Three hundred and ninetieth chapters add fuel to the fire
The method used by various water thieves and bandits to rob merchant ships was very effective. Within a few days, the business here in Dajiang Gang began to surge.
For those chambers of commerce, they traveled to Chuyuanjiang River just to save time and double their profits. As a result, let alone profits, they even lost their capital. How can they tolerate this?
In addition, the Dajiang Gang and the other three gangs were secretly publicizing these things, and various chambers of commerce chose to let the Dajiang Gang and the other three gangs escort them. As expected, nothing happened. Suddenly, the business of the Dajiang Gang and the other three gangs was even better than before.
However, Du Tianxiao and the others did not know that the development of the matter had long been out of their control.
In the Shenxiao Pili Hall, Duan Kun Yuande and Jin Wanshan gathered together for a rare occasion.
Duan Kun said with a cold face: "Du Tianxiao and the others are looking for death! Last time we refused to allow them to divide the interests of Jiangnan water transportation, they dared to do this with us. They simply don't know how to live or die!"
Yuan De frowned and said, "Hall Master Duan, are you sure it was those three gangs?"
"Who else could it be if it weren't for those three gangs?"
Duan Kun said coldly: "During this period, the merchant ships we escorted were robbed continuously, but the merchant ships escorted by the three gangs never had any incidents.
After this incident started, the water transport business under our control dropped sharply, while theirs surged. Do we still need to confirm such an obvious thing?"
Elder Lin was relatively sober, and he said a little doubtfully: "I don't know the other three gangs, but I have some dealings with Du Tianxiao.
This person looks rough and rough, but in fact he has some deliberate tricks.
If they did what happened this time, they have a motive, but it is too explicit, as if they are afraid that others will not know that they did it. This is not like Du Tianxiao's acting style."
Jin Wanshan sneered: "How can they care so much when interests come first? I have said before that those reckless Jianghu people cannot be trusted. They are all short-sighted and only care about immediate interests and ignore the overall situation. It is only a matter of including them in the Jiangnan County Wulin system. It can do bad things, now it’s effective, right?”
Duan Kun stood up and said: "You two, since the other party has even used such despicable methods, we can't sit still and wait for death.
Take someone with me to go to the three gangs to ask for an explanation!"
Jin Wanshan nodded and immediately agreed.
Yuande sighed and said: "You two, my Majesty Vajra Temple can't handle this kind of thing, so I can leave it to you two. However, because of the reputation of my Jiangnan County Wulin, don't be so fierce." ."
Duan Kun didn't care. That's what the Yamantaka Temple looks like. There are certain things that he clearly wants to do, but he still has to think of a high-sounding reason to pay attention to his reputation. This is to be a bitch and build a memorial at the same time.
But it doesn’t matter, even if the Yamantaka Temple doesn’t interfere in this kind of thing, the power of his Shenxiao Pilitang family can suppress the unworthy three gangs.
At this time, Zhang Xiuchuan and Feng Xiaotang, among the other three gangs including the Dajiang Gang, were laughing with joy at their soaring profits.
But Du Tianxiao frowned.
Feng Xiaotang said in surprise: "Gang Leader Du, is there any problem?"
Du Tianxiao said in a deep voice: "Something is wrong. Did you order the gang of water thieves to take action with all their strength?"
Zhang Xiuchuan thought for a moment and said, "Of course not. Besides, the money we gave the other party was not much. It was only enough to allow the other party to rob a few merchant ships as a demonstration."
Du Tianxiao sighed: "But now the gang of water thieves are a little out of control. Our business has skyrocketed. I heard from the merchants that they have had dozens of ships robbed recently.
Now that the matter is so big, I'm afraid Shenxiao Pilitang and others will come to our door."
Zhang Xiuchuan sneered: "Their ship was robbed by water thieves, what do we care about them?
Everyone in the martial arts community in Jiangnan County is convinced that this is what they say, so why should they cause trouble for us without any evidence?"
Du Tianxiao shook his head and said: "They came to trouble us just because there was no evidence. If there was really evidence, they would have come to our door long ago.
Just listen to the matter of everyone being united as one, who can truly be united in the face of interests?"
At this moment, a member of the gang suddenly opened the door in a hurry and said: "The gang leader is in trouble! People from Shenxiao Pili Hall and the Jin family are coming in a menacing manner, as if they are here to cause trouble!"
Du Tianxiao looked at Zhang Xiuchuan and Feng Xiaotang and said, "Look, what did I say? When everyone agrees with their confessions, they will directly deny it when they talk about the bandits. Don't let their feet be exposed."
Zhang Xiuchuan and Feng Xiaotang nodded. Of course they knew this, and they would not make such a low-level mistake.
In the Dajiang Clan's meeting hall, when he saw Du Tianxiao and the three of them walking out, Duan Kun immediately said with a gloomy expression: "Gang Leader Du, I need an explanation!"
Du Tianxiao said in surprise: "Master Duan, what do you mean? You, Shenxiao Pili Hall, have never had any contact with our three gangs. Why did I provoke you? Do you still want to explain to me?"
Duan Kun is a bit stubborn. He always likes to go straight when doing things, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense to Du Tianxiao and said directly: "Did you send people to rob the merchant ship escorted by our three factions? Is this matter difficult for you?
