Chapter 19 Black Jiao Hidden Under Slender West Lake
With Tie Xintang's death, the Iron Blood Gang completely disappeared in the long river of history.
There are more and more rumors about the mysterious swordsman. There are rumors that this person is the descendant of the sword god Su Qingcheng, and there are also rumors that he is a certain master who lives in seclusion.
There were various opinions for a while, and everyone was speculating on the identity of the mysterious swordsman.
Qin Hongluan has also been worried about the mysterious swordsman recently. After all, the Iron Blood Gang was wiped out, and more than 500 murders were considered serious crimes in the entire Qian Kingdom.
Although his heroic actions violated the law, Qin Hongluan still had to deal with it as a murder case.
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It was early February, and there were only nine days left before the Chinese New Year. The weather was getting colder and colder, and the academy was on a long hiatus until classes resumed in mid-March.
Bored Su Han was lying on the fire bed he built, with his legs crossed leisurely, holding a picture album in his hands and reading with gusto. This kind of weather is suitable for being at home.
Lian'er was like a cat, resting on Su Han's belly, looking at the album in a decent manner, but she looked like she might fall asleep at any time.
The little white rabbit was lying in the corner, lazily enjoying the quiet life.
It has to be said that this rabbit has extremely strong vitality and can survive in Lian'er's hands until it is dead. The spicy rabbit meat that Su Han longed for is gone.
"Miss, let me tell you before I leave, ask my uncle to prepare some New Year's goods." The confused Lian'er suddenly remembered that Qin Hongluan told her to go to the market to buy New Year's goods today. During the New Year, vendors will not leave their stalls, so everyone will prepare them in advance. .
But thinking of the cold air outside, my mind and body struggled to resist.
"Well, are you sure Madam asked me to buy New Year's goods?" Su Han looked at Lian'er suspiciously. He saw that this girl was just too lazy to move, so he thought of instructing him to buy New Year's goods.
"When did I ever deceive my uncle?" Lian'er's big eyes rolled around twice, and her tone was obviously a little guilty. The little girl was not good at lying, so the deception was almost written on her face.
"It's okay if you want me to go, but you have to drink a cup of bean juice." Su Han hugged Lian'er's delicate body and whispered in her ear.
Lian'er swallowed involuntarily, and then glared at Su Han fiercely.
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On the outskirts of Guangling City, at the Slender West Lake Pier.
In winter, the water surface in the Jiangnan area basically does not freeze, and water transportation can operate normally. Moreover, winter transportation prices are higher and profits are greater.
"These goods must be delivered to the designated shops today. If I sell them late, I won't be able to afford the compensation." The newly elected person in charge of the dock holds a whip in his hand. He will go over to see which coolie works slower. A whip.
A small part of these are normal goods, and the vast majority are private goods that are prohibited by the imperial court of the Qian Kingdom, such as private salt.
It is a very serious crime for ordinary people to sell illegal salt. If caught, they may even be beheaded. However, even so, there are still people who are willing to take risks. The reason is very simple. They see the huge profits contained in it. Businessmen or some desperate people Even if you are willing to risk beheading, you have to give it a try.
But this kind of thing is not difficult for the seven major families. The coastal areas are dotted with large and small salt-making workshops. Most of these workshops are privately owned by the seven major families. The court also turns a blind eye.
Because whether they are queens, concubines, or princes, they all have the support of their own family forces, and they use their relationships in the palace to help their families grow. The forces of all parties are so intertwined that even the emperor sometimes has to compromise.
The aristocratic family and the imperial power always complement each other and check and balance each other.
Guangling has waterways extending in all directions, and land customs inspections are very strict. In the past, the Iron Blood Gang controlled the entire waterway transportation and had already taken care of all parties.
Now that the Iron Blood Gang has been wiped out, many people are eyeing this piece of cake. The Lu family and the Zhou family took the lead and expressed their intention to redistribute the waterway interests.
On the waterways that crisscross all directions, the Jiangnan Dao family is also afraid of some copycat robbers who will suddenly pop up, plunder and then disappear.
Gun King Sikong Kuang is a bandit from Luoye Village. This kind of person naturally dislikes restraint, so he becomes a bandit when he falls off the grass. He usually robs merchants who come and go.
There is a saying that rich people are most afraid of being missed by thieves.
Without the suppression of the Iron Blood Gang, Lu Xuance did not dare to continue to support the new gang. He could only negotiate with the leaders in various places. However, some people gave the Lu family face, and some were not willing to contact the aristocratic family at all.
The situation near Jiangnan has become more complicated. It is inevitable that some people will fish in troubled waters, stir up trouble and seek profits.
"Damn it, please work smarter for me, or I'll strip you of your skin!" The person in charge whipped his whip loudly. He had just been elected by Lu and Zhou to manage the dock affairs. If he did well, he would naturally rise to the top. , if an accident occurs, his life will be at risk.
The hard workers were frightened when they saw the bloody whip, and they hurriedly carried it with all their strength. Yesterday, someone accidentally dropped the sack into the lake and was whipped to death by the steward.
The supervisor said that the contents of the sack were more valuable than human life. The hard workers had some guesses in their minds, but no one dared to say anything.
The people at the bottom have worked hard all day, and their families can barely make ends meet. If a family has too many children, they won't even have enough to eat.
"Old Wang, do you think there is salt in this?" A hard worker whispered to a friend next to him.
"It goes without saying that the goods of Lu and Zhou are all valuable, and salt is essential. Otherwise, Lao Li wouldn't have been beaten to death if he accidentally dropped the sack into the river yesterday." Lao Wang said in his eyes There was a flash of helplessness. Lao Li was his neighbor in the same village. He had two children at home, but he lost his life because of a mistake.
"These nobles are really nothing. How much can these ships of salt be sold for? Old Li didn't drop the salt into the water on purpose, so why bother with Old Li's life!" The hard worker gritted his teeth and looked at the supervisor in the distance. Yesterday, Old Li made a mistake. Being beaten to death, maybe it was him or someone else today, and the thought of this can't help but feel a little sad.
Human life is worthless in the eyes of the overseer.
"Let's tell Capt. Qin about this..."
"You're crazy. If anyone knows that you are the one who spread the news, your wife and children will probably be in bad luck, and maybe even implicate Mr. Qin. That's an aristocratic family!" Lao Li hated the iron and kicked the hard worker.
"What are you doing? Work quickly!" The supervisor from a distance noticed the situation of the two people. He shouted dissatisfiedly.
The two of them did not dare to continue chatting and started working honestly.
The lake water in winter is freezing cold, the bottom of the lake is deep, dark and dead.
The black dragon, which has absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon for five hundred years, is sleeping. The huge snake head is covered with tumors. The dragon looks like a snake and its head is like a tiger. It is more than thirty feet tall. Just lying there makes people feel... The suffocating fear. How terrible would it be if the black dragon woke up?
The predecessor of the dragon is a snake. They can transform after a long period of practice. It is said that a snake will turn into a snake after 500 years of practice. It will take another 500 years of practice to transform into a mighty dragon.
While dragons usually hide at the bottom of rivers, lakes or deep pools, real dragons can soar into the sky.
This black dragon has been practicing for a thousand years and is just waiting for the opportunity to truly transform into a dragon!