Zhou Hai came out to eat a girl in the middle of the night every once in a while, which has become Zhou Hai's living habit. As a result, countless young girls have disappeared innocently, and their families have been looking for them everywhere, and they are very anxious. This caused people to panic endlessly. For a long time, the girls did not dare to go out at night, for fear of encountering the devil who eats people. The families of these girls who have disappeared or are about to disappear have gone to the Yamen of Hezhou to complain.

The prefect of Hezhou accepted the case and sent people to investigate. When Zhou Hai heard this, he wanted to secretly kill the prefect Shen Nan.

But after thinking about it, the iron-beaten official of the yamen and flowing water. The yamen always stands there like iron, and it can't be moved. No matter how evil a person is, he will be three points lower in front of the yamen, because the yamen has its own majesty, and it is impossible for you to disappear naturally because of your thoughts. Since there is a yamen and there are officials, they will inevitably come to manage and interfere with you. The prefect and officials can't be killed. If you kill Shen Nan today, you may have Shen Bei tomorrow. What if Shen Bei is not as good as Shen Nan to talk to? Instead of this, it is better to have a good relationship with the prefect, which is nothing more than spending some money to bribe. Anyway, now there is money. A problem that can be solved with money is not called a problem.

Thinking about it, Zhou Hai sat in a luxurious carriage, self-righteous, didn't care, and swaggered to the yamen of the prefect of Hezhou. Zhou Hai didn't bring any gifts, he shook his hands, and he came empty. When he saw Shen Nan, he didn't kneel, but sat on the Taishi chair opposite Shen Nan with a big grin.

According to the rule, the public is to kneel, but Zhou Hai ignored this rule. Seeing this, Shen Nan was unhappy in his heart, but because of Zhou Hai's love for giving gifts and eating many times, taking other people's hands and eating other people's soft hearts, Shen Nan did not put such dissatisfaction on his face, but greeted him with a smile. Shen Nan had already heard that Zhou Hai was a demon who ate girls, but he had only heard about it, but there was no evidence to confirm it, and he couldn't take Zhou Hai.

Shen Nan has been deeply involved in officialdom for many years, and no one has ever seen him, from the emperor's ministers to the common people, there are good ones, there are bad ones, there are honest ones, and there are cunning ones...... What can he do with all these people? What can others do to him? Shen Nan is always not afraid, he has already practiced the ability to deal with changes without being surprised, he is not afraid of danger, and he is calm.

After greeting each other, Zhou Hai asked with a face: "I heard that the yamen is cracking the case of the girl's disappearance, how has it been solved recently?" That tone, as if Shen Nan was his subordinate, or a creditor who owed him money, as if Shen Nan was one of his servants, or a dog or something.

Shen Nan felt Zhou Hai's contemptuous attitude, but he still didn't care, what could he do if he cared? He knew what kind of person Zhou Hai was. So he sat there with a blank face. Knowing that Zhou Hai came to listen to information today, he deliberately did not answer.

Seeing this, Zhou Hai was a little angry, and the demon in his body seemed to be about to be released, and he wanted to stretch out his long tongue and roll Shen Nan into his stomach, but Zhou Hai still endured it. Although Shen Nan did not directly answer Zhou Hai's question, he carelessly cared about Zhou Hai's business situation.

Shen Nan said: "Zhou Dongjia, now the business is so big, and the industry is everywhere. It's really envious to us, you make a month's profit equivalent to my salary for several years. A few days ago, you invited me to your house for dinner and drink, and I thank you again. I heard that your bank used to be prosperous, but I don't know how it has been? ”

Zhou Hai replied politely: "Yes, thanks to the blessings of the adults, the business is okay, and it will be okay." Our business, on the territory of adults, is entirely thanks to your help, and it would not be so prosperous if it weren't for you. ”

Shen Nan laughed, he had heard too many polite words like this, which one was true? But he still tentatively turned back and said: "Zhou Dongjia, you are too modest, this is also the result of your own good management, how did it get to me?" Since your money bank is doing so well. Please remit a sum of 2,000 taels of silver for me and donate my military salary. How is it? ”

Hearing that Lord Futai came to take care of Qianzhuang's business, Zhou Hai couldn't ask for it, so he didn't think about it elsewhere, and said some polite words. In fact, the meaning of Shen Nan's words is completely in his words. Zhou Hai thought it was the government's money to remit, so where did he care at that time? He said, "Okay, I'll do it right away." As long as it is greeted by the lord of Futai, you ask someone to bring two thousand taels of silver, and I will ask the shopkeeper to remit it at any time. ”

Unexpectedly, this answer provoked Shen Nan's face to sink, his face was unhappy, his mouth was closed, and the smile disappeared without a trace on his face. Without saying a word, he unceremoniously picked up the teacup and directly asked the servant to send off the guest. As for the question raised by Zhou Hai, he ignored it and didn't answer a word.

