This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 363 Opening a Mansion

(PS: Although I should be used to it, I still can't help but say this: from the first chapter to now, no chapter of this book has been written just to cheat on the word count. Every plot has its use.)

It was already past 6 p.m. when the convoy arrived in Xingcheng.

Lan Changqun specially arranged a dinner for Li Fei.

When in Datong Prefecture, Li Fei refused the banquet arranged for him by Bian Jingru, but now he accepted Lan Changqun's invitation.

Because Li Lei will be investing heavily in Xingcheng in the future, this will also be where Li Fei will set up his government.

The banquet was naturally a great success for both the hosts and the guests. The officials of Xingcheng did not dare to force Li Fei to drink too much, but they let Li Lei drink a lot.

It was late at night when Li Lei, Li Fei and Li Tianyu returned home by car, while Lu Wenxing and others stayed in the government's guesthouse.

As the chief inspector, Li Lei could actually live in a better house allocated by the government.

But Zhang Yuqing had already gotten used to living here and had developed friendships with his neighbors, so he was reluctant to move away, and so the two of them still lived in the old place.

When they returned home, Zhang Yuqing had already prepared hot water and sobering hot tea for the three of them.

She hadn't seen Li Fei and Li Tianyu for a long time, and her eyes immediately turned red when she saw them.

After some greetings, Li Fei suddenly said:
"Uncle Li, Aunt Zhang, I will build a mansion in Xingcheng in the future. I want you to move in after it is built. Because I definitely can't stay in Xingcheng for a long time, the mansion can't be without an owner forever. If you move in, you can take good care of it for me."

Li Lei naturally had no objection to this. He knew that a marquis's mansion was not just a residence. It represented many things, including the greatest foundation of Li Fei, the Marquis of Jing'an!

He turned and looked at Zhang Yuqing.

Zhang Yuqing smiled when he heard this and said without hesitation:

"No problem. It just so happens that I haven't lived in a big house yet."

After saying that, she turned her head and looked at Li Lei, and the couple smiled at each other.

Li Fei was also very happy seeing this.

The family chatted until very late before going to bed.

The next morning, Li Fei took Li Lei's car to the government building.

General Lan Changqun personally greeted them outside the building. Lu Wenxing and others also arrived early and stood by waiting.

Then Li Fei took Lu Wenxing, Lan Changqun and Li Lei into a reception room.

Several people wanted to discuss the matter of Li Fei establishing a marquisate in Xingcheng.

"The Central Cabinet has already allocated funds for the construction of Marquis Jing'an's mansion, a total of one million."

Lan Changqun said to Li Fei.

If you live in Lanling City with one million, it is difficult to buy a nice mansion in a good location.

But in a small place like Xingcheng, one million is enough for Li Fei to build a super luxurious mansion!

After all, the average wage in Xingcheng is less than 50 yuan.

"We have prepared several plans for the construction of the Marquis' Mansion."

Lan Changqun took out a plan that he had prepared in advance and handed it to Li Fei:

"The first option is to build a new mansion. There are three places to choose from. The second option is to buy an already built mansion. We have found five suitable sellers for you. They all have very good mansions and are willing to sell them to you. After you buy it, you can renovate and expand it."

Li Fei understood immediately after hearing it.

Purchasing an already built mansion is definitely the most cost-effective, because no seller would dare to sell it to Li Fei at a high price. In order to curry favor with him, the Marquis of Jing'an, the price offered must be very affordable.

Sure enough, he took a look at the business plan in his hand and found that the prices offered by the five sellers mentioned by Lan Changqun were almost giving them away for free!
"Let's build a new one. I don't like using other people's things."

Li Fei said calmly.

"Okay, as you wish."

Lan Changqun's expression remained unchanged.

Li Fei chose one of the three locations that was closest to the family compound of the current Inspection Institute.

Although Zhang Yuqing didn't say it, he quickly thought that the other party would definitely be reluctant to leave the place where he lived now.

After selecting the location for building the mansion, Li Fei no longer cared about the details such as the size of the mansion, the specific construction style, the materials used, etc., and prepared to leave it to others to handle.

The next thing he wanted to discuss with Lan Changqun was "taxation".

The emperor allocated Xingcheng to Li Fei as a fief, and Li Fei had the power to collect taxes from Xingcheng.

