Pingxi Prince's Mansion occupies a large area, covering more than two hundred acres. It is definitely the largest house in Pingxi City. Although this house was not expected to become a prince's palace one day when it was built, its specifications were very high when it was built. Gao, because Yan Liqiang is not short of money, and he feels that the mansion of a wealthy family like the Zhong family has a unique style, with all aspects considered and comfortable to live in. Therefore, from the beginning, the best craftsmen and craftsmen in the northwest were hired for this mansion. The craftsmen also refer to the level of the mansions of northwest wealthy families like the Zhong family, and Yan Liqiang also put forward a lot of suggestions to add some things and decorations to this palace that are not found in other palaces. Therefore, everything in this palace now appears. In front of everyone, there are only eight words, noble, elegant, novel and generous. If it is regarded as a prince's palace, it is really not a bargain.
Gong Tieshan, who came here for the first time, was amazed by everything in this palace.
The guards of the palace directly took Shi Changfeng and Gong Tieshan to a rather quiet and spacious courtyard. There were many guards of the palace on duty outside the courtyard. Then they pointed to an imposing building in front of them and said, "Two adults, this is Ziguang. Don!”
"Okay, time to work!"
After the guards of the palace left, Shi Changfeng and Gong Tieshan walked directly to the Ziguang Hall, entered the hall, passed through the entrance hall, and then walked through a door and came to a huge conference room.
This conference room is also interestingly arranged. In the middle of the entire conference room is a long table. The long table is covered with dark green velvet. Two rows of chairs are placed on both sides of the long table. The table in front of each chair There is also a delicate silver nameplate placed on it. On that nameplate are the names of today's participants. Anyone who comes in will know where they should sit by taking a quick look.
At the main seat of the long table, there is a special high-backed seat. Behind the high-backed seat is a screen. Although there is no nameplate in front of the main seat, everyone who comes in will take a look. Just know who can sit in that seat.
When Shi Changfeng and Gong Tieshan came in, there were already many people in the conference room, and the atmosphere was very lively. A group of people were gathering together to talk. The first thing they heard was the hearty voice of veteran Tie Yunshan, "Ha Haha, this is a real double happiness for you. Your Highness has also promised to witness your marriage. I wonder when we can drink your wedding wine? "
"Hahaha, our wedding date is set for the 28th of this month. I hope you all will spare no expense in honoring me then..."
"Absolutely, if you don't tell me, we will have a shameless drink..." Wang Naiwu laughed.
"Ah, who is getting married..." Gong Tieshan walked over with a smile.
The core figures in that circle are Situ Feixing and Tie Yunshan. These two people are now the leaders of the generals in Qiyun County. In addition to Situ Feixing, several Northwest Greens who followed Yan Liqiang to conquer the Black Jie tribe to the west The big bosses on the forest road, Wu Daquan, Long Ruhai, He Feihu and Zhao Xin are basically here now, but at this time, their identities are no longer the green forest heroes that make people jealous, but In a sudden change, all of them have become captain officers in the Longya Army. Their subordinates, 40,000 to 50,000 men, have all been absorbed by the Longya Army, greatly increasing the strength of the Longya Army, and they themselves have also put on military uniforms. Without the official uniform of a military attache, there is no trace of gangsterism in his body. On the contrary, his face is red and hesitant and full of ambition.
He hugged the thigh of King Ping Xi, the first man in the northwest, and turned from bandits into soldiers. Then, one by one he was rewarded for his merits and promoted to a noble position. They all became wealthy landlords, with thousands of taels of gold and silver, countless pastures and fertile fields, and everyone changed them. It's so happy and refreshing. If these big bosses were still struggling for money before, then this time they come back, each of these people has completely turned over.
Qi Yuzhen, the Fire Empress, is not here. At this time, the Fire Empress has washed her hands in a golden basin, made a girl, trained maids, and bought a property in Qiyun. She is ready to put down the sword in her hand and concentrate on being Mrs. Situ. , but Ma Qianli, the former second-in-command of Dadu Mountain, was also wearing a school lieutenant uniform at this time, standing next to Situ Feixing. The second master of Dadu Mountain, Ma Qianli, was thin, dark-skinned, and inconspicuous with a weathered face, but he was one of the few ruthless men on the northwest green forest road. This time, he accompanied Yan Liqiang to conquer the Black Jie tribe to the west, and died under his sword. The Black Scorpion warrior is also over a hundred, but he is usually very low-key and doesn't talk much, so at this time he stood aside, just smiling and not speaking.