The more Zhou Hai thought about it on the road, the more he didn't understand, what was wrong with him? made Lord Shen look unhappy, obviously he was fine just now, but he turned his face no matter how he said it. Zhou Hai didn't know what to do, the clouds and mountains were foggy, and he was puzzled. When he returned to the house, he asked the servant to invite Zhang Xiong and asked Zhang Xiong what he meant. Of course, Zhang Xiong didn't know the situation at that time, only listened to Zhou Hai's description and felt that there was something wrong with Shen Nan. It is suggested that Fu Quan be called over and asked what kind of official Shen Nan is? Because it was Fu Quan who arranged to inquire about Shen Nan's details last time.

After a while, Fu Quan came. Zhou Hai asked Shen Nan how he was? Fu Quan said: "According to others, Shen Nan is not a good official, has a very bad reputation, is greedy for money, lustful, mean and vicious, and does not recognize people. All day long I think about how to make money, as long as there is oil and water seamlessly, I don't drill, and I am bent on looting silver without being considerate of my subordinates. ”

Only then did Zhou Hai realize that Shen Nan was such an official, and asked: "There is really no wind and no waves." What do you mean by that? ”

Fu Quan replied: "There was an official in the yamen who was sentenced to justice, ignoring Shen Nan's 10,000 taels of silver and blackmailing openly and secretly, and was severely reorganized and wore small shoes, so that the general judge didn't want to live anymore and was forced to commit suicide. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Hai fell into deep thought, thinking about it, and his head was spinning. Suddenly, it suddenly dawned on him, and he finally understood the reason why Shen Nan was unhappy. Zhou Hai asked Fu Quan to go back first, and told him not to make a public announcement about this matter.

After Fu Quan left, Zhang Xiong quietly asked Zhou Hai: "Zhou Dongjia, did you bring a gift when you went?" ”

Zhou Hai replied: "No." ”

Zhang Xiong said meaningfully: "No wonder! Zhou Dongjia, you are still sloppy this time. If you go empty-handed, of course Lord Shen will not be happy. He can meet you, which can be regarded as giving you a lot of face. But you didn't bring any gifts. From the bottom of his heart, he will not be satisfied with you. Some people say that it is better to see an official and give a gift. Gift-giving is much more affordable than kneeling. ”

After a pause, Zhang Xiong said again: "In this troubled world, can you do it without gifts?" It can't be done. Even if it's a big thing, you have to give a gift. It's hard to walk without being rude. What's more, you are inquiring about the murder, without this Mimi, Lord Shen will neither tell you nor take care of you. After that, he put his index finger and thumb together, and swiped his finger a few times, which meant money.

Zhou Hai suddenly realized, as if talking to himself: "I'm really smart for a while, confused for a lifetime." I thought that if I had given money before, I wouldn't have to give it, so why don't I just inquire about something? What a big thing. Who knew that Lord Shen was a dog that was difficult to feed! ”

Zhang Xiong said: "The past is the past, the present is the present, one thing is the same thing." Neither can we treat what we have sent before as the present, nor can we confuse this with that. Now that you are an official, you don't care about it, you only recognize silver, not people, and you have a big appetite. ”

That's a good reminder. Zhou Hai thought, yes, which official doesn't want to ask for more silver? Despite this, the prefect Shen Nan did not explicitly ask for silver taels from him. Instead, I asked the money to donate military salaries, but in fact, I was making excuses and secretly asking for it. And the appetite has also been opened, which is two thousand taels. I was confused for a while, I didn't understand that Lord Shen had something to say, and he was still there to take care of everything. He said that as long as he brought two thousand taels of silver, he would send it immediately. It's not that I understand it in my heart, and I pretend to be confused on my face, what is that? didn't talk about Lord Shen's heart, how could Lord Shen pay attention to himself?

After thinking about it, Zhou Hai instructed Zhang Xiong to take out three thousand taels of silver tickets from the silver treasury and give it to him. Then Zhou Hai took the carriage again and hurriedly sent it over. Shen Nan took it and saw that it was three thousand taels of silver, one thousand taels more than he expected. Then he turned his anger into joy and smiled. Show him to sit, invite him to tea, and praise Zhou Hai for how smart, capable and sensible he is.

Money can make ghosts grind, and "medicine" to "disease" is eliminated, and his words are not false at all. Zhou Hai still did not kneel, sitting opposite Shen Nan, Shen Nan spoke in a very different tone, and told Zhou Hai about the detection of the case in 1510. Looking directly into Zhou Hai's eyes, he said that the murderer had left no traces, and there was no progress at present. This made Zhou Hai feel a lot more relieved. However, Zhou Hai had already sensed it from Shen Nan's eyes, and Shen Nan knew that he was the secret of the devil.

