Chapter 496 What is the use of so much money
"What should we do with this duck?" He went to see Su Qianqian.
"I see there's a split in the duck's mouth. If we follow the light spot all the way down from the mouth, will we be able to open the stone door?"
Su Qianqian pointed at the light spots.
Qin Hanzhang drew a duck as Su Qianqian said. The stone wall really rumbled and slowly opened inwards.
The situation before them made everyone silent, and only Su Qianqian’s inner voice could be heard: [I regret it, can you take it back? I’ll just take a little bit? 】
Inside was a huge stone chamber with a passage in the middle and countless boxes piled on both sides of the passage. Some of the boxes were opened, revealing dazzling jewels inside.
“I have only heard that the emperors of previous dynasties were all keen on amassing wealth, until the last emperor, when the Qin family’s ancestors and Emperor Taizu rose up and took over Xijing after ten years, thus ending the previous dynasty and saving the people from disaster.
But at that time the national treasury had been emptied and all the money had disappeared, but I didn’t expect it to be here. ”
Madam Qin said slowly.
[This is truly a national treasury. All the accumulated wealth of a country is hidden here. The emperor of that dynasty was really good at saving money! 】Su Qianqian sighed.
Qin Hanzhang walked in first, and the others followed to watch. The boxes were all covered with copper corners and copper nails. Even after more than two hundred years, they were still intact.
Qin Hanzhang opened several boxes, which contained gold bars, silver bars and jade artifacts. If a little bit of the stuff in each box was taken out, it would be enough to feed the entire population of Muchuan County.
A rough count revealed that there were about a thousand boxes stored in this cave.
"The discovery of the treasure here must be kept secret. You can come to the hot spring to bathe in the future and send someone to guard this place." Mrs. Qin said.
"As for what to do with these properties, we need to consider it carefully." Madam Qin said with a serious expression.
"Grandma is right. This treasure has been searched for by people throughout the ages, and people have never stopped looking for it until now. If someone with ulterior motives knew about it, Muchuan County would experience a catastrophe. It would be a crime for an innocent man to possess a treasure!"
What Su Qianqian didn’t say was that if Prince Yi knew that the treasure was here, the peace here would no longer exist.
"Yes, we must not mention it to anyone after we leave." said the third old lady.
Everyone left the cave. Qin Hanjin and Qin Hanyue closed the stone door at the back, and then restored the stone walls of the cave after they exited the tunnel.
After leaving the hot spring and returning to the wooden cabin, the Qin family returned to normal. After dinner, Su Qianqian found Qin Hanzhang and took a walk around the neighborhood with him.
"Now that we have discovered the treasure, we must make use of it. The Qi Dynasty values civil officials over military ones, resulting in a shortage of military commanders and soldiers capable of fighting.
With these properties, you can recruit soldiers to expand the army, build roads and bridges, and strengthen the city walls. I know that most of your properties have been used on the Qin Army, but it is still not enough to replace new armor and weapons for those soldiers. You can use these properties to do what you want. ”
Su Qianqian looked at the afterglow of the sun in the distance and said to Qin Hanzhang.
"You... actually know all this?" Qin Hanzhang's voice was low, his eyes fell on Su Qianqian's perfect profile.
"Even if you don't tell me, I will know that those secret guards are already well-equipped in the Qin family army, but they have been using daggers and hidden weapons for many years."
Su Qianqian said softly.
"The Qin family army has 50,000 soldiers, and the food and wages they receive each year are not enough to support their parents, wives and children at home. They fight for Da Qi on the battlefield, and I can only do my best to make up for what Da Qi owes them."
Qin Hanzhang's voice was low and helpless.
"With this wealth, you can do more things." Su Qianqian took out the stone key and the stone ball and handed them to Qin Hanzhang.
Qin Hanzhang took the key and the stone ball and said, "Aning, after I have done my part, I will ask you to marry me. How about the rest of our lives, just you and I?"
[Is this... a proposal?] 】Su Qianqian didn’t expect to hear this.
"What's past is past, why are you talking about this? You also said that the mountains are high and the waters are vast, who knows what the future will be like?" Su Qianqian said lightly, looking at the sky that had completely darkened.
On the way back to the cabin, neither of them spoke, only the rustling sound of footsteps.
In the following days, Qin Hanzhang was extremely busy, often leaving at night and returning before dawn.
Su Qianqian has been very busy during this period. She took the Qin and Jiang families to the hot springs to plant a lot of vegetables, including tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, beans, etc. They should be able to eat fresh hot spring vegetables during the New Year.
Jiang Nian led the craftsmen to work day and night, and when winter came, the house and the shop were finally completed.
The house has running water and central heating. The boiler can heat up the floor heating in the whole yard, making bathing very convenient.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Su Qianqian and the Qin family moved into their new house. On that day, every family in Muchuan sent representatives to warm the Qin family's house, and the Qin family held a lively banquet.
On this day, the Qin family members were a little speechless because they found that the furniture and objects in the room, even the bedding and utensils, were all things they had used before.
Qin Hanjue held on to his pen and inkstone tightly, fearing that this was a dream and he would soon wake up.
Su Qianqian said that these were all purchased from Huizhou. It was impossible that other people didn't know about it and only the Qin family knew about it.
But they believed that Su Qianqian saved these things with her own ability, rather than being a thief.
On the ninth day of the winter month, Su Qianqian's shop opened.
This is a small supermarket where you can buy or exchange many necessary items and foods. The people of Muchuan are used to exchanging things. Su Qianqian organizes the prey they bring into semi-finished products and sells them to Huizhou.
Also sent to Huizhou were vegetables grown by Muchuan. Su Qianqian collected the vegetables grown by the people of Muchuan and sold them to Huizhou. Huizhou did not have greenhouses for growing vegetables, so the vegetables were always sold out.
Su Qianqian's business was getting better and better, and even merchants from Huizhou came to Muchuan to buy vegetables. The people of Muchuan finally tasted the sweetness and knew what kind of life they could live with money.
In the twelfth lunar month, Qingfeng brought Chuntao and some former servants of the Qin family to Muchuan.
Chuntao was also pregnant. When she saw Su Qianqian and Sumu Suzi, she cried and laughed, and only stopped after Sumu scolded her.
New Year came in a blink of an eye. This year's Muchuan was more lively and festive than in previous years, because the Qin family came to Muchuan and brought the fairy-like Miss Su, allowing them to live a fairy-like life.
On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Yuke gave birth to a son. Qin Hanyue accompanied her in the delivery room, crying her eyes out. The child was named Qin Mu.
On February 17, the day when Qin Mu was one month old, Muchuan County welcomed a group of uninvited guests.
"I heard that someone here can grow rare vegetables and fruits. Where is it?"
The leader asked the innkeeper, his accent sounded strange, like he seldom spoke and every word was pronounced awkwardly.
"Are you asking where the people are or where the vegetables are?" asked the innkeeper.
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