Chapter 449 The new situation of the southern rivers and lakes
It seems that the peaceful and stable environment in the world is a good opportunity for gangs to develop?
An iron gate suddenly appeared in the Wuhou Territory in the south, and the sub-rudders instantly spread all over the major towns in the Wuhou Territory, filling the vacancy in the Wuhou Territory without Jianghu gangs in the blink of an eye.
Later, the Iron Gate was divided into the Eagle Claw Gate and the Ground Gate, which were not as powerful as the Iron Gate, but they also had considerable power and development potential.
Such an astonishing change made the southern martial arts community dumbfounded for a moment.
It was not until these gangs and lakes forces suddenly emerged and Wu Houling completed their layout that Wu Houling relaxed the access restrictions on foreign gangs.
But that's the case, there are also small restrictions that vary from place to place.
For example, there are strict limits on the number of people in a gang. New disciples of major gangs must report to the local government and garrison before they can obtain temporary residence rights. There are also strict limits on the number of people who can recruit local people to join the gang, etc.
With such layers of restrictions, ordinary people and forces in the world simply cannot stand it.
But what is strange is that several well-known gangs in the southern martial arts world, such as the Jukun Gang, the Shuilong Gang, the Haisha Gang, etc., have honestly established new halls in accordance with the rules of the Wu Marquis. They do not dare to go out of their way in the slightest.
There is no way, the interests involved in Wu Houling are so big that several well-known gangs in the south are unwilling to give up. Only by being honest and obedient can we get a share of the pie.
What made them feel most helpless was that the iron gates, eagle claw gates and ground sliding doors suddenly appeared in Wuhou. Although there were no first-rate masters in the world, the martial arts they used were all bad things in the world, but they couldn't stand up to the second-rate masters.
There are so many, so many that the top brass of several large southern gangs are so scared that they dare not provoke them easily.
Even a fool can see that these new gangs have risen rapidly and quickly established themselves in Wuhou. The relationship between them and Wuhou is such that a fool would rashly provoke them.
Especially in Iron Gate, thirty or so second-rate masters appeared in one breath. Although they were all practicing external skills, they should not be underestimated.
Even though several large gangs in the south have great reputations, most of them only have one first-rate master, and the rest of the top leaders are only second-rate. How can they use it to coerce Iron Gate?
When they found out that almost all the Iron Sect masters and elite disciples came from the army under the command of Wu Hou, what else did they not understand?
What shocked them even more was that most of the Iron Sect masters had not practiced martial arts for more than five years!
In other words, it only took less than five years for Wu Hou to train dozens of external martial arts masters who are equivalent to second-rate masters in the world!
The news spread rapidly in the inner circle of the southern martial arts community, shocking the gangsters and gang bosses. Is this really justified?
If Iron Gate is given a few more years to develop, wouldn't it be possible that there would be Iron Gate masters who could break through to the top level in the world?
Even if they were given ten years to break through, it would still be an amazing force.
The Eagle Claw Gate and the Ground Gate are not something to worry about. These two gates were also created by strong soldiers under the command of Wu Hou. Unfortunately, the strongest ones are only at the top level of the third-rate, and they have not yet affected the large gangs in the south.
It was not without the first-rate masters of the southern martial arts community thinking about the sudden appearance of the behemoth Iron Gate.
As long as he can bring Tiemen under his control, he can instantly become one of the most powerful men in the southern martial arts world, even on par with the leaders of the Water Dragon Gang, the Jukun Gang and the Haisha Gang.
As for Wu Hou's dissatisfaction, these top martial arts masters in the south who had incomplete sources of information did not care.
They thought that because their martial arts skills were high enough, they didn't have to worry about Wu Hou's dissatisfaction, and they could even threaten Wu Hou to give them a larger share of the profits and benefits.
Beautiful thought!
As a result, when some of the top martial arts masters in the south rushed to Wuhou, they were greeted by famous masters from the two sects of the Holy Sect.
No matter which one of them has the strength of a first-class master, some have even reached the innate realm. How can they be compared to the ordinary first-class masters in the southern martial arts world?
No matter in the world of high martial arts or low martial arts, the three sects of Taoism, Buddhism and Demonism are all authentic in the world, and the masters they train are almost always the strongest in the same realm, and ordinary casual cultivators cannot compare.
The elder masters of the Yinkui sect are the most active. They have reached an agreement with Wuhou Leihu. Wuhou will become the place where the Yinkui sect gathers wealth, and it will also be the largest source of reserve talents in the future.
They have already built many industries in prosperous towns such as Suzhou, Jiaxing, Hucheng and Qiantang, providing all kinds of clothing, food, housing and transportation. They can provide the Yinkui sect with a huge wealth of hundreds of thousands taels every year.
The master of the clan, Zhu Yuyan, didn't even need to say anything. The elder-level masters below took the initiative to ask for help and showed their strength to intimidate Xiao Xiao. Anyone who dared to offend would definitely face bad consequences.
Other forces from the Holy Sect have also poured into Wuhou's territory, setting up businesses in prosperous towns. Naturally, the wealth will be abundant in the future and others will not take advantage.
Although the top masters of the two sects of the Holy Sect and the Six Paths did not show up, the second-level first-class masters are not easily offended by ordinary Jianghu forces.
