All the hall leaders who came to participate in the alliance brought some thugs with them, but now these thugs are outside the door.
Moreover, there are archers from the inspection department outside the door to maintain public order. What is even more frightening is that they may start arresting smugglers at any time, so the thugs at each hall do not dare to act rashly.
After all, everyone just witnessed with their own eyes how Hall Master Peng of Hu'an Hall in Xukou Town turned into a smuggler.
As for the hall masters in the hall, they are definitely no match for Lin Tailai's iron fist, and they cannot escape the fate of being beaten unilaterally.
However, the scene created by Lin Zuoguan was such that even Lu Yibin, the leader of his own side, could not bear to stand it.
As an old-school Jianghu man, in the eyes of Lu Dalongtou, it is wrong for Lin Tailai to be completely ignorant of Jianghu etiquette and morality!
As for why it was wrong, Lu Dalongtou couldn't say, but it was wrong to violate traditional etiquette!
So Lu Dalongtou persuaded Lin Tailai: "Don't you hear that if the two countries are fighting a war, they will not kill the envoys, let alone an alliance?
We Jianghu people do not have any rules for taking action in alliances, and you also invited archers from the Inspection Department to help, which is a big taboo in the Jianghu."
But Lin Tailai chuckled a few times and replied matter-of-factly: "I am the chief copywriter, the martial arts officer, and the chief customs official!
I have forty river warriors, and I can also mobilize the archers of the inspection department. Who is a Jianghu person like you?
Tell me about the rules of the world, are they out of their minds, or am I out of my mind?"
Lu Dalongtou: "."
Faced with this new social organization method that combines white and black, Lao Jianghu is a little bit confused.
Lin Tailai then turned to the remaining four hall masters at the Hudong entrance and said aggressively:
"Listen, my rule in the world is, I would rather make three hundred mistakes than let one go!
Since the Xi family in Xishan wants to use you to deal with me, you'd better tell the truth!"
As a shady speaker, if you feel there is any doubt, of course you have to torture the person first to judge whether the other person is telling the truth.
In some novels, the protagonist knows that the other party is suspicious and may be plotting against him, so he sends the other party's gift away, and then goes to great lengths to find out the inside story.
This kind of behavior is so stupid. I really don’t know how such a protagonist survives a hundred chapters.
So the people standing outside the door also heard screams coming from the hall.
The remaining four hall masters were powerless in front of Lin Daguan and did not even dare to resist.
Because if you don't resist, you will be seriously injured at most. If the opponent's ferocity is aroused due to resistance, you may not even be able to save your life.
Not long after, the four hall masters were lying on the floor dying with their skin and flesh torn from their faces to their bodies.
In the end, they only revealed that it was a great minister of the Xi family who was responsible for Jianghu affairs, and asked them all to join the New Wu Alliance.
Lin Tailai took off the finger tiger and said to Lu Dalongtou: "They were beaten to half death, but they still haven't confessed anything. It seems that they really don't know the inside story of the Xi family's conspiracy."
Lu Dalongtou was helpless and felt that the plan of several Jianghu comrades was in vain.
Then he helped to persuade: "Perhaps the great minister of the Xi family only gave the first step of the order, and they just acted with money, and they don't know the truth behind the scenes."
Lin Tailai nodded and said: "It's not impossible. If that great minister was as meticulous as me, he would definitely not reveal all the plans to the executor from the very beginning. Of course, the fewer people who know the inside story, the better."
Lu Dalongtou pointed at his fellow Jianghu fellows lying on the ground and asked: "Then what should they do? How to deal with the aftermath?"
Lin Tailai said in surprise: "Da Longtou, what is your mission here? Of course it is to invite them to join the New Wulian."
Lu Dalongtou was speechless. If you invite others, are you asking them to join you?
Even with Lu Dalongtou's knowledge, he didn't know how to explain it to his fellow practitioners.
Lin Zuiguan said casually: "Why is it so hard to explain? Being beaten is the joining ceremony of our new Wulian!"
Because this symbolizes a change of appearance, a fresh start, and the surrender of the church to the new Wulian.
The more difficult the joining ceremony is, the more important it is! If you can't even explain and deal with the aftermath, then what's the use of this big faucet?"
Lu Dalongtou sighed, squatted next to Hall Master Zhang of Renshan Hall, and explained sympathetically:
"Look, you've already received so much blood, so don't waste it, right? It's just used to make an alliance with the blood, so the blood is not in vain."
Hall Master Zhang: "."
Although his power is far inferior to that of Lin Zuiguan, he is still a powerful figure in the hall and has the dignity of a hall master!
