"As for throttling... there are a lot of micro-manipulations here, so I'll just do it for you."
Luo Jie took out the gold lord's token from his arms, threw it to "Taeko", and ordered: "Go, take my token, invite all the local squires and businessmen with reputation, and say
I invite them to dinner."
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That night.
The lord's mansion was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and the doors were filled with carriages and horses.
Speaking of which, this is the first time the acting lord has entertained guests since he took office. It is a great honor for anyone who receives the invitation.
Before the banquet started, these country gentry and wealthy merchants had already arrived by car with their families.
However, unlike attending other dinner parties, these people had a tacit understanding and did not bring any female relatives. There were no showy ladies in the past in the entire venue. They were afraid that there would be some unfounded scandal with the acting lord, which would annoy those in the imperial capital.
A female general was killed by her family.
They killed 400,000 aliens in the north without even batting an eyelid, but what about dozens of innocent souls from your country rich family?
There are no romantic wives, lonely widowers, or the companionship of boudoir ladies. The banquet is full of middle-aged uncles and is filled with a greasy atmosphere that makes people bald.
Luo Jie was too lazy to chat with these people with ulterior motives. He had been hiding in the bedroom on the second floor, enjoying the serious massage from "Taeko", and left the matter of greeting the guests to "Chelsea" who had been appointed as his personal secretary.
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Well, if the secretary has something to do, there's nothing wrong with it.
After all the guests had arrived, Luo Jie appeared in the banquet hall accompanied by "Taeko", smiling calmly as he accepted the flood of flattery.
"Let me tell you, don't you feel disgusted?" "Chelsea" leaned over and whispered, her delicately made-up face full of disgust.
She suddenly admired the leader. He must be so thick-skinned to be so flattering without changing his face.
"It's okay, but their praise is a bit superficial and they haven't yet explored my deeper connotations."
Luo Jie shook his head and sighed, quite regretful that he could not find his true friend anywhere in the world.
"Chelsea": "..."
I shouldn't have given you this chance to pretend...
Bang bang bang!
A crisp sound of applause came from Luo Jie's men, and the guests in the hall realized that the lord was about to speak, and hurriedly stopped to act like they were all listening.
"Thank you all for coming to my dinner despite your busy schedule. I don't like to talk nonsense, so let's get straight to the point. I plan to start a small industry of my own, but I think the shipbuilding cycle is too long, so I plan to acquire a few
I want all the boats, fishing boats and merchant ships."
All the squires looked at each other in confusion, wondering what kind of medicine the acting lord was selling in his gourd.
Seeing no one replying for a long time, a respectable villager hurriedly stood up to ease the atmosphere and said with a smile: "It is not a problem to give the lord a few ships, but life at sea is not as beautiful as imagined, whether it is typhoons, pirates, etc.
Or it is a dangerous species. If you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed, people will be killed and everything will be lost... Your lord controls the taxes of our entire Taidong Province, which is as much wealth as gold and silver, so why bother to work hard and suffer this yourself? "
Seeing that Mr. Youxiang was taking the lead, others quickly agreed, describing the risks of going overseas as the same as the Chinese stock market.
Very good. As expected, everyone here is talented and speaks well. To sum up, it is impossible to go to sea in one sentence. It is impossible in this life.
Luo Jie watched with a smile as these people poured out their bitterness in front of him. After they finished speaking, he continued: "I want to buy all the large and medium-sized fishing boats in your hands. I want ten merchant ships first and use the territory's tax revenue as collateral.
Installment payment, repayment over ten years... Well, that's it, you can now study how to allocate the quota for merchant ships."
The old man almost choked to death due to Luo Jie's unrestrained attitude. He seemed to want to argue, but suddenly remembered the terrible background of the acting lord, and started to shrink back in despair.
Anyway, his family's main property is in the land, so there is no reason to fight with the acting lord for the benefit of others.
But there is no shortage of people in this world who cannot see the situation clearly.
A handsome young man stood up from the crowd and asked in an unceremonious voice: "Sir Acting Lord, you are eager to steal everyone's jobs when you first arrive here. Don't you think this is inappropriate?
?”
"Huh? Who are you?"
Luo Jie really didn't mean to be sarcastic, he really couldn't remember these ordinary NPCs with no characteristics.
Fortunately, the capable secretary "Chelsea" reminded him in a low voice: "This is the eldest son of the Borchardt family. His father was originally the largest fishing tyrant in the local area. Later, he bribed the former prefect to clear his name and came ashore. Now he is the local fisherman."
The largest fish merchant. Most of the large fishing boats in Haidong City belong to the Borchardt family. It is rumored that his family also controls the entire fish market in Haiqing City through the little fishermen below."
Luo Jie suddenly realized, no wonder the eldest young master jumped out in a hurry, it turned out that he had robbed his family of his job.
Just when everyone present was sweating for this handsome young man, they suddenly discovered that instead of being angry, the acting lord actually patted him on the shoulder very kindly.
"You're right, maybe I was too hasty... How many people are there in your family? Are they all at home recently?"
The handsome young man was a little confused by the contrast between Luo Jie's before and after, and subconsciously replied: "Thirty-three people, all here..."
"Very good, the family just needs to be neat and tidy...Okay, don't pay attention to what I just said, and continue to enjoy the wine and food."
As he turned around, the smile on Luo Jie's face instantly turned cold.
"Taeko, tell Maillard that the Borchardt family will not leave any dogs or chickens tonight."
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The next day, a big event happened in Haiqing City.
The Borchardt family, the city's largest fishing merchant, died suddenly and mysteriously at home, and none of the thirty-three direct family members survived.
Immediately afterwards, the acting lord seized all the properties of the Borchardt family on the charge of "collaborating with the rebels." The once-prominent wealthy merchant family collapsed overnight.
Although this matter ended up as a vendetta between rebel factions, no one who attended last night's banquet was a fool. It was obvious that this was the work of the acting lord.
Recalling the sentence "A family must be neat and tidy", everyone who has seen this scene instantly felt shuddering.
They suddenly realized that they had made a huge mistake. How could the man who was favored by General Esdeath, who was known for his cruelty and bloodthirsty, be a harmless little sheep?
Second update, asking for votes... Yesterday's easter egg was a spoof, and Mi Douzi is such a cute little girl.