Zhang Ren put his hand on Ji Gang's shoulder and said: "We have paid taxes. Who dares to imitate us? Who dares to make trouble? That means you have trouble with the government office. Besides, you are now a Jin Yiwei!"
Ji Gang has been in the underworld for so long that he has even forgotten his identity as a Jinyiwei. As long as he relies on the imperial court and Jinyiwei, there seems to be nothing to fear. And as long as the money is in place, even if the Nine Sects emerge, they will be unable to do anything. , then the government, the underworld, and the people will all stand on their side, and Jiumen will never be their opponent.
Ji Gang gave a thumbs up to Zhang Ren and said, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. Based on my humble position, this lottery is feasible."
Now that they had Ji Gang's approval, the two discussed the specific matters and details of the lottery for a long time.
Zhang Ren is the big boss behind the scenes who comes up with ideas, also known as the hands-off shopkeeper, and all the specific affairs are handled by Ji Gang.
After the discussion, Ji Gang no longer planned to take refuge in Jinyiwei. No one from Jiumen was found for three days. God knows when they will surface. Ji Gang's mind is now only thinking about getting the lottery business started.
"Wait a moment." Ji Gang was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Ren.
Ji Gang turned around, only to find Zhang Ren staring at him solemnly. Ji Gang quickly asked, "I wonder if you have any other instructions?"
Zhang Ren walked past Ji Gang and chose to turn his back to Ji Gang. He felt that this way he looked like a mysterious and meaningful leader, so that he could intimidate Ji Gang. Of course, there was also some pretentiousness in it.
Just listen to Zhang Ren saying: "I leave everything about the lottery to you. Please remember one thing. You are a Jinyiwei now. I don't ask you to do good things every day, but you must not do those things that you shouldn't do." Do it, you know what I mean?”
Zhang Ren's words can be considered as a warning. After all, Ji Gang is from a gangster background and tends to go out of line. If he can't set the rules now, he may cause a lot of trouble in the future.
Ji Gang lowered his head, cupped his hands, and said, "In this humble position, please remember your teachings."
Zhang Ren turned around and nodded, his expression no longer solemn, and he said again: "By the way, there is one more thing."
In Ji Gang's eyes, the operation of the lottery business was arduous and complicated. In order to avoid omissions, it was normal for Zhang Ren to thank him for his instructions.
Ji Gang bowed and said, "Sir, please speak."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ren actually looked embarrassed. He scratched his forehead with his fingers and said, "You can lend me some money first, not much, just ten taels and twenty taels."
What is this operation? Ji Gang felt that his brain was a bit lacking. After all, Zhang Ren could be regarded as a descendant of an honorable noble family, or he was still Xiaoqi, a royal guard. How could such a person still borrow money from him?
Seeing that Ji Gang was stunned and didn't answer, Zhang Ren showed a serious expression and said: "What? You don't want to borrow it, do you? You used to be a gangster and open a gambling house. I don't believe you don't even have ten taels or twenty taels." .”
Seeing Zhang Ren's change of expression, Ji Gang quickly took out twenty taels of silver from his arms and handed it to Zhang Ren, saying: "If you can ask for money from a humble position, you can be considered as someone who respects humble positions. Here is twenty taels, please accept it with a smile. "
Ji Gang deliberately emphasized the words "asking for money" and "rewarding". He still had some money after running a gambling shop for many years. It was normal for him to spend twenty taels to honor his boss, but he still couldn't help but murmur in his heart: Sir , your status does not sound like someone who is short of money. Even if you are short of money, you only need twenty taels to find a humble position. This situation is not good.
Zhang Ren took the twenty taels, glanced sideways at Ji Gang, and said, "What you said is not a nice word! Do I want money? I am borrowing it! Do you understand borrowing? When the lottery business makes money, I will pay you back!"
Ji Gang nodded immediately, "Yes, yes, you will definitely return your humble position."
Even though he said that, Ji Gang didn't expect to get back the twenty taels of silver.
Zhang Ren was helpless but didn't want to explain too much. He waved his hand towards Ji Gang and said, "Okay, okay, hurry up and implement the great cause of lottery."
Ji Gang left, and Zhang Ren also went to Qingmoshuang. It was still early at this time, and everyone in Qingmoshuang, including Yuanbao, went out to beg for food, leaving only a few people to take care of the disabled people rescued from the Tumen.
Zhang Ren left twenty taels of silver and left.
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Seven days later, Ji Gang's original gambling house was transformed into the first lottery center in Jinling City. His former thugs also became the staff of the lottery center.
The preparation work has been completed, and of course Ji Gang wants to ask Zhang Ren to come and inspect it.
Although he decided to be a hands-off shopkeeper, there were some things that he couldn't miss. Of course, Zhang Ren had to come to the lottery center to have a good time.
He had just arrived at the door, and Ji Gang had already lined up with a group of subordinates to greet him.
Zhang Ren walked through the welcoming team, looked around at Ji Gang's subordinates, his face darkened, and asked Ji Gang: "Are you going to let these people receive the guests?"
Ji Gang nodded and said: "Yes, these are all young men who were hired before the humble position. They can be regarded as loyal to the humble position. Sir, don't look at them all as stupid, but they are still capable of simple tasks such as receiving guests. of."
Zhang Ren had no choice but to say: "Our lottery must be open to the public." Zhang Ren said, pointing to one of the thugs, and said: "Look, this guy is so tall, and he has that scar on his face. I'm scared when I see him. Do people dare to come in and buy our lottery tickets after seeing him?"
The thug who was pointed out lowered his head in shame. Once upon a time, this scary scar on his face was what he was most proud of. He didn't know how many people he had scared away with this scar, but now, he just looks like an aggrieved person. child.
Zhang Ren then pointed to another thug and said, "Look at this man again. He has a sinister look on his face. He looks like a charlatan. If he comes to receive guests, can the guests trust us?"
Ji Gang scratched his head and said, "Sir, what you said makes sense. It's all negligence due to low duties."
Later, Ji Gang showed a troubled expression and said: "Sir, these people have been with me for some years and are trustworthy. Now we are going to do big business. I'm afraid it won't be possible to leave these brothers behind." All right?"
Zhang Ren glanced at Ji Gang and said, "I didn't expect you to be a loyal person."
Ji Gang said: "If you live in the Tao, don't you just focus on the word 'righteousness'?"
Zhang Ren nodded and said, "I only said that these people are not suitable for receiving guests, but I didn't say that I would fire them."
After hearing what Zhang Ren said, the thugs immediately showed expressions of gratitude. They had already learned about the lottery business from Ji Gang, and this business was very profitable. They didn't want to lose this job because of their appearance. Work.
