Chapter 121: Divide the Cake
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This refined salt conference, which can also be said to be the hero conference, is naturally the biggest highlight of the salt market of the Zhao and Song dynasties.
Jiang Hongfei is a person who knows how to create an atmosphere.
Before officially dividing the salt market of the Zhao Song Dynasty, Jiang Hongfei had people bring a map of the territory of the Zhao Song Dynasty that was magnified ten times and a map of the territory of the Zhao Song Dynasty painted on sheepskin.
After finalizing who was in charge of which salt market, Jiang Hongfei asked people to circle the area on the large map of the territory of the Zhao and Song dynasties with colored pens and write the name of the family, and at the same time cut out the area in charge of the family on the territory map of the Zhao and Song dynasties drawn on sheepskin and handed it to the representative of the family as a certificate.
This gives people the feeling that Jiang Hongfei and the others are not like dividing the salt market of the Zhao and Song dynasties, but like carving up the territory of the Zhao and Song dynasties.
For Fang La and Tian Hu, who have rebellious intentions, this process makes them particularly excited.
I don't know if it's because of this excitement, the people of Fang La and Tian Hu are crazy to grab the salt market, giving people the feeling that they are crazy about robbing the territory of the Zhao and Song Dynasty.
In such a fierce atmosphere, Fang La's side almost robbed most of the salt market in the southeast, while Tianhu's side not only robbed the entire Hedong, half of Hebei, and part of Shaanxi's salt market, but also snatched away the right to sell to Liao.
Although Wang Qing has no intention of rebelling now, it does not mean that he does not have this ambition, and his vision and courage are not comparable to Fang Yuan and Tian Bao.
In short, Wang Qing grabbed all the Xijing, Nanyang, and Jingxiang regions in the way of swallowing whales, and even the Sichuan and Shu Four Roads that others did not dare to want, Wang Qing wanted.
From the perspective of the territory, Wang Qing is definitely the biggest winner in the salt market that carved up the Zhao and Song dynasties.
Actually-
The process of dividing the cake is easy to say, but in fact, I don't know how many open and secret battles have passed, and even almost fought several times.
There is no way, in the face of Chiguoguo's interests, human nature cannot withstand the test.
Fortunately, Jiang Hongfei, who is famous, prestigious, and controls everyone's economic lifeline, mediated to make this matter go smoothly.
But to be honest, in this process, Jiang Hongfei definitely did not achieve fairness and justice, but had a great partiality.
And the main targets of Jiang Hongfei's partial gang are Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing.
Let's put it this way, if there is no Jiang Hongfei to help, don't look at Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing's current power is not small, and the potential is big enough, but they will never be able to obtain such a huge salt market today.
- After all, Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing have not yet revolted, so the salt market they can actually control now is not much more than those powerful smugglers.
Among them, especially Jiang Hongfei's brother-in-law Wang Qing received the most care.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Jiang Hongfei had not helped Wang Qingdong draw west, how could Wang Qing, who had not even gone out of Fangzhou now, have obtained such a large salt market?
Fang La and Tian Hu were in a similar situation.
And why Jiang Hongfei divided the salt market so much?
It's not that Jiang Hongfei doesn't know how to maximize the benefits of refined salt.
It's that Jiang Hongfei can't just think about interests, he also has to think about politics.
The Zhao and Song dynasties lasted for two hundred years, and the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse.
Moreover, there is another problem with the fucked up dynasty of the Zhao and Song dynasties, that is, outsiders and insiders, don't look at them as good at fighting abroad, but suppressing peasant uprisings is absolutely professional.
- There were more than 400 uprisings during the Song and Song dynasties, but none of them could shake this cowardly dynasty.
If there is only Shuibo Liangshan in the territory of the Zhao and Song Dynasty who has a tendency to revolt, then the Zhao Song monarchs and ministers from Zhao Ji down have to stare at Shuibo Liangshan every day?
If that's the case, not to mention the development and growth of Shuibo Liangshan, it would be good not to be wiped out by the Zhao and Song courts.
And if there are Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing, the three guys who are destined to rebel, help Shuibo Liangshan share the firepower of the Zhao and Song Dynasty, then Shuibo Liangshan will undoubtedly be much easier, and you can also learn from Lao Zhu's "build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become king" to secretly gather the power to overthrow the Zhao and Song Dynasty.
Let's talk about Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing.
Before, they didn't look down on the refined salt business.
But that's because the profits at that time were too small, so they couldn't be interested at all, and they had time to work hard to sell refined salt, so they might as well plan to grab a state and county.
But that's no longer the case.
Seeing that refined salt has such a large profit margin, which force doesn't want to get a stable source of money?
Let's put it this way, do you think that other people's families will not have Shuibo Liangshan and face the problem that it is difficult to develop and grow without stable financial resources?
How can it be!
Which fast-growing force will not lack spiritual money?
In particular, a poor religion like Manichaeism wants to develop and grow, but at this stage it does not dare to raise an army to rebel, so it can only rely on receiving donations from its followers to survive.
