Since Wang Jian's task was arranged, several people also discussed the direction of future development, Li Ling said: "There are thousands of ways to make a fortune, Brother Jiatang should not think about doing that green forest in the future, right?" ”

He Jiatang was originally a bold person, and laughed and said, "I will listen to Brother Ling in the future." You're not in the arms business. Now that the world is in turmoil, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money. If it is found out that it is Zhang Zongchang's armory, we might as well steal it, anyway, Jinan has now become a vacuum, and no one can help us. ”

Nodding, Li Ling said: "We have a lot of personnel now, and we can't make a fuss like before." In the future, the task of commanding the army and leading the general will be handed over to Brother Jiatang, and everyone will obey you. Yuzhu is responsible for the issue of money and expenditure, and quietly finds some sellers to dispose of the rare treasures exchanged from Sun Dianying, which is a lot of money, and if it is handled properly, at least 300,000 yuan can be obtained. The Jinglian brothers will assist them first, and when we reach Qingdao, that place will still depend on you to manage. ”

Li Ling's arrangement also has a deep meaning, He Jiatang has a pivotal position among many bandits and hooligans, and no one has any objections to him leading everyone. Although Sun Yuzhu was not very literate, he had an amazing memory, was sensitive to numbers, and more importantly, was loyal, so Li Ling handed over the financial power to him. And Jing Lian is originally from Qingdao, and Li Ling, as the head of Qingdao in Hongmen Chunbao Mountain, will rely on him everywhere in the future.

When the three of them heard Li Ling's arrangement, they were all overjoyed. As for the arrangement of the younger brother below, let the three of them discuss it. Of course, as Meng Sandu, the small leader of Hongmen Mountain Hall, Li Ling is not suitable for them to give them any position now. Let him send someone to secretly keep an eye on Shen Zhongkui, the head of Jinan. After all, the revenge of killing the son is not shared, even if Shen Zhongkui does not care, but Li Ling does not dare to take it lightly.

Li Changfu used to be a worker in the Li family, but now he has become the leader of the Red Gun Society, a non-governmental organization in the Zhangqiu area, and Li Ling is not easy to absorb. As for Li Taihei, the big leader of the Red Gun Society, he can only be treated as a guest. He would not be invited to Li Ling's secret meeting.

At this time in the Republic of China, there were many places where firearms were manufactured, such as Hanyang Arsenal, Gongxian Arsenal, Taiyuan Arsenal and Shenyang Fengtian Arsenal, etc., and there was also a Xincheng Arsenal in Jinan. Some warlords secretly make guns in the name of repair shops, but the investment is too great for few people to make them. Now that the continuous war and the shortage of firearms have aroused Li Ling's desire to make a fortune, and he also has great hopes for Zhang Zongchang, a firearms manufacturer.

"Through the Nine Roads?" Li Ling muttered to himself, and suddenly remembered that the old Confucian with a civilized stick, when he first arrived in Jinan City, he also invited himself to his mansion as a guest, and he was also on Jingjiu Road. Since I'm idle now, I'll go check it out.

Jinan City is now free of harassment from the garrison, but it also makes room for ruffians and hooligans. Along the way, I saw a lot of ruffians smashing and extorting those shops and shops. Li Ling took care of two cases and let them go. He had limited time, and he couldn't waste it all. But the owner of a pawnshop saw Li Ling's eyes lit up, stopped him and said: "Please call the shots, Brother Li Ling, my store has been stripped of more than a dozen oceans within a month of opening, and if it goes on like this, let alone making a profit, it will be difficult to gain a foothold." I regularly send you ten oceans every month, and I just hope that Little Brother Li Ling can maintain me. ”

Li Ling's heart moved, and he said, "You go to Sun Yuzhu and tell him that since the store charges protection fees according to the regulations, it is necessary to maintain the normal operation of the store." As for the specific amount to be paid, let him estimate it. ”

Although it has long been a practice to collect store protection fees, at this time, Li Ling's family has become bigger, and those bosses have found ways to tie Li Ling, hoping to pay less money. These questions were all blocked by Sun Yuzhu. When the water is clear, there are no fish, after all, those hooligans under their hands also have to eat and live, and all their doors are blocked, and in the end, they will make everyone rebel and leave.

No. 98 Jingjiu Road is a huge mansion, covering an area of more than ten acres. Li Ling had inquired before he came, and the old Confucian with a civilized stick was Lin Yanlin, a squire from Jinan. Lin Yanlin was a native of the late Qing Dynasty and later studied in Japan at public expense. During his time in Japan, he became acquainted with Sun Yat-sen and joined the League. Due to his strong family background, he funded Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary actions and was appointed as a senator in Shandong. Lin Yanlin has a high patriotic enthusiasm, so he loves Li Ling very much.

After being conveyed by the doorman, Lin Yanlin went out to greet him in person with a cane, which surprised the people in the Lin Mansion, and they all looked at Li Ling with admiration. After the two exchanged pleasantries, Lin Yanlin pointed to an old man with a goatee next to him and said, "Let me introduce to you, this Mr. Ma Liang, who was once the guard of Jinan Town, is a military master and a martial arts master. You're going to have to talk to each other in the future. ”

Ma Liang, a native of Qingyuan, Hebei, was the commander of the 47th Mixed Brigade of Jinan Town, the commander of the Second Division of the Northwest Frontier Army, and a famous martial artist of the Republic of China. In the military and martial arts circles, he was not far behind Li Jinglin, but later Duan Qirui stepped down and also went to Jinan.

