Where there was oppression, there would be resistance. This sentence was a well-known saying everywhere.
Under Sha Yuandong's management, where was the place where Yongle Market was most oppressed? Naturally, it was the merchants.
Merchants pursued profit, and money was everything to them. Robbing people of their money was like killing their parents. Sha Yuandong was undoubtedly exterminating their entire family.
Sha Yuandong's direct subordinates numbered less than a hundred. These people had always been under Sha Feiying's command, taught martial arts techniques, and guarded the hall.
These people didn't have any real power before. Although their monthly salary was more than that of the other gang leaders, they didn't have a lot of gray income like the other gang leaders.
Moreover, their monthly salary was far less than that of the disciples of the Hall of Battle who fought with others during the gang war. They could only get two silver taels per month at most.
Therefore, after these people were put under Sha Yuandong's command, they immediately began to extort without restraint. Their ruthlessness made even the old foxes of the Flying Eagle Gang blush with shame.
They were the gang leader's direct subordinates, so they naturally had more courage than the other gang members. They weren't afraid of the gang's punishment at all. Moreover, after Sha Yuandong publicly protected them once, this group of people became even more savage.
The East Ascension Restaurant of Yongle Market could be ranked in the top ten among the hundreds of restaurants in the entire Chang Ning Manor. Mr. Fang of the East Ascension Restaurant was also the one who was extorted the most.
The East Ascension Restaurant usually served high-ranking officials, nobles, and wealthy merchants. Every dish was of the highest quality, and the wine was also aged and aged at a price of ten taels of silver per jar. It was precisely this kind of place that had been targeted by Sha Yuandong's group of hungry wolves from the very beginning.
In the beginning, they ate and drank for free at the East Ascension Restaurant, ordering the most expensive dishes and wine for every meal, which cost more than a hundred silver taels.
When they asked for money, these people said righteously, "We are giving you face by eating a meal from you, and you still dare to ask for money?"
Not only did they refuse to pay for their meals, but these people were also drinking and playing finger-guessing games in the restaurant, making the elegantly decorated East Ascension Restaurant into a foul atmosphere. When the other customers saw this, they were secretly displeased. This caused the East Ascension Restaurant to lose a lot of customers, and its business was not even half as good as before.
Furious, Mr. Fang gathered a few merchants who had also been bullied by the gang members to complain to Sha Yuandong. To his surprise, Sha Yuandong slapped them in the face and kicked them out. The next day, when the gang members returned, they changed the situation from freeloading to extortion!
With a cockroach in her hand, she claimed that she got it from the food and blackmailed Mr. Fang for 1,000 taels of silver. Otherwise, she would smash his shop.
Mr. Fang gritted his teeth and paid. The next day, they came again. After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they took out another dead cockroach and continued to extort money. After a few times, Mr. Fang couldn't stand it anymore. If this continued, his East Ascension Restaurant would have to close down!
People could do anything when they were forced to a corner. Moreover, these merchants who seemed to be interested in making money weren't easy to deal with.
One month later, Mr. Fang finally made up his mind when he saw that the restaurant had lost tens of thousands of taels of silver and the reputation of the East Ascension Restaurant was completely ruined.
Since your subordinates, Sha Yuandong, want to force me to my death, then I won't let you have an easy time! If worst comes to worst, we'll fight to the death!
That night, Mr. Fang found more than ten other bosses who had also suffered greatly because of Sha Yuandong's subordinates and told them his plan.
"Guys, you've seen the current situation of the Yongle Market. Sha Yuandong obviously doesn't want to give us any chance to survive. If we continue to sit here and wait for death, we can either sell our properties and leave the Yongle Market or wait for our assets to be extorted!" Mr. Fang said with gritted teeth.
One of them sighed and said, "When Boss Su was still here, we thought that his salary was too high, but he could control his subordinates.
But this Sha Yuandong doesn't know right from wrong. The Yongle Market will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later! "
Hearing someone mention Su Xin, someone immediately echoed, "Yeah, when Boss Su was still here, the streets weren't so chaotic. Even Mr. Huang and Mr. Li, his subordinates, never took a single tael of silver from us.
Why don't we go to the Flying-eagle Gang to protest and bring Boss Su back? What do you think? "
Mr. Fang sneered and said, "Are you an idiot? Don't you know how Su Xin went down? This is related to the power struggle in the Flying-eagle Gang. Do you think you can meddle in this?
If you dare to go to the headquarters of the Flying-eagle Gang and talk nonsense, you won't only lose money but also your lives! "
"Then, Mr. Fang, what should we do? Since you called us here, you must have a plan. Don't keep us guessing. "
"Okay, then I won't talk nonsense. My plan is very simple. Since you, Sha Yuandong, are heartless, don't blame me for being unjust! If you don't give us a way out, we'll make sure you can't stay in the Yongle Market anymore! "
Mr. Fang said with a cold expression, "When the Green Bamboo Gang was in charge of the Yongle Market, Vice Gang Master Chen was a frequent customer of my East Ascension Restaurant, and I had a few words with him.
