Shen's two manors are both located on the south side of Xishan Town facing the river.
Just before noon, the two manors burst into flames.
Chu Xisheng did not use his own gang, but forced all the people from the wealthy families to attack Shen's manor.
Everyone was well aware of his intentions.
This is a surrender letter. Once they get into a fight with the Shen family and see blood, they will form a hatred and there will be no turning back. From now on, they can only protect Xishan Hall with all their heart.
This Xishan Hall Master is young, but his thoughts are so insidious and vicious that he is so vicious that pus oozes from the soles of his feet.
They were full of reluctance, but Chu Xisheng used 700 gang members and 400 red robes to supervise the battle, with 1100 swords behind them, so they couldn't help but take action.
People in Shen's Manor couldn't believe it at first.
How dare Chu Xisheng be so bold as to attack the Shen family?
However, when the coalition of local tycoons commanded by Chu Xisheng invaded the two manors, they did not put up much resistance. They were all defeated in one blow, some of them were captured, and some of them fled to Xiushui County.
This time, three sixth-grade men and fifteen seventh-grade men of the Shen family died in Wenjiabao. The two manor houses no longer had a master to guard them, and were extremely empty, so they had no power to fight against Xishan Hall.
The commander-in-chief Shen Zhou himself has been missing, and no soldiers from the county have come.
This made many local tycoons feel relieved and gradually lost their fear.
Chu Xisheng burned down the Shen family's villa, but Shen Zhou didn't even dare to show his face. It can be seen from this that the strength of Xishan Town has changed.
Chu Xisheng secretly regretted that he actually wanted to force this person out of Xiushui City.
Lieutenant Shen was far more tolerant than he thought.
Another thing Chu Xisheng regretted was that he didn't gain much from these two manors.
There are only eight granaries here, with about 200,000 dan of grain, more than 2,000 taels of cash, various materials worth 10,000 taels, and weapons valued at 30,000 taels.
After all, the main residence of the Shen family is not in Xishan, this is only two of the seven manors owned by his family.
However, when Chu Xisheng returned to Xishan Town, there were teams of carriages delivering large amounts of gold, silver and rice to his Chu family mansion, causing mountains of gold, silver and grain to pile up inside.
All the wealthy and powerful families in the village did not dare to delay. Not only did they pay this year's taxes in full, but they also paid a penny of the 30% fine set by Chu Xi. They also each presented a generous gift as a tribute to Xishan Hall.
These convoys formed a long queue inside and outside the town, blocking the city gates on all sides and making it almost impenetrable.
The Chu family also ordered Li Shenshan's subordinates to hang all the prisoners of the Shen family, as well as a group of people who participated in the beating of his accounting clerk, on both sides of the street in front of the door, and whip them in public until they were bloody and miserable.
This made the coachmen, pedestrians, and wealthy people who came to pay homage to Chu Xisheng all tremble in their hearts and turn pale.
This Hall Master Chu's revenge was extremely cruel, and he simply trampled the Shen family's face into the mud.
It was not until the evening that the convoys inside and outside Xishan Town gradually dispersed.
At this time, Chu Xisheng held as much as 1.05 million taels of gold and silver, 890,000 shi of food, and the weapons, various materials, etc. he had captured, totaling about 300,000 taels.
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That night, Chu Xisheng delivered the spring tax of 500,000 shi and the head tax of 310,000 taels to the county government.
Then he paid back the 490,000 taels of magic silver he owed.
Chu Xisheng borrowed money according to the rule of nine departures and thirteen returns. He borrowed 380,000 taels, but actually got 340,000, and had to pay back more than 490,000.
He also cashed in part of the seized materials through Linhai Zhoujia and Lujia business names.
Those are materials that are relatively easy to get rid of, as well as weapons that Xishan Hall cannot use, and the value of them is about 190,000 taels of magic silver.
The rest was difficult to deal with, so Chu Xisheng could only pile it up in the warehouse and sell it slowly in the future.
There is also rice. Xiushui County had a bumper harvest at the end of last year. Only Taishan County in Dongzhou was affected by floods. The harvests in other counties were good, but all grains were not easy to sell.
Chu Xisheng could only ask Lu Pingyuan to build five granaries and store the rice first.
In the evening, Lu Pingyuan settled accounts between Chu Xisheng and the many altar masters of Xishan Hall.
