"Money, money..." Yang Fan sighed after hearing Quan Wanji's report just after returning to the county office.

I really don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are when I’m not a householder.

Building a new city requires money in all aspects, and the cost will be astronomical.

The millions of money he brought from Guanzhong, plus the food and property obtained from Jie Dao, are now almost at the bottom.

Think about it, hundreds of thousands of people were used to build the new city, and the daily consumption was a huge expense.

"Grand Governor, many people are willing to demolish their houses and agree to the compensation plan we offer, but some aristocratic families refuse to do so. What should we do now?" Quan Wanji said again.

As a senior official, he had to take care of all aspects, especially the demolition work, which made him lose a lot of weight.

"It doesn't matter, build the places that can be demolished first. Those aristocratic families will not give up easily if there is no bloodshed." Yang Fan said with certainty.

Most of the land in Huating County is controlled by aristocratic families, and it is simply impossible to get them to cooperate with us in building the city.

But if Yang Fan wants to redistribute the land, he can only hold all of it in his hands.

As for the aristocratic family, they certainly refused, so they continued to obstruct it, either openly or covertly.

In Huating County, the three aristocratic families of Wang, Zeng, and Cai are the most powerful.

This time, several family owners gathered together again to discuss how to deal with Yang Fan's expropriation.

Even if Yang Fan buys it with money, they will not let it go easily.

In their view, land is their lifeblood.

Besides, they are not short of money.

Thinking back to the time of the Sui Dynasty, even if the emperor came here, he would still give face to the three families.

But now Yang Fan, a stupid young man, is so unkind and wants to buy their land and rob them of their interests, which has reached the limit of their patience.

"Brother Zeng, make a decision quickly. Our Wang family has summoned 3,000 fighting troops. As long as each of your two families sends 2,000 troops, we will rush into Huating County to capture Yang Fan alive. Not only can we get our money back, but also

You can force him back to Guanzhong!"

Wang Bowen looked at the two heads of the Zeng and Cai families. Although he despised the two men for their greed for life and fear of death, he still kept encouraging.

After all, Wang Bowen felt unsure about using the power of the Wang family to deal with Yang Fan.

Zeng Zhe, the head of the Zeng family, thought for a while and gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, my Zeng family is also involved. That guy Yang Fan actually wants to expropriate my land. He is a bandit. However, be very careful about this matter and don't let the news leak out...

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"Don't worry, I have spies all over the city. Yang Fan has been in Xincheng during this period and has no precautions against us. I know exactly what time he returns to the county office every day and how many guards he has. Besides,

Some officials from the county government promised to cooperate with us to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Cai Gong said nonchalantly.

"In addition to giving some money, other aristocratic families did not bring private soldiers to help. This time, my Wang family sent the most troops, and my Wang family must account for the majority of the profits. In addition, when we drive Yang Fan out of Jiangnan, we must ask other aristocratic families to compensate us.

"Wang Bowen said fiercely.

In the past few days, Wang Bowen has been contacting all major aristocratic families, but unfortunately many aristocratic families are afraid of Yang Fan's power and are unwilling to send troops to participate.

But the big families in the south of the Yangtze River, such as the Xiao family, the Jiang family, and the Huang family, are not in Huating County, and they don't want to get involved in this muddy water. Therefore, Wang Bowen has returned without success in the past few days.

However, if Yang Fan is defeated, it will be related to the interests of the entire Jiangnan family, and of course they will have to seek benefits afterwards.

Zeng Zhe and Cai Gong looked a bit unhappy. They were unwilling to take such a big risk but get the biggest benefit from the Wang family.

"Brother Zeng, Brother Cai, as long as things are done, when my Wang family returns to take charge of Huating County, our three families will be equal in Huating County. Besides, if Yang Fan is allowed to continue to mess around here, there may no longer be a way for us to survive." Wang Bowen seemed to see that.

After understanding the two people's thoughts, they quickly drew a pie.

"Brother Bowen, don't worry, we will do our best to help you capture Yang Fan alive and force him to retreat from Guanzhong."

After receiving the guarantee, Zeng Zhe and Cai Gong looked at each other and quickly clasped their fists.

Every aristocratic family has a large number of private soldiers. These private soldiers have been rigorously trained since childhood and are the main force to defend the aristocratic family.

Although these private soldiers do not know how to fight, they are not afraid of death. They are ready to survive Yang Fan.

Wang Bowen was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile: "Then we will launch the attack on time in three days!"

"Okay! Okay!"

When several people were making plans, Yang Fan not only went to Xincheng to check the progress every day, but also stayed at the county government office, not hiding any traces.

Three thousand cavalrymen, led by Su Dingfang, had broken into pieces and secretly sneaked into Huating County.

