It was already late at night, but Dong Wencong and Fang Shouye had no choice but to patiently issue orders.
Thus, tens of thousands of people cursed in their hearts as they put on their clothes and headed out of the governor's mansion.
Many people yawned and closed their eyes. Some even fell asleep standing up.
Even Xusheng would be scolded for disturbing people's sleep.
When everyone had arrived, Fang Yun walked out of the Governor's Mansion and scanned the area. There were many torches, and the light from the fire illuminated the tired and cold faces. A large number of horse and ox carts were parked outside, and some horses and oxen were panting heavily, letting out unwilling groans.
Fang Yun's words were like spring thunder. "Everyone, get ready. A large batch of goods will arrive here soon. Because it is late at night, it is inconvenient. Everyone who comes here will receive one tael of silver as an additional allowance."
More than thirty thousand people instantly woke up.
Soldiers in different parts of Jingguo received different salaries.
The soldiers who fought the demons and barbarians in the north received a salary ranging from thirty to fifty taels a year. In most places, this was considered a middle-to-high income.
A level lower than the three sides were the various armies under the direct command of the Marshal's Mansion. Their annual salary was around fifteen taels.
The provincial and prefectural armies, as well as the ordinary bailiffs, received a salary of six to ten taels a year.
Many of the people who came here were commoners who served the corvee. The government only provided food and shelter, and didn't even give them money.
Now, Fang Yun was only giving one tael of silver a day. This was equivalent to more than a month's salary for a normal soldier.
Those who had cursed Fang Yun in their hearts earlier felt extremely ashamed. If they had known that there was such a good deal, they wouldn't have complained even if they kowtowed to Fang Yun.
An official from Baling City walked up to Fang Yun. Dong Wencong asked in a low voice, "Governor, why are you giving out such a high salary? If this matter spreads to the capital, I'm afraid there will be censors who will report you to buy the soldiers' hearts. "
Fang Yun smiled. "You will know when the time comes."
Seeing that Fang Yun didn't speak, the other officials didn't dare to ask any more questions. The consequences of angering Fang Yun were too severe. All the spiritual beast traffickers in Xiangzhou would be in trouble.
Not long after, a yellow dragon appeared on the eastern horizon. Wherever it passed, waves of air rolled and a huge roar sounded.
Boom …
Ao Huang stopped in the sky above the Governor's Mansion. The loud noise exploded in the sky, and many people frowned.
Ao Huang, which was over two hundred feet long, quickly shrunk. While laughing mischievously, he shouted, "This Dragon is back. You guys get ready. Even if we work until tomorrow, it won't be enough!"
As Ao Huang spoke, he opened his mouth and spat out a white cloud in the sky. The white cloud quickly expanded and covered the square in front of the Governor's Mansion.
Soon after, a continuous stream of water bubbles appeared beneath the white clouds. These water bubbles quickly floated downwards.
The bubbles varied in size. Some were as big as a house, while others could only hold a watermelon.
Inside each bubble, there were some things. Some were large wooden boxes, some were bags of grain, some were dried bacon, and some were precious furniture. Everything was there.
Everyone was stunned as they stared blankly at the sky. They were at a loss as to what to do.
"Everyone, what are you waiting for? Jingguo was blessed by the heavens! Hurry up and get ready to receive them and transport them to various places in Baling! "Fang Yun's voice exploded.
Only then did everyone realize that Fang Yun and Ao Huang must have gotten a batch of good things from somewhere.
Dong Wencong's eyes were sharp, and she immediately said, "Look, most of these goods have Gyeongo's mark. They're obviously from the military camp or the storehouse. Governor, did you and Prince Huang raid Gyeongo's storehouse? "
Ao Huang smiled and said modestly, "Not much, just a few dozen. If it wasn't for Fang Yun contacting this Dragon, this Dragon could have done it for another day."
