Chapter Forty-Six: The Salt Gang
A boatload of people looked up to the sky and laughed, but two people were indifferent.
Jian Xi and Yang Xi.
After laughing, Qin Fang saw that there seemed to be a fire splashing between the two. Sure enough, Jian Yan took two steps, stared at Yang Xi and said, "Yang Chenhe, you and I are still not happy in the battle that day, do you dare to fight again today?" "Straight to the point.
Yang Xi put the ring knife in his hand to the ground and said, "This is the time!" ”
"Good!"
Qin Fang waved his hand playfully, signaling to vacate the space.
Someone had already taken out Jian Yan's spear.
Although the ship was long, it was still small for the battle, and Yang Xi was obviously at a disadvantage. As soon as the spear was horizontal, it blocked most of Yang Xi's space to move and dodge.
But Yang Xi is not afraid, and the two of them don't answer, you come and go, I only feel dazzled, fighting fifty times, regardless of victory or defeat.
Yang Xi felt a little out of force, and the magnetic field battery showed only 69 data.
Jian Xian is not having a good time, although his physical fitness is high, but the opponent's tricks are too tricky, if he didn't feel that he has a tendency to crush in strength, he would have been picked by the other party.
After another thirty battles, Yang Xi's magnetic field dropped to 63, and his speed slowed down significantly, and Jian Xi was also sweating on his forehead, and the two of them invariably put away their knives and guns together.
"The jade-faced killing god is really not a waste of fame, today a certain has an advantage, and he can't fight to the death, wait for the meal, you and I will fight again!"
"Good!"
Yang Xi didn't say a word, and followed Jian Yan into the cabin.
There were only three people in the warehouse, Yang Xitan, sitting on the ground, someone had already brought hot meat, and the three of them feasted.
Halfway through eating, he suddenly heard Qin Fang call someone in and ordered: "Tell the brothers to withdraw the boat, so as not to cause the nearby imperial court and navy to chase and suppress." ”
Yang Xi was also worried about this matter, attracting the attention of the officers and soldiers, and when the time came, he found out that he was on the Salt Gang ship, and he was dining with the head of the Yellow Turban thief, and he couldn't wash it at that time.
After the ship was dispersed, Yang Xi also relieved his heart, and the matter was half settled. The three of them began to talk cautiously. Qin Fang, as the leader of the Salt Gang, was originally a bold person, and Yang Xi was also somewhat famous in the underworld, the two were the first to start talking, and in the end, it was impossible for Jian Yan to eat meat alone, so he also joined the conversation.
During the period, when they talked about the current situation, Jian Yan and Qin Fang unexpectedly found that the Yang Chenhe in front of them was completely different from what they thought.
The general family officials and local landlords are all talking about the Han family, vowing to kill thieves or something, and this Yang Chenhe, without mentioning the Han family, even dared to say that the world would be in chaos, the Han family would die, and he would save his strength. This is an out-and-out rebellion.
Yang Xi said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, Xi thinks that since his debut, he has not seen any benefits from the Han Dynasty to me and other poor farmers, and he has been exploited everywhere, and the people are very easy to be aroused." Now although the Yellow Turban is defeated, the powerful and powerful parts of the country are divided and do not accept the jurisdiction of the imperial court, which moves the foundation of the Han Dynasty.
Within a few years, Dahan will inevitably enter an even more chaotic situation. Although I Yang Xi is not talented, I also want to survive in this troubled world, and if I want to survive, I have to be strong, so today, Xi went to the meeting with a single knife, which is to show sincerity to the two. You and I, if we cooperate sincerely, the two of us are in the dark and the tin is in the light, then there is no resistance to this Jiangxia realm. ”
Yang Xi threw out his olive branch at the right time.
Jian Yan frowned suddenly, obviously excited, but his brother's more than 200 lives were taken by Yang Xi, so he couldn't say anything about letting him go like this.
"Brother Chenhe, what you said is good, if you rely on your words, you and I will turn the war into a jade silk, then how can I explain to the brothers!"
Qin Fang didn't care about himself, but thinking about it at the moment, he also nodded and looked at Yang Xi.
Yang Xi drank all the wine in the cup, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve and said: "Brother Yizhou, my Yang Xi's past, I think you must have also inquired, how the Luo family and me, how the Huang family and me, these two families have had a forcible pursuit and killing feud with me, but after I became big, I did not have any revenge against these two families."
The two of them look at the current Luo family, the head of the family is already the respect of the county magistrate, and the Huang family is now working closely with my Chenhe Port and has gained a lot of benefits. As the saying goes, each was his master at that time, but now you and I are working together for both benefits, why are you still entangled in the past? As for those brothers of Brother Yizhou, I must also hope that your remaining brothers will be able to walk in the sun one day, and cooperate with me, Xi guarantees that he can do this! ”
Yang Xi made a package ticket, in fact, Jian Xian had already been relieved in his heart, but he couldn't say it on his face.
"By July this year at the latest, I promise to give you 600 brothers a safe place to go, not to mention the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers, and you can have a lot of money without robbing your house!"
When Qin Fang and Jian Yan heard this, they both looked a little incredulous.
