The branch of the aristocratic family is another powerful force in the Evernight Continent besides the expeditionary army. They are basically bullish, and sometimes even the city lord and the expeditionary army are ignored.
Qianye was not in the mood to argue with this kind of person. He took out the jade ring and said calmly: "This is the emblem of the deacon of the prison, please come out." The ring is not infused with force now, and the crossed swords cannot be seen, but the Far East Wei's eagle head relief is still clearly visible.
A guard said grimly: "We haven't received a contact letter. Who knows where you got this thing in your hand? How dare you go to the Wei family's territory to make a show..."
Before he finished speaking, another guard next to him covered his mouth. Then the guard bowed slightly to Qianye and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll ask the steward to come out right away. No matter what level of elder this emblem is, we cannot identify it."
Qianye nodded calmly. Such a top-ranking family like the Wei family in the Far East has a strict family style and strict constraints on the servants of the clan. In fact, just looking at the performance of the most peripheral personnel, one can roughly know what kind of situation the family is in. If you can't even control your servants, you won't be far from being ruined.
The guard rushed in, and a moment later a middle-aged man hurried out from the building. When he saw the simple jade ring in Qianye's hand, his eyebrows twitched. The deacon of the Supervisory Court is the highest rank among the deacons outside the Wei family. It is several ranks higher than the head steward of a small branch in Duanhe City in the Eternal Night Continent. When they come down, they usually have important matters to do. Can't hear you
The middle-aged man first introduced himself to Qianye. His name is Wei Cheng. He is the second steward of the Duanhe branch of Far Eastern Heavy Industries. He is currently in charge of affairs. The chief steward returned to the upper continent to reconcile accounts a month ago.
Wei Cheng respectfully invited Qianye into the hall, and then took the ring for inspection, while saying, "Master Deacon seems to be relatively unfamiliar, I wonder what business he is here this time?"
Qianye has been observing Wei Cheng for a while. This person looks respectful, but in fact he is shrewd. He is testing his intentions both inside and outside of his words. He is not like someone who is easy to deal with.
Hearing Wei Cheng's question, Qianye smiled, and said, "Wei Qiyang gave me the emblem of the deacon of the Supervisory Academy, just for the convenience of daily operations. If you need to call resources, you should be able to use this authority." He took off the silver necklace from his neck and put it on. to the table.
Wei Cheng was taken aback now, Wei Qiyang is the name of Bowang Hou Shizi. Although his surname is also Wei, he is too far away from Shizi. Normally, Wei Shizi may never set foot in this small city in his whole life.
Wei Cheng put away all his thoughts at this time, and he handed the ring back to Qianye, then took the necklace with both hands, and injected a little force into the eagle head pendant. Immediately, the array in the square card was lit up, and a single-layered feather crown appeared on the eagle's head, which was the symbol of Hou Shizi.
"That's right, it's the son's token! May I ask what your order is?"
"I have a group of people who need to be resettled. Do you have a camp outside the city?"
Wei Cheng hurriedly said: "Young master, are there any relatives accompanying them outside the city? I'll arrange someone to lead them into the city. Although Duanhe City is small, a few houses can still be tidied up, and they can be settled properly."
Qianye shook his head and said, "There's no need to go into the city, it's best to arrange it outside the city. I'm bringing a lot of people, and I need to prepare clothes, quilts and food."
"How many people are there in the son's entourage?"
"About seven hundred people."
Wei Cheng was taken aback, but this time he didn't intend to get to the bottom of it. After thinking for a while, he found the map, pointed to a location and said, "What do you think? Twenty kilometers away from the east of the city, there is A mine of the Wei family. There is a small town next to it. There is not much work in the mine at this time of year, and most of the houses in the town are empty. If they are squeezed together, they should be able to accommodate these people, but the conditions are a little more difficult."
"It doesn't matter, it's already very good. That's where it is." Qianye looked at the map carefully, habitually remembering all the surrounding terrain and road conditions in his mind.
Wei Cheng acted immediately, one by one he called in the small stewards who were in charge of various supplies, assigned tasks one by one in front of Qianye, and arranged the food, clothing, housing and transportation of more than 700 people very properly. He even considered the needs of the guards and ordered the arsenal to allocate a batch of guns and ammunition. Even though they were all gunpowder weapons, they were enough for general situations.
Although being able to provide so many resources at once is a manifestation of the Wei family's background, Wei Cheng has arranged everything in an orderly manner in a short period of time, and his ability is obviously not bad.
After arranging this group of people, Qianye put one thing on his mind. He also asked Wei Cheng to send a letter, telling Wei Potian the news that he was here.
Not allowing these people to enter the city was decided by Qianye while on the road. This batch of seeds was valuable, and the Heiliu City defense zone alone could not gather such quantity and quality. He suspected that there might be shadows of other divisions of the Expeditionary Army behind them.
