Jintian is one of the three earliest municipalities directly under the Central Government in China. It is located in the northern part of the North China Plain. It has arisen due to water transportation since ancient times. It was officially built on November 21, the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. It is the only city in ancient China with an exact record of the city's founding time.
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After Jintian City became a treaty port in 1860, many Western countries established concessions in Jintian, making Jintian the forefront of northern China's opening up and the base of modern China's "Westernization" movement.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Jintian City played an important role on the political stage. Since it was only a foot away from the capital, hundreds of bureaucrats and politicians who had been out of power at that time, as well as old and young people from the Qing Dynasty, took refuge in the Tianjin Concession and attempted restoration.
Therefore, in Jintian City, you can see many buildings that combine Chinese and Western styles, including Western churches and deep courtyards similar to the courtyards in Beijing. The whole city gives people a sense of profound historical heritage without losing modernity.
Not far from the Haizhu Hotel where Qin Feng and others live, is the famous Chongren Palace Antique Street in Jintian City. This is the earliest antique trading place in Jintian. It has been a gathering place for literati and elegant people since before liberation.
"Boss Feng, what are we doing? We've been wandering the streets for two days..."
It has been three days since he arrived in Jintian. Except for Qin Feng who fell asleep on the first day, he spent the other two days wandering around the antique streets.
The first day was okay, with Xie Xuan following him, but now that Xie Xuan went home, Li Tianyuan became Qin Feng's follower, which made him miserable. Walking for a day felt even harder than practicing kung fu for a day.
"Touko, can't you use your brain?"
Qin Feng looked helplessly at the tall Li Tianyuan, pointed at the bustling crowd on the antique street, and said, "How do you feel when you see these people?"
"Feel?"
Li Tianyuan blinked his eyes in confusion, looked at the tourists on the antique street, and said, "They are just people, they are all idle people who are full and have nothing to do."
"Well, you are like this. I really wonder why you were not tricked to death when you were the boss?"
Qin Feng angrily hit Li Tianyuan on the head and lowered his voice and said: "Popularity means wealth. There is a large flow of people here and it is a place where wealth is gathered. Do you really think that the little money we have is enough?"
"Hey, Brother Feng, I know I'm stupid, why don't I just go out and have fun."
Li Tianyuan was not angry after being beaten by Qin Feng. After staying in the correctional center for several years, he also saw clearly that he was the boss outside back then. It was true that he was the boss when nothing happened, but when something happened, he was the boss.
It's the person in the tank.
This is also the reason why Li Tianyuan stopped interacting with his former brothers after he was released from prison. Following Qin Feng, he felt at ease, knowing that this boss, who was one year younger than him, would at least not harm him.
"Brother Feng, do you want to get another vote here?"
After working hard for a long time, Li Tianyuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "There are many more people here than on Shishi Antique Street. There must be more rich people, but there are too many people, and they seem to be a little bit fancy.
The venue..."
After all, Li Tianyuan had been involved in society. After walking around for a day, he discovered a lot of things from his own perspective that others could not observe.
That is, in this market, in addition to the market administrator, Li Tianyuan also discovered that there were also some sturdy young people here, maintaining order in the antique street.
"Well, you're not stupid enough yet. Someone should be covering this place." Qin Feng nodded, but his brows wrinkled slightly.
Any place that is popular is bound to be accompanied by petty theft. Chongren Palace, as a long-established antique trading place that is almost as famous as Panjiayuan in the capital, is naturally where thieves gather.
However, after wandering around for the past two days, Qin Feng also saw some clues. Those thieves mostly stole the wallets of foreign tourists, but they rarely attacked local people who actually came to Taobao to pick up items.
Yesterday, an old man who looked like a retired teacher complained that he had lost his wallet. Within ten minutes, his lost wallet was returned to the management office, and there was not a penny missing in it.
From this, Qin Feng could tell that this antique street was occupied by a certain force, just like a powerful man who dominated a place in ancient times. If he wanted to beg for food on this territory, he must get the approval of this local snake.
"Brother Feng, how about... let's knock this place down. With so many shops, how much protection fees will we collect this month?"
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Li Tianyuan's eyes lit up. His brain was not as flexible as Xie Xuan's. Besides fighting and killing, he didn't know what else he could do to help Qin Feng.
"Hit me, how many people can you hit with one pair of fists? They can drown you with just one breath of spitting!"
Qin Feng glared at Li Tianyuan angrily, lowered his voice and said: "Don't cause trouble, this is not Shishi. Be careful that others put you in a sack and sink you directly into the river."
Qin Feng was not trying to scare Li Tianyuan. At first, he thought that this society was maintained by the legal system, including his own imprisonment, which was a reflection of the legal society.
