Flowing down the river from Miao Changdu, there is a place in Jiangxinzhou about three miles, where someone has set up a special 'door' to mint fake coins, and the fake coins minted are supplied to the whole of Shandong through strict underground pipelines, making huge profits.

Minting counterfeit coins is a capital offense, and the imperial court has always wanted to eliminate this counterfeit money workshop, which makes the owner of the counterfeit workshop have to 'spend' a lot of money to create a protective net for himself, Liu Fen and Zhang Meiweng and their top bosses are all part of this net.

If you want to copy the counterfeit money workshop, you must use the water army, but the upper cavalry used to be responsible for the surrounding vigilance, Liu Fen judged that this transfer of troops is likely to go to the counterfeit money workshop in Jiang Xinzhou.

It was too late to send someone into the city to ask for instructions from the soldiers and horses, so Liu Fen decided to drag it first.

Four wine bags don't have to eat his mind, and even if they chase behind with a whip, they won't be much faster than a healthy snail. Liu Fen waited slowly, and the people sent to the city came back soon, and there was only one word on it: drag.

"Be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship, ah, ah."

Liu Fen drove away left and right, lay on the chair in the conference hall, put her 'legs' on the public case, hummed a self-composed and self-composed song relaxed and comfortable, and pondered over and over again what means to use to break Zhang Le away at night, so that she could 'touch' the past to avenge last night's arrow.

The captor Zhong Zhen led a stranger straight into the lobby, the person who came was dressed ordinarily, but his aura was very big, Liu Fen unconsciously stood up from the chair.

The person who came glanced at Liu Fen coldly, put a transfer order on the official case, Liu Fenha lowered his waist, held his hands together, and his expression was shocked.

"Elect 500 soldiers and go with you to Sanliuzhuang?" Liu Fen's eyes widened and he made a 'look' of embarrassment, "My 'elite' have all gone to Miao Changdu, look at this, why don't I send a fast horse to call people back?" ”

"General Liu, brother reminds you, listen to the advice of others to eat a full meal. This is a troop transfer order jointly signed by Du Xianggong and Han Xianggong, you can weigh it. ”

Liu Fen weighed it in her heart, she and Du Huangshang had never known each other, and offended him, in a word, her hard-earned deputy envoy of soldiers and horses was gone, this old man is now gaining power, Han Hong's old fox is too late, how can he intercede for him, a little person who can't beat him, in the end, it is himself who is unlucky.

"After thinking about it, gather five hundred 'elites' and follow me." Someone came to guide you step by step, "After the thing is done, you will have benefits." ”

Liu Fen gritted her teeth, she couldn't resist it, so let's do it.

Beat the drum to gather the generals, and the person who came spoke to the generals as a prison envoy: "The horse team is staring at people, and the foot team is tied to ropes. ”

This is the highest level of secrecy in the march, the cavalry is in order, and the infantry sergeants are tied to their arms with a thin hemp rope, and they are staring at people, as long as the measures are appropriate, it is impossible for anyone to leave the team to do 'private' work.

"The stakes are very high, please General Liu and this envoy will go with you."

The person who came knocked on Liu Fen's 'breast' armor again, and said softly: "Congratulations to the general, your opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune has arrived." ”

After laughing, Liu Fen also laughed, but it was not much better than crying.

At first, Liu Fen's army was ordered to drive Miao Changdu, so that Meng Lian, the eleventh leader of the boat gang who was in charge of keeping an eye on the local garrison and the government, broke out in a cold sweat.

Two days ago, he learned that the 14 leaders of the Boat Gang would gather in Sanliuzhuang by the Bianhe River to meet with a noble man from Chang'an and talk about some very important matters.

Liu Fen's troops suddenly sent troops to Miao Changdu, Meng Lian was taken aback, he didn't understand what the intentions of the department were, he was worried that this army would suddenly turn around halfway, so he followed all the way. What Meng Lian didn't expect was that sending troops to Miao Changdu was just a false move, the purpose was to coax him to misjudge, and Liu Fenbu's ultimate target was Sanliuzhuang.

