Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 58 It’s so uncomfortable. I feel really uncomfortable!
The next morning, the reserve commander Aman woke up with back pain.

She was so intoxicated last night that the money seemed to have magic when gathered together. She couldn't help but destroy the fruits of Aqing's labor, turned out all the money, and slept in the pile of money.

She had been displaced since she was a child and had never had enough food to eat. In fact, she was a little insecure deep down in her heart, and she had always hated the unfair distribution of wealth. She wondered why she was born a pauper. But now seeing so much money, even if it was Yuanye's, her miserly talent was unexpectedly awakened. She wanted to stay with the money and even wanted to apply to Yuanye to move here in the future - she had been determined to save money to buy a cannon, and at most she only had a little more than one string of silver on her. These more than two hundred strings of silver piled together were so golden that it was too shocking to her, as if she had opened the door to a new world.

It turns out that nothing in this world can give people peace of mind better than keeping money!
As she touched the money around her, she felt more and more that the Koga Life-Saving School and the Yang Technique Successor were all idiots who had no money to eat. She felt that there was no future like that of a big shot, and it was not as good as having the peace of mind of keeping the money every day. Moreover, she knew Yuanye's character very well. He was very extravagant and wasteful, and did not take money seriously at all. Everyday money just slipped through his fingers.

If there wasn't a loyal, smart, wise, eagle-eyed, considerate and strong-willed boss like her to help keep an eye on things, even if he had a very profitable workshop, it would only benefit the poor people outside.

Rather than letting those poor guys outside get the money, it would be better to let her get the money. She can help him keep the money and enjoy the good life with him.

She thought about it and went to find Yuanye, ready to give him a shot of prevention first, so that he wouldn't become arrogant just because he has some money, and spend money to do stupid good deeds. If there is a chance to get a bargain, it should be given to her own people first, and not to some poor strangers outside.

Yuanye had already gotten up and became full of energy again. After all, he was only twenty years old, an age with unlimited energy. Even if he was extremely tired, he could recover by taking a short nap, not to mention a good night's sleep.

He was eating his own special meal. When he saw Ah Man, his eyes lit up and he waved at her: "Have you eaten yet? I just wanted to see you. If you haven't, we can have something together!"

Aman also smelled the aroma of food and immediately felt hungry. After thinking about it, she felt that it would not be too late to give him the bitter medicine after the meal, so she immediately shouted to Yayoi to bring her a bowl and chopsticks, sat down and started eating with him.

After she had taken two bites of rice soaked in tea, Yuan Ye asked with concern, "Where can I get a set of armor (Japanese armor)?"

"Anywhere is fine, this stuff is everywhere now." Aman didn't think much about it, and said with a mouthful of food, "If it's nearby, let's go to Atsuta. It's not as good as Shimazu, but there are also many good things there."

"What about the price?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on what you want to buy. Different materials, different craftsmen, different shapes, different styles will cost a lot of money." Ah Man replied casually, and finally reacted and asked in surprise, "You want to buy a set?"

"Of course!" Yuanye made money to improve his life-saving ability quickly, otherwise he would get up early and sleep late, only sleep three or four hours a day and agree to be exploited by the monks. He worked hard for half a month, what for? In other words, iron materials are hard to find, and refined iron is even harder to find. He has no idea how to make armor, otherwise he would have started to knock plate armor and would not ask Aman about the way to make Japanese armor.

Ah Man couldn't understand what he was thinking. He looked at him for a while and said in disbelief, "Although it looks like a war is about to break out, war is a very common thing! There are wars every year. Are you so afraid of death?"

There was no shame on Yuanye's face: "I want to live well and live well."

Just in case, he thought it was better to be well-armed. After all, money can be earned again, but life is only once. Even if he is laughed at as a coward, he doesn't care - what's the point of having a face after death? You can die for principled things, but you can't die in vain!

"But, a set of modern armor is not cheap. There are so many miscellaneous accessories. A whole set of good ones may cost more than a hundred strings of coins, and second-hand ones may cost dozens of strings of coins." Aman was very hesitant. She came to persuade Yuanye not to squander his money, but before she could persuade him, Yuanye was already planning to squander his money again - you are not going to be a retainer, you don't need to charge into the battle and risk your life. If something really happens, can't everyone just run away in advance? Do you really need to put on another layer of armor?
Are you afraid that you will be shot to death by soldiers along the way? I don't think you are that unlucky from your appearance!
She was reluctant to spend the money in the treasury and totally unable to adapt to Yuanye's consumption concept. After thinking for a while, she tentatively said: "How about you get a set of paper armor first? The ordinary ones only cost a few strings of coins, and the better ones only cost seven or eight strings of coins. It should be okay!" Paper armor?
Yuanye knew that paper armor could be made, and that it had decent defensive power, but he had never seen the real thing. He also heard that paper armor was heavy, had a short shelf life, and was inconvenient to use. He felt that it was not as reliable as real iron or leather armor. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's take a look at it then, but since I've taken the time to make this trip, I should definitely buy some better ones."

