Twelve: Kill the city of Futu

The Rong Gang is actually a bandit gang, led by two Hu people born in Manu. Dissatisfied with the mistreatment of the Lord's house, they fled together. Later, they were captured by the government, but unexpectedly, they actually encouraged the prisoners to escape from prison and defect in the prison, and led the people to destroy the master's house and ransack it. After wandering around the Western Regions for many years, it gradually formed a climate and became the most powerful gang on the trade routes of the Western Regions. Robbery, murder, kidnapping and extortion are all evil. Many Houmen wang clans also secretly colluded with them, but they used the hands of the Rong Gang to do some shady business.

The Song family has inherited five or six generations, and the family is huge, and there are almost no transactions that they do not do, especially in jewelry, which has close contacts with various departments in the Western Regions all the year round, and has different degrees of collusion with all forces. I have been in private contact with this Rong gang for a long time. As Zhong Hao said just now, it is really inappropriate to use "swallowing anger". The Song family and the Rong Gang have always been partners in mutual cooperation, but the Rong Gang is too arrogant. Since occupying Futu City, the pivotal point of the Western Regions Trade Road, he has become less and less interested in his former partners, and wants to bully and trample at will. For the new head of the Song family, this is a breath that must not be tolerated.

"Now, if you want to pull out the crux of this trouble, it's not impossible." Ke took a sip of tea and said calmly.

When Zhong Hao heard this, he immediately became interested, held the jade bone fan in his hand, leaned over and asked, "What do you say?" ”

"The strength of the Rong gang makes you jealous of the fact that they have people, horses, and weapons. And you don't. Ke gently tapped the mahogany table with his slender and white fingers, his eyes were heavy, and his face was as calm as ever, "With the shortness of the son and the length of the attack, what will it be?" It's nothing more than one's own defeat, or better one's loss. In that case, nothing good will be gained. ”

"That's right, now it seems that the prosperity of the Rong Gang has become a general trend, and I'm afraid no one can check and balance it anymore." After Zhong Hao was a rich family, where did he suffer these insults, he was naturally indignant.

Ke shook his head and continued: "As far as I know, although the Rong Gang is thriving at the moment, it is strong on the outside. Because it's missing one crucial thing. ”

Zhong Hao's eyes lit up, "What? ”

Ke's fingers landed on the dark red tabletop, and he raised his head slightly, "People's hearts." ”

"Now, your ten orchids and a cart of jewels have arrived at the Rong Gang, which is an opportunity. You send someone to beg for mercy, the bigger the noise, the better, it is best to let all the Rong gangs in Futu City hear, as the so-called not to be outnumbered but to suffer from inequality. You don't have to do the rest, there will naturally be a good show to watch. Ke said slowly, raising his hand to dip the pen he had just used into the pen wash on the table.

When Zhong Hao heard this, he already knew it in his heart.

Since he was ordered to take charge of the Song Gate, he has already learned about the relationship between the inside and outside of the Song Gate.

Since the city of Futu was occupied by the Rong gang, it has gradually developed into a pattern of integrating soldiers and people. Firmly controlled this hub city on the trade route of the Western Regions. Year by year, it has annexed many surrounding city-states, as if it has reached the system of a small country.

The Rong gang is brutal externally and greedy internally. Where does the tax come from, when every household has to be taxed heavily, but the people of the city are not allowed to farm? All of them were snatched from outside and extorted from business travel. Therefore, those who do not join the Rong gang will inevitably not be able to pay taxes, so all the strong men of each family will join the Rong Gang.

The leaders of the Rong gang were nothing more than a group of defected prisoners, and they had nothing to say about governing the city. I only know that I blindly collect wealth, and when I encounter individual resistance, it is the word "kill". In this way, although the Rong Gang seems to be intertwined and has many people, it is actually fragile and turbulent, and people's hearts are unstable.

In another month is the birthday of the emperor's eldest son, who loves music and music and has always been good friends with the Song family. This time, the Song family was preparing a congratulatory gift for him, and specially purchased a large number of treasures and jade from the Western Regions, including a sheep fat jade gonghou, which was even more valuable.

In order to ensure the safety of the caravan, the Song family specially instructed the chief dart leader Xu Qingxia to personally take charge of the escort.

This large pile of treasures will probably all fall into the hands of those led by the Rong Gang. Coincidentally, there was a plague in Futu City half a year ago, and most of the labor was lost, but the people still had to endure all kinds of harsh harvests.

If Ke's method is followed, the huge wealth of the Song family will inevitably become the trigger of this fire.

Zhong Hao felt that this method was feasible, nodded approvingly, and said, "Although you don't go out, you know everything about the world, and you can always surprise people." ”

Ke washed the pen, hung it back on the pen stand, took a chessboard from the shelf, and said, "Now that your troubles have been solved, how about accompanying me to play a game?" With that, he set up the chessboard and played a game for himself.

Zhong Hao turned the jade bone fan in his hand and looked at Ke. A moment ago, he was still talking about how to deal with the Rong Gang, but at this moment, he was already playing chess calmly, as if it was just a daily small chatter.

If he used his plan, Futu City would inevitably have an internal fight, or even a fight, not to mention the blood flowing like a river, such a scene would depend on the opening and closing of his mouth, but I don't know how many people would give their lives in vain. He was calm and gentle at this time, but for some reason he felt a slight coolness in Zhong Hao's eyes.