At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

After entering the city, every where I looked were soldiers in solemn armor, but there were far fewer civilians in ordinary clothes.

Li Yi explained: "The War God Pass is full of military families, and ordinary people have long been relocated."

Ren Hao suddenly realized that a battle could break out here at any time, and those who stayed here were former military dependents who stayed here because they did not want to leave.

This also provides some spies with an opportunity to take advantage of.

After all, it would be difficult for spies to sneak into a military camp.

Under the leadership of Li Yi, Ren Hao brought 5,000 compound crossbows to the temporary general's residence.

There are not many buildings in this city. Most of them are tents, and there are a few houses. Only the large courtyard in front of you is the most upscale.

When they arrived at the door, the six guards on both sides greeted Li Yi, obviously knowing him.

Ren Hao could only wait outside.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Xu Qing, dressed in military uniform, strode out from the corner of the courtyard with an excited look on his face.

"Brother Ren!" Xu Qing could hardly stop smiling, especially after hearing Li Yi say that Ren Hao had made him five thousand compound crossbows, he jumped up with joy.

Xu Qing walked forward, and under the astonished gazes of several guards, Xu Qing opened his arms and gave Ren Hao a big hug.

“Fuck…” Ren Hao replied with a wry smile.

"Brother Xu, in public, people who don't know would think you have an affair."

Hearing Ren Hao's words, the guards around him looked strange. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and it was very difficult to hold it in.

Xu Qing laughed: "Brother Ren, you are really a timely help. You have helped me a lot this time! I will report to the court and ask for a reward for you!"

Ren Hao spread his hands and said calmly: "Forget about the reward, I'm not here for the reward."

"Okay! I, Xu Qing, have made note of it!" Xu Qing nodded and reached out to hit Ren Hao on the chest.

"The compound crossbows are all on the donkey cart at the back." Ren Hao said.

Xu Qing took a look and then said, "Come here! Unload all the compound crossbows on the donkey cart for me, Li Yi! Arrange a place for these brothers to rest and eat later!"

"Brother Ren, follow me!" Xu Qing said.

Ren Hao nodded, turned around and arranged for Xu Hu to follow them to guard and tidy up, while he walked in side by side with Xu Qing.

Soon, they passed through the middle door and arrived at a hall.

In the middle of the hall there was a rough sand table showing the terrain conditions of the God of War Pass and its surrounding areas.

On the other side is a desk.

The two sat on the chairs and had tea served before Xu Qing said, "Brother Ren, thank you very much."

"I didn't expect that you not only made me a compound crossbow, but also made 5,000 of them. This is really a great help!"

Ren Hao waved his hand: "Actually, I didn't intend to do it for you."

"What do you mean?" Xu Qing was stunned.

"But since Yating said so, I will do it for you." Ren Hao said.

"Yating?" Xu Qing frowned, and then seemed to have thought of something, stood up suddenly, and stared at Ren Hao: "What did you do to my sister?"

"Well... nothing..." Ren Hao said in a few words.

"Okay, you! I knew my sister couldn't escape from your clutches!" Xu Qing said gritting his teeth, and even glared at Ren Hao.

"Are you mentally prepared?" Ren Hao glanced at Xu Qing. This guy came from a military background after all, so why did he seem to have more cunning ideas than those civil servants?

"Hehehe...brother-in-law..." A smile suddenly appeared on Xu Qing's face.

Ren Hao immediately became alert: "Stop! I haven't married your sister yet, don't shout!"

If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. Looking at Xu Qing's expression that says "I have something to do", you can tell he is up to no good.

"Hey, I know Yating's personality. If she doesn't like you, she will definitely not agree." Xu Qing said with a smile.

"So you will be my brother-in-law sooner or later."

Ren Hao had no choice but to keep silent and wait to see what Xu Qing would do.

Xu Qing licked his lips and said, "Your papermaking technique..."

"No! There's no room for negotiation! Not to mention my brother-in-law, even my biological brother is not worth talking to!" Ren Hao picked up the teacup and refused bluntly.

Papermaking is my greatest asset at the moment, how could I possibly give it to someone else!

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. I don't want your papermaking skills." Xu Qing explained quickly: "You know, the treasury is empty, and the court hasn't paid this year's military pay yet. My soldiers are almost starving. I was thinking if you could give me some paper at a low price, so I can take it to the capital and resell it to make some money for my Ares Army."

puff!

Ren Hao, who was drinking tea, spat out a mouthful of water.

"What? The court didn't pay the soldiers? What do the court officials do for a living?" Ren Hao was extremely stunned.

If it was because the money for disaster relief was not given, or it could be said that the treasury was empty and they could not care about the lives of these ordinary people, Ren Hao felt that all of these were understandable. After all, ordinary people were just tools in the eyes of those in power.

A few tens of thousands of deaths is no big deal.

But military pay is related to the court’s ruling issue. Once the border is breached, what awaits the ancient Han court is slaughter by foreign races!

Not to mention the court officials, even the emperor would have no chance of survival.

Are they all pigs?

Xu Qing said in distress: "There is no way. The treasury has no money. Those bastards only know how to fill their own pockets all day long. They don't care about our lives at all."

"A bunch of beasts!" At this point, Xu Qing couldn't help but curse.

"What about the emperor? The emperor doesn't care?" Ren Hao asked.

He had no impression of the emperor of ancient Han. After all, he was just an ordinary citizen from a remote village. He didn't even know the county magistrate's surname, so how could he know about the affairs of the court?

"Your Majesty lives in seclusion and rarely shows up. Even my father has only met Your Majesty twice." Xu Qing said.

Ren Hao was stunned again. How could there be such a way to be an emperor?

Living in seclusion? Why be an emperor? Just become a monk!

"There is no military pay, but you are still expected to fight for your lives. It's really..." Ren Hao shook his head repeatedly. Such an emperor is really stupid. Even a pig might be better than him!

"In fact, your majesty also has his own difficulties. The prime minister is very powerful in the court now, and even your majesty finds it difficult to compete with him." Xu Qing said.

Ren Hao curled his lips. The emperor was indeed an idiot!

"If that's the case, then why are you still selling paper? Can't I just give you the money directly?" Ren Hao rolled his eyes. Xu Qing had a good idea.

Moreover, he is not strong enough now, and he doesn't want to expand his business to the capital. If he is discovered, he will only die faster.

"If you are willing, that's fine. As long as the soldiers can have enough food, I can marry your sister!" Xu Qing said.

Ren Hao's face darkened: "You are so shameless!"

"What's the point of having a face! Save your life first!" Xu Qing said calmly.