If you agree with my plan, we'll pool a sum of silver and ask Vice Gang Master Chen to attack the Yongle Market. Then, we'll work together to drive the Flying-eagle Gang out of this place! "
The businessmen were startled by Mr. Fang's plan.
They were all businessmen. They were quite good at using the means in the business world, but this kind of fighting and killing was really not something they could accept.
Someone said hesitantly, "But will it work? Even if you can ask the Green Bamboo Gang to help you, they were defeated by the Flying-eagle Gang. Can they defeat the Flying-eagle Gang now? "
Mr. Fang said, "Don't forget that the Flying-eagle Gang was able to take down the Yongle Market with Su Xin's help. He killed Dai Chong and took down the Yongle Market.
Now, the Flying-eagle Gang has stripped Su Xin of all his power and influence. Without Su Xin's Yongle Market, what do we have to be afraid of? "
They thought for a moment and felt that Mr. Fang's plan was feasible.
Sha Yuandong had forced them into a corner. Even though they knew that the plan was risky, they still nodded in agreement.
These businessmen had big businesses and had at least tens of thousands of silver in their hands. They gritted their teeth and pooled together 300,000 silver and gave it to Mr. Fang, asking him to take it to the Green Bamboo Gang.
In the Green Bamboo Gang, Chen Hong was overjoyed when he heard the news and immediately found Ma Qingyuan for a discussion.
"Hahaha! The Flying-eagle Gang is courting death by destroying themselves. They can't blame us for it! "Chen Hong laughed heartily.
Although they succeeded in overthrowing Wei Feng, the gang master, in the last gang war, the Yongle Market was taken by the Flying-eagle Gang, which made them feel a sense of crisis.
Even if they became gang masters, what was the use of losing their territory?
Therefore, after overthrowing Wei Feng, they temporarily put aside the idea of fighting for power and profits and focused on developing the Green Bamboo Gang.
Unfortunately, the results couldn't be seen in a day or two. However, they didn't expect to hear such good news from the Yongle Market today.
Ma Qingyuan asked suspiciously, "Is there a trap? What if the Flying-eagle Gang is lying in ambush when we attack the Yongle Market? "
Chen Hong said confidently, "Don't worry. It's true. I know the situation in the Yongle Market very well. It's exactly as Mr. Fang said."
"You buried a pawn in the Yongle Market?" Ma Qingyuan suddenly understood.
Chen Hong nodded smugly. "Our Green Bamboo Gang has been running the Yongle Market for dozens of years. How can the Flying-eagle Gang swallow us so easily? This time, I'm going to make them spit it all out! "
Without Su Xin, Chen Hong didn't take the Flying-eagle Gang seriously.
They had seen how powerful Su Xin was when he killed Li Zhonghe in the arena. He alone was enough to defeat all the gang leaders of the Flying-eagle Gang.
However, now that Sha Feiying had destroyed his own wall by stripping Su Xin of his power and sending him back to the Merry Forest to retire, this was the chance for the Green Bamboo Gang to rise again!
After discussing with Mr. Fang, Chen Hong decided to make his move tonight.
As the saying went, a long night is fraught with trouble. He had planted spies in the Flying-eagle Gang, so he didn't know if there were people from the Flying-eagle Gang in the Green Bamboo Gang. Therefore, this plan couldn't be leaked and had to be executed immediately.
After Mr. Fang returned to the Yongle Market, he immediately gathered the other merchants and asked them to bring over all the reliable people in their families.
Of course, he didn't summon these people to fight with the Flying-eagle Gang; they didn't have the guts to do so. What they wanted to do was to set fire to the Yongle Market.
As long as they set fire to the Yongle Market while the Flying-eagle Gang was busy trying to put out the fire, the people of the Green Bamboo Gang would immediately attack when they saw the fire, taking advantage of the chaos to kill them!
Late at night, Mr. Fang and his companions came to the entrance of the Yongle Market with several loyal and reliable people carrying kerosene.
The entrance of the Cultivation Inheritance Hall and the Yongle Market were right next to each other, which saved them a lot of time.
The night was quiet, and the surrounding shops were all closed. There wasn't even a single lantern on the street.
In the old days, many brothels and restaurants were open even late at night in the Yongle Market. Although it wasn't as lively as the Merry Forest, the nightlife here was still rich.
However, after Sha Yuandong came, the ruffians and thieves on the street all appeared. The customers thought it would affect their mood and not be safe, so they went to the Merry Forest instead of coming to the Yongle Market.
Without any business to make, the shops closed early, which made things more convenient for Mr. Fang and his companions.
Mr. Fang had thought that there would be guards at the entrance, but he didn't expect that there would be no one there, which made his plan of luring the enemies away from their territory useless.
In fact, there should be guards at the entrance at night, but Sha Yuandong's subordinates weren't very disciplined, and no one was willing to stand here in the cold in the middle of the night. Therefore, when Sha Yuandong was about to fall asleep, they would find a place to take a nap, which gave Mr. Fang and his companions a chance.
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