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"Besides him, who else can make the decision?"

"I am the Vice Minister of the Treasury. May I ask what your orders are, sir?"

The Vice Minister of the Treasury was essentially the second-in-command.

"Now take me to the warehouse where the copper is stored."

"My lord, this won't do. Without His Majesty..."

Before the vice minister could finish speaking, he saw the gold medal in Zhou Wu's hand, immediately shut his mouth, and turned to go to the government office to get the key.

The warehouse was quite far away, almost outside the city. The two got off the carriage and were greeted by an inconspicuous cluster of buildings. If someone hadn't led the way, Zhou Wu would never have guessed that this was actually the Great Dragon's warehouse.

"Why is there so little person here?"

"Sir, this area is all government treasury land; there are no households living here at all."

Zhou Wu was stunned. It turned out that this large area of ​​houses was all warehouses of the government treasury. No wonder there was not a single civilian on the street when he saw it. Instead, there were only a few patrolling soldiers.

The vice minister stopped in front of a house, knocked on the door, and a guard came out. Although they knew each other, the guard still reached out to the vice minister for the necessary paperwork.

The latter turned to look at Zhou Wu, who was stunned for a moment before realizing what was happening and quickly showed the token in his hand.

The guard took a close look at the token, was startled, and quickly stepped aside.

Led by the Vice Minister, Zhou Wu arrived at the warehouse where copper ingots were stored. The moment the door opened, Zhou Wu was stunned.

"Damn, no wonder it's a national-level warehouse. Those damn warehouse officials lied to me and said they didn't have any. What I need is just a drop in the ocean."

Zhou Wu grew angrier the more he thought about it and decided to beat that bastard up again when he got back.

"Sir, these are the copper ingots."

"Arrange for people to move the dock quickly and fill the ship."

"Yes, my lord."

After witnessing Zhou Wu's violent tendencies, the Vice Minister did not intend to hold a grudge against him. He would just let things be as they were, since Zhou Wu had the gold medal and if anything happened, he wouldn't have to take the blame.

The Vice Minister immediately arranged for people to start moving the goods, while Zhou Wu wandered around the warehouse aimlessly.

"What's in here?"

"Your Excellency, these are marbles presented as tribute from various regions."

"marble?"

The decoration materials used in the palace were quite valuable in the common people's homes, but they were completely useless to Zhou Wu.

What's inside?

"They are various century-old tree trunks."

It's just another building material, usually used for beams and columns in large buildings. It's pointless.

"What's inside?"

Zhou Wu walked almost to the very back.

"This place is full of all sorts of random things that have been presented as tribute from various countries. We don't recognize them. Since they were gifts from other countries, we couldn't just throw them away, so they've all been piled up in this warehouse."

"Oh, let's open it and take a look."

The vice minister naturally obeyed and opened it, taking all the copper ingots. There was no need to offend this violent maniac over this pile of garbage.

It was indeed like a garbage dump; the entire warehouse was chaotic and disorganized, a world apart from the previous warehouse.

There were all sorts of random things, some of which Zhou Wu, a modern man, didn't even recognize or have ever seen.

Take this rock in front of us, for example.

"Is this a stone?"

"Yes, I remember it was a country, I think, that presented it to Your Majesty. They said this stone has magical properties; anyone who gets close to it will experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, fever, dizziness, and so on. The envoy from that country said it is a celestial object, and ordinary people are not fortunate enough to enjoy it; only Your Majesty is qualified to possess it."

Zhou Wu immediately dropped the stone and ran away as fast as he could.

"Damn it, which bastard sent this? It's practically murder for money. This is definitely radiation-induced. Staying here for too long will definitely make you ascend to heaven."

Zhou Wu cursed under his breath, but luckily he reacted quickly.

"This is... wine?"

Dozens of wooden barrels were piled up in the corner, and Zhou Wu thought they were red wines that had been presented as tribute from some country.

"Of course not. If it were wine, it wouldn't be kept here; it would be in the royal kitchen. This was a gift from the Sand Kingdom—a black liquid that's said to ignite when exposed to fire. It doesn't seem to have any other use, so it's just been placed here."

"Damn, oil."

"Oil? Adults recognize this. Is this oil edible? But I've tried it before, and the taste is indescribable."

Zhou Wu had no intention of answering this idiot's question and simply told him to arrange for everyone to move out.

Zhou Wu searched the entire storeroom thoroughly and found many good things, which he had all taken away. The Vice Minister was particularly proactive and enthusiastic about the junk that Zhou Wu took away.

What Zhou Wu considered a treasure was nothing but trash in the eyes of ignorant people like the Vice Minister. Since it was trash, they were naturally happy to have it moved away.

At the capital's docks, Zhou Wu's fleet was already overflowing. Just as Zhou Wu ordered the anchor to be raised, a group of soldiers suddenly ran towards the docks.

"Stop! Stop immediately!"

Zhou Wu had initially been pretending to be watching the show, but it turned out the other party was actually after him.

"You're looking for me?"

Zhou Wu stood on the deck and asked the general leading the team below.

"You are Zhou Wu?"

"So what?"

The other party's tone was very unfriendly, so Zhou Wu naturally didn't give them a friendly look either, and said coldly.

"Hmph, that's good. Men, take him down."

"Yes."

Without asking any questions, the general ordered his men to arrest Zhou Wu, which infuriated Zhou Wu.

The sailors on Zhou Wu's ship were all old men brought from the South China Sea. Seeing this scene, they naturally grabbed their weapons and confronted the enemy. Looking at the heavy crossbows on the ship, the general's forehead began to sweat slightly.

He hadn't expected the other party to be so audacious, daring to confront him in the capital.

"Who are you, and on whose orders are you arresting me?"

Zhou Wu was somewhat puzzled by these people who suddenly appeared, and thought it best to ask them for clarification.

"We are the Imperial Guards of the Capital, here to arrest you on the orders of General Hou Zhenghao."

The general thought that invoking the names of the guards and General Hou would make the other party obedient, but the other party's reaction once again surprised him.

Who is Hou Zhenghao?

Zhou Wu turned his head and asked the sailors beside him seriously, but these men had all come with Zhou Wu from the South China Sea and Niujia Village, and they had no idea who this General Hou was from the capital, so they all shook their heads.

The general, however, thought the other party was mocking and insulting him, and immediately became furious.

"Hmph, Zhou Wu, you are just a minor governor of the South China Sea, yet you dare to be so arrogant. Today I will definitely take you down. If you dare to resist, be careful of the 50,000 guards of the capital."

Zhou Wu was stunned. The other party actually dared to bring up 50,000 troops to scare him. Zhou Wu himself was trying to recall what heinous crime he had committed.

"Zhou Wu, hurry up and come down and surrender!"

Seeing that Zhou Wu remained unmoved, the general continued to shout.

Do you have His Majesty's decree?

"No."

"An order from the Ministry of Justice?"

"nor."

After asking several people in succession, and receiving no response from each of them, Zhou Wu disembarked alone.