Excluding all due debts, taxes, and compensation for the dead and injured, they received a total of 360,000 taels of silver.
Chu Xisheng directly took out half of the money and divided it among the brothers, and gave 10% of it to Zuo Qingyun's 400 red-robed martial arts cultivator, which made the whole hall burst into cheers.
Not only were the members of the Xishan Hall shouting out the hall master's benevolence and righteousness, but the red-robed martial arts cultivator under Zuo Qingyun was also overjoyed.
Although they got a small amount, the risk was also small. Just following Chu Xisheng around and walking around, they were able to get eighty or ninety taels of magic silver, which was an unexpected surprise.
Chu Xisheng took more than 40,000 taels of the remaining 140,000 taels, and kept the rest in the accounting room at the entrance of the hall.
This is not his personal asset, but the money in his cousin's possession, the assets of all his brothers.
Some people with dark hearts may take it all to themselves, but Chu Xisheng acted openly and generously, leaving the Yiying Gang speechless.
In addition, some supplies and food cannot be cashed in, so they are not included for the time being.
This is also an asset that Tangkou calls, which is piled in the warehouse and slowly sold.
There are also 300 magic weapon-level spears, 600 magic weapon-level long and short swords, 300 magic weapon-level shields, 300 magic weapon-level leather armor collars, 300 ten-stone longbows, and 300 military heavy crossbows.
, forty four-armed crossbows.
Chu Xisheng thought that in the future, the scale of Xishan Hall and the Iron Flag Gang would have to expand, so these things would not be sold, but hidden in the treasury.
In addition, 47 seventh-grade magical instruments and 115 eighth-grade magical instruments were seized.
Chu Xisheng took out all these magic weapons, judged them based on merit, and let the brothers in the gang choose.
Li Shenshan and Wei Yang were both overjoyed.
This time, they each received 12,000 taels of magic silver, and each also received three seventh-grade magic weapons suitable for themselves, which was a huge gain.
The key is that Chu Xisheng didn't ask them to pay back the money now. He still owed it first and paid it back slowly later.
The two of them are already planning to go to the ancient market to buy two secret move totems to maximize their fighting power and restore their old appearance.
Xiang Kui and Wang Zheng were also very happy.
They each received more than a thousand taels, and each took a seventh-grade magic weapon.
Although this was seriously inconsistent with their contribution, the two of them had already taken a wave of loot in advance.
Those seventh-level martial arts cultivators who died in the hands of these two people had their magic weapons hidden in Wenjia Fort. They can pick up an opportunity in the next few days to retrieve those things.
As undercover agents, the two of them already had support from their respective sects.
Every money you get from Xishan Hall is an extra gain, how can you not be happy?
Chu Xisheng also took out a magic weapon.
The name of this object is 'Green Thunder Hands', which is a pair of gloves. Although the rank is at the seventh level, the quality and power of this object are directly comparable to those of the sixth level.
The gloves are so light and thin that you can't even feel them on your hands, but their protective capabilities are very good. Not only can they protect Chu Xisheng's fingers from being hurt when he strikes the sword from the front, but they can also increase his shooting speed by 20%.
And provides a little thunder and wind power.
This is a custom-made magic weapon for the 'Electronic Finger' and 'Wind Chasing Knife', it is very powerful.
If it were taken out to be sold in the ancient market, this item could be sold for twenty thousand taels of magic silver. The price was on par with his Xunfeng Thunder Knife, and was more expensive than many lower-level sixth-grade magic weapons.
After the ritual artifact, there are 1,500 hectares of land belonging to the Wen family, the Yin family and the Shen family.
Although Chu Xisheng occupied the place in the name of confiscation.
However, he still had to go through a lot of trouble to get the land deed.
It is expected that the county government will also take action, and Chu Xisheng predicts that it will be good if he can get one-fifth.
Especially those fields of the Shen family, there is still a lot of competition.
Chu Xisheng actually doesn't care much about the land, and is too lazy to manage it.
But this is still an asset, and if you don’t take it, you won’t get it for free.
If you sell it in the future, it will be a huge sum of money.
This is truly his private property, and his brothers will not interfere with it.
After dividing the money and magical weapons, Chu Xisheng even held a banquet in his mansion to celebrate the success of his brothers in the gang.
