"Boss, I actually have a lot of seeds stored here. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could find a few hundred acres of land to plant wheat outside and these flowers inside?"
One person said in a deep voice.
"Well! You really have some skills. If we can grow these things, wouldn't this business become our only one?"
A man with a scar on his face said with a sneer.
"Hehe! I asked someone to get these seeds from Kaifeng Fucheng earlier. Counting the season, I can plant them again now!"
"Boss, how about I arrange for someone to plant it now?"
The man said with a smile.
"Yes! This is done in a secretive manner. When buying land, buy it on a small side so that it is easier to plant."
The scar-faced man said with a smile.
In the capital, Li Guozhen came out of the prince's residence and returned to his own residence. A big job fell on him. If nothing else, officials would come to visit soon.
Not long after, several officials entered Li Guozhen's mansion through the back door, carrying valuable gifts in their hands.
"Hehe! Mr. Li, this is our gift to honor you, you must accept it!"
One person said with a mean smile.
Li Guozhen glanced at the gift casually and said, "Put it aside for now. Why are you adults coming to my mansion now?"
"Haha! Mr. Li, we don't need to be secretive about this matter. We came to visit Mr. Li just for money."
One person said with a smile.
"Yes, Mr. Li accepted such a lucrative job just because of the money. We also want to contribute to Mr. Li, and we hope that Mr. Li can leave a share for us."
The rest of the people also said with a smile.
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice: "My lords, you don't think you can get a share of the money by bringing some low-grade gifts to my mansion, do you?"
"If this thing is done, it will be a business worth tens of millions of taels of silver a year. Each of us will receive hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which is just trivial."
"Hehe! What Mr. Li is saying is that naturally we can't do anything with empty hands. If Mr. Li can find something useful, just give him your orders!"
Everyone said with a smile.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already made it very clear what we are going to do. We just need to think about how to close all the opium dens."
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice.
"This... Mr. Li, we are stupid. The forces behind my opium den in the Ming Dynasty are complicated. Even you and I have taken advantage of those people."
"If this matter is done too hastily, they will expose our affairs and everyone will be ruined. Therefore, I hope Mr. Li can come up with a perfect solution!"
"Alas! It's all our fault for taking advantage of those people in the first place. Mr. Li, some of the high officials in the court are even the people behind the scenes. How do you plan to deal with this matter?"
"Master Li, this matter will definitely not be resolved within seven days. At that time, I am afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince will have to personally come forward, and our lives will depend on Master Li."
The officials spoke one after another, with a hint of pleading in their words.
Li Guozhen half-squinted his eyes, snorted coldly, and said: "Humph! You guys are really stupid. Do we have to do this ourselves?"
"Yes! Mr. Li, you have a perfect plan, please make it clear!"
The officials said hurriedly.
"Don't worry, wait a while and see how many more people come. The more people, the better!"
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice.
After another half an hour, more than two hundred officials gathered in Li Guozhen's mansion. Li Guozhen asked all the servants in the mansion to retreat and began to tell these people his plan.
"Everyone! You are here today just to make money from His Highness the Crown Prince. I will not beat around the bush with you. The only way to completely close the opium den is to use the power of martial arts people."
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice.
"Using the power of martial arts people?
Mr. Li, among those martial arts people, there are also smokers, how can they help us?"
one person asked.
"Haha! As long as the money is in place, nothing can be done. Those martial arts people are also human beings. Aren't they short of money?"
"The most important thing is, how can they maintain such a large sect?
Isn’t it just relying on the support of our Ming Dynasty merchants?
We just need to take advantage of this, threaten them, and give them some benefits. Can they still obey?"
Li Guozhen said with a smile.
At this time, an astute official understood what Li Guozhen meant and said with a smile: "Haha! I know what Mr. Li means. Let's first threaten the merchants who support the martial arts sect. Anyone who dares to support the martial arts people will be banned.
stores, cutting off their business!”
"Then, go to those martial arts people and tell them that if you complete the matter, you will give them a large sum of money, and you will no longer interfere with the businessmen's affairs."
"In this case, in order to survive, the martial arts sect has no choice but to obey our orders!"
kindness!
The officials present heard this man's explanation and nodded to each other in shock. This method is absolutely feasible. After all, those martial arts people dare not confront them.
"His Royal Highness has already shocked the martial arts people many times and laid the foundation for us. We just need to follow suit!"
"Moreover, when those martial arts people suppressed the opium dens, all the money they got was given to them. How can they not do it?"
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice.
"Master Li, what if those opium dens are bullied too hard and we end up fighting to the death?"
one person asked.
"You're stupid! This matter has nothing to do with us. It's just that the simple martial arts people can't stand the opium den, so they besieged the opium den. What do they want from us?"
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice.
"Then Mr. Li, what should we do?"
someone asked.
"How to do it?
There are more than two hundred people here, and you still need to ask me what to do?
Let me divide the teams, and you will set off soon to go to the sects you are responsible for and ask them to do things for us!"
Li Guozhen said in a deep voice.
"This... okay!"
Although the officials hesitated, they agreed.
After all, there were thousands of taels of silver waiting for them, and it was unrealistic for them to get that batch of silver without paying any price.
Three days later, people from all the sects took action and besieged and killed the opium dens in the Ming Dynasty.
"Shit! You bastards, who provoked the Tianzhan sect? It is a powerful sect in the martial arts world!"
"Boss, we didn't provoke the Tianzhan sect!"
"Ma Dan! You still said no, our opium den is running well. Tianzhan sent more than a hundred disciples to smash whatever they see, and we also robbed the money. He also said that if he dares to open an opium den in the future, he will