"When this king first came to Dingnanfu, he had many incomprehensions about everything. Since their families have settled here for a hundred years, they have done a lot of good deeds on weekdays. If there's nothing to do, you might as well let them come. I think they should be able to help this king understand and familiarize himself with Dingnan Mansion faster. ”

Duan Xingken nodded in agreement, and the fat man Taishou's face suddenly bloomed, and he thought straight in his heart: "200,000 taels of silver have been properly received, this prince is really my God of Wealth, he has only been here for less than two days, and he has received 1.2 million taels of silver, and life is boundless!"

The fat man Taishou, who was in a very good mood, turned around and waved to Li Wen and Wang Jing, and then ignored Banonka's existence and motioned for the guards to let the two go.

The two of them came close and saluted Duan Xing again. A few people exchanged a few words, and the fat man Taishou proposed that everyone go to the "Exotic Fragrance Building" to eat and talk. Li Wen and Wang Jing agreed with this. Duan Xing was noncommittal, thinking about it, this was also a few people who had discussed haode before.

Dinner was still held in yesterday's "Tianzhu Kingdom" private room, but today it was very quiet, and nothing else happened from start to finish. During the banquet, everyone tested each other, and Duan Xing had only one evaluation of Li Wen and Wang Jing: "Two old foxes who eat people and don't spit out bones." ”

Li Wen and Wang Jing's evaluation of Duan Xing was: "This son is calm at a young age, and his speech is not leaky, so that people can't catch any sore feet, and there are successors to Emperor Baoding." ”

At the end of the scene, Li Wen approached Duan Xing and quietly stuffed a thick stack of silver tickets, saying that it was a meeting gift from the two families to His Royal Highness the Prince. Duan Xing didn't look closely, and directly put it in his sleeve. Anyway, the other party took the initiative to send it, and he would recruit troops and buy horses in the future, and there were many places to use money, and he would not accept it for nothing.

The fat man was too sharp-eyed, and when he saw Li Wen's small movements, he hurriedly regretted it in his heart: "It's over, it's over, I've been used to collecting money all these years, but I forgot that I should give His Highness some attention yesterday." Today, let the two of them take the lead, how can this be good?"

After everyone dispersed, Duan Xing originally planned to go to the barracks to rest tonight. Unexpectedly, the fat man Taishou strongly asked Duan Xing to go to the mansion to live for one night, and mysteriously said that there was something important to report to Duan Xing alone.

The secret order of the king of Zhennan has been read, and he made a strategic intention with Banonka last night. How to attack other countries and when to attack them is not a question that can be solved in a moment. Duan Xing thought for a moment and agreed to the fat man's request.

When he came to the mansion, the fat man asked Duan Xing to stay in the study, went to the bedroom by himself, and when he came back, he was holding a big box.

Seeing the fat man's cautious appearance, Duan Xing thought in his heart: "With this fat man's character, even if he holds his father's holy decree, I'm afraid he won't be so careful." ”

The fat man Taishou gently put the big box on the bookcase, and said to Duan Xing: "Your Highness, everything was in a hurry yesterday, and it was a dereliction of duty for the lower official not to have time to prepare daily expenses for His Royal Highness." This is a little caution on the part of the lower officials, and I hope His Royal Highness will accept it with a smile. As he spoke, the fat man opened the wooden box, and suddenly a glow shone.

Duan Xing took a closer look, it was full of all kinds of valuable ornaments, and on top was a thick stack of silver tickets.

"Lord Taishou is really too polite, such a precious heart, this king can't stand it. Duan Xing smiled and said politely to the fat man.

The fat man Taishou pushed the box full of treasures in front of Duan Xing, and said with a spring breeze smile like Maitreya Buddha: "Your Highness doesn't need to be polite to your subordinates, money is something outside the body, you can't bring it in life, and you can't bring it in death." Not to mention that it is just this heart, as long as His Royal Highness is more happy, even if it is to ask for all the net worth of the lower official, the lower official is willing. ”

Duan Xing haha smiled: "Great goodness!" In his heart, he didn't believe the words of the fat man Taishou at all.

