Chapter 210: Support from Latus
As night fell, several guards in power suits and white masks walked in carrying two baskets. The basket was filled with red strips of cloth, and under Lin Qi's orders, all the thugs who were willing to serve him because of the charm of money had a strip of red cloth wrapped around their foreheads, and a strip on their left and right arms.
Seeing that it was still early, the Brotherhood of the Iron Fist prepared a large amount of wine and meat and sent it up.
Solid bread with wheat bran as hard as stone. A large piece of fatty stewed pork, and drinking it is like a punch in the belly. More than 1,000 thugs squatted in the courtyard and gulped down wine and meat, and the people of the prefecture were so hungry that the corners of their mouths were oily.
For these thugs who are struggling at the bottom of the market, where do they have such an opportunity to eat and drink to their heart's content?
It's okay to be homeless, and if you mix a few dollars, you can at least let yourself eat and drink. But those thugs who have families, especially those with children, have to bear the pressure of the whole family alone. Most of the money they extorted in ordinary times has to be handed over to the small boss above, how much money can they leave behind?
Not to mention eating meat and drinking in a big bowl, even if you eat black bread on your stomach, you won't have it.
So these thugs ate and drank to their heart's content, and the people of the house were all oily and burped until they couldn't stuff their stomachs, and then they stopped in amazement. Fortunately, Lin Qi didn't prepare too much spirits, otherwise these guys would definitely get drunk, not to mention fighting with people, it's a good thing that he doesn't hit the tip of the knife and hurt himself.
Ordering the well-fed thugs to rest in the courtyard, Lin Qi followed behind a guard and walked out of the slaughterhouse quickly.
Just next door to the slaughterhouse, in a modest little building, Latus and Titian were sitting in a small attic on the top floor. Through the window here, you can see the backyard of the slaughterhouse a hundred meters away. Both Latus and Titian had a blush on their faces, and they had already discovered the benefits that these thugs in front of them could bring to them.
Ratus and Titian once disdained these thugs, but did these ant-like pariahs deserve their attention? Look at the ragged clothes of those people, look at their ugly faces and fierce eyes, these people can't squeeze a copper out of them, where is it worth them?
But just yesterday, Lin Qi let Yu Lian come to the door and made certain requests to them.
Through some of the channels mastered by Guò Latus, and through the huge influence of Titian's elders in the imperial administration, the two high-ranking nobles suddenly discovered a very terrible thing, one is that these inconspicuous thugs, that is, these ants-like deposits, they make a profit of more than 20 million gold coins every year on the streets of Berelli!
The gods are above, that's 20 million gold coins, enough to immediately form 200,000 elite standing heavy infantry legions of 200,000 people!
Although these small people did not dare to provoke the nobles in the high-ranking places, but in addition, even the first-class merchants of the imperial capital were the targets of their extortion and even kidnapping, and all the shops in the imperial capital had to pay a certain amount of protection money to these thugs every month in addition to the official state taxes, and even some merchants refused to pay taxes to the empire, choosing to pay double the protection fee to these thugs.
They monopolized many businesses in the imperial capital, such as the transportation and storage of goods in the dock area, such as eighty percent of the taverns and inns in the imperial capital, such as thirty percent of the luxury hotels in the imperial capital, and the carriage and horse shops and livestock stores in the imperial capital, as well as those night watchmen, those handymen who dredged ditches, and even the workers who dug the septic tanks of wealthy nobles, they were all part of this huge group.
They have many eyes and ears, and they are all over the imperial capital. With these people in hand, they will be able to control every move in the imperial capital. Which duchess had a tryst with her lover behind her husband's back, which noble lady gave her pure body to her lover on the eve of marriage, and even which lady the emperor secretly spent with **, these could not be hidden from their eyes.
The abundant income, the terrifying intelligence network, this qiē is so exciting!
Therefore, Latus and Titian immediately made the most direct and efficient response, they were extremely enthusiastic to provide Lin Qi with all kinds of convenience, and even this slaughterhouse, which Titian himself intervened, only took a quarter of an hour from the original owner's name to Yu Lian's industry.
Located on the edge of the imperial capital, it covers a huge area and can accommodate hundreds of people in Pingri. Even if you think with your ass, you know what the hundreds of heroes who dare to fight and kill are not afraid of Si in the imperial capital of the turbulent and treacherous recitation!
If nothing else, with this power, Titian and Latus can make trouble for Bea at any time! Trouble for their own political enemies is the most pleasing thing for a qualified politician.
Following the steep staircase, Lin Qi walked steadily to the small attic. He saluted Latus and greeted him respectfully, "Your Highness, you are here in person?"
