"Eagles on land, whales on the sea"

This is the honorific title of the Yexi Gang and Cui Bao Zhai on the rivers and lakes.

The Night Dawn Gang, like an eagle spreading its wings and soaring for nine days,

Cui Bao Zhai, like a giant whale waving its fins to travel thousands of miles.

The Night Dawn Gang, although there are many industries, has a prosperous business. But one of the most lucrative of these is the sale of illicit salt.

Salt is the natural benefit of heaven and earth, is the necessities of the people's life, salt and iron, all belong to the state monopoly, is an important pillar of Nanyong's finance.

Salt affairs can be described as the foundation of the country.

Nanyong salt affairs are controlled by the state, and a set of special and strict management systems are implemented. The Nanyong Salt Law stipulates:

"It is forbidden for the people to make salt, smuggle it, and sell it privately"

In the second year of Yongtaizu's Jianlong, he established the "Law on the Entry of Official Salt", "Entering the Law", that is, illegal trespassing, which refers to the law of selling smuggled salt without quotation or ticket, or selling salt in the boundary area without the prescribed regulations, or boiling salt without the permission of the government. Anyone who buys or sells ten pounds of smuggled salt, or boils three pounds of alkaline salt, shall be sentenced to death.

It is recorded in the book "Salt Harvest": "The official hair is a direct monopoly of the government, which is transported by the government for its own sale, or even distributed to the people; commerce is an indirect monopoly of the government, and the merchants ask the government for money to transport salt, that is, the banknote and salt law belongs to trade in the system." ”

If you ask the imperial court for money to transport salt, first, the quantity is limited, and second, the profit is divided by half.

Therefore, the Yexi Gang took risks and sold illicit salt privately, and the business was of course thriving, but it caused the accumulation of unsalable official salt.

This is all a knife licking blood, although the court is stupid, but this kind of thing is absolutely intolerable.

In the study room of "Lixuan Pavilion", a middle-aged man in a gray robe, pacing back and forth, the sun shining on Li Yunji's face through the window lattice, his eyebrows were frowning, as if he had hidden worries.

Liu Songquan, who was sitting on the pear blossom wooden chair opposite, was wearing a gray robe, with a thin face, taking a sip of fragrant tea, his expression was leisurely and calm, and he was enjoying the fragrance of Biluochun.

Li Yunxian said eagerly: "You have a way, how to deal with this matter?"

As if the sky was falling, Liu Songquan couldn't panic, Liu Songquan said slowly:

"I've thought about it, although the piece of private salt is very profitable, after all, the cheese that moved the court is not a long-term solution after all. ”

This time, there was a mistake in the sale of illicit salt, not to mention the heavy losses, and it also implicated Sun Bihai, the general sentence of Xiangyang Mansion, and Li Yunxian looked anxious.

Liu Song Quanyun said lightly: "I will arrange it properly on Sun Bihai's side, what we have to plan now is a long-term plan." ”

Seeing that Liu Songquan was confident, Li Yunxian also sat down, took a sip of Biluochun, and his mood was much better, and said leisurely:

"Since it has happened, you can arrange the aftermath. What do you think about the long-term plan?"

For the Yexi Gang, Liu Songquan, who is known as "Luling Zhi Duoxing", Li Yunxian values and admires it very much, and every time the gang encounters a major decision, it is Liu Songquan who puts forward his insights, which can be described as a great contribution.

"Big brother, you see, now we have the Horse Gang and the Salt Gang at hand, if we contact Guo Zihao of the Cao Gang, we can also engage in maritime trade. ”

Li Yunxian paused, suddenly slapped his thigh, stood up suddenly, and said freely: "This matter is very wonderful!"

Si Swenwen's face was heroic and heroic.

For his eldest brother, Liu Songquan is very clear, and his appearance is elegant and elegant, like a scholar. In fact, he is thoughtful, hiding needles in the cotton, and is known as the "green forest scholar".

