Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 77 I plan to go to Zhuangzi for inspection tomorrow
After hearing Su Wanyun's words, Lu Ming said, "I don't expect to make much money from this bra."

Su Wanyun was stunned. As expected, Lu Ming had no intention of making money from bras. He came up with this thing purely on a whim.

When Su Wanyun thought about the last time when she was helping Lu Ming detoxify her, and how Lu Ming's big hands were all over her, she felt a little dizzy...

This little rascal couldn't have measured it with his hands...

Lu Ming then continued, "Sister Yun, reopening the cloth shop is just to facilitate the production of clothes for Xiaoyao Palace in the future. Whether it makes money or not is not important."

"I have some more profitable ways."

Su Wanyun was a little surprised. Lu Ming had another way to make money?
What production method did the immortal in Lu Ming’s dream teach him?

Lu Ming continued, "I plan to manage the Xiaoyao Palace's farm. It would be a waste to leave such a large piece of land there."

The manor of Prince Xiaoyao's Palace is half the size of the capital city and has tens of thousands of people, but it can't even be self-sufficient and needs Prince Xiaoyao's Palace to pay money to keep the manor running.

It's definitely not going to work like this.

Su Wanyun said, "The guards at Xiaoyao Palace are currently too weak to protect the entire manor. If someone breaks in and wreaks havoc, I'm afraid the guards on the manor alone will be unable to resist."

This kind of thing has happened before. After the old King Xiaoyao passed away, someone broke into King Xiaoyao's farm, destroyed the properties of King Xiaoyao's mansion, and even destroyed the farmland of King Xiaoyao's mansion.

This is why King Xiaoyao's farm, as big as it is, is unable to be self-sufficient. If a piece of land as big as half of the capital city is used to grow crops, it will be enough to feed tens of thousands of people in the farm.

Every year, no matter what crops are planted in the farm, once they are about to mature, they will inevitably encounter various problems, such as fire, or all the crops will suddenly wither and die.

It was obvious that someone was targeting the Xiaoyao Palace. Su Wanyun also knew that someone was targeting the Xiaoyao Palace, but relying solely on the limited guard force of the Xiaoyao Palace, they had no way to stop it even though they knew that someone was targeting the Xiaoyao Palace.

Lu Ming said, "Sister Yun, if I remember correctly, the Xiaoyao Palace can have a maximum of 5,000 personal soldiers, so the Xiaoyao Palace can still continue to recruit personal soldiers, right?"

Hearing this, Su Wanyun was stunned. Her beautiful eyes stared at Lu Ming, "Are you planning to recruit personal soldiers?"

All the princes have their own armies. Although King Xiaoyao does not have a large fiefdom, he is qualified to recruit 5,000 private soldiers.

However, when the old King Xiaoyao was alive, these 5,000 private soldiers were never fully recruited, and the maximum number of people was only 2,000.

Of course, the old King Xiaoyao could directly mobilize the army of the Great Zhou, and he really didn't need so many personal soldiers.

Moreover, the old King Xiaoyao has always stayed in the capital, and his status is second only to Emperor Taizu. If he recruits 5,000 private soldiers, the emperor in the capital will probably be even more sleepless.

After the old King Xiaoyao passed away, the Xiaoyao Palace could not afford to support so many private soldiers, so it took the initiative to dismiss some of them. So far, there are only more than 500 personal guards left in the Xiaoyao Palace.

The five hundred guards were divided into two groups, with more than three hundred guarding Xiaoyao Palace, and the other two hundred or so people Lu Ming had sent to guard the manor some time ago.

Lu Ming then said, "Ever since my father passed away, I've been assassinated every now and then, and the Xiaoyao Palace's assets have been gradually eroded by those aristocratic families. Now that the palace has a new asset, these few personal guards are no longer able to protect the Xiaoyao Palace's assets."

Su Wanyun asked, "How many soldiers do you plan to recruit?"

Lu Ming thought for a moment, then said, "Let's just recruit 5,000 people."

Hearing this, Su Wanyun was stunned.

Su Wanyun warned, "Lu Ming, you are not an ordinary king. If you really recruit 5,000 soldiers, it will probably arouse the fear of the royal family."

As a king in the capital, he recruited 5,000 soldiers. What did he want to do? Was he trying to rebel?
If Emperor Zhou knew about this, he would definitely doubt Lu Ming's motives.

Lu Ming said calmly, "The royal family already wants me dead. Let them be afraid of me."

