"It is said that a kind person cannot command an army. I originally planned to let you go to the Beijing camp to help. It seems that you are not cut out to lead troops! Okay! Go away! If you do it again, I will not let you off easily!" Chongzhen said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your magnanimity! I'll take my leave!" Zhao Xiaofei bowed and left the Yangxin Palace. Leaving the Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seems money goes a long way. If I hadn't mentioned the gift of silver earlier, I'd probably be punished today!
As soon as he came out, he ran into Wang Chengen. He said, "Your Highness! Don't be too kind! Remember what the Emperor said! Also, Your Highness should use less of your cleverness. Don't talk too much about welcoming the King of Rebellion!" After that, he left.
Zhao Xiaofei was so frightened when he heard this that he broke into a sweat. It seemed Chongzhen knew everything. Apparently, there were Jinyiwei members in the Beijing Camp and the Daxing! He should keep them out of his affairs from now on, or else there would be no secrets at all. And the performance of the escorts he had brought out this time was not as good as the ones he had trained himself!
Over the next few days, Zhao Xiaofei spent every day in Princess Kunxing's room, becoming somewhat overwhelmed. Then, he proposed training at Misty Rain Tower, and Princess Kunxing immediately agreed. Wishing he wouldn't return for the entire month, Zhao Xiaofei seized the opportunity to return to the modern era and bring along the gold he had recently exchanged.
He called his eldest brother first, but it turned out that his eldest brother had gone to Nanjing for work. He could only drive to the company first and let Qin Baobao book a plane ticket to follow him to Nanjing.
Qin Baobao was incredibly happy to see Zhao Xiaofei. He immediately booked a flight and headed to Nanjing with him. The two chatted happily along the way. Qin Baobao kept talking to Zhao Xiaofei about the company's recent progress, especially the booming gold sales. They were making a lot of money. Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, "Yeah! How can I not make money by exchanging third- and fourth-tier shampoo and cosmetics for gold?"
Arriving in Nanjing, we finally found the company's office. Honestly, it was a remote location. It wasn't actually in Nanjing, but on the outskirts of the city. It was called Jurong, and behind the building was Baohuashan Forest Park. There were even temples on the mountain. Qin Baobao explained, "These temples have been around since the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, haha! The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was in Nanjing, how could these temples escape the disaster? Grandma!
The two of them arrived at the company, where not many people were. Jiang Xiaomei was there, and Zhao Xiaofei noticed she was feeling a bit uncomfortable. But Jiang Xiaomei greeted him with a straightforward, "Hello, Boss!" And then, nothing more. She left gracefully and went upstairs.
When Zhao Xiaokun saw his brother coming, he immediately stood up and said, "Come with me to the office!"
The two men came to the office, and Zhao Xiaokun said, "Take a look at the list! What do you think? Is it enough to train tens of thousands of troops?"
Zhao Xiaofei took the list and looked at it. The various cosmetics and glassware, calculated by tons, totaled 20,000 tons. Other items included 50,000 sets of helmets and body armor. He also bought 50,000 tons of steel ingots. They were now stored in 10 warehouses, all right here in this area.
Zhao Xiaofei learned from the Ming Dynasty that this area was sparsely populated, surrounded by either wasteland or temple property. Therefore, his Nanjing estate was located there. Furthermore, during the Ming Dynasty, Jurong was under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Prefecture. Its proximity to Nanjing allowed for immediate access to the city. However, now, those who couldn't afford housing in Nanjing were buying in Jurong. It was a small, emerging city, and his Nanjing estate was located near Baohua Mountain and a wetland. Zhao Xiaokun also sought out scholars from the Nanjing History Department, who, after considerable expense, conducted a thorough investigation to determine the crossing point, a remote location that had remained largely unchanged for 500 years.
Zhao Xiaokun had spent a considerable amount of money to rent these places for warehouses. Now the warehouses were almost full, and they were just waiting for Zhao Xiaofei to deliver the goods! After inspecting the locations, Fang Xinyu had given the map. He would probably build a receiving point according to the map as soon as he arrived in Nanjing.
Is that so? Li Sihong and her crew had a relatively smooth journey. They arrived in Nanjing without incident, not even entering the city. They disembarked near Jurong.
Xiao Si immediately recruited a large number of refugees near Nanjing. Feeling that the manpower was insufficient, he went to Zhenjiang, Suzhou, and Yangzhou to recruit refugees. Zheng Xuan, the governor of Yingtian Prefecture, specially sent someone to summon Xiao Si to the Yingtian Prefecture government office for questioning.
At that time, the Yingtian Prefecture government office was located in Suzhou. How could they not notice so many refugees being recruited right under their noses? If it weren't for the guise of Princess Kunxing, Zheng Xuan would have sent yamen runners to arrest Xiao Si long ago!
"I, Xiao Si, the commander-in-chief of the Susong Military Preparations Department, pay my respects to the governor!" Xiao Si said as he knelt in front of Zheng Xuan.
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