After confirming that Wang Ou was not joking, Li Mu retracted his previous judgment. He originally thought that although Wang Ou was very rich, it was only worth more than ten or two hundred thousand yuan. The huge Qinghe Cui family should not be rich enough.
As for this little money, it's shameless.
But what if it’s a million dollars?
I guess it's "really fragrant".
If they still don't "really smell good" and directly give the money to Li Shimin and ask for an imperial edict granting marriage, I guess Li Shimin can still make "really sweet" after weighing the pros and cons.
But the question is, why hand over so much money?
Li Mu would definitely not suffer such a big loss.
Suddenly, he realized another problem. His wife was so close to Mrs. Lu, and the relationship between her and Ji Si Tang——
Li Mu asked hesitantly and found that the situation was indeed not good.
"Husband, Sister Lu and I have known each other since we were five years old." Wang Ou also roughly guessed that Li Mu and Mrs. Lu might not be getting along, so he carefully considered his words: "She is several years older than me and treats me like a sister.
Just like my mother, she couldn't be more protective of me. When I was in the most depressed and lowest point in my life, she was the one who helped me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to do any business or even read the account book. Later, Sister Lu's affairs became complicated, so she took care of me.
Some business matters were entrusted to me. I was considered a deacon in the Success Hall. However, my sister was very considerate of me. I was only responsible for matters related to the business. I did not participate in other matters at all.
."
Wang Ou's words like this are somewhat of a favor for Mrs. Lu. It is true that Mrs. Lu led her to do business. But if Wang Ou was not extremely talented, no matter how much Mrs. Lu helped her, she would never be able to do what she is doing today.
Big business. Not to mention teaching her how to handle the business of Ji Si Tang. If she was a stupid person, it would be impossible for her to be a close sister.
Wang Ou looked at Li Mu's face and said softly: "If my husband is unhappy, I will write a letter to Sister Lu and explain to her that these business matters will have nothing to do with me in the future. Whether it is Jisi Hall's business or mine.
My business is all helped by Sister Lu, so just give it to her. Just pretend that these things didn’t happen, and the capital invested back then has been earned long ago. Without this extra million dollars, we still have the remaining
One million strings. Wang Ou raised his hand and pointed down, saying: "There is a naturally formed cave in the heart of the mountain. The entrance is extremely secret, and there are also traps set up by the first generation leader. I don't know the joints."
, you will die if you enter it by mistake. There are treasures saved by the leaders of the past generations. I made a calculation three years ago. The gold and silver alone, not including antiques and gems, are worth millions. When we return to Luoyang, we will dig them all out.
Take it away."
"Hmm -" Li Mu began to think about it.
Does he want money? If he does, who in the world can hate too much money? If Li Shimin knew that there was a treasure worth one million guan here, he would definitely send troops to rob it. With this million guan, his
Thousands of cavalrymen are already in sight. This money will be extremely useful if it falls into Li Mu's hands. With this money, his plan to build Luoyang into a financial center can be completed at least three years ahead of schedule.
The progress of the ship business will not be delayed because of money.
But, can I get this money?
The accumulation of the leaders of Snake Spirit Sect in the past generations is, to put it bluntly, the family background of the people in Miaojiang. If the people in Miaojiang are very rich, it doesn't matter. But now, most people in Miaojiang are not as good as the people in the Central Plains.
, they are obviously struggling to survive below the poverty line. How can he bear to take away the money at this time?
Li Mu thinks so, somewhat like a holy mother. In fact, in the eyes of everyone, the wealth of the Snake Spirit Sect is not the wealth of the Miao people. The wealth of the Snake Spirit Sect has never been shared with the Miao people. It has been passed down from generation to generation.
It was also given to the leaders of the past generations and had nothing to do with the people. When the Snake Spirit Sect was born, it was with the purpose of enslaving the people of the Miao border, but in a different way.
Can the contributions of slaves be said to be their deposits? Obviously not.
But Li Mu can't do this. He can cheat the rich and nobles with peace of mind, but he can't feel at ease. Looking at people struggling to survive, life becomes more difficult because of some of his actions.
