The three armies were not moved, intelligence went first. Cheng Dalei carried out this policy to the end. What was the war fighting? The economy was fighting, and the intelligence was fighting. As for the actual use of swords and guns on the battlefield, it was secondary.
A group of troops were sent to run a restaurant in Haojia City. Listening to the goings-on in the city, Cheng Dalei gave them an order to report every three days. With the addition of the "Jianghu Rumors" skill, the intelligence problem was solved.
Cheng Dalei is personally responsible for economic issues. There are at least a thousand people in Toad Village now, and the number of people eating horse chews every day is not a small amount. No matter what Cheng Dalei does, he must first fill the bellies of these people, otherwise why would they accompany him to risk their lives?
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On this day, Cheng Dalei, Xu Shenji and Zhang Fei took a small boat and left the village along the river. Today he changed into a scholar's Confucian robe, held a folding fan in his hand, and wore a sword on his waist. He did not look like a murderer.
The bandit king who set the fire looked like a graceful scholar.
The ship docked at the pier of Haojia City. The three of them abandoned the ship and landed. Cheng Dalei waved his folding fan and walked into Haojia City.
There was a Shengsheng Drug Store on the street in front. The owner of the drug store was sitting behind the counter with a woman. It was a crisp autumn day. The woman looked pregnant, and her body showed some inconvenience every time she moved. The owner was careful and did not dare to show the slightest indifference.
Shopkeeper Lin greeted the waiters to work. He secretly watched this scene and felt deeply in his heart: Since the last incident, his shopkeeper seemed to have changed.
No longer has the reputation of being a high-ranking official in Ximen.
"Shopkeeper Lin, can you expedite the settlement of this medicinal material in a few days? We are eager to get this money to go back to spend the winter."
"Lao Li, is this your first day in business? You have to wait for the medicine to be sold in a hurry. Your medicinal materials are all damp. I will take them out for you, and you have to keep a smile on your face..."
At this time, a scholar dressed as a scholar led the two of them into the drug store. Shopkeeper Lin, who was chatting, accidentally glanced at him, his expression suddenly froze, and he closed his mouth that was talking endlessly.
"Shopkeeper Lin, the family is really in trouble. Please do me a favor and use this money to pay off the debt."
"Okay, okay, come over tomorrow and I'll prepare the money for you." Shopkeeper Lin agreed hurriedly.
The scholar didn't say anything after he came in, and just found a seat to sit down. Then shopkeeper Lin gave some instructions to the waiters, and all the customers who were buying medicine in the drug store were quietly invited out.
Soon, there were only a few people left in the drug store, the door was closed, and the light became dim.
Shopkeeper Lin and Senior Official Ximen both stood in front of the scholar with their hands downcast, with sad faces.
"Master Cheng, why are you here again? What do you want this time?" Ximen Chunchang
"What are you talking about? I came to you specially to buy something." Cheng Dalei tasted the fragrant tea sent by shopkeeper Lin. To be honest, this tea is really good, much better than the tea in Toad Village.
"Hey, don't say that. Just tell me what you want. I'll definitely send someone to send it there." Ximen Chunchang thought to himself, don't ask me when the boat arrives in the middle of the river like last time.
Should I eat flat noodles or wontons?
"I'm really buying medicine." Cheng Dalei handed over a list: "Prepare all the medicinal materials above for me, deliver them to my home, and settle the bill at the market price."
Alas, what kind of money do you need? If you mess with such evil stars, you will be burned without any loss of life.
Cheng Dalei suddenly took back the order he handed over: "If you dare to play tricks, the lives of your wife, children, and children must be carefully weighed."
"Oh, how dare I do that? You are my living ancestor."
Only then did Cheng Dalei give him the medicine list. Cheng Dalei was indeed here to buy medicine. There were so many people in the village, and they all had headaches and fever. Preparing some medicinal materials was considered a strategic material.
"Actually...I have something else..."
No matter what I say, no matter what I say, if bandits come to your door, nothing good will happen.
"I'm short of money recently, and it's like learning to do business."
"Hey, what kind of business does your master have? What business is more profitable than what your master does?"
"Robbing... you can't rob every day." Cheng Dalei said: "You are familiar with the market, what can you make money from now?"
After chatting with Cheng Dalei for so long, Ximen Chunchang's fear subsided a little and his speech became more organized.
"If you want to talk about a huge profit, it would naturally be tea, medicinal materials, and salt. The Rong people don't produce these, so sending them over would be a huge profit. However, this business can't be done."
"Why can't it be done?"
"The imperial court is not allowed to do business with the Rong people. If you are caught, it will be a serious crime of beheading. Of course, there is no shortage of people who take risks. The key is that this road is impassable now. The leaders of the eighteen families along the road are exploiting each other. This road has now become
No one dares to leave."
Cheng Dalei thought about this matter. If others dare not leave, it may not be possible for me. Without business, how can I rely on prosperity? He took another look at Ximen Chunchang. This boy is a talent. Business matters are clear and logical.
There is also courage in courage, although there is some lust...but for a man, can lust be considered a problem?
Cheng Dalei leaned forward slightly and asked seriously: "Do you... want to be a bandit?"
Ximen Chunchang fell to his knees with a pop, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
"Master Cheng, please spare me. I have an elder, a younger child, and an unborn child. Please be generous and let me go."
Cheng Dalei left the drug store, continued walking forward, and turned into the backyard of a restaurant.
"Master, master..." The cooks and shopkeepers all gathered around.
The shopkeeper here's surname is Wang and his name is Qinzhou. Because he is good at calculating and careful, he was sent by Cheng Dalei to take charge of the restaurant's affairs.
"Okay, let's go and do our own thing." Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "Is everyone here?"
"They all just arrived, so they are waiting inside." Wang Qinzhou said.
Cheng Dalei was led into the main room in the backyard. Wang Qinzhou opened the door and stood outside. Only Cheng Dalei, Xu Shenji, and Zhang Fei walked in.
There were also three people in the room who stood up at the same time. The expressions on their faces changed, as if they didn't know how to face Cheng Dalei.
"Sit, sit, and do whatever you want. It's not like I don't know you."
These three people are Yun Zhonglong, Qiao He, and You Jiulou. Yun Zhonglong and Cheng Dalei have met each other before, and they can even be called familiar. However, the other two people have met Cheng Dalei for the first time. The same thing is that they are all attracted by
Cheng Dalei defeated one of the original eighteen leaders.
"Mo Mingmi assigned you to me, do you know?" Cheng Dalei asked.
The three of them nodded at the same time.
"The good thing is that you don't need to pay protection money to Boss Mo in the future. The bad thing is that he won't come forward to protect you." Cheng Dalei said: "But you have to look at things from both sides. You can choose to hang out with me in the future. I'll call you today.