Chapter 695 Dividing the spoils
“Wow–“

Everyone exclaimed, either audibly or silently.

Pan Yun and Chen Wen walked into the treasure house together, and looked at the treasure house in the cave with their hands on their waists.

Miaozhen and the other two and the soldiers stood obediently outside the cave, but they couldn’t help but stand on tiptoe to look inside.

So much money——

Pan Yun felt sad but happy at the same time: “This is all the money of the people of the Ming Dynasty.”

Chen Wen nodded seriously: “It is appropriate to take it.”

The two did not let anyone else in, but instead walked around the treasure first.

The boxes were scattered all over the floor. When they were opened, there were all kinds of silks and satins, all in good condition.

The colors are very bright, and judging by the patterns, they should be popular in the past two years.

Perhaps there were too many things and the boxes were not big enough, so things like gold, silver, and porcelain were placed everywhere, while pearls, books, paintings, and silks were kept in the boxes.

In order to avoid being taken advantage of by the large number of people, the two of them opened every box.

Then they discovered that there were several boxes of spices in the treasure, and they were all quite precious.

Chen Wen opened a box with a snap and saw a lot of gems mixed together. He thought he was seeing things, so he closed it and opened it again.

Chen Wen looked at the exotic treasure and felt something was wrong: “Didn’t they say that the treasure was looted from the people?”

As Pan Yun counted the items, he said, “Are they not allowed to rob a few ships?

Moreover, maybe he bought it back with the money he robbed from the people of Ming Dynasty?”

Pan Yun snorted coldly and said, “This treasure house is the way out that the Kikuchi family left for themselves. They probably know that someone in Japan is watching them. After all, the pirate business is so big, but they have little say in the shogunate.”

Chen Wen thought for a moment, “I see. They are worried that their imperial court will borrow money for military expenses, so they hide the money in the sea.”

Chen Wen was stunned: “Aren’t they afraid that the imperial court will get angry and confiscate their property?”

“Even if the property is confiscated, they can’t get it,” Pan Yun said, “He can’t live a good life, and the court can’t get it for free. Isn’t that good?”

“It’s pretty good, it’s a bargain for us.” Chen Wen looked around and asked, “How do we divide it?”

“Half and half.”

“Okay, once we’ve divided it up, I’ll have them move it to the boat. Where do you want it to be unloaded? Have you found someone to pick you up?”

Pan Yun shook his head: “Tell them to retreat outside the cave, and we can take the things away. The rest belongs to you, as long as you don’t spread what you see.”

Chen Wen frowned when he heard this: “This is inconsistent with what we said at the beginning. If you can take the things away by yourself, and… you have such ability, you can just come and get it yourself. Why do you want to cooperate with me?”

“Because when I asked Captain Chen for cooperation, I didn’t have the ability to fly across the sea,” Pan Yun winked at him mischievously, “In fact, if it weren’t for the incident in Yushan County, I could also pretend that I didn’t have that ability and ask Captain Chen to deliver the things to me step by step, but isn’t time urgent?”

Captain Chen stared at Pan Yun, and after confirming that she was telling the truth, his expression softened a lot.

He felt a little guilty and frowned, saying, “In this case, I basically didn’t contribute, so I don’t deserve this half.”

He thought for a long time, and finally said reluctantly: “70% to 30%. You take 70% and I take 30%. If you still think I take too much, 20% to 80% is fine.”

Pan Yun smiled and said, “Captain Chen, you didn’t do nothing. If you hadn’t been patrolling frequently in the past six months to prevent the Japanese pirates from approaching, the Kikuchi family might have found this island long ago, and everything would have been gone when we arrived.”

Captain Chen breathed a sigh of relief, as he was afraid that Pan Jun would not acknowledge his contribution.

Although he did not say it explicitly over the past six months, he brought his troops here for inspections from time to time, and occasionally trained troops in this area. Several of his confidants had long known that there was a treasure in this area.

And the confidant has his own confidant…

Therefore, many people vaguely knew that they were guarding a treasure.

In the past six months, Wu Xiaoli often lacked things for them, and it was only because of the thought of treasure that the brothers did not cause trouble.

If he didn’t bring anything back, he wouldn’t be able to explain to his brothers.

He took 50% before and felt justified in doing so.

After all, not only did he patrol for half a year, he also had to send people and ships to transport the treasure back.

But now, Pan Jun can take the things away by himself, and he feels unworthy of taking another 50%.

Chen Wen urged her to make a decision quickly: “Should we give you 30% or 20%, Taoist Pan, please make a decision as soon as possible.”

Pan Yun shook his head and insisted on giving him 50%: “I, a disciple of Sanqing Mountain, will never break my promise. My senior sister and Captain Chen agreed that we would split the money 50-50 after the deal is done. If we agreed on 50-50, it means 50-50.

I don’t take less, and I won’t take more.”

Pan Xiaohei sneered in his heart: [Who was the one who wanted to sneak in and take it earlier? ]

Pan Yun said to it calmly, “Get lost!”

Chen Wen frowned, feeling very conflicted.

Pan Yun patted him on the shoulder and said, “Man, why are you so shy? I know what kind of person Captain Chen is. These treasures will either be used for the people or for the soldiers.

