Chapter 325: Rumors of martial arts secrets
Zhou Di nodded and said in a deep voice: "That should be the case. This also explains why Yan Qingguan and Ning Gong ignored Chengcheng. They don't care at all whether these martial arts secrets can be sold at a good price? What they really care about Yes, it’s our background.”
When everyone in the room heard this, the atmosphere instantly became a little heavy, which was somewhat different from their previous plan.
Lin Lei frowned and murmured to himself: "Tell me, why were we all struggling with these martial arts secret books before, and even Ji Rentu gave gifts and secret books like this?"
Zhong Lingxi leaned on a chair, with her slender legs folded over the edge of the table, making the originally slender girl look even more graceful. When the beautiful girl heard Lin Lei's question, she pondered for a moment and replied:
"This matter is not an open secret. As early as half a year ago, there was news in the trading house that Yan Mingbo from Chunfeng Town is a real martial arts fanatic. As long as it is a good martial arts secret book, he loves it like a treasure and spends a lot of money to buy it. !”
Zhong Lingxi briefly explained the ins and outs of this matter. In general, in the past half year or so, people from all walks of life have come to offer their reports. Without exception, Chunfeng Town bought good things at high prices, and the bids were higher than those in ordinary auctions. There are more fields.
This has led to many people seeing business opportunities. When they see martial arts secret books being auctioned in auction houses, regardless of whether they are good or bad, useful or not, they will quickly snap them up. These people took the secret books to Chunfeng Town to sell them. Suddenly, the auction house's secret books became the most popular commodity in the past six months.
Of course, if there is falsehood, there is also truth. The tight business opportunities have led many people with crooked ideas to think of ways to make money. Just like the vendors Yi Xifeng saw selling fake secrets in the auction house's trading square that day, these vendors and scammers have only emerged in the past six months.
But even so, Chunfeng Town's desire for martial arts secrets has not diminished. Of course, this desire is only for the real thing. If you use some fake skills and secrets to fool things, it will be considered a Feng Shui helper without getting your legs broken.
Just like this, all the forces in Luoye County now know that the head of Chunfeng Town is a martial arts idiot who likes to collect martial arts secrets. This is why Ji Rentu chose to bribe Yan Mingbo through the secrets of martial arts to get him to agree to join the union.
From the perspective of Ji Rentu or Ji Shenfu, Chunfeng Town is too close to Luoye City, and it will be a matter of time before it is annexed by the forces of Luoye City. The reason why he had not taken action before was because Ji Shenfu was afraid that if there was any annexation move, it would trigger a joint resistance from the six parties. This was not allowed for the governor who was already the dominant figure.
This is why when Yinren Village and Tiexin Village were just facing each other, Ji Rentu led his troops to the border between the two sides, and the order he received was to reap the benefits. Only because Yinren Village was too well prepared and Zhao Yuntian's grandson cooperated inside and outside, the speed at which Tiexin Village was captured was so astonishing that Ji Rentu was in a hurry.
In fact, from the beginning to the end, Luoye City never thought about destroying any force with these two thousand cavalry, or annexing any force. Otherwise, he would not have carried any siege weapons with him when he went on the expedition, and would have just set off with some magic-breaking crossbows.
However, the situation in Luoye County has changed more than half a year ago. Yinren Village annexed Tiexin Village in one fell swoop and became Yinren Town. The original six parties have also become five parties, and the previous balance has also been broken. As the left and right wings of Luoye City, Chunfeng Town and Tianhe Town became the first forces Luoye City paid attention to.
Among them, Tianhe Town, as an established and powerful force, has always had the strongest population and military strength among the six parties. Even if Yinren Village annexed the entire territory of Tiexin Village, its population and military strength would only be equivalent to that of Tianhe Town.
In this way, Chunfeng Town, which has always been prosperous and worked hard to develop water transportation and fishery, became the vanguard of Luoye City to expand its power.
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After hearing Zhong Lingxi's analysis, everyone finally understood why Ji Rentu had been committed to using martial arts secrets to facilitate this matter.
"Wu Chi? That's awesome. In that case, it is indeed more suitable for him to agree to join forces with Luoye City. After all, he doesn't have to worry about it anymore."
"Luoyecheng's move is really good! You can capture such a big piece of fat without even using any force!"
"It has to be said that Ji Rentu and the others have spent a lot of money. Whether it is the previous investigation, following their favorites, or spending a lot of money to buy secret books... these measures also show that Luoye City is determined to win." Qi Cheng Cheng clicked his tongue.
