Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

The decree of Chuzhou was issued by Mu Qiang, the little man behind the scenes, under the coercion of Zhao Huan. The decree stated that all salt permits would be taken inventory, and merchants who wanted to transfer salt permits would be treated as reselling official certificates.

Mu Qiang did not think that this kind of thing would affect the interests of the salt merchants in Chuzhou, so he agreed to eliminate some salt permits.

For this reason, the Binzhou Salt Merchants Association also gathered together to discuss whether this incident would bring any negative impact?

Finally, after some deduction, everyone did not find anything wrong. After all, their local salt merchants were close to the water, and Binzhou could only produce so much salt. It was not the fault of the salt merchants if the merchants from other places could not get the salt.

Fu Gang recently discovered that more and more brothers from his former salt gang came to see him, and when they met they only talked about feelings and nothing else.

That day, Sun Tiebiao came wearing black clothes. This time he brought a few people with him and also brought some cooked food and wine.

"Brother Sun, this wine is not as strong as the last one!" Fu Gang said while smacking his lips while drinking.

Hearing this, Sun Tiebiao was filled with anger and asked someone to go to Dingzhou County to find his old friend. He said that the wine was a reward from the prince to the three armies, and he kept it secretly. It was not something that could be obtained just by asking.

"We have food and drinks, but you are still not satisfied?" Sun Tiebiao asked back.

Fu Gang heard the dissatisfaction in the other person's words, looked at the people around him with disdain, and said unhappily: "Brother Sun's wine is out, and you don't even know how to refill it."

Since the last time they drank, Liu Meng and Zheng Jun sat at the table, and Fu Gang later felt that this was against the rules. Although Sun Tiebiao didn't say anything, in this era, status cannot be violated.

People treat you as a big shot, and you hang out with your little brothers, regardless of the occasion.

So when Sun Tiebiao came this time, he found that Sun Tiebiao's people were standing in the back, very well-behaved, and Fu Gang's people could not let them sit at the table at will.

After making his position clear and regaining the style of the former helmsman, Sun Tiebiao looked at Fu Gang seriously.

"Your old customer at the salt works has been causing trouble lately. If you go back, you'll lose your head."

Fu Gang knew what Sun Tiebiao meant. He was talking about the salt merchants who had supported them back then.

"It's not that serious, it's not like we're selling illegal salt!"

"What you did, they are doing now. If you were here, you would just be there to protect them."

Fu Gang listened to Sun Tiebiao's words with his eyes wide open in confusion. He neither put down the wine bowl nor drank from it.

"After all, you are rootless duckweed. If the water gets bigger, you will float away. That's why we won't kill you. You will die if you get out."

"Then... do you think we still have a chance?" Fu Gang asked unwillingly at this time.

"Opportunities come to those who are prepared! What have you prepared? What's your plan?"

Why does this sound so familiar? Remembering that he asked this question last time, Fu Gang suddenly remembered Sun Tiebiao's words. Yes, what have I prepared?

"But there is a chance. It depends on whether you can see through it!"

Sun Tiebiao picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, looking at Fu Gang who was still in a daze.

"Tell me, I'll see if I can catch you."

After saying that, Fu Gang also drank the drink in his hand.

"Find your former salt gang brothers. I know you used to have salt permits registered with the government, but now they've all been taken away by the transport gang, and the government has changed the registration."

"Bang!" The sound of Fu Gang's fist hitting the stone table was heard.

"You should be prudent in your actions. You are just a pair of dogs for the salt merchants and these officials. Now that you are gone, the Cao Gang will become an even more vicious dog. They need a dog to bite people, so of course you will be abandoned."

This time, Fu Gang just clenched his fists, not as angry as before.

"Remember, if you're a dog, you have to be prepared to be a dog, and you also have to know the consequences of being a dog. But this time, I'm not asking you to be a dog, but to be a human being, someone who keeps their word."

At this moment, Fu Gang no longer believed that he could be a human being. Being a dog was actually pretty good, but his master did not protect him last time.

"Tell me, who is my master this time?"

"He is not the master of one person, but the master of Chuzhou." Sun Tiebiao looked at Fu Gang disdainfully, trying to see the final result from his face.

"The master of Chuzhou? Is it him who asked me to do this?" Fu Gang asked back.

"No, I just want you to leave this yard. I'm afraid you don't have the courage."

"I have the courage, but I don't know what else I can do." Although Fu Gang's broken hand could move, the broken bones prevented him from exerting force.

"I won't let you fight or kill. I'll just let you take your own people and retrieve what belongs to you."

Fu Gang looked at Sun Tiebiao, wanting to know what his things were?

Money? Territory? Power?

Which of these have I ever possessed?

Sun Tiebiao knew that Fu Gang was confused at the moment, so he said, "After working in the salt field for so many years, you should get back the money you earned through hard work, and you should own your own property. Even if you don't consider yourself, what about the families of those brothers who died?"

Fu Gang knew that these should be taken back, but how could he get them back? Should he fight against the Cao Gang?

"I understand your confusion. I think you should forget about the Cao Gang occupying your headquarters. However, your warehouses in Binzhou, as well as your salt reserves and salt permits, were all tampered with by the government. The King of Chu will help you get them back."

When Liu Meng heard this, he interrupted and said, "Yes! This is all the blood and sweat of us brothers. We agreed that after the salt is sold, we can get money to support our families."

Speaking of the Taoists, they didn't know the situation of their families for a long time, and didn't even know whether they were still alive.

"You can leave this village, or you can use this village as a base. As for what you plan to do, when you have made up your mind, tell the villagers to look for me, and I will come."

When Zheng Jun heard that he could leave the village, he was very excited. He really wanted to go out and see the world. He had been feeling very bored here for a while.

The border of the Great Zhou is a hundred miles north of the Tuo River. Further north is a plateau and mountainous area. This is a buffer zone and actually belongs to the territory of the Great Zhou, but there are basically no troops guarding it.

Yanzhou once planned to unite with Dingzhou to stabilize the area, but the Xiongnu people heading north from Yanzhou often invaded the border, which made the King of Yan powerless.

The Lu family is the largest family in the Dingzhou and Yanzhou areas, and also the most powerful force in this area. The prefectures and counties on both sides are very friendly to them. Naturally, the matter of the white wine in the Dingzhou camp could not be concealed from the Lu family's spies.

The ancients knew that wine was made from grain, but the grain output in Dingzhou was not high, and this wine came from the army, so they naturally mistakenly thought that Li Xin was making wine with military rations.

So, someone from the Lu family secretly met with Li Xin and was willing to buy the liquor from Li Xin at a high price.

These liquors are originally made from leftover materials, and Zhao Sheng blends them with fruit wine or something like that as the base liquor. The output itself is not high, so he keeps them for himself to drink or give to others.

Even though the benefits of the Lu family's demands were huge, they could not meet the total amount they requested.