The Jianghu people of Beiyan or Youbei, whenever they mention Di Ting, they will regard it as a mysterious killer organization from Nankang; But in the eyes of Nankang locals, this is no different from other business groups, it is nothing more than their business and business scope, which is more diversified.

The so-called Tiangongfang is actually a private workshop founded by Diting Firm. It is dedicated to the development and improvement of all of our products. Their highest-selling products are a series of convenient tools such as gourd seeders, improved plough sticks, horse-drawn wheels with shock absorption functions, etc., not only the people of Nankang have benefited, but even the civilians in Mobei and Western Xinjiang have recently begun to come into contact with this new type of agricultural tools. Of course, among all the products of the Heavenly Workshop, there are also a series of new weapons such as the improved repeater crossbow, the Erlang Divine Fire Gun with three barrels, etc., but they have not been sold to the public for the time being.

From the perspective of sparing no expense, recruiting outstanding craftsmen from all over the world, and single-handedly setting up the Tiangong Workshop, Shen Gui still admires the actual helmsman of Di Ting.

Moreover, the tentacles of Di Ting do not only extend into the realm of agricultural tools and weapons; It can be said that all walks of life that can be named and there are indeed business opportunities cannot bypass the big tree. From the various types of ships needed for ocean business, to the cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks for daily meals; knives, guns and sticks in men's hands, rouge gouache in front of women's mirrors, children's favorite Trojan horse windmills, and Western glasses necessary for the elderly; It can be said that the people of Nankang now, no matter how poor or rich they are, if they want to live a normal life, they will inevitably have to deal with Diting business.

And contrary to the situation in Beiyan and Youbei, it is still first-class to listen to the wind reviews of the business in Nankang market. Although their business is spread over 360 trades, they can easily monopolize any industry; But their means of doing legitimate business are extremely measured and know how to advance and retreat. For example, they kept going to all corners of the Huayu Continent, acquiring countless rare medicinal materials, and they could open several top-notch pharmacies at any time; However, to this day, they still only sell medicinal herbs, but they have never planned to open a store. Acting in such a way leaves a way for local established pharmacists.

The world says that there are no fathers and sons in the business field, but listening to such practices, in the eyes of the people and merchants of Nankang, it really deserves the word benevolence and righteousness. Although today, the pricing power of the entire Nankang market has been monopolized by the largest supplier, Diting; But this kind of truth that can be understood only by turning a corner, Nankang merchants still prefer to put this mind on making more money.

And the bookkeeper in front of Shen Gui was indeed working for the Diting firm, and he was also a chief steward who stored precious porcelain warehouses. Because his porcelain warehouse was very large, it was naturally built in the middle of the wilderness not far outside the city, in order to save storage costs.

Three years ago, he submitted his resignation to his superiors, citing his advanced age and deafness. The senior management of Diting expressed their understanding of his desire to reunite with his family, and also to thank this veteran who has served Diting for decades; not only gave him this set of luxury and gorgeous glasses, but also bought him a luxury mansion in Qingyun Lane in Jiankang City, and introduced him to a pension job with more money and less things close to home.

So how close is this good job to his new home?

Pushing open the door of the mansion, directly opposite is his work unit, the Southern Tiger Gang. So from another point of view, the leader of the Southern Tiger Gang is indeed a tiger head; But the old man in power behind him is the retired Mr. Diting Library.

Don't look at this Southern Tiger Gang together, it is only a dozen core disciples, but at least on this Changle Street on the side of the Qinhuai River, they have ten percent control ability. And the green snake who caused all the mess before is not a disciple of the Southern Tiger Gang at all, at best he is a little gangster who does chores and errands, and he is not even qualified to see the tiger head man, let alone this big boss behind the scenes who wears glasses!

So what does the Southern Tigers do for a living? Although what this Mr. Glasses said when he introduced it, in Shen Gui's ears, he immediately distilled the central idea: This Southern Tiger Gang is just a Jianghu person in another sense!

The core disciples of the Southern Tiger Gang, in addition to boiling their bodies, are only responsible for collecting accounts on a daily basis; As for the gangsters such as the Green Snake, they are the dogs who accumulate wealth.

If you want to eat in Changle Street, the most prosperous street in Jiankang City, you can't avoid the big Buddha of the Southern Tiger Gang. For example, Xinghualou, the most famous top restaurant, whether it is rice, noodles, meat and vegetables, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, all of them are supplied by the merchants designated by the Southern Tiger Gang; As for the most profitable liquor and tea, it is monopolized exclusively by Diting Firm. Although there are no rules such as silver, but in the event of a scoundrel blackmailing or a drunken guest, it is still necessary to issue another red envelope and invite someone like Green Snake to deal with it on his behalf. However, even though these gangsters are extremely greedy and brazen, they are forced by the strict gang rules of the Southern Tiger Gang, and they will never dare to open their mouths and increase their money at will.