Pave the way with money and silver, open up the way of officialdom, and benefit from it. From today's point of view, taking advantage in this way is obviously an illegal and criminal act, and should be despised and blamed. However, in the chaotic world of social order, corruption in the officialdom is rampant in the markets, and the people are not able to make a living. If you don't pay bribes and give gifts, you may not be able to do anything, and even be justified and said to be unreasonable.

Let's say that the large and small businesses of the Zhou business group, Zhou Hai asked the shopkeeper and others to take care of it. Zhou Hai has macro control and has nothing to do. In addition to convening meetings of shareholders and shopkeepers, other specific business activities do not require Zhou Hai's specific work. So I'm bored all day long. One day, when he was bored, Zhou Hai thought of an entertainment method - that is, to rob.

Why? Because of the robbery, Zhou Hai felt both excited and curious. Zhou Hai had been robbed before, and that taste was fear, and Zhou Hai had tasted it. But I just didn't taste the taste of robbing others. Zhou Hai has become stronger now, so it is better to try this feeling of robbing others. But what if someone recognizes him? Zhou Hai thought that now he could transform into a robber and go to other states to rob him, and no one would know him this time.

Who to rob? After thinking about it, Zhou Hai thought of grabbing the tea of Miao Jun, a businessman in Douzhou. Because Zhou Hai felt that although Miao Jun was respectful to him on the surface, in Zhou Hai's opinion, Miao Jun was a little hypocritical in his bones. Zhou Hai couldn't get used to such a hypocritical businessman, so he had to teach Miao Jun a lesson.

Everything was decided, and Zhou Hai turned into a robber man. called a few more housekeepers, dressed up as robbers, and followed Zhou Hai to rob Miao Jun's tea.

Let's say that the wife of Miao Jun, a businessman in Douzhou, named Ling Chang, often encourages her husband to go out to do business. What should I do if I have no capital? and sold the dowry to get a thousand gold, which was used as the capital for doing business.

Miao Jun heard that the price of tea in Yizhou was slightly higher, so he bought fifty catties of tea in bulk at the Zhouhai Tea General Merchant in Hezhou. hired someone to load the carriage, and invited a groom to catch the carriage, bid farewell to his wife Ling Chang, and went to Yizhou.

Illinois borders with Heel State. As soon as he arrived in Yizhou, he ran into a group of robbers, led by a big man, Zhou Hai, who stopped on the road. It turned out that after Miao Jun bought tea and loaded it into the car and left, Zhou Hai quietly followed and followed. After seeing Hezhou, he went around to the front and yelled at Miao Jun to stop the car. Miao Jun was so frightened that he was stunned and told the groom to stop quickly. As soon as the carriage stopped, the gang rushed up to the carriage with a fierce look.

Miao Jun hurriedly crawled on the ground, his head and forehead touched the ground, like a chicken pecking rice, and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy. The gang didn't pay attention to it, and they didn't harm Miao Jun's life, they only snatched all the goods in the car.

Seeing that fifty catties of tea were snatched away, Miao Jun cried loudly: "My life is so thin!" When I met a robber like you and robbed me of my goods, it was too cruel and hateful. What will we do in the future? "Crying and replying. Ling Chang saw that Miao Jun would return soon, and his clothes were disheveled, his face was sad, and his face was stained with tears, and he had already guessed seven or eight points. Miao Jun walked in front of Ling Chang, and before he could speak, he fell to the ground crying.

Ling Chang asked why. Miao Jun Guyan was robbed. Ling Chang helped Miao Jun up and comforted him: "Xianggong, this is fate, and it is not your reason. Why bother, and rest at home for a few days, and then scrape together some capital to go out, be sure to earn back this loss. ”

Miao Jun said: "In the future, let's do some trading nearby, otherwise it will be too risky to go out far away." ”

Ling Chang encouraged: "No. Don't you want to think about it, you want to trade in the neighborhood and make money? A man should be a merchant who travels thousands of miles, and only from afar can he make a lot of money. The greater the risk, the higher the profit. You don't have to be afraid, the last time it was bad luck. I don't think it's possible to get all the bad luck back, right? ”

Miao Jun went to Zhou Hai to buy a hundred catties of tea. This time I bought fifty pounds more than last time. What I didn't expect was that I met robbers again on the way, and the leader was still the big man. I saw that the gang of robbers was holding a quick knife, threatening Miao Jun, moving the tea leaves, and asking Miao Jun to hand over the silver he was carrying.

Miao Jun had to be obedient and take out the silver he carried.

