Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 87: Intercepting the salt merchants of the world, young and strong people from all over the country flocked to Luoyang City
In the hall, Li Hong suddenly became angry, and his power frightened everyone. Even Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Jia Xu were frightened by Li Hong's sudden anger.

Not to mention Yuan Feng, Cao Song, Yang Ci, Huang Wan and others.

Li Hong is over a hundred years old. He is a centenarian veteran who has fought in battles on the frontier. He has a strong bloody aura and a strong martial arts realm.

When he was furious, his power was terrifying.

Dian Wei was a calm person. Seeing that Li Hong was angry, he immediately carried out Li Hong's order. He waved his hand and a group of personal guards rushed in and asked Yuan Feng, Cao Song, Yang Ci, Huang Wan and others to go out.

Although Yuan Feng softened his voice and said nice things, Li Hong still looked at them coldly until Dian Wei ordered someone to send them all out.

After Yuan Feng and the others were sent out, Li Hong withdrew his momentum. At this time, Huang Zhong beside him asked hesitantly:
"My lord, isn't this a bit too much? After all, these people are high-ranking officials in the court, and they are all members of the top families in the Han Dynasty. They are all arrogant and proud!"

Listening to Huang Zhong's question, Dian Wei and Jia Xu both looked at Li Hong.

They all knew Li Hong's plan and naturally understood what Li Hong's purpose was.

Li Hong's sudden outburst also made them unsure whether he would completely offend these aristocratic families.

Li Hong listened to Huang Zhong's question and waved his hand, saying:

"I am already 103 years old. I am the father of these guys. Shouldn't Yuan Feng be scolded for daring to call me by my name? I'm already giving him face by not hitting him directly."

"The hostages and evidence are in our hands. They are the ones who are anxious."

"As for the future relationship, we can either rely on interests to maintain it, or win over a few families to split them up, or maintain the power of the Li family. Our Li family will never worry about them!"

Facing the concerns of Huang Zhong, Dian Wei and Jia Xu, Li Hong waved his hand and his thoughts were very clear.

The Li family does not need to smile and please any family.

With a system and foresight, he knew that there was still a year before the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. He didn't need to care too much about the Yuan family, the Cao family, and the Yang family. His, Li Hong's family, was the top one.

If the aristocratic families really want to cooperate with the Li family, let them make money.

If you dare not respect Li Hong, don’t blame him for being angry and glaring. No one can be useful to you!
Jia Xu heard that Li Hong had his own ideas, so he bowed to Li Hong and didn't care anymore.

The emperor is incompetent and ignores state affairs, and the aristocratic families are rampant and complacent!
The Li family is powerful now, especially with military power in hand, so they should have their own pride and momentum.

Jia Xu thought about Li Hong's actions and arrogance today, his eyes flickered, but suddenly another thought came to his mind.

Just now, Li Hong was furious and drove the leader of the aristocratic family out.

They were all subconsciously worried. Was this because they were not confident in the Li family?

So now, in the eyes of others, is the Li family not as good as the Yuan family and the Yang family?
This made Jia Xu start to take it seriously.

Although reputation and fame cannot be seen or touched, they are very important because they determine how others view the Li family.

For example, if a talented person is about to join a force, which force will he join?

At the same time, there are the Li family and the Yuan family. Prestige and fame may determine the other party's choice.

The Li family's power is growing rapidly, but its reputation is not growing fast enough?

Jia Xu frowned slightly.

On the other side, Yuan Feng, Cao Song, Yang Ci, Huang Wan and others were asked to leave, each with a gloomy face.

Each of them is a well-known figure, so why did Li Hong slam the table in front of them?

"Alas, we are here to discuss matters, so we should still show some respect to General Li. If we expose this to the public, I am afraid it will be difficult to resolve the situation. Even if His Majesty really investigates, even if he doesn't hold everyone accountable, but only targets a few families, we cannot afford it!"

Suddenly, Huang Wan sighed slightly and spoke.

Although Huang Wan was hit by the flying wood and his waist was still painful, he was not very angry. At this moment, Huang Wan felt ashamed of being scolded by Li Hong.

Huang Wan was originally hesitant about sending people to attack Lijiawubao and steal the snow salt and Han paper manufacturing methods.

Because he also understood that the money earned from snow salt and Han paper would be used to build an army.

However, the sudden emergence of snow salt has really impacted the family business. Many small families that depend on the Huang family are in fear and ask the Huang family to make the decision.

Huang Wan just followed the crowd and protected the interests of his family first.

Now that things have failed and Li Hongyi has scolded her, Huang Wan feels even more complicated.

Huang Wan's words made Yuan Feng's face even uglier. He realized that Huang Wan was saying that he was disrespectful to Li Hong by calling him by his first name.

Yuan Feng just felt embarrassed, waved his sleeves and said to everyone:
"There have been many conflicts between the Li family and the Yuan family, and it is not appropriate for the Yuan family to step in now. I am not feeling well, so I will go back first. I will trouble you all with this matter. If you need the Yuan family to do anything, just let me know. Although I am not here, the Yuan family will do its best!" Yuan Feng's words made everyone stunned, and they didn't even wait for words to be spoken.

Cao Song then stood up, bowed to everyone and said:
"Alas, my Cao family also has conflicts with the Li family. I have to go back first. Otherwise, Li Hong's violent temper will cause trouble for the Cao family. Please, everyone. If you need anything, the Cao family will do its best. Song is waiting for good news at home. Please take care of Meng De's situation, please!"

