"Brothers, please think about it, what does my Song Jiang have to offer? Money? People don't care. I have no enmity with him. I don't have any grudges against any of the charlatans (only kindness and a good reputation earned). Why did Boss Mu want to harm me? ”

"Take a step back, if he really has the heart to harm me, is it necessary to go through such a bother?"

"We've all seen this. This person takes killing passers-by seriously. If they want to clean up my Song Jiang, they just need to get started directly. Still use Boss Mu's tongue and mind to operate? “

Saying this, Yang Shi and the three of them thought about it.

If the Mu family brothers had ghosts in their hearts, then in the previous fight with Ma Xiong, Mu Chun only needed to watch from the sidelines and not interfere, how could he toss so many things. Besides, with the power of the Mu family brothers, even if they work hard, how can they stop it with the ability of a few of them? Except for dying here, the corpse is fed to Wang Ba at the bottom of the river, no one knows and no one asks...... There can be no other outcome. I'm afraid that Song Jiang didn't say it for fear of hurting their self-esteem.......

Song Jiang said again: "The brothers all have important things to do, and the mountains need the brothers to sit and lead the troops, how can you spend more time on Song Jiang, who has nothing to do now?" It's also dangerous to stay out for long periods of time. It's better to go back early. Chao Tianwang can also rest assured earlier. If he was worried, Song Jiang was only worried about the danger of his brothers' return. “

Seeing that Song Jiang has made up his mind. Yang Shi and the others no longer insisted on escorting to the end, and with Song Jiang's thanks and greetings to Chao Gai, they decided to go back early to make a business, and they didn't want to rest comfortably in this bottomless hotel, and it was better to leave this and return to Shandong immediately that day.

Song Jiang made a decision, but he resolutely did not want a gift from Boss Mu, how could he have to make a count after Mu Hong's words were spoken, in fact, it was to make Song Jiang and his gang believe that he was really not malicious, and it was not rare that Song Jiang and his gang were worried about the money, so that Song Jiang could rest assured, and Yang Shi and they could also go with confidence. Song Jiang couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it....... changed hands, but it was all given to Yang Shi and them.

"This money is not for the brothers to bring back to Erlong Mountain to return to the Gongding Heavenly King as a gift, but for the brothers to spend on their own roads. The brothers escorted Song Jiang, and the journey was very hard and dangerous, and Song Jiang was grateful in his heart, and he couldn't repay it, and he remembered this situation in his heart. As for the Heavenly King. I and the king of heaven have our own affection, needless to say, the relationship has to be counted separately, not in this list. “

Yang Shi and Liu Wuji were originally rich people in the capital, but now they are all poor, they abandoned their homes and fled to Chai Jinzhuang in a hurry, they had no money, and went to Erlongshan to be a bandit leader...... It costs a lot to buy this and that in the hotel shop on Erlong Mountain, how can you save money, and suddenly with this money, the days will be much more comfortable....... The two of them couldn't help but be grateful and appreciative of Song Jiang's generosity and thoughtfulness, and the more enthusiastic and sincere they followed.

Jiang Xun is one of the thirteen Taibao of Shejiaoling, a robber for a long time, in the Song Dynasty, which was still very wealthy at the time, robbed big households everywhere, shared a lot of money, and was not short of money, but he was naturally happy to have an unexpected harvest. Who would dislike that they have a lot of money. Naturally, he also has a better impression of Song Jiang.

Not to mention the remaining Erlongshan minions sailors, they feel that this trip is rewarding, and they are not in vain in their hard work and adventures, and they are also devoted to Song Jiang.

In time, Song Jiang used money and generosity to easily buy people's hearts again.

He said goodbye solemnly to the Erlongshan brothers, and then took Wang Si and Liang to get on Mu Hong's ship with a tolerance that he didn't know if he was unlucky or lucky.

Ma Xiong and Zhang Kui, the two villains, looked at all this and felt extremely uncomfortable, but good things came to them in a blink of an eye. Mu Hong beckoned them to come on the boat as well.

"Your boat is small, too bumpy and too slow." Mu Hong said: "The guests of the timely rain are here, how can you two not sit with you as the leaders of Jiangzhou?" “

Ma and Zhang were overjoyed when they heard this, and excitedly explained to their subordinates, and hurriedly got on the boat.

