Three Kingdoms Building Tower Defense System

Chapter 174
Liu Cheng, Chu Fei and others stood on top of the city and looked into the distance.

"Second brother, the bandits have retreated."

Liu Cheng had a smile on his face, obviously he didn't think that Sun Qian could really persuade the bandits to retreat.

Chu Fei smiled slightly when he heard the words, and turned to look at Liu Cheng.

"Brother, since the thieves have retreated, let's finish the last move. I think it won't be long before we receive news of triumphs from all over the place. Time is running out."

Liu Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then nodded silently, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.

Back in Prince Qi's mansion, Liu Cheng called all the newcomers who had just been promoted over.

Everyone sat at the table, Liu Cheng said: "You are all talented people, now that the bandits have retreated, and the city is currently under construction, I still need to rely more on you."

"Where."

"King Qi has won the prize."

The crowd followed suit, some of these people were former officials, and because they saw the situation clearly, they took refuge in Liu Cheng first, and some were Liu Cheng's confidantes, who were assigned to some officials with little power but great power. The rest of the people accounted for [-]%, and they were all descendants of various wealthy families in Qi County.

Nowadays, the world belongs to the aristocratic family. If you want to gain real control over Qi County, your first goal is to win the aristocratic family under your command.

Qi County is where the Governor's Department is located, and with Qi County's approval, it will almost control the entire Qingzhou, at least before the complete chaos.

Liu Cheng smiled slightly and continued: "This time I rely on the heads of the families to be so relaxed. I want to entertain the heads of the families to show my gratitude. What do you think?"

Everyone was surprised.

Although these things are true, it is not appropriate to say so.

Not only did Liu Cheng say it, he also said it in front of everyone, which made people suspect that he had other intentions.

Of course, among these people there are also people who are sensible. Now that Chu Fei holds the power of soldiers and horses, and Liu Cheng controls half of the internal affairs, if the other party really wants to do something against him, he has no power to resist.

Although the tough method is a way to kill one thousand and hurt eight hundred, but if you are not sure, the other party will do this.

Wei Zhong is one of the people who understand, but not this.

He is a smart man. If he completely surrenders to Liu Cheng, even if the other party really wants to take action against the family, there will naturally be a difference between those who actively surrender and those who passively surrender.

"Thank you King Qi for your kindness. My Wei family has relied on King Qi for a long time. King Qi hosted a banquet and invited me. I think the Patriarch of the Wei family must be ecstatic."

Seeing Wei Zhong's cooperation, Liu Cheng was overjoyed.

Afraid that others would raise objections, he seized this opportunity and hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, I will set up a banquet in three days and wait for the heads of the family to come."

Three days passed quickly, and the heads of the various families did not dare to offend Liu Cheng, so they all came to the banquet.

At the banquet, Liu Cheng didn't mention anything about him at all, just chatted to express his thanks and toasted to drink together.

All the Patriarchs were fidgeting with doubts in their hearts, and finally one of them could not sit still and asked aloud: "Dare to ask King Qi, if there is still room for us to help in the construction in the future, we will definitely do our best to help."

Liu Cheng smiled slightly when he heard the words, and thought in his heart, "It's finally here!" Then he said: "It is true that you still need the help of the patriarchs."

Hearing this, the heads of the Patriarchs couldn't help but jump.

No matter who has to consider their own interests, the King of Qi is the King of Qi after all, and the position of acting governor will not last long, if he spends money and effort to help, it is like a meat bun beating a dog and never returning.

The changes in everyone's expressions fell into Liu Cheng's eyes. Liu Cheng didn't think about it, and continued to say: "Nowadays, there are frequent wars, and the soldiers and horses do not need food and grass. Although it's good, you can't eat potatoes all at once, you still have to eat rice grains. You all have a lot of real estate in Qi County, and you just want to give potato seeds to you. Please plant and sell them at other places in exchange for them. Some rice grains are coming, I wonder if the heads of the family are willing?"

As soon as these words came out, the Patriarchs froze on the spot.

After a while, surprise smiles appeared on the faces of everyone.

Potatoes are a good thing. Although their output is huge, they have always been used in the military. Even if they, the nobles, want to take a bite of potatoes, they can only go to the restaurant opened by Chu Fei and have a meal.

Potatoes are occasionally sold in Kunshan County, but the price is extremely expensive.

After all, scarcity is the most expensive thing. Potatoes are only produced in Kunlun Village and Guantianzhong, and the output is limited no matter how high it is.

If the potatoes are handed over to them, they can grow them on a large scale and sell them.

It's a rare thing in Qi County, but it can be worse outside?Especially in a "metropolis" like Luoyang, where the dignitaries are not short of that little money, they will definitely sell hot.

Since Liu Cheng was willing to give up the potatoes, he was giving money to everyone. How could they disagree?

"only"

Before all the Patriarchs could open their mouths, Liu Cheng grimaced and said with a sad face.

Seeing this, all the Patriarchs asked one after another: "Now that the thieves have retreated, they should be happy. Why is King Qi so sad?"

Liu Cheng waited for them to answer this question, and immediately replied: "Hey, it's just that although Gu is the king of Qi, he has a name but no power. I'm afraid that the new governor sent by the court will take back Tudou's rights. May you all be happy for nothing.”

The owners of each family are old fried dough sticks, so they don't understand what Liu Cheng means.

No matter how powerful the governor's power is, he can't snatch it away.

Now that the potatoes have been given, there is no reason to ask for them back.

Liu Cheng's words were obviously illogical, but the Patriarchs understood what he meant.

"King Qi, don't worry, you are a family member of the Han family. The governor will also go forward to salute you when he sees you. We will swear allegiance to the death and advance and retreat with King Qi."

Hearing this, Liu Cheng finally showed a satisfied smile.

"Then I would like to thank all the patriarchs. Oh, yes, this year's share of promoting Xiaolian is still there. I have seen that Wei Zhong is a talented man, rich in economics and outstanding achievements. How do you guys think this time we will choose Wei Zhong as Xiaolian?"

Ju Xiaolian is not something that these patriarchs can participate in. Since Liu Cheng asked their opinions, they don't understand that Liu Cheng is blatantly trying to lure them.

First use potatoes to make everyone return to their hearts, and then extend the matter of Xiaolian as a follow-up, making everyone reluctant to give up such a good opportunity.

Is this still the cynical playboy Qi Wang we know?

After the banquet, the heads of each family left with happy faces.

The next day, the heads of each family ordered people to send a large amount of supplies, saying that they would reward the army and let the soldiers who fought bloody battles also celebrate.

Originally, many officials of the Department of Governors were from these aristocratic families. They had been told the truth about the matter long ago, and they all decided to fall into King Qi's embrace.

For a while, except for people like Qu Liang who were deeply rooted and unshakable for a while, all other positions were already belonged to Liu Cheng.

　I brought my child to the capital for an inspection, and I have been waiting for the result. It took several days longer than expected. I don’t have a computer, and I have run out of manuscripts. I will ask for a day off, and I will start to make up when I go home tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)