The gate of the courtyard is just an ordinary black lacquered wooden door, which is mottled with lacquer, and the true color of the wood has long been revealed. The only respectable place to enter the courtyard is the flat ground, because this is a place for elite disciples to perform martial arts.

As for the house, it looks old, and grass grows on the eaves and roof. The furnishings inside are also close to the people, that is to say, old and practical. But if you really go to the homes of a few gang leaders, you will find that their homes are extremely luxurious, not inferior to those high-ranking families, but the nouveau riche are more meaningful!

In the center of the lobby sat a strong man about forty years old, with knotted muscles all over his body, and he looked like a good martial artist! Especially his beard on his face, which is even more daunting! So people often ignore the sparkle in his eyes that are always squinting! This person is Chu Dayuan, the big boss of the River Gang!

Below his left hand sat two people, one was also a strong man with a strong body, but this person had a strong aura on him! This person is the second leader Chu Dali, who is the younger brother of the gang leader, and he is responsible for fighting, but his mind is average!

He sat down with an old man of fifty or sixty years old, dressed in a sailor's suit, and his gray hair tied into a bun, sitting there steadily. This person is Yu Deli, the fourth leader of the River Gang.

There were also two people sitting under Chu Dayuan's right hand, the first person was wearing a scholar's costume and holding a folding fan in his hand, looking very elegant. This person is the third leader of the River Gang in Wansheng!

Sitting under him is Zhao Zirong, the fifth leader of the River Gang. He is not a distinctive person, and his clothes are ordinary, just like an ordinary shopkeeper that can be seen often.

At this time, the leaders who came back from collecting news were standing outside the gate one by one with their heads bowed and their hands down, while Zhao Zirong called them in one by one, and sent them out after a detailed inquiry. During this time, none of the few people in the lobby interjected. It can be seen that Zhao Zirong is probably responsible for collecting intelligence and inquiring about information.

After a long time, Zhao Zirong finally listened to everyone's reports, and then waved them down, and said at the same time, "Okay, it's all good! Go straight to the account office and get the reward! Don't stuff them all into your arms, but leave a little more for the brothers below!"

Everyone retreated when they heard the promise, and the whole hall fell silent. After a while, the second master, Chu Dali, rubbed his face vigorously as if he had just woken up, and said, "Old Five, after talking about it for a long time, I heard that many people seem to be very dissatisfied, does that mean?"

Zhao Zirong was also rubbing his forehead at this time, after all, after listening to so many people, it was very laborious to sort out and summarize! But he put down his hand and said, "That's true, but there's something different. Ordinary people seem to be just complaining, and the real dissatisfaction is still those high-ranking families and merchants. As for whether they can take action, I don't think it's very likely!"

Yu Wansheng, the leader of the three gangs, opened the folding fan with a bang, shook it lightly and said, "That's a good point! Now those people want to follow Wu Ninghou to get rich, but they are unwilling to pay taxes, so they are very conflicted! But after a long time, they will still be able to pay their taxes in the end! After all, it doesn't matter if you pay taxes, just earn a little less, and if you don't pay taxes, you may not be able to earn a single copper, which is what everyone chooses!"

Chu Dali immediately said, "Doesn't that mean that these people are useless at all? Looks like we're going to have to step in!"

Yu Wansheng shook his head and said, "No, no! They just don't have a little pressure or a little help, but with help, they can still have a seizure!"

Chu Dali said loudly, "What help? Isn't it still our river gang that can help! You know, these people have always looked down on us, so why should we help them!"

Yu Wansheng said, "It doesn't matter if he looks down on him or not, he doesn't pay us money every month! It's just that now we don't give them this help, we need a helper to call the shots!"

Everyone turned their eyes to Chu Dayuan, wanting to see what he said. However, he took a sip of tea slowly, put down the teacup and said, "Third child, what do you think?"

That's the benefit of being in charge! He can completely let his subordinates take out all their opinions, and he will do it again

Comprehensive conditioning has become a more perfect plan.

Since Chu Dayuan directly ordered the third child to speak to Wansheng, Chu Dali, who felt that he should have said it first, was still a little unhappy! But after glaring at Yu Wansheng, he still leaned back in his chair and didn't speak!

Yu Wansheng didn't care when he was glared at him, because he knew that Chu Dali was simply confused in martial arts, and he and his brother were people in two directions at all! So he put away the folding fan and said slowly, "We must get involved in this matter! We have to stir up these people to rise up against the collection of taxes, and if necessary, we have to make some movement ourselves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Deli, the fourth master, said loudly, "Big master, I am against this! Since ancient times, the emphasis has been on the fact that the people do not fight with the officials, we are just a civilian gang, if we fight with the government, where will there be good fruits to eat!"

Chu Dali said loudly, "But that official mansion is not a serious official mansion, it's just a local marquis!"

Yu Deli said, "He is indeed not an official, but he is an official! And he dares to collect taxes on behalf of the government, which shows that he is sure! You must know that in the Jingshi, he also collects money like this, but he doesn't dare to put up the name of collecting business taxes."

At this time, Chu Dayuan raised his hand to stop their argument, he just needed them to come to a conclusion now, so he turned to the fifth brother Zhao Zirong and said, "Old five, what do you think?"

Zhao Zirong said slowly, "I also don't think it should be mixed in! The government took their money and confiscated our money, but asked us to report the number of personnel first. So let's wait and see."

Chu Dali's eyes widened and said, "I have asked you to report the number of all the personnel, then the next step will definitely be to collect taxes!" It's not easy for us to make money, so why should we pay them taxes?"

Yu Wansheng folded the folding fan and said, "Don't worry! The big boss just asked us to express our opinions, and the final master must be the big boss! By the way, helper, what do you think?"

Chu Dayuan rubbed his hands and finally began to speak, but he didn't announce his decision, he just said, "Our River Gang is called 50,000 people, but in fact, there are so many! Even the elderly, women, and children are only more than 20,000 people! It's still easy to make a living around Jingshi, there are only these people in the family, and if you really want to remove the old and weak, it's probably only a few thousand."