"In addition, there's one more important matter!"
Wang Chong indifferently said, his expression turning grim.
"Gather all the wealth we have and send it all to the capital's Zhang Clan. In addition, tell the head of the Zhang Clan that the WuZi Steel weapons and the Meteoric Metal can all be started! "
Clap clap. Wang Chong swiped his index and middle fingers on the ground, and with a flick of his fingers, two pieces of paper flew up from the ground nearby and into the Eagle's hands.
"Without my orders, they won't start working."
Wang Chong said.
"But, Young Master, the matter of the Meteoric Metal beyond … didn't you order us to keep a low profile and not make any moves to avoid attracting the greed of others and bringing unnecessary trouble?"
"I can't care about that anymore! If I don't use the Meteoric Metal now, I'm afraid that I won't have another chance! "
Wang Chong raised his head and sighed.
The Eagle stared in a daze at Wang Chong. Although he could understand every word Wang Chong had said, when put together, he couldn't understand a single word.
But there was one thing that the Eagle could be sure of: Wang Chong had already thought through all of these decisions. It couldn't be changed because of anyone, and it couldn't be changed because of anything.
"Yes, Young Master!"
The Eagle slightly bent his knees and finally lowered his head. Between his doubts and Wang Chong, the Eagle ultimately chose to believe in Wang Chong!
Just like in the past.
"In addition, gather Zhao Jingdian and the others. Give this to him! "
Wang Chong handed over another piece of paper.
"Yes, Young Master!"
The Eagle didn't have any more questions this time.
With the paper and information from Wang Chong, the Eagle quickly left the prison.
The prison was quiet. After the Eagle left, Wang Chong lowered his head once more. His eyes were fixed on the ground, and he did not move.
If one looked closely, the ground around Wang Chong was covered in crisscrossing tiny scratches.
If one stood up and looked down from above, one would find that the crisscrossing tiny scratches formed a map. It was a map of the southwest border of the Tang dynasty that was complicated and detailed beyond imagination!
Countless pieces of paper were scattered on the ground. Almost all of them were written on the paper, all of them about the Southwest.
"Not enough … still not enough. This is far from enough! What's missing? "
Wang Chong frowned and muttered to himself. Other than himself, no one knew what he was talking about.
The southwest border was already in grave danger. Three hundred thousand Mengshe Zhao troops, two hundred thousand Ouzan troops … Once the war started, the southwest border of the Tang Dynasty had always been peaceful, but the two powerful enemies who were eyeing them covetously would join hands and attack at the same time.
The sword hung over the sky, and there would come a day when it would fall!
As a general, what Wang Chong needed to do was find a chance of survival for the Tang Dynasty and those 180,000 elites!
… …
"Boom!"
Like a boulder thrown into water, the Eagle left the prison with the news that Wang Chong was going to auction off the spirit vein. All the great clans of the capital were shocked.
"What? Wang Chong wants to auction off the spirit vein? Has he gone mad? "
The Huang Clan head's eyes went wide when he heard the news. His first reaction was that Wang Chong had gone mad or that the news was wrong.
Of all the assets of the Wang Clan, the most valuable was unquestionably the spirit vein in Wang Chong's hands. Why would Wang Chong want to sell it?
"Hahaha, the Wang Clan actually wants to sell off the spirit vein! Buy, buy, buy! Buy like crazy! Without the spirit vein, let's see how the Wang Clan can act so arrogantly! "
In the Duke Su Residence, Su Bai reclined on a recliner, a letter in his hand as he heartily laughed.
Last time, he had lost all face at the hands of Wang Chong. But Wang Chong was too powerful, so Su Bai had no choice but to swallow his anger. Even so, he had never stopped paying attention to Wang Chong.
For the Wang Clan to be willing to give up on the spirit vein outside the capital was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This time, Su Bai was confident that he could convince his father to buy the spirit vein in Wang Chong's hands!
"Good, good, good! If the Wang Clan wants to sell the spirit vein, why shouldn't we buy it? Pass down my order. Gather all the funds of our Cheng Clan. Even if we have to borrow from loan sharks, we have to get the money! "
In the residence of the Cheng Clan, one of the four great sword-smithing clans, the head of the Cheng Clan was also looking at the letter in his hand with delight.
"But father, didn't we offend Wang Chong last time? Won't he … "
By the side, the only son of the head of the Cheng Clan, Cheng gongzi, Cheng Xiaoshen, couldn't help but interject. He remembered that when Wang Chong was selling WuZi Steel in the Bluebottle Pavilion, the Cheng Clan had offended him quite a bit!
Pah!
Right after he said those words, he suffered a slap to his head.
"Those are two different matters. Business is business. What do you know, you stinking brat? If that lad from the Wang Clan isn't willing, he wouldn't have taken it out to sell! "
The same thing was happening in other places as well.
"Father, what do we do?"
In the guest hall of the Grand General Residence, Abutong put down the letter in his hand and turned to his father, Great General Abusi.
He wasn't an authoritative general of the empire, and he couldn't compare to Zhang Shougui, Fomonlința, or Gao Xianzhi, who commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers and wielded the power to decide the life and death of a region.
