章 126: Chapter 123: Prepare for a Rainy Day (4,300 words big chapter) _3

Each of the four men had a strong backing, naturally their interests had to be divided and calculated meticulously and clearly.

After all, they each had to pay "protection money" annually to the backers behind them.

The Xialin Tribe was rich in assets with four significant mountains, which were now conveniently divided amongst the four brothers.

There weren't many agricultural lands; everything relied on the management of their respective subordinates.

The largest source of profit for the Xialin Tribe was the sole route connecting Feng'an County and Fen County to Youzhou City!

About every three to five days, about one to two hundred, sometimes more, people could be gathered to go to Youzhou.

Similarly, the caravans from the two counties traveling between Youzhou and Fen County, aside from a fixed per capita tax, also had to pay a percentage of their earnings.

This amounted to roughly three hundred taels per trip.