Chapter 924: Strange
Lin Dawang has already arranged people to distribute the salt quickly. The sooner it is sold, the sooner people can get the money.
This time they brought back 4,000 kilograms of salt, enough to make a fortune.
The villagers of Linjia Village were happy, as no one had to worry this time.
On the day Lin Dawang returned, he called together several elders from his own clan in the village, and they discussed a plan.
They had to send people out early and release their people before Lijiazhuang and Lijiacun.
Otherwise, there are only a few neighboring villages, and if you buy Lijia Village, you won’t buy Linjia Village.
They either have to go farther away, or they have to exchange money with the herdsmen on the grassland. No one wants to go too far. The road is long, and if something happens, it will be hard to guard against.
Fortunately, they have a lot of manpower. There are only a dozen able-bodied men in Lijia Village now, so what use can they be?
Even if we spread them all out, there still wouldn't be as many people as they do.
When the people of Linjia Village heard this plan, they all nodded immediately and hurriedly sent people to carry their salt.
After working hard for a month, Lin Dawang finally sold all the salt.
"Brother Dawang, why do I feel something is wrong recently? No one from Lijia Village has seen them carrying salt outside to sell. Logically speaking, even if our people are scattered, they must have a few familiar villages that they often visit, and they will definitely send it there.
But who would have thought that we haven’t met anyone from Linjia Village in the past month.”
Several people under Lin Dawang came to report the incident, mainly because they also felt it was strange. They had thought that if they encountered this, they would have to blame each other to show that the responsibility was not theirs.
No matter what, we have fought together, and after a bloody battle, the friendship still exists. It is always embarrassing to steal other people's business without even saying hello.
Who would have thought that all the words prepared would go unused.
The problem is that Lijia Village also has to pay taxes, and the tax collectors from the government will be coming to the village in a few days.
If the money for the crime is not prepared now, it is possible that the people of Lijia Village are really planning to force all the villagers to be conscripted into the army. This is unlikely, so everyone finds it very strange.
What made him even more uneasy was that he was afraid that Lijiacun was doing something behind his back.
Lin Dawang was shocked.
Could it be that Lijia Village has some hidden agenda?
It is obvious that Mr. Jiang is a smart man, and he does things in a very methodical and strategic way.
Such a young man happened to arrive at Lijia Village first. It was said that he saved the people of Lijia Village, so the villagers of Lijia Village kept Jiang Gongzi in their village to repay his kindness. In fact, he was also very upset in his heart, wondering why they didn't meet Jiang Gongzi first.
If they had met Master Jiang first, they would have had people and money in their village, and with Master Jiang's help, they might have been able to achieve something great.
A good man has ambitions to travel the world, especially since this is a time of chaos.
These men certainly know that in troubled times, if they want to gain a foothold and live a stable life, they cannot rely on one person, but on a village.
Lin Dawang naturally hopes to build their village into a more prosperous one. With a large population, the village will not be afraid of bandits and soldiers causing chaos, and naturally everyone will be able to live a good life.
To be able to survive well in this chaotic world.
Protect your family and protect yourself.
Lin Dawang was quite envious of the big salt merchants, some of whom even had tens of thousands of salt workers under them.
That means a strong army and a prosperous life.
Even the imperial court will look at him with admiration, and with the protection of officials, there is no need to worry about not being able to protect his clansmen.
He also hoped that these private salt merchants could grow bigger and stronger, or at least not be bullied by others. Those bandits and soldiers dared to come to their village to cause trouble, just because they thought they were easy to bully.
Didn’t you see Zhaojiabao in the distance? Why didn’t the officers and soldiers go there to collect heavy taxes?
The bandits never dared to come to our door because they could not afford to offend our strong army.
This is strength.
Nowadays, whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.
Lin Dawang brought his people to Lijia Village.
However, Lijia Village was peaceful and tranquil. Villagers were chatting leisurely in the village, and children were playing happily in the fields.
There is no sign of sadness at all.
Lin Dawang was even more vigilant.
I ran into Li Tieniu who was driving a horse-drawn carriage back with his men.
The two met face to face.
Li Tieniu jumped out of the car hurriedly.
He threw the whip in his hand to another young man in the car, "Da Hu, drive the car back and report to Master Jiang. I will be back soon."
He smiled and said, "Brother Lin, what brings you here? Come, come, come and sit in my room."
He took Lin Dawang away with a warm and friendly attitude.
Lin Dawang felt a little relieved. Li Tieniu was a good person. He was not a cunning person. He was a righteous and generous man.
Otherwise, he would not have thought of merging Lijia Village into their Linjia Village. Generally, he did not want to win over those cunning people, for fear that if he did, they would cause trouble for him.
"Father Li, Brother Tieniu, I am ashamed and embarrassed to see you. How could I have known that the people under me had snatched away the business from the villages you often delivered salt to? I have come here to apologize to you."
Lin Dawang bowed and clasped his fists, and his behavior on the scene was really unreasonable.
Li Tieniu said with a smile, "Brother Lin, they have already robbed us, so what's the big deal about that little bit of business? Anyway, we smugglers of salt will have trouble finding a way out, and our village is not counting on selling salt to them this year.
They certainly can't take care of it in a short time. If we don't sell salt to them, they will have to buy salt at a high price. It's just right if you sell it to them. Anyway, our two villages are brothers, so it doesn't matter who gets the business.
I don't mind it at all, brother."
Lin Dawang looked at Li Tieniu. There was really no sign of anger on his face. It seemed that he was actually telling the truth.
"Tie Niu, we are brothers, right?"
This question made no sense, Li Tieniu looked at Lin Dawang.
"Of course we are brothers. No matter what, we have been through life and death together. The villagers of Linjia Village and Lijia Village are all brothers."
Lin Dawang smiled and said, "Oh, after hearing what you said, I also feel that our friendship is not in vain. Since we are brothers, and you have a good business, why don't you take care of me? This is not right. If there is a good business that can make money, we should cooperate sincerely, not what Mr. Jiang said, unity is strength.
"Brother, you have a good business, but you left me to make a lot of money. I feel a little sorry for you. I made you worry, thinking you stole your business."
Li Tieniu shook his head suddenly. "Brother Lin, you are joking. What good business do we have? We are both engaged in the same bloody business. You sell smuggled salt, and I sell smuggled salt. We transport the salt back together. Don't you see that I can have any good business?"
He would never admit that the business they were doing now was a lucrative one.
(End of this chapter)
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