Chapter 308 You have ruined my innocence [Subscription Request]

Wang Chengguang was still thinking while shopping with Xue Qianxun, mainly to see the scene of the capital city at the end of the 16th century, when several figures suddenly appeared and surrounded the two from the front and back.

The leader, a man dressed in middle-aged clothes, stroked his big beard and said with a smile, "Are you a guest of Tianji? Since you have come to the capital, it would be better to meet by chance than to invite you. Why don't you come to our house and have a drink?"

Xue Qianxun huddled behind Wang Chengguang, "Brother Guang, have we offended anyone?"

The other side had eight people in front and behind, and it was obvious that they were planning to encircle us.

Xue Qianxun was also very curious. They had just come to the capital for the first time yesterday, so she naturally believed Wang Chengguang when he said he had never been here before.

The situation here was caused by the appearance of eight strong men, which caused many pedestrians on the street to give way. You have to know that before this, no matter Wang Chengguang's appearance and height, or Xue Qianxun, when they walked on the street, they were really the first impression of countless people. What a pair of fairy lovers!
When the men are so handsome and the women are so beautiful, they are a stunner!

Wang Chengguang comforted Xue Qianxun and said with a smile, "What if I don't go?"

The matter is very simple. The top nobles and wealthy people in the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to hype up the price of the Tianji Lantern to such an outrageous level that some people have hired skilled craftsmen to copy it but failed.

Even a lamp worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver was not in stock.

There was terrifying silver profit involved, so it was normal for him to be targeted. Wang Chengguang had sold himself many times before, and his real appearance was always revealed because he was too lazy to put on makeup. At that time, all he wanted was the basic skills, and those things were not difficult to obtain.

After a gap of half a year, he returned to the world again. The huge amount of gold and silver represented by the Tianji Lantern was too huge.

The bearded middle-aged man stroked his beautiful beard and said, "I'm afraid you can't refuse this. The Duke's Mansion is doing business, and outsiders should stay away!"

What he said about the Duke's Mansion's affairs was addressed to the crowd who were looking here curiously. This sentence scared countless people and made them flee and retreat.

Wang Chengguang sighed and pressed his right hand on the hilt of the knife hanging at his waist, "You have ruined my innocence..."

In an instant, the knife flashed, and the light net was crisscrossed. More than a dozen knife auras had chopped the eight people in front and behind into pieces. He hugged Xue Qianxun and jumped a few times, and reached the next door, the next street.

The two of them landed and stood firm. Xue Qianxun asked in surprise, "Just change a few streets? The Duke's Mansion."

It is not known which Duke's Mansion it is, but the Ming Dynasty was founded more than 200 years ago, and none of the Duke's Mansions that have survived to the present day are simple.

Wang Chengguang laughed, "No matter which duke it is, they are all trying to rob Emperor Wanli's purse, so it's normal for them to fight each other until their brains are broken."

Why did he know that the current popularity and price of the Tianji Lamp would easily attract the covetousness, greed, and covetousness of countless natives in the Laughing Plane, and why did he go out to see the scenery openly? Because the first person who could get rich with the help of the Tianji Lamp was Wanli.

No matter whether traditional nobles or the gentry came out to grab the fruit, they were all grabbing the silver that Wanli regarded as falling into his purse pocket, millions of taels of silver.

Whoever competes with Zhu Yijun for the throne will get angry with Zhu!
What's the point of killing a few lackeys in self-defense on the street? It won't take long for Zhu Yijun to get the news and send the factory guards to protect Wang Chengguang.

From now on, he and Xue Qianxun are the most distinguished guests of the Ming court's Eastern Factory Jinyiwei. After selling out the first batch of 15 lamps, they have saved up six or seven million taels of silver... Do you think Zhu Yijun doesn't want more goods and make more money?
Yesterday was the first time he went to see Zhu Yijun uninvited and to deliver such a big business. It was estimated that where he stayed in the second half of the night had already been found out by the Jinyiwei and the Eastern Depot and sent to the Forbidden City.

If Zhu Yijun had good ability, he could have extorted money from a certain duke's mansion in a fair and open manner.

This is true.

While Wang Chengguang continued to go shopping with Xue Qianxun and became the most handsome couple on the streets, a certain duke had been urgently summoned to the Forbidden City to be reprimanded.

A murder happened in broad daylight, and the Ministry of Justice or other government offices rushed to the scene... and were still asking the neighbors what had happened when the factory guards who were dispatched in emergency took over everything.

Murder? Are you kidding me, there is no murder at all.
This is just the result of someone practicing an evil skill incorrectly, similar to the Demon Disintegration Technique, which disintegrated automatically and scared the people.

However, this incident also reminded Wang Chengguang that in such a feudal dynasty era, he really could not do without the unmanned combat armor controlled by Xiaohuo and the drone rapid-gun network!
Air supremacy must be achieved.

After traveling through time for more than half a year, he had occasionally heard of many kinds of rural ghost stories, legends about gods and ghosts, etc., but he had never actually seen any of them.

