Peace Order-Chapter 757 - 85: The Dignity of Marquis Qin Wu_4

He walked past the fourth-ranked official with neither haste nor delay. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

The brocade robe with dark gold Cloud Pattern fluttered around him.

He didn’t look back.

Yet, that official’s body trembled under the extreme pressure, his head knocking forcefully on the ground. Even as blood spattered and pooled around him, he dared not stop. The young man’s aura and majesty were even more terrifying than that of the Court’s Elders.

He simply kept bowing, scared to death. From this day forward, the might and oppression of Marquis Qin Wu had spread throughout the entire Central State Imperial City, to all the major families, and no one dared to underestimate this young Lord.

In another place, Marquis Qin Wu, Li Guanyi, was cursing:

"A thousand taels?!"

"Damn it, a thousand taels!"

"Damn!"

"I could buy two of Gongsu Family’s Mechanical Crossbows! Crossbows!"

"The kind that allow an ordinary person to kill an Entering Realm Martial Artist, and if given to an Entering Realm Martial Artist, even more powerful. Plus, that’s the outside price, with Piaomiao Pavilion’s cost price, I could make ten, ten!"

Li Guanyi swung his arms around forcefully.

"If I were to say some nice words, compliment the teacher’s wife, who knows, maybe I’d even get a little extra."

The young Marquis squatted there, clenching his teeth.

Then he took an aggressive bite of a scallion pancake, while the refined Cavalry General behind the young man picked up the hem of his brocade robe, saying, "Lord, this garment is embroidered with gold threads, it’s not good if it gets dirty."

Li Guanyi stood up obediently, "How much do we get daily for our meal stipend, hmm, the reimbursement for food expenses?"

Ling Pingyang smiled and said, "Lord, your majesty, we received two thousand eight hundred taels."

He added, "Daily."

Li Guanyi calculated and said, "Hmm, about staying for two months, over eighty thousand taels a month, that’s no small amount of money."

"Send this money back to Jiangnan."

Ling Pingyang asked, "All of it?"

"What about you, Lord?"

The young Lord took a couple of bites of pancake and naturally replied, "Me, I’ll be fine no matter what. I’m the man who’s even eaten fried grasshoppers. Besides, I’m always sending Daiqing off to, er, cough, invite people back."

"A whole bunch of people have already gone back, including those from the Academy."

"That kid Daiqing has the nature to pick a fight with young nobles using a bench. Right now, he probably can’t wait to eat me alive."

Li Guanyi shivered.

Throwing Jiangnan to Yan Daiqing, now Li Guanyi would have to take it even if Daiqing rolled up his sleeves and grinned ready to hit him. Not just take it, but be extra careful not to overtire his Jiangnan State Governor with his cultivation power during the fight.

Li Guanyi only lacked confidence when facing Yan Daiqing.

He took a couple of bites of pancake and said, "Moreover, we can’t just leave everything to them. I have to try my best to do something too. Bringing in talent, getting some money back, even if it’s just like this."

"Forget it, the bigwigs of the royal family in the Imperial City."

"Eat their fill!"

"Over eighty thousand taels, how many seeds can that buy, how much grain, how many farming tools can be made? How many big houses can be repaired to shelter people who’ve lost their homes?"

"Back in Huichun Hall, I earned one tael a month!"

"This could provide a month’s salary supplement for eighty thousand people, and if we’re talking about food, it could keep over a hundred thousand people alive for an extra month."

"If I ate it..."

"I would wake up in the middle of the night, infuriated, and have to slap myself."

Ling Pingyang was stunned, he just knew his Lord was thrifty, but now he understood why his Lord was so poor. The smile on his face softened considerably, but he still asked, "Lord, what about you and Miss Shaking Light, and the old master?"

Li Guanyi said, "There’s always something in the Qilin Army’s rations, you guys just eat a little less, and share some with us."

The surrounding iron-clad guards couldn’t help but laugh on hearing this.

Li Guanyi glared at them, "What are you laughing at!"

The young man said proudly, "I am a Marquis!"

So, everyone laughed louder, yet there was still respect in their eyes. Ling Pingyang smiled and bowed, saying, "Understood, Pingyang understands." He looked at the young man with gentle and tranquil eyes.

They didn’t gather around this person just because of General Yue’s orders, or the remaining influence of Taiping Duke.

At first they did, but later the reasons they stayed were not the same anymore.

The Lord is poor for the wealth of the world.

Content in poverty, joyous in the Tao.

In the eyes of his comrades in Jiangnan, their Lord is the wealthiest man in the world.

Of course, if this were said out loud, the Lord would get so angry that he’d throw his pancake at them, then collapse in internal agony until he could only be soothed and recover with Miss Shaking Light’s comforting.

Speaking of which...

Ling Pingyang remembered something and said,

"So, Lord, there is one more thing."

Li Guanyi asked, "What is it?"

Ling Pingyang said, "There’s a letter for you."

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