There is a small town more than 20 miles away from the farm, the town is built against the mountain, has an indecent title, it is called the town of dog head by the people of the time, because the hill behind it resembles the head of the dog and gets the name, the area of the town is not large, the radius is less than one mile, but the sparrow is small, and the five organs are complete. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The town is backed by the dog-headed mountain that is not high but very steep, and the other three sides are built with earthen walls, the wall is more than one zhang high, not much lower than the city wall of Qinghua County, the difference is that all of them are made of loess, unlike the section of the city wall of the county town that is built of blue bricks and boulders.

Kotou is a small town as well as a fortress.

Unlike Qinghua County, where there are several wealthy families competing for it, and there is still the power of the government on the surface, there is only one owner in the entire Goutou Town.

Goutou Town used to be a farm, is the place where the family surnamed Zhang lived, because it is located next to the river, the official road winds through from one side, located in the traffic artery, coupled with the Zhang family's decades of operation, it has also formed a town, and has become a densely populated place.

Unlike the Gu family and others, although the Zhang family also has a mansion and some industries in Qinghua County, it is only a symbolic existence, and its family power has not entered Qinghua County in a big way, and the main force is still entrenched in Gotou Town, firmly controlling everything in Gotou Town.

Although the government has an office in Goutou Town, and there is also the position of mayor, this position has been controlled by the Zhang family for decades.

The reason why the Zhang family has not been stationed in Qinghua County in a big way is not because they do not have that power, but because compared to competing with other families in Qinghua County, it is far less than the interests of dominating Goutou Town.

This time, standing behind Xujia Village was the Zhang family.

Although the new county lieutenant of Qinghua County is not surnamed Zhang, he is the son-in-law of the Zhang family, from a big family in Qixia County next door, there is a mountain range between Qixia County and Qinghua County, Qixia County on the other side of the mountain, Qinghua County on this side of the mountain, and the mine occupied by the Gu family is in this mountain range.

Speaking of which, the mine has been open for five years.

Although the Gu family is very careful, the news of the mine has not spread all over the city, but the people who should know still know, but how high the output of this mine is, and how much precious chalcedony is produced, these very specific information has not been leaked.

Because the income from the mine is unknown, plus Gu Xiaozhao's parents were still there at that time, plus Su Qiaoer's father and Luo Yuanyuan, there are four masters in the family, on the bright side, Su Zhiwei opened up Da Zhoutian again, known as the first in Qinghua County.

In addition, at that time, the Gu family sect was also standing in Gu Xiaozhao's room, and the Gu family sect also had several internal martial artists, and the two together were simply behemoths in Qinghua County and nearby areas.

How unwise it is to confront such a force for the sake of unknown gains.

As the saying goes, times change.

When Gu Xiaozhao's parents disappeared, Su Zhiwei, known as the number one master in Qinghua County, disappeared, and the mine became a lump of fat.

However, at this time, the Gu family Benzong stood up and warned the other families, after all, it is impossible to write two Gu in one stroke, no matter from the perspective of legal principles or moral rules, once Gu Xiaozhao unfortunately dies, his property will be taken over by Benzong, which is dignified.

In that case, why did the Zhang family stand up at the risk of war with the Gu family?

The reason is simple, wealth is moving.

A few months ago, the Xi family, where the Zhang family's son-in-law, Xi Qingsong, the new county governor of Qinghua County, was located, found a vein of a jade mine in Qixia County.

This vein and the Gu family's mine are separated by two or three hills, but they are actually one.

However, due to the topography of Qixia County and the arrival of ore veins, the output of jade has become scarce, not only is it not easy to mine, but also there are not many jade mined, and it is difficult to find very precious chalcedony.

The geomaster invited by the Xi family climbed the mountains and waded through the mountains for more than a month, and finally found out the center of this vein, thinking that this is an extremely rare bonanza, and most importantly, the content of chalcedony in this jade mine is amazing.

Sadly, the mine is owned by the owner.

If Gu Xiaozhao's parents are still there, and Su Zhiwei is not missing, even if they know that the content of chalcedony in this jade mine is amazing, most of the Xi family can only forcibly endure it, after all, although honey is sweet, it is not a good taste if it is stung by the peaks.

Of course, the current Gu family only has Luo Changyuan, a master of the inner family, and the young master is seriously injured and bedridden, so if he doesn't take this opportunity to start, let alone when.

The Xi family did not have the idea of monopolizing, after all, the roots of the Xi family are in Qixia County, and the sphere of influence does not involve Qinghua County.

So, the Zhang family joined in.

One of the reasons why the Zhang family has not entered Qinghua County in a big way is naturally because of the abundance that Goutou Town has gained, as long as it is good to keep Goutou Town.

Another reason, of course, is that there is a lack of strength.

Just like in front of you, there is a gold leaf on the left, and a silver ingot on the right, so that you can choose one of the two, choose the silver ingot to be safely put into the bag, and choose the gold leaf may be cut off and stretch out the hand, under normal circumstances, it is natural to choose the silver ingot.

However, if there is no danger at all, in this case, it is natural to get both fish and bear's paws.

Zhang Yufeng, the patriarch of the Zhang family, also understood that if he only guarded Goutou Town, the Zhang family could only be a local tyrant family, and he would not be able to get on the stage.

If they can get that mine and get those precious chalcedony, the Zhang family will have the opportunity to contact those people and gain the recognition of those people, at that time, not to mention Qinghua County, maybe they can reach the state city, which is not unrealistic.

For this reason, the Zhang family is willing to take risks and touch the Gu family.

Of course, the Jiangnan area is densely populated, it is a rich place, and the power of the government still has a sense of existence, unlike some remote places, where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and certain rules must still be followed.

The Gu family bought this mine and has a title deed, which is where the righteousness lies.

However, there are also flaws.

This flaw is Xujia Village, after all, this mine is located in the boundary of Xujia Village, therefore, Gu Xiaozhao's parents also signed a contract with Xujia Village at that time, and this mine has a share of Xujia Village, the reason why this is so is very simple, they want to dig the mine as soon as possible to avoid trouble.

After all, Xujia Village also has a backstage, although this backstage is far away in the north, but it should not be underestimated.

For Xujiacun, after all, the background is too far away, and the tentacles cannot extend to the south, so it can only exist as a strategic nuclear weapon, and cannot be used at any time, so it signed an agreement with the Gu family.

Now, naturally, things are different.

In order to swallow a little more, it is not surprising to betray something.

If you want to blame, you can only blame the Gu family's strength has dropped sharply now, and if there is no strength, there will be nothing!

As a result, the Xi family in Qixia County, Xujia Village near the mine, and the Zhang family in Goutou Town also joined forces and launched an ultimatum to Gu Xiaozhao in the name of Xujia Village, saying that they were going to negotiate with that small farm, however, these three forces stayed in Gotou Town, more than 20 miles away.

There is indeed negotiation, but the object of negotiation is not Gu Xiaozhao, but someone else.