Chapter 65: The City Lord’s Little Thoughts
Although what Luo Fanchen said was harsh, it was also true. The combat effectiveness of the palace soldiers was indeed not satisfactory. Most of them had never been to the battlefield and were only used to make up the numbers in order to get the monthly salary from the court.
Liu Hu thought for a moment and said, "Fan Chen, how many men do you need to wipe out that group of bandits?"
"Me? Fifty of them are enough for me to wipe out that bandit in two rounds." Luo Fanchen said disdainfully, as if he could wipe out the bandit's nest with just a few steps.
He really had no interest in dealing with such bandits.
Hearing that there was a battle to be fought, Asi hurriedly hid behind. He was not as obsessed with fighting as Luo Fanchen. If not ordered by Liu Hu, he rarely took action.
Luo Fanchen was not willing to let Ah Si go. Seeing Ah Si hiding behind him, he said, "If Ah Si goes with us, 20 people will be enough."
When Ah Si was mentioned by Luo Fanchen, he said in a muffled voice, "You never think of me for good things, but I'm always the first one to think of when something bad happens. I don't know how I've offended you."
Luo Fanchen laughed and said, "You are not happy to have a fight , don't you want to see if there are people in this world who are stronger than you? What if there are masters of the outer sect who are stronger than you in the bandit's den? Wouldn't it be fun to fight them?"
"I don't want to." Asi said truthfully. He was not a battle maniac, so how could he be interested in such things?
Having enough food and clothing is his life motto, and he is very satisfied with his current life.
Luo Fanchen knew Ah Si very well, so he didn't get angry but continued to say to Liu Hu: "Boss, let Ah Si accompany me. Go quickly and come back quickly. Maybe we can still have dinner today."
"No need." Liu Hu waved his hand. The affairs of Houcheng were just the tip of the iceberg of Daqian. He could only manage it for a while, but not for a lifetime.
It was still up to the city lord to take care of this matter. Thinking of this, Liu Hu took out a pen and paper and wrote a few words, handed it to Sun Xinyuan and said, "Give this to the city lord and let him decide for himself. Remember, don't tell anyone about my being in Houcheng."
"Understood." Sun Xinyuan immediately understood what Liu Hu meant, nodded, and carefully put the note away.
Seeing Sun Xinyuan put the note away, Liu Hu asked, "Do you know where Lan Xin sells tofu now?"
When asked this, Sun Xinyuan felt a little embarrassed. After all, he had only heard about and watched this matter without going into it deeply. He turned around and looked at the servant he brought with him.
The servant was careful. When he saw the shopkeeper looking at him, he quickly replied, "It's next to the small bridge in their village. Now only the villagers in their village dare to buy her tofu. The rest of them cooperate with the Su family."
"Cooperation?" Liu Hu didn't understand the meaning of cooperation. When buying tofu, one hand paid the money and the other hand received the tofu. How could there be any cooperation at all?
The servant knew Liu Hu's identity and did not dare to hide anything. He explained what he knew in a hurry, "Ever since Su Xing took over the Su family's business, he has hired a few tofu makers and monopolized the tofu business in the entire Houcheng."
I didn't expect that Su Xing was so smart that he would actually start a monopoly.
Many monopoly industries are run by the state itself, such as weapons and the salt refining business. All Daqian weapons are under Liu Hu's hands, and every weapon refined can be found with a number.
However, most countries will not monopolize a business with low profits like tofu, because the meat is too small and there is not enough to eat.
"Then how did he monopolize it?" Liu Hu asked.
The servant only heard a rough idea and continued while scratching his head, "I don't know much either. I only know rumors that other tofu makers in Houcheng always get diarrhea after eating tofu, but only the tofu from the Su family is fine."
"Moreover, many people who didn't buy Su's tofu were always robbed by bandits when they left Houcheng. Over time, everyone started buying Su's tofu."
"After all, the price is the same, and the tofu tastes about the same, so it doesn't matter where you spend your money."
After hearing the servant's words, Liu Hu was amazed. He didn't expect that the small city of Hou could have such a business genius.
It just so happens that Su Xing can be used as a training stone for Hua Ying to practice her sword skills. Let's see if Hua Ying can defeat Su Xing.
"I understand. You can go out." Liu Hu nodded and didn't say anything else. What happened in the future would not be something that businessmen like Sun Xinyuan could control. Moreover, Liu Hu had never .
"Yes, by the way, boss, you just said that you don't allow me to call you by your real identity. Then what should I call you in front of outsiders?" Sun Xinyuan remembered what Liu Hu had just said and expressed his doubts.
Since Liu Hu is here, I will definitely come to Houcheng often when I have nothing to do in the future. If I see Liu Hu outside, I don’t know what to address him.
You can't just go up and say: Hi, you are here.
"Just call me Young Master, and pretend you don't know anything else. Let's get to know each other again." After Liu Hu finished speaking, Sun Xinyuan quickly left with his servants.
Sun Xinyuan knew clearly that he was only responsible for business matters. The more he knew, the faster he would die, so it would be better to know less.
Curiosity will only kill yourself. Only by being a little confused can you live longer.
After Sun Xinyuan left, Liu Hu looked at Ah Si who was staring at him with his big eyes, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you go. Leave the matter of the bandits to Hua Ying."
"Huaying?" Luo Fanchen and Asi were very puzzled after hearing this. Although Huaying had some martial arts skills, they were not outstanding. She could deal with a few ordinary people, but she would definitely not be able to deal with martial arts masters.
Judging from what Sun Xinyuan said, the two brothers of the Su family are very skilled in martial arts, and Hua Ying might not be their opponent. They knew that Liu Hu valued Hua Ying, and they would never want Hua Ying to die.
Furthermore, Luo Fanchen and others did not have a good impression of Hua Ying, a woman. Liu Hu asked her to be in charge of all the industries just to free up Asi to help.
"Well, I believe Huaying will not let me down." Liu Hu said confidently.
Since she dared to boast in public that she could improve performance within three months, she would definitely carry out reforms in Houcheng. At that time, the Su family would be her first stumbling block.
Therefore, Liu Hu did not tell Hua Ying what he knew. As a leader, it was impossible for him to do everything by himself. If he did everything himself, what was the use of having these subordinates?
"Let's go out and take a look." There was nothing else to do, and since he knew Lan Xin's location, how could Liu Hu not go and take a look.
After hearing Liu Hu's words, Luo Fanchen and Asi agreed and followed closely, fearing that they would leave too late and be left here to help Hua Ying.
Liu Hu seemed to have given Hua Ying enormous power, but he did not give her alone, and the Qingyiwei did not give her either. He just wanted to see what kind of surprises Hua Ying could bring him.
If Hua Ying fails to meet Liu Hu's expectations, Liu Hu doesn't mind replacing her.
When Liu Hu brought A Si and the others out, they were instantly shocked by the bizarre scene in front of them. Because there were so many carriages in front of the gate and the city lord had no way to persuade them to leave, he had no choice but to use some tricks.
I don’t know where he found so many vendors, but he changed the direction of the road and made a sharp turn.
"Lord City Lord, what does this mean? How did a good road become like this?" Just as Liu Hu came out, he happened to see a young man wearing a plain long brocade robe, a dark flesh-colored wide belt with geometric patterns tied around his waist, with neatly arranged hair and bright eyes.
He looks handsome and this man is none other than Su Xing.