"What about buying it later?" Ah Man was still reluctant to spend it. She hadn't even warmed up to the money yet. Besides, as a reserve commander, she also had to consider Yuan Ye and make long-term plans. "You've only got more than 200 guan now. If you turn this money into soy sauce and sell it, you'll have more than 2,000 guan! If you turn it into soy sauce and sell it, you'll have more than 200,000 guan! If you turn it into soy sauce and sell it, you'll have more than 200,000 guan! It would be a pity to spend it now. You have to be careful!"

"What do you mean by more than 200,000 kan? What are you dreaming of?" Yuan Ye was speechless. He thought that she, an amateur, was really bold and said directly, "We can't get that much bean cakes and... other raw materials now. We don't have that many stoves and manpower. More than 200 kan this month is the limit. If we get more, the first one to die, the Taojing brothers will not live long."

He had worked hard to earn more than 200 kan in the past half month, but the situation was urgent and the result of extreme exploitation was that most of the bean cakes in Takeuchi Village had been consumed, and sulfur, alkali and the like also needed to be collected again.

Moreover, he only has one house now and no land of his own. There is not enough space to build a large number of cooking stoves and collect so much fuel. What's more, the brewing process actually involves a lot of heavy physical work, and manpower is even more insufficient - he is now using a group of "child laborers", and they will be exhausted in less than ten days. If they are used too hard, 100% of them will die, just like the large number of child laborers who were driven into factories during the British Industrial Revolution, with a mortality rate of % within two years.

Therefore, as long as he didn't want "old employees" like Yayoi and the Momoi brothers to die early, he didn't dare to be too greedy and would stop as soon as possible.

"Ah, you can only make more than 200 strings of cash?" Ah Man was greatly disappointed. As a big shot, she had even thought about how to dig a hole in the basement of the backyard to hide the money, but in the end, she only made more than 200 strings of cash a month. What's the point of hiding it? And from what she heard, she would have to go far away to buy all kinds of raw materials next month, and she might not even be able to get 200 strings of cash. This...

More than two hundred kan is actually not a small amount. In a year, it can be equivalent to half of the Maeda family. It is a miracle for a small workshop, but compared with more than 200,000 kan, it seems not worth mentioning at all.

If he really had more than 200,000 kan, he could have killed Oda Nobunaga directly and the entire Owari area would have started making soy sauce!

She was unwilling to accept the result, so she hesitated even more. "That's just a small amount of money. Do we still need to buy the tool? It's easy to buy it, but it will cost a lot of money to sell it. Let's wait and see what happens. What if there's no fight? It's not good to lose money in vain!"

"No! We need to buy all the equipment and weapons, and we also need a horse! We need a good horse!" Yuanye didn't care what she thought. He had to be fully prepared and didn't want to regret it later when something happened. He had made up his mind. If he didn't spend the money quickly and turn it into armor, weapons and mobility, would he wait to become someone else's trophy?
He is not that stupid. If he keeps the money but does not use it, it will just be a pile of scrap copper of insufficient purity lying around the house and will be worthless!
"Ah, you still want to buy a horse and a sword? A good horse? These are not cheap things. Two hundred strings of cash may not be enough!" Ah Man had no choice. She tried to persuade him, but this was Yuanye's money. Yuanye was the head of the family. He insisted on spending all the money and she couldn't stop him. She could only get up and leave with a suffocated look. "It's up to you. You can spend it however you like. Anyway, I have advised you!"

"We can earn money again if we lose it. Why are you so worried? What happened to you today?" Yuan Ye didn't know what medicine she had taken wrong today. She suddenly became so stingy. She kept complaining when he spent some money. However, when he needed her, he was afraid that she would be suffocated to death. He quickly comforted her and then called out from behind, "Hey, go out for a run today and confirm if there is anything that needs to be done in the next two days. If not, let's go to Atsuta!"

"I know, I know. I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"

Aman left with a bad attitude, thinking that Yuanye really did not have the qualities of a wise leader. He would not listen to any unpleasant but honest advice and was always dictatorial and arbitrary. What a waste of such an excellent talent!

Maybe this is what the book says, there are many good horses, but there are few good horse trainers!
She walked to the room where the money was temporarily kept, ready to take a look before carrying out her mission. But after taking a look, she felt very uncomfortable.

She was just like that. Whenever a manure cart passed by her door, she would rush out to scoop a spoonful to taste the saltiness. She never gave out anything. Now that she had just seen so much money, she was very happy. She had imagined that the money would become more and more, and she could enjoy a good life with Yuanye. But Yuanye spent all the money in the blink of an eye...

It’s so uncomfortable. I feel really uncomfortable!
(End of this chapter)