Chapter 207 A promise worth a thousand pieces of gold
Author: It’s so hard to get an ID
Chapter 207 A promise worth a thousand pieces of gold
Does the beggar have money?
Who would be a beggar if he had money?
Does the beggar leader have any money?
This can make you very rich. The more inhumane you are, the richer you will be.
Of course, it doesn't mean that you have to do bad things to be rich. The Jingyi sect in the Beggar Clan is also very rich.
But Ke Jianglong has no money, and Xiao Yao also has no money.
To this day, Ke Jianglong still maintains his old begging habit. He goes begging all the way and is grateful for whatever others give him. Whether it is rotten leftovers or overnight swill, he eats them all with gusto.
Because Ke Jianglong grew up begging for food, he knew that if other beggars came to support him, if he took one more bite, others would eat less.
In the history of the Central Plains Beggar Gang, apart from Ke Jianglong, there are only a handful of gang leaders who really lived the life of beggars like this.
Even the famous Qiao Feng, Hong Qigong and Huang Rong, the three leaders of the Beggar Clan, did not beg for food.
The last person who continued to beg for food after becoming a gang leader was Huang Rong's successor Lu Youjiao.
All in all, most of the successive leaders of the Beggar Clan have completely different food and clothing expenses than those of beggars. Except for wearing a piece of patched clothes, their whole bodies are clean. Only Ke Jianglong's body is clean.
It always carries an unbearable stench.
However, Ke Jianglong, who was dirty, smelly and suffocating, was actually the most respected leader of the Beggar Clan over the years.
Because he is a gang leader who can truly sympathize with the sufferings of beggars.
But after all is said and done, Ke Jianglong has no money.
What to do without money?
Ke Jianglong said he had no money, but kept his eyes on Princess Weini. Ke Jianglong thought that as a princess, Weini must be richer than us two beggars.
Ha, this thing is really a coincidence, which princess would carry money with her.
Even though Princess Weini originally had some valuable accessories on her body, they were lost long ago when she was kidnapped.
Now, apart from the fact that there are no holes or patches in her clothes, Princess Weini is also penniless from top to bottom, just like Ke Jianglong and Xiao Yao.
It's over, three paupers have joined together.
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Just when Ke Jianglong was at a loss what to do, Xiao Yao slapped his thigh and said to Ke Jianglong: "It's an easy matter, I'll borrow it."
"Are you going to borrow it?" When Ke Jianglong heard this, he became furious.
"Borrowing" money is just a nice way of saying it, but in other words, it's called stealing.
Of course, I am not saying that I won’t pay it back, but I will slowly pay it back in three to five hundred years.
There were too many times when heroes from the world of martial arts "borrowed" money. That is Qiao Feng, who was almost praised as "loyal and righteous" by later generations. He borrowed hundreds of taels of silver to spend on eating and drinking along the way.
Some people may want to defend Qiao Feng, saying that what Qiao Feng stole was treasury silver, and it was the officials of the Song Dynasty who paid his bills.
As long as the government's money is put into the treasury, there cannot be any deviation. If it is a few cents or a few cents short, the error will be accepted within a reasonable range. But if the difference is too much, someone must come out to make up for the deficiency.
If the amount is huge, severe penalties must be followed.
If you lose hundreds of taels of treasury silver, at worst you will end up as a "stealer". The blame will be thrown down layer by layer, and in the end it will not be those kudin at the bottom who take the blame.
Kudin's income is usually just enough to support his family. He might have to sell his house, land, son, daughter, or wife to make up for the few hundred taels of silver.
Therefore, when Ke Jianglong heard about "borrowing" money, he became furious.
Even if it is for the sake of family and country affairs, should we commit such robberies and robberies?
Seeing Ke Jianglong reaching out to slap himself, Xiao Yao quickly said: "It's really borrowing, not stealing!"
Hearing what Xiao Yao said, Ke Jianglong stopped waving his hand halfway.
