"So I'm actually like an old godfather, and I only joined the gang as a last resort, if there is no way, who would want to take such a road of no return! Most of the young people who walked this road with me back then have already died, and there is no one in ten thousand who can continue. Old lady Xu said with a look of reminiscence, "When I was young, it was the Republic of China, and this imperial court was not established, the situation was chaotic, and the country was in turmoil. At that time, most of the money-making businesses were controlled by foreigners, Japanese criminals, warlords, bureaucrats, and compradors.

"So you're going to join the gang, start the gang, and grow the gang?" Xu Wannian asked.

"Or else?" Mrs. Xu said with a smile, "The Godfather hadn't been made yet, and the movies I watched at the time were "Burning Red Lotus Temple", "Angel on the Road" and the like, I remember that my favorite movie stars at that time were Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan, but it's a pity that the red face is so thin, and these two endings are not very good. ”

"Father, you've taken the subject away. Obviously, Xu Wannian has no desire to understand the story of Mrs. Xu watching movies and chasing stars in the Republic of China. It's not that Xu Wannian is not interested, but from the next Xu Wannian, as the last son of Mrs. Xu, he is deeply loved by Mrs. Xu, when he was happy under Mrs. Xu's knees, Mrs. Xu had already told him about these rotten sesame seeds of Chen Guzi over and over again, and his ears were calloused, and now he was not interested at all.

Old lady Xu sighed: "When people are old, they always like to recall the past, after all, it is impossible for any new stories to happen now." Ay...... Well, I haven't read "The Godfather" back then, but I don't know the truth in the Godfather, I like to listen to "Water Margin" when I listen to the book review, I think Song Jiang is very interesting, and many times I act according to Song Jiang's methods. In the end, this method of action was very effective, and everyone said that I was righteous, and there were many people who had been helped by me, so that I got through many dangers naturally. But over the years, I have figured it out, in fact, "The Godfather" and "Water Margin" are about a truth, that is, the truth of how the underworld develops. ”

"I wonder what you think?" Xu Wannian asked cautiously. For the wisdom of Mr. Xu, Xu Wannian never dared to despise it, don't look at Mr. Xu has not read much, but he is very cultured, which is not unusual. Mrs. Xu, who has insight into the world, has already obtained a doctorate degree in the university of society, and she is cunning and cunning, and she is very accessible.

Moreover, [there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure], Mrs. Xu's rich life experience is also an inexhaustible treasure, the more he deals with practice, the more Xu Wannian feels.

Old lady Xu picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Wan Nian, you are studying sociology, you should know the reason for the emergence of the underworld, right?"

"The triad, or gang, is a supplement to the vacuum of government power and a supplement to the gap in the national order. This is not obvious in China, but in a country like Fusang, where the government lacks grassroots strength, it is simply clear at a glance!" Xu Wannian talked eloquently, "After the Fusang earthquake, the first to go to the streets to provide disaster relief was the underworld, and the underworld will also deal with various civil affairs on weekdays, filling the gap in the vacuum area that the administrative power cannot reach." ”

Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "You haven't read this book in vain! You are right, the government is in charge of the sky and the air, but there are always some corners that it can't control, where it doesn't want to be an official, and where it is too lazy to care. If it doesn't care about these places, someone will take care of them, and this person will be the underworld!"

"The lowest-level underworld is the kind of underworld in the Hong Kong City movie "Crazy Boy", which is still in the stage of fighting and killing and grabbing territory. This kind of underworld is the lowest, and it is most likely to arouse the anger of the people, that is, the corrupt government deliberately indulged the law and order of the colonies in those years, otherwise this kind of underworld would have been wiped out long ago! In fact, after the return of the port city to the mainland in 97 years, this kind of underworld that fights, kills, kills, and grabs land has disappeared!"

"And the second stage of the underworld is to sell order and package itself with the so-called righteousness. At this stage, the underworld will not only no longer fight and kill, but will solve problems for all kinds of businesses and solve the difficulties they encounter -- it is better to say that they have been harassed by hooligans, blackmailed by gangsters, and bullied by whomever they have been bullied, and they can help you solve them! By maintaining a stable order, the common people will be willing to pay for it. ”

"The old godfather in "The Godfather" is at this stage, and the old godfather has been building his majesty by helping others, for example, the old godfather once helped a widow. The widow lived in poverty, and the landlord drove him out, so the old godfather came to the door to communicate with the landlord and contributed some of the money himself, so that the widow could continue to live proudly. Is it good for the old godfather to help this widow? There is no professional gain!"

"However, as long as this widow still exists and is still socializing, her meeting shows that the old godfather has helped her, and this is a living advertisement! The old godfather has established a reputation through such a good deed! Like the businessman at the beginning of "The Godfather", he asks the old godfather for help, hoping that the old godfather will avenge his daughter, and it is based on the old godfather's reputation!"

"Song Jiang in "Water Margin" is not good at martial arts or anything, why can he have so much prestige in the rivers and lakes? It is because of this Song Jiang's nickname [Timely Rain], he has been helping people in shape, and no one can guarantee that he will not be down, and he naturally has a good impression of people like Song Jiang. Song Jiang has a reputation, this brand is erected, and the row noodles are also available. ”

"I don't know if I'm smart or lucky, when I was a fledgling, I took the path of the old godfather and Song Jiang, and I didn't fight and kill directly from the beginning, which I don't know how many dangers I avoided. You must know that many of the big people who ate tea back then died because of the abuse of force, such as Wang Yaqiao, the leader of the Axe Gang. ”

"The third stage of the underworld is even more incredible, that is, the road of whitewashing and transformation, just like Shuibo Liangshan and Song Jiang's gang, they are obviously robbing homes and houses, and they have to hang a signboard for themselves [for the way of heaven] to seek legitimacy for themselves. The old godfather in "The Godfather" is also ready to start the transformation and whitewashing! From simply collecting protection money, he will first become a legitimate businessman!"