The nearby officials didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Fang Shouye smiled and said, "A few dozen is considered little? Not to mention the most valuable storehouse, just the granary alone is enough to supply an army of a hundred thousand for several months. It's worth more than a hundred thousand taels of silver. If it's not a granary, but a storehouse to store copper, iron, or machinery, it's worth more than a hundred thousand taels of silver. If it's a storehouse to store mechanisms, it's worth more than ten million taels of silver. "
Ao Huang giggled and said, "A storehouse with mechanisms? It really is little, only one place has them. "
Many of the officials' eyes immediately lit up. It was just like when the commoners heard that they could get a tael of silver. A storehouse with mechanisms was never ordinary.
Mechanisms were the most important machinery of the human race. From a certain perspective, they were even more important than soldiers' weapons. Apart from battle poems, they were the weapons that killed the most beasts and barbarians. Not to mention Jingguo, even Notre-Dame would want as many as they could get.
An official from the Trade Sector suddenly pointed at a box in a bubble and said, "Look at the symbol on top, isn't that 'Yongfeng Warehouse'? That's Gyeongo's third largest warehouse. It can even be said that it's a small city made up of warehouses! "
Many people sucked in a cold breath. Yongfeng Warehouse could be said to be famous. It was the largest warehouse on the banks of Gyeongo's Yangtze River. When Gyeongo fought against Jingguo and Wu Guo, just this one warehouse was enough to supply all of their armies.
Fang Shouye said in shock, "It really is Yongfeng Warehouse. The amount of supplies in Yongfeng Warehouse can be said to be huge. If we can really empty Yongfeng Warehouse, it can supply all of our armies in the north of Jingguo for a year of high-intensity battles! "
"Yongfeng Warehouse is so big?" Dong Wencong was very surprised.
Fang Yun looked at Ao Huang in surprise and asked, "Ao Huang, don't tell me you really emptied the entire Yongfeng Warehouse."
Ao Huang tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Outside the Yongfeng Warehouse you mentioned, is there a very big dock? I think it's called Yuanfeng Dock? "
"Yes!" Many officials answered in unison and then looked at Ao Huang with expectation.
Ao Huang slapped his hind leg with his front paw and said with a grimace, "Don't mention it, this Yongfeng Warehouse is too damn big. After the water beasts surrounded it, I threw the Heaven and Earth Shell there and started to sleep. When I woke up, I still hadn't finished moving. Later, I got impatient, so I just let the Heaven and Earth Shell absorb everything there and left. "
"Really?" Many officials didn't believe him.
"If you don't believe me, let Fang Yun take a look!" Ao Huang said and spat out something from his mouth.
That thing looked like a giant clam. Its surface was full of colorful lights and looked dreamy. Everyone was in a trance and felt that this thing was constantly changing and unpredictable.
Fang Yun stretched out his hand and took it. When he looked into the Heaven and Earth Shell, a surprised smile appeared on his face. He finally knew why the Gyeongo officials were so flustered and exasperated.
"Ao Huang, I'll have to trouble you to go there after dawn," Fang Yun said.
"Where to?" Ao Huang said and took out a row of bananas from nowhere. He squeezed the bananas lightly with his claws and the bananas flew into his mouth.
"Leave the raw materials in the Heaven and Earth Shell here, as well as the food and military equipment. You can take the Heaven and Earth Shell directly to Zhang Poyue and let him distribute everything in the Heaven and Earth Shell."
"Okay! Hurry up and move it! "Ao Huang said with a smile and continued to eat the bananas.
Large pieces of bubbles fell to the ground and formed a buffer to ensure that the goods wouldn't be damaged at all.
Under the command of some officials, the civilians and soldiers who had been waiting for a long time started to move.
Far north of Jingguo, outside North Guard Fortress, shouts of killing shook the sky. Zhang Poyue was commanding the battle and his voice was already hoarse.
Suddenly, Zhang Poyue lowered his head and held the official seal in his hand. After reading Fang Yun's letter, he laughed loudly.
"The heavens are helping me! I want to thank the eighteen generations of Qing Jun's ancestors! He is indeed the Son of Heaven who accumulates kindness! Hahaha … "
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