Whether it is the former or the latter, it is not for personal gain, I give it willingly.

If you don’t accept it, I will break my promise, which will destroy my Taoism. ” Chen Wen immediately responded when he heard it, “Okay, then I will accept this 50% treasure.”

Chen Wen said solemnly: “I accept this favor. If you need me in the future, Master Pan, just let me know.”

Pan Yun smiled and said, “I will definitely not be polite to Captain Chen.”

Chen Wen was eager to give her something in return. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before asking, “I heard from the soldier who came back to report that your nephew stayed in Japan this time?”

Pan Yun nodded and sighed, “Yes, I am also reluctant to leave, but for the sake of my family and country.”

Chen Wen nodded with admiration: “Sanqingshan’s righteousness!”

He said, “If the silver mine discovered by Japan is real, the maritime ban will probably be lifted, at least for Japan. I heard from the soldiers that Taoist Master Pan now has three ships. In the future, Master Nephew should be engaged in maritime trade, right?”

Pan Yun nodded: “Yes, I have this plan.”

“Please rest assured, Master Pan, if our nephew goes for sea trade, I guarantee that no pirates will dare to harass him in the East China Sea, not to mention the faraway places.” Chen Wen said, “I still have some face in this sea area, and most of the patrolling navy brothers give me face.”

Pan Yun’s eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists and said, “Captain Chen, I would like to thank you on behalf of Sanqing Mountain.”

Chen Wen laughed loudly, patted her arm with his big hand and said, “You and I are brother and sister, no need to thank me!”

Pan Yun also laughed.

Chen Wen asked the soldiers to retreat outside the cave, while Pan Yun waved to Miao Zhen and the other two and asked them to put their share of the treasure into the space.

Chen Wen watched the boxes disappear under their hands one by one, his eyes full of amazement: “If this were a war, you should be doing logistics and escorting food and grass. I wonder how much money, food and manpower you could save.”

Pan Yun was happy: “We are willing to do this job, but the officials in the court are worried.”

Chen Wen understood after a little thought, and smiled awkwardly at Pan Yun: “I absolutely believe in Taoist Pan. If I become a general, I will definitely ask Taoist Pan to escort the grain and grass.”

“Okay, I’ll take note of that,” Pan Yun said with a smile, “I’m waiting for Captain Chen to become a general and hire me as a grain officer.”

The treasures were placed separately in the spaces of three people, so that everyone could squeeze out some space for their own things.

Seeing that Pan Jun didn’t take action, Chen Wen couldn’t help but be curious: “Why didn’t Taoist Pan take it?”

Pan Yun smiled gently: “Give the children more opportunities to gain experience.”

Chen Wen was full of envy and admiration: “Sanqing Mountain is truly a sacred mountain. There are countless people in the world who would fight to the point of bloodshed for a few ounces of gold, but you can trust each other.”

The four of them looked confused: For money? For them? No, what was the purpose?

Pan Yun scratched her head. Although she always loved money, after all, money could really do a lot of things.
But betraying relatives and friends for money…why would it go to this extent?
In life, apart from food and drink, the rest of the money is spent just to seek peace of mind. If you betray your relatives and friends for this reason, isn’t that putting the cart before the horse?

Miaozhen and the other two were even less interested in money.

They have lived in Sanqing Mountain since they were young, and they don’t have to spend money on food and clothing. It was only in the past two years that Tao Yanbai learned how to save money on his own.

They have been taught since childhood that as long as they have the ability, money can come at any time.

So if the junior master likes to make money, they will follow suit and if the junior master likes to spend money, they will follow suit.

Rather than money, they prefer the feeling of accumulation and growth; money is something external to the body.

“Uncle Junior Master, everything is ready.”

Pan Jun came back to his senses and glanced around. He estimated that half of the gold and silver and a pile of copper coins on the ground had been collected into the space.

She nodded in satisfaction: “Captain Chen, the rest is yours.”

Captain Chen took a quick look and found that it was almost the same. He and Taoist Pan did not care about the details, so he left the treasure house and shouted to the soldiers guarding outside the cave: “Bring in the sacks, load the goods, and go home!”

The soldiers rushed in happily, took out sacks from their waists, shook them open, squatted down and started stuffing copper coins into them.

A squad leader slapped him on the head angrily and said, “Stupid, put the gold and silver first!”

“Oh.” The soldier obediently poured out the copper coins and turned around to fill them with gold and silver.

The captain hit him again: “Idiot, you’ve already filled it all, can’t you fill this one first? Pour the money out, this is taking away your wealth!”

Soldier: “Oh.”

He squatted down obediently and picked up the copper coins.

Sergeant: …Sometimes he also wants to report to the police.

Chen Wen, who was standing by with his hands on his waist and in charge of the overall situation, waved his hand and said nonchalantly: “Nothing, nothing, they will all be sent back to the barracks, and then they will be used to settle down for the brothers.”

The soldiers collected more vigorously.

Pan Yun and the others stood by with their arms folded and watched without intervening.

Once all the scattered items were put into sacks, the soldiers lifted the boxes and moved the items onto the ship in groups of four.

There were so many things that it took eighty people three trips to move everything.

The treasure house was looted so thoroughly that not even a rat would come.

(End of this chapter)