Chapter 263 It’s all like this!
The glittering jewels and precious stones in the secret room dazzled Qin Zhaoyue's eyes.
There are all kinds of gold, stone and jade artifacts, precious treasures and antiques, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, pearls and agates... It's too much to see them all at a glance.
Her princess mansion and the rare treasure pavilion were a joke in front of all these things.
"Here's my tenth, right? Let me pick first?"
Yinzhe ignored her and took a quick glance.
There is no silver here, but there is half a box of gold bars, which is not an exaggerated amount.
She could imagine that the heads of the Nine Gates would not wholeheartedly work for the aristocratic families, and it was only natural that they would use Chengyuan and their background to make money.
Therefore, there is very little gold and silver in the secret room, and all of it is filled with objects of higher value.
The imperial collection includes oriental pearls, precious jewellery, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all of which are high-value treasures.
Even she couldn't judge the value of the things in this secret room for a moment.
But it is not difficult to imagine that if all of it were converted into money, it would be enough to solve a big problem.
Even if a war breaks out in the North, it will probably be enough to consume military supplies.
Due to floods in three states, this year's autumn harvest will inevitably be affected.
Now, not only do we not have to rely too much, we can also have enough money to reduce taxes and implement benevolent policies.
Even Yinzhe, who did not participate in court affairs, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Not to mention the future influence of the family, this income alone is worth it.
The Nine Gates is, after all, just a martial arts sect. Even when most of the cash needs to be handed over, its ability to amass wealth is so terrifying.
"Purple?"
Yinzhe rolled his eyes, "Your Highness may have forgotten. The promise was for 10% of the proceeds from the subsequent provincial examination gambling. It has nothing to do with these things."
How could I not know? It's because I know that I have a vague idea.
"I understand, I understand. This is the rule of Xuanji Guard. I'm not greedy. How about everyone who sees it gets a share?"
Yinzhe glanced at her unhappily, so what kind of image does Xuanji Wei have in Xiaoliu's mind?
She didn't want to dwell on this, and said flatly:
“Don’t think about it, Your Highness. I’ve already said that the treasury is empty.
But if the job is done well, His Majesty might be pleased to reward me..."
Qin Zhaoyue's face drooped at that moment. Who was he trying to please?
Wasn't it enough that I ate the cakes my boss painted all day in my previous life? Now I'm traveling through time and space and still want to eat them? Who are you kidding!
Looking at the room full of treasures, her heart ached.
【My precious……】
【Translated into Chinese: Uh-huh, they all look like Uh-huh! 】
At this moment, Yinzhe walked forward and took out a pearl from the box in front of him.
Qin Zhaoyue's lifeless eyes suddenly burst into dazzling brilliance.
What woman doesn’t love jewelry? Why are you pretending to be such a maid?
"Do you like it? It's okay, we are all women, we can understand.
There are so many, right? Even a human being cannot remember the exact number.
Who knows if there are one, two, seven, eight or nine missing?
How about we add two and one to make five and divide it?"
Just after the voice transmission, I heard Yinzhe say:
"It is the size of a pigeon egg, radiant like the moon, with a flawless, uniform color, and a full, mirror-smooth bead.
Heh... this quality, the standard for imperial use in the palace is just like this."
No, there is nothing wrong with what you said. Everyone can see that this Dongzhu is of excellent quality.
But the key point is that Yinzhe didn't use sound to transmit the message, he just opened his mouth and shouted.
Qin Zhaoyue was dumbfounded. Is this the legendary loud conspiracy?
Before she could react, Yinzhe moved again and covered the rosewood box with his hand.
The edge of the lid is inlaid with a circle of extremely fine and soft deerskin.
You can clearly feel the resistance when opening the lid, and the inner wall is covered with thick and fluffy top-grade snow-white silk cotton.
It is silk floss that has been specially dried and treated, which can act as a buffer, and most importantly, it can absorb moisture and keep warm.
The shape looked unusual, so Qin Zhaoyue quickly moved closer, only to discover that it was a box within a box.
The second layer is a silver-gilt box with auspicious cloud patterns engraved all over the box, and the lid button and four corners are inlaid with jadeite.
Qin Zhaoyue runs the Qizhen Pavilion, so he has some vision.
This box has a high artistic value, which makes people look forward to what treasures are hidden inside.
The next moment, Yinzhe opened the lid of the box.
Qin Zhaoyue: ...
Are you playing with nesting dolls here, a box within a box?
When the wooden box is opened, it turns out to be a gold box, and when the gold box is opened, it turns out to be a jade box. What a joke, right?
She didn't notice that Yinzhe's eyes trembled.
The focus of his sight fell on the lining of the golden box, the inner wall of which was covered with an extremely fine and soft moon-white brocade.
At the same time, a faint fragrance can be smelled.
That’s right, three layers of sealing, each layer has specially treated sealing materials.
Although I was mentally prepared, I still gasped when I opened the last mutton-fat jade box.
Camphor, it was a whole box of camphor!
Before burning, the aroma of camphor is restrained and condensed, extremely clear and pure.
An extremely clear and cold breath spread out, like the first frosty breeze blowing when you open the window in the early winter morning.
Penetrate the nasal cavity and reach the spiritual platform directly!
Camphor is very easy to identify because its crisp chill is unmatched by any other spice.
Unlike Dongzhu, this incense is extremely rare.
It comes from a rare plant - the Ruinao tree, which only grows in the deep valleys of southern Xinjiang, which are filled with miasma and rarely visited by people.
Since its discovery more than two hundred years ago, Dagan has sent troops to imprison it.
Legend has it that this tree was transformed from the place where an ancient dragon fell, and there are fragmentary records of it in local indigenous tribes.
The legend is naturally not credible, but this incense is not only rare and unique, it also has a little-known effect: it can communicate with gods.
This incense can be used to gain enlightenment or consolidate martial arts skills.
After reaching the Divine Martial Realm, most elixirs are no longer helpful for cultivation, which shows how precious this incense is.
It is no exaggeration to say that if you can get a piece of camphor when trying to break through to the third level, the chances of success will increase by 10% or 20%.
After sending back the news, Yinzhe specifically checked the palace's records about camphor.
Only century-old Ruinao trees can produce the best quality, and those that can produce "cooked Ruinao" are even rarer.
The yield is extremely rare, and the best tree can only yield a few taels a year.
The resin naturally seeps out from the cracks in the trunk of the tree or from insect holes, and slowly crystallizes over a long period of time on the surface of the bark or in the internal crevices, forming translucent crystals that look like ice and jade.
It must be formed naturally, and the best quality one is the one as white as snow and pure in texture, which is called cooked brain.
In order to increase production, other methods have been tried.
For example, cutting incisions in the tree trunk to drain out the condensed resin.
However, the quality of crystals obtained in this way is far inferior to that of cooked brain, and is called raw brain.
The color is yellowish or brown, the texture is impure, the aroma is dull and has a hint of impurities, and its effectiveness in aiding cultivation is far less effective.
And these in the box in front of you are truly familiar brains.
Not only that, the number is huge.
Yinzhe was reluctant to use his hands to pick it up, but with a little sense he could roughly judge that it was probably the amount that was paid as tribute to the court for three or four years.
Although it is under military confinement, mining, processing and transportation are all subject to extremely strict control.
It must be sent directly to the palace and only Your Majesty can use it. Except for a small portion used for rewards, it must never be leaked.
But I just happened to see such a huge number of them here at once!
Yinzhe slowly exhaled and turned to look at the head of the God of Wealth.
"Nine Gates' good tactics..."
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