Jiang Wan'er was silent for a long time, and finally could only sigh helplessly.

"First, we must stabilize the disaster victims in the two states. As for the military reorganization, we must do our best to accumulate the number of bombs."

Zhao Wenxiang breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just about making a sky-high bomb, it could still be done.

Coming out of the Pepper Room, Zhao Wenxiang was also filled with helplessness.

He is the steward of the entire Dagan.

But it is also a constant torment, and one has to endure the pain of lack of money all the time.

…

First floor, Zhao Hao’s study.

Princess Yongning was telling Zhao Hao the news she had just received from the palace.

Zhao Hao said, "So, the Wu Kingdom has just submitted its letter of credence, and its people have not yet arrived in the Imperial Capital?"

Princess Yongning nodded: "Yes, that's what my sister said, but we can't rule out the possibility that some people from Wu have already arrived."

Zhao Hao pondered for a while and said, "I still can't be sure who attacked me."

"But don't worry too much. This is the imperial capital after all. No one dares to be too presumptuous!"

"I'll just be more careful!"

Princess Yongning nodded and said, "My sister said the same thing. She told you not to be too nervous. She will send someone to investigate the matter in detail."

Hearing her say this, Zhao Hao felt a lot more relaxed.

Jiang Wan'er has expressed her opinion so there will definitely be no problem.

Of course, he will still be careful when he needs to be.

Princess Yongning said, "Okay, I'll go back to the workshop first. I need to keep an eye on it."

However, Zhao Hao did not let her leave like that. Instead, he made her stay for lunch before letting her leave.

Back in the study, Zhao Hao called Wu Song in and said, "Second Brother Wu, you have been in the martial arts world for many years, so you must know a lot of excellent and righteous brothers, right?"

Wu Song understood Zhao Hao's idea as soon as he heard it: "Sir, I know some people like this, but I don't have many close relationships with them."

"There are three of them."

"I am worthy of what you said, sir. Not only is my skill excellent, but I also have a narrow mind."

"If you are interested, I can send a letter to invite them to the Imperial Capital."

"However, I cannot guarantee whether they are willing to stay and serve you."

Zhao Hao nodded, not surprised: "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Brother Wu."

"As a viscount, I also have the right to lead fifteen personal guards according to the law."

"There was no need for this in the past, and I didn't pay attention to this matter."

"But now I have to use it."

Being a personal guard is not as simple as having some servants.

But it is real armor that can carry weapons and armor.

However, this is a huge expense. Although the number of people is small, the consumption is huge.

Generally speaking, people with titles, unless they are members of the royal family, cannot afford this expense.

Even among the royal family, only a few direct descendants could afford it.

The collateral branches cannot afford it either.

Of course, this is not a problem at all for Zhao Hao.

He has money!

Now it is definitely making a fortune.

Once the papermaking workshop is expanded and white linen paper starts to be sold, another goose that lays golden eggs will appear.

Recruiting some martial arts masters with reliable character is a good choice.

Wu Song said quickly: "In that case, I will find someone to write a letter to invite my three best friends to the Imperial Capital!"

Zhao Hao nodded.

At this moment, the imperial edict from the palace suddenly arrived, and Jiang Wan'er asked him to enter the palace immediately.

Zhao Hao was surprised for a moment, then he changed his clothes and immediately followed the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict.

Pepper House Palace.

Zhao Hao stepped in and quickly saluted Jiang Wan'er.

Jiang Wan'er waved her hand and said, "Zhao Hao, I heard from Yongning that you were assassinated last night?"

Zhao Hao said softly, "Your Majesty, there were three thieves attacking me, but they didn't seem to want to hurt me. This puzzled me, and I couldn't figure out who was behind this."

Jiang Wan'er nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, this is the imperial capital after all, no one can turn the tables!"

Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Yes, Her Royal Highness the Princess has already told me, and His Majesty has already ordered someone to investigate."

Jiang Wan'er said, "I summoned you to the palace today because I want to ask you something."

Zhao Hao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Jiang Wan'er said, "I just summoned your father and asked him if he could raise enough money."

"First, we need to resettle the victims in the two states, and second, we need to prepare for war as soon as possible."

"Do you know how your father answered me?"

Zhao Hao was stunned. He didn't expect Jiang Wan'er to change the subject so quickly.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Your Majesty, the court certainly can't do it. Can we take care of both?"

He was quite clear about how much tax the imperial court collected.

The cost of resettling the disaster victims in the two states is absolutely an astronomical figure.

If we have to reorganize the army now, it will be an even more impossible task.

Jiang Wan'er nodded and sighed, "Yes, that's exactly what your father answered me!"

"But neither of these two things can be delayed."

"The victims of the two states must be resettled as soon as possible, otherwise the north will not be able to maintain stability."

"Besides, if we don't organize our troops, the surrounding scoundrels will definitely take advantage of this snowstorm to stir up trouble."

"No matter what, we can't delay it."

Hearing this, Zhao Hao couldn't help but frown.

He had never thought about this question before.

It's not his place to think about it.

So I haven’t felt anything yet.

But now after hearing what Jiang Wan'er said, it seems like there is indeed a big problem.

Right now, everything seems calm, but it is actually very dangerous.

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