Chapter 31: 100,000 Golden Oceans (I)
Hou Xing is not the backbone of the small shoe shop, and he can't even be regarded as a gangster of the small shoe shop, just a marginal character. He was born thin and weak, and he didn't have any hard bones, so he came out to be a gangster, just because he couldn't find a way to eat, and some of the elders in the family had been gangsters, so he took him into the industry. In this kind of underground world, it is actually very unpleasant, and Zhao Guanhou defends him like this, which really makes him feel grateful for the death of a confidant. His teeth clenched his lower lip, his hand pulled the abacus, and before the gangsters could say anything, they had already given the correct answer.
"Your accounting is not slow, and the handwriting is good, it should not be difficult to find another errand, how do you think of it, and you have entered our industry?" Zhao Guanhou saw that Hou Xing's calligraphy was neat, which was much stronger than his own calligraphy level. Although the question is simple, in such an illiterate group like gangsters, who can solve the answer so quickly, he must be regarded as a rare talent.
Hou Xing smiled awkwardly, "Zhao put his head, I really don't hide it, it's too angry to be an apprentice." When the contract was signed, there was a word, during the apprenticeship, it was not to be killed. It is common to pour the toilet for the master to wash his feet, and if there is a slight mistake, he will never be soft. My handwriting was typed out. And when I met a bad master, I still refused to teach things, and I relied on myself to steal learning, and my ability to settle accounts is to watch those gentlemen secretly watch the meeting when they are settling accounts. I've heard my family say that if you are a gangster, you won't be angry......"
Zhao Guanhou looked at him a few times, knowing that with his body, even if he was a gangster, most of them would be angry more than being an apprentice. After going to the streets, he lost his way to be a full-time businessman, and even if he wanted to be an apprentice, it was no longer possible.
He nodded, and put the account book in one fell swoop, "Old and young masters, if anyone can write so well and calculate the topic so accurately, this military advisor can come and fight." If you can't do it, this military advisor will be the Hou Xing brothers, if anyone is not satisfied, just say it, and even I, the owner of the village, can be changed together. ”
Seeing that he did not hesitate to use the throne of his village master to bind Hou Xing's military advisor, no one dared to speak up to the gangsters below. Let's not talk about whether it is possible to seize the position of the owner of the village, just talk about the current situation of the pot guy, whoever is the owner of the village will be responsible for the operation of the pot gang in the future, and he must get enough funds for everyone to run and obtain the support of the Meng family. If they could do these things, Li Si would not have stayed in this position for so long.
Hou Xing originally just heard that there were noodles to eat here today, and came to mix rice, but he became the number two person in charge of finance. He was dazed at first, stunned for a moment, and then suddenly knelt down towards Zhao Guanhou, and slammed his head on the ground
"Owner of the village, from today onwards, my life Hou Xing is yours, I will do whatever you ask me to do. If there is a violation, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, and you will not be able to die well! ”
Zhao Guanhou appointed such a military advisor, he had his own considerations, his focus was not in the pot, even if he was the owner of the village, he would still accompany Su Hanzhi at the main time on weekdays. If you appoint someone from your own pot to be a military advisor, it is very likely that the No. 2 person will elevate himself and make himself, the owner of the village, have no real name.
Only an outsider like Hou Xing, who can't hold down the field, is the ideal candidate for military advisors. He had no one to rely on but himself, and even if he wanted to usurp the throne, he couldn't do it.
Moreover, when the economic conditions of the pot guy improve, he will still withdraw the public funds from the account and take care of Su Hanzhi's affairs. To do this kind of thing, the tent must be his own person, Hou Xing is grateful to himself, and it is appropriate to use him.
Hou Xing didn't know Zhao Guanhou's plans, he only knew that he was under pressure and appointed himself, an outsider, as a military advisor, and he felt very emotional about the death of a soldier as a confidant. When the gangsters recognized this fact and gave the village owner and the military advisor a salute, he pulled Zhao Guanhou to the side and whispered:
"Owner, I have something I didn't want to talk about. But you are so kind to me, I have to tell you about this matter, I may know a little reason why the Meng family will pay if they don't cover their bones. ”
Zhao Guanhou originally intended to visit the Meng family, although the donation was all voluntary, and the Meng family had no obligation to sponsor the Bone Burial Society. But under normal circumstances, they will not suddenly interrupt their existing donations, which will have an impact on their reputation.
Probably because there was a misunderstanding between each other, as long as the misunderstanding can be explained, it should not be too difficult to get sponsorship. After taking the Meng family, it is convenient for the other gentlemen to talk about it, as long as there is money in the account, they can use it to solve the problems of the Pang family.
If Hou Xing knew the reason, it would be the biggest good news for him, and he hurriedly asked, "Do you know?" Is this news reliable? ”
"Reliable." Hou Xingsheng is thin and weak, and he is usually a little cowardly, and even his eyes are very wandering, and he doesn't dare to look at people. But at this time, his attitude was very firm, "The owner of the village is kind to me, I definitely can't pit you, this news came from my brother in the pawnshop." Our pawnshop was swallowed by Pang Yutang's Yuanfeng pawnshop, and a few of the gentlemen and guys at the counter were retained, but I didn't stay because I couldn't speak. But my brother, he continued to do it there, and he asked me to drink a few days ago, and after drinking too much, he talked about it. It's just that this matter is a bit big, and I don't dare to say it to the outside world, and if I don't say it well, I will die. ”
Pang Yutang? As soon as he heard the name, Zhao Guanhou became interested. Pang Yutang is the son of Pang Jinbiao, and he is also a well-known figure in Jinmen. He is keen on sweeping away private businesses, eliminating tobacco houses, and cracking down on gambling houses, and can be regarded as a representative figure in the fight against "locusts, gambling, and drugs."
