In any case, Cheng Dalei and Mo Mingmi maintained a superficial peace, and the two sides did not invade each other. Everyone knew that this peace could not last long. Taking advantage of this time, Cheng Dalei raced against time to upgrade to the main base.
In addition to asking for mutual non-aggression, Cheng Dalei also asked Mo Mingmi for a trade route. Yun Zhonglong, Qiao He, and You Jiulou are the leaders of this trade route. Relatively speaking, these three people are the Eighteenth House.
A slightly weaker force among the leaders. Yun Zhonglong was originally considered strong, but after recent events, most of its troops were lost.
Compared to the embarrassment of the three of them, Cheng Dalei was very calm.
"Being a thief is just to get rich. If you are willing to follow me, your life will only be better than before, not worse. If you don't want to follow me...it seems that you have no other choice."
The three of them looked at each other in confusion, and finally decided that Yun Zhonglong would speak. He was familiar with Cheng Dalei.
"Boss Cheng, we are all willing to follow you. But, in this way, we stand on the opposite side of Boss Mo and become the enemy of Boss Mo?"
"What's wrong with being an enemy of Boss Mo?" Cheng Dalei asked.
"Boss Mo has the final say here in Qinchuan?" Qiao He said.
"He used to have the final say, but now that I'm here, do you think his words can still count?" Cheng Dalei raised his eyebrows slightly.
Judging from the anxious looks on the three of them, they must have not made up their minds yet. The main reason is that Boss Mo has too much power, and the three of them are still afraid of each other.
Cheng Dalei also knew that it was impossible to make them bow to you with just a few words. The Jianghu Master had to make people eat well before they could talk about loyalty. He nodded: "Give it a try, I don't think I will treat you badly."
Yes, you can work on it for a few days and see as you go."
"What does Master Cheng want us to do?"
"Open a trade route and do business with the Rong people."
"Master Cheng, this, that..."
"Speak directly if you have something to say, why are you hesitating?" Cheng Dalei added: "I have always been very democratic."
"It's not easy to do business on this road. Only the four of us are responsible for it. You can't walk on many roads. It's bad etiquette to go on other people's territory. And it's not easy to do business on the Rong tribe's side." Yun Zhonglong.
"Why?"
"There is only one way to go from Qinchuan to outside the pass, which is Qinchuan Pass. Now this road is guarded by Boss Mo."
"Where is the smuggling route? Don't tell me if there is one?"
"Of course there is, but it's just that they are all mountain roads, and the roads are very dangerous. And there was something that made the Rong people unwilling to do business with us?"
"What's up?"
"In the beginning, Boss Mo brought the Rong people together in the name of doing business, and then killed them all. Because of this, Boss Mo asked the court for credit, and then the Rong people no longer wanted to trust us."
"This... is too shameless." Cheng Dalei suddenly felt as if his predecessors had dug a hole and he had to be responsible for filling it.
"So this road is not very easy to walk. Some people had the idea of this trade route at first, and finally died in the hands of the Rong tribe." Yun Zhonglong said: "I advise Master Cheng not to do this. We are not robbing.
Is it equally worthless?"
"Robbery is fishing in a dry land. It's okay to do it once in a while. But robbing every day will bankrupt this place."
Yunzhonglong and the other three were speechless, thinking: Aren't you just robbing us every day in the past few days?
"Okay, we have to leave just because it is difficult to leave, otherwise how can I create a monopoly." Cheng Dalei said: "I have already thought about it. Let's open a market with three kinds of goods first, medicinal materials, salt, tea, and the supply of medicinal materials.
I'm in charge, and you three can take care of the other two items."
"I have a way to sell private salt." Yun Zhonglong was originally a private salt dealer here, so he was no stranger to this kind of business.
"I do know a few tea merchants," Qiao He said.
"If I can transport the jade and fur from the Rong tribe, I will have a market. But is this road really feasible?" You Jiulou asked uncertainly.
"There are no roads in the world. It is precisely because there are more people walking that there are roads." Cheng Dalei said: "Prepare the goods. I will take the first batch of goods myself. But please be careful, enter the village quietly, and don't use guns."
Now Cheng Dalei seems to be able to see Mo Mingmi when he raises his head. He cannot do many things too ostentatiously. Of course, as long as he reaches the third level, he no longer needs to be afraid of him.
Now Yun Zhonglong, Qiao He, and You Jiulou are grasshoppers tied to Cheng Dalei, and they can only listen to Cheng Dalei at the moment.
After Cheng Dalei returned to the village, he began to plan this trade route and do business with the Rong people. He did not have any psychological burden. After all, he was not from the empire. However, how to navigate this road still needed to be carefully considered.
If this trade route can be opened up, Toad Village will have a steady stream of income channels. With money, many things will be easier to do.
When planning this matter, Cheng Dalei began to work hard to upgrade the third-level version. The third-level version is based on the second-level copycat expansion. It is no longer a simple military division fortress on the island, but the entire island.
It turned into a military fortress. A defensive circle was built from the water, with earthen trenches, wooden fences and other defensive facilities.
This is a big project that cannot be completed by the people in Toad Village. Like last time, the only option is to hire external labor.
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Qingye Town.
At dusk, Zhao Sanzhuang closed the door, boiled a handful of bean leaves, drank a pot of old wine from the liquor store, and chatted with several waiters while drinking.
"There's another letter over there." Zhao Sanzhuang.
"Hmm, this time it's our brothers. They have to be very careful and don't let the news leak out. If anyone leaks the news, I think everyone knows what they do there."
"I understand, I understand." Several people nodded.
"If it is said that it is pretty good over there, there is no beating or scolding, and one meal of meat tube is enough every day, it can be done even if you don't get paid, not to mention they give you the salary."
"That's why we can't leak the news. If people know too much, such good things will be gone." Zhao Sanzhuang.
"Third brother, hey, you're drinking."
Suddenly a man walked in from outside the door, carrying a fresh fish with straw in his hand: "I know that the third brother is drinking, so I caught a fish specially to add some vegetables to the brothers."
Zhao Sanzhuang frowned. This man was his neighbor. Although the neighbors in the street did not have bad feelings, the relationship was not good at all. How could this man be so kind as to give him fish?
"Third brother, if something good happens, you might forget about me."
"What good thing?"
"Hey, third brother, you're still hiding it from me. I've heard all about it. Your kid hasn't gotten married yet, and my niece doesn't have her husband either..."
Zhao Sanzhuang's eyes lit up. It was hard to refuse this. He thought for a while and whispered: "You can't tell anyone about this matter."
"Third brother." A person next to him said: "My brother-in-law also wants to go..."
"Yes, my cousin also..."
Zhao Sanzhuang was stunned: "Isn't it forbidden to tell anyone?"