Qian Kun felt relieved as he watched Wei Wuji put the two hundred taels of silver in the tray into his arms. He was really afraid that Wei Wuji would ask him for a big price.

If Wei Wuji is really open-minded, he can afford it for one month or two months. If there are more days, he will not be able to bear it. At that time, he will have to ask the government to make the decision.

But even if the government allows Wei Wuji to collect less monthly money, he will still have to face Wei Wuji's wrath after the government leaves. He has a friend who runs a gambling house and offends the big boss of his street in this way, and ends up losing a lot of blood.

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So Qian Kun felt really happy when he saw that Wei Wuji took the money directly and stopped raising the price.

After Wei Wuji collected the money and saw that Qian Kun had nothing else to say, he stood up and said goodbye: "Boss Qian, if there is nothing else, I will leave first. There are still three stores to meet with."

Qian Kun also stood up and said, "I have nothing else to do. If Chief Wei wants to go somewhere else, I will see you off."

Wei Wuji and Qian Kun walked out of the gambling house. Wei Wuji cupped his hands and said, "I'm very happy to meet Boss Qian today. If someone comes to the gambling house to cause trouble, Boss Qian can send someone to Fengxiang Restaurant on Taiyuan Street to find me."

Qian Kun asked doubtfully: "Fengxiang Restaurant on Taiyuan Street? Boss Wei, don't you live on Yuanfeng Street?"

Wei Wuji smiled and said, "I haven't bought any real estate on Yuanfeng Street yet, so I'm still living in the original place. If Boss Qian has anything to do, he can go directly to my former boss Sunzi Pavilion to find me."

Qian Kun frowned and said: "Although Taiyuan Street is not far from Yuanfeng Street, it is not very close either. How about this? I have a property on Yuanfeng Street. If Boss Wei doesn't dislike it, he can live there first."

Wei Wuji waved his hand and refused: "Boss Qian, you don't have to be like this. I'm just living in the original place for the past two days. When I get the monthly payment in two days, I will move to Yuanfeng Street and I will buy a house by then."

When Qian Kun saw Wei Wuji's refusal, he did not force himself and said: "In that case, please ask Chief Wei to move to Yuanfeng Street with his men as soon as possible, otherwise we merchants will never feel at ease."

Wei Wuji nodded and said, "That's how it should be. Wei said goodbye first. Boss Qian doesn't have to send it off anymore."

Qian Kun also stood there obediently and said, "Okay, Boss Wei, please give me your permission."

After Wei Wuji left Hengtong Gambling House, his next stop was Shangru Inn. Shanggru Inn was an inn built by locals in Xiangliao County. It covers a large area.

Speaking of which, people come and go at the inn, including those who come to eat, drink and chat, and those who come to stay and bathe. There is a lot of money flowing in every day, so the monthly payment should be a lot.

But in fact, on the contrary, most of the inns in the Davidian Dynasty were occupied by two chain inns, Yuelai Inn and Youjian Inn.

Xiangliao County is no exception. Eight of the ten inns are Yuelai Inn and Youjian Inn. It is said that one of these two inns has a government background and is funded by the royal family.

One is jointly funded and operated by several major aristocratic families. The clerks with such a large background are naturally not as afraid of gangs as other shops. Even if you ask gangs to go to these two inns to collect cash, they will not dare.

So usually these two inns give a token amount of one tael of silver, and the gang can't accept it. The shopkeeper said that we should be like other businesses, they have to pay protection fees, and we also have to pay protection fees.

Wei Wuji was lucky. Shangru Inn on Yuanfeng Street was a rare local inn, so he could charge a little more monthly money.

When Wei Wuji walked into Shangru Inn, he was spotted by the shopkeeper who had been waiting in front of the counter. The shopkeeper immediately walked out of the counter and said, "Your Excellency, are you Wei Wuji, the new big boss of Yuanfeng Street?"

