"It's just that if this happens, our dental shop will lose a lot of money." He Guirong was slightly worried, "Australians are not as good as Ming Dynasty, so it won't be that easy to settle this matter."
Since arriving in the city, Australians have taken "security" very seriously, and even trivial cases are dealt with very seriously. They are even more merciless in serious cases such as murder, arson and robbery. Australians will never hesitate to hire someone to commit murder. Once involved, it would be a huge lawsuit. It's not as easy to fool around as it was under the Ming Dynasty in the past.
Mr. Shi was confident: "Are you afraid of spending money at this time? Think about it carefully, the rice merchants are trying to draw out the salary from the bottom of the cauldron. It is extremely vicious. How can you make a living without toothbrushes? I'm afraid it won't take a few years. You have to go to Guandi Temple to register!"
These words touched the dental dealers, and some of them gritted their teeth and said: "Master Shi is right! Without dental posts, we men will have nothing but to drink from the northwest wind! If you litigate, you will litigate. That means selling your house, your land, your wife." , we have to get rid of these Chaoshan guys and buy back the toothpaste!"
He Guirong was also moved and said: "Master is right, this is a moment of life and death for us men. Are you afraid of spending money? Just do it!"
When he said this, no one had any objections, and they immediately decided to find the Guandi Temple people and kill the grain merchants in Haiyang Guild Hall immediately.
The streets are full of beggars under the Guandi Temple, but after all, this is a matter that is against the king's law. There is no way that the employer can come to the door to negotiate - as usual, there has to be an intermediary to guide the way.
It was easy for Master Shi to find the right person. It was his brother, Master Shidi, the steward of Wenlan Academy - he himself was named Shi Tiji.
Although their names were auspicious, the Jidi brothers were really poor in the imperial examinations and did not even pass the examination. He is quite capable of doing evil things, so he is regarded as a master by others. Naturally, masters like them are not on the stage, and the people who invited them are not serious businessmen and gentry.
Because of his relationship with Dong Weng, Shi Tidi had close contact with the people of Guandi Temple. He recognized and could speak to almost all the big bones from Guandi Temple to the sinuses below. Historically, every time he approached people from Guandi Temple to do dirty work, his own brothers would contact him.
He came to Wenlan Academy, found Shi Tidi, closed the door and quietly revealed his purpose.
"...This is a good opportunity. My master said that money is not an issue." Shi Jiji said with greed in his eyes, "Brother, feel free to make an offer boldly!"
Shi Tidi had long been resentful towards the Australians in his heart because the "partial shop" in the shop under the name of Wenlan Academy was demolished last time, causing him to lose a sum of bribes from various shopkeepers. , he couldn't help but feel refreshed. This is not only easy, but also low-risk. Killing and injuring several businessmen from other places is really not a big deal in Guangzhou.
"It's easy," Shi Tidi agreed, "but there are a lot of Chaoshan people in the guild hall recently, so more people need to go."
"It doesn't matter. I can use as many people as I want. Are you afraid that my master won't spend the money?" Shi Tiji said with a smile, "A serious grain merchant, that is, twelve or three people. There are at most two people in the guild hall. Thirty people, maybe.”
"Then it would take at least a hundred people to calm down the situation. The Chaoshan guys are also very good at fighting." Shi Tidi said, "One person always needs to be paid two taels of silver."
The price he proposed was based on the payment of 100 people, and each person would be paid 2 taels of silver, for a total of 200 taels of silver, plus a "thank you gift" of 10 taels for Da Gu.
"The thank you gift from Da Gu cannot be less. As for the two hundred taels of silver, don't give it in full. Give Dou Kou one hundred and twenty taels - how Da Gu distributes the money is their business."
"The remaining eighty taels are the benefits of our brothers." Shi Ti said.
His eyes shone brightly and he said: "Forty taels per person, what a huge fortune!"
They work as masters, and their regular income is only seventy or eighty taels a year. Including miscellaneous "grey income", it is only one hundred taels of silver. Earning forty taels at once was truly a windfall.
"Haha, this is small money. The big money is yet to come." Shi Tidi said leisurely, "Since your master is going to be ruthless, he will naturally have to kill a few businessmen, and those who run the government are not in the Ming Dynasty anymore. You Do you know what the Australian rules are?”
The historical question made him hesitate: In the past, as long as a human life was involved in such a case, the government would pursue it. Employers must be prepared to litigate. The prisoners are prepared at the entrance of the sinus, and they are all meat that can withstand the punishment. As usual, the prisoner surrenders himself and then goes to court for interrogation. The prisoner will not admit the truth when he goes to court, and the presiding officer will not actually solve the case. However, there are also a lot of procedures for the entire process of court appearance, interrogation, and torture.
The employer needs to take care of him before going to court, so although the prisoner who comes forward for trial will suffer some physical pain, his muscles and bones will not be broken. Confessions are all pre-prepared routines, and the case is closed after a final bond is drawn. If it is necessary to die, those who are ready to die will be imprisoned.
