Speaking of the Shu brocade business of the Peach Seven Gang, fortunately, Ming Yi had inquired with Xia Huanfeng, so he would not show his timidity. Dow Shu brocade has five shops in Chang'an, of which the West Market is the largest, which is regarded as the headquarters. On the one hand, it sells the Shu brocade transported from Yizhou, and on the other hand, it is also the soul of the Peach Seven Gang Chang'an Xitang.

Ming Yi recalled the shop on the first floor, covering a large area, the first half of the piece was used for the display of Shu brocade, there were occasional guests, and the second half was separated by an iron-gray cotton curtain, tight, and it was not clear what was inside.

There were seven or eight people in the store, all of whom were idle, looking like a hanger. Other families are willing to use some clever and delicate teenagers, and there are many female customers who buy Shu brocade, so it is more comfortable to look at. His family is not particular, and the people he invited, to put it mildly, are skinny scoundrels who wear neatly dressed clothes, and they know by looking at their faces that they are not good. In this way, it is strange to be able to attract customers.

Ming Yi asked, "I see that the guys entertained downstairs are not good-looking, where did they find them?" ”

Shi Ruoshan looked bitter: "You also look strange, right?" I mentioned to Sanniang that I want to find some guys who make people look happy, but it's really not good, it's okay to be older and look honest and loyal. She repeatedly prevaricated, and I asked again and again before I knew the difficulty. Of the five stores in this Tao Shu brocade, four of them are doing at a loss, and only this West Market store can have two points of profit because of the large number of merchants. But since the Peach Seven Gang expanded its power in Chang'an, the most important branch is Chang'an West Hall, and you also know that this hall master Hu Shu recruited a group of splashes to collect peace money, but after that money was handed over to the gang, it couldn't support the expenses of these many people at all. Hu Shu came up with the idea to let those puffers in Chang'an Xitang take turns to be buddies in my store on weekdays and pay a salary. It sounds like a knife cutting tofu on both sides, but in fact, the life of the Xishi store has also dragged down, and half of the store has been set up for them to settle down. ”

Mingyi listened to Zhile, of course she remembered that she had kidnapped Hong Yi, and it was more than enough to succeed. Xia Huanfeng asked him to stay in the Peach Seven Gang, and also contributed money and efforts to help him gain a firm foothold in the Peach Seven Gang and climb to the position of the hall master, which was really worth it. This is a-stirring stick, with him, why should the Peach Seven Gang be undefeated.

Tao Sanniang was so passive in Chang'an, which also exposed too many shortcomings of her Peach Seven Gang. The start depends on three points, one is to occupy the geographical advantage, the father of the Shu brocade business started, accumulated enough capital; The second is to occupy the people, good at mental control, and use the theory of ghosts and gods to cater to the psychology of the locals. The third is to occupy the time, and it just so happens that the Cui family wants to support the new forces in the rivers and lakes, and this is the only one who is big in the southwest.

And the peach seven gang's family decline is also in three points, one is the loss of geographical advantages, in Chang'an, the peach seven gang is inevitably unadaptable, the Tang Dynasty is different from modern times, a plane, a phone call, a video, the distance is not a problem, want to use the power of a gang, across such a distance, it is impossible to have an advantage at both ends. Tao Sanniang was reluctant to Yizhou, and left most of the main force in the gang in Yizhou, and she fought alone in Chang'an, which was inevitably overwhelmed.

Even if it was the Tianyi Gang, in order to occupy Chang'an, they all raised the strength of the whole gang and mobilized the people to migrate here. The helper and the two Dharma protectors all threw themselves into Chang'an. Rather risk the empty city of Suzhou and Hangzhou. However, this naturally has a premise, Tianyi Gang has been deeply cultivated in Suzhou and Hangzhou for many years, and its foundation is not generally deep and steady, and it is also very good at doing business, and it is not so easy to be replaced by others. Even if there is an accident, who dares to ride to the head of the Tianyi gang, with the number of Gong Junhao's manpower, the counterattack is also very terrifying. And the Shentu brothers are even more cautious and cautious, and so far they have mainly focused on grasping the Luoyang area, and they dare not easily march into Chang'an.

As for the Shangguan gang, they basically gave up the Yangzhou base camp and left it to fend for themselves. This also depends on the topography of Yangzhou, which is at the midpoint of the sphere of influence of the Tianyi Gang and the Shentu family, and maintains the same affinity with the two gangs. Therefore, Mingyi has a deep understanding of the rivers and lakes, and it becomes clearer and clearer. She is not very worried about the emergence of a third gang and annexing Yangzhou into her own forces, and the Tianyi Gang and the Shentu family will not let it go, this is not just for the sake of Xia Huanfeng's face. At least for the Tianyi Gang, protecting the interests of the Shangguan Gang in Yangzhou for the sake of Xia Huanfeng is just an excuse.

The second reason why the Peach Seven Gang did not advance and retreated was that they lost people. In Chang'an, her suit of gods and ghosts was not effective at all, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the people's beliefs were tightly controlled. Small fights don't matter, for example, several widow shops on the outskirts of Chang'an hang Tao Sanniang's fairy statue, no one cares. But if it had been as fanfare as in Yizhou, touting miracles and carrying mud statues through the streets, I'm afraid that the Peach Seven Gang would have been extinguished a long time ago, and Tao Sanniang would not be so stupid.

The reason is very simple, the saint is the true dragon son of heaven, and he is the only god who can have a physical existence and be worshipped by people. All gods who are worshipped and worshipped must be affirmed by the imperial power. If everyone in the people can stand up and say that they are immortals and gods, and can bless the people, where is the dignity of the Son of Heaven?

Unable to get the loyalty of the people, Tao Sanniang began to use money to win people's hearts, and the matter was lenient and round, and it was difficult to achieve results, and it could only attract Hu Shu and others, rats, dogs, and speculators. If you don't use it, there will be no one to use it, and if you use it, you will ruin the reputation of the gang, and it will really quench your thirst.

The third reason that made the defeat of the Peach Seven Gang a certainty was the time of day. On this day, there is the meaning of the Son of Heaven. It is precisely because the Son of Heaven is more and more vigilant about the Cui family, and the Cui family is under the control of the Wei family, Linghu, and Wei Ao everywhere in the court, and one of the ways to break the situation is to arrange for his protégé Wu Qianping to marry the Wei family, and the other is to tighten the control of the rivers and lakes and force the court. At this time, the Tianyi Gang and the Shentu family, which were carried out by the Cui family, were already fledgling, and they were unwilling to be at the mercy of them, but the Peach Seven Gang was in decline. In addition to tightening the control of the Tianyi Gang and the Shentu family, the Cui clan also wants to find a new powerful gang to replace the position of the Peach Seven Gang, and the Peach Seven Gang has become an outcast.

In Mingyi's heart, the situation of the Peach Seven Gang has been clear, and what he has to do is to stabilize it, and before the situation of the Shangguan Gang is completed, he will be false and wronged. Wait for the opportunity, hit it with one blow, drive it back to Yizhou, and make Shi Ruoshan, who owes his life in his hands, pay the price.

And what she needs to do now is to be Shi Ruoshan's "staff officer" for the time being, let him be a useful gentleman by Tao Sanniang's side, and let herself be a loyal subordinate in Shi Ruoshan's heart. Especially after seeing Wu Qianping yesterday, Ming Yi was more cautious, before Xia Huanfeng and Shi Chuchu came back, he must be stable, and not be used as an arrow target. 2k reading web