But only after becoming a disciple of Zaishi did Qin Feng know what the real world is.
Most people in the world are outside the legal system. This does not mean that the law has no binding force on them, but this binding force seems a bit weak.
For example, everyone understands the principle of killing to pay for life, but after someone dies, the victim must report the crime, and then the police will investigate. This is the normal process.
But when it comes to vendettas or the purging of sects, the victims often don't dare to come forward because they need to follow the rules of the arena, which is to keep things out of the public domain.
As a result, even if some vicious cases are filed by the police, it is often difficult to obtain the cooperation of the deceased's family members during the investigation process, and some even cannot find the victim, which will cause great trouble to the investigation of the case.
A huge amount of energy and financial resources have been spent, but many cases remain unsolved, which causes the public security system to hang up many cases every year, and over time, they become fatal cases.
Jintian City has been a mixed place since it was opened as a port in the Qing Dynasty. Every year, countless foreigners are thrown into the Haihe River.
With Li Tianyuan's three-legged cat skills, if he rashly affects the interests of some people, he may disappear from the world in a few days.
"Brother Feng, why don't I just listen to you from now on?" Li Tianyuan was startled by Qin Feng's words, and he didn't hold his head high when he walked.
"We won't cause trouble, and we won't be afraid of trouble..."
As he spoke, Qin Feng looked up and saw a note for subletting the shop posted outside a shop that operated the Four Treasures of the Study. His eyes lit up and he walked in.
This shop has more than twenty bungalows. There is a hollowed-out mahogany cabinet in the middle of the room, dividing the whole room into two. The surrounding walls are covered with calligraphy, paintings, and rice paper and brushes.
A young man in his twenties was sitting at the wooden counter. When he heard someone coming in, he said without raising his head: "What are you buying? See for yourself, everything is 20% off!"
Qin Feng looked at the shop, nodded secretly, and said: "Brother, I want to buy some rice paper, can you introduce it to me?"
“There’s no need to use rice paper to practice calligraphy in school, right?”
The young man walked out of the inner room. When he saw Qin Feng, he was still normal. However, when his eyes glanced at Li Tianyuan, his expression suddenly changed and he said, "My store is ready to be transferred. Do you still want to
How is it? Do you want to bully others after seeing my grandfather die? "
"Bullying people?" Qin Feng was stunned when he heard this, shook his head and said: "I don't know what you said, I just came to buy something..."
"You... you are not from the Yuan family?" The young man's eyes were fixed on Li Tianyuan, and he muttered: "You look like this, and you are not a good person at first glance!"
"Hey, boy, can you talk? It's my parents who gave me this appearance. It's none of my business?"
When Li Tianyuan heard this, he immediately became anxious. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to step forward to beat the person, but Qin Feng grabbed him. He turned around and said to the young man: "My brother is ugly but he is kind. You can't judge a person by his appearance."
Bar?"
"As long as you're not from the Yuan family..." The young man was a little embarrassed when Qin Feng said, "I'm sorry, you can just pick one of the things here and consider it as my apology."
"Brother, I think your shop is in a good location. Why do you want to transfer it?"
Qin Feng showed a curious look on his face and asked: "Who is that person named Yuan? Is there a bully here? You can call the police!"
"What's the use of calling the police? Who dares to mess with the old Yuan family in this place where no one cares?"
Qin Feng's words seemed to arouse the hatred of the young man, and also made him ignore Qin Feng's slightly immature face, and shouted angrily: "They just hung a dead dog in front of my house yesterday, what's the point of the police coming to the door?"
Yes, it is not illegal to kill dogs..."
The young man's words were a little confusing, but under Qin Feng's guidance, he finally told the whole story one by one.
It turns out that this young man's surname is Xin, and his last name only has the character "nan". The experiences of Shennan and Qin Feng are somewhat similar. When Shennan was eleven years old, both of her parents died in a car accident. Fortunately, she still had a grandfather with her.
He depends on each other for life.
Due to the influence of her grandfather, Shen Nan has been particularly interested in study antiques since she was a child. She studied in the archeology department of Peking University and just graduated this year.
But just the second month after Xinnan graduated, his grandfather passed away suddenly, leaving behind this old store that had been in business for nearly 20 years.
In order to inherit her grandfather's last wish, Shennan reluctantly gave up the opportunity to enter the Institute of Archeology of Peking University after graduation. After taking care of her grandfather's funeral, she returned to the antique street.
But what Xinnan didn't expect was that he would run into trouble the day after the store called "Wenbaozhai" reopened.
PS: Second update, Monday’s collection recommendation vote is very important. I would also like to ask friends to support me. It won’t waste much time to vote for a recommendation vote.
