't take it! The ship's fee is five cents, and I haven't taken more in decades. If the guest officer doesn't have it, don't take it. Nowadays, there are poor people everywhere, and I just help out. I'd rather not have it.
You can’t charge more…”
The man's throat moved, he was silent for a while, and then he spoke:
"In order to avenge my family, I killed countless county officials who did nothing and helped the rebellion. Now my head is worth five thousand taels of silver! If you don't accept this sword, I dare not let you go!
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Having said this, the man paused and then said:
"And now over there in the Xia Kingdom, we see that all the people are fleeing and going to the Yun Kingdom to seek a living. They have already taken action. From now on, you should not send people across the river to avoid getting into trouble. You can sell this sword for it.
Do other things to make a living.”
When the boatman heard this, he knew that if he refused to accept it with good intentions, he would be in real trouble.
He smiled bitterly, picked up the sword on the ground, and said to the man:
"It doesn't matter if you change your career or don't do this business with the Dragon King of Dajiang to make a living. It's just such a precious sword. I'm just a boatman, so I really can't afford it. So, even if the guest deposits the sword with me today,
When the guest officer becomes successful in the future, you can come and ask for it from me!"
Hearing the words, the man remained silent and bowed solemnly to the boatman. Then he turned around and walked out of the cabin. With a step of his foot, his body was like an arrow leaving the string, and he flew towards the city quickly.
Seeing the man leaving, the old boatman and the young man beside him let out a long sigh of relief.
The young man calmed down, looked at the old boatman subconsciously, and whispered:
"Dad, it would be nice to change my career. It's really hard to make boats and paddle boats. However, this man is a wanted criminal by the Xia Kingdom. If someone discovers that he has kept this sword, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself?
We might as well sell it early and use the money to live a good life!"
The old boatman glanced at his son with a frown and said:
"We are just ordinary people. We are selling such precious swords, so we are causing trouble for nothing! Besides, if we really talk about it, we are the people of the Yun Kingdom, and the Xia Kingdom can lead an army to attack us again. ?Afraid of what he will do!"
Having said this, the old boatman paused and then continued:
"This guest officer seems to know that his background is not simple. He may be able to achieve something in our country of Yun in the future. By then, this good fate will naturally fall on you..."
Hearing this, the boatman's son nodded suddenly.
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Xiao Cheng was standing on the palace grounds, watching over a hundred knights wearing light armor, holding long spears, and with long bows and arrows on their horses, galloping past.
In the sight that ordinary people cannot see, the killing aura exuding from the knights is vaguely connected to the aura between heaven and earth, turning into black aura and wrapping around these cavalrymen.
Under the blessing of this black killing energy, the speed of more than a hundred knights suddenly increased and became a few minutes faster.
"Shoot!" A loud shout came, and the knights all took off their long bows, bent their bows and set arrows.
There was only a "clang" sound, and arrows were shot, falling like rain.
Under the blessing of this black aura, each feather arrow was powerful. After a burst of shooting, the strength of the feather arrows was instilled. Facing the row of fine steel shields piled in front, the arrow head directly broke through the shield, and the arrow body penetrated several times. inch.
Xiao Cheng was on the high platform and his eyelids jumped when he saw it.
You call this thing a light cavalry?
Or should I say, this Youzhou Cavalry is indeed a top-notch unit...
"Raid!" Another loud shout rang out.
The black killing energy surrounding the knights gradually condensed above their heads. The vision manifested into a looming, blurry figure that could be vaguely seen as a strange shadow of a black eagle. .
More than a hundred knights put away their bows and arrows, raised their spears, and raised their horses' speed again. With the help of visions, the knights' horses were so fast that sometimes they left phantoms in people's eyes.
The knights harnessed the remaining horses and charged forward fiercely.
There was only a "bang" sound, and the shield array covered with feather arrows, which had been pierced into the shape of a hedgehog, was instantly broken through.
Di Qing on the side looked at the hundreds of cavalry in front of him and couldn't help but admired:
"If this cavalry can hold five thousand people and break the enemy's formation, they will definitely be invincible!"
Xiao Cheng nodded and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
After all, they are indeed third-level cavalry, a top-level unit. This performance is indeed a bit exaggerated.
"I plan to train more than 10,000 cavalry first to serve as surprise cavalry. If we ever face the enemy, we will be able to break the formation with one blow!" Xiao Cheng said solemnly.
"More than ten thousand?"