Latus nodded slightly, and he sighed softly: "Yes, the emperor has not been calm recently. A few days ago, something happened again in the Victory Palace. To tell you the truth, my grandfather's favorite crown was also all his seals, except for the private seal that he had in his personal collection, all the other seals were snatched away!"
Lin Qi's eyes widened in horror, and he exclaimed, 'God,'
Latus sighed deeply, deeply, and then smiled very happily: "So Bea is unlucky, he is the squadron leader of the dragoons, this is their dereliction of duty! So we have been watching the excitement for the past two days! A while ago, they watched our excitement, because of Al Ham's si, we were watched lively." But now it's good......"
Titian said, "It's so good, it's so good." His Majesty's crown and seal are missing, and this matter has spread throughout the continent, and the emperors, kings, and grand dukes of all countries are watching the excitement of our Majesty, so Beya and them are under a lot of pressure now. I heard that just this morning, the dragoons of the Imperial Capital Mansion have been sent out to search every inch of land in the vicinity of the Imperial Capital for three hundred miles!"
Only today did dragoons be sent to search every inch of land for three hundred miles in the vicinity?
Lin Qi laughed secretly in his heart, with the speed of Dragon City, he was afraid that he was about to leave the territory of the empire and was about to step into the territory of the Caesar Empire, right? Not to mention sending out all the 10,000 dragoons standing in the imperial capital, even if all the armies of the entire empire were mobilized, and the people of the empire were mobilized, it would be impossible to find a single hair of Dragon City.
Clenching his hands firmly, Lin Qi angrily condemned the daring bandit in the strongest terms.
Then Lin Qi asked the two: "So, do you have any clues?"
Latus and Titian looked at each other mysteriously, and after a moment of silence, Latus spread his hands.
"According to the latest information obtained by the military department, several marshals of the Wudalian Island Interracial Combined Military Department took the initiative to claim that it was the soldiers they sent who snatched their grandfather's crown and seal. But according to them, all five of their marshals have sent the strongest and best warriors to carry out this matter, so now the five marshals of the alien race are preparing a duel to decide who belongs to the honor of stealing the grandfather's crown and seal!"
Lin Qi churned a mouthful of blood into his throat, and then he forcibly swallowed it!
Those alien races on Wudalian Island, Lin Qi loves them. Erham and the others were killed, and they took the initiative to carry this black cauldron, so that the church could no longer trace it. Then Dragon City broke into the Victory Palace at night, and it was those aliens who took the initiative to bear this big black cauldron. Lin Qi considered whether he wanted to use brass to create a medal and give it to those aliens to commend their fearless spirit of courage and courage to carry the black cauldron.
Latus sighed deeply and cursed angrily",
Those aliens who should be si, they carried the first black cauldron, and let them get out of trouble, why should they carry the second black cauldron? What a happy thing to be able to make Bea and them unlucky? They were brutally ruined.
Shaking his head, Latus looked at Lin Qi sternly.
"We all know the power of those thugs now, so Lin Qi, I hope you can help us control this power. ”
Latus handed Lin Qi a ruby ring, and between the clear ruby and the ring, a royal insignia was imprinted, and a rooster with his head held high and his head raised to the sky.
"Take this ring, you are my courtier, Lin Qi!"
Lin Qi took the ring, and he smiled reservedly. He remembered the words of Dragon City, and now he needs the help of Latus, because he is still very weak, so he needs the help of Latus. A retainer of a member of the royal family?This name is very good, maybe he can make Blackbeard a noble title in advance?
Seeing Lin Qi put the ring, Titian applauded happily: "Then, great." Lin Qi, you have a bright future, and I believe in that immensely. ”
After clapping his hands a few times, Titian said in a deep voice: "Tonight, there will not be a dragoon in Nancheng, because the dragoons in the palace have been sent out of the city, and there will not be a copper hat in Nancheng, because the highest commander of the garrison department is my man." You've got an hour to solve the problem, because I can only get you an hour. At most, an hour and a quarter of an hour, the garrison of the imperial capital will rush to the southern city!"
An hour? Lin Qi smiled easily, and he waved his fist vigorously: "An hour, enough!" His Royal Highness Latus, Your Excellency Titian, get ready to celebrate the bar. When I come back, the underlying power of the entire imperial capital is in our hands. ”
Lin Qi turned around and left, and then he suddenly turned around and asked, "Who is the lame?"
Latus looked at Lin Qi and smiled leisurely: "The mansion that the people you sent to track belong to my cousin Bhikkhus. However, don't bother with him, my second uncle has been sisi for many years, he is helpless in the palace, you don't have to pay attention to him!"
Lin Qi suddenly put his mind at ease, a royal grandson who has no backing, so let's step on si with him!