The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 91 Inventory of Harvest (Please subscribe, collect, and recommend monthly tickets)
Soon after dawn.

A middle-aged man in a green shirt appeared in the Wang family mansion.

Wang Zang, the current head of the Wang family and Wang Guan's father, personally came out to receive the middle-aged man.

"Brother Wang, I need an explanation."

After sending away the maids and attendants, the middle-aged man stared at Wang Zang and spoke in a deep voice.

Wang Zang smiled bitterly.

This middle-aged man is none other than He Gongxiu, the current head of the He family.

He Gongxiu was the chief of the Inner City Engineering Department, in charge of all the construction work in Wuling City. Under the Engineering Department, there was an agency called the Smelting Department, which was responsible for the smelting of all ironware in Wuling City.

The entire Wuling City, from the weapons used by the city defense forces to the swords used by the inner and outer city constables, all came from the Smelting Department.

Wang Zang himself was the head of the Household Department, and all matters related to Wuling City and money and grain were under his responsibility.

"Brother Wang, you said before that your second son lacked experience and wanted to send him to Nancheng for some training. Without a second thought, I gave the position of Nancheng Sima to your Wang family despite the opposition of everyone in the clan. Is this how you repay me?"

He Gongxiu's face turned pale and he said angrily.

"Brother He, calm down."

Wang Zang smiled apologetically, cursing in his heart, "That's what you call speaking without hesitation?"

Weren't you the one who took 20,000 taels of silver from me?
"That brat didn't know the details of the Xu family. He was also eager to make a contribution, so the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple."

Wang Zang said with an apologetic smile, cursing Wang Guan in his heart.

This brat suddenly wanted to go to the outer city to be a Sima. I thought he was a prodigal son who had turned over a new leaf and wanted to make progress.

At that time, he was so relieved that he asked for the Sima of Nancheng Si with a shameless look on his face.

Look what has happened. It’s only been a month and I’ve gotten into such a big trouble.

Damn, this brat would be better off not making any progress.

If he doesn't make progress, he can only spend some money in the inner city. Anyway, he will never be able to spend all the money of the Wang family in his lifetime.

This is a good step forward...

Wang Zang felt helpless.

It is true that the He family is behind the Xu family, but the Wang family also has a stake in the Xu family's business.

Wang Guan's move to annihilate the Xu family not only cut off the He family's source of income, but also caused considerable losses to the Wang family.

"Brother He, I will definitely teach that brat a lesson later, but the most urgent thing now is to cover this up and not attract the attention of the city lord."

Wang Zang said.

Although the weapons sold privately by the Xu family were all inferior products discarded by the smelting department, this kind of thing is still somewhat taboo.

If the city lord knew about this, both families would definitely be punished.

"Don't worry, I did it very cleanly. Now all the people in the Xu family have been killed by your Wang family's second young master. There is no evidence. No matter how you investigate, you can't find anything wrong with us."

He Gongxiu snorted coldly, "But this trade route is only known to the Xu family. Once the trade route is cut off, it will take a long time to open it up again."

"Brother Wang, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. This matter will cost my He family at least 50,000 taels of silver every year. If you don't give me an explanation, I really can't explain it to the clan."

He Gongxiu said, "I really can't continue as the head of the family."

"No, not really."

Wang Zang said with a wry smile.

In other words, Wang Guan is not here right now, otherwise he would definitely put on a good show of educating his son in person.

"Brother Wang, let's be frank. The second young master of the Wang family can no longer sit on the position of Sima of the South City Department."

He Gongxiu said in a deep voice, "You have to agree to this one whether you want to or not!"

Wang Zang sighed in his heart. He was in charge of the money and grain of Wuling City. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

But now he was indeed in the wrong, which made him unable to speak with his back held high.

To put it nicely, what Wang Guan did was due to his youth and ignorance; to put it bluntly, it was stabbing his ally in the back.

But after thinking about it, he decided that he really had to get that brat back.

Otherwise, if he continues to serve as the Sima of Nancheng, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause.

All the businesses in the outer city are closely related to the inner city.

"I promise."

Wang Zang sighed and said with a heavy face.

"You need to help the city lord talk to me and ask my He family to regain the position of Sima of the South City Department."

He Gongxiu continued.

Wang Zang sighed in his heart, saying that he certainly couldn't just talk without any words, he would have to come up with some benefits.

"I go."

He said with tears in his eyes.

Seeing Wang Zang's distressed expression, He Gongxiu's mood suddenly improved a lot.

My He family has suffered such a huge loss, your Wang family will not have an easy time either.

One of my He Jiake’s direct disciples died!

“The last one.”

He Gongxiu said.

