Chapter 143: Mid-April 6/15]
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Five days later, Yang Tong, a group of Heihuzhai, went down the mountain six times and plundered six caravans, including four of which were hanging Luye Mutual-Jia flags, and the other two seemed to belong to the local families of Runan, with flags with the words "Zou" and "Yan" respectively.
Let’s first talk about the four caravans affiliated to the Luye Masonic Church.
The merchants behind these four caravans all belonged to the Luye Masonic community under the control of Lukuang, and were the victorious parties of the Luye Masonic civil war, so they would be referred to as the "Lüshi Masonic community".
The Lu family Masonic, which claimed to be the orthodox Lu family, was mainly in four counties: Ye County, Kunyang, Runan and Jia County. In contrast, the Lu family Masonic, which was re-established by Wei Pu and a group of people in Ruyang, was called the "Wei Family Masonic". Their power was mainly in the areas of Linru, Ruyang, Lun and Liang County. Now the two sides have regarded each other as enemies.
As for the commercial route, the Lu Family Masonics generally follow the commercial route "Yangcheng-Jiaxian-Runan-Kunyang-Yexian-Wancheng" and better pass by the foot of the Heihuzhai Mountain where Zhao Yu is located; while the Wei Family Masonics follow the commercial route "Linru-Ruyang-Liangxian-Luyang-Wancheng".
By the way, it is said that Zhengzhou, Yangcheng where Zheng Zixiang is located, and Luyang under Liu's rule have now become the main battlefield for the confrontation between the two Masonic groups in the north and the south. The other counties are the basics of both sides, which seem to be incompatible with water and fire.
I still remember Huang Shao, who was robbed by Yang Tong and his gang a few days ago, was under the name of the Lu Masonic Society. He might have told other merchants in the Chamber of Commerce about the "Yingshan Hu Yang Tong and his gang". So that the four caravans under the name of the Lu Masonic Society that Yang Tong and others met were very aware of each other. When they saw a group of bandits holding the "Black Tiger Flag" and claiming that they were under the command of Yingshan Hu Yang Tong, they all honestly handed over several trucks of goods.
Yang Tong and his group did not make things difficult for them. They collected a few trucks of goods and allowed them to leave.
As for the other two caravans of the "Zou Family" and "Yan Family", the former was also aware of their abilities and honestly gave out several trucks of goods, while the latter resisted fiercely. In order to establish his authority, Yang Tong led Chen Mo, Wang Qing and the rest of the bandits to kill all the guards who tried to resist them and robbed the entire caravan.
I believe that after this incident spread, whenever the caravans pass by, they will choose to negotiate with Yang Tong and his gang, and honestly contribute some goods, unless they are super-large caravans with hundreds of caravans and hundreds of guards, the Heihu Village cannot scare the other party for the time being.
It is worth mentioning that when plundering Huang Shao, the bandits in the village complained about letting go of the remaining twenty trucks of goods. Even the following few times, the counterfeit soldiers forced the caravans to give away some of the goods without bloodshed. These people still complained. Until that day, when they fought with the Yan caravan, four people died in the village for this, all the complaints disappeared.
Think about it, since as long as you lie comfortably, those caravans can offer some goods, who is willing to fight to grab more? Anyway, there are so many caravans coming and going from the foot of the mountain, and each caravan has contributed some goods. Don’t live too comfortably, these bandits.
For a moment, the support for Yang Tong in the village suddenly increased, and they praised Yang Tong for making a wise decision. Even the bandits under Chen Mo and Wang Qing were not allowed to admit that Yang Tong's approach was indeed very smart.
No, to be precise, it is not Yang Tong who is smart, but Zhou Hu, a twelve-year-old boy who is gradually being regarded as a think tank by Yang Tong!
Most people in the village know that Yang Tong's recent changes, such as his attitude towards Fengcun and his attitude towards the caravans passing by the mountain, were all because of a boy named Zhou Hu.
However, it is precisely because of this that the bandits under Chen Mo, such as Liu Tu, became more and more angry with Zhao Yu, who was named Zhou Hu, and hated this boy for forgetting his righteousness when he saw profit. It was obvious that they took the boy to the village, but the boy turned to Yang Tong.
Zhao Yu was not easy to explain these people, so he could only walk around.
Fortunately, Chen Mo also restrained Liu Tu and others, so Zhao Yu was not worried that he would be covered by Liu Tu and others when he got up in the middle of the night and urinated.
However, Chen Mo himself became more and more cold to Zhao Yu, just like he treated Yang Tong and those under Yang Tong.
Compared to Chen Mo and his subordinate Liu Tu, Wang Qing was very interested in Zhao Yu. When he ran into the village several times, Zhao Yu had already walked around, but Wang Qing still approached, hooked Zhao Yu's shoulder, and smiled and wanted Zhao Yu to change his mind and hang up with him.
For this reason, Yang Tong, who was becoming increasingly ambitious, was very unhappy and warned Wang Qing several times, and also warned Zhao Yu.
I have to say that Yang Tong is still very clear about his weight. Without Chen Mo and Wang Qing, it is nothing. After all, Niu Heng under his command will not be much inferior, but without Zhao Yu... How can he use it to "The Tiger of Yingshan"?
You should know that most of the bandits in the village are not as good as the average person, and most of them can’t even write their own names. They want to let these people kill and loot. No problem, these people will be picked up immediately, but they have to ask these people to come up with advice... Sorry, all of these people are tied together, and Yang Tong is not as smart as Zhao Yu.
