Chapter 533: Because she knows how to farm? Or because she has a lot of food?
Peng Yuanliang went over today's arrangements in his mind several times. After confirming that everything was fine, he closed his eyes, turned the warm jade walnut in his hand, and said, "Is everything arranged for the gathering?"
"Everything has been arranged."
The kneeling steward bowed his head respectfully and said softly, "According to your instructions, the invitations have been sent out in advance. If nothing unexpected happens, apart from the owner of the Sanyou Farm in North City, all the well-known and wealthy families in the three northwestern cities will come to attend the appointment."
Peng Yuanliang raised his eyelids. "What about the Northwest Camp? And what about those three city guards?"
"News came from the Northwest Camp yesterday that Vice Admiral Wu will personally attend the appointment today."
"The three city lords didn't make any explicit comments after receiving the notice, but those who stayed near the city lord's residence reported back that someone had already set off the day before yesterday, and it looked like they were heading towards the south city."
Peng Yuanliang was not surprised by this. He chuckled and said lightly, "That's good."
"With these guys at the front, we don't have to worry about those idiots not opening their mouths."
Except for Deputy General Wu who was temporarily in charge of the Northwest Camp, the other three city defenders were nothing in Peng Yuanliang's eyes.
He was just a small official in a remote place. If it weren't for the situation, these people would not be able to become his disciples even if they presented treasures to him. Now he was giving these people extra face.
However, with the help of these small officials, the scene of today's rally will definitely be much more interesting.
After all, those indecisive idiots have never seen the world and think they are gods when they see a black hat. Such gimmicks cannot be discarded for the time being.
The steward lowered his head cautiously, not daring to say anything. After waiting for a long while and seeing Peng Yuanliang say nothing, he suppressed his hesitation and said, "However, according to investigation, the owner of Sanyou Farm seems to have had dealings with these people, but it's extremely secretive and hasn't been fully investigated yet."
"Something went wrong at Sanyou Farm a while ago, and it seems the North City's city guards helped out. I wonder..."
"Is collusion between officials and businessmen still new?"
Peng Yuanliang waved his hand dismissively and said calmly, "There's something fishy about that farm, but it's nothing serious."
"A mere woman, managing a large farm and establishing herself in the northwest, would certainly try every possible means to establish a good relationship with this man with the Chinese character 'kou' on his head. Otherwise, what else would she do?"
"Because she can farm? Or because she has a lot of food?"
The contempt in Peng Yuanliang's words was incredibly strong, and beneath his indifference was sarcasm. "Of course I knew that farm had connections with the government, so when I took action, I only had it destroyed and didn't kill them. But so what?"
"As long as I can offer better and more benefits, why should I worry about their relationship being unbreakable?"
He didn't kill too many people, firstly because Peng Yuanliang didn't want to draw too much attention to it, and secondly because it was just a warning to scare the enemy, and it also left room for negotiation.
Show your strength and then suppress them to avenge the past, killing two birds with one stone.
Peng Yuanliang has seen too many officials who seem to be righteous, and he knows their weaknesses well, so he doesn't take them seriously.
The manager felt a little uneasy for some reason, but when he noticed the displeasure on Peng Yuanliang's face, he decisively swallowed the words of advice that were on the tip of his tongue.
The steward paused before speaking more cautiously, "Also, the goods you ordered to be mobilized arrived in North City yesterday and will be delivered around noon today."
These things were the stepping stones, and Peng Yuanliang spent a lot of money on them.
Peng Yuanliang hummed, supporting his forehead with one hand and said, "Wait until the banquet starts and take out the menu first."
"If the appetizers aren't tasty enough, they won't be able to whet their appetites."
"Okay, go down."
The steward hunched over and backed away. Just as he reached the door, he heard Peng Yuanliang say, "Have you investigated the owner of Sanyou Farm? Who is that man?"
As early as when he was at the brink of failure due to interference, Peng Yuanliang had tried to investigate the details of Sanyou Farm.
But all we know is that the owner of the farm is a very young woman. Many people have seen her, but their name and whereabouts are unclear.
Such vague and unverifiable details can only indicate two possibilities: either this woman has no one to rely on and her background is so shallow that it is impossible to investigate further; or she has a very deep background, but someone deliberately blurred the details and concealed her origins, so there is no way to find out.
Peng Yuanliang was very apprehensive at first, but he couldn't find out any details about this man, not even his name, and couldn't help but feel suspicious.
The steward lowered his head even lower, his voice mumbling, "The people we sent out to investigate this matter have disappeared without a trace, and no useful information has been returned."
Peng Yuanliang's eyes darkened. "Are you saying that all the people we sent out are dead?"
"this……"
The steward laughed bitterly and said, "We don't know whether he is alive or dead, and his whereabouts are unknown."
If any news had been passed back, we would not be in the current passive situation where we are clueless.
However, it can also be seen from this that the boss surnamed Sang is definitely not a weak person who would sit and wait for death.
This person may be holding another deadly trump card in his hand.
Facing Peng Yuanliang's sudden silence, the manager said cautiously, "But we've found some clues recently, and most of them are the work of people in the underworld. Perhaps it's related to someone in the underworld."
"Someone from the underworld?"
Peng Yuanliang narrowed his eyes doubtfully, his straight back slowly relaxing as he leaned back in his chair. After a moment, he said cryptically, "Continue investigating."
What Peng Yuanliang feared most was not the various groups in the underworld, but the signs of other people's interference.
If this Sang Dong family member didn't have any forces behind him that he was wary of, then perhaps this person's usefulness could turn out differently...
After all, who wouldn’t be excited to hear the secret of increasing food production exponentially?
The Peng Mansion in the south city, with its newly painted plaque, has been bustling with people since sunrise, all preparing for tonight's banquet.
In a teahouse across from the Peng residence, at a table by the window on the second floor, Lord Zhao downed his third cup of tea since sitting down and sighed wistfully, "Are we really going to the banquet?"
"This is the man who burned down the Sangdong family farm. Not only are we not bringing people to catch the murderer, but we're actually going to eat this evil man's feast?"
Lord Zhao really felt disgusted.
Sang Zhixia deliberately suppressed the news of the farm fire, but as local officials, they all knew about it to some extent.
It would be fine if he couldn't help when the incident happened, but how could he turn around and stab Sang Dongjia in the back afterwards?
This is too unfair.
Lord Liu, the city guard of North City, tugged at his sparse goatee and sighed, "Do you think I'm not disgusting?"
"But the news from the Northwest Camp tells us to arrive at the banquet on time. What can I do?"
They are not purely good people, nor do they have more wisdom than ordinary people. They will probably be minor officials on the border in this life.
But Sang Zhixia's kindness in providing them with porridge and rice may seem insignificant, but in fact, a bowl of porridge and a pot of rice not only protect their lives, but also their future.
Having received such great kindness, it would be fine if we didn't ask for repayment, but it is also absolutely unacceptable to do such a shameless thing as repaying kindness with enmity.
Lord Liu looked at Wu Lian, who sat still, with a look of melancholy, and sighed, "Military Advisor Wu, General Chen is not here either. Does Lieutenant General Wu really have to have this meal?"
"Can't we just go hungry?"
"It's not like I've never been hungry before!"
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