"Xiyang City is full of opportunities, as long as we seize it, we will definitely be able to get ahead!"

Liu San said confidently, he sat cross-legged under a big tree, the afternoon sun sprinkled on him through the leaves, and the light and shadow were mottled with a slightly dazzling white light.

Several more people sat around him, quietly listening to this knowledgeable man, describing a bright future for everyone. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"After you got off the ship at Bakou Port just now, you may have noticed that the coolies on the dock are wearing different colors of crotch, right? Do you know why? ”

Seeing everyone shaking their heads, Liu San explained: "The coolies who load and unload goods on the wharf all have teams, and they must be reported to the government, and they are not allowed to work privately. ”

"So, what if you do it privately?" A dark-skinned man, who was burly and looked quite powerful, asked.

"Do you have that kind of crotch shirt? If you don't have it, it's easy to spot, and if you have, hehe, what color crotch do you wear? The foreman didn't know him, so he was arrested first and went to see the official. ”

When Liu San said this, he didn't forget to add: "Want to buy the foreman to do the work privately?" Don't even think about it! On the docks, if something happens, the foreman to whom the coolie belongs is responsible! ”

"The coolies under the foreman's hands are still waiting to earn wages, where will they let others steal food? The number of loading and unloading teams at Bakou Port has been limited, so we don't have a chance. ”

"So what to do?"

Faced with this question, Liu San already had an answer, but he was not in a hurry to say it, cooking things should pay attention to the heat, and the same is true for doing things, so he asked another question.

"Just now, I invited everyone to watch the military drama, is it good?"

Everyone nodded and said that it was good-looking, and Liu San asked again: "The theater is crowded, have you ever thought about stealing and making a small fortune or something?" ”

Seeing that several people had different looks, Liu San sneered: "Put away this kind of thought, there is an official eyeliner in the theater just now, and you have to control it!" ”

"Ahh This can't be, I think the big guys are watching the show, where is the eyeliner? ”

"Do you know where those who do not believe in evil have gone?"

Liu San became mysterious, because there were more people coming and going next to him, so he lowered his voice and began to tell the inside story.

Those who dare to steal in Xiyang City and its surrounding boundaries will inevitably be arranged to work as coolies in various quarries and brick kilns once they are caught and escorted to the government.

Being a coolie avoids being whipped, so many thieves admit it, but these places are not so easy to get out of as soon as you enter.

For example, when you go to the brick kiln, you say that you can move bricks for a month, but after you go in, you don't want to come out for a year, and moving bricks every day can break people's waists.

Where will the owner of the brick kiln let go of the labor force who does not want to be paid? So if you use it in a different way, although it will also cover food and shelter, it will not cause death, but if you dare to be disobedient, the whip will really dare to be drawn.

Want to run? You can't run away, you can only boil, don't work in a brick kiln seriously, you have a salary every month, you can only watch people settle the bill at the end of the month, and you don't have a copper plate.

Because of this, the quarries, brick kilns and other owners like the government to catch the thief the most, and the person who catches the thief and escorts the thief to the government can also have a reward, so there are people in Xiyang City who are always paying attention to it in secret, waiting for the thief to catch the current reward when he commits the crime.

Stealing children month after month, being caught every month, those thieves from other places ganged up, thinking of making a fortune in Xiyang City, where all industries are thriving, but in the end they are all moving bricks in the brick kiln, and they are half dead of exhaustion.

According to the rules of other places, you can go to be a beggar, kneeling on the side of the road every day to put a broken bowl, the clothes on your body are tattered, the whole person is unkempt, and you look pitiful, and the income at the end of the day is more than the work.

Especially near the temple, those good men and women who worship the Buddha and burn incense will be more or less merciful and give one or two copper plates when passing by, so the street near the main entrance of the temple is also a territory for various beggar gangs to fight.

"And now? Well? Look, are there beggars at the gate of the temple ahead? You have come all the way from Bakou to Xiyang, and you have ever seen a beggar in the city? ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, they didn't pay attention to it at first, but now in retrospect, they found that it was indeed as Liu San said, and they didn't see any beggars begging along the street along the way.

"Could it be that beggars are not allowed to beg in the city?"

"Of course, beggars with hands and feet either go to the workshop to do things or get out, there is no third option, so if you want to make a fortune by begging, it will not work in Xiyang City."

Liu San said that Xiyang City is different from other places: here, the city fox society rat can't become a climate.