Chu Xisheng took out all the wine stored in the cellar, called in all the chefs in the town, plundered all the livestock in the town, as well as the game sold by the hunters in the Western Mountains, and set up more than a hundred tables in the house.
The lights inside and outside the hall were bright, and more than a thousand people were drinking happily. Everyone looked excited, pushing cups and changing cups, drinking and drinking, and the scene was extremely lively.
Some of them who were more open-minded even sang and drank with their male duck voices, singing and laughing.
The noise spread far away and could be heard from miles away.
Chu Xisheng first walked around the more than 100 banquet tables and expressed condolences to all the brothers. Then he drank in the backyard with Zuo Qingyun and others who came over, as well as more than 20 altar masters and deputy altar masters.
He was still cheating as usual, using low-concentration rice wine soaked with water, and he only drank half of it, and poured the other half on his chest very generously.
However, that night, Chu Xisheng was still forced into unconsciousness.
Chu Yunyun looked at the drunken Chu Xisheng and felt helpless.
But when she looked towards the front yard, which was still brightly lit and noisy with people, the corners of her lips rose slightly, revealing a smile.
Although this guy is difficult to deal with when he is drunk, and although it is very risky to celebrate tonight, he may be attacked by the enemy at night and counterattack.
But when Chu Yunyun saw the 700 members of the Xishan Hall, they were really crushed into a ball by Chu Xisheng.
The joy after a big victory, the excitement after getting the money, and the friendship of drinking and eating meat together, exchanging cups and cups, can make these 700 gang members who have only been recruited for less than two months completely return to their hearts, and there will no longer be any barriers between them.
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This little guy is so young, but he has such skills——
If he were in the Northern Army, he would definitely be a famous general. He would be worthy of being a descendant of the military god who founded Daning.
At noon the next day, Chu Xisheng woke up in a daze and convened the altar leaders again for discussion. He learned a piece of news from Lu Pingyuan that could shock the entire Dongzhou.
At noon yesterday, Tie Kuangren personally led 200 large ships up the river and swept across the seven piers of the Seventeenth Chain Wharf. Finally, late at night, in the river near Xunyang County, he and the 230 ships of the Seventeenth Wharf
The ship encountered a head-on encounter.
The two sides fought at night on the river, and the battle continued until nearly early in the morning before the winner was decided.
The Seventeenth Chain Dock lost forty-seven ships and nearly 3,000 casualties. The leader of the Seventeenth Chain Dock, Ren Daoxing, even had half of his legs broken by the Iron Maniac and had to dive to escape.
This person practiced water-based martial arts and was proficient in water escape. Therefore, even though Tie Kuangren tried his best to pursue him, he was unable to keep him behind.
After this battle, not only were the three water docks of the Seventeenth Link Dock destroyed, but nearly a third of the docks in Xunyang County were captured by the Iron Banner Gang.
The Iron Flag Gang's water transportation business also had to expand three hundred miles upstream.
"It is expected that our Iron Banner Gang will develop three more outer halls and extend its influence to Xunyang County."
After Lu Pingyuan said this, his expression was full of admiration: "He is indeed the 'Iron-Blooded Pagoda' Iron Madman! It is said that in this battle, not only the Seventeenth Link Dock Gang was mobilized, but also the fleets of the Shen family and the Shangguan family joined in, and the Iron Banner
The gang is almost one against two.
Shangguan Shenhao and Lieutenant Shen Zhou had to go north overnight to participate in the battle in order to prevent their allies from being wiped out by the Iron Maniac. In the end, they were defeated by the Iron Maniac. Ren Daoxing broke a foot and it was said that he could not recover from it.
Even if a mechanical prosthetic leg is attached, the strength will be reduced by 10%.
It is rumored that the Tie brothers came from the Chongzhou Naval Camp in their early years. Many of the ship owners of the Iron Flag Gang were also the remnants of the former Chongzhou Naval Camp. This rumor should be true. During this battle, the Iron Flag Gang suffered very few casualties. It is said that there were less than one
Thousands, only seventeen ships were sunk. The water warfare capabilities they demonstrated were far superior to the seventeen chain docks."
Chu Xisheng was also impressed.
He only had small fights and fights in the countryside.
The big scene is over there with Iron Maniac.
A water battle involving 50,000 to 60,000 people would have been recorded in the history books of another world in ancient times.
