Chapter 224: Victory in the Food War, the Fishermen's Gang's Collective Upgrade ( words, please subscribe)

"What do you want to do?"

Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and asked. Shen Wansan picked up the tea on the table and drank a cup and said, "I want to make friends with Boss Chen."

"make friends?"

Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "You are giving away 100,000 dan of grain for free just to make friends with me. This is really too generous of you."

"Even if we calculate the price of grain at ten cents per pound, your 100,000 shi is worth 100,000 taels of silver. Just because you say you don't want it, you don't want it?"

Shen Wansan laughed and said, "When I make friends, I never care about wealth or money. One hundred thousand taels of silver is fine, or one million taels of silver is fine. It's just a number. What I value is friendship. Boss Chen and I hit it off right away. If I can use this little bit of money to make friends with a hero like Boss Chen, I would be more than happy."

"I just wonder if Gang Leader Chen would be willing to condescend to make friends with a businessman like Shen?"

Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie and said, Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and then said, "Haha... Well, Mr. Shen, since you have such an idea, then Chen is more than happy to do so."

"Mr. Chen is willing to be friends with Brother Shen."

Chen Jie clasped his fists towards Shen Wansan, who said, "Okay, Boss Chen, you're welcome. In that case, I'll make the decision. This time, I'll give Boss Chen 100,000 of the 250,000 dan of grain from my Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, and I'll sell the remaining 150,000 dan to Boss Chen for nine coins."

"Boss Chen, what do you think? Are you satisfied with the result?"

Shen Wansan looked at Chen Jie. Chen Jie glanced at Shen Wansan after hearing what he said, and then said, "Brother Shen, I am satisfied with the business, but Brother Shen still calls me Brother Jiusi. Why can't you call me Brother Chen?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's Shen's fault."

At this time, he stood up and clasped his fists formally, saying, "Let's greet each other again. My name is Shen Fu, also known as Wansan. My ancestral home is in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and I currently live in Suzhou and Hangzhou. I am now twenty-five years old."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "My surname is Chen, my name is Jiusi, my ancestral home is Xiantao, Mianshui, Hubei, and I currently live in Mianshui. I am now nineteen."

At this point, Chen Jie said, "Brother Shen is older than me, so I should be your elder brother. I'd like to meet you, Brother Shen."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan immediately said, "Since you are a few years older than Gang Leader Chen, I will be so generous as to call you my dear brother. Hello, Brother Chen."

The two of them clasped their fists to each other, which marked a re-acquaintance and a formal acquaintance. From then on, they became friends.

Chen Jie invited Shen Wansan to sit down again, and then said to him: "Brother Shen, since we are friends, I can't do anything to hurt my friend. So, I will also buy your 100,000 dan of grain at the price of nine coins."

Shen Wansan's face suddenly turned ugly when he heard this, "Brother Chen, what do you mean by this? Do you think Shen is not sincere?"

Chen Jie said: "No, no, I just don't want Brother Shen to pay too much."

Shen Wansan said: "Haha... I rarely lose money when doing business, and I made a lot of money this time. I spent only 100,000 taels to make friends with a true hero like Jiu Si. I am very happy."

"And Jiusi, you have prepared a great gift for me. Your cotton cloth and floral cloth are both of high quality and reasonably priced. If I sell them, I will surely make money. This way, I won't lose anything."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie felt that Shen Wansan was indeed not compensated, but he thought again that since they were friends, they should benefit each other and not just think about gaining benefits for themselves while letting their friends lose money.

This one-sided friendship cannot last long.

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Brother Shen, since you insist on giving the food to me, as your brother, I cannot let you pay for it."

"I will sell this cotton cloth to Brother Shen for thirty cents as I requested earlier."

Shen Wansan said, "Brother Chen, if you sell this high-quality cotton cloth to me for thirty-five cents, I will make a profit."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Brother Shen, these five cents are a token of our brotherly friendship, so don't refuse it."

"If Brother Shen doesn't accept this, then he doesn't consider me, Chen Jiusi, as his friend."

After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Well, that's fine, then I'm taking advantage of you."

"But, Brother Chen, I can't buy this floral cloth for less than fifty-eight cents."

Chen Jie said, "Brother, listen to me. Don't sell it for 58 cents. I won't sell it for 50 cents either. I'll sell it for 55 cents. Is that okay? If you think the profit margin is too thin, I can sell it for 50 cents."

Shen Wansan thought that fifty-eight cents was the market price of this floral cloth, and fifty-five cents was already a discount.