There are docks, but you can't if you want to monopolize coolies; There are shops and markets, but you want to bully the market and collect protection money? No way; If you want to do those common things like gangs stealing, begging, and even human trafficking, you can't do it.

The city fox society rats in other cities can't be mixed in Xiyang City, and whoever dares to take the lead, the leader has to shed his skin if he doesn't die, and his subordinates are all arrested and taken to the quarry and brick kiln to work as coolies.

This is not because the government is strict, but because the big families in Huangzhou have united to set up rules, and whoever dares to break the rules from outside will teach them to be human without the government's action.

"Don't believe in evil, you have violated the rules of the big families, and the end is not bad, if you fall into the hands of the one-legged bronze man, it will be better to live than to die."

Hearing Liu San talk about the "one-legged bronze man", everyone suddenly became interested, and the nickname of the one-legged bronze man of Huangzhou Governor and Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen is very famous.

If it is elsewhere, you have to ask the parents of Benzhou County who is the surname, or where the governor is sacred, many people are shaking their heads blankly, but if you ask who the governor of Huangzhou is, the people of Shannan will have their eyes lit up: "The one-legged bronze man Yuwenwen!" ”

"Could it be that the one-legged bronze man really eats human flesh?"

"I don't know if I eat or not, and it has nothing to do with me, anyway, everyone remembers, the rules in Xiyang City are different from other places, and if you violate it, you will be unlucky, but if you honestly abide by the rules..."

Speaking of this, Liu San got up complacently: "I want to take everyone to make a fortune, so there is no future for working in the workshop, do you know what it means to help?" ”

Helping leisure is a person who helps the eunuchs or wealthy children to have fun, not everyone can do it, you must be able to observe words and looks, you must be able to do things, you must be able to play tricks, and you must be thick-skinned.

However, if you serve well, the rewards of those proprietors, shopkeepers, and gentlemen are also very rich, and you can also eat, drink and have fun while helping yourself, which is better than working tirelessly in the workshop.

There are more and more wine shops, tea shops, music shops, and theaters in Xiyang City, and many rich people who have just arrived don't know where to go for pastime, which is an opportunity to help the idlemen.

One of the rules in Xiyang City is to welcome the helpers to pull business, take the guests to various places to consume, eat, drink and have fun, not only the guests have rewards, but those consumption places will also privately give the benefits of soliciting customers to help and leisure.

Of course, it is not okay to pull people to gamble, and if you go to prostitution, you can't be too conspicuous, and there are many rules, you can't deliberately blackmail people for money, help idle people to take people to black shops, and partner with stores to rip off customers is never allowed to happen.

The biggest rule of merchants in Xiyang City is to do the business of repeat customers, who dares to fish in the dry water, be careful of the whole family.

Among them, there are many doors, but Liu San, who has been a helper, is a doorman, so he confidently gathered a few partners and pulled up a team to make a career in Xiyang City.

"Brother Liu, among the few of us, you can read and write, know a lot of knowledge, and can also recite poems and fill in lyrics.

Liu San smiled and said to a young man, that person's name is Liu Kuan, he is a talent he recruited, and he talks in a crepe manner, just to accompany those learned guests to chat and relieve boredom.

"Brother Liu, I don't know what the rules of the one-legged bronze man are?"

Liu Kuan asked, his accent was a little different from everyone, he had been silent before, and now since Liu San talked about him, he asked questions by the way.

"That one, how can I reach someone like an ant, his rules are to be obeyed by the big families." Liu San smiled, and his tone was unconsciously in awe.

"Everyone says that the one-legged bronze man, but this is just talking in private, walking in Xiyang City, if you really want to mention that, you still have to say that you want to say that Yuwen is the director, of course, if you want to appear experienced, you have to say that Yuwen envoy is talking nonsense about the one-legged bronze man, but something is going to happen."

"Why? Could it be that Yuwen has a good official reputation? ”

"Look, look! When Brother Liu speaks, he is more knowledgeable than us! ”

Liu San praised Liu Kuan, and then replied: "Brother Liu is right, the official reputation of Yuwen in Huangzhou is good, and the people are all praised, Yuwen has ruled the state for many years, and everyone is deeply favored, who dares to speak indiscriminately, then wait to be spitted on." ”

After talking for a long time, Liu San, who had a dry mouth, stood up, clapped his hands and said: "Since you want to be a helper, then you have to see and learn about the delicious and fun places in the city, go, I invite you to go to a good place to see and know!" ”

"What's the best place to be?"

"You'll find out when you go!"