However, the tens of thousands of Tongluo elite cavalry under Abusi were known as the number one cavalry in the world, and they played an important role in the empire.
Hearing his son's words, Abusi fell silent.
It had been several centuries since the Tongluo had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and if one were to look into it, it was already a matter from the era of Emperor Taizong. The favor of the previous emperor had long since vanished into thin air. The reason why Abusi was still able to lead the Tongluo to the pinnacle a hundred years later and suppress the other Turks and Hu was because of his loyalty to the royal family and his extreme caution!
But the Tongluo were also extremely prideful.
If not for this pride, the Tongluo elite cavalry wouldn't have been publicly acknowledged as the strongest cavalry in the world. The Regional Commanders Incident, Wang Chong's memorial, had left Great General Abusi in an ugly position.
Before all the officials of the court, Abusi had no choice but to kneel. If it had been the Wang Clan's Old Master, Abusi would have accepted it.
But how could Abusi not remember how he had been forced into such a state by a teenage brat like Wang Chong?
"Pass down my order. Collect the treasures of our Tongluo Tribe and exchange them for gold. Buy as many spirit veins as you can!"
Abusi sternly said.
"Yes, Father!"
Abusi was overjoyed. Understanding his father's intentions, he immediately turned around and flew away. Spirit veins were priceless treasures, and it was only a matter of time before the Wang Clan regretted selling them.
The reason why his father had agreed to buy them was because he had a grudge against Wang Chong and wanted to teach him a lesson!
As for wealth, the Tongluo had never cared about gold and silver.
"Wang Chong, Wang Chong, you'll regret it when the time comes!"
Abusi laughed heartily in his heart as he flew away!
The Yao Clan and King Qi Residence, the two sworn enemies of the Wang Clan, were also perplexed.
"Father, what is that lad up to?"
In the Yao Clan Residence, Yao Feng frowned in confusion. Even though he had been overshadowed by Wang Chong, he was no fool.
The Wang Clan's actions were extremely suspicious.
"If we want to know what they are up to, we have to know what they are trying to achieve by doing this. Without a doubt, the Wang Clan is trying to exchange the spirit vein for money, and a large amount of money at that! "
Yao Guang Yi lowered his head as a contemplative gleam flashed across his eyes.
"But what does the Wang Clan need so much money for? Isn't that lad's wealth already comparable to a country's? How could he possibly have so much money? "
Yao Feng said.
Once wealth reached a certain level, it would become just a concept, a number. Coming from a top-notch clan in the Tang dynasty, Yao Feng was well aware of this.
Once one's wealth reached a certain level, one wouldn't be able to use so much money. By then, no matter how much money one had, it would only be a number, and it wouldn't change one's life.
"Hmph, it's impossible for us to spend so much. But that lad might not be the case! "
Yao Guang Yi lifted his head and sneered coldly.
Yao Guang Yi wasn't a fool. The Wang Clan had amassed a huge fortune through the WuZi Steel, but a portion of this fortune had disappeared without a trace.
Even though Yao Guang Yi hadn't figured it out yet, given the Yao Clan's capabilities, he was still able to find some clues.
It was just that Wang Chong's thoughts were too profound, and it was hard to fathom them. There were some things that even if Yao Guang Yi could sense, he wouldn't be able to understand what he was doing.
At the very least, those actions were meaningless to Yao Guang Yi!
"Father, if that's the case, then we can't let him get away with it!"
A sharp glint flashed across Yao Feng's eyes as he spoke without hesitation.
"Hmph! Wrong! "
Yao Guang Yi sneered coldly as he put down the 'news' in his hands. His gaze was deep and sharp:
"No matter what that lad wants to do with so much money, we have to do what we have to do. Even if that lad wants so much money to rebel tomorrow, we will buy as much of that spirit vein as we can! Why shouldn't we do something that will benefit our Yao Clan? "
"Feng-er, remember this. Don't let your emotions affect your decisions! "
Yao Guang Yi raised a finger and said.
Yao Feng was taken aback, and he couldn't say a single word.
At almost the same time, King Qi and the other great clans in the capital made the same decision.
Just like that, a hidden auction began. Whether it was the Yao Clan, King Qi, or the other great clans, it was only a very long time later that they realized what they had done.
… …
The preparations for the Eagle's auction went much faster than expected. On the very same night that the news spread, the Eagle began its auction.
"Now, we will auction the first plot on the spirit vein. It has an area of twenty zhang, enough for five people to cultivate on. The starting price is thirty thousand gold taels! "
"Sixty thousand!"
"Seventy thousand!"
"One hundred and ten thousand!"
"One hundred and eighty thousand!"
"Two hundred and thirty thousand!"
… …
In a remote alley in the capital, there was a dense crowd. Almost all of the great clans of the capital were present. The announcement of the Eagle's auction was like a boulder falling on the ground, and the entire room was thrown into an uproar.
Everyone seemed to have gone mad, and in a few short moments, the spirit vein with a radius of several zhang went from sixty thousand to one hundred thousand, and then to two hundred and thirty thousand!
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