"Master Lin, where are we going next?"
Qin Ke was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, holding a whip in his hand, not knowing which direction to go.
Early in the morning, Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling left. They were going to Xingyang to find Miss Su Su. Lin Sumo didn't intend to change anything about Su Su's fate. Xiangyu Mountain was held in the palm of her hand. Perhaps this was her last destiny. Good home.
Fu Junma also left with Fu Junyu. Fu Junyu followed Fu Cailin's order to go to China to look for Fu Junma and ordered him to return to Korea as soon as possible. It was difficult to violate the master's order. In addition, Fu Junma had intended to return to Korea. Although he was reluctant to leave, he had to leave.
Lin Sumo sent the two of them to the ferry, and they would take the boat north. Looking at the sail shadow in the distance, Lin Sumo couldn't help but feel a little sad. In the blink of an eye, he was alone again. Fortunately, the sadness of separation went away as quickly as it came.
"Go back to Panlong Castle!"
Lin Sumo's layout in the Chaohu water village has not yet been completed, and the forbidden area in the back mountain of Panlong Fort has not yet been fully explored. As well as Liyang City, Du Fuwei needs to be met in advance. Whether it is to win over or surrender, he needs to do it as soon as possible. Finish.
Yang Guang's fleet is about to enter Jiangdu, and the collapse of the Sui Dynasty is not far away.
Three days later, Lin Sumo returned to Panlong Fort. At this time, Yi Hui, the leader of the third village of Chaohu Water Village, had been waiting in Panlong Fort for two days.
Yi Hui's appearance already represented Shen Chenzhou's attitude, and Lin Sumo was not surprised by Shen Chenzhou's choice. After all, not everyone can make a bet with their lives, not even Shen Chenzhou.
Therefore, Shen Chenzhou thought about it for several days and finally sent Yi Hui. The consequences of rejection were unbearable for Shen Chenzhou. If he joined Lin Sumo, he would certainly lose his freedom and be controlled by him, but in this world , In a time of great chaos, human life is as cheap as a piece of grass, and it only makes sense to have a big fist. One day, the 'Chaohu Water Village' will also be coveted.
With the strength of the 'Chaohu Water Village' and Shen Chenzhou, they are not enough to protect themselves in this troubled world. It is only a matter of time before they choose a powerful family to sell themselves. The only difference lies in sooner or later and the value.
At least, judging from the current situation, Shen Chenzhou feels that it is not bad. At least Lin Sumo's strong cultivation has given Shen Chenzhou a reassurance.
The attachment of the 'Chaohu Water Village' made Lin Sumo focus on the construction of the navy. Even if he secretly entered the 'Chaohu Water Village', no one knew about it except the five owners of the water village.
For a long time, the naval war department of the 'Chaohu Water Village' has developed and trained secretly in order not to attract attention. Although it has more than 400 people and nearly a hundred large and small warships, from Lin Sumo's perspective, Come on, this isn't enough.
The first point is that the warships in the 'Chaohu Water Village' are only ten meters in diameter and have limited combat power. Compared with the 50-60 meter "Five-Toothed Ship" of the Great Sui Navy, these warships are just like toys.
If you want to expand the scale of the naval force and form a huge combat power, the first thing you need to do is to upgrade the level of the warships, with the 'Five-Toothed Ship' as the standard. Lin Sumo referred to the Chu naval military system during the Warring States Period and divided the battleship levels into five levels: 'Yuhuang', 'Three Wings', 'Tu Mao', 'Lou Chuan' and 'Qiao Yao'.
Among them, the "three wings" are divided into three categories: "big wing", "middle wing" and "small wing". Among them, the "big wing" is twenty feet long, similar to the "five-toothed ship"!
The 'middle wing' is fifteen feet long, the 'small wing' is ten feet long, the rest are 'sudden' five feet long, the 'building boat' three feet long, and the 'bridge boat' two feet long! As for the top-level 'Yu Huang', which is more than thirty feet long, it is difficult to build it with the current financial, human and material resources.
After more than ten days, Lin Sumo finally clarified many matters regarding building a naval force, but the biggest problem currently facing him was lack of money.
'Chaohu Water Village' was originally developed based on fishing. All livelihoods are in Chaohu Lake. Occasionally, some water transportation is received to supplement it, but it is just enough to make ends meet.
If Lin Sumo wants to build a huge naval force in the 'Chaohu Water Village', he will need huge financial and material support. Even if he adds the 'Panlong Fort', it will not be possible unless there is a wealthy family like the Song clan. It can be done.
The second is the 'Yang Gong's Treasure House'. If we can use up all the property in the 'Yang Gong's Treasure House', it will be enough to create a powerful naval force. Unfortunately, the 'Yang Gong's Treasure House' is far away in Kyoto. .
Just when Lin Sumo was at a loss to raise money, Xiang Yushan came to 'Panlong Castle' with a man covered in a cloak!
"Xianggui has met Grandmaster Lin!"
When I saw Lin Sumo in a secret room in Panlong Castle, the man immediately took off his cloak and walked forward quickly to salute.
This person is Xianggui, the father of Xiangyushan, one of the core figures of the Baling Gang, second only to the first boss Lu Kangshou and the second boss Xiao Xian.
Lin Sumo nodded and said with a smile: "Boss Xiang's information is quite good!"
Only more than ten days had passed since the battle between Lin Sumo and Wang Tong. Xianggui, who was far away in Baling County, not only knew the news, but also traveled thousands of miles to Panlong Castle.