Therefore, if Jiang Hongfei does not find a stable and sufficient financial source for Fang La, it will definitely greatly limit his development and growth.
Actually-
For Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing, financial resources are only one aspect, and they also need a chain of interests to entrap their subordinates from doing this rebellious business with them.
The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.
Do you think that those who are messing around are all aiming to rebel?
Are you kidding.
The vast majority of those who are mixed up in the rivers and lakes are just doing the words "fame and fortune", and some are simply just trying to make a living.
Therefore, if Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing had a financial path that could provide a steady stream of livelihood guarantees and even opportunities for their subordinates to make a fortune, most of their subordinates would definitely be dead set on them, after all, they had these people's jobs and opportunities to make a fortune in their hands.
At this point, Wang Qing saw it most clearly, so he frantically grabbed the salt market.
Do you think Wang Qing is just grabbing the salt market?
Wrong.
Wang Qing is actually grabbing territory.
Jiang Hongfei thought about it with his heels, and he could think that when Wang Qing returned to Fangshan, his Fangshan would definitely grow rapidly in a short period of time and become the fourth largest force in the rivers and lakes that were not inferior to Shuibo Liangshan, Manichaeism, and Longhu Mountain.
As for what benefits Jiang Hongfei and Shuibo Liangshan can get?
The principle is the same.
The first is that Shuibo Liangshan can obtain a larger and stable source of wealth, so that Shuibo Liangshan will no longer have to be distracted by spiritual money in the future.
Secondly, just as the tripartite forces of Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing used refined salt to control the people below them, Shuibo Liangshan could also use refined salt to control the tripartite forces of Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing, at least influencing their tripartite forces.
In addition, relying on the huge business of refined salt, which may cover the entire territory of the Zhao and Song dynasties, Jiang Hongfei has a high probability of being able to beat Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing and become the first brother in the rivers and lakes.
After the cake was divided, Jiang Hongfei invited a group of heroes and heroes to the village of Shuibo Liangshan.
At this time, a group of heroes and heroes of the rivers and lakes saw that the eight hundred miles of Liangshan Bo were so majestic, the middle of Wanzi City, the Tatewa Valley, the four miles were all the vast smoke and water, the Zhou Hui was full of Shengang water, the reeds and grass were swinging, the strange woods, and the three Xiongguan on Liangshan seemed to rise into the sky.
Seeing this, no one praises: Shuibo Liangshan is really a treasure village!
On the way to Liangshan, a group of heroes and heroes of the rivers and lakes saw that there were 20,000 soldiers and horses scattered in Shuibo Liangshan, of which there were tens of thousands of fully armed qi refiners alone.
What particularly shocked the heroes and heroes of the rivers and lakes was that Shuibo Liangshan actually had four elite horse armies, which was a hard power that was difficult to see in the vast majority of Song troops.
- If Jiang Hongfei hadn't hid Tiefutu as a killer feature, he would definitely have shocked a lot of heroes and heroes in the rivers and lakes.
In addition, among the dozens of leaders of Shuibo Liangshan, many of them are heroes of the mighty rivers and lakes, and now they meet with a group of heroes and heroes of the rivers and lakes, and they know that Shuibo Liangshan hides the dragon and crouching tiger.
Such a majestic and majestic Shuibo Liangshan has given the newly formed "Refined Salt Alliance" absolute confidence, making them believe that the business of refined salt will be a long-term financial road.
After visiting Shuibo Liangshan, Jiang Hongfei held a feast and invited a group of heroes and heroes of the rivers and lakes.
It is only said that after the banquet, there are those who are in a hurry to make money, and they immediately race against time to find the people of Shuibo Liangshan Hucao to order refined salt, and agree on the delivery time and place.
Soon, more and more people reacted that time is spiritual money now, and the sooner you get refined salt, the more you can make a good amount of money in this market that is definitely a depression.
Even Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing hurriedly sent people back to find a way to open up the salt road, and quickly prepared big ships to come to Shuibo Liangshan to grab spiritual money.
After sending off the people who were purely engaged in the refined salt business, Jiang Hongfei talked with the representatives of Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing respectively.
The demands of these three parties are basically the same, they all hope that Jiang Hongfei can support them with some armor, and it is best to support them with some spirit horses, and they also said on behalf of their respective bosses that as long as Jiang Hongfei is willing to support, the price is not a problem, and Jiang Hongfei will definitely be satisfied.
At this stage, Shuibo Liangshan has some armor and spirit horses, but the heroes of Liangshan use it themselves, and they are still stretched, how can they support Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing?
Jiang Hongfei can only promise that if he has it, he will definitely give it to them.
In this regard, Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing were very disappointed, especially Tian Hu's side.
Jiang Hongfei saw that Tian Hu should be almost unable to hold on, and it may not be long before he will fire the first shot of the uprising, so he is so anxious to find armor and spirit horses to arm his own subordinates, and for this reason, he even did not hesitate to give the love lamp to Jiang Hongfei.
