Chapter 249: A big family and a big business cannot make ends meet
The flowers on the temples are swaying with golden steps, and the hibiscus tent is a warm spring night.
The spring night is short and the sun is rising, from now on the king will not go to court early
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Three months have passed since the day we got married.
In the early morning, mist arises,
Xinglong City gradually recovered from its silence, the city gates were opened, and people began to come and go on the streets, and then there was a lot of traffic.
At this time, a short and fat middle-aged man with a dark face suddenly walked out of the second floor of Guangming Building in the center of Xinglong City.
He threw out a flying sword, and then the sword flew out, turning into a sword rainbow and flying towards the south of the city at high speed.
Not long after, the sword rainbow circled half a circle and quickly landed in front of the gate of a deep house.
"May the clan be safe."
Next to the gate of the house, a shrewd and capable young man saw Zhao Degang appearing. He immediately rushed forward and saluted respectfully.
"Xiao Liu, go in and report quickly. Just say that I have something to see your master." Zhao Degang looked solemn and waved his hand to order.
Zhao Wuliu looked embarrassed when he heard this. He pointed to the rising sun in the east and hesitated: "Forgive me, elder, but you see it's still early. If I disturb you now, I'm afraid... otherwise
Please go to Xilan Hall and sit there for a while."
When Zhao Degang heard this, his heart suddenly enlightened, and he immediately realized: "Hey, I was so busy that I almost forgot the rules set by the madam. Well, I will go to the Xilan Hall to have tea and rest for a while."
"Thank you for being considerate of the younger ones, please come in quickly."
With that said, Zhao Wuliu led Zhao Degang into the mansion diligently.
Zhao Sheng and Dong Miaozhen have been married for three months, based on the principle that the man should take charge of the outside and the woman should take charge of the house.
On the second day after the wedding, Zhao Sheng entrusted his wife with full authority over the financial and personnel affairs of the house.
After all, Dong Miaozhen was the eldest lady of the Eternal Family. In addition to the immeasurable dowry, she was accompanied by thousands of servants and maids.
And the number of messengers assigned to Zhao Sheng by the Zhao family is at least a thousand.
With the help of more than two thousand people, the Zhao family's huge industry was quickly supported, and the rules in the family were quickly established.
In just a few months, Dong Miaozhen not only managed the Zhao Mansion in an orderly manner, but everyone in the Zhao Mansion was also convinced and in awe of his wife.
It's interesting to say that there are many rules in the Zhao family, but there is one "hidden rule" that is more important than all the rules, and that is "Don't disturb the master's sound sleep!"
The true meaning of this sentence is understood by everyone who has experienced it, so there is no need to explain it again.
Three poles in the sun,
In Xilan Hall, Zhao Degang was sipping tea leisurely.
At this time, Zhao Sheng, who looked lazy, walked in from the door. As he walked in, he asked casually: "Master Gang, why are you so anxious to see me?"
"Qingyang, the Clan Elders Council has just reported a piece of important information. I felt that I should inform you as soon as possible, so I came to you immediately after the meeting."
Zhao Sheng had just sat down at the top, and when he heard this, he suddenly looked startled, "Why is it so urgent? Don't you know that the most important thing for me right now is to have a son?"
"There is no rush to give birth to a son. If I delay it for a few days, I believe my wife will not blame me." Zhao Degang said with a smile.
Zhao Sheng blurted out: "You don't know... Oh, why am I telling you this? You hurry up and get down to business."
Halfway through his words, he realized that he had made a mistake and quickly returned to the topic.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Degang secretly chuckled twice, then immediately returned to his serious expression, and said in a solemn but excited tone: "Your guess is correct. The family has received exact information, and there really is a large black iron mine in the area under the Ren family's jurisdiction."
Hearing this, Zhao Sheng laughed and said, "Haha! A lot of good things have been leaked from the hands of the Ren family recently. I guessed there was something fishy in it. Now it seems that the Ren family really wants to make a fortune in silence. It's a pity that this treasure
It's too big, and the Ren family can neither hide it nor protect it."
Jiuhuan Iron is the best among iron essences. It is very rare and is only produced in small quantities in large black iron mines.
The Ren family mentioned by the two of them is a new foundation-building family located near Xinglongyuan.
Just like the Zhao family opened up Langtaoshan eight hundred years ago, the Ren family also successfully occupied a golden spiritual line during the expansion war three hundred years ago, thus laying the foundation of the family in one fell swoop.
After Zhao Sheng finished speaking, he asked again: "What is the opinion of the elders of the clan? Should it be an exclusive monopoly or a percentage of the profits?"
Zhao Degang looked serious and said coldly: "The head of the family has decided to carve up the Ren family. The large black iron mine must be monopolized, and the rest will be left to others."
At this point, he immediately informed Zhao Sheng of the entire plan without Zhao Sheng's questioning.
It turned out that the Zhao family planned to hide behind them and only let the affiliated forces of the married Gong family and Sanshan Dao come forward to attack the Ren family.
