Li Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed the young woman next to the Ford sedan. This girl was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, her complexion was fair, her cheeks were flushed, her eyes were watery and blinking, and her appearance was not overwhelming, but she was also very delicate.

"What's your name? Why did you end up in a brothel? Li Ling couldn't help but be curious, this girl was not very old, her face was immature, she was not like the heavy makeup of a dusty woman, but she looked like an unsophisticated little jasper.

The girl stood between the Golden Dao Society and the Hongmen man, very timid, rubbing the corners of her clothes with both hands. He said with a sigh: "My name is Xi'er, Tai'er Zhuangren." Two years ago, in order to pay off his gambling debts, my father pawned me to Zuichun Building. In the past two years, I have been learning to play and sing exactly, saying that it is for ...... For pick-up ....... ”

"How can there be such a father, isn't this pushing his daughter into the fire pit!" Ye Wan said indignantly: "Since the boss sent you out, don't go anywhere, just follow me, no one will dare to bully you in the future." ”

Xi'er shook her head in a panic and said, "The boss said that I would serve Brother Li and let me give him my innocence now." ”

Ye Wanqiao's face changed slightly, and she said angrily: "No, how old are you to think about these things." In the future, I will find a good family to marry, and live a life in peace. "She is not much older than Xi'er, and she seems to be the eldest sister.

Xi'er's eyes were slightly red, and her face was full of grievances. She doesn't want to live a good life, but the world is chaotic and unfair, and her heart is higher than heaven and her life is thinner than paper. I once fantasized that I could redeem myself when a rich man came to buy spring for the first time, but before he could become skilled, he was sent here by the brothel owner. But seeing these men with fierce faces one by one, Xi'er was already desperate in her heart.

Ye Wan glared at Li Lingxing and said, "Don't think about such a good thing, with me here, no one can touch Xi'er." ”

Ye Wan is handsome, ranked as the seventh sister in the mountain hall, with a special status, no one dares not to give her face, and she has also developed a somewhat delicate character. Of the few women I knew, she was the only one who dared to babble in front of Li Ling.

Li Ling smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that I didn't say anything!" You have to get it, since this woman is protected by you, I will follow you in the future. ”

Ye Wan glared at Li Ling with white eyes, looking at him with a coercive look, and smiled "poof", which calmed down her anger.

Sun Yuzhu looked dead-faced, and said with some flattery: "If you don't let Brother Ling get it, can't you give it to me?" My grandson's family has four generations of single inheritance, and it is not always left behind. ”

Ye Wan said angrily: "Don't think about it, if you want to marry a wife, you can ask for it yourself, and if you can't get a wife, don't beat the attention of other little girls." ”

Sun Yuzhu was speechless for a while, he was called the big head by Lin Yazhi in Jinan, and Ye Wan called him the big guy again. The title is secondary, and it was actually said that he couldn't find a wife, and he raised his chin and said a little provocatively: "I'll ask a wife for everyone to see, you must be more beautiful than the two of you." ”

"Cut," Ye Wan looked up at the sky with some contempt, not caring at all.

Being belittled like this, Sun Yuzhu was very uncomfortable, and secretly wondered if he would go to the nearby women's middle school tomorrow to look for a good-looking mother-in-law to show off.

This time, the Golden Knife Society sent two cars from the gang leaders of Qingdao Territory as congratulatory gifts from the Golden Knife Society. Other small gangs will send a lot of gifts.

Looking at the many objects, Li Ling was overjoyed. Although a lot of brothers were sacrificed, they finally gained a foothold in Qingdao. A few days later, the three major casinos in Qingdao opened for business on the same day. The famous Qingdao "Eight Tiger Brothers" came to cheer, and the leaders of Qingdao gangs rushed to help. Gamblers throughout Qingdao know that these three casinos have an unusual backstage, a high safety factor, and wealthy businessmen are eager to flock to them. The casino is back in the bustling scene.

On this day, Chaozhou helped Shen Wentian to visit with a post. He gave Li Ling a car and the land of Longshan Road, which is under construction and the construction of a mansion is in the planning. Li Ling had a great impression of him, and when he heard that he was coming to visit, he hurriedly greeted him out of the door.

Shen Wentian opened a tobacco shop in the British Concession in Shanghai in the early years, and later with the rise of Du Yuesheng and his gang in the French Concession, his power deteriorated, and finally he had to come to Qingdao to beg for a living. At the beginning, some situations were opened, but Hu Xinyi colluded with the Japanese to monopolize Qingdao's tobacco industry, so he hibernated and waited for a comeback.

The two of them politely got to the point after a while, and Shen Wentian said: "Brother Li Ling must also know that I am engaged in special business, in this society, only tobacco and special industry are the most profitable, how about I want to cooperate with you to make a fortune?" ”

Li Ling occupied the tobacco shop of Hu Xinyi and others, and he had long wanted to meddle in the tobacco industry, but there was no way, and the two hit it off. Let's talk about the various ways now.

During the Republic of China, the tobacco soil included Gongban soil and Calcutta soil in India, Jinhua soil in Turkey, and red soil in Iran. In addition, the cultivation of opium poppy in the country has become a disaster, including Yuntu, Sichuan soil, Guitu, the western soil of Shaanxi and Gansu regions, the border soil of the northeast, and so on, which are basically found in every province. It is not uncommon for some warlords to organize armies to sell land for the sake of financial revenue. Even the Nanjing Nationalist Government implemented a "ban on levy" and collected taxes from it.