This is not surprising. There are countless ghost legends in the 21st century, not to mention those more than years ago.

Does it really exist? We have to wait and see.

After wandering for two or three hours, Wang Chengguang returned to the inn, pulled out his horse, and then took Xue Qianxun out of the city. It was his first time leaving. While galloping on his horse, he looked back at the ancient imperial city and said with a smile, "I hope the little emperor won't cheat in the next transaction. I really don't have the intention of rebelling for the time being."

Xue Qianxun, who was sitting in his arms, was shocked and said, "Rebellion? Won't the entire clan be implicated?"

She was conquered by Lao Wang at least three times a day, and she herself was defeated twenty or thirty times at any time. If she didn't have some powerful tonic technique, she would have died long ago.

She also strongly suspected that this was a banished immortal sent down from heaven, but the word "rebellion"... was still a bit stimulating for the people of the Ming Dynasty in the 16th century.

After being suspicious, Xue Qianxun hurriedly said, "Should I change my name? No, it's probably too late... pull my parents in first?"

Wang Chengguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Alright, let's get them in first!"

This is an era where big families, nobles, civil officials, and gentry occupy countless acres of land without paying taxes, hide their populations, and pass all taxes on to the people. If there is something good, it will be coveted by countless people.

The three great wars of the Wanli Emperor were raging, and a few years later Nurhaci massacred Liaodong... The collapse of the prosperous era was not far away. Rebellion and the creation of a new and glorious civilized world were both options, but Wang Chengguang found it troublesome.

It may take him 20 to 30 years to lay the foundation for an era! Maybe Xiaohuo can be kept busy for a while and learn more from Zhuge Wuhou.

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A few days later, Wang Chengguang appeared outside the Forbidden City carrying a large box. Chen Ju had already come quickly with Jinyiwei Commander Xu Maoyu. Chen Ju smiled and said from a distance, "Wang, the emperor has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in."

How to address Wang Chengguang... was also a difficult problem. Fortunately, the Embroidered Uniform Guards mobilized with all their strength and even found out that Wang Chengguang had killed some bandits, pirates and mountain bandits when he first started selling the Baodeng and Tianjideng half a year ago.

The name "hero" is a nonsensical title, but it's acceptable.

Wang Chengguang smiled and nodded, and followed the two big men into the Forbidden City. When he arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he found that not only Zhu Yijun was there, but there was also a woman in palace dress who was about twenty-four or twenty-five sitting next to him. She was extremely charming and could even be compared with Xue Qianxun in terms of appearance alone.

This was a strange face, and Wang Chengguang didn't feel any sense of familiarity when he saw it for the first time.

He took a look and smiled, "Your Majesty, I brought fifteen Heavenly Secret Lanterns. I hope the transaction will go smoothly." Zhu Yijun clapped his hands and smiled, "The transaction will definitely be simple. How could I break my promise to you? But I have a question that I am a little curious about. If I appoint you as the Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue in charge of Guizhou, you can travel between the capital and Guizhou at will on a daily basis. What do you think, little prince?"

The Jinyiwei’s abilities are very strong if you say they are strong, but they are also very weak if you say they are weak.

It is not difficult to confirm that Wang Chengguang and Xue Qianxun left the mountains and rode horses or took a boat all the way from Guiyang to the capital in five days. The main reason is that Wang Chengguang did not hide it.

They went back to Nanzhili these days, and they did not hide it either.

Wang Chengguang laughed, "I'm not interested for now."

Zhu Yijun laughed and was about to say something when the pretty girl beside him spoke up, "You are not interested in being an official? You are too stupid. His Majesty does not even consider your background and pushes you to be a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue. This challenge is very stressful for all officials."

Wang Chengguang, "???"

He was almost certain that this charming and sexy woman was Concubine Zheng, whom Wanli had favored for many years. She was of the right age, and she was the only one who could speak freely in front of the emperor.

Although she is not a familiar face, I can only say that the young woman who was able to charm Wanli for half his life is indeed very beautiful.

The dispute over the national foundation during the Wanli reign lasted for more than ten years. The emperor and his ministers argued for more than ten years over whether to make the eldest son the crown prince or the third son born to Concubine Zheng the crown prince.

He glanced at Concubine Zheng, opened his box, and asked Chen Ju and Xu Maoxun to inspect the goods.

Zhu Yijun smiled and patted Concubine Zheng, saying seriously, "My little prince, you have taken over my position and can come and go freely. You only need to give me a Tianji Lantern every year, and I can ensure that you will not be taken away by the aristocratic families, nobles, and scholars."

"If you don't accept, then after we complete this deal, there's no need for me to protect you anymore. You'll need to face the entire court of civil and military officials, those groups that give me a headache and I'm too lazy to go to court to see their ugly faces. Are you sure you don't need them?"

Wanli was very envious of the manufacturing technology of the Tianji Lantern and wished he could snatch it from Wang Chengguang and make as many as he wanted. However, other wealthy and powerful people gathered countless folk craftsmen but none of them could make it work. Even if they dismantled it, it was like reading a book written in heaven.

