12: Tipping
Canghai Yueming Building, formerly known as Huanzhu Building, is also one of the top ten gangs. The owner of the building is named Zhu Xiaoxiang, but his martial arts and talents only belong to the posture of the Chinese and are not outstanding.
Until Zhu Youtear was born, Fang led the rapid growth and rise of Huanzhulou with his Tianzong assets, until he occupied half of the underground rivers and lakes of Baiyujing, and later came to the top, becoming one of the four major gangs in the world that was enough to fight against the Eight Doutang.
In the heyday of the Moon Ming Building, headed by the landlord Zhu Youxi, there were two deputy landlords Bai Qiufei and Huang Lei, and there were five gods, as well as innocent and shameless, no mistake and no speech, lawlessness, auspicious Ruyi, one hundred and eight public cases and other elite members. It can be described as a wealth of talents, and it is the best for a while.
It's a pity that after the two battles of Hangzhou and Yongzhou, Zhu Youxian and Bai Qiufei died one after another, while Huang Lei was disheartened and chose to withdraw from the rivers and lakes. The other fierce generals such as the gods of the five directions have also withered away one after another. A huge sea and moon bright building, so the wind and clouds are scattered, and it has completely become a yellow flower of tomorrow.
However, now Xiao Jianshi said that Huang Lei, who had already retired, suddenly made a comeback, and took over most of the forces that originally belonged to Canghai Yueminglou, and went hand in hand with the terrifying alliance to compete for the hegemony of Baiyujing Jianghu. This can't help but surprise Cheng Li.
Cheng Lijian raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Is it really Huang Lei?"
Xiao Jianshi said with certainty: "There will be absolutely no mistake. As the third-floor owner of the Canghai Yueming Tower, the people who had seen him in Bai Yujing, even if there were not 100,000, at least 80,000, how could they be wrong? Besides, even if people could be wrong, martial arts and weapons could not be wrong no matter what. One of the four great divine soldiers in the world, the 'Retention Sword', plus the Acacia Knife in the Air, the Volley Ecstasy Sword. Absolutely this one, no semicolon. It's just ......"
Cheng Li asked, "It's just what?"
Xiao Jianshi's eyebrows also showed some doubts, and said: "But this Huang Lei refuses to admit that he is Huang Lei, and changes his name to Huang Yishi." And he did not directly inherit Canghai Yueming Tower, but organized another 'Biantan Gang'. The members of the gang also come from complex sources, in addition to some members of Canghai Yueminglou, there are also many Jianghu people who originally had no affiliation to join. and a lot of people in the market. ”
Cheng Li nodded and said: "These people in the market are really begging for a living in Baiyujing, and with them joining, it is conceivable that this flat gang must be more down-to-earth than before." ”
Xiao Jianshi said: "Zhu Youtear, long sleeves, good at dancing, exquisite on all sides, and willing to put down his body and make friends with dignitaries." So there were a lot of people in the court who spoke for him. This is also one of the foundations on which Canghai Yueming Tower can stand. But Huang Lei - now it's time to call Huang Yishi - although he pays attention to the small people below, he refuses to take the initiative to make friends with those high-ranking officials and nobles. Therefore, in the imperial court, except for the Taifu, he will protect him a little, and the Biantan Gang is completely isolated and helpless. ”
Cheng Li said: "That horror alliance must be completely different. Well, let me guess. The person who used to support Badoutang behind the scenes was actually Yan Chong, the prime minister of Yan. Then the Horror Alliance can take over most of the Eight Doutang's industries, and it must still have nothing to do with Yan Chong, right?"
Xiao Jianshi said: "Although no one can come up with any evidence to prove that Old Prime Minister Yan is related to the Horror Alliance, most people think so. Some officials in the imperial court who have a deep relationship with Prime Minister Yan have also spoken for the Horror Alliance.
However, despite the support of the imperial court, most of the people in the Horror Alliance came from other places, and the common people of Bai Yujing rejected them very much, and were more willing to support the Biandan Gang. As a result, one side has top-down support, and the other side has bottom-up support. The two sides were tied again. In addition, both sides can no longer kill, and each other is helpless, just like just now, three days and two ends of the battle. ”
Cheng Li heard it funny, and said: "In this case, the headache should be the Terror Alliance, right? As for the Biandan Gang, with the temperament of that little stone, as long as it can withstand the Terror Alliance and prevent them from completely unifying Bai Yujing's rivers and lakes, it will be considered earned." As for going further, that little stone probably doesn't have such ambitions. ”
Xiao Jianshi said: "This is also true. But continuing like this is not the way to go. Cheng Shao, you saw it. Every time they fought like this, even if no one died, the customers were scared away, and how could these shops on the street continue to do business? ”
Cheng Li took a deep look at Xiao Jianshi and said, "It seems that Brother Xiao invited me here for breakfast today, and he set up an ambush early." ”
Xiao Jianshi said with a smile: "Don't dare, don't dare." But in the past few days, the people of Bai Yujing have been frightened every day, which is also a fact. Like this old shop, when it was the most chaotic some time ago, there were seven or eight different groups of people in a day, and they had to collect protection fees for door-to-door visits. Even if they didn't agree with each other, they fought in the shop.