Pang Jinbiao is the anti-camp pipe belt, and as the eldest son, he often brings dozens of patrols to copy the dark chang, small smoke hall and dark treasure bureau in Jinmen. Then beat the caught guests, fined a sum of money as a warning, and when leaving, he also had to instruct, "In the future, remember, come to the store opened by Pang Ji, make sure you don't have anything, go to this kind of small shop that does not pay taxes, and don't beat you or anyone!" ”
This representative of justice in Jinmen, the means of running a pawnshop are probably also above board, and the pawnshop where Hou Xing once worked is, of course, not competitive, and it is reasonable to be annexed. Yuanfeng pawnshop in Jinmen is very popular, it is a first-class pawnshop, it is said that some dignitaries and dignitaries, will also mortgage some things in the pawnshop, in the government, also have a very good way.
The Meng family, originally from Shandong, is based on the silk business in Jinmen, and is a giant businessman in Jinmen. Meng Yuan, who funded the Bone Cover Club, was named Meng Siyuan, a son of the Meng family, who broke out of the house in the wealthy infighting in the early years, and was self-reliant with a sum of silver.
Originally, there were eight silk villages of the Meng family in Jinmen, and he relied on his own strength to open the ninth silk village, known as the Jiuji Meng family, which was actually on par with the Meng family's own court.
can work hard with his bare hands, also do the silk business and be equal to his own family, Meng Siyuan himself has the means and courage. It is said that he is now obsessed with foreign affairs and wants to follow the example of Taixi, open a yarn factory in Jinmen, and rejuvenate the country through industry. It's just that the capital turnover was not effective for a while, so I took one thing, went to the Yuanfeng pawnshop, and turned over 100,000 gold oceans.
When Hou Xing said this, he was also excited, "What that thing is, my senior brother can't say, he went to the general number to be the general, my senior brother is in the semicolon, I haven't seen it." I only know that it is a heavy treasure of the Meng family, it is said that the old lady Meng favored the concubine at the beginning, so she gave this heavy treasure to the concubine and did not give it to the long house. It is precisely because of this that as soon as the old lady Meng died, the Meng family was in turmoil, and the eldest lady took advantage of the funeral to take advantage of the funeral, nominally to sweep the young master Meng out of the house, but in fact to force the treasure. But Young Master Meng is good, he would rather leave the Meng family with his mother than hand over things. can make the Meng family scratch their faces, and the baby will definitely not be bad. But although he was smart, he went to the wrong place, Yuanfeng ate people and didn't spit out bones, he took the treasure there to be it, that is, he went to die. ”
"Why, the pawnshop still dares to covet his pawnshop?"
"Exactly. Listening to my senior brother, that thing is really good, it can be worth hundreds of thousands of oceans, and after Pang Yutang saw it, he ordered someone to send it to the capital and sent it to his uncle Eunuch Pang. made a fake and used it to fool Young Master Meng. Pawnshop rules, in order not to take responsibility, when writing a pawn ticket, will not write the original, if you are a new fox fur coat, he will also write the bare board hairless, insects eat rat bites. This Young Master Meng just suffered the loss of this pawn ticket, although the thing is wrong, but it is in line with the pawn ticket, and he can't make sense. He is a businessman, how can he resist this kind of tricky tricks and want to fight a lawsuit...... And how to win. ”
"Since you can't win the lawsuit, then you have to find our guy." Zhao Guanhou had also figured out at this time that the Meng family would give a sum of money to the Cover Bone Association every year, in addition to a good reputation, on the other hand, it was also to buy these gangsters.
Big businessmen don't have to be afraid of gangsters, but if some people deliberately make things difficult for them, it will also make the store unable to operate normally. Buying these gangsters is to solve the disputes in the rivers and lakes, he pawned it this time, and he can't solve it with the power of the government, so he will definitely think of the Bone Cover.
But the flying knife Li Si didn't have much courage, even on weekdays, he didn't dare to provoke people like Pang Yutang. What's more, now that Yuan Weiting is punishing the gangsters, he doesn't dare to come forward. Meng Siyuan spent so much money to support the gangsters, and it is reasonable that he can't stand up to it at the critical moment and refuses to give any more funds. As soon as the Jiuji Meng family stopped funding, it was reasonable for other gentry and businessmen to follow suit.
Zhao Guanhou patted Hou Xing's shoulder, "Brother Hou Xing, you have done me a great favor this time, I want money this time, and I will thank you for the first one." ”
Unexpectedly, Hou Xing shook his head like a rattle, "That's not good, since I am the military advisor in our pot guy, I have to serve the pot guy." The key to this matter is related to Pang Yutang, I don't dare to say it casually, but Second Brother Zhao is so kind to me that I can't help but say it. When it comes to rewards, I would never dare to think of them. It's just that you have to think about it, second brother, Pang Yutang is not easy to mess with, and we don't have any evidence in our hands, even if we want to come out, I'm afraid it's not easy to speak. ”
Of course, Zhao Guanhou knew that a conflict involving more than 100,000 gold oceans was no longer something that could be mixed up by a small trick like a small shoe shop. But when he thought of Su Hanzhi again, he had no way out, no matter how dangerous it was, he could only carry it himself.
He didn't say anything, but walked out of the pot gang on crutches, first went to Su Hanzhi to comfort a few words, and then called a rickshaw to visit Jiuji Meng's house.