Mother, I have returned to the throne.

The residence of the eldest prince.

Song Yuan returned from court early in the morning and closed the door to refuse visitors.

In name, I was catching up on sleep.

Secretly, he had already taken out a pen and paper, organized his thoughts, and marked the key points on the rice paper.

Money, subordinates, and trump cards!

That night, Song Yuan made a bet with the high priest and won fifty war horses on impulse.

Each of these high-quality war horses from the barbarians is worth thousands of gold, plus the reward from Your Majesty today.

Song Yuan can be considered a man with considerable family background!

"That's enough money for now!"

After calculating his own capital, Song Yuan crossed out the word "money".

Looking at the word "subordinates", I felt a little worried.

Nowadays, there are only one and a half people available around me.

Ye Xuan, who just came to me yesterday, now seems to have some skills and can be considered as one.

Song Yuan had previously put a lot of effort into bribing Wang Chao and Ma Han.

Although he is capable, whether he is loyal still needs to be carefully examined.

"In this palace, although I am the master, all the maids and housekeepers under me are arranged by His Majesty!"

"I have to find a way to find an opportunity to pick out the spy. Otherwise, being stared at like this is like having a knife hanging over my head!"

Song Yuan murmured and sorted out his connections.

Then, his eyes fell on the last two words.

Trump card!

What is your biggest trump card?

It is a memory that far exceeds modern times!

This memory is all-encompassing. In addition to various military strategies, there are also many modern technologies. Any one of them is enough to shock the world!

Gunpowder, blacksmithing, steam engine.

Each of these ideas is likely to become reality in the future.

But the most urgent task now is to understand the current situation of this world!

"The previous owner of this body was uneducated and unskilled, and all the folk techniques I've never heard of are unheard of. From now on, I must collect all the details!"

"Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. Only by understanding the current situation can we make plans for the next step!"

"Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace!"

Song Yuan gradually left his thoughts and made detailed plans for the future. Just at this moment, the butler's voice came from outside the door.

It turned out that it was someone from the palace who brought Song Youji's reward.

Looking at the boxes of gold and silver, Song Yuan couldn't stop smiling.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered his servants to move all these into his room.

Afterwards, Song Yuan fumbled around and took out a few ingots of silver from his pocket.

Every family has its own problems. Even though Song Yuan has a fortune now, he still has to be thrifty!

"Hmph, stingy!"

The visitor from the palace frowned slightly when he saw Song Yuan's handwriting. If Song Yuan was not thick-skinned, he would probably be ashamed.

Just at this moment, a cold voice sounded.

Song Yuan's cheeks turned red and he subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound.

But then I saw a girl in a red dress, followed by a woman in white, coming slowly.

There was a hint of disdain on the girl's face. It was Song Yuan's wife-to-be, Situ Jing!

"Other princes can easily give away hundreds of taels of silver. The eldest prince is about to get married, and you're so lucky to be able to afford these few pieces of silver!"

Situ Jing was still in her usual style, and started to make sarcastic remarks as soon as they met.

Last night, although Song Yuan's performance greatly changed Situ Jing's impression, he still failed to become a figure in this woman's heart.

After all, Song Yuan couldn't lift anything with his hands or carry anything on his shoulders, and he probably hadn't even read two copies of the Ice Book.

For a military family like the Zhenbei Palace, it is ultimately not worthy of being on the stage.

Song Yuan didn't mind at all. He gave Situ Jing a cold look and said, "You also said that I'm getting married soon, so we can be considered a family now!"

"If you think I'm stingy, you can just give me some silver as a reward yourself. I'm not stopping you."

"You..." Situ Jing jumped up and down when she heard this, and felt that Song Yuan was like her natural enemy.

Fortunately, the eunuchs from the palace had already left at this time and did not see this scene.

Otherwise, rumors about Song Yuan would surely boil over in the imperial city, and he would probably be labeled stingy.

"Okay, Jing'er, don't forget what we are here for." The woman in white scolded.

After suppressing Situ Jing's temper, he turned to look at Song Yuan and said, "Your Highness, someone from the palace came and told me about the wedding at the end of the month. I discussed it with my sister-in-law and came here specifically. If there is anything that needs to be handled, I can do my part."

The person who spoke was Ye Xuan, who had agreed to join Song Yuan last night.

After all, the entire Situ family.

Who else would care about Song Yuan besides him?

It was clearly Ye Xuan who secretly persuaded her sister-in-law to come in person, so that she would have a legitimate reason to serve Song Yuan.

In the future, it will be convenient for Song Yuan to do things on his behalf.

Seeing his aunt blinking, Song Yuan nodded with satisfaction and sighed in his heart.

Hello, auntie, wonderful auntie.

Much better than this silly girl.

……

After half an hour.

Song Yuan brought many gifts given for the housewarming, and walked towards the city with the two women following behind him.

On the way, Situ Jing curled her lips from time to time.

"You won the warhorse last night, plus today's reward, it must be at least several hundred thousand taels of silver, right?"

"Even though I can't say I have a large family, I've achieved some success. Is it really necessary to sell these things?"

What do you know?

Song Yuan glanced at Situ Jing and thought to himself that the daughter of a rich family couldn't do anything!

Situ Jing has had no worries about food and clothing since childhood, so how could she know the pain of being poor?

How can you win over your subordinates if you don’t have any gold or silver?

How to make them loyal?

Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver may not be a small amount, but as Song Yuan's team grows stronger, it will definitely not be enough to sustain it to the end.

If I don't plan carefully, will I end up leaving those people to starve?

"Xiao Jing, you don't understand. His Highness is frugal and manages the household well. When the time comes, you can follow him and live a good life too." Ye Xuan on the side chimed in.

Situ Jing's expression looked much better now.

Seeing that the beauty's mood had eased, Song Yuan was unusually generous and waved his hand.

"How about this? You and I will get married at the end of the month. If you see anything you like along the way, I'll buy it for you!"

"That's about right." Situ Jing smiled and felt in a good mood.

She was planning how to take advantage of this opportunity to make a killing from Song Yuan, but she didn't expect that Song Yuan, who was walking in front of her, suddenly stopped.

A pair of eyes widened as he looked towards the corner of the street.

From a blacksmith shop, clanging sounds were heard.

This scene made Song Yuan subconsciously think of his previous plan.

Why not take this opportunity to learn about the level of forging in this world?

Relying on the memories in his mind, Ruocheng can improve it. By then, his soldiers will hold magical weapons and clash with the swords of the barbarians.

If I cut his weapon in two with one sword, wouldn't I be able to sweep across the grassland?

"Let's go and have a look!"

Thinking of the final result, Song Yuan could no longer suppress the passion in his heart. He waved his hand and led the way towards the blacksmith shop.

But Song Yuan didn't expect that just as he stepped over the threshold, a scream suddenly came from behind him.

Ma Han, who had followed him for a long time, stared at the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop with his eyes as big as copper bells, and veins on his forehead emerged.

"Huo... Commander Huo, why are you here?"