Gaokan has determined that Zhending Mansion is the foundation, so no matter how Wanyan Zongwang's Jin Army's East Route Army advances, they will not be able to threaten this side.
Unless Wanyan Zongwang suddenly went crazy and instead of attacking the imperial capital of Zhao Song Dynasty, he went to join forces with Wanyan Zonghan first. Only then could the East Route Army come to Zhending Mansion again.
Obviously that is impossible and strategically impossible.
So even if Gaokan doesn't care about the life and death of Daming Mansion, even if Daming Mansion falls, there are still several states separated from Zhending Mansion.
But although there is no need to worry about the direct threat from the Eastern Route Army, Gaokan has to consider the impact in a broader sense, and he has a lot of layout in Daming Mansion, and Huangmen Mountain is stuck there like a nail.
If Wanyan Zongwang's Eastern Route Army does not attack Damingfu, then Huangmenshan will have to spend a lot of effort to grow stronger.
But if the Eastern Route Army passes by, the original layout of Gaokan can play a big role, and there will be too many benefits.
And he didn't forget that there were two top military generals in Daming Mansion, Lu Daguan and Suo Daxiang. Isn't it a waste of resources for such good talents to always be in Liang Zhongshu's hands?
If Wanyan Zongwang didn't attack Daming Mansion, how could he invite the two of them to Zhending Mansion?
Of course, it is not without benefit for the East Route Army to go straight down Jingdong Road to attack Shandong. Liangshan, which is 800 miles away, is still there.
Song Jiang's group of people dared to raise the banner of "doing justice for heaven" against Zhao Song's official family. Let's see if they can do the same thing when facing the Jin army, which is like a tiger and wolf army.
The best outcome, of course, is that Song Gongming, a "hypocritical and true villain", cannot withstand the intimidation of the Jin army and is sentenced to surrender to the gold thief.
If that happens, most of the nearly 100 heroes on Liangshan Mountain will be separated from this "brother Gongming". Once the Jin army retreats, Gaokan will be able to recruit An Na to surrender.
On Liangshan Mountain, there were many good players who could make him drool just thinking about them.
When the thought came to mind, he finished writing the letter in his hand. Yang Zhi also called people over and handed over the letter. He gave many instructions, telling them to be careful along the way and ensure that the letter was delivered.
If anything happens on the way, the letter must be destroyed first so that no one else can read it.
Only in this way did everyone speak out immediately.
After everything was in order in the stronghold, Gaokan asked Yang Zhi to order the scouts. After setting off from the stronghold, he went straight to Cigu Town and carefully watched the movements of the Jin Army's vanguard over there.
After a day like this, at noon on the second day, he was resting in the stronghold. His men came to report that there were many businessmen outside the stronghold asking to see him.
As soon as I heard this, I couldn't help but my eyes lit up. It seemed that someone from the Salt Gang was coming.
Xu Wen wrote those letters and sent word to the merchants who were transporting salt via Tuohe River to visit him.
Gao Kan originally expected that the battle situation in Zhending Mansion would be dangerous, and that the Jin army would invade at all times. Those salt merchants might not come so soon, and would have to wait until the situation became more stable.
Unexpectedly, these salt merchants were so courageous and came so quickly.
But it was just the right time to arrive. Gao Kan was just about to figure out where the large sums of military spending would come from in the future, so he had a good talk with them.
So he asked his men to go out and bring people in to see him, and also asked people to call Yang Zhi over.
After about an hour of burning incense, the salt merchants all counted their origins and brought them in from outside. Yang Zhi arrived ahead of these people.
Gao Kan was waiting in the hall, and Yang Zhi stood nearby. When he saw five or six people outside the door, his heart moved slightly.
After these people entered the door and were reported by their subordinates, these people came to worship at the same time.
"The villain pays homage to the young master."
Waving his hand, Gao Kan said coldly with no expression on his face: "There is no need for etiquette. You have all received the letter. I must know what I am calling you for."
The leader among the salt merchants said, "It's a great blessing for me, a little man, to be favored by the young master."
Gao Kan glanced at him and asked, "Who is your surname and where do you live?"
The man said quickly: "I dare not hide it from you, young master. My surname is Wanmingshan, and my ancestral home is Huainan."
"Since you are from Lianghuai, why do you have to travel thousands of miles to come to Zhending Mansion?"
Gao Kan narrowed his eyes and asked, staring at Wan Shan.
Wan Shan didn't hesitate when he heard the words and immediately answered: "I want you to know that I was born in Dingyuan. My family was poor since I was a child. When I was young, I traveled around with the elders of the clan, seeking money, just to make ends meet."
"Every bustle in the world is for profit; the bustling world is for profit."
Gao Kan chuckled lightly and continued with a look of disdain: "Tai Shi Gongyan, among all the merchants and merchants in the world, who is not willing to sacrifice his life for the sake of making money?"
"But since ancient times, when merchants ask for gifts, they can be divided into villains and gentlemen, petty traitors and big thieves, and good merchants and loyal merchants."
"I don't know, are you guys a gangster and a big evil, or are you a good businessman and a loyal businessman?"
Upon hearing this, all the people in Wanshan's group knelt down and kowtowed.
"I don't dare to hide it, sir, we are all good businessmen!"
Hearing this, Gao Kan sneered again and said, "You are selling private salt, smuggling from north to south, bribing officials, buying off bandits, and stealing national tax money. How dare you call yourself a good businessman?"
"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare, the young master is aware of this!"
Wan Shan listened to Gao Kan's words and repeatedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
The other people who followed him also kowtowed and begged for mercy, not daring to make any excuses.
This is of course not due to how smart they are or how good their eyesight is, but because the moment Gao Kan finished speaking, Yang Zhi next to him took a step forward with a cold face, full of killing intent.
At the same time, the soldiers standing on the left and right also stepped forward together, with the cold light shining directly on their hands.
Everything has a clear meaning. As long as these people react a little slower, the butcher's knife will fall immediately.
They are just a group of thieves selling private salt. Even if Gaokan chops off all their heads here, it will be in vain.
In other places, there may be people from the government who have accepted bribes from them and killed people by force. They are also worried about the death of the people and ask the people behind them to expose the matter, but Gaokan is not afraid at all.
Because this was the first time they had met, and because Zhending Mansion was in constant chaos, they would be killed even if the officials ordered them to be killed, not to mention a few merchants?
The superior Gao Kan looked at the salt merchants below and knelt down, a smile flashed in his eyes. This was the effect he wanted.
First of all, these profiteers were frightened out of their courage, making them realize that the people sitting in front of them were different from the officials and family members they had come into contact with before.
If one is dissatisfied, all he wants is their head.
At the same time, I also want them to understand that I am not asking them to come over to discuss business or to share profits.
In front of Gao Kan, they had only one choice, either to be obedient and honestly make money for Gao Kan. That way they could save their lives and maybe their wealth.
If they have any other thoughts, they will be killed at any time.
At the moment, it seems that the effect has met the high expectations, so then it’s time to talk about business.
