Volume 1 Looking Northwest, Shooting the Sirius Chapter 72: The Reversed Situation Part 1
The abacus crackled again, and everyone in the room was silent except for the torches and candlelights that made a crackling sound.
"Chai Tou, you've done all the calculations, now do you want to pay the bills?"
"Report!"
Chai Tiannuo nodded, feeling a little excited.
"Here."
Picking up the copied bill, the manager of the tooth shop read it line by line:
"Today, my total income is 12,000 taels of silver and 50% of the firewood, for a total of 6,000 taels."
Chaitino's heart was pounding wildly, no wonder they were talking about murder and arson gold belts, the money came too fast!
In the past, I was just a fool. A head was only worth a few dollars. How could I not know how to buy and sell people?!
"The border city is 1,200 taels per cent, and the third battalion is 1,200 taels per cent."
Poof, Zhao Jiujin sat on the ground again. No one else could have snatched money so quickly!
"The arresting team has a total of fifty arresters, and the total is 33,600 taels. Each person has 72 taels."
With a bang, the lobby exploded instantly, and there were sounds of howling ghosts and wolves everywhere. He, his mother, has made ten years of money in one day. How can it not make people crazy?
The manager of Yahang always handled matters neatly. With a wave of his hand, two armed guards came in carrying a cloth bag.
Taking the cloth bag, the steward said with a smile:
"This afternoon, I sent a message to the border town to send some silver. According to Chai Tou's wishes, the spoils cannot be divided overnight, so I will divide the money now."
These words were more effective than anything else. The lobby instantly became quiet, and everyone waited quietly for the silver coins to be received.
After dividing the silver, Chai Tiannuo waved his hand to stop the crowd who were about to howl, and said in a calm voice:
"Don't spend money frivolously when you have it. Think about your family members who share the same joys and sorrows. Rest early at night, set out early tomorrow morning, and recharge your batteries. That's what you should do."
"Here!"
"Thank you Chai Tou!"
Everyone crossed their hands and saluted. The money came today simply and easily. Everyone knew the reason, and their gratitude was beyond words.
Chai Tiannuo waved his hand and left. He returned home and handed the banknote to the little girl. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw Chai Man'er jumping up and down.
"come over."
Pulling out the things he bought yesterday from the foot of the bed, Chai Tiannuo asked Chai Man'er to turn around, untied the two round buns on her temples, and combed her temples with her slightly clumsy hands and feet.
"So lovely!"
The little girl took the bronze mirror, looked at it in the moonlight, and grinned at Chai Tiannuo, she really looked more charming.
"You are so active that Bu Yao is not suitable for you. I bought a phoenix tail hairpin and plug it in for you."
Taking a simple but finely crafted gold hairpin from the wooden box, Chai Tiannuo gently inserted it into Chai Man'er's hair, looked around, and couldn't help but nod lightly.
After all, she is a grown-up girl, and her gentle sideburns are much prettier than those of a child.
"Master, why do you want to change my hairstyle today?"
Chai Man'er asked curiously. Chai Tiannuo helped her trim her hanging hair with a wooden comb and said with a chuckle:
"My Man'er is now a grown-up girl. She can't hide it anymore. It's time to resume her girlish appearance."
"It's not enough to just have a hairpin, the clothes I'm wearing don't match it!"
The little girl said with bright eyes, Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but scratch her nose:
"I bought it from you yesterday. Take it and put it on for me to see."
"Um!"
Chai Man'er took the cloth bag and jumped into the west room.
Shaking his head, Chai Tiannuo looked at the empty door frame of the west room and shook his head slightly. Later, he found a long piece of cloth and nailed it on. Man'er had grown up and it was time for him to have his own private space.
"Master, do you look good?"
Chai Man'er walked out of the west room and turned her skirt around with both hands. Chai Tiannuo's eyes couldn't help but light up and he couldn't help but nod his head.
The goose-yellow bra paired with the tender green Dove skirt is very eye-catching, and perfectly matches the budding Chai Man'er, exuding a youthful and delicate atmosphere.
"Master, I heard from the immortal uncle that we have to go back in half a month?"
Chai Man'er sat next to Chai Tiannuo and pulled his sleeve and asked.
Chaitino wanted to rub her head out of habit, but stopped when he saw the golden hairpin. After all, she was too old to be treated like a child anymore.
When the little girl saw Chaitino's move, she immediately pushed her head into his palm, and her little face turned into a flower with a smile.
Chaitino was so warm-hearted, he grinned and said:
"Yeah, I'm leaving soon, so I want to leave something behind."
"Since I, Mr. Chai, have been here before, this frontier fortress must be changed. Otherwise, how can I live up to my reputation as a genius?!"
"A genius of a generation, young master, when did you get this name?"
The little girl's face was full of doubts. Chai Damengren, Dalang, Grandet, and the head-cutting men of Shibalibao often heard about it. How come the genius of this generation has never heard of it?
Chaitino grinned:
"...Man'er, you've become ugly again!"
Just as Chaitino said, from that day on, the frontier fortress really ushered in big changes!
After seven days of threshing in the valley, I earned one hundred thousand taels of silver!
Under the instruction of Chaitino, the bank no longer transported flimsy silver notes, but high-quality silver ingots that were all in white. They were not packed in boxes and were just placed naked on the car. When the sun hit them, they blinded the eyes of onlookers.
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"One hundred thousand taels in seven days?!"
General Zhong Xingxing of the Border City Guard stood up confidently, somewhat unable to believe his subordinate's report.
"There is no doubt that Chai Xiucai also gave Biancheng 10% of the shares, which is exactly ten thousand taels. The white silver ingots have been collected into the treasury. Mr. Li was so happy that he insisted on burning incense to Chai Xiucai."
"This Mr. Li is just messing around!"
Zhong Xingxin laughed angrily, only the dead can receive high incense. Tax collector Li was not thanking him, he was just cursing Chai Tiannuo.
One hundred thousand taels, one hundred thousand taels, Zhong Xingxin paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.
It doesn’t take much, as long as he can get 500,000 taels of silver from the border town, he can build an elite army. If he has 2 million taels, he will dare to send out an army and directly attack Suolong Pass!
"Yancheng, it seems that we have to change our thinking."
Stopping, Zhong Xingxin looked at the Border City Guards Commander and said thoughtfully.
"One hundred thousand taels in seven days, is there really such a big harvest?"
At the Xianggong's Mansion in Longshan City, Xianggong Xiaozhong accidentally knocked over his tea bowl and was splashed with tea, but he ignored it and just stared at General Longshan Wei.
"It's really that big. The border town doesn't have enough silver taels. In the past two days, Yahang has transferred hundreds of thousands of taels of silver ingots from Longshan, saying it's for spare use."
"There was a long queue of two-legged sheep and livestock on the post road, with no end in sight."
"I heard that thousands of Yaxingguang guards came from Shanbei. This business is getting bigger and bigger."
Longshan Guard General Zhang Zhilong shook his head as he spoke. He had never expected that the Border City Guards would find such a profitable business. This guy Zhong Xingxin has become very rich!
"What do you think when you come to us?"
Mr. Zhong sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, drinking tea, and asked in a leisurely manner.
"The two brothers-in-law, Longshan Wei, also want to get involved in this business!"
Zhang Zhilong crossed his hands and saluted, and Mr. Souchong snorted:
"Didn't we say before that Longshan's defense was too heavy and that we couldn't spare any manpower to support the border fortress? Why, now there are more people?"