"Have you found the 'Master of Suffering' yet?" Zhao Sheng asked.
"We just found it. The Ren family destroyed a small family named Zhou two hundred years ago. The descendants of this family are now in our hands."
"Which lineage did you choose?"
"A person named Renzimai Yanzi will move to the Ren family's territory along with two thousand secular relatives. He has nothing to do with us on the surface."
Zhao Sheng is not surprised by the family's shady operations.
If a family wants to continue to grow and develop, the more people and territory it has, the better.
It's just that in the world of immortal cultivation in Central Continent, any force must abide by the "rules" and cannot act arbitrarily.
So sometimes it is important to wear several layers of vests, and what is even more important is the word "justified".
"Since the clan elders' meeting has made arrangements, why are you in such a hurry to come to our door?" Zhao Sheng patted the chair case with a puzzled look on his face.
Zhao Degang suddenly screamed loudly: "My Thirteenth Master! It doesn't matter if you are extremely rich yourself. But don't forget that there are so many people in this lineage to support. The big guy's bag is hollow, and he is so poor!"
Zhao Sheng suddenly realized what he said and immediately slapped his forehead, feeling extremely annoyed.
He is a well-fed man and does not know that a hungry man is hungry. He almost forgets that most of the Zhao family's cultivators are very poor in money.
Speaking of which, it is also to blame that the Zhao family has developed too fast and its population has grown too much, resulting in a large increase in the number of people cultivating immortals.
When there are more immortal cultivators, no matter how much property the Zhao family has, it will not be enough to consume.
Moreover, the development of Xinglongyuan is also a bottomless pit. Building Xinglong City, turning swamps into land, repairing rivers, opening up spiritual fields, purchasing seeds of spiritual grains and elixirs, planting spiritual grains and elixirs...everything requires a large amount of spiritual stone resources.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Over the years, Xinglongyuan has devoured immeasurable resources of the Zhao family. Although a large amount of spiritual food and elixirs have been produced one after another, it is faced with the increasing accumulation of debts.
, this output is like a drop in the bucket.
Nowadays, the Zhao family, which is prospering on the surface, can be described in eight words: "The family is big and the business is big, but it is difficult to make ends meet."
Over the years, Zhao has accumulated more than 20 million spiritual stones loaned from the Lingshi Bank, and the annual interest payments alone amount to more than 3 million.
Never dare to default on a debt.
Lingshi Xing has ten major sects in Central Continent as guarantees, and the Zhao family will never dare to be an old man.
As the old saying goes, "Kill people and set fire to gold belts."
If the Zhao family wants to pay off its debts as soon as possible and develop at the same time, the fastest shortcut is undoubtedly for the big fish to eat the small fish and continue to annex other forces.
Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng already understood Zhao Degang's purpose, and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, this is all caused by the spirit stone. Since you are here, you must have an idea in mind. Tell me!"
"Qingyang, this is what I think. There are three foundation-building cultivators in the Ren family. If we want to carve up the Ren family as soon as possible, these three must be eliminated in advance, and in order to avoid leaks, we must try to eliminate the three at the same time.
We won’t touch the one who is in the late stage of foundation building. But we must try our best to snatch Ren Zidong who is in the middle stage of foundation building.”
The Xinglong Zhao family has nearly thirty foundation-building monks, plus two foundation-building monks from two affiliated families. It can be said that there are more people than meat.
However, killing the Ren family foundation-building monks is directly related to the final distribution of benefits.
The implication of Zhao Degang’s words is self-evident.
Originally, Shen Zimai and Zhao Sheng had a total of three elders from the Foundation Establishment clan, and together with the attached Zhao Degang, there were only four people.
There is no doubt about Zhao Sheng's status and strength in the family.
If he takes action, it will be difficult for other clan elders to compete with him.
Zhao Sheng did not hesitate and quickly agreed: "Okay, I will discuss it with the owner of the family in two days."
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Zhao Degang left happily.
Zhao Sheng returned to the bedroom and happened to see his beautiful and charming wife.
He was immediately ready to act, but it was not good to show off his sex in the daytime, so he immediately restrained his desire and became a gentleman.
Then, Zhao Sheng told Dong Miaozhen in detail about the family's plan to carve up the Ren family.
After listening to this, Dong Miaozhen showed no emotion on his face.
The world of immortality has been dominated by the weak since ancient times. The Dong family has been able to develop to this level because of its "justice" business in its early years.
She wouldn't take this little matter to heart at all.
For her, having a baby is the top priority right now!
After Zhao Sheng finished talking about the Ren family, Dong Miaozhen turned over with one hand and found a jade slip in his hand, and then handed it to her husband.
"This is the 'shared information' just sent from Weaving Network. Husband, please take a look at it!"
Zhao Sheng took the jade slip and asked casually: "Is there anything special to note in it?"
Dong Miaozhen shook his head and said: "That's not the case. It should be noted that only the big demon king Zhu Sanju recently slaughtered a Jindan family."
"...Zhenci Zhenci of Ziyang Zong failed to be promoted to Nascent Soul and fell to the heavenly tribulation on the spot..."
