Chapter 231 Jinjiang Exclusive Release

Because Lu Xuan was delayed for a few days because he went to Jiangnan first, all the grain in Luochuan had been harvested.

Without Zhao Tongpan, the troublemaker, and without so many local tyrants in Jiangnan, the first wave of accounts and the new round of transactions were completed smoothly without any setbacks.

It was just because the small gathering places that the young and strong men in the village had visited before were about to be harvested one after another, so Li Jing and others would go back directly after completing the transaction in Licheng, and would not have time to come to Luochuan, including Fengxian behind.

To this end, Lu Xuan increased the volume of the new batch of transactions to make it easier for the people of Luochuan who had newly obtained food to exchange for more good things and live more comfortably during the hottest season.

Among them, salt was spoils of war from the south of the Yangtze River, so it was basically sold at a half-price and half-given-away price.

The deal for the holographic helmet was also included.

Lu Xuan also traded a batch of goods from Licheng this time, and asked the villagers to trade some to Yangshan as well, so that they would not be left behind and fall behind.

In addition, Lu Xuan provided five bottles of evolution liquid to the government office as agreed last time.

The government has restored contact with the capital. The ownership of these evolutionary fluids is not decided by Liu Wenchi alone. It is estimated that some distribution of interests will be involved.

Lu Xuan has no control over these things.

This time, Liu Wenchi ordered an additional 10,000 acres of greenhouses to expand the scale of the greenhouses.

As a result, although Luochuan had repaid 4.5 million kilograms of grain, its total debt was more than 3 million more than last time.

Of course, none of this matters.

The more they owe, the more Lu Xuan earns.

Adding up the debt repayment and the transaction, even after deducting the expenses for purchasing greenhouse materials and other supplies, Lu Xuan's total assets still increased to 5.2 billion.

It’s a lot lower than the increase in Licheng, but it doesn’t matter, the big payoff is yet to come.

Lu Xuan only slept in Luochuan for one night and went to Fengxian early the next morning.

[The host is busy with this scene. ]

[Other gathering places aren't as foolish as Licheng and want to renege on their obligations, so there's no need for the anchor to be too anxious.]

Lu Xuan, who was driving the aircraft, said calmly, "It's not easy to be out here in this hot weather. Let's finish our work and go home soon."

·

I came to Fengxian again after more than a month's absence. Fengxian has changed a lot compared to the last time.

Just as originally speculated, Ye Feiluan, who was involved with the leaders of the five major forces, integrated the forces in the city at an extremely fast speed after his body recovered.

The five major forces and dozens of small forces have become a thing of the past. Today, Feng County has become a place where Ye Feiluan has the final say.

Yu Niangzi, Hua San and others retreated to lower positions and became deputies, assisting Ye Feiluan in managing some of Feng County's affairs according to their respective abilities.

They deliberately did not reveal too much about the changes in Feng County to Lu Xuan in the holographic world, just to give him a little shock when he came over.

Who would have thought that after Lu Xuan learned all this, his expression didn't change at all, but instead brought them even more shocking news.

For example, the third prince has ascended the throne and has been given the title of Yunxian Hou. He has also dispatched the Huo family army to gradually recover lost territories.

For example, Lu Xuan wiped out several century-old families in Licheng, Jiangnan a few days ago.

Ye Feiluan and others: "!!!"

Hua San was amazed and said, "Boss Lu's experience is really amazing."

Lady Yu sighed and said angrily, "You're still calling me Boss Lu. You should be calling me Marquis."

Before Ye Feiluan recovered, they were each running their own forces very successfully and felt that they had made considerable achievements. However, with Lu Xuan as a comparison, looking back at their previous struggles, they inevitably seemed a little petty.

Lady Yu is not so self-deprecating as to think that what she did in the past was meaningless.

It’s just that comparing yourself to others is frustrating, and the huge gap is indeed discouraging.

Lu Xuan didn't have much idea about the title.

"No matter what you call me, it won't delay our transaction. This time, besides collecting debts and doing regular transactions, I also have an additional transaction planned with you all."

