Chapter 260 Fighting with others is a lot of fun, but watching them fight is even better
Chapter 260: Fighting with others is endless fun, watching them fight is even better
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Chapter 260: Fighting with others is endless fun, watching them fight is even better
The Qin family's mansion.
Qin Wei was holding an invitation card, thoughtfully.
An invitation came from Liu Hua, the commander of the Shenwu Hou Army, inviting him, the head of the Qin family, to attend a banquet at the government office tonight to discuss matters concerning the garrison protection of Fushan City.
Qin Wei was a little confused about such an inexplicable invitation. He didn't know what the smart Liu Hua was going to do.
"What do you think this guy is trying to do?"
Qin Wei asked Zhao Gao next to him.
Zhao Gao also couldn't figure out Liu Hua's thoughts. In fact, Liu Hua's thoughts were too strange.
"It's probably not a good thing." He said.
The corners of Qin Wei's lips curled up slightly, "That's natural. This Lord Dutong is obviously not a kind person."
"Does the young master want to go?"
Qin Wei nodded and said: "Of course I want to go. This is my first time to appear outside. How can I miss such a good opportunity?"
Qin Wei doesn't care what Liu Hua's purpose is. He just wants to completely integrate himself here and let the wealthy families in Fushan City accept his existence.
"Xiao Shunzi, get ready."
Qin Wei ordered.
"Here!" Xiao Shunzi responded.
…
dusk.
The Fushan City Government Office was bustling with activity.
A large number of soldiers and servants were busy in the yamen. They decorated the palace with lights and colorful decorations, as if someone was holding a wedding.
As the sky became darker and darker, the wealthy families in the city arrived one after another.
For the wealthy families in Fushan City, Liu Hua's reputation is still very high.
Firstly, because Liu Hua was born in the Liu family in Kyoto, and secondly, because Liu Hua was in charge of the Shenwu Rear Army. With such a background, strength, and military power, the wealthy families in Fushan City naturally did not dare to despise him, and were even very afraid of him.
With the decline of the Qin family and the destruction of the Nan family, the remaining wealthy families in Fushan City are basically third-rate wealthy families. There are not even a strong Jizhao realm, only a few warriors of the third innate realm to support the scene.
Qin Wei also took a carriage to the government office. On the way, he observed the current Fushan City.
At this time, five days had passed since the Red Scarf bandits started their rebellion. There were still many burned ruins in the city, and the streets were full of poor people.
The life of these people was originally difficult, but Fushan City and Fushan Port were damaged again and became extremely depressed. The originally prosperous port was completely shut down, and it was difficult for the poor people to find a job.
Although some people stole or robbed some property when the red scarf thieves made trouble, they could not spend it even if they had money, because almost all shops in the city were closed, and even basic daily necessities were rarely sold.
Under such a situation, the ordinary people in the city are having an even more difficult time.
In the carriage, Qin Wei said to Xiao Shunzi beside him: "When we get back, let all the Qin family's shops open immediately."
The Qin family has many shops in the city, but the red scarf thieves caused trouble and the Qin family's shops were robbed, resulting in a lot of material losses. Without goods, the Qin family's shops will naturally not open.
But a wealthy family is a wealthy family. No matter how much they suffer, they still have some reserves. Although those reserves cannot change the entire Fushan City, they can at least provide some relief.
Xiao Shunzi responded and kept this in mind.
Afterwards, Qin Wei got off the carriage.
Looking at the government office decorated with lights and colorful decorations, the corners of Qin Wei's mouth twitched slightly.
In more than ten days, this will be his yamen. Now that someone is actually decorating the place and doing such inexplicable things, Qin Wei is somewhat dissatisfied.
Now, he has regarded the government office and the entire Fushan City as his own territory.
However, he did not say anything in the end, but followed a soldier of the Shenwu Hou Army into the government office.
When he arrived at the government office lobby, most of the wealthy families in Fushan City had already arrived.
It's just that Qin Wei was not familiar with these people and did not interact with them. He just sat in his place.
This banquet is a separate meal system, that is, each person has a small dining table.
The guest's position should be arranged by the strength of the family.
After the destruction of the Nan family, basically all the remaining dozen or so wealthy families in Fushan City came, and Qin Wei, the head of the Qin family, was at the back.
Location near the door.
