allendalepharm Chapter 799 Plotting against each other
Chapter 799 Plotting against each other
"Boss, you absolutely can't do that! If we don't let it in, we can still say that the Yu family spontaneously robbed the official salt and wanted to put the blame on us. If we let it in, we will have a hard time explaining it." The manager frowned and hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"Didn't you say that we don't need to take the imperial envoy seriously? What are you afraid of now?" Chen Xiaotian snorted coldly.
At this moment, a group of people suddenly came into the courtyard. They were all followers of Chen Xiaotian and had also received the news.
"Boss, this is a different time now, we should stay out of the spotlight for now!"
"Yes! Gang leader, think twice! By then, we can completely push the blame onto the Yu family. What does it have to do with us?
If we really rob the official salt, the imperial court will have a legitimate reason to do so. If we do this when we are still young, we will not end well. "
Everyone advised that he could have gotten away with it this time. A real man can bend and stretch, Gou Jian even slept on firewood and tasted gall!
"Don't you know that this time they are coming for me? Jiang Youzhen has already spread the word that he will kill all the members of the Salt Gang, disintegrate the Salt Gang's power, and take my life, otherwise he will die as a token of apology!
This is already a challenge, can I still avoid fighting?"
Chen Xiaotian is also a man of blood. Now that things have come to him, if he continues to avoid them, won’t he be despised by everyone?
"What? You are so arrogant!" One of the men, who was holding a big knife and had a full beard on his face, had eyes as big as copper bells.
"Everyone, what the gang leader said is actually not without reason. Since the imperial envoy has issued a declaration of war, I believe he has also issued a military order, and he will definitely not let us go.
He is here for the Salt Gang, what does the Yu family mean to him? You can’t avoid the first day, you still have to fight in the end.”
At this time, a scholar holding a paper fan shook the fan, looking pretentious.
"Master Tong, in your opinion, what preparations should we make?" Chen Xiaotian asked immediately.
"This boy is famous all over the world, and he has some ability. He is very powerful in the capital, and his career is bright. But he is still young, and he has never been defeated, so he is inevitably a little arrogant, and he doesn't know the truth that arrogant soldiers can never be defeated."
Master Tong smiled and shook his head, "I guess he must have come with the ship, but he let that Lord Qin lead the way and hide in the dark, probably to catch us by surprise.
In this case, let's use our own tactics against them. We should use courtesy first and then force, and sneak through Chencang."
"Please ask Master Tong, how do you use courtesy first and force later to sneak into Chencang?" Gang Leader Chen was immediately cheered up. Master Tong had only been here for over a month, but he had already shown his great strategy.
This time, let’s see what tricks Master Tong has up his sleeve!
"This person must have made preparations. He can't really be alone. Please ask the gang leader to alert the brothers in the gang and don't let them go to find the garrison. If they do, we will be surrounded by dumplings."
"Hahaha! Master Tong, don't worry. If they want to gather troops to wipe us out in such a short time, they can only mobilize troops from the garrison stationed in Su Province. As long as the garrison over there moves, we will get the news."
Chen Xiaotian was confident about his plan. He had been selling contraband salt for so many years and he didn't eat all the money himself, so naturally he needed to expand his network.
"Okay! Then we won't have anything to worry about! Then let the official ship in, and then pin the blame on the Yu family. As long as we get rid of this imperial envoy and return the official ship to the court, won't we still have a good reputation?"
At the same time, he folded his folding fan and tapped it on his palm, looking very proud and energetic.
When everyone heard this, they all exclaimed in admiration: "Great! Master Tong is so resourceful, he is the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, hahahaha!"
"It's a pity about the official salt. There are 150,000 kilograms of it this time!" someone said regretfully.
"What's a pity? If it is given to the court, whether there is any problem with the official salt is the court's business." Master Tong said with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but cheer.
"We really need someone as smart as Master Tong in our gang. We are just rough guys!"
Everyone laughed as if they had already won.
"Come here, let the second young master of the Yu family and the official ship in!" the gang leader gave an order.
Jiang Youzhen and his crew were getting closer and closer to the official ship. Suddenly, Qin Yandong came in and said, "They let the official ship in."
Jiang Youzhen nodded, "Proceed as planned! You will go to pay respect to the mountain later."
"Are you sure they will let us in?" Qin Yandong couldn't understand. In fact, he could completely put the blame on the Yu family. Could it be that Chen Xiaotian had become so rampant that he openly went against the imperial court?
"I wasn't sure at first, but since they let the official ship in, that means they will definitely let us in." Jiang Youzhen said with certainty.
Qin Yandong really couldn't understand. For the first time, he felt that he was simple-minded.
Jiang Youzhen didn't tell him all of his plans, and it seemed that Jiang Youzhen was still on guard against him.
"Sir, the official ship has entered." Qing Lang reported.
"Speed up and follow!" Jiang Youzhen said and looked at Qin Yandong, "It's up to you from now on."
By this time, the sky was already turning pale, and the people who had gotten up to do the morning business in the market began to shout.
"Eh? Have you heard? The head of the Yu family has been arrested!"
"What? What's going on?"
"I heard that the head of the Yu family asked the second young master to rob the official salt and prepare to send it to the salt gang. The imperial envoy sent by the court has already chased him."
"Is there such a thing? That's really bold! How dare you rob a government ship?"
"It's not like we haven't robbed before. If the Salt Gang hadn't come back after the robbery, I'm afraid the case would have ended in nothing."
Everyone was talking about it, and what happened last night had begun to ferment.
"This time it's different. Didn't you hear the imperial envoy say that there's no Salt Gang without him?"
"Oh? So arrogant?"
"We don't care about the imperial court or not, as long as we can buy cheap salt, it would be great if we are really robbed by the salt gang!"
One of them was chewing a bun, thinking that this would only benefit them.
"Humph! You only see the immediate benefits. The imperial court is the imperial court after all. Our salt tax is sent to the border. There may be a war soon. If there is no salt tax to fill the treasury, what will the soldiers eat? How to pay the military salaries?
You people are only concerned about the petty profits in front of you. Will the salt gang build bridges and roads for us or provide disaster relief for us with the money they earn? Won't they just put it in their own pockets?"
A scholar pointed at everyone and shouted at them. He had completely come to his senses after listening to Jiang Youzhen's words last night.
"If the imperial court is in turmoil, you will all be slaves of a conquered nation! Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. When the barbarians come to attack us, you will not only be able to get cheap salt, but you will also be slaves."
Everyone was silent for a moment. They had never thought about this before.
"That's right! Compared to the previous dynasty, the imperial court has never imposed heavy taxes on us. We, the people, may not be very wealthy, but at least we are not being exploited like in the previous dynasty!"