"Brother Chenhe! Brother knows that you have great powers and many wonderful ideas. But what you said is too full, where there are no officers and soldiers, naturally there is no one, no one, where can we have the opportunity to make a fortune? Don't let silver fall from the sky, but pick up gold from the stalls. ”
Jian Xi was directly angry by Yang Xi's words, but Yang Xi said disapprerovitically: "I can't do gold falling from the sky, but picking up gold on the beach is true." You'll know when the time comes. By the way, if the brothers of the Xiang Gang are interested, I don't mind if everyone shares the profits together, and they will distribute the money according to the amount of effort. ”
Yang Xi didn't explain it, he just pretended to be mysterious, and the other two naturally didn't believe it.
Where would Yang Xi tell them that this plan of his own is more terrifying than picking up gold on the beach. Yang Xi is plan, wait for a few more Chenhe to come out, go directly to the beach or find an uninhabited island, and secretly dry salt.
At this time, the salt is boiled in a pot to get salt, how slow the efficiency is, and the consumption is high, the so-called boiling the sea for salt is like this. Shandong people only discovered the method of drying salt after hundreds of years, and it was a earth-shaking change in the entire salt industry.
Although the relationship has eased a bit, the agreed fight still has to be fought, but this time, after more than 100 battles, they can't tell the winner, so the two will stop.
Yang Xi also measured Qin Fang's physical function, but found that it was even higher than Jian Fang, reaching a value of 85.
In the end, Yang Xi promised to give a pension of three taels of silver to each of the brothers who died in the Yellow Turban, a total of six hundred taels of silver, which can be regarded as reasonable.
The three of them talked all the way on the boat, and in a blink of an eye, it turned out that it was dark, and Yang Xi gained a lot this time.
First of all, I learned that there are more than a dozen large and small gangs in the Jiangshang Salt Gang, and there are several families that directly operate the salt industry, and there are only Anlu Huang in Jiangxia, and the person in charge is Huang Zu's brother Huang Jie, it is said that this person's personality is completely different from Huang Zu, and he likes some fireworks and wine alleys, and is not valued by the family, so he was sent out to lead the family business.
At this time, the status of businessmen was not high, so Huang Jie was equivalent to a logistician. But this person, for Yang Xi, is the object of wooing.
Before leaving, Yang Xi and Qin Fang talked about the purchase of salt, and the two reached an agreement, and the Chenhe factory, which can be regarded as a supplier of salt, solved a big problem. But in two months, four more big boats, and you can go all the way to the sea.
In the salt industry, Yang Xi must control it in his own hands.
When Qin Fang sent Yang Xi back to Chenhe Port, it was already midnight. But there were dozens of people on the shore who had been waiting for Yang Xi, Dong Cai and they were all there, and when they saw Yang Xi return safely, and it was the boat of the Salt Gang who sent him off in person, everyone couldn't help but drop their jaws in shock.
Back at Chenhe Port, Yang Xi stayed in the Chenhe Hotel, everything in it was according to the most high-end configuration at this time, it was the presidential suite at that time, Yang Xi took a hot bath, and began to silently recall today's events.
The first thing to consider is the personnel who dry the salt, but this technology must be in their own hands, and they can only be operated by their own people. For example, Qin Fang's salt gang, although there are 800 people, but in fact, there are 400 people, who are engaged in salt drying work in seaside fishing villages, and there are many boat strengths, and the real management personnel are only about 200, which shows how low the production efficiency of salt is.
The second thing to consider is transportation, which can be solved by Chenhe shipping at that time. Another important one is operations. On Yang Xi's side, there is no market for the salt merchants, and it depends on the salt gang to complete it.
The plan was almost the same, and Yang Xi began to think about who would complete these tasks.
First of all, the Chenhe factory, now there are 3,600 people, a row of Maoluan, there are currently 100 people, 20 squads, Wei Gua as the head of the ship's guard, managing all the ship guards, and now the ninth boat is about to be launched, which means 450 ship guards. The third platoon of Ergou is in Huangbaoshan, and there is also a team of 100 people, the fourth platoon of Xu Hu in Coal Mountain has also increased to 100 people, and the fifth platoon of the daily guard of the Chenhe factory is served by Liao Wei, and now there are 100 people. The total number of combatants was 850 men, and the special battalion was not counted.
Since it is Gongtun, Yang Xi decided that after the next three boats, the guards of the three boats will be used as labor for drying salt, so that they can dry salt and defend. Combined with the strength of thirty-two people in each boat, there were more than two hundred people in three boats, enough to occupy a small island of five people. At this time, there are many nameless islands outside the mouth of the Yangtze River, where is the imperial court that has the leisure to send people to garrison the barren islands.
As for the 600 people in Jian Xian, Yang Xi decided to settle them directly on the island, and if they could be absorbed, they would be recruited, and if they could not be absorbed, they would be slowly assimilated, after all, no one wanted to live a life of displacement.
"Let them be in charge of the island guard task first, and when my strength is absolutely crushed, then I will be recruited, step by step!" Yang Xi set a plan for himself. When his strength reaches a certain level, even the Salt Gang can become a vassal.
Yang Xi set a vicious plan for himself, in fact, the Salt Gang is also disgraceful, Yang Xi is like this, it can be regarded as giving the Yellow Turban and the Salt Gang a chance to walk openly in the future.