"I follow the rules and don't know these bandits at all." Dongfang Lian looked upright.
"Huh!" Murong Yi sneered, not believing Dongfang Lian's words at all.
In the past, Murong Yi believed that Dongfang Lian was a well-behaved little girl who never left the door but never stepped back... But now, this little bitch's hooves are hard to figure out and cannot be seen through, which is very scary.
…
Let’s talk about those two letters.
As soon as Dongfang Fengyuan received the letter, he almost fainted when he saw two bloody letters and a total of three million taels of extortion.
"Master, do you want to report it to the government? Let the government intervene?" Housekeeper Zhou Fuye also realized the seriousness of the problem.
"No."
Dongfang Fengyuan waved his hand. Having been an official for decades, he knew all about officialdom and how people's words can be feared.
With his official position, he can naturally send troops to exterminate those bandits. However, it takes a lot of effort and his wife and daughter are still in the hands of the bandits. It is really unpredictable what will happen. He does not want to take the entire leftist army.
Risking the reputation and status of the Prime Minister.
"Prepare the ransom..."
"But Master, three million taels..." Zhou Fuye cried sadly. The Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion definitely couldn't come up with this money.
Dongfang Fengyuan is also a scheming person, "Zheng Han also handed another letter to Lu'er just now. I think I know what Lian'er means. So I just prepare the ransom for my wife."
"We can't get even two million taels..."
"Madam has a small treasury. Call the woman who serves Madam."
"yes."
It's not that Dongfang Fengyuan didn't know that Murong Yi had other private money over the years. The reason why he didn't touch Murong Yi's treasury was that he wanted to maintain the clean image of Zuo Xiangfu.
The second is that the women in the backyard will have a treasury to some extent. Although Murong is suspected of using the public funds of the house for personal use, in the end she is still the mistress of this family.
As a man, sometimes he can't control too much. As long as the woman has no second thoughts and is still loyal to him, he will turn a blind eye.
…
Tianxiang Tower.
Long Qijin was hosting a banquet for a prince from outside Guan.
Outside the Pass, it belongs to the area outside the Canghuang Continent. It is an area composed of multiple ethnic groups. It has many countries with independent political powers, large and small. There are wars all year round. It is still a slave society, and the people's lives are relatively difficult.
Due to its geographical location, Huang State has commercial contacts with some areas outside the customs. Businessmen or tribal leaders from other countries often come to Huang City to socialize with the powerful, hoping to make the business between the two countries more prosperous and exchange some goods.
Prince Temulans comes from the Great River Country outside the customs.
The status of the River Kingdom outside the Pass is similar to that of the Phoenix Kingdom in the Canghuang Continent, and both are relatively strong.
Over the years, the commercial exchanges between the River Kingdom and the Phoenix Kingdom have been very frequent. Temulans and Long Qijin met a few years ago, and they have a good relationship.
Some industries under the name of the Seventh Prince's Mansion have cooperation with foreign countries, and Temulans also helped Long Qijin. At the same time, Long Qijin also sold some popular products to Temulans at a discount. The two parties have always cooperated happily and benefited from each other.
Make money. In this way, the relationship between the two people will become closer.
Besides, Temulans has military power in the River Country. For the future, Long Qijin must have a good relationship with this man. Maybe he can use external help when he needs it.