Yancheng, Huai'an Prefecture, is a veritable salt capital. Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of immigrants have come to the coastal coast to burn salt. In order to manage the stove residents scattered along the coast, each salt farm has several general groups, Dongtai Fu'an Salt Farm, with a total of 30 general groups.

In all dynasties, salt tax was almost the main source of income. This source of wealth from the endless sea water was fully utilized by the governments of all dynasties. Everyone had to eat salt. For officials, this was a product that was not too much cost. Regulating it was the most effective way to fill the treasury.

Therefore, the salt gang that smuggles salt came into being. Perhaps in China, this is the oldest smuggling industry.

The salt field in Yancheng is of self-evident significance to Suzhong and northern Jiangsu. However, after the Pingyuan Army landed in Tongzhou, the battalions in this area almost disappeared overnight.

The various salt gangs were surprised to find that they had become the actual persons of the salt farm in Yancheng. They would no longer have to fight and bribe officials to pick out a little bit of salt from their fingers to maintain their livelihood.

Luo Lihong is the daughter of Luo Ansheng, the leader of the Luohan Gang. She has been wandering with her father since she was a child, tied her head to the belt to make a hard-earned money.

Luo Lihong is eighteen years old this year. During the Chinese New Year, she tied up a red headband and changed into flowery clothes for the first time. She has grown up with thick men since childhood and has become a little feminine for the first time.

Luo Ansheng knew that his daughter was at the age of Sichun looking for her husband's family, but she was serious. Who would have to ask a woman who was mixed with food and accommodation as her daughter-in-law? Not to mention that she had a bandit name like "Salt Owl" on her forehead.

From the gang, I found her in-laws' family. There were more than 90 men in the Arhat Gang, almost all of them were bachelors. In this world, it would be nice to have a bite of food? Find a wife? That's not the category of their daydreaming.

The soldiers of the Qing court suddenly left empty overnight, which made Luo Ansheng ecstatic. The Luohan Gang had a small salt field that he secretly tinted out. Naturally, he had to take advantage of this season to cook more salt and sell it to the north. The Luohan Gang also operated the northern line. In Zhili, several merchants purchased his private salt regularly.

A long time ago, Luo Ansheng also walked across the southern line, but later he became furious and the salt road was blocked. Now, salt sales in the south are free, so there is no room for private salt and salt gangs to survive.

I heard that the profits of going to Qinghai and Tibet in the west are pretty good, so Luo Ansheng is also planning to find a few people who understand it to inquire.

Luo Ansheng did not think that they could last for a long time when the Southern Dynasty occupied Tongzhou. Through the Yangtze River, food supply was a big problem. The several Northern Expeditions of the bandits ended in a crushing defeat.

Now that the Southern Dynasty soldiers are blocked in Tongzhou, they will sooner or later be driven down from the river. Luo Ansheng has seen the new army of Huai'an Prefecture, all of which are magic cannons, with amazing power, and the sound alone can scare people to fall.

When he returned from Huaian Prefecture, Luo Ansheng was still scared. Fortunately, the new army was not from their Salt Gang, otherwise how could the Luohan Gang have a way out?

This morning, the salt owls of the Luohan Gang put more than 30 sacks of private salt burned over the days on a wheelbarrow. From Suzhong to Zhili, they sprinkled all the way. The higher the salt price, the higher the salt price. In Zhili, each kilogram of salt can be sold for three cents of silver, which is much cheaper than official salt. Official salt has soared since the Kangxi era. In Beijing, the current city of Beijing is at least more than five cents of silver. If there is a fine salt like the Luohan Gang that does not mix sand with water, there will be seven or eight cents of silver.

If the journey of thousands of kilograms of salt is smooth and there is no obstacle, it can be sold for more than 200 taels of silver. Whether the Arhat helps more than 90 men can have a meal in the next few months depends on this transaction.

In addition to leaving behind a few older secretaries, the Arhat Gang can be said to have been dispatched in full swing. Now that thieves are everywhere, if someone robs this batch of salt, everyone will only starve to death.

Thinking about it, Luo Ansheng felt a little sad. He was not worse than anyone else in his work and knives. Why is it so difficult to eat a bite?

The route to the north is familiar with the Luohan Gang. Every time he stays in the middle of the day and goes out at night, walking in remote villages to avoid being inspected by the government. He goes to Henan, Shanxi and Zhili, and there are regular customers in these three places to respond.

However, this time, the salt team had just started on the road and had not yet left Jiangsu territory, and encountered trouble. At the Dutou of Jianyang Town, the area where the three-door area was originally ignored, a sudden checkpoint of officers and soldiers appeared.

The waters in this area are crisscrossing, with rivers everywhere, and thousands of acres of clear water. It is a famous land of water and rice.

The Grand Canal turns westward from the Dutou in Jianyang Town. Every time the salt team of the Luohan Gang takes the waterway here, walks through the canal, and then turns to Henan when they arrive at the Yellow River section.

The salt team hid far away in a small woods. Luo Ansheng felt sorry for the several ships he was receiving seemed to have been seized, afraid that he would not be able to escape the fate of confiscation. That was the one that the Luohan Gang had saved up money to the death, and used hundreds of taels. Since he had his own ship, the Luohan Gang's confidence has become more and more powerful. Compared to the poor, he is more like other salt gangs. The brothers of the Luohan Gang have at least a big gulp of wine and eat meat.

"Dad, what should I do?" Luo Lihong ran to him, and his daughter with thick eyebrows and big eyes had already tightened the dagger in her arms.

On one wheelbarrow after another, there were more than twenty steel knives and more than a dozen bird guns pressed under the sack. Compared with other salt gangs in Yancheng, the Luohan Gang can indeed be called a strong soldier.