However, Miao Jun noticed that this gang of robbers was the last time he met him, and shouted: "Grandpa, I bumped into you a few days ago, how can we meet here again today?" Did I owe you something in my previous life? ”

There was a big man among the bandits, but it was Zhou Hai's transformation, he took a closer look at Miao Jun and said, "Hehe, tell you!" We're the one who robbed you! ”

Miao Jun had to go home again, and Ling Chang was taken aback when she saw Miao Jun come back so quickly. Miao Jun walked up to Ling Chang with tears in his eyes, like a child crying in front of his mother about what happened to him.

It is rare that Ling Chang is a virtuous wife, and I believe that her husband's luck will not always be so bad, and there will always be a day when she will make a fortune.

So, Ling Chang didn't complain at all, but comforted her again with kind words and encouraged her husband not to be discouraged.

A few days later, Ling Chang scraped together another piece of silver as the capital, urging Miao Jun to go out to do business.

Ling Chang said: "The first two times I met robbers, it was caused by fate, and I should lose my fortune. Even if you are sitting at home, there are people who come to the door to rob. I think that if you meet a robber, you can only meet it again and again, and you can't have it again. ”

Miao Jun did as he said, and still set off. It is also Miao Jun's destiny that Miao Jun should make a fortune.

On the way, he met Zhou Haidao's robbers again. Miao Jun saw the robbery and recognized it as the group of people from the previous two times. He mustered up his courage, grabbed Zhou Hai, knelt down and said, "Grandpa, the villain only wants to die!" ”

Zhou Hai said: "You are strange, I don't want your life, as long as the goods, others can't hide, but you come to beg for death." ”

Miao Jun said: "It's better for me to be like this, it's better to die!" ”

Zhou Hai asked, "Why?" ”

Miao Jun said: "Grandpa doesn't know, I came out to do business, and it was all borrowed silver." I came out three times, met you three times, didn't earn a penny, and went back empty-handed each time. ”

Zhou Hai asked again: "What's the matter?" ”

Miao Jun said: "There are still children in the family who need me to support, and besides, these capital are the silver borrowed by my wife, so what can I pay back to the creditors?" So I don't have the face to go home, why don't you kill me with a knife!" ”

After that, I cried sadly, crying like I had lost my breath, and I couldn't hold it back.

Zhou Hai instantly moved his heart of compassion and said, "That's it, I won't kill you, I will take the goods." Last night we robbed five bales of cotton, and I didn't think it was of any use, so I gave it to you so that I could sell some money. ”

It turned out that Zhou Hai was used to robbing and became addicted. I can't help but rob Miao Jun, and I also rob other people. So he grabbed five sheaves of cotton.

The robbers threw all five sheaves of cotton at them. With a whistle, the robbers left. Miao Jun was overjoyed and grateful.

I thought to myself, although these cottons are not worth much silver, they are much better than nothing. If it is left untouched and sold in the market, if it is recognized by the owner, it will not be caught. It's better to go home and change the packaging before selling it.

Thinking of this, I went back the way I came. I have seen his wife Ling Chang, and Gu has talked about the past. Ling Chang said: "Although there is no silver, I have exchanged a lot of cotton, and I have not suffered a big loss. ”

Then he opened a bundle, and saw layer after layer, and when he untied it inside, he saw a hard one, and it was very tightly bound.

Unraveled carefully, it was wrapped in ingots of silver. Then the other four sheaves were opened, and so were the sheaves. The five sheaves together amounted to more than thirty thousand taels of silver.

It turned out that some big merchants, to prevent thieves, deliberately hid silver in cotton to hide people's eyes.

Who knew that Zhou Hai and other robbers didn't know the secret, so they gave it to Miao Jun, and Miao Jun should be rich.

Although Miao Jun was frightened three times, he got this windfall innocently, which doubled the capital and became a wealthy family.

Ling Chang wore gold, jewelry, emerald, coral agate and other valuable ornaments, and wore more than 50 pearls, worth more than 5,000 taels of silver.

Zhou Hai was self-defeating, of course, he didn't know that he had inadvertently helped Miao Jun.

Miao Jun made a fortune from it and earned his first pot of gold. Then, he came back to do a bigger business and pulled Zhou Hai's son Zhou Shao into the water. The premature death of Zhou Shao buried a hidden danger.

This is a later story, so let's not mention it for the time being.

After Zhou Hai came back from the robbery, he met a teenager. I saw that the young man was very quiet, thin and weak, as if he could be blown down by a gust of wind. As soon as I saw Zhou Hai come back. The young man called Zhou Hai his father. Zhou Hai looked at it, and it turned out that his son Zhou Shao had returned from studying abroad.

This made Zhou Hai overjoyed.