The prefect was truly feeling a chill run down his spine.
No matter what, I can't let it affect my future.
"My lord, this is all due to my failure to properly discipline them. What do you think should be done with them?"
The prefect isn't stupid; by stepping forward like this, he easily absolved himself of any responsibility.
"Alright, let's not open Chunhua Tower for now. Let's take a month to properly renovate it."
Liu Feng said with a cold smile.
Given Liu Feng's previous temperament, he could have simply killed Jia Huaxin.
However, I came to Qingzhou to do business, and I will inevitably have to cooperate with the Jia family in the future.
Closing the shop for a month caused Jia Huaxin to lose some money, which can be considered a small punishment to deter others.
Moreover, doing so would cause Jia Huaxin's status in the family to plummet, which could be considered as indirectly helping Jia Huating.
Although Jia Huaxin was in charge of the business here, Liu Feng was well aware that such a business could not be run by him alone.
There must be a lot of vested interests involved.
In just one month, the Jia family must have lost a considerable amount of silver.
At that time, the family will inevitably be dissatisfied with Jia Huaxin.
"As for you, your position as prison warden is a military post, but you have abused your power and must have done a lot of things to bully the good people."
"I think this is the best course of action. The Prefect should choose a suitable person to replace him."
"As for your dog's life, I have no interest."
"Your Excellency, you'd better keep a close eye on your men."
“Things are different now than before. Famine is rampant, the northern barbarians are eyeing us covetously, the Wu and Yue kingdoms in the south have joined forces and are determined to take over the territory of our Great Li. Even a small country like Jingnan wants to take advantage of the situation.”
"If you can't control your subordinates, who knows when they'll cause a huge mess? By then, the prefect will regret it."
Liu Feng had no intention of making trouble for this prefect.
After all, he has been preparing to expand his army, but he doesn't have a suitable number of soldiers.
Keep this prefect around; he might come in handy in the future.
Moreover, this prefect had no personal grudge against Liu Feng, and today's incident was an unexpected misfortune.
Upon hearing this, the prefect felt relieved and hurriedly kowtowed in gratitude.
"Thank you, thank you, sir."
Liu Feng chuckled as he sheathed his sword.
"What a pity. This sword is rarely used, but every time it is taken out, it inevitably draws blood. It's a shame today."
"Hopefully, no one will be so blind as to suddenly run into us."
Liu Feng was obviously saying this to Jia Huaxin, so that he would remember it.
"Thank you, sir."
"Thank you, sir."
Seeing that the crisis had passed, Jia Huaxin and Wang Yuanning, who were sitting in the hall, breathed a sigh of relief.
The prefect wanted to keep Liu Feng and offered him a banquet, but Liu Feng refused.
Liu Feng will definitely be having dinner at Jia Huaxin's Chunhua Restaurant tonight.
It's very simple, the minutes are meant to disgust him.
Make him serve you properly, deflate his arrogance, and make him suffer.
The kid who bought from you will hold a grudge and try to trip you up in business in the future.
Before I can fully expand here, I will need the help of these local indigenous people.
We arrived at Chunhua Tower.
Jia Huaxin wouldn't dare to show any temper now.
In his heart, he only regretted that Jia Huating was so lucky to have met such a great figure wielding the Emperor's Sword.
Little did he know, the essential difference between him and Jia Huating lay there.
For the sake of his family, Jia Huating has been expanding the family business to other regions and increasing the family's influence.
Everything is planned in advance.
Before Jia Huating found Liu Feng, the locals had already sent people to find out what the situation was like in Zhengde County.
The system even established that the magistrate's position was as prestigious as that of a first-rank official.
He even wielded the Emperor's Sword.
In addition, his Tiger Roar Army members are all elites.
Putting all that aside, Liu Feng's Zhengde County also occupies an important node in the waterway.
Jia Huating had long recognized an important issue: the military and economic center of Youzhou would one day become Zhengde County.
That's why he spared no effort to do business in Zhengde County, because he knew very well that this investment was worthwhile.
Jia Huating was also very good at interpersonal relationships. When he first approached Liu Feng for cooperation, he made his attitude clear and did not try to negotiate with Liu Feng in a humble manner.
Moreover, he put himself entirely in the shoes of a businessman who wanted to make money, and he was there to make money, and he wasn't going to make money for nothing.
This is where Jia Huating's cleverness lies.
He knows what he wants.
They knew even better what Liu Feng wanted.
Moreover, he has been constantly giving Liu Feng what he wants, such as taking Liu Feng to the slave castle and guiding Liu Feng to do business in Qingzhou, etc.
This series of actions perfectly bound Liu Feng and Jia Huating together.
Thus, by now, they are completely interdependent.
There's absolutely no sense of up or down.
It's unlikely that the Jia family's influence would be accidentally transferred to Liu Feng's hands.
If Jia Huaxin were to manage the Jia family business now, a problem would arise: he would be completely suppressed by Liu Feng, to the point of losing all say.
The old man of the Jia family did have some insight.
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The next morning, the door of Chunhua Building was knocked on.
The person who opened the door was none other than Jia Huaxin, the owner of the place.
He didn't sleep a wink last night.
Liu Feng treated him like a mere shop assistant, keeping watch in the second-floor corridor, ready to give Liu Feng any instructions.
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