Yesterday, the rain killed the building.
"A thousand taels of gold."
"How many!?"
Yue Ya did not repeat the outrageous number, but stared at Lu Ming unblinkingly.
Until Lu Ming chuckled.
"That's it..."
Then he counted out the thousand-tael gold ticket and handed it to Yue Ya.
…
The monthly expenses of a normal family of three are only about two taels of silver.
If you live frugally, one tael of silver a month is probably enough to survive.
And one thousand taels of gold is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver!
This is undoubtedly an astronomical sum, but in this Yushalou, you can only buy the answer to one question.
Moreover, Lu Ming's problem doesn't seem to be an important issue...
Looking at the golden ticket that was handed over, Yue Ya's eyes regained a smile.
Putting away the gold tickets with her slender hands, Yue Ya did not rush to count them, but said softly: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I guarantee that your thousand taels of gold flowers are worth every penny."
Lu Ming smiled back: "So I'm waiting. I really want to see what Song Laosan is capable of. He can still take away my thousand taels of gold after he dies."
Yue Ya said softly: "Before talking about Song Laosan, I need to explain two additional things to you."
"It is precisely because of these two things that Song Laosan's information is so valuable."
Lu Ming nodded lightly and listened to Yue Ya speak again.
"First, the Sanxiang Gang's largest business and financial resources."
"smuggling?"
"It's smuggling, but the smuggled goods are somewhat special."
Lu Ming raised his eyebrows: "What kind of special method?"
Yue Ya then replied: "They are pipe products, crossbows and armors, and the quantities are huge."
Lu Ming's breathing stopped for a moment.
This young gang leader really knew nothing about this matter.
After being stunned for a short time, Lu Ming instantly realized what the problem was.
"How dare our Sanxiang Gang, a small gang in a small city, do such a thing!?"
"Who gave the Sanxiang Gang the courage? Who gave Lu Yao the courage!?"
Smuggling controlled products will result in confiscation of homes and extermination of families if discovered, without any negotiation!
Yue Ya chuckled: "That's another question. Master Lu wants to know. I also sell it here, but I'm afraid you can't afford this news with the golden ticket in your hand."
Lu Ming smiled bitterly, already vaguely aware of the key to Lu Yao's death.
After thinking for a long time, Lu Ming took a deep breath.
"Go ahead...get on with my first question."
Yue Ya's red lips parted slightly.
"The risk of your Sanxiang Gang's business is indeed high, but high risk means high profit."
"The Sanxiang Gang was able to compete with the Pegasus Gang in Xuanshui City in just a dozen years because of this financial source."
Because of this financial source, the Sanxiang Gang was able to support its members, build a martial arts pavilion, open up connections with Li Tongfang, and even form a crossbow team to intimidate the Pegasus Gang, making it easy for the Pegasus Gang to dare not act rashly.
It was precisely this source of wealth that allowed Lu Ming to stand in this rain-killing building and throw out a thousand taels of gold without even blinking!
"And since it is a business, there are two links: buying and selling."
"The key to Song Laosan is the purchase."
"This is also the second thing I want to talk about, the source of those controlled products."
"where?"
"Daliang Mountain, Black City Walled City."
…
Daliang Mountain lies between the Zhou Kingdom and the Liang Kingdom and is a natural trading center.
It stands to reason that with the Daliang Mountains at its back, Xuanshui City should have a lot of people and affluence, and at the worst, it would have to be a heavily guarded border city.
But in fact, Xuanshui City is just a small border town.
Because of the corruption of the royal family of the Zhou Kingdom, the people were in dire straits, but the officials did little, so Xuanshui City naturally could not develop.
More because this is a worse era.
The Kingdom of Zhou is dead, and the Kingdom of Liang is even worse!
The country of Liang is rich in mountains and minerals, and the foundry industry is extremely developed. It stands to reason that it should develop into a powerful country.
However, it is precisely because of the mountainous and complex terrain in the country that the warlords in the Liang Kingdom are divided and each is easy to defend and difficult to attack. These warlords have long been a cancer for the Liang Kingdom, and they continue to bleed the Liang Kingdom.
It is precisely because of this environment that Daliang Mountain has become a de facto no-no zone.