Don’t you want to give an explanation?”
Du Tianxiao shook his head and said calmly: "Hall Master Duan, you have just come into contact with the water transport business and you don't understand the inside story.
My Jiangnan County is no better than other counties. Water thieves and robbers are not popular. Their strength is very weak. On weekdays, they don’t dare to rob merchant ships that are too big.
But since you three gangs took over the water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River, you sent a large number of disciples to escort them, so that they can't even plunder small merchant ships. This is driving them to death.
You must know that rabbits bite people when they are anxious. You have pushed them to the extreme by doing this. Those people are about to starve to death. How can they care whether you are a big group or a small group? They will all be robbed first."
Hearing what Du Tianxiao said, Duan Kun and Jin Wanshan also hesitated.
It is true that they don’t know much about the water transport industry. Is this true?
Elder Lin secretly sent a message: "Hall Master, we don't have direct evidence at the moment, so let's forget it for now and wait until we have the opportunity to talk about it."
At this moment, the door to the meeting hall was pushed open, and Gu Cheng walked in.
Everyone was surprised. What was Gu Cheng doing?
"Hall Master Duan, Gang Leader Du, I'm not talking about you, everyone said that Jiangnan County's martial arts community is united, why are you fighting among yourselves?
I can attack you at another time, but can you not attack you when I take office, and just treat it as a favor for me, Gu Cheng?"
Gu Cheng came to break up the fight with a distressed look. It would have been better if he didn't come. As soon as he came, Duan Kun, who was just about to calm down, suddenly got excited again. Dangjie snorted coldly: "Jiangnan County Wulin is united and united.
, but I can’t stop someone from doing some small tricks secretly!”
He was the one who brought trouble to the Dajiang Gang today. If he didn't put the responsibility on the Dajiang Gang and the other three gangs, wouldn't it mean that he, Duan Kun, was being unreasonable?
Zhang Xiuchuan said angrily: "Who do you think is doing something small? You have the ability to show the evidence in front of Mr. Gu!"
Gu Cheng comforted him with a smile on his face: "I know everything about you guys. It's just a water transport business. Since it's a business, it's easy to make money by being friendly. They are all hanging out on the Chuyuan River. You should know how to endure it for a while.
The truth is that when the weather is calm and the sea is calm, the sky will be brighter when you take a step back.
How about this, Hall Master Duan, you have the largest share of water transport, you give part of it to the Dajiang Gang and the other three gangs, and let them escort you. You don't have to do anything, just wait and count the money.
The Dajiang Gang and other three gangs have experience. During this period, not one of the caravans they escorted was robbed, which is enough to prove their strength.
In this way, both parties will be happy, what do you think?"
On the surface, Gu Cheng's words were meant to comfort him, but in fact they were all bad ideas. They simply added fuel to the fire.
How could Shenxiao Pilitang spit out what he got? And why should he ask Shenxiao Pilitang to hand it over, just because they got the largest share?
And when Gu Cheng said this, he remembered why only the merchant ship they were escorting was robbed, but the three gangs were fine?
Even if those water thieves were driven crazy, it should be because they disowned their relatives. Why only target them?
Duan Kun even sneered and said: "Mr. Gu, it's not that I don't give you face, it's that we don't have to talk about this matter!
Are you three gangs playing tricks? That's good! Next, I will send my disciples from the Divine Thunderbolt Hall to guard the docks of your three gangs. I want to see which caravan dares not to give me Divine Thunderbolts.
Don’t worry, let’s do business with you three gangs!”
The expressions of Du Tianxiao and the other three people suddenly changed.
"Duan Kun, you don't follow the rules!"
The influence of Shenxiao Pili Hall in Jiangnan County is actually very great.
It's not because they are strong. In terms of strength, the Jiang family of Jin Yutang is countless times stronger than him, and the branch temple of Jiangnan County run by Yuan De is also very strong.
But the only advantage of Shenxiao Pili Hall is that there are many people. Because there are many people, it has great influence.
If they really ignore the rules and threaten the merchants, then the three of them may not receive business.
Duan Kun said coldly: "It was you who didn't follow the rules in the first place!"
After saying that, Duan Kun turned around and left with the others. When Jin Wanshan saw Duan Kun leaving, he followed suit.
Although the Jin family didn't want to cause trouble, the actions of Du Tianxiao's gang had obviously affected the Jin family's business and they had to take care of it.
Gu Cheng spread his hands towards Du Tianxiao and others, and said helplessly: "Actually, I also want Jiangnan County to be more stable, at least when I am managing Jiangnan County, but that Hall Master Duan does not listen to others' advice.
Master, you have also seen that he won't even give me face, so you three can just ask for your own blessings."
Seeing Gu Cheng also leaving, Feng Xiaotang said a little anxiously: "What should we do now? Are we really going to break up with Shenxiao Pilitang?"
Du Tianxiao took a deep breath and said: "Now we are not at odds with Shenxiao Pili Hall, but we are at odds with all three major sects of Jinling Mansion.
Although Yuande didn't come, he didn't stop it either. He obviously acquiesced in this matter.
Now I can only ask others."
"Who else can I ask for?"
Du Tianxiao said in a deep voice: "Jin Yu Tang Jiang Family!"