Chapter 32 Accompany Me to See the Sea
In Nuo Da's City Lord's Mansion, there was no sound, oppressive and dull, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze.
In this frozen atmosphere, there seemed to be some kind of will awakening.
Liu Jingming finally spoke: "It is said that there are four elements in cultivation: wealth, companionship, law and land; wealth is the first.
And 'wealth' generally refers to cultivation resources.
However, the eastern countries monopolize the business routes and manipulate the cultivation resources unscrupulously, which makes the Qixia Kingdom's cultivation difficult.
Therefore, the country had to go east again.
However, the Eastern Expedition was costly and the treasury was unsustainable. But I had to ask everyone for help.
Whether it is spiritual stones, medicinal materials, spiritual materials, magic tools, magic weapons, elixir, cloth, food, or guards, craftsmen, horses, vehicles, etc. As long as the war can be used, all comers are welcome. "
Before the words fell, Zhang Hao spoke immediately, a little impatiently, and his voice was very loud:
"The Zhang family donated 200 tons of black iron. In the future, we can donate 500 tons of black iron to the country every month."
After the voice 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', so they naturally know the concept and value of five hundred tons of black iron.
Originally, everyone was excited and prepared to donate generously;
Even the princess and the city lord are ready to welcome the donation, as if they have seen the scene of people donating enthusiastically.
However, the idea was good, but a hammer popped out.
Zhang Hao's figure of 200 tons of black iron and 500 tons per month made everyone tremble a little. Then everyone found that the things they had prepared...we couldn't get them out~~~
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 were completely silent.
The corner of Liu Jingming's mouth twitched, he really couldn't laugh or cry.
Are you here to stir up trouble?
But soon, Liu Jingming couldn't laugh or cry even more. He saw Zhang Hao's eyes, staring at the princess blankly.
'This silly boy! '
But Liu Jingming, as a bystander, did not see that the eyes between Zhang Hao and the princess were already sparkling.
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 per month are Zhang Hao's provocation and show off.
Also, Zhang Hao's pride!
Maybe my cultivation level 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, then smiled faintly: "Thanks to the Zhang family for their generous donation."
"As long as Her Royal Highness likes it."
"... Bengong, I like it very much!" The princess almost squeezed these five words out between her teeth; but she was thinking in her heart: If it wasn't inappropriate now, I would definitely beat you five hundred times, five hundred times!
Zhang Hao smiled immediately, with a hint of arrogance in his bold smile, "Then Zhang Hao will resign first, and will send Xuan Tie later."
Liu Jingming immediately said to Zhu Yuantang next to him, "Send off Mr. Zhang."
Zhu Yuantang sent Zhang Hao to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, and finally asked: "Zhang Hao, do you want to attract the attention of the princess?"
"Why not?"
Zhang Hao laughed and left. Zhang Hao has some ideas and plans of his own, but they are obviously different from what everyone thinks. But it's not bad to make mistakes, as long as you know your own plan.
'Let everyone feel that they are pursuing the princess, the way of a bumpkin. '
Zhang Hao stopped a carriage, quickly returned to his store, and told Zhang Shengde everything, Zhang Shengde almost bit his tongue off.
"spendthrift!"
"Daddy, can I explain?"
"you say!"
"Father, we now produce so much black iron and earn so much wealth, but our family doesn't have enough strength to protect it.
It happens that the princess is asking for donations, so we will attract the attention of the princess and the attention of the city lord Liu Jingming.
The five hundred tons of black iron per month is equivalent to the protection fee 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 cultivate our strength as soon as possible.
I will go to the city lord later to see if there is a chance to buy some high-grade elixirs from the princess. "
Yes, this is one of Zhang Hao's plans, to attract the attention of the princess, 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 pills is absolutely indispensable.
Only then did Zhang Shengde suddenly realize. "Your plan is very good. It is father who blamed you."
Zhang Hao laughed, yelled at the guards, and drove the carriage, dragging two hundred tons of black iron, towards the City Lord's Mansion. Two hundred tons of black iron were loaded into more than seventy carriages, and there were even guards opening the way along the way.
Zhang Shengde gradually smiled as he watched Zhang Hao's disappearing figure.
After learning that Zhang Hao had passed the 'Burning Soul Art', Zhang Shengde accepted Zhang Hao's changes as a matter of course. As Zhang Shengye said, after experiencing the Soul Burning Technique, if there is no change, there is a problem; if there is a change, it is normal!
Therefore, when Zhang Shengde looks at Zhang Hao now, what he sees is hope, the future of the Zhang family.
…………
When Zhang Hao returned to the City Lord's Mansion again, what he saw was a lively scene.
After Zhang Hao's madness, everyone had to raise their prices appropriately.
But seeing everyone lined up, writing down the items they donated one by one, and affixing their seals; and the city lord Liu Jingming thanked them one by one.
However, when Zhang Hao entered the City Lord's Mansion, he once again attracted everyone's attention.
His 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 the black iron down and put it along the wall. The guards left quickly, but Zhang Hao stayed behind.
Two hundred pieces of black iron are lined up along the wall to form a 2 x 25 meter 'mirror surface'. The polished black iron surface reflects the entire square and hall, which is magnificent.
Zhang Hao folded his arms, leaned on the black iron, took out a book, and began to read. What I read was "The Thirty-six Jue of Purifying the Heart Mantra".
Gradually, Zhang Hao entered a state of selflessness.
With the understanding and comprehension of the Purifying Mantra, Zhang Hao entered a pure, pure and profound state. In this state, he has a lot of comprehension about his own practice.
Zhang Hao really wanted to sit down cross-legged now and have a retreat.
But a sound of metal clashing and a faint fragrance woke Zhang Hao up.
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 kept her eyes fixed—but stared at Xuan Tie in front of her.
The slender hand touched lightly, a faint spiritual light flashed at the fingertips, and only 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%, and only a few had a purity of less than 90%. Among them, more than half have a purity of more than 93%.
Even though the princess was a little arrogant, she couldn't help being stunned at this moment.
These mysterious irons, even if calculated according to the 20% discount that the Zhang family said, are as high as 100,000 high-grade spirit stones and 1 billion low-grade spirit stones. In terms of wealth alone, it has already reached 10% of military expenditure!
Shocked?
But more shocking! There are still doubts!
Zhang family, what do you want?
The princess gradually walked to Zhang Hao's side and looked directly at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao smiled faintly: "Princess, you will feel embarrassed if you look at me like this."
"Pfft..." Liu Jingming next to him couldn't help it.
The spear in the princess's hand trembled, and she seemed to want to pierce a hole in Zhang Hao's body.
The female guard next to him glared at Zhang Hao.
Without realizing it, Zhang Hao 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, then suddenly said: "Tomorrow, accompany me to see the sea."
What? Say it again, I didn't catch you.
"We're leaving at noon tomorrow."