They don't value being able to get along with the so-called timely rain and Song Jiang to establish understanding and friendship. They are excited to see the benefits from it. As long as he accompanies Song Jiang well, Boss Mu is satisfied, and he will definitely take care of some of their business on credit. As soon as Boss Mu's heart tilted a little, they would be able to empty their gloves and white wolf hair, and the relationship with Boss Mu who wanted to be close but couldn't always get close was close, wouldn't the future be smoother.......

In the face of national disasters, although they are quite powerful ruffian gangsters, the disaster is too great, unstoppable, and they usually do too much evil, and they are extremely notorious among the people, extremely hated, and in the overwhelming frenzy of killing corrupt officials and bullies, they are afraid of being liquidated by the crazy people........ In a hurry, he abandoned his home and fled, and as a result, he became a poor egg like other big families in the world, and now he needs money too much, eating, drinking, gambling, and having fun, and raising his brothers to gather people's hearts and maintain power, which one does not need money? There is no money for smuggling. Pirates don't take credit like that. They don't have that smuggling relationship. Everything can only rely on the capable Boss Mu, otherwise they would not be so respectful and honest to the Mu family brothers. The Mu family brothers are powerful, no matter how long they are, they can't do it, they are very afraid in their hearts, but they don't care about how the face of the boss of the faction is so servile and obedient....... It's all forced by life, and I have to bow to reality......

The big boat went west, although there was no romance through the ages, but Song Jiang, who had a plan and resolutely got on the boat to take risks, not only lived comfortably, but also ate and drank well and slept well...... The tension and fatigue caused by the bumpy adventure of sailing south for a few days on the river was in good spirits, and with the usual means of Hu Baoyi and Shiyu, he was happy to finally win the convincing and heartfelt approval of the calm Boss Mu, and Mu Hong was finally willing to call him Brother Gongming.

Song Jiang said that he didn't dare to do it, but he was ecstatic in his heart....... It is possible to subdue the powerful force of the Mu brothers.......

There is also an inevitable harvest that Ma Xiong and Zhang Kui, the two big villains, are also familiar with Song Jiang, and have real admiration and respect from the bottom of their hearts, although they are still far from recognizing Song Jiang as the "leading brother" and spiritual leader, these two people are not really righteous and evil villains, and it is impossible for them to really have allegiance and follow Song Jiang...... There are one hundred and eight heroes in Liangshan in the Water Margin, among which there are all kinds of unbearable conduct, anti-social and even anti-human crimes, but there is a unified characteristic, that is, under the banner of the way of heaven, they all believe in "thieves also have the way", righteousness first, all emphasize righteousness, love and righteousness, brothers live and die together, and there is no betrayal in the future, that is, there is a pursuit of the righteousness of the rivers and lakes that has been passed down through the ages, and there is respect and faith for the most basic game rules and traditions of the green forest underworld....... The court is corrupt, so although it is evil, it is a righteous man who people are willing to recognize and even praise. This is the reason why Li Jun, Mu Hong and other gangs are actually Jiangzhou bullies and ruffians with Ma Xiong and Zhang Kui, but there is a fundamental difference between them, the latter is a real evil bandit and a damned gangster who seeks to do all kinds of evil and only wants his own happiness, while the former can be praised as a hero or even a righteous hero under specific historical conditions. However, for Song Jiang at present, this is enough.

In this small world on the ship, everyone gets along day and night, looking up and looking down, and there are delicious foods provided by Mu Hong on the boat every day, and the wine is drunk at a moment's notice...... Even if Song Jiang is not good at communicating, he has no intention of making friends, but it is impossible not to be close to Ma and Zhang. This layer of brotherhood and a certain degree of affection and trust between the three is initially established....... Song Jiang has a foundation for Ma and Zhang to be properly used, at least in Jiangzhou, they will not be harmed by these two evil ghosts.

All these changes were of course deliberately controlled, arranged and facilitated by the Mu brothers.

Brother Gongming, it was called on purpose. Everything is planned, and it's OK to act according to the script.

The Mu brothers are obviously not talented actors, and their personalities are destined to be not good at acting......... They don't need much acting skills to achieve their goals at all, they are bold and straightforward and even reckless and impulsive, they talk less, watch more, laugh more, persuade to eat and drink well, and don't say that they can leak their mouths.