Tian Hu wants to fight thunder for Jiang Hongfei, Jiang Hongfei can't help but express it, besides, Tian Hu gave Jiang Hongfei a love lamp, this big gift Jiang Hongfei must be returned, otherwise how can Jiang Hongfei have a good reputation with Tian Hu, and take over Tian Hu's legacy after Tian Hu falls?
So Jiang Hongfei said to Tian Bao: "Brother Xian went back and told Brother Tian Hu, I won't give him a gift in return, and in the future, your family will take refined salt, 28 wen per catty, in this world, only your family will take refined salt at this price, and there is no less than 30 wen in other families, including my righteous brother Wang Qing." ”
After hearing this, Tian Bao couldn't help but praise in his heart: "Brother Jiang is really angry!" ”
The night pearl that Tian Hu gave to Jiang Hongfei, although it has some effect of suppressing inner demons and has some benefits for cultivation, but this effect, on the whole, is really not too big, otherwise Li Tianxi would not be able to give it to Tian Hu, and Tian Hu will transfer it to Jiang Hongfei.
And Jiang Hongfei's return gift of these two Wen Ling money, don't look at it much, but the price of refined salt has been depressed to this extent, then they are simply going to the market to grab money, and the sales volume will definitely not be bad, and if this amount goes up, the profits will not roll in, and at that time, the two Wen Ling money may be two million Ling money, which is enough for them to arm tens of thousands of troops.
Let's put it this way, the original price of 30 wen made Tian Bao and a few of them itch like cats in their hearts, and then let the two articles be Jiang Hongfei send them spiritual money to Longhu Mountain, this is a real favor!
Needless to say, in short, Tian Bao and his entourage all left Shuibo Liangshan with a smile.
Jiang Hongfei's return gift to Fang La was simple.
In order to increase Fang La's ambition, Jiang Hongfei returned to Fang La a sword of the Son of Heaven made of a hundred refining snowflakes and iron.
This sword is not how precious it is, but the appearance is definitely second to none, and the key is that Jiang Hongfei personally named it "Sword of the Son of Heaven", which means good enough.
Jiang Hongfei believed that the ambitious Fang La would definitely like the gift he gave him in return, maybe with this Son of Heaven Sword, Fang La would revolt before Tian Hu.
And unlike Fang La's gang and Tian Hu's gang who were sent away by Jiang Hongfei, Wang Qing's gang, no, it was Wang Qing, who was driven away by Jiang Hongfei.
What do you say?
When others came over this time, they would more or less bring some gifts to Jiang Hongfei, but Wang Qing came with empty hands.
Forget it, Jiang Hongfei is really not bad at forcing those two jujubes.
What makes Jiang Hongfei angry is that he really doesn't talk to Jiang Hongfei at all.
What made Jiang Hongfei even more angry was that he was forced to openly run to dig Jiang Hongfei's corner.
Should I say it or not, this forced eye is also really poisonous, and he picks strong first-class qi refiners like Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, Bian Xiang, and Yan Shude to dig it up, and he doesn't even "tease" first-class qi refiners like Yang Zhi, Shi Jin, Tang Bin, and Yu Cheng.
Moreover, he was not in a hurry to go back to digest such a large piece of his salt market and open up the salt road, so he soaked in Shuibo Liangshan all day long.
Later, Jiang Hongfei learned that when he was forced to Shuibo Liangshan, he incorporated several large illegal salt dealers in his salt market (it can also be said that he reached a consensus on cooperation with them), including Ma Shan, who was extremely clear about selling illicit salt, so it was true that others were messing around in Shuibo Liangshan, but the progress of selling refined salt there was definitely not slower than that of any party.
Jiang Hongfei was really fed up with this force, so he directly pulled him, threw him on his own boat, and asked people to send him away from Shuibo Liangshan.
Who would have thought, before Wang Qing left, he still shouted on the boat: "Brother, don't be stingy, one day the younger brother will definitely return the elder brother a great gift, and also pay attention to all the favors, by the way, brother, your boat is good, so give it to the younger brother......"
Li Jun, who was very decisive, only thought about it for one day, and then worshiped Jiang Hongfei as his eldest brother and expressed his willingness to come to Shuibo Liangshan to join the family.
- This is because Jiang Hongfei was too busy that day and didn't have time to talk to Li Jun alone, otherwise, Li Jun would definitely bow his head faster.
However, Li Jun then said that he wanted to go home, pack up his belongings, and then move his family to Shuibo Liangshan to join the family.
Of course, Jiang Hongfei agreed.
Du Xing didn't expect that Jiang Hongfei really did what he said, and when dividing the salt market, he assigned a large salt market to his Li Jiazhuang, which could completely make up for the loss of his Li family's cutting off the fields, and there would be a lot of profits.
Seeing this, Hu Cheng, who didn't catch anything (when dividing the salt market, seemed to be forgotten by Jiang Hongfei), not only watched it hotly and yearned for it, but also made him finally make up his mind......
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(End of chapter)