Despite all the arrangements made for Li Dajin and Li He, everyone from Zhao Jin to Liu Yong felt that this defection was not a fake, because according to the news from the previous salt merchants, the Feng family had indeed turned against Li Dajin.

, and the ones left as hostages are indeed his wife and children. If he really wants to die, the price will be too high. Of course, whether to accept him or not depends on his performance in Yangzhou.

I don’t know who first said this sentence, but it soon spread in Xuzhou. A boy who was on duty in the Zhizhou Prefecture recited this sentence. As a result, the Zhizhou Tong Huaizu heard it and immediately slapped dozens of boards and fired him.

"Xuzhou is not in the city, but in Hejiazhuang" is such a simple sentence.

Tong Huaizu stayed in Xuzhou for more than ten years, only to see that Xuzhou was declining day by day. There were not many new houses inside and outside the city. However, Zhao Jin had been in Hejiazhuang for less than two years, and the place had changed a lot. Everything was new.

appearance.

Nowadays, large-scale construction work is underway at the junction of Linjiawei and Xiaoshitou Village. The idle laborers from the south of the Yellow River have gone there to earn wages. All kinds of materials are either made locally or transported by water. It has become a big construction site there.

Although we don’t know what will be done at this large construction site in the future, there is vague news that a large market will be built here, and wealthy businessmen from the southeast, northwest, and northwest will come to do business.

Is there still business in this shabby place like Xuzhou? Even the locals in Xuzhou think so, but everyone has seen too many of Zhao Jinying's methods of gathering hair. Since Mr. Jin is doing it like this, there must be a way, and it will definitely not be bad.

The first to take action were the commanders of the Xuzhou Guards and the Qianhu households. They had already made a fortune in Hejiazhuang and knew that there were unlimited business opportunities here. The shopkeepers here also had the responsibility of informing people.

They immediately came over to inquire. They didn't even ask what was to be done, but how much the shop would cost and how much the rent would be.

The second person to take action was the powerful officials and police chiefs in the yamen of Xuzhou and Xiao County. They were also considered to be wealthy people from generation to generation. They had accumulated a lot of money and were in need of a profitable business. Previously, they were doing business in various places in Hejiazhuang.

They don't mix much, so you can't miss it now.

They are from their hometown, so they naturally know what kind of big thing Zhao Ziying is, and they also know that Zhao Jin will not swallow up other people's money for nothing, and he pays great attention to credibility in his work. In addition, Zhao Jin and Chen Huang are both the sons of the Yamen, and Chen Wu and Zhao Zhentang are the same.

We all have friendship, and with these guarantees, we will never be treated badly.

Xu Zhenzhen will naturally not let it go, but what makes Zhao Jin feel interesting this time is that the money Xu Zhenzhen invested in the salt market was not the Xu family's public funds, but her own private room, which was watched by Mei Xiang and another maid.

, Zhao Jin didn’t bother to ask about women’s affairs in detail.

In addition, there are the gentry and local tycoons from all over Xuzhou. After the Hejiazhuang Conference, everyone has a reputation for friendship and a chance to make a career. After that, it is always possible to join in. There are even those who are cautious and do not want to contribute money, but want to

Selling one's own labor and products to the construction site is naturally easy to say.

As a result, the establishment of the salt market was much smoother than Zhao Jin expected. After just ten days of work, Zhou Xuezhi, who rushed back to preside over the salt market, was shocked to find that based on the money, materials and even labor raised so far, the salt market no longer had to cost Zhao Ziying a penny.

Money.

The construction site was busy and noisy, and everyone saw that on the tenth day of April, Zhao Jin led more than 200 of his men to leave Zhao Ziying and headed east.

What does Mr. Jin want, and who can offend Mr. Jin with his short-sightedness? Everyone is talking about it, and they can't see it. As Zhao Ziying advances, small groups of cavalry continue to join or join along the way.

follow up

Nowadays, the local tycoons in Xuzhou have determined one thing. Whatever Mr. Jin wants, follow him. They are not afraid of bleeding desperately, but they are just afraid that their efforts are not enough. Mr. Jin is bright-sighted, generous and generous, and will never treat him badly.

Anyone who can help.

There used to be a Yellow River wharf in Xin'an Town, Pizhou, Huai'an Prefecture. Now, except for fishing boats, there are no big ships. Merchant ships will not stop here at all. They go directly along the river to Yutou Town. The place that used to be a ferry is now full of

Wild grass.

However, this dilapidated scene has become the best cover for Cai Kui and his gang. No one can see the large and small boats parked in the grassy beach by the river unless they come closer.

The Yellow River crosses the Ming Dynasty from east to west, and there are also people in the rivers and lakes who specialize in business on the river. Cai Kui is one of them, the so-called river pirates and water thieves.

Cai Kui is in his early forties. He has been good at water skills since he was a child. He has learned skills from both Shui Cha and Pu Dao. He will not suffer a loss when fighting one to two or three on land. On a boat or in the water, Cai Kui can fight five or even five by himself.

More.

But what made Cai Kui the leader was not his skill, nor his deeds of killing seven enemies on the boat by himself, but his good mind that made him act according to the wind and kowtow to the enemy.