Your New Wulian inviting them to join like this is no different from humiliation!
Lu Dalongtou had just said a few words when he looked up and saw Lin sitting in the hall getting up and walking out. He quickly asked: "The alliance is not over and the joining ceremony has not been completed. What are you doing!"
Lin Tailai replied without replying: "I suddenly felt that the geographical location of Xukou Town, where Hu'antang is located, is quite special. It should be under our direct management. There is no need for any franchised hall agents.
Now I will take the archers from the Inspection Department to Xukou Town and bulldoze Hu'antang and then come back, I should be able to catch the dinner party."
Lu Dalongtou subconsciously complained: "The four hall leaders of the alliance are still here, and it would be too rude for you to leave in the middle."
Suddenly a hand lifted up from the ground and grabbed Lu Da Longtou's calf.
Lu Dalongtou lowered his head and looked down, only to see Hall Master Zhang saying in a smooth voice: "No, it doesn't matter, I don't mind. Let me join first! Make an alliance with your own blood!"
The other three hall masters who were lying down still remained silent, obviously still unable to let go of their pride.
It's not impossible to talk about joining, but I can't accept joining on my own!
Lu Dalongtou then greeted and said: "Listen to my advice, the great minister behind you has asked you to come to the alliance meeting, and he must also want you to join the New Wu Alliance.
If none of you are willing to join, how will you fool that Xi Dachaofeng later?
Therefore, those who understand current affairs are heroes, and those who can bend and stretch are men. Only by joining the New Wu League can you survive in the cracks and seek safety."
In fact, when Lin Zuiguan mentioned that he wanted to destroy Huantang in Xukou Town, his original intention was not to kill chickens and scare monkeys, and to show it to other churches.
It's not because Hall Master Peng didn't show any respect and left in the middle. It was mainly because of the special geographical location of Xukou Town.
The Xujiang River originates from Taihu Lake and flows into the moat outside Xumen. Xukou Town is located at the junction of Taihu Lake and Xujiang River. Taihu Lake water flows into the Xujiang River from Xukou Town.
Hu'antang, located in Xukou Town, is also different from ordinary halls. The land is not acres of land, but a lake.
The main responsibility of Huantang is to collect fishing taxes from Taihu boat owners, and to collect some physical items on behalf of the government, such as feathers, reeds and other items.
In view of the special geographical location of Xukou Town and the unique attributes of Huantang, Lin Zuoguan made a temporary decision and believed that it was necessary to take over Xukou Town directly.
The soldiers were very quick, and while they were urgently mobilizing manpower, Lin Tailai stood at the entrance of Mudu Town, frowning, thinking about something.
The Zhang brothers asked puzzledly: "It's just a small matter to destroy Hu'antang, why are you so cautious when sitting in the hall?"
Lin Zuoguan replied: "Hu'antang is not in danger. I was thinking about how to frame Xi Dachaofeng."
Since he knows that someone wants to plot against him, a fool will follow the other person's plot. Of course, he must first find some reason to frame the other person.
The best way to deal with conspiracies is to deal with the people who are trying to do them.
At this time, across the Xu River, a tall ship was docked on the shore.
Building boats are very expensive in terms of construction cost and maintenance. Only the truly rich can afford building boats.
On the top deck of this building ship, a very luxurious artificial awning was built with vines.
Several people were sitting in the awning, sipping ice-cold sour plum soup and watching the bustle on the main dock of Mudu Town opposite.
Two of them were known to Daguan Lin, one was Fan Yunlin, the son-in-law of the Xu family in Huqiu, and the other was Shen Xin, the head of the Shen family, one of the four major families in Mudu Town.
The man on the main seat was about forty years old, with neatly trimmed sideburns and beard, and a very individual person wearing a white robe. He was the owner of this large ship, Xi Siwei, who was respectfully called the Great Chaofeng.
The Xi family in Xishan has many branches, and this person is the leader of one branch, specifically responsible for the business territory and Jianghu affairs of the Xi family in Suzhou City.
In the entire Dongting merchant gang, Xi Siwei, the Great Chaofeng, was a very important character.
The Xu family in Huqiu and the Shen family in Mudu are both business-oriented and have inextricable ties with the Dongting merchant gang, so it is not surprising that Fan Yunlin and Shen Xin know Xi Dachaofeng and are sitting here.
Looking at the opening and closing ceremony of Mudu Port on the other side, Xi Chaofeng smiled to his left and right:
"What a lively scene. What would Lin Tailai think if he found out that all of this was just making wedding clothes for others?"
The two gangsters laughed a few times, but Fan Yunlin and Shen Xin, two people who had dealt with Lin Tailai, did not speak.
