Everyone held Wu Nian in high regard and kept a respectful distance from him without offending him. The food at the banquet was quite delicious. Everyone exchanged glasses and ate up all the dishes at the banquet.
Although Wu Nian didn't contribute any money, he ate the most. People who practice martial arts consume a lot of money.
Especially as his body gets stronger and stronger, Wu Nian's appetite increases, and he has the potential to become a regular.
When Wu Nian put down his chopsticks, Chen Jinshi stood up and greeted with a smile: "Come, brothers, follow me to the main room for a drink of tea."
"okay."
Li Kun and Zhu Xiaoqi responded together, and followed Chen Jinshi to the main room and sat down. Not long after, a maid came in carrying tea cups and placed them one by one on the coffee table.
Wu Nian picked up the teacup and took a sip. He raised his eyebrows and said, "This tea is okay."
"This is before the rain. Mr. General Banner really knows how to enjoy it." Wu Dangkou's eyes lit up. After taking two more sips, he put it down. He looked like a rich country man.
Longjing before the rain is common in the south of the Yangtze River, but not in the north. Even less was shipped to Liaodong. Not many people in a hundred households could afford to drink this small tea.
Li Kun smiled slightly and drank tea with an upright attitude. The other Xiaoqi couldn't wait to taste it, just like Wu Dangkou.
Chen Jinshi's face showed a proud look, but he said modestly: "It's Yuqian. But it was Yuqian last year. I bought a pound of it just to show off."
"Even if it was Yu Qian last year, it was still Yu Qian. I don't drink a few times a year." Wu Dangkou shook his head and said sincerely.
After everyone finished the cup of tea, Chen Jinshi asked the maid to come in and make hot water again.
"Brothers. Let me tell you something." Chen Jinshi raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, put down the tea cup in his hand, and his expression became serious.
"What's the matter?" Li Kun asked curiously.
There is no opposition between the general flag and the general flag. He had mostly personal grievances with Cheng Gao, but had no grievances with Chen Jinshi, and the two sides were harmonious.
Everyone, including Wu Nian, also pricked up their ears and waited patiently for what was to follow.
"I got some news. The current situation in Liaodong is not very optimistic. The Mongolian people are getting stronger and stronger. If they go south this year, they may hit us."
Chen Jinshi shook his head and sighed.
"Beishan Fort is so far back. If the Mongolians attack us, wouldn't it mean that Liaodong is about to fall?"
"Are the five prefectures and thirty-two counties in Liaodong, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, all vegetarians?" Wu Dangkou asked in surprise.
"Yes. Is the situation ahead really so miserable?"
"We're not afraid of 10,000, just in case. We have to prepare early."
The faces of the little flags became serious, and they all whispered to each other.
"That's right. We need to prepare early. If the Mongols really conquer Liaodong, then we will have no choice but to run south, into Shanhaiguan, and live near Gyeonggi."
"People can leave, and property can leave. But the fields and houses cannot leave. I have started selling the Chen family's land in Beishan Fort and the county seat."
"Today, I want to give my brothers a heads up."
Chen Jinshi's face showed a proud look, he picked up the tea cup and started drinking.
During this period of time, he quietly sold a lot of land in his family one after another.
He got an advantage in this matter.
After these little flaggers went back, they began to sell off land and shops in large quantities, which would cause prices to drop and their property to shrink a lot.
After listening to Chen Jinshi's analysis, Xiaoqi became a little panicked. Everyone is an official and is good at land annexation. Who doesn’t have one or two hundred acres of land?
If the land is no longer valuable, wouldn't it cost them their lives?
Li Kun picked up the tea cup, looked at Chen Jinshi's face while drinking tea, and thought to himself: "This guy is betting that Liaodong will be destroyed, and he has made up his mind to retreat to Shanhaiguan and start a new life."
"At that time, all the defeated troops will retreat. After the Mongolians occupy Liaodong, their military strength will be even stronger. The imperial court will have to recruit soldiers and horses. This guy has been a soldier for generations, and he is also the general banner. If you use your strength, you may be able to make a hundred. Hu, Deputy Qianhu Dangdang. Really wily and scheming."
“Should I sell?”
Li Kun hesitated in his heart. If everyone was sure that Liaodong would be conquered by the Meng Yuan, then he could only sell the land at a low price.
But on the other hand, if the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Liaodong can defend Liaodong, then the land will still be very valuable.
This is a gamble.
Li Kun raised his head and looked at Wu Nian. This brother was not only fierce, but also had many evil ideas. He was slightly startled, and Wu Nian took a small sip from the tea cup. He was really steady and calm.
"With such an old god here, he must have an idea in his mind. Ask him later." Li Kun was determined, and he raised his right leg and put it on his left leg, swinging his legs leisurely.
In fact, he was a little afraid of Wu Nian.
This brother is really fierce.
But this brother is really reliable.
If you follow this brother, you won't suffer big losses.
Chen Jinshi looked at the fearful or worried expressions of the small flags and smiled slightly. This is also a kind of show of authority. It proves that he has someone above him and is well-informed.
Chen Jinshi quickly noticed Wu Nian's expression, and his eyes couldn't help but condense slightly.
This guy is so calm.
Wu Nian conspired with Li Kun to annex Cheng Gao's 500 acres of land in Beishan Fort. It's an open secret. As one of the few big landowners in Beishan Fort, Wu Nian should be worried and panicked.
but.
Why isn't he worried? Why isn't he panic?
Chen Jinshi was very unhappy, but he quickly calmed down. He originally wanted to find trouble with Wu Nian today.
He paused for a moment, watching and listening to the little flags discussing land in low voices, and waited until the topic subsided.
Chen Jinshi suddenly turned around and asked Wu Nian: "Wu Xiaoqi. I heard that you recruited Zhang Jin from Phoenix Mountain as a family soldier?"
Wu Nian was a little confused. Isn't this something that has been made public?
Wu Nian glanced at Chen Jinshi and smelled something dangerous. He nodded and said, "Yes."
"It is rumored that Zhang Jin is a capable and loyal person who kills people for his friends. Can Wu Xiaoqi send someone to call him? Let us open our eyes."
Chen Jin Shipi said with a smile.
He never thought about killing Wu Nian, he just wanted to dampen Wu Nian's arrogance and establish his own Xiaoqi's prestige.
This time he was well prepared to beat Zhang Jin down.
Wu Nian frowned slightly, but soon relaxed and said happily: "What's the point? Zhang Jin is outside. Mr. Chen Qi just asks the housekeeper to bring him in."
He didn't know what Chen Jinshi was up to, but there was nothing to be afraid of.
You really want to bully me, Wu Nian, but you still don’t know who is bullying whom.
