Tang Long didn't realize how big a crime it was for his retainers to make the head of the family wait. Instead, he said in the tone of receiving a person who asked to see him: "Okay, come in."
Like a nanny, No. 2 Xingling immediately reminded Tang Long: "Be careful, don't get carried away, you are already a retainer of the Tang family, if you offend the main family now, not to mention that you can't take over the Tang family, you may even be executed by the Tang family." .After the communication with the Patriarch is connected, you must immediately explain why you came to answer the communication so late. And take off your sunglasses to show politeness." Tang Long nodded and took off his sunglasses when he heard this, and began to arrange his clothes, and then Putting on a respectful expression, he waited for the communication to be connected.
Tang Nawen's image appeared in front of Tang Long. Tang Long immediately bowed and said in awe, "I'm really sorry, because my subordinates are busy counting the results of the battle, I kept you waiting, my lord."
Tang Nawen, who was originally cold-faced, couldn't help being stunned when he heard Tang Long's words: "Master Patriarch?" Then he remembered something and smiled: "Hehe, you are my direct servant, you should call me Lord."
"It's my lord, thank you for your guidance." Tang Long replied respectfully.
Seeing Tang Long's respectful performance, Tang Nawen's original unhappiness because Tang Long made him wait for a few minutes disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Okay, the people below will be responsible for cleaning the battlefield. You will come back immediately for the post-war meeting , and at the same time confirm your identity." After finishing speaking, Donovan stared closely at Tang Long, and to be honest, he did not believe that Tang Long, a major of the Wanluo Federation, would own such a terrifying spaceship, so he was going to have a look at Tang Long. What will happen to the confirmation of identity. But he was immediately disappointed, because Tang Long only had a serious and respectful expression on his face.
"It's my lord, my subordinates will go right away." Tang Long hurriedly replied respectfully.
"Well, someone will greet you after you enter the planet." The disappointed Donovan turned off the communication after saying this.
"Haha, having a lord is really troublesome." Seeing that Donovan's image disappeared, Tang Long immediately said with a sigh of relief.
Yuna, who carefully studied the family system data collected by Tang Long relying on Xingling No. 2, said to Tang Long: "Sir, since the master's family is stronger than the retainers, and the ultimate goal of the master's family is to centralize all power in the hands, the master's The family hopes that the retainers will make mistakes, so that the main family can take back the fiefdom and power of the retainers in a legitimate way, so please be more careful in the future, sir, and don't be caught by the main family."
"Don't worry, who am I? I will definitely not be caught by the Tang family and hurt my feet." Tang Long, who was half lying on the command chair, said arrogantly.
Yuna shook her head and said, "Sir, the Tang family's family rules stipulate that if you are late for a meeting once, your merit will be reduced by more than half, and if you are late twice, you will be executed or expelled from the house."
Hearing this, Tang Long jumped up and shouted: "What?! There are such perverted family rules? No, hurry up! Target Zhongzhou Xing, I'm going to a meeting!" Following Tang Long's words, the Meteorite made a roar , flew to Zhongzhou Star with a whoosh.
According to the instructions of the Tang family navigator, Tang Long's Meteorite stopped in the orbit of Zhongzhou Star like other warships. Then, with Yuna and Sally, who were wearing federal military uniforms, they entered Zhongzhou Star in a landing craft.
Just when he stopped at the space port, a young man wearing a black canvas military uniform, long military boots, and a blue dragon pattern embroidered on a white background appeared in front of Tang Long.
"The Patriarch of the Tang family is directly subordinate to the servants, and Tang Zhong, the servant, has met the Lord." The young man named Tang Zhong saluted Tang Long and announced his rank and name. Of course, when he saw Yuna and Sally, his eyes showed surprise, but he quickly restrained himself, and then continued without waiting for Tang Long to speak: "I am following the order of the master of the family, to welcome you to the Palace of Political Affairs, please Come with me." Then he turned and left.
Seeing Tang Zhong's appearance, Tang Long couldn't help but murmured to Yuna: "Why is such a small family member so pushy?" No. 2 Xingling in the tiny earplug in Tang Long's ear immediately said in a voice that only Tang Long could hear: "This Tang Zhong is the son of sister Don Nawen, and he is very attractive to outsiders because of his status as the fourth heir."
