Like other wealthy men, they only dare to make sneaky moves in the dark and are too scared to openly bully or overwhelm him with their wealth.
Knowing that this person had significant backing, sharing the same status, surname, and lineage as rich men, they still had no intention of ingratiating themselves.
Hongji left with his daughters. Wanting to stop them but with no excuse to do so, he had also heard that the daughters were the instigators.
However, the ones blocked by a servant in front of him, these poor boys' family members, were where he directed his anger.
He also saw that some of them were tenants of their land. The best tactic would be to forbid them from renting the land, to leave them without food, and to starve them.
"It turns out to be you. You can't control your sons, you must be eating too well every year. Henceforth, your family no longer needs to rent our land starting this year."
