483 Thinking of this, he soon returned to his mansion, wrote a letter and gave it to a trusted servant.
"Take this letter and hand it to the magistrate of Yong'an Prefecture in person. Tell him that I have lent him 100,000 dan of grain from the government warehouse and that I have given him this 5,000 taels of silver note. Tell him to return it after the autumn harvest."
After hearing this, the servant immediately said, "Yes, Master, but will the judge lend us food?"
Yelu heard this and said, "Haha, the Tongpan of Yong'an Prefecture was my old schoolmate and friend. He may not agree to do other things for me, but if I lend him 100,000 dan of grain from his government warehouse and give him this silver, he will not refuse my favor."
The servant said, "Master, even if he is willing to lend it, what do we need so much grain for? Grain is not valuable now, and sorghum rice is only ten cents per pound."
Yelu looked at the servants and said, "Haha, it's not worth much. It's because the rain hasn't stopped. When the rain stops, the grain price will double. We may not earn as much as we did this time even if we work hard for a year or two. Okay, go ahead and don't mess things up."
"Yes, Master."
The servant responded and left immediately. Seeing the servant walking away, Yelu couldn't help but sigh. This new servant was far inferior to Qimugege. It was a pity that Qimugege died in the treasure of the King of Medicine. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.
But it doesn't matter. As long as he is given time, he can train a slave like Qimugege.
He can also train up sects like the Fishing Gang and the Cao Gang, and the Mian River will still be firmly under his control.
Yelu thought so, touched his belly and said, "Come on, serve the sashimi."
This time on the trip to the Medicine King's Treasure, he hadn't eaten raw fish for a long time, and his stomach had long been unable to bear it. If Chen Jiusi hadn't been too eye-catching, he would have not bothered to pay attention to Chen Jiusi.
What he likes most is to enjoy sashimi.
Yelu's two major hobbies in life were fishing and eating sashimi.
While eating sashimi, Yelu said, "Send someone to inform Zhou Peng of the Beggars' Sect to unite with the surrounding small gangs and immediately control the food in the city. Buy as much as you can. I will give them great wealth."
"yes."
The servants around him immediately went to inform Zhou Peng of the Beggar Gang. After receiving Yelu's order, Zhou Peng immediately contacted some familiar small gangs in the city and began to hoard goods and food.
It is said that after a major disaster, there will inevitably be a famine.
Yelu thought about it, called a few servants, whispered a few words in their ears, and then these people immediately went to do their work.
Watching everyone leave, Yelu ate the sashimi in his mouth with a cold look on his face: "Chen Jiusi, this time, I'm betting with you on the people of Mianshui. Don't you want to save the people of Mianshui? Let's see who wins, you or me, hehe..."
Yelu thought about it, his eyes filled with coldness.
In this round, Chen Jiusi, I'm competing with you in a battle of wits. What we're betting on is the future foundation of your fishing gang and the people of Mianshui.
Chen Jie treated his hometown as a flood diversion area, won over the people, and severely punished his subordinates. What was his purpose? Wasn't it to make the people of Mianshui grateful for the kindness of your fishing gang, win over the people, and expand your foundation?
Then I will destroy your foundation. You want the people to live, so I will let the people die!
Hehehe…hahahaha…
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Chen Jie from the fishing gang looked at the bloody Zhou Chu and waved his hand, "Come here, carry him back home."
After hearing this, my younger brother immediately brought a stretcher over, and Zhou Chu was carried away lying on the stretcher. Before being carried away, Zhou Chu looked at Chen Jie deeply.
Chen Jie didn't say anything. The two of them just looked at each other and left.
Seeing Zhou Chu being carried away, Xiao Hu limped over and said, "Boss, Old Zhou is really disappointed this time."
Chen Jie said: "There are some things that he needs to think clearly about himself. If he can't figure it out..."
Chen Jie didn't say anything, but looked at Xiao Hu and said, "Hu Zi, are you okay?"
Chen Xiaohu said: "Haha, it's okay. Although my butt hurts a little, it's bearable."
Chen Jie said: "You kid, go back and recuperate first."
Chen Jie knew that Xiaohu's purpose of going to be beaten was to prevent Zhou Chu from feeling too disappointed. He accompanied Zhou Chu to be beaten, which not only helped Chen Jie establish his authority, but also helped Zhou Chu save face.
The three top leaders of the fishing gang are Xiaohu, Zhouchu and Sixi.
Now that the two of them have been beaten, if Chen Xiaohu is not beaten, it would seem shameful for the two of them. But since both of them have been beaten, no one will use this matter to attack them anymore.
This beating won't lead to hatred.
So Chen Jie knew what Xiaohu was thinking, but instead of stopping him, he gave him a beating.
This beating finally made the disciples of the Fishing Gang change their minds. They had been going too smoothly in the past few days, so they felt that the gang rules were just that.
But this beating made them completely sober up. The gang rules are strict. Once violated, no one will be let off easily. No matter who is Zhou Chu, Sixi, or Chen Xiaohu, they will be beaten if they make a mistake!
This immediately made the entire fishing gang more disciplined and cohesive. Overall, there were many benefits.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Chen Jie waved his hand and told everyone to go back to their own business.
