In the evening, the fish mountain gathers.

Under Liu Juntao's repeated insistence, Liu Zi'an presided over the private salt business, Tang Yu presided over the various businesses of Huakou Town and Anshan Town, and the Yushan Guards were greatly expanded again.

Under Liu Juntao's arrangement, everyone also had their own corresponding tasks.

After Liu Zi'an settled his family, he would rush to Yushan Yanchi within three days to preside over specific affairs, and cooperate with Yan Hu stationed there.

Tang Yu will also go south to Ansan Town early tomorrow morning to take care of the various businesses in Ansan Town as soon as possible.

After Zhang Baigui came out of Guo's house, he frowned, ready to start a new round of large-scale production with dozens of blacksmiths under his command. This time, Liu Juntao set a production deadline of only one month for Zhang Baigui, but the number of weapons set was enough to reach thousands, and the task was still very arduous.

As for Chen Ziping and Gao Ran, they didn't even care about dinner, and they each gathered a group of young men under their command to prepare to change their guards.

According to Liu Juntao's latest deployment, after Zhang Xiaojun led his troops to garrison Anshan Town, Chen Ziping was responsible for the garrison of Huakou Town, and Gao Ran led his general young men to continue to stay in Yushanji.

After the two of them gathered their young men, they announced the news of the change of guard in public, and then Chen Ziping announced that early tomorrow morning, all the young Zhuang under his command would go to Huakou Town to garrison.

At this time, Liu Juntao did not come out of Guo's house, and was still talking to Guo Yongzhong.

"Jun Tao, it is really unexpected that you can defeat the Liu family so quickly, and you still win completely! However, the Chen family's power is far stronger than the Liu family, how do you want to deal with it? Or continue to fight? ”

Liu Juntao took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth!" I want to deal with the matter at hand first, digest the dividends from defeating the Liu family, and see how much our Yushan set can swell, and then make arrangements according to the situation. ”

Guo Yongzhong couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said, "Then if the Chen family takes the lead, how can we deal with it?" ”

"This ......"

Liu Juntao was obviously a little hesitant, and said: "With our current strength, if we face the Chen family too early, we will not be able to attack, and we will be more than capable of self-preservation!" If the Chen family makes an attack before we get ready, I will concentrate all the horses and horses to defend the Yushan Market and the Yushan Salt Pond with all our might! As for the industries of Huakou Town and Ansan Town, they can only give up for the time being! ”

"In this way, there is only one way!"

Liu Juntao knew that Guo Yongzhong was a heavy-hearted person, and the Chen family was like a mountain pressing on his heart, which made Guo Yongzhong feel melancholy.

So, Liu Juntao said with a smile: "Actually, Guo Yuanwai doesn't have to worry so much, although the Chen family has hit Liu Zi'an hard, but I believe that the Chen family will not be happy, after all, the Liu family is not muddy, it is also a strong party!" So I believe that when the Chen family knows the strength of our Yushan Collection, they will never start fighting easily, and we still have time! ”

"I hope so!"

After speaking, Liu Juntao saw that the sky had darkened, so he looked at him left and right, and began to look around.

Guo Yongzhong's heart brightened when he saw this, so he said with a smile: "Don't look at it, Mu Ying's girl can't be idle, she went to the quilt factory, and now she is the mountain chief of the quilt factory." ”

"Oh!"

Liu Juntao couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard this, he had been back all day, and he hadn't seen Guo Muying's face yet, so he couldn't help but miss a little in his heart.

Guo Yongzhong said in a conversation on the side: "What is there to find for a little girl Muying?" Jun Tao, you are not small, it's time to think about the things of the people around you, you are also a person with identity and power first, this is a big deal! ”

Liu Juntao was stunned when he heard this, and was about to say something, but he saw Guo Yongzhong drinking tea by himself, no longer paying attention to himself, obviously giving an eviction order.

Liu Juntao smiled when he saw this, then took his leave and walked out of Guo's house.

As soon as he went out, Liu Juntao saw a person wandering outside the door, and when he got closer, he saw that it was Liu Zi'an.

"Brother Zi'an, why don't you go back to rest after being tired all the way, is the accommodation I arranged too simple?"

Liu Juntao said with a smile and stepped forward to greet Liu Zi'an.

Liu Zi'an waved his hand: "Where is Mr. Lian?" I just walked around and got acquainted with the situation in the village. ”

"Let's go!"

Liu Juntao waved his hand and said, "Let's go together." ”

With that, the two walked side by side in the village.

"Brother Zi'an, when you arrive at Yushan Collection, what are your specific plans in the future?"

Liu Zi'an said with a smile: "Of course, I carefully take care of the private salt business, one is to raise people from the stove households and use the private salt to earn money, and the other is to save some silver for myself to settle down." ”

"Don't have anything else in mind?"

Liu Zi'an was slightly stunned and said, "Please also make it clear to Mr. Lian." ”

"I heard that your Liu family was well-connected before, and it can be said that it was all over Shandong, I don't know if it's true?"

"Haha, this is a bit of a promotion of my Liu family, at best, I know more people, I don't have to take it seriously."

Liu Juntao smiled after hearing this, and said: "Then please ask Brother Zi'an to continue to keep in touch with those old people, I believe that sooner or later, these connections will be able to be used by our Yushan Collection!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Zi'an stopped and looked at Liu Juntao for a long time.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao also stopped, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, Brother Zi'an, but what do you have to say?" ”

"I can't understand Mr. Lian anymore, and I don't know Mr. Lian's plans and thoughts."