"Isn't it precisely because of this that Grandmaster Lin came to Inuzi Yushan?" Xianggui laughed proudly and said, "Speaking of Yushan, Xianggui has to thank Grandmaster Lin for treating Yushan's injuries and finally going there. It’s a piece of Xianggui’s heartache!”
Having said this, Xianggui took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and respectfully sent it to Lin Sumo, saying: "Xianggui has nothing to offer in return, but for the sake of it, please accept it, Grandmaster Lin!"
Lin Sumo glanced at it casually and saw that there were nearly ten thousand taels of silver. This amount was also a large amount based on current prices.
There are rumors in the world that among the eight gangs and ten guilds, the 'Baling Gang' is the richest, followed by the 'Haisha Gang', 'Pengliang Hui', 'Jukun Gang', etc. This Xianggui can easily be sold for ten thousand taels of silver. , now it seems that this statement is indeed true.
Lin Sumo was not polite and took it directly. Although ten thousand taels of silver was a drop in the bucket for Lin Sumo's navy plan, with these ten thousand taels of silver, the first step could finally be taken.
Xianggui felt even more relieved when he saw Lin Sumo accepting the banknotes. If he could connect with Lin Sumo, the future development of the Xiang family would be just around the corner.
Thinking of this, Xianggui couldn't help but feel excited in his heart, and said, "I wonder if Grandmaster Lin still has any use for Xianggui?"
Lin Sumo saw Xianggui's eyes flickering, "Boss Xiang, there's no need to beat around the bush. If you need anything, just say it!"
Xianggui hesitated and said: "Grandmaster Lin is interested in Yushan because he is interested in our Xiang family. However, the 'Baling Gang' is not the 'Baling Gang' of the Xiang family after all. If it is just to collect and deliver some information for Master Lin, this is It doesn’t matter, but Master Lin wants to plan big things, and Yushan will inevitably be constrained in doing so!"
When Lin Sumo heard this, he immediately understood that Xianggui had been hiding and refusing to retreat for all these years, but his ambitions were still there, and his intervention only made Xianggui's ambitions inflate. However, how could Lin Sumo be used by Xianggui and become a knife in his hand?
Lin Sumo was silent for a long time, just staring at Xianggui with squinted eyes. Until big beads of sweat rolled down Xianggui's head, Lin Sumo said coldly: "This time, I won't do it next time!"
"Yes, yes, Xianggui understands!"
Xianggui said hurriedly. Under Lin Sumo's invisible pressure, Xianggui felt that his whole body's strength was drained, and his back was completely soaked in cold sweat.
"You may wish to pay attention to the whereabouts of the 'Shadow Assassin' Yang Xuyan in the near future. As for the choice, it is up to you, Boss Xiang!" Just when Xianggui said goodbye and left, Lin Sumo suddenly said.
The leader of the Baling Gang, Lu Kangshou, was assassinated by the 'Shadow Assassin' Yang Xuyan probably in the recent period. Now it seems that Xianggui secretly arranged it and hired the 'Shadow Assassin' Yang Xuyan to assassinate the leader. Lu Kang helped the second leader Xiao Mian to assume the position of leader of the "Baling Gang".
There had long been a secret peace negotiation between Xiao Mian and the Xiang family to fight against the big boss Lu Kangshou. Lin Sumo originally wanted to seize the opportunity to rescue Lu Kangshou from Yang Xuyan in order to win over the "Baling Gang" , but now that Xiangyu Mountain is under control and Xianggui takes the initiative to invest, Lin Sumo naturally has a better choice. As for Lu Kangshou, let him continue on his original destiny!
However, as Xianggui's ambition expands, he wonders if Xiao Mian's fake death will turn into a real death, allowing the Xiang family to completely control the entire 'Baling Gang'. If so, this timeline will change too much. , and may even affect the historical trajectory of the entire Datang plane.
After leaving 'Panlong Castle', Xianggui already understood the meaning of Lin Sumo's words, which coincided with his own thoughts. At the same time, Xianggui was secretly wary and even more wary of Lin Sumo. .
Xianggui's arrival opened up Lin Sumo's thinking. There are eight gangs and ten guilds. The Xiang family of the Baling Gang alone is already extremely wealthy. Then the Haisha Gang, the 'Haisha Gang' and the ' The Jukun Gang and others must also be extremely rich.
Thinking that I had met Han Gaitian of the 'Haisha Gang' at Wang Tong's residence before, I actually missed him in person. However, the territory of the 'Haisha Gang' is in the southeast region, so it is not difficult to find the 'Dragon King' Han Gaitian!
On this day, Lin Sumo took a boat down the Yanchang River and soon passed Jiangdu. From a distance, he saw a large five-tooth ship going back and forth on the river. I guess Yang Guang's chariot was not far from the river. .
Lin Sumo went ashore in Rugao, and after looking for a few people in the rivers and lakes, he quickly found out where the chief rudder of the 'Haisha Gang' was. Unexpectedly, the chief rudder of the 'Haisha Gang' was in Ninghai County, not far from Rugao. Far.
However, Lin Sumo did not find the 'Dragon King' Han Gaitian at the head of the 'Haisha Gang', but unexpectedly discovered You Qiufeng, the number two figure in the 'Haisha Gang'.
After searching at the headquarters of the 'Haisha Gang', Lin Sumo did not find any valuable property. It must have been secretly hidden elsewhere by Han Gaitian. However, since Han Gaitian is not here, then the money may only fall on You Qiufeng.
