Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

"Five billion!"

"Three months!"

Dong Huang was shocked.

Niu Yaodi nodded and said, "I had heard my brother mention that Duan Yu sent people to smuggle salt from Hedong County, but I don't know where they went."

"If I hadn't heard about it today, I wouldn't have known it was so profitable."

"That's 500 million in three months."

Niu Yaodi looked at Dong Huang and said, "The position of one of the Three Dukes is now only worth one hundred million coins."

"If you had this money..."

The Three Dukes.

Dong Huang's eyes widened.

"But...but this money belongs to Duan Yu." Dong Huang's eyebrows immediately furrowed again.

"You..." Niu Yaodi stomped her feet in anger and said, "How can you be so dense?"

"How come it was Duan Yu who got it?"

“This salt was sold from your uncle. He is your uncle, and you are the eldest son of the Dong family.”

"Duan Yu is just an outsider."

"If he hadn't gone to Yi'er, would this money have ended up in Duan Yu's pocket?"

Dong Huang nodded with a frown.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Dong Huang asked Niu Yaodi. "Should Duan Yu and I go and ask for it?"

"Are you stupid?" Niu Yaodi looked at Dong Huang with exasperation: "You think they'll give it to you like that?"

Yes.

Dong Huang nodded. Could Duan Yu give him the money he had put in his pocket?

“If only I had married Yi’er back then, you wouldn’t be in such a difficult situation now.” Niu Yaodi said regretfully, “With just one word from me, my brother would definitely help you. He could buy you a county magistrate position, or even a prefecture position.”

"Hey......"

Dong Huang shook his head and sighed, saying, "What's the use of saying all this now?"

"If I don't ask Duan Yu for the money, am I supposed to go to my uncle?"

Niu Yaodi thought for a moment, pulled Dong Huang to sit down, and then shook her head and said, "Even if you go to find your uncle now, what good will it do?"

"Duan Yu is now Yi'er's husband."

"Besides, if Duan Yu finds out about this, won't he go after him?"

Dong Huang turned to Niu Yaodi and said impatiently, "This won't work, that won't work, so tell me what will work?"

"If you have a solution, just say so."

"way......"

“There’s definitely one, but I don’t know if you dare to…” Niu Yaodi lowered her voice and looked at Dong Huang.

“Why wouldn’t I dare!” Dong Huang shouted. “What is there that I wouldn’t dare to do?”

Five hundred million!

Five hundred million coins!

One hundred million coins could buy one a position among the Three Dukes in Luoyang.

Although they did not have the real power of the Three Dukes, they were still positions of the Three Dukes.

Take out a little money at random, and buy a prefecture or a noble title.

And this is only three months' worth of income.

What if it's one year? What if it's ten years?

With so much money, what couldn't he have?

Beautiful women, luxurious mansions, and a life of luxury.

By then, will he still need to stay in a remote place like Longxi?

With this money, you can do whatever you want.

Niu Yaodi's eyes flickered, then she lowered her voice and whispered in Dong Huang's ear.

As Niu Yaodi spoke, Dong Huang's eyes changed from initial shock to surprise, and then to panic.

After saying that, Niu Yaodi looked at Dong Huang, who looked panicked, and said, "Forget it, I knew you wouldn't dare."

"If you don't dare, then forget it."

"You should just stay here and wait patiently for Duan Yu to come back, then beg him for an official position before going back to your hometown to be treated like dirt."

"Also, the child in my belly is the continuation of your Dong family line. If you don't say so, I will naturally go to my grandmother to explain."

Dong Huang clenched his fists, looked at Niu Yaodi, and asked through gritted teeth, "You...you're really confident?"

Niu Yaodi nodded: "Of course."

“Alright, we’ll do it your way.” Dong Huang narrowed his eyes and said resolutely.

............

In a separate courtyard within the central courtyard of the prefect's residence.

Jia Xu, Jia Dong, and Liu Baitu, who had circled the front yard, did not leave but instead went together to a separate courtyard.

In the courtyard, Dong Yi, dressed in a white fox fur coat, sat on a folding chair, one hand supporting her lower abdomen.

His expression was very serious.

When the three of them arrived in the courtyard.

Dong Yi looked at the three of them and nodded: "Please sit down."

The three knelt side by side in front of Dong Yi.

After the three of them sat down, Dong Yi first got up from the folding chair, and then, with the help of a maid, bowed slightly to the three of them.

Jia Dong quickly stood up to return the greeting.

Jia Xu and Liu Baitu also stepped aside.

"The three of you," Dong Yi said softly, "you are all the people the Marquis trusts most. I am grateful for your hard work for my family."

"If you hadn't discovered it, I..."

As Dong Yi spoke, her brows furrowed.

Duan Yu had already told Dong Yi about Dong Huang and Niu Yaodi's adultery when he left Ji County.

Moreover, Duan Yu entrusted Dong Yi with the entire responsibility of deciding how to proceed.

After all, this is the Dong family's household.

Furthermore, Duan Yu instructed Liu Baitu to cooperate with Dong Yi in matters concerning Dong Huang and Niu Yaodi.

In other words, Dong Yi was fully aware of everything the two had done during this period.

As for why Dong Yi didn't ask Niu Yaodi to leave the front hall just now, that was also intentional.

Jia Dong is incredibly clever. Even his partner, the Zhen family, only knew the source of the Bingzhou snow salt and the white paper. How could he casually reveal such a thing to outsiders?

Therefore, Jia Dong deliberately avoided mentioning snow salt and white paper when speaking, only referring to them as salt and paper.

Paper is normal; it's sold in many places.

The same applies to salt, so Jia Dong understood and didn't mention snow salt, but only salt.

"Madam, after Niu Yaodi returned to the mansion, she went to see your brother. The specific matter she discussed was related to our hometown of Lintao, but we don't know exactly what she said. However, it is definitely related to Lord Jun."

"This is the content of their conversation."

Liu Baitu stood up and handed the codebook to Dong Yi.

Dong Yi didn't look at it because she couldn't understand it either.

The codebook of the Military Affairs Bureau does not directly record any Chinese characters. Instead, it uses a code invented by Duan Yu, which is the Chinese Pinyin.

Only the Military Intelligence Bureau can decipher the contents of this document.

Dong Yi nodded and said, "I understand."

"Send this matter to Lintao and hand it over to the lord."

"I will tell my father about this."

..........

a few days later.

Longxi Commandery, within Lintao County.

Duan Yu, Fan Jian, the governor of Longxi Commandery, the magistrate of Lintao County, and Duan Yu's father-in-law Dong Zhuo's elder brother were drinking and chatting at Dong's mansion.

A day has passed since Duan Yu arrived in Lintao County.

Upon learning of Duan Yu's arrival, Fan Jian, the prefect of Longxi Commandery, made a special trip from the commandery's capital, Didao.

Meanwhile, Bai Long, the old king of the Bai Ma Qiang tribe, and some leaders of the Qiang tribes in Longxi County were also heading towards Lintao.

While the banquet was in progress, Tie Shitou quietly came up behind Duan Yu and whispered a few words in his ear.

Duan Yu nodded after hearing this.