Furthermore, Chen Ju, this great companion, also reminded Wanli that things are valuable because they are rare...

No matter what good thing it is, as long as there is too much of it, the price will plummet. This batch of Tianji lanterns were sold across the country for millions of taels. With a new lantern every year, it is easier to create wealth steadily.

Wang Chengguang smiled and said, "I'm really not interested."

Having said that, Zhu Yijun looked at him with a gloating look on his face and limped over to check the new lamp. He felt that the Wenwu Group, which often gave him a headache, would teach Wang Chengguang a lesson.

Now the other party's rejection just made him feel amused.

Wang Chengguang also received a group of eunuchs carrying various boxes, several large boxes, all of which were filled with various martial arts manuals stored in the royal internal warehouse...

The Sunflower Manual in this dimension was similar to the one in this dimension. It was collected there in the third year of Hongwu, and at most it was moved from the southern capital to the northern capital.

You can imagine how many good things are in here!

Wang Chengguang opened a few boxes, casually took out a few martial arts scrolls and looked at them, then stopped inspecting them one by one and smiled again, "Your Majesty, can I leave now?"

Zhu Yijun laughed and waved his hands, "It's up to you. What I said just now will count for one year. I'll wait for you to come back and make money for me."

The three major levies emptied the national treasury and internal affairs. Wanli launched a mining tax for many years, which was a mess and a foul, but only brought in 600 million taels of revenue.

Zhu Yijun was very tolerant towards Wang Chengguang, a young man who gave him several million taels of silver right away!

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Some time later, outside the Forbidden City, Chen Ju looked at the various boxes of secret books placed on several carriages and said with a smile, "Master Wang, although I don't know which Wang family you are from, the governor of Sichuan Province has returned to Beijing. He originally received the emperor's order to deal with Yang Yinglong of Bozhou."

"If you cannot leave the capital safely, you can ask this fellow from Jiaodong for help."

The Wang family of Jiaodong had long been a wealthy and powerful family with a large number of Jinshi and Juren graduates. The biggest leader of the Wang family was the governor of Sichuan Province.

The governor of a province is definitely not a small character!

Wang Chengguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Thank you for your kindness, Eunuch Chen. It's not difficult for me to leave on my own."

Chen Ju nodded, "It's not difficult for Hero Wang to leave the capital. Your Majesty has just received a batch of Tianji Lanterns, and they haven't turned into money yet... No matter how much the civil and military officials in the court covet the gold and silver here, they have to watch whether the batch transaction of Tianji Lanterns goes smoothly."

"The capital is the best place under the feet of the emperor! After leaving the capital, whether you go to Nanzhili to pick up your wife or return to Guizhou... it's dark and the road is long, it's hard to say. What our Dongchang and Jinyiwei can find out, it won't be difficult for the civil and military officials to find out. The emperor is full of goodwill towards you."

Wang Chengguang could not help complaining, "I gave him several million taels when we met, if he still has no good intentions, that would be strange!"

Chen Ju, "???"

This is the truth, could you not say it so bluntly? Chen Ju said a few polite words again and returned to the palace with a smile.

He felt that Wang Chengguang was a little too ignorant. He had no idea how powerful the civil officials group could be! Did he really think that a person with high martial arts skills could do whatever he wanted? That would be a joke.

Wang Chengguang commanded the carriage drivers sent by Wanli, who were mainly Jinyiwei, to escort the martial arts secrets to the outside of the city. After walking a few hundred meters, several strong servants came to block the road with a sedan chair. A young man with beautiful beard, less than 40 years old, quickly walked out of the sedan chair and said, "My dear brother, you have been separated from the family for so many years. I finally found you!"

Wang Chengguang almost sprained his waist. Is he the leader of the Wang family in Jiaodong?
The 36-year-old Chief Censor also serves as the Governor of Sichuan Province!
When the other party came quickly to pull his arm, Wang Chengguang took the initiative to avoid it and laughed, "Wang Futai, I am really not from your Jiaodong Wang family."

Wang Futai tried to pull his arm again but failed. He smiled cordially, "My dear brother, you are joking. All the Wangs in the world are one family. My dear brother, you have made such great achievements at such a young age. You are destined to go down in history. This time we are going south together. You first appeared not far from Bozhou. The chieftain there, Yang Yinglong, was the most troublesome person after my brother took office."

"If Yang Yinglong knew about your achievements, he would be waiting to embarrass you. If anything happens to you, it will be a huge loss for our Wang family."

Yang Yinglong's Bozhou Rebellion lasted for eleven years on and off. The Ming court invested a lot of manpower, but only spent 200 million taels of silver.

Wang Chengguang could easily sell a lamp for hundreds of thousands of taels! It was confirmed that he could mass produce it... The Jiaodong Wang family was in urgent need of such a genius and was eager to recruit him! !
He was afraid that if the pace was too slow, the Xiangqian Wang family would come out to recruit people! That's right, isn't Guizhou the territory of the Qian Wang family? With such overwhelming wealth, the Qian Wang family would have come to pick up people long ago.

(End of this chapter)