With Ma Liu Er's current economic embarrassment, he wants to eat and drink spicy food as usual, and wants to continue to have a lot of stability in Jiangzhou to help the people live a dignified and decent life, and at present, he can only completely rely on Mu Hong to take care of the business and not trample on them, Boss Mu respectfully calls Brother Song Jiang, how dare they not hurry up and call it more respectfully?

But I didn't know that this call was hooked into the soul...... The hell ghost envoy smiled and immediately casually waved their pen to tie them up with Song Jiang and hooked them together. Ma Xiong and Zhang Kui's good days in Jiangzhou soon came to an end. They will eventually find out that Song Jiang's plague effect is terrible, and at that time, they want to get rid of the relationship, and they want to recognize the relationship between Gongming's brother, but they can't explain it clearly, and they can't escape it....... With their IQ level, they finally had to follow their fate, and followed Song Jiang all the way to the black ......

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There is no conflict of interest, and under the condition that you get along well but have benefits, the more you drink the wine, the more you drink, the more you drink, the more you drink, the closer it is.

By the time the fleet approached Jiangzhou City, Ma Xiong and Zhang Kui had already called Song Jiang Gongming's brother very smoothly, and there was no need to reluctantly call for deliberately currying favor with Mu Hong. Look at the three of them in the bow of the boat facing the wind and waves, pointing to the sky and the earth, full of pride...... The intimacy of stroking each other's backs and shoulders, seeing Ma Xiong and Zhang Kui following Song Jiang's side, a Gongming brother, seemed to be ready to die generously for Song Jiang at any time........ Mu Hong and his younger brother behind him looked at each other silently and smiled....... They all breathed a sigh of relief.....

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"Brother Gongming, further ahead is Jiangzhou City. Mu Hong couldn't accompany his brother to the end. Let's say goodbye here. ”

Song Jiangmeng, who was full of joy, was stunned when he heard this, and he was very disappointed.

He also wants to take this big boat to be accompanied by (younger brother) Mu Hong to the strange land of Jiangzhou....... But then there was a smile full of understanding, "Brother's kindness has already made Song Jiang feel ashamed, how dare you bother my brother to send me to Jiangzhou to work?" ”

Mu Hong did not explain why. Ma and Zhang are positive.

Ma Xiong explained: "Brother Gongming doesn't know anything. Boss Mu and Second Master Mu are absolutely open on both sides of the Xunyang River, especially in this Jiangzhou City. The government along the river has to give full face. Who can't do this when it comes to Muhammad heroes? Saying that, he gave a thumbs up, "Even those arrogant scholars and doctors with eyes on the top of their heads have to respect Boss Mu if they want to be disrespectful, and even flattering and protecting, they have to praise the Mu family brothers for being really good men and really capable." However, what we are doing is smuggling, the Great Song Dynasty needs us to smuggle salt or something, and the government also needs Boss Mu to help them get (pirate's) goods to get benefits and make a fortune, especially now that the Great Song Dynasty is poor, and the officials are so poor and difficult to have no money to make money to enjoy, but, in fact, it is one thing, Wang Fa Ce is another matter, smuggling is a crime to cut off the head, Boss Mu and us will inevitably be suspected of piracy, this kind of thing depends on what the government thinks of the officials and what the elders think. If the officials and old men have a crooked mind," Ma Xiong said, giving Song Jiang a look you know, "Therefore, Boss Mu and Second Master Mu never enter Jiangzhou City, and do not step into the ground near Jiangzhou City. ”

Song Jiang suddenly realized, but then he had a new puzzle, and it was also a question that had been there for a long time from the beginning: There are so many smuggling merchants in the world, only on both sides of the Xunyang River, the smuggling business will not be less, why is the only Mu Hong brother so prominent and powerful? The prestige is so great that even local officials like the prefect of the coastal government have to give face? Could it be that this Mu Hongzhen is a pirate, just operating in the Song Kingdom as a Song trader, so the government is afraid of it?

As soon as he thought that Mu Hong, whom he wanted to win over, was a pirate, a person on the hostile side that he couldn't use and who he disdained and hated in his heart, Song Jiang's heart sank.........

Zhang Kui didn't see Song Jiang's thoughts, but what he said was just to relieve Song Jiang's doubts and disappointment, "Brother Gongming still doesn't know." Don't talk about anything else, just say that on both sides of the Xunyang River, there are more smugglers. Our Boss Mu is not the earliest, but he has done the best, and now he is a well-deserved boss........"

