The ace special forces who dominated the Sui dynasty's late period

  "Profit sharing? Dream on!" Yang Jishan didn't even bother to look at Yuan Tiangai straight in the eye. He stretched out two fingers and waved them in front of Yuan, saying "This is already the greatest favor this young master can grant you!"

  Yuan Tiangai was a clever man, and the Yang family's power was vast. He couldn't possibly side with the villagers. But Liu Ziqiu's facial expression made him uneasy, so he agreed to help the villagers convey their message. However, Yang Jishan only offered to give up 20% of the profits, which was far from what Liu Ziqiu had asked for. Yuan Tiangai had no choice but to say with a forced smile: "Young Master Yang shouldn't forget that there are superior people in the village!"

  Yang Jishan suddenly jumped up from his seat, turned around to see Yang Heihu, and then sat back down again. In a low voice, he said: "Tell them to send someone over to talk!"

  Everything that happened on the dock yesterday, Yang Hei Hu did not hide a bit. As a member of the Yang family's generals, Yang Hei Hu surprisingly didn't have the courage to fight with him. This naturally made Yang Ji Shan quite angry, but more was his fear of that person.

  Yang Heihu hastily reminded: "The young master has ordered, here..."

  Because it has been empty for a long time, there are not many people in the village who remember that this is Yang's property. Before leaving, Yang Jishan had entrusted Yang Xuangan to not let outsiders enter the manor at will. As for Yuan Tiangai, this astute local official, he naturally knew which high officials had what properties in the county, so he could come on his own initiative. But bringing the villagers of Changshan Village was another matter altogether.

  In the village, Yang Jishan didn't dare to go. This morning, he sent out over a hundred people, and when they came back, the miserable sight was still vivid in his mind. Some people had both feet pierced and couldn't walk; some were covered in wounds, with blood and flesh blurred together; others had their heads wrapped in bandages, swollen like a pig's head. The village was heavily guarded outside, and Yang Jishan thought of himself as a gentleman, he didn't want to risk his own safety.

  But then Yuan Tiangong cupped his hands and said: "If Young Master Yang is having a hard time, I am willing to act as an intermediary. Would you please move to the county yamen? What do you think?"

  If this can be achieved, it will also get rid of a big trouble for Yanggu County.

  "Let me think about it again and I will give you a reply within three days." By this time, Yang Jishan had calmed down. This matter was too important and not something he could decide on his own.

  The whole day, the villagers remained highly vigilant, and no one went out to sea to fish. Xiangcao's body was still a bit weak, but she could already walk on the ground and even rushed to help Gaixiu'er with household chores, these two sisters were diligent people.

  At dusk, some villagers ran out of the village again and set up the damaged traps. Liu Ziqiu thought it was unnecessary, but this concerned the lives of the villagers, so he didn't dare to make a casual decision. However, Liu Ziqiu suggested that the villagers take turns keeping watch at night, there was no need to exhaust everyone. Having not slept for a day and a night, Liu Ziqiu himself also wanted to rest well.

  But there's a problem, the big shot's house only has one bed.

  Gao Xiuer said proactively: "Big brother, you go inside and sleep. I'll chat with Xiangcao outside, we're not sleepy."

  Liu Ziqiu still had to say something about this style, patted his solid chest and said: "Alright, there's nothing good to argue about. This body of mine is better off sleeping on a bed!"

  The night grew darker, and neither Xiangcao nor Gaixiu could fall asleep. Xiangcao had been lying down for too long, while Gaixiu was deep in thought.

  Vanilla glanced outside and whispered: "Sister, although Big Brother Niu is a bit rustic, he's quite handsome, how about..."

  "Hey you little girl, scram! Go to sleep!"

  Vanilla pouted and didn't dare to speak, but when she tilted her head, she found a pair of scissors placed beside Gao Xiuer's pillow. She was shocked and asked: "Sister, what did you bring this for?"

  "It's hard to know a person's heart!" Thinking of being touched on the chest by Liu Ziqiu during today's boxing practice, Gao Xiuer felt a little flustered and asked, "Do you know what kind of person he is?"

  "Isn't he your husband, Da Niubrother?"

  Gao Xiuer stuffed the scissors under the pillow and said, "No! He's not a great hero. If a great hero had his skills, how could he have been shot and fallen into the sea?"

  Until the evening of the third day, there was no movement in the Yang family. Suddenly, Yuan Tian sent someone to invite the people of Changshan Village to go to the county tomorrow to discuss cooperation with the Yang family, and also mentioned the name of Da Niu.

  The villagers gathered together to discuss, Liu Ziqiu stood up and said: "Yang's family is willing to talk, the matter has been successful for half. The salt industry makes a lot of money every day, and everyone's life will be guaranteed in the future. Set off early tomorrow, and we must get a satisfactory result."

  "Changshan Village can't be without you." Second Uncle suddenly stood up and said, "This is the Hongmen Banquet, you can't go!"

  In the past few days, Liu Ziqiu has already learned about the general situation of Changshan Village through side attacks. Changshan Village only has two surnames, Xiao and Niu. The second uncle is called Xiao Xin, who is the oldest in age and has experienced the three dynasties of Liang, Chen, and Sui, and is the most knowledgeable, so all the villagers listen to him.

