Lai Chau City, November.

In the south of the city, a shop called Huan Mingfang is like a market, and dozens of people have gathered outside the gate, all of whom are vendors who have come to pick up goods.

This Huan Ming Fang is a famous shop in Laizhou City, and the goods sold are also various, ranging from all kinds of iron ware to all kinds of wood carvings.

However, Huanmingfang is the most famous for the glazed products sold here.

"Hey! All lined up, yesterday the trumpet arrived a new batch of Dengzhou produced glaze, high quality, moderate price, sufficient quantity, you can buy it, don't crowd, don't crowd! ”

"Please pick up the number under the excuse first, and after a while, you will be in line to buy goods with the number, remember! Go get the number first! ”

A guy stood in the doorway and shouted loudly, attracting the attention of the two vendors in the line.

"I said, young man, the shopkeeper of your Huan Mingfang has such great magical powers, can do business with the Li family in Penglai County, Dengzhou? This glass business is a lucrative business, and you Huan Mingfang is afraid that you will even make money for the next three lifetimes! ”

Another trader also chimed in: "That is, your Huan Mingfang not only has the Li family's glaze for sale, but also all kinds of ironware produced in Dengzhou, these ironware are made of fine iron, you look at the texture, even the ironware produced in Luoyang City is not comparable, these can be sold for a lot of money!" ”

The young man smiled happily and said, "The two of you have praised it!" My shopkeeper is just running errands for the Li family in Penglai to earn some living money. ”

"The devil believes you!"

"That's it, I don't dare to admit it after making money, are you still afraid that we will rob your house?"

"Hehe, I said two, the little one really didn't lie. The glass produced by the Li family in Penglai is a hot item, and the texture is much stronger than the glass products in Luoyang and Chang'an. Although the glass is expensive, there is capital, freight, the head money of the guys, the tax stamps collected by Dengzhou, etc., and the rest is the profit of my Huan Mingfang. Both of them are shrewd people, you can calculate, how much more money can we make in Huan Mingfang? ”

"In this way, isn't the Penglai Li family rich and rich!"

The two small traders were full of envy, not knowing when they would be able to do business like the Li family in Penglai.

The young man said: "Who said it wasn't, behind the Penglai Li family is said to be the Dengzhou Thorn History, the prince Li Congyan!" With such a backer, it is difficult not to get rich! ”

A few people were talking, only to see a horse team passing by on the street outside, and each pack horse had a flag on it, on which were written "Huangxian Chen" three black characters.

A small trader had sharp eyes, pointed to the flag and said loudly: "Look, it's the horse team of the Chen family in Huang County, Dengzhou, and it must be transporting sea salt to several salt ships in the city!" ”

Everyone looked at the voice and immediately let out a burst of exclamation. This horse team has more than 30 pack horses, and a few carts, how much sea salt can be loaded into this!

In addition, the people and horses of the escort horse team are also eye-catching, more than 50 capable men, all of them are beautifully decorated horizontal knives, and at first glance they are the people and horses built by the Chen family.

At this time, the output of the Haiyan Workshop in Dengzhou was huge, and in addition to being sold locally in Dengzhou, it had begun to spread to the surrounding areas. Moreover, Li Congyan specially sent people to contact the government offices of several surrounding states, and took out a part of Haiyan's profits to promise small profits in exchange for the tacit approval of the government offices of various prefectures and counties.

Of course, there are also those who are not open-minded, Li Congyan directly pulled out a team of new troops to go out to show off his martial arts and take a turn. In today's world, although there is still a trace of majesty in the imperial court, in the local area, soldiers are power, and those government officials who do not open their eyes to ban illegal salt suddenly died down.

The Chen family in Huangxian County also took the opportunity to organize several horse teams, and under the protection of the children of the clan, they began to brazenly sell sea salt to various places.

Here, the young man from Huan Mingfang sighed: "The Chen family in Huangxian County is really arrogant, and the private salt dares to be so ostentatious, and the price of one hundred and forty yuan per catty is still in short supply, how much money does this have to make!" ”

"Then why not? You didn't look at these escorts, but in my opinion, the soldiers and horses in Bilai Prefecture are capable! If I had such a person, I would dare to transport the illicit salt to Luoyang to sell! ”

The two traders just now were also red-eyed, but they were only red-eyed, since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the four words of smuggler salt dealer are the existence of the living, and ordinary people will never dare to go to them for trouble.

"I heard that behind the Chen family in Huangxian County is also Li Congyan, the assassin of Dengzhou!"

"I've heard about it too! You say that this Li Congyan is a thorn in the world, how can it be so rampant? ”

The young man couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, and said, "Just a thorn history? People have another identity: to be the prince of the dynasty! Besides, this Dengzhou Thorn Shi Li Congyan has an elite army of thousands of people, and I heard that this elite army trains every day and keeps going all year round, but it is not comparable to those who fish for three days and dry nets for two days. ”

"Yes, I've heard that, too. And it is said that Li Congyan's soldiers and horses are well paid, thousands of soldiers still have land, and the daily meals are comparable to the treatment of Laizhou Thorn History! How powerful do you say such soldiers and horses are? I think at least one can hit five! ”

"And the armor of the new army in Nadengzhou is also sharp! Don't you see all kinds of ironware produced in Dengzhou? The new army in Dengzhou is this kind of armor made of fine iron, which is a real elite soldier! ”

Everyone exclaimed again, all marveling at the various "specialties" of Dengzhou and the strength of the new army in Li Congyan's hands.

