It can be said that these three gangs in Jiangnan County have been living like a year in recent times.
Seeing their income plummeting every day, but they have nothing to do, this feeling is simply painful.
Zhang Xiuchuan said fiercely: "Otherwise we will lower the price of escorts and steal people from them!"
Feng Xiaotang frowned and said: "Our price is already lower than that of the imperial court, how can we lower it? If we lower it again, will we make money?"
Zhang Xiuchuan did the math and found that their prices were already cheap, and if they were to be lowered, it would not be cost-effective.
He snorted coldly and said, "It's Gu Cheng who is causing trouble! When he was the governor of the town, he went to work as the governor of the town. He also gave the water transport business to Shenxiao Pilitang and the other three factions. It's just a mess!"
Du Tianxiao, who was sitting on the main seat, said in a deep voice: "To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be tied. Gu Cheng caused the problem, so we still have to go find him."
Although Zhang Xiuchuan was scolding Gu Cheng just now, when he heard that they were going to trouble Gu Cheng, he still hesitated and said: "Gu Cheng is the acting envoy of Jiangnan County, and he also has the identity of a supervisory envoy. At this time, we
Will there be any problems if we attack him?"
Du Tianxiao said in surprise: "Who said we were going to take action against Gu Cheng? Even if we kill him, the Jiangnan Water Transport will be blamed on those three factions, and the result will not be the same?
I am planning to use our three gangs to join forces to put pressure on Gu Cheng to see if we can let him give us part of the Jiangnan water transportation, or increase the price of water transportation, so that some caravans who are greedy for cheap will naturally come to us.
Already."
Feng Xiaotang frowned and said, "But will Gu Cheng agree?"
Du Tianxiao shook his head and said: "I don't know, so we have to use the power of the three gangs to put pressure on the other side and see what the result is."
The three of them looked at each other and realized that this was all they could do when things got to this point.
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At this time, in the Jingyesi Division of Jinling Mansion, Gu Cheng heard that these three gangs were coming, and a smile suddenly appeared on Gu Cheng's lips.
He had been waiting for these three gangs for a long time. It took them so long to come. In his opinion, these people were tolerable enough.
"Go and invite these three gang leaders in."
Gu Cheng waved his hand and gave instructions.
After a while, Du Tianxiao and three others walked in.
"Dajiang Gang Du Tianxiao."
"Hanshuitang Zhang Xiuchuan."
"Youlonghui Fengxiaotang."
"I've met Mr. Gu!"
The three of them walked in and bowed to Gu Cheng, their attitude was quite polite.
These three people are all in the Grandmaster realm, but now everyone knows that Gu Cheng has the real combat power to kill a Grandmaster with the sixth rank.
Therefore, the level of a grandmaster really has no sense of superiority in front of Gu Cheng.
In addition, Gu Cheng also holds the official positions of Acting Envoy and Supervisory Envoy. Senior officials of Jingyesi at this level are basically the same as leaders of some top sects in the world.
Gu Cheng smiled and waved his hand and said, "Why did the three gang leaders come to see me?"
Du Tianxiao smiled and said: "We have no information, but we only found out about Mr. Gu's appointment. I came here today to pay homage to Mr. Gu and congratulate you on your appointment as the governor."
Gu Cheng chuckled twice and said nothing.
These guys come from rough backgrounds and are very rough in their words and deeds.
How many days have passed before we heard the news about his taking office? If the news of these three factions was really so far behind, they would have been eliminated long ago.
And since we are congratulating him for becoming the governor, have you ever seen anyone come to congratulate him empty-handed?
Gu Cheng said calmly: "You guys don't have to be like this. I am only a temporary envoy. I don't know how long I can stay in Jiangnan County. There is no need to pay a visit. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Du Tianxiao considered his tone and said: "Sir, what's going on is that you gave all the water transportation business of Jiangnan County to Shenxiao Pilitang and other three sects. Now they are getting more and more prosperous, but they have already affected the business of our three sects.
."
When Gu Cheng heard this, he immediately sneered and said: "You three, are you blaming me? To put it bluntly, you are building water transport terminals and escorting caravans without permission. This is poaching the imperial court.
In the past, the imperial court gave Jiangnan County Wulin some face and tolerated you because it didn't want to cause trouble. Why, now that your profits are less, you are still unwilling. You are really greedy!"
Zhang Xiuchuan and Feng Xiaotang suddenly showed a hint of anger, but before they could get angry, Du Tianxiao said in a deep voice: "Sir, we are not greedy, we just want to make a living on the Chuyuan River.
Otherwise, do you think you can increase the price of water transportation in Jiangnan County and give us a way to survive?"
Gu Cheng said calmly: "The price of water transportation is set by the imperial court. We have no right to lower or raise it. I'm afraid you have picked the wrong person."
Du Tianxiao frowned: "Sir, we are here with sincerity. As long as you are willing to share the Jiangnan Water Transport business with our three gangs, we can do anything."
Gu Cheng half-smiled but said, "Oh, are you trying to get my benefits?"
