The Qianhu breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "All the Qianhu in my Ming Dynasty are responsible for ten hundred households, with a total of 1,120 people."
Zhu Bai's eyes lit up: "Awesome, so many people?! This king wants troops!"
Qianhu's heart trembled and he whispered: "Prince Xiang, there are more than a thousand people, it is quite troublesome to gather them together."
Zhu Bai thought for a while and said, "That's right. Let's give you some time. It's noon now. At noon, I will come to order some troops. Half an hour is enough for you to gather the soldiers."
Thousands of households remained silent.
Zhu Bai took out the "I am here in person" sign in his arms and shook it.
Qianhu could only say: "I obey."
Zhu Bai secretly sneered: To be honest, according to Lao Zhu's army garrison system, it is difficult not to have deserters.
He was very curious about how Suzhou Qianhu did it.
You will know later when you see these guards with your own eyes.
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Then Zhu Bai went to wander on the street.
On the street is a calligraphy and painting shop.
Zhu Bai's sharp eyes immediately saw the "Picture of Flat Rocks in the Distance" hanging in the center.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn’t expect to see old friends when I got here.
Although I burned one, I don’t know how many more there are.
The name of Suzhou's "Calligraphy and Painting Counterfeiting Center" is really not justified.
Zhu Bai walked towards the painting.
The shopkeeper hurriedly came up to greet him: "Young Master, you have such a good eye. This is a masterpiece of the great Northern Song Dynasty painter Guo Xi in his later years. Guo Xi was good at painting landscapes, and in his later years he was even more open-minded and proficient. Even Zhao Xu, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, loved his paintings and Wang Anshi very much.
They all admire his paintings."
Zhu Bai stared at the painting and stretched out his hand to Fugui.
Fugui hurriedly handed the magnifying glass to Zhu Bai.
When the shopkeeper saw that he was an expert and had special tools, he started to feel excited.
Zhu Bai followed what Yun Qi taught him and looked carefully with a magnifying glass. Tsk, it turned out to be a fake.
He asked the shopkeeper: "How much silver?"
Shopkeeper: "This is the treasure of our store. It won't cost you more than ten thousand taels of silver."
Zhu Bai nodded: "The price is very fair for Guo Xi's authentic work."
He took out the banknote from his pocket and shook it.
I actually caught a big fish today! The rich second generation is so easy to deceive!!
The shopkeeper was overjoyed: "Okay. I'll wrap it up for you."
Zhu Bai seemed to have no intention of asking, "How many are there? I want them all."
The shopkeeper replied while busy: "There are eight more."
Then he suddenly realized that he had let something slip, and hurriedly added: "I mean, the shop also has eight paintings by Guo Xi."
Zhu Bai was originally worried that the shopkeeper had been deceived and did not know that it was a fake.
Because this painting is considered a very good imitation among the fakes, it will be very valuable if it is placed in future generations.
Just this sentence made the shopkeeper try it out.
Zhu Bai did not try to expose him, but smiled: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I can't tell. Suzhou is really a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. There are not many authentic paintings by Guo Xi, but your little shop actually has eight or nine."
The shopkeeper was very embarrassed: "Yes, the young master has given me the prize."
Zhu Bai: "Take them all out and let me see which of Guo Xi's paintings they are."
Shopkeeper: "Because they are too precious, I didn't put them all in the store. How about you come back tomorrow?"
When the kid comes back tomorrow, he will say that he has sold everything.
Suddenly a man came in and said something in the shopkeeper's ear.
The shopkeeper looked solemn and cupped his hands to Zhu Bai: "Sir, I'm sorry. I have something urgent and I need to close the shop. Please go shopping elsewhere."
Zhu Bai thought he was looking for an excuse to get away and was too lazy to bother with him, so he walked out.
Only when they came out did they find that many shops were closing.
Even Zhang Yu murmured in his heart: What the hell? Zhu Bai just exposed a shop selling counterfeit goods, there is no need to close down every street.
Zhu Bai smiled and saw that a pastry shop was about to close, so he hurriedly went up and said, "Hey, shopkeeper, don't worry, weigh some snacks for me before you leave."
Seeing that Zhu Bai was followed by so many people, the man must be a rich and wealthy man, and he was not willing to let go of a good business, so he could only say in a hurry: "Okay. What do you want?"
Zhu Bai said: "Give me half a catty of the same."
The man was quick with his hands and feet and weighed and wrapped a dozen pastries at once: "It's twenty taels of silver in total, thank you very much."
Zhu Bai said: "Why don't you do business today?"
The man hurriedly moved the door panel and stuck it on the door frame, and said, "It's urgent."
Zhu Bai said: "When will we open the door again?"
The man replied: "I don't know. Maybe tomorrow will be fine."
Zhang Yu and the others were even more surprised: they had never seen anyone doing business like this, and they didn’t even know when they would open the door.
Zhu Bai smiled, took a piece of cake in his hand, and looked at the plaque on the pastry shop: "Chen's Pastry Shop".
He ate while walking and watched while eating.
He would take a closer look at every shopkeeper who was closing the door.
After a while, except for the book and stationery shop opened by Zhu Bai, almost everyone on this street was closed.
Zhu Bai walked to his shop.
When the shopkeeper saw the big boss coming, he rushed out to greet him.
Zhu Bai raised his chin towards the closed shops and asked the shopkeeper: "What are these people going to do in a hurry?"
The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed: he knew the reason, but he didn't dare to say it.
Because if he said so, Zhu Bai would definitely punish these people.
They are all from the countryside.
When the time comes Zhu Bai pats his butt and leaves, he will still stay here to be a human being.
Zhu Bai smiled: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore."
It has nothing to do with him, just mind his own business.
Zhu Bai turned around and said to Zhang Yu and the others: "Okay, there's nothing left to see. Let's go back and wait for the order of troops."
A beggar at the end of the street stretched out his hand to him: "Well, let's pass the time."
Zhu Bai gave him a bag of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
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On the school field, under the noon sun, a thousand soldiers lined up.
Zhu Bai stood on the general stage and sighed: "Tsk, tsk, not bad, not bad, really spectacular."
Zhu Bai raised his eyebrows slightly: "Hey, sir, why are you stopping me? I want to take a closer look at our Ming Dynasty warriors."
Qianhu could only clench his fists and retreat.
As soon as Zhu Bai left, many people lowered their heads.
These people were thin and fair, completely different from the other dark and muscular guards.
It's just that Zhu Bai is short.
They lowered their heads and he could see them.
Some people turned their heads, some looked up at the sky, some stretched out their hands to touch their noses, and some yawned.
Zhu Bai shook his head: "Tsk, tsk, this generation of guards is no good. None of them can stand up well."
Qianhu felt that her self-esteem was deeply hurt, but she couldn't explain it, it was so painful.
How could Zhang Yu, who was born in the army, stand up to such soldiers? He took out his riding whip and shouted: "According to the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who does not stand still will be whipped ten times regardless of the reason. I want to see who else is there."
Dare to stand tall without raising your head and chest."
Now everyone stood up straight immediately, and no one dared to move.
