hsntnovel Chapter 2211 The hunt begins.
Chapter 2211 The hunt begins.
“Haha, with the participation of Duke Zhao’s Mansion, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
I just didn’t expect the Duke of Zhao’s Mansion to act so quickly. We were still in talks, but they had already acquired so many companies.”
The Cui family's steward laughed. Duke Zhao's mansion also had a complete workshop.
There are many people who grow cotton here, not to mention the local nobles, as well as royal relatives and even many officials who want to get a piece of the pie.
Li Shen's brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts all have a piece of land here to varying degrees.
This was also the strategy proposed by Li Shen for developing the Northwest.
Although there are many people who grow crops, not all of them have workshops. Most people don’t have workshops.
They picked the cotton and sold it.
There are several types of workshops. One of them is the seed removal workshop, where they separate the cotton seeds and continue planting next year.
When cotton is sold, the price will be higher.
Some people have a complete workshop, just like the Prince Ji’s Mansion.
For example, the Mansion of Duke Zhao is a complete workshop.
"There's nothing strange about this. These families have unusual relationships with Duke Zhao.
The Gao family is closely related to the Duke of Zhao, not to mention the King of Jin and the King of Wei, who are uncle and nephew.
No matter what, the remaining princes have to call Duke Zhao uncle, right?
Next, it's time for the big brothers to perform based on their abilities, and what we need to discuss is to set some rules.
Ladies and gentlemen, I suggest that the price should be set according to last year's purchase price and be a unified price.
The rest depends on everyone's methods.
What do you think? "The Zheng family steward expressed the clan's thoughts.
"Well, my Wang family agrees, and the clan also has the same idea. Let's not hurt the harmony over this matter."
The Wang family’s steward was the first to express his opinion.
"My Cui family also agrees. Comparing prices will ultimately give them a bargain, and we will make less profit."
The Cui family's steward also nodded.
"The Lu family also agrees."
"We agree."
Next, the remaining companies also expressed their agreement. After all, price wars benefit no one and will ultimately benefit outsiders.
After several parties reached an agreement, the atmosphere became more harmonious and everyone started toasting each other.
"Oh, right? Should we notify the other families, the Duke of Zhao, and the great clans in Guanzhong?
Oh, and there is also the Li family."
The Zheng family's steward took a sip of wine and suddenly thought of something and asked.
"The Li family doesn't need to do that. They are very close to Prince Ji's Mansion now. The Wei family in Guanzhong and the Pei family both have dealings with Prince Ji's Mansion.
We can inform the Duke of Zhao's Mansion, but I don't know if they will reach an agreement with us."
The steward of the Lu family shook his head. Originally there were five surnames, but now there are only four surnames sitting here.
Although Li had a close relationship with them, he chose to avoid dealing with Prince Ji.
“I heard that some unpleasantness had occurred between Prince Ji’s Mansion and the Wei family not long ago, and Prince Ji’s Mansion has terminated its cooperation with the Wei family.
Do you think it is possible for us to bring the Wei family in?"
The Cui family's steward took a bite of the dish and then said.
"Impossible. Although the Wei family and the Ji Wangfu parted ways on bad terms, as long as Concubine Wei is still around, they still have a chance to reconcile."
The right way to go is to be on good terms with Prince Ji’s Mansion, and only then can you make money.
“Well, it’s getting late, and now that we’ve reached an agreement, I hope no one will go against it.
As for the other companies, we will negotiate with them separately and unify the price so that no one suffers a loss.
If they don’t want to, we won’t force them, and we’ll just let them do it on their own merits.”
Finally, the Wang family's steward raised his glass to end the party.
Little do they know that their plan will never succeed.
At midnight that day, Zhao Tiejun led the rebel troops to the area.
Fearing that they would be too conspicuous during the day, they lay dormant for the entire day and ate their meals early, for fear of making a fire to cook at night.
"Captain Zhao, why is it so dark ahead? Didn't they say they had just finished picking cotton?"
On a hillside, several leaders looked at a large group of dark workshops in the distance.
“Everyone, Zhao has long said that cotton is flammable, and we cannot build a road with even a spark.
Do you think they would risk working at night?"
Zhao Tiejun explained.
After hearing this, several people nodded and forgot about the matter.
"Okay everyone, follow our plan and each be responsible for an area.
Go there quietly and don't make any noise. You don't need Zhao to teach you what to do after you go in, right?
Remember to be quick, avoid fire, and see if there is any money or anything else besides their cotton.
We want anything that is valuable.
Another thing, don't kill those civilians. After all, they are your people and we are counting on them to help transport supplies.
Do you remember them all? "
Zhao Tiejun felt that the time was almost up, so he began to prepare for action.
After hearing this, several leaders showed excitement on their faces. They had done this kind of thing many times, so of course they didn't need anyone to teach them.
"Don't worry, we know what to do." Everyone nodded.
Then they each returned to their own team.
The five teams took advantage of the night and slowly approached the workshop. They had come here to observe the terrain during the day.
The areas of responsibility for each person have already been allocated.
"Ah!!" A scream pierced the sky, and also marked the beginning of the plunder.
"There are bandits~~~~~"
“Kill~~~~~”
"Leave no one alive. Kill them all."
Suddenly, all kinds of shouts and screams were heard in the darkness. The soldiers in the workshop resisted one after another, while the ordinary craftsmen fled in all directions.
The team led by Zhao Tiejun had several targets, the first of which was the warehouse of Prince Jin's Mansion.
What he didn't expect was that as soon as he rushed in, he found that there was nothing in the warehouse of Prince Jin's Mansion.
"Chief, I have already made inquiries. Their cotton will be sent directly to the Changsun family's workshop this year. The same is true for the cotton from the Wei Palace."
A member of the Sharp Blade team came to Zhao Tiejun to report.
"I see." Zhao Tiejun suddenly realized, "Kill everyone except the craftsmen, and then burn the whole place down."
As soon as Zhao Tiejun gave an order, various wailing sounds were heard, followed by flames shooting into the sky. They used kerosene to set the entire Jin Wang Mansion on fire.
Then, under the leadership of Zhao Tiejun, they rushed to the next target, burning everything they passed.
The Prince of Wei's Palace and the two Gao families were not spared.
"Load the car, load the car, and keep the torches away."
Li Tiejun was shouting in front of a warehouse, which was the residence of Hou Junji's family.
"Okay, send some people out first, and the rest of you follow me."
In this way, Zhao Tiejun led his men to sweep through each house one by one. There was basically no resistance later. The noise was too loud, and many people realized something was wrong and fled.
"Give orders, this is the property of Duke Lu's Mansion, try not to kill anyone, we are only going to rob the goods."
Looking at the next target, Zhao Tiejun whispered instructions to the team members.
(Don’t say I’m reluctant to turn on the air conditioner. As a big boss, would I be short of that few dollars?
I drove all day yesterday.)