Broken River City is the area under the jurisdiction of the Tenth Division of the Expeditionary Army. Far Eastern Heavy Industries is like a business here. Although there are large-scale elite private troops, of course it is impossible to compare with the Expeditionary Army in terms of strength. Therefore, if you rush into the city with seeds, if you don't make it right, you will be caught in a trap. Even if the Tenth Division is clean in this matter, there is no guarantee that there is any connection between these adjacent defense zones. Only after reuniting with Wei Potian can it be considered truly safe.
Qianye didn't stay in Duanhe City for a long time. He left the city early the next morning and disappeared into the vast wilderness.
The group of captives captured by Qianye was also accepted by Wei Cheng, and he promised to deal with them cleanly. Wei Cheng's handling method followed the usual practice, most of them were sent to work in more remote mines, and a small number of vicious and unruly ones were sold to slave traders. As for these handling methods, Qianye didn't ask, and Wei Cheng didn't say anything.
At this time, Qianye was doing another thing. He spent three days alone in the wilderness, retracing the route he had escaped to Broken River City. If there are dark races or other people following them, they will most likely run into Qianye's ambush. Qianye did not return to Broken River City until he confirmed that there were no pursuers behind him.
Far East Heavy Industries occupies a total of six mines around Broken River City, including four blackstone mines and two metal mines. The people Qianye rescued were placed in a small town next to a blackstone mine. After learning about the identities of these people, Wei Cheng sent more than a hundred private troops, called protection, to guard them, for fear that when Qianye was away, how many people would run away? indivual.
In addition to not being allowed to leave the mine, life is well arranged. Men, women, and children had their own dwellings, and the warriors were organized into separate teams.
Since the miners usually live in the mining area, the town is for managers and their families who come to oversee the work during the peak mining season, so the scale is small. After more than 700 people are packed in, the living conditions are similar to those of a slave camp. Therefore, from the next day, Wei Chengcheng arranged for these people to cut wood and build houses, and it would not take long to double the size of the town.
When Qianye came back, everything in the town was on track.
On the streets entering the town, Qianye saw an unexpected acquaintance, Song Zining.
The Seventh Young Master of the Song Clan was with those children. He still had a gentle expression like spring water, and he was talking constantly. The children stood up and down in a circle and listened fascinatedly with their heads up.
Qianye walked over quickly and called out, "Zining!"
Song Zining looked up and saw Qianye, his warm and intoxicating smile was a bit more real, he bent down and said a few more words to the children, telling them to disperse. Then he greeted Qianye, hugged him, and said with a smile: "I thought I was fast enough to do things, but I didn't expect you to be faster than me."
Hearing what Song Zining said, Qianye knew that the matter of tracing the source of the black crystal behind Wu Zhengnan had some clues, so he couldn't help but smiled and explained a few words. He didn't plan to do it at first, but changed his mind when he saw that the commodities he traded were people.
Song Zining didn't take it seriously, and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter. There are many variables in this kind of thing. You can do it as fast as you can, as long as Wei Potian doesn't dawdle for too long."
Qianye looked around, "Let's talk in my room."
Wei Cheng arranged for Qianye to be the best small building in the town. But the town is shabby, and not much better at best.
Song Zining walked around the building and said loudly, "The Wei family in the Far East arranges this kind of place for friends of their heirs to live? It seems to be no different from the foreman in the mine."
However, the Seventh Prince of the Song Clan did not come alone. As soon as he gave an order, there were thirty or forty maids, attendants, and guards pouring in from outside the town. The servants rushed in one after another, and in a blink of an eye, they cleaned up the small building and arranged it in a decent manner. Song Zining even brought two cooks along, and they were already cooking in the temporary kitchen.
Seeing Song Zining being so ostentatious, Qianye finally understood why he preferred to camp outside the town instead of entering the town. Maybe his camping conditions were better than those in the town.
Qianye shook his head helplessly, and said, "It doesn't matter if you live well or badly. This place is what I want. I don't want to go to the city to avoid trouble."
Song Zining nodded and said, "It's right not to go into the city. You're outside the city, and those from the Tenth Division can still pretend to be confused. If they bring so many people into the city, they won't be able to pretend to be stupid even if they want to."
Speaking of this, Song Zining glanced at Qianye, and said again: "Such a good batch of seeds, and the quantity is so large, the total price of the entire transaction is estimated to reach tens of thousands of gold coins. It is not so much for a seventh division alone." It's a big handwriting, maybe several nearby divisions have participated in it. This move of yours hurt Wu Zhengnan."
Qianye suddenly said apologetically: "Zining, it seems that the matter involved is getting deeper and deeper. I'm sorry for dragging you in."
When Qianye first came up with the idea of dealing with Wu Zhengnan, it was just a vague idea, and in fact he didn't really know how to do it. When he moves forward step by step with the help of his friends, he realizes that this is a vortex with extensive entanglements, and behind every thread he pulls out, there will be innumerable nets. Of course, Qianye himself did not have the slightest fear, the only thing that made him worry was his friends.
Song Zining laughed, and said nonchalantly, "No matter how troublesome it is, he's just a commoner-born expedition commander. Speaking of it, it's much easier than killing Gu Liyu."