I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

The atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became solemn, and Ning De looked at Jiang Yuan in a daze.

What the hell did I hear?

Fifty million taels of silver? Did you give him the elixir?

Even Chen Liu, who was standing next to Jiang Yuan, couldn't help but cover his face and laugh out loud.

"Uh! Ha! That's right, it's 50 million taels of silver. Please settle the bill for us."

Ning Defa gritted his teeth and looked at Chen Liu: "Captain Chen, what are you laughing at?"

"Well." Chen Liu coughed twice, "I remembered something happy."

"What's so happy about this? What can make General Manager Chen laugh so happily?" Ning Defa's face became increasingly gloomy. Damn it! It's okay to cheat me, but can you guys be a little more professional?

This is so funny. If I give money, wouldn’t it make me look very smart?

"This has nothing to do with you, you'd better give me the money." Chen Liu said harshly.

Ning Defa nodded slowly and said in a cold voice, "Okay, I have no problem paying you, but I'd like to ask where the 50 million taels of silver were spent."

"As you should. This will definitely make you know exactly how much you've spent." Jiang Yuan clapped his hands, broke off his fingers and began to count:

"In order to cure Lord Ning, we have hired hundreds of doctors. Ten taels of silver for each doctor is not too much, right?"

Ningde nodded with a dark face, this was quite reasonable.

Jiang Yuan continued, "Half of these doctors have given us prescriptions. We'll prescribe the medicine according to the prescriptions, and each will cost 100 taels. Is that reasonable?"

"Reasonable."

Jiang Yuan nodded heavily: "Then why are you still standing there? Give me the money!"

Ning Defa's back teeth were about to break. After a long pause, he angrily said, "Sir Jiang, all this only adds up to six thousand taels of silver. Where did the remaining forty million taels of silver go?"

"Oh, please turn around and look at the side." Jiang Yuan pointed to a pile of porcelain pieces next to Ning Zhiyuan.

"These were all treasures collected by Consul General Chen and me, but they were all smashed by Lord Ning. Each of these items is worth a rare treasure. When I think about it, I feel heartbroken!" Jiang Yuan covered his chest and shook his head with a grim expression.

Ning Defa took a deep breath, slowly walked to the pile of porcelain, reached out and picked up a piece of porcelain, and his face turned visibly pale.

Logically speaking, if it was really Ning Zhiyuan who broke it, the money should be paid.

But, what the hell are these rubbish porcelains? Ning Defa is a member of the Ning family after all. He can tell at a glance that this pile of shit is probably not worth even a hundred taels of silver.

This little bastard actually dared to ask for 50 million taels of silver. How dare he!

"Sir Jiang, are these the things that my patriarch broke?" Ning Defa turned around and looked at Jiang Yuan. He wanted to cheat people out of money but was unwilling to invest?

Haha, I can only say that young man, you are really young!

"Yes, that's right." Jiang Yuan raised his head and looked at the other party without any guilt. However, Chen Liu lowered his head and did not dare to look up.

These tea bowls and other things were all randomly picked up from the East Factory. Not to mention a big shot like Ning Defa who grew up in a wealthy family and lived a life of luxury, even a person with a little bit of eyesight on the streets of the imperial capital could tell at a glance that these things were crap.

Ning Defa sneered and looked at Jiang Yuan: "Master Jiang, this joke is not funny."

"If anyone with a discerning eye were to look at this little stuff, it would only be worth a few hundred taels of silver at most. I don't understand why Lord Jiang dared to ask for 50 million taels of silver. Does he think my Ning family is easy to bully?"

Now that things have come to this, Jiang Yuan stopped pretending and simply looked directly at Chen Liu. If soft tactics don't work, then he can only use hard tactics.

"Surround them all!" Although Chen Liu felt embarrassed, he did not hesitate at all when it came to attacking.

"Captain Chen! Are you going to follow this villain and force my Ning family today?" Ning Defa looked at Chen Liu with a ferocious face.

As I said, this is the East Factory after all. If you challenge Chenliu here, you will not end up well.

Chen Liu sneered upon hearing this. "Ning family? Is there still room to offend them?"

The fact that he and Jiang Yuan teamed up to drive Ning Zhiyuan crazy has already meant that they are at war with the Ning family. Even if he lets them go, there will be no room for easing the situation. It would be better to offend them directly and die.

Besides, this is 50 million taels of silver. You can do anything with this money.

"Ning Defa, before you said these words, have you ever considered what identity you are speaking to me in?" Chen Liu said lightly.

Ning Defa's eyes narrowed. Indeed, at his age, he had already retired from the court. Although he had once been a minister, a minister who had retired and returned to his hometown had no right to challenge Chenliu.

The atmosphere was tense for a long time, and Ning Defa nodded with difficulty: "Okay, Consul General Chen, Lord Jiang, you two are very good. My Ning family has made note of this money and will send it to you tomorrow!"

After saying that, Ning Defa turned around again and was about to take Ning Zhiyuan away.

"Wait!"

Jiang Yuan spoke again to stop everyone.

"Ning Defa, I think it's better to give me the money now, so as to avoid disputes in the future, which would be very bad."

"Master Jiang, are you so anxious?" Ning De stared at Jiang Yuan with red eyes, his eyes clearly saying:

A broken ship still has three thousand nails, not to mention that the Ning family's ship has not sunk yet. Do you, Jiang Yuan, have to press so hard?

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded. "You don't know, I'm a very anxious person. These things don't belong to me and Mr. Chen alone. There are other people's as well. We can easily deal with it, but the key is what to do with other people's things. If the time comes, I'll have no money and no things. Wouldn't it make me look like a nobody?"

"So, I still hope that you, old man, won't make things difficult for me."

If an ordinary person faced this situation, he would have probably slapped Jiang Yuan in the face. However, the fact that Ning Defa was once a minister was enough to prove that his character was not comparable to that of an ordinary person.

Ning Defa stiffened his lips and nodded at Jiang Yuan, "Master Jiang has taken good care of our Patriarch. Now that our Patriarch has broken something, it's only natural that he's anxious to ask for money. It's my fault for not being considerate enough."

"I'll have someone go back and get the money and give it to Lord Jiang. I'm sure it won't take more than an incense stick of time to go back and forth. Please be patient, Lord Jiang."

After saying that, Ning Defa gave a look to the person he brought with him, who immediately nodded and ran out.

The facts were just as Ning Defa said. A moment later, Ning Defa handed a thick stack of banknotes to Jiang Yuan.

"Sir Jiang, fifty million taels is a lot of money. Even the silver notes are quite heavy. Sir Jiang, please hold it carefully and don't drop it on the ground accidentally, otherwise the money will be gone." Ning Defa stopped talking here. As for the second half of the sentence, Jiang Yuan understood that it meant losing his life.

"Haha! Don't worry, old man. Your Ning family has the confidence of a century-old family. It is extraordinary."

At this point, Jiang Yuan's smile became even brighter: "But the source of my confidence is that the fortune teller said I have a strong destiny!"