In the long run, the owner of the store has no grudge against the Southern Tiger Gang, but has come to see it as a mutually beneficial partner.

Of course, even though this Changle Street is all under the jurisdiction of the Southern Tiger Gang, they still don't dare to get involved in the few first-class flower boats moored on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

It's not just this Changle Street, but the streets of Jiankang City, all of which are entrenched in large and small non-governmental organizations. For where there is silver, there will be disputes; Although the law of Nankang is in the process of being gradually perfected; But those gray areas that cannot be defined by the law still need someone to mediate!

In the Northern Yan Dynasty and Youbei Sanlu, the groups responsible for handling such disputes can be collectively referred to as Jianghu people; In the Nankang Dynasty, this kind of person had its own name......

Therefore, this ever-changing Nankang Dynasty no longer has the soil to nurture the people of the rivers and lakes; The old Jianghu who originally lived in Jiangnan Province either moved their families to other places, or died in prison or under the knife of ghosts because of crimes such as wounding people's lives, fighting and blackmail......

The bottom line that today's Nankang people believe in and abide by has become many laws promulgated by the Nankang court, rather than the so-called morality of the rivers and lakes. Whether the result of this almost earth-shaking change is good or bad, no one may be clear for the time being; But for Shen Gui, even though he knew that the result must be good, he didn't dare to make judgments......

The reason is very simple, the current wealth of Nankang is not a natural result; Instead, he was used by Di Ting to use the huge wealth he looted back, a sandwich fruit that ripened raw and ripe. To put it more bluntly, the current Nankang Dynasty, and even the Huayu Continent, did not have the environment and soil that gave birth to the industrial revolution at all...

A beautiful fruit without roots and no source, whether there is poison hidden in the juice and flesh, who can say clearly?

After Shen Gui listened to the introduction of this Mr. glasses, a sentence of emotion immediately appeared in his heart: The people of Nankang, please stop running and wait for the productivity that is still on crutches and in a wheelchair!

Shen Gui listened to the introduction of this Mr. glasses, and played with the precious glasses that originally belonged to him; It wasn't until he talked about Xie Chuan, the little steward of the Yu family's business, that a woman's voice suddenly came from the direction of the front hall......

Li Le'an's crisp and translucent voice was naturally very familiar to Shen Gui's ears; But in this familiarity, there is some strangeness; Although during his journey to collect the dragon nails, many accidents happened; But the time between himself and the three oil bottles is actually not very long. It was only because of his great anxiety about life and death that he was repeatedly tormented and polished in Shen Gui's heart, which made him have the illusion of being in a different world.

The feeling of the life of a loved one being constrained is by no means a bitterness that can be exhausted in four words.

There is no need to say much about the return of the little fat man, the three of them have played together since childhood; Not only have they experienced the test of life and death, but also wrapped in the emotions and entrustment of the previous generation, which is really closer than brothers, and it is a friendship between three lives tied to a rope!

What about Li Le'an? From a realistic point of view, after all, he is still the only seedling of Li Deng, the king of Dongyou, so he followed him to climb the ice and snow, eat and drink dew, and saved himself from the danger of hanging by a thread several times. Putting aside the trivial matters of the love between men and women for the time being, what can you do to repay these life debts?

As for Yan Shuqing, although her personality and temper are not very popular with her, she is also a royal woman who wants to have a good appearance, a face, a family background, and a learned royal woman. is such a top lady, she casually found a few lame excuses, ignored the reserve of her daughter's family, got into her own broken carriage, and accompanied herself to drink the rain, snow, wind and frost of Huayu Continent...... Li Le'an still has a white-headed appointment with himself, but what are they for?

Although Shen Gui didn't want to admit or accept this love debt, he knew better than anyone else that he owed Yan Shuqing more than he owed Li Le'an; And the most critical problem is that I can't repay her wrong love at all...... This human debt is something that will really kill people!

Shen Gui is now like a terminally ill gambler, with only one house left in his hands, but two big creditors who have to pay back. Whichever one you choose, you can be called a wolf-hearted dog; chose two people at the same time, which is equivalent to the hearts of the two girls, and they all failed to live up to a clean one.

In fact, it can be seen that Shen Gui's feelings for Yan Shuqing's dog skin plaster are not at all as helpless as he thinks. The reason why he is reluctant to admit and face it is because he grew up in a monogamous social environment.

If you treat me as a countryman, I will repay you as a countryman.

This sentence is not only Shen Gui's criterion for life, but also part of his view of love and marriage......