Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

In Qinglian Pavilion, the Grand Commander was teasing the baby in his arms with great interest, gently stroking the baby's face with his green jade fingers.

"Cheng Qian, does this name sound good? Do you like it?"

Thinking of Qiao Rui's confused expression when he left just now, the Grand Admiral burst out laughing. He must be puzzled at this moment why I keep interfering in his private affairs.

"hey-hey!"

"Your Highness, you have been helping him so hard, you might as well tell him directly to avoid his suspicion. If he becomes defensive, it will be bad." The plump and white Uncle Fu stood by.

"It doesn't matter. He is a smart man. My starting point is not important. What matters is that my advice is really useful to him!"

The Grand Commander had a look of being fully intelligent, his eyes were bright and sparkling.

"I heard that he has a friend in the Industry Department?" the Grand Commander suddenly asked again.

Uncle Fu didn't know why the Grand Commander asked this, but he immediately answered, "Yes, Yu Deshui, the director of the Industrial Department's Document Office, has a close relationship with him, as does Chen Nian, the newly promoted county magistrate. Whenever Qiao Rui returns to Longxing City, the three of them will get together."

"Well... the Secretary of the Industry Department has resigned due to old age, so let Yu Deshui take over. You go there in person and register the manor in Yulong Valley for sale." The Grand Commander said lightly.

"Imperial Dragon Valley?" Uncle Fu was shocked and said, "Your Highness, how can this be possible..."

His voice was sharp and high-pitched, full of disbelief.

"Wow!"

The baby in the Grand Commander's arms suddenly started crying, but was awakened by Uncle Fu's scream.

The Grand Commander hurriedly patted the swaddling clothes with his hands, coaxed the baby in his arms with soft words, and waved at Uncle Fu, impatiently saying: "Go and do your work!"

Uncle Fu knew that no one could change the Grand Commander's decision, so he sighed and left respectfully.

"Cheng Qian, be good, don't cry!"

The Grand Commander held the baby in his hands and rocked him gently, mumbling something that the baby couldn't understand at all.

"If I don't help your father, how can he become stronger as soon as possible?"

"Only when he becomes stronger can we recognize him!"

"Xiao Chengqian, you can't be without a father for too long."

"Those bad guys in the court actually want to interfere in your mother's marriage. It's so abominable. Let your father beat them up, okay?" The commander-in-chief kept muttering while teasing the baby, and his voice gradually became inaudible.

Three days after the battle of Lujiazhuang, the inventory of all the properties under Lu Batian's name was completed. Because of his huge contribution, Qiao Rui not only gained a large number of merit points, but also received a huge amount of silver money.

A total of 80,000 taels of gold, plus the 20,000 gold notes obtained from Lu Batian before, totaling 100,000 taels of gold, which can also be counted as one million taels of silver. In the past, that would be 500 million, a real tycoon.

"It's done, it's done!"

Coming out of Mr. Chen's coach shop dazed, Qiao Rui muttered to himself. Even though he had been through a lot in the past two years, he couldn't help but get excited at this moment. In his past and present lives, he had never seen so much money, let alone owning it.

"How can I spend it all? How can I spend it all in my lifetime? I can't have no money left in the future!

How about buying two weapons, one for stabbing people in the front and one for stabbing people in the back? Or how about buying two maids, one for eating and one for drinking?

Or, build a big house facing the sea and ride the waves?"

"Hey, house?" Qiao Rui suddenly remembered the governor's suggestion. He paused and woke up from his almost insane joy. He calmed himself down, turned around and turned into another street from the way home.

The Secretariat of the Industry Department is responsible for clerical work such as industry registration, transaction filing, etc. It does not have much power, but it is well-informed about the industry.

Yu Deshui, the director of the department, was very happy to see Qiao Rui coming to visit. He quickly stood up to entertain him. At the same time, a strange feeling flashed through his mind, "He is here as expected!"

Thinking of the nobleman's mention of Si Cheng's resignation, Old Yu couldn't help but feel excited, "This matter must be done. Anyway, that manor is top-notch, and Qiao Rui will not suffer any loss."

"Qiao Rui, how come you have time to come to my place?" Old Yu asked with a smile as he served Qiao Rui tea.

"Didn't I get some unexpected money in Lujiazhuang? So I was thinking of moving to a bigger house, after all, there are many people in my family!" Qiao Rui smiled.

Yesterday, the government listed several major crimes of Lu Batian and claimed that Lu Batian and his evil forces had been eliminated. Lujiazhuang was destroyed. The news spread like wildfire in the city. Some people applauded, some were shocked and regretful, and some were angry and resentful. Naturally, Lao Yu also knew about this.

"How big a house do you want? Do you have any special requirements?" asked Lao Yu.

"It has to be big, and not just one building. It would be best if it were a complex of connected buildings, like a manor, and there should be fertile land nearby." As he spoke, Qiao Rui explained that he was afraid of retaliation from the Beggars' Sect and Lu Batian's son Lu Yanqing, so he wanted to bring his grandfather and other clansmen over for protection, so he needed a safe and spacious residence.

"Is that so!" Old Yu pretended to be in deep thought, but secretly he couldn't help feeling happy. It was really easy to get it. No wonder that noble man asked me to recommend that place. It turned out that Qiao Rui really needed it!

"There are many fertile fields near Longxing City that can be traded, but building a new farm is time-consuming and laborious, and the terrain is usually open and flat, which is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Buying it is just a waste of money."

Old Yu frowned and muttered to himself as he analyzed for Qiao Rui.

"If we can build a place to settle down, it won't be a problem to spend some money!" Qiao Rui said indifferently. What Lao Yu was worried about could be solved by spending more money, and then there would be no need to worry about it. He is not short of money now, but time. He has to settle all his family members as soon as possible.

"Oh?" Old Yu's eyes lit up when he heard that. "If you don't care about money, there is a good place ready."

"A good place already?" Qiao Rui was a little curious. What a coincidence? But he believed in Lao Yu's professional vision. If Lao Yu said it was a good place, it must be good.

"Do you know Meiling?" asked Lao Yu.

"Of course I know that this mountain is located in the north of Longxing City. It is said that there are many strange people who seek the truth in the mountain. Is this the treasure land you are talking about?" Qiao Rui perked up and became interested.

"To be exact, it's the Yulong Valley at the foot of Meiling Mountain!"

"Yulong Valley?" Qiao Rui was surprised. He had never heard of this place.

"Yes, the Yulong Valley is located at the foot of Meiling Mountain. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is a great place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is a cold pond in the valley, called the Evil Dragon Pond. It is said that in ancient times there was an evil dragon that caused storms, hence the name. There was originally a Dragon Suppression Hall built beside the pond. Later, the peerless emperor Gengshi said that suppressing the dragon was too petty. If there really was an evil dragon, he would defeat it with all his strength. Suppressing the dragon was not as good as controlling the dragon, so he demolished the Dragon Suppression Hall and built another palace to incorporate the cold pond into it, named the Yulong Courtyard.

After the death of Emperor Gengshi, this place was closed and sealed, and it has only been put up for sale now, but the price is very high, and it is not something that ordinary people can covet. "

"The palace of that peerless master, Emperor Gengshi Gu Hongwu?"

Qiao Rui recalled the various deeds of the great sage that he had heard from Feng Feiyan, as well as the reverent look on Feng Feiyan's face when she mentioned Gu Hongwu.

I couldn't help but yearn for it, "How much is it for?"