In Nuo Da's city lord's palace, there was silence, depression, and dullness, and the atmosphere seemed to be solidified.
In this frozen atmosphere, there seems to be some kind of will awakening.
Liu Jingming finally spoke: "It is said that there are four major elements in cultivation: wealth, love, and law; wealth is the first.
And ‘wealth’ generally refers to cultivation resources.
However, the Eastern countries monopolized trade routes and unscrupulously manipulated cultivation resources, making the Qixia Kingdom's cultivation path difficult.
Therefore, the country had to march eastward again.
However, the Eastern Expedition cost a lot of money and the national treasury was unsustainable. But we had to ask everyone for help.
Whether it is spiritual stones, medicinal materials, spiritual materials, magic weapons, magic weapons, elixirs, cloth, food and grass, or guards, craftsmen, horses, vehicles, etc. As long as they can be used in the war, we will accept them all."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Hao immediately spoke, impatiently, and his voice was very loud:
"The Zhang family donated 200 tons of black iron. In the future, 500 tons of black iron will be donated to the country every month."
After the words fell, the silent atmosphere in the hall was filled with emotions such as surprise, embarrassment, and anger.
More than half a month has passed, and everyone has long accepted the new unit of 'ton'. Naturally, they know what five hundred tons of dark iron is and how much it is worth.
Originally, everyone was excited and ready to donate generously;
Even the princess and the city lord were ready to receive the donations, as if they had seen the crowd enthusiastically donating.
However, the idea was very good, but a hammer came out.
Zhang Hao's figure of two hundred tons of dark iron and five hundred tons per month made everyone tremble a little. Then everyone found that the little things they prepared... couldn't be used~~~
As a result, Zhang Hao's bold words echoed in the hall, on the square, and in the hearts of everyone; but the rest of the voices disappeared at all.
The corners of Liu Jingming's mouth twitched, and he really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Are you here to stir up trouble?
But soon, Liu Jingming became even more dumbfounded. When he saw Zhang Hao's eyes, he stared blankly at the princess.
'This silly boy!'
But Liu Jingming, as a bystander, did not see that sparks were already flickering in the eyes between Zhang Hao and the princess.
What the princess saw was Zhang Hao's provocative eyes. The two hundred tons of black iron, and the subsequent five hundred tons of black iron every month, were Zhang Hao's provocation and show off.
It’s also Zhang Hao’s pride!
Maybe my cultivation is not enough now, but what I can do for the country far exceeds the contribution of a Nascent Soul stage!
The princess looked at Zhang Hao for a while and smiled lightly: "Thank you Zhang family for their generous donation."
"As long as Her Highness the Princess likes it."
"...I like it very much!" The princess almost squeezed out these five words through her teeth; but she was thinking in her heart: If it weren't for the inappropriate time, I would definitely beat you five hundred times, five hundred times!
Zhang Hao suddenly laughed, his smile was bold and a little arrogant, "Then Zhang Hao will leave first, and I will send Xuan Tie later."
Liu Jingming immediately said to Zhu Yuantang next to him: "Send Mr. Zhang off."
Zhu Yuantang sent Zhang Hao to the gate of the city lord's palace and finally asked: "Zhang Hao, do you want to attract the princess's attention?"
"why not?"
Zhang Hao laughed and left. Zhang Hao had some ideas and plans of his own, but they were obviously a little different from what everyone thought. But it’s okay to make mistakes, as long as you know your own plans.
'Let everyone think that I am pursuing the princess, the way a country bumpkin pursues her.'
Zhang Hao stopped a carriage, quickly returned to his store, and told Zhang Shengde everything. Zhang Shengde almost bit off his tongue.
"spendthrift!"
"Dad, can you let me explain?"
"you say!"
"Dad, we now produce so much black iron and earn so much wealth, but our family does not have enough power to protect it.
It happens that the princess is collecting donations, so we will attract the attention of the princess and the attention of City Lord Liu Jingming.
These five hundred tons of dark iron per month are equivalent to the protection fees paid to the country.
In a short period of time, the safety of our family can be guaranteed.
And we should seize the time and develop our own strength as soon as possible.
