Chapter 524: Get a Piece of the Pie
Li Mu followed Lu Yu and rode the carriage together to Fushou Tower. The carriage was a carriage side by side with the palace, and it was Mr. Mu Yuanqing Mu who drove it. According to the immortal in the pot, before the change, he was still young. The people in the world who can let Mu Yuanqing drive are afraid that they can't make up enough one hand. But now, Mu Yuanqing has become the worship of the Lu family, so he doesn't have that statement.
Li Mu didn't know exactly who Mu Yuanqing was, but he could feel that he was a master. And it should be a master that the Lu family trusts extremely much. Otherwise, he would not have been allowed to accompany Lu Yu and Lu Yu to Yacheng.
Because he was attending a banquet, Lu Yu also dressed up. She changed into a long yellow dress, which matched her skin very well. The hair is made into a cross bun, which adds a bit of intellectual elegance. As for jewelry, she only wore a jade bracelet, which at first glance looked ordinary, but if you look closely at the glossy texture, it is not ordinary.
With Lu Yu by his side, Li Mu looked a little rustic. He was still wearing his daytime clothes, and he hadn't even changed them. The importance he attached to this banquet was limited to washing his face and combing his hair, and that's it.
Lu Yu doesn't mind this, everyone has their own way of living, and she won't care too much about it. What's more, this banquet itself is not a simple banquet.
"Why did you let me come?" Li Mu still had questions about Lu Yu.
Lu Yu spread his hands and said very directly: "Buy people's hearts." ”
"Aren't you afraid that I will fight with Wang Dali?" asked Li Mu.
"Don't be afraid, just don't kill you. Lu Yu obviously didn't take this seriously. She followed Li Mu's tone and said, "Also, if it's possible, can you help me beat Ning Zhiyan too?"
"Ahh Li Mu scratched his head, "I'll tell you the truth, I've already beaten him." ”
"......" Lu Yu was a little speechless when he heard this.
Li Muqing coughed, and then said with a straight face: "Let's be serious, Miss Lu." Why did you bring me here?"
Lu Yu knew that if he didn't give a reason, he wouldn't stop asking. So she also said very seriously: "Because the Wang family and Wang Dali have done some things recently, which has provoked me." So, I want to teach him a lesson, and by the way, take it as your vote. ”
"Oh, that's it?" Li Mu raised his eyebrows. Vote for a certificate or something, Li Mu doesn't mind giving the Lu family a copy. The Nine Songs Gang cooperated with the Lu family, and strictly speaking, the Nine Songs Gang gained more benefits. This means that Li Mu always has to pay more.
"The Cao Gang knows, right?" Lu Yu suddenly mentioned the Cao Gang. Of course, Li Mu would not be unaware of the famous Cao Gang. "If the world's luck is divided into ten, five of them are in Lanzhou. Lanzhou is the center of the world, and Yacheng is the top priority. Lu Yu wrapped his fingers around the belt of his placket, "Although after the reform of the law, the imperial court has done a lot of business, but the most transportation is still food. ”
"The matter involving the transportation around Yacheng can be said to be of great importance. The imperial court will not hand over the rations of hundreds of thousands of people in Yacheng and the surrounding areas to a gang. Even if Liu Jiyang is loyal, even if he is one of the thirteen leaders. The imperial court will not be reassured. Therefore, in many cases, the Cao Gang cannot be put on the bright side with great fanfare. Especially in Yacheng, there is a yamen in charge of Cao Yun, where can the Cao Gang intervene again. ”
"Fortunately, Liu Jiyang is also a smart person, and the real Cao Gang is actually an organization that is cohesive on the inside and divergent on the outside. What they have adopted in the counties of the state is the method of proxy. They set up sub-rudders in the states, and the sub-rudders came forward to find local gangs to cooperate in counties with easy access to water. Take the wharf business as the point, and connect the line with waterways. Then use their own sailing ships and merchant ships to do commercial transportation and light transportation. ”
"On the surface, the Cao Gang favors Lingzhou, but in fact, in this way, it spreads its power to the thirteen states in the world. ”
Li Mu listened to Lu Yu's narration and recalled the Dapeng Gang and the Bloody Hand Gang he had encountered in Songyang City at the beginning, and what they fought for was the right to act as the agent of the Cao Gang.