Closing the treasure chest, Duan Xing sat on the chair next to him, and said to the fat man Taishou: "Tell me about the specific situation of the Li family and the Wang family today, including those businesses that are doing secretly." ”

The fat man sat down on another chair too cautiously and told Duan Xing about the situation of the two families.

The Li family has Li Wen as the patriarch, and there are two brothers, who are in charge of the family's business in Dali and abroad. Li Wen has three sons and a daughter, and the daughter has married into the Jiaozhi royal family. Three sons, the eldest is in charge of Li Jiaming's business, including all the rice shops and grocery stores in Dingnan Province. The second is in charge of the Li family's secret casino business, and all the casinos in Dingnan Mansion are behind the Li family. The third child is said to have traveled to the Central Plains.

The Wang family took Wang Jing as the patriarch, and the head of the Wang family was Wang Jing's brother Wang Xiaofeng. But Wang Xiaofeng said a few years ago that he was going to sea to seek a new business route, and he had been walking for many years without any news. The family almost fell apart because of the property. What no one expected was that Wang Jing, who had been living behind his brother Wang Xiaofeng in a low-key manner, suddenly broke out, ostensibly dragging with various branches of the family, but secretly reintegrating the Wang family's armed forces before Wang Xiaofeng left. Take advantage of a family meeting to take down all the branch leaders in one fell swoop. After killing the three Liwei, he completely controlled the Wang family, and there was no longer any opposition in the family.

Wang Xiaofeng left behind a son when he left, and Wang Jing handed over all the teahouses, inns, and workshops on Wang Jiaming's face to Wang Xiaofeng's son Wang Yuanyang to manage, and he controlled all the Fengyue places of the Wang family and the trade channels between Jiaozhi and Zhenla.

Duan Xing listened attentively, and suddenly found that the fat man was too guarded. looked up at the fat man Taishou, and found that the fat man seemed to be a little hesitant, so he asked, "Why don't you continue?"

The fat man Taishou said in a tangled manner: "There is a matter that the lower official thinks is very strange, but there is no evidence, so he does not dare to report it to His Highness." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"That's the case......" the fat man Taishou continued. Since Wang Xiaofeng disappeared, Wang Jing didn't get a drug from nowhere. This medicine was first used by the injured family warriors of the Wang family, and the effect was amazing, and no one complained about the pain of the wound anymore. And when fighting with the outside world, the warriors of the Wang family can often defeat opponents who are stronger than themselves by relying on this kind of medicine that is not afraid of pain, which makes the Wang family not only not decay in Wang Jing's hands, but has a more and more prosperous jiashi.

Later, the Wang family strictly managed this drug, and gave away small parts in the form of gifts to bribe officials in various countries. But after anyone has used this drug, they will become dependent on the drug, and over time, they will obey Wang Jing's orders, and a woman's family will push the Wang family to a higher position.

After speaking, the fat man Taishou said in a questioning tone: "I suspect that the medicine they use in Wang's family is not a normal medicine, and I am afraid that there will be sequelae." ”

Duan Xing's thoughts changed sharply at this time: "Could it be a poppy? If this is the case, compared to the Li family, this Wang family is more worthy of wooing." At the same time, he took a look at the fat man and re-evaluated his ability. Xin said: "I didn't see it, this fat man is so keen." If it's really a poppy, the sequelae are not small. ”

After the two finished chatting, Duan Xing sent the fat man away first. Then he didn't go into the bedroom that the fat man Taishou cleaned up for himself, but first put away the silver tickets and boxes he got today, and went directly to the study of the government for one night. Duan Xing has formed the ability to never forget since his divine sense was able to be released, and in one night, he read most of the books in the study, and learned more about Dingnan Mansion.

The next day, it was still Banunka and the fat man who were too close to each other, and several people continued to inspect around Dingnan Province, and the inspection work lasted for more than a month. During this period, Banonka sent people to deliberately go around, saying that he was a spies who traveled downstream with His Royal Highness the Prince, paralyzing Jiaozhi and Zhenla. Secretly, he continued to send small groups of troops disguised as merchants to quietly infiltrate the Jiaozhi Kingdom, wandering around the one prefecture and two counties designated by Duan Xing. and ordered his lieutenant general Chi Tenggang to reorganize his military horses and be ready to send troops to Jiaozhi at any time.

The storm of the great war quietly gathered over the border of Dali.