In Shaanxi, on the "Baohan Highway" from Baoji to Hanzhong.
A logistics fleet consisting of 300 tire-type four-wheeled carriages is transporting a batch of supplies exceeding 180,000 dan to Hanzhong.
The entire highway is mountainous, sparsely populated, and bandits are frequent. As a result, not many logistics convoys dare to pass by. The risk is too high.
However, Li Zicheng’s ‘Tiancheng Logistics and Transport Team’ not only dared to take this road, but also made a lot of profits. The profit rate of each order was more than 50% higher than other sections, because the greater the risk, the greater the profit.
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In the past year, Li Zicheng (also known as Li Yecheng) became famous.
The number of four-wheeled carriages owned by his logistics transport team increased from less than 100 to 300.
There are 1,500 strong horses and a thousand personnel, most of whom are equipped with half-body plate armor, alloy knives and steel crossbows. It can be described as "strong soldiers and strong horses".
By the way, how did Li Zicheng develop so fast?
More than a year ago, his logistics and transportation fleet only had 38 four-wheeled carriages and more than 100 employees. Now its scale has expanded nearly ten times, and its profitability has been greatly enhanced.
Basically fulfilled his previous promise to his old brothers.
Although he now owes a loan of 300,000 silver dollars to Tianxiatong Bank.
Although due to the continuous purchase of four-wheeled carriages, horses, and recruitment of personnel, there was still not much cash on hand, and occasionally it was quite tight, and the standard of living dropped.
But good times are coming soon.
This year is the year to close the net, because Li Zicheng decided not to expand this year, not to add a four-wheeled carriage, and all the profits earned by the end of the year will be used for dividends. By then, Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, etc.
Old brother, we can definitely get dividends of tens of thousands of silver dollars per person.
Just because I saw a very good money scene.
This time, Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong and other old brothers did not waver in their thoughts. Instead, they completely believed in Li Zicheng and were willing to work hard to get rich and create a better future with their hands.
So for this bright future, when spring just started this year and the snow on the road had not completely melted, they left home, said goodbye to their wife and children, and embarked on a logistics order journey.
Riding on a tall white horse.
Looking at his motorcade that stretched for nearly ten miles, Li Zicheng felt full of pride and sense of accomplishment. He had done it. He had been wandering for half his life, and finally at the age of thirty, he had done a good job and was worthy of himself.
The body of a seven-foot man.
Sudden!
Several big trees on the roadside ahead fell down, blocking the road.
"Uu! Uu!" The coachman responsible for driving had to pull the reins to make the carriage stop.
There was another burst of sound.
A large number of men and horses armed with swords and guns rushed out from both sides of the road, forming a semi-surrounding situation around the convoy.
There were even a few strong men with loud voices standing on the trees and shouting in Shaanxi accent:
"I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass by, I will leave money to buy the road!"
"If you want to get over here, leave some money to buy your way!"
"Oh oh oh~"
All the bandits roared together, creating greater pressure.
commotion.
The personnel and horses of Tiancheng Logistics Caravan were caught in a commotion.
But it only lasted a short moment.
The gong rang with a clang.
"Everyone is on alert!" Liu Zongmin shouted.
"Take out your weapons and fight back!" Gao Yigong reacted quickly and took out a steel crossbow and arrows from the cabinet under the driver's seat of the four-wheeled carriage. He aimed at a bandit and shot him, hitting him squarely in the heart.
"Ah!" The bandit screamed and fell to the ground.
Then more steel crossbows were taken out, and they were fired without hesitation. After the sizzling sound that pierced the air, there was the popping of flesh and the screams.
Within a few breaths, under the powerful fire of the steel crossbow, the bandits killed and injured hundreds of people, and the rest had to turn around and flee back to the dense forest, screaming.
"Brother, a group of bandits, no, a group of fat sheep are targeting us." Liu Fangliang trotted up to Li Zicheng and reported.
"Well done!"
Li Zicheng showed an excited smile: "After destroying these bandits, and then leading people to raid their lair, we can make another windfall today!"
"Haha, brothers, kill them all and raid their lair!" Liu Fangliang also laughed, looking at the bandits as if he saw the treasure dropped on the roadside.
That’s right!
This is actually the reason why Li Zicheng's Tiancheng Logistics and Transportation Team has developed so rapidly in the past year or so: they have discovered a very good way to make money.
That is, in addition to the normal logistics business, eliminating those bandits who like to cut roads is an important side job. Although the bandits look poor, after defeating them, they will take over their lairs.
, good guys, almost all of them are treasure houses, and the seizures are extremely rich.
At the most, Li Zicheng and the others harvested loot worth more than 80,000 silver dollars.
Last year, I made a net profit of nearly 300,000 silver dollars from this side business - the one hundred four-wheeled carriages in the logistics fleet were purchased with these free money.