"Where can you borrow it?" Ke Jianglong asked Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao first asked his master to put down his hand, and then said: "I'll go to Huang Xiaoshi from Shennong Baicaomen to borrow it."
Brother Huang, I have to rely on you again.
"Huang Xiaoshi?" Ke Jianglong thought for a moment, nodded and said: "This young man is not bad, he has loyalty and chivalry, and he is more willing to give away people's money. But I'm afraid we need a lot of money here, can you borrow it?
Arrive?"
"You can borrow it, you can definitely borrow it." Xiao Yao said to Ke Jianglong, "Huang Xiaoshi and I have a life-long friendship."
Well, since Xiao Yao said so, Ke Jianglong will believe it.
So, while it was still early, the three of them left the Earth Temple and walked towards Luoyang City.
Xiao Yao led the way, Princess Weini was in the middle, and Ke Jianglong stayed behind. There was a long distance between the three of them to avoid suspicion.
Even if someone came to look for the princess at this time, they would not think that she had anything to do with the two beggars in the distance.
After entering Luoyang City, Xiao Yao took the princess directly towards Shennong Baicao Gate.
When he reached the ground, Xiao Yao turned around and glanced at Princess Weini, who immediately went into the barbarian shop that had just opened.
Ke Jianglong, on the other hand, went directly to sit on the street next to the barbarians' shop. He just had nothing to do and spread his hands to beg for breakfast.
Xiao Yao saw that the door of Shennong Baicao Gate was open. He rushed in with a single stride, but was blocked by the gatekeeper.
"You stinky beggar, we just opened the door this early in the morning, so we can be considered as a sign of kindness. If you go out on your own, I won't hit you."
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Just when Xiao Yao was waiting impatiently, Huang Xiaoshi trotted out.
"Oh, brother Xiao, what happened yesterday, I..." As soon as Huang Xiaoshi saw Xiao Yao, he immediately apologized three times in a row.
It's really funny. Huang Xiaoshi was busy all night and forgot about "his" things.
What is his own business? Huang Xiaoshi's identity last night was "Eunuch Dongchang", but "Huang Xiaoshi" didn't go there at all last night.
There was a reason why Huang Xiaoshi did not disclose his identity at night, because when he was still in the cabin, he heard Xiao Yao shouting "castrated dog".
According to Huang Xiaoshi's understanding, there must be a reason for Xiao Yao to shout like this, so he did not reveal his identity, but accepted the identity of "castrated dog".
There is indeed a reason why Xiao Yao shouted like this, because Ke Jianglong subconsciously believed that the person guarding the ship tonight must be someone from Dongchang. Xiao Yao was actually reminding Huang Xiaoshi to be careful of the "castrated dog" label hitting him.
On the head.
However, Huang Xiaoshi could have revealed his identity and explained the reason to Ke Jianglong, but what Xiao Yao was afraid of was that Huang Xiaoshi would reveal that the source of his information came from him.
In other words, it was precisely because Xiao Yao was from Dongchang that he acted as if he wanted to be at odds with Dongchang.
Okay, it's a full set of acting. Anyway, Huang Xiaoshi has also changed his clothes, so he will accompany you to act. In the end, Xiao Yao didn't even recognize himself. He really thought Huang Xiaoshi was from Dongchang.
This really blinded Xiao Yao's dog eyes. Since you all knew I was coming, how could you admit the wrong person!
This is not to blame Xiao Yao. People who are not familiar with each other can only recognize each other by looking at their faces and listening to their voices. Only people who are very familiar with each other can see the outline or sense the breath. There is no way to compare the two.
Of course, even people who are very familiar with the sound may have misunderstandings.
For example, when Huang Xiaoshi was an intern in the company, he met an unlucky team leader, and his family was divorcing him.
This is a bit funny to say. The team leader went on a business trip and his wife was alone at home. At night, the wife went shopping with her best friends, and then talked about their husbands.
My wife said that her husband is working very hard. He is on a business trip alone, and he and his girlfriends are here eating and having fun. He feels so pitiful.
