Looking at the Zheng family manor, which had already been reduced to ruins, Fang Er felt a sense of reluctance. Damn it, the treasures in the entire treasure room, how much money would that be?
He walked carefully over the broken bricks and wood, finding the location of the rockery he remembered. It had been blown into a large pit.
Gold, silver, and copper coins were scattered everywhere.
The originally golden gold and silvery silver were blackened by the explosion, and some had even melted from the instantaneous high temperature of the explosion, turning into a black cake.
This is fucking bad, that old scoundrel was truly wicked. How many explosives were buried underneath to make it look like this? Fortunately, I ran fast earlier.
Zhu Zi followed Fang Er, and after looking at the giant pit, he said with lingering fear.
A pit over a hundred square meters, two to three meters deep.
Fang Er mobilized the strength of forty people and searched for a full two days before barely gathering the scattered treasures.
Over the two days, many Zheng family branches received the news and came looking. They were all intimidated by the power of the firearms and cannons. Moreover, with the main family wiped out, the various Zheng family branches were afraid that Fang Er would come looking for them, so gradually, no one came anymore.
Only a few ordinary people looked enviously at Fang Er leading people to search for treasures in the ruins.
But seeing those dark firearms and cannons, no one dared to come forward and rob them.
The Zheng family, who was usually high and mighty and could only be looked up to, was reduced to ruins overnight. No one dared to provoke Fang Er.
All the treasures that could be found added up to only over one hundred thousand taels of silver. The copper coins were not collected at all; the ropes that held them together were all blown apart and scattered everywhere.
How much wealth must have been buried underneath? These bastards! This is too much!
Zhao Hu said indignantly.
Alright, this is all there is. Pack up, and let's go home.
Fang Er was very calm.
The system's voice hadn't stopped for two days.
All the gold and silver within a foot of his feet had been converted into points by the system.
He had now accumulated over one hundred thousand points alone!
And this didn't include the copper coins, because the system actually disdained them, which made Fang Er a bit depressed.
To be able to find so much wealth after such a large-scale explosion, it had to be said that the wealth of these noble families was truly immense!
Over one hundred thousand taels of silver, while a lot, was not much when distributed among forty people. Each person only got a few hundred taels, and quite a bit of it was gold.
Taking the treasures with them, Fang Er led his men towards Chang'an.
At the ruins of the Zheng family, a large crowd of civilians swarmed in.
The copper coins that Fang Er disdained were, in their eyes, good things that could allow a family to live a comfortable life.
These people's treasure hunting continued for a full month. Many formerly poor families began to live better lives, buying houses and land, and entering a comfortable life.
At Fang Family Village, some playing children saw the sound of horseshoes approaching from a distance. Soon, they saw Fang Er and his guard appear at the village entrance and quickly ran back into the village to report.
Xiao Qing's wound had completely healed, but a not-so-beautiful scar remained. Since Fang Er had left, she had been restless these past few days, afraid that something might happen to Fang Er.
Hearing the sound of horseshoes outside the village, she quickly took Xiao Huan out. As soon as she stepped out, she saw Fang Er and Zhu Zi dismounting at the entrance.
Young Master!
Xiao Qing hurried forward.
What? Haven't seen me for a few days, do you miss your young master?
Fang Er handed his horse to Zhu Zi and walked forward, flicking Xiao Qing's nose with his index finger.
Young Master! There are so many people here! You're so naughty.
Xiao Qing blushed when she saw Fang Er being so affectionate in front of so many people.
Hahahaha, you're blushing. Alright, Zhu Zi, take the men to put the things in the warehouse, and then go into the city to buy some meat and vegetables. We're celebrating tonight!
After arranging Zhu Zi, Fang Er walked into the courtyard.
Xiao Qing and Xiao Huan followed closely behind him.
From departure to return, it took five or six days.
In this sweltering heat, five or six days without a bath, Fang Er felt like he was stinking.
He had servants bring him bathwater and took a bath.
Sitting in the courtyard, enjoying the massage from the maids and eating the mung bean ice brought by Xiao Qing, Fang Er felt that his efforts of the past few days were worth it.
In the evening, a banquet was set up in the courtyard of the Fang Residence. Hua Niang was also called back from Chang'an.
Chicken, duck, fish, and meat, all sorts of dishes, were continuously served.
The "Drunken Immortal Brew," which sold for six taels of silver a jar at the Wine Immortal Tower, was piled up like a small mountain in the corner of the courtyard.
Brothers! You've all worked hard these past few days. Come, the first cup is for you!
Fang Er stood up, raised his wine cup, and said to his team members.
Not hard, respect to the Young Master!
Zhao Hu took the lead, stood up, raised his wine cup, and said to everyone.
Respect to the Young Master!
The others also stood up together.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Everyone drank the wine in their cups.
Fang Er continued, This operation has been very fruitful. I have decided that each person will receive a reward of five taels of silver, and the wounded will each receive ten taels. You can collect the money from Zhu Zi tomorrow. For the crops in the fields, rent will be waived next year!
Thank you, Young Master!
Zhao Hu and the other team members were overjoyed upon hearing Fang Er's words.
Although they had obtained over one hundred thousand taels of silver from the Zheng Manor, not a single one of these farmhands turned greedy. They had handed over all the treasures distributed to each person on the return journey.
Hahahaha, I got slashed on the butt, and ten taels of silver is worth it!
A standing team member pointed to his butt and said.
Exactly, exactly, I was also chopped on the arm. Ten taels of silver is enough for me to get married.
Ten taels of silver! It's enough to buy good clothes for my parents, and my child can also eat meat.
A group of wounded soldiers were discussing what they could do with ten taels of silver.
The team members who only received five taels of silver looked at them with envy.
Some people were already thinking about how to get an injury next time.
If Fang Er knew, he might scold them.
While it was lively here, the news of the Zheng family's destruction overnight also reached Li Er's ears.
In the Eastern Palace, Li Er looked at the secret letter sent from below. Although he was delighted that the Zheng clan, one of the Five Great Clans and Seven Noble Houses, had been wiped out, he was very interested in the weapons mentioned in the secret letter that could kill from a hundred paces away and sounded like thunder.
Yuchi Jingde had already set off with his troops seven days ago. Although they had ambushed several small units and achieved some merits, they were met by an army of over one hundred thousand, which had now grown to two hundred thousand!
This made him somewhat worried.
Having just ascended the throne, he encountered such a situation. Was Heaven not on his side?
However, the two weapons, one large and one small, mentioned in the secret letter seemed to give him a glimmer of hope.