Because of this, Li Zicheng's old brothers suddenly recognized that the logistics industry was indeed very profitable. Although they could not attack good people, they could still exploit the evildoers, and sometimes even receive government bounties and praises.
The risks are very low and the rewards are extremely high.
Therefore, the current Tiancheng Logistics and Transportation Team does not like to take those low-risk roads and do those low-profit orders. They only take high-risk roads and only take high-profit logistics orders!
Therefore, the attack by this group of bandits at this moment was exactly what Li Zicheng and the others wanted.
"Brothers, kill me!" Liu Zongmin simply mounted a fast horse, holding an alloy saber, and chased the bandits.
"Etc., etc!"
Among the bandits, a strong man with one arm and a sword said in Shaanxi dialect: "Brother Liu Zongmin, I am Cao Cao and Luo Rucai. You don't recognize me. Fellow fellow, we are all Shaanxi fellows. We have eaten from the same horse spoon."
Brothers, how can we fight each other hand-to-hand?"
Liu Zongmin took a closer look and saw that he was indeed an old acquaintance. He reined up his horse and sheathed his sword, saying loudly: "Stop! The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. If the fellow Shaanxi fellows don't fight fellow fellows, please stop!"
"It turns out they are Cao Cao's men."
Li Zicheng also recognized Luo Rucai and immediately ordered: "Stop fighting. We have met an old friend this time. Stop fighting!"
"Retreat the troops, retract the troops!" Liu Fangliang shouted loudly.
The chase ended here.
Luo Rucai also gathered the troops on his side, and found that it was just a short contact battle. Less than half of the more than 500 brothers on his side were left, and he was heartbroken and bleeding. The personnel of the convoy on the road had suffered losses of almost
Zero, only a few horses were frightened, the difference was shockingly large.
But when he came to visit with a few of his subordinates and found out that this was the convoy of the general Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai suddenly felt more balanced. The general was so talented that it was natural for him to lose at his hands.
In a forest next to the road.
Li Zicheng, along with Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong and other old brothers, met Luo Rucai, an old acquaintance, and had a good chat for a while, asking each other about each other's situation.
"Last year, food prices skyrocketed. Brother Luo led the hungry people to rise up, put an end to the violence, recruit half a million troops, and almost capture Xi'an, which shocked the world. It was really a great undertaking." Li Zicheng said with envy.
, after all, the number of people he pulled up was only 50,000 at most, and Luo Ru was ten times as many as his record. Even if it failed in the end, it was at least glorious for a while.
"Hey, stop talking about it. The Governor of the Qin Army, King Hong Yan, and the Tianxiong Army's King Lu Yan, these two kings of hell, chased me, Cao Cao, from heaven to earth. I couldn't escape even with my wings. I had to abandon the army several times.
I was forced to run away, but I was almost chased by them, and one of my arms was cut off. Forget it, I will never rebel again, it is a dead end."
Luo Rucai looked at his left arm, which had only an empty sleeve, and said sadly.
Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong and others looked at each other and couldn't help but secretly rejoice. Fortunately, they all listened to their elder brother and didn't think about joining the rebel army and taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. Otherwise, they would not have made any money and their heads would have been moved.
"Brother Luo, since you don't want to rebel, why do you make a career out of cutting trails? Isn't this very risky? You are so down and out, why don't you consider hiding your name and doing something decent?" Li Zicheng asked in confusion.
"I only have this one hand left, how can I support myself by farming?"
Luo Rucai smiled bitterly and said with a knowing smile: "Brother Li, in fact, this trail-cutting group has a promising future. As long as they guard the road, they will be destroyed when encountering small caravans or large-scale extortion, even if they do it every ten days.
Tickets can also be harvested a lot. If the number of patrols on this road increases, then change to another road and it will last for a while. Xujiazhuang has built hundreds of thousands of miles of roads. It is impossible to fortify everywhere. There are countless loopholes and countless opportunities to make a fortune.
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"Just like this batch of goods delivered by Brother Li, the value should be more than 300,000 silver dollars. If you eat it in one bite, don't you just do it with one vote? Brother Li, no, General, stop doing logistics, take this
Come with me to get supplies and go up the mountain to develop. Then you will be far better than me and have a strong army. From now on, you will be the eldest brother and I will be the second brother. How about we make a fortune together?"
Luo Rucai actually thought of recruiting Li Zicheng to join the group, and even willingly took a lower position, with Li Zicheng as the leader in the future.
Li Zicheng refused without hesitation: "No, rebellion is a dead end, and being a mountain bandit has no future. I advise you to stop doing it. My transport caravan can give you a meal, but you can't."
Want to come?"
"Brother Liu, Brother Gao, have you also changed? You also like to live a hard life and work hard to make money?"