Tang Long hummed a few times, and asked No. 2 Xingling with a vibration in his throat: "Sister Patriarch? Didn't you say that the Tang family only has two brothers, Tang Nawen and Tang Nawu?"
No. 2 Xingling immediately replied: "Actually, the third generation of the Tang family has three younger sisters besides the two brothers of the Patriarch, and Tang Nawen has two daughters besides the two sons, but the power of these family systems is patriarchal. Yes, women have no status in the Tang family, so the outside world only knows about the men of the Tang family."
Tang Long pursed his lips and muttered: "Cut! There is such a patriarchal thing in this era." Speaking of this, Tang Long suddenly asked in puzzlement: "Ah, so Tang Zhong's status should be It's very bad, I don't see him being a relative of the Patriarch of the Tang family, but he is still a servant? Then how can he have the qualifications of the fourth heir?"
"Since his mother married a husband, Tang Zhong is considered a member of the Tang family in the Tang family tree, so he is qualified as the fourth heir. However, the qualifications of the heir have nothing to do with his rank. The Tang family stipulates that Every descendant of the Tang family who has reached the age of 18 has to start as a family soldier. When the patriarch abdicates, the son with the most meritorious service will inherit the position of the patriarch. It is not bad for Tang Zhong to become a family man at the age of 19." Know everything No. 2 Xingling said to Tang Long carefully.
While Tang Long muttered, a group of people had already arrived outside the space port. Tang Long couldn't help being stunned when he saw the large floating car parked beside the road, because his father had used this kind of car before, and he bought it from the old car market for only a few thousand federal dollars. Get a brand new one. However, it was only used for a while before it was thrown away, because this kind of floating car was a product that the Wanluo Federation had eliminated more than ten years ago, and it had very few functions. The Tang family wouldn't be so poor that they would use this kind of floating car worth thousands of dollars to welcome guests, right
Tang Zhong, who had been standing expressionlessly beside the car door, saw the surprised expression on Tang Long's face, and of course knew why Tang Long was surprised, so a look of embarrassment immediately appeared on his face, and he said a little uncomfortably: "Because the family Most of the tax money is used for armaments, so there is not much investment in other areas." After speaking, he gestured to Tang Long to get in the car.
Tang Long hurriedly nodded and took Yuna and Sally to the floating car, while No. 2 Xingling analyzed in Tang Long's ear: "Tang Zhong will feel shy because the car's level is too low, which shows that he has vanity. He is a person who cares a lot about vanity and prides himself on his noble blood. If you want to attack him, you can start from these two aspects."
Tang Long nodded secretly, and at the same time thought triumphantly: "With the help of Sister Computer, am I afraid that I won't be able to handle the Tang family? Hehe, Zhongzhou Xing, you are mine now!"
Tang Zhong, who was sitting opposite Tang Long, secretly looked at Tang Long who was caught between two beauties, and thought to himself: "What is it, he became a general at such a young age? And he actually called Tang Long, who is equivalent to the symbol of the family. Name? I don’t know if my uncle will ask him to change his name? Well, I heard that he is the person with the most meritorious service in this battle. Does he have the ability to look at him? It’s a pity that my fief is a small village and I don’t have the funds to buy it. Battleship, otherwise I, who owns a battleship, will definitely be able to make such a feat! I don’t know how much fiefdom he can get? According to the feats he made, there may be several cities, right?”
Tang Long saw that there were hardly any high-rise buildings outside the window, and there were few pedestrians on the street. He couldn't help but secretly wondered what this Zhongzhou star relied on as its main source of income. Tang Long, who is used to asking questions when he has any questions, immediately moved to Tang Zhong's side, patted Tang Zhong's shoulder and asked Tang Zhong very familiarly: "Brother, what kind of income does our planet rely on to maintain it? Everything we have seen along the way It’s housing, as if there are no shopping malls or factories.”
Tang Zhong moved away in disgust. After hesitating for a moment, he said coldly: "We rely on animal husbandry. This is the capital, so there are houses and no factories. The shopping malls are relatively small so we can't see them."
