Five days after the Meng Family Xiantian left, they returned to the West Army camp. At this time, most of the soldiers in the Guang County army were ready to go home.
"General Hua, I have already sent the Hua family's request to Lin Zi City. Lin Zi City has given a reply. The result might be different from what General Hua had expected, but we can discuss it slowly." The Meng Family Xiantian looked at Hua Zichen. Hua Zichen signaled for him to continue.
"Guang County City can withdraw part of the army, but at least 10,000 elite soldiers must be left behind.
As for the reward, there are three options for the Hua family to choose from.
First, the Hua family will be promoted to a rank 6 family. All family members will move into Lin Zi City, 30% of the food business and 10% of the restaurant business will be handed over to the Hua family. "The Meng Family Xiantian looked at Hua Zichen.
This reward was not bad. The Hua family would enter the middle ranks of the aristocratic families and would also have a portion of the businesses in Lin Zi City.
"Then does the Hua family have to evacuate from Guang County?" Hua Zichen frowned.
"Yes, all the businesses, residences and Fort Wah Ka of the Hua family will no longer belong to the Hua family!
More than ten aristocratic families from the four kingdoms and five counties have set their sights on Guang County City, especially the Xu family from Chengyang County and the Guo family from Lang Xie Country.
The Xu family from Chengyang County was a rank 4 aristocratic family and the Guo family from Lang Xie Country was a rank 3 aristocratic family. If they set their sights on Guang County City, it must be because Guang County City was the least affected by the disaster. The Qi family also hoped that these aristocratic families would join them. This meant that the chances of the Hua family staying in Guang County City were very low!
"What's the second option?" Hua Zichen asked in a deep voice.
"The Hua family will be promoted to a rank 7 family. Zeng County City in Lang Xie Country will be the Hua family's new territory." The Meng Family Xiantian continued.
They were determined to drive the Hua family out of the central area of Qi. Lang Xie Country suffered the most from the disaster this time. Although Zengxian was one of the three largest cities in Lang Xie Country, it had a population of more than 50,000 people in the past. But now, it was already not bad to have 10,000 people. The Hua family took over Zengxian and still had to solve the food problem for the victims. Hua Zichen shook his head.
"The last option is to hand over High Willow City to the Hua family …"
"High Willow City?" Hua Zichen couldn't help but ask.
High Willow City was the only city in High Willow Region. If High Willow City was handed over to the Hua family, then Leopard Jade Pass would also have to be handed over to the Hua family. High Willow Region was nomadic in nature. If the Hua family took over High Willow Region, then the entire northwest defense of Yan Kingdom would have to be defended by the Hua family.
"Yes, Yan Kingdom has already ceded High Willow Region to Qi. If the Hua family takes over High Willow City, then everything will be under the Hua family's rule," the Meng Family Xiantian said.
This pie was really too big. Controlling an entire county by himself was practically treating High Willow City as the fief of the Hua Clan. In the State of Qi, only aristocratic families of the third rank and above could obtain a fief of a county. However, this meat wasn't easy to eat!
High Willow Region was at the border of Yan, Zhao and Donghu. Now that Yan Kingdom gave High Willow Region to Qi, it became the border of the four countries.
If the Hua family took over High Willow City, they would be attacked by the three countries at any time. At that time, the chances of Qi helping the Hua family would be zero. They would not care too much about this piece of land. Maybe Yan Kingdom would help them in the end.
"What if the Hua family wants to stay in Guang County?" Hua Zichen asked.
"Qi will have new fourth-rank and even third-rank families moving into Guang County. The Hua family will be promoted to eighth-rank, the Han family will be demoted to eighth-rank, and the Li family will return to Linzi City," the Meng Family Xiantian Realm cultivator said calmly.
"I wonder if you can rest in the camp for a day. I need to discuss with the other family members before I can give you an answer!" Hua Zichen said.
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Hua Kai caught up with the Jixia Academy team. Everyone was relieved when they saw that he had finally arrived. After many debates, everyone knew that even if the nine of them worked together, they would not be a match for Hua Kai. This debate was mainly based on Hua Kai's performance.
After entering the borders of the State of Qin, Hua Kai saw a few students discussing the commoners of the State of Qin. In the city, they saw that there weren't many able-bodied youths in the fields, and there were only some able-bodied women working in the fields.
Everyone was discussing the pros and cons of the various countries' policies, but no one was optimistic about the Qin Nation. This was because the Qin Nation's military system made all the families yearn for military achievements. Compared to the martial arts of the other countries, the Qin Nation's citizens' fighting spirit was carved into their bones.
At night, Hua Kai entered the [Family Mystic Realm] and saw that his Fifth Uncle, his grandfather, and his Fourth Uncle were already waiting there.
"Qi's families really know how to pick peaches. They want to take Guang County away from us just because it's prosperous. This is too much!" Hua Zihuan said angrily.
"Strictly speaking, Guang County is not ours yet. The Qi Family's subordinate countries have all moved into the core region of Qi. The benefits will definitely be redistributed. No matter what, we can't give up Fort Wah Ka." Hua Xing said.
"Kai 'er, what do you think we should do?" Hua Zichen looked at Hua Kai as he spoke.
"We can't give up Fort Wah Ka so easily. There's also the restaurant in Guang County. Now that the family has started to draw water from the Yan River, Fort Wah Ka will produce more than 50,000 dan of food for the family in the future." Hua Kai was the first to speak.
