Chapter 9: Family Contradictions
Chu Shan was very happy to receive two not small talents, so he hummed a little song and slowly returned to the mansion. As soon as he returned home, someone reported that the city lord invited Chu Shan to the living room to meet guests, and it was said that there was an important matter to discuss.
When Chu Shan arrived in a hurry, there were already quite a few people inside. Chu Feng sat on the main seat, and the rest of the seven or eight old men were on both sides, all of them were brightly dressed and had an extraordinary temperament, and they looked like rich and noble people.
"I've seen the eldest brother," Chu Shan immediately saluted the eldest brother Chu Feng after coming in, and then said, "I don't know what the eldest brother has to say when he comes to the younger brother?"
"Oh," Chu Feng said with a smile, "It's not a big deal, just introduce you to a few friends!" he said and immediately introduced to the first blue-clothed old man on the left, "This is Wang Qingyun, the head of the Wang family in the city." Wang Daoyou's cultivation is profound, and he has the cultivation of the eighth layer of the Qi cultivation period, and he is a model for my generation, you have seen it. ”
"Junior Chu Shan has seen Senior Wang!" Chu Shan immediately turned pale and made a big gift.
"Virtuous nephews don't need to be polite. Wang Qingshan stroked his beard, "I am friends with your father, but the heavens are jealous of the talents, and Brother Yuntian is the victim of traitors, but the virtuous nephew doesn't have to worry, the two families of the rebellion have been reasonably exterminated by us, and the spirit of Ling Zun in the sky can also rest in peace." ”
"I also want to thank Uncle Wang and all the uncles for sending charcoal in the snow, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. After speaking, Chu Shan and the family heads exchanged greetings again. After Chu Feng finished introducing the Zhao family, the Ji family, the Xue family, and the Wang family, half an hour had passed. In this way, Chu Shan couldn't help but sigh that the ancients were so subtle. obviously hated it to death in his heart, but he still praised it with a smile on his lips.
After some greetings, Wang Qingshan suddenly said, "Virtuous nephew, my uncle has seen that the soldiers in the city are very short all these years, and if this continues, the safety of Qinghe City will not be guaranteed!"
"Yes!" the head of the Ji family also echoed, "The nearby Baishui City has now grown stronger, and there are five thousand guards in the city alone!"
"Oh, then I don't know what the uncles have to do?" Chu Feng said with a slight sarcasm.
"Without it," Wang Qingshan said, "the rest of us are also worried about the safety of the city, so we have no choice but to discuss that the family guards will be used as part of the city guards, which can postpone the urgent need." ”
"I don't know how many people there are?" Chu Feng said.
"My royal family is ready to send out five hundred, and the rest of the families are three or four hundred, and the total is three thousand. I wonder what the nephew thinks?"
"Raising 3,000 city guards costs tens of thousands of gold coins a year. However, now that the city lord's mansion is financially tight, and there is not so much gold coins, he has to reluctantly cut it off. ”
"This is not bothered by the virtuous nephew, money is something outside the body, we each divide it equally, and there is not much, the main reason is that there is not enough defense force in the city, and we are uneasy!"
"In this way, it's just who will command this army?" Chu Feng said.
"One person from each of our families will be in command. Wang Qingshan said, usually brushing his beard, looking quite proud.
"Big brother, forgive my little brother. Chu Shan said suddenly, "The junior brother has also heard a little about the situation in the city. Now Uncle Wang has the heart of a fist and cannot refuse. After that, he took the lead in caring for the safety of the city, and contributed his own money and personnel, if the eldest brother didn't agree, it would chill everyone's hearts!"
"That's it!" said the head of the Zhao family with a big grin, "There is no need to hesitate for the virtuous nephew, I think this matter is settled." ”
"Okay! It's just a candidate for this captain?" Chu Feng said hesitantly.
"Big brother!" Chu Feng suddenly interrupted the eldest brother's words, "Since this matter is led by Uncle Wang, it is better to hand it over to Uncle Wang, presumably Uncle Wang already has a good candidate, right?" Chu Shan said as he looked at Wang Qingshan.
"This," Wang Qingshan still hesitated.
"It's settled. Chu Feng made the final decision, "The captain is the Wang family." Each one goes back and selects carefully, and it is important to make sure that there is no shortage of defects. After that, he served tea and sent it off.
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The study of the Castle Lord's Mansion.