However, the Jianghu gangs in this world are also extremely powerful. A local gang can mobilize tens of thousands of people. It is really a prosperous martial arts and full of martial virtues.
At this time, because of his hangover, his brain was in a state of turmoil and he was in constant pain.
Chu Xisheng could only try to cheer up and asked: "What happened in the county last night?"
He held a banquet to celebrate last night, but he was not without any precautions.
The spies under Lu Pingyuan have been paying attention to the movements of the county and the Xishan Guards. Chu Xisheng also specially assigned forty people from Xi Zi Tan and Luan Zi Tan to stay on night duty to guard all sides.
"There is a slight movement over there in the county." Lu Pingyuan looked solemn: "The Long family, the Shen family, and the Shangguan family's clan soldiers are all at arms length, preparing for battle all night long. However, it may be that their clan leader has not returned from his trip, so our side also
Alertness has been maintained and the three companies have taken no further action.
It is said that the fleets of these three companies also suffered heavy losses in the upper reaches, with more than 20 ships broken. After Shangguan Shenhao and Shen Zhou returned, they went into seclusion and entered meditation. The subordinates predict that these three companies will not make any moves in the short term.
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In other words, Chu Xisheng's territory in Xishan Town is stable.
Chu Xi nodded slightly: "The brothers on night duty worked hard yesterday. Each of them will be rewarded with another ten taels of magic silver. The two altar masters will each receive a hundred taels, and the deputy altar master will receive thirty. Tonight, we will provide them with a fine banquet."
After Lu Luanli heard this, the corners of his lips twitched.
She is a master with fifth-level combat power who is on duty at night, but she can only get a hundred taels of magic silver?
However, Chu Xisheng had privately promised last night that he would subsidize her with five thousand taels of magic silver from his own pocket.
Lu Luanli's resentment subsided a little when he thought of this money.
The two deputy altar masters under her command, Xiang Kui and Wang Zheng, also yawned tiredly and looked at each other helplessly.
Thirty taels of magic silver are not enough for them to take one pill.
Just for such a small amount of money, they worked hard all day long and all night long.
But this is the price of being an undercover agent. Two dignified martial arts cultivators at the lower level of the seventh rank, who are qualified to enter the top ranks of the Dongzhou Qingyun Ranking, are being used like cattle and horses to use the money of eighth-rank martial arts cultivators.
At this time, Chu Yunyun walked into the hall with a bowl of iced sour plum soup to relieve hangover.
Chu Xisheng was flattered and even more surprised. Could it be that Chu Yunyun did it herself?
This is incredible, it is simply a miracle in the world.
But just when Chu Xisheng reached out to pick it up, the wooden plate shattered with a click, and the bowl on it suddenly fell.
Chu Yunyun originally wanted to save her, but then she thought that she could not expose her true energy in front of everyone, so she could only watch the bowl fall.
Fortunately, Chu Xisheng not only reacted quickly, but also had quick hands. He caught the sour plum soup before it spilled.
He smiled and glanced at Chu Yunyun, who had a pretty face and was slightly embarrassed: "Thank you, but this bowl is quite expensive. It is a set of Yongding porcelain that Liu Dingtang spent a lot of money to buy. You can change it to a wooden bowl next time."
Chu Xisheng said while taking a sip of sour plum soup.
He felt relieved and thought that this was right.
The iced sour plum soup tastes good and is at the level of our own chef.
Chu Yunyun's face turned dark and she couldn't help but clenched her fists.
Chu Xisheng heard Chu Yunyun's little fist making a popping sound like a soybean, and realized that she was a little drifting.
His face froze, and then he pretended not to know and continued to ask Lu Pingyuan: "What's going on over there at the Orion in Xishan Mountain?"
"Not much response."
Lu Pingyuan looked calm: "When the news that Wenjia Fort was leveled yesterday spread, the Xishan hunters were agitated for a while, but judging from the words of the hunter leaders, although they were panicked, they had no intention of surrendering. Among them,
Some people are even planning to expel our family members from the mountains."
Chu Xisheng was slightly stunned, slightly surprised.
He originally thought that these six thousand hunters would surrender.
Chu Xisheng then burst out laughing: "How courageous!"
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became condensed.
The many altar masters and deputy altar masters present all looked solemn.
This chapter has been completed!