As for Chen Jie, the floral cloth cost him 40 wen, and he made a net profit of 15 wen per foot.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, brother."

Shen Wansan finally decided to follow Chen Jie's arrangement and set the price at fifty-five cents per foot for printed cloth and thirty cents per foot for cotton cloth.

This is a big business. Although the short-term profits may not be as great as selling grain, it is a long-term business.

Chen Jie also confirmed that as long as this business could continue, he would be able to earn nearly 100,000 taels of silver every month. This monthly income alone would be enough to support the two to three thousand gang disciples in Mianshui for a year, and the remaining money would be enough.

Chen Jie would save up the food and then make some preparations. As the saying goes: store up food, build high walls, and slowly become king.

Chen Jie wanted to turn Mianshui into his own kingdom and get rid of all the obstacles.

The deal was quickly concluded, and Chen Jie and Shen Wansan began to chat about family matters.

Shen Wansan praised Chen Jie as a young hero, but Chen Jie said, "Brother Shen has traveled a lot and has seen a lot of heroes in the world. Can you explain them to me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan began his explanation.

Shen Wansan's business was huge, covering almost the entire country, and people from all walks of life were involved in this business.

However, its main business is still in the south, because compared with the north, the social environment in the south is more stable and more suitable for business.

According to Shen Wansan's description, the northern land was truly filled with billowing smoke.

The capital of Daqian was in the north, named Dadu, and in the Song Dynasty it was called Damingfu, which is the Beijing city in later generations.

Starting from the capital of Daqian, the war spread to Shanxi, Henan, northern Anhui, Shandong, and approached Hebei. If the war spread to Hebei, it would be far from Dadu.

Fortunately, the military force of the Daqian court in the north is very strong and has prevented the war from happening outside Hebei.

In addition, he called on local princes to fight back and strive to regain lost territories.

Therefore, the north was almost in a seesaw battle, and the Zoroastrian uprising was in full swing. According to legend, even the leader of Zoroastrianism, Acala, Han Shantong, went to the front line in person and defeated the imperial army.

The imperial court also dispatched a large number of troops. According to legend, even the wolf king of the Canglang Legion, one of the three major legions of the imperial court, went to the front line in person.

This Cang Wolf King is also one of the top ten masters on the Heavenly Ranking, ranking fourth and known as the Lord of the Cang Wolf.

And according to legend, even Bashiba Living Buddha was alarmed and was closely following the war in the north!
Listening to Shen Wansan's narration, Chen Jie could already feel the cruelty of the war in the north. The leader had even gone to the front line to supervise the battle in person.

Shen Wansan continued: "The south is much better than the north."

At this point Shen Wansan said: At present the south is mainly divided into three parts: southwest, south and southeast.

The southwest is the territory of the King of Qi. The King of Qi, Li Siqi, rose to power through military exploits. He occupied Shaanxi and Gansu, and is currently encroaching on Hubei.

And directly south is the territory of Ruyang Prince's Palace.

Prince Ruyang is in charge of the Southern White Deer Legion, which is also one of the three major legions of the imperial court. Prince Ruyang himself is also a master. Although he is only at the end of the Heavenly Ranking, he is also one of the best masters in the world.

Occupies Hunan, Guizhou, Jiangxi and other places.

They are also currently extending their influence to Hubei, and the Zoroastrianism is eyeing them covetously, ready to move south at any time. In addition, there is also Peng Yingyu's Maitreya religion. It can be said that the South is more like a big melting pot.

This is the land due south, and then the southeast coast.

The largest force on the southeast coast at present is the Shenlong Cult, which is entrenched on the sea.

The leader is Fang Guozhen, the Sea Dragon who was once the leader of the four Dharma Kings of Zoroastrianism.

The Four Dharma Kings of Zoroastrianism: Fang Guozhen, the Dragon Who Enters the Sea; Du Zundao, the Tiger Who Descends the Mountain; Xiansheng Guan, the Wise Fox; and Han Miaozhen, the Phoenix.

The most powerful among them is Fang Guozhen, the Dragon of the Sea, and he is also a good friend of Peng Yingyu. Back then, Peng Yingyu had political differences with Han Shantong and left Zoroastrianism.

Fang Guozhen followed Peng Yingyu and left the Zoroastrianism to set up his own sect. He occupied islands on the southeast coast, proclaimed himself as the king, and specialized in robbing official ships of the imperial court. The imperial court sent people to attack him several times, but to no avail. He continued to do as he pleased.

He is indeed a scourge in the East China Sea, but he has a good relationship with Shen Wansan, who is one of their suppliers, so Shen Wansan also knows something about Fang Guozhen.