This is normal. The Qin family has suffered a severe decline in the past ten years. It has transformed from a second-rate wealthy family to a third-rate wealthy family. When the red scarf thieves rebelled, the Qin family was the family that suffered the most serious losses except the Nan family. The innate talent in the family
The masters have basically lost all their money. If the Qin family didn't have some background, they might have fallen out of the ranks of the wealthy families.
Liu Huaneng invited the Qin family this time because he was interested in the Qin family's background.
His goal is money, and a wealthy family like the Qin family, which has no strength but a lot of money, is undoubtedly his best target.
Qin Wei sat quietly in his seat and didn't care about these trivial matters. He just wanted to see what the wealthy families in Fushan City were like, and also wanted to meet this smart Lord Dutong.
However, he was quiet, but other people in the hall looked at him and started talking.
"Is that the new head of the Qin family?"
"So young?"
"It seems that the Qin family is really going to decline."
"Yes, it is said that the Qin family suffered great losses this time. Almost all the masters in the clan were killed by the red scarf thieves!"
…
A group of people were talking in low voices, some with sympathy, some with disdain, and some with ill intentions.
Sympathy is false, ill-intention is true.
At this time, Qin Wei was like a child holding a gold ingot on the street. Everyone was coveting the gold ingot in his arms.
The more the Qin family declines, the more people and forces will covet the Qin family.
But no one knows that the Qin family at this time is no longer the Qin family before.
In their eyes, the fat sheep is a ferocious beast with hidden fangs.
While everyone was discussing, Liu Hua walked into the lobby wearing an exquisite brocade robe.
Everyone stood up one after another, bowed and said, "I have met Mr. Du Tong!"
Liu Hua looked at everyone with a smile, and the smile on his face looked particularly bright.
"I've met all the family heads!"
"Family heads, please take a seat!"
"Haha, it's really rude to invite you all rashly, I hope you can forgive me!"
Although Liu Hua has evil intentions, this guy's superficial skills are still very good.
After everyone sat down, he showed an approachable appearance and chatted with everyone, and the atmosphere in the lobby became lively for a while.
Passing cups and cups, the host and guest enjoy themselves.
Even Qin Wei couldn't help but admire how awesome this guy was.
However, the harmonious atmosphere only lasted for half an hour. After three rounds of drinking, Liu Hua finally showed his greedy fangs.
"Everyone, in order to prevent the red scarf thieves from coming to Fushan City again to cause trouble, I have decided to station eight thousand soldiers in Fushan City to guard the safety of Fushan City."
He said with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other and said, "Master Dutong understands the great righteousness. This is our blessing."
They were also afraid that the red scarf thieves would come to Fushan City again. Although the red scarf thieves would not attack them directly, they also lost a lot of money and goods due to the chaos in Fushan City, and even many shops were burned down by the rioters.
If there are soldiers from the Shenwu Hou Army stationed there, they will have an extra layer of security, and there is no reason why they would not be willing to do so.
But what Liu Hua said next made them feel as uncomfortable as eating shit.
"Haha, as long as you don't have any objections."
"Of course there is no problem in garrisoning the army, but moving out of the camp will cost a lot of money. So the military expenses still need support from all the family heads."
"My general doesn't want much, just one hundred thousand taels of silver per family."
"Haha, what do you family heads think?"
Liu Hua no longer had any intention of hiding anymore and said straightforwardly.
When everyone heard this, they were stunned.
None of them expected that Liu Hua would actually ask them for money.
For a moment, the lobby fell into dead silence, and everyone looked at Liu Hua strangely.
What does it mean?
Let us get the money?
Is this robbery?
Are you kidding me? You dare to rob us?
Everyone's eyes became unkind.
They are a wealthy family, not just a wealthy family, but the entire Fushan City wealthy family.
You, Liu Hua, are powerful. You are from the Liu family in Kyoto, and you have tens of thousands of troops at your disposal, but do you think we, the wealthy people of Fushan City, are easy to mess with?
A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake.
Do you really think that we are just fish to be slaughtered?
For a moment, everyone's expressions turned grim, and the atmosphere in the lobby became solemn, no longer as lively and harmonious as before.
Qin Wei looked at Liu Hua with interest.
This guy is really interesting, he actually wants to blackmail these wealthy families.
It is true that these wealthy families in Fushan City are all third-rate wealthy families, and their strength is far inferior to that of the Liu family in Kyoto. However, wealthy families are wealthy families. They have a lot of wealth, a large number of warriors, and control many industries.
If you ask them to do things, they may not be able to do many things, but if you ask them to do bad things, as long as they are willing, they can make you unable to do anything in Fukuyama City or even the entire Beihara Island.
