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Thinking of this, Lin Yu frowned tightly and asked, "Brother Hong, what is the price of rice in Luoyang now?"

Hong Baijiu just stretched out a finger and didn't speak directly.

Ye Mengyue is basically in charge of purchasing rice grains on Mount Emei, and she knows a little bit about the market, so she responded, "The usual price of rice is only half a tael a load, and now it's an eventful season." , a tael of silver and a load is not too expensive."

Hong Baijiu shook his head, and said, "Miss Ye, it's not one tael of silver for one stone of rice, but ten taels of silver for one stone, and it's still priceless, and it's hard to buy in the city."

"What, ten taels of silver has increased by a full twenty times!" Ye Mengyue exclaimed in astonishment.

How much is a stone of rice worth?For the children of a family like Yan Hong, it is a vague concept at all, so there is no such big reaction as Ye Mengyue.A moment later, a hazy mist flashed in her clear eyes, and she asked a little puzzled: "Now the Yellow River has only flooded for a month, and there should be grain in stock in the grain store and rice store. Why is it so expensive?" More, a full twenty times?"

Hong Baijiu sighed again, and said: "It's not all the work of Liu Baichuan, a corrupt official, and the local snakes of the Jinsha Gang. They colluded with officials and businessmen, and through coercion, intimidation, and kidnapping, Jihu took the whole city away. The rice and grain in the city were all purchased, and now only the eight rice shops in the eight gates of Luoyang City have rice for sale, and the others have been forced to close."

Lin Yu frowned tightly, and said: "Brother Hong, you have a lot of sources of information about the beggar gang, and you have lived in Luoyang for a long time, so you must know the forces in Luoyang city well, please tell me about the current situation in the city !"

Hong Baijiu replied carelessly: "Brother Lin, what you said is too polite. Luoyang City now has a total of three major power organizations. The bureaucrats headed by Liu Baichuan are on one side, and the Jinsha Gang headed by Jin Sanhu is the head. The power of the Jianghu is one side, and the third party is our Beggar Gang, usually Liu Baichuan and Jin Sanhu work hand in hand, colluding with government and businessmen, but they basically do not interfere with our Beggar Gang."

Lin Yu nodded slightly, and said, "Oh, then, does Brother Hong know the background of Jin Sanhu and the Jinsha Gang?"

Hong Baijiu pondered for a moment, and said: "This Jin Sanhu was originally the leader of a private salt dealer. Later, he gathered a large number of private salt dealers and funded the establishment of the Jinsha Gang. At the beginning, the scale was very small, only a few hundred people. However, in just half a year, the Jinsha Gang has incorporated all the gang merchants with a radius of thousands of miles around Luoyang City, and some dissatisfied people have been wiped out overnight. It only took more than a year. It is almost on an equal footing with the first-class forces in Jianghu, and its rapid development and scale make it difficult for any organization of black and white forces to hold a candle to it."

Lin Yu groaned for a moment and asked, "is Jin Sanhu's martial arts very high?"

Hong Baijiu shook his head, and replied: "He is a private salt dealer, how high is his martial arts, his skills are mediocre, not even second-rate in the world, but he has four first-rate masters working for him , In their annexation of other faction organizations, these four masters can be said to have contributed a lot."

Lin Yu was slightly startled, and said, "Oh, which are the four first-class masters?"

Hong Baijiu responded: "Brother Lin, do you know about Yan Luo, the sword that shocked Mobei back then?"

Lin Yu's expression changed slightly, and he said, "You mean the big sword Yan Luo Mofei who once beat all the invincible hands in Mobei and defeated [-] masters in the Central Plains martial arts?"

Hong Baijiu nodded heavily, and said: "Well, it is him. This person has practiced the wonderful Yan Luo knife technique. It is said that every knife can break mountains and smash rocks, and has the potential to sweep thousands of troops. Now he is Jin San The head of the four masters under Tiger's command."

Lin Yu's expression was slightly startled, and he asked hastily, "What about the second one?"

Hong Baijiu paused for a moment, and replied: "There is a knife hidden in the braid, Sun Wudao!"

The astonishment on Lin Yu's expression increased a bit, and he said: "It is said that this person can hide a knife in his hair, and can kill people invisible. He is a tricky and ruthless character. Even the desert swordsman Eagle Feidu almost died at his hands."

Hong Baijiu said: "The third person is the desert swordsman Yingfei. It is rumored that this person mysteriously disappeared after a contest with Sun Wudao. But unexpectedly, he also defected to Jin Sanhu in the end."

"What about the last one?" Lin Yu asked, holding back his astonishment.

Hong Baijiu paused for a moment, and replied: "The last one is the Jiangyang thief King Kong Tietong. He was arrested by six doors and taken to the prison of the Ministry of Justice for committing dozens of crimes. However, for some reason, he appeared in Luoyang City, and a Stay for ten years."