Although the Holy Sect seems to have failed in the hands of the Buddhist sect, compared to other forces in the world, the Holy Sect is definitely a behemoth that cannot be easily offended.
No, after the masters of the Holy Sect forces such as the Yinkui Sect came forward, the ambitious first-class masters in the southern martial arts world immediately gave up their thoughts of getting involved in the Iron Sect. At the same time, they regarded the Wu Marquis as a dragon's den and a tiger's den. They were not prepared as a last resort or were fully prepared.
, will not easily come to make trouble.
These were naturally arranged by Lei Hu behind the scenes.
Since there is no way to avoid the disputes in the rivers and lakes, we should actively integrate into the rivers and lakes, launch the iron gate, the eagle claw gate and the three rivers and lakes sects, and firmly control the leadership of the rivers and lakes affairs in the territory to avoid other accidents.
causing losses to the territory.
At the same time, the two sects of the Holy Sect and the Six Paths were invited to join, luring them with benefits to send out their masters, and temporarily providing escort to several major gangs that were still in their early stages of development.
As for the price paid, it is nothing to Lei Hu.
He has ideas about the various sects of the Holy Sect. They all evolved from the mainstream sects of hundreds of schools of thought during the Warring States Period and absorbed some of the essence of other sects.
Although the Holy Sect seems to have become a pure martial arts force at this time, their foundation is profound, and with the well-preserved classics of various schools of thought, it is easy to restore some of the old scenes of the hundreds of schools of thought contending during the Warring States Period.
Not only did he think so, but he also asked the senior officials of the Six Sects and Six Paths of the Holy Sect to do so.
What the territory needs is not the killing masters in the world, but talents who have learned the essence of the theories of various schools of thought and can participate in the development and construction of all aspects of the territory.
Attracted by the huge benefits, the top leaders of the two sects of the Holy Sect and the Six Paths, with the exception of a few years, all stated that they would follow Wu Hou's instructions to pick up the precious classics left by their ancestors and cultivate professional talents according to the doctrines they inherited.
This is definitely a rare experience for the various sects of the Holy Sect, and it is also a great opportunity to help them transform, or to improve their underlying strength.
In Lei Hu's view, the main reason why the Holy Sect is not as popular as the Buddhist Sect is that the Holy Sect does not reflect enough value for the superiors to take it seriously.
There is absolutely no shortage of thugs around those in power. What they lack is talents who can help govern the local area and enhance the overall strength of their territory.
Although Buddhism does not have talents in this field, it cannot withstand the amazing power of the Buddhist temples all over the world. In order to stabilize the internal situation, the superiors have to look down on Buddhism.
The Holy Sect was much worse in this regard. The Holy Sect was at its strongest during the Legend of Bianhuang, and Demon Lord Mu Qingliu even became an important staff member around Hengxuan. In the end, it was not that he was not reused, and he withdrew from history after Hengxuan failed.
stage?
If Demon Lord Mu Qingliu had a large number of talented people who were proficient in various schools of thought at that time, would Hengxuan still look down on him so much?
These are all digressions. Lei Hu had his own ideas for governing the place, which was quite different from the official system of the Sui Dynasty. He adopted an intensive management model for the territory, which required a large number of professionals in various fields.
This time he mentioned the Holy Sects that he was willing to cooperate with. In addition to hoping that their strength would be stronger and more comprehensive, he also wanted to train professional talents for his administration. In the future, they would inevitably need the support of the Holy Sects.
Because of the Jianghu incident, there was a commotion in the territory for a long time. It was only after the Iron Gate's power was completely stabilized, and the Eagle Claw Gate and the Ditang Gate even began to expand to surrounding counties, that it slowly subsided.
Several large rivers and lakes forces in the south, such as the Shuilong Gang, the Jukun Gang and the Haisha Gang, were intimidated by the strength of the masters of the Iron Gate and Shengmen factions. They only set up strongholds and halls for commercial purposes in Wuhou territory, and did not
The idea of massively expanding one’s power.
As long as these guys are honest, Lei Hu doesn't mind letting him make huge profits.
At this time, Haiyan could not move, and the size and strength of his territory were still a bit lacking. If he could occupy the southern provinces in later generations, he would not mind introducing the method of drying sea salt, completely destroying the government's salt policy, and private
The order of salt.
But it is obviously not possible at the moment, and it can only allow a few large gangs to earn large amounts of private salt profits.
What Leihu didn't expect was that he was almost forced to create several Jianghu forces in advance to deal with challenges from external Jianghu forces and some affairs. What he didn't expect was that with the rapid expansion of the Eagle Claw Sect and the Ditang Sect,
It was actually very easy to capture the territory of neighboring counties that had no power.
Like Kuaiji and several places connected to the territory, Jianghu territory was all taken over by the newly emerged Eagle Claw Sect and Dishang Sect, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that this place has just experienced rebellion and quelling the chaos, as well as the lack of population and serious underdevelopment, and it is not taken seriously by the large gangs in the south.
But no matter what, the gang forces under him have taken control of the local forces in neighboring counties, which is good news for Lei Hu.
He can completely integrate neighboring counties with the territory. Over time, no matter what the official situation is, the people will get used to the rules and systems of the territory. If these places are annexed in the future, it will be much easier and will not cause too much trouble.