Before Du Tianxiao could speak, Zhang Xiuchuan stood up and snorted: "Master Gu, the Jiangnan County Wulin is one, but you gave all the water transport business to Shenxiao Pilitang and other three sects but didn't give it to us. What do you mean?
But you look down on our three gangs?"
Among the three gangs in Jiangnan County, Feng Xiaotang is young and vigorous, and he doesn't even give Tianjian Sect the face to recruit.
Although Zhang Xiuchuan seems to be very calm and reliable, in fact he is a simple-minded warrior who never thinks about anything he does.
On the contrary, Du Tianxiao, who seems to have the roughest appearance among the three, is the one who works the calmest, so his Dajiang Gang also develops the best.
As soon as Zhang Xiuchuan's words came out of his mouth, Du Tianxiao secretly said, "Oh no."
They are here to ask for help, not to intimidate Gu Cheng. If you speak so rudely, won't you offend Gu Cheng to death right away?
Gu Cheng flicked his sleeves and said coldly: "You three, I didn't want to say it so openly, but since you all saw it, I might as well say it clearly today.
I just look down on you three reckless gangs!"
As soon as these words came out, even Du Tianxiao's eyes showed a look of anger.
Gu Cheng ignored them and just continued: "Do you know why I want to give 90% of the water transportation proceeds to Shenxiao Pilitang and other three factions? Because they are strong!
There are tens of thousands of disciples in the Shenxiao Perak Hall, and Duan Kun is even a master at the peak of the fifth level. I have a grudge against the Shenxiao Perak Hall, but I don’t want to offend this force to death, so I give them such a large share of water transportation.
Needless to say, the Yamantaka Temple is one of the three holy places of Buddhism. Master Yuande is almost the most powerful among the branches of the Yamantaka Temple in the world, and he cannot offend the other party.
As for the Jin family, although it is not one of the seven aristocratic families, it has the potential to be promoted to the seven aristocratic families. Of course, I have to make friends in advance now.
But what do you three gangs have?
To put it bluntly, with the power you currently control, you are nothing more than a group of reckless Jianghu people who cannot stand up to the stage. Your sphere of influence is only around the Chuyuan River, and you cannot even enter the hinterland of Jiangnan County!
What's the big deal if I, Gu Cheng, offend you? I'm not afraid of offending you. Anyway, I will be leaving Jiangnan County in two or three months.
And what can I bring to you if I make friends with you? A few stinky fish and rotten shrimps?
Gang leader Du, you are also an old man in the world. You should know what is most important in this world, strength!
You three gangs are not as strong as others, and you are not even qualified to make friends with me. What benefits do you have the nerve to ask for from me?
It’s so ridiculous, I don’t know what to say!
Isn’t your martial arts community in Jiangnan County monolithic? Anyway, I have handed over the water transport business to those three factions, so leave them alone and see if they will give you a bowl of leftovers."
Gu Cheng's words could be said to be extremely realistic and even extremely harsh. It was almost like pointing at their noses and scolding weak chickens for not even being qualified to beg.
"Gu Cheng! You are going too far!"
Du Tianxiao smashed the chair with a slap, and Zhang Xiuchuan and Feng Xiaotang also stared at him angrily.
Gu Cheng, however, was fearless. He held his head high and said calmly: "Why, do you want to be tough? I don't even think about whether I am qualified!
It’s not like I’ve never killed practitioners at the master level. Are you sure you three can kill me?
Besides, even if I surrender and let you kill me, would you dare to kill me?
I, Gu, once worked undercover for Fang Zhenhai, the great rebel who swept through Nanyi County. He was a ruthless man who dared to cut off the head of a frontier general to establish his authority. My Gu’s head is here.
, do you dare to move?"
Du Tianxiao and the other three people's faces turned red. To be honest, they really didn't dare to move.
They are all reckless gangs, not giant bandits. It can be said that they are characters who walk between black and white.
The killing of the imperial envoy at Jingyesi in Jiangnan County was no different from rebellion.
In Jiangnan County, there is food and drink, there are gangs, and they are all doing well, so no one would think of rebelling.
The three of them glared at Gu Cheng, snorted in the end, turned around and left.
Looking at the three people leaving, a smile appeared on Gu Cheng's lips.
From the beginning, he had no intention of winning over any of the three gangs. Since they were already solidly united, why would he forcefully pull them apart?
Worrying not about scarcity but about inequality has been the same thing for thousands of years.
Although Jiangnan County Wulin is a piece of iron, the iron plate is also thin and thick.
The sects such as Shenxiao Pili Hall and others in the hinterland of Jiangnan County cannot control the birth of some gangs formed in the periphery of Jiangnan County. All they can do is to incorporate them into their own rule system at the beginning of their birth and become
This is part of the iron plate in Gangnam County.
But they have never had an equal dialogue, and the gap has always existed. It's just that in the past, everyone was like this, and no one cared about it.
But what Gu Cheng is doing now is very simple, which is to make the entire gap bigger, without limit, until the iron plate of Jiangnan County cracks!