"Around Yacheng, tens of millions of stones of grain are transported every year, and the money consumed is countless. A little crumbs fall out of it, and it's a great profit. Not to mention the growing business fortunes. In this case, the cost of docking, loading and unloading, is almost negligible. However, these costs are precisely the way to make money. ”
"These gangs in Yacheng have more or less business dealings with the Cao Gang. Just like the big kun gang and snake gang you are familiar with, they are the same. Because the northeast of Yacheng is close to the Da Nan River, as for the North and South Gangs that occupy due north Kanfang and are close to the Tuojiang River, they are the wedges of the Cao Gang in Yacheng. ”
As the daughter of the Lu family, Lu Yu is in a high status and sees more things. Li Mu went up alone, and there was merit in dealing with things, but in terms of the overall situation, he still lacked something. There are some things that he has not been exposed to, so he does not know much about them. He listened quietly to Lu Yu's words and fell into thought.
"This time the North-South Gang was destroyed, and the crime was deserved, but it was also a little inexplicable. But he vacated the business of four or five large wharves on the Tuojiang River, north of Kanfang. Wang Dali contacted the Cao Gang at this time, what does it mean, you should be able to understand, right?" Lu Yu had a hint of a smile on his face. Li Mu took over the conversation and said, "The Wang family is in Fengzhou, and they also have luck?"
"No one can have too much money, the opportunity to make money is in front of you, it can be said that it is at your fingertips, do you want it?" Lu Yu asked.
Li Mu didn't answer, but said, "In this way, does the Wang family want to cooperate with the Cao Gang to eat all the docks in the north of Yacheng?"
"To be precise, the four of us have joined forces to hold the docks in the north of Yacheng firmly in our own hands. In this way, the merchant ships of our four families do not have to look at people's faces. Lu Yu explained.
"Oh~" Li Mu dragged out his tone, "It looks like some of you have other ideas." ”
"The truth is, everyone thinks differently. Lu Yu smiled self-deprecatingly.
Li Mu looked at the girl in front of him who looked weak but had diametrically opposite personalities. "So, what does the Lu family mean?"
"The meaning of home is to get a piece of the pie. But since someone always cares about who drinks more and who drinks less, then it is better for me to drink alone. I mean, take the whole pot away. Lu Yu said it lightly, but Li Mu heard the ambition in his words. Lu Yu, who had no worries about her life, finally began to display her talents to the fullest. As a woman, she doesn't let her eyebrows shave at all.
"Understood. Li Mu nodded, "The Nine Songs Gang is in the light, and the Lu family is in the dark." Together, we will deal with others. ”
"Yes. With the support of our Lu family, your Jiuge Gang should soon be able to reach the level of the North and South Gang, right?" Lu Yu asked.
Li Mu pondered for a moment before replying: "The manpower should be able to meet the requirements quickly, but it will take time to improve the strength." ”
"Yes. So, tonight, let's show our minions first and test the intentions of the Wang family and the Cao Gang. That's another reason I'm bringing you here. The Lu family and the Wang family furniture are among the four major families, and there are some things that cannot be erased from the faces of the elders in the family, so it is really good to let you, an outsider, take action. Lu Yu said another reason.
Li Mu shrugged his shoulders and asked rhetorically, "You're not afraid that I will be killed by the Wang family?"
Lu Yu smiled like a flower, "Before you did it, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have any bones left." But now, Your Majesty has given you all the palaces of Dongshan County. The meaning behind this is not for everyone to see. The Wang family will definitely not do anything to you until they figure it out. ”
"Also, I remember, you said you were going to break Wang Dali's bones. ”