As the night fell, several guards in fancy attire and white masks came in carrying two baskets. The baskets contained red strips of cloth. Under Lin Qi's order, everyone was willing to work for him because of the charm of money.
Si's thugs all had a red strip of cloth tied around their foreheads and one strip on their left and right arms.
Seeing that it was still early, the Iron Fist Brotherhood prepared a large amount of wine and meat and sent them over.
Solid, as hard as a rock, brown bread with wheat bran added. Chunks of fat stewed pork, and a sip of strong liquor that felt like a punch in the belly. More than a thousand thugs
Squatting in the yard, drinking heavily and eating meat, everyone in the house was eating until their mouths were dripping with oil.
For these thugs struggling at the bottom of the market, where do they have such an opportunity to eat and drink as much as they want?
It's okay for those who have no family. At least they can afford to eat and drink with a little money. But for those thugs who have families, especially those with children, they have to bear the pressure of the whole family alone.
.Most of the money they get from extortion on a daily basis must be handed over to the little bosses above. How much money can they miss?
Not to mention eating a lot of meat and drinking a lot of wine, even if you eat black bread with a tight stomach, you won't have the time.
So these thugs ate and drank to their heart's content, everyone's faces were shiny with oil, and they burped repeatedly until their stomachs could no longer be filled, and then they stopped in frustration. Fortunately, Lin Qi didn't do it either.
Prepare too much strong liquor, otherwise these guys will definitely get drunk. Not to mention fighting with others, it is a good thing not to hit the tip of the knife and hurt yourself.
After ordering the well-fed thugs to rest in the yard, Lin Qi followed a guard and quickly walked out of the slaughterhouse.
Just next door to the slaughterhouse, in a simple small building, Latus and Titian were sitting in the small attic on the top floor. Through the window here, they could see the backyard of the slaughterhouse a hundred meters away. Latus
Si and Titian both had a blush on their faces. They had discovered the benefits that these thugs in front of them could bring to them.
Once Latus and Titian looked down upon these street thugs, are these ant-like untouchables worthy of their attention? Look at the ragged clothes of those people, their ugly faces and fierce eyes. There is nothing that can be squeezed out of these people.
Why should they care about a piece of money?
But just yesterday Lin Qi asked Yu Lian to visit and made certain demands to them.
Through certain channels controlled by Latus, and through the huge influence of Titian's elders in the imperial administration, the two high-ranking nobles suddenly discovered a very terrible thing - these inconspicuous thugs, these ants.
With the same existence, they create more than 20 million gold coins in profits every year on the streets of Bereli!
Gods above, that's 20 million gold coins, enough to immediately form two 100,000 elite standing heavy infantry legions!
Although these ordinary people do not dare to provoke the superior nobles, in addition, even the first-class big businessmen in the imperial capital are the targets of extortion and even kidnapping. All shops in the imperial capital are subject to official national taxes every month.
In addition, a certain amount of protection fees must be paid to these thugs. Some merchants even refused to pay taxes to the empire and chose to pay double the protection fees to these thugs.
They monopolized many businesses in the Imperial Capital, such as the transportation and storage of goods in the dock area, 80% of the taverns and inns in the Imperial Capital, 30% of the luxury hotels in the Imperial Capital, the carriage and horse shops, livestock shops, and the night watchmen
, the handymen who clear ditches, and even the workers who dig out the septic tanks of rich and noble families, they are all part of this huge group.
They have many eyes and ears throughout the entire imperial capital. By mastering these people, they can control every move in the imperial capital. Which duchess secretly meets her lover behind her husband's back, and which noble lady hands over her pure body on the eve of her wedding?
He gave it to his lover, and even the Emperor secretly had sex with some noble lady, all of which could not be hidden from their eyes.
The enviable income and the terrifying intelligence network are all so exciting!
So Latus and Titian immediately made the most direct and efficient response. They enthusiastically provided Lin Qi with various conveniences. Even in this slaughterhouse, Titian personally came forward, which only took a quarter of an hour.
It changed from the original owner's name to Yu Lian's property.
This place is located on the edge of the imperial capital. It covers a huge area and hundreds of people can be stationed on a daily basis. Even if you think about it with your buttocks, you know that in the turbulent imperial capital, there are hundreds of people who dare to fight and kill barbarians without fear of evil.
What does a hero represent?
Not to mention other things, with this power in the government, Titian and Latus can cause trouble for Beja at any time! Creating trouble for one's political opponents is the most pleasing thing for a qualified politician.
Along the steep stairs, Lin Qi walked steadily to the small attic. He saluted Latus and greeted respectfully: "Your Highness, are you here in person?"