"Brother He, is it over?"

Wang Zang frowned and said that he was indeed in the wrong, so he made concessions again and again, but he thought that giving up South City was his greatest sincerity.

If the He family wants to take advantage of the situation and get ahead of others, Wang Zang is not someone who can be bullied.

"Anyone who attacks the Xu family must die!"

He Gongxiu stared at Wang Zang and said in a deep voice, "If he doesn't die, then won't anyone be able to step on our He family in the future?

If people think that anyone who provokes my He family can get away with it, then how can my He family gain a foothold in Wuling City in the future?

Wang Lai is an elder of your Wang family. I won't move, but the captain Su Mu must die."

Wang Zang looked at He Gongxiu, and the fat on his face trembled.

He remained silent, but his mind was working rapidly.

He immediately understood He Gongxiu's thoughts.

Of course he knew the name Su Mu. Ever since Wang Guan was going to work as a Sima in Nancheng Division, he had already investigated everyone in Nancheng Division.

This Su Mu was indeed a talent, and he had indeed wanted to recruit him.

But he did not take any action. Instead, he wanted to observe and then consider what price to use to recruit Su Mu.

In this matter of the Xu family, Su Mu did show extraordinary strength.

Outsiders may think that it was Wang Lai who mainly relied on to destroy the Xu family, but Wang Zang received the message from Wang Lai and naturally knew Su Mu's strength.

To be honest, this kind of strength is indeed qualified for the Wang family to recruit him vigorously.

"Why, Brother Wang, you can't bear to part with it?"

He Gongxiu snorted coldly.

"No."

Wang Zang shook his head. "Then Su Mu has nothing to do with my Wang family. Why should I be reluctant to give him up?"

"That's perfect, isn't it? Brother Wang, bring his head here, and the matter of the Xu family will be settled."

He Gongxiu said.

"Brother He, don't you know? That Su Mu is not only the head of the Nancheng Division, he is also the White-clothed Officer of the Taiping Division."

Wang Zang said.

"So what? Letting a person die inexplicably, I don't need to teach you, brother Wang, right?"

He Gongxiu sneered.

"I'm sorry, I can't obey your order on this matter."

Wang Zang shook his head and said firmly, "If he was a member of my Wang family, I could execute him if he did something wrong, but he is not one of them. The principle of my Wang family is not to assassinate officials."

He Gongxiu sneered, what bullshit principles! Your Wang family has no bottom line in doing things!

"In that case, if something happens to that kid surnamed Su, please don't meddle in his business, brother."

He Gongxiu said, "Of course not."

Wang Zang asked in confusion, "Su Mu is just a small captain, why does Brother He want to kill him?"

He really wanted to recruit Su Mu for the Wang family, but Su Mu was exposed too early. He was a genius who had not yet grown up. If he wanted to protect him, he would have to turn against the He family.

Wang Zang was used to calculating, and habitually weighed the pros and cons and felt that it was not cost-effective.

"Humph! My son died in South City, how can he live here? He is doing so well and now he wants to step on my He family to get to the top. It's just wishful thinking!"

He Gongxiu said coldly.

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"Captain Su, everything has been taken stock."

At the Xu family’s residence, Zheng Wang came in front of Su Mu and said in a deep voice.

Dozens of detectives joined the battle and spent most of the day to count all the valuables found in the Xu family’s residence.

"We confiscated 30,000 taels of silver, 90,000 taels of jewels and calligraphy, 150 mu of fertile land, and 20 shops."

Zheng Wang reports.

Even the Xu family, which was the richest family in South City at the time, did not seize so many things. This was certainly because the Xu family took away most of the treasures, but it can also be seen that the Xu family made a lot of profit from the private sale of military equipment.

"As usual, give two ingredients to the brothers."

Su Mu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll tell Sima."

"Thank you, Captain!"

Zheng Wang was overjoyed.

This is why they like to follow Su Mu in house searches. The last time Xu Mingchen’s house was searched, they made a small fortune.

This time we are going to have a prosperous new year.

The Xu family's total wealth is hundreds of thousands of taels. Even if it's only 20%, it's still tens of thousands of taels. Even if it's divided among dozens of brothers, each of them can get a lot.

The detectives who had been busy since last night all showed great joy on their faces when they heard Su Mu's words.

After this battle, they became even more loyal to Su Mu.

"Captain, your 30%..."

Zheng Wang lowered his voice.

"Change it all into cash and send it to my house."

Su Mu said.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Naturally, he would not push away the money that was delivered to his door.

As for the fact that he took 30% while Zheng Wang and many other people only got 20%, it was because he contributed the most.

If it weren't for him, Zheng Wang and others wouldn't have been able to get even 20% of the prize.

