Huguang, Xiangtan Pier.
Hao Lang laid the planks, turned around and walked into the cabin, saying to Bai Yiyi and Zhao Jiu who were chatting happily: "Master, Miss, we have arrived."
Zhao Jiu stood up and rubbed his wrist: "I don't know if that person has arrived. If we can't get the money this time, we may have a hard time."
Bai Yiyi looked relaxed and said confidently: "Yang Wushan asked us to come to Xiangtan. I think the arrangements have been made."
Zhao Jiu felt a little depressed.
This group of people from the Security Bureau are like lunatics. After the stronghold of Fengyang Mansion was exposed, they almost overthrew the entire Fengyang Mansion. They continued to pursue it for several months. If Yang Wushan hadn't transferred the main force to Jinling, they would have been exposed long ago. .
But even so, some of the external lines left in Fengyang Mansion were swept away, and their foundation was completely lost. The process of deploying people to the capital was also thrilling. Even if they tried their best to fabricate their identities and give reasons, they could not be sure. When the security bureau came for a majestic interrogation, some people were frightened and confessed, leading to more than a dozen people. The entire team was wiped out.
Nowadays, Yang Wushan will choose to stay outside the capital for any major events that make a little noise to avoid being discovered by the security bureau.
Xiangtan City has four gates: Xichun, Guanxiang, Gongji and Zhanyue. It is planned to have three streets, nine lanes and 26 lanes.
The commercial market connects to the city battlement in the east and Yaowan in the west. Shops are arranged along the river street from Jiuzong to Shibazong, winding for more than ten miles; rice, salt, medicine, tea, and indigo are the main trade varieties.
For Huguang, there are two cities that are very special, one is Hongjiang and the other is Xiangtan.
Hongjiang prospered due to the conquest of Annan, and Cochin's land and water transportation of goods made it a prosperous commercial city. The prosperity of Xiangtan has an element of luck.
The reason was that the ports in Changsha, controlled by Huguang Province, were severely silted up, coupled with limited finances and unable to manage them, so they simply left them alone. The merchants had no choice but to change their route to Xiangtan, which gave birth to the prosperity of Xiangtan.
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During the Jianwen Dynasty, commercial taxes in Xiangtan and Hongjiang were four times higher than those in Changsha. It is rare for a provincial government to be inferior to a local government.
Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi walked along the river, arrived at a restaurant, and went upstairs to order food and drinks.
At this time, a Taoist dressed in Taoist robes and with a charitable face slowly came over. He was still holding the Pingjin flag in his right hand and muttered something: "The great road is of ancient and modern origin, and it is passed down from mouth to mouth by the saints. But the people don't know it, and they are obsessed with color and sound..." …”
Zhao Jiu frowned and looked at Bai Yiyi.
Bai Yiyi stared at the Taoist, stood up and said, "This Taoist, would you like to give my master a divination?"
"If you have business, you have to do it."
"Brother, please add a pair of bowls and chopsticks."
Bai Yiyi greeted.
The Taoist sat down and saw that there were no ears or eyes around him, so he looked at Zhao Jiu: "Did you encounter any trouble on the way?"
Zhao Jiu narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Who are you and why are you here?"
The Taoist smiled lightly and said, "I am Danyangzi."
"It's you?!"
Bai Yiyi took a deep breath and her face changed slightly.
Zhao Jiu was a little confused and looked at Bai Yiyi: "Do you know him?"
Bai Yiyi looked at Danyangzi and explained to Zhao Jiu: "He was originally from the palace of Prince Qi. The reason why Prince Qi started to rebel was not unrelated to him. However, I heard that you disappeared from Mount Tai. Why did you do that?" Appear here?"
Danyangzi chuckled, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip: "Back then, I was just following orders." "Whose order?"
Zhao Jiu asked.
Danyangzi reached out and dipped his hand in the tea bowl, then wrote the words "ancient and modern" on the table. Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi stood up at the same time.
"Are you from ancient and modern times?"
Zhao Jiu was a little shocked.
Bai Yiyi couldn't believe it: "But this trip to Xiangtan was arranged by Yang Wushan!"
Danyangzi raised his hand, motioned for the two of them to sit down, and continued: "Then how do you know that Yang Wushan was not instructed by Gujin? At present, more than half of the Yin soldiers have been damaged, Gujin is very sad, and asked me to help Yang Wushan regroup. The Yin soldiers gather strength to prepare for the future."
Zhao Jiu shook his head bitterly. The mysterious ancient and modern man seemed to have never appeared, but he seemed to have never disappeared. Like a ghost, he existed in every key action and was hidden without a trace!
Bai Yiyi drank a cup of tea to calm down her shock: "Since it was Yang Wushan's arrangement for you to come here, where is the money? You should know that the Yin soldiers are seriously short of money, so many places cannot be taken care of and have to be given up."
Danyangzi looked outside the railing, listened to the bustling sounds on the street, and said softly: "I want you to come to Xiangtan not just for money, but more importantly, there is a person you need to know."
"who?"
Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi asked.
Danyangzi brought the dishes and tasted them slowly: "Li Faliang."
Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi looked at each other. They had never heard of this name, but seeing the serious look on Dan Yangzi's face, they knew that this person must have some abilities.
Half a day later, in a courtyard next to a dock, Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi met Li Faliang. He was a tall, burly and powerful man with an "X" shaped scar on his left face, which seemed to have been carved intentionally.