Although they were all "oppressed" by Lin Tailai and had no favorable impressions of Lin Tailai, they also felt that Xi Chaofeng's words were too pretentious.
Xi Chaofeng put down the jade cup in his hand, stood up and walked to the side of the ship, continued to look at the other side and said:
“In the past ten years, I have been thinking about a question: How can people like me establish a century-old foundation in Suzhou?
You all know that in our Ming Dynasty, only money is useless, so what can someone as rich as Shen Wansan do?
Those of us who have made money through business are like rootless duckweeds, drifting with the tide and turbulent without a solid foundation.
Our West Dongting Mountain itself has more people and less land, our Xi family is not good at studying, and I myself have no hope of becoming an official!
Not to mention compared with the official family, even compared with those big families in Tianlianqianmo, their influence on the government is much smaller.
Although you can also use money to make friends with officials, officials are the most unreliable.
In the past ten years, I have never found a suitable way to give myself a real foundation.
Until Lin Tailai showed up, what he did made my eyes shine."
Some gangsters patted him and said, "Lin Tailai is just a small man who was born as a gangster. How can he compare to the great emperor Feng?"
Xi Dachaofeng continued: "You have to admit that Lin Tailai is indeed a talent.
With Mudu Port Customs as the core, Xujiang as the link, and each town as the fulcrum, various powers at the grassroots level are integrated with each other, and then interests are reorganized to form a strong network that can govern the local area.
If this group can be further consolidated and deeply rooted in the local area, it will be difficult for external forces to shake it!
This Lin Tailai model is very groundbreaking and completely different from any previous organizational form."
The helpers looked at each other in confusion, not expecting that the boss had such a high opinion of Lin Tailai's "rival".
But the club could praise its opponents, but they, the helpers, could not follow suit and praise Lin Tailai. For a moment, they were left speechless.
Xi Dachaofeng held on to the railing and looked at Mudu Port with fascination. His eyes gradually became abnormal, and he said as if he was talking in his sleep:
"I appreciate this model very much. This model should belong to me and I should really complete it!
I should be the chief official of Mudu Port Customs, and I should be the one monopolizing the upstream and downstream of Xujiang River!
I should be the one who seizes money and food from a radius of twenty or thirty miles, and I should be the one who can force the government with money and food with self-respect!
Including today's switching ceremony, everything should be mine!"
The rest of the crowd: "."
I didn't expect that you, a business gang boss, are so covetous of Lin Tailai's foundation that you would actually become sexually obsessed here.
Only the head of the Mudu Shen family, Feng Shen Xin, vaguely understood Xi Da Chaofeng.
No matter how rich a businessman is, it doesn't matter. If you are simply rich, the more money you have, the less secure you will be.
Only when you truly have your own foundation that is rooted in the local area can you have a certain sense of security.
Fan Yunlin had to remind him: "That Lin Tailai is not easy to get along with."
The implication is that although you, Xi Dachaofeng, are one of the big bosses of the Dongting Merchant Gang, you should not always talk in your sleep in broad daylight.
Xi Siwei turned around and asked calmly: "Why don't you get along well with me?"
Fan Yunlin replied: "There are two main points. First, he is very capable of fighting and has a great reputation in the world;
Second, he has inextricable connections with many people in the government. As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current person in charge."
Xi Dachaofeng laughed "hahaha" several times and said contemptuously: "The governor of Jiangnan will return to Suzhou City in the second half of the year. How do you think the yamen officials Lin Tailai knows compare to the governor?
If Lin Tailai can fight again, can he defeat the 1,500 elite soldiers of the governor's camp?"
Fan Yunlin asked: "The governor and the imperial court are here to serve you."
Xi Siwei answered half-heartedly: "I can only tell you that the governor will help me. Do you think I'm still talking in my sleep?"
What else can Fan Yunlin say? In the Jiangnan region, excluding Nanjing, the governor is the largest official.
Xi Dachaofeng suddenly said: "Ms. Fan from Heyi Hall is from your tribe? I heard that she is very smart and capable, and is a good housekeeper.
Since I lost my wife, I have been living alone for a long time, and I have never been able to find a good match.
This Lady Fan is very suitable for me, can I marry Qin and Jin?"
Fan Yunlin: "."
This marriage proposal came without any warning, and Fan Yunlin was caught off guard and did not react.
Xi Dachaofeng added another sentence: "I should not humiliate Madam Fan. I hope you can help me pull the strings."
Everyone was speechless. You, Xi Dachaofeng, really intend to take over all Lin Tailai's foundation?
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