Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Chapter 28 Fishing in Troubled Waters, the Salt Gang Was Surprised (Please recommend! Please collect!)

The law of war says, take advantage of the chaos, benefit the weak and have no master.Followed by the dark into the feast, this is fishing in troubled waters.

In less than half an hour, calm was restored on the river again. Compared with the noisy firefighting scene before, the silence at this moment is a bit strange.

The two small boats that led the way, and the fifty small boats that followed, there was no one on board at this moment.

No one knows what happened just now, only know that in the chaos, their number became less and less, and when they recovered from the fire fighting, only the twenty or so people on the upper boat were left .

Looking at the pitch-black night, they were frightened stupid. They originally liked the night to be unscrupulous, but now they only feel that the pitch-black night is like a ferocious giant beast, which has become a lingering nightmare in their hearts.

Then a boy came out from the darkness and asked them with a smile whether they wanted to live or die. It wasn't until a big man took a knife to vent his fear that his head was blown off by the boy, and they didn't know what happened .

Looking at the tottering appearance of the young man, it is surprising that no one dared to move, because the big man before was killed on the spot by the shaky young man with a single finger in the air.

After half an hour like this, the boy stood up and patted wisps of white light into their bodies, and then told them to go back the same way and return the salt on the boat to the Yamen, otherwise the white light would be shot into their bodies. Mans will blow their heads to pieces.

Seeing the young man's tricks like gods and demons, they were all scared, more scared than when they were fighting with those officers and soldiers, when they were tortured by gangs, and when they saw those demons and ghosts in the playbook, so they turned around up.

The sky gradually became brighter, and the color of the river could already be seen clearly. The surface of the water was vast and misty. Jia Jun returned to the boat and woke up the two people who were sleeping.

"Clean up, it's time to go!"

The old man on the boat stretched his muscles and rubbed his darkened eye sockets. Seeing that there was no trace of fatigue on his face, Jia Jun was puzzled. He didn't sleep until late at night. It stands to reason that the boy in front of him At least he only slept in the middle of the night, but it seemed that he was fine.

When the first ray of sunshine pierced the sky, Yangzhou was patrolling the salt yamen, and a yamen servant rushed into the backyard and woke up Lin Ruhai who had just fallen asleep.

"My lord!! What a strange thing!! The salt that was robbed last night was sent back!!"

Lin Ruhai was rubbing his swollen temples. Hearing this, Huo De stood up. His head was no longer swollen, and his body was no longer sore. Lin Ruhai asked urgently: "What is it? What's going on?? Tell me quickly!"

The visitor didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly told what he had seen. After Lin Ruhai heard this, his face was full of surprise, "You mean that all five ships were sent back?? Are there people on board?"

"My lord, one of the ships has traces of being burned by the fire, and there are four or five people on each ship, but those people don't seem normal, suspicious, it seems~"

Speaking of this, the visitor paused slightly. Lin Ruhai was born as a scholar, and he always hated the theory of ghosts and gods. He didn't want to seek scolding, just like before, after Lin Daiyu was born, the lame monk and the lame Taoist appeared, talking All the gods and ghosts were directly driven away by Lin Ruhai.

Seeing that the visitor was a little strange, Lin Ruhai asked as he walked out, "How does it seem?? To be honest, this hesitant master is worried for you!"

The visitor smiled awkwardly, followed Lin Ruhai, and said as he walked, "Master, I'm sorry, those people are really weird, and the young ones are not sure. You will know after a while!"

When Lin Ruhai heard this, a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes, making the other party say that, it seems that things must be different, but judging by his appearance, he probably won't say anything, and he won't force it, anyway, the salt has come back , other things are irrelevant.

However, he did not expect that things were not as he imagined. Those who stayed on board were actually more important in a sense, because more information could be obtained from the expressions of these people. It's not just as simple as salt for five ships.

The wealth and honor in the south of the Yangtze River has been the main source of annual tribute for most dynasties since ancient times. A few provinces can support the entire imperial court. When talking about the source of wealth, the most important source of wealth is salt and iron. Salt is heavy.

In ancient times, salt was a hugely profitable industry, and it was monopolized by the government a long time ago. Mature and high cost, the price of salt has remained high. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the price of salt could even reach about [-] yuan per catty when replaced by the current price. The huge profits are jaw-dropping.

The benefits are so great, it is natural that some people will take the risk, not to mention those officials, who are full of private pockets, all of them are full of fat, and there are many aristocratic families who have the idea of ​​​​salt, what's more, some aristocratic families Aristocrats are in control behind the scenes, forming gangs, selling private salt, and making huge profits.

That's what happened last night. These [-] people came from the same faction - the Salt Gang.

In an extremely luxurious part of Jinling East City, there is a luxurious manor covering an area of ​​tens of acres. A sweaty middle-aged man, with the wind on his feet, walked quickly towards the lobby and walked through several corridors. Sparing two more rockeries, he came to a hall named Dragon and Tiger Hall.

He greeted the young man standing guard at the door, and hurried in. There were already people waiting in the house, and the leader was a big bearded man with an unshaven beard, and he was not particular at all, but no one dared to underestimate him, because He is the leader of the Salt Gang with more than [-] people - Lu Yue.

There are five or six other people in the room, all of them are elders of the Salt Gang, they are men and women, their expressions are extremely solemn, they don't say a word, seeing a man push the door open, everyone can't help but go towards him at the same time.

As soon as the man closed the door, Lu Yue didn't wait for him to sit down, and asked directly: "Second, what's going on?"

The man's name is Yin Chang, and he is the second elder of the Salt Gang. He has always been cautious in doing things, and has never made a mistake before. While waiting for a long time, the boat did not come. The subordinates knew that something was wrong, so they hurriedly reported to their superiors.

"Second brother! Could it be that your subordinates hid the goods!!"

"That's right! Second brother, don't joke with the brothers. What I said a few days ago was all bullshit. If I make second brother angry, I am willing to come and apologize!!"

Afterwards, everyone started to talk, because they had been working for more than ten years and there were no problems. They didn't think about the boat being intercepted at all, they only thought that the boat was hidden by Yin Chang When he got up, he wanted him to hand over the goods while talking.

Yin Chang's face sank, he scanned the crowd, then clasped his fists, and said coldly to Lu Yue: "The cargo has been intercepted! The specific situation is not known yet, but there is a letter from Yangzhou saying that the five ships were taken by our ship. People drove back!!"

As soon as this remark came out, the people present fell silent for an instant. For a moment, everyone's faces were covered with incredulous expressions, and they were driven back by their own people? ?This is no longer a joke, is it? ?

(End of this chapter)