"Aren't you going to Jiujiang County?"
Han Feng was surprised. He didn't expect to get such an answer from Xue Cheng.
Jiujiang County is an important transportation hub on the Jiangnan West Road. It has the largest wharf in the area, and all kinds of passing ships will dock, unload, and transfer cargo there.
It can be said that the area embodies the essence of the entire Jiangnan West Road.
It is the most fertile area in the entire Jiangnan West Road. In order to make it run smoothly and transfer Xue Cheng to Jiujiang County, he has already greeted people from all over the place in advance.
Even though Xue Cheng made great contributions this time, it would be quite difficult for him to be transferred directly to Jiujiang County, as all the aristocratic families were eyeing that area.
Often, having an important position assigned to one of them can ensure the family's wealth.
That's not a position, it's a treasure trove.
Now all the procedures are almost completed, and the family has sold a lot of favors and face for this, but Xue Cheng said that he would not go. If he is not given a good explanation, he will be angry to death on the spot.
"It's because of what happened last time..."
Xue Cheng recounted the incident of the demon in the underground river in detail. Of course, he omitted the mysterious master. After all, the master had repeatedly stated that he was unwilling to get involved in this matter. He even thoughtfully fabricated a lie for Xue Cheng in the underground river. If he didn't even understand this, he wouldn't be able to become the chief flag of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Xue Cheng simply said that he felt that the underground demons had not been dealt with completely last time, so he deliberately returned to Jianyi to launch a surprise attack, but he found the remnants of the demons in the underground river.
"Are there any demons?"
Han Feng was also shocked when he heard this.
Moreover, the demons in this underground river are proficient in a strange kind of writing and use secret codes to communicate, just like the secret guards in the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
This method and means are definitely not simple.
"I see..."
Han Feng touched his chin, but still did not give up his original thoughts.
"Maybe there are only a few cats, big or small, that have slipped through the net. They shouldn't cause too much harm.
"Even if you want to investigate, you can go to Jiujiang County first and then investigate the relevant situation in Jiujiang County..."
Seeing Xue Cheng about to open his mouth to refute, Han Feng continued: "If your speculation is correct, then this organization is definitely not small. It is very likely that they have a branch in Jiujiang County, or even a headquarters..."
Xue Cheng was stunned. This was indeed the case.
Jianyi has such a strict organizational structure. Based on this, it can be inferred that Jiujiang County, as a transportation hub, must have more demons hidden.
Moreover, because Jiujiang County has extremely developed waterways, floods occur all year round. Every time a flood or disaster breaks out, it is reasonable that there are hundreds or thousands of fewer people on land, and basically no fault can be found.
This creates a huge opportunity for demons to hide.
Seeing that Xue Cheng was already wavering, Han Feng continued, "Becoming a captain of the Jinyiwei in Jiujiang County would involve a large number of personnel and a strong military force. It would be much better than continuing to live in a small place. Don't you think the other party will retaliate against you? Then the higher your military force, the greater your chances of achieving merit..."
Xue Cheng felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
When Han Feng saw Xue Cheng wavering, he took out a small pill from his arms.
"Don't you feel that your own strength is not enough? This is a small Huandan. With what you have accumulated over the years, it will be enough to make up for it and break through to the Zhenyuan realm."
Xue Cheng had nothing to say, but he still followed the fixed procedure and submitted the two corpses of the demons he had killed and the relevant information online, while emphasizing that he might be retaliated against.
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In the pawnshop, Zhang Mingtu changed his appearance and used one of the three fake identities he had made before to buy more than ten slaves and a housekeeper from the pawnshop.
Nowadays, the population is quite excessive. The Wang and Li families and a large number of related families have collapsed, leaving behind a lot of redundant slaves.
If you are willing, you can buy a large area at a very low price.
At the same time, the properties of the Wang and Li families were also dealt with. The two families and their corresponding families together owned hundreds of thousands of acres of land.
Although Ruihai said he wanted to find the victims of that year and divide the land among them, the land that could be divided out would not exceed 10,000 acres.
The remaining part was confiscated by the government and used as official land, which was rented out to farmers at a relatively low price. However, a large part of it still had to be sold.
However, the situation is not clear now. Although the Wang and Li families are imprisoned, many of their family members hold important positions in various government offices. No one dares to buy their land at this time, even though the official price is already very low.
When Zhang Mingtu arrived here, the official had already lowered the price twice, but there were still few people asking about it.
Zhang Mingtu felt that it was almost done. In a few days, the news that Ruihai had arrived and arrested the county magistrate would spread widely, and many small families would begin to purchase the land of the Wang and Li families on a large scale.
Now, Zhang Mingtu is just a little bit ahead of schedule.
He used this fake identity to purchase more than 20,000 acres of land, and then leisurely bought several houses and settled all the servants, housekeepers and the like.
Afterwards, he followed the same method and changed his identity. Using the fake identities created by three Jinyiwei as a cover, he bought nearly 180,000 acres of land in scattered pieces.
He basically squandered all the treasures he dug up from various places.
He handed over the corresponding land to his stewards to manage.
Zhang Mingtu was quite open-minded in this regard. After all, he could not have so much energy to manage all the land, so he must distribute power.
And with many of his future brothers making their way in the future, he felt familiar with many people in Jianyi, and among them, the loyal and honest ones were basically selected by him to be servants and stewards.
He will not be harmed easily. Even in the future, due to his great power, there will be many places where he can take advantage of. If these people become corrupt, Zhang Mingtu can easily deal with them with the Book of Life and Death that can check the future situation. It can be said that there is not much risk.
What's more, the key land deeds and house deeds are in Zhang Mingtu's hands, so he is not too worried about various problems and changes.
After spending five days leisurely dealing with these matters, Zhang Mingtu was about to continue to go to the Jinyiwei's residence to fish when he suddenly received news from the county government that the main figures of the Wang and Li families had been almost investigated.
Many people were to be publicly beheaded in the vegetable market, and the county government invited the Jinyiwei to watch.
"It's so cruel..."
Zhang Mingtu sighed, then leisurely changed his expression and prepared to go watch the ceremony.
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