Chapter 1973
Late Ming Dynasty 9
Liu Yinxia met He Hongyao.
He Hongyao is now an innocent and lovely young girl who has no sense of caution towards people.
She warmly welcomed Liu Dong and the other two.
This girl is so naive; she doesn't see any bad people, which makes the three men with guilty consciences feel embarrassed.
Liu Yinxia then taught He Hongyao a set of light-body skills and a set of boxing techniques, all of which were suitable for women to practice.
It makes you look graceful and ethereal, very beautiful.
While He Hongyao and her maids were asleep, the three men entered the forbidden area of the Five Poisons Sect.
Liu Dong created a powerful snake repellent, which kept venomous snakes away.
They easily entered the cave, examined the Golden Snake Sword, and found it to be nothing special.
Liu Dong found the treasure map.
Zhu Youjian and Liu Yinxia had heard that the Five Poisons Sect had three treasures, but they didn't know what they were. They were just curious and came to see for themselves.
Upon closer inspection, a wonderful surprise was revealed.
Zhu Youjian: "The treasure of Emperor Jianwen?!"
His eyes shone brightly.
There's nothing he can do; even though he's a prince, he's poor!
Emperor Jianwen was also a member of the Zhu family, so his treasures should naturally be inherited by him, a descendant of the Zhu family.
Zhu Youjian tried to leave with Liu Tong and Liu Yinxia to search for the treasure in Jinling, but they stopped him.
Liu Yinxia: "A hundred years have passed. Who knows if the treasure is still there, or if it was taken away by Jianwen's old followers long ago."
Liu Tong knew the treasure was still there, but he verbally agreed with Liu Yinxia's words.
Zhu Youjian felt that Liu Yinxia's words made sense, and he calmed down.
If he finds the treasure, that would be his good fortune.
If you can't find it, don't force it.
The next day, the three bid farewell to He Hongyao and left Miao territory with great reluctance.
He Hongyao said that she would go to the Central Plains to find Liu Yinxia after her martial arts skills had improved in two years.
Liu Yinxia welcomed them and gave He Hongyao the address of the Liu family.
The three quickened their pace and arrived in Jinling.
Following the treasure map, they found the treasure in the former residence of Xu Da, the Duke of Wei.
It's important to know that Zhu Di was Xu Da's son-in-law, and the Xu family was on his side.
Zhu Yunwen hid all the palace's valuables in the Xu family's possessions, a clever move indeed.
Zhu Di never imagined that his empress's family would be hiding Jianwen's old belongings.
The discovered treasure consisted of ten large iron chests, each filled with gold bricks, precious stones, pearls, and agate. The three men roughly estimated that the contents of these ten iron chests were worth 1.27 million taels of gold and over 19 million taels of silver.
What is this concept?
The Ming Dynasty's national treasury might not even have one million taels of silver right now.
By the time of Emperor Chongzhen, the land was so empty that even mice could starve to death.
The national treasury has less than a thousand taels of silver!
Which emperor could be as poor as Chongzhen?
Zhu Youjian did not know how poor he would become in the future, but he knew that these assets were more than ten times the amount of silver in the national treasury.
His breathing became rapid.
Liu Dong patted his shoulder to soothe his emotions.
"It's just ten chests of treasure, not much. I'll take you to find a silver mine later."
Zhu Youjian's eyes were already shaped like ¥: "Do you know where there are silver mines?"
Liu Tong: "I know a few."
Zhu Youjian stared intently at him.
Liu Tong: "Even if you knew, could you still mine?" Unauthorized mining is a serious crime.
Zhu Youjian sighed, then comforted himself, saying that having these ten chests of treasure was already very good.
After that, he would no longer be a poor prince.
I still have to rely on my brother-in-law to pay for meals at restaurants.
The expenses of the Prince's residence still depend on the Princess's dowry.
The three men bought ten large boxes, repacked the treasure, and then hired the Golden Dragon Gang's escort agency to help transport the ten boxes back to the capital.
The journey was relatively safe. Any thieves who tried to rob them were all chased away by the Golden Dragon Gang.
Back at the Prince Xin's residence, the three of them sorted and stored the treasures away.
Zhu Youjian wanted to send one-third of the money to the Liu family, but Liu Tong stopped him.
Liu Tong: "Once the things are delivered to the Liu family, they won't be mine anymore. I might as well give them all to you as my sister's dowry."
Zhu Youjian recalled the large Liu family and Liu Tong's status as an illegitimate son, and indicated that he understood.
Zhu Youjian: "If you ever run out of money, just come and ask me for it."
Liu Tong chuckled: "Me, short of money? Even if I were short of money, I could still get it."
Zhu Youjian chuckled, recalling Liu Tong's dominance at the casino: "Indeed. Putting everything else aside, with your skill of rolling a single point on three dice, you'll never be short of money."
Zhu Youjian and Liu Yinxia put the items into the warehouse.
These treasures were known only to the three of them and their two confidants, Mu Su Ruofeng.
Zhu Youjian originally wanted to give a portion of his wealth to his older brother, but Liu Tong mentioned two names, so Zhu Youjian abandoned the idea.
Giving these valuables to Zhu Youxiao ultimately benefited Wei Zhongxian and Granny Ke.
With the warehouse full and his pockets overflowing, Zhu Youjian spoke with renewed confidence and took Liu Tong and Liu Yinxia on another outing.
This time, Zhu Youjian brought plenty of travel money for a luxurious trip.
Zhu Youjian built a four-wheeled carriage based on the blueprints provided by Liu Dong. The interior was very spacious and comfortably furnished, almost comparable to a modern motorhome.
This time, the three of them chose to head north. They arrived at the grasslands, where they rode horses freely and felt completely relaxed.
Liu bought some wool, washed it clean enough to spin into yarn, and knitted it into a sweater using two thin bamboo sticks.
Liu Yinxia and Zhu Youjian were curious, so they followed him and did it together.
Liu Yinxia is skilled with her hands; she not only knitted sweaters, but also woolen pants, scarves, and gloves.
Zhu Youjian was clumsy and could only weave a long, winding scarf with large holes.
Liu Yinxia knitted two sets of sweaters and trousers for each of the three people, and all three felt warm when they wore them.
Zhu Youjian's eyes flickered, and an idea came to him.
However, this idea is not yet mature.
The three of them met a Mongolian girl named Bumbutai.
The little girl is very pretty and cute; she will definitely grow up to be a great beauty.
Liu Yinxia was very fond of this lively and lovely little girl, and even wanted to take her as her apprentice.
Liu Tong stopped Liu Yinxia: "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. Don't forget that you are a princess of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty and the Mongols are enemies. Do you want to cultivate an enemy for the Ming Dynasty?"
Liu Yinxia: "Is it really that exaggerated?"
Liu Tong: "Anyway, you can't take her as your apprentice."
"If you don't want it, then you don't have to," Liu Yinxia muttered, giving up the idea of accepting Bumbutai.
Liu Tong grinned.
This is the future Empress Xiaozhuang!
You're taking her on as an apprentice? Do you want her to use the skills you teach her to help the Qing Dynasty fight against the Ming Dynasty?
Liu Tong simply pulled Liu Yinxia and Zhu Youjian away from Mongolia and headed towards the territory of the Later Jin. (End of this chapter)