Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1291

Guannei, Shayuan.

Shuibo, Liangshan.

This is the holy land of the rivers and lakes.

These days, anyone who wants to make a name for himself in the rivers and lakes has to bring two pigs to the Shayuan to worship the mountain first.

If you don't know Song Gongming, even a hero is in vain.

These words are not nonsense, they are the sacred scriptures of the rivers and lakes.

However, today's rivers and lakes are no longer the grassy green forests of yesterday. They are adjacent to the Guangtong Canal and the Weishui River, between the two capitals in the east and west. The space is now bustling.

"Brother, grandpa is coming."

Li Kui, who is known as the black whirlwind in the world, strode into the Juyi hall and shouted at Song Jiang who was sitting in the top spot.Li Kui grew up with five big blacks, but he didn't have this name in the past, just like Song Jiang's brother used to be called Song Fugui instead of Song Jiang. Li Kui used to be called Chen Ergou, and Li didn't have a surname.

Of course, few people in Jianghu now know their real names, and the few who do know dare not call them by their real names.

After all, no matter whether it is Song Jiang or Li Kui, they are all big shots in the arena.

Song Jiang was looking through the ledger. As the head of the water park Liangshui, he now exudes a sense of power from top to bottom, which is not as desolate as when he was half a cent in the sand garden to cut the road for the bandits.

"Where have you been?"

"Instructor Lin sent a letter saying that he has left Luoyang."

Song Jiang closed the account book, stood up, "post a hero post, notify brothers everywhere, and do a good job of escorting them."

Li Kui walked to Song Jiang and sat down, looked around, and then said in a low voice, "Grandpa sent someone to hand in the next task."

"Oh, Grandpa hasn't given us a mission for many years."

Back then, Song Jiang and other gangsters robbed the grass in the sand garden. In the ninth year of Wude, they met Qin Lang. Not only did they not succeed in the robbery, they were killed and captured by Qin Lang. Named Song Jiang as a non-staff member of the Zhenfu Division, including the names of Shuibo and Liangshan were all bestowed by Wei Gong.

After that, relying on the relationship of the Zhen Fusi, Song Jiang and others spent several years to incorporate some famous rivers, lakes and green forest forces inside and outside the pass.

Then, Qin Lang pointed out that instead of letting them continue to follow that path, let them start doing business for nothing.

In the next 20 years, under Qin Lang's personal guidance, Song Jiang and the others built a logistics system throughout the Tang Dynasty. Escort shops were set up in the two capitals. There are boat gangs.

Speaking of which, Song Jiang's arena is very interesting. Under Qin Lang's behind-the-scenes manipulation, it has long become a franchise-like organization.

Generally speaking, it is the local tycoons and powerful merchants in various states and counties, absorbing them to join, using their local influence, and then adding the overall layout and network of Shayuan Shuipo in logistics, to make this logistics network It gets bigger and bigger.

However, although Song Jiang is known as the No. 1 in Jianghu, in fact, Song Jiang, the leader of this huge logistics network, does not have too much control.

Don't look at the warehouses, wharves, fleets, fleets, horse teams, and camel teams in hundreds of prefectures and thousands of counties from the two capitals to Zhudao, but this is only a franchise organization or even a commercial organization after all.In the official registration and filing, there is actually no such a huge logistics network, but it is registered under the names of various bodyguard agencies, convoys, fleets, horse teams, etc.

However, the role of this logistics network is also very huge. After the powerful people from all over the world joined in, they connected to the system, which brought about an order of magnitude improvement, and the business was booming.

Although in terms of income, the powerful merchants who joined from all over the world can get most of the profits, but for the designer Qin Lang, what he fancy is the logistics system itself, and the huge mobilization power that this logistics system can secretly exert. organizational strength as well as intelligence strength.

What's more, although the powerful merchants joining from the local area seem to take the lead, when the countless outlets across the country add up, the income of Shayuan's side is very scary. What's more, taking advantage of this large network, Shayuan Some self-operated businesses are also unmatched.

Logistics is not easy to do, and it was even more difficult to do in ancient times.

There is an old saying that the feet and teeth of the car and boat shop should be killed even if they are innocent. It is said that people in the transportation intermediary and hotel industries in ancient times, in fact, there are many unspoken rules, which are quite dark. Professionalism is very low.

This kind of situation is very common. Even in Qin Lang's era, around 2000 when he went to other places to study, in that era, traveling long distances was still a pitfall.The train station is a gathering place for thieves and swindlers. If you are not careful, you will either be cheated or robbed or stolen, and the small hotels next to the train shop are mostly black shops, and you will be slaughtered when you go there.

Even a small shop next to the train station may cost you a lot of money for a phone call.

If you take a long-distance passenger car, you will definitely be forced to eat expensive meals on the way, and it will be very unpalatable. Even if you are unlucky, you will encounter car bandits and road tyrants on the way, who will rob you again.

The hotels at the station and other places are very dark, not to mention that there will be many thieves wandering around, and some people will play fairy tricks.

In that era, traveling far away was like going to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures. You had to go through 81 kalpas, and it was a trivial matter to be stolen. If you were unlucky, you were tricked into black mines and black brick factories, or a woman was trafficked to the mountains. Here, it is not uncommon.

It is conceivable how difficult it would be to travel far in the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.

The logistics industry actually has more pitfalls.

