Chapter Fifty-Three: The Red Banquet of the Manjiang River Stops in the Prosperous Times

On the first day of October, Zhao Mao, under the service of Hua Kui, tidied up his clothes, put on masks, and went to Manjianghong with Nan Yuanfeng for a banquet.

Every dusk, the sunset is round, big and brilliant, with a circle of gold edges, slowly sinking towards the river. No wonder this restaurant is named Manjianghong.

Zhao Mao found that Nan Yuanfeng was not nervous at all on the road, and asked curiously: "Nan Gang Master, which gangs in Hangzhou City are relatively close, and which ones have hatred and conflicts."

Also, what kind of person is Ke Hong, the leader of this giant whale gang. ”

Nan Yuanfeng replied: "I heard that Hangzhou City was full of gangs when the Great Song Dynasty was just founded, and they were constantly killing each other.

However, it became more and more calm after that, and in general there was very little fight between the gangs.

If there are any grievances, you are invited to have a meal together, and if you can mediate, you will mediate, and if you can't mediate, you will sign a life and death competition to decide the winner.

After all, now that everyone is well fed and clothed, what has to be done to fight and kill.

When Ke Hong was young, he still liked to cause trouble everywhere, and his father, the former leader of the Giant Whale Gang, had to wipe his ass. In a fit of anger, he threw him to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, which made him suffer a lot and hone his heart.

Later, it was a lot more restrained, especially after marrying a wife and having children, the whole person was very kind, and everyone was invited to eat together during the New Year's festival to reminisce about the old days.

This peaceful and prosperous world is really good, we are all in a good place, and the war will not affect us, I heard that the gangs in those places in the northwest don't know how many people die every day. ”

Zhao Mao was surprised: "How can that gang expand its territory. ”

Nan Yuanfeng smiled slightly and said, "It's simple, spend money to buy it." As long as the price is negotiated, it will basically be agreed.

If the protection fee for a street can be collected for 1,000 taels per year, the selling price is generally 60 times, that is, 60,000 taels can be bought.

Eight years ago, when he heard that the Liao State was going to attack the Great Song Dynasty on a large scale, Nan sold a few hundred acres of land in Zhending Mansion in Taiyuan and came to Hangzhou to buy the Qingbang.

The former leader of the Qing Gang is called Song Daneng, and he also opened a Bibo restaurant in Xinyuefang, and every time he pays the monthly money, we have to give him a discount. ”

Hearing Nan Yuanfeng say this, Zhao Mao only felt that he was too tender before, thinking that the gangsters knew how to fight and kill all day long. The result was much more than I expected, and I couldn't smile bitterly when I thought about it.

Seeing Zhao Mao's expression change, Nan Yuanfeng smiled and said, "Helper, it turns out that you don't know these common senses.

When you first came to the Green Gang, Nan thought you were a master of the rivers and lakes, and because of poverty, you would come to my Green Gang to fight the autumn breeze.

In the past, more than 200 people in the Qinggang had to eat, and Xinyuefang collected up to 1,500 taels a month, and it was even more difficult to make ends meet in the off-season.

Each helmsman helped the people to divide it, and Nan Mou could have less than three hundred taels of money and silver left every month.

Since the helper was in place, Nan has a stable income of more than two hundred taels every month, regardless of the off-peak season, and he doesn't have to worry too much about things.

Our gang doesn't kill people and set fires on weekdays, so we are not afraid of the government, but of these people who do mischief all day long.

They don't produce, they steal and rob without money by force, and generally we spend some money to send it away, so we should make friends. ”

As they spoke, the three of them came to the Manjiang Red Restaurant, only to see two rows of giant whales at the door to welcome them, and a man in his thirties in the middle was looking at his group with a smile on his face.

Lao Yuan arched his hand and said, "Ouch, Brother Nan, are these two gangster leaders and white gang leaders next to you who have made money?"

You haven't seen the three gang leaders yet. ”

"See the gang leader, the white gang leader, and the south gang leader. All the members of the Whale Gang bowed in unison.