Yuan Feng and Cao Song left in anger and helplessness.

Let everyone understand that this is also a concession made by the Yuan and Cao families to the Li family, and they will not confront the Li family directly.

"Everyone, General Li is still concerned about the Han Dynasty. He has been guarding the Han Dynasty diligently for decades. This time he wants to build an army. Although we are in the wrong, General Li is still willing to talk to us, so there is a chance to ease the situation. At worst, we can give up some interests and let this matter go first!"

Yang Ci stroked his beard, and everyone spoke thoughtfully.

Yang Ci's words made everyone nod.

Over the next few days, Yang Ci and Huang Wan worked hard to ease the situation.

On the morning of the second day, Yang Ci and Huang Wan went to Li's house to meet Li Hong in person.

Yang Ci and Huang Wan were also high-ranking officials in the court and had no conflicts with the Li family. When they came to visit in person, Li Hong naturally received them.

There is no doubt that Yang Ci and Huang Wan came to attack Li Jiawu Fort.

After getting angry once and giving the nobles a warning, Li Hong naturally did not use force again and directly told Huang Wan and the others that Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and others were not dead. In fact, that night, only the death of more than 2,000 salt merchants and horses on the periphery made everyone frightened and panicked. In the end, all the weapons that were put down were captured. Yuan Shao and other noble family leaders who were standing in the innermost part did not die.

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"What? Li Hong wants us to split up the salt merchants in various places of our respective families and give them to the Li family. As compensation, the Li family will cooperate with us to jointly produce and sell Han paper?"

Luoyang City, Yuan Mansion Hall.

Yuan Feng, Yuan Kui, Cao Song, Ma Riti and more than a dozen other court officials gathered together and listened to Yang Ci's report on Li Hong's conditions. They all exclaimed in surprise.

Yang Ci stroked his beard and said in a deep voice:
"General Li said that selling snow salt is a prerequisite for building an army. Building an army is imperative and cannot be delayed. Therefore, even if we do not cooperate, he will ask His Majesty to mobilize the army and take the captured salt merchants from all over the country to forcibly confiscate the salt merchants from all over the country."

"But General Li said that the Li family is also a member of the aristocratic family and does not want to make too much trouble. He can give up the profit of Han paper and sell it to us at six five-zhu coins per piece of Han paper in exchange for our salt merchants in various places, achieving a win-win situation. As for the selling price of Han paper, we can set it ourselves!"

"Tell me, what should we do now? Do you agree or disagree?"

Yang Ci said to everyone in a deep voice.

After hearing Yang Ci's words, Yuan Feng, Cao Song and the others looked very unhappy, and their expressions changed from gloomy to bright.

The Li family sold it to them at six five-zhu coins per piece of Han paper. In fact, it was much cheaper than the market price of ten five-zhu coins per piece. They could also set their own prices, so they still made some profit.

But, that’s the salt industry, and salt has huge profits, it’s a piece of meat.

The profits of Han paper and the profits of the salt industry were weighed back and forth in the minds of the leaders of the aristocratic families.

"Everyone, I feel that this business can be done. You must know that Caihou paper is expensive, and its quality is much worse than Han paper. If the price of Han paper is higher, the profit may not be less than that of the salt industry. General Li has priced it at ten five-zhu coins per knife, which is too cheap. Even if it is priced at twenty coins, more than twenty five-zhu coins, I am afraid there will be many people rushing to buy it!" Ma Ritian, the counselor, suddenly spoke, and his words shocked everyone.

Indeed, the price that Li Hong set for Han paper was indeed too low compared to Cai Hou paper.

Soon the eyes of several officials from aristocratic families lit up. If they were to set the price of Han paper, the money they would earn would be considerable.

However, Yuan Feng's eyes were not so bright. As the prime minister of the current dynasty, Yuan Feng was vaguely aware that the emergence of Han paper and its large-scale sale might not be a good thing for their family with rich book collections in the future.

However, seeing that everyone was interested, Yuan Feng thought of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who were still in Li Hong's hands, sighed, and said:

"The salt merchants from all over the country are in the hands of General Li... General Li. Even if we disagree, I'm afraid General Li will join His Majesty in taking action. So let's do this."

Yuan Feng's words shocked everyone, but they understood that the matter was settled.

Soon, Li Hong heard the news that a group of top families in Luoyang agreed to exchange their salt merchant horse channels for the Han paper business.

"Haha, good, Han paper is exchanged for salt merchants from all over the Han Dynasty, making a lot of money."

At the Li family martial arts arena, Li Hong, who was practicing with a bloody halberd, laughed out loud when he heard the good news.

Li Ding was also happy and excited, and smiled:

"Grandpa, a large number of young and strong people from all over the country have entered Luoyang City in the past few days. There are at least 70,000 to 80,000 people. They are all strong and healthy, and are good at charging into battle. Moreover, the number of people coming every day is increasing rapidly."

"Well, that's just right. There are many young men from all over the country coming to Luoyang this time. We can not only recruit troops, but also recruit people to build a large army for the Li family salt merchants. You should discuss this matter with Mr. Wenhe first."

Li Hong put down the bloody halberd in his hand, stroked his gray beard and said with a smile.

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