A few days later, news came out of Liangshanbo that Liangshan was collecting protection fees around 800 miles of water, and all those who paid were protected by Liangshanbo and did not have to fear harassment from anyone.

Passing merchants also need to pay protection tolls according to the value of the goods, and those who pay the fee do not have to worry about robbing the road within the 800 miles of water, and if there is a loss, Liangshanbo will be compensated in full.

"Well, my idea of protection money is not bad!"

Sun Lei smiled and pointed to the finished sign, which has been inserted all over the village and town roads around the 800-mile Shuibo.

"Brother, this is a bit like the tax money of the government!"

Ruan Xiaoer grabbed his head and said, it was the first time he had heard that bandits and bandits charged protection money.

"It's almost the same thing, if our Liangshan community wants to become bigger and stronger, we must ensure the prosperity around Liangshan, after all, the more lively the place, the richer it is! If you keep going down the mountain to borrow grain and plunder along the way, sooner or later the surrounding area will become wasteland. ”

Sun Lei nodded and said, since you have built a community gang, you should have a little brain, if the club wants to become bigger and stronger, you must have money, the premise of being rich is that your own territory is prosperous and lively, and if you want to be prosperous and lively, the rules are very important, and there is no future for messing around.

Sun Lei used to like to watch Hong Kong movies the most, such as Lei Luo's biography, Crazy Boy, and the underworld, black and white are actually the same truth, each party has its own rules, and its own Liangshan community must also have rules.

Crows have always gone to Hongxing's territory to smash the field, and Chen Haonan generally only does Dongxing's people. The Liangshan community controls 800 miles of Shuibo, and going to Shuibo to ransack the village and rob the merchant travelers is not the same as smashing their own field? This is not right.

"My brother is right, it is not a long-term solution to keep going down the mountain to borrow grain, and as the cottage grows, the demand for money and grain will expand indefinitely."

Lin Chong agreed, he was born in the army, he still has some concept of this money and grain, now there are only more than 1,000 people on Liangshan, and the consumption of money and food is still small, but Sun Lei's goal is to strengthen Liangshan, if there are more than 10,000 minions on Liangshan, it is not enough to loot a few villages.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Qi, don't you like to gamble money, how many big and small gambling houses are there around here?"

Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaowu again and asked.

"Brother, that's a lot, the big ones are only in a few towns, and the small ones can't be counted, and they are found in many villages."

Ruan Xiaowu shook his head and said.

"Brother, most of these small ones are in various villages, some are always open, and some are temporary, and these are not three hundred but two hundred."

Ruan Xiaoqi said.

"So many?"

This surprised Sun Lei, he didn't expect people in this world to be so easy to gamble.

"Brother, what can this village man do without gambling on weekdays? They all want to win money and get rich! ”

Ruan Xiaowu opened his mouth and said, he was also a bad gambler before he met Sun Lei, there was no way, there was no end to fishing and farming, and he didn't make much money, and ordinary people had no other way than to gamble and try their luck.

"The two of you have brought people down the mountain to smash those large and small casinos for me in the past few days, and then posted a notice, our Liangshan Bo will open a gambling house around Shuibo, with a variety of ways to ensure everyone's satisfaction, and the first time you come, you will send two taels of silver for gambling, with a daily limit of 300 people, first come, first served."

Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi and said, the two taels of silver gambling money given away can naturally only be spent in the gambling house, how many gamblers can win money and leave when they go to the gambling table? Give them as much as you want, and you will lose cleanly.

"Brother, are we still opening a gambling house? Also send money? ”

Ruan Xiaowu looked puzzled.

"Little Wu, have you won more or lost more money gambling over the years?"

Sun Lei asked Ruan Xiaowu with a smile.

"My brother laughs, every time he is unlucky, he loses naked."

Ruan Xiaowu smiled bitterly, he didn't know why, he had won and lost gambling money for so many years, but he had never brought money out of the gambling house, and he lost as much as he won.

"Haha, this is called nine losses out of ten, and the end of greed. It's always the dealer who wins in gambling! And we're going to be this bookmaker! ”

Sun Lei touched his chin and said, what can be more profitable than opening a casino? It's a lot of money! As long as there are enough customers, it is equivalent to printing money.

"Let's go!"

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi hugged their fists and went, there were too many gambling houses around here, and they had to inquire if they wanted to sweep them away.

"Brother, most of these gambling houses have some forces behind them, should you stabilize them first?"

Ruan Xiaoer was a little worried, those who dared to open a gambling house were not serious people, and most of them had the support of people behind them, which made a big move.

"Someone's in the back?"

Sun Lei frowned and asked.

"Brother, for example, Chao Gai, the king of Tota in Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, this person is Baozheng of Dongxi Village, a famous man who likes to make friends with good men, but the younger brother heard that this person is secretly doing private business, and occasionally robs caravans, it is impossible for him to pay this protection fee for his brother, and he has several gambling houses."

Ruan Xiaoer said.

"Chao Gai? Am I good with my brother? ”

Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoer and asked.

"Naturally, he can't compare with his brother, but this person also has dozens of Zhuang guests under him, and he has a lot of dealings with the government and people in the rivers and lakes, and these people are not one or two around Liangshanbo, if they are all guilty, I am afraid that they will not be peaceful."

Ruan Xiaoer shook his head and said, they used to have some admiration for Chao Gai, but when they saw a real hero like Sun Lei, they still looked up to Chao Gai.

"Haha, Xiao Er, there will be trouble in doing this, I'm not afraid of him for one Chaogai, and I'm not afraid of him for a hundred, we must be bold in the community, and the government will send people to suppress it in the future, if we can't even solve these village bullies, how can we make Liangshan eternal?"

Sun Lei patted Ruan Xiaoer on the shoulder with a smile and said, the expansion of the community will always offend people, just get rid of those who stand in the way.

"Yes, brother!"

Ruan Xiaoer hugged his fist at Sun Lei with a solemn face.

"Brother, Xiao Er is calm and capable, and he is a rare talent."

Watching Ruan Xiaoer go to the water village, Lin Chong said with a smile, if he didn't know that Ruan Xiaoer was just a fisherman, he would definitely think that this was a retired officer in the Route Army.

"Haha, Xiao Er is different from Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi, as an elder brother, he thinks more than his younger brother."

Sun Lei said with a smile, the three brothers of the Ruan family, Ruan Xiaoer is calm, Ruan Xiaoer is gloomy, Ruan Xiaoqi is straightforward, and the three have their own characteristics, but what makes Sun Lei most relieved is Ruan Xiaoer, who is calm and not impulsive in the rivers and lakes.

"Are all older brothers so thinking about their younger brothers?"

Lin Chong silently thought in his heart, Ruan Xiaoer was secretly worried about Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi, and Sun Lei had been worrying about him all the time, and he used to be like Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi now, and he was at a loss in the midst of happiness.

"What about Master Lu and Wu Song?"

Sun Lei looked at Lin Chong, who was in a daze, and asked, I didn't see these two people today.

"The master is building a Buddhist hall on the mountain, Erlang went to help, and Erlang seems to like Buddhism too!"

Lin Chong pointed to Liang Shan and said.

"Jiro also likes Buddhism? I think these two people want to hide in the Buddhist hall and drink, no one cares! ”

Sun Lei doesn't believe that the current Wu Song believes in Buddhism, and Wu Song's current Wu Erlang, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, has no relationship with Buddha.

"Maybe, maybe!"

Lin Chong also said with a smile, Lu Zhishen and Wu Song are both straightforward and good drinkers, and the two of them must drink together more than sit and chant together.

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