Among the three celestial beings who had arrived in the sky above Anjiang, the city guard Wei Wenxun recognized this escape method almost immediately.
He felt a thump in his heart and secretly thought something was wrong.
Zixiao Heavenly Thunder Escape is a unique skill of Zixiao's lineage in Lingyun Holy Land. This and this... How come there are people from Lingyun Holy Land in Changning Guard? And they still run away in such embarrassment?
Before he could react, Wang Shouzhe on the ferry said loudly: "Shouzhe would like to thank Lord Cheng Shou, Ancestor Yuanzhou, and Ancestor Beichen for their support. Ancestors, you saw that the bald monk who was fighting with Elder Qian didn't ?This person is the notorious wanted criminal - 'Evil King Kong'. Please all ancestors, please take action together to capture him and share the benefits."
Evil King Kong?
Lei Yuanzhou and Xu Beichen's eyes lit up at the same time.
The ancestors of the Celestial Realm often stay in seclusion all year round and usually don't do much. Neither of them has heard of the name "Evil King Kong". But since he is a wanted criminal in the middle stage of the Celestial Realm, he is naturally very valuable.
Generally speaking, the bounty for a wanted criminal in the early stage of the Heavenly Realm can reach two to three hundred thousand gold. The bounty for a wanted criminal in the middle stage of the Heavenly Realm is at least four to five hundred thousand.
In addition to the loot that was revealed and so on, if everyone shares a share, it is a huge sum of money.
Even the city guard, Wei Wenxun, was very moved by this.
The city guard is also a human being, and he is short of money whether he is cultivating himself or supporting his family.
With the addition of three celestial monks, in a four-on-one situation, how could Evil King Kong have any luck? After a fierce group fight, his limbs were broken off, the air sea was sealed, and he was captured alive.
It's just that the Evil King Kong is much poorer than the average middle-level Heavenly Realm. He only has a pair of low-grade magic weapon gloves and a medium-grade storage ring. The estimated value of all the trophies is only 430,000 dry gold!
"Thank you to the three of you and the head of the Shouzhe family for your help." Elder Qian Jingde fell back on the ferry deck and handed over Wei Wenxun and others. "This person is targeting me, the Qian family. I will not divide the spoils. All It belongs to the four of you."
Qian Jingde also knew how to behave well. When calculating the spoils, he included the Wang family.
In fact, this is what it should be. If the Wang family had not been involved this time, with the strength of Qian Jingde, Qian Xuehan, and the generals and followers of the Qian family, no one would have been able to escape today.
Moreover, the strength shown by Wang Longyan this time was enough to shock Qian Jingde. This also greatly improved his opinion of the Wang family.
As long as the Wangs are given enough time, their development potential is huge.
Lei Yuanzhou said: "In this battle, we are just the icing on the cake. In terms of combat merit, the Wang family is the main force. In my opinion, the Wang family only gets 50%. The city guard gets 20%, and we, the Lei family and the Xu family, each get it." One and a half percent. How about that?"
"That's very good." Ancestor Beichen nodded in agreement, "Then the matter is settled."
One and a half percent is quite a lot, which can be converted into about 100,000 dry gold. Moreover, this can be regarded as almost free. If such good things happen every day, I am afraid that the Xu family in Changning will be rich in a short time.
In a few words, several ancestors distributed the spoils of war.
Wang Shouzhe also secretly praised this.
Speaking of which, Lei and Xu are relatively reliable allies. They are very measured and not greedy. They are reliable at critical moments and are worthy of long-term cooperation.
The only regret about today's matter is that I couldn't keep Cao Youqing.
In other words, my wife Liu Ruolan happened to be in seclusion these days, otherwise, the "Holy Land Prodigy" might not be able to escape.
However, if you run away, you will run away. For the current plan, you still have to deal with the follow-up matters first to avoid leaving hidden dangers.
In a flash of thought, he already had an idea.
Wang Shouzhe's eyes fell on the city guard Wei Wenxun, and he raised his hands with a smile and said: "The city guard is an official, and he must have better intelligence than us country rich men. Have you identified the person who escaped?"
Wei Wenxun glanced at Wang Shouzhe faintly.
