"Brother is interested in salt?"
Zhu Gui asked doubtfully.
"No, I'm interested in money. With such a big fake village, I have to find some way to make money. Otherwise, what's there to eat with nearly a thousand mouths?"
Sun Lei shook his head. He was not interested in salt or anything like that. The most important thing he wanted to build a society and a gang was money. He learned this from movies. There are three conditions for success in doing big things. The first is money, and the second is money. It’s money, and the third thing is money.
"Brother, it's not easy to get money. Tomorrow I will take people down the mountain to borrow food from a few villages, and rob a few big households on the way!"
When Ruan Xiaoqi heard that Sun Lei was worried about money, he immediately patted his chest and said.
"Looking to the village to receive food? Stealing big households? Can this last long?"
Sun Lei took a sip of wine and shook his head.
"long?"
Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi glanced at each other, as if they didn't understand the meaning of these two words. In their eyes, they drank heavily, ate large pieces of meat, divided gold and silver, and wore silk and satin in the same way. If you have wine and get drunk now, just enjoy yourself in front of you.
"long!"
Surprise flashed in Zhu Gui's eyes. He had been in the world for several years and had met many people, but no one had Sun Lei's vision.
"This Sun Lei looks young and frivolous, but his vision is different from ordinary people, and he is not like ordinary people who are reckless."
Zhu Gui thought in his heart.
"You go to a village today to borrow food. This village is 80% destroyed. Next month, you go to another village and destroy another one. Although Liangshanbo is big, how many villages can you destroy? And if you do too much, you will naturally make those When people are afraid, they will run away. Where can you borrow food at that time?”
"Then there's the matter of robbing roads. It's the same as borrowing food. If you do it too much, no one will drive away the road near Liangshanbo. They would rather take the long way around. Who will you rob if there is no one? When the time comes, you can't rob a road for hundreds of people. Let’s go inside and outside?”
Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi and said, these two were fishermen before and had never really been robbers. Their idea was too simple.
"Um...brother, if we don't borrow food, we won't be robbed, so we're just going to be trespassers!"
Ruan Xiaoqi muttered.
"Who told you that you would do what you did if you were a bandit? Those are stupid ways of rough people. We need to think of some clever ways. Otherwise, you will go to Shijie Village to borrow food today, and then go and rob Shijie Town."
Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoqi.
"Brother, I didn't mean that."
Ruan Xiaoqi quickly explained that he couldn't attack Shijie Village and Shijie Town because they were all acquaintances from the village. How could they attack them?
"Go on and talk about salt."
Sun Lei looked at Zhu Gui and asked.
"Brother, the salt in the north is generally divided into decomposed salt and sea salt. Decomposed salt refers to the salt produced in salt ponds and salt wells in Henan, Hebei, west of Caopu, and east of Qinfeng. Sea salt, as the name suggests, is obtained by boiling sea water in coastal areas. Salt. Although they are all salt, the price is very different."
"Refining salt is easy and the quality is good. It is divided into three grades according to quality. The price per catty is between thirty-four and forty-four cents. Refining sea salt is more troublesome, and its quality is also uneven. It is divided into thirty-four and forty-four cents. First grade, the price ranges from eight to forty-seven cents per catty.”
Zhu Gui introduced the salt business to Sun Lei in detail.
"I don't see that you have a lot of knowledge about salt."
Sun Lei asked with a smile.
"To be honest with you brother, my ancestor was a businessman. He also had a salt guide and sold salt."
Zhu Gui replied.
"Haha, I see. This salt seems to be a huge profit indeed. Selling smuggled salt is indeed a good business."
Sun Lei nodded and said.
"You said there was an accident. What accident was it?"
Sun Lei asked again.
"I just guessed this incident based on some things. I don't know if it's true or not. When Wang Lun first came to Liangshan, he didn't have many people, so he relied on Chai Jin for funding. Later, the private business also contacted Chai Jin to start the business. However, after Liangshan gained some strength, it seemed that he Chai Jin broke off the relationship, and Wang Lun set up his own business and started a private salt business. According to what I know, Chai Jin's purchase price was too high, so he looked for other ways."