"Next, No. 17!"

"Hey, hey! It's me, it's my turn! ”

The merchant and the young man were talking vigorously, when they suddenly heard their numbers being shouted from inside, and immediately confessed their sins to everyone around them, and ran in with the envious eyes of everyone.

By the time the vendor came out, his face was already full of smiles, and even the corners of his mouth were curled up to his ears.

"How's the brother? Got enough to buy? ”

"I've bought it, I've bought it all!"

After speaking, the vendor showed the order list in his hand to everyone as if he was showing a treasure, and then said loudly: "Ten iron pots, one hundred and twenty iron parts of all kinds, two glass cups, two glass bowls, three glass cups, in addition, I also grabbed the Dengzhou refined coal that has just arrived, which is three hundred catties!" ”

As soon as the words fell, dozens of people in line suddenly made a noise, all staring at the manifest with red eyes.

"Brother Tai is generous, this trip is going to make a fortune!"

"There, there! But with this batch of goods, I can have a good year, and the shop at home can be expanded, haha! ”

After speaking, the vendor said goodbye to everyone with his hands and went to the Huan Mingfang warehouse to pick up the goods. In the eyes of everyone, the order form in the vendor's hand was as attractive as the Nine Heavens Fairy, and it was the existence of real money.

At this time, just across the street from Huanmingfang, a carriage had been parked on the side of the road for a long time, the window of the carriage was opened, and two figures were looking at Huanmingfang through the window.

On the carriage, Li Xichu, the son of the Penglai Li family, looked at all this with a pale face, and Wei Congrong, who also had a bad face, sat beside him.

"I didn't expect that Li Congyan was really big, and the glass and sea salt were sold here! Li Congyan has lost more than 30,000 yuan by implementing tax stamps and collecting debts, but now he is swaggering around making money, which is really hateful! ”

Wei Congrong also gritted his teeth, and said fiercely: "Eldest prince, Li Congyan's private salt is openly sold in the city, this is conclusive evidence, should we report him to the court!" ”

Li Sichu shook his head and said, "It's useless! Who are you and me? Those high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China will not even see us. Nalaizhou Thorn Shi is in the city, but he turned a blind eye to it, and it must have been arranged by Li Congyan, let's go to the lawsuit at this time, it's just asking for hardship. ”

"The eldest prince can go to the Li family in Dengzhou, the head of the Li family, Li Jian, has a blood feud with Li Congyan, and the Li family can talk to the eldest prince in Luoyang, as long as Li Jian is willing to come forward, he will definitely be able to bring down Li Congyan!"

"You think I haven't been looking?"

Li Xichu shook his head and said, "Li Jian is old, and he has lost the courage he had back then!" It is said that the eldest prince and An Chongzhu are fighting in the court, and there is no time for him to care! Moreover, the private salt is overflowing in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and the envoys of various festivals are also involved in it, and the imperial court has repeatedly banned it, and it is even more worried that it will force those arrogant soldiers and fierce generals to rebel, and they basically turn a blind eye, so the prince does not want to pay attention to these things! ”

Wei Congrong laughed angrily when he heard this, and said: "In this way, the DPRK is really a bunch of waste, and Li Jian is also an old fool, just every one of them is useful!" ”

"So you and I want to bring down Li Congyan for revenge, and we have to find another way!"

Wei Congrong said with some despair: "Think of another way? Easier said than done! Li Congyan is a strong new army in one hand, a steady stream of money and food in the other, and the identity of a prince, Dengzhou has been built by Li Congyan like an iron bucket, are we his opponents? ”

Li Xichu was also hesitant in his heart, and he was speechless for a while.

That night, Li Xichu and Wei Congrong were borrowing wine to kill their sorrows in the inn, when they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, and the two of them immediately became alert.

At this time, there was a curfew in the city, and in addition to the accompanying coachman, the two were only passing by here, and they didn't know anyone.

"Who!"

"Eldest prince, I'm Li Guan."

Li Xichu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said as he went to open the door: "This is my Li family's personal servant, it is estimated that there is something at home." ”

Li Guan came in and saluted with his hands crossed, and said: "The eldest prince is really here, the second prince asked me to send a letter to the eldest prince, I have been waiting in Laizhou for several days, and I have been looking for several big inns in the city for the past few days, fortunately, I met the eldest prince here today." ”

Li Xichu drank a glass of wine and asked a little vaguely, "Looking for me?" What's the important thing about the second brother? ”

"There is a letter here, please look at it."

Li Xichu took the letter and read it, and after a while, he suddenly woke up and said fiercely: "How dare he do this!" ”

Wei Congrong was also startled when he saw this, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong!" ”

Li Sisheng gave Grandpa 100,000 yuan for the construction of the Buddha Hall, and Grandpa was very happy, and even publicly encouraged him several times in the house, asking Li Sisheng to "work hard in order to prosper the family"! What does that mean? ”

Wei Congrong hurriedly said: "In this way, does the head of the family intend to let Li Sisheng be in charge?" ”

"Humph!"

Li Xichu didn't answer, but clenched his fists tightly, and the letters in his hands were torn apart.

"Eldest son, let's rush back immediately! During this time, the eldest prince was busy with business outside and neglected to pay attention to the house, so don't let Li Sisheng take the opportunity to take advantage of the loophole! ”

Li Xichu nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "Early tomorrow morning, go back to Penglai!" ”