Chapter 500: Meng Yunzheng's Original Strategy
Chapter 500: Meng Yunzheng's Original Strategy
As soon as he entered the room, Meng Yunzheng said, "I heard that you buried a lot of silver outside Dong'an Prefecture?"
Unlike Shu Yu, the officers had more freedom in their time and travel. Meng Yunzheng had just caught up, and he had already met the leading officer.
Naturally, the officer had informed him of what had happened during the day.
Meng Yunzheng was quite surprised. They had actually discussed their strategy after the five taels of silver ran out. They had planned to ensure that Shu Yu continued to receive special treatment from the officers.
But now it seemed unnecessary.
Shu Yu raised her head and smiled. "Yes, didn't you help me bury the silver?"
"I finally understand why you buried it in so many different places." Meng Yunzheng hadn't guessed it before. He smiled and praised her, "It's a good idea."
Shu Yu flicked her fallen hair. "Of course. I don't lack silver now. Any problem that can be solved with silver is not a big problem for me. I've been prepared to spend money to resolve any troubles on this journey of exile."
Meng Yunzheng smiled. She indeed had money now.
He had been unaware of how much silver was in that box containing the silver notes. When he opened it, he discovered a thick stack of silver.
Zhao Xi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. It turned out that when Shu Yu made the hand gesture indicating two, it wasn't two thousand taels but more than twenty thousand taels of silver.
So the exotic goods she mentioned earlier that she planned to sell in the black market had received such a high offer?
Zhao Xi became even more curious and expressed his deep jealousy.
Shu Yu felt quite proud. She was now a wealthy woman with over twenty thousand taels of silver. Compared to her previous miserable state with only sixty taels, she was truly enjoying herself.
Moreover, she couldn't always rely on Meng Yunzheng and the others to arrange everything for her. That would make her seem useless, right?
However, she was still a little curious.
"If, and I mean if, I didn't bury any silver outside Dong'an Prefecture, what method would you use to ensure that the officers continue to take care of me?"
Meng Yunzheng replied, "We would create accidents that would allow you to save the leading officer. Since you would be his lifesaver, he would treat you better on the journey, and the other officers wouldn't say anything. However, it's still better to use silver to resolve the situation. After all, if you save someone, you might suffer some pain."
And there might even be unexpected accidents.
However, Shu Yu lamented, "Why didn't you say that earlier? I think your plan is good, and it doesn't require spending a single penny. Besides, if I got injured a bit, maybe they would even arrange a carriage to push me along."
Meng Yunzheng: "..." You're really thinking too much.
He smiled, "With so much money now, are you still concerned about such a small matter?"
"A small matter? It's not a small matter, it's a hundred taels." Shu Yu mocked herself for regretting it so much, then continued to bite into the sauce-covered pork elbow.
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