This is the current situation between the North and the South. It can be said that it is on the verge of collapse at any time.

As long as a fire is lit there, a horrific war may break out in Daqian, and no one on the scene will be spared.

Thinking about this, Chen Jie started talking about whether there are any heroes among the younger generation today.

After hearing this, Shen Wansan thought for a moment and said, "There are quite a few young heroes."

Shen Wansan thought for a while and named a few, such as the young hero Ming Yuzhen from the Sichuan Tang Sect, Lv Zhen from the Kunlun Sect, Song Qingshu, the third-generation successor of Wudang, and the new disciple of the Emei Sect...

After listening to the names, Chen Jie was only familiar with one name, that was Song Qingshu from Wudang. He seemed to have heard of Ming Yuzhen before, who seemed to be a warlord in the late Ming Dynasty.

Chen Jiedao: Are there no young heroes in Anhui?

Shen Wansan was stunned and said, "I have heard of a man called Guo Tianxu, the chivalrous and unparalleled, in Anhui and Haozhou."

Guo Tianxu?
Chen Jie was speechless when he heard the name. Chen Jie knew that this guy was the son of Zhu Yuanzhang's rival, Zhu Yuanzhang's adoptive father Guo Zixing, who later framed Zhu Yuanzhang many times.

"Oh, by the way, there is another heroine who was also included on the Rouge List. Her name is Ma Xiuying."

Shen Wansan mentioned a name again and Chen Jie nodded. This one was more familiar. It was Ma Xiuying, the famous Empress Ma in later generations and Zhu Yuanzhang’s first wife!
Shen Wansan said: "Oh, I almost forgot, Ma Xiuying got married recently. It seems she married a beggar named Zhu, Zhu..."

"Zhu Chongba."

"Yes, Zhu Chongba. It is said that he is a simple and honest man. Guo Zixing raised Ma Xiuying on behalf of his brother, and later found a son-in-law to take care of his brother in his old age. That son-in-law is Zhu Chongba."

"Brother Chen, you can call out his name. Could it be that you know this person?"

"I don't know him, but I have heard of him a little bit."

Chen Jie looked at Shen Wansan and said, "This person is not well-known. He only became known after marrying Ma Xiuying. I didn't expect that Brother Chen's intelligence is so well-informed."

Chen Jie had nothing to say after hearing this, and continued: "What about the southeast?"

Shen Wansan said: "There is nothing special in the southeast. If we talk about young people who are outstanding, I am afraid that only Zhang Jiusi, the head of the Salt Gang, is more outstanding."

"As for young talents, I have never heard of them."

As Shen Wansan spoke, Chen Jie heard this and thought to himself that Zhang Jiusi, the head of the Salt Gang, was indeed an outstanding person that could not be hidden.

There is still time. At present, Zhu Yuanzhang has just married Ma Xiuying and has not yet made a name for himself.

Zhang Jiusi and Zhang Shicheng had just become the leaders of the Salt Gang not long ago, and were in a similar situation to himself. It had to be said that these two were worthy of being the chosen ones of this era, and had already made their mark.

The world is changing rapidly, so I have to work harder.

In the future, the three of us will have to decide the outcome of the world's major events.

Chen Jie chatted with Shen Wansan for a long time. With the help of Shen Wansan's travels, Chen Jie gained a new understanding of the current world.

It turned out that a storm was brewing and the whole world was like a powder keg.

All it takes is a fire to be lit. Once it is lit, the whole world will explode.

And myself, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhang Jiusi are the latent dragons hiding under the world, ready to come out at any time and take a big bite of the fat meat of the world.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie sent Shen Wansan away.

At the same time, Xiaohu was also found and took over the grain from Shen Wansan, and used silver to buy all the grain from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.

After Chen Jie took over the 250,000 shi of grain of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, the first thing he did was to start selling them frantically.

In almost one day, Chen Jie's grain prices dropped to the level before the disaster.

The Beggars' Gang's garrison.

After Zhou Peng heard that the price of grain in the market had become ten coins per pound, he was completely stunned. He widened his eyes and said, "How is this possible!"

Having the same expression as Zhou Peng were Liu Rong from the Chai Gang, and the two major gentry families in the city, the Zhang family and the Wang family.

At this time, everyone was stunned. How could this be possible? Ten cents per pound. Before the disaster, the price of grain from the Mian River was more than ten cents. Some grains of better quality were sold for eleven cents.

How come food prices are still low even though we’ve suffered such a severe flood?
Some of them couldn't accept it.

