To the east of Zhangtai Street is where Liushi, one of the nine cities in Chang'an, is now located.
In the past, Liushi was located in a corner of Chang'an City and was famous for its wicker weaving industry.
However, eight years ago, major changes occurred in Liushi.
The printing and papermaking industries have risen, and now, more than 70% of the private engraving printing shops and papermaking workshops in Chang'an City are concentrated in Liushi.
In addition, Liushi also has a large number of daily necessities shops and various enamel and porcelain shops.
Especially now, the size of Liushi has tripled.
There are over a thousand shops of various sizes in this market.
With such a prosperous situation, it has naturally become a gathering place for rangers.
It then became one of the focuses of the struggle in the underground world of Chang'an.
Rangers from various factions fight endlessly for this place, and even fight with each other from time to time.
Only rangers who are strong enough are qualified to gain a foothold here.
Xu Wei is a knight-errant giant who has a territory in this direct city as a foothold.
But to occupy the territory, you not only need to protect it, but also need to cooperate with the merchants in the territory and gain their trust.
This is a greater test of a ranger's courage and means than protecting the territory.
You know, the ranger also needs food and money.
Without money, let alone the younger brother, even the ranger leader himself would not be able to survive.
Therefore, in reality, today's rangers in Chang'an City are no longer the high-spirited, willful and ethical rangers they once were.
They have long since transformed into slaves of money.
Whatever the donors told them to do, they had to do it.
Otherwise, as soon as the financial backer cuts off the supply, the subordinates and their subordinates will immediately switch jobs to work for a big brother who can have a full stomach and a lot of meat and fish.
How long can the remaining polished commanders last?
Xu Wei frowned at this moment and walked around his room, somewhat difficult to make a decision.
The reason is very simple. A big financial backer behind him came with instructions, asking him to quickly take people to Dongsanli of Zhangtai Street to find trouble for a noble young man.
Although, in the past, he had done things like this a lot.
There are all kinds of young men and buddies above.
There are dandy scoundrels, there are cruel lunatics, and there are even scumbags who like to make trouble over nothing.
In order to please these people, a ranger like him must be ready to charge into battle at any time.
For example, last year, two nephews of lieutenants gathered each other's retainers, servants and knights from all walks of life to fight over the head of a new lady in Flower Street.
As a result, Zhijinwu intervened, and all participants were thrown into prison.
In particular, the captured ranger leaders were beaten to the point where they were reduced to human form, and some were even beaten and disabled.
Then afterwards, these rangers who were beaten all benefited.
Xu Wei's eldest brother, Ren Wei, the boss who now controls the city's ranger forces, came from this.
For the people above, they don't care about the rangers below?
They only care whether you listen or not.
Those who obey will get sweets, and those who don’t will get out!
However, Xu Wei felt that this matter was not that simple.
An aristocratic young man went to play in the slums of Dongsanli after eating enough?
What’s even funnier is that another young master thinks this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and wants to teach him a lesson?
This shows what?
That young man in Dongsanli is definitely not simple!
And the background is probably very scary!
only……
Xu Wei didn't have the guts to refuse.
He knew very well that if he refused now, he would be kicked out of this city tomorrow morning.
There are no more benefits to be gained, no subordinates to call upon, and no one is willing to use him.
"X, you ancestor is stupid!" Xu Wei cursed a few words, feeling sad for his current status and situation, and even more ridiculous for the degradation of today's ranger group.
Once upon a time, the Guanzhong rangers were also guard dogs raised by nobles, bureaucrats and powerful men.
But at that time, the rangers still had dignity and the right to choose.
Moreover, as long as you climb high enough and become famous enough, you can, in turn, regard nobles, bureaucrats and powerful people as your playthings.
During the reign of Emperor Gao, the Zhu family was prominent in the world. They were in and out of the palace. Even Emperor Gao knew that there was a very powerful Zhu family in Chang'an City.
During the reign of Empress Lu, the Yuan family ruled the roost.
In the end, the Yuan family was even able to clear their names and go ashore, and all the disciples had served as two thousand stones.
Yuan Ang, the youngest son of the Yuan family, was once one of the most famous ministers in the world.
During the period of Taizong and the late Emperor, brothers Ji Bu and Ji Xin were rampant in Guanzhong.
Ji Bu promised a thousand gold coins, and finally he was promoted to the rank of Lang General with two thousand stone coins!
But now?
In the whole of Chang'an, where is there a knight-errant giant who is capable of making people admire and admire him?
Of course, Xu Wei also knew what was going on.
Since Yuande, most of the best knights in Guanzhong, especially Chang'an, have been recruited.
These knight-errant giants who used to call all the shots have now been washed away and become the hawks and dogs of the emperor and the minions of the country.
The few remaining elites were attracted by the gold rush in Anton, and now they are all busy digging for gold in Anton!
These people would send people back to Chang'an from time to time to recruit subordinates.
Therefore, among the Chang'an Rangers, those who had some ability either cleared themselves up early, joined the Xiuyi Guards, became the emperor's eyes and ears, and then climbed up the mountain to the top of the Xiuyi Guards, or went to Anton in the Jinsha River.
Sweat like rain.
All that is left are crooked melons and cracked dates, lacking both sufficient action and courage.
Take Xu Wei for example. When Ji Xin was in Guanzhong, what was he? Just a street gangster.
Not taken seriously at all, nothing but a dead life!
As a result, he has now become a slightly unknown ranger leader in Chang'an.
His boss, Ren Wei, was just a subordinate of Ji Xin's subordinate.
If someone keeps his mouth shut, he has to run around to say hello.
There are no true heroes, only the bastards rule the roost!
Since there are no heroes among the rangers, the only ones left are scum, bastards and villains.
Over the years, he has been able to reach his current position precisely by abandoning his conscience and bottom line.
"How about..." Xu Wei thought for a while, but he still didn't dare to disobey the financial owner's instructions: "I'll bring someone to do it for a show?"
He understood that he was just a pawn in the hands of others, and that life, death, honor and disgrace were actually beyond his control.
It would be fine if he was obedient.
If you dare to refuse the master's instructions, then I'm afraid it will be difficult to even see the sun tomorrow morning.
In Chang'an City, there are countless rangers who are suffocated to death every day and then tied with a stone and sunk into the Wei River.
One more of him is not too much, and one less of him is not too much.
Now, he can only hope that the people he has to deal with can be a little more tolerant and tolerant.