This part of the tax can be a new tax, or it can be drawn from the annual tax revenue of Xingcheng government and handed over to the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

Li Fei did not choose to impose new taxes. Although he could have more income that way, he was unwilling to increase the burden on the people of Xingcheng.

So he finally chose to take 10% of the annual tax revenue from the Xingcheng government as the income for the Marquisate.

"My Lord is truly considerate of the people."

Lan Changqun flattered him.

Finally, let’s talk about the private soldiers of the Marquis’ Mansion.

Li Fei had to pay for these people himself. Weapons and equipment could be purchased from the court, but Li Fei also had to pay for them himself.

"How many private soldiers does the Marquis plan to have? I'll make a registration here so I can report to the Central Government."

Lan Changqun asked.

"five hundred."

Li Fei said calmly.

Five hundred private soldiers is the upper limit for a marquis.

"Does the Marquis intend to recruit these soldiers himself?"

"The Supervisory Office can provide some of the soldiers."

Li Lei, who had been sitting on the sidelines without saying anything, spoke up:

"Some inspectors from the Inspection Office will submit their resignation reports."

Private soldiers also need training. How can people recruited from outside compare to the elite inspectors trained by Li Lei with large amounts of bullets and actual combat?
What Li Lei did was equivalent to using the court's resources to train private soldiers for Li Fei.

However, this kind of operation is actually very common in the Great Blue Dynasty. As long as you have the means and connections, you can do it.

Lan Changqun nodded and said nothing.

In fact, Li Lei’s actions should not be brought to the surface, but the other party said it directly in front of him, which made him seem frank.

This is a warning to the general manager in advance.

Lan Changqun did not dare and would not raise any objections.

After that, they discussed some details and ended the conversation.

Next, Li Lei went to handle official business. Li Fei asked the Supervisory Office to arrange the documents for him. Liang Chen and six others went to coordinate the relevant matters of the Marquis' Mansion construction. He himself took Lu Wenxing and left the government building.

Qingyuan Urban Management Company Headquarters.

The company's headquarters building is ten stories high and is the tallest building in Xingcheng! This building has now become a symbol in the hearts of many Xingcheng residents and a place that many people yearn for.

On the highest tenth floor, a meeting was being held.

Those present included Liu Saner, general manager of Qingyuan Urban Management Company, and more than a dozen senior executives.

The topic of today's meeting is how to deal with the company's violators.

The framework of Qingyuan Urban Management Company is built on the "tiger body" of the collapsed Tiger Knife Gang.

Almost half of the remaining members of the Tiger Blade Gang were killed by Li Fei!

Only those who were not so evil and whose crimes did not deserve death were allowed to join the company.

Under such a deterrent, everyone was able to implement the rules set by Li Fei 100% at the beginning:

Be a good urban management officer, don't cheat in casinos, don't lend money, and don't sell opium.
But as time went on, especially when the Green-Faced Ghost King hadn't appeared for a long time, some people returned to their old ways.

After all, some of the company's staff used to be members of the Tiger Knife Gang, and they are not law-abiding and good people.

As the agent of the Green-faced Ghost King who stayed in Xingcheng, Liu Saner has been working hard to maintain the rules set by the Ghost King and severely punish all violators.

But after all, he was just a boxer's agent who could barely afford to make a living.

In terms of talent, Liu Saner is not that great.

The only reason he could hold on to his position as the general manager of Qingyuan Urban Management Company was because of the residual power left to him by the Green-faced Ghost King.

But as an ordinary person who has no martial arts or magic skills, and whose abilities and talents are not particularly outstanding, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Liu Saner to shock Qingyuan Urban Management Company, the increasingly powerful leader of Xingcheng's underworld.

In recent months, he has been increasingly overwhelmed, and more and more people have violated regulations within the company, including some senior executives.

So, taking advantage of Li Fei's return to Xingcheng, Liu Saner seized the opportunity to hold an internal investigation meeting.

Although he didn't know that Li Fei was the Green-faced Ghost King, judging from the recent series of events, Li Fei was obviously on the side of the Green-faced Ghost King.

This is enough!

"In recent months, there have been a number of serious violations within the company. I even found out that someone was secretly selling opium!"

Liu Saner said sternly while sitting in the main seat.

