The next day, the sky was slightly bright, and the drizzle continued, and a horse-drawn carriage drove away from Shangdu and headed for Shangliu Village in the suburbs.

In the carriage.

"Brother Chu, it seems that someone is following me behind." Su 13 put down the curtain, looked at Chu Ling, who closed his eyes and recuperated, frowned and said, "Do you want to ......?"

"Don't care."

Chu Ling leaned on the cushion and didn't pay too much attention to it, "An old acquaintance, it's a person from the Xuanniao Division." ”

"Gentori Division?"

Su 13 was slightly surprised, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why did the Third Duke do this?" Could it be that Brother Chu offended the third princess? ”

"Perhaps."

Chu Ling took out the token and slowly opened his eyes, "When Chu first went to the capital, he met the third princess by chance, and when something happened later, he was always stared at by the people of the Xuanniao Division, but this is fine, at least when you encounter something, you don't have to worry about not having a helper." ”

It turned out to be the Golden Pass of the Gentori Division.

Su Thirteen's face changed slightly, if it was before, Su Thirteen didn't know much about the Xuanyao Division, but since he left the Longshou Villa that night, someone from the Xuanniao Division came to find him and told him about the Xuanniao Division, and Su Thirteen knew that there was such an organization.

The person who sees him is holding a bronze token, and if he wishes to join the Xuanniao Division, he can give him a silver token.

It's just that Su Shisan didn't expect that Chu Ling actually participated in the Xuanniao Division, and he was also awarded a golden token.

It seems that Huangfu Jingyu sent someone to contact Su Thirteen.

Seeing the change in Su Thirteen's demeanor, the corners of Chu Ling's mouth turned up slightly, Xuanniao Si is still in the grass creation stage, Su Thirteen's skills, how could Huangfu Jingyu miss it?

"Childe, you have purchased so much land, what do you plan to do in addition to preparing for the establishment of a brewing workshop?" Liu Jun, who was staying on the side, looked at Chu Ling and thought for a long time, but in the end he still expressed the doubts in his heart.

"A few more workshops."

Chu Ling put the token away, looked at Liu Jun with a smile and said, "Why are you so concerned about this matter, is there anything hidden?" ”

"I..."

Liu Jun hesitated, looked at Chu Ling, and then at Su Shisan, and finally sighed lightly: "If Gongzi buys land, it's nothing to just plant it, and it's okay to open a winemaking workshop, but if it opens more, I'm afraid that the people of the Qinglian Gang will definitely ask for money after they find out." ”

Qinglian Gang?

Chu Ling showed a trace of doubt, obviously he didn't expect the Qinglian Gang that Liu Jun said, Chu Ling knew that there were gang forces in the Feng Dynasty, but they generally converged in the Cao River, or the important town of commercial prosperity, it stands to reason that the capital of the Feng Dynasty is located, and there should not be such forces, after all, they are in different locations.

"The Qinglian Gang is one of the seventeen gangs in Shangdu."

Su 13 lifted the sleeves of his robe and said in a flat tone: "These so-called gang forces, in fact, there are people standing behind them, most of them are under some noble families.

The Gyeonggi area is where my heart is, and there are many workshops under my rule, and in order to seek greater benefits, these gangs are located in the area, but wherever there are workshops, they will generally pay a sum of money every month, of course, these are only limited to those whose backgrounds are not so hard. ”

Isn't this a monopoly in disguise?

Chu Ling seemed to be smiling, the seventeen gangs were not in Shangdu, but they existed around the suburbs and Gyeonggi, you must know that the Feng Dynasty was prosperous in commerce, and there were many industries under its rule, just collecting these money, it was probably not a small amount every year.

"Then can the imperial court allow such a phenomenon to exist?"

Chu Ling looked at Su 13, "Chu remembers that the commercial tax issued by the imperial court is one out of twenty, although the commercial tax is not too heavy, but counting the city gate tax, this tax is not small, although our dynasty has not introduced a policy to encourage commerce, but it also acquiesces in the development of private commerce." ”

"What if you don't allow it."

Su 13 sneered: "It's not that Yousi hasn't carried out a clean-up, but you can arrest a group of people, kill a group of people, and after a while, it will be resurrected, in fact, it is clear from the above, what is going on, but some people can't be severely punished, it can only be a symptom but not a cure." ”

Chu Ling smiled and shook his head.

What Su 13 meant, Chu Ling is clear, no matter what era it is, there will always be problems of one kind or another, this is the inevitable trend of development.

The hustle and bustle of the world is all because of profit.

However, where the status quo exists, there must be interests involved, and for the world, all they can see is just the appearance.

"Childe, you still have to pay attention to this matter."

Liu Jun thought for a while and said: "As far as Xiao knows, the people behind this Qinglian Gang are several counts in Shangdu, and there were once people who didn't want to pay money, but overnight, the industry they worked hard to build was burned, and it was useless to fight a lawsuit, and a few people from the Qinglian Gang were arrested, and finally ......."

Chu Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.

For this phenomenon, of course he knows the truth behind it, it is better to have one more thing, it is better to have one less thing, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, if you are targeted by these people, there are too many small means to rectify you.

If you don't have a background and have wealth, that's a curse!

……

The suburbs of Shangdu, Shangliu Village.

Because of its proximity to Shangdu and its close proximity to Longshou Canal, Shangliu Village has gathered many people, saying that it is a village, and the actual development has become a town.

"If Childe wants to buy a piece of land, it is best to go to Yahang in the east of the village."

Liu Jun held an oil-paper umbrella and explained to Chu Ling as he walked: "On my side of Liu Village, everything involving land sales is generally carried out here. ”

"If my guess is right, this tooth shop is also opened by the Qinglian Gang?"

Chu Ling looked at Liu Jundao with a smile.

Liu Jun nodded.

"I don't know how the princes in the court reacted when they knew such a thing."

Su 13 snorted coldly, "Speaking of which, my dynasty is strong and powerful, and the four seas are surrendered, but I didn't expect that in a hinterland like Shangdu, there is such a situation, it is really a big joke in the world." ”

"Old thief! It is natural to repay debts, since you have no money to pay off, then take your daughter to pay. ”

"Hit me hard!"

At this moment, the sound that sounded in front of the street attracted Chu Ling's attention, but they saw that there were many people gathered on both sides of the street.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

"Let's take a look."

Vaguely, Chu Ling saw that under the rain curtain, several strong men were beating an old man, and a young girl struggled desperately, trying to get rid of the restraints, but she couldn't break free, and could only watch the old man being beaten.

"Grandpa!!"

The hysterical shouts made Chu Ling frown, and he walked forward with an umbrella.

"Childe, I'll wait or don't go."

Liu Jun looked worried, and followed closely behind Chu Ling, "Those are all from the Qinglian Gang, and the leader is the hall master of Shangliu Village, if you offend ......"

"What if you are offended."

Chu Ling said with a calm expression: "Is it right to dare to be so lawless in broad daylight?" ”

Su 13 showed a smile, originally he thought that Chu Ling's attitude towards the Qinglian Gang was not to provoke, after all, Chu Ling didn't say anything else in the carriage, but now when he heard what Chu Ling said, Su 13 smiled very happily, people live in the world, they should do something, and don't do something!