He had inexplicably earned more than 100,000 gold trophies in this round, which was almost equivalent to his salary for five or six years. Logically speaking, he should be very happy. But now, he couldn't laugh at all.
Things have become obvious.
This kid Wang Shouzhe fired a "sky cannon" just to drag him into the water.
His duty as a city guard was that when he sensed the cannon, he needed immediate support, otherwise it would be dereliction of duty. Wang Shouzhe took advantage of this rule to drag him into a whirlpool that he did not want to be involved in.
"Master Shouzhe..." Wei Wenxun said in a resentful tone, "I am the guardian of this city, and it seems that I have never offended you, the Wang family, right?"
Speaking of which, he was also very hard-working.
After he was newly promoted to the heavenly realm, he was appointed as the guardian of Changning City by the county governor's office. At first, he was full of enthusiasm and wanted to make some achievements and career. However, all the firepower of the new official was burned out as soon as he took office. , he felt the constraints and pressure brought to him by the local wealthy families.
In Changningwei, all the big and small aristocratic families look up to the Wang family. Even the other two great celestial and human families, the Lei family and the Xu family, are united around the Wang family.
Even most of the officials under the city guard's command have inextricable relationships with the three great celestial families.
He, Wei Wenxun, is the city guard in name, but in fact his words and actions have no weight at all.
To put it crudely, in the entire Changning Guard area, even if Wang Shouzhe farts, it is louder than Wei Wenxun's roar in public.
Just like the Changning Ferry, Wang Shouzhe took away the jurisdiction on the pretext of the government's inaction and only paid some symbolic "contracting fees". There are many similar situations.
Of course, as a city guard, he had no shortage of benefits. Moreover, whether he wanted to or not, he did get a lot of political achievements along the way.
Over time, Wei Wenxun accepted his fate.
You, Mr. Wang, can do whatever you want. After another ten years or so, and after he has accumulated enough qualifications, he will be transferred to other places.
But he never expected that one day he would fall into the whirlpool of strife within the fifth-grade family and Lingyun Holy Land's involvement.
He was dragged into the water by Wang Shouzhe.
He is the city guard, does he deserve to take the blame?
"Your Majesty, the City Guard, is wrong." Wang Shouzhe cupped his hands and said with a smile, "We, the Wang family, have always been in awe of the Lord City Guard. But this matter is of great importance, so please handle it impartially."
"Dispose of it justly?" Wei Wenxun's eyelids twitched, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart, "How can the Shouzhe family ask me to handle it justly?"
"Naturally, the case should be filed, and the case should be submitted to the Longzuo County Sheriff's Office in its entirety. One is one, and the other is two, neither covering up nor framing. The arrest document should be issued, and the trial should be carried out.
"Interrogation." Wang Shouzhe said with a "righteous" face, "We must arrest the fugitive criminal as soon as possible."
Wei Wenxun was so out of breath that he fainted.
The one who escaped was a prodigy from the Zixiao lineage of the Lingyun Holy Land. Are you asking him to send arrest documents to arrest the prodigy of the Holy Land? He is just a small defender of the Acropolis. How can he offend such a big shot?
Why do you drag an innocent man into a fight between you gods?
On the other hand, Qian Xuehan was extremely smart and figured out Wang Shouzhe's intention at once.
He immediately rushed over, hugged Wei Wenxun, the city guard, and cried bitterly: "Master City Guard, save me! I am Qian Xuehan, the eldest son of the Qian family of Zi Mansion. I want to report to the official and file a case!"
Wei Wenxun was so screamed by his voice that his scalp became numb.
But he also knew that he could not escape from this matter.
In terms of his position and stance, the best way now is to handle official business and everything should be done in accordance with national legal procedures. As Wang Shouzhe said, he will never cover up or slander.
Anyway, he is just a small city guard who was innocently involved. It is not his turn to make such a big decision. It is better to let the county guard have a headache~
However, Patriarch Shouzhe, do you dare to be more deceitful?
…
At the same time that Wang Shouzhe and others were dividing up the spoils of war, they were discussing how to file a case according to law, and were preparing to send arrest documents to arrest Cao Youqing.
In an area of the East China Sea hundreds of miles away from the incident.
