Transformed into a Princess of the Late Ming Dynasty: Invincible
Chapter 9: Leaving the Capital
Zhu Mianzhu followed Zhou Kui into the mansion. There was nothing valuable in Zhou Kui's mansion. Could he have hidden it? Or was he not as greedy as he was in history?
Zhu Mianzhu thought for a moment before speaking:
"To be honest, I came here today to ask for money. On the way here, I saw a lot of delicious food and fun things, but I had no money to buy them. My father left the palace without giving me any money. After thinking about it, I realized that I only knew my grandfather outside, so I came to my grandfather's place."
Zhou Kui's expression changed, and he asked carefully:
"I wonder what Your Highness the Princess wants to buy and how much it costs."
This Zhou Kui, who is pretending to be an honest official now, will probably cry poor soon. After all, he also pretended to be poor in front of Chongzhen. He will have to be interrupted directly soon, otherwise it will take a whole day to argue. Besides, he already wants a lot of things, so it is better to get them all at once.
Zhu Mianzhu said:
"5000 taels"
Zhou Kui's expression changed.
"Your Highness, it's already difficult for me to support my family with my salary. I simply don't have that much money!"
Seeing Zhou Kui crying poor, Zhu Mianzhu said the words she had prepared in advance:
"There are only two of us here, so I'll tell you something. You made a lot of money lending money to the poor before, didn't you?"
In front of Zhou Kui, Zhu Mianzhu clenched her fist and said, "You must have made a lot of money from buying and selling palace intelligence over the years."
"I'm in urgent need of money. I don't want to get involved in your mess. If you give me the money now, I'll let this go. Otherwise, I'll report it to my father. Many people saw me enter your house today. If I can't get out, you know what the consequences will be."
Zhou Kui was immediately frightened and turned pale. He quickly replied:
"I am willing to buy whatever Your Highness likes. Please take a rest. I will get you some money."
After having lunch at the mansion, Zhu Mianzhu walked out of the mansion with Xiaohuan, who had changed into a maid's uniform, two plainclothes guards, and some free clothes.
Most of the 5000 taels of silver were exchanged for gold, and a small part was exchanged for silver. If it was all silver, it would have to fill a large box. In the late Ming Dynasty, there might be refugees and bandits everywhere on the road. Although Zhu Mianzhu had the power of talismans and could avoid them as much as possible, who would be willing to move if she could just lie down?
At a fork in the road in Beijing, Zhu Mianzhu stopped and said to the two guards:
Zhao Yi
Wu Cheng
"Each of you has 250 taels of silver in your bag. Go buy a carriage, some rations, a tent, and some weapons for yourselves. You also need someone who knows the way to Jizhou Town. We need him to lead the way. Remember, this is a matter of life and death. You must buy good weapons, horses, and equipment."
"Given your previous identities, it shouldn't be difficult to buy weapons."
At this time, the two guards and Xiaohuan behind them were shocked. The two guards and Xiaohuan thought they were just playing in the city, but now it seemed that they were going to leave the city. The princess was not very old and could be protected in the city. If they left the city, if something happened to the princess, wouldn't their whole family be killed?
The two guards stopped at this time, their eyes rolling around. When they received the order, they thought it was a good job, but they didn't expect it to be so dangerous.
Seeing that the two guards were motionless and looked as if they hadn't heard anything, Zhu Mianzhuo turned and looked at them. Her dark pupils were replaced by four talismans. Then she used her telekinesis to slightly restrain the two, suspending them above the ground, and said:
"This is an order"
Seeing the two guards looking frightened and dazed, Zhu Mianzhu couldn't help but raise her voice a little:
"Go quickly, you just need to listen to my orders."
Only then did the two guards react, moved, and walked to another road. At this time, Xiaohuan, who had always been silent beside them, also spoke:
"Your Highness, are we really going to leave the city? I heard there are bandits, hungry refugees, and even slaves outside..."
After talking about a lot of things, I still can't understand why the little princess is not happy with her good life in the city and insists on leaving the city. No one outside the city will recognize you as the Princess of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Mianzhu looked at Xiaohuan, who was about 1.6 meters tall. She was less than 1.2 meters tall. She wanted to touch the little maid's head but couldn't. She sighed and said,
"Xiaohuan, squat down"
Zhu Mianzhu then touched Xiaohuan's head and looked at Xiaohuan, who was squatting on the ground looking at her. Four talismans formed a circle in her pupils and she said:
"Look into my eyes. If there are any thieves, just crush them to death. Since I want to leave the city, I will definitely not be afraid of these things."
"You will be my bed warmer from now on, I won't let anyone else take you away!"
"Get up, and go buy some clothes."
Arriving at the door of a cloth shop, Zhu Mianzhuo did not pick and choose, and said to the shop assistant:
He pointed at Xiaohuan and gave her five sets of clothes, then pointed at himself and said, "I want five sets of men's clothes alone." He then compared the height and physique of the two guards and said, "I want five sets of each."
I need cotton clothes, slightly worse than what I'm wearing now, and four sets of bedding, plus a set of spare quilts, just ordinary ones will do.
Zhu Mianzhu strolled around a Ming Dynasty rouge shop on the street and bought some for Xiaohuan. Zhu Mianzhu certainly didn't buy any for herself, and she didn't need to apply any. She saw Xiaohuan going out with a bare face every day, and the little maid would definitely look good if she put on some rouge.
As the sun was setting, Zhu Mianzhu and Xiaohuan also found their two guards at the city gate. Besides a carriage and two horses, there was also a strange adult man.
When the two guards saw Zhu Mianzhu and were about to speak, Zhu Mianzhu waved her hand to signal them to stop, then walked up to them and whispered:
"Don't call me princess outside. I'm leaving the city quietly this time on business, so I don't want too many people to know. If you're around ordinary people, just call me Master. I bought a few sets of clothes, five for each of you to change into.
"Yes, sir."
Zhao Yi, Wu Cheng changed his words and pointed at the man next to him:
"This person is the guide to Jizhou Town. His ancestral home is Jizhou, and he is familiar with the roads between Beijing and Jizhou."
Zhu Mianzhu nodded and pulled Xiaohuan onto the carriage. It was a two-horse carriage with enough space inside for people to lie down and sleep, although it would be difficult to fall asleep given the road conditions in ancient times.
At this time, Zhao Yi said in front:
"Sir, we're heading to Jizhou, passing through Tongzhou, Sanhe, and then Pinggu before arriving at Jizhou. Tongzhou is closest to the capital, so you won't have to worry about bandits. Once you leave Tongzhou, you might encounter Jiannu (Chinese army) and civilians disguised as bandits, as well as refugees from Shanxi."
The two guards said so. Although they had witnessed power beyond their imagination, their families were all in the capital. The hard life outside the city was no match for the one in the capital. The two tried to get Zhu Mianzhu to give up this long journey.
Before arriving at the location, Zhu Mianzhu could not reveal too much information to them, otherwise her father, Chongzhen, would shamelessly come to take it. Although the storage capacity of the Pinggu gold mine is not very high, if it is all dug out, whether it is for disaster relief or to provide support to the border troops, it will allow Chongzhen to live a good life for a few years.
Unfortunately, the problem cannot be solved fundamentally. Even if the fire is fired, how many of them can reach the soldiers?
It would be better to develop it for yourself. After a few years, arming tens of thousands of elite musketeers would not be a problem at all, provided that they are not embezzled by the officials in the late Ming Dynasty. Therefore, a new team must be formed from the beginning to the end.
"Let's go, you'll know when we get there."
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