"Master." Hu Xueyan bowed.
Tang Feng frowned when he saw Hu Xueyan in a sorry state. A killing intent flashed across his face.
At this moment, the temperature here seemed to have plummeted.
The eunuchs and barbarians standing at the side all held their breaths, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Zhao Tong, who was following behind, knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Eunuch Wei, Eunuch Wei, please spare me. If I knew that Master Hu is your man, I wouldn't dare to arrest him even if I were beaten to death.”
Hu Xueyan lowered his head and glanced at Zhao Tong. Then, he walked to Tang Feng's side and whispered into his ear.
"Master, this lowly one thinks that this Zhao Tong can be used.”
Hearing Hu Xueyan's whisper, Tang Feng thought for a moment and understood what Hu Xueyan meant. Instantly, his killing intent dissipated.
"The death penalty can be avoided, but it's hard to escape punishment. Come on, give me twenty strokes of the cane.”Tang Feng said coldly.
Hearing Tang Feng's words, Zhao Tong, who was kneeling there, was instantly overjoyed. He lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly until his forehead was bleeding.
"Thank you, Eunuch Wei. Thank you, Eunuch Wei."
Zhao Tong was also a smart person. He knew that he had escaped with his life.
Although it seemed like he was being punished by the twenty lashes, it was actually a great fortune for him.
After Tang Feng left the Southern City Military Department with Hu Xueyan, the bailiffs finally dared to stand up.
"Sir, are you alright?" A group of bailiffs surrounded Zhao Tong.
At this moment, Zhao Tong was lying on the stool, grinning, and laughing loudly. He was laughing happily.
"Sir, have you been beaten silly? How can you still laugh after being beaten?”The bailiff at the side asked in confusion when he saw Zhao Tong smile.
"What do you know? Even if it's twenty strokes, I'm willing to suffer fifty strokes. Let me tell you, my chance has come.”Zhao Tong said with a smile.
As he spoke, he was so agitated that his wound twitched in pain.
After leaving the Southern City Military Department, Tang Feng brought Hu Xueyan to the Great Kang Warehouse.
On the warehouse's side, after Hu Xueyan was arrested, the workers were in a panic. They all thought that this time, the boss would probably not be able to hold on and the Dakang Warehouse would be finished.
Some of the workers had already packed up and were ready to leave.
But now, when the workers saw their boss return safely and with a noble-looking big shot by his side, they were both surprised and suspicious.
When did his boss get to know such a big shot?
Ding dong.
"Random quest: Help Hu Xueyan annex Ju De Warehouse and make Da Kang Warehouse the largest warehouse in the capital.”
Seeing this mission, Tang Feng smiled and shook his head. This was a reward from the system.
Even without this mission, he would not let go of the Man Family and Ju De Warehouse.
The era of commerce had arrived. If he wanted to climb higher in this era, he had to build a business kingdom that belonged to him.
In the secret room of the Dakang Warehouse, Tang Feng and Hu Xueyan talked a lot. Most of the time, he was the one talking while Hu Xueyan was listening.
Perhaps Hu Xueyan was a business genius, but Tang Feng had more modern business ideas in his mind. These business ideas could broaden Hu Xueyan's horizons.
This secret meeting lasted for a few hours. Tang Feng only left when the sky was about to darken.
Tang Feng believed that with Hu Xueyan's intelligence and talent in business, he would be able to understand what he had said.
With Hu Xueyan's talent in business and his full support, it was not difficult to build a huge business empire.
One had to know that power was the most terrifying thing in the world. Even a pig could earn a lot of money with the support of those in power.
That night, news of the Great Kang Warehouse spread throughout the capital, even to the officials and nobles.
Not only that, the news of Tang Feng charging into the Southern City Military Department and beating up Zhao Tong had also spread.
Minister Liu of the Ministry of War was drinking wine with a few officials. When he heard about this matter, he found it funny.
"Our Eunuch Wei sure has a good temper. His good friend from the same hometown was beaten up in the capital, and he was even captured and thrown into prison to be humiliated in all sorts of ways. If it were this old man, I would definitely turn him upside down.”Minister Liu said with a smile.
The other officials nodded in agreement.
"That's right. Eunuch Wei holds the positions of the Chief of Rites, the Seal Eunuch, and the Chief of the East Chamber. He can be said to be an extremely powerful official. Who would dare to touch his fellow countrymen and friends?”
"That Hu Xueyan has been doing business in the capital for many years. Others think that he doesn't have any backing. The Man Clan and the Military Department have made things difficult for him, but he still refuses to invite Eunuch Wei.”The left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue said as he sipped his wine.
"This time, if it wasn't for the fact that the Man family was too ruthless and wanted Hu Xueyan's life, I'm afraid that no one would know about his relationship with Eunuch Wei.”
"I heard that when Eunuch Wei found out about this, he stomped his feet in anger and charged to the Southern City Military Department. If Hu Xueyan hadn't stopped him, he would have killed Zhao Tong.”
Minister Liu placed the wine glass on the table and shook his head with a smile.
"I'm afraid that the Man family is going to be in trouble this time. Of all the people they can bully, they have to bully Eunuch Wei's good friend from the same hometown.”
"I'm afraid there will be many officials impeaching the Man family during the morning court session tomorrow. I'm sure that Grand Secretary Liu won't protect the Man family.”The Minister of Rites, Sun Yanting, said with certainty.
"Isn't that obvious? People from the same hometown are like brothers and sisters in other places. If you can't even protect your fellow countrymen, won't the people in your hometown laugh at you? The Man family has gone too far in this matter.”The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue said.
In ancient China, people had a very strong sense of country. People from the same place would often stick together when they went to other places.
Regardless of whether it was doing business or being an official, people from the same hometown would look out for each other and treat each other as brothers. In the Ming Dynasty, it was also common for people from the same hometown to look out for each other.
Just as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue had said, in a foreign land, if you had the ability, if you couldn't even protect your fellow countrymen, then you would definitely be poked in the back.
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