"It's obvious that the families in Linzi City have thought about these conditions carefully. Once we move into Linzi City, we will be able to participate in the Qi Nation's power struggle. However, we don't have a single Grandmaster in our family, so we won't be able to fight for much power in Linzi City."
As Hua Kai spoke up to here, the three of them couldn't help but nod their heads. The Hua Family had a huge population base, and if they entered Linzi City, they would only become the lackey of a large family, relying on a large family to work for them.
"The second option is to go to Zeng County. Zeng County is in a much better location than Guang County. If the Hua family moves into Zeng County, we will be similar to the Yao family in Ah-Cheng. This seems good, but Zeng County is only 200 li away from Lu. Fifth Uncle, you married the princess of Lu. We really shouldn't have too much contact with Lu." Hua Kai analyzed.
After hearing this, everyone realized that being too close to Lu was not a good thing. Qi would not like the families in his country to be too close to an independent country. If the two countries went to war in the future, the Hua family would be the first to bear the brunt.
"Furthermore, Gaoliu City is one of the important border cities of the Yan Kingdom. In the past, it was mostly guarded by fourth-rank or third-rank families. If the Hua family hands it over to us, we may face the two wolves of Donghu and Zhao.
This seems dangerous, but I feel it is the most suitable for us. "
"The Hua family now has more than 50 people in the Qi Refinement Realm and more than 1000 in the Qi Refinement Realm. Even some fourth-rank families do not have such power. They only lack people in the Connate Realm and above!"
"After a great disaster, there will be great governance. All countries need to start recuperating. Without ten years, they will not be able to start a large scale war. If we peacefully develop in Gaoliu City for ten years, there will definitely be people in the Qi Refinement Realm.
The soil here is much more fertile than Guang County City. It is suitable for farming and grazing. More importantly … it is easier to travel to Linhu Country and Xiongnu Country from here. "Hua Kai paused.
Everyone thought deeply. If the Hua family moved into Gaoliu City, relying on the pass, as long as the Donghu Foundation Establishment cultivators did not act, they were confident they could defend the Leopard Jade Pass.
And the Zhao would not easily start a war with the Yan. Right now, the Zhao was still thinking about how to deal with the Qin!
How could they easily offend the Qi and Yan Kingdoms?
"Since we have decided to move into Gaoliu City, then the following matters will be easy. We will guard the bottom line of Fort Wah Ka and the restaurants in the city. We will try to get the recognition of a sixth-rank family and get a few more places!" Hua Zichen thought and said.
Then the four discussed the people left behind in Gaoliu Prefecture. In the future, the entire Gaoliu Prefecture would become the Hua family's territory. Then this time, the Yan Kingdom's Northern Great Wall had to be strongly supported.
There were still some surviving people in Gaoliu Prefecture that needed to be quickly gathered. Otherwise, when the Hua family really reached Gaoliu City, there would not be any local people left.
In the end, Hua Kai decided that Fifth Uncle should quickly go home to recuperate and break through to the Qi Refinement Realm. He would bring 5000 Hua family Household Servant.
The remaining people would be the Hua family's 450 cavalry, 2000 Household Servant, 6000 slaves, and 15000 affiliated families. The Hua family could make arrangements in Gaoliu City a step earlier.
The next morning, Hua Zichen told the Meng family's Innate Realm about the results of the discussion. When the other party heard that the Hua family was willing to give up Guang County, they expressed that everything else was negotiable.
On the 12th day of the fifth lunar month, when the other party came again, Hua Zichen received an order. The order was for the Hua Clan to organize more than ten thousand elites to stay behind in High Willow County. The rest of the people could withdraw and return to the State of Qi.
Along with the order was a message from the Meng family's Innate Realm. Linzi City agreed to leave Fort Wah Ka and the restaurants in Guang County to the Hua family. Gaoliu City and Baoyu Pass in Gaoliu Prefecture would be handed over to the Hua family to manage.
However, the family could only be promoted to Seventh Grade. They were given five spots to be promoted to Aristocratic Family, but the family's strength and scale had to meet the requirements.
This was already an order. The Hua family had no room for discussion. However, everyone was satisfied with this result. However, there was a problem in front of everyone. What would happen to Fort Wah Ka in the future?
How would the family be managed?
The Hua family's separation was inevitable. When the family moved to Gaoliu Prefecture, the remaining branches would lose their status as Aristocratic Families. Then, how would the Hua family establish itself in Guang County? Would the new Aristocratic Families still allow Fort Wah Ka to exist?
Therefore, the best way was for the Hua family to separate from Fort Wah Ka as soon as possible. The Hua family would move to Gaoliu Prefecture and Fort Wah Ka would take this opportunity to become a Family of Ninth Grade. However, would Linzi City agree?
Also, how would the spots for the Aristocratic Families be allocated?
Among all the subordinate forces of the Hua family, in order of strength, the Jia family would be first, the Ren family would be second, the Tai family would be third, the Huang Jia would be fourth, the Yi family would be fifth, the Yue Jia would be sixth, the Zhou family would be seventh, the Chen family would be eighth, the Geng family would be ninth, the Mao family would be tenth, and the Wan family would be eleventh.
Other than the Jia family, which was already an Aristocratic Family, the remaining ten families had more than a thousand members. Each family had a Qi Refining Realm cultivator. The Hua family could give the spots to any of them.