By the time Meng Lian understood all this, it was too late, and the six hundred army had already surrounded the remote village of Sanliuzhuang.

Liu Fen also woke up at this moment, although he also had a 'friendship' with the boat gang, but that 'friendship' was only general, and it was not bullshit compared to being promoted and making a fortune.

General Liu was gearing up, fierce and 'exposed', and ordered his subordinates to pass through the water around Sanliuzhuang, and strictly ordered his subordinates not to get the military order of the special envoy Qin Mo, and no one was allowed to leave the village, who dared not listen to the greeting, and ten thousand arrows were gathered to 'shoot'.

For the sake of safety, all the leaders of the boat gang are lightly armed, and with the security personnel, there are only about 40 people in Sanliuzhuang.

It has always been the glorious tradition of Liu Fen's department of the Yicheng Army to bully more and less, and 500 people dealt with the 40-odd people in the village who had no iron armor and no bows and arrows.

With force as the backing, Li Mao has no fear, but although he has the backing of force, Li Mao did not bully others, he showed great sincerity.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, the leaders of the boat gang put away their delusions, sat down and talked with Li Mao honestly, and this discussion reached a satisfactory result for both parties.

Looking at the white sky in the east, Ming Dongwang, the fourteen leaders of the boat gang, stood up and suggested, and everyone raised their glasses to celebrate today's victory, this proposal is not inappropriate.

When the wine came up, Ming Dongwang changed his mind again, he asked someone to catch a 'rooster', dripped blood wine in the bowl, and wanted to drink blood wine with Li Mao to worship his brother, and recognize Li Mao as the boss.

The meaning of the boat gang is obvious, I am afraid that Li Mao will turn his face and not admit it, so he will first use the love of brothers to envelop you, if you don't know how to lift, I will expose you, and the dignified court officials will worship the gangsters in the rivers and lakes, and poke them up, you can't eat and walk around.

The conditions discussed cannot be written in black and white, cannot be signed and pledged, and everyone wants an explanation, and Li Mao cannot refuse. As a last resort, they could only drink this cup of blood wine according to their wishes.

After drinking, everyone still did not give up, and asked Li Mao to lead a stick of incense in front of the river god tablet, he had already boarded the thief ship, one more stick of incense and one less stick of incense was just like that, Li Mao did not shirk, the leader put incense in front of the river god tablet, and when he got up, everyone called him the chief leader, and Ming Dongwang presented a wooden staff symbolizing the head of the head to Li Mao, and surrendered to the military division, and the leader worshipped again.

Li Mao became a little vigilant at this time, seeing that the boat gang meant that he really wanted to pull himself into the water. However, the wood is already in the boat, and everything is out of his control.

When Li Mao was making every effort to dredge the end of the boat gang, Du Huangshang had already dredged all the joints on the river and Wei channel that might hinder the entry of Jianghuai rice grain into Beijing, and under his repeated supervision, the first batch of grain from the 'Yin' warehouse of the Zhengzhou River and the Hanjiacang of Luoyang had already been shipped to the customs.

Hearing the conditions put forward by the boat gang, Du Huangshang said: "These are nothing, the matter is urgent, and no one can pick out the thorns." It's just that you shouldn't drink any blood wine with them, once this kind of thing is touched, it can't be washed away. ”

The imperial court is the most taboo about civil associations, especially this kind of secret association, high-ranking officials of the court are involved in gangs in the rivers and lakes, and if they are denounced, they will definitely not be able to eat and walk around. It's no wonder that Du Huangsheng's face is a little unsightly, according to his temper, if this matter is spread on the body of his disciple's 'disciple', don't scold, you have the heart to do it.