Zhu Gui returned and said that in the past, Wang Lun, Du Qian and Song Wan had the final say on Liangshan Mountain. Although he held the top position, he was actually just the leader of the store.
"It turns out there was a falling out, and this guy is still using Chai Jin's brand to make excuses. He's really cunning. He's using a tiger's skin as a banner, but it turns out they've already fallen out."
Sun Lei threw the bronze medal on the table and said with a smile. He now wants to understand one thing. Why was Lin Chong the one who was angry with Wang Lun? There were many people present who had a hotter temper than Lin Chong. No one could do anything. It is very unexpected and unreasonable to see Lin Chong, who was born in the army and was so forbearing in his work and work, as a coward. Although Wang Lun despised Lin Chong, Lin Chong came to seek refuge. Isn't it normal to live under someone else's roof? Lin Chong could just leave if he was angry, but why should he kill Wang Lun? No matter how you say it, killing the boss is dishonorable. This principle is universal whether in the world or in the army.
It is estimated that Lin Chong was inspired by Chai Jin, but Wang Lun fell out when he got the funding and went out to establish himself. Chai Jin took the opportunity to recommend Lin Chong to come and see the situation, but Wang Lun resisted and refused. Chai Jin didn't know how to deal with such a scoundrel. soft.
"Who did Wang Lun sell this salt to? I've never heard of anyone selling smuggled salt around here."
Sun Lei asked curiously again.
"This little guy does know a little bit. Wang Lun is very smart. He doesn't dare to blatantly sell private salt. He just sells the salt to Jeju Prefecture at a discount, so every time he comes to salt, he can sell it quickly without backlog of goods. The salt is only twenty cents per catty. If sold to the government, it will immediately become official salt. One catty can be sold for thirty or forty cents. Therefore, in the two years since Wang Lun came to Liangshanbo, the government has never really come to suppress it. It’s just a show.”
Zhu Gui said.
"It's so fun! This move is really powerful, it's really not something that ordinary people in the world can think of!"
Sun Lei clapped his hands and said, "Wang Lun, the scholar in white, is really not a simple man. His hands are really beautiful. It is not something that ordinary rough guys can think of. No wonder Wang Lun was in peace when he occupied Liangshan. As soon as Chao Gai came to power, Jeju Prefecture sent troops." In addition to the birthday plan, there is also a stake in the suppression.
"Zhu Gui, since I have become the leader of the village, are you willing to join the gang?"
Sun Lei formally invited Zhu Gui. There were few talents in the mountain. Although Zhu Gui was not good at using force, he still had a way of opening a shop.
"Brother Meng thinks highly of me, and my younger brother is willing to follow him!"
Zhu Gui quickly bowed his head and bowed.
"Then you should be a manager first, and then you can take the top position after you have merit!"
Sun Lei nodded with satisfaction and said that he was not going to give everyone the top spot, as that would make the village look too out of style.
"I am willing to be a lackey in front of my brother."
Zhu Gui had no objection.
"By the way, I heard that when you opened a hotel, you often harassed the merchants, sliced the fine meat into glutinous rice dumplings, fried the fat meat in oil and lit lamps, and did some shady business?"
Sun Lei looked at Zhu Gui and asked.
"Brother has misunderstood. These are all rumors deliberately spread out for fear of causing trouble. Rumors that are not bluffing people in the world cannot stand. There is a cottage behind me. I opened the hotel to find out the news. What I want is for people from all walks of life to come and go. , the more lively it is, the better informed you will be. If you open a black shop to seek wealth and harm, no one will dare to come. Isn’t this a loss of news? Black shops are usually opened by lonely ghosts, and they do business without seeking long-term benefits. , only looking for money in front of me."
Zhu Gui shook his head and explained.
