In fact, it is ordinary people who ultimately pay for things like selling official positions. Once those who buy official positions get to their posts, they will naturally be unceremonious and go to great lengths to get the money back from ordinary people.

No matter which dynasty you are in, once a large number of official positions are sold, then it is not far from destruction.

Liu Qi didn't know the eldest young master's plan. He only thought that Chen Qibin was young and energetic.

This is a matter related to the life and death of the people in the entire fort, so it must not be acted on impulse.

"Master, think twice, these people are all armed with muskets." Liu Qi said with a pleading tone.

He has an unknown secret. In fact, he participated in the Li Heier uprising that broke out in Huaibei, and later fled to Chongming Island to avoid being arrested by the government.

Therefore, Liu Qi also knew something about marching and fighting. The pirates outside the city wore uniform uniforms and were quite organized in their movements. He had just observed them for a long time and found that no one intentionally deserted the team.

The road leading to the county seat passes by Tonghe Fort. Therefore, the Marines are completely exposed to the view of everyone on the fort.

The people on the fort watched the Marines pass under their noses like it was a military parade.

"Get out of my way." Chen Qibin is a playboy, and all the Chen family's talents seem to have been exhausted by the shrewd Mr. Chen.

The old man has been doing good deeds and doing good deeds all his life, doing business and farming, and has earned a huge family fortune. However, none of the three brothers of Chen Qibin's generation is doing anything serious.

Chen Qibin pushed away the two servants next to the cannon, took the torches back from their hands, and lit them directly towards the fire door.

Liu Qi's heart skipped a beat, and she thought something bad was going to happen.

With a muffled sound of "Boom...", everyone on the earthen wall looked at Chen Qibin.

But Chen Qibin was patting his ears there, and his ears were buzzing.

The marching Marines instantly entered a battle formation. They quickly spread out to both sides and lay down on the slope of the roadside ditch.

"Damn, you are so shameless."

"Where is the rocket launcher squadron? Set up the cannon and fire two rounds at the earthen wall." Yuan Wei's originally honest and honest face also showed an angry look.

Fortunately, the cannon on the wall rang out, and I don’t know where the cannon flew to.

Anyway, the Marine Corps heard a noise here.

However, this aroused the anger of the Marines.

"Young Master, you are in trouble. Don't look at me, everyone, and hurry up and prepare for war."

Only sons of bitches want to fight. Minzhuang on the fort wall scolded Chen Qibin from head to toe in his heart, but most of them were tenants of the Chen family and dared not speak out in anger.

"Liu Qi, look, they were so frightened that they all lay down in the ditch. I just fired one cannon. If I fire two more cannons, they will have to run away with their tails between their legs." Chen Qibin said matter-of-factly.

Liu Qi was a little dumbfounded. This is not how we think about fighting.

After people hear the sound of cannons, of course they have to avoid it. Should they just stand there and wait for you to hit them?

It seemed that Liu Qi's words were confirmed. At this moment, two "whoosh" sounds were heard in the distance, and two rockets flew straight towards the fortress wall. Everyone just watched helplessly, not knowing what they were.

"Boom boom..." Two loud noises.

There was a violent vibration on the wall of the earthen fort, and many people fell down without being able to stand firm.

The side of the fort wall facing the road fell down instantly, revealing a large gap.

Liu Qi patted the dirt on his body, slowly poked his head out, and thought to himself: "It's over."

As for Chen Qibin, he almost peed his pants right now.

They have all seen earth cannons, but they are far less powerful than these rockets.

Under the collapsed earth wall, some Minzhuang fell down. Although their lives were not in danger, they were lying there wailing.

Fortunately, the earthen fortress is not high. If it were a tall city wall, I don't know how many people would be buried underneath it at this time.

"People in the bunker, listen, our Red Flag Army has passed through the border and Qiu has done nothing. Why do you want to launch an attack on us? You have only one stick of incense to surrender, otherwise you will be burned together with the bunker."

Yuan Wei knows that this tone cannot be tolerated. If you don't fight back, these people will only push forward. The head of state has said that the land in the Liangjiang area is fertile and the landlords and gentry are the most stubborn. They must be prepared for a struggle.

"Liu Qi, what should we do? Send someone to block the gap quickly." Chen Qibin stood up at this time. At this time, he thought of Liu Qi.

"Young Master, if we can't stop it, with just a few more rounds from their missiles, we can level the entire fort."

Liu Qi knew that they were just blasting against the wall. If they blasted directly over the fortress wall and went inside, the harm would be greater, because the thing would explode.

If the house was set on fire, there would be so many people living in the fort now. And the roofs were made of the most thatched grass on the island. The result would be unimaginable.

Liu Qi didn't know how to decide. It would be fine if he made the decision himself. The key was to have a troublemaking young master.

Just when Liu Qi was in trouble, two strong men climbed up the earth wall carrying a sedan chair.

"Master, why are you here?" Everyone looked at the old man lying on the sedan chair.

Although the old man was huddled in the sedan chair, it could still be seen that he was thin and small, completely different from Chen Qibin.

However, the goatee on his chin and his energetic eyes made people feel that the old man was full of wisdom.

Mr. Chen single-handedly built the Chen family from a small landowner to the richest man on Chongming Island, and his business has spread all over the country.

Fifty percent of the food in Shanghai is supplied by the Chen family. In addition, the Chen family also supplies salt on the island. In Shanghai, the Chen family also has its own silk and satin shop.

However, Mr. Chen broke his waist due to an accident the year before last and his lower body was paralyzed.

He began to raise several sons from that time.

Mr. Chen is a shrewd businessman, but he is away from home all year round. His three sons have been spoiled by their mother and have developed the habit of idleness.

It's too late for Mr. Chen to correct them now.

"Liu Qi, raise the white flag, go apologize to others, take this brat with you, and take this one with you." Mr. Chen pointed to a wooden box behind him and said.

He has been struggling for so many years, and he has never seen any kind of battle. As long as he is not dead, the Chen family cannot fall.

"Yes, Master." Liu Qi stood in front of Mr. Chen with his waist bent. He was only loyal to the old man.

"Dad, you are a bandit like this. When the court comes to investigate, what will our family do?" Chen Qibin immediately became anxious when he saw the old man hitting him in the face.

He is the eldest son of the Chen family, and he should have taken over the family business.

But his father asked the three brothers to compete for the family business. Whoever does well will take care of the family business. Chen Qibin has already held a grudge in his heart.

He doesn't think there's anything wrong with him. There's nothing wrong with beating up pirates and seeking fame through meritorious deeds.

He wanted to directly buy an official position, but Mr. Chen always disagreed.

In Chen Qibin's view, there is nothing like being an official in doing business.
Chapter completed!