281: Chapter 281 Confiscation of the Zhou Family

The Zhou Family had been entrenched in Yulong Prefecture for over two hundred years.

It was the largest landowner in Yulong Prefecture and also the largest grain merchant in Yulong Prefecture.

Besides that, through years of research, the Zhou Family had cultivated 20 mu of Spirit Medicine fields.

Planting Spirit Medicine in the Spirit Medicine fields could significantly shorten the growth cycle of the Spirit Medicine.

Furthermore.

The Zhou Family was also adept at maintaining connections through marriage.

Among them, one of Prefect Xue Ao's sons had married a daughter of the Zhou Family. Additionally, the Zhou Family had married off a daughter to the Prefect of Yulong Prefecture, and also sent a daughter to serve as a concubine for an official in Lingzhou Prefecture.

It is worth mentioning that.

Most of the land under the Zhou Family's name was obtained through illegal means.

No fewer than two hundred people had been driven to their deaths for this.

At the same time, in order to suppress other grain merchants, the Zhou Family had committed no shortage of murders, arson, kidnappings, and extortion.

For instance, two years ago.

There was a grain merchant from out of town who wanted to expand their business.

To capture the market, this grain merchant sold grain at a low price.

As a result, they offended the Zhou Family.

First, their grain warehouse was burned, and their merchant caravan was robbed.

Even their son and daughter were kidnapped.

The grain merchant personally brought money to save their kidnapped children, only to never return.

In the end, the Zhou Family naturally took over all of this grain merchant's businesses.

There was another matter: the Zhou Family was extremely stingy.

Tenant farmers who rented land from ordinary landlords could at least receive thirty percent of the grain.

But the tenant farmers who rented from the Zhou Family could only receive ten percent of the grain.

Some people asked, since the Zhou Family's land rent was so high, why did people still rent it?

The reason was very simple.

If you didn't rent it, your whole Family would go hungry.

What's more, for the tenant farmers under the Zhou Family, if they didn't continue to rent, other landlords, not wanting to offend the Zhou Family, would not dare to rent land to these tenant farmers either.

After the three women finished eating.

Chen Hu said: "Go to more trouble, take a team to arrest everyone in the Zhou Family, and raid their home as well!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Luo Ningshuang accepted the order with a grave expression. To be honest, if Chen Hu hadn't given the order yet, upon seeing this evidence of their crimes, she would have wanted to skin the Zhou Family alive.

Soon.

Luo Ningshuang led 200 Brocade Guards and hundreds of surrendered Constables straight to the Zhou Family in the Inner City.

Zhou Family.

Zhou Chengbang was embracing two concubines while drinking.

Suddenly, a servant came to report: "Master, this is bad, government soldiers have surrounded our mansion!"

"What?"

Zhou Chengbang was furious: "Scoundrel, who is so bold as to dare to surround our Zhou Family mansion!"

"I don't know, Master. This group of people are dressed in a way that looks neither like Constables nor the Zhenwu Guard!" the servant said.

At this moment.

Outside the main gate of the Zhou Family mansion.

Luo Ningshuang stood in front of 200 Organ Refining Realm Brocade Guards.

Facing the tightly shut gates of the Zhou Family, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she spat out two words lightly: "Break the door!"

A Brocade Guard responded by flashing to the front of the gate and pressing his palm onto it.

"Boom!"

The next moment, the two thick doors burst apart simultaneously, and countless fragments shot into the interior.

Immediately, a series of successive screams rang out.

It turned out that the Zhou Family had gathered quite a few servants and guards inside the inner gate.

"Enter, arrest everyone, and anyone who dares to resist, kill without mercy!" Luo Ningshuang ordered again.

Immediately, 200 Brocade Guards swarmed in.

Before long, the sounds of weapons clashing, screams, and roars came from within the Zhou Family mansion.

However, it did not last long.

In less than a quarter of an hour.

Except for those who were already dead, all of the Zhou Family were escorted to the front courtyard and forced to kneel on the ground, including the head of the Zhou Family, Zhou Chengbang.

"Who are you people, and why are you targeting our Zhou Family?"

Zhou Chengbang looked up and stared at Luo Ningshuang.

