The Qi family is the largest family in Yuanzhou under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture.
Although they are located in a local area, Qijia's industries are spread throughout Shanxi.
And unlike the Fang family, the Qi family does not manage land. High-end luxury goods such as refined salt, ceramics, and even silk and tea are the Qi family's pillar industries.
Therefore, the Dai Wangfu's attack on salt dealers and salt gangs caused a lot of losses to the Qi family.
The Qi family disliked the young prince very much, but as the other party was the vassal king, they could only hope that the two sides could avoid conflict with each other.
But this time the Prince's Palace reached out to Yuanzhou again, which the Qi family couldn't bear.
Therefore, on the second day after the announcement from the Dai Wangfu, officials from various states and counties had not yet responded, so he had already begun to contact powerful families in other states and counties, preparing to borrow a knife to kill someone.
However, the number of families participating this time was only one-third of what the Qi family expected.
It seems that those families were frightened by the destruction of the Fang family.
After all, except for behemoths like the Qi family, other families were unable to compete with the Fang family, so they chose to develop in prefectures and counties.
Yuanzhou Qijia Residence Hall.
At this time, both the house and the courtyard were full of people.
This time, taking advantage of the 70th birthday of the old patriarch of the Qi family, the new patriarch of the Qi family organized and held this meeting.
Those people outside are hiding from others, and those who can sit inside are the ones in charge.
The head of the Qi family, Qi Tai, is a burly middle-aged man with a square face and a long body.
He sat at the head of the room, looked around with leopard eyes for a week, then nodded and said: "Since the person has expired, I will tell you straight away. I have made an agreement with the Wild Wolf Gang to lead the young prince there in three days.
Hujian Gorge, and then let them take action."
Hujian Gorge is the most dangerous place in Wuzhou Mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are high mountains on both sides. It can be said to be a dangerous place.
Everyone nodded after hearing this, but there was still a look of uneasiness on their faces.
Someone stood up and said: "Chief Qi, how are you going to make an appointment with the young prince? I heard that although he is young, he has a deep city. Does this matter need to be discussed in the long term?"
"Yes, it is well known to everyone in Shanxi that the Wild Wolf Gang is entrenched in Wuzhou Mountain. Will he go?"
"I think it's better to just let those horse bandits attack Datong Mansion."
"Are you stupid? Have you forgotten how the Fang family is in trouble?"
Everyone in the living room fell into a fierce quarrel.
"alright."
Qitai slammed the table and shouted loudly.
"Leave this matter to me. All you have to do is collect the gift money needed by the Wild Wolf Gang. As for today's matter, you all need to sign your name on this declaration. If anyone dares to betray everyone, we can
Let’s deal with this person together.”
Qi Tai waved, and the steward of the Qi family next to him held a wooden tray with a piece of paper on it.
When everyone saw this, they all looked embarrassed.
But under Qi Tai's angry look, they had no choice but to sign and fingerprint one by one.
After the banquet ended, Qi Tai sat on a chair and drank tea a little tiredly.
A figure appeared behind him.
"How did things go?" Qi Tai seemed to have noticed it already.
A fat man walked up to the light: "Chief Qi, the matter has been settled, and the list has been handed over to the acting king."
"I just don't know something. This time the Qi family could have reaped the benefits, so why did they set up a trap to harm other families?"
That fat man was the one who joined the Wild Wolf Gang to negotiate terms with Scarface and passed information to Hu Shidao.
Qi Tai shook his head and said: "It is an unchangeable fact that the Ming Dynasty's national power is getting stronger and stronger now, and many of this young prince's ideas are bold but effective. The emperor did not punish him, which shows that innovation is the general trend.
I just don’t want the Qi family to be like the Fang family.”
"As for the others, just think of them as gifts to the young prince."
The fat man thought for a moment, then took out a letter from his sleeve.
"After this incident, the head of the Qi clan had to give up his position in the family to prevent the Qi family from becoming the target of public criticism. At the same time, the Qi family also had to give up their land and various industries. The prince then allowed the Fang family to join the Datong Chamber of Commerce."
said the fat man.
Qi Tai nodded, with a look of unwillingness in his eyes.
…
Zhu Gui received the news soon.
He was still a little surprised that the Qi family could take the initiative to set up a trap and surrender.
He was also worried about whether this was a trick by the other party, so he planned to bring all the soldiers with him in this operation, and even prepared two Hongyi cannons.
In this way, even if the Qi family rebels again, he will have the power to protect himself.
The announcement from the Dai Wangfu has been issued for a week.
Officials from seven other surrounding counties presented new household registration lists.
Due to the demonstration effect of Datong Prefecture, more than 300,000 people were added to the household registration this time.
These people all want to share the land, and the gap will naturally come from the local gentry from aristocratic families.
Many aristocratic families had sold their property overnight and left Shanxi.
This made Zhu Gui a little surprised. He originally wanted to achieve equal exchange by purchasing the other party's land, but now it made him feel like he was robbing.
It seems that the Fang family's affairs have made these people a little scared.
However, many squires took the initiative to come to the Prince Dai's Mansion and expressed their intention to come.
Zhu Gui's guess was correct. They came to offer the land on their own initiative, hoping to preserve the family.
Zhu Gui did not make things difficult for them, but used the land as a pledge to exchange silver notes for them in the same way as other squires in Datong Mansion.
Of course, they couldn't take the banknote away, but invested it directly into the Datong Chamber of Commerce.
Although they didn't take away a penny, they got the promise from Dai Wangfu and these people left happily.
But there are still some squires who are still insisting, those families who have secretly agreed with the Qi family to kill Zhu Gui.
Soon, Qi Tai, the head of the Qi family, came to the Prince Dai's Mansion and took the initiative to befriend the Prince in the name of offering land. At the same time, he extended an invitation to go hunting in Wuzhou Mountain.
A local wealthy family, Dai Wang could have refused.
But what surprised everyone was that the young prince actually agreed.
The two parties agreed to go to Wuzhou Mountain together the next morning.
The three parties are making arrangements intensively, and only a few people know that tomorrow will usher in a battle that will determine the fate of the entire Shanxi.
That night, Zhu Gui repaired the body armor that was broken during the test. There was no way around it. Some items in the system store were provided in limited quantities. For example, this body armor was only available in two pieces.
The other piece was given to Xu Miaoqing, and he could only repair this one.
Fortunately, the system store also provides repair materials, but it still requires experience points.
Just when it was about to be repaired, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Zhu Gui knew who was coming without raising his head.