Latus nodded gently and sighed softly: "Yes, the emperor has been very uneasy recently. Something happened in the Victory Palace a few days ago. To tell you the truth, my grandfather's favorite crown
, return all his seals, except for the personal seal he kept close to his body, all the other seals have been taken away!"
Lin Qi was so horrified that his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "Oh God!"
Latus sighed deeply, and then smiled happily: "So Bea is unlucky. He is the squadron leader of the dragoons. This is their dereliction of duty! So we have been here these two days.
Watching the fun! A while ago, they were watching our fun. Because of Elham’s Si, we were watched by others. But now it’s very good..."
Titian said: "It's so good, so good. Your Majesty's crown and seal are missing. This matter has spread throughout the continent. Emperors, kings and grand dukes of all countries are watching our Majesty's excitement, so
Beya and the others are under a lot of pressure right now. I heard that just this morning, the dragoons from the imperial capital have been sent out to search every inch of land within three hundred miles of the imperial capital!"
Only today did dragoons be sent out to search every inch of land within the nearby three hundred miles?
Lin Qi secretly laughed in his heart. With the speed of Dragon City, he is probably about to leave the territory of the empire and enter the territory of the Caesar Empire, right? Not to mention sending out all the 10,000 dragon cavalry in the imperial capital.
Even if all the armies of the entire empire were mobilized, and all the people of the empire were mobilized, it would be impossible to find a single hair of Dragon City.
Lin Qi clenched his hand hard and angrily expressed his strongest condemnation to the daring robber.
Then Lin Qi asked the two of them: "So, do you have any clues?"
Latus and Titian looked at each other mysteriously, and after a while of silence, Latus spread his hands.
"The latest information obtained by the military headquarters, several marshals from the Wudalian Island Alien Joint Military Headquarters took the initiative to claim that the soldiers they sent took away grandfather's crown and seal. But according to them, their five marshals all sent
We have recruited the strongest and best warriors to do this, so now the five marshals of the alien race are preparing to duel to decide who will have the honor of stealing my grandfather’s crown and seal!”
Lin Qi felt a mouthful of blood boiling in his throat, and then he swallowed it forcefully!
Lin Qi fell in love with those aliens from Wudalian Island. Elham and others were killed, and they took the initiative to shoulder the blame, making it impossible for the church to pursue them any further. Then Longcheng broke into the Victory Palace at night,
It was those foreign races who took the initiative to take the blame. Lin Qi considered whether he should make a brass medal and give it to those foreign races to commend them for their courageous actions and courage to take the blame.
Latus sighed deeply and cursed angrily."
Those foreigners who deserved it, they took the blame for the first one and let them escape from the trouble. Why should they take the blame for the second one? How happy is it to be able to make Beya and the others unlucky? Hard
Everything was destroyed by them.
Shaking his head, Latus looked at Lin Qi seriously.
"We all now know the power of those street thugs, so Lin Qi, I hope you can help us grasp this power."
Latus handed a ruby ring to Lin Qi. Between the clear ruby and the surface of the ring, there was imprinted the emblem of the imperial family and a rooster with its head held high and its chest raised to the sky.
"Take this ring and you will be my subject, Lin Qi!"
Lin Qi took the ring and smiled very reservedly. He thought of Long Cheng's words. Now he needs Latus's help because he is still very weak, so he needs Latus's help. A retainer of a direct member of the royal family
?This name is very good. Maybe I can let Blackbeard get a noble title in advance?
Seeing Lin Qi handing over the ring, Titian clapped happily and said, "Well, that's great. Lin Qi, you have a bright future, I believe this very much."
Clapping his hands vigorously a few times, Titian said in a deep voice: "Tonight, there will not be a single dragoon in Nancheng, because all the dragoons in the government have been sent out. Not even a single copper hat will appear in Nancheng, because the police department's
The highest officer is mine. You have a full hour to solve the problems in the government, because I can only buy you one hour. At most, the Imperial Guard will arrive in Nancheng in an hour and a quarter!
"
An hour? Lin Qi smiled easily and waved his fist vigorously: "One hour is enough! His Highness Latus and His Excellency Titian, prepare the celebration bar. When I come back, the bottom power of the entire imperial capital will
, it’s all in our hands.”
Lin Qi turned around and left. Then he suddenly turned back and asked, "Whose person is the cripple?"
Latus looked at Lin Qi and laughed leisurely: "The house that the people you sent to track belongs to my cousin Bichus. However, there is no need to pay attention to him. My second uncle has been dead for several years.
He is helpless in the palace, so you don’t need to pay attention to him!"
Lin Qi was immediately relieved. An emperor's grandson had no financial backer, so let's trample him too! (To be completed.)