Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 324: Prosperous Official Fortune

The Dugu family is a very powerful and low-key family. They do nothing else but venture capital.

In the future, everyone will say that the Rothschild family is the ancestor of venture capital, but when it comes to venture capital, the Rothschild family is just for fun. The real venture capital still has to be looked at by the Dugu family.

In fact, their family is not very famous. Everyone in the family is extremely low-key, and there are not even a few people who are officials. But every time when troubled times are about to come, they will start to act quietly.

The style of this family is to make multiple bets. If there are several dynasties at the moment, they will invest in each of them separately. If this is not risk hedging, what else can it be?
But their money is not easy to take. These guys are making money from the war. If you take their money, they will tie you to their chariot.

And now that they have begun to invest in Xia Lin, it means that this family with a keen sense of smell has already smelled the scent of chaos in the world, and the side quest hidden in the land of China has finally started to operate.

They first took the initiative to submit to Emperor Daowu Tuoba Gui, the founder of the Wei Dynasty, and became the Dugu tribe of the Xianbei. They also intermarried with the nobles of the Tuoba tribe for generations. They were one of the original eight tribes of the Wei regime and one of the thirty-six noble tribes after the establishment of the Wei Dynasty.

Since the founding of the Wei Dynasty, the Dugu family has produced seven queens and eleven imperial concubines. Even Emperor Hongbao's maternal family is the Dugu family.

This is just the investment of the royal family. Their daughters are spread among the major nobles. For example, Lao Guo’s daughter-in-law is from the Dugu family, and the same is true for Li Jiancheng’s wife and eldest son.

Now, they have finally set their sights on this three-acre piece of land in Jiangnan Road.

Three hundred thousand taels was just the beginning. The years of dominance made the Dugu family rich enough to rival a country, and they even controlled the economic lifeline of the entire country at one point. Later, it was only after the noble families stepped in that their path of expansion was blocked, but this did not affect their manipulation of the country's destiny behind the scenes.

Xia Lin looked at Yuan Shoucheng who was standing in front of him with an earnest expression. He believed that this Taoist priest must want to create a Taoist story that could compete with Buddhism, so that the people could have a new understanding of the increasingly declining Taoism.

But he might not realize what Dugu Han was thinking behind this.

However, just because he didn't expect it doesn't mean Xia Lin didn't expect it. If he accepted the 300,000 taels, it would mean he accepted the Dugu family's investment.

If we look at it from another angle, doesn't that mean that the actuaries of the Dugu family have actually determined that he is qualified to be emperor?
"I don't want the money." Xia Lin waved his hand and said to Yuan Shoucheng, "A book is not worth three hundred thousand taels, but Master Yuan's idea can be considered. Please tell Dugu Han that I appreciate your kindness, but that Daosheng has no lofty ambitions, so please find someone else who is better."

Yuan Shoucheng pursed his lips, then laughed: "If that's the case, I would like to thank Master Xia on behalf of all the Taoist sects in the world."

"Hey, are all the daughters of the Dugu family beautiful?"

Yuan Shoucheng was stunned, and was suddenly confused by this sudden turn. After a long time, he said, "Although I can't say that all the daughters of the Dugu family are stunningly beautiful, they are rare in the world."

"Oh?" Xia Lin touched his chin and said, "I will hold a beauty pageant for noble families if I have the chance to see how beautiful these young ladies are."

After he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Okay, you must tell him that I don't want their money, I don't want their daughters, I don't want anything. All the noble families, get out of here, do you understand me?"

Yuan Shoucheng's eyes rolled, and he asked with some curiosity: "Master Xia, aren't you afraid? If you are really the enemy of Baigui, their methods are incredible."

Xia Lin picked up the teacup in his hand and put it down again: "I am different from them. I follow the mass line. You don't have to cover for me. Just tell them directly that I am farming by the Changjiang River. They'd better be sensible and not disturb me while I am farming. Otherwise, I will give them all the trouble."

Yuan Shoucheng was stunned when he heard this. He could clearly feel the murderous aura coming from Xia Lin, which was even colder than the cold wind outside the window.

He wasn't joking, and he wasn't wrong...

This is a dragon, an evil dragon! The evil dragon came to the world to eat people. He hasn't eaten yet because he is not hungry, but it is not surprising that if some ignorant nobles provoke him, he will definitely chew them to pieces.

He was in charge of the army, and he followed orders but not announcements. This was obviously a privilege given to him by the royal family. Yuan Shoucheng was shocked and suddenly realized something... Emperor Hongbao was planning a big game. He knew that after his death, no one in the world would be able to suppress this group of clans and families, so he raised an evil dragon in his heart.