Ye Feiluan, who had returned to his peak form, showed a willingness to hear more details. "What deal? As long as it's something we can do, Boss Lu, just open your mouth."

The content of the new business is actually very simple, it is the krypton gold business in the holographic world.

The more people enter the holographic world, the more people will spend money every day. Among the current 20,000 to 30,000 people, there are only about a few hundred people who are willing to spend money.

Although these people don't spend money every day, they spend enough money at one time to play for ten days or half a month. Even if there are only a few dozen people every day, it is enough to annoy Lu Xuan.

Not to mention that this number will continue to increase in the future.

But it would be a shame not to make any profit from this material, so it would be better to outsource this business.

Lu Xuan said, "I can give you trading points at a 20% discount. You can use these points to top up other players. The price is the same as I set before. The extra 20% is a reward for your hard work."

Ye Feiluan and others were instantly cheered up.

Du Chenghai's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he quickly confirmed: "Is it just for us, or?"

Lu Xuan glanced at him and said, "I'll give you an exclusive. Can you go to other gathering places to collect supplies?"

Du Chenghai opened his mouth and said, yes, there is also the issue of collecting debts.

Ye Feiluan, on the other hand, was more open-minded and said, "It's good enough to only be responsible for Fengxian County."

Although the number of customers will definitely shrink in this way, this business will not only last for a year or two.

As long as their relationship with Lu Xuan does not deteriorate, this deal can continue for a long time without any unexpected problems.

There is no risk, just buy and sell points, and you will never lose money. What is there to be dissatisfied with?

Even if their power in reality is affected after the catastrophe, they can still have a safe retreat by cooperating with Lu Xuan on the holographic krypton gold business.

Du Chenghai, Qiu Qi and others didn't understand this principle at first, but they figured it out after a little thought.

Even if I couldn't figure it out, there was no reason to refuse since they were taking advantage of me anyway.

The two sides quickly reached a consensus, and Lu Xuan traded some points with Ye Feiluan on the spot.

The number is not that large, only 50 million.

But this still shocked the leaders of the five former major forces.

Fifty million!

As the group of people in the city who are most willing to spend money on these non-essential entertainments, they only spend 100,000 or 200,000 yuan at most per month.

If I give them all these points, it will take a long time to spend them.

Lu Xuan ignored their exclamations and started to move out a new batch of supplies after signing the new cooperation agreement.

Ye Feiluan also handed him the food he had prepared for paying off his debts in due time.

Feng County has become a whole, and the debts under the names of other small forces have also been handed over to Ye Feiluan for transfer.

The total size of the greenhouses in Feng County is 15,000 acres and does not need to be expanded.

With the large amount of expenditure reduced, the 750 kilograms of accounts and the one million kilograms of grain obtained in exchange for the new transaction, minus the part from the lottery, brought Lu Xuan a profit of 2 billion yuan.

·

Capital city, Yunxianhou Mansion.

"The Marquis is back!" With the doorman's exclamation, the silent Yunxian Marquis Mansion welcomed the returning master after more than a month's absence.

The audience in the live broadcast room were stunned as they looked at the crowd standing on both sides of the yard and respectfully shouting "Welcome back, Lord Marquis!"

[This card is a 6! ]

[Don't mention it, you really shouldn't mention it. Although there are many feudal dregs in the ancient times, the feeling of being an aristocrat is really great.]

[Is it cool? Why do I look so exaggerated and awkward? My toes are like an agricultural planet.]

[It's both awkward and enjoyable, hahaha.]

[The Star Alliance actually has some planets that still retain the aristocratic system, with strict internal hierarchy. Nobles still have multiple wives and concubines, and countless mistresses. It's not much better than in ancient times.]

[It's a pity for the host, the widower king, to have a large manor that can accommodate hundreds of servants but not even a wife. Sigh.]

While the audience was sighing and lamenting, Lu Xuan was welcomed into the mansion as if nothing had happened.

The spies from various powerful families in the capital who were stalking outside the Marquis's mansion quickly returned to report the news.

The rest of the servants were quickly sent away by the housekeeper, leaving only two guard captains, two maids, and the housekeeper, a total of five people.

Five robots, to be exact.