At this time, Liu Rong from the Chai Gang looked at Zhou Peng and said, "Boss Zhou, is this the turning point you mentioned?"

"This is what you said about Lord Yelu taking action. Now, all our food is gone!"

"Yes, Boss Zhou, what should we do now? It's only ten cents. If we wait any longer, it will be even less valuable."

Mr. Zhang also started to complain.

Wang Yuanwai said with a look of grief: "I was counting on this batch of grain to turn things around. Now, what the hell is going to happen? It's already good enough that I didn't die from this batch of grain!"

After hearing what Mr. Wang said, everyone hung their heads in dejection, like defeated chickens.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Zhou Peng said with a bitter face: "Everyone, you have to believe in Lord Yelu. The price of grain will definitely go up. Everyone, hold on!"

After hearing this, a Beggar Gang member suddenly ran in and said, "Boss, something terrible has happened."

Zhou Peng asked: "What's wrong?"

"The price of grain on the black market has dropped again. Now it's nine cents a pound."

"what!"

After hearing this, Mr. Wang jumped up. Is grain now less expensive than before the flood?

The younger brother said with a bitter face: "Mr. Wang, there is nothing we can do. I don't know what the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce has done to sell all the 250,000 dan of grain they have to the Fishermen's Gang."

"With the addition of these 250,000 shi, the Fishermen's Gang now has nearly 400,000 shi, which means they have a surplus of food."

"And the fishing gang is still determined to lower the price, so the price will naturally fall. In addition, some people are saying that the fishing gang is going to do good deeds to the end this time, so the price of grain will fall further."

"Still surrendering? If you surrender again, I won't be able to live or die. I don't care."

Wang Yuanwai stood up and turned to walk out. Zhou Peng saw him and immediately shouted, "Wang Yuanwai, what are you doing?"

Wang Yuanwai said, "Sell the grain. I can't let all this grain fall into my hands."

After saying that, he left in a hurry. Seeing Mr. Wang leave, Liu Rong and Mr. Zhang from the Chai Gang also turned around and left.

"What are you doing?"

Zhou Peng asked. After hearing this, Liu Rong and Zhang Yuanwai said, "Sell grain."

Zhou Peng watched as everyone left. Only his younger brother was left standing there. Zhou Peng looked at him and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Ah, Boss, I..."

"Go sell the food!"

"Hey, yes, yes."

The younger brother rushed out hastily, and Zhou Peng sat down on the ground with a look of horror on his face. "Chen Jiusi, are you a human or a ghost? Under such difficult circumstances, you can bring down the price of grain. You are simply terrible."

……

Yelu Mansion!
Snapped!
Yelu threw a Ru kiln brush washer directly to the ground. He said hysterically, "What did you say?"

At this time, the guard leader Ahetai standing below trembled all over, and then said with a look of horror: "Sir, the merchants in Suzhou have sold all their grain to the fishing gang. The fishing gang has now reduced the price of grain to nine coins, which is lower than the price before the flood."

"Where are Zhou Peng and the others?"

Yelu then asked for the names of the talents under his command. After hearing this, Ahetai said, "They, they are now scrambling to sell grain!"

After hearing this, Yelu was so angry that he swept everything on the table to the ground: "A bunch of trash, trash!"

Yelu roared angrily, saying that they couldn't deal with Chen Jiusi alone.

Yelu was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wished he could tear these useless guys to pieces alive. But there was nothing he could do now because Chen Jiusi was getting stronger.

Just when Yelu was so angry that he was about to tear down the house.

A voice came into Yelu's room.

"Haha, why is Lord Yelu so angry?"

After hearing this, Yelu turned around and saw that Yu Maner, who had disappeared for a long time, had returned.

Yu Maner looked at Yelu and said, "Master Yelu, it's been a long time since we last met!"

Upon hearing this, Yelu looked at Yu Maner and said, "I thought you took my money and ran away!"

After hearing this, Yu Maner said, "You are joking, my Lord. How could I run away? It's just that something happened in the middle and I was delayed."

Yelu exhaled and said, "How come you found the killer?"

After hearing this, Yu Maner said, "Of course, both of you come out."

After hearing this, two people came out from behind Yu Maner, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin.

Yelu frowned slightly as he looked at the two people and said, "Why are there only two of you? Didn't you go to look for the Twelve Black Wind Devils? Why are there only two of you?"

After hearing this, Yu Maner's face suddenly turned dark.

