Chapter 134: No Trouble, No Wealth
"Regarding this Golden Pavilion, the Pavilion Master has given us a detailed piece of information. I read it carefully last night, www.biquge.info I wrote about it. Tang Tian said and brought the knife to his room, took out a box from the side of the bed and handed it to the knife.
When the knife opened the wooden box, he saw that the book was nearly half a foot thick. "Wow, that's all there for, you finished reading it all last night?" Knife asked.
"There is no way to know yourself and your opponent. Twenty years ago, there was no gambling house in the rivers and lakes, only a slightly famous dart master Zhao Ming, a ghost head knife, and a set of nine kills and soul breaking knife methods had some reputation in the township. But that set of kung fu is just a powerful name, it's okay to scare and scare the thieves, if it's really against the master, I'm afraid I don't know how many times I'll die. There is also a man named Yang Yushu, a down-and-out scholar who has repeatedly fallen into the ranks, proficient in arithmetic, and if he fails to do scientific research, he will set up a stall in the countryside to calculate hexagrams, and he also has a small reputation, and his ability now seems to be very powerful. Somehow, these two people got together, didn't set up stalls or bet, and started the business of the gambling house, which was the predecessor of the Caiyuan gambling house. They were one writer and one martial artist, and after three or four years, the gambling house made more and more money, and became the tyrant of Yuezhou. Tang Tian said.
"God really doesn't open his eyes, could there be something wrong with what is written on this, he has accumulated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in three or four years?" asked Xiao Dao while listening to what Tang Tian said.
"This world is so unfair, and then they want to continue to make the gambling house business bigger, and they want to open their gambling houses everywhere, so they have the name they think is majestic, Caiyuan Casino. After that, three or five years later, they merged many small gambling houses by killing people and setting fires, and buying shares in partnerships, and the reputation in the rivers and lakes became more and more famous, and the gold and silver in their hands were more and more, and Zhao Ming was not satisfied with the name of the big boss of the gambling house, and began to call himself the God of Wealth. Tang Tian said.
"Hmph, God of Wealth, his name is also interesting, Zhao Ming, Zhao Gongming, there is a fair word between him and the true God of Wealth. Knife teased.
"This is also fate, according to what you say, he is at least related to the God of Wealth. However, Zhao Ming didn't know if he was born with a hidden disease or did too many bad things, and he married many concubines and failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter, so he picked a favorite from his subordinates and recognized him as a righteous son, this person is Zhou Xiong. That Zhou Xiong was naturally grateful to Dai De for getting such an honor, and it didn't take long after he became a righteous son to come up with an idea that although the gambling house business is big, the court prohibits gambling, and if you don't have a good relationship, you will suffer sooner or later. Tang Tian said.
"It stands to reason that the imperial court has always banned gambling, and he should have been up and down a long time ago. Knife asked suspiciously.
Tang Tian shook his finger and said: "In the past, the Caiyuan Gambling House only beat the local officials, let them share some dividends with them, and told them not to interfere, if it is really severe, send a letter in time and let them catch some small fish and shrimp, and this Zhou Xiong mentioned is to directly bribe the court officials, and the important ministers around the emperor will directly guarantee them, and even pull them into the shares." The most powerful of these was the King of Quang Ninh. Tang Tian said.