But why would he raise such a vicious dragon? Didn't he know that if the dragon got hungry, it would devour his dynasty as well?

Oh... Yuan Shoucheng suddenly figured it out. He knew why Emperor Hongbao did this, because this evil dragon was used to create the same longevity between heaven and earth.

"My dynasty is gone, and there is no need for you to stay."

This structure frightened Yuan Shoucheng so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. When he turned around to look at the smiling young man, it seemed as if he saw the black dragon stirring up the storm behind him, with its dark light flashing and its ferocious appearance revealed.

"Okay, Master Yuan. I should go check on the military camp. It would be wrong for me not to show up today since it's New Year's Day tomorrow."

"Master Xia, take care."

Yuan Shoucheng stood up to see him off. Xia Lin rolled up his sleeves and turned his head to look at him: "Master Yuan, remember to pass on my words. Whether it's the Dugu family or other families, don't get involved. If they get involved with me, I will kill them and they can't stop me."

This glance frightened the knowledgeable Yuan Shoucheng. The ancients said that wolves look back and eagles stare, and Xia Lin's turn was like a hungry tiger descending the mountain. Although he did not look ferocious, one could tell at a glance that he wanted to eat people.

At the beginning, when Fuliang's power was not strong enough, Xia Lin smiled at everyone. Now it's not so easy. They don't know what a mortar is, right? They don't know what a rocket launcher is, right?

Guns are of course the best, but not having them is fine. After all, Xia Lin's main focus is on developing cannons. Now the weapons produced by Fuliang are in front of them. To put it bluntly, they don't know what they are doing. But if there is a thorn coming to provoke them one day, then wait, a round of five-kilometer barrage Xu Jin will teach them what war is.

After bidding farewell to Yuan Shoucheng, Xia Lin strolled into the military camp.

It is said that Xia Lin trains his soldiers with the standard of raising death squads, which is absolutely true. The military discipline in this place is so strict that even if Xia Lin comes, he has to exchange slogans before entering the camp. If he cannot exchange slogans, he has to wait for the messenger to report to the camp, and then the camp commander will welcome him before he can enter.

After entering, the tattooed general Du Fuwei bowed to Xia Lin and asked, "What orders do you have for me today, sir?"

"Nothing to do, just taking a stroll." Xia Lin walked back and forth in the military camp with his hands behind his back: "Nothing special has happened here recently, right?"

"No, the camp is safe. A few days ago, I personally selected some good families to join the Shenji Camp. They will follow the adults' arrangements. These people will be secretly trained in firearms."

"Yes." Xia Lin nodded. "Don't save my shells and bullets. I want you to hit whatever you point at within five miles. Do you have the confidence?"

"Don't worry, sir. The best range of the Tiger Crouching Cannon is within five miles. A battalion of Tiger Crouching Cannons can cover the gathering place of tens of thousands of enemy troops with amazing killing effect. The Shenji Battalion is also stepping up training for the rest of the cannons."

Xia Lin nodded. Du Fuwei's words made him feel relieved. He took a deep breath and said, "Old Du, you must lead the troops well. From today on, my head will be in your crotch. If you lead a bunch of scum soldiers, you will have a hard time after I lose my head." "Please rest assured, sir. The targets of my drills are all our elite heavy cavalry. The four rescue missions of the Divine Machine are specifically designed to deal with them."

Xia Lin nodded: "Okay, anyway, we have to keep this secret well. If we don't make a sound, we'll make a splash. I hope I can keep you from going out to fight, but you know I can't do this."

"Master Xia, as the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to train an army but only a day to deploy it. The soldiers of the Fuliang Elite Battalion have long been on guard, waiting for your order. The soldiers of the entire elite battalion will not listen to orders from anyone else, only yours."

"Yeah." Xia Lin nodded silently: "By the way, 300 pigs will be transported here later. Organize some people and kill the pigs in the camp tomorrow morning!"

"Thank you for your concern, Master Xia."

"You're so polite." Xia Lin said with a smile, "By the way, is everything going well at home recently? I heard that you haven't been home for half a year since you started training. No, I think you're a little sick. Isn't your home in the county town? Why didn't you go back for half a year?"

"The training did not meet my expectations, and I am worried. Lord Xia not only recognized me, but also saved my life. I have no way to repay this kindness, but if I can't even handle such a small matter, how can I have the face to eat and drink again?"

Xia Lin sighed: "Actually, there is no need to work so hard, just do it roughly. So, I will give you a day off after tomorrow, so you can spend some time with your wife and baby."