"Even if I don't expand my army, after Emperor Zhou finishes his retreat and discovers that I'm still alive, he'll probably find another excuse to attack me in order to reclaim the dragon energy."

Lu Ming has now embarked on the path of cultivation. With a certain ability to protect himself, he has become braver.

In order to protect himself and fear the suspicion of Emperor Zhou, he lived cautiously. As a result, he was assassinated every now and then, and finally he was poisoned every day and almost died.

In other words, no matter how he pretends, even if he is a waste, the royal family will not be at ease as long as he is not dead.

Since tolerance cannot guarantee survival, then just stop pretending.

Su Wanyun pondered for a moment and felt that what Lu Ming said made sense. For Emperor Zhou, he would only feel at ease if Lu Ming, the descendant of the immortal, died.

If Xiaoyao Palace wants to continue to exist, it must have a certain deterrent effect so that the royal family will not dare to take action against it. Su Wanyun then said, "Okay, I'll send someone to do it later."

Lu Ming said, "Sister Yun, I'll go and recruit soldiers myself."

Su Wanyun suddenly thought that Lu Ming seemed to have the ability to judge people like the old King Xiaoyao. With the old King Xiaoyao's ability to judge people, the soldiers recruited by Lu Ming would be stronger and more loyal. It would be more appropriate to let Lu Ming do this personally.

Then Su Wanyun said, "Okay, I understand."

Su Wanyun said, "I'll have someone reopen the cloth shop first. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"Okay, Sister Yun, go ahead and get busy."

As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, Su Wanyun turned around and left the inner courtyard.

As soon as Su Wanyun left, Lu Ming said to the maid beside him, "Call Commander Li."

The maid immediately went to the front yard and called Li Yunfan, who was training soldiers.

After Li Yunfan arrived at the courtyard, he bowed to Lu Ming and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Ming said, "No need to be polite."

Li Yunfan asked, "I wonder what the king wants from me?"

Lu Ming said, "I plan to go to Zhuangzi for an inspection tomorrow."

This……

Li Yunfan was stunned where he stood.

It has been many years since King Xiaoyao was assassinated and no one has visited his manor.

In the capital, King Xiaoyao is protected by dragon energy and does not need to be afraid of assassins.

But once he left the capital, the dragon energy protecting his body would be useless. If a strong man came to assassinate Lu Ming at that time, the personal guards of Xiaoyao Palace alone would not be able to stop him.

However, Li Yunfan quickly realized that King Xiaoyao was already an immortal now, and there was a master secretly protecting King Xiaoyao's mansion, so there was no need to worry about safety.

only……

What was King Xiaoyao doing at Zhuangzi at this time?
Just as Li Yunfan was distracted, Lu Ming continued, "Send someone to the manor to inform Deputy Commander Shi in advance that I'm planning to recruit personal soldiers. Tell him to tell the people in the manor that anyone willing to become my personal soldier can sign up tomorrow."

The manor of Prince Xiaoyao's palace belongs to the territory of Prince Xiaoyao, and the common people in the manor are also under the jurisdiction of Prince Xiaoyao. When Lu Ming wants to recruit personal guards, the first people he chooses are naturally the people in the manor.

Of course, there are only tens of thousands of people in that village, so it is certain that he cannot recruit less than 5,000 people. When the time comes, he will issue an announcement to recruit some soldiers outside the capital.

In this way, the number of soldiers he recruits from outside will not be too large, and it will not cause much response for the time being.

Li Yunfan asked curiously, "I wonder how many soldiers the king plans to recruit?"

It has been a long time since the Prince Xiaoyao's Palace recruited more soldiers. In the past, they would dismiss some soldiers every now and then. The money spent on supporting a warrior was more than the money spent on supporting ten servants in the palace. In the past, the Prince Xiaoyao's Palace had no money and could not afford to support so many soldiers.

Lu Ming said, "I intend to recruit 5,000 people."

……

Li Yunfan was a little slow to react when he heard Lu Ming's answer.

How many?

Five thousand people?
King Xiaoyao is not kidding, right?
He, a king of the capital, recruited 5,000 private soldiers? Although he did have the qualifications.

But if he really did that, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction in the court and even suspicion in the royal family.

Lu Ming knew what Li Yunfan was thinking. Before Li Yunfan could speak, Lu Ming said, "Just do it. Don't worry about other things."

(End of this chapter)