A purple thunder light pierced the sky accompanied by rumbling thunder, falling into the rough sea like a meteor.
"Zi la la~"
As the electric light flashed, a group of swimming fish around them were electrocuted and surfaced, their bellies turned up.
After a while, a figure emerged from the water in a state of embarrassment.
This figure is naturally Cao Youqing.
Her veil has long since fallen off, and her face under the veil is fair and tender, with almond-shaped eyes and a beautiful nose.
But at this moment, her face was extremely pale, and her eyes were burning with fire, angry and unwilling: "Damn Wang Longyan! Damn Qian Xuehan! I am incompatible with you!"
At this point, how could she not guess that she had fallen into a trap set by the other party?
The plan that I thought was a success was ruined, and she almost got involved in it.
Compared with this humiliation, she didn't pay much attention to the matter of breaking an "Evil King Kong". They were just subordinates she picked up casually during her mission to the Holy Land. Why should she worry about it?
What kind of person is she, Cao Youqing?
She is the "Fairy Youqing" of the Holy Land, the one who is destined to become the Master of the Purple Mansion in the future. I don't know how many young heroes are willing to crawl at her feet and act as a licking dog. How can she bear such humiliation and failure?
"Wang Longyan, Wang Shouzhe! This lady will remember you!" Cao Youqing slapped the sea angrily, and the sea suddenly stirred up a thousand waves, "I will definitely get this account back with interest."
"puff!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, her throat felt sweet, and the accumulated blood spurted out.
When her cultivation was far from enough, she forcibly used the "Purple Sky Thunder Escape". She had already suffered a lot of backlash, and her internal organs, lungs, and meridians were severely damaged. This reckless use of profound energy was even more damaging.
Adding to the injury.
After a while, the accumulated blood was completely vomited out, and the stuffy chest felt much better.
Cao Youqing wiped the blood stains from the corner of her mouth with an ugly expression.
The injury was more serious than she expected. Even if she carried the healing medicine with her, it would be difficult to recover in a short time. In fact, if she is not careful, she may even damage her roots and leave hidden dangers.
In desperation, she had to temporarily find an unknown island in the sea and retreat to heal her injuries.
She remembered this account for the time being.
After she recovers from her injuries, she can go to Wang Longyan and Wang Shouzhe to settle the score.
…
A few days later.
At Dingpu Ferry, Wang Shouzhe took the Longyan ancestor and several important people in the clan to send off the envoy Wang Qian Xuehan and the elder Qian Jingde and his party.
After several days of negotiations, the in-law alliance of the Qian family and the Wang family finally reached a series of draft agreements on the premise of mutual understanding.
The first clause of the agreement is that for several major products of the Wang family alliance, Qian obtained the sales rights in Longzuo County and only took 15% of the profits. As for the sales outside Longzuo County, Qian had nothing to do with them.
The second clause of the agreement is that Qian invested 5 million dry gold to acquire 20% of the shares of Shouda Trading Company. He also lent 10 million dry gold to Shouda Trading Company without interest and would return it after five years.
Funds are only used for investment to expand business scope.
Qian's side returned satisfied.
Wang Shouzhe is also quite satisfied with the final result.
As the Spirit Bird Chariot gradually became the preferred means of transportation for various aristocratic families, the original thirty Spirit Bird Chariots became stretched.
It is imperative to expand the number of spiritual bird chariots.
The goal Wang Shouzhe set for Shouda Trading Company was to expand the number of spirit bird flying chariots to one hundred within five years, of which the number of self-owned assets would be no less than twenty.
The cold chain system, high-end express delivery system, and high-end travel system composed of spirit bird flying chariots have gradually become a major trend in future development. More and more aristocratic families have realized the potential contained in it.
During this period of time, among the major aristocratic families in Longzuo County, there are many who are ambitious and trying to get a share of the pie. In the letter sent back by Li Yao before, it was mentioned that the Zifu aristocratic family is trying to open up the Yuanshui River.
Because of his relationship with others, he snatched the thirty spiritual bird chariots from the hands of the Wang family in Changning.
Of course, with Li Yao here, the other party's plan must have failed.
But this also reminded Wang Shouzhe.