"Thank you very much, Master Xia."

"Okay. That's enough. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. This place is too evil, and I'm too weak to handle it."

Du Fuwei sent Xia Lin to the gate of the camp. Xia Lin turned around and told him, "Don't be so anxious. You need to be able to relax and work hard. Also, after the New Year, use your brain and pick out 800 people from the camp. Choose a reliable person to lead the team and go to the capital one after another."

"You will finally understand."

A good soldier should be like Du Fuwei. He never asks why. He just executes whatever orders come from his superiors and is determined to do them to perfection. Such a person may not be a talented commander but is definitely a top general.

The things before the New Year are finally done, and Xia Lin is about to start preparing for his own New Year.

He returned to the small pavilion, looking at the desolate scene, and felt somewhat melancholy. In previous years, Lao Zhang would come, but this year it looked like Lao Zhang would not be coming back. He...

"Hey!"

Suddenly, Lao Zhang's head popped out from outside the courtyard wall: "Your father is here!"

Xia Lin's expression at the time was like he was constipated. He looked up at Lao Zhang who was crawling in and said, "You don't know. I'm telling you, my brother is going to be very popular. I heard some news a few days ago that after the Chinese New Year, I will be working in the lower provinces. I will be working in three provinces. Oh my God."

"Are you sick? Why are you coming back here in this freezing weather to commit suicide?"

"It's the New Year. I have no relatives in the capital, so I have to come back, right?"

Xia Lin looked at the disheveled Lao Zhang and asked, "Where's your Wu Ning?"

"She went back to Changsha. She also wanted to go back for the New Year. It just so happened that she didn't want to go back now. She and I could just get off the boat in Jiujiang. Then she would go to Changsha, so I just came here."

This idiot Lao Zhang is really confusing. No one can guess the reasons for what he does. After all, he is a Beijing official now. What's the meaning of him running to the county?
"Oh, it's okay. No one can care about me now. They are fighting among themselves." Lao Zhang sat opposite Xia Lin. "There are all kinds of killings in the capital right now. There is no problem in the royal family yet, but the people below have started to fight. Whoever stands in line with whom will be surrounded and killed by another group of people. According to Anmus, he grew up in the capital since he was a child, and the cases in the past thirty years have not been as numerous and dense as in the past few months."

Lao Zhang picked up the teapot and took a sip from the spout: "Go and prepare something for the young master. I'm almost starving."

"Can you please not come here like a starving ghost reincarnated? Have you never had a full meal in the capital or what?"

Lao Zhang took a deep breath and said, "Don't mention it. Qinhuai Fengyue is beautiful, but the food there is really not to my taste. Guess what I miss the most?"

"Don't be fucking swill, right?"

"Hey! You're right." Lao Zhang slapped his thigh and said, "Let's think of a way to make some swill to eat."

"What the hell..."

At dinner time, there was nothing on the table except a pot of hot "swill". However, they had never eaten real swill before. It was just a mixture of mixed vegetables and a bunch of random things piled together. That was the taste that Lao Zhang wanted.

"I think Ma Zhou will be promoted soon. He may become the youngest prime minister of Wei. This kid is really amazing. I tell you, he is a completely different person now. He looks like a high-ranking official. Xu Jingzong still needs some polishing, but he is a flatterer. Now he has replaced my position in the Ministry of Rites. I guess he will be removed soon."

"Whose side?"

"I don't know. How would I know? But the court is about to be in chaos. The two princes are at loggerheads. I heard that their third prince is here, right?"

"Ah."

"Everyone says the Third Prince is a playboy, but I think he is really smart. Now anyone who wants to take sides has basically been tossed around from the inside out. These people are really... they don't feel pain unless the knife hits their heads. The sabers of the Li family in the northwest are about to be chopped down, and Goguryeo in the northeast is also ready to make a move. Anyway, the Great Wei is now facing internal and external troubles."

Lao Zhang took a meatball out of the pot, put it in his mouth and tasted it: "Hmm! This is the taste."

Xia Lin ignored him and just pressed a handful of vegetables into the pot: "Don't say you eat swill anymore. This is called hot pot. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the scholars and officials used to eat this in a cauldron."

"Okay, okay, if you say it's hot pot, then it's hot pot." Lao Zhang put a piece of fish into the pot, waited for a while, took it out and started to eat it. Halfway through the meal, he suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "It's broken."

"What's wrong?"

"I brought your wife back. I told her to hide for now and then give you a surprise. I forgot about her!"

"Zhang Shuo!" Xia Lin stood up and asked, "Are you still a human being?"

(End of this chapter)