1novels Chapter 259
Chapter 259
Since then, Beichen has called two people over every year.
In the main world, the time over there is relatively static, so no matter how long it takes here, it will be the next second over there. The disappearance of these people is actually not a big deal.
Another year has passed, and it has been 15 years since Beichen came here. Since this is the junction of two continents, and because there is only an oasis on Beichen's side in a radius of tens of miles, the caravans traveling between the two continents They will choose to seek supplies and rest on Beichen's side.
And Beichen is also willing to provide accommodation and supplies for these traders.
So, gradually, such a "Dragon Gate" inn appeared here in Wuyue Mountain.
Perhaps the business travelers here and there regard this place as a place to stay and transfer, which provides convenience for the business travelers. Therefore, the reputation of the inn on Beichen's side has also spread to the Tang Dynasty and to the ears of the current emperor.
In the Tang Palace, the emperor heard Beichen's good name. Although Beichen's Wuyue Mountain was not under his control to be precise, he still sent someone to present him with a reward. He has made outstanding contributions to our Datang caravan, and he deserves merit, and he will be rewarded with a special reward of ten thousand taels of gold as encouragement. I hope that Frontier Inn will not forget its original intention and make persistent efforts.”
Although this reward came down that night, it would take several months for everyone from the Tang Dynasty to rush to the border.
On Beichen's side, Lanruo Temple was where his family stayed, and the real inn was actually in the oasis at the foot of Wuyue Mountain. Usually, whoever got tired of practicing practice would visit the inn at the foot of the mountain.
The store only provides a small amount of rice and fish, and Beichen doesn't have enough meat and vegetables, so how can he provide them to traveling business travelers?
But just for this, the passing business travelers are grateful. In such an environment of barren mountains and wild mountains and windy and sandy sky outside, let alone a place to stay, it is thankful to be able to eat a mouthful of warm food. How dare you ask for too much?
And Xiaozhuo, also around Wuyue Mountain, found the seal that the Buddha had sealed Sun Monkey, which made him very happy.
Although more than 300 years have passed since this seal, but who is Little Claw, he is a monster who has realized the golden body of Buddha based on some Buddhist scriptures. He is born to cultivate Buddha, so after getting this seal, He was even more delighted. Before retreating, he promised Beichen that he would definitely comprehend the mystery of Wuzhi Mountain from it. Even if he couldn't, he could get a glimpse of the true meaning from it.
Beichen didn't care about Little Claw's decision. He could understand that every move was the best, and if he couldn't do it, he wouldn't lose money. Anyway, he would improve his cultivation base anyway, so it didn't matter.
Another four months have passed, and today is the store that Beichen visited. From a distance, Beichen saw a guard of honor coming from the direction of Datang, and the destination, if he guessed correctly, should be his place.
Seeing this, Beichen couldn't help but wonder, what is this pair of honor guards here for?
Not long after, when the guard of honor arrived at Beichen's inn, a leading official walked up to Beichen with an imperial decree and said, "The imperial decree has arrived!"
However, Bei Chen was still sitting in front of the bar, watching him coldly what he wanted to do!
And the official was obviously a little stunned. He saw that he had already brought out the imperial edict. Why didn't the person in front of him kneel down to receive the edict?
So, he shouted again: "The imperial decree has arrived!"
However, Beichen still ignored him, and said, "Why are you so loud? Labor and management have heard it. When the imperial decree arrives, the imperial edict has arrived. When it arrives, you can just read it. You must know that this place is outside the Great Wall, and it does not belong to your Tang Dynasty. Stop trying to force me!"
Hearing this, the official from the Ministry of Rites realized that this is not the land of the Tang Dynasty, so he said awkwardly: "Well, since this is the case, then I will read the imperial decree."