"Little brother, just let them build an army of more than 3,000 people," Chu Feng said angrily.
"Big brother, you didn't see it today, all the families have already discussed it, but it's just a matter of adapting to the situation, and I don't want to tear my face for the time being, and I can't stop it. Chu Shan said with a sigh.
"That can't be so cheap for them. Chu Feng said. "However, it is a good idea for the Ran Wang family to be the captain, and they are not monolithic. ”
"Those people are old foxes, and they won't be unaware of your divisive plan. ”
"So it's useless?"
"No, it works, now is just a seed of distrust planted among them, and when the time comes, the seed will sprout, and one day, they will grow into towering trees. ”
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Three days later, all the families in the city were recruiting city guards, and they were being paid favorably. For a while, people who signed up flocked to it, which made Chu Shan a little surprised. However, after thinking about it carefully, I was relieved. Now I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I still have a lot of money to buy meat and supplements, but there are still many people who are struggling for three meals a day. In this world, about half of the people are running around for life, and most of the rest don't know how to cultivate and spend their lives in a daze. There is not one of the remaining cultivators. However, among the less than one-tenth of the remaining people, more than ninety percent of them stayed in the realm of qi refining all their lives, only surviving a few years longer than ordinary people. Chu Shan himself now has a skill, and he has to be glad that he was born in a rich and noble family, otherwise, every qiē is the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror. Thinking of this, his thoughts on eradicating the cancer of the family in the city have strengthened a little.
A bungalow in the middle of the city. Chu Shan held a thick stack of papers. looked at the two brothers in front of him and said, "What I said above is true?"
"Childe, subordinates don't dare to fabricate facts. The above is true. ”
In this way, there is no need for the family in the city to save zài. I was going to hesitate for a moment, but now it seems that I am still too kind. After speaking, he looked at the two brothers in front of him and said, "You go and investigate again, there are still innocent people in the family in the city and those who do not die for evil crimes, and you must be careful in this matter, and you must not neglect it." ”
"Yes, Childe. ”
"Also, you yourself have to practice well, otherwise, in a few years, you won't be able to follow me anymore. ”
"Childe, my subordinates also know. The two subordinate brothers have been cultivating for more than 20 years, but they are still hovering on the first level of qi refining. After saying that, he lowered his head, feeling ashamed.
Chu Shan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, he didn't think of this. In the Qianzhou Continent, there has not been a betrayal of followers, because once betrayed, they will be hunted down and killed by all forces. The most strict thing is that the cultivation cannot be advanced from now on, but will drop one level every year. Therefore, there is generally no bribery and bribery here, unless there is a real enmity. For his two subordinates, Chu Shan felt that he cared too little, this is not the earth, although this place follows the law of the jungle of the jungle, but there is also the loyalty of the beast. Thinking of this, Chu Shan couldn't help but feel a sense of understanding, and after a while, seeing Guo Wen and Guo Wu still standing in front of him, he couldn't help but say, "You have been wronged, it's me who is not good." ”
"Childe, my subordinates don't dare. Ever since Childe saved our brother and gave us gold coins, we have sworn to follow Childe, and we will not give up!"
"Okay, you have to remember that life is the most important, don't die lightly, you understand!"
"Yes!" replied, looking at each other with a certain determination and determination in their eyes.
Looking at the disapproving appearance of the two, Chu Shan was helpless. So he commanded, "You go to those pieces of paper and pens, and I will give you the first three layers of the Fire Divine Skill." ”
"Childe, no! This is a miracle passed down by Childe's family, how can it be passed on!"
"Nonsense, are you outsiders! Don't you go quickly!" Although Chu Shan's tone was stern, the two brothers Guo Wen and Guo Wu were grateful, after all, in this world, exercises are hard to find. Even the lord and his followers or generals will not teach it casually, let alone the family heirloom magic skills.
"It's only the first three floors, but don't pass it on. After memorization, burn. ”
"Yes!"
"There are nine layers of this exercise, and it is only passed on to you in the first three layers, because I am afraid that you will be too ambitious and go mad! As for whether the foundation can be built in the end, it depends on luck. ”
"Childe, don't worry, even if your subordinates die, they won't pass on the exercises. ”
"All right, go down. The investigation I just said needs to be done carefully, and I will come back in a month. ”
"Yes, congratulations to Childe!"
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