This is a long story. Yu Maner did go to Yong'an to look for the Twelve Black Wind Evils, but ended up outsourcing the matter to brokers who took kickbacks.

It started with Maner finding a local black market broker and giving money to the Twelve Evils of Qing Heifeng. As a result, the broker took a kickback and subcontracted the task to another broker. The broker took another kickback and gave the task to the next person, asking them to find the Nine Deadly Sons. Then the broker took another kickback and found the Seven Monsters of Merlin, and then the Five Poisons of Jiangxi, the Four Ghosts of Blood Knife... In the end, there was really no other way.

I found these two people for Yu Maner.

Gemini hunter.

Thinking of Yong'an's heart this time, Yu Maner was really furious. She never thought that one day she would be robbed by villains. This local black market was so rude.

Yu Maner was so angry that she lost her temper on the spot, and as a result, all the brokers disappeared without a trace.

Finally, Yu Maner brought the twin life hunters back. However, these two people are quite capable. One is good at Qinggong and hidden weapons, and he is from the outer sect of Tang Sect.

The other one is good at disguise, shrinking bones and using poison, and comes from the Five Poisons Sect in Jiangxi.

After experiencing this scam, Yu Maner had no choice but to bring these two people back. She had to give it a try no matter if it worked.

Yelu looked the two men up and down and asked, "Are you assassins?"

Yelu looked at the two people in front of him. One of them had an ordinary complexion and was wearing a white Confucian robe, like a scholar.

The other one had a simple and honest face, and smelled of cooking smoke, looking like a cook.

The two of them standing there looked like they had nothing to do with the killer.

Yelu said, "What are you capable of?"

After hearing this, the scholar in white Confucian robe stretched out his slender fingers from his sleeves and flicked lightly.

Snapped!
Buzz!

He shot a fly directly down. A thin silver needle pierced through the fly's chest and abdomen, nailing the fly to the table. The fly was still flapping its wings.

Yelu narrowed his eyes and could feel that he had just used his internal energy.

For a hidden weapon expert at the Qixue Baodan realm, if he attacks by surprise, he can achieve unexpected results.

Especially since he was born in the Tang Sect, the Tang Sect's hidden weapons are world-famous, otherwise it would not be ranked as one of the six major sects in the world.

Thinking of this, Yelu nodded slightly and looked at the fat man.

"What methods do you have?"

The fat man looked at Yelu and said, "My lord, wait for me for a moment."

After saying that, the fat man turned around and left the room. Yelu frowned and said, "Isn't he running away?"

After a while, Ahedai came in and immediately clasped his fists towards Yelu and said, "Master Yelu, the fat man ran away."

Yelu frowned, then turned around and saw another Ahetai standing behind him, looking confused and saying, "Sir, I'm here!"

At this time, Ahetai said, "Sir, I am here!"

Yelu was amazed and asked, "How can you change your appearance and shape?"

At this time, the Ahetai said: "Sir, that is the unique skill of my Five Poison Sect, the bone shrinking skill, which can change the body shape freely."

After hearing this, Yelu couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a skill, what a skill."

"But even if you can disguise yourself and shrink your body, how can you assassinate Chen Jiusi?"

The fat man heard this and said, "Sir, do you feel a little unwell?"

Yelu frowned, and then his expression suddenly changed. He pressed his chest and said, "You poisoned me. When?"

The fat man said, "Sir, just when you were watching the fly, I secretly flicked the poison into your tea bowl. You drank your tea while waiting for me."

"you……"

Yelu pointed at the disciple of the Five Poisons Sect.

Ahetai behind him said, "Quickly get the antidote."

After hearing this, the Five Poison Sect's people laughed and said, "Don't be alarmed, sir. The poison just now will only paralyze you for a short time. It won't hurt you."

"But even if this poison is not fatal, if I cooperate with my brother and let him use hidden weapons on you at this time, what do you think is the chance of defeating him?"

Yelu raised his hand, only to feel that it was out of control. If the hidden weapon killer attacked at this time, the probability of his defeat would be too high and he would be easily killed.

And his strength should be similar to Chen Jiusi. What if he was accidentally poisoned and then attacked by this Tang Clan's hidden weapon killer?

Then the probability of death is very high!
"Ahem... Not bad, not bad, good skills, good skills."

Yelu couldn't help but praise him. After hearing this, the two said, "Haha, Lord Yelu, right? Don't worry, we will not kill anyone alive. You can trust us completely. We are professionals."

Yelu nodded gently and said, "Okay, okay."