Look at Guo Da. Yang Tong's second-in-command took a very powerful thief called "Putian Diao". He used to be a big manager in a parody, and all the trivial matters of all were under Guo Da. In the past, Yang Tong had something to do with him, so he would discuss with Guo Da first, and then he would find Chen Mo and Wang Qing.
But now, Guo Da can only listen in front of Zhao Yu.
For example, now...
In the house where Yang Tong lives, Yang Tong and Guo Da sat on a stool with their hands in their arms, listening to Zhao Yu in front of them talking to them with a solemn expression.
"... Many of the goods I have snatched in the past few days are not needed in the villages. We can leave horses and take the rest of the carts and goods to the villages at the foot of the mountain, such as Fengcun. This is not a waste of benefits, but mutual benefit... It will not last long by relying on plunder alone. The ancients said that fishing in the lake will not be obtained? And there will be no fish in the coming year... We snatched a lot of poultry from Fengcun this time, so that the brothers in the village can taste the meat flavor, but Fengcun suffered heavy losses. I am afraid that it will not take several years to recover. So, what should we do when we eat all the poultry in the village? Change to other families to plunder? No, this cannot solve the problem, so the best way is to secretly support Fengcun, give them money, and let them raise more chickens and ducks..."
Yang Tong and Guo Da opened his mouth wide when he heard this.
They have only heard of thieves plundering the countryside, but they have never heard of thieves sending money to the countryside.
"It's not giving money, but mutual benefit. The Great Village Master wants to dominate Yingshan for a while, which is easy. Just kill all the people who resist and make the rest afraid of you. But the problem is that we will eventually perish, just like in the rivers, big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, and all shrimps die, small fish starve to death, small fish starve to death, big fish starve to death, and big fish starve to death. In Fengcun and other villages, there are shrimps, small fish, their village is rich, and if more chickens and ducks are raised, we will have meat to eat; on the contrary, if their village is
If the son is so poor that he can't even eat enough, the locals will flee one after another, resulting in the abandonment of the village... If all the nearby villages become like that, the village will be not far from being destroyed... In short, the master of the big village only needs to remember one thing, that is, they are farming for us, growing mulberry trees, raising chickens and ducks, which is enough... In addition, establishing a good relationship with the villages at the foot of the mountain will also help us grasp the information from the county. This is what I said, "The master of the big village thinks it is mutually beneficial."
Although Yang Tong had never studied and didn't even recognize a few words, Zhao Yu had already broken the truth and told him bit by bit. How could Yang Tong not understand it?
But these are not what he cares about the most. What he cares about the most is how Zhao Yu makes him a real "Tiger of the Mountain".
In this regard, Zhao Yu put forward his point of view: "Outside the Imperial Officers and Soldiers, and the Imperial Officers and Soldiers... Needless to say, Brother Guo Da mentioned earlier that when Kunyang County is busy with spring farming, he will definitely organize troops to conquer my village again, but the officers and soldiers I want to talk about are not alone. In the past few days, we have plundered four Luye Masonic caravans. Although as the Dazhaizhu said, the Luye Masonic has split and is no longer as strong as before, the Luye Masonic, led by the Luye Masonic family, occupied the areas of Runan, Kunyang, and Ye County. If we plunder the caravans halfway and harm their interests, they will inevitably retaliate. For example, we will join forces with Runan, Kunyang, and Ye County to jointly attack the masonic... The Dazhaizhu must guard against such a thing."
Hearing this, Yang Tong's expression suddenly sank.
Yes, just Kunyang County makes them feel like they are facing a great enemy, let alone the officers and soldiers of Runan, Kunyang and Ye County?
"Do you have any ideas about this?" he asked in a deep voice.
"have."
Zhao Yu nodded and said, "That is to control the bandits inside... Yingshan is very big, from the west to Luyang, from the east to Kunyang, Xiangcheng, and from Runan to the north, and there are no less than a hundred bandits hidden in it. Our Black Tiger Village is just one of them. Whether it is to resist the encirclement of officers and soldiers, or the Great Village Master wants to become the Tiger of Yingshan that truly occupy one side, we have to find ways to recover the bandits in the mountains one by one and take all those bandits under our command. By then, there will be only one Yingshan bandit, and that is our Black Tiger Village, and there is only one bandit leader in Yingshan, and that is the Great Village Master, you, Yang Tong of Yingshan!"
These words made Yang Tong's blood boil, and at the same time pointed out the direction of the way forward.
"Then... how to conquer the Yingshan bandits?" Yang Tong asked in a deep voice.
"It's very simple." Zhao Yu smiled and said, "The Great Village Master can send someone to invite the village masters from Zhushan Village to come and drink and form a village alliance with them..."
Hearing this, Guo Da frowned and asked, "My Heihu Village has no intersection with them, and there is even a conflict. How could they come?"
"Just use traction." Zhao Yu narrowed his eyes and whispered: "Brother Guo Da can tell them that as long as they are willing to go to the appointment and are willing to form a village alliance with our Heihu Village, we can share part of the money, grain and benefits obtained from the road below the mountain."
Want to give something again?
Yang Tong and Guo Da looked at each other, and they were both a little confused for a moment.
They are bandits, right? But how do you deliver things to outsiders all day long?
"This kid won't fool me, right?"
Chapter completed!