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earn in thirty years.
Even the provincial governor could only earn fifty gold in that time.
“Your Highness.
Are you not afraid that I would run away with the money?”

“These?” Liu Mang pointed at the money and asked.

When Chen Shen nodded, Liu Mang showed an expression that he truly did not care about the thirty gold.
From that point on, Chen Shen would truly become one of Liu Mang’s henchmen.
Chen Shen realized his short sightedness and changed from a man that strives only to survive to a man with ambition.

“Go, it is already getting late.
There are other things I will need you to do once you have finished.” Liu Mang said to Chen Shen.

“Yes, yes.” Chen Shen nodded as he spoke incoherently.
As thirty gold was a lot, he took two people with him as well.

“Uncle Chen.
Your nephew is quite good.” Liu Mang laughed.

“Your Highness overpraises!”

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“Wow! Boss! You have become rich! Which noble did you meet? Or did Uncle Chen give you money because he know that he can’t take money with him after his death?” One of Chen Shen’s men asked.
While Chen Shen had over a hundred lackeys, he only had a few followers1.

“Pangzi! Don’t simply touch this!” Chen Shen scolded when he saw one fat hooligan try and touch it.

“Boss! There is enough here for us to gamble for half a year! I can also get a woman!” Jin Pangzi salivate.

“Hmph! How shallow!” Chen Shen snorted coldly in reply.

“Shallow? Don’t say that boss.
We just don’t think money is important.”

“So you are trying to prove me right?” Chen Shen spoke impolitely to his men.
However, he had hundreds of lackeys so he still had the prestige.
“Let me tell you.
This money is just a drop in the ocean.
Your boss here is about to help you make a lot of money.
If you succeed in this, there would be endless glory and wealth!” Chen Shen explained to his men.
Even several hundred gold was far from endless wealth.
On top of that, they were all lower than even the common citizens.
All they could do was bully the weak and they have never met the more influential groups of the world.

“Boss.
Who did you meet with?” Some people wondered.
They wanted to know who was so generous to immediately give away thirty gold.

“That is a secret.” Chen Shen tried to be mysterious.

“Even if the boss doesn’t say, we already know! It has to be Lord Kuai!” Someone else declared.
As Chen Shen’s uncle worked for Kuai Liang, Chen Shen occasionally went to his uncle for help.
They have also seen Chen Shen going to Kuai Liang’s place.

Chen Shen also did not bother correcting them as Liu Mang already said that he could not expose his identity.
If Chen Shen were to expose Liu Mang’s identity, rather than be rewarded, he would suffer the consequences.

“Brothers.
You all have a share to this money!” Chen Shen said to his subordinates.

“Ooh! Boss is formidable!” The others cheered.
They said money was not important but it was simply them hating the rich.
They would not give up the chance to be rich.

“Boss! I knew you are the best!” Jin Pangzi cheered and reached out for the money.
There were hundreds of them so each person could have a few thousand coins.

“Pangzi! Your hands are definitely the fastest!” Chen Shen slapped his subordinate on the back of his head.
It was definitely an action inherited from his uncle.
It was even possible that Chen Shen has already surpassed his uncle in this respect.

“Let me tell you first.
None of you are to take this money away!” Chen Shen warned.

“Boss! If we don’t take it away, how can you say we have a share?” Jin Pangzi complained as he continued to stare at the money grudgingly.
It was one thing if the money was not there but it felt horrible to be able to see it yet unable to reach it.

“This money is for you to buy clothes!”

“Buy clothes? I already have clothes at home.
There is no need to trouble Boss!” Jin Pangzi said as he tried to reach out for the money again, only to be slapped again.

“This money is to buy silk clothing that only nobles would wear! Don’t say your Boss never takes care of you!” Chen Shen replied.

“We are going to wear silk clothes and become like those high class people?” The others asked and discussed with each other in amazement.
They were talking about clothes exclusive to nobles.

“Boss are you talking about the kind of clothes you are wearing?” One person, named Er Danzi asked as Chen Shen’s clothes was also made of silk.

“Yes, but no!” Chen Shen laughed and shook his head.

“Boss! What do you mean?” Er Danzi asked.
He was someone who had strength but was not good with his head.2

“My clothes is made from silk but it is not the type I want you to buy.” Chen Shen explained.

“Ah, we cannot wear nice clothes like Boss’s.” The others groaned in disappointment.

“My clothes here is not good! You need to buy the one with the best quality!” Chen Shen shouted.

“Boss.
Is this gold really to buy us clothes? Isn’t it too much?” Jin Pangzi frowned.
He initially thought that Chen Shen was joking around but when they had pointed out that Chen Shen’s silk clothes had holes in it a long time ago, Chen Shen became extremely angry.
For this Chen Shen to ask them to buy better clothes than his meant that Chen Shen was not joking.

“If I do not buy clothes for you then who would I buy it for? I can’t wear that many clothes!” Chen Shen replied in a bad mood.

“Boss! Silk clothes is too expensive! It is too much of a waste for hooligans like us to wear it! It is better not to buy it!” Jin Pangzi replied awkwardly.

“Are you afraid?” Chen Shen asked.
They were all originally people who wore coarse clothing all day.
It was to the extent that they felt reluctant to wear new clothes.
It was too big a step for them to suddenly upgrade to silk clothes.

“Pangzi! Even if this money belongs to your father, he would not buy you clothes when he sees your terrified look! You would look terrible in everything! On the other hand, the nobles bestowed this money to us for the purpose of buying clothes so that we can serve them! If you don’t wear proper clothes, I will make you suffer the consequences!” Chen Shen understood that these hooligans all lived tough life.
That was why they were reluctant to wear new clothes.
Chen Shen was willing to bet that if he did not threaten them, these people would definitely just keep the money as household expenses or they would buy the clothes but never wear it.
They may be hooligans but they were not orphans.

That was why Chen Shen made it clear that they had to buy silk clothes and wear it to work for the nobles.

Jin Pangzi took a deep breath after hearing Chen Shen’s explanation.
He then cupped his fist and shouted.
“Boss! I understand!” Jin Pangzi did not live alone.
He had a family to worry about.
If he had silk, he would definitely give it to his family first and then sell the rest for money.
It has been half a month since his family had meat.

“Alright.
Let’s go and buy clothes with this money.” Chen Shen said as he patted Jin Pangzi on the shoulder.
Chen Shen understood Jing Pangzi and planned to buy food for his men with any leftover money.

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Think of it like “more loyal” people or “inner circle”.
Does not necessarily mean they are friends. As a person who would not understand what “Yes but no” means on a normal basis, I feel insulted.