Twenty miles outside Hekou Town, a small team of more than fifty people was marching. These were the thirteen eunuchs who had just killed the boss of the Li family. According to Yuan Feng's plan, the five of them were waiting at the mouth of the river to wait for opportunities.
When doing things, kill if you can, and run if you can't. Zhao Ding'an led people to sneak attack the Li family's nest in Lanzhou. After their main force was transferred from the mountain, they set fire to the house, killed people and robbed money. After all, Lanzhou is the provincial capital.
A case that is too big will not end well.
Ningxia Master Li inadvertently helped Yuan Feng and the others. Li Hu led a large group of troops to chase him. There were only ten thugs around Li Long, and those government servants and idlers in the town could be ignored. This is exactly what happened.
A combination of circumstances contributed to the result of this zero-casualty battle.
Li Bao is dead, Li Long is dead, and Li Hu goes to Gaolan to intercept Li Mingying. No matter he wins or loses, he will forge a deep rift with the Li family of Ningxia. Naturally, someone will cause trouble for him in the future. Among the five brothers of the Li family, there are still
Next to the fourth and fifth sons, I heard that Li Laosi is a playboy who spends all day looking for flowers and people, so there is nothing to worry about. Li Lao Wu is away all the time and is not a strong opponent. Even though the Li family’s stall is big, it’s not a big deal.
It got up very quickly. The foundation of this towering tree has been shaken. It is only a matter of time before it completely collapses.
"Brother Feng, where are we going now?" Chu Muzuo asked. The revenge of his great revenge made this middle-aged man who had been decadent for a long time feel refreshed. He seemed to be ten years younger. Chu Jian also held his head high proudly.
, he showed his face in this operation, and his prestige among the brothers has increased a lot.
"Zhao Ding'an takes people home to prevent a sneak attack from the Li family. Let's go to Xining to purchase goods." Yuan Feng replied, but he knew in his heart that it was impossible for dozens of them to control the private salt trade. These sales channels are
It took more than ten years of operation to form this family, and it is impossible to conquer it overnight. Of course, Yuan Feng is not so ambitious. What he wants is to break the Li family's monopoly so that he can have the opportunity to join it.
"What are we going to buy? We don't have much money." Ye Kai muttered in a low voice, and Yuan Feng smiled slightly: "There must be a road in front of the mountain. Let's see when the time comes. If it doesn't work, we can take credit."
Having said that, Yuan Feng actually didn't know for sure. Facing him as a new buyer, whether they would agree to pay on credit or even sell the goods to him were all questions. However, his uncle had taught him that in case of trouble,
He must not panic, let alone show no opinion in front of his subordinates. Even if he is not sure, he must pretend to be confident, so he always looks like an old god is there. The young people are even more confident when they see him.
He believes that if he overthrows the Li family, his wealth will be a sure thing.
Just as he was saying this, there was a jingling sound in front of him, and with the melodious sound of horse bells, a team carrying sacks came meandering towards him. Yuan Feng was happy when he saw it. The flag of the caravan was clearly that of the Li family in Lanzhou.
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This team obviously didn't know that their boss had died violently, so they still acted arrogantly. The team was not big, but it occupied the center of the road. If nothing unexpected happened, the two teams would meet head-on in a moment.
, with Zhao Ding'an's fiery temper leading the team, there will definitely be something good to watch.
Sure enough, before they collided with each other, the Li family's guys started shouting, asking the other party to get out of the way. The Li family's salt gang was used to running rampant, so naturally they didn't let this team that had put away their long weapons and armor go.
In their eyes, but after a moment they felt something was wrong. The other party not only refused to give way, but also surrounded them. They showed off the long knives at their waists without any scruples, and looked around with fierce eyes, as if they were looking at the slaughter.
of fat sheep.
"What do you want to do! This is the Li family's caravan!" Even if the other party's guy beat him to death, he couldn't believe that someone would touch the Li family's goods near Hekou Town. You must know that the five brothers of the Li family are famous and will retaliate against anyone who goes against them.
People never end well, but they ignored one thing. Those were all things of the past. None of the sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys in front of them knew Mr. Li, who ran the private salt market in the northwest. They only knew the people on the streets of Hekou Town.
The bloody corpse was named Li Long.
