"Young Master..."

Du Yinyun sat upright in the carriage, her hands folded on her lap, while looking at He Yunxiao with slight worry. Knowing He Yunxiao and her sister as she did, she knew something was about to happen.

As expected.

When He Yunxiao heard that Ruobao was going to join the army, he was first taken aback, then fell into thought, and then sighed and said, "Yinyun, how much silver can our Daqi Bank still use?"

Not only Du Meimei, but He Yunxiao also knew Ruobao's personality. Ruobao wasn't like Chuchu, a promise-breaker, but she was a very opinionated and calm girl.

The words Fan Ziruo utters must have been carefully considered by her intelligent mind.

In other words, she usually "keeps her word".

Since she said she wanted to "join the army in place of her husband," there is a very high probability that she will go.

Du Yinyun looked at He Yunxiao with affection in her beautiful eyes. She liked her young master very much, and at this moment she liked him even more.

“After the war between Qi and Yan began, many businesses suffered, and many people chose to exchange their silver for gold and silver certificates instead of converting it into cash to spend. Before the war, you could use about 500,000 taels of silver, but now…” Du Yinyun pursed her lips with a hint of guilt, as if she felt very sorry for He Yunxiao.

"Now, young master can only use 150,000 taels."

He Yunxiao reached out and pulled his little maid into his arms, gently comforting her, "This isn't Yinyun's fault, Yinyun, don't blame yourself."

Du Yinyun felt a mix of emotions, including the hurt of feeling sorry for He Yunxiao, and the joy of being comforted by He Yunxiao.

She boldly asked, "Young master, may I hold Yinyun more often in the future?"

He Yunxiao was delighted to hear Du Meimei say that.

This seems to be the first time Sister Du has taken the initiative to make a request of him! Sister Du has finally shown her own opinions in front of him!

"What else do you need regarding phonology? Just tell me! I'll grant you anything."

"I don't need anything, I just want you to hold Yinyun a little longer, young master," Du said weakly.

He Yunxiao felt ashamed. He had thought that phonetics could be used independently, but it turned out that it still couldn't.

After dropping off Sister Du at the Daqi Bank, He Yunxiao stayed behind to discuss the purchase of military supplies. Since he wanted to gain military merit, he figured he should first go to the Ministry of War to get a token, establish a unit, and then lead the Short Sword Gang and Ruobao out of the city to join the Chu Family Army in gaining merit. The Chu Family Army was, after all, the protagonist's father's army, so their combat strength was definitely not a concern. He could just play a supporting role and pick up the scraps.

He Yunxiao hadn't had time to check on the Short Sword Gang yet, but based on his estimate before leaving, the gang should now number around a hundred. Assuming these people were all going to leave the city with him to join the Chu family army, he needed to help them with their weapons and equipment. This was a considerable sum of money. (Biquge)

On the second floor of Daqi Bank, the female CEO, Sister Du, waved away the waiting maids and then sat down next to He Yunxiao, personally serving him.

However, Du Meimei's housework skills were zero. He Yunxiao didn't dare to ask her to actually do anything, but simply pulled her down to sit and talk.

"Can't buy it?" He Yunxiao looked at Du Yinyun with surprise.

"Young master, you may not know this, but armor and other protective gear have always been prohibited from sale by the imperial court. Even now, they are still considered contraband and cannot be purchased. Warhorses and other military supplies have long been requisitioned by the imperial court. Now, only swords and spears are available for purchase, but they are very expensive."

Dynasties in the era of cold weapons did not prohibit swords, but they often banned armor. In an era where a single strike could be fatal, having armor that could withstand an attack would create a qualitative difference in combat power. If everyone was going to kill each other with one blow, the fact that I had armor that could withstand several blows meant that I could kill several times more enemies.

In other words, He Yunxiao's hundred or so men had no armor and zero defense. Even if they were highly skilled in martial arts, charging into the Yan army's formation would be no different from offering their heads.

"Can I buy arrows, crossbows, food, and shovels for digging?" He Yunxiao asked after thinking for a moment.

"Can."

"Alright, one hundred crossbows and one hundred shovels each, and enough food for one hundred people for ten days. Two thousand arrows. Oh, right!" He Yunxiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Can we buy fireworks?"

Du Yinyun nodded in confusion, "Okay."

"Can the fireworks makers buy them?"

"This... is also acceptable..."

"Buy! I want the best craftsman in the city. Preferably young, skilled, and able to ride a horse."

Although Du Yinyun didn't understand what her young master was planning, she still nodded and said, "Okay."

...

After seeing off Sister Du, He Yunxiao went straight to the Fan residence.

Hong She was just a maid, not high enough in rank, so she probably wouldn't have been able to witness such confidential matters as the Chu family army's secret talks.

Fortunately, Yin Yun was a member of the Chu family army; otherwise, she would not have had the opportunity to prepare in advance.

He Yunxiao had no doubt that Ruobao would tell him about joining the army; it was just a matter of when.

In the morning, He Yunxiao returned to the study in the Fan residence.

As expected, Ruobao was still there, but the books in front of him had been replaced with various military treatises instead of martial arts novels.

"Weak treasure?"

He Yunxiao peeked out from the doorway.

Fan Ziruo felt a pang of panic, straightened the table, and calmly asked, "Why is Young Master here again?"

He Yunxiao walked into the room and said with dissatisfaction, "Why doesn't Madam call me husband anymore? Calling me 'Young Master' is too formal."

"My husband."

That's it?

“It was my husband who came to see Ziruo.”

He Yunxiao sat beside his precious daughter and said sarcastically, "This morning I noticed that my wife was acting strangely. On the way to the bank, I asked Miss Du and found out that my wife has grand ambitions and finds her husband too vulgar."

Fan Ziruo blushed, a rare occurrence for her.

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