Chapter 674: From this moment on, blood begins to flow like a river
Chu Qianqiu left Shangjing and walked slowly on the road.
He has no sense of time urgency at all, rather he looks like a rich man who has retired from old age and returned to his hometown.
If there is anything that this group of people has the most, it must be the horse-drawn carriage.
Before Chu Qianqiu left, he bought twenty carriages, and then asked the Fan family to build a special stainless steel treasure box, and secretly installed countless mustard rings inside. After confirming that there were no problems inside and outside, he hired
A large number of grooms and followers set out on the road together.
The fact that so many carriages were on the road stirred up people's imagination, causing his reputation to deteriorate.
"Although this Chu Zhongwu is a very good man, he must also be a very corrupt official."
"That's nonsense. Chu Zhongwu has only been in Beijing for a few days. What can he embezzle?"
Public opinion is at loggerheads, with both sides insisting on their own opinions.
But Chu Qianqiu didn't take everything away, he just didn't want the mustard ring to be discovered.
So many mustard rings, once exposed, will definitely trigger countless speculations.
In order to keep the secret, Chu Qianqiu naturally had to pack up all the mustard rings and take them away.
Of course, he also left a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, elixirs, spiritual weapons, treasure armor, divine machine crossbows, heavenly machine birds, etc. to Sister Yao.
It was enough for her to arm a hundred personal guards in Beijing, arming them to the teeth.
Although these quantities may seem astonishing, they are just all the belongings in the [Treasure Pavilion]. With Chu Qianqiu's current status, releasing these treasures will not cause huge suspicion, and it is a configuration that can be owned by top dignitaries.
"Where did you get all these gold, spiritual weapons, and magical crossbows?"
"Even the personal guards around my adoptive father can't gather so many spiritual soldiers and precious armors."
Yao Langling took a deep breath and asked in disbelief.
When Chu Qianqiu took her to the basement, there were one million taels of gold, one hundred spiritual weapons, two hundred pieces of treasure armor, fifty divine machine crossbows, five hundred arrows, a heavenly machine bird, and various kinds of
jewelry.
"These are gifts from Her Majesty the Queen."
"Sister, I also need to reward my subordinates, arm my bodyguards, and help me manage my connections."
"On this trip to Beijing, there are still many noble people I haven't made friends with, so I'll leave it to my eldest sister."
Chu Qianqiu said without changing his expression that these treasures are not of much value to him now, so it is better to use them for the eldest sister to use them.
Let her understand how great it is to unlock resources!
"If Uncle Tianqi, General Lan, and General Jiang need help, we can share some of the profit with them."
"Sister, please pay special attention to the Shence Army. General Dou is not a peaceful person."
Chu Qianqiu reminded seriously.
"Shence Army?"
"I'm afraid Shence Army also has some relationship with King Jing."
"This time the Shenwu Army has withdrawn from the battle with the Imperial Guards, and there is also a hidden danger of attracting wolves into the house."
"After all, the people who inherit the Imperial Guard are members of the Dou family."
The last time Chu Qianqiu was in the Hanyuan Palace, he heard about the connection between King Jing and General Dou, and felt deeply that the situation in Fengzhou was extremely complicated.
The King Kong Temple, the Shence Army, the descendants of Buddha and Demon, King Jing, and Daxia are all intertwined.
"I understand, I will send people to investigate him." Yao Linngling agreed without hesitation.
The Queen Mother's authority has further increased, but the Dou family's hidden dangers are great.
Because the person who will inherit the throne in the future will be the child of Chu Qianqiu and the eldest princess.
Once the Queen Mother dies, the Shence Army will encounter the same embarrassing situation as the Shenwei Army. They do not have enough interest representation and support in the central government.
Therefore, it is not surprising at all that the Dou family has established a relationship with King Jing. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.
"I'll leave everything to my eldest sister."
After Chu Qianqiu finished his instructions, he set out on the road with a large amount of belongings.
He did not abide by the law of not disclosing his wealth, but instead hired a large number of grooms, followers, and bodyguards, and embarked on the road leisurely.
The whole style highlights a need for punishment.
Chu Qianqiu seemed to be announcing to the whole world.
Come and rob.
Look, I have prepared so much property. If you don’t rob it, it will be in vain.
I grabbed a handful and immediately became fat.
Even the head shopkeeper of the Fuwei Escort Agency under Guangming Temple tried hard to persuade him:
"Lord Zhongwu, your magical skills are unparalleled, and I admire you very much."
"But after taking so many people on the road, it's not enough to only hire 40 bodyguards who have little experience in accumulating energy."
"If you make any mistake, how can I explain it to the Zen Master?"
"How about I bring you 200 monk soldiers, no, 500!"
Fuwei Escort Bureau was also a well-known escort bureau in the Shenwu Dynasty. The lay disciples of Guangming Temple basically followed the escort agency route for promotion, and many casual cultivators also joined it.
"That's enough. I just need someone to guard the carriage and prevent some people from stealing. That's enough."
"How much does it cost? You're welcome. It has to be calculated based on the market price."
"Mr. Chu and Zen Master Yuanjue have a certain degree of friendship. We must not let you suffer."
The boss of Fuwei Escort Agency could only say helplessly:
"A bodyguard with a small degree of energy storage will take the Lingzhou official road. It will cost you 50 taels of silver per trip for at least one and a half months."
"Customers are also required to provide meals and accommodation along the way."
"If the route is changed and the distance is lengthened, additional money will be needed."
"Forty escorts are making this trip, and the total is 2,000 taels."
"If you encounter gangsters and are killed or injured, you need to calculate the burial expenses separately."
Escort agencies calculate prices on a per-trip basis, and need to take into account the average income level of a warrior.
The martial artists who have attained a certain level of Qi accumulation and have attained great success work as instructors in martial arts studios, as sparring partners, and as nursing homes for landlords, and they earn two taels of silver a month.
If you take into account the risk of escorting the goods and thieves along the way, as well as the profit of the escort agency, the price will naturally be much higher.
"No problem." Chu Qianqiu agreed readily.
So there is this scene now——
Dusk was approaching, and the huge convoy had just wanted to settle down in nearby villages and towns. For the people of Fuwei Escort Agency, they were already familiar with the distances required to walk in the villages and towns along the way.
But now it has become desolate, with a steady stream of refugees, some carrying hoes and some carrying bamboo poles, coming like a tide.
At first, the escorts thought they were nearby villagers and didn't pay much attention. Even Chu Qianqiu thought they were villagers returning home from the market.
Because none of the refugees approaching the convoy knew how to practice and didn't even have internal strength.
Just like ants on the ground, no matter how keen Chu Qianqiu's perception is, he won't care about ordinary people who don't know martial arts at all.
One of the escorts even shouted enthusiastically.
"Fellow, are you from Putuo Village?"
"Are you coming back from the market today?"
Then he was greeted with a hoe raised.
These thinly-clad refugees actually use hoes to fight martial arts masters. Are they crazy?
The escort was stunned.
Even bandits know how to pick up swords and wear leather armor, and these refugees are more like beggars than bandits.
Then they picked up their hoes and killed them.
"kill!"
These refugees suddenly seemed to have heard the command. Their eyes were empty but full of killing intent. Regardless of their swords or martial arts masters, they just charged forward.
"Damn, are they crazy?" One of the escorts was hit on the head and died on the spot.
The other escorts were shocked.
"Raise your shield!"
"Form a defensive line!"
"Fire the arrow!"
Chu Qianqiu's personal guard Chang Yangguang's expression changed and he quickly began to counterattack.