Chapter 604: The Last Princess Arrives (Part 8)
Of course, digging up ancestral graves is not a glorious thing and should not be publicized.
Moreover, as of now, Gu Qingcheng had just left the palace and had just formed her own guards, so she had no one she could really trust.
Now, she is not just fledged, but has just grown feathers.
She still needs time and an opportunity.
Furthermore, what she was spending now were only the money that was in plain sight; the things she had hidden in the storage compartment had not been used yet.
And the things she brought out of the palace were enough for her to form an army of tens of thousands and feed it for many years.
She really doesn't lack money! Not to mention, she won't live off her savings! Having already cooperated with Country D, Gu Qingcheng will not be satisfied, she wants more allies! It's November now, and it will soon be Thanksgiving Day in Country Ugly.
According to their customs, the mansion of the Ugly Country will hold a Thanksgiving party.
Whether it was because of Gu Qingcheng's recently famous status as the "last princess" or her friendly relations with foreigners, she was able to receive an invitation from the Ugly Country.
By then, she will be able to further expand her circle of allies.
"You don't need to worry about the money!"
"I am a Princess of the First Rank. Khan Ama and the Emperor left me many things."
Gu Qingcheng collected her thoughts and spoke to Yuping with confidence.
Yu Ping was surprised to hear this, "Yes! I am so stupid that I forgot all this!"
Although they left the palace in a hurry, each of them only carried a large bag.
But a princess is a princess, and she has a lot of private property.
Maybe it's the silver bills in a silver shop, or maybe it's the safe in a foreign bank.
Alas, the princess is the only child of the late emperor and the empress dowager.
The late emperor passed away early and had no time to make plans for the princess, but the empress dowager did not pass away until two years ago.
Empress Dowager Ye loved the princess so much, and the new army outside also respected the empress dowager.
It was very normal for Empress Dowager Ye to secretly help the princess to set up some properties outside (such as the princess's mansion).
Gu Qingcheng: ...The identity of a legitimate princess is very useful.
You don't even have to make up excuses yourself, someone will come up with them.
However, Yu Ping's chattering reminded Gu Qingcheng, "Yes! Princess Mansion!"
She can't keep living in someone else's place.
Whether it was the D Country Mansion or the Xishan Military Camp, they were all "borrowed".
She needs a place of her own.
The next day, she found a broker and wanted to buy a house.
"Princess, there is a house that suits your status. It is also a royal palace."
Although the broker was surprised that his client was the famous Princess Qingcheng Gulun, he was first and foremost a businessman.
The first priority is to do business and earn commissions.
After listening to Gu Qingcheng's request for the princess's mansion, the broker thought about it for a moment and came up with an idea.
"Prince Qing's villa in Haidian has seven courtyards and is very well preserved."
“The location is also good, not far from Shuimu, University Hall, etc.”
"As for the price, if it were for an outsider, it might be higher, but you are a princess, I'm sure Prince Qing would be very happy to sell the garden to you!"
This broker is really smart and can understand the thoughts of these "noble people".
For example, Prince Qing, whose family is full of heavy smokers, started living by selling their belongings more than ten years ago.
However, no matter how shabby the inside is, we must not lose face.
He was secretive about selling the villa and would rather ask for less money than not lose the dignity of being a master.
Prince Qing would definitely feel uncomfortable if it was sold to someone else.
But what if it is presented to Princess Gulun? I believe that Prince Qing is willing to lower the price on his own initiative - I am not wasting money, but being loyal to the princess.
Prince Qing not only gained face, but also gained the reputation of being a loyal minister.
Princess Qingcheng can get a princess palace at an affordable price!
The broker had guessed the client's intentions, and subsequent facts proved that he was not wrong! When Prince Qing heard that Princess Qingcheng Gulun wanted to "occupy" his villa, he immediately expressed his willingness to serve the princess.
It doesn't matter whether it's money or not! As long as the master likes it, just take it!
Ahem, this was just a superficial statement, but Prince Qing was thinking in his heart: This Princess Gulun is very rich!
She has been in the newspapers a lot in recent days.
Tsk tsk, a grant of 12,000 taels of silver every year to give unrelated people the opportunity to study abroad for free.
He also spent a lot of money to recruit guards!
You don't even need to count every penny to know that Princess Qingcheng has a lot of private property.
She is probably richer than the emperor who went to the Neon Mansion.
The key is to be smart enough and strong enough!
The last emperor was driven out of the palace, and many royal families of the previous dynasties in the capital were trembling with fear, fearing that they would be purged.
Even the last emperor only dared to hide in the mansion and did not dare to speak out casually.
Princess Qingcheng, on the other hand, didn't care about any of this at all.
She even flaunted her wealth in a high-profile manner, not afraid of attracting the covetousness of scoundrels.
Come to think of it, although Princess Qingcheng was a weak woman with a treasure in her possession, she hooked up with a foreigner.
Even if some soldiers were attracted by her money or coveted her beauty, they did not dare to act rashly.