My best friend immediately retorted and said, how is it possible? Once a man is let out of the house, he will run more happily than a dog that is let loose. How can it be pitiful?
After the two chatted for a few words, the wife asked her best friend to call her husband's phone number and asked him in a cooing voice if he needed any special services.
As soon as the team leader heard this, he immediately became excited and kept asking for it, and even took the initiative to inquire about the cost.
The wife next to her was angry. She changed to an accent she had never used before, grabbed the phone and said coquettishly: "Sir, do you want to experience Shuangfeiyan?"
When the team leader over there heard that such treatment was available, he was so excited that his voice changed, "Yes, yes, yes! I want this!"
Alas, the phone hung up, and the service didn't come after that.
The team leader was still wondering if he had received a scam call, but when he returned home, his wife, whole family, and children were waiting to greet him.
Now that I have said it again, in fact, it doesn't matter that Xiao Yao didn't recognize Huang Xiaoshi. Huang Xiaoshi can also ask Xiao Yao for help afterwards.
As a result, when Yaksha appeared, Huang Xiaoshi was afraid that he wanted to die, so he dared to let Xiao Yao know that Yaksha would actually come to save him.
This means that everyone has an unknown side of themselves, and everyone is doing deception out of necessity.
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No, since "Huang Xiaoshi" didn't go last night, then Huang Xiaoshi had to think about how to explain to Xiao Yao. He clearly agreed yesterday afternoon, but then let others go.
This is the most complicated part of human relationships among people in the Central Plains.
When someone comes to ask you to do something, if the thing is not done, not only is it a failure, but you also owe the other person a favor.
Therefore, when asking for help, you must be more courageous and thick-skinned. Once the other party agrees, you will make money no matter what.
On the way from the small courtyard, Huang Xiaoshi thought of many reasons in succession, and finally decided to just admit his mistake and just say that he was addicted to practicing and forgot the time.
After all, for a martial artist, practicing is a big deal, and no one can make a mistake. Just like a student who is addicted to learning and cannot extricate himself, how can others criticize you?
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Unexpectedly, after Huang Xiaoshi saw Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao immediately stopped his apology as soon as he opened his mouth.
Now Xiao Yao wished Huang Xiaoshi would forget what happened yesterday, and he was secretly glad that Huang Xiaoshi didn't come last night, otherwise this matter would have ended badly.
Besides, although Ke Jianglong is not here, he is not far away. He is sitting across the street. What if Huang Xiaoshi makes a loud voice and Ke Jianglong hears it.
Of course, Huang Xiaoshi is now wearing the black clothes he is used to wearing, and his accent has become Sichuan accent. Therefore, whether it is Xiao Yao standing at the door or Ke Jianglong sitting across the street, the two of them
None of them recognized that the person in front of them was the domineering father-in-law from last night.
Life is really like a play, it all depends on acting. Of course, makeup and props are still needed.
Look at Ji Wushuang, she took off her dance clothes and changed into regular clothes. She has been walking around Luoyang for so long, but it's not like she hasn't been recognized.
In other words, the more often a person wears the same clothes and looks the same, the less likely he is to be recognized after a slight change in appearance.
"Brother Huang, I need money today because there is an emergency in the gang, so I want to borrow some money from you." Xiao Yao did not beat around the bush, he said directly to Huang Xiaoshi.
Huang Xiaoshi immediately heard the three key points in Xiao Yao's words.
The first is that the Beggar Clan has something to do, the second is that they are in a hurry and they probably need a lot, and the third is that they want to borrow.
It's a long time in my life to hear the word "borrow" from a beggar. After all, they usually just say "Sir, please do a good job and give me some charity."
Although Xiao Yao is only a disciple of Ba Bao, this is just because he is too young and needs to go through qualifications to become a Bao Bao.
In fact, everyone can see that Ke Jianglong is not young anymore, and the next leader of the Beggar Clan is most likely to be Li Hao. When Li Hao gets older, Xiao Yao will be very competitive.