Those who fail more than succeed are those who are talking about them.
Qin Wei didn't even know what Liu Hua was thinking, that he would come to blackmail these wealthy families.
"What's wrong? Do you want my soldiers to defend Fushan City on an empty stomach?" Liu Huapi said with a smile.
The fierce look in his eyes was undisguised.
Everyone in the hall looked gloomy, but they showed no sign of fear.
An old man wearing a green brocade robe stood up and said, "I have something to do at home, so I'll take my leave first!"
After that, he turned around and left without giving Liu Hua any chance to speak.
This old man is the head of the Lu family in Fushan City. The Lu family should be the most powerful wealthy family in Fushan City today.
In the past, with the Nan family here, it was not the Lu family's turn to take the lead, but now that the Nan family has been destroyed, the Lu family has become the leader of the wealthy families in Fushan City.
"Stop!" Liu Hua shouted sharply.
The head of the Lu family walked to the entrance of the lobby, stopped, looked back at Liu Hua, and said coldly: "What? Mr. Dutong still wants to keep me?"
Liu Hua and he had a pleasant conversation just now, but in the blink of an eye, the two of them looked at each other like mortal enemies.
"Old man, don't give me a toast or be punished with a drink!" Liu Hua said with a cold expression.
Obviously, he was also angry.
He thought that as long as he proposed, these guys would obediently give him the money, but he didn't expect that these guys would not give him any face.
In fact, it's not his fault. He comes from a wealthy family in Kyoto, so naturally he doesn't understand the mentality of the local wealthy families.
There are fundamental differences between the local wealthy families and the wealthy families in Kyoto.
The wealthy families in Kyoto relied on the court, and most of their children held official positions in the court. Their fights also revolved around official positions and power. Although they also had some properties, they valued their status and power in the court more.
But the local wealthy families valued the property in their hands. The Luofu Dynasty was in chaos. The local wealthy families were also one of the sources of the chaos. These guys were greedy and wanted to steal things from them more than they wanted to kill them.
Uncomfortable.
Li Hua did not understand the local wealthy families. He used the ideas of the Kyoto wealthy families to deal with the local wealthy families. This was simply asking for embarrassment.
The head of the Lu family smiled disdainfully, "Just use whatever means you have, Master Tutong. I will follow up."
After that, he left directly.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the hall also stood up and left.
Qin Wei glanced at Li Hua, who looked gloomy, and followed them.
This is how a lively banquet ended.
On the way back, Qin Wei was sitting in the carriage and was in a very good mood.
After watching a good show, his mood will naturally not be bad, and he is even more excited about the next good show.
The battle between Li Hua and Fushan City has just begun. Li Hua will definitely not be able to swallow this breath, and the wealthy families of Fushan City are not the characters that everyone can push for.
The fight between them will definitely become more and more interesting.
Fighting with others is endless fun, watching them fight is even better.
On the surface, the Qin family can be considered a member of a wealthy family, but Qin Wei doesn't see it that way.
He doesn't want to be a wealthy family, he wants the entire Luofu Dynasty.
But for the dynasty, the existence of such a wealthy family would do no harm at all.
There are also many powerful families in Dali, such as the former Situ family of Beiyuan City and the former Lu family of Nanmu City. Although they have lost their original status, they are still powerful family forces in Dali.
Another example is the Li family represented by Li Xun, and there are also some forces similar to the sect.
However, no matter how powerful they are, they must submit to the court and serve the court. Qin Wei will never allow them to influence the court.
But what about the Luofu Dynasty?
In front of the wealthy families, government offices in various places are just decorations, and officials in various places are nothing in front of the wealthy families.
In local affairs, the attitude of the wealthy family is more effective than the attitude of the government.
Once Qin Wei became the prefect of Fushan City, he would naturally stand on the opposite side of these wealthy families.
So the people Liu Hua hired today will do him no harm at all.
They fight first, and no matter who wins or loses, Qin Wei can reap the benefits.
After their fight was over, Qin Wei came on the stage again to fight with these powerful clans.
Thinking of this, the smile on Qin Wei's face became even brighter.
This feeling is really good, a bit exciting, and full of passion for fighting.
"Tsk, tsk, I haven't felt like this for a long time!"
Qin Wei murmured to himself.
Since he became the emperor, no one seems to dare to fight with him, or even say a rebuttal. This makes him lose a lot of fun.
Now that he has come to the Luofu Dynasty, he seems to have found the fun he had before.