"After all, she is a daughter of the Ye family. She has both intelligence and beauty!"
Prince Qing sat respectfully below Gu Qingcheng, with a servile look on his face, but he was thinking these things in his heart.
"Princess Qingcheng is not as indecisive and hesitant as the emperor, but a person who can do great things."
"People who do big things have big visions. She wouldn't be greedy for the little money from the Haidian yard."
"As a slave, I want to present my private property to the princess."
"Princess, as my master, you must give me rewards!"
As Prince Qing thought this, his attitude became more humble.
Gu Qingcheng didn't care about Prince Qing's little thoughts. After listening to Prince Qing's words, she showed a "relieved" expression.
"Prince Qing, you are indeed a good person!"
"However, this princess cannot let you suffer any loss!"
"How about this, I will give you the courtyard at market price."
Gu Qingcheng would not suffer any loss, but she would not accept free things either.
Because free is the most expensive!
She and Prince Qing were no longer the monarch and his subject, so it was best to settle the matter with money! In this way, Gu Qingcheng spent 15,000 taels of silver to buy the villa of Prince Qing's mansion.
Although she had the house, Gu Qingcheng was not in a hurry to move in.
Firstly, the villa was left with only an empty shell, and all the furniture and furnishings inside had been sold out.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Since she couldn't just move in with her luggage, Gu Qingcheng had to send someone to pack first.
Secondly, Gu Qingcheng’s princess guard has not yet been trained.
Although he had Delin as an ally, he also established contact with the commander.
But this is a chaotic world. If you are not strong enough and only rely on external forces, once you are "left alone", you will easily be bullied.
Gu Qingcheng would never gamble with her own safety! Thirdly, she needed to make more allies.
Staying in Gongguan District would help her with "socializing".
Time soon came to the end of November, and the three hundred guards had been screened and entered the Xishan military camp for recruit training.
Money was spent like water.
The effect is also remarkable.
There were three hundred people, and only one-tenth of them were bannermen.
Most of them are young people around 17 or 18 years old. Some of them come from poor families, some are farmers nearby, some are refugees on the run, and some are down-and-out gangsters.
But no matter what their background is, as long as they meet Gu Qingcheng's requirements, they will have a decent job.
It includes food and lodging, clothing, and weapons, as well as a monthly salary of two taels of silver.
Food and accommodation are not something that can be dealt with casually.
After entering the military camp, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the princess had not lied to them and had actually done what she had promised: two taels of meat per person per day.
The food for the princess' guards is the best in the entire Xishan camp.
Every time we have dinner, the newcomers next door would cry with envy.
There are also brand new military uniforms. I heard that they were designed by the princess herself, combining the features of the D-style military uniform and the Daqing military uniform.
Both traditional and fashionable.
The key is to keep warm.
Winter is about thick cotton-padded clothes, which are filled with brand new cotton, soft and warm.
The new soldiers next door are still wearing half-worn quilted clothes.
When winter came, the soldiers of the new army hunched their shoulders and rolled up their sleeves, and their noses were running due to the cold.
But their guards were sweating from the heat!
At the end of the month, they indeed received two taels of silver.
The full amount of military pay is paid on time, which is the first among many military camps!
"It's worth it! It's worth even selling my life to Princess Qingcheng!"
Everyone took the silver home and felt warm at heart when they saw their loved ones were so happy.
The conditions of the Princess Guard are really good, but the training is also really rigorous.
We do daily exercises and occasionally do a 20-mile cross-country march in the mountains with weights.
There is also training in shooting, fighting, etc.
I practice from before dawn until dusk every day.
When they returned to the barracks, everyone was exhausted.
Some people began to back off because of this almost perverted training mode.
However, every time I wanted to retreat, I would think of the meat I ate every day, the cotton clothes I wore, and the two taels of silver in salary.
Most importantly, they had guns.
Neither yourself nor your family will be bullied!
"It's okay if you're tired! You can't tire me to death!"
"Three months. As long as I can make it through these three months, I will still be a hero."
In this chaotic world, being able to survive is already pretty good.
The princess not only gave them the conditions for survival, but also gave them the possibility to "become stronger"!
Let’s do it!
Less than half a month after the guard team was formed, Gu Qingcheng had already won over the people's hearts.
Gu Qingcheng selected twenty people from them and asked them to follow her and protect her.
These people may not be truly loyal, but they already look like guards.
Gu Qingcheng finally had the confidence to go out alone.
"...That's Princess Qingcheng?"
"What is she wearing? It looks neither Chinese nor Western, but it's pretty."
"Didn't you see the guards around Princess Qingcheng?"
"Tsk tsk, this military uniform is quite impressive, and the guns they carry are all shiny and glossy."
"Why do I think this princess is more majestic than the emperor?"
Amid the discussions among the crowd, Princess Qingcheng, who was in the newspapers almost every day, made a grand appearance with her twenty guards...
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(End of this chapter)
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