At midnight, the black carriage that had passed through most of Shuzhou City finally slowly stopped in front of another mansion without a door plaque.
After reaching an agreement with Qingxian and temporarily solving the problem of insufficient "troops" in Shuzhou, Wei Changtian simply stopped doing nothing and went directly to solve the second problem that was imminent now——
silver.
Whether it was Qingxian's promise to start construction of the city in ten days or all the preparations needed for the war, this would require a lot of money.
No matter how good Shuzhou's financial situation is, it is obvious that it cannot afford such a huge expenditure.
Not even adding the Wei family.
Therefore, Wei Changtian needs to find a richer owner than the Wei family to pay for the money.
There are only two such people in Daning now.
Ning Yongnian, who controls the treasury, and...
"Hahaha!"
"Mrs. Wei, long time no see!"
...
That's right, the person Wei Changtian is looking for is Wei Yanyu.
After Jizhou City fell and Wei Yanyu fled with the remaining property of the Xu family, most people thought she had gone to Dafeng for refuge.
After all, judging from the previous situation, the Xu family seems to be inextricably linked to Dafeng, so it is normal to have such speculation.
However, Wei Changtian knew that she did not go to Dafeng.
But he didn't know where Wei Yanyu and the "remnants" of the Xu family went during this period.
Anyway, they came to Shuzhou after the news spread that Ning Yuke was going to proclaim himself king, and have lived in the city for more than ten days now.
"..."
"Master Wei, long time no see."
After meeting again after more than half a year, Wei Yanyu was very calm at this time, and seemed not surprised that Wei Changtian came to see her in the middle of the night.
"Haha, I was busy with the King Ceremony in the past few days, so I never had time to visit. I hope you'll forgive me, madam."
After laughing twice, Wei Changtian and Wei Yanyu sat down on both sides of the tea table, and asked casually as they did when facing old friends: "I wonder if Madam is still used to living in Shuzhou City?"
"fine."
Nodding, Wei Yanyu said softly: "I am grateful to you for taking care of me."
"Madam, you are serious. I have long said that Shuzhou will be the Xu family's retreat at any time..."
Wei Changtian smiled: "So it's not about taking care of her or not, it's all my responsibility."
"well......"
Wei Yanyu sighed softly and was polite again: "No matter what, everyone in the Xu family will remember the kindness of the young master."
"..."
Unlike Qingxian who gets straight to the point, women like Wei Yanyu seem to like to talk nonsense for a long time before getting down to business.
Wei Changtian was not in a hurry, so he kept chatting with her about various things.
For example, "mourn" the Xu family soldiers who died on the battlefield in Jizhou, "regret" the unsuccessful rebellion, "lament" the current world of Daning, and so on.
And with these scenes finished, today's main topic was finally brought up formally with Wei Yanyu's sentence, "What's the important matter of Mr. Wei's late night visit?"
"Oh, that's right."
Taking the initiative to refill Wei Yanyu's cup of tea, Wei Changtian lowered his voice seriously: "Mrs. Wei, I'm telling you the truth."
"Just two hours ago I received news that Ning Yongnian had sent General Han Zhao to Yuanzhou to mobilize troops."
"A total of 300,000 people will arrive at the border of Shuzhou in more than a month at most."
"I have planned to fight him to the death. If I can win, it will be regarded as revenge for Mr. Xu."
"..."
The hand holding the tea waved slightly, and a trace of surprise inevitably appeared on Wei Yanyu's face.
"Master Wei, is the current Shu army capable of fighting?"
"have."
Unexpectedly, Wei Changtian's answer was very firm: "Not only do I have the strength to fight, I am even sure that these 300,000 people will never come back."
"Um?"
Wei Yanyu was even more surprised, but soon she calmed down again, looked at Wei Changtian and asked lightly: "Mr. Wei, if this is the case, why do you come to me?"
"Ma'am, you should know better."
Wei Changtian looked back, played with the rim of the tea cup and said with a smile: "Of course it's because Madam has what I want."
"..."
Conversations between smart people never need to be made too clear.
Wei Yanyu quickly stood up, nodded to the old housekeeper who had been standing behind them, and then said softly to Wei Changtian:
"Master Wei, come with me."
...
After a stick of incense.
A secret room hidden under the mansion had been opened. Wei Changtian stood outside the door and took a look inside, but he only saw large boxes.
He smacked his lips and couldn't help but murmur in his heart——
Speaking of which, the Xu family is not very popular.
This darkroom is not big. Although there are many boxes, even if it contains gold, it is estimated to be only a few million taels of silver.
Of course, several million taels is no longer a small amount.
But for the Xu family, which was once extremely wealthy, it was still a bit less.
Could it be that too much was spent on the previous war?
Or don’t you take them all with you when you run?
Alas, what a pity!
Although he was a little disappointed, Wei Changtian still followed the principle of "something is better than nothing" and prepared to accept everything.
But he also understood that Wei Yanyu would not give these money in vain.
"Thank you madam for your help."
Withdrawing his gaze, Wei Changtian turned to look at Wei Yanyu beside him, and went straight to the point: "But I don't know what Madam wants in return?"
"Young Master Wei, you're welcome."
Wei Yanyu gave the answer simply and neatly this time: "Mr. Wei, the Xu family has lost Jizhou now, so let's just leave this money alone."
"I am willing to do my best to help the young master succeed. I just want another opportunity to kill the enemy with my own hands."
"Kill the enemy with your hands?"
Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes: "Madam, do you want to kill Ning Yongnian with your own hands?"
"yes."
"But what if there is no such opportunity?"
"Then you will recognize it yourself."
"Madam, aren't you afraid that I will kill people and seize the treasure?"
"If Master really planned to do this, he wouldn't have said so much."
"Hahaha, that's true... But besides this money, what else can Madam have to offer?"
"I told you to do your best."
"..."
"Okay, it's settled."
Wei Changtian nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Although the amount of money was much less than what he had expected, Wei Yanyu's conditions were relatively simple.
Wei Changtian had no obsession with killing Ning Yongnian himself, so he didn't care who killed the latter.
And if there is no good opportunity, Wei Yanyu will not force it.
This is just like sending money!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was a good deal, and Wei Changtian soon walked into the darkroom happily.
Boxes of various sizes were piled up on several rows of wooden shelves, most of which were unlocked.
A house full of gold is enough.
"Crack!"
He casually opened the copper buckle of a wooden box next to him, preparing to take a quick look and ask Chu Xianping to find someone to take them all away.
However, when the objects stacked in the box came into view, Wei Changtian was stunned.
It's not gold, it's not silver, it's not jewelry...it's actually stacks of banknotes from major banks in Daning!
"Gudu..."
Swallowing subconsciously, Wei Changtian suddenly felt that his previous estimate of the value of the boxes in this room was not very accurate.
"Mrs. Wei, how much money is there in total here?"
"Well...after many twists and turns, I'm not sure about the specific amount at the moment."
Wei Yanyu thought for a moment and then gave the answer.
"But it's only a lot more than Daning's national treasury today."