"Haha!"

Liu Juntao laughed and said, "Haven't Brother Zi'an heard a word?" ”

"What?"

"Rely on friends when you go out, multiple friends and multiple roads! There's always nothing wrong with being more connected. ”

Liu Zi'an hugged his fists when he heard the words and said: "Mr. Lian is really far-sighted, Liu Zi'an is really convinced!" ”

Liu Juntao laughed and patted Liu Zi'an's shoulder, and the two walked forward again.

"By the way, why did the Chen family suddenly attack you this time? Do you have any deep hatred between you? ”

Facing Liu Juntao's sudden question, Liu Zi'an's face was suddenly full of hatred, and he said hatefully: "Mr. Lian doesn't know, although my Liu family is the king and hegemon in Yanzhou Mansion, it is still not enough to see compared with the Chen family. Because the Chen family is also involved in the private salt business, in this private salt, my Liu family has been suppressed by the Chen family, and there is no room for maneuver at all! The Chen family also specially stipulated that my Liu family's illegal salt should not be sold out of Shandong for half a step, and the profits from selling illegal salt in Shandong must also be handed over to the Chen family every month! ”

Hearing this, Liu Juntao couldn't help but be moved, he never expected that the Liu family, which had infinite scenery in the past, would be just a vassal under the Chen family!

"Although I, Liu Zi'an, don't have any great skills, I am not willing to be so bullied by the Chen family!"

Liu Zi'an continued: "Therefore, I sent someone to Tangyin County, Zhangde Prefecture, Henan Province, to meet Chen Herui, the head of the Chen family, and wanted to reduce the monthly supply from forty percent to thirty percent. ”

"However, if Chen Herui didn't agree, he killed the henchmen I sent on the spot, threw them in the wilderness and left them to decay, and sent his mutilated bones back in a wooden box, and attached a threatening letter, in which the monthly silver supply was also increased to fifty percent!"

"How unreasonable!"

After hearing this, Liu Juntao couldn't help but shout and scold: "If you don't agree, forget it, you even kill people!" Is there no Wang Fa in Chen Herui's eyes? ”

"Wang Fa? In Chen Herui's eyes, there is really no royal law to speak of! ”

Liu Zi'an continued: "Because of this incident, I was extremely angry, and immediately gathered all the horses of the Liu family, and contacted all the powerful and good families under my command, and prepared to concentrate all my forces to issue a war letter to the Chen family!" ”

"The result?"

Liu Juntao hurriedly asked, wanting to know how many men Liu Zi'an had gathered to face the Chen family.

"Those powerful and well-liked big families under my command know that they are going to fight against the Chen family, basically no one dares to come, and even the Wang family in Huakou Town has shirked me in every way. I had no choice but to gather all the horses of the Liu family, a total of more than 800 people, including 20 archers! ”

"How many people did the Chen family dispatch?"

Speaking of this, Liu Zi'an's face suddenly flashed with a trace of bitterness.

"I led all the horses of the Liu family to the west to the Ansan Lake, and met the Chen family horses who came all the way east. That time, the Chen family dispatched at least 2,000 people, including hundreds of archers and dozens of horse teams! ”

Liu Zi'an looked at Liu Juntao, sighed heavily, and said: "I lost this battle too badly, only more than 400 people escaped back with me, and the casualties of the Chen family are only 100 people at best!" Later, the Chen family's people were worried about being targeted by the government, so they also retreated directly. ”

Liu Juntao frowned and said, "Are those two thousand men and horses the entire strength of the Chen family?" ”

"I don't know!"

Liu Zi'an shook his head and said, "How many people there are in the Chen family, even I don't know!" However, there is one thing I know, the Chen family is different from ordinary heroes like you and me, the Chen family is the real salt lord! ”

"A real salt owl?"

Liu Juntao muttered and repeated Liu Zi'an's words, then smiled and said, "It's getting late, come to my house to have some dinner together." ”

Liu Zi'an couldn't refuse, so he returned home with Liu Juntao.

Seeing that Liu Juntao's home was not a deep mansion compound, but just a renovated ordinary house, Liu Zi'an was immediately stunned.

"What? Brother Zi'an, isn't it too shabby to see me here? ”

Liu Zi'an shook his head, and said: "Since ancient times, those who have become great things are not informal, and young heroes like Mr. Lian who do not seek luxury and do not know how to enjoy must be very comparable in the future!" ”

"Haha!"

Liu Juntao laughed when he heard this, and led Liu Zi'an into the house. The two of them cleaned up a few side dishes together, made a pot of turbid wine, and began to eat and drink.

"Mr. Lian, what do you think of the Chen family?"

"Let's find a chance to talk to the Chen family first."

Liu Zi'an was immediately stunned.

"What? Isn't it disappointing? ”

Liu Zi'an nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

"Can I defeat the Chen family with my strength now?"

Liu Zi'an shook his head again and said, "Can't! ”

"So, why should I kill myself?"

Liu Juntao drank all the spirits in the cup and said, "I need time, as long as there is enough time, I will definitely be able to defeat the Chen family!" Before the strength is enough, I will use all kinds of methods to fight with Chen Jiaxu and the snake, and do my best to gain time! ”

Hearing this, Liu Zi'an also drank the liquor in the cup suddenly, stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Lian can always bend and stretch, judge the situation, and definitely defeat the Chen family, I, Liu Zi'an, will follow you from now on!" ”