Lin Yu sneered and said, "hehe, it's really interesting. It seems that I have to meet the leader of the Jinsha Gang for a while."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mengyue and Yan Hong hurriedly said in unison: "Brother Lin, let's go too!"

Yan Yun also hastily echoed: "Brother Lin, I want to go too!"

Lin Yu waved to them and said: "Jinsha gang can be said to be a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If there are too many people, it is not good. Moreover, it must be extraordinary for Jin Sanhu to win so many first-class masters to work for him. You guys still Stay here first, and by the way, we can also inquire about the whereabouts of Master Tianjue and the others."

Ye Mengyue and Yan Hong knew what Lin Yu was worried about, so they didn't say anything more, but said in unison: "Brother Lin, you should be more careful!"

Lin Yu smiled slightly and said, "don't worry, I have a countermeasure! By the way, don't run around, Luoyang city is not safe yet."

Hong Baijiu stood up and said, "Brother Lin, I'll go with you. No matter how powerful their Sands Gang is, they would never dare to blatantly oppose our Beggars' Gang!"

Lin Yu shook his head with a smile, and replied: "Brother Hong, I appreciate your kindness, but I didn't go to fight with them, so nothing will happen. Besides, Brother Hong is the four elders of the beggar gang. The matter of the beggar gang is still waiting for you to deal with it!"

Hong Baijiu stopped talking, just nodded heavily, and said, "Brother Lin, be more careful yourself, and if you need help, please let me know in time. Even if I, Hong Baijiu, are broken into pieces, I will take care of you, brother." Finish."

Lin Yu nodded with a resolute expression, and said, "Thank you, Brother Hong, it's not too late. I'll go to the Jinsha Gang now!"

"Shall we go now? Stay here for a drink and go again!" Hong Baijiu hurriedly said after hearing this.

Lin Yu replied with a smile: "Brother Hong, you are indispensable for this drink. When I come back, we will have another drink to our heart's content. By then, we must not be drunk forever!"

Hong Baijiu was also a straightforward person, and said: "Okay, I will definitely not get drunk forever!"

Saying goodbye to Hong Baijiu, Ye Mengyue and others, Lin Yu didn't go directly to Jinsha Gang, but turned around and walked towards Baixianglou!

Baixiang Tower is the biggest place for fireworks in Luoyang City, where there are the most beautiful beauties and the most beautiful wine.Where there are beauties and wine, it is naturally not a place where ordinary people can hang out.Naturally, the people Lin Yu came to see this time were not ordinary people.

Just stepped into the Baixiang Building, a middle-aged man with a well-built body was waiting for a long time, and greeted him with a smile: "Lin Shaoxia, you are here, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Lin Yu smiled slightly and said, "Oh, it seems that your master already knew that I was coming."

The well-built middle-aged man still responded with a smile: "This is not what the young ones should know. The young ones only know that they have to wait here for a man named Lin Yu."

Lin Yu's face changed slightly, he laughed and said, "Where is your master, I'm going to see him!"

The well-built middle-aged man clapped his hands, and as the sound fell, a young man who looked very smart and capable came over, made a gesture of invitation to Lin Yu, and said, "Lin Shaoxia, this way please!"

Lin Yu said to the rich middle-aged man with a smile, "why, don't you take me up there?"

The well-to-do middle-aged man shook his head, and said, "I still have to wait for someone here, I hope Lin Shaoxia will forgive me!"

Lin Yu shook his head with a smile and said, "It seems that there is a good show to watch."

Then ignore the middle-aged man and go straight to the second floor!

The scene of singing and dancing in Baixianglou reminded Lin Yu of Du Fu's poem again: "The wine and meat of Zhumen stinks, and the road is frozen to death!"

Outside the city of Luoyang, victims of starvation and sickness are everywhere. They worked diligently in the fields like old scalpers, facing the scorching sun in June and the biting Korean wind in the twelfth lunar month, just to have a bite of food. To be able to fill their stomachs, to have a thatched hut, to shelter them from the wind and rain... But now, even these small things are not requests, they are a luxury.

And those bureaucratic landlords who don't even know what hard work is, are now in this Baixiang Building, hugging the most beautiful singer, watching the most beautiful dance, drinking the sweetest wine, and eating luxurious delicacies... ...but still complaining about all the sorrows of life.I really don't know where the so-called way of heaven is at this time?

Just when Lin Yu was deep in thought, the door opened suddenly with a creak, and the young man who led the way made a gesture of invitation to Lin Yu and said, "Lin Shaoxia, please!"

Lin Yu nodded slightly, and then walked in with great strides.

But as soon as he walked in, the door squeaked and closed again. Before he could move forward, two black shadows fell from the beam.

With a flash of Lin Yu's figure, he avoided the attack of the two of them, his eyes were like swords, and he shouted in a cold voice, "who are you and why did you assassinate me?"

The two men in black didn't speak, but just looked at each other, and each held a weapon, like two hungry wolves, with a faint green light in their eyes, and killed them from the left and right directions...