With a click, Tang Long's jaw dropped, animal husbandry? Breeding? In this era when food can be synthesized organically, there is such an ancient industry? If the people of Zhongzhou star rely on these incomes, won't they starve to death
Knowing that Tang Long is an idiot who doesn't understand anything, No. 2 Xingling hurriedly said: "What are you surprised, close your mouth quickly. Let me tell you, the animal husbandry industry is quite a good industry. You must know that the food synthesized by machines is nutritious. Very good, but the meat quality, texture and taste of these synthetic foods are not comparable to real meat products. A 500-gram piece of premium beef can be sold for tens of thousands of Wulai coins in the capital of the United States of Wulai, which is 10 Tens of thousands of Luo coins, it’s not for rich families who can’t afford it! Now in the universe, except for people who fly around in space all year round, only poor families eat synthetic food. You forgot your mother’s fried pork dish Vegetables, aren’t the materials used are also meat pigs cultivated by animal husbandry? Also, there are a lot of seas and oceans in Zhongzhou Star Grassland, which limits its development in one direction, making 90% of his total income from animal husbandry. "
Tang Long swallowed his saliva. He didn't expect the animal husbandry industry to be the main income of Zhongzhou Star. It's no wonder that they use the floating vehicles that have been eliminated for more than ten years. Since they rely on animal husbandry, commercial export is their lifeblood. As long as they grasp the bloodline of Zhongzhou Star, which is commercial export, and believe that they will turn to customers, the people of Zhongzhou Star will not dare to speak out even if they have opinions
Tang Long, who suddenly realized that he could get this planet by pinching the main artery of Zhongzhou Star, found that the car stopped in front of a huge palace before he even started to think about what to do. Dozens of guards at the gate of the palace originally wanted to come down to check the floating vehicle, but after seeing Tang Zhong coming down, they returned to their original places and stood still.
On the gate of the palace supported by 8 pillars with a diameter of one meter and carved dragon reliefs all over the body, there are several strange square characters carved on it. The well-informed No. 2 Xingling immediately explained the square characters to Tang Long: "That is the character of a nation on a planet where human origin originated in ancient times, and it means the Hall of Government Affairs. My source code uses this character consist of."
Tang Long didn't care about the huge secret that No. 2 Xingling said inadvertently in the last sentence, but just followed Tang Zhong with a sound of "Oh." Under the watchful eyes of dozens of guards, he led Yuna and Sally into the room. Passed the gate of the Tang Family's Palace of Political Affairs.
Tang Long originally thought that he could see a huge hall as soon as he entered the gate, but what he saw was a huge blue light curtain, and there was actually a counter with three armed soldiers standing guard in front of the blue light curtain. But when Tang Zhong walked to the counter and took off his gun, Tang Long and the others knew what the counter was for, so they obediently did so.
When Tang Zhong saw Tang Long's rusty-looking Cosmic Spear, and Yuna and Sally's two pistols from the base warehouse, which were produced in 3414 in the cosmic calendar, he couldn't help showing a smile, because he His pistol is the latest model.
Tang Long, who didn't know the function of the blue light curtain at first, knew it after passing through the light curtain. The light curtain is used for sound insulation. Tang Long was a little dumbfounded looking at this hall that could accommodate tens of thousands of people. Nearly ten thousand crescent-shaped tables, three meters long, one meter wide, and thirty to forty centimeters high, were neatly arranged in a concave shape. Right above the concave shape are two tables with slightly higher and lower heights. Looking at the posture, one can tell that the tallest one is the table of the head of the house, and the one slightly lower is that of the deputy head of the house.
Although the appearance of these tables is classical, it looks like the wooden tables used in ancient times in movies, but the few buttons and stereoscopic projection lenses on the table let people know that this table has no less functions than modern desks. On the table were fruits and meats in porcelain plates, and a wine jug made of ceramics, with several ceramic wine glasses on the side. Of course, not all tables are the same for fruit and meat, but the closer the table is to the owner, the richer the table will be. For example, on the table near the door, there is only a plate of fruit, a plate of meat and a small jug of wine. What surprised Tang Long was not these, but that there was no chair here, and all the people were kneeling and sitting on a cushion. Seeing this, Tang Long could only curl his lips helplessly, complaining in his heart that the Tang family had gone too far back.