"...A sudden riot broke out in the black market of Dongtian City, causing heavy casualties and a large number of shops being looted. The initial verdict was that five Jindan cultivators from Beihan Continent were involved in the crime..."
"...The ghosts of the original zombies from the sky burial have been rioting one after another, and there are signs of a zombie wave... Note: The seals between the two realms have been inexplicably loosened, and the cause of the loosening is being investigated..."
"...the new generation of Taishang Induction Sect is traveling around southern Xinjiang. Along the way..."
"...The demon king Huandie escaped from the forbidden area of the Beast Control Sect again and is currently missing..."
After Zhao Sheng read the hundreds of pieces of information recorded in the jade slips, he immediately understood the major events that had happened in Zhongzhou in the past month.
The Weaving Net is indeed a heaven-reaching legal net that the Dong family spent thousands of years weaving, and the entire Central Continent is covered by it.
Seeing her husband take down the jade slip, Dong Miaozhen said again: "The mercury crystal marrow has been found, but the quantity is not much, only three taels. The seller only wants the Foundation Building Pill, which must be at least medium grade."
"It's not expensive, just give him one."
After saying that, Zhao Sheng took out a pill bottle from his storage bag and handed it to his wife.
"In three days, the mercury crystal marrow will definitely be delivered." Dong Miaozhen accepted the elixir bottle and said crisply.
Zhao Sheng nodded happily.
After many verifications in recent months, he knew very well how powerful the web weaving was.
Of course, Zhao Sheng also abided by the rules and never explored the secret of weaving the web after getting married.
"Husband, the family has sent someone to deliver Pileisuo. When will Patriarch Xuanjing come back to get it?"
Zhao Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said: "Great, I will immediately inform the ancestor that he will return to Xinglong City from the Ksitigarbha Sect immediately."
There are many secret techniques to avoid disasters in Central Continent, but Pileisuo is an extremely magical magic weapon to avoid disasters. Even the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, it can offset any sky thunder.
Now that Shanlong is about to be robbed, this Pileisuo is a life-saving treasure.
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Time is like water, flowing towards the future.
Three days later, Zhao Xuanjing secretly returned to Xinglong City.
Then one day half a year later, in a swamp northwest of Xinglongyuan, there was a sudden thunderstorm on a sunny day, and it lasted for half an hour.
Another month passed, and Xinglong City suddenly held a grand celebration.
In the same month, Dong Miaozhen suddenly missed his monthly letter, and then came the good news that the young lady was pregnant.
The Zhao family was full of joy, and the elders of the Zhao clan were also extremely happy.
At the same time, the plan to carve up the Ren family was proceeding smoothly step by step under the control of the clan elders.
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After ten months of pregnancy, the melon was ripe and the fetus was born smoothly. It was a boy, weighing nine pounds and eighty taels.
Zhao Sheng was overjoyed and named his eldest son Zhao Huaying.
At the full moon wine party, the two Jindan ancestors of the Zhao family unexpectedly appeared in the Zhao mansion, shocking the entire family on the spot.
On this day, Zhao Sheng assumed the position of Master of Shenzi Maimai, commanded the Xianwu Hall, and concurrently served as the Deputy Mountain Master of Longli Academy.
One year later, the time was ripe to carve up the Ren family.
One late night, Zhao Sheng changed his appearance and quietly flew away from Xinglong City.
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Half a month later, somewhere in an unknown valley, a fight came to an end.
boom!
The middle-grade spiritual weapon Roaring Tiger Spear turned into a bolt of black lightning, struck someone hard, and instantly exploded with sharp black light that spread to the whole body.
As soon as Ren Zidong showed excitement, his face suddenly froze.
Under his full blow, the mysterious enemy opposite, dressed all in black and wearing a Taotie mask, only took one step back, and only a layer of skin was broken on his abdomen where he was shot.
At this time, a hand suddenly grabbed the gun barrel, Ren Zidong's pupils shrank violently, and his consciousness exploded with all his strength, trying to make the Roaring Tiger Spear fly back.
However, no matter how he drove it, the roaring tiger gun burst out with large sharp black lights, but the hand was like a steel pliers, firmly grasping it.
In an instant, a layer of purple-gold spiritual fire suddenly spread from the palm to the Roaring Tiger Spear, drowning it in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Sheng looked at the pale Ren Zidong across from him with leisurely eyes, and the purple-gold spiritual power in his body surged into a large area of purple-gold spiritual fire.
Woo!
After a breath, a whine came from the Roaring Tiger Spear. Ren Zidong's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly completely lost his sense of his natal spiritual weapon.
Seeing this situation, Ren Zidong didn't even dare to say a harsh word, he turned around quickly and ran away madly into the distance.
"You can't escape!"
Behind the Taotie mask, Zhao Sheng smiled slightly and suddenly disappeared.
The next moment,
A bloody white arm suddenly broke out from Ren Zidong's abdomen.
At this time, you can clearly see that the skin on the palm that was cut by the black light is healing rapidly.