Su Mu took it with a clear conscience.

"Didn't you find any secret manuals on martial arts techniques?"

Su Mu asked.

Xu San is a martial artist who has reached the fourth level of body tempering. All the disciples in his family also practice martial arts, so it is impossible for him not to have martial arts secrets.

That is what Su Mu cares about most.

"I was just about to report this to the captain."

Zheng Wang said as he carefully took out a silk package from his arms and handed it to Su Mu.

"This was found in Xu San's bedroom. No one else saw it except me."

Su Mu nodded. Although Zheng Wang was a slippery person, as long as he could be intimidated, he could be trusted to do things.

He waved his hand and asked the detectives to transport most of the confiscated items back to Nanchengsi, while he walked to a quiet place aside and opened the silk package.

There are five secret books in the silk package.

One book on quenching the skin, one book on quenching the flesh, one book on quenching the tendons, and one book on quenching the bones.

There is also a sword technique.

This should be the Xu family's martial arts heritage.

Although it seems that it does not match the Xu family's wealth, this is actually the normal situation in this world.

For warriors in the Body Tempering Realm, no matter which of the four Body Tempering Realm they are in, it is enough to practice one technique. Few people would practice multiple techniques like Su Mu.

If you practice multiple techniques at the same time, the money you spend will increase greatly, and it will greatly slow down your practice speed, while the benefits you gain will be relatively small.

Therefore, choosing a suitable martial art and quickly improving one's realm is the best option for most warriors.

For ordinary warriors, quality of martial arts is more important than quantity.

The same goes for martial arts skills. An ordinary person may not be able to master a sword technique to perfection in his entire lifetime, so where would he find extra time to practice other martial arts?

These secret books of the Xu family were obviously carefully selected based on this principle.

"I no longer need the techniques for hardening the skin, flesh, and tendons. You can keep the bone hardening technique. If you can't find a better one in the future, you can practice it first."

Su Mu threw three of the five secret books aside and placed the bone tempering method separately.

There is one secret book left, which is a sword technique.

"The Mountain-Splitting Knife Technique."

Su Mu thought to himself, "Although the name is tacky, the swordsmanship is actually pretty good."

He had seen Xu San's swordsmanship last night, and it was as heavy as a mountain, with lasting power.

This "Mountain-Splitting Sword Technique" belongs to the martial arts of the Genshan lineage, but it is contrary to the martial arts that Su Mu had practiced before.

The martial arts he practiced before were the Kan Water School and the Xun Wind School, both of which tended to be light, agile and feminine.

Of course, after understanding the artistic conception of Kan water, extreme softness can be transformed into extreme hardness.

But in general, the martial arts are not as profound as those of the Genshan lineage.

"The Mountain-Splitting Blade Technique can make up for the weakness of my martial arts that lacks depth."

For others, practicing a martial art requires careful consideration. After all, practicing martial arts is very time-consuming and mentally demanding.

But for Su Mu, having many skills is always a blessing.

Anyway, as long as he has enough points, he can practice a martial art to perfection in a very short time.

"The Kanshui state of mind has been achieved. The next step is to practice the Tianlong Eight Sounds Tendon Tempering Method to perfection as soon as possible. It would be best if I can comprehend the Xunfeng state of mind. I also need to practice the Kaishan Knife Method."

Thinking of this, Su Mu suddenly felt that he didn't have enough points.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Ghostwriter/Captain of the Police/White-robed Taiping Division (Ninth Rank)]

[Points: 200 points]

[Realm: The third realm of body tempering (skin tempering extreme realm, flesh tempering extreme realm)]

[Kung Fu: Tianlong Eight Sounds Tendon Tempering Method (Minor Success)...]

[Martial Arts: Kanshui Artistic Conception (Minor Success), Pofeng Sword Technique (Perfect), Archery (Beginner/+)]

With a thought, he called up the system panel.

I worked hard all night last night and the points increased by 140 points.

"I solved the Xu family's big case of illegally selling military equipment. Even if those bigwigs in the inner city are unhappy, they have to acknowledge my contribution, right?"

Su Mu thought to himself that if he could accumulate merits and get promoted, the speed of obtaining points would be further improved.

"Zheng Wang, I'll leave this to you. I'll go back and take care of my business first."

Su Mu stood up and walked out.

Before getting promoted, he still has to do his job as a head constable and earn every bit of performance first.

Zheng Wang and others looked at Su Mu's hurried back, with admiration on their faces.

Having just solved a major case last night, Captain Su did not even take a moment to rest and went back to handle official business.

Look at his enthusiasm for doing his job. How could he be a constable at such a young age?
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