In his early years, Li Yunxian was also a scholar who "established his heart for heaven and earth, established his life for the people, continued his studies for the saints, and opened peace for all generations".

At its peak, the number of people reached tens of thousands, and they participated in the "Loyal and Righteous Army" in Hebei and Shandong to fight against Donghan, and their heroic nature can be seen.

Later, he led the No. 100 brothers to Lin'an and created the foundation of the Yexi Gang, which shows his eloquence and strategy.

The Nanyong Imperial Court was quite tolerant and preferential to Li Yunxi, who had participated in the "Loyal and Righteous Army", and some things were "turned a blind eye".

As a result, the "Night Dawn Gang" became one of the two largest gangs in Nanyong, and thus had the prestige of the "Land Eagle".

Liu Songquan said loudly: "To develop maritime trade, Cui Bao Zhai is definitely our biggest competitor, so recruiting talents is our top priority." ”

Li Yunxian bowed slightly.

Liu Songquan continued: "Last time, the eldest brother came back after participating in the West Lake Sword Debate and ordered him to arrange for someone to follow Long Qingyun, according to the reports of his subordinates in the past few days, there are several groups of people who are following Long Qingyun openly and secretly. ”

"Who are they?" said Li Yunqi awe-inspiringly.

Liu Songquan said leisurely: "What has been discovered so far are Donghan's killer organization 'Xuanye', Beiqi's secret organization 'Xingchen', as well as the subordinates of the eldest prince Yongtan and the people of the second prince Yongyun. ”

Liu Songquan continued: "This time, Zhan Qianheng did not send anyone to follow him, but it was quite surprising. ”

However, after Long Qingyun arrived at Lingyin Temple, in the evening, Zhuo Xiwen came out of Lingyin Temple and returned to Lin'an City. Liu Songquan paused.

"It seems that they have calculated that this Long Qingyun will come to this 'Cui Bao Zhai'. Liu Songquan pointed in the direction where Cui Bao Zhai was.

"At this time, Long Qingyun should have entered Cui Bao Zhai, please help the master, what should we do?" Liu Songquan arched his hand.

"Let's go, let's go over and meet this dragon for a while. Li Yunxian raised his eyebrows, and his elegant demeanor suddenly showed majesty.

If Liu Songquan is known for his "resourcefulness", then Li Yunxian is even more famous for his "resourcefulness and good decision"; every time he encounters a major decision, it is Liu Songquan who puts forward his opinions, and Li Yunxian quickly makes a decision.

The cooperation between the two is seamless, and then there is the majestic atmosphere of the "Land Eagle" Night Dawn Gang today.

Li Yunxian was dressed in a gray robe and had an elegant demeanor, Liu Songquan had a clear face and a smile, and the two of them strutted towards Cui Bao Zhai.

I saw a middle-aged man in a blue robe from a distance, standing at the door, as if waiting for someone, as soon as he saw the two coming, he immediately greeted him with a smile and said:

"My family Zhan Ye, tell me to wait here, Li Gang Master, Liu Pavilion Master please. ”

While speaking, he motioned for the two to go inside, this person was the manager of Cui Bao Zhai, one of the "Cui Bao Four Tigers" Li Hu, with a fierce body and a pair of bright eyes.

The roads are linked, and the winding paths are secluded.

In a moment, the two followed Li Hu to an open courtyard behind Cui Bao Zhai.

Under a tall and straight, green locust tree, a blue-robed boy and a white-clothed woman are competing with swords.

Suddenly, the blue-robed young man rose from the ground, rising more than three feet high, and the sword momentum turned into a few cold rays in the air.

Suddenly, the right foot was a little on the branch of the locust tree, one turned upside down, head down and on the foot, fell from the sky, and swooped down.

The sword is powerful and powerful, the sword posture is elegant and smooth, and the movements are fast, all in one go!

"Bang".

The sword in the white-clothed girl's hand flew out of her hand and was knocked to the ground.