There are two patrols on the river from Xuzhou to Pizhou. Among the two patrols, one is his brother-in-law, and the other is his brother-in-law. God knows how Cai Kui, who has small eyes, big mouth, and triangular face, has such a pretty girl.

, apart from this official relationship, Cai Kui is actually one of the incense heads of the Wenxiang Sect.

It's just that his Xiangtou branch is affiliated with the branch in Yutou Town and is not under the direction of Xuzhou. Originally, Cai Kui did not believe in gods and Buddhas, but Wenxiang Sect has a tight control over the water transportation in Yutou Town and wants to sell the stolen goods.

To buy goods or even hide, you have to go through the scent-smelling religion. Cai Kui directly believed in Maitreya and Wu Sheng Lao Mu.

Not to mention the incense owner, Cai Kui's friendship with the inspectors also gradually developed, and it was only because of his cleverness and flattery that they got to this point.

With these relationships, Cai Kui's life on the water was very comfortable. There used to be two small powers, but under the dual pressure of the government and Jianghu, they were all annexed by Cai Kui. People who came and went on the Yellow River

Merchant and civilian ships became Cai Kui's target.

Cai Kui never touched the official ship. Cai Kui also acted very appropriately on the merchant ship. He would never kill anyone at the sight of blood unless absolutely necessary. After boarding the ship, he did not take everything away, but took away 30% to 40%.

, don’t break up, leave room for each other, and won’t endlessly entangle and retaliate afterwards. As for the civilian ship Cai Kui, I won’t hold back. I will abuse it as I want. The young woman may be able to live a few more days and keep it for fun. The rest

His belly was cut open and stones were stuffed into it, and it sank into the Yellow River. Even the boat was dragged ashore and burned.

However, Cai Kui has not been out for activities in the past half year. It was only Cai Kui who helped the bandits cross the river when the bandits went south last year. Cai Kui thought he was betraying his master.

When the time of love came, a large number of ships were collected and passed over.

Of course, he didn't expect that the ending would be like that. Zhao Jin was so fierce. At that time, he was too scared to come out. He thought he would be able to avoid the limelight in a few months, but he never thought of hiding at home and listening to the news.

As more and more news came out about Zhao Jin, the more I heard about it, the more frightened I became, until now.

"I'm afraid of birds. The worst I can do is take a boat to the lake to do business." Cai Kui cursed while drinking.

The river pirates are not too worried about the grievances on land, because they all go in two ways. Once they board the boat and leave, of course they can't catch up and find them. However, Cai Kui doesn't want to give up on Xin'an Town. In addition to being familiar with the locality, he has also been looking for business recently.

People from Huai'an Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture came to the door and asked him if they could help transport salt.

Transporting salt along the Yellow River is a big business, not to mention the profits earned from transporting the salt itself. Unloading and distributing the salt along the way, and establishing relationships with powerful nest owners along the coast, can lead to many other businesses. This is a great thing for making a fortune.

Once he is not in Xin'an Town, the business of transporting salt will also come to nothing, and he is said to be going to the lake, but Luoma Lake and Hongze Lake are two self-proclaimed situations. The lake water thieves are a big force, and he, an outsider, cannot get in at all.

If you enter rashly, you will either be swallowed up or killed.

There were seven people in the drinking room, and the remaining six were Cai Kui's subordinates. Although Cai Kui had not been seen outside in the past few months, he still had a tight grip on the hundreds of people under his command. He, the Cai family, controlled them.

They were in various important places, but Cai Kui also had cronies with foreign surnames who controlled the leaders of the clan, and they were closely linked to each other, so he had a firm grasp.

"When the people from the church come, please be respectful and don't look like you don't believe it. Do you understand?" Cai Kui shouted angrily, and everyone put down their wine bowls and nodded quickly.

"Second uncle, can you believe this group of people burning incense? Luoma Lake is their territory, can we go in and share some of it?" asked the young man sitting outside. He is Cai Kui's distant nephew.

This sentence inexplicably made Cai Kui angry. He slammed the wine bowl and the young man quickly turned his head to avoid it.

"You've been troubling me all day long. You refused to do business when I asked you to do it. I'm trying to find a way out for you, but you make irresponsible remarks. What's got you in your head?"

"Second uncle, I can't do anything that harms the people. My nephew has never shrunk at other times."

"Cai De, who are you talking to? We just shrank," someone said with a sideways glance.

The young man named Cai De said with a cold face: "Shrink or not, you know in your heart that the last time we attacked the salt ship, I didn't lead the brothers to rush on it. The ship just left like that, so I let it go."

With two arrows, your men will stop moving. Why, do you only get more energy when you kill people and abuse women?"

"Damn you." The man next to him threw his wine bowl and stood up. Cai Kui showed no partiality to his distant nephew and glared at him fiercely.

Just when they were about to start fighting, the dishes, cups and chopsticks on the table shook and crackled. Several people in the room heard the quarrel and looked at each other. Someone whispered: "Is this a group of people coming on horseback? Come on."

The next time Zhao came across the border, he seemed to be like this."

"The people in the sect are so powerful?" someone said incredulously. Cai Kui glared at Cai De fiercely and cursed: "Be careful. If you offend the people above me later, I don't need to tell others. I will go first."
Chapter completed!