Luo Rucai looked at Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong and others, wanting to do their ideological work.
Liu Zongmin shook his head and said: "Forget it, I got married last year. My eldest brother knew that I liked beauty, so he gave me a wife and two concubines. Now I'm pregnant. For the sake of my children, I don't want to take any more risks."
Gao Yigong said: "If it were last year, I would consider it, but forget it now, I also have a wife and children, and I don't want them to be alone."
"You, you are too weak. You are nothing more than women. As long as you go up the mountain, you can have as many women as you want, and you can have as many sons as you want! You actually quit because of women and children. Where is your cruelty? Former
During the rebellion in the past few years, how many women and children were killed by you?" Luo Rucai said extremely annoyed.
"Brother Luo, there's no need to say any more. We don't agree with each other. From now on, we are two people. If we fight each other, we won't hold back... Let's go." Li Zicheng said with a cold face.
"Why!"
Luo Rucai left with his men disappointed.
Look at his back.
Liu Zongmin's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he asked in Li Zicheng's ear: "Brother, do you want to kill him? Luo Rucai has a high bounty, and he knows us, so not killing him is a hidden danger."
Gao Yigong also said: "Yes, brother, I saw his wanted order in Xi'an. The reward offered by the King of Qin alone is as much as 50,000 silver dollars."
"No need!"
Li Zicheng shook his head: "After all, it's just an acquaintance. If we meet again next time, there is no need to hold back. The road belongs to Xujiazhuang's assets. He will be in trouble sooner or later."
"Brother is still too benevolent."
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On February 18, Tiancheng Logistics and Transportation Team successfully delivered the materials to Hanzhong and earned a commission of 30,000 silver dollars, which was a great harvest.
On the 20th, after a short rest, Li Zicheng and others set out again. At the request of Hanzhong merchants, they transported a batch of materials worth about 100,000 shi to Luoyang. The transportation distance was more than 1,000 miles, and the commission was only 30,000 silver dollars.
, the profit is not high.
But considering that this was a return order, Li Zicheng thought for a while and accepted the order. After all, it was better than returning empty-handed. Let me add here that Li Zicheng and others have now settled in Xi'an, and their families, including children, have all settled in Xi'an.
The headquarters of Tiancheng Logistics is also located here. They are all from Shaanxi. If they don't settle in Shaanxi, can they still settle in Xujiazhuang, Jiangnan? It doesn't matter how high the settlement standards are there. Rich people can't even buy it.
Go in.
On the 26th, the Tiancheng Logistics and Transportation Team returned home to Xi'an.
Today is also the day when the latest issue of "Oriental Times" is released. Li Zicheng sent someone to buy a copy. If there are still previous issues, buy them together. He needs to learn as much as possible about all aspects of the newspaper through this newspaper.
information.
"Brother, something bad has happened! Look at today's headlines." Tian Jianxiu ran over with a newspaper.
"What's wrong?" Li Zicheng was shocked. Could it be that his past as a bandit was exposed?
"Look, brother, look."
Tian Jianxiu put the newspaper in front of him and saw the headline on the front page - [The bandit leader Luo Rucai turned into a highway robber and was finally beheaded yesterday]
The subtitle is "Hong Chengchou, the governor of the Qin Army, personally rode a motorcycle to pursue and kill the bandits. The bandits were unable to escape and the entire army was annihilated."
The accompanying picture is a picture of a head with a clear face and wide-open eyes - this is the head of Luo Rucai, who will die with his eyes open.
The article reported that Governor Hong Chengchou was wise and decisive, borrowing a hundred motorcycles from Xujiazhuang, and with the help of timely communication via walkie-talkie, when the highway robber Luo Rucai was attacking a transport caravan, the motorcycle team was
They arrived in time and wiped out Luo Rucai and others, beheading nearly 300 of them.
At the end of the article, the Prince of Qin was very happy and rewarded Hong Chengchou and the Qin army with 100,000 silver dollars. Coupled with the rewards from the imperial military department and the bounty from Xujiazhuang, Hong Chengchou could earn at least 200,000 silver dollars.
So when Li Zicheng saw the word 200,000, he immediately understood why Tian Jianxiu said something bad was going to happen.
He couldn't help but slap his thigh hard, and said with great regret: "I missed it. The reward of 200,000 silver dollars passed me by. I shouldn't be so kind to a woman!"
With this huge bounty, he can buy more than a hundred four-wheel carriages, expand the size of the logistics transportation team again, or greatly improve the lives of himself and his brothers.
Regret, I regret it so much. If I had known that the bounty would be so huge, there would be no need to talk about the kindness of fellow countrymen. When I see Luo Rucai, I will just kill him with a knife. Instead of my head falling into the hands of Hong Chengchou, I would rather help my brother and make a fortune.