"Roar~"

The gate of Macheng has been demolished, and there are gaps in many places in the city walls. They are not disrepaired, but have been demolished artificially. When Ye Zhao and his eleven people passed through the city gate, they saw two groups of people fighting on the streets, with swords, guns, sticks, hoes and horses whipping together. There were Han people in the crowd, and there were obviously Hu people mixed in. Surprisingly, it was not the battle between Hu people and Han people. Among the two groups, there were Han people and Hu people. Ye Zhao even saw two Hu people hugging each other and stabbing each other on each other without any slightestness. In the blink of an eye, the two died together.

"Is it very harmonious?" Ye Zhao said with interest after watching this scene. After a long time, he smiled.

"..." Guan Hai, Gao Sheng looked at Ye Zhao speechlessly, where did you see it?

Ignoring everyone's expressions, Ye Zhao's perspective on the problem naturally could not be the same as them. In the eyes of others, Macheng was obviously in chaos. As soon as he entered the city, he saw an armed fight, and no one was in charge, which shows the difference in public security.

However, this city has not taken office for several years. The government has been in name only. It makes sense for anyone with a big fist. In Ye Zhao's opinion, this situation is not surprising. What really makes him happy is that perhaps because of the lack of government intervention, the conflict between Hu and Han is not as big as he imagined.

If you may have to stay here for a few years in the future, the contradiction between Hu and Han is a problem that you have to face. At least in Macheng, the distinction between Hu and Han races is not obvious.

Some people around were watching the fun, and they didn't seem to be worried about being affected by the armed fight between the two gangs. Many people gathered together with interest to discuss the matter, which made Ye Zhao feel a little curious. It seemed that his county town was very interesting.

"Gaosheng, go and ask." Ye Zhao looked around and said to Gaosheng.

"Here." Gao Sheng understood and quickly turned around and left, looking for a man with a kind face, asking what he asked?

"What did he do?" Guan Hai looked at Ye Zhao in a daze.

"Inquiry about the information." Ye Zhao smiled. This is also the reason why he is willing to stay in high elevation. This man is not brave enough. If he is a general, he is not capable of charging forward and planning, and he is even less capable of strategizing. However, he knows how to observe his words and expressions. He has no great wisdom, but he is always smart and cannot count on big things. However, he can do some trivial things more easily than those with great wisdom.

After a while, Gao Sheng came back. Ye Zhao waved his hand and signaled him not to speak for the first time. He led everyone to the city and took a small courtyard. Only then did Ye Zhao signal Gao Sheng to speak.

"Lord, the two gangs in this city before were fighting under the city." Gao Sheng bowed.

"Gang?" Ye Zhao raised his eyebrows in surprise. Is there already a civil organization like gangs in the Han Dynasty?

"Because there are no officials in this city of Macheng for a long time and the army is guarding, the real decision of these gangs is these gangs. Passers-by merchants need to find a gang to give some wealth and get the protection of these gangs." Gao Sheng smiled and said, "The lord probably has never heard of these things. In fact, some of the wealth in Taiping Sect is worshipped by some ecclesiastical members, some of the bandits secretly controlled by the Taiping Sect, and some of them are raised by these gangs secretly controlled by the Taiping Sect."

"So that's it." Ye Zhao nodded. This model is not unfamiliar with it. After the end of his life, for a long time, the pattern of human survivors gathering places was like this. A group of gangs competed for each other, and the winner was the king in the end.

"There are many gangs in this Macheng City, but the largest ones are three gangs. One of them is controlled by a Wuwan tribe. There are 1,200 gangs under its command. Their master Aguli is very fierce and mostly under his command is the Wuwan people. I heard that the previous officials who died here were the ones who took action by Aguli."

"What about the other two?" Guan Hai felt a little uncomfortable. Macheng is a city of the Han family. How could these Hu people be so big?

"The other two were brought up by two Han people who came here later. One of them was named Meng Hu, a native of Liaodong. He was famous on Green Forest Road three years ago. He once killed officials and became a bandit. Later, he was defeated by Gongsun Zan of Yuyang and fled here. The other one was named Qiu Chi, who was a vendor. The two had equal forces and had seven or eight hundred people."

Guan Hai frowned slightly. The three gangs had more than 2,000 people in total, which was more difficult to deal with than they had imagined before.