Neither Zhou nor Liang cared about it, and the two countries were even less capable of invading another country from the Daliang Mountains. They simply didn't even bother to garrison troops at the border...
There is only room for two small gangs in Xuanshui City.
Let’s get back to the topic.
Listen to Yue Ya continue.
"The master behind Black City Walled City is Tieshan City of Liang State. Tieshan City has many mines and many blacksmiths, and is best at casting crossbows and armor."
"However, there is not much arable land around Tieshan City, and other industries are not developed, so daily needs are extremely dependent on foreign trade."
"In the past decade or so, there has been some turmoil between Tieshan City and the Liang royal family, and trade with the country has been blocked. We have no choice but to focus on Daliang Mountain and the Zhou Kingdom behind Daliang Mountain."
"In this way, the Black City Walled City appeared in the Daliang Mountains."
To put it bluntly, Heichengzhai is the white glove of Tieshan City. They are gangsters in name, but in fact they are people from Tieshan City and work for Tieshan City.
What to do?
It's just a matter of selling crossbow armor in exchange for money and food.
"More than ten years ago, Song Laosan was just a young hunter in Xuanshui City. One day he went into the mountains and met a noble man."
"It's none other than the head of the Black City Walled City, Mi Tao."
"I heard that Song Laosan saved Mi Tao's life by chance, and the two formed a certain friendship."
"Mitao wants Song Laosan to join Heicheng Village, but Song Laosan is concerned about his younger sister and is unwilling to leave Xuanshui City."
"Originally, the matter should have ended here, but later Song Laosan joined the Sanxiang Gang, and the Sanxiang Gang established a relationship with Heicheng Village. After this back and forth, Song Laosan became the connector between the Sanxiang Gang and Heicheng Village. The main person responsible is the purchase of the crossbow armor smuggling by your Sanxiang Gang."
"It can be said that the Sanxiang Gang's ability to control this smuggling route for so many years has something to do with Song Laosan."
Lu Ming fell into deep thought after hearing this.
"A little relationship?"
"Yeah." Yue Ya nodded lightly: "Just a little bit, not much, but it's not useless. After all, Mi Tao has a certain degree of autonomy when doing things outside, but he is just a servant after all."
Lu Ming suddenly frowned.
"Servant?"
Yue Ya asked back: "A bandit leader is not a servant, how can he still be an adult?"
Lu Ming's face turned a little ugly.
Mi Tao, the leader of Heicheng Village, has one servant.
So what about the Sanxiang Gang who is connected with them? Who is Lu Yao? Who do you think you are?
Yue Ya glanced at Lu Ming, who had an ugly look on his face, and then looked at the golden ticket in Lu Ming's hand, giving some pointers.
"The business of smuggling arms is a gold mine if there is a backer, but it is a guillotine if there is no backer. No matter how decadent and corrupt the Zhou Kingdom is, tens of thousands of soldiers and a few top-grade warriors can always get it together, and they are not blind. "
Lu Ming's brows slowly relaxed and he thought for a moment, but he already understood what Jade Rakshasa was thinking.
"This crossbow armor smuggling line is the lifeblood of the Sanxiang Gang."
Yue Ya nodded: "Yes, the theory of lifeline is not an exaggeration."
"So Song Laosan is very important."
"It's not that important, but it's definitely useful. At least when the bids are roughly the same, Song Laosan can indeed influence Mi Tao's preferences."
"This seems to be quite useful."
Yue Ya shrugged: "She looks quite small."
Both of them deliberately emphasized the word "looks".
Looking at Lu Ming who was deep in thought, Yue Ya said again.
"I have already given all the answers to your first question."
"But for the sake of the young master, we at Yushalou are willing to give you another piece of information for free."
Lu Ming's expression turned serious: "What information?"
"Tomorrow early morning, Yinshi, the mountain temple outside the city."
"It's the day once a month when Song Laosan meets Heicheng Village."
After saying that, Yue Ya smiled slightly: "A lot of people know this news. And now, Gang Leader Lu Xin has died, and Song Laosan seems to have not shown up for a day."
“It’s time for the Sanxiang Gang’s business to change.”
"So the temple will probably be very lively tonight."
