"Back to Young Master, when we were following the shopkeeper of the branch of Tianrong Commercial Bank, we found that he had contact with people from Qingshan City. He seemed to be discussing the purchase of large quantities of grain. We accidentally mentioned this matter and we found out about it.
"
"Okay, good job. Let the brothers go down to receive the reward. I will reward each of you with two pieces of sweet potato."
The guard was overjoyed, knelt down and said thanks, "Thank you, young master, for the reward." As soon as they came back, they heard their brothers talking about sweet potatoes, how delicious they were, and how magical they were. Now that they could taste them, they were naturally happy.
As soon as they left, Luo Cheng said: "Young Master, what should we do next? Do we need to deal with the people from Tianrong Trading Company?"
"Don't worry, these are just little people. It doesn't matter if we let them dance around for a few more days. Since the Swadia family wants to see my Dera family make a fool of themselves, then let them make a fool of themselves."
"Brother Luo, starting from tomorrow, I will issue a guilty order from the Palace of Deira, saying that I, the Palace of Deira, admit to delaying the disaster relief time, and are willing to make compensation, and promise to open the closed river within a week, keep the water flow flowing forever, and reduce the burden on Luoye Village.
To pay taxes for one year, please be more diligent in your wording. Starting from tomorrow, people will take the order of sin and read it around the whole village without stopping."
Yan Jun was startled and said: "Dressell, isn't this a bit... over the top? You are the majestic prince of the Celestial Dynasty, how can you issue orders to offend yourself at will? Isn't this a joke for those nobles?"
"Hmph, even if I don't do anything, those nobles will only flatter me on the surface and flatter me secretly. Why do I, the king, need to be looked down upon by these villains! I am who I am, and I don't need anyone to look at me differently. If I am the king, others will obey me.
That’s it. If I am a bandit, I will die once and I don’t need anyone else’s help! Brother Luo, please call someone back tomorrow and ask your mother to send another 5,000 Qianlong soldiers. It is also time to let everyone know who is in Nanshan County.
Make the decision!" De La Serre's expression turned flat, revealing a hint of ferocity.
In the early morning of the next day, the air in Luoye Village was still dry, but a few fast horses kept galloping on the streets, reading out a sinner's order. The protagonist of the sinner's order was none other than the current prince, the lord of Nanshan County - Dela
Serge.
In this world where superiority is respected and the law of the jungle is strict, a prince with a large army actually issued a sin order in a small village and admitted his mistake in delaying disaster relief. It was like a clear day for the villagers of Luoye Village.
The thunderbolt was so shocking that the victims who were originally prejudiced against the Della family were immediately shaken in their hearts. The power of those rumors in their hearts had become completely baseless.
If he is really a selfish person, how can he apologize to a group of civilians? No matter how stupid they are, they can still tell the difference between right and wrong. The sinner's order also stated that the problem of blocked rivers will be solved within a week.
For the villagers, it was a rebirth of kindness, and many villagers immediately respected Drasel as if they were gods.
When De La Serre organized personnel for disaster relief again, more victims came over, with respectful and humble faces, and the awe of the De La Serre family in their eyes was much better than yesterday.
Russell waved his hand and said: "Brother Luo, bring 500 troops with you and follow me. I have something to do."
"Yes, young master."
Russell led a large group of people and headed all the way towards Tianrong Trading Company. Tianrong Trading Company was one of the largest large-scale chambers of commerce in the entire Celestial Empire. It had branches in every big city and small town, selling food, weapons, and exotic beast inner elixirs.
They all manage important supplies such as the Swadia family, which is the most important money bag of the Swadia family. Of course, Tianrong Trading Company has the backing of the Swadia family, and its strength is also extraordinary.
Russell led a large team of men and broke into Tianrong Trading Company's branch in Luoye Village. He smashed it and shouted: "Come here, tell your leader to come out. Come and say hello to our prince!"
At this time, a shopkeeper in the hall saw a large group of people surrounding him and others. He was shocked, but he was not afraid at all. He said: "Bold, the thieves from there dare to cause trouble in Tianrong Trading Company and seek death..."
…”
Before he could finish speaking, Russell slapped him very arrogantly and said, "Don't you understand? I'm asking the person in charge here to come out. I don't want to repeat it again!"
"You...you are looking for death, how dare you..."
"That's a lot of nonsense, come here, break his legs."
The two sergeants behind him, without any hesitation, came up and broke the shopkeeper's legs. Frightened screams suddenly resounded all around, and some servants around him immediately trembled and hid beside them.
Perhaps it was the noise outside that disturbed the inner hall, but a young man walked out of the hall. The young man said with a smile on his face: "Hey, what kind of wind has brought the mighty King of Deira to such a small place?"
, Mr. Dela, I haven’t seen you for many years. How are you?”