This set requires a lot of money. Not only does it need to be carefully managed on the official side, but also the master of punishment, the secretary of the execution room, the team leader of the soap class, the yamen, and even the local cards and armors must be taken care of. If you don't take care of any part, it will cause trouble for the employer when you go to court.
Nowadays, Guangzhou is under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone says that the Australians' trial methods are different from those of the Ming Dynasty - no one knows why they are different. The most important thing is that there were originally three teams and six rooms that were deeply connected and specialized in handling such matters. The leaders can be captured and killed, and the subordinate staff who are left to work for the Australians are now clamping their tails tightly. It felt difficult to do this again for a while.
"No matter what the rules are for Australians, it has always been natural to kill people to pay for their lives." Shi Jiji said, "I think the Australians are no exception. After the incident is over, it is always right for us to prepare a few people who will take their lives and surrender." He said worriedly, " I'm just worried that if the Australians don't trust them enough to surrender, it would be terrible if they were tortured. Now there's no one in the government office to take care of them!"
Shi Tiidi nodded: "What my brother said is absolutely true. However, I heard people who have been to Qiongzhou say that Australians never use punishment when questioning a case in court. As long as a few surrenders insist that they did it, it will probably be fine - ―In the final analysis, the government examines cases firstly to assess performance, and secondly to deal with the perpetrators. As long as someone pays with his life, the case will be forgotten, and it probably won't be investigated too carefully."
Historical topics and discussions with brothers, regarding the attack on Haiyang Guild Hall, at least two lives must be prepared.
"Let's calculate the width and let's count three people dead." Shi Jiji said, "Prepare three lives. One life is sixty taels, three lives is one hundred and eighty taels. Let's get another twenty taels in it... "
"I don't think your plan is working." Shi Tiidi shook his head and said, "After the Australians entered the city, the law was strict. Look at how many criminals were hanged on gallows in various places in the city! More than a hundred of us besieged the Haiyang Guild Hall. , according to Australians, it is a big case. I think three lives are not enough."
"How much do we need to prepare?" Shi Qiji asked.
"I think we need to prepare twelve items."
The historical title took a breath of air. Twelve lives were enough to pay for a rural fighting case!
"Don't be too little. The Australians practice legalist politics, and they talk about killing decisively. They have not been in the city for a long time, and they are serious about killing people to establish their power. If you don't prepare a few more heads, I'm afraid you won't be able to get through."
"Brother, this is thousands of taels of silver!"
"Your master is about to go bankrupt. What's the point of spending these thousands of taels of silver?" Shi Tidi sneered, "Tell your master to prepare a thousand taels of silver to buy lives. I'll buy him twelve lives." , Make sure he doesn’t make any mistakes. Let us brothers also make some money to spend."
Shi Tiji thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'm in charge of this matter, I'll do it as you say!"
The Haiyang Hall was filled with joy at this time. The Chaoshan grain merchants already knew about the Australians' refusal to issue a "license" to the dental shop. They had heard that Australians were the most trustworthy when doing things, but they didn't expect that they could be so resolute and the things they promised were done immediately. Not issuing a "license" is tantamount to directly abolishing the dental shop's privileges. The dental dealers could not obtain the "licence" from the Australians, and the dental stickers issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty - which were just a piece of waste paper in Guangzhou - could no longer maintain their prestige.
"We have been oppressed by this tooth dealer for many years, and today we are finally proud and proud!" Shopkeeper Ding couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news. He ordered several banquets, invited his colleagues, and invited fellow villagers in the guild hall to have a banquet and celebrate together.
Although the stewards of the guild hall are not grain merchants, they are all fellow Haiyang fellows. Chaoshan people attach great importance to hometown friendship. When fellow villagers get benefits, the meeting leaders will naturally be happy. Zai also sat down and had a few drinks.
The manager was a middle-aged man who had previously been a businessman. He knew the hardships of being a businessman. After drinking a few drinks, he sighed: "Australians are really different! Such a thing would have been easy to do in the past if there were not thousands of dollars to pave the way." Even if you want to hear the truth from Guan'er, you won't be able to do it! I didn't expect Mr. Lin to settle this matter just after meeting you - it's really like a dream!"
He Gao continued: "We originally planned that as long as this matter could be handled, our dozen or so grain merchants would be willing to scrape together five thousand taels of silver. Unexpectedly, we didn't spend a penny. If we tell the truth, we will only treat it as such. We are talking nonsense." He couldn't help but laugh.
The steward said: "Even so, I think you have to show something."
Shopkeeper Ding nodded repeatedly: "Of course! You can't let people do things in vain. Besides, Mr. Lin is in the second mansion of Guangzhou City, so we have to be tight-lipped. It will be difficult to do anything in the future after we have established a friendship!"
He Gao said: "This is a little difficult. When it comes to gifting treasures, Australians are known to be rich. What overseas treasures are there? I don't know how to get into their eyes?"
"I think it's best to give money as a gift. No matter how rich you are, you won't find it too much money." A businessman said.
A group of people at the table were talking when they suddenly heard a commotion in front of them. (To be continued.).