At that time, the owner of Zhang's old shop couldn't even sleep, and was almost about to hang himself. Fortunately, I still had a little face, and helped Boss Zhang drive all those people away, and they were not allowed to come to the door again, so I finally passed the hurdle for the time being. But in Baiyujing, there are thousands of similar shops, how many people can I help?"
Cheng Li was noncommittal and said, "But the most chaotic days have also passed. Right?"
Xiao Jianshi sighed: "It's just a symptom but not a root cause." All in all, if you continue to break the stick like now, no one knows when Bai Yujing's rivers and lakes will be able to settle down? Moreover, if the Biandan Gang wins in the end, then it is better to say, what if the Horror Alliance wins? Hehe~ When the time comes, the people of Bai Yujing will have to live and suffer. ”
After a pause, Xiao Jianshi changed his posture, sat upright and said, "Bai Yujing must not be messed up." If Bai Yujing is in chaos, the Great Wei Dynasty will be in chaos. The people of Bai Yujing would never accept the Terror Alliance. They simply treated the people of Bai Yujing as a group of fat sheep, and they could slaughter them as they wanted. I didn't think of myself as a part of Bai Yujing at all. If Bai Yujing's rivers and lakes must need an owner, then I think that small stone is the most suitable. Cheng Shao, what do you think?"
Cheng Li pondered for a long time, and finally said: "I can't promise you anything about this matter for the time being." Why don't you do it like this? Help me arrange to meet Xiao Shi and General Ning separately. Let's talk about it when we see it. ”
Xiao Jianshi smiled happily and said, "Okay, okay, even though it's all wrapped up in me." ”
Cheng Li smiled again, stood up and said, "Okay, after talking and eating, it's time for us to go." Brother Xiao, didn't you say that you would take me to Goolan Washer to play? ”
Xiao Jianshi hurriedly got up, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go, let's go." "Be the first to turn and walk down the stairs.
Cheng Li followed him down to the lobby of the early shop, but saw that the lobby that was still bustling and crowded just now was deserted, and not a single customer could see it. The owner of the shop and the shopkeeper couldn't help but frown sadly when they looked at the goods on the stove that could not be sold.
You need to know that the food sold by the shop early is a freshness. If you can't sell it out on the first day, you have to save it for the next day, and usually customers don't buy it. If the store insists on doing this, it is easy to damage the reputation, and then there will be no customers to help in the future.
What's more, now that the weather is getting hotter, there are no refrigerators or refrigerators to keep you fresh. The food is left out overnight and it can easily go bad. If a person eats it, it is possible to vomit and diarrhea at the least, or lose his life directly. Therefore, these things that cannot be sold can only be thrown away.
But an early shop like this is originally a small business, and if you dump what you can't sell, you will definitely lose a lot of money. Once or twice, barely bearable. But if I come a few more times, I'm afraid the boss will hang himself again. However, this is certainly not the first time that a similar situation has occurred. It's no wonder that the faces of the boss and the shopkeepers are so ugly.
But no matter how bad the mood was, his face was ugly, and the boss didn't dare to show Xiao Jianshi his face. Seeing Xiao Jianshi and Cheng Li walking down, the boss hurriedly squeezed out a smile, stepped forward and nodded, "Lord Xiao, have you eaten, please go slowly." ”
Xiao Jianshi nodded and said, "Let's go." Lao Zhang, don't be so sad. Cheer up, there's still a whole family waiting for you to feed. Rest assured, this situation won't last long. ”
The boss smiled bitterly: "I hope so, I hope so." Lord Xiao, and this adult, will come back often in the future. ”
Before Xiao Jianshi could speak, Cheng Li took the lead in smiling and said, "The breakfast made by Zhang's shop tastes really good." I should come back more often in the future. By the way, boss, here is the early money, collect it. Needless to say, he took something out of his arms and put it on the counter. It's a copper coin.
A copper coin is definitely not enough to pay for the breakfast just now. However, Xiao Jianshi has a dry share of Zhang's shop. The friend he brought, the boss didn't think about collecting money in the first place. He hurriedly picked up the copper coin and wanted to return it to Cheng Li. But I felt that my hand was sinking, and the amount was very wrong. Looking down, I was taken aback on the spot. It turns out that this copper coin is made of pure gold. And it weighs as much as five or six dollars.
According to the prevailing exchange rate of gold and silver, one tael of gold is equivalent to eighty taels of silver. One tael of silver is equivalent to a thousand copper coins. This veritable "money", even if it weighs five coins, that is, forty taels of silver, which is equivalent to 40,000 copper coins.
Although Zhang's shop is doing a prosperous business, what it sells is just ordinary breakfast after all. Even a big bowl of beef soup is only a few dozen copper coins. After deducting all necessary expenses such as lamp oil, fire wax, and a net profit of 40,000 copper coins, Boss Zhang had to get up early and work for at least half a year to earn it.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Cheng Li actually rewarded it casually. For a while, Boss Zhang was surprised and delighted, and he didn't even dare to accept it. He raised his head and shouted in a trembling voice: "This lord, this money ......" was only halfway through his speech, and he was suddenly stunned again. He hurriedly chased out of the gate, but saw Cheng Li and Xiao Jianshi riding horses together, and they had already gone far away.