There are butler robots that have mastered certain business management skills, nanny robots that are capable of all-round housework, and bodyguard robots that have mastered all-round fighting skills.

Lu Xuan specially left these five people behind to manage the entire Marquis' Mansion.

Lu Xuan asked about the situation in the Marquis' Mansion during the month since he returned to the village.

The housekeeper said, "The master is away. Apart from the two visits from the Bai family and the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion to ask if we need anything, there haven't been any other guests. Besides that, we occasionally visit the greenhouses managed by the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion and the Bai family to check on the growth of the crops."

These were also reported when contacting Lu Xuan.

In addition, when they have free time, they would find out the gossip about the servants in the mansion.

These servants said they were sent by the new emperor, but in fact they were spies from both sides, and they had privately tried to build relationships with them and get words from them.

Unfortunately, as intelligent robots that have recognized their master, not only will they not reveal any information that should not be revealed, they also report all the servants' little actions to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan had known all this for a long time and didn't take it to heart.

As he was speaking, someone came from outside to report that Bai Xuefeng and Xie Yun had arrived.

As soon as the two entered the room, they felt the cool air of the air conditioner in the hall. After drinking the iced sour plum soup brought by the maid, they couldn't help but sigh in comfort.

"happy!"

Xie Yun sighed, "Fortunately, there is air conditioning, otherwise it would be really boring now that the weather is getting colder and colder."

Although the summers in the past were not as hot as in the past two years, and there was an ice maker in the house, after experiencing the convenience of air conditioning, he felt that he could never go back to the old days.

Bai Xuefeng nodded in agreement. "If there were no air conditioning someday, I'd probably die of agony."

Lu Xuan said: "As long as there are enough energy stones, the air conditioner will not break down after decades of use." Maybe the lifespan of the air conditioner will be longer than their lives.

Bai Xuefeng smiled and said, "That couldn't be better."

Although the two sides haven't seen each other for more than a month, they run into each other every now and then in the game and don't seem unfamiliar with each other.

After Xie Yun briefly greeted Lu Xuan, he took out the harvest that he had temporarily managed in the Marquis' Mansion over the past two days.

Xie Yun said, "With the dry ice you provided and the blackout cloth, the crops in the fields have grown smoothly. However, I asked about the production of the greenhouses in the imperial farm, and the production is still about 20% less."

Lu Xuan nodded, "It's okay, it's just an extra bonus, it doesn't matter if it's more or less."

Seeing that he really didn't care, Xie Yun handed the packed food to him.

Excluding the production reduction and the dividends from Weiyuan Marquis Mansion and the Bai family, the remaining total is 7.2 million jin.

Lu Xuan took a quick glance to confirm that the quantity was correct and then put it away.

Then, his eyes fell on Bai Xuefeng.

"Not sure yet?"

When it came to business, Bai Xuefeng showed a trace of distress on his face, and nodded quickly, "I can feel a certain power in my body that I didn't have before, but I tried to condense fireballs and water balls but to no avail."

After trying the conventional system, he also thought that maybe he awakened the special system that Lu Xuan mentioned.

However, no matter whether he tried to fly like Lu Xuan did in the past, or looked at someone and tried to control the other person's mind, or tried to treat the injured person, there was no response.

After many attempts without success, Bai Xuefeng began to worry and wondered if the power he had was just an illusion.

Maybe he just has a certain degree of physical enhancement like other people who have not awakened?

Lu Xuan didn't fully understand all the special abilities, so without saying anything else, he took out the ability detector and said, "You'll know if you have any special abilities and what type they are after taking the test."

Xie Yun had long known that Bai Xuefeng had obtained the evolution liquid given by Lu Xuan. Besides being envious, he was also quite curious about what kind of rare ability his cousin had obtained that he himself could not even detect.

The detector scanned Bai Xuefeng, capturing the supernatural fluctuations in his body for analysis.

Soon, the analysis results came out.

Bai Xuefeng had indeed awakened a special ability, the type of which was - rebound.

[It’s actually a rebound ability!!!]