After thinking for a long time, Li Mu said: "We won't take away the Snake Spirit Sect's money. As for the Successor Hall -"
Li Mu smiled and said: "There is no need to quit. If you are separated from your best sister just because you married me, I will be a failure as a husband. Let's discuss our own business and do business."
Keep doing things to make money, there is nothing you can’t do.”
"But -" Wang Ou hesitated for a while and said: "Husband, you also know what Jisi Hall does. If your Majesty finds out about this matter, I am afraid it will lead to death. I want to withdraw, but
Not only because of these, now that we have a daughter, I don’t want to get involved in all the miscellaneous things in the future. I want to spare time to spend more time with my husband and raise our daughter.”
"That's it..." This was what Li Mu was thinking, but he didn't say it out loud because he was afraid that Wang Ou would give up his career because of him. But since Wang Ou thought so too, he had no reason to stop him, so he said, "In that case,
Just do what you want. I'll say it again, but you can't completely ignore the Miao border in the future. Look at this place, the people's life is much more difficult than it was after the war in the Central Plains. After the Cui family's influence was eradicated
, we also need to fill up the power. When we return to Luoyang, we will organize a caravan. We are not planning to make money, but to help the people of Jiuxiang Shibawu. It can be regarded as a beginning and an end. After all, you are their saint."
"Yes!" Wang Ou smiled and nodded. She was very happy to do something for the people of Shibawu, Jiuxiang. She had done this before, but teaching a man to fish is not as good as teaching him to fish. Li Mu's
She understood what he meant. She wanted to cultivate some merchants for the Miao Territory so that the seeds of merchants could take root and sprout in the Miao Territory. Just like the merchants in the Central Plains, their business could reach the Silk Road and the other side of the desert. As long as the imperial court opened the door.
If the policies are implemented, Miao territory's economy will soon improve.
The two adjusted their postures, and Wang Ou leaned gently on Li Mu's chest, half-squinting his eyes, looking a little tired: "After the Snake Spirit Sect is gone, what are you going to do with the Snake Spirit Mountain? You don't want to take away the treasure.
If you stay here without a guard, I'm afraid something will happen sooner or later."
"Didn't you say there is a mechanism?"
"How many people can be guarded by a mechanism? Most of the elders of Wumiao and Baimiao know that there is such a treasure. If no one is there to take care of it, they will dig down from the top of the mountain for a year and a half. It won't be so.
Has everything been dug out?"
It is indeed a problem.
Li Mu thought for a while and said, "How about we don't disband the Snake Spirit Sect?" He paused, and before Wang Ou asked, he continued, "Let's change it."
"Huh?"
"How about building a sect? A sect that only women can join."
Wang Ou frowned slightly, looked at Li Mu suspiciously, and said, "Why only allow women to join?"
"What are you thinking about?" Li Mu saw Wang Ou's eyes and knew what she was thinking. But he really didn't have that intention, but thought of a sect in "The Legend of the Tang Dynasty". In the game,
There is a sect that can only create female characters.
"You see, whether it is Bai Miao or Wumiao, men are in charge of things. Those village leaders and elders are all men. This raises a question. What should Miao women do if they are bullied?"
Wang Ou nodded subconsciously, and Li Mu continued to follow the temptation, saying: "We might as well create a sect that only women can join, so that this sect can check and balance Wumiao and Baimiao, and it can also be regarded as giving the daughters of the Miao family a common natal family."
"This sect can take in talented girls from the Miao family and teach them their skills, such as martial arts, medical skills, etc. It can also take in some orphans to prevent them from starving to death. But I know that Miao territory also favors sons over daughters.
Even if male babies have lost their parents, most of them are adopted, while if female babies have lost their parents, most of them are abandoned."
These words spoke to Wang Ou's heart. She had been in Miao territory for more than ten years and had seen countless similar cases. Every time she tried to save the child, but she, a childless woman, could not
The only way to take the child with you is to give money to the family that adopts the child. But some people, after taking the money, will also find ways to make the child die. Human nature is like this, and there is nothing she can do.
"When these children grow up, find someone they like, and find their husband's family. Even if they leave the sect, after all, they were born and raised here, and their hearts will be here. At that time, whether it is Wumiao,
Both Bai Miao and Bai Miao have our eyes, and we all know about the slightest trouble——"
Wang Ou felt something was wrong and asked, "What are you going to do, husband? We don't want to be emperors here."
