"Golden Lantern Sword?"
When Xia Suiliang signed up, the assassin screamed, threw away the hostage, and ran away.
Before anyone could see what was going on, Xia Suiliang had already ducked behind the head of the Wu family, and with a flick of his hand, he had caught the three hidden darts in his hands.
Then, with eyes like lightning, he looked at the assassin who jumped to the roof, threw the hidden dart out with his hand, and shouted:
"Come die."
Hearing a muffled groan, the assassin immediately fell to the ground, his eyes wide open with fear, and he died.
When everyone took a closer look, they saw a hidden dart inserted from the assassin's back shin, piercing him completely.
It wasn't until this moment that everyone realized what was going on, and they all exclaimed, especially the head of the Wu family, who didn't know that he had walked around the gate of hell, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Seeing Xia Suiliang's ruthless attack, the head of the Yancheng Supervisory Office was panicked and relaxed at the same time, but the Yancheng County Magistrate was so frightened that his legs went weak.
Neither of them dared to look directly at Cao Bin for fear that he would find a flaw.
They did not expect that Cao Bin's bodyguards would be so experienced and seemed to be very familiar with the ways of the world.
Just when they were feeling lucky, they saw Xia Suiliang looking around the courtyard wall, then staring at the crowd and shouting coldly:
"Anyone else who is in the same party with him should come out to me. Otherwise, don't blame Xia for being ruthless and ruthless. He will track you down and cut you off!"
As soon as these words came out, several people jumped out from the crowd and the wall, threw their weapons to the ground, and fell to their knees with a mournful face:
"If we knew the sword was here, we wouldn't dare offend him!"
As the saying goes, dogs have their own ways, and rats have their own ways. These people in the world are not afraid of being wanted by the government, but they are afraid of being wanted by the government.
This Xia Suiliang was the top disciple of Saint Wu, and he had to be consulted to mediate many disputes in the world. If he was cruel, they wouldn't even have a place to stay.
Seeing this, Xia Suiliang became slightly satisfied and asked coldly:
"Which sect are you disciples? Who ordered you? Why don't you recruit them from the ground up?"
The leader hesitated for a moment, looked at Xia Suiliang, then at Cao Bin, gritted his teeth and said:
"We are members of the Yangzhou Salt Gang, and this villain is from the Lotus Gate..."
The Salt Gang is not a serious martial arts sect, they are just thugs employed by Yangzhou Marquis and Huaidong salt merchants for their martial arts. Although they have gathered several disciples, most of them are marginal figures.
They didn't know the detailed relationship between Cao Bin and Penglai Island, but they had heard of who Xia Suiliang was.
Especially the Lotus Sect. The mentors of the chief sect leader are all Xia Suiliang's followers. How can you dare to mess with these people? Normally there is no way to pay tribute.
Therefore, when Xia Suiliang asked, they started explaining it like they were pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
Seeing the humble behavior of the unruly martial arts masters in the past, the head supervisor of Yancheng was greatly shocked. Although he did not have many contacts with the martial arts figures, he understood the significance.
With just one name, the local forces in Huaidong can bow down obediently. What kind of prestige is this?
Only then did he understand the terrifying power of Cao Bin. He felt his legs were weak, sweating like rain, and the Yancheng County Magistrate fainted.
Seeing these gangsters defying the law, the head of the Wu family became more courageous. He quickly wiped the cold sweat from his fat face and continued to report:
"Master Hou, they are the ones pretending to be the God of Salt to intimidate the local people. They will assassinate anyone who dares to cooperate with the imperial envoy in boiling salt."
"So far, dozens of local salt residents have been killed..."
Hearing this, the Lotus Sect disciples quickly pointed at the Yancheng Supervisor and said:
"We just use money to do things, and everything we do in Yancheng is ordered by these corrupt officials."
The head of the Yancheng Supervisory Office was furious when he heard this, as if he had been greatly wronged:
"Fart, you wait for the gangsters, don't mess around with me."
With that said, he quickly turned to Cao Bin and said:
"Master Hou, you must not believe the words of these ruffians..."
Hearing this, the Yancheng County magistrate who fainted also jumped up and echoed:
"Lord Qian is right. How could we, the scholars, associate with the ruthless warriors who sell meat? Lord Marquis knows it well!"
When Cao Bin heard this, he threw the tea bowl in his hand, smashed his face and cursed:
"Why are you so brave and selling meat... Come here, please give me a copy of the three clans of Yancheng County magistrate first, and interrogate them strictly!"
The Yancheng County Magistrate also realized that he had said the wrong thing when he opened the map cannon, and hurriedly waved his hand:
"Master Hou, I'm not talking about you..."
Just as he was talking, he was kicked to the ground by the sedan chair, and then he wiped his shoulders and raised his arms to watch.
When the Yancheng Supervisor saw this, he was speechless. He did not dare to argue any more, but he was restrained. He only hoped that Cao Binnian would cooperate with him and not affect the three clans.
Then Cao Bin glanced at Xia Suiliang and said:
"I'll leave the Salt Gang to you. You go visit the states and root it out completely. Is that okay?"
Xia Suiliang slapped his chest and showed a fierce smile:
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, just leave it to Xia!"
Seeing this, the old village squire who was attending the banquet quickly knelt down and shouted:
"Thank you very much, Mr. Qingtian, for making the decision for us. I will be your lord and lord for all generations!"
Someone also took the opportunity to say:
"Master Hou, my clan is willing to boil salt for Master Hou."
The salt gangs and officials who threatened them had all been punished, and Cao Bin had given such high treatment. These village elders had long been moved, so they all came forward to recommend themselves.
Cao Bin nodded with satisfaction and said:
"The places are limited, first come first served... Lao Xia, I'll leave this to you. Three days in the brothel are all inclusive plus a reward of 5,000 guan!"
When Xia Laodao heard Cao Bin's instructions, he was a little reluctant, but when he heard the conditions given by Cao Bin, his head suddenly felt like clockwork, and he nodded in agreement.
In addition, Cao Bin also gave him a booklet on the salt drying process.
At this time, a small number of salt fields have changed from boiled salt to sun-dried salt, which has saved a lot of manpower and wood fuel, and the quality of sea salt has also improved a lot. However, most of these salt fields rely on special rocks to dry salt locally, which is difficult to promote. , the technology is not mature either.
So Cao Bin spent a "silver wishing card" he had saved before and bought a mature salt-drying process.
The reason why he was willing to spend the wishing card was because he promised the Yan people a future. Even though the grade promised was the lowest official position in the court, as long as they were cultivated and strengthened, a new class would be formed.
At that time, they will naturally be Cao Bin's help. If they are based on the salt people and expand to various craftsmen, the power of this class will become stronger and stronger.
Since ancient times, innovation has been successful only from the bottom up. This class is the new force that Cao Bin is optimistic about.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, although Cao Bin quickly eliminated the main resistance in Yancheng, there were still many accomplices that needed to be dealt with, and the plan also needed to continue to be implemented and perfected.
Even though he had dozens of staff to help him, he still had to work hard for three or four days before everything was sorted out, and he had time to reward himself...
