Chapter 118 Military Power (Thanks to book friend 0385 for the reward!)

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng could only shake his head helplessly, then walked out of the yard and went to a restaurant not far away, where he packed some food and wine for everyone as a reward. Remembering that Pei Zhixiu did not eat meat, he bought some big fish and meat for Ye Tie and others, and also did not forget to order a few exquisite small vegetarian dishes for Pei Zhixiu who did not eat meat...
At night, when everyone, after having eaten and drunk their fill and working hard all day, began to rest, Ye Mingsheng, accompanied by Ye Tie, entered the cellar in the yard.

There are two northern rooms in the courtyard that Ye Mingsheng rented. One of them is used as Ye Mingsheng's living place, and the other is a study, where Ye Mingsheng handles some official documents at home.

Next to the study, there is a small ear room, which is used as a warehouse. It contains armor, swords, and some sundries of Ye Mingsheng, Ye Tie and others.

However, few people know that there is a cellar under the ear room. Luoan is located in the north, and the land is frozen in winter, so there are no fresh vegetables to buy. Therefore, during the autumn harvest, the residents of Luoan purchase a large amount of vegetables such as cabbage and onions to survive the winter, and most of these vegetables are stored in the cellar.

The original owner lived in Luoan and had a difficult life, so he naturally stored a lot of vegetables in the cellar. However, now that the cellar is in Ye Mingsheng's hands, it has a new use...

"Master, are all the things here?" Ye Tie entered the cellar, holding a candle, pointed at several large boxes in the corner of the cellar, and whispered:
Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded, walked forward, and opened the large boxes one by one with his own hands. Dozens of gold bars and a pile of silver ingots were all displayed in front of Ye Mingsheng.

Looking at the many cuties in front of him, Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction. The situation in the Great Zhou has been turbulent in recent years. Although the capital city Luoan is relatively stable, the public security is not as good as it was in the early years, and there are still some thieves rampant on weekdays.

If Ye Mingsheng remembered correctly, the homes of several wealthy merchants not far from his yard had all been robbed. A lot of their property had been swept away, resulting in heavy losses.

Because he was an official, he was often away from home, so the risk of being robbed by thieves was still very high. Therefore, it was safer to keep these gold bars and cash in this cellar that few people knew about.
As his big hands stroked the gold bars in the box, Ye Mingsheng's eyes gradually became profound. The land was dry and the weather was hot during this period. The harvests in various parts of the Great Zhou were not very good. Although the Ministry of Households had been organizing personnel to go to various places to provide disaster relief.

However, because the administration of the Great Zhou was rotten to the core, the money allocated was like a stone sinking into the sea, with little effect.

This directly led to the situation in several areas where the drought was severe, and the common people were miserable. Under the layers of exploitation by the officials and gentry, they rose up in rebellion, gathered into several rebel armies, and caused chaos everywhere, attacking government offices and killing landlords and gentry. It even developed to the point that the local army was not enough to suppress them, and it was necessary to send well-equipped imperial guards to suppress them.

It can be said that the current situation in the Great Zhou is three points more chaotic than before, and the impending chaos is imminent...

Once the situation becomes chaotic, it will directly affect the price of gold!
As the saying goes, people collect antiques in prosperous times and buy gold in troubled times. Once the situation became chaotic, everyone's desire to buy gold suddenly soared. As the hardest currency, the price of gold naturally soared.

According to the current gold price in Luoan market, the thirty gold bars he brought back from Gongdu are already worth more than one thousand taels of silver. Moreover, judging from the follow-up, the gold price will continue to rise, and there is even a lot of room for growth.

Ye Tie, holding a candle in his hand, hesitated for a moment, considered his words, and advised Ye Mingsheng: "Master, it is better not to give away these gold bars. I see that the prices of those gold bars in the West City are rising almost every day. It won't be long before the price of these gold bars will exceed 1,500 taels..."

After he finished speaking, Ye Tie looked at Ye Mingsheng with some anticipation. Although all these wealth belonged to Ye Mingsheng and not to him, as the captain of the personal guards, his fate had long been tied to Ye Mingsheng's. They would prosper together and suffer together. Moreover, Ye Mingsheng was always generous, so if Ye Mingsheng became rich, it would be natural for him to get his share as well.

Ye Mingsheng shook his head and said with a smile:

"Gold is indeed very important in this troubled time, but Ye Tie, do you know that there is something that is a thousand times more important than gold?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Tie's thick black eyebrows suddenly frowned. He didn't understand what Ye Mingsheng was talking about.

In his opinion, although gold is not the most expensive thing, things like land and jade are more valuable than gold. However, in today's world, these things, without exception, are not as valuable as gold, easier to sell, easier to carry, and easier to cash...

Standing there, Ye Tie thought for a long time, and finally shook his head in distress under Ye Mingsheng's gaze. He really couldn't figure out what else was more important than gold, even a thousand or a hundred times more important.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng did not keep the secret. He looked at Ye Tie with a serious expression and said solemnly word by word:

"This thing I'm talking about is called military power!"

"In troubled times, as long as you have the military power in your hands, you can establish your own territory and watch the storms come and go! At that time, let alone thirty gold bars, even three hundred gold bars will be a piece of cake!"

In front of Ye Tie, his close confidant, Ye Mingsheng had nothing to be shy about. When he spoke excitedly, Ye Mingsheng clenched his fists tightly.

If Ye Tie was stunned just now, then after Ye Mingsheng's ambitious words, he was completely shocked. He never thought that his young master's ambition was so big that he even wanted to establish his own territory and become a local emperor like Governor Song of Liaoyang...
Patting Ye Tie on the shoulder with a smile, Ye Mingsheng said suggestively: "Ye Tie, with your ability, it's really a waste of talent for you to follow me and be the captain of my personal guards!"

Feeling the deep meaning in Ye Mingsheng's words, Ye Tie, who had come to his senses, was immediately delighted, and immediately bowed deeply to Ye Mingsheng and said;
"It is Ye Tie's blessing to be by the young master's side and be the captain of the personal guards. Even if you let me be a sentry leader, I won't change it!"

(End of this chapter)