Li Faliang was very cheerful and somewhat reckless. When Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi came, he arranged for his brothers to bring the best food and wine.
"Don't worry, these are Yin Bing brothers, you can definitely trust them."
Seeing that Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi were worried, Li Faliang opened his mouth to comfort them.
Zhao Jiu looked at Danyangzi, saw Danyangzi nodding, turned his eyes to Li Faliang, and said directly: "We need money, the more the better."
Li Faliang grinned and said, "Is two million banknotes enough?"
"two millions?"
Zhao Jiu and Bai Yiyi looked at Li Faliang in surprise.
This person is too bragging. Even when Yu Shishe was still there, he would not dare to say two million yuan easily. Now the Yin soldiers have suffered heavy losses, and there are very few people who are good at management. They have little financial resources. It's almost exhausted. Let alone two million, even twenty thousand, the Yin soldiers can't come up with it!
"Li Faliang, if you can really get two million yuan, you will be the next Yu Shishe! But it is easy to say, but too difficult to do."
Zhao Jiu said seriously.
Li Faliang chuckled, shook his head and said: "Next, Yu Shishe, will be taken away by the Security Bureau? Forget it, I still want to live. It's easy for me to get money, but whether I can take it away depends on your ability. "
"What's the plan?"
Zhao Jiu asked.
Li Faliang introduced his plan in a low voice. Bai Yiyi was so frightened that she sweated profusely. Li Jiu was also stunned and felt that Li Faliang was crazy!
"We have no other way to make money. Re-paving business roads not only requires a lot of costs, but also takes longer. Moreover, after making profits, we have to reinvest in business. If we want to accumulate huge amounts of money, it takes no more than three years and five years. Years are not realistic. The Yin soldiers cannot wait so long, this is the only way."
Li Faliang said firmly.
Zhao Jiu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said unnaturally: "Having said that, the risk of doing this is too great. If you are not careful, none of us will be able to get out of Xiangtan City!"
Bai Yiyi turned pale and shook her head in rejection: "Crazy, this fact is too crazy!"
Li Faliang slapped the table and stood up: "Crazy? What's crazier than the butcher's knife of the Hongwu Dynasty? Since we have joined the Yin soldiers, we will naturally sacrifice everything for ancient and modern times, even our lives! Now Emperor Jianwen is carrying out construction projects in many places. The people are in dire straits, so it’s a good time to do big things!”
"As far as I know, the new capital in Beiping is being built very quickly. In five years, 60% of it has been built! I'm afraid it won't take five years for the imperial court to move the capital. If Emperor Jianwen is given another three to five years to move the capital, what will we get? Why do you want to confuse and incite the people? Without the people following you, can you accomplish great things with only a limited number of Yin soldiers and White Lotus cultists?"
Zhao Jiu looked at Li Faliang with a look of struggle on his face and said, "Inciting the people has nothing to do with your plan to rob the Royal Central Bank - Xiangtan Bank, right?"
"Oh, that's not true. I'm just saying that we don't have much time, so we can only take risks!"
Li Faliang said bluntly.
Are all these people stupid?
How can we accomplish big things without money? Since we are short of money, why not just grab a vote?
As long as it works well, you can easily obtain a large amount of money. With this money, you can strengthen the Yin soldiers, spread the White Lotus Sect, and then incite the masses to rebel together!
Then control Huguang, strangle the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, go down the river, go straight to Nanjing, cooperate with Gujin, Yang Wushan and others inside and outside, open the gate of Jinchuan, and seize power in one fell swoop. What a perfect plan...
If Li Jiu and Bai Yiyi knew what Li Faliang was thinking, they would probably have all their thoughts on killing him. Do they really think that the guards are idiots and the Beijing army is stupid?
Return to Huguang, return to Nanjing, return to the world, have you ever thought about it? Tusi led tens of thousands of people to rebel, but he just didn't make waves. How many people do you plan to lead to cause rebellion?
Bai Yiyi and Zhao Jiu were silent. One thing Li Faliang said was right. The speed of construction of the new capital in Beiping exceeded the original expectation. The original ten-year plan to move the capital would probably be brought forward, especially the construction of the most time-consuming and labor-intensive infrastructure projects. As completion begins, the pace of the project will become faster and faster.
If the new capital of Peiping is built and Zhu Yunwen stops carrying out large-scale construction projects, and the people do whatever they are supposed to do, and stop suffering and complaining, who will still believe in the White Lotus Sect...
Time is not on the side of ancient and modern and Yin soldiers.
"But this action is too dangerous."
Bai Yiyi didn't want to expose herself because of this.
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly. How can a bank be so easy to rob, especially the Royal Central Bank? There are eight sergeants guarding the outside. It is not clear what is going on inside. It is really unwise to rob recklessly.
Li Faliang was very confident and said: "Don't worry, I have placed a man in the bank. With him leading the way, we will succeed in one fell swoop! Think about it, Xiangtan is so prosperous, with countless businessmen coming and going, and many people have money in the bank. , the amount of money there will not be less than two million coins!"
"Let's talk about the specific plan."
Danyangzi spoke.
Bai Yiyi and Zhao Jiu swallowed. It seemed that Gu and Jin also supported this action. If the thing is done, the world will be shocked; if it is not done, the world will still be shocked...
