Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 149

It's a pity that after the two wars, Uighur and Li Yan had already concluded a secret treaty to open the tea and horse trade at the border. It will not be easy to fight in the future.

On the other side of Tubo, the great battle at Dangjinshankou can be said to have wiped out Tubo's fighting spirit for half a year.

Sighing, Li Yan's finances would have been bankrupt long ago if it wasn't for the continuous handing in of profits by merchants and players.

At this time, Li Yan set his sights on the affluent Xizhou. As long as Xizhou can be rectified, the financial situation will improve.

However, the various forces in Xizhou are intertwined, and a breakthrough is still needed to rectify Xizhou.

Cui Tao, who lives in Xizhou, did not expect that this breakthrough would be delivered to him so quickly.

The Dong family is one of the old aristocrats of the Gaochang Kingdom. During the Gaochang Ancient Kingdom, the Dong family was a family of powerful officials who dominated the royal court of Gaochang.

Later, Ju Wentai was annihilated by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the royal family was moved to Xijing, but the old nobles like the Dong family stayed in Gaochang.

In order to conquer Longxi and attack the Turks, Emperor Taizong retained the territory of the Dong family and gave the old nobles of Gaochang the privileges.

Today's Dong family owns a large area of ​​land and has hundreds of slaves. It is one of the best old nobles in Gaochang.

Dong Yuan is the housekeeper of the Dong family, and is in charge of the large willow forest of the Dong family in the willow forest.

These willow forests were originally unowned land, but the Dong family occupied this willow forest through bribery and extortion.

Now this is the Dong family's private hunting ground, and every year the head of the Dong family will hold a hunting meeting here.

Tomorrow is the day to hold a hunting meeting. At that time, the patriarchs of several big families will lead their clansmen to participate. Director Dong hurriedly found someone to buy a lot of animals from the market and put them into the willow forest. At the same time, he cleaned up the hunting grounds. Fan.

Director Dong commanded his servants and said: "Check the hunting ground for me. Tomorrow, the master and the distinguished guests will hunt here. Don't make any mistakes!"

Several servants hurriedly said with a smile: "Don't worry about the management, I will guarantee that everything will be properly arranged tomorrow."

Director Dong continued: "How are the preparations for those live prey going?"

The servants said one after another: "I have been hungry for several days, I must not run fast, and I must satisfy the master and the distinguished guests."

Only then did Director Dong nodded in satisfaction.

On the second day, the Liulin hunting ground became lively. Dong Zhong, the head of the Dong family, led the family's children to the hunting ground in a carriage.

Several other noble families in Gaochang City also came to the Dong family's hunting ground to participate in the spring hunting.

Dong Zhong stood at the gate of the hunting ground, receiving the guests with a smile. These old aristocrats could always gain some kinship through generations of in-laws.

Seeing the lively willow forest hunting ground, Zeng Mu in the willow forest would definitely take some villagers with him to find a chance to have a talk with the Dong family.

Because this willow forest pasture blocked the way out of the willow forest, the materials in the willow forest could not be transported out, and the things outside could not be transported in.

Zeng Mu knew deeply that if he wanted to get rich, he would build roads first, and it was unrealistic to bypass Liulin to build roads. He was going to discuss with the Dong family, and at worst, Liulin would pay some money to buy a road.

At this time, there was a commotion on the edge of Liulin.

Zeng Mu saw a few people in ragged clothes rushing out of the willow forest, and these people were followed by a few people dressed as servants.

Zeng Mu immediately ordered his subordinates to rush out. Zeng Mu saw a servant beating up some ragged people. Zeng Mu immediately shouted: "Stop!"

Several villagers in the willow forest stepped forward, and the servants stopped. They looked at Zeng Mu and said:

"Where did the nosy guy come from, the Dong family is doing business, are you tired of working?"

Dong family?
Looking at these arrogant servants, Zeng Mu said: "I am the head of Liulinli, and this is the boundary of our Liulinli!"

Hearing that it was the head of Liulinli, these family members said without fear: "How big an official I am, but I am just a small head of the county! Even the governor of Xizhou, who met my head of the family would be ashamed." Be polite! I advise you to mind your own business!"

After saying this, the leading servant will catch these slaves.

Now Zeng Mu was really angry, he ordered the villagers to stop these servants and said:
"When you come to our territory in the willows, you have to listen to me! Why are you chasing them?"

Seeing the tall and burly villagers, the servants finally lost their momentum. The leading servant said, "These are the live prey we hunted today. We accidentally let them escape."

"What is a live prey?"

"These are the slaves of our Dong family, and they are the prizes that the masters hunt for!"

Now Zeng Mu understood that these old nobles actually took pleasure in shooting slaves!

Zeng Mu was outraged, he said coldly: "This is the territory of Willow Forest, get out!"

The servants saw the villagers holding swords, and the servants had no choice but to say angrily: "How dare you offend the Dong family in a small willow forest, you are doomed!"

After saying this, these servants got into the willow forest again.

Zeng Mu looked at these ragged slaves, they had the symbol of slavery tattooed on their foreheads, they were skinny and barely covered with clothes, they looked like they had been tortured.

brute!

Zeng Mu said angrily, he was going to negotiate with Dong's family to build a road in Liulin, but now Zeng Mu has no interest at all.

Several slaves were trembling, Zeng Mu walked over and said, "Do you have any companions?"

The leader of the slaves said weakly: "We still have a few companions who failed to escape."

Zeng Mu pointed to Liu Lin and said, "Now I'm going to rescue them, can you lead the way?"

"I can!"

"Good job! Go to the village to shake people, open the arsenal in the village, let's save people!"

Zeng Mu immediately shouted to the villagers under him.

"Good Le!"

Now Zeng Mu's reputation in Liulin is very high, and seeing these old aristocrats who killed slaves, the people in Liulin are also filled with righteous indignation when they think of being oppressed by these old aristocrats.

After a while, villagers with weapons gathered one after another. Zeng Mu took off a piece of clothing, covered his face and said, "Go! Save people!"

At this time, the housekeeper, Dong Yuan, was getting angry at the servant: "What? He was stopped by the people in Liulin? Didn't you say that this is a slave of the Dong family?"

Jia Ding lowered his head and said: "I said it, but the village chief didn't take our Dong family seriously at all!"

"How can a small chief be so arrogant?!"

Director Dong was about to get angry when suddenly there was a commotion.

All I saw was a group of masked men rushing in, knocking down several servants without any explanation.

Director Dong yelled in horror, but was knocked unconscious on the ground by a masked man with the back of a knife.

Zeng Mu tore off his mask and looked at the fainted Director Dong with a mocking smile.

"Open the cage for me! Lock these bastards in!"

Zeng Mu opened the cage where the slaves were kept, stuffed a few servants in, and led the crowd back to the willow forest.

(End of this chapter)