The seemingly peaceful Huating County is already turbulent secretly.

Of course, several major families headed by the Wang family were not willing to be left alone, and dead men from each family were constantly being recruited into the city.

From the messages that kept coming, Yang Fan got a hint of the coming storm.

I was about to summon Pei Xingjian to come.

After all, as the magistrate of Huating County, he has a more detailed judgment on the situation.

Pei Xingjian had already arrived before the guards could call him.

"Grand Governor, I'm afraid there may be changes in the city." Pei Xingjian said anxiously, cupping his hands.

"Oh, what did you find?" Yang Fan asked quickly.

"According to the report from Xiao Shi, the number of people entering and leaving the city gate has doubled in the past few days, and several aristocratic families have secretly purchased a lot of food from our shop. Obviously these people are from aristocratic families, and there have been quite a few recently.

Officials are constantly inquiring about General Su's fleet, and it is obvious that their intentions are not small." Pei Xingjian said in a low voice.

"Oh, how many county officials are involved?" Yang Fan asked.

"Huating County Lieutenant Zeng Rong, Soldier Cao Cai?, Soldier and Horse Supervisor Wang Xuanbin..." As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Xingjian felt cold sweat break out on his back.

These positions are all in charge of military affairs. If these people hold military power, once they rebel, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Wang family, Zeng family, Cai family..." Yang Fan snorted coldly: "It seems they want the head of me, the governor."

"Although the Wang, Zeng, and Cai families have been entrenched in Huating County for hundreds of years, I'm afraid they don't have such courage. You are the governor of Jiangnan Province appointed by the imperial court." Pei Xingjian still couldn't believe it.

Yang Fan smiled and said: "These people are used to being domineering, what are they afraid of?"

He did not scold him. After all, Pei Xingjian was still young and had little experience. He could not yet understand the greed and humanity of these aristocratic families.

At this moment, Xi Junmai's voice came.

"Sir, General Su and the others have arrived outside the door."

"Let them in."

"promise!"

Su Dingfang, Xi Junmai, Zhai Changsun, Cheng Minting, Wang Xiaojie, Lei Kunming... all rushed in, and the whole room suddenly seemed a little crowded.

Looking at these people, Yang Fan was a little stunned.

Unknowingly, he already had so many famous generals from the Tang Dynasty under his command.

If you add Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai, and Pei Xingjian, you will definitely have more military talents than Li Er.

After all, although the princes in Chang'an City are also military wizards, they are all old now.

And the people under his command are so prosperous and prosperous that they simply cannot be considered the same.

"The Great Governor, the Great Governor..."

Su Dingfang shouted twice before Yang Fan came back to his senses.

Yang Fan wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said seriously: "Dingfang, I have ordered you to lead the flying cavalry and secretly step up patrols in the city, especially at the city gate."

"Zhai Changsun, Cheng Mingting, and Wang Xiaojie each led 300 flying cavalry to monitor the Wang, Zeng, and Cai families respectively. If they make any move, they will be killed without mercy."

"Huang Kunming leads 500 flying cavalry. If anyone from aristocratic families dares to rebel, he will lead his soldiers to charge and defeat the enemy. The rest will wait and stand by."

"No!" Everyone followed the order and hurried away.

It was late at night, and Huating County was completely dark. Thousands of men in black armed with sharp knives were quietly approaching the county government office.

Xi Junmai, who was patrolling, suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from outside the door. He quickly ordered the guards to protect Yang Fan while he rushed out the door.

The general guarding the door secretly is Lei Kunming. This commander of the Shanyue Sect is feeling a little regretful because he lost Zhang Liang and Changsun Chong last time. Of course he wants to make some achievements now.

When these thousands of men in black approached the county government office, Lei Kunming immediately realized that something was wrong.

Although the opponent had a large number of people, Lei Kunming was not afraid at all. He shouted and led the soldiers to kill the man in black directly.

Obviously, these men in black were not weak in fighting ability, and they could not form a formation. They fell into a melee as soon as they met.

Seeing this, Lei Kunming shouted loudly, drew his sword and rushed forward.

Because it was so powerful, Lei Kunming rushed forward like a meat grinder, causing flesh and blood to fly everywhere he passed.

It's a pity that those men in black sacrifice their lives and are not afraid of death at all. The wounds on Lei Kunming's body are also increasing.

"Die!"

Lei Kunming roared and suddenly broke out, directly cutting the waists of three people with a knife.

These men in black looked at Lei Kunming in disbelief. They really didn't expect people to have such great power.

The flying knight seemed to be infected by Lei Kunming's courage, and kept attacking the man in black as if he didn't care about his life.
Chapter completed!