On the spring night in February, the drizzle was still drifting, although it was a little cold, but after carrying Lin Sheng on his back, he didn't walk for a long time, and Chen Mu broke out in a fine sweat.

Lin Sheng's speech was inconvenient, Chen Mu didn't speak, the lamps in the lantern had run out of grease, and there was no bright moon in the sky, so they didn't dare to walk the streets, so they could only shuttle through the old alleys in the dark.

These areas are inhabited by poor people, and at night, it is pitch black, and few people are willing to light oil lamps.

It is only those women who need sewing and mending to support their families that they are willing to light a dim lamp to give some light to the night.

Chen Mu didn't have much light in his heart, and Li Sanjiang's refusal made him feel very frustrated.

Because it reminded him of his own fate, it seemed that God had never given him good luck, and he always had to sell his life to fight for everything.

Fate is like a thorny whip, constantly whipping his soul, so that he does not dare to stop at all, and only in this way can he change some of the status quo.

Fortunately, Chen Mu has completely seen this, he will not hope for the good luck that falls from the sky, and what he has worked hard for can be tightly squeezed in the palm of his hand, and no one can snatch it away, this has become his instinct.

"Qi Ye, what are we going to do?"

Chen Mu finally spoke.

As the actual person in charge, Lin Sheng could not have his own power, since Li Sanjiang was unwilling to support it, he could only grab it and take over the power under Lin Sheng's hands first, which was the first step.

Lin Sheng didn't speak for a long time, even his breathing was very light, Chen Mu didn't want to urge, and walked more than a dozen steps before he heard Lin Sheng say softly.

"Up...... Go to the streets. ”

"On the street?" Chen Mu was a little hesitant, but he finally understood why Lin Sheng wanted Deng Zhenhai to return first with the carriage.

After all, he is still a fugitive, and the whole city is hunting him for a felon, and although it is already night, there are still many wandering pleasure seekers on the streets, and if people recognize him, it will be troublesome.

If he was alone, it would be easy to get away, and with Lin Sheng on his back, the risk would be very great.

However, Lin Sheng said so, Chen Mu did not object, put down his hood, and carried Lin Sheng to the cross street.

Such a knotted eye, if you wear a hood, it is to cover up, too eye-catching, it is better to be bright and bright, but it is not easy to attract attention.

When he arrived on the street, Chen Mu put Lin Sheng down, supported him and slowly dispersed, just like the two sons and daughters who walked around after a meal to eat.

Lin Sheng walked extremely hard, the center of gravity of his body was all leaning on Chen Mu's body, and Chen Mu was half-supported and half-supported, and finally walked to a shop and stopped.

Chen Mu looked up and saw the simple pineapple wood signboard, with four characters on it: "Honglong Xiang".

Chen Mu was a little surprised, because he knew that this was a money bank, but he didn't expect that Lin Sheng would stop here.

"Knock ...... Door ......"

Lin Sheng walked this section, his strength seemed to be weaker, and his voice was quieter, Chen Mu immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.

A small door opening opened on the door panel, clicked open, revealing a pair of vigilant eyes, as if he could see Lin Sheng's appearance clearly, this person's eyes also widened in surprise, and there was a sound of greeting from inside, and four or five people immediately opened the complicated and heavy door.

"Second Master!"

Many people like to call Lin Sheng the third master of Lin, but he is the second master in the Dragon Chronicles, so this title is enough to confirm Chen Mu's conjecture that this money village should be Lin Sheng's industry!

Everyone welcomed Lin Sheng in, and immediately summoned the two sleepy-eyed female dependents out, taking care of Lin Sheng with all hands and feet, with towels and tea, and did not dare to be ambiguous.

Chen Mu just stayed aside, didn't speak, and looked at it for a while, there were several people here, but it was a short and fat man in his forties who made the idea.

His face was dark, with a rat's whisker, although he was wearing satin, he looked like an old farmer who was exposed to the sun all the year round, and if it weren't for the ink between his fingernails that would have been washed in the future, Chen Mu would have found it hard to believe that he was a shopkeeper.

Everyone was noisily serving, Lin Sheng was also a little impatient, raised his hand, stopped these people, and pointed at Chen Mudao.

"My son...... I'm coming...... Take over all ...... Four, you ...... You take him ......"

Although the shopkeeper who was called the fourth by Lin Sheng was full of surprise, he didn't dare to say more, and nodded and said, "Yes, second master, leave it to me." ”

Saying this, he asked the two female dependents to help Lin Sheng go down to rest, and sent everyone else back, and then said to Chen Mu.

"Young Master come with me."

Chen Mu nodded, and then followed the four guys in, and when they came to the tent, the four guys put down the tea set and slowly boiled the tea.

"This Honglongxiang is the number one money village of Longji, in addition to the money bank, there are gambling houses, pawnshops, etc., as long as it is related to money, Longji will do it, but Honglongxiang is the biggest one......"

The four guys didn't ask Chen Mu's identity, so they told Chen Mu the biggest secrets of Longji, the secrets related to Longji's most vital interests.