All of a sudden, everyone left, leaving Chen Jie sitting alone at the door, truly experiencing what it means to be alone.
Just when Chen Jie was feeling what loneliness was like, a pair of hands suddenly appeared on his shoulders, gently kneading his shoulders.
Chen Jie felt the force on his shoulder and said, "You also think I hit you wrong?"
At this time, a voice came from behind: "I know my husband is also feeling bad, after all, he is an old brother who has been with me all the way."
Chen Jie sighed and said, "Alas..."
Thinking about it, Chen Jie said, "My wife, go to Master later to get some golden wound medicine, and then send this to Zhou Chu."
"Chen Heng, you go with the Madam."
Chen Jie waved and called Chen Heng over.
Chen Heng nodded: "Yes."
Su Yunjin said, "No need, husband, Sister Hua can just accompany me."
At this time, Hua Sanniang came over and said, "Don't worry, I'll be with Yunjin and nothing will happen."
Chen Jie said: "Well, let Chen Heng drive for you."
As he spoke, Chen Jie pulled out a jade bottle from his bosom, poured out a Tai Sui Pill, gave it to Su Yunjin and said, "Give this to Zhou Chu as well."
Su Yunjin nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
Su Yunjin nodded, followed the fishing gang's inner carriage, and Hua Sanniang accompanied Su Yunjin to Zhou Chu's residence.
Chen Jie stood up and said, "Chen Hum."
"I am here."
Chen Jie said, "After I left, the food I asked Old Monster Liu to buy has arrived."
After hearing this, Chen hummed: "Master, some have arrived, but."
"But what?"
"But it's only about 50,000 stones."
"Why is there only this much? Didn't you say there could be 150,000 stones?"
Chen hummed, "Boss, we originally had 150,000 shi, but the rebels in the north suddenly attacked Shanxi, and the court urgently requisitioned grain, so they transported away all the grain that we didn't have time to transport."
After hearing this, Chen Jie frowned: "It's going to be bad!"
Thinking about it, Chen Jie asked: "Where is the food now?"
Chen hummed, "There are 20,000 shi stored in our warehouse, and the rest is still in the warehouse of the Cao Gang."
After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Well, bring all the grain back immediately, and then send people to nearby prefectures to buy grain. If Huangzhou Prefecture doesn't have any, go to Yong'an Prefecture or Xiaogan Prefecture to buy some."
Chen hummed, "Boss, I'm afraid that won't work. This time, the grain collection is not just for Huangzhou Prefecture, but also for all the prefectures. I guess there isn't much grain left in the folks now, and only the government warehouses still have grain."
"Official warehouse."
Chen Jie frowned. It was impossible to sell the grain in the government warehouse. So, didn't it mean that there was nothing he could do?
Chen Jie thought about it, and then said: "Find me a horse, I will go to find the princess!"
Chen hummed, "Yes."
After saying that, the two of them prepared to leave, and Chen Heng went to drive for Su Yunjin.
But at this moment, suddenly a group of people came from not far away.
Chen Heng was stunned and said, "It seems to be someone from the Cao Gang."
After he finished speaking, a disciple from the Fishermen's Gang came over and said, "Gang Master, these are the Young Gang Masters of the Cao Gang, Liu Song and Bai Mosheng."
After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Let them come over."
The order was given, and soon Liu Song and Bai Mosheng came over. When they saw Chen Jie, Liu Song bowed and asked impatiently, "Boss Chen, may I ask where my father is?"
After hearing this, Chen Jie's expression changed slightly.
He looked at Liu Song and said, "Young Master Liu, Mr. Bai, please come in and have some tea."
Liu Song said, "No, no, Boss Chen, why are you all back but my father is not here? Did something happen to him?"
Chen Jie looked at Liu Song and said, "Hey, I was just thinking about how to tell you. Now that you're here, let's not hide anything. I'll just tell you straight away."
Liu Song and Bai Mosheng both looked at Chen Jie.
"Liu, Brother Liu died in the battle."
"What!"
"How is this possible!?"
After hearing this, Liu Song yelled in disbelief, and looked at Chen Jie and said, "Boss Chen, we are not allowed to joke around."
"My father, my father... No, he won't..."
Liu Song had tears in his eyes, and Bai Mosheng beside him also lost his mind and clenched his fists.
Chen Jie sighed and said, "Alas... My condolences."
As Chen explained, he reached into his bosom and took something out. This action was actually a fake, the purpose of which was to conceal the storage function of the iron ring in his hand.
He took out a Cao Gang token.
Chen Jie said: "The situation was very dangerous at the time. We encountered a very scary thing. Gang Leader Liu was hit by that thing. I didn't expect that thing to be poisonous. Qimuge from Yelu Mansion was also poisoned and died in pain."
"Brother Liu didn't want to be treated like this, so he gave me this token before he died, asking me to pass it on to you, and to tell you to run the Cao Gang's business well."
Chen Jie patted Liu Song on the shoulder.
Liu Song held the token that symbolized the leader of the Cao Gang in his hand and cried out, "Dad!"