After hearing this, Xiaodao sighed: "This is a big game of chess." ”
Although Zhou Xiong was favored by the God of Wealth because of this suggestion, he also ordered him to implement it, and finally made this Caiyuan gambling house have no fear and expand rapidly, and it has become the largest gambling house signboard in the entire Ming Dynasty in five years, all over the country. But because of this, Zhou Xiong traveled all the year round and rarely stayed by the God of Wealth, and gradually became a little estranged from him. After that, the God of Wealth accepted another righteous son, named Qin Zhaoyang, and his love for him surpassed that of Zhou Xiong. The God of Wealth handed over all his business to him to take care of. This person does have real materials, since he took power, Caiyuan Gambling House is no longer just a gambling business, and has begun to get involved in water and land transportation, dart games, and salt markets, and the momentum is greater than before. Five years ago, the God of Wealth married the seventeenth concubine, now known as Mrs. Zhen, this Mrs. Zhen was originally just a courtesan in the Qinglou, although the status is low, but extremely pleasing to the God of Wealth, under her encouragement, the God of Wealth in this Yuezhou built a high pavilion more than ten zhang high, all painted with gold paint inside and outside, collect the treasures of the world, gather in the meantime, bid for sale, this is now the purchase and sale of the Golden Pavilion, this move also makes the reputation of the God of Wealth prominent again. Since then, no one has called him the God of Wealth of the Wealth Casino, but the God of Wealth of the Golden Pavilion. Tang Tian said.
"Then the Tanali City Tianzun, Nazhen Tianzun, Zhaocai Tianzun, and Jinbao Tianzun must have been made for the sake of being worthy of the name?" asked the knife.
"Yes, it was three years ago that he came up with these names in order to make him more noble, but it can also be seen that the key figures in the Golden Pavilion have appeared today. Zhou Xiong, forty-two years old, Lishi Tianzun, has been working on relationships at all levels all year round. Qin Zhaoyang, the thirty-five-year-old Zhaocai Tianzun, is responsible for handling all the business under the hands of the Golden Pavilion. Yang Yushu, 62 years old, Jinbao Tianzun, is responsible for managing internal and external accounts. Mrs. Zhen, twenty-three years old, Nazhen Tianzun, is responsible for collecting all kinds of treasures, and is mainly engaged in the annual bidding of the Golden Pavilion. Tang Tian said.
"Presumably, that Xu Jun must have met Zhao Ming, the god of wealth who got acquainted with Mrs. Zhen. Knife said after a moment of contemplation.
"Yes, now the God of Wealth Zhao Ming is also sixty years old, everyone knows that he doesn't have a few years left, judging from the current situation, the most likely person to sit on the throne of the God of Wealth after his death is Qin Zhaoyang, and he has also managed the Golden Pavilion for many years, and his foundation has been solid, so it can be seen how unwilling Zhou Xiong, who entered the Golden Pavilion before him, will be unwilling. To be honest, although half of the foundation behind this is counted as Qin Zhaoyang's contributions, without him Zhou Xiong running around and making connections up and down, the Golden Pavilion would not be able to have the current situation. Tang Tian analyzed.
"The predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoyed the shade, and every person who dominated one side will inevitably make a mistake when employing people. Knife said.
"What is it?" Tang Tian asked.
"The ground floor is fully booked. "Little Knife Road.
"What is it?" Tang Tian asked, touching his head.
"Coming from behind. Although it is not advisable to talk about seniority, but completely ignoring it will make the old people who have been following it feel unfair. After a long time, people will take advantage of it. Knife said.
After hearing this, Tang Tian smiled and said, "If not, how would we take advantage of his loophole?"
After the knife finished reading the book, he found that there were still a few pieces of paper at the bottom of the box, and took out a look, it was four portraits, the God of Wealth Zhao Ming had a wide face and thick ears, and his beard was like a halberd, and he could guess that he was a tall man by looking at the portrait, but he couldn't hide his wealth for many years. Looking at Zhou Xiong's facial features and eyebrows, he was handsome and bookish, and he should be a person who is both civil and military. Looking at Qin Zhaoyang again, his eyes are sharp, and he has a heavy goatee on his chin, giving people a sense of suspicion and spicy. Finally, Mrs. Nazhen, with a melon seed face and slender eyebrows, may be the beauty of Jiang Wanjing's heart, looking at this portrait, I feel a little similar. "There is no portrait of Yang Yushu in it. Knife asked.
"I don't know much about this, maybe it's because he manages internal and external accounts, and he lives in a simple place, so it's hard for outsiders to see it. After all, these portraits were drawn by the secret agents of Fengshengtang from memory, and when we arrive in Yuezhou tomorrow, let's take a closer look. Tang Tian said.