The Changning Wang Family just took advantage of the Zifu Academy and seized the opportunity to occupy the market first. If they remained steadfast, they might one day be surpassed.
Apart from anything else, among those aristocratic families trying to find a breakthrough from Zifu Academy, there must be the Qian family.
That is to say, they will turn to cooperate with the Wang family if the road to the academy is blocked. Otherwise, they may not even look at the Wang family.
Of course, most people in Qian's position would do this, so there's nothing to criticize.
What Wang Shouzhe has to do is to consolidate his existing advantages and not give other aristocratic families a chance to surpass the Wang family. Therefore, it is necessary to have his own flying chariot, and the number cannot be too small.
In this cooperation with Qian, Qian also showed enough sincerity. In the end, although part of the shares were diluted, there was still sufficient funds to expand the Spirit Bird Flying Chariot, which greatly accelerated the growth of Shouda Trading Company.
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For Wang Shouzhe, it is far better for everyone to make money together than to go it alone.
The same interests will unite allies tightly. Especially, what the Wang family lacks most now is a time for stable development.
It takes time for several great talents in the clan to develop, and during this period, what the family needs most is stability.
For the sake of his family, Patriarch Longyan completely gave up his great future and the opportunity to become a celestial being. He did not want the younger members of his family to experience such an experience.
Therefore, it must be stable.
The development of the family cannot be based solely on temporary whims. Wang Shouzhe needs to consider all aspects comprehensively.
As long as there is no blood feud between aristocratic families, there will be no eternal enemies.
Being able to take this opportunity to initially tie the Qian family to the Wang family's chariot will be of great benefit to the Wang family without any harm.
certainly.
What the two sides have agreed upon so far is only a preliminary intention.
The specific details need to be discussed in detail by both parties, and a formal agreement must be signed in the presence of the Academy and the Sheriff's Office.
In this way, we can limit the extent to which families such as the Qian family and Wang family in Longzuo can implement the agreement from the two levels of national legal system and reputation.
to this end.
The shareholders of Shouda Trading Company, headed by Wang Shouzhe, arrived at the county town together again and stayed at Zifu Palace, a "high-end restaurant" run by the Wang family in Longzuo, where they held final negotiations with Qian Family to work out the details of the agreement.
Everything went very smoothly.
A few days later, Wu Dianshan, the prince of Longzuo County, sent a greeting note to Wang Shouzhe, saying that he had not seen his friend Shouzhe for a long time and missed him a lot, so he asked him to go to the prince's mansion to talk to him and ask for advice. Tips on using the sub-pole.
As soon as the invitation came in hand, Wang Shouzhe knew that asking Luya for advice was a lie and that he was probably here because of Cao Youqing's affairs.
He was not surprised by this.
Although Daqian has laws, he cannot escape from the world's human nature. Let's not talk about the level of the prince Wu Dianshan. Just say that Wang Shouzhe still owes him a favor, so there is no way for him to shirk this matter.
Immediately, Wang Shouzhe ordered someone to load a carriage with Chang Ningwei's local specialties, and went to the palace to visit the prince Wu Dianshan as promised.
Zhenzuo Prince's Mansion.
This palace has a history of nearly a thousand years. It has been repaired and remodeled countless times since its construction, but it still stands.
Compared with many Zifu aristocratic families, the architectural style of the palace is not very luxurious, but it is very grand and covers an extremely vast area, including pavilions, pavilions, hills and lakes. The furnishings used in the palace are even more exquisite, belonging to the Zha family. At first glance, there seems to be nothing special, but upon closer inspection, almost all the furniture is made of spiritual wood. Even the wind chimes hanging under the corridor are made of spiritual wood.
Exactly, it’s the subtle details that make the difference.
After all, Wu Dianshan, the king of Zhenzuo, was born in the royal family, and the royal heritage he represents behind him is profound, which is simply incomparable to the average Zifu aristocratic family.
As soon as Wang Shouzhe's carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, he was warmly welcomed in by the butler. He sat in the carriage and passed through the main hall of the front yard and went straight to the backyard where only those close to him could enter.
Bowls and dishes of fruits and vegetables had already been set up in the back garden, and they were fully prepared to entertain guests. Wu Dianshan warmly welcomed Wang Shouzhe to take a seat and introduced another guest to him.
