Lu Fei smiled. "It takes a long time to fight an economic war, and it will be difficult to defeat them completely. That's because the Empire has food reserves, so unless we burn their entire granary, they will naturally collapse without a fight."
Zheng Lin nodded. "If we can really buy the two county magistrates, we will have the strength to fight Gongsun Zan."
Lu Fei said, "Moreover, if we become county magistrates ourselves, we can openly train and mobilize the army."
Everyone gasped when they heard this. Zhang Fei said excitedly, "That's good. We will be the local tyrants of this area. Let's see who dares to provoke us."
Lu Fei frowned. "Third brother, I have to say something. The Lu family's achievements today cannot be separated from the support of the people in the family, and even more so from the support of the common people. You must not bully others with your power. Otherwise, everything that everyone has worked so hard for will go to waste."
Zheng Lin said, "Then who will be in charge of buying officials?"
Lu Fei smiled. "You are used to doing business. Naturally, you will be in charge. However, don't get too close to the Ten Attendants. Otherwise, we will be implicated when these people suffer in the future."
Zheng Lin nodded.
Lu Fei asked, "Then who wants to be the county magistrates of these two counties?"
Suddenly, no one in the hall said anything. Lu Fei smiled and said, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Zhang Fei said, "No one is going. Let me go."
Everyone laughed. If Zhang Fei were to be the county magistrate, it would be strange if he didn't cause trouble for the common people. Lu Fei said, "Yide has other matters to attend to. Second brother, why don't you be the county magistrate of this county? As for Fanyang County, Gao Zhu can choose a suitable candidate." After a pause, he said, "How is the training of the city guards?"
Zhang Fei said, "They are all elite soldiers. This time, the escort team is under my command."
Lu Fei nodded and said, "Good job. The hidden sentries in our mansion have worked hard, Zhiyu. But now there is one more important thing, which is that our eyes are not sharp."
"His eyesight isn't good?" Everyone started discussing.
Lu Fei said, "That is to say, our intelligence system is not complete, especially the matter of Gongsun Zan's appointment. If Gao Zhu hadn't investigated, I'm afraid we wouldn't have known. So, we need to set up an intelligence team. Who will be responsible for this?"
Everyone looked at each other in dismay. No one knew much about this line of work. Zou Yu 'an said, "Young Master, I was once tasked with spying on the enemy's intelligence in the army, so I know a little about spying."
Lu Fei said, "Alright, Yu An will form an intelligence organization. We'll call it … Hmm, just call it the 'Intelligence Group'. You'll be the team leader."
Zou Yuan accepted the order and retreated. Lu Fei then looked at the absent-minded Han Long and said, "Zhiyu, you did a great job with the defense of the mansion. Why don't you form a team that specializes in assassination and counter-assassination?"
Han Long happily said, "Returning to my old profession, of course I can."
Lu Fei smiled. "Good. What's the name of your team?"
Han Long said, "When I was in 'Secluded Night', it was called 'Hidden Dragon'. I think it's just 'Hidden Dragon'."
Lu Fei nodded. "Then it's settled. All the candidates can be selected from the Lu Mansion or other sub-mansions. The quality of soldiers is the most important. In the future, we can choose from the army in the county. There's no need to rush this."
Lu Fei asked again, "How's the business in Liangzhou?"
Zheng Lin said, "I'm here to report this to you. Brother Ma Teng is in charge of the business in Liangzhou and has taken root in Maoling County. Now, the blacksmith business in Maoling is completely controlled by our Lu Ji. Brother Ma Teng has a wide network, so it's going smoothly. Now, it's expanding to other counties and is expected to cover the entire Fufeng County by this summer."
Lu Fei shook his head. "It's too slow. We need a year to monopolize the blacksmith business in Youzhou and Liangzhou. At the same time, we need to accumulate funds in case of any accidents. Before March next year, we need to reach this target. Gao Zhu, you can mobilize all your forces to reach this target without harming the innocent. Do you understand?"
Zheng Lin nodded. "Understood."
Lu Fei said, "Let's call it a day. Let's go to the Lan Family to punish them. If they want to harm the Lu Mansion, we have to teach them a lesson. At this time, the Gongsun Family must be supporting them. Uprooting the Lan Family will be a lesson to them. I'll leave this matter to Second Brother and Third Brother. "
Kong Qing said, "I want to go too."
Lu Fei said, "We don't need too many people. Otherwise, it'll be easy to leave evidence behind. This matter must be done cleanly. Don't let anyone see his face. Lan Liming must die. Search for all their land deeds and drive the Lan Family out of Zhuo County."
That night, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei changed into night clothes. Leading 20 elites, they climbed over the city wall and rushed toward the Lan Family's manor.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei took the lead with steel knives. When they arrived outside the manor, Guan Yu called for them to stop. Zhang Fei asked, "Why are we stopping? Let's go straight in."
Guan Yu said, "Third Brother, don't be rash. There are still many lights in their manor. If we alert them, it'll be inconvenient for us to move. Let's wait a little longer."
Although Zhang Fei was unwilling, he could only wait in place. When the last light in the manor went out, Zhang Fei immediately said, "We can go now."
Guan Yu rolled his eyes at him. "Don't you even have this little bit of patience? If you're so impatient, you'll ruin things."
Zhang Fei knew that Guan Yu was telling the truth. He stamped his feet and said, "But I just can't wait."
Everyone waited for a while. Guan Yu said, "Let's go. Third Brother, you follow me." A group of people quietly sneaked into the Lan Family's manor. During the day, Zou Yuan had already figured out the distribution of the Lan Family's manor. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed to Lan Liming's room with ease. A strange sound came from inside. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, thinking that this dog really knew how to enjoy life. Zhang Fei didn't know what to do. He pulled Guan Yu aside and said, "Second Brother, what should we do now?"
Guan Yu thought for a while and said, "Let's go straight in."
At this time, Lan Liming was still in pleasure and didn't know that danger was approaching. Suddenly, the door was kicked open. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed to the bed and saw a man and a woman on it. One of them was Lan Liming. Zhang Fei immediately put the knife in his hand to Lan Liming's throat.
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