Chapter 357 — Squandering the Family Fortune, Draining the Treasury
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
" Emperor Yanfeng sneered. "Grand Libationer Gu has always been a schemer.
How could he lack money? " "Lord Gu truly has no money.
" The Minister of Works smiled. "He spent his entire fortune to redeem the Chubao Sword.
I hear the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sage Cult brought the Chubao Sword to him and asked whether he wished to buy it back, and so Lord Gu was ruined. And this time Lord Gu helped survey the divine cannon, which is a merit of his, so he wished to draw his salary in advance. " Emperor Yanfeng said in astonishment, "Isn't the Chubao Sword with Superintendent Shen?
How did it fall into the hands of the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sage.
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pah, you have brought him up again!
I want your head!
It isn't my fortune that has been ruined, it is my whole kingdom.
Where is there money?
All of you come to me for money. Everything in my palace has been sold off, all but the dragon robe and the dragon throne! I truly have nothing left to sell! " The Minister of Works said with a placating smile, "Your Majesty, once the steppe and the snow plains are unified, money will not be lacking.
And Superintendent Shen has improved the foundries, building all manner of tower ships and machines to sell to the merchants, so that money flows into the treasury like water. . . " Emperor Yanfeng sighed. "His head and your head — note them both down for now.
Superintendent Shen has gone drinking with my precious daughter and who else? "