When Di Qing heard this, he was silent for a moment, shook his head and said:
"Your Majesty, it is not easy to raise five thousand cavalry. We must first train some cavalry, and then gradually expand them. After training more than ten thousand people, I am afraid that the manpower and material resources required are too staggering. Some more!"
This Youzhou Assault Cavalry, as a top-level unit, how could it be so easy to train?
Xiao Cheng heard this and said in a deep voice:
"The imperial court's finances are sufficient now, so you don't have to worry. As General Wu Xiang, you are in charge of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. Your top priority is to strengthen the training of soldiers and horses so that I can gather the soldiers needed for the assault cavalry as soon as possible."
When Di Qing heard this, he hesitated for a moment, nodded solemnly, and said:
"I will live up to your majesty's trust... However, in addition to these, the need for war horses is also a problem!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he was stunned and said:
"Does our country of Yun lack war horses?"
"Of course there is no shortage of horses, but due to breed issues, the native horses in our country of Yun are short in stature. Although they have sufficient endurance, they are not fast and cannot be used as war horses!"
Di Qing paused and then said:
"Due to the topography of the country, our country of Yun actually does not need many cavalry. And because of the tea-horse trade route, our country does not lack high-quality war horses. But if we want to maintain a cavalry force of more than 10,000, Relying on the tea-horse trade alone may not be enough..."
Xiao Cheng heard the words, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said to Feng Bao beside him:
"Send someone to call Shen Wansan!"
When Feng Bao heard Xiao Cheng's words, he immediately bowed and quickly ordered the young eunuch beside him to summon him.
Di Qing's eyes moved, and he couldn't help but wonder who this Shen Wansan was.
After waiting for a while, Xiao Cheng and Di Qing discussed the Youzhou sudden cavalry for a while, and then they saw the little eunuch leading a young man of medium build wearing a white brocade robe, with a glimmer of light flashing from time to time in his eyes. Came at a trot.
In the sight that only Xiao Cheng could see, above the young man's head, the four characters "The Richest Man in the World" were shining with white light.
[White training card, the richest man in the world.
Shen Wansan, the richest man in the early Ming Dynasty, led his villagers to build fields and houses, and became rich in gold and jade. With the benefit of the three rivers, he widely collected goods and resources, and became richest in the world.
Force 13, Literature 43, Wisdom 85, Morality 78, Age 28, Dominance 60, Politics 22, Charisma 77, Loyalty 100, Ambition 30]
In the card drawing in November, a white card came out as usual.
But now it seems that it is quite useful!
"Shen Wansan, a common man, pays homage to Your Majesty!" Shen Wansan saluted respectfully.
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"Get flat!"
Xiao Cheng waited until Shen Wansan stood up before continuing:
"You are proficient in business, do you know the tea-horse trade?"
Shen Wansan bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty, the common people naturally know that the tea-horse trade route is the trade route between Yun State, Xia State, Li Dynasty, and the Western Regions, Tianzhu and other places. At first, it was the merchants of our Yun State and the northwest countries who exchanged tea for horses. , to make profits, it was called the Tea-Horse Trade Road. After that, the trade road gradually expanded, and more and more things were traded, so that the world's goods and treasures could circulate with each other."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"I want more war horses, maybe you can help me think of a way?"
When Shen Wansan heard this, his eyes lit up.
He knew that the thing in front of him was his opportunity!
Shen Wansan looked thoughtful, and after thinking for a moment, he cautiously said:
"The horse trade is all in the hands of the northwest countries. If it is done too hastily, it will inevitably lead to the countries being greedy for money and raising the price of war horses, causing losses to Your Majesty and the court. If the common people can make the decision, they will first control the many goods in the trade routes, and then artificially Create a shortage of certain goods. When the price of the goods rises due to lack, then select a country in the southwest to lure them, allowing them to exchange war horses for the goods in short supply and resell them for profit. Do this several times, and you can use the minimum price to provide His Majesty with goods. Get more war horses!”
Xiao Cheng curled his lips, nodded and said:
"Okay, you'll do it, and I'll pay for the money needed!"
Di Qing on the side heard this and couldn't help but said:
"If this is the case, don't forget to buy more uncastrated war horses. As long as you cultivate them carefully for a few years, you no longer need to spend too much money on war horses."
"Yes, Shen Wansan, write it down!"
"Yes! Thank you for your majesty's trust. The common people will live up to your majesty's trust!" Shen Wansan suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said loudly.
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