Now these nearly ten thousand tables are almost full of people, and the thousands of tables with only a few dishes on the bottom of the concave are all seated by one person. On both sides of the concave shape, there are three people sitting at the tables with rich dishes, but it can be seen that only the one sitting in the middle is the officer, and the people on both sides are subordinates. Seeing these, Tang Long couldn't help feeling that he didn't bring too many people here, because according to the proposal of the female soldiers, he wanted to bring a company of mechas, but he refused to prevent the Patriarch from misunderstood the reason why he wanted to force the palace. up.
The entry of Tang Long and others did not attract too many people's attention, but a few people near the door looked back at Tang Long. However, although Tang Long was not eye-catching, his two subordinates were the focus of many eyes. Feeling this, Tang Long couldn't help muttering sadly: "Aren't I handsome? No one looks at me."
Hearing Tang Long's words, Yuna and Sally shook their bodies violently, while Tang Zhong glanced at Tang Long with the eyes of an egomaniac. As for No. 2 Xingling, he smiled in Tang Long's ear: "There are all men here, who cares whether you are handsome or not!" It was only at this moment that Tang Long realized that the entire hall except for the two subordinates beside him was actually Not a single female exists.
When Tang Zhong brought Tang Long in, a young man who seemed to be a waiter walked quickly and said in a low voice, "Master Tang Zhong, please take a seat. The younger one will serve Master Tang Long."
Tang Zhong glanced at the man, nodded, saluted Tang Long, turned and walked towards the tables with simple dishes, found a table and sat down.
The waiter bent down to Tang Long and said: "Master Tang Long, and these two adults, please follow me." He led the way ahead.
Tang Long looked around and asked, "Is this table seated according to grade? What grade do you need to participate in such a meeting?"
The waiter turned back and smiled obsequiously: "You can participate in this kind of meeting if you are above the family members. Those sitting at the bottom are all family members and master family members. The family members, family generals, and family elders are all sitting on both sides of this hall. Ah, your seat is at Here, please take a seat." He pointed to a table in front of him and said.
This table was in the second place on the right side of the main hall, and Tang Long could feel that when he stood at this position, all the people in the hall shot their gazes over together. Among them was this special look containing puzzlement, jealousy, anger, and hatred, which made Tang Long notice that the owner of this look was opposite, that is, the third table on the left side of the main hall, a man with a full face and two It was shot by a middle-aged burly man. The strange thing is that the two tables above this big man are the same as the one above his side, and there are two people vacating the middle seat, kneeling and sitting there without looking sideways.
Seeing this, and comparing it with the empty Patriarch's seat, Tang Long knew that these three tables were the Patriarch's seats, but why did the big man opposite him look at me like this? I don't know him. Puzzled, Tang Long scratched his head, ready to ask the people beside him. However, seeing the two blond middle-aged men at the first table on the right side sitting there without looking sideways, as if they didn't ask about things outside the window, they had to look for the person on the left, but the three people on the left were there. After seeing himself looking at them, he immediately turned his head away.
Just when Tang Long didn't know what was going on, the waiter came forward and whispered: "The master asked you to hand over the military card to the younger one, and let the younger one deliver it."
Tang Long knew that this was an identity check and didn't care. He took out his military card and asked, "Why is that big guy on the other side looking at me like this? I don't know him and I didn't offend him, either?"
The waiter was taken aback for a moment, but after looking left and right, he came forward to take the military card, and whispered quickly: "The first person on the left of the hall is Tang Zhongpu's elder, and the first person on the right is Joel. The position of the elder of the Longde family, the second on the left is the position of the elder of the Zhang Yi family. And your position is originally the position of the general of the Zhang Wu family." After speaking, he left quickly.
Hearing this, Tang Long couldn't help but nodded in a sudden realization. It turned out that he had robbed him of his position, no wonder he wanted to hate him. But since I came here, I was ranked fourth, so isn't that one step closer to my goal? Satisfied, Tang Long ignored other people's eyes at all, motioned Yuna and Sally to sit down, and sat cross-legged to enjoy the delicious food on the table.