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Upon returning to the real world, Jiang Han took the two treasures given to him by Su Qianxue to an auction house. After that, he went to a specialized manufacturer to order a large quantity of Compressed Biscuits, Fire Axes, and Eight-Sided Han Swords. Finally, he sought out a merchant who specialized in crafting armor.
These armor merchants primarily focused on producing collectible armor. The armor plates they made were relatively thin, and they lacked dedicated lathes for manufacturing armor plates. Most of the time, they would only rent lathes from nearby factories when there was an urgent need to stamp out some plates.
When Jiang Han approached them, the armor merchant was taken aback. "Are you saying you need six thousand sets, with each plate being around three millimeters thick?" he asked again. "The armor we currently sell for regular soldiers costs about two thousand for materials and another two thousand for labor. That totals to a thirty-pound iron armor set, but the plate thickness is only 0.8 millimeters. Are you sure you want six thousand sets with three-millimeter thick plates?"
"I am sure," Jiang Han confirmed. "And I can pay in full right now with my card! You need to stamp out these plates, along with the necessary leather cords and padding, in the shortest time possible!"
Leaning back in his chair while savoring his tea, Jiang Han continued, "I don’t need you to make these items for me; just provide the materials!"
Each set of armor required leather cords to connect the various plates together into the desired configuration. Underneath these plates would be one to three layers of leather padding. The two thousand labor cost was solely for assembling the plates.
The armor merchant examined Jiang Han from head to toe and couldn't help but exclaim, "You are indeed a valued customer!"
"For six thousand sets using stamped parts and rented lathes," he calculated, "we could have them ready in about a day and a half. The leather cords will take about the same time! I can charge you one thousand per set. How does that sound? For six thousand sets, that totals six million, but I can give you a discount of one million. What do you think?" Lao Zhao, the armor merchant, looked at Jiang Han with eager anticipation.
Jiang Han immediately tossed out his bank card, signaling Lao Zhao that he could proceed with the transaction.
"Generous! You truly are our esteemed customer!" Lao Zhao exclaimed. "Over the years, we’ve only managed to sell about ten sets a year thanks to support from armor enthusiasts! With your order of six thousand sets, I guarantee we will complete it as quickly as possible while maintaining quality."
After confirming that one million had been transferred into his account, Lao Zhao quickly contacted Material Suppliers and Lathe Bosses to get things moving.
Seeing that there were still many items in the Material Supplier's workshop, Jiang Han thought about buying some to decorate his room and enhance his living space. He also purchased various items unique to this world—such as pillows, teas, drinks—and even prepared some games.
Although there was no internet in ancient times, he planned to download everything beforehand so he could enjoy them later. As for charging devices, he decided to buy two generators and a few barrels of gasoline to bring along.
That day was spent by Jiang Han procuring all sorts of goods within Great Zhou Capital!
Piao Xue Zhu and Yan Dong, upon seeing Su Qianxue arrive in person, quickly attended to her. After listening to the questions posed by Su Qianxue, both women grew concerned and mentioned that Jiang Han had gone to fetch something. Before the shopkeeper left, he had instructed them that he was going to retrieve items for a transaction with the Emperor. Moreover, he never disclosed where he was going.
Yan Dong reported this truthfully. Su Qianxue felt a deep sense of sorrow and murmured, "This dilemma can only be resolved by Jiang Han!" Before coming here, she had already sent someone to calculate the figures, but this problem required each number to be calculated one by one, and every new figure needed to incorporate all the previous data. Thus, it was impossible to rely on sheer manpower to tackle it.
Since Jiu Zhu's departure, she had instructed the palace guards to begin the calculations. By the time she left the palace, they had only reached the third month. She estimated that even now they might have only calculated up to the sixth month. As they continued, the numbers would grow larger, and she figured that by tonight at most they would have finished calculating for just the first year.
"Jiang Han! Where have you gone? I need to find you!" Su Qianxue whispered helplessly. After a moment, she looked up at Yan Dong and asked again, "Did Jiang Han leave any instructions on how to find him before he departed?"
"No," Yan Dong shook her head.
Then how long does Jiang Han usually take before returning? Su Qianxue asked anxiously.
Sometimes it could take two or three days; at other times, just half a day. The timing is unpredictable, Yan Dong replied.
Two or three days? If he really doesn't return until the third day, what will I do? Su Qianxue murmured in distress and ordered that throughout the capital and beyond, they should search for Jiang Han's whereabouts.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The female guard promptly went out to relay the message.
Sitting in the shop, Su Qianxue felt increasingly anxious. It wasn't long before she stood up again, pacing back and forth. Just as she sat down out of exhaustion, she felt compelled to rise again; sitting still was unbearable. She was as restless as an ant on a hot pan.
Meanwhile, the civil and military officials were preoccupied with thoughts of how to compensate for their losses. The older ministers believed they could only wait until Jiu Zhu returned to court in two days to negotiate a counteroffer; as for solving the problem itself, they held little hope.
Within Langya Wangfu, after Che Chengyun reported on the situation of Lin Qingyue's subordinates, he remarked, "Father, Jiu Zhu has raised this question; that Emperor will surely be unable to answer it!"
What if the Empress, along with those court officials, completely refuses to pay the compensation?
What should we do? We can unite the Xia Kingdom's army and invade the Great Zhou Dynasty!
The Langya Prince snorted coldly. Currently, the Xia Kingdom has two hundred thousand elite troops in the Great Zhou Dynasty, whose combat strength is equivalent to our three hundred thousand Wan Dajun. With the King's three hundred thousand troops added, it would be enough to annihilate both the Little Emperor and the Lingnan King!
This question was posed by my father for Jiu Zhu to ask, precisely to make Su Qianxue anxious!
As long as Su Qianxue cannot come up with an answer and is unwilling to pay the compensation, we will have our opportunity. If she is willing to pay, Jiu Zhu has already promised that half of it will go to the King!
Father is wise! Che Chengyun clasped his fists in salute, his face unable to hide his excitement.
The Langya Prince said leisurely, "Jiang Han, since you are unwilling to submit to me, Che Chengyun, find an opportunity to kill this person!"
But remember, do not expose my identity as part of the Langya Wangfu. This time, killing Jiang Han is different from wiping out the Tu Lin Family!
The Tu Lin Family's downfall will not provoke much discussion among the officials; they are merely rising stars who will need resources from others after their rise. Killing Jiang Han must not reveal our identity; being too arrogant might cut off Su Qianxue's hopes, and the King fears she might act out of desperation!
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