Knock knock!

There was a knock on the door.

Li Xuan cleaned up his agitated mood: "Come in." ”

The door opened, and a middle-aged man entered, dressed in a fancy suit, with three long strands of beard under his chin, and a deferential smile on his face.

Li Xuan found that this person was holding the account book in his arms, and he could guess the identity of this person.

My housekeeper.

After the man in Chinese clothes saluted, he gave a thumbs up and said with a sneer: "Lord, I heard that you are so powerful that you are so frightened that the bandits in Heifeng Village are all out of the feces and urine, and they even crawl and escape, and the people of the whole city are singing praises to the lord, praising the lord for his majesty and invincibility!"

The corners of Li Xuan's mouth curled: "Don't pat yourself on the back, what's the matter?"

The man in fancy clothes sighed, his face instantly collapsed, and he said sadly: "Lord, the money is almost gone, and we can't open the pot." ”

Hand over the ledger.

Li Xuan chuckled in his heart, took the account book and flipped through it.

There are only two kinds of currency in the vast land of the Central Plains, which came from the hands of the First Emperor:

The "upper coin" made of gold and the "lower coin" made of copper.

1 upper coin is equal to 500 lower coins.

The expenses of the city lord's palace were relatively large, including the cost of food, the labor expenses of mercenaries, cooks, and servants, as well as the purchase of daily necessities, guns and ammunition, and the construction of broken walls, etc.

The small treasury accumulated by the original owner, with a total of only 87 coins and 428 coins, came to Xuanwu City for half a month, there were too many places to spend money, and it was spent on a large amount of money.

What's worse is that Xuanwu City was messed up by Qiu Buping, all industries were wasted, and taxes were basically not collected.

Li Xuan couldn't cry or laugh in his heart.

I'm probably the poorest royal family in history.

His face did not change, and he said lightly: "You don't have to worry about money." After a pause, "Who is the richest in Xuanwu City?"

The man in Chinese costumes: "Naturally, there are three major families, the Chen family, the Zhu family, and the Gu family." Among them, the Chen and Zhu families are rooted in Xuanwu City, and the Gu family is a wealthy family, and its clan is entrenched in Jiuqu City, which is hundreds of miles away, and the Gu family forces in Xuanwu City are only side branches of the Gu family. These three families have carved up eighty percent of the industries in Xuanwu City, and the trees have deep roots. ”

Li Xuan's eyes flashed slightly, revealing a touch of playfulness.

The three major families all have huge industries in Xuanwu City, have strong financial resources, and must have many masters, however, when the bandits of Black Wind Village attacked the city, they did not take any action.

Aren't you afraid that the city will be broken and the thieves will enter the city and loot?

The man in Chinese clothes looked at Li Xuan's face, was slightly silent, and said, "If the lord wants to borrow money from these three major families, it is estimated that ...... It's difficult, they should have been in cahoots with Qiu Buping a long time ago. ”

Li Xuanxin said sure enough, but he didn't care, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised: "At this time and that time, the lord and I have shown my strength and potential, and someone will change their minds because of this." ”

The voice fell.

A soldier came to report:

Gu Jiuming asked to see him. ”

Li Xuan's eyebrows raised.

The man in the fancy costume was suddenly surprised, and said, "This Gu Jiuming is the head of the Gu family in Xuanwu City, what is he doing here?"

Raising his head, "Lord, although this Gu Jiuming's martial arts are not high, he is only a first-order martial artist, but he has practiced a magical martial art 'Heavenly Son Wangqi Technique', his eyes are well-informed, not only can he see the mysteries of heaven and earth, see the flaws and weaknesses of any martial arts and martial arts, but also by observing other people's expressions and behaviors, he can think of people's hearts, which is very terrifying." ”

Li Xuan snorted and said indifferently: "Please." ”

Less.

A square-faced middle-aged man walked into the hall, smiling, with a wave of long sleeves in a green shirt, and bowed.

"Gu Jiuming paid a visit to the City Lord. ”

Li Xuanxu raised his hand and said casually: "No need to be polite, sit." ”

"Thank you, Lord of the City, for giving me a seat. ”

Gu Jiuming sat down, obedient and gentle, his gaze fell on Li Xuan, and the thin light wandered between his slightly narrowed eyes.

"Jiu Ming has long admired the name of the city lord, and the city lord is a high talent, and his spirit is like a dragon, and he is a model for the world's scholars.

What makes Jiu Ming even more admired is that the city lord is not only outstanding in literature, but also outstanding in martial arts, extremely talented, and once in 10,000 years. ”

This series of rainbow farts was slapped down, loud, sonorous, unpretentious, and even sincere.

The corners of Li Xuan's mouth curled slightly, shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity, I'm not uneven." ”

Gu Jiuming's expression changed, his expression was correct, and he said solemnly: "The First Emperor once said that heroes are born in troubled times, and the prince and prince Xiangning have a kind of talent, and he sits in Xuanwu City, so he can't do a great job. ”

Li Xuan almost burst out laughing, forcibly held back his twitching expression, looked at Gu Jiuming calmly, and said, "Brother Gu might as well say it directly." ”

Gu Jiuming got up and said solemnly: "The autumn unevenness destroyed the city wall, causing the people of Xuanwu City to wither, and the people and gods were angry. Although Jiuming is a businessman, he is also full of righteous indignation. Hearing that the city lord is preparing to revive all industries, Jiu Ming is willing to help. ”

Li Xuan rubbed his slender fingers and smiled, showing a look of anticipation on his face.

Gu Jiuming clapped his hands.

Immediately, an old man with a sallow complexion walked in with a small box.

Place on the ground and open.

Suddenly, a box of gold glittering coins came into view.

"This is five thousand coins, and the right should be the tax paid in advance by my Gu Family Chamber of Commerce. Gu Jiuming said with a smile.

Li Xuan was in a good mood.

But he knew very well that this Gu Jiuming was not simple, and if he wanted to win the strong support of this person, he had to be strong in front of him.

So, Li Xuan glanced at the box of coins lightly, completely indifferent, and said with a lack of interest: "Money is like dung, Brother Gu, you have a lot of dung." ”

It's not unusual.

Gu Jiuming's face froze, thoughtful.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Jiu Ming knows some friends, and he can talk to the owner of the Black Wind Village, and Jiu Ming will do his best to persuade Yan Peony to come and apologize to the city lord." ”

Li Xuan smiled at this time.

"Brother Gu is full of sincerity, and he told Na Yan Peony that if she doesn't come within ten days, the city lord will go to level the Black Wind Village. ”

Gu Jiuming's body trembled, and he retreated.

Out of the City Lord's Mansion.

The sallow-complexed old man asked, "Master, how is Li Xuan?"

Gu Jiuming took a deep breath, with a shocked expression on his face: "I observed Li Xuan with the Son of Heaven's Qi Technique, but I didn't see that he had any cultivation, and his aura was completely restrained. This Li Xuan, hidden deeply, hidden deeply!"

The old man with a sallow complexion was stunned and said, "The master can't see through him?!"

Gu Jiuming nodded, turned to the old man with a sallow complexion, and grinned: "Sambo, this time I smashed half of my private money on Li Xuan, it is definitely a profitable deal." ”

Samber thought about it and laughed too.

The sun was shining and the weather was so nice.