"There are gangs and can support such a large number of gangs. This means that there are benefits. Where does Macheng come from?" Ye Zhao frowned. Didn't it mean that Macheng's households are only 3,000? But now it seems that the population of these three gangs is almost the same as the number of the three gangs. However, if the three major gangs are mixed, it may not be enough if they only count the number of Han people. However, as we see in the city today, although Macheng is dilapidated, there are people coming and going on the streets, and even more so in the market, the business of this inn and restaurant is not bad.

"This..." Gao Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. How could he find out so much in such a short time?

"Master, what should I do now?" Guan Hai looked at Ye Zhao and frowned.

The three major gangs and a bunch of small gangs. If they fight with their strength, they will suffer any losses when they face each other, let alone dealing with three companies at the same time.

Ye Zhao shook his head and said, "The enemy's situation is unknown. Gao Sheng, you continue to inquire about the news. There are too few things you know at present, especially the three gang leaders. What kind of temperament and what do you like? Also, there are so many gangs in Macheng and the population, what should you rely on to find out as soon as possible. In addition, find a smaller gang, and we will settle here now, send someone to notify Ali, slow down, set up a village thirty miles outside Macheng, and wait for further news. Without my order, you will not be allowed to enter the city."

"Here!" Gao Sheng heard this and bowed and nodded quickly.

Three days later, Gao Sheng had almost found out about the news. The wealth path of Macheng was divided into three parts, one was the filial piety of the vendors in the past. This part was mainly controlled by Qiu Chi. He started out as a businessman, so he naturally knew how terrifying the profits of this businessman were. I heard that even some wealthy families in Hebei had close relationships with Qiu Chi.

It is the horse trading business, controlled by Wuwan Aguli. This horse trading is not just a war horse in the popular sense. Here, people are also a kind of horse. Simply put, it is slave trading.

As for Meng Hu, he mainly works in labor. In this city, he is working in all walks of life. Whether it is Aguli or Qiu Chi, if you want to work, you have to find his people. In addition, Teng Hu also has a stone annihilation vein in his hands. The so-called stone annihilation is carbon. During this period, coal has begun to be used in a few areas in the north. However, due to transportation, mining and other reasons, the quantity is not large and it has not been popularized, but the sales are quite large.

Qiu Chi took the all-round path. Whether it is Aguli's horse or Meng Hu's annihilation stone, they have to go through his path. This is also the reason why a merchant can gain a foothold in this group of wolves. The other two families want to survive, but Qiu Chi. As for some other small gangs, they all rely on these three families, but there are not many people farming in this place.

Listening to Gao Sheng's narrative, Ye Zhao occasionally asked some questions. After an hour, the overview of Macheng probably had some framework in his mind.

Macheng has a large population, and the total population of Huhan is definitely enough, and there may even be as many as 5,000 households. The ecological structure is similar to a trading city, and a city that is not mainly engaged in agriculture is rare in this era. In addition, the three major gangs can start their own business and sit to the present level, and there are many things involved. For example, Qiu Chi, who has close contacts with many aristocratic families. Although Gao Sheng and most people are ranked last among the three major gangs, in Ye Zhao's view, the energy behind Qiu Chi is the most terrifying among the three major gangs. Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping, Zhongshan Zhen family, Qinghe Cui family, and Liaodong Gongsun family all have contacts with Qiu Chi.

Needless to say, Aguli was behind him, but Wu Wan was supported by him. As for Meng Hu, he had no power behind him, but he was quite prestigious in the green forest. Gao Sheng’s suggestion was to successfully master Macheng and start with Qiu Chi first. After all, Qiu Chi is the one who seems to be the best to speak.

But in fact, if you really think so, you don’t know why you are sold by Qiu Chi. Not to mention Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, the Zhen family of Zhongshan, the Cui family of Qinghe, and the Gongsun family of Liaodong are all big families, no worse than the Wei family, and even the Cui family of Qinghe. The Ye family may not take it seriously. Ye Zhao even estimated that Qiu Chi had already started contacting others and was preparing to be himself.

Thinking of Guo Qing's attitude before, Ye Zhao couldn't help but sneer in his heart. If he talked about the other party's relationship with this side, the most likely one was Qiu Chi. And once Ye Zhao took office, he would be the one who was most affected, because there were things he had, Ye Zhao, and the Ye family also had its own relationship network and would not worry about not being able to find a sales channel. Therefore, among these three gangs, the one who least wanted to take office was probably Qiu Chi.

As for the other two, Ye Zhao is more optimistic about Meng Hu. He has no background and is mostly under the bottom. As long as he can get the support of this person, he can at least ensure the stability of Macheng after taking office. However, it will take some effort to make this person willing to serve him.
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