Chapter 596 A Passerby in a Fictional Dynasty (Part 4)
Jiang Yue's older brother started scratching his head again. This habit had been with him since he was a child and he just couldn't break it. He only put his hand down after being glared at by his mother.
"Yue'er is right. I was misled. At first, I thought he had been stripped of power, but it is also possible that these people are very loyal to him and he has completely delegated power to them."
"This child is teachable."
"Ouch?!"
He had barely finished speaking when he received a flick on the forehead. His mother, Jiang, withdrew her hand and glared at him. His father took a sip of tea and remained silent, but his mother knew he was deep in thought.
Jiang's mother ushered them out of the study, leaving Jiang's father alone inside. She also left someone at the door to guard him and prevent Jiang Yue and the others from going in and disturbing him.
Back in her own yard, Jiang Yue was feeding the fish. She had said so much today partly to help her father see through this sooner, and partly to show off her abilities. She was already an adult; she still had to report to her mother before going out. She should have some people under her command. She couldn't let her parents continue to treat her like a child. She believed that with the wisdom of the couple, they would be able to see through this.
Sure enough, when it was time for dinner, Jiang's mother gave her a squad of Qingluan Guards, and Jiang's father gave her a squad of Dark Guards. She was given the men, but she would have to pay for their expenses herself from now on. She would have to worry about money from now on. She wondered if the shops under her name would be enough to support these two squads of thirty men.
They had originally intended to prepare one for Xiao Cui as well, but she shook her head and refused: "I can't do it. All I know is fighting and killing. I'm good at protecting the young lady, but I don't have the ability to use my brain."
"Mother, from now on, Xiao Cui and I will share two teams of guards. Could you please give me Xiao Cui's share in silver?"
Jiang's mother rolled her eyes at Jiang Yue, but still gave her ten thousand taels of silver in the end. Jiang Yue happily put it away. Oh dear, who told her that she didn't have any savings? She spent all her money on nice clothes, and her private stash was only a few thousand taels of silver.
After dinner, Jiang Yue pestered her older brother again. "I can't help it, it's your bad luck to be my older brother," she said, and squeezed another 30,000 taels of silver out of him. She originally wanted to ask her father for some, but then she thought about how she had emptied her father's savings over the years, so she turned around and went back to her own courtyard.
Jiang Yue and Xiao Cui scraped together another sum, totaling only 50,000 taels of silver. Although it seemed like a lot of money, it wasn't enough for a year. These were basically suicide soldiers; they were risking their lives for you, so you had to provide them with all sorts of resources. Just buying cultivation resources alone would cost a fortune every year, not to mention training fees, equipment expenses, settlement allowances, mission funds, and so on.
After the two finished calculating the money, Jiang Yue glanced at Xiao Cui, who nodded, went out, and made a gesture. Suddenly, 30 more people appeared in the courtyard.
They were both kneeling on one knee facing Jiang Yue and Xiao Cui. They must have known about their situation. Jiang Yue stood up and said, "Please rise."
"Today, I am fortunate to receive the favor of my family and the assistance of all the warriors. You are all the elites of the family, and I will fight alongside you from now on."
"To die for my master! ×30"
Afterwards, the two captains introduced their respective teams. Each team had its own strengths. The Azure Phoenix Guards were more focused on guarding, while the Dark Guards were more versatile, possessing a little knowledge of both assassination and guarding. Both captains were innate talents, while the vice-captains were acquired talents, and all team members were top-notch.
That's the foundation of a large family. Even a small family is remarkable if they have someone with the Innate Realm. Jiang Yue, the captain of the guards, is an Innate Realm expert.
Afterwards, everyone introduced themselves, allowing Jiang Yue to fully understand their capabilities. Then, Jiang Yue divided the money between the two captains, 25,000 taels of silver each. They wouldn't be able to do much. Now that this person belonged to her personally, her family wouldn't continue to support her financially. The new base and safe house would have to be rearranged. Besides, if she didn't leave, her every move would be seen by others. Would she still be a bodyguard?
However, An Yi and Qing Yi said that when they came, they received a new set of equipment and weapons, which should have been sponsored by Jiang's parents. They didn't give her two teams of blank plates, and she also received enough pills to last for half a year. This was sent by her elder brother.
Waaaaah, Jiang Yue was so touched; this instantly relieved a lot of her stress.
The next morning, Jiang Yue got up early and went to her mother's place. After breakfast, she found out what properties she owned. Her mother also gave her a small box containing deeds to various shops. From today onwards, she would learn to manage a household from her mother. Since she wanted to grow up and not let her parents treat her like a child, she still needed to receive the necessary education.
Jiang Yue continued to learn from her mother and made some minor adjustments to her businesses. In the following days, things developed as Jiang Yue had predicted. The Zhao family girl died on the day she arrived in the Second Prince's territory. The protagonist even sent people there, ostensibly to investigate the truth behind the murder, but in reality, they were there to cause trouble for the Second Prince.
Xiao Cui wasn't idle either. Jiang Yue knew that Liangzhou City would be rebuilt in the future, and several cities would be built outside Liangzhou City. So after looking at the map, Jiang Yue marked a piece of land. This land was located between Liangzhou and the satellite city. It was worthless now but would be very valuable in the future, so she asked Xiao Cui to buy the land.
"Miss, the land you mentioned has already been bought."
"Oh? Do you know who bought it?"
"He's someone I've never heard of before, his name is Mi Zhu. Should we look him up?"
"never mind."
Jiang Yue didn't let Xiao Cui investigate. Jiang Yue knew this person, so it seemed that he had started planning long ago. Fortunately, she had bought a few estates before, so even if she couldn't eat big meat, she could still eat some ribs.
By the time Jiang Yue finished learning how to manage a household, it was already winter. Every winter, the most important thing is to prevent barbarian invasions. This year, barring any unforeseen circumstances, an invasion is certain, because the protagonist has arrived.
However, the male protagonist should have accumulated a lot of troops in the past six months, but his system has a drawback. It gives him troops and people, but he has to raise his own food and supplies. The system doesn't give him money or food and supplies. Everyone knows that. It's to suppress the protagonist. Otherwise, if he got everything in three chapters, he would be invincible.
The protagonist may lack food and supplies, but Jiang Yue is not. She can take this opportunity to get rid of these things. Although the protagonist started planning early on, the Second Prince is not someone to be trifled with. Although the protagonist has made a lot of money through wine, refined salt, cosmetics and perfumes, it is not easy to exchange them for food. Those princes and noble families will not allow food to flow into Liangzhou. Although Mi Zhu is capable, he has not been given enough time. If Jiang Yue sells to them now, they will definitely want it.
The sale of grain and fodder was handed over to the caravan led by the puppet, and Jiang Yue herself stopped showing up. She was busy with the year-end inventory these days. The managers of the businesses on the surface would all come to her to report on the year's profits at this time. Xiao Cui couldn't handle this, so she went into seclusion. In the past six months, Jiang Yue hadn't been traveling around. She had plenty of time to cultivate and was almost breaking through to the Innate Realm.
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