However, since Zhenguan, the emphasis on industry and trade has created a huge demand for logistics. This is a huge new business. It is actually a very good idea to divert those who have been in the rivers and lakes to do logistics, and then recruit powerful people from all over the world to join.

Without any strength, a business like logistics needs to be stained with dust. How can ordinary people do it, especially if they have to travel across states and counties, they must have extremely strong strength.

It took Qin Lang 20 years to build a huge logistics system.

Song Jiang, Li Kui and other Liangshan heroes have long since given up the underground business of selling private salt and horses, and are all engaged in logistics.

Build horse teams, camel teams, and fleets, build wharfs, warehouses, express stores, inns, and restaurants.

Logistics and transportation are bound to be connected with warehousing, and logistics, transportation and warehousing are also related to board and lodging business. It is difficult for outsiders to resemble them, although there are as many various mansions and darts springing up in the world today. All right, fleets, fleets, etc., and even those inns, docks, etc., in fact, many of them are in this network.

There is a dark web invisible to ordinary people, which connects these businesses together.

After a while, Li Kui invited in another person in charge, but it was Erniang Sun.

This is also a well-known female rich man in Guanzhong. It is said that her wealth is tens of millions and she is the richest man in Qizhou.

The three entered the secret room.

"Since it's a task assigned by my grandfather, even if I try my best, it must be done well." Erniang Sun took the initiative to express her opinion.

Song Jiang was very grateful, "We all survived because of Mr. Wei, and we are today. Although everyone has a lot of money now, they can't forget their roots. Er Niang, what good plan do you have? "

Sun Erniang seemed to think of the past.

In fact, her real name is not Sun Erniang, and she is not even the first Sun Erniang in Shuibo Liangshan. There used to be three Sun Erniangs in Shuibo, and she is the fourth.

But no matter how many Sun Erniangs they were, they were all people from humble backgrounds, and they all deserved the grace of Wei Gong to save their lives.

"Judging from the information given by Duke Wei, this matter is actually very easy to handle."

"Don't be careless. The identity of the other party is sensitive. There will definitely be a very detailed investigation afterwards. Even if there is any clue, it may be found out. Although the third division does not exist now, those people in the third division are still there." Song Jiang reminded Sun Erniang, the first three Sun Erniangs in Shuibo, all sacrificed for the organization.

Now everyone's superficial identities are already well-known local tyrants, and no one wants to have any more accidents.

"I just have one request. I'm a widow, but I have two daughters. I hope that one of my daughters can be sent to my brother. If my mission fails, I will die without regret and will never implicate everyone. But I hope, brother At that time, you can intercede with Duke Wei for me, and let Duke Wei agree to let my youngest daughter go to Luzon."

Song Jiang nodded.

"this is necessary."

"Then I don't have any worries, I'm leaving."

Looking at Sun Erniang who walked out, Song Jiang was a little dazed.

"Brother, don't you have a crush on Erniang?"

Song Jiang chuckled.

Today's Song Jiang is also very old, with many wives and concubines, full of children and grandchildren, no one knows Song Daguan.

"I'm thinking about this mission, there's no room for any mistakes."

"Brother, let me help."

"No, the more people involved in this matter, the easier it is to reveal flaws. Erniang was trained in the Zhenfu Department. I believe she has not forgotten her skills."

"wait!"

"What if you miss?"

"If you miss, you have to make sure that Grandpa won't be involved."

The gray-haired Song Fugui always respected Duke Wei and called him Grandpa.

"I understand!"

Li Kui said hesitantly, "I just don't quite understand why Grandpa would do something to such a person."

"Don't think about things we shouldn't know."

Outside Tongguan.

Tongguan is known as the gateway of Jingdong, known as the first pass in the world.

Built on the loess plain of Linzhiyuan, this is a smooth and flat loess plateau. Plateaus like this are everywhere in Guanzhong, such as Bailuyuan in Bashang, southeast of Chang'an, and Sanyuan in the north of Chang'an, because there are three plateaus in the county. named.

Linzhi was originally an extension of the Qinling Mountains, reaching the Yellow River. There are deep ditches on both sides of the plateau, a forbidden ditch and a Yuanwang ditch.The two ditches are impacted by the water flow, which makes the walls cut like a knife.

In the Han Dynasty, Tongguan was not on the plateau, but in the ditch.

Later, due to changes in water and soil, the dangers of the pass also changed, so the Sui Dynasty built Tongguan on the plateau. When Zhenguan arrived, the Tongguan City of Han Dynasty and Tongguan City of Sui Dynasty were continuously washed by rain, so that the natural danger was not there.

The downward cutting of the Yellow River also exposed the original riverbed, which made it impossible to pass between the north of Linzhiyuan and the Yellow River. At this time, a riverbed channel has been exposed, and the Guancheng on the plateau can no longer strangle the throat.

So during the Zhenguan period, Tongguan was moved from the original place to the river beach, and it was built on a low platform formed on the river beach not long ago. The road to the forbidden ditch through the old Tongguan was also abolished.

Pass Xintongguan directly along the riverside road and enter Guanzhong.

However, in the past ten years, the forbidden ditch has been abandoned and there is no path.

In the dark night, in this deserted forest of the Forbidden Ditch, several people appeared.

The leader is none other than Sun Erniang.

The richest woman in Qizhou looked at the dark night in the east, wondering what she was thinking.

(End of this chapter)