There are at least two updates tomorrow. Although you recommend it and collect it, I hope I will be ranked first on the new book list. Thank you, Lao Bai has made a big effort^_^

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It was already quite cold on the seaside in Shandong in the 10th month of the lunar calendar, especially when it was almost dark. These young men were all naked, some were standing in teams, some were running there, and some were holding bamboo poles and stabbing forward. Li Meng sat in the middle, staring at the people around him practicing, and anyone who was wrong was corrected immediately.

The sun in the distance was about to fall into the sea. Li Meng had just corrected a person's movements there, and thought with a wry smile in his heart: "After coming to the Ming Dynasty, he has made progress compared to when he was in modern times. At least he was a squad leader, who was in charge of nine people, a squad leader in the escort company, a squad leader, and a twelve people. Now he is in charge of more than one hundred people, and at least he is a company commander!"

Private salt has profits, and there are teams selling private salt everywhere, but there are not many salt fields. Originally, wherever there are places to eat salt in Changyi and Ye County north of Laizhou Prefecture, they all went to Fushan Salt Field in Dengzhou Prefecture to buy it. After Kong Youde's rebellion, Huangxian and Dengzhou Prefecture City happened to seal the coastal road.

The imperial court mobilized a large army to block Dengzhou, and naturally blocked the coastal front lines, so salt dealers all came to Lingshan Salt Field to buy it. What is strange is that several salt merchants in Fengmeng Town did not sell to these places. After stockpiling enough salt, they would transport it by water.

In this era, crossing counties and Yuefu was not a trivial matter. The salt dealers in Changyi, Yexian, Pingdu and Gaomi were all in groups of forty or fifty people to come to buy and sell.

On the fifth day of the October 10th, more than 30 private salt dealers from Pingdu Prefecture came to Jiaozhou City in the name of selling dates. They first rested in Fengmeng Town for a day, and then set off for Lingshan Salt Field the next day.

There is also an official road between Fengmeng Town and Lingshan Salt Field, but these private salt dealers dare not leave. Although they are all outlaws, this is a ban after all, so it is better to cover it up. The salt deer in Jiaozhou City is just staring at such foreign private salt dealers to capture it. The oil and water are particularly high and the risk is still small.

These salt dealers in Pingdu are walking a relatively remote path, and they are familiar with this path. They set out early from Fengmeng Town. The Shandong salt farms are all eaten by locals. The sales are not smooth, and the official salt dealers are unwilling to buy and sell. It is because these private salt dealers do business. The delivery is soon completed. Since they are walking on the small road and demanding concealment, these people are also pushing the chicken bus.

On the way back, it was just time to finish breakfast. After walking for more than ten miles, the leader suddenly raised his hand and asked everyone to stop. The salt dealers behind were puzzled, but they still had alertness in doing this kind of business, and they immediately took out their weapons and crowded them in front.

There has never been any strong man between Fengmeng Town and Lingshan Salt Field, but why did it appear today? But that's good. Strong man is always easier to talk to than the salt official. If you can't afford to pay for money to pass by, you will fight for something you can't afford.

"We are from Pingduzhou, where are the brothers opposite?"

Seeing that the opposite side did not make any sound, the man waved his hand. The more than thirty men behind him walked forward with swords and axes. As they got closer, they also saw clearly the people on the opposite side. They were also from poor clothes and dressed. Everyone stood there with a bamboo pole and didn't make any sound.

The salt owl of Pingduzhou thought that he and his brothers were holding steel knives and iron axes. He was afraid that you poor men with bamboo poles would be cut down as long as they approached. And the number of people was estimated to be thirty people on the other side, and the people on their side would have a little advantage.

But the poor men on the opposite side were silent. They always had an indescribable smell when they stood there. The salt owls in Pingduzhou also had some intuition about danger and did not dare to come forward rashly, but the companions behind them were already cursing. He reached out to stop and said again:

"The road is facing the sky, and everyone goes aside. Everyone goes out just to seek wealth. Why is it hurt to be kind? You can talk about anything if you have anything to say!"

After he finished speaking, someone shouted on the other side:

"Brother Qiu Dahai, this salt belongs to us from Jiaozhou. You Pingduzhou come to buy and sell it. This is the blood of our people. You have to compensate us. We don't say anything secretly. We will collect five cents and silver per duct for your salt goods. This is not a loss. You can get four cents and seventy-one ducts in your brother-in-law's hand. I'll make up for you!"

When he heard the other party call out his name and it was to reveal his relationship with Lingshan Salt Field, Qiu Dahai was trembling all over his body, thinking that the other party really understood his background. The salt class ambassador of Lingshan Salt Field was Qiu Dahai's brother-in-law. Relying on this relationship, he could get four cents of silver or five cents of silver per duct every time. After transporting it back to Pingduzhou, because Pingdu is inland and the price of salt is also high, and the transfer is only two taels of silver per duct, and the profit is extremely heavy. The money is equal to his brother-in-law, and he makes a lot of fun.

Now the other party has fewer people than him, but he says such unreasonable and ruthless words. How can he continue to discuss? Qiu Dahai has been doing a beheading business for some years, and he is not vague. He waved his hand and shouted:

"Brothers, don't hold back!"

As soon as this sentence is said, the Pingdu salt dealers who have been full of anger at the end of the sentence are cursing and rushing up with the swords and axes in their hands. When encountering such a half-way disaster, it is important to who dares to fight to the death. Everyone does these things for money and food, and they cannot make up for their lives. So whoever has the courage to fight to the death, or who shows that they dare to fight to the death often takes the lead in victory.

What's more, no matter how you look at it, it's like a farmer or a poor military household in a nearby village who wants to make some extra money, you're afraid that he will do something!

As soon as I rushed here, someone shouted out:

"Pick it up and keep it steady!"

Hearing this sound, he was a little trembling. Pingdu salt dealers were even more courageous and their rushing speeded up a lot. However, the person who rushed to the front was a little embarrassed. The bamboo pole in the other party's hand was more than ten feet long, so it would be really troublesome to rush to the other party.

According to past experience, even the strong men and bandits in the mountains are afraid of being frightened by the sword and axe. They often disintegrate like this.

These salt dealers shouted in a louder voice while speeding up their pace. Anyway, the bamboo poles were all flat and could not kill people. The salt dealers in front heard what some people holding the bamboo poles flat, and they didn't hear clearly. But they had already rushed to the other party.
Chapter completed!