The power of the Cao Gang spread all over the Ming Dynasty. Although the members' martial arts were not very high, they basically helped the court in business. The Cao Gang was responsible for transporting salt and iron to various places.
It is precisely because of this relationship that the sects in the martial arts world will treat Caogang with courtesy. After all, behind him is the imperial court.
Zhang Ren frowned slightly. With his status as a member of Qianhu Jinyiwei, as long as he showed his identity as Jinyiwei, these big men from the Cao Gang would naturally retreat.
But in line with the idea that the world is all about the world, Zhang Ren also said: "I am a Wudang disciple, please give me some face.
"Face is actually not valuable, but people just support each other. Today you give me face, and tomorrow I will give you face. Why not let everyone enjoy it?"
Besides, although the Caobang is a Jianghu sect, if you look into it carefully, it is more like a chamber of commerce. Many businessmen like to value harmony, so that they can make more money.
In addition, Wudang's name is loud enough. According to Zhang Ren's idea, these big men in the Caobang will give him some face.
Unexpectedly, these people actually smiled contemptuously, and the leader also said directly: "If a cat or a dog comes and says that he is a Wudang disciple, will I believe it?
Besides, so what if you are real? Is Wudang great? Do you know that if Old Man Yin doesn't pay the fishing tax, he will be in trouble with our Cao Gang!
If you can't get along with our Cao Gang, then you can't get along with the imperial court. What? Are you, Wudang, going to openly rebel against the imperial court?
Zhang Ren did not give in, but snorted coldly and said, "What a big hat! Tax collection is a matter for the court. When did it become a matter for the Cao Gang?"
You collect taxes at will, which is against the law! "The big man at the head looked up at Zhang Ren, still with a contemptuous tone, and said: "You have a sharp tongue!
Our Caobang is the law! Today I give you two choices, either pay taxes! Or die! "If Zhang Ren was the only one present today, he would definitely teach these people a lesson, but behind him is Yin Tongyi's father. It is not difficult to teach these big men from the Cao Gang a lesson, but what happens after he leaves?
There is no guarantee that these people will not vent their anger on Yin Tongyi's father. I can't keep Yin Tongyi's father with me, right?
Thinking of this, Zhang Ren hesitated somewhat. When the big man headed by the Cao Gang saw that Zhang Ren was no longer as tough as before, he thought that Zhang Ren was afraid of their Cao Gang's reputation.
This made the big man even more aggressive. He stretched out his big hand directly in front of Zhang Ren and shouted: "Hurry up and give me the money!
Twenty taels! These words made Zhang Ren freeze on the spot. He asked in astonishment: "Didn't you just say twelve?"
"The big man at the head said arrogantly: "Ten taels? That was the price just now, and now the grandfathers are not happy!
The price has also gone up! If you are wise, please pay immediately! Twenty taels! Not a penny less! "It's not easy to live in this world. An ordinary person can't make much money throughout the year. For ordinary people, ten taels may be equivalent to a year's income. Twenty taels is indeed too much!
"Why don't you go grab it? You can make money faster this way! It's just a fish. Even if you sell the fish, it's not worth a lot of money. You charge twenty taels for the tax?"
Will this still allow the people to live? "Zhang Ren couldn't hold back and shouted directly. The leading man glanced at Zhang Ren and said, "What are you talking about?
Do you guys care about your life or death? Again, give me money! Or die! "Zhang Ren has already thought about it. At worst, he will take Yin Tongyi's parents and escape. Anyway, he can't stand this anger. Twenty taels of fishing tax is killing the people!
Zhang Ren snorted coldly and said: "Today I want to see, what ability do you Cao Gang have to dare to decide between life and death?
The leader of the big man smiled disdainfully and said, "That's fine! I'll give you a try today so that people know that our Cao Gang is not someone who can offend anyone!"
Bros! Come on! Beat this boy and old man Yin to death! "As soon as he finished speaking, the big men from the Cao Gang picked up the guy and rushed over.
Although these people were strong and capable to a certain extent, they were not enough in front of Zhang Ren's eyes.
He injected the Nine Yang Magic into the Xuanyang Sword, making the Xuanyang Sword even hotter. He just swung the sword in his hand to the ground lightly, and his inner energy exploded on the ground like a bomb.
Before those big men came to Zhang Ren's side, they were already lying on the ground twisted and twisted by the internal energy.
They no longer had the arrogance they had just now, and now they could only curl up on the ground and howl in pain. Zhang Ren's attack was still serious. His blow only caused enough pain to these people, but did not hurt them at all.
The leading man wailed for a moment, feeling that the pain had eased a lot, and then looked at Zhang Ren with a look of fear on his face.
He said: "The little one is blind. I didn't want to offend the hero. I ask the hero to ignore the fault of the villain and spare me this time!"
"Zhang Ren originally thought that these Caogang people were just bad at martial arts, but who knew they were so spineless?
Zhang Ren came to the leading man, knelt down and asked, "What about this fishing tax?" The leading man smiled awkwardly. The smile was indeed uglier than crying, but he was quite smart, so he hurriedly said: " Fishing tax?
What fish tax? Nothing! Only fishermen and fishermen have to pay fishery tax. Daxia and Old Man Yin don’t fish and they don’t fish, so why should they pay fishery tax?
"Zhang Ren looked back at Yin Tongyi's father and saw that the old man was still holding a fishing rod in his hand, and he didn't even have time to pick off the fish from the hook. Isn't this just telling lies with his eyes open?
Zhang Ren turned around and said to the leading man: "I know what you said is just a temporary measure. Tell me, after I leave, how do you want to deal with Old Man Yin?
The leading man smiled bitterly and hurriedly said, "How dare I? Even if you lend me some courage, I wouldn't dare."
"The corners of Zhang Ren's mouth raised slightly, and he said, "Don't you dare? I think your arrogance was quite arrogant before.
"The big man at the head really didn't know what expression to make at this moment. Anyway, he felt that he was neither crying nor laughing.
Anyway, he made a bitter look on his face and said, "My hero, I swear to God that I will never lay a finger on Old Man Yin. If I violate this oath, I will die a terrible death!"
"This is definitely a poisonous oath, but judging from the current situation, even if it is an oath ten thousand times more poisonous, they will say it because they are really afraid of death.
Zhang Ren naturally didn't believe their oaths, but he didn't intend to kill them either. Zhang Ren just raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Let me believe you just once!
Let's go! "Night Rivers and Lakes. (After reading this, remember to bookmark it for next time reading!)
