When the Shentu brothers heard Xia Huanfeng say Shi Ruoshan's sin, they were unexpected, they looked at each other, and couldn't react for a while.

Shen Tu came back to his senses and asked, "Why haven't you heard Phantom Feng say it all along?" Isn't this Shi Ruoshan an honest person? ”

Xia Huanfeng looked indignant: "It was with this illusion that he deceived the trust of everyone in the gang. Fortunately, we occasionally learned that Shangguan Yun, the daughter of the old gang leader, was still alive and was saved by the Dharma Protector Giant Thunder, and confronted him to learn the truth about his murder of the old gang leader's father and daughter. Mingyi and I were afraid that the rash exposure of this matter would not be conducive to the stability of the Shangguan gang, so we designed to first make them join the Peach Seven Gang, hand over the power of the gang leader, and then expose it when the water is complete. ”

Shen Tu shouted angrily: "Such a traitor, don't be spared!" In my life, Shen Tu Yi despised this kind of ungrateful person who deceived his teachers and destroyed his ancestors. What's more, with a loyal face to deceive the world and steal his name, Phantom Feng, don't worry, if one day he falls into my hands, I will let him survive and not die. ”

Ming Yi sighed: "It's a pity that he has won Tao Sanniang's trust now, and he is very likely to hug the thighs of the Tianyi gang in the future." Although we have done our best to do evil deeds, I am afraid that the Tianyi gang will not easily hand him over in front of Tao Sanniang. We also don't want to work hard and disturb the peace and soul of Shangguanyun and his wife. This matter has to be put aside for the time being. ”

Xia Huanfeng also showed a helpless expression: "Yes, the overall situation is important, and the most important thing now is to keep all the cities between Yangzhou and Luoyang, and not let the Tianyi Gang collapse at will." ”

Shentu was shrewd and asked: "If the Shangguan gang guards Yangzhou, our Shentu family is responsible for the line from Luoyang to Songzhou, strengthens the garrison of Songzhou, and echoes Yangzhou, so it will be difficult for the Tianyi gang to take advantage of the territory of the Shentu family." And this method is extremely feasible, not much different from the original situation, if this is what the two of you mean, then we will naturally not hesitate. ”

Mingyi knew that it was not so easy to convince Brother Shentu, but his weight had to be added one by one.

What came to Mingyi's mind was the geographical location of several places: "If the Tianyi Gang is not deployed in Yizhou, then this can effectively prevent its forces from gradually advancing to the northwest, but now we are just stuck here, and the Tianyi Gang has unwittingly opened up another route to completely avoid the Shentu family." ”

Xia Huanfeng understood what she meant, and also knew that she knew very little about the place names of the Tang Dynasty, so he explained for her: "From Hangzhou, you can go to Hanyang through Luzhou, through Jingzhou, and go straight to Yizhou." And between Yizhou and Chang'an, although the Shu road is difficult, it is the Taoqi Gang that is the dominant gang, with their help, whether it is a trade route or a horse, the march will be very smooth. In this way, although the Shentu family can dominate the Central Plains, it is surrounded by the forces of the Tianyi Gang, and they are in a dilemma. ”

Brother Shentu no longer had a smile on his face, and his brows were furrowed. Shen Tuyi no longer had a look of arrogance, and respectfully made a gesture to Ming Yi and Xia Huanfeng: "Please give the two ladies advice." ”

Ming Yi sorted out his thoughts: "In the current situation, neither the Tianyi Gang nor the Peach Seven Gang can make achievements in Chang'an. Although the Peach Seven Gang is weak, it is located in Shu and has many supporters in the Yizhou area, and the people under them are all familiar with entering and leaving Shu. Although the Tianyi Gang is currently suffering from business setbacks, and has spent a lot of money in the past few months, the hundred-legged insects are dead but not stiff, although they are unable to compete with your gang head-on, but they will never live in Hangzhou, let go of the ambition of dominating the rivers and lakes, occupying the Central Plains, and smashing Chang'an. After all, from Jiangnan Province to the Central Plains to Chang'an, the people are rich, and compared with the border wars, there is gold and silver everywhere. ”

Shen Tu nodded again and said: "Yes, Gong Junhao is definitely not a person who will give up, and this time he inexplicably lost a general, Ye Zai's reputation in the gang was also greatly damaged, he moved to Chang'an with great fanfare but returned, he will definitely find out about this matter." As for Yizhou, I speculate that he will send Ye to mediate with Tao Sanniang. ”

Xia Huanfeng praised: "The hero sees the same thing. Ye staying in Hangzhou will only be suspicious of his brothers in the gang, and his arrival in Yizhou is different. He has long been in contact with the merchants in Yizhou, and Tao Sanniang has always had a friendship with him. When he arrived in Yizhou, he only had to give some benefits to the Taoqi Gang to help Tao Sanniang keep his Tao's Shu brocade golden signboard, and Tao Sanniang was very likely to join the camp of the Tianyi Gang and hand over the people and horses of Shu to the Tianyi Gang for unified deployment. In this way, Ye Ye can be regarded as a meritorious return, and Gong Junhao also has a reason to reuse him again. ”

Shen Tu pondered for a moment: "Indeed, it is only a matter of time before these two gangs join forces. Fortunately, my Shentu family also has good allies like the Shangguan Gang, and I am not afraid of him. ”

Ming Yi and Xia Huanfeng exchanged glances, heh, Fang Cai still looks like I Shentu disdains your little gang to come to surrender, but now he turns his face and calls himself an ally brother.

Ming Yi struck while the iron was hot: "It is precisely because Gong Junhao is such an enterprising person, if we just guard Yangzhou and Luoyang, and don't think about how to show our strengths, sooner or later he will be the first to take the lead." Therefore, I have a foolproof plan, on the one hand, to fill the treasury of our two gangs, and to make the brothers rich, so that as many people can be recruited; On the other hand, we can occupy Chang'an first, and secretly control the situation under the Chang'an market. This method certainly requires the strong strength of the Shentu family, and it also requires a means that no one in my small Shangguan gang can replace. ”

The two Shentu brothers were immediately attracted by Mingyi's topic, and their eyes were bright, as if they were about to shoot Mingyi through, and they said in unison: "I want to hear it." ”

"The first case is the sale of illegal salt." Mingyi is concise and to the point.

Shen Tu was shocked: "Is the Feng Gang Master really willing to hand over the private salt business and share it?" ”

Mingyi knew that the output of Huai salt was large, accounting for more than half of the Tang Dynasty, and the official salt and private salt each accounted for five points, and the private salt trade could not be banned in all dynasties, just because the benefits were too great. The salt merchants are doing it at the risk of killing their heads, and they have to feed the officials, and no one is willing to share another percentage of the profits. The Shangguan gang also occupied a favorable position, had a lot of friendship with local officials, and had a rice and noodle business as a table, and gradually began to collect salt privately and sell it everywhere through the dart bureau. Therefore, this profit is something that other gangs covet but cannot touch.

Ming Yi nodded deeply: "If the Shentu family is willing to cooperate sincerely with my Shangguan gang, so that the private salt collected by my gang can be sold smoothly in Songzhou, Bianzhou, and Luoyang, and I am willing to share the benefits equally with the Shentu family." ”

In the matter of private salt, it is difficult to collect salt, it is difficult to transport salt, and it is even more difficult to sell salt. Salt collection is based on the credibility and strength of salt merchants, salt transportation is based on the ability to control the official family and resist bandits, and salt sales are the most risky. The best way is to cooperate with the head snake and ship together through the licensed salt merchants on the ground. This is just a matter of one sentence for the Shentu family in Luoyang and Bianzhou.