However, Luo Ansheng shook his head helplessly.

Luo Lihong gritted her teeth, "Dad, let's fight. We can't just let the Black-Tooth Dog steal our ship. For those ships, Uncle Li, Uncle Zhang and others lost their lives!" Black-Tooth Dog is the name of officers and soldiers in Yancheng Yancheng. She still remembers that when there was no boat, it was difficult for the brothers in the gang to have enough food, so she could only play tooth sacrifices during the fish season. When she was hungry, every time Uncle Li and Uncle Zhang would smile and give her the salted fish that was not allocated to each person, saying that they didn't like to eat. When Luo Lihong grew up, she understood their simple love. However, before she could say thank you, the two uncles died tragically under the sword of the Black-Tooth Dog.

"Wait a little longer." Before Luo Ansheng finished speaking, he saw black-sailed boats coming from the west of the ferry. He stopped near the ferry and walked down from the boat a team of soldiers wearing tel-robed clothes.

Luo Ansheng's eyes narrowed suddenly, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley. At first sight, these officers and soldiers knew that they were not Green Camp soldiers, and they all had ten divine cannons in their hands. They were subordinates of the Wuwei Army of Yangzhou Prefecture, Peng Xueqin and General Peng.

"Don't act rashly!" Luo Ansheng drank his daughter. Now, it's not a problem of leaving salt or not. If the officers and soldiers discovered it, I'm afraid that the Luohans's helper would die here for more than 70 lives and would lose the salt truck? This will bring you a drink of the northwest wind when you go back.

"Who?" The man on the edge of the grove suddenly whispered.

"Businessman, honest man!" answered crisply, and walked over a few people along the weeds half a man tall.

Luo Ansheng frowned. The people in front of him were all handsome. Although they were wearing robes, they could see that their breasts were astringing and waists were thin, and their behavior was delicate. They were all girls. These days, there were chaos in the world. There were also rich ladies who went out and dressed up in men's clothes, but how could they only have women? They were so brave? They obviously saw that there were thick men in the woods, but they dared to come over.

When he saw the person walking at the last, Luo Ansheng was stunned. He was such a handsome figure, with a pretty face that was as frost as snow, a blue brocade jacket and a long robe inlaid with gems and melon leather hat. His whole person was like a pearl and jade, making the whole forest look bright.

The man who had originally made the wind was also stunned and let several people sway past him.

"You are..." Luo Ansheng came forward and asked in confusion.

The beautiful boy hugged his fists and said, "Are you brothers who are salt? It's okay, use precious land to use it." His voice was delicate and melting, and it was indescribable, but it had a more eccentric smell.

Luo Ansheng was stunned again. This lady is quite a martial arts world, but she really couldn't tell what kind of way she was.

The beautiful boy and the girls who looked like followers walked up to the mound. Luo Lihong said anxiously: "Sister, come down quickly, don't be seen by the black-toothed dogs. They are nothing, so maybe just say you are Nan Ni." Luo Lihong had never seen such a beautiful woman before she knew it and felt good about it.

When she heard her call the master "sister", the famous follower frowned and wanted to say something. The beautiful boy had already smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll watch the fun."

As she spoke, the guard next to her had already handed over the Qianlijing, and she put it in front of her and looked at the ferry.

"You, what are you?" Luo Lihong leaned over in surprise and asked. As for the men of the Salt Gang, no one dared to approach Lise, who was frightened by these uninvited guests. Some of them had barefoot or had ragged pants, and they walked away even further.

The beautiful boy handed the Qianlijing to her and said, "You will know just by looking at it."

"Ah!" Suddenly, when something a few miles away appeared clearly in front of him, Luo Lihong was so scared that she almost threw Qianlijing to the ground.

Seeing the boy laughing, Luo Li blushed and hot. She mustered up the courage to put the cylinder mirror on her eyes again with fear, then exclaimed again, saying, "Why, why are there foreign devils?"

The beautiful boy nodded and said, "Rakshasa ghost." His pretty face turned cold.

At this time, Luo Ansheng coughed and walked up and said, "Girl, what are you doing?"

Before the beautiful boy could speak, Luo Lihong suddenly said, "No, they seem to be coming to us."

Without using a thousand-mile mirror, you can also see a group of officers and soldiers slowly moving towards this side. I think they are a little aware of the abnormal movements in the woods.

Luo Ansheng's head buzzed, what else can he do at this time? His life is important, so he turned around and lowered his voice and ordered: "Hurry up, take everyone with you, let's go!"

Luo Lihong said to the beautiful boy: "Sister, you, follow me, I know there is a small path, and they can't catch us."

Luo Ansheng also said, "Yes, girl, although Xue Shuai's military discipline is strict, I can't figure out your way even if I see you. His subordinates are not vegetarians and have a few cruel and ruthless people. Even if you are not an ordinary person, you can't suffer the loss in front of you, so you should hide."

In the woods, the big men were all stunned. The salt was their blood and their sweat!

"I'm not leaving yet?" Luo Ansheng shouted softly.

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Thank you everyone for the New Year! Thank you!

On the first day of the Year of the Dragon, everyone will get rich!

Let’s just have a chapter today, I have a little pain in my head. I will definitely update it normally tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but the update may be late, so I have to come back to pay New Year’s greetings. There is a big party in the fourth day of the lunar month, and it may be less updated that day. There are also a few relatives who come here. The main reason is that my two cousins, both graduated from college and worked in another place, and only went home during the New Year. They all listened to me when they were young. When they were old, they liked to drink me. I have to deal with these two brothers. There is nothing else to do. I say hello to you in advance, and then Brother Haihan will be there.
Chapter completed!