After hearing this, Yelu looked at Yu Maner and said, "The black market in Yong'an Prefecture is indeed the best black market. It is really full of experts. I thought the Twelve Black Wind Devils were powerful enough, but I didn't expect these two..."

"Life Hunter."

"Yes, the Life Hunter is so powerful. In this case, I'll leave this matter to you. It just so happens that the Fishermen's Gang will hold a celebration ceremony in a few days. You can do whatever you want. I only want one result, and that is that Chen Jiusi must die!"

The two said, "Don't worry, sir. After we take your money, we will definitely do a good job. We are professionals."

Yelu smiled and said, "Okay, I like your profession."

The few people hit it off immediately and decided that in the next two days they would try to figure out Chen Jie's patterns and work out a suitable assassination plan.

Especially the celebration ceremony that Yelu mentioned, that is a very good opportunity to make a move!

……

While they were studying the assassination plan here, on the other side, at the Chen Mansion of the Fishing Gang.

There is a huge terrace on the roof of the fishing gang with a pavilion on it, which is where everyone usually gathers.

It is extremely lively here today, and almost all the leaders of the fishing gang are here.

Chen Jiusi was sitting in the main seat, with Su Yunjin and Huang Wan'er sitting next to him, and Chen Xiaohu, Zhou Chu, Sixi, Chen Heng, Chen Wang, Bai Wenjing, Zhong Shu, and Liu Yishou sitting next to him.

These are almost the top leaders of the entire fishing gang.

There were also two people outside the gang, Liu Song and Bai Mosheng from the Cao Gang. It was their first time attending Chen Jie's dinner party and they seemed a little restrained.

However, the people of the fishing gang were very relaxed, looking at the food on the table.

There was a huge copper hot pot on the table with a pillar in the middle and red-hot charcoal inside.

There were various beef, mutton and other dishes on the table.

That’s right, the fishing gang can eat beef, but this beef is not farm beef, but the meat of beef cattle transported from the grassland.

Everyone gathered together and had a great time.

There was a small table not far away with a smaller copper hot pot, and the vegetables on the table were similar to those here.

That's actually the women's table.

After Chen Jie finishes his summary speech, Su Yunjin and Huang Wan'er will go to that table to eat, while Ruirui and Sun Yong are sitting there. Ruirui can't wait to start eating.

Sun Yong sat aside and said straightly: "Aunt, the elders haven't arrived yet, so you can't start eating."

Sun Yong is Chen Jie's adopted son and calls Su Yunjin his stepmother, so Ruirui is naturally her aunt.

Ruirui laughed after hearing this and said, "Ayong, I am the elder, why can't I eat it? Ah... This mutton is so tender, especially with this sesame sauce, it's so satisfying in one bite."

Sun Yong didn't know what to say when he heard this. He could only sit there upright, looking at the adults at the table with eyes full of longing. One day, I will be able to make contributions to my adoptive father.

As he was thinking this, Chen Jiusi, the man at the main table, had already started speaking.

"Everyone, raise your glasses. First of all, let's celebrate our successful victory in the Mianshui grain defense war. I'd like to tell you about the grain prices today."

After hearing this, Si Xi said, "Master, the price of grain has dropped to nine coins today, and the grain in the Mian River is now full, so the people can have a good year with plenty of food and drink."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Okay."

As he spoke he clapped his hands, and everyone else followed suit, waiting for the applause to end.

Chen Jie said: "This victory is inseparable from the contributions of all of you. It is also a manifestation of the concerted efforts of our fishing gang. This is due to Zhou Chu's self-inflicted self-inflicted strategy, Si Xi's coordination, and the efforts of Xiao Hu, Chen Wang, Chen Heng, and each of you."

"In addition, we also have the great help from Mr. Liu and Mr. Bai from the Cao Gang."

"I would like to thank you on behalf of all the 100,000 people in Mianshui."

After hearing this, everyone said, "This is all thanks to the leader."

Chen Jie said: "I dare not take credit for it. It's all thanks to all the brothers. Let me summarize our gains this time. First, the people of Mianshui were saved, and the reputation of our fishing gang has risen to a higher level. Now our fishing gang is more useful than the imperial court in the eyes of the people."

"This is not easy, everyone should cherish it."

"Yes Yes."

"In addition, as for our Cao Gang, after discussions between me, Young Master Liu, and Mr. Bai, the Mianshui Cao Gang will be merged into our Fishing Gang from today. From now on, our Cao Gang and Fishing Gang are one family, brothers who share the same trench and eat together."

After hearing this, everyone looked at Liu Song and Bai Mosheng.