Lin Lei on the side frowned, listening to the conversation between Zhong Lingxi and everyone, but did not answer. It wasn't until the funny boy muttered that sentence that a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through the boy's mind, and he interrupted everyone's discussion.
"Wait! Chengcheng, what did you just say?" Lin Lei asked with a serious face.
Qi Chengcheng was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly: "Uh... Luoye City is determined to be won?"
"Not the previous sentence!"
"Ji Ren slaughtered the blood?"
"No, not that far forward!"
"Well... well, just do what you like and spend a lot of money..."
"Pah!" Lin Lei slapped the funny boy hard and shouted excitedly: "You are a talent! Chengcheng!"
Qi Chengcheng rubbed the painful shoulder and said angrily: "Damn! You still need to talk about this kind of thing?!"
Zhou Di understood Lin Lei's character. This young man was usually taciturn, highly competitive, and extremely proud. Although his strength and cultivation are not outstanding among the twelve masters, he is definitely a good candidate to become a captain among ordinary guards.
What's even more valuable is that Linley has a strategic vision that others his age do not possess. His battlefield strategies and decisions are definitely among the best among the seven people his age.
"Lin Lei, what do you mean?" Zhou Di, holding the square halberd, asked with a frown.
Lin Lei looked at everyone and said excitedly: "No! No! Did you find it?"
"What's wrong?" The funny boy rubbed his shoulders for a while and asked doubtfully.
"Follow him! Does Yan Mingbo really like martial arts secrets? Is he really a martial arts fanatic?" Lin Lei asked his question.
Zhou Di thought about it for a moment, confirmed the young man's speculation, and said in a deep voice: "Before today, I really wouldn't have been able to make this conclusion, but judging from the reaction of the Feng Shui Gang today, is Yan Mingbo a martial arts fanatic? Hi? Don’t like these secrets? It’s really debatable.”
After the young man's explanation, all seven people present understood.
Wang Bodang touched his chin and found that a lot of wrinkles on the painting had been rubbed away. He rubbed his fingers and asked, "Then what should we do in the afternoon?"
Zhong Lingxi thought for a while and suggested: "In the afternoon, Chengcheng and I will go to find out some information, mainly why the Feng Shui Gang has increased its acquisition of martial arts secrets in the past half year or so. What happened during this time?"
The young man holding the halberd put away the square halberd in his hand, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Just as Lingxi said, Xiaoxiao and I, as well as Fenghuo, Linlei and Bodang, the five of us will continue to the Fengshui Gang's dock in the afternoon. , according to the previous plan, continue to negotiate and continue to buy, as if you don’t know anything.”
Fifth Xiaoxiao, who was wearing a ponytail, asked softly: "Then if Yan Qingguan asks about the whereabouts of Lingxi and Chengcheng, how will we answer?"
Lin Fenghuo answered from the side: "Isn't that simple? Let's just say that these two little brats ran out to play. Such boring transactions in one morning are their limit."
Fifth Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at the dark-skinned boy and did not answer.
It's a coincidence that ever since Lin Fenghuo defeated Wu Xiaoxiao in the martial arts competition that day, bickering between the two has happened from time to time. Sometimes it was Wu Xiaoxiao who deliberately snatched the fair-skinned boy, and sometimes it was Lin Fenghuo who deliberately caused trouble to embarrass the girl.
However, when the two were fighting, their cooperation was more tacit than before.
In the words of Yi Xifeng:
"Tsk, Heizi, you have changed!"
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Chunfeng Town, Fenghe Pier.
Chunfeng Town has a developed fishery and water transport industry. Whether it is Yinren Town downstream, or Hongyan Town and Longxi Town upstream, the water transport upstream and downstream of the Chunfeng River is inseparable from Chunfeng Town's giant river rafts and full warehouse ships.
Jiangpai is a characteristic raft of Chunfeng Town. It is built with Longxi wood, a specialty of Longxi Town. This huge raft is one of the most important means of transporting goods on the Chunfeng River.
The Mancang Ship is also a characteristic ship of Chunfeng Town. Because of its peculiar shape, it looks like a fully loaded granary from a distance, so it was named Mancang Ship. It is mainly used for transporting people and some fish and live animals.
If you have a ship, you must have a dock. Chunfeng Town is built along the river. This was the plan when the village was first established. Therefore, Chunfeng Town is basically a terminal, but three of them are the largest and the most important cargo handling ports.