After finishing speaking, he opened the imperial decree and said: "Follow the heavens, the emperor's edict said: I heard that there are righteous people on the border who have provided me with a place to stay in the Datang business travel. I have won my heart, and for those who have meritorious service, Datang will not make people feel cold, so I will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold. I hope the shopkeeper will not forget the original intention and continue to maintain it. I appreciate this..."
After the official of the Ministry of Rites finished reading the imperial decree, he stretched out the imperial decree made of gold thread mixed with silk to Beichen, signaling Beichen to accept the decree.
Seeing this, Bei Chen said, "I didn't open this store to serve you Datang completely. I also provide help to the countries on Beiju Luzhou. According to what you said, the countries on Beiju Luzhou Do you have to give me an imperial decree? Don't mess with these things, you can take them back."
However, the official looked embarrassed and said: "My lord, don't embarrass me. I am just a small official of the Ministry of Rites. I have to send you the reward from His Majesty. If Your Majesty knows that you gave this gold to me If I return it, then I will definitely lose my head when I go back, my lord..."
Seeing this, Beichen said, "Let's put it down there, you can go if there is nothing else."
Seeing this, the official quickly put the imperial decree on the bar counter, and then directed the strong men to carry ten boxes of gold into the store, shouting at each other, and they left in a hurry.
In fact, there is no such thing as a reward of ten thousand taels of gold in ancient times, and even gold is not necessarily it. This is just an exaggeration. , then it is definitely a golden ten thousand taels!
Beichen shook his head and looked at the ten boxes of gold in the lobby. Ten boxes of gold, each box contained about one hundred catties of gold, and there was a total of one thousand catties of gold, exactly equal to ten thousand taels of gold.
At the beginning, Beichen provided free accommodation and food for these traveling merchants, not for making money, but for earning merit. Except for the money when resupplying, everything else is free. For 13 years, Beichen and his group have also made money. It has reached tens of thousands of merits.
The rice is grown by himself, and the fish is fished from the river. Beichen does these things without any cost, and he can still earn merits. Why not do it?
But he never expected that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was so clear about rewards and punishments. Now that Beichen accepted the gold ten thousand taels, the merits he would earn in the future would be even less.
Thinking of this, Beichen shook his head again, waved away the ten boxes of gold, and threw them into the warehouse again.
This gold is no different from dung to Beichen, and it is useless at all. Except in the main world, the large amount of wealth that Beichen carries with him is enough. Beichen really doesn't like this gold...
However, at night, when Beichen returned to Lanruo Temple, a large group of people slipped into Beichen's small shop. They were all masked in black and dressed as assassins, but they were extremely light. After pushing open the door, they quickly looked around, and when they found no one, they immediately scattered and started looking for something.
When they saw the imperial decree randomly placed on the bar, a man in black wanted to take it away, but was stopped by someone, saying: "Are you stupid? It's an imperial decree, you first take our Are you exposed?"
Hearing the words, the man thought about it, so he went to look for it again.
Not long after, when one person found the ten boxes of gold in the warehouse, the group of people looked at each other with a smile and said: "The officials of the Ministry of Rites really didn't lie to us, they all moved away for me, and we got rich!"
This group of people are from the border city of the Tang Dynasty, and they are familiar with the officials who came to deliver the imperial decree and rewards today. After the officials of the Ministry of Rites delivered the rewards, although they didn't say anything, they were actually not happy with Beichen's attitude, so , He immediately told the boss of this group of people, telling them that the emperor rewarded the shopkeeper of the Oasis Inn with ten thousand taels of gold.
Therefore, this kind of thing happened!
However, when they left with the gold, what they didn't know was that they had been discovered by Beichen since they entered the inn. Beichen itself doesn't like it, and after taking it, the merits he will get will decrease in the future. Now that someone has taken it away, it's best.
The most important thing is that Beichen smelled the official of the Ministry of Rites from them. This is what Beichen values most. Your reward came down, but it was taken away by you, which means I didn't take it... …Perfect!
Beichen even wanted to thank him in person!