[I'm so jealous! This is the ability I wanted most when I was a kid. Trash talk bounces back. Anyone who hits me bounces back. All of it bounces back! Unfortunately, without super powers, bouncing back is just a mouthful of satisfaction, and it's useless.]

How did Bai get so lucky? He was able to prepare in advance to save his family from the earthquake when he met the anchor, and now he's awakened his special ability. Is he the protagonist of the novel?!

Bai Xuefeng blinked blankly, feeling envious. "Rebound, what does that mean?"

Lu Xuan glanced at the bullet screen, which mentioned the ability of a rebound psychic in the history of the Star Alliance. "It can bounce the damage you take back to the person who attacked you."

The difference between different levels of rebound ability users lies in the proportion of power that can be rebounded.

A first-level psychic who has just awakened may only be able to bounce back 10% to 20% of the force, and still has to bear the remaining damage himself.

As the level gets higher, the proportion of rebound damage gradually increases. Not only can it reach 100% rebound, it can even double or even rebound several times.

Although the ability type is not offensive, it can be a powerful weapon if used well.

After hearing this, Xie Yun became even more envious of Bai Xuefeng. At the same time, he also understood: "No wonder my cousin couldn't figure out what his ability was before. If I had known earlier, I should have found someone to beat you up."

Audience in the live broadcast room: Pfft, damn, I need to find someone to beat him up, this guy is really my cousin.

Xie Yun laughed first after he finished speaking, "But I know it's impossible just by thinking about it."

Although the Bai family still does not have any real status in the circle of dignitaries, they have a relationship with Lu Xuan, which makes them more valuable than other nobles in a sense, and everyone is trying to please them.

Xie Yun laughed and gossiped to Lu Xuan, "You have no idea how popular Jin Zhi has been in the past month or so. The Bai family's door is almost broken down by people who want to marry their daughters/granddaughters to him."

In the entire capital, apart from the new emperor and Lu Xuan who traded for five evolution liquids, only Bai Xuefeng got one.

Who wouldn't be jealous of such a unique treatment? Who wouldn't want to share in the benefits?

Unfortunately, the Bai family turned them all down on the grounds that Bai Xuefeng had to observe mourning for his grandmother.

The old lady of the Bai family died of illness half a year before the disaster. Bai Xuefeng was indeed in mourning, but he was a grandson, not a son, so one year of mourning was enough. Even if he got married, no one would say he was not there.

After all, the Bai family doesn't want to have too much involvement with the powerful people in Beijing.

The Weiyuan Marquisate was already enough to protect them, and now with the addition of Lu Xuan it was already enough, too much is as bad as too little.

As a result, all those who had ulterior motives returned empty-handed.

Speaking of Lu Xuan...Xie Yun looked around.

After they arrived, the butler and the two guard captains returned to their posts. Only two maids were left in the side hall, quietly guarding by.

Xie Yun said to Lu Xuan teasingly, "It's not just Jinzhi. Your housekeeper and the head maid are also very popular."

Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What do you mean?"

The audience in the live broadcast room keenly smelled the scent of melon and pricked up their ears.

Xie Yun said eloquently, "Jinzhi and you have a good relationship, so the Bai family was wooed by the powerful people in the capital. You left these people to help you guard the Marquis' Mansion. I think they are trustworthy confidants, and there will be more people who want to win them over."

The means of winning people over are nothing more than coercion and inducement.

Intimidation, no one would easily break the rules after seeing Lu Xuan's strength.

In terms of inducement, Lu Xuan has no shortage of material funds and money, and he will not treat his confidants badly. In terms of status, Yun Xianhou is the biggest favorite in front of the new emperor, and no one has a better future than him.

Besides, the dignitaries wanted to use Lu Xuan's men to get in through the back door, not to poach people.

After much thought, seduction becomes the choice of most people.

Xie Yun said, "Because we don't know the preferences of your servants, we've done a lot of testing. We've tried to find the charming, the beautiful, the bold and fierce... and the maids, do they prefer fair-skinned pretty boys or strong, real men? Most of the people we sent over after testing are relatives of the various families."

For example, the children/nieces of the housekeeper, or the relatives of the head maid of the mistress, brothers and sisters, the young and capable stewards in the mansion, the son of the owner of a shop under his name, or even the owner himself, etc.