"Hey, who do I think you are? It turns out to be Swadia Tiancheng's little follower, Swadia Jun. I heard that you were kicked out of the imperial capital by the Swadia family a few years ago. I didn't expect that you ended up here.
"Swadia Tiancheng is the eldest son of the Swadia family and a candidate for the next head of the family, while Swadia Jun is just a sideline, and has been Swadia Tiancheng's lackey since he was a child.
A few years ago, Swadia Tiancheng had been entangled with the seventh princess of the Celestial Dynasty. However, the seventh princess had a better relationship with Drasel and was very disdainful of Swadia Tiancheng. Therefore, Swadia Tiancheng
Blaming everything on Russell, Swadia Junze came up with some evil ideas for Swadia Tiancheng and framed Russell. Russell suffered a little, and after finding out the reason,
Drasel went to the Swadia family and made a fuss. In order to appease the royal family of Dra, the Swadia family pulled out Swadiajun as a scapegoat and drove Swadiajun out of the imperial capital.
Speaking of his pain, Swadia Jun's face changed: "I have to thank Lord Dera for this gift. Otherwise, how could I be kicked out of the imperial capital and be ridiculed by others!"
"That makes sense. You are the one who recently purchased grain and still slandered me behind my back."
"Hahaha, where do we start with this? I am now the person in charge of Nanshan City of Tianrong Trading Company. It is just a normal grain transaction. As for those who slander Prince De La, they are just expressing their feelings and have nothing to do with me.
"Swadiajun looked proud.
Russell sneered, stepped forward and kicked Swadia Jun in the chest, saying: "Childish!"
Swadia Jun was kicked several meters away by a sudden blow and cried out in pain: "Dressel! How dare you! You dare to commit murder in Tianrong Trading Company. Believe it or not, I will sue you in front of the head of the Swadia family.
"
"Idiot! Come on, hit me!" Several sergeants came out from behind Russell, punching and kicking Swadiajun. "Asshole, Russell, you reckless man, if you still don't stop,
, I will make sure you don’t get any coarse grains, let’s see how you still provide disaster relief!”
"stop!"
Seeing Drasel relenting, Swadia Jun sneered: "Don't be afraid, I tell you, I have purchased all the food around Nanshan City. If you want food relief, you can only buy it from me.
If you beg me, I will sell you the grain, hahaha."
Russell looked at Swadiajun with pity and said with a smile: "What a poor man. From the beginning to the end, he never recognized his identity."
Swadiajun looked angry and roared: "What do you mean! Russell, don't be too arrogant!"
"Isn't it obvious what I mean? You are too weak, a dispensable member of the Swadia family, and you dare to negotiate terms in front of me. Do you know how ridiculous you are?
If that old man from Swadia Sea is here, I really have to think about it, but you really don’t have the qualifications. If I want food, I have a hundred ways to grab it, just because you are too weak.
You are not qualified to be my opponent...I am here today, I am not interested in your food, I just came to convey an order from the lord."
"Starting from today, all taxes paid by Tianrong Trading Company in Nanshan County will be tripled!"
Swadiajun roared: "Why! If you say you want to raise taxes, you will raise taxes."
"Yes, I am the lord of Nanshan County. I have the right to decide the tax payment of everyone in the territory. I just want to collect more taxes from Tianrong Trading Company. If you have any opinions, let the old man from Swadia Hai come and talk to me.
, you... don’t have this qualification. If I don’t see all the taxes next month, as long as there is one less gold coin, I will lead the Hidden Dragon Army to seal down all the branches of Tianrong Trading Company in Nanshan County. Do you understand?" Dela!
Serge sneered.
"You..." Swadiajun didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Pay attention to your identity, ant. It is better to crawl to suit your identity." With that said, Russell walked up to Swadiajun and directly stepped on Swadiajun's legs.
"Ah...my leg...my leg is broken."
Russell turned around and waved: "Let's go."
After taking a few steps, Russell turned around again and said: "Oh, by the way, this is a friendly reminder. Conspiracies will only be recognized under the premise of equal strength. People like you who have no ability dare to
Provoking someone stronger than yourself is called childish, do you understand?"
Turn around and leave gracefully.
Russell's disaster relief work did not cause any trouble because of Tianrong Trading Company's intervention.
In the distant imperial capital, in a huge building complex that was extremely luxurious and looked like a royal palace, an old man with a lustful face and an air of superiority about him looked at the information in his hand and said with a smile: "Hahaha, sure enough, Della.
That boy Serge really went to Tianrong Trading Company to cause trouble."
Swadiahai looked disdainful and said: "After suffering such a big loss, you still don't know how to restrain yourself. It's true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers."
Next to Svadiahai, a tall and handsome young man said: "Father, why do you still keep the Dela family? At this time, the Dela family has no leader, and Drassel has been abolished. It is
This is a good opportunity for us to capture the Deira Palace."