When Wei Wuji saw the shopkeeper coming forward, he stopped walking in. He paused and replied, "That's right, you are the shopkeeper of Shangru Inn."

The shopkeeper cupped his hands and said, "I am Zhang Shangru, the shopkeeper of this Shangru Inn. I have been waiting for you, Chief Wei, for a long time."

Wei Wuji smiled and said: "I just went to the boss Qian of Hengtong Gambling House. He also said that he has been waiting for me for a long time and he didn't need to use these polite words to me. How much do you pay every month?"

The shopkeeper probably didn't expect Wei Wuji to be so straightforward. He hesitated and said, "Well, it's a small shop and it's not easy to run. I really can't make much money. I only have fifty taels of silver per month. What do you think, Boss Wei?"

Wei Wuji didn't answer after hearing Zhang Shangru's words. He just listened to Zhang Shangru's look, which made Zhang Shangru feel scared. He was about to increase the price when Wei Wuji said, "Okay, just fifty taels."

Wei Wuji's monthly payment was based on the standard of Fengxiang Restaurant. The monthly payment of Fengxiang Restaurant was fifty taels, although the scale of Shangruke was larger than that of Fengxiang Restaurant.

But because the food and drinks at Shangru Inn are much cheaper than those at Fengxiang Restaurant, the income from accommodation is almost the same as that at Fengxiang Restaurant, so Wei Wuji feels that fifty taels is enough.

Zhang Shangru was stunned for a moment, then said ecstatically: "Okay, Yuanbao, quickly get fifty taels of silver."

He and Qian Kun both had the same concern, that is, they were afraid that Wei Wuji would be young and frivolous and not understand the rules, so he would ask for a high price that they could not afford. Now that Wei Wuji was so easy to talk to, he couldn't help but feel happy.

The waiter Yuan Bao followed Zhang Shangru's instructions and took fifty taels of silver. Zhang Shangru handed the fifty taels to Wei Wuji and said: "Boss Wei, these fifty taels of silver are this month's protection fee, and it can be regarded as a little kindness from me."

, you can send someone to collect the protection fee on the first day of next month."

Wei Wuji nodded, accepted the money, told Zhang Shangru the same words as Qian Kun, then stood up and left Shang Ru Inn.

Wei Wuji went to Taifu Restaurant after leaving Shangru Inn. Taifu Restaurant had nothing to say. It was about the same size as Fengxiang Restaurant, and the monthly payment was the same, fifty taels.

At the same time, the shopkeeper of Taifu Restaurant also gave this month's monthly money to Wei Wuji as a meeting gift. After the two parties exchanged pleasantries, Wei Wuji went to the brothel on Yuanfeng Street.

It is not as big as Li Chun Yuan and can only be regarded as a small brothel. When the madam saw Wei Wuji, her attitude was not as good as that of the shopkeepers of the other three big shops. She was also lukewarm when talking to Wei Wuji.

Wei Wuji wasn't angry either. He also knew why the madam didn't want to see him. It was because Li Chun Courtyard owned Qi Delong's shares, so if the members of the Shenniu Gang wanted to go to the brothel to drink wine, they would usually go to Li Chun Courtyard instead of coming.

Originally, because Yuanfeng Street was not under jurisdiction, the Luoyan Gang was the biggest customer. But now that Yuanfeng Street has been captured by the Shenniu Gang, it is definitely impossible for the Luoyan Gang to come here again.

Wei Wuji didn't take it seriously who lost a lot of big customers for no reason. Wei Wuji didn't take it seriously. Anyway, the madam still gave him a meeting gift of one hundred taels of silver. At the same time, he also agreed that the monthly payment would be one hundred taels in the future.

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After meeting the shopkeepers of these four big shops, Wei Wuji was not ready to meet the other small shops one by one. It was impossible for these small shops to give him this month's money anyway.

Some small shops even closed early because they were afraid that he would collect the monthly payment for this month. Wei Wuji planned to wait until June and just ask his younger brother to come and collect the payment.
Chapter completed!