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Early the next morning, the city supervisor came to Zhonghua Shop to remind Zhang Yi and others that there was a fire at the Guandi Temple in the east of the city last night, killing many people. In autumn and winter, it is dry and easy to catch fire, so all shops must be careful.

"Thank you, Lord Supervisor, for reminding us. We will be careful." Zhang Yi thanked him.

"Oh, I heard someone said that people from the Hong Gang came to cause trouble late yesterday?" asked the Supervisor, wiping his beard.

"Yes, sir, I originally wanted to ask you for help, but they asked for protection money, which was 10 taels a day, and later they wanted to increase it to 20 taels a day." Zhang Yi said with emotion.

"Damn, that's crazy!" The Supervisor couldn't help but uttered a curse word, shook his head and said, "Based on your scale, five taels a day is enough. If you talk nicely to Zhao Tongtian, I think three taels a day can be enough."

Done."

Wow, the underworld and the white roads are all connected together. The supervisor is not a good person.

"Okay, then please give me a good word, sir. We are new here and don't know anyone. We just have a good relationship with Wang Kang." Zhang Yi said.

"That's fine. It's enough for you to know Wang Kang." Lord Supervisor put down his airs and became polite to Zhang Yi, "Let's talk about this later. I don't know if Zhao Tongtian is still alive, or whether he was burned by that fire.

Dead. If that happens, you will save a lot of money!"

"It can't be spared, haha, all of you adults are indispensable." Zhang Yi said with a smile.

"It's easy to say, hahaha, if anything happens, just say something, we are all our own people." The supervisor smiled and walked to inspect other shops.

Zhang Yi stared at his back and wanted to punch him to death. Corrupt officials are the most hateful.



Zhang Yi and Xiao Han rode to the city gate and saw Captain Wang Kang standing at the top of the city, looking into the distance with a pair of binoculars. This was the second telescope given to him by Zhang Yi.

A school captain is not a minor official. In the military system of the Kingdom of China, the position of a school captain is second only to that of a general. There are city gate officers, garrison officers, infantry officers, and horse exploration officers. Among them, the city gate officer is

The biggest bad news.

"Brother Wang!" Xiao Han shouted from outside the city.

When Wang Kang saw it was the two of them, he happily waved his hand and asked them to go up to the top of the city to talk.

The soldiers made a way, and Zhang Yi and Xiao Han stepped onto the city.

The city wall is tall and strong, with all kinds of defensive equipment piled on it, no less than General Cao's castle. Zhang Yi secretly laughed, Liu Kai and General Cao were both afraid of the other party's attack, so they were fully prepared, but who knew that they would never have a chance to fight in this life.

Wang Kang obviously neglected his duty. If Zhang Yi wanted to attack the city, a force of troops was ambushed outside the city. He controlled Wang Kang and Jiyuan City fell.

But taking this one has no strategic significance.

It will only cut off hard-won business opportunities and the possibility of peaceful reunification in the future.

"Brother Xiao Zhang, why are you here free?" Wang Kang said with a smile on his face, "I know you are busy, and I thought that after a while, I would like to have a drink with you."

"We're just here to treat Brother Wang to a drink. It's noon." Xiao Han chuckled.

"No, if I leave my post without permission before closing the door at night, I will be beheaded." Wang Kang shook his head.

Of course Zhang Yi and Xiao Han knew this, and they pretended to be surprised.

"Brother Wang, otherwise, I would like to treat General Wang to dinner tonight. Please give me a recommendation. We want to get some tax benefits." Zhang Yi lowered his voice and said, "In addition, we also brought a golden Buddha to General Wang.

.”

As he spoke, he gestured to see a golden Buddha that was about a foot tall.

Wang Kang became interested as soon as he heard it. If it were a golden Buddha as big as a palm, it would be unnecessary. It was impossible to hold it. It was one foot tall, so it would definitely be face-saving.

"It's one foot high, isn't it gold-plated?" he asked worriedly.

"It's pure gold and weighs 20 kilograms." Zhang Yi said with a smile. This golden Buddha was captured in the Big Buddha Village. This time he brought it to General Wang as a meeting gift.

"Okay," Wang Kang smiled in surprise, "Okay, you go back and wait. I agreed that I will go find you at night."

"Brother Wang, let's go to Jingshui Building and book a private room now." Xiao Han said happily.

"No, my uncle has a fixed private room there. You can just settle the bill in the end." Wang Kang said with a smile.

Zhang Yi and Xiao Han smiled, nodded, and left.



Back in the shop's tea room, the four brothers drank tea.

"Aside from being greedy for money, Wang Kang is not a bad person, but he will sell his uncle sooner or later." Xiao Han said with a smile, "If we meet on the battlefield one day, we can let him go."

"You can let him go, Wang Kang is the kind of person who is red when he is close to red and black when he is close to ink," Zhang Yi nodded. "His uncle must be much more complicated."

"Old China's third-ranked general, haha, I really want to see him." Shi Gandang said with a smile.

"I haven't talked about you yet, Xiao Shi," Xiao Han patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Yi Ge clearly said last night that he wanted to kill Zhao Tongtian himself, but you threw him to death in one fell swoop."

Uh, I forgot! Shi Gandang chuckled and quickly clasped his fists to plead guilty to his sworn brother.

The four brothers laughed.

"I am a mute, can I go with you?" Niu Ben asked again.

"No," Zhang Yi flatly refused, "It's not easy to be a general. You and Xiaoshi can be seen as generals at a glance."

Niu Ben and Shi Gandang were speechless.

"You guys will roast the whole lamb in the yard in the evening. Xiaohan will go to Mingyue Restaurant to order three banquets and bring them to you. I will treat the brothers to dinner." Zhang Yi arranged.

Niu Ben and Shi Gandang were very happy. They knew that they couldn't go out now. There was still a lot of gold hidden in the shop. They were satisfied if they could give them a banquet.



Zhang Yi and Xiao Han came to the door of the shop and saw that business was booming. People from all over the world were queuing up outside the door. Both of them smiled broadly. If converted into gold, they could make a few hundred taels a day.

It is said that daily income makes money.

In addition, the Hong Gang took the initiative to "donate" thousands of taels of gold, which immediately made Zhang Yi feel at ease. With this wealth, not only the livelihood of the people in the Mopan City area was secure, but also many goods that were not available in the Mopan City area could be purchased.

factory equipment to expand production.

In addition, he is also preparing to recruit talents from the Kingdom of China.

"Xiaohan, you can consider recruiting people, especially people who understand mechanics like you."

"There must be people like this, but the authorities don't pay attention to them. I will pay attention to them. When we encounter complete machinery and equipment, we can also pay to buy them back."

"Okay, please leave this matter to Song Shan."

"Okay, bro."

While the two were talking, they noticed a few beggars and a group of beggars strolling in the distance. They wanted to come over to ask for money but didn't dare.

Yesterday, five members of the Hong Gang came to ask for protection money, but their legs were all broken. This explosive news had spread long ago. How could the Beggars Gang and other small gangs dare to cause trouble?

In addition, there was a fire in the Guandi Temple last night. Dozens of people, including the Iron-Armed Arhat Zhao Tongtian, were burned to death, and they were all leaders. The Hong Gang, which had been dominant for many years, was finally in ruins.

Whether there is any connection between the two incidents, many people are murmuring privately. In any case, no one will dare to cause trouble anymore.

There is nothing to worry about for now.

Zhonghua Trading Company has finally established a firm foothold in Jiyuan City.


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