Li Mao sighed: "I didn't notice it for a while, and I fell in love with them, what should I do now." ”

Du Huangshang said: "Let it be natural first, they have a request for you, and they will not embarrass you in a short time." You remember, after returning to Beijing, you must find an opportunity to show the saint and ask for the initiative. ”

On the way of Du Huangshang and Li Mao out of Beijing to the Eastern Capital, Yuan Zi and Jia Tan in the central court were not idle, and ordered Pegasus to be sent to Huainan and Jiangnan one after another, urging the two provinces to urgently raise grain and materials to be transported to Zhengzhou and Luoyang by ladder, and enrich the warehouses for relief after the summer.

During this period, Li Mao went back and forth between Bianzhou and Luoyang, coordinating the relationship between water and drought, black and white, to ensure that the two warehouses of rice and grain could be transported to Guanzhong on time and safely, and that the Jianghuai rice grain could be replenished in time.

Passing by Zhengzhou one day, due to the tight time, I wanted to go around the city, but I didn't want Meng Ying's 'spring' to meet at the intersection of the south of the city, Li Mao was very surprised, and asked her why she knew that she was coming. Meng Ying's 'spring' was a long time, and his face was flushed.

Li Mao said again: "See me what." ”

A person flashed out of Meng Ying's 'Chun', holding a name post, and reported to his family's 'door' and said: "Luoyang Shen Yang Grain Xingqu Songxuan." ”

The name of Luoyang Shenyang Grain Store is unknown, and Qu Songxuan doesn't know who it is, but the name card he holds cannot be taken lightly, the name card is very low-key, and only one person's name is printed on it - An Daoquan.

An Daoquan, Li Mao had a meeting in Luoyang in the old days, this person is an invisible rich, mysterious and low-key, not known to outsiders. As for what kind of business he runs, how he started, what connections he has, and how much he is worth, it is even more mysterious.

But Li Mao's eyes were black when he first entered Beijing, he was the emperor's eye to the sky, and he saw the world much more clearly than ordinary people. He knows a little about An Daoquan's secret, this person is entrenched in the Heluo area, the head of the three giants of the An family, one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu, who is extremely powerful, and the various industries under his name are roughly estimated to be more than seven million.

With strong financial resources, An Daoquan has 'intensively' cultivated the officialdom of Luoyang and Bianzhou, and has a deep connection, which has reached the point of calling for wind and rain, and also has considerable influence on the garrisons of the two places.

It's just that he has always kept a low profile and is often overlooked.

Li Mao met Qu Rentong in Caozhou, his real identity is a pawn under the 'door' of Zhaowu Jiu's surname Huoxun, the prostitution halls run by Huoxun's are all over the world, and the first-line brands are 'jade' Lou and Baige, and the Loulan Pavilion in Gushan Town and Caozhou is a branch of the Lou Lan Pavilion under the name of this family, and it is only a second-tier brand in the family.

At the beginning, Qu Rentong was accused of missing public funds and was targeted by the husband who executed the family law of the Huoxun clan, and he expected that he would not be able to escape, so he asked Li Mao for help as a last resort, and Li Mao introduced him to Tonghutou as a matchmaker.

The two hit it off, and Qu Rentong helped Tonghutou break into the network of prostitutes all over the world of the Huoxun clan, so as to monitor the world. In return, the copper tiger head helped Qu Rentong drag down the husband of the Huoxun clan who carried out the family law, and mobilized funds to fill the deficit caused by Qu Rentong's corruption and profligacy.

Qu Rentong is just an ordinary pawn under the 'door' of the nine surnames, and he has not been able to spy on the whole family in the bureau, and even Li Mao, who has been staring at him, can't tell. But he knew that if the nine surnames were determined to rebel, they would not be able to subvert the Li family dynasty in an instant, and their destructive power would never be inferior to Anshi's 'chaos'.

Qu Songxuan is Hu Yu's 'Chun' business partner, and Meng Ying' 'Chun' knows, this excuse asked Li Mao to solve the shipping problem, asked Meng Ying 'Chun' to mediate on his behalf, he sent Li's two very pleasing starlings, coaxing the old lady to laugh.