"Then we have to let the Umiao or Bai Miao rebel after they become more powerful, right?" Li Mu explained: "Our original intention is to let the people have enough to eat and live a good life. We are not raising those
Ambitious people want to satisfy their own selfishness. Human nature is unpredictable. When he asks for something from you, he will get what you say. If one day, he has full wings, he will not remember the past.
Let’s not talk about the kindness from far away, let’s talk about the two great elders of Bai Miao and Wumiao. If we can’t keep it together, they will turn against each other, which is also a possibility!”
Wang Ou didn't dare to refute this. After the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and when the Tang Dynasty was first established, didn't the Miao territory rebel? As a result, the power gap was too big. Li Xiaogong's army had not even crossed the river, and they surrendered. Speaking of which,
This was just over ten years ago.
"Okay, then it's up to my husband." After Wang Ou gave birth to a child, he became more and more unwilling to make decisions on big things. She might question what Li Mu said, but it was just to check for gaps. Li Mu said
She basically had no objection to what she wanted to do: "Then what should I call this sect?"
"Since they are all women, we have to give them matching names." Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Let's call it Baihua Palace. When we are ready, we will build a palace on top of the cave where the treasure is hidden, and surround the walls of the cave.
They are all poured together, just like the vault of Chang'an Bank, and the entrance is also changed, so that it is guaranteed to be foolproof."
"Um."
When Li Mu was building the treasury in the craftsman's workshop, it was the time when the relationship between the two was gradually growing. Wang Ou watched the bank's treasury being built with her own eyes. She knew very well how strong the cellar was. Except for the main entrance, other places could be entered.
Even if you want to dig it, you can't dig it. I don't know how many thieves in Chang'an have tried to dig a hole to steal money, but no one has ever succeeded. It is said that a master who is good at tomb robbing came from a mile away and worked hard for half a month.
It only left a few inches of traces on the poured outer wall. The outer wall is said to be several meters thick. If you want to dig through it, it will take more than ten years without rest. It is basically impossible.
Construction is the old profession of Li Mu, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry. Since he said it, Wang Ou believed that he could do it.
After the couple had reached an agreement, they hugged each other and fell asleep. Wang Ou would take care of other details, so Li Mu didn't need to worry too much.
…
After sleeping for a day yesterday, Li Mu's energy was almost restored. So after falling asleep, he went directly to the system space. It has been a day since the snake spirit was left here, and I don't know if it can adapt.
"Oh my God, what is this!" Li Mu was startled. He was surprised to find that the little girl in the form of the snake spirit was gone, replaced by a toad, and it was also a toad! How was this done?
Li Mu snapped his fingers, brought up the system log, and quickly found out the cause.
He synthesized the source code of the AI assistant into the source code of Snake Spirit and forgot to take back the permissions. For the sake of convenience, Li Mu gave the original AI assistant some permissions, including modeling permissions. After all, he was developing
When playing games, many models of the same type are automatically generated in batches, instead of being copied and pasted one by one. If all of them had to be done manually, a game would probably take years to complete.
Snake Spirit took advantage of this loophole and applied the toad's model to himself, and then the scene that Li Mu saw when he came in appeared.
Li Mu picked up one of the toad's legs and shook it. The toad returned to his original modeled appearance. The little girl pouted and said dissatisfied: "I am practicing magic. Didn't you say I can learn it?"
"Xian, magic?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that for a snake spirit, being able to 'transform' at will, isn't that just a magical skill?
Okay, I can figure it out by myself, but it saves me a lot of words. Li Mu didn't bother to explain, and said: "Ling'er, I'm telling you seriously. As for the magic, you can practice it when I'm not around. See you.
When it comes to me, please be normal. I don't want to talk to a toad." The little girl pouted in response, and Li Mu asked again: "How are you, are you used to staying here?"
"Get used to it." Ling'er raised his hand, and there was an extra bun in his hand, and he stuffed the whole bun into his mouth: "Some eat, some drink, and you can also cultivate immortality, what are you used to?"
Li Mu's eyes almost popped out! What, what's going on! Is this still my system?