He was a middle-aged man in casual clothes, with a majestic face, a tall and straight figure, and a demeanor as calm as a mountain. Just standing there casually, he felt as majestic as standing in the distance, as if he were seeing Mount Dai.
His eyes glanced at Wang Shouzhe, and he seemed to be able to see through him.
In fact, Wang Shouzhe had already guessed who this man in civilian clothes was without the introduction of the county prince Wu Dianshan.
Sure enough, I heard Wu Dianshan say: "Little friend Shouzhe, I would like to introduce to you that this is the Dinghai Shenzhen of Longzuo County - the county governor, Taishi Ankang."
Wu Dianshan's attitude was very cordial and kind, as if he was quite close to Wang Shouzhe.
Without waiting for Wang Shouzhe to speak, Taishi Ankang took the lead in bowing his hands to Wu Dianshan and said humbly: "Your Highness, the prince, please don't try to undermine the official. This Longzuo County is a hereditary fiefdom of the county king, and the lower official is just the chief steward of Longzuo County, so he is not worthy of the title." 'Dinghai Shenzhen' four characters."
"Everywhere, the whole world is blessed by Your Majesty, and I am just sharing some of the burden for Your Majesty." Wu Dianshan was also very humble when he spoke.
This conversation between the two seems to be without any nutrition, but in fact, it is also a manifestation of the ruling structure of the Daqian Kingdom.
Longzuo County is nominally a fiefdom of the county prince, but in terms of actual rights, the county guard sent by His Majesty has the greatest power. Of course, the county guard cannot act arbitrarily and still needs to be restrained and supervised by the county king Wu Dianshan.
Coupled with the Zifu Academy outside the system, the three have reached a clever balance.
But these have little to do with Wang Shouzhe.
Neither the county guard nor the county king can be offended by him. Likewise, he is far from being qualified to truly be on an equal footing with them now.
After seeing the two of them finish speaking, he immediately stepped forward and bowed to Ankang, the governor of the county: "Shou Zhe, the head of the Ning Wang family, the head of the seventh-grade family, pays homage to the governor."
"Master Shouzhe is exempt from the ceremony." Taishi Ankang supported Wang Shouzhe kindly and said with a smile, "This county has heard of the name of Master Shouzhe earlier. Everyone said that Master Shouzhe is young and promising, handsome as jade, and has a bright future. The limit is limited. When I saw it today, I realized that the rumors should not be taken lightly. The head of the Shouzhe family is not young and promising. He is clearly an immortal descended from the earth. He is unique among the younger generation. It makes me regret meeting you so late~"
Is this the boss? He talks so nicely!
Wang Shouzhe broke into a cold sweat, thinking to himself that the boss is indeed a boss, and the county governor talks nonsense without blinking an eye.
If he hadn't lived two lifetimes and had a lot of knowledge, he might have put it in his pocket.
"Your Majesty, you are so polite~ Your magnanimity is as majestic as Yuan Ting Yue Zhi, Kun Yu Qiu Shuang." Wang Shouzhe's face was full of sincerity, and he slapped him with flattery backhand, "When Shouzhe saw the Lord, he Feeling the clear sunshine on my body, the gentle breeze caressing my heart, I have countless thoughts of worship in my heart, and I even think of my late father..."
Ankang, the governor of the county, twitched his lips.
It was strange that Wang Shouzhe was able to manage the Wang family in Changning to this place in a short period of time. His shame alone was beyond the reach of ordinary people. He had met his opponent.
"Okay, okay!" Seeing that Wang Shouzhe was going to continue talking, he quickly stopped Wang Shouzhe's unscrupulous flattery and said seriously, "Little friend Shouzhe, I'd better tell the truth. Do you know who Cao Youqing is? "
"Know."
Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe also put away his "sincere" attitude, switched back to his original expression, and said with a serious face.
"She is a suspected thug who kills people in public. Shouzhe once saw her take action with his own eyes. She is really lawless, cruel and cruel, and has no law! When you mention her, have you already arrested her? If Shouzhe needs to come forward to testify, Shouzhe has nothing to say."