One is called Buffalo Pier. It was the dock where Zhong Lingxi and Qi Chengcheng went to explore the information yesterday. It was there that the beautiful Zhong Lingxi learned the information about "Ji Rentu giving gifts" from Dou Xiaowu.
The second one is called Shipyard Pier. This is where the Feng Shui Gang mainly builds ships and is also an important trading port. This morning they pretended to be the Zhong family caravan and met Yan Qingguan here.
The third one is called Fenghe Pier. Just by looking at the name, you can tell that the person who named it wants the weather to be sunny and sunny every time he sets sail. Although the name of this pier has a very good meaning and is full of warmth, there is only one real purpose of this pier! The military dock in Chunfeng Town.
The so-called military dock means that all the materials and personnel here are in the order of battle of Chunfeng Town.
Next to the pier, this huge ship was docked. From its shape, it was different from the ordinary full-cage ship, and more like a huge warship. In a certain room on the battleship, an indifferent man was looking at the briefing in his hand.
Just then a man wearing a sailor's singlet came in. Standing at the door, he asked in a low voice: "Gang leader, a letter from the third hall leader!"
The majestic man sitting in the middle of the room raised his eyes and glanced at the visitor, frowned and said in confusion: "Qingguan? Well, bring it!"
Yan Mingbo quickly finished reading the letter in his hand, pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but grin, but soon returned to his previous indifference.
He glanced at the sailor man who was standing at the door and ordered: "Go down and draft a letter and tell the third hall master that you can collect all Ji Rentu's secret books and sell them to Yinren at a low price." Caravan. Don’t care about the price, but you must remember one thing. Let that hateful bald man know that the secret book he gave you in the first hand was turned into silver by me in the second hand! "
Speaking of this, the burly Yan Mingbo grinned and said: "Silver is a good thing! It can do many things."
If it wasn't enough, he then ordered: "Let the main hall master and the second hall master come here. I have something to tell them."
Soon, the man wearing a sailor's sweatshirt came out of the room.
After about a while, two more people arrived on the battleship.
One of them, wearing a green short shirt, is not tall, but extremely powerful! His skin is dark all over, as if he has been living on the water all year round. However, his bright eyes suddenly shine when he looks around, and it can be seen that this person's strength must be extraordinary.
The other person is wearing a white robe with a long beard under his chin, giving him a scholarly look. He even holds a folding fan in his hand, but judging from the way this person holds the fan, it doesn't look like it. He is holding the sword.
The two people who came were none other than two powerful people in Dingding, Chunfeng Town.
The strong man in green shirt is named Hao Tianhu. His cultivation has reached the peak of the chivalrous realm, and he is currently the leader of the Feng Shui Gang and the Tianzi Hall.
The scholar in white robe is named Zhang Yaoyao. His cultivation level is also that of a chivalrous person, and he is currently the leader of the Feng Shui Gang and the Dizi Hall.
The two of them came to the largest room on the battleship, which was a large hall. Looking at the tables and chairs in the room, it was enough for dozens of people to discuss important matters. Being able to convert a ship into such a huge building complex clearly shows the development of Chunfeng Town's shipbuilding technology.
Hao Tianhu looked at the classically decorated wooden battleship, and he really liked it more and more. He turned sideways and whispered to the white-robed scholar beside him: "Second brother, second brother! Look at the layout of this ship! Is it grand? Don't say it's small. On the small Chunfeng River, even if we go to the Yunxiao Sea in the east, there will definitely be no problem with our boat."
Hao Tianhu, wearing a green shirt, is mainly responsible for ship transportation and personnel movements in Chunfeng Town. In other words, this lobby master is in charge of the navigation and safety of all ships, and his influence is second only to Yan Mingbo.
Zhang Yaoyao squinted his eyes and glanced at the place, curled his lips and said: "It must be good-looking, and the style is indeed magnificent! But you have to know, how much did it cost to build this thing?! If we really build such a few ships, you don't need to Said, we have to use the boat to become water pirates!"
Zhang Yaoyao is dressed as a scholar and is in charge of all entry and exit expenses and trade transactions in Chunfeng Town. To put it simply, the lobby is in charge of power, and the second lobby is in charge of money.
"Tch! You're so picky! How about you being petty and not able to break through in cultivation? I mean, second brother, you have been stuck at the high level of home invasion for so many years. When will you reach the peak?"
As soon as Hao Tianhu complained that he was poor, he immediately brought up the issue of cultivation. However, the two didn't chat for long before Yan Mingbo walked in from outside.
