Qin Yu waved his hand, and An Fu immediately took it and examined it carefully.
Zhu Fei smiled slightly and continued:
"Your Majesty, not a single penny of the wealth I amassed has been spent on myself. It has all been used to build up Your Majesty's fortune. What I have accumulated is available for Your Majesty's use at any time."
Qin Yu's expression shifted, and he turned to look at An Fu.
Anfu had already read through most of the contents of the ledger, and his expression showed that he was equally shocked.
Seeing Qin Yu cast a glance his way, An Fu quickly explained:
"Your Majesty, this is the inventory book of the police camp's warehouse. According to the records in the book, the warehouse currently contains tens of thousands of kilograms of cotton clothing, thousands of sets of full-body armor, thousands of bolts of grain and cloth, and tens of thousands of kilograms of refined iron..."
Anfu talked a whole bunch of things, leaving Qin Yu completely bewildered.
After a long while, he couldn't help but gasp, and with burning eyes, he took the ledger and began to look through it himself.
Just as Anfu had said, the ledger clearly stated that the quantity of various items was considerable, and together they represented a huge fortune.
When Qin Yu saw these things, he could hardly believe his eyes, and his heart pounded wildly.
With these things, a powerful and well-equipped army can be assembled in the shortest possible time!
Putting everything else aside, the ten thousand catties of refined iron alone was enough to make Qin Yu overjoyed.
Refined iron is the highest quality iron material of this era and can be used to forge elite weapons.
Sima Lie controlled the few remaining iron mines in the Great Xia Kingdom, making fine iron extremely rare.
Anfu actually managed to accumulate ten thousand jin of gold for him without anyone noticing!
Seeing Qin Yu's shocked expression, Zhu Fei couldn't help but chuckle twice.
Then he explained the process of how he accumulated these things.
Now Qin Yu finally understood that Zhu Fei was a huge corrupt official!
Over the years, under the guise of maintaining order in Beijing, he has served as a city management officer and become quite wealthy.
Most importantly, he was extremely shrewd. The Ministry of War and the police force all benefited from him, and several of his superiors were also dragged into the scheme, "smuggling" military equipment and confiscating property.
Qin Yu suddenly realized why Zhu Fei's resume was so highly rated!
This seasoned veteran, with connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, is extremely adept at navigating the officialdom and handles matters with finesse—exactly the kind of talent he desperately needs!
Only a cunning and slippery fellow like him could thrive in the complex and chaotic world of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
Qin Yu took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Fei with burning eyes, and waved his hand, saying, "Get up and talk."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Zhu Fei immediately stood up, his eyes and brows brimming with undisguised excitement.
After standing up, Zhu Fei cupped his hands in greeting and said:
"Your Majesty, I have another gift to present to you."
"Hmm? Let me take a look."
Qin Yu was somewhat surprised.
He now has high expectations and hopes for Zhu Fei.
Zhu Fei's expression turned solemn. After hesitating for a moment, he began to take off his clothes in front of everyone.
Anfu wanted to stop him, but Qin Yuyue waved his hand, signaling him to calm down.
After Zhu Fei took off his robe, he suddenly tore it open in front of the others and took out a white cloth from the inner layer of the robe.
"Your Majesty, this is what I wish to present to you."
Zhu Fei respectfully handed the white cloth to Qin Yu with both hands.
"Oh?" Qin Yu took the white cloth and looked down at it.
He spread out the white cloth, revealing the words written on it.
Qin Yu looked over and discovered that it was a list, and it looked like a military list!
"General Zhu, this is..."
"Your Majesty, these are generals I have secretly contacted. They are all generals with military merits and who are loyal to Your Majesty. Please take a look."
Zhu Fei's lips trembled as he spoke excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu was stunned! A few seconds later, he stared at the names on the list with great joy, his tiger-like eyes trembling!
This group was scattered and numbered about 20,000 troops.
"Great! Great!"
Qin Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
A team of 20,000—I never imagined that Zhu Fei had secretly amassed such a substantial fortune for him!
From this day forward, he will no longer be a lone commander.
Qin Yu quickly stepped forward and helped Zhu Fei up, gently patting Zhu Fei's shoulder.
"General Zhu, you have worked hard. I am very pleased. General Zhu has accomplished a great feat."
Before Qin Yu could finish speaking, Zhu Fei let out a long sigh.
However, there seemed to be no joy on his face.
Qin Yu looked at Zhu Fei, puzzled.
Why did General Zhu sigh?
"Actually, I had many students at the military academy before, scattered in various places. I originally wanted to win them over, but although they did not pledge allegiance to Sima Lie, they maintained a neutral stance, which I deeply regret."
Zhu Fei shook his head with some regret and said.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu immediately understood.
The reason this group remained neutral and dared not make up their minds to assist him was because the true emperor's previous actions had already chilled their enthusiasm.
If you want them to believe that the current emperor has turned over a new leaf, Zhu Fei's words alone are clearly not enough; you must show enough determination to convince them!
Qin Yu took a deep breath, frowned, stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the dagger from the ground.
As everyone wondered what was going on, Qin Yu suddenly stretched out his left hand and slashed at his left hand with the dagger in his right hand.
"emperor!"
Anfu was taken aback and rushed forward, but was blocked by Qin Yu.
Liu Caiqing, who was standing to the side, also changed her expression drastically. She stared wide-eyed at Qin Yu's bleeding fingers.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong...?"
Tear!
A sound like tearing cloth rang out.
Qin Yu tore off a piece of his clothes and placed it on the table.
Everyone watched Qin Yu with tense expressions as he began to write on the cloth.
Soon, a secret edict was completed.
Liu Caiqing hurriedly went over, applied the prepared medicine to Qin Yu, and bandaged him up simply.
Anfu, standing to the side, stared at Qin Yu's fingers with a worried expression.
Ignoring his wounds, Qin Yu picked up the imperial edict and handed it to Zhu Fei.
"General Zhu, this is my imperial edict written in blood and worn in the belt; it should be convincing enough."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's determination today is truly admirable!"
Zhu Fei's expression was solemn as he carefully folded Qin Yu's imperial edict and put it away.
Looking at the bandages on Qin Yu's hands that were stained red, Zhu Fei's eyes were filled with sternness.
Qin Yu glanced at his fingers, smiled disdainfully, and said.
"General Zhu, I have something else to give you."
"Anfu will secretly contact you tomorrow and give you 500,000 taels of silver! Use it to attract talent."
"Five hundred thousand taels!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Fei was completely stunned.
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