Li Ling had already heard of his name, and when he saw it, he hurriedly saluted. Ma Liang said with a smile: "I have long heard that there is a person named Li Ling in Jinan City, and now I see that his appearance is really extraordinary." Recently, I heard that you showed your power and expelled the giant bandit Zhang Mingjiu. At a young age, he has already made vigorous deeds, and he is really an unborn talent. Sure enough, the afterlife is terrifying, and the afterlife is terrifying. ”

Li Ling hurriedly said modestly: "Mr. Ma has won the award, I just did what everyone in the country should do." It's a trivial matter, but it's not enough to worry about it. ”

Lin Yanlin said with a smile: "What you Li Ling did is not a trivial matter, if everyone in the country was like you, our Chinese nation would have stood on top of the world a long time ago." You don't have to be humble, you can do it at a young age, I'm very optimistic about you. If I had a daughter or a granddaughter, I would definitely marry you. Ha ha. ”

Li Ling was about to be humble, but saw Ma Liang smile and said, "Hey! Don't you have an eldest granddaughter waiting to be left in the cabinet? How can you say no? ”

Lin Yanlin sighed slightly, and said: "My granddaughter is stubborn, and she has to make a secret lifelong agreement with her classmates, so that my old face doesn't know where to go." A little girl doesn't go to school well, and she talks about new culture and new ideas with confidence. I can't take care of it. ”

"Young man! They are all angry young people. It needs to be trained well. Your Lin family can get Li Ling, a fast son-in-law who rides the dragon, and you can also carry forward the family business. Don't miss out on such a good talent. Ma Liang teased.

Lin Yanlin smiled bitterly, he knew that his granddaughter had been spoiled since she was a child, and her thoughts were difficult to reverse.

At this moment, a delicate voice remembered: "Grandpa, where are you?" I'm back to see you. ”

Lin Yanlin said with a smile: "Speaking of Cao Cao Cao and Cao Cao, isn't this just a return from school!" ”

I saw a tall and beautiful woman coming, but when she walked to the door, she was stunned, covering her red lips, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Li Ling was also stunned, and found that the person who came was actually Lin Yazhi.

Lin Yanlin smiled: "Come, let me introduce you." Yazhi, are you still stunned what to do there? This is you, Uncle Marleon. This is the young talent Li Ling, you saw him when he was escorted on Zhengyang Street in Jinan City that day. ”

Lin Yazhi originally thought that Li Ling had come here to propose, and her pretty face was flushed with shame, but when she heard her grandfather, she realized that she had misunderstood. A little squirming saluted: "I've seen Uncle Ma." I often hear my grandfather mention you, and when I see you today, you are in good spirits. ”

Ma Liang smiled: "I'm in my fifties, old man." By the way, Yazhi, I mentioned you just now, are you in free love now, that is a trick to deceive people in society, and it hurts customs. How about I introduce you to a fast son-in-law who rides the dragon as a matchmaker today? ”

Lin Yazhi is already ice and snow smart, just a young man from Li Ling is here, of course she understands who the person introduced is. Although his family is not too opposed to falling in love with Li Ling, wouldn't it be better to have a matchmaker. A little shyly said: "Everything is up to Uncle Ma." ”

Ma Liang laughed when he heard this, and secretly felt that he still had a big face, so he said: "This Li Ling is a young man, a young man, a man and a martial artist, it is rare to see, I see that you are talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven." Are you satisfied? ”

Lin Yazhi was also overjoyed. Although it was free to fall in love during the Republic of China, it was also immoral. At this time, a heavyweight is a guarantor, and he will be less embarrassed to show his face in this matter.

But the corner of her eyes flickered, but she saw Li Ling smirking a little proudly, and her eyes rolled, Lin Yazhi said with a little snort: "My niece has always admired heroes and heroes, and she also knows that Uncle Ma's martial arts are world-renowned. If he can outperform Uncle Ma by a move and a half, I'll follow the arrangement. ”

"Huh?" Li Ling was dumbfounded, knowing that Lin Yazhi was entertaining herself, and she looked at it, but she twisted her head to the side as if Li Ling didn't exist.

Ma Liang was born in a martial arts family, one of the few remaining martial arts masters in the world, of course he knew that this Li Ling was not his opponent, so he smiled and said: "You girl, your grandfather said that you are stubborn I still don't believe it, now it seems that you are deliberately rejecting this family business." Li Ling, the beauty is just around the corner, are you willing to challenge? ”

Li Ling smiled bitterly and said, "I saw Li Jinglin some time ago, and I didn't make a few moves in his hands, and I almost lost my life. Now facing Mr. Ma, am I looking for abuse! I simply threw in the towel. It's better for Miss Lin to talk to her classmate about marriage. "After that, Li Ling is still secretly proud, you Lin Yazhi pretended not to know me, and you still want to make things difficult, I just don't buy it. You taste the bitter fruit and see how it ends.

Ma Liang and Lin Yanlin don't know what to do, since the two young people can't get along, they don't want to waste their lips and tongues on this matter.

Seeing that Li Ling was not in the trap, he flicked his sleeves and didn't care. Lin Yazhi was furious, her apricot eyes widened, and she gritted her teeth and scolded: "Li Ling, you ...... You're a scoundrel ....... ”

Li Ling pretended to be innocent and smiled evilly: "May I ask Miss Lin, where am I a scoundrel?" ”

"You...... You....... He stomped his feet and went out in a huff. But Li Ling laughed.

Ma Liang and Lin Yanlin looked at each other, not understanding what nerves these two young people had. Let's say they know each other, it seems that the two are meeting for the first time. Let's say I don't know each other, but the two have some flirtatious feelings in it.

Li Ling angrily walked away from Lin Yazhi, knowing that things were a bit big. hurriedly saluted the two of them and said, "Please redeem the junior, I am the classmate Yazhi said." It's just that I didn't know this was Yazhi's home before I came here to visit. Reckless today, please atone for the sins of the two seniors. ”