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Suddenly, Song Jiang's face darkened, and he roared,
"Who told you the talks broke down?"
"We don't need to hide anywhere!"
"The talks didn't break down?"
Lei Heng asked in surprise,
"And your expression, clerk,"
"Why did you look so ugly just now?"
"The talks didn't break down, but they didn't."
Song Jiang said with a dark face,
"But Huaixi made some conditions,"
"We want to prevent them from leading their troops to Erlong Mountain,"
"We should give them 100,000 strings of cash."
"Ten thousand strings of cash?"
As soon as Song Jiang said this,
The assembled leaders of Erlong Mountain
They were all stunned.
"Is Huaixi just asking for an exorbitant price?"
Sun Li frowned and said,
"When the strategist went to Liangshan before,"
"Didn't we already take 60,000 strings of cash?"
"So much money already,"
"Then Huaixi is still not satisfied?"
"Of those 60,000 strings of cash, 40,000 strings went to Liangshan,"
Song Jiang said with a dark face,
“The strategist did this,”
"We were originally thinking of getting Liangshan to help us out,"
"Who knew that Liangshan had taken the money?"
"Not only did they not speak up for us,"
"On the contrary, they even helped Huaixi."
"The strategist said in the letter,"
"If we can't reach an agreement with Huaixi this time,"
"At that time, Liangshan will join forces with Huaixi,"
"They've come to attack our Erlong Mountain!"
"What? Liangshan is also..."
The leaders in the hall,
Everyone was immediately taken aback.
"But clerk,"
Sun Li said with a headache,
"This 100,000 strings of cash?"
"Where would we find such wealth in our village?"
"In our village, what's left now,"
Song Jiang sighed.
"There are only a little over ten thousand strings left,"
"This small amount of money is insufficient to meet Huai Xi's requirements,"
"But there are many more."
"Huaixi only gave us half a month,"
"Once that time comes,"
"We can't afford this money,"
"At that time, Huai Xi will lead his troops to Erlong Mountain."
"Then, clerk, what should we do now?"
Sick Yuchi inquired,
"Is this how peace was negotiated with Huaixi?"
"Should we find another place to settle down?"
"It took the brothers a lot of effort to finally make Erlong Mountain habitable,"
Song Jiang said coldly,
"There's no reason for us to leave immediately."
"So, what does the clerk mean...?"
Lei Heng hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"Isn't Huaixi asking for 100,000 strings of cash?"
Song Jiang snorted coldly.
"We'll just give him 100,000 strings of cash,"
"Commander Sun, Chief Lei, and Brother Ou Peng,"
"Each of you three will lead a hundred men,"
"We'll go down the mountain to plunder in a bit!"
"It must be done within half a month,"
"Let's seize this 100,000 strings of cash for our village."
"Clerk, this is 100,000 strings of cash!"
Ou Peng exclaimed in surprise,
“A typical large rural household,”
"There's plenty of food at home,"
"But they haven't saved much money."
"To have 100,000 strings of cash, we'd probably have to rob at least ten households."
"But this rural area is for wealthy families,"
"Those are all high walls and sturdy fortifications,"
"If there were more of us, it would be better,"
"But there are only so many people,"
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to fight either?"
“Sir, Brother Ou Peng is right,”
Sick Yuchi also said,
"They want to rob 100,000 strings of cash from this countryside,"
"That's really too difficult."
“It would indeed be difficult for an ordinary rural family to raise 100,000 strings of cash,”
Lei Heng spoke up.
"Why don't we just find a town to rob?"
"The wealthy families in that town,"
“Unlike the rural gentry.”
"Every household has hidden wealth."
"Furthermore, there's the wall around their house,"
"None of them can be considered high-quality,"
"If we capture a town,"
"Take a thorough search,"
"I'm afraid we won't just be able to raise the 100,000 strings of silver meant for Huaixi,"
"There will still be a considerable surplus by then..."
Chapter 1395 Ape Arm Town
"Commander Lei, this town might be lucrative, but it won't be so easy to deal with."
Ou Peng shook his head and said,
"Most of the lucrative business in the town,"
"They've already been exploited by the government."
"Even if we take action, how much more can we squeeze out?"
“I do know a town that has quite a few talented people,”
Lei Heng spoke up,
"Clerk, esteemed leaders,"
"There's a town called Ape Arm Town at the foot of Ape Arm Mountain,"
"The town is quite prosperous,"
"We just need to take that place,"
"Will we be able to gather 100,000 strings of cash in one go then?"
"Such a prosperous town,"
Sun Li asked in surprise,
"The government didn't even bother to loot?"
"I heard that a group of outlaws are based on Ape Arm Mountain near that town,"
"The officials were all worried about offending those heroes,"
"That's why we haven't gone to exploit that town for its own profit."
"If we take this stronghold,"
Sun Li said with concern,
"Have we made another formidable enemy?"
"By the way, this village has nothing to do with Liangshan, right?"
"The stronghold on Ape Arm Mountain has nothing to do with Liangshan,"
Lei Heng said with a smile,
"On the contrary, they even have a grudge against Liangshan."