The Princess's Rejection: I Acquired the Entire Court of Scholars

After being jilted by the princess and disowned by his family, Shen Lang found himself at rock bottom, inheriting a debt-ridden shop worth a mere 80 taels of silver. The people of the capital city awaited his inevitable downfall, expecting him to starve to death. However, Shen Lang chose to spend his last 3 taels of silver on a crippled slave, who was shunned by everyone. The next day, this very same cripple tamed the ferocious horses of the Northern Rong, winning 300 warhorses and earning Shen Lang nearly 2000 taels of silver overnight. From then on, Shen Lang continued to acquire and nurture individuals who were deemed worthless by society, including a disfigured songstress, a mad craftsman, a failed scholar, and a fugitive soldier. He transformed them into renowned figures, celebrated throughout the land. Years later, officials and nobles from all over the country flocked to his doorstep, and foreign kings offered hefty sums to recruit his talents. It was only then that the princess, who had once rejected him for being uneducated and useless, realized her mistake – she had not rejected a wastrel, but a man capable of acquiring the greatest heroes in the land.