Shen Wentian has a way to buy tobacco from India, Iran and other places and sell it to Qingdao, but in Qingdao, the military and police and a large number of gang leaders covet it, and they also need to be deterred by a level figure, Shen Wentian took a fancy to Li Ling's power and background.

Li Ling smiled bitterly: "Now that the Nanjing National Government has sent a senior official to Qingdao, even if I have some forces, I dare not go against the government, and I don't have the strength to reconcile with the military and police." ”

Shen Wentian shook his head and said, "Do you know why the bosses of various gangs in Qingdao bow down to you and give tens of thousands of gifts at every turn?" ”

Li Ling looked dazed: "Probably because I am afraid of my retaliation, I am like this!" ”

Shen Wentian smiled and said, "I don't even know what to say about you." The gang characters are unruly, how can there be such a good submission. Of course, you have some power, but what you value more is the background behind you. Qingdao's 'Eight Tiger Brothers' has great potential power, and they have made it clear that they support you, and no one dares to oppose you, even if Hu Xinyi has the support of the Japanese, he has to disappear and hide in Laoshan Mountain. ”

"Your father-in-law, Ma Liang, is going to be the president of the Shandong Anti-Smoking Association, which is a rich and powerful position, and all kinds of checkpoints are arranged by his subordinates. Your eldest brother is a bright superstar of the Kuomintang, although he is only a major general, he has won the trust of Chairman Chiang, and there are many Whampoa officers around him who are friends with fellow alumni and alumni, even the provincial governor has to look up to him. ”

I don't know, but that's really the case. Li Ling didn't expect that Ma Liang would be the chairman of the anti-smoking committee, so why not take advantage of it. The two discussed various details again, and Shen Wentian left.

Hearing that they were going to do a tobacco business, He Jiatang, Sun Yuzhu, Jing Lian and others threw down their businesses in the casino dock one after another, and they all asked to open up this industry. Li Ling had no choice but to rearrange his position.

Wang Jian is still in charge of intelligence work, Ge Changxing is in Jinan, and Zhujiang is Li Ling's bodyguard, and he has no intention of putting him down yet. Yan Zhangsheng and Cao Ying are old brothers from Jinan, and Du Shangyi, who defected to Qingdao, are in charge of the three major gambling tables. Hongmen Meng San was sent to Dagang Wharf to assist Huang Changling of the Northeast Gang in management, which actually allowed him to divide and win over the Northeast Gang.

As for the big stage and the industry of the fish shop, he once again promoted two brothers to be the leaders, Xu Xiangting and Yan Cripple. Not long after these two followed Li Ling, they were actually promoted to the leader of one party, and they debuted in a short time. Of course, these two people have made outstanding achievements, and they can be convincing in front of many brothers. This also gives a signal to the people of the Golden Sword Society, as long as they work hard, they can be rewarded for their achievements.

Coming to Ma Liang's villa again, Li Ling talked to Ma Liang about the trafficking of tobacco and soil, and Ma Liang smiled but did not say a word. The adjutant beside him was named Wang Xingdong, who was also familiar with Li Ling, and pulled him aside and said: "How can this matter be clearly stated, although you are engaged in special business, you can discuss with me if you have something, and I will give you a review." ”

Li Ling was overjoyed, and found Sui Ganchen and Shi Gongzhu to conspire. The "Eight Tiger Brothers" originally had someone secretly smuggling, and of course there was no objection to what Li Ling proposed, and he also proposed a personnel route for Li Ling to use.

With the support of Sui Ganchen, under his introduction, Li Ling met with the anti-private and military and police dignitaries, and after all kinds of relationships were opened, the "Lisheng Company" specializing in selling tobacco was established, with Li Ling as the chairman, He Jiatang as the manager, and Sun Yuzhu and Jinglian as the deputy managers. On the surface, the company sells porcelain and secretly smuggles tobacco. Contacted Qingdao and surrounding tobacco stores, which purchased them, and Lisheng Company was responsible for escorting them to Qingdao by bodyguards, and then transferred them to the owners of these tobacco stores.

Ten days later, on the night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and I couldn't see my fingers. A huge ship from the Persian Gulf slowly docked at the Dagang wharf, boxes and boxes of goods were unloaded, and the two hundred boxes ** mixed in the goods were carried down by boxes under the condition of military police and anti-smuggling police, and then loaded onto a Dodge truck that had been waiting for a long time.

Just before dawn, the truck finally arrived. In the deserted Huayang warehouse, Li Ling waited for a long time. Hurriedly sent someone to check, no more, no less than two hundred boxes**. Li Ling was nervous all night, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief. The first time he trafficked tobacco, he did not unload the goods at the small wharf, but directly transported them to the Dagang wharf, and with the assistance of the military and police, he was contacted by the Northeast Gang, and then He Jiatang sent a car to transport it.

The first trafficking was successful, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth. The various contingencies that had been thought out in advance did not appear. After counting the goods, and then arranging a large number of guards with loaded guns, Li Ling left.

Due to the fall of Hu Xinyi, the inventory of some tobacco houses had long been in an emergency, and the tobacco soil that Li Ling arrived was in urgent need, and within three days, 200 boxes of tobacco were sold out. And the statistics of the money earned this time stunned everyone.

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