"These money and silver number pawnshops, gambling houses and even prostitutes, are all Longji's business, but there are too many things, the young master is afraid that it is difficult to remember, there is an account book here, the young master keeps it and reads it slowly, and it will be clear after reading it."

Saying this, the four guys opened the cabinet with several locks, took out a thick account book, and handed it to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu just glanced at it, and didn't look too much, but just asked the four guys, "Do you know who I am?" ”

The four guys nodded, but there was not much respect, and there was a routine coldness on their faces.

"You and I have only met for the first time, why should you believe me?"

The fourth man shook his head: "I don't believe in you, I believe in the second master, the second master asked me to hand it over to you, just hand it over to you." ”

"But you don't think of me, do you?" Chen Mu still has the same old-fashioned mentality, suspicious people don't need to be suspicious, he doesn't know about these four guys, so he can't rest assured.

Although this person doesn't seem to have a good impression of Chen Mu, judging from the conversation of Shicai, this person is Lin Sheng's diehard, and it is also worth using.

Chen Mu stared at the four guys, but the latter was neither humble nor arrogant, and replied frankly to Chen Mu: "It doesn't matter if I look down on you or not, I am the second master's person, and I will do what the second master tells me to do, this is a matter of course." ”

Chen Mu didn't say anything more, and asked him, "What are the main businesses of this money village, and how is the income?" ”

The four guys pushed the account book: "The young master will read the account book first and then ask." ”

Chen Mu also pushed the account book back: "No, just tell me." ”

The four guys hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "This business is nothing more than a silver account that focuses on lending, or a western number that focuses on exchange and storage of official funds, and there are also some five or six heads who do the errand of opening a furnace and dumping silver ingots, which is similar to a silver furnace." ”

"The current coins are also a bit chaotic, silver is the main thing, but ordinary people can't use it, there are also some silver dollars and copper dollars, and there are also people using banknotes and silver tickets, so someone must do this."

"The fineness, variety, discount, appraisal, public assessment, exchange market and regional price difference of these coins all need to be done by the money bank and the silver number."

"In the previous period, because the warship was bombed, the foreigners negotiated a treaty, in addition to obtaining mining rights in Britain and Germany, it seems that a foreigner bank will also be opened, and it will be even more ......chaotic in the future."

"Foreigners want to open a bank?" Chen Mu was also a little surprised, according to this, Trio's group of people had made up their minds to infiltrate, penetrate into all walks of life, and encroach on this area!

"Yes, but the young master should be able to imagine that foreigners will not do things that do not make money, they dare to take such a big risk, pay such a big price, and also fight for the power to open a bank in the treaty, it is enough to show how much interest this bank has......"

The words of the four guys are also reminding Chen Mu that the reason why this money bank can become the number one money village in Long Ji is that this one is the most profitable.

The four guys continued: "The foreigners call the truth related to money and grain economics, saying that if you master the economy, you will master the initiative, and the contemptible people think it is very reasonable, young master, you should bother to look at the account books." ”

In fact, there is no need for the four guys to remind him, Chen Mu also knows this, because whether it is the strategy when he was studying, or the economic knowledge popularized by Prussian, Chen Mu was extremely impressed.

If it weren't for this, Lin Sheng would not be the first to bring Chen Mu to Qianzhuang, even the people at the bottom know that in this world, it is difficult to move an inch without money, and if you have money, you can do whatever you want, and if you want to take over Longji, you must start with money first.

Although Li Sanjiang and Yin Lizhang also control many other industries, the majority of them are in Lin Sheng's hands, which is why Lin Sheng can become the actual ruler.

It's just that Chen Mu also knows very well that Lin Sheng brought him over today, just to be familiar with the business, even if he is the number one, he can't say that if he passes it on to Chen Mu, it will be passed on to Chen Mu.

In the end, it is necessary to hold an incense meeting, gather all the management of Longji, and get the support of the people below, so that Chen Mu can take the position.

No matter how difficult it is here, Chen Mu has already prepared in his heart.

No matter how respectable Lin Sheng is, it is impossible to say it in a word, so he will first let his cronies accept Chen Mu first, and with the support of these cronies, Chen Mu can get enough "votes".

However, judging from the obedience of the four guys to Lin Sheng, this beginning was smooth.

Chen Mu didn't say much, he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he had to take the account book back, and then talk about other things.

Although the four insisted on sending someone to escort Lin Sheng, Chen Mu still refused.

He doesn't want his place to be discovered, it's not that he can't trust the four guys, maybe the four guys won't leak it, but the more people who know, the more dangerous it is, many times, maybe it's not the original intention, but it will also be bad.

Walking back with Lin Sheng on his back, halfway through, Lin Sheng told Chen Mu: "...... Just look for ...... Four, my ...... It's all in ...... He ...... in his hand."

Chen Mu also understood, didn't say more, and returned to the Grange, only to find that Sun Youlin and the others had not slept one by one, and their hair was wet, and even if they understood that these brothers had been secretly protecting him and Lin Sheng, his heart inevitably warmed.

Needless to say, after settling down with Lin Sheng, Chen Mu lit the lamp and carefully studied the book.

It's just that after only reading a few pages, Chen Mu's head has grown.