He glanced at everyone present, then handed out a pile of documents that had been prepared on the table:
"This contains a detailed list of all the people who have violated the rules over the past few months and their specific circumstances. Please take a look first."

More than a dozen senior executives looked down at the documents in their hands, and many of them changed their expressions.

"Liu Saner!"

A man in his forties with a dignified demeanor suddenly raised his head, picked up the document in his hand, and called out his name:

"what do you mean?"

A powerful aura that was enough to scare ordinary people emanated from this person and pressed towards Liu Saner.

This man is called You Xiaofeng. He was originally a martial artist of the Tiger Blade Gang and is now the deputy director of the company's security department.

Oppressed by the warrior's aura, Liu Saner's face suddenly turned pale.

"You Xiaofeng, be careful with your words!"

A man sitting in the first seat to the left of Liu Saner glared at You Xiaofeng without showing any weakness.

He is 'Golden Hand' Xiang Du, Shangguan Xiao's former right-hand man in Qingyuan Boxing Village, and now the only armed supporter of Liu Saner among the senior executives of Qingyuan Urban Management Company.

You Xiaofeng ignored Xiang Du and continued to stare at Liu Saner:

"Half of the people on your list are my people. What do you mean? Are you targeting me?"

Although Liu Saner's face turned pale, he still forced himself to calm down and said through gritted teeth:
"They are all company employees. If they violate the rules, they should be punished!"

"Come on!"

You Xiaofeng sneered, "They are the backbone of the company. How many contributions have they made to the company? You can just deal with them as you say?"

Liu Saner: "I am the general manager of the company and have the power to deal with anyone!"

"Hahahaha!"

You Xiaofeng laughed, "You are a joke as a general manager. You are neither good at literature nor martial arts. What else can you do besides sitting here and giving orders every day?"

"You Xiaofeng!"

Xiang Du exuded murderous intent and stared at the other party intently.

You Xiaofeng stared back without showing any weakness: "Xiang Du, others may be afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you!"

Xiang Du was previously the only martial artist practicing Jin in Qingyuan Urban Management Company, but now there are more than one martial artists practicing Jin in Qingyuan Urban Management Company.

"Both of you."

At this moment, a senior executive wearing gold-rimmed glasses suddenly spoke up, "This is a meeting. There's no need to make it so tense. Do you want to have a fight on the spot?"

You Xiaofeng snorted coldly, and Xiang Du didn't say anything else.

The senior executive wearing gold-rimmed glasses is named Xu Rui. He is in charge of the "urban management" business of Qingyuan Urban Management Company. He manages the most people in the company, so his words naturally carry a lot of weight.

He looked at Liu Saner with contempt:
"Boss Liu, I know your intentions, and everyone present here can see through them. You just want to take advantage of the fact that Marquis Jing'an is in Xingcheng, and use the opportunity to clean up the people in the company and eliminate dissidents."

Liu Saner said seriously: "I am just following the company's rules."

Xu Rui shook his head, and more than half of the people present also showed disdain.

“Boss Liu, I call you Boss Liu, but you have to remember that you were just a boxer’s agent. It was only by luck that you were spotted by the Ghost King and became the general manager of the company.

Ask yourself, does the company’s growth to its current size and popularity really have anything to do with you?

Does it really make a difference if you're the general manager or if a dog is in your position?"

"Hahahahaha!"

You Xiaofeng laughed unscrupulously, and many people present also laughed.

Liu Saner's face turned red and he clenched his fists.

Xu Rui adjusted his glasses, looked at Liu Saner with contempt, and said word by word:

"You have to remember that you are just a dog of the Ghost King. Even the Ghost King may not pay much attention to you, let alone the high and mighty Marquis Jing'an? Do you really think that if Marquis Jing'an comes, he will support you?

Don't be naive, the company is supported by people like us, even if Jing'an Hou really comes, he will only pay attention to people like us!"

Xu Rui looked at Liu Saner, whose face turned pale again, and shook his head pitifully:
"So, Mr. Liu, don't overestimate your abilities. You don't have the final say in this company."

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the conference room was thrown open, and a company member shouted excitedly:

"Marquis Jing Jing'an is here!"

"What did you say?"

"Marquis Jing'an is already downstairs in our company!"

(End of this chapter)