Bai Mosheng was speaking to Liu Song, who said, "I want to say a few words. I am very grateful to Gang Master Chen for accepting me. My father and Gang Master Chen were brothers. Now my father has unfortunately passed away. I am not talented enough to take on such a big responsibility. It is better to entrust the Cao Gang to Gang Master Chen. From now on, I, Liu Song, will be a small soldier under Gang Master Chen."

"Please take good care of me in the future, Boss Chen."

Liu Song stood up after he finished speaking, and then half-knelt on the ground. Seeing this, Chen Jie immediately reached out to help him and said, "Mr. Liu, you are so polite. You are so polite."

Liu Song said at this time: "Please don't call me Young Master, call me Song."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Okay, Ah Song, please stand up."

Seeing this scene, everyone present was very excited. You know, Cao Gang is the second largest gang in Mianshui, with 2,000 gang members. Although according to Chen Jiusi's fishing gang's requirements, some unqualified people will be reduced, but at least it can provide about 1,500 disciples.

In this way, there are 2,000 official disciples of the Fishing Gang, plus 1,500 disciples of the Cao Gang, that is 3,500 people, and there are also 1,500 reserve forces.

Such a large gang of nearly 5,000 people is enough to scare anyone, and they are also very united.

This force can be said to be Chen Jie's team.

Xiang Yu had eight thousand soldiers, and Chen Jie now also had five thousand soldiers from the Mianshui. However, Chen Jie needed to keep a low profile now, and he was about to leave the Mianshui.

Chen Jie said: "Well, for today's meal, in addition to celebrating the success, I also need to make some arrangements."

Everyone was stunned and looked at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie said: "I have now surrendered to the princess. After the celebration party, the princess will leave the Mian River and go to Huangzhou Prefecture. As a centurion appointed by her, I will accompany her to Huangzhou Prefecture."

"Ah, Boss, you are leaving Mianshui, what about us?"

Everyone looked at Chen Jie and their expressions changed.

Chen Jie said: "Listen to me."

Chen Jie said: "I actually have my own ideas for going to Huangzhou Prefecture. Brothers, if we want to become bigger and stronger, we can't just stay in the Mian River. We must go out and explore. This time I am going to Huangzhou Prefecture with one purpose, which is to reunify the fishing gang in Huangzhou Prefecture."

After hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then looked at each other.

They knew that the Huangzhou Prefecture Fishing Gang was once very powerful, but later fell apart after failing in competition with others. One branch fled to the Mian River and tried to survive in the cracks. Finally, it was Yelu who supported it.

A large part of the fishing gang remained in Huangzhou Prefecture.

The purpose of Chen Jie's trip this time was to integrate the fishing gangs of Huangzhou Prefecture and then form a new fishing gang of Huangzhou Prefecture.

In addition, he also wanted to broaden his horizons when he went to Huangzhou Prefecture with the princess this time. After all, Mianshui is a small place, while Huangzhou Prefecture is very large, with convenient transportation and many masters coming and going. Chen Jie can also see the world!
Chen Jie expressed his thoughts, and everyone could only agree. After all, Chen Jie's trip was of great significance. Many of them knew that Chen Jie had the world in his heart, and it was impossible for him to stay in Mianshui forever.

Chen Jie said: "In addition, as a centurion, the princess promised me that I can bring a hundred people with me as direct subordinates to follow me north."

After hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Jie. Chen Jie said, "But I don't want to bring too many people. So, apart from my family, Xiaohu can select 100 elite soldiers from the White Tiger Camp to follow me north."

After hearing this, the others were disappointed.

This time when going north, Chen Jie was going to bring his family with him. Su Yunjin and Huang Wan'er were both pregnant, so Chen Jie didn't want them to stay in Mianshui. In addition, there was also Ruirui, and all these close relatives had to be taken away.

After Chen Jie and the others finished discussing, he said, "Well, okay, I mainly want to ask, after I leave, who will manage our fishing gang?"

After hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie said: "Now let me announce the leader's orders."

After hearing this, everyone was shocked.

At this time, Chen Jie said: "Zhou Chu!"

Zhou Chu was shocked and said, "Boss."

Chen Jie said: "Chu Zhou, you are loyal and brave. You performed outstandingly in the battle of Mianshui this time. I will promote you to be the acting leader of the Fishermen's Gang. You will exercise the power of the leader when I am not around."

"Ah, Boss, I'm afraid I can't handle this big responsibility!"

Zhou Chu was a little hesitant after hearing this. Chen Jie said, "Zhou Chu, obey my orders. Do you want to disobey?"