A group of people were chatting, Qian Su and Shi Dafeng came in together, Shen Teng and Lu Wenbin also arrived, and other civil and military officials from Qiyun County who were qualified to attend the meeting also arrived one after another, making the entire conference room even more lively.
What everyone talked about most was, of course, the content of this meeting.
Yan Liqiang returned to Qiyun County two months ago and has already made rumors on different occasions that there will be a big change in all aspects of Qiyun County this time. Everyone has already been psychologically prepared, but they still don't know how to change it specifically, so they are also divided. Out of curiosity.
As soon as Shi Dafeng saw Shen Teng, he quickly pulled Shen Teng aside and asked mysteriously, "Has anyone come to your house to propose marriage these days?"
Shen Teng smiled sheepishly and lowered his voice, "What about you?"
Shi Dafeng rubbed his forehead, "There are several waves on my side, and I'm afraid there are more on your side..."
Shen Teng also looked helpless and spread his hands, "I would rather stay in the military or the archery club now than go home!"
"The same goes for me. As soon as I went back, my father and I kept mumbling in my ears all day long, saying that the money and land I earned from following my boss for three months was several times more than what the three generations of our Shi family made combined. I My mother never thought about having grandchildren before, but these days she keeps saying in front of me that she wants to have grandchildren, and that she wants me to have more grandchildren so that I can take care of the family business in the future... "
"It's almost the same here!"
"I used to envy my boss for his good luck and being favored by beauties. Now it's my turn to realize that this good luck is not so easy to tolerate. Grandma, I never thought that I, Shi Dafeng, would be so popular one day in my life..."
"Now you know how uncomfortable this is!"
The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
With the return of Yan Liqiang's victory, Shi Dafeng and Shen Teng, as Yan Liqiang's confidants and the youngest backbone captains of the Longya Army Archers, suddenly came into the sight of many wealthy families in the northwest. After finding out that the two were neither married nor engaged, in less than two months, all kinds of matchmakers from all directions almost crossed the threshold of the Shen family and the Shi family.
"When the boss comes this time, I will simply ask the boss to transfer me to the Qiyun Mountain to garrison, so that I can practice quietly. Two days ago, I heard someone said that a Qiyun Fortress will be built to the west of the Crescent Valley, and then rely on that fortress To open another side market for Black Jie people, someone is already surveying and selecting the site... "
Shen Teng was stunned for a moment and lowered his voice, "Qiyun Fortress, who did you listen to?"
"Hehe, I happen to know the person who went to Qiyun Mountain to select the site..."
"If this is true, Black people will not have to worry anymore in the future!"
"Who says it's not the case? I guess the boss has already thought about it when he comes back. By the way, the boss is coming..."
Shen Teng glanced at the water clock not far away, "Looking at the time, it should be less than a quarter of an hour..."
Just when a group of civil and military officials from Qiyun County had gathered in the Ziguang Hall, in the flower hall in the backyard of the palace, Yan Liqiang was frowning, listening to Zhong Ruolan telling him about some of the recent events in the Zhong family...
"...Seven days ago, a fire broke out in the warehouse of our Zhong family's bank in Quyang County, Lanzhou. Although no lives were injured in the fire, the Zhong family's Quyang bank was burned to the ground, with more than 100,000 taels of property lost. Three days ago, The Zhong family encountered robbers at a bank in Fengshan County, Yinzhou. The shopkeeper and clerk of the bank were kidnapped, several guards were injured, and they lost 70,000 to 80,000 taels of money and goods. Just yesterday, several counties in Lanzhou took away the money that had previously existed. Our Zhong Family Bank has withdrawn all the government's adjustment money. In the past few days, some rumors have been spread in the northwest states, saying that the Zhong Family Bank has suffered serious losses in money before, and suffered countless losses due to fires and robbers. In addition to these rumors, Due to the fanning, there are already faint signs of a run in some places in the northwest states. Now everyone in the Zhong family is very anxious. The Zhong family's banks in the northwest are also urgently allocating money for transfer... "
(End of chapter)