Even better, there will be distant relatives from the daughter-in-law's/daughter-in-law's family.

Xie Yun's eyes were filled with inexplicable excitement: "The one with the highest status among them is a concubine's daughter from a baron's mansion."

Lu Xuan's eyelids twitched.

The daughter of a noble family? Would she be willing to propose marriage to a servant of his family?

The servants in ordinary mansions were all slaves. Let's not even mention whether there was a law in this dynasty prohibiting marriage between the nobles and the common people. Even if there wasn't, if a decent girl married a man who was a slave, she would most likely become a slave as well.

You are willing to do this. Are you crazy about building relationships?

Xie Yun said, "That baron's family has no promising younger generations. Seeing that the next generation is about to be demoted, he naturally wants to do everything he can to climb up the social ladder. If a mere concubine's daughter wants to marry you, even as a concubine, she may not be a good match. But if she becomes the wife of the steward of the marquis's mansion, even if she is not favored, it is still a step up for your steward."

With such a good marriage arranged, how could the housekeeper not speak on behalf of the Yue family?

The benefits gained at that time will definitely be far better than marrying off a daughter whom you don’t care about.

The calculations are quite precise.

However, this is where the most exciting part of this matter lies.

When other noble families in the capital thought that the other party was willing to spend a huge amount of money, the steward of Yunxianhou Mansion refused without hesitation!

He refused!

Xie Yun slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "You have no idea how furious Earl Qing'an was when word got to the Earl's Mansion. He was beating and smashing things around for quite a while. Afterwards, the people from the Earl's Mansion went out and made sarcastic remarks about your housekeeper being ungrateful and saying that the Yunxian Marquis Mansion looked down on them."

Bai Xuefeng curled his lips. "He can even think of a way to make his daughter marry the housekeeper, and he still expects others to think highly of him?"

What's more, if this hadn't happened, it's unknown whether Lu Xuan knew that there was such a big shot in their family in the capital. He was overestimating himself.

After this incident spread in the capital, countless people laughed at the Earl of Qing'an behind his back, and it also affected the marriages of other unmarried sons and daughters in the Earl's mansion.

Nobles have always been proud of their status. How could they bear to become a brother-in-law with a servant in the future? It would be a disgrace if it were to be made public.

Even if the steward of Yunxianhou Mansion has refused, it will not work.

What if I regret it later?

If they really want to have a relationship with Lu Xuan, they might as well find a more suitable candidate themselves and refuse to let the middleman make a profit from the price difference.

Bai Xuefeng asked Lu Xuan: "Did the housekeeper refuse because you warned them in advance?"

Lu Xuan shook his head: "I didn't give any instructions."

The audience, who were enjoying the melons, laughed heartily.

[The host doesn't need to remind me of this. Robots and humans are reproductively isolated. How can different species fall in love? Robots have much higher moral standards than humans, so of course they have to refuse.]

If only that Bo Mansion had recruited Qingqu robots instead of butler robots, there might have been some chance of success.

[Speaking of which, in order to keep a low profile, the anchor even gave several robots ordinary, unremarkable appearances. Unexpectedly, even then, people would still want to hook up with them.]

Because appearance isn't important in the first place; their identity is what matters. As long as they're still members of the Yunxian Marquisate, even if they have a pig-like face, someone will still marry their beautiful wife to them.

[Tsk tsk, these nobles are so evil-minded.]

[If you ask me, it's time to give them some Lu Miaomiao's skull shock. I guarantee they'll be scared to death.]

You don’t mind being ugly, right?

When we were sleeping together in the middle of the night, my head was flipped open. I just wanted to ask you if you were afraid? Hehehe.

In short, these people's various seductive attempts on the robots were purely like flirting with fools, and their efforts were destined to be in vain.

But, this is not a solution all the time.

Xie Yun specifically told Lu Xuan these words, not only because he wanted to share gossip with him, but also to remind him that if similar examples become more numerous, there may not be more people like the Earl of Qing'an who will become angry and resentful towards Marquis Yunxian.

It’s better to find a way to solve this problem once and for all.