"Yes, I obey."

Everyone around was shocked. They didn't expect Zhou Chu to become the acting gang leader. That means he was the gang leader when Chen Jie was not around.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie continued, "Si Xi."

"My subordinate is here."

Chen Jie said: "Si Xi is very talented. He made great contributions in the battle of Mianshui. I will promote Si Xi to be the deputy leader of the Fishermen's Gang and assist the acting leader in handling related matters. Ling will continue to manage and coordinate the affairs of the inner hall."

"I obey my orders."

"Chen Wang, from today on, you will be promoted to the head of the Foreign Affairs Hall of the Fishermen's Gang."

"I obey my orders."

"Chen Heng, you are in charge of the Internal Affairs Hall of the Fishermen's Gang and are the head of the Internal Affairs Hall."

"I obey my orders."

After arranging these people, Chen Jie looked at Bai Mosheng and Liu Songdao who had just surrendered.

"Yiu Song!"

Liu Song was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be called. He immediately stood up and said, "I'm here."

Chen Jie looked at Liu Song and said, "Liu Song, I now appoint you as the head of the Fishermen's Gang Preparatory Hall, in charge of the training of the Fishermen's Gang's preparatory disciples."

"Yes."

Liu Song never thought that he could become a hall master, and this hall master did not take care of the affairs but only trained the soldiers. It could be said to be a lucrative job.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Bai Mosheng and said, "Mr. Bai."

Bai Mosheng stood up and bowed, saying, "I'm here."

Chen Jie said: "I appoint you as Bai Zhishan, the military advisor of my Fishermen's Gang. You will assist the acting gang leader and the deputy gang leader in handling matters."

"I obey my orders."

Bai Mosheng didn't expect that after he arrived at the Fishing Gang, his position remained unchanged and he continued to serve as the military advisor, which was what he liked.

This explanation has chosen the location.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jie took out a bottle of elixir from his arms and said, "Si Xi, Chen Wang, Chen Heng, Liu Song!"

The four of them looked at Chen Jie in surprise, and Chen Jie said, "I will give each of you a Spiritual Transformation Pill."

Spiritual Pill!
After hearing this, the four people's eyes lit up, especially Liu Song. He never expected that he would be able to obtain a treasure like the Hualing Pill just after joining the Fishing Gang. You know, his father, Old Monster Liu, wanted to get him a Hualing Pill but couldn't get one.

Unexpectedly, after he joined the Fishing Gang, he actually got a Spiritual Transformation Pill right away!

He was very moved at this moment, because he had not made any great contribution to the fishing gang.

However, Chen Jie did not think so. The reason why Chen Jie gave Liu Song a Spirit Transformation Pill was, firstly, out of respect for Old Monster Liu, and secondly, to show it to the disciples of Cao Gang. You see, your leader's young master has been treated so well after his surrender, so you must be treated well too. You just need to concentrate on working for my Yu Gang in the future. This will help to calm people's hearts.

After three Spiritual Transformation Pills were awarded, the banquet finally began.

After eating and drinking, everyone left one after another. At this time, Chen Jie left Xiaohu and Zhou Chu on the top floor.

At this time, Chen Jie took out two Qi and Blood Pills and said, "Here, these are for you."

When the two saw the Qi and Blood Pill, they were stunned and looked at Chen Jie. Chen Jie said, "What are you looking at?"

"Boss, this is too valuable."

The two of them said in unison, Chen Jie asked: "Precious? More precious than our brotherhood?"

"Xiao Hu, you must come with me to Huangzhou Prefecture. Huangzhou Prefecture is a dangerous place. How can you survive here without reaching the Baodan realm?"

"Old Zhou, if you want to stay and guard the Mian River, how can you convince others if you haven't reached the Baodan realm?"

"So you guys should take them quickly. In addition, each of you will get five Tai Sui Pills. Improve your status first, and then seek a breakthrough. Don't waste my good pills."

After hearing this, they both laughed.

Zhou Chu said: "Then I won't be polite."

Chen Jie laughed and scolded: "When have you ever been polite?"

Zhou Chu laughed when he heard that. Then the three of them sat together and looked at the moon in the sky. Zhou Chu said, "Boss, to be honest, I'm not sure. Can I survive without you in this huge fishing gang? Yelu is still eyeing us covetously."

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the moon and said, "Don't worry, I will help you kill Yelu before I leave. You just need to be your acting leader."

"Oh, boss, have you figured out a solution?"

Zhou Chu looked at Chen Jie in surprise.

(End of this chapter)