After controlling the team, Zhao Dingan flew over and asked: "Jiulang, do you want to rob?"
Yuan Feng said: "We are not robbers, so how can we do things like killing people and stealing goods? These goods are to compensate Uncle Chu for his mental loss. We are just helping to get them back. Don't say whether to rob or not in the future."
Zhao Ding'an stared at the cow's eyes and pondered for a long time before he finally understood. He swallowed and asked: "Then...should I take it?"
"Take it, of course you have to take it, remember not to hurt anyone."
As a result, the camel team rushing to Hekou Town changed their names in a matter of seconds, and the disarmed Li family guys even shouted angrily: "Don't leave if you have the guts, wait until our third master comes out to deal with you."
Zhao Ding'an said: "If we don't leave, we will go to Hekou Town to sell salt. If you are not in a hurry to go home, go together and see what the third master says."
The guys looked at each other. For many years, no one dared to disturb the Li family. What happened this time? These people just stole the goods and went to Hekou Town to sell them. They really thought that there was no one in the Li family.
Already?
"Okay, if you have the guts, go to the mouth of the river. We'll wait there!" The guys said harsh words and ran away. Yuan Feng and others ignored them and drove dozens of mules and horses loaded with sacks slowly.
to Hekou Town.
The Li family's guys ran to the mouth of the river. The corpses were still lying on the street, waiting for Lanzhou to come and bury them. When the guys saw the uncle's body, they understood why those people were so unscrupulous just now. They asked others where the third master had gone?
The answer was that he died the day before yesterday. The guys were even more dumbfounded. The leader kicked him: "Let's go! Go to Lanzhou!" A man came over and said: "Don't go. The Li family's mansion has been burned to the ground.
, the fourth master didn’t care, and still stayed in the brothel drinking flower wine. The second master went to Gaolan to block people, his life and death were uncertain, and the Li family was afraid that it would be over.”
This time, the guys were completely dumbfounded. It turned out that they had not been here for a few days and such earth-shaking changes had already taken place. They didn’t say anything anymore and just found another way out. As the saying goes, when a tree falls, the hozen will scatter. When the big tree of the Li family fell, they
These people can't be killed along with them.
Horse bells rang at the city gate, indicating that the strong men were coming. The Li family members did not dare to be arrogant and slipped away silently.
The caravan went straight to the dock and unloaded bags of illicit salt from the mules and horses. They piled up like a hill. The merchants immediately gathered around because Li Mingying had thrown the two hundred tons of inventory in Li's shop into the water.
Here, so the supply of private salt has been cut off for the past two days, and everyone is anxious to death. They don't care who sells the salt, as long as the price is fair, they still buy it.
Looking at the swarming buyers, the young private salt dealers were at a loss. Chu Muzu, including Chu Muzu, didn't know what price they should sell for. Fifteen years ago, the market price was three taels of silver per load, but now they don't know.
What is the price? When he was at a loss, Yuan Feng said softly: "It's four liang per dan, and the discount is 4 liang or 5 when you buy more than 100 dan. Let's put this price out."
Everyone asked: "Brother Feng, how did you decide this price?"
Yuan Feng said: "There is a water sign outside the Li family salt shop. It says today's salt price is five taels. I guess you haven't noticed it. Since we are newly opened, we naturally have to sell at a profit. This batch of goods is not large, which is three hundred.
It looks like it’s an overload, so sell it out quickly so that you can buy the next batch of goods. This private salt is not an antique jade. It all depends on the volume. Only by quick turnover can you make money. Are you right?"
After saying this, everyone praised Yuan Feng for his quick thinking. Ye Kai found a pen and paper and wrote a sign and hung it up. When the merchants saw that the price had been reduced and there was a 10% discount for buying more, they bought more enthusiastically. Zhao Ding'an borrowed it from the rice shop next to him.
They came over with a big scale and sold it on the spot. The weights on the scale were raised high, which gave the buyers a huge discount. Anyway, they were stolen goods. They would make a profit no matter how they sold them. This rough and unrestrained sales method was different from the previous Li family's short pounds.
The young couple's style of raising prices at every turn was so different that the servants couldn't help but applaud. The three hundred dans of private salt were gone in less than an hour, and Ye Kai had an extra 1,400 taels of silver in his mantle bag.