"Tianchen, you are still too young. The Dera Palace at this time is indeed no match for our Swadia family, but the Hidden Dragon Army under the Dera family is still there. Hundreds of thousands of imperial elites, Dera
If our family really fights back on the verge of death, although our Swadia family is not afraid, we will still suffer heavy losses. What's more, the royal family is waiting for us and the Dela family to suffer losses. When our Swadia family's power weakens, will you still
I naively thought that the royal family would show mercy to my Swadia family."
"But... my sister is the empress, and the royal family will definitely stand by our side..." Swadia Tianchen was a little hard to believe.
"Childish! Tianchen, do you know why the emperors of the Celestial Empire have changed for countless generations, but my Swadia family has never weakened."
"My child... I don't know."
"That's because our Swadia family will always remain strong and control many materials of the empire. No matter which emperor comes to power, they will win over our Swadia family immediately, because we own half of the Celestial Empire.
Materials. But every emperor is also eager to take away everything from us, because we have too much, and they don't do it just because they are not sure."
Swadiahai smiled again and said: "However, this situation will also change. As long as we can become stronger, then what do we have to fear in this world! The Dela family is our opportunity. According to the news, De
This kid Russell actually recovered from his injuries in just a few months, which shows that there are many unknown secrets in the Dela family."
"What, that loser actually recovered! Then..."
"Don't be anxious. It's just recovering from the injury. The Dantian has not recovered. Judging from the information sent back, that boy Drasel still doesn't have any spiritual power. He should only have recovered his meridians."
"How is it possible? At that time, Drasel's meridians all over his body were damaged and his Dantian was broken. It is a miracle that he survived. How could he recover from his injuries in a few months?"
"Nothing is impossible. Back then, King Dela broke through the realm several times at critical moments and survived several times. The secrets of the Dela family are not simple. It's just that the speed of the Dela family's rise is too fast.
Before we could react, they already had considerable strength. It was no longer easy to take action. Now, the Palace of Dera has lost its pillars, leaving only a pair of orphans and a widowed mother. We only need to wait patiently for a while, and everything will be ready.
The secrets will all come to light, and the Della family will be in dire straits. At that time, it will be the best time for us to take action."
"But if not everyone knows the secret by then, it won't be easy for us to get it."
"Don't worry, our Swadia family has never been afraid of competition, because we are not afraid of anyone! As the head of the family, we need to learn to be patient and wait, waiting for the best opportunity to give the enemy a fatal blow!"
Swadia Tianchen seemed to have some understanding and said: "Yes, my child understands."
Looking at his most outstanding child, Svadiahai's eyes showed a hint of relief.
A few days later in the morning, another large group of people gathered at the entrance of Luoye Village. The smoke and dust carried by countless black wildebeests instantly filled the entire sky. A group of well-trained and well-equipped kings were seen quickly dismounting.
Then he immediately listed Fang Zheng, waiting for orders with a serious expression. In front of such a group of elites, anyone would have irresistible thoughts!
Drasel rode a majestic black wildebeest, wearing an armor, as black as ink, revealing a hint of chilling. He walked out of the village heroically and shouted: "Leader, get out of the queue!"
A middle-aged man with a beard and a solemn expression quickly stepped out of the queue and shouted: "General Yan Huo, I have seen the young marshal! Five thousand Qianlong troops are waiting for the young marshal's order." Yan Huo is Russell.
One of his father's personal guards was a strong man who fought on countless battlefields with Drasel's father. He was also a lieutenant general of the Hidden Dragon Army, a true Tianwu realm, and a peerless strong man.
In the Qianlong Army, the lowest military rank is centurion, followed by centurion, deputy general, major general, and lieutenant general. The highest official rank in the army is general, which is also the marshal. After the death of Russell's father, the Qianlong Army
Respect Russell as a young marshal.
In other words, in the entire army, apart from Russell, Yan Huo has the largest position. Today's Qianlong Army also has three lieutenant generals, two of whom have been following Russell, and the last
, then brought hundreds of thousands of Qianlong troops to guard the border and protect the safety of one side. They were all fierce generals led by Drasel's father, and their loyalty to the Drassel family was unwavering.
Russell knew Yan Huo's temper and would never show favoritism when it came to military affairs. He heard a loud roar from Russell: "Lieutenant General Yan, order all the soldiers to mount their horses immediately, march quickly, and follow me."
"Yes!" The answer was clear and crisp. Thousands of sergeants mounted their horses in an instant. Then, De La Serre also picked up the reins, gave a whip, and moved quickly towards the upper reaches of the river.
Thousands of horses immediately galloped into the distance like arrows off their strings. The momentum of the ground shaking and the mountains shaking was terrifying.
