Where there is a crowd, there will be an organization, just like a group of monkeys will have a monkey king, and the people who live in the group will be managed by some leaders and organizations, which is also the basis for the emergence of the country, when it comes to the end of the dynasty, the country's management ability will decline, and some underworld organizations will fill the vacuum of state power. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

During the Ming Dynasty to Chongzhen, the authority of the state declined greatly, and many cults and gangs appeared.

In a metropolis like Kaifeng, there are many businessmen, rich people are all over the land, and there are countless poor people. At the bottom of the list, there were tens of thousands of beggars, and more people joined the begging industry after the famine.

It was only natural that so many people formed a huge organization, and people called it the beggars. Although the beggar gang has a loose structure on the periphery, it has a tightly organized core structure.

In addition to dividing the begging area for their disciples, the beggar gang also organized them to engage in some deception, extortion, and even robbery.

As soon as the new site of Yuji Commercial Bank in Kaifeng started, it was targeted by the beggars. The beggars have always had a reputation for being well-informed. As soon as Yu Chunguang bought this land, the beggar gang found out his details, a foreigner, with no background, and he looked very rich, which was exactly the fat sheep sent to the door without slaughtering for nothing.

On this day, the construction of the commercial bank was in full swing, and five ragged beggars came to the half-built façade house, and a beggar led by the leader lit a firecracker in his hand, and the sound of the firecracker sounded together with the beggar's greetings and Wishing you prosperity.

A guy from a surplus firm who was supervising the work on the construction site immediately came out to watch when he heard the movement, and he had also traveled south and north for many years, so he was still familiar with these roads. While clasping his fists and saluting, he said: "Tongxi, Tongxi." He took a few strings of copper coins and handed them to the beggar who was the leader.

Unexpectedly, the beggar at the head glanced at the copper coin in his hand, but he didn't reach out to take it, put his hands in his sleeves, shook one leg and said, "Your boss has such a big business, it's not good to be too stingy." We have also invested in giving you joy. ”

"Our business is here to start-up, this is a small profit, and we ask a few people to take care of it, I don't know how much it will cost to come here?" The man showed weakness on his lips, listening to the size of their appetite.

"In order to give you congratulations, I specially went to buy firecrackers, the best red all over the ground, a tael of silver at a sound, a total of 1,000 taels of silver, you don't give this happy money, forget it, this 1,000 taels of silver, how can you return it to me."

"One thousand taels, aren't you slandering?" As soon as the guy heard it, he became angry, how could he ask for such a lot of money, a thousand taels of silver, that is money that ordinary people can't earn in a few lifetimes, and it won't take a thousand taels of silver to buy a smaller store.

"Don't say that, we are just poor people who beg, you can give this money if you want to, you don't want to give it, we won't force it, how can we slander people? But kindly remind you that your trading house has spread such a large stall here, and there are miscellaneous items piled up everywhere, so you must be careful with the candles, in case the water runs out, it will not be a matter of a thousand taels of silver if the fire burns down. There are also people from our beggar gang all over the streets and alleys of Kaifeng, and your business vehicles must be careful and slow down, otherwise it will not be good for those who run into us. The beggar at the head stood there and said unhurriedly, his words full of threats.

"Wait a minute, I can't be the master of such a large amount, and I have to report it to my family." The man saw that the comer was not good, and he didn't want to leave a hidden danger to the firm, thinking that it was better for the boss to handle this matter personally, and the lord who could come up and ask for a thousand taels of silver must have something to rely on later.

"Then we'll wait here, go and get back quickly." The beggar led by the leader saw that the man was soft, and he was very happy in his heart, this time the matter was done, how could the helper be rewarded with a ten or eight taels, maybe he could be appointed a small leader, and the future road would be bright, thinking of this, his face couldn't help showing a smug expression.

"Okay, okay." The man didn't care what the beggar thought, and hurriedly turned around and went back inside to report to Yu Chunguang.

Yu Chunguang not only invested a lot of money in starting a business in Kaifeng, but also paid special attention. He knew that if he didn't succeed this time, it would be the last adventure of his life. Therefore, he keeps a close eye on the progress of the whole project, and has to come to the construction site every day to see, and he is eager to complete it immediately and open for business.

The man hurriedly ran in from outside and reported to him the situation outside, Yu Chunguang was not surprised when he heard this, and said to the man: "Go to the counter and give them a thousand taels of silver." ”

"That's a thousand taels of silver." The guy said unwillingly, this is not like Boss Yu's usual style at all, Boss Yu is not a person who is easy to concede.

"Go ahead and they'll be back later." Yu Chunguang said confidently.

"Okay, I'll go." Seeing Yu Chunguang's expression so calm, the guy didn't ask any more, maybe the boss had a friendship with the leader of the beggar gang or something, and he didn't want to bother with these little minions, so he gave the silver first, and then found the helper, and the beggar gang naturally sent the silver back to save face.

After watching the guy walk out, Yu Chunguang said to the old servant beside him: "You send someone to go to Wang Jijie Wang's boss and tell him that someone asked for a thousand taels of silver on the construction site of the commercial house, and I have already given it." ”

The old servant went down to make arrangements, and Yu Chunguang didn't think about it anymore, he was busy himself.

Zhang Chu made a promise to Yu Chunguang that he would solve it if there was trouble, if this matter was not settled, Yu Chunguang would really have to roll up the money and go back to Zhengzhou.

The old servant knew that being extorted from someone for a thousand taels of silver was not only a matter of breaking money, but if he just let the family take the money away, there would be more and more troubles in the future, and the appetite of the bad people would not be satisfied. He immediately chose a young and clever subordinate to deliver the letter.

The person who delivered the letter trotted all the way to Wang Jijie's temporary residence and told Wang Jijie what happened. ”

When Wang Jijie arrived in Kaifeng, for the convenience of his activities, he did not live in the inn, but temporarily rented a separate courtyard and settled down with Zhang Chu.

When the people sent by Yu Chunguang reported to Wang Jijie about being blackmailed, Zhang Chu was listening to it, but he didn't say a word. Because this news is not new to Zhang Chu. Before Yu Chunguang's subordinates arrived, someone had already reported to Zhang Chu, and the people sent by Zhang Chu to deal with it had already set off.

The people under Yu Jiang and Guo Xiyuan brought by Zhang Chu have not been idle since they arrived in Kaifeng, in addition to obtaining various information, the defense of the new trading house is also an important task for them.

Zhang Chu had expected that opening a commercial bank in a big city like Kaifeng would definitely be obstructed by all forces, but he didn't expect that the first to jump out would be the beggar gang. (To be continued.) )