Therefore, Xiao Yao is qualified to come to Huang Xiaoshi to borrow money on behalf of the Beggar Clan.
Does the beggar have money?
This issue has been discussed long ago.
Do beggars have money?
Yes, and there are a lot of them, so there is absolutely no need to worry about them not being able to pay back or not being able to pay back.
Moreover, the money borrowed by the beggars will definitely be repaid, and not a penny will be lost.
It is because the beggar gang is so poor that they are so aggressive in borrowing and repaying money. Otherwise, their credit will collapse in an instant, and no one will dare to lend them money in the future.
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"If your gang wants to borrow money, you can give me the face of Shen Nong Baicao Sect." Huang Xiaoshi was overjoyed when he saw that Xiao Yao no longer asked about last night's events, so he said boldly: "Brother Xiao, just ask for as much money as you want.
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Of course, Huang Xiaoshi didn't blow his words to the sky. He immediately added: "Whatever we can take out, we will do our best and never keep it secretly."
good!
Huang Xiaoshi is indeed a quick talker.
With this sentence, the money was borrowed, and Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Xiao Yao still felt a little uneasy in his heart. After all, this number was quite large. Although the old saying means a promise of a thousand pieces of gold, it was only a metaphor after all.
Now that things have come to a point, now that I have made up my mind to borrow it, I am actually scared at this stage.
Xiao Yao gritted his teeth, stretched out his right hand, raised an index finger and said to Huang Xiaoshi: "One thousand taels of silver."
"One thousand taels." Huang Xiaoshi frowned.
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The money is said to be too much, but it is said to be too little.
It’s the same old problem as before. It’s not that one thousand taels is too much, but that I really can’t come up with so much money at once.
In the past two years, perhaps because the year was not very good, many people converted copper coins into silver and secretly buried them in the ground, waiting to be dug out when needed later.
Now the price of silver has risen sharply. Although the official guide price is one thousand taels of silver for one thousand small changes, in fact the private price of silver has almost risen to one thousand two hundred and three cents.
In other words, there is a shortage of silver in the market now.
This is an extremely troublesome matter. An increase in the price of silver will lead to an increase in the price of bulk transactions. After all, everyone calculates in terms of silver and will not care about the current "exchange rate" of your silver.
The price of silver has risen sharply by 20%. When the large-scale transaction is finally broken into bulk goods and sold as copper plates, it will inevitably rise by 20%, otherwise it will lose money.
This is inflation caused by a shortage of silver.
You said you can skip silver and use copper coins for large transactions. That's a joke. I'll give you a few tons of copper coins. Drag them to the Western Regions and see if anyone takes them.
Oh, I wish I still had that one thousand tael banknote.
Huang Xiaoshi suddenly thought of it.
The one thousand tael silver note was taken to Yunling by the boss Gong Guangjie as a betrothal gift.
Relying on this one thousand tael of silver notes, Gong Guangjie married two wives and gave birth to three children in one go. Then he took the entire Yunling Mountains and most of Jiaozhi with his wives. He made a fortune.
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Huang Xiaoshi has been jumping up and down for many years, but he has not built as much territory as Gong Guangjie's two wives.
"Brother Xiao, this thousand taels of silver is not much. It's just that I can't come up with that much cash at this moment!" Huang Xiaoshi said to Xiao Yao in embarrassment.
Xiao Yao also understands this truth, but the one thousand taels of silver can be paid slowly later, that is to say, Shennong Baicao Sect can be paid on credit.
If Shen Nong Baicaomen goes to get credit, it will definitely be more effective than a beggar like me.
"Brother Huang, thank you for your great help." Xiao Yao saluted Huang Xiaoshi and said: "This thousand taels of silver does not need to be paid all at once. We will ask you to pay as much as we use."
"Okay, it's settled."
Huang Xiaoshi stretched out his palm, and Xiao Yao also stretched out his palm to pat him.
This is called a gentleman's word, and the matter of one thousand taels of silver is settled.