"Brocade Guards under the Fierce Tiger Army!" Luo Ningshuang said indifferently.

When Zhou Chengbang heard that they were people under Chen Hu, a sense of regret, like the most potent poison, frantically eroded his heart.

He regretted it too much; he regretted not going to offer up his Family's assets like Patriarch Chu Hanshan and the others.

The commotion at the Zhou Family soon reached the ears of the Chu Family, Chen Family, and Jiang Family.

The members of the three Families, who had previously had complaints about offering up a large portion of their Family assets, all shut their mouths.

They had offered up their assets, but they had also obtained official positions.

And what about the Zhou Family?

Just because they didn't offer up their assets, they ended up having their mansion stormed by Chen Hu's forces.

As for the fate of the Zhou Family, one didn't need to think to know.

There was half an hour left until dawn.

Luo Ningshuang finally returned after finishing her errand.

She came personally to Chen Hu's room to report.

In addition to the land deeds, the wealth confiscated from the Zhou Family also amounted to about one hundred million taels.

Of course, the most valuable thing about the Zhou Family was those 20 mu of Spirit Medicine fields.

However, the Zhou Family's method of creating Spirit Medicine fields was extremely cruel; it required Materials modulated with human blood to be poured on them to maintain fertility.

Therefore, every year, the Zhou Family had to secretly abduct more than 200 people to bleed them and modulate special fertilizer to water the Spirit Medicine fields.

"This Zhou Family deserves to die!"

Chen Hu said coldly. Although he was not a saint, he could not stand the Zhou Family's behavior.

"Tomorrow, take the entire Zhou Family to the vegetable market and behead them!"

Luo Ningshuang asked hesitantly: "Do those few-year-old children also need to be beheaded?"

Chen Hu said indifferently: "Since they enjoyed the benefits of the Zhou Family, they naturally must bear the Karma brought by the Zhou Family. Execute them as well. However, the infants can be spared; they can be handed over to others for adoption. If no one adopts them, set up an orphanage to raise them collectively."

"Okay, everything is as you say!"

Luo Ningshuang also highly agreed with Chen Hu's statement.

In fact, the best method would be to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, killing even those infants.

Who knew if they would learn the news through other channels when they grew up and seek revenge for the Zhou Family.

However, he was, after all, from the civilized modern world.

Moreover, he was not afraid of those infants growing up and taking revenge.

By the time they actually grew up, he would likely have already become a true immortal.

"Alright, it's getting late. Let me properly reward my Commander!"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Hu pulled Luo Ningshuang into his arms and kissed her.

Luo Ningshuang naturally did not resist; instead, she reached out and wrapped her arms around Chen Hu's neck, responding intensely.

The next morning.

Chen Hu woke up and found that Luo Ningshuang was no longer by his side.

With a thought.

The System panel appeared.

His gaze swept over the underling points. After the underling points refreshed last night, they had increased by a full 18.87 million.

The total had already broken through thirty million, reaching 32.52 million.

He was one step closer to the one hundred million underling points.

As for the number of underlings, it had increased to 19.32 million, growing by several hundred thousand from last night until now.

Last night, because he was spending the night together with Luo Ningshuang.

He hadn't even had time to open cards.

Just at this moment.

There was a knock at the door.

"Come in!"

The next moment, the door opened, and two identical-looking young girls came in carrying washing utensils.

"Who are you?" Chen Hu frowned slightly.

One of the young girls hurriedly bowed and said: "Replying to the Commander, I am Chuchu, and this is my younger sister Chuxiang. Father discovered that there was no one to serve the Commander, so he specially sent us sisters to serve you!"

"Your father is Chu Hanshan?" Chen Hu asked again.

Chuchu replied: "Yes, Commander."

"Then are you willing to serve me? If you aren't, I will tell your father, and I guarantee I won't make things difficult for you sisters!" Chen Hu said in a deep voice.

"Please allow us to stay, Commander. We sisters came voluntarily to serve you!"

The two women knelt together and said.

"Since it is voluntary, get up!"

Chen Hu nodded.

"Thank you, Commander!"

Both women were overjoyed and hurriedly got up to serve Chen Hu with his washing.