With Zhang Kui's words, Song Jiang gradually understood: The Mu family is a big landlord in Jiangzhou, a real big landlord, so big that he is not only powerful in Benzhuang, but also a big tyrant who stomps his feet and trembles in the town, and he is still powerful in the county, not like his Song family........ There is money, there are also reliable Zhuang Ding manpower, money is rich, people are needed, as soon as he turned into the smuggling business, although he started late, but he started big, and suddenly became a big customer in the eyes of pirates. The Mu Hong brothers are highly armed and powerful, and their men are powerful, they are both shrewd and able to fight, and the most risky business of smuggling can be done and quickly gain a firm foothold, and they are extremely trustworthy...... Pirates are different from others in their trade, they don't just sell and receive money, and they don't care about anything else, and how the distributors handle the goods is also a matter of concern to the pirates.......

For example, salt is subject to a predetermined price limit for wholesale and retail in various places, and it can be sold for 10 wen by the sea, 20 wen for the inside, and 30 wen if the freight is more burdensome for the farther freight...... However, the smugglers are basically profit-seeking adventurers, and they are eager for quick success and quick profit when they do this kind of dangerous business, and they only hate to smuggle a trip and make a ruthless move, and they only care about the fastest way to get enough in front of them, and they don't care about the future, no matter what their own word-of-mouth image is not imaged and will not last for a long time, just like too many Chinese enterprises in the process of reforming...... Who cares if the social impact is bad or not, who cares about the approximate selling price rules set by the pirates and the erection and maintenance of the beautiful image of the pirates doing trade?

If the smugglers can't sell at a high price in their respective localities, they will maliciously collude, join forces to control the supply of goods, manipulate the market, and raise the price to make huge profits. If they don't sell it at a high price, how will they listen to the pirates' hopes?

However, the Mu brothers are not like this.

They abide by the rules of the pirate trade and insist on controlling the reasonable sales of their next house from the very beginning....... Speaking of faithfulness, the most important thing in the pirate trade is business trustworthiness, which is completely different from their murderous robbery style.

The smugglers take cash to buy, this is not the concern of pirates, they all have to trade with cash, otherwise you will get out of here. With deep pockets and large purchases, this is not the concern of pirates. Because pirate cargo never worries about selling, and it doesn't matter if you buy more or less. The Mu brothers' persistence undoubtedly fell into the eyes of the pirates. Honesty and trustworthiness can naturally get the attention, appreciation and special support and care of pirates....... It's hard to do a big deal without a lot of business.........

Good businessmen eliminate bad businessmen. The Mu smuggling gang will inevitably soon become the absolute boss of the Xunyang River region. No matter how rich others are, no matter how long they have been dealing with the pirate trade, it is useless to be familiar with them. Goods that others can't buy, M Moser can. What others can buy, M Moser can always get it first, earn it first, and then others can buy it.......

M Moser's unremitting efforts to uphold the principle of credibility have made the difference and power even more evident in the aftermath of the national crisis.

After the disaster, even the emperor was so poor that he was not a smuggler, and the smuggling tycoons who had made a fortune and saved up the gold and silver mountains were all looted by the frenzy, and they did not die in the disaster and were already burned with the blessing of Gao Xiang's ancestors, and became a poor egg in a beggar-like mansion, without squandering and enjoying, one by one the fat heads and big ears quickly faded into dry monkey spirits, on fire, they can also worry about them half dead, and then want to smuggle and make a fortune, where is the money to buy, can only stare dryly. Muhammad was robbed in the same way during the catastrophe frenzy, but was able to continue smuggling...... They are very few pirate approved Song merchants, it doesn't matter if they don't have money to buy goods, as long as they have reputation, they can get the goods on credit to the pirates who don't owe credit, and sell them first and then settle the pirate payment.

Today's governments on both sides of the Xunyang River have to rely on the help of the Mu Group to make money by smuggling goods, otherwise there will be no drama to sing.

But because of this, M Moser is on the cusp. The people have to chase for profit, but it is not without danger. And the government, although Mu has always been generous, even the arrogant Cai Jing's son, Cai Jiu, the prefect of Jiangzhou, has always appreciated, cared for, maintained and supported...... He is very friendly with the Mu brothers, and he gives Mu a lot of face, but the Mu brothers still dare not step into the city, and their whereabouts are uncertain, and outsiders, no one knows where their brothers are located......