Bab 29: Chapter 29: Business Deal
Race to the
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Chapter 29: Business Deal
It's been a few months since Hao Jiazhi is back to his home and yesterday, he wrote a letter to a friend who lives abroad (Lu Long)
Now, the big question
How did, Hao Jiazhi outsmarted the out smartness of Lu Long with his smartness
Its simple,
The moment Hao Jiazhi came to know that Lu Long had seen his real nature and only faking it, Hoa Jiazhi knew what Lu Long has in mind
Tengyuan Kingdom, the golden parrot, is desired by everyone but no one can have it as they don't want to start a big war against the other big kingdoms
But it is a different story if the parrot chooses to side with someone
Right now, Tengyuan kingdom has only taken a neutral pact with all 3 major kingdoms as they don't want to offend any major power
So, according to Hao Jiazhi's calculation
Lu Long would sure be willing to help him become a king/Emperor and somehow make the whole kingdom a part of his Dongping kingdom
How?
Only Lu Long knows and for sure Lu Long also knows how to use the fake image of Hao Jiazhi for his need, and because he also knows the true face of Hao Jiazhi he could predict things about Hao Jiazhi
Does Hao Jiazhi care about it?
NOPE
Hao Jiazhi don't give a shit about how Lu Long is planning to use him as at the end of the game, it will be him (Lu Long) who will have nothing and him (Hao Jiazhi) who will have everything
After all, Hao Jiazhi has long sent half of his servants (those captives) to Dongping kingdom to start their own business
And because these servants had their life saved by Hao Jiazhi, they won't betray him
Thus, Hao Jiazhi has long penetrated the Dongping and also had started gathering information about Lu Long and the power/connections he holds
But one thing still troubles Hao Jiazhi, and that is 'why Lu Long chose him?'
Lu Long had only seen him once so why?
Does he know about his 5 shadows?
Or is he just playing a blind game and putting his bet on him?
"I'll find my answer when I visit him" Hao Jiazhi said as he read the letter sent by Lu Long which says that he can come anytime
"I guess I'll take a trip abroad" Hao Jiazhhi said as he looks outside the window of his room
District Jinyi-
The population of 5 shadows has increased by a lot, around 200, and so far they have fully gained control over the whole Jinyi and Xingyi district
Also, they have gotten somewhat control over the officer's around the place, and now,
Everything that is done in these 2 districts is done by the control of '5 Shadows', from selling a simple thread to paying taxes to govt. officers
Over time, the locals who used to be angry on '5 Shadows' somewhat became happy about them as because of them, the crime rate has literally decreased as no one is allowed to any illegal stuff until they pay a good amount of tax
And thanks to them, the tax rate has become stable as in old times these government officers used to collect tax according to their own wish
But now, they have to take the amount of tax that has been decided by '5 Shadows' making the corruption literally zero
The reason why they are doing so many good things is that Hao Jiazhi wants them to do it as this will give people more money in their hand and the more money they get, they will pay protection tax with no bullshit
Not only that, but because they will have money, they will buy more new stuff and the more they will buy the more merchant will ear and the more the merchant will earn, the more he will pay to '5shadows'
So, its like a mind game
Hao Jiazhi is making people feel safe and secure but in truth…. They are nothing more than a Hen that lays a golden egg to him; he is just taking care of the hen so she could give him more golden eggs
Mo Xinyi (governor of Province Jinmen) is quite angry right now as the thing is not so good
For the past few months, he didn't see any significant change in the tax collected by officers in District Jinyi and District Xingnyi
Something which is not normal by any means as there is no way those corrupt officers had a sudden change in their heart and now only collect the tax that is legit
So what is going on?
To know the situation more clearly, Mo Xinyi sends one of his inspectors to check the whole situation (last month) but so far nothing happed
The inspector never returned
What did return was a new inspector that is appointed by the imperial court by some minister (don't forget Song Xia)
"Something is going deep" Mo Xinyi said as he clenches his teeth and through the window looks at the new inspector who is now working under him
Mo Xinyi made up his mind to check into the matter by himself and sets off towards the District Jinyi all alone and he didn't even contact the officers there
Today he exploring the district as he explores the farms around the place
'Something is weird for sure' He said as he roams here and there
Mo Xinyi is a smart guy but today in his hurries, he made a big mistake
He didn't change his clothes and is still in his government clothes which tells everyone about him
He moves around the place and came near a mutton shop, it is a usual one so he didn't care much and tried to move on but suddenly he saw something at the end of this mutton shop
Something was shining on the ground and when Mo Xinyi looked at the object, he found out that it was a token that represents that someone is an inspector
"The Hell" Mo Xinyi became all shocked as he also discovered some human fingers on the ground
"hey"
Suddenly, someone grabs the shoulder of Mo Xinyi and throws him on the wall of the mutton shop
And then that person takes his sword out and puts it near the neck of Mo Xinyi
The man is not alone as there are more than 10 people around him, he smiled and said "Governor Mo Xinyi… why bother about small things?
Everything is peaceful in this district and the other one also…
So Don't go around poking your nose in holes… who knows someone may cut that nose and also this neck"
The man took his sword back and said "Your wife and your 3 children are good peoples. So, don't do anything stupid that could hurt them. OK?"
Mo Xinyi was stunned, the man in front of him and others seems to know everything about him. He is just speechless
All he did is a nod
The man and his group then took a step back and started spreading/moved in a different direction but before they go, they said "if you follow us, we will make sure that you live a great long life but if you don't… then just don't try to come here no matter what…"
It's clear to Mo Xinyi that he has long lost control over his province
He is just a governor in name, and now he is much more worried about his family
. . .
To be continued-
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