The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 70 Blood Earnings

No one could refuse Li Xiao's kindness.

The next thing is simple.

Under the threat of bows and arrows from the six hundred cavalrymen under Li Xiao's command, and under the leadership of the leaders of the Qian and Zhou families, all the men of the Wang family were killed.

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, the entire Eagle Castle fell into a dead silence, and everyone was silent.

But Li Xiao was calm and his face was full of indifference.

"So many people from the Wang and Hou families died because of you. Do you feel any regret?"

Li Xiao said in an indifferent tone, looking at a man kneeling in front of him.

Hou Wen!

With the cooperation of the Qian and Zhou families, Li Xiao led his men into Feiying Fort smoothly, killed the Wang family's people, and took over the Wang family's property.

At the same time, Hou Wen was found hiding in a Wang family mansion.

At this time, he was in a mess, with his face bruised and swollen, and was pinned to the ground by two young men from Hexi Fort.

But his eyes were fixed on Li Xiao, full of anger and unyieldingness, as terrifying as if he wanted to eat someone.

"I don't regret it!"

Hou Wen roared like a wild beast, veins bulged in his neck, and he gritted his teeth.

"I only regret not destroying your Hexi Fort sooner."

Li Xiao shook his head slightly: "Stubborn."

Then, he said to Li Dashan, "Send him on his way."

Li Dashan nodded silently, drew out the scimitar in his hand, walked forward, and prepared to get to know this enemy.

Hou Wen also knew that he would die today, so he had no scruples at all.

He shouted angrily, "My Hou family has indeed surrendered to the Karluks, but how much better is your Li family?"

"Is it not the same as being a dog for the Khitans?"

"You want to talk about traitors? Your Li family is also a traitor."

"I'm not convinced."

Hou Wen roared loudly, and the next second, Li Dashan's dagger stabbed into his chest.

Blood gushed out instantly and Hou Wen's voice stopped abruptly.

But his lips were still moving slightly, as if he was continuing to silently accuse the Li family.

Li Xiao looked at his body with a serious gaze.

"Being a dog for the Khitans?"

"That's right." Li Xiao suddenly laughed.

But he doesn't care.

Those who achieve great things are not careful about the little things.

Han Xin suffered humiliation under the crotch, Goujian slept on firewood and tasted gall, and even Temujin worked for the Jin people in the early days, all for the sake of getting ahead.

If we talk about the most righteous person who ruled the country, it would be none other than Zhu Yuanzhang, but who can understand the hardships he went through in the first half of his life?

Li Xiao's starting conditions were much better than Zhu Yuanzhang's, so there was no need to compare himself with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Of course, he could also quit his job and lead his men to become bandits, occupy the land and live freely.

But in that case, the journey would be shorter.

Zhu Yuanzhang was able to stand out in the peasant uprising because of the objective factors at that time. The land of China was in chaos.

But nowadays, there is still order in the northern border, and it is far from the time for heroes to rise up.

Bandits like Ma are not worthy of being in the public eye.

"Golden State Governor!"

Li Xiao said secretly in his heart.

Next, he had to do everything he could to get the position of Governor of Jinzhou.

In this way, you can gain sufficient autonomy.

Although he was subject to the constraints of the Eastern Capital, the emperor was far away and Xiao Simo could not keep an eye on Jinzhou all the time.

His enemy has always been the royal court.

……

"Fort Lord, the Wang family's assets have been roughly calculated."

After working hard for most of the day, when it was almost dark, Li Xiao's men finally counted the Wang family's property.

Li Dashan came to report.

"Flying Eagle Fort is indeed a big fort among the Han people in Jinzhou. The Wang family has been the lord of the fort for so many years, and they have quite a lot of wealth." Li Dashan said with a smile.

"The Wang family has thirty-two households, with a total of three hundred and fifty cattle, two thousand five hundred sheep, and three hundred and twenty horses."

"There are more than a thousand acres of arable land and about three hundred dan of grain in stock."

"What I didn't expect was that the Wang family actually found over a thousand strings of copper coins, and some loose gold and silver worth around a hundred strings of copper coins."

The cattle, sheep and food were all as expected, but the Wang family was quite good at hiding money.

This is mainly because Feiying Fort is closer to the desert.

Because of the Silk Road, the business atmosphere in the desert is much better than that in Jinzhou.

The Wang family sometimes sold the cattle, sheep, grain and other commodities from Feiying Fort to merchants in the desert, so they had accumulated quite a bit of money over the years.

But in the end, Li Xiao got the better deal.

"These days, we still have to hold on to our guns." Li Xiao smiled gently.

As the saying goes, if my neighbor stores grain, I store guns, and my neighbor is my granary.

The fact that such a small Feiying Fort could produce so much money made Li Xiao have some ambitions for the desert to the south. Perhaps there were also many poor people and abundant money there?