I will go to the city lord later to see if there is a chance to buy some high-end elixirs from the princess, so that dad can break through the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible."
Yes, this is one of Zhang Hao's plans, to attract the princess's attention, and then buy the elixir from the princess. Zhang Hao believes that the princess can reach the Nascent Soul stage at a young age, and the assistance of the elixir is absolutely indispensable.
Only then did Zhang Shengde suddenly realize. "Your plan is very good. Dad made the mistake of blaming you."
Zhang Hao smiled, shouted to the guards, drove a carriage, and dragged two hundred tons of dark iron, and rushed towards the city lord's palace. Two hundred tons of dark iron were loaded into more than seventy carriages, and there were actually guards along the way.
open circuit.
Zhang Shengde looked at Zhang Hao's retreating figure and gradually smiled.
After learning that Zhang Hao had survived the 'Soul Burning Technique', Zhang Shengde accepted Zhang Hao's changes as a matter of course. As Zhang Shengye said, if there is no change after experiencing the Soul Burning Technique, there is a problem; if there is a change, it is normal.
!
Therefore, when Zhang Shengde looks at Zhang Hao now, he sees hope and the future of the Zhang family.
…………
When Zhang Hao returned to the City Lord's Mansion again, he saw a lively scene.
After Zhang Hao's madness, everyone had to increase their prices appropriately.
But I saw everyone lining up, writing down the items they donated one by one, and stamping them with their seals; City Lord Liu Jingming thanked them one by one.
However, when Zhang Hao entered the city lord's palace, he once again attracted everyone's attention.
The eyes are very sharp.
Zhang Hao smiled and waved to the princess who was still standing in front of the city lord's throne, and then asked the guards to move down the black iron and place it along the wall. The guards left quickly, and Zhang Hao stayed.
Two hundred pieces of black iron are lined up along the wall, forming a 2×25 meter 'mirror'. The polished black iron surface reflects the entire square and the main hall, which is spectacular.
Zhang Hao crossed his arms, leaned against Xuan Tie, took out a book, and started reading. What he read was "The Thirty-Six Techniques of the Pure Heart Curse".
Gradually, Zhang Hao entered a state of selflessness.
With the understanding and appreciation of the Pure Heart Mantra, Zhang Hao entered a pure, pure, and profound state. In this state, he gained a lot of insights about his own practice.
Zhang Hao really wants to sit down cross-legged and have a retreat.
But the sound of metal collision and the faint fragrance woke up Zhang Hao.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that the princess was approaching and most of the people in the square had dispersed.
The princess missed Zhang Hao and didn't look away - but stared at Xuan Tie in front of him.
The slender hand touched gently, a faint light flashed through the fingertips, and a faint voice floated:
"Purity: 93%, 94%, 93%, 92%..."
The princess quickly checked all the black iron, and was surprised to find that almost all of them had a purity of more than 90%, with only a few having a purity of less than 90%. And among them, more than half had a purity of more than 93%.
Even though the princess was a little arrogant, she couldn't help but be stunned at this moment.
These black irons, even if calculated according to the 20% discount mentioned by the Zhang family, are as high as 100,000 high-grade spiritual stones and 1 billion low-grade spiritual stones. Calculated in terms of wealth alone, it has already reached 10% of military expenditures!
Shocked?
But more of a shock! There are also doubts!
What do the Zhang family want?
The princess gradually walked to Zhang Hao and looked directly at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao smiled lightly: "Princess, you will be embarrassed if you look at me like this."
"Pfft..." Liu Jingming beside him couldn't help it.
The spear in the princess's hand was trembling, and she seemed to want to poke a hole in Zhang Hao's body.
The female guard next to him glared at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Haowu unconsciously looked at the princess in military uniform with a faint smile.
After a while, the princess snorted coldly, "Zhang Hao, are you serious about developing westward?"
Zhang Hao put away his smile and answered seriously: "Yes!"
"Have you ever thought about it seriously?"
"yes!"
"Have you ever observed the sea?"
"I grew up by the sea!"
The princess was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "Tomorrow, come and see the sea with me."