De La Serre led five thousand sergeants and ran for several hours. They arrived at Qingfeng Town on the border of Qingshan City in the afternoon. The ground was shaking with such force that the gatekeepers of Qingfeng Town were so frightened that their legs went weak. They thought there were thousands of soldiers there.
Horses attack the city.
When he saw the Panlong Army flag of the Qianlong Army, he tremblingly said: "Qian... Qianlong Army. It's the Qianlong Army!"
De La Serre and others arrived at the city gate in a blink of an eye and shouted: "This king is the lord of Nanshan County - King De La! Please order all the nobles in Qingfeng Town to come to pay homage. Anyone who fails to do so will be punished on the spot.
Kill!"
The city gate guard said: "Yes...yes." Then he stumbled and ran to report the news.
Afterwards, Russell moved towards the river as if he was in an uninhabited land, and came to the river that had been blocked and diverted. With an angry look on his face, he saw only a wide river, which was not only forcibly separated into two sections, but also
Completely blocking one section is the main culprit causing drought downstream.
At this moment, a large group of nobles also arrived on fast horses. When they saw Drexel, they immediately knelt down and worshiped.
Russell: "Who is the Lord of Qingfeng Town?"
I saw a middle-aged man with a somewhat arrogant face, raised his head and said: "I am the mayor of Qingfeng Town...Zhang Guang."
"I order you to open the blocked river channel now! Immediately!"
Zhang Guang was stunned for a moment, and then said after hesitation: "Back to your lord, this river was blocked by Qingshan City in favor of Tianhe, and I ordered it to be blocked. My subordinates..."
Russell didn't talk nonsense and said: "Come here, give me fifty slaps."
Behind him, a soldier quickly dismounted, grabbed Zhang Guang, opened his bow from left to right, and struck him fifty times in an instant. Zhang Guang's originally rosy cheeks immediately became bloody. The large pieces of flesh on his cheeks had broken and blood was flowing.
"Bold, you are a mere city lord, how dare you disobey me, this lord, who gave you the courage! In Nanshan County, only my words are the truth, and my orders are supreme. You can only execute them, and you are not worthy of raising questions.
!If you make any disobedient remarks again, you will be punished as guilty and will be killed. You will be punished by the nine tribes!"
Many people were so frightened that their legs weakened. These pampered nobles, who had never seen this battle, all said with pale faces: "I understand... I understand."
"Then why are you still standing there? Why don't you ask people to open the river channel? If the river channel is not opened within half an hour, I will massacre the town master's palace with blood!"
Rushing on horseback, the nobles immediately called their guards, quickly entered the river, and dug the canal. In just half an hour, the originally blocked river channel was dug out bit by bit.
Seeing that the river had opened and half of the river flowed into the lower reaches, Drasel gave the order again, saying: "From now on, if anyone dares to block the river at will, I will destroy all nine of his tribes. In the name of the Prince of Dra, I ordered,
Anyone who is dissatisfied should come to the palace to see me! Do you understand me?"
"Understood...understood." How dare those nobles refuse.
Looking at the trembling looks of the group of people below, Drassel was really a little proud. This feeling of enjoying rights was indeed good. No wonder, in the past, Drassel liked to rely on the power of Prince Drassel to do whatever he wanted in the imperial capital.
mess.
Of course, the more you get, the more you pay. As the saying goes, it’s hard to climb high, but it’s easy to fall hard when you climb high. After you have a certain amount of power, you need to be more careful, because many people are watching your position. In this world,
There is no eternal strongest, only stronger. Your enemies will continue to urge you to become stronger. Once you show a trace of weakness, the enemies who have been waiting for a long time will pounce on you and completely tear you apart. This world,
It's so cruel.
After completing the task, Russell took a look at the many nobles in Qingfeng Town and said: "Qingfeng Town blocked the river without authorization and changed the canal, causing the civilians downstream to farm without water and causing disasters. We will increase the fine by doubling this year's taxes. Next month
Pay the full amount, and if you disobey, you will be severely punished."
Zhang Guang said tremblingly: "Yes...yes, I will...serve it immediately."
Russell glanced at everyone, commanded the sergeants, and left Qingfeng Town quickly without hesitation.
Seeing these murderous gods moving away, Zhang Guangcai fell limply to the ground like a deflated rubber ball, with all his strength drained from his body.
Feeling the burning pain on his cheek, he became angry in his heart and said: "Asshole, a yellow-haired boy actually made me embarrassed in public. He just relied on the power of the Qianlong Army. Without the Qianlong Army, he is just a useless person."
"Town... Town Lord, what should we do next? City Lord Zhang wants us to block the river no matter what and restrict the development of Nanshan City. If City Lord Zhang blames us, what should we do?"
Zhang Guang felt a little panicked when he remembered how Russell wanted to kill him.