  Xiao Xin was already a man in his sixties, considered old for this era. Liu Ziqiu couldn't bear to let him rush about and labor, advising: "Second Uncle, if it's the Hongmen Banquet, I should be the one to go. At least I'm young, and when faced with danger, I can run a bit faster - how could we let you, an elderly man, take risks?"

  Xiao Xin said without a doubt, "What if this is their plan to lure the tiger away from its mountain? Who will protect the village then? I'm old and my death won't be a loss! None of you young people are allowed to go!"

  Liu Ziqiu knew he couldn't outdo him, so he nodded and said: "Second Uncle, you can go, but remember, we'll split the profits equally, no concessions!"

  Liu Ziqiu had also carefully analyzed it when he was idle. Half a year has passed, and although the Yang family has used various means to hurt some people, they have not yet been able to wipe them out completely. Now that the Yang family is suddenly eager to exterminate the village, they must be unable to hold on in this matter of the salt fields. By grasping this point, Changshan Village will have the upper hand in the negotiations.

  The conversation went unusually smoothly, indicating that Xiao Xin's worries were unnecessary.

  Yang Jishan himself did not show up, but was fully represented by Yang Heihu. Yang Heihu had originally planned to probe the "big cow" during the talks, but instead came a wretched old man, which made him extremely disappointed.

  The banquet was set up in the county government office, with fine wine and delicacies, singing and dancing, everything was complete. Yuan Tiange sat in the main seat, Xiao Xin and Yang Heihu sat on both sides, and the three of them ate and talked while eating.

  Yang's family had done a lot of homework beforehand. He told Xiao Xin that if they set up a salt farm, what scale it could reach, how much edible salt could be produced every day, and all the calculations were clear and transparent. Xiao Xin calculated with her fingers, and at least 1,000 taels of white silver could be earned per month!

  Xiao Xin spent his whole life in Changshan Village and never thought that he and the villagers were guarding a treasure land for nothing.

  However, the Yang family is not worried that Changshan Village will go back on their word. Yang Heihu said clearly that if Changshan Village wants to open its own salt farm, even if they have the funds, without the support of the Yang family, they won't be able to sell a single grain of salt! This is the trump card that the Yang family is relying on.

  Moreover, the Yang family will also investigate the situation in Changshan Village clearly. Changshan Village has only 78 households with more than 300 people, and only about 100 of them can work at the salt farm. With this little capital, it is impossible to share profits equally with the Yang family!

  Xiao Xin was stunned, but remembering the "big cow's" last words before departure, he still insisted: "Must share profits equally, otherwise no deal!"

  Yang Heihu laughed and said, "Old man, don't be too greedy! Our young master has already said that the most we can give you is 35%, which is 350 taels of silver in a month. You come and go with the wind, in a year, can you earn this much?"

  Xiao Xin remained silent, quietly pressing his handprint on the contract. Yuan Tianpeng also signed his name, while Yang Heihu used a private seal of Yang Jishan. The contract was made in triplicate, with Longshan Village, Yang's family and Yanjun County each holding one copy.

  Although the conditions put forward by Liu Ziqiu were not met, Xiao Xin thought that every month, the village would have an income of 350 taels, and he was still very pleased. More importantly, this time County Master personally escorted him to the city gate, making him feel doubly honored.

  Yuan Tiangai escorted Li Xin to the Wuliting Pavilion five miles east of the city, and then cupped his hands and said: "Old man, this county will no longer send you off. Please go back and tell Da Niu Zhuangshi that when he has time, come to the county government office for a visit. This county wants to personally calculate a divination for him!"

  Xiao Xin readily agreed.

  The contract was written in traditional characters, but Liu Ziqiu could still make out the general content with some effort. However, he could clearly see the small print at the end of the contract: "Established in the third year of the Sui Dynasty's Daxing era, seventh month." The terms were far from his target, and upon closer calculation, Second Uncle Yang had been cheated. The salt farm's monthly profits were not just a thousand taels! This was a failed negotiation!

  "Big cow, you can't even read, what are you doing? Let me read it out loud for everyone!" Xiao Xin saw Liu Ziqiu frowning nonstop, snatched the contract away, and began reading it aloud in front of all the villagers.

  It's said that from now on the village will have an income of 350 taels a month, and the villagers all cheered up. This is really a huge sum for them, much better than fishing.

  Liu Ziqiu saw that the simple villagers were already very satisfied, and he didn't speak again. After all, this was the villagers' own business, and he hadn't planned to live in the village for a long time, let alone become a salt farm owner. His dream was to return to modern times one day, which was his direction of effort.

  However, Liu Ziqiu still wanted to fight for the villagers again and said: "Second Uncle, we should add one more!"

  Xiao Xin was taken aback and asked: "What else do you want to add?"

  Liu Ziqiu said, "We should let the Yang family advance this month's dividend first! In the future, everyone will go to the salt farm to work, no one will go out to sea to fish, and if we don't advance some money, are we going to let everyone drink northwest wind for a whole month?"

  Xiao Xin slapped his thigh and said, "Right! How could I not have thought of that? Big Niu, County Master wants you to go there for a visit. He wants to help you figure out your destiny. Why don't you go tomorrow and ask him to mention it to the Yang family again? I think County Master has always looked at you with different eyes, maybe it can be done."

  Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "Who wants to let him calculate, doesn't need to go ask him. Tomorrow Yang's family will definitely send someone, I'll directly talk with Yang's family!"