Zhao Mao always felt a little disobedient in his heart, and he was slightly uncomfortable.

Nan Yuanfeng greeted him with a smile on his face.

The two arched hands to each other and said, "Wishing you prosperity." ”

Then came a bear hug, during which they patted each other on the back.

The two separated, Nan Yuanfeng hooked the man's shoulder with his right hand, and said to Zhao Mao with a happy face: "Gang leader, this is Ke Hong, the gang leader of the Giant Whale Gang." ”

Hurriedly said to Ke Hong: "These two are the gang leaders of my Sun and Moon Gang, the white gang leaders.

Brother Ke, look at what I've brought you today, brother. ”

With that, he handed the gift box in his left hand to Ke Hong's side.

Ke Hong smiled embarrassedly: "How embarrassing is this, please get together and give some gifts." ”

Nan Yuanfeng smiled meaningfully: "Open it first and take a look." ”

Ke Hong opened the gift box as he said, slammed it shut, and said with a little embarrassment: "My brother has a heart, and my little brother doesn't need this thing much for the time being." ”

Nan Yuanfeng blinked and said, "They are all from here, and they are collected if they are not needed." ”

Ke Hong clamped the gift box under his armpit, regained his previous smile and said: "Three of you, please come in quickly, Ke Mou will also greet other colleagues, and I will greet you later." ”

Zhao Mao nodded, and the three of them entered the Manjiang Red Wine House together.

Under the leadership of the members of the Giant Whale Gang, the three of them came to the golden hall on the third floor, surrounded by fences on all sides, with a table and a chair placed in the middle.

There were sparse gang leaders sitting on the table around them, and when they saw Zhao Mao and the three of them going upstairs, they all smiled and nodded.

After a while, all the gang leaders who could come to Hangzhou City were seated. For a while, the scene was noisy and unusual, and the gang leaders exchanged heads and called each other, calling each other brothers.

Ke Hong coughed lightly, raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Everyone present is Ke's good brother, and everyone has known each other for a long time.

Today, Ke will introduce to you two new friends, the gang leader and the white gang leader of the Sun and Moon Gang.

Everyone should know that since the Qing Gang changed its name to the Sun Moon Gang under the leadership of the gang leader, the Sun Moon Fang was established, and it was a daily gold fight.

What are we doing gangs for, it's not a word of wealth.

We have wives and children, fathers and elders, and countless brothers under us, and the responsibility on our shoulders is heavier than Mount Tai.

Today, everyone will salute the sun and the moon to help the three gang leaders have a cup, and I hope that the three gang leaders will give them advice and teach the brothers how to make money.

After all, the people of Hangzhou can be said to be our food and clothing parents, learn the way of the Sun and Moon Gang to make money, so that the people can live a more prosperous life, so that we can continue to enjoy the fine clothes and food. ”

After that, everyone raised their glasses and toasted to Zhao Mao and the others.

Zhao Mao and Hua Kui couldn't drink because they had masks on their faces, so they had to arch their hands to everyone.

Ke Hong was not annoyed at all when he saw this, and spoke for Zhao Mao: "The two gang leaders in black and white are wearing masks, there must be something unspeakable, let's do it first as respect." ”

Everyone drank all the wine in their cups.

Zhao Mao's heart was extremely complicated, he really never expected that these gangs cared more about the people's lives than the government, and they were all reasonable, which made people feel very comfortable.

It's no wonder that he is so rich in Sun Moon Fang, and he doesn't see any actions from the gangs around him.

So much so that the plan that he had always wanted to conquer by force could not be implemented at all.

That's all there are in this world.

It's good to have a peaceful and prosperous world.

No wonder it is rumored that Gusu Murong, who once collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, has no chance to return to the country for several generations.

It is really a peaceful year, everyone is well fed and clothed, who is willing to rebel with you.

In the middle of the banquet, Zhao Mao led Hua Kui to leave early, leaving only Nan Yuanfeng at the banquet.

When leaving, Ke Hong also gave a celebrity calligraphy and painting as a small gift.