Meng Ying'chun felt that he should help him with this, so he 'privately' took the initiative to bring him to see Li Mao.

She pretended to be Li Mao all the time in her heart, and she had already 'touched' Li Mao's whereabouts clearly, and it was expected that he would pass by in the south of the city today, which led Qu Songxuan out of the city to meet.

Finding a no-man's land, Qu Songxuan made it clear that he wanted Li Mao to raise his noble hand and transport less grain to Guanzhong, so as to maintain the price of grain in Guanzhong and not let him suffer.

Li Mao said with a smile: "The grain is only for the palace and the government, and it will not prevent Mr. Qu from making a fortune." ”

Qu Songxuan said: "Small business, I really can't afford such a risk, please be careful about Gu Shanbo." Yan Yan took out a deed and said: "This is the thirty percent dry stock of Shen Yang Grain Bank, talk about it." ”

Li Mao said: "It's only 30%, how much can I share in a year?" ”

Qu Songxuan frowned, hesitated for a while, and stretched out three fingers: "Based on the average income of the last five years, the annual dividend of three percent of dry shares can reach 300,000 yuan." ”

This time it was Li Mao's turn to frown, a little-known Shen Yang grain store could make a profit of millions a year, wouldn't the grain and rice supply in the entire Guanzhong be '' by the hands of the surname Zhaowujiu?

Seeing that Li Mao was silent, Qu Songxuan said: "If the year is good, this number can still float up by three or five points." ”

Li Mao accepted the offering and said to Qu Songxuan: "If you don't talk about words, I have a way to make you remember 'sex' for a long time." ”

Qu Songxuan said: "Xiaoxing treats the world with integrity, and Gushan Bo is Xiaoxing's sky, how dare he deceive a little." ”

After sending Qu Songxuan away, Li Mao summoned Meng Ying to 'spring'.

Meng Ying'chun lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Li Mao, Li Mao also deliberately ignored her, seeing that he was about to reach the city 'gate', Meng Ying's 'Chun' party mustered up the courage to cough and said: "I didn't do well in this matter, you can scold if you want, why scare me." ”

Li Mao said: "Who said you didn't do well, you did a good job." ”

Meng Ying'chun said: "The skin laughs at the 'meat' and doesn't laugh, it deceives people." ”

Li Mao took the things in Qu Songxuan's hand to Meng Ying 'Chun', played the stack of printed 'fine' linen paper, and said, "300,000 yuan, one year." Isn't that a good thing? Meng Ying'chun was dumbfounded, and said for a long time: "It's really a real person who doesn't 'show' his face, I didn't expect a mere Shen Yang grain store to be so rich." I thought they couldn't do business and asked you for help. ”

Then he asked with concern: "You have taken so much, what do they 'force' you to do?" ”

Li Mao smiled: "Do what I have to do." Yan Yu blinked slyly, stuffed the stack of papers into Meng Ying's 'Chun' arms, instructed to store it, then pulled the horse's head, and said to Meng Ying's 'Chun' that he still had something to do, and he couldn't enter the city to meet the Li family, and asked her to greet him on his behalf, and then turned the horse and went west.

The yellow dust was rolling, Meng Ying's 'spring' stood for a long time, and suddenly understood that Li Mao did not hate her, but cherished her - for fear that he would have an accident and personally send her back to the city.

She pinched the stack of tickets in her hand, sweetly turned her heart, honey turned her stomach, and her heart was stuffed to the brim, and she could no longer tolerate other people's positions.

Fortunately, after rushing to transport, hundreds of thousands of stone grain and rice were safely transported into Guanzhong before the flood, which not only ensured that the army on the Xichuan front line had enough grain and grass, but also effectively restrained the 'traitors' businessmen from taking the opportunity to raise grain prices and ensure the stability of the Guanzhong region.