"Sixth Uncle, go call the leaders of the Qian and Zhou families. It's time to have a good talk with them." Li Xiao ordered.

Soon, the leaders of the two families walked in.

They are all men around forty years old, with the rough temperament of people from the northern border and the introverted character of Han people.

If they were really on a life-and-death battlefield, these two would probably be the famous Northern Frontier Wolves, but in front of Li Xiao, they could only hide their fangs deeply.

"With the Wang family gone, Feiying Fort will be dominated by your two families from now on."

"What are your ideas?" Li Xiao looked at the two of them and said in a faint voice.

Zhou Dali and Qian San looked at each other, then bowed their heads and said, "From now on, we will be your servants, Lord Li."

"I hope Lord Li will take me in."

The two had already discussed it before.

Although the Wang family is gone, Feiying Fort has also suffered a significant loss of strength. At present, the best way out is to join Hexi Fort.

After all, Li Xiao had promised to give each of them a position as a centurion.

Li Xiao himself is a thousand-household official and can have a say in front of the governor of Dongdu.

It would be beneficial for them all to join Li Xiao.

"Good~"

Li Xiao nodded slightly and smiled.

He came all the way to Feiying Fort to kill the Wang family, so naturally he couldn't make things easier for others.

Li Xiao’s goal is to conquer the people of Feiying Castle and absorb the resources of the Wang family.

"We will take away the Wang family's cattle, sheep and property, and a part of them will be distributed as spoils to the brothers who are going on this expedition." Li Xiao said in a deep voice.

"The same is true of the Wang family's houses and farmland."

"But I've always been fair in everything I do."

"You people from Flying Eagle Castle have truly turned from evil to good, so I must reward you. Although I can't give you the houses and farmland for free."

"But if anyone wants to buy it, they can come and register with my sixth uncle."

"Ten sheep can be exchanged for one acre of farmland, and twenty sheep can be exchanged for a house."

The houses and farmland are real estate, and Li Xiao cannot take them away.

Although the ownership has been transferred to Hexi Fort, Li Xiao also believes that no one dares to infringe on his things.

However, Feiying Fort is not very close to Hexi Fort, and it is inconvenient to travel back and forth frequently.

Therefore, Li Xiao decided to sell it to other herdsmen in Feiying Fort at a low price.

In addition to cashing in as quickly as possible, it is also to win over the herdsmen of Feiying Fort and give them certain benefits.

Give both grace and power.

Killing the Wang family might make them feel guilty, but if they could gain benefits for themselves from this matter involving the Wang family, then the herdsmen's mentality would definitely change.

In order to protect their own interests, they will unconsciously draw a clear line between themselves and the Wang family.

If the Wang family makes a comeback in the future, these herdsmen will first wipe it out in order to protect their own interests.

Simply put, Li Xiao used benefits to tie the herdsmen of Feiying Fort to his chariot.

"Ten sheep for one acre of land?"

When Zhou Dali and Qian San heard the price, they were instantly attracted.

This price is already very cheap, it’s half sale and half give away.

Li Xiao is indeed very considerate.

So the two of them couldn't wait to agree.

After thinking about it, I realized that ten sheep were just a price tag and could be exchanged for gold, silver, copper coins and grain.

Judging from the capital of other herdsmen in Feiying Fort, it is enough to take over the houses and farmland of the Wang family.

"Good~"

"Lord Li, let's tell the herdsmen right away. I believe no one will miss this opportunity." Qian San said excitedly.

Farmland and houses can be passed down to future generations, and the prices are so cheap, anyone who doesn't buy them is a fool.

In this way, Li Xiao easily sold the Wang family's real estate, and gave a wave of benefits to the herdsmen of Feiying Fort, and initially pulled them onto his chariot.

At this point, Li Xiao’s purpose of coming to Feiying Fort was fully achieved.

After staying in Feiying Fort for another two days, Li Xiao led his men to leave Feiying Fort.

At this time, in addition to the original 600 cavalrymen, he also had 150 young and strong men from Feiying Fort led by Zhou Dali and Qian San.

A group of people drove cattle, sheep, and war horses, and used carts to pull food and money, and headed towards Hexi Fort in a mighty procession.

This time, Li Xiao gained a lot.

This far exceeded the share of military rations that the Seven Forts should pay.

Blood earned!
Apart from the money distributed to the soldiers and paid as military rations, the surplus will be left in Hexi Fort as start-up capital for Li Xiao to do big things in the future.

Ten days later, the military rations of 10,000 dan of grain and 10,000 sheep ordered by Xiao Simo had all arrived at Wuya Village.

At this time, the small Wuya Village had gathered 20,000 troops from Yinshan, Beihai and Jinzhou.

Everything is ready!

On this day, a low horn sounded, and the atmosphere in the camp suddenly became depressing.

Xiao Simo's order was issued.

The army set out to Jinshan to fight a decisive battle with the Naiman.

(End of this chapter)