Among the eight escort bureaus, Shenwei Escort Bureau and Zhenyuan Escort Bureau are the strongest, followed by Weiyuan Escort Bureau and Shengyuan Escort Bureau. These four escort bureaus have been going through a hundred years and have deep foundations.
The other four are small escort agencies that have only emerged in recent years. Being able to join forces with the four major escort agencies is their best outcome. Otherwise, sooner or later they will face bankruptcy or be annexed by the powerful four major escort agencies.
The four major escort bureaus had no intention of forming an alliance. They had always been independent in their own affairs. But in the past year, some strange things have happened one after another in the Four Escort Bureaus.
Every time the Four Escort Bureaus accepted red goods, they would undoubtedly be robbed. The Four Escort Bureaus worked together to investigate for a year, but no useful information was found.
This is obviously because someone is secretly having trouble with the Four Escort Bureaus. If things go on like this, the Four Escort Bureaus will be forced to close down.
Of course the chief escorts of the four major escort agencies will be aware of this problem, and of course they have also thought about alliances.
An alliance is a joint venture, and everyone shares dividends in proportion to their investment, so no one will suffer. The major escort bureaus are scattered all over the country. Once an alliance is formed, it will save a lot of costs in time and manpower. After the major escort agencies work together, safety will be more guaranteed.
The four smaller escort bureaus were extremely willing to form an alliance, but the four major escort bureaus refused to accept the other's wishes and all insisted on holding on.
Coincidentally, the chief escorts of these four escort bureaus all had close personal relationships with Tang Xiaotian. With Tang Xiaotian's intervention, the alliance of the escort bureaus became a matter of course.
Tangjiabao is located in the mountains, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the entrance is a long and narrow valley.
The Tangjia Fort is very big, as big as two or three Jinxiu Villas of the Nangong family. Most of the people in the fort have the surname Tang. Although there are foreign surnames, most of them are sons-in-law and uncles of the Tang family. This is also the reason why Tangjiapu can survive for hundreds of years, because they are united, which is unmatched by other Jianghu gangs.
Tangjiapu is like a paradise. They are self-sufficient. Men farm and women weave, and they live a prosperous life.
Of course they also do business, including cloth and satin, jewelry and antiques, iron and porcelain, firewood, rice, oil and salt, but this is their first time doing business in the escort agency.
No one knows why Tang Xiaotian suddenly got involved in the escort business.
Tang Xiaotian's manor is at the foot of the highest mountain. Standing here, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Tangjia Fort.
There are too many people in the village today. The Eighth Escort Bureau and Tang Xiaotian's people already have enough people. In addition to the people from all walks of life who came to congratulate today, the scene is comparable to the Laba Martial Arts Conference held not long ago in Shaolin Temple.
A red carpet was spread on the floor, and gongs and drums were playing loudly. A high platform was built in the center of the courtyard, and the edges of the platform were filled with flowers and bonsai. High chairs were placed around the red carpet. All the famous martial arts figures were sitting on the chairs, and behind them were their own servants. , a disciple of the disciples.
Xiao Ding and others were hiding in the crowd and looking around. Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu were holding long swords and covering their faces with white gauze, following closely beside Xiao Ding.
Sikong Zhaiyue may have relapsed into his old habit and couldn't help but move around.
"Come on, come on, the people from the Eighth Escort Bureau and Chief Tang Dabao are on stage." Someone in the crowd shouted.
"Hey, what kind of escort agency will be called after the alliance of the eight escort agencies? There can't be a new name." Someone in the crowd asked.
"Why are you panicking? How could someone not make arrangements for such an important matter in advance? Didn't you see they were carrying a plaque in their hands? It must be the name of the new escort agency." Someone snickered and replied.
Everyone looked up, and sure enough, the chief escort of the Eighth Escort Bureau and Tang Xiaotian were walking up to the high platform step by step. The high platform was not very high, just slightly higher than people. The two people walking at the end were carrying a wooden plaque. The strange thing was that there was no word on the plaque.
After taking the stage, Tang Xiaotian stood in the center, and the eight escort heads stood on both sides.
Tang Xiaotian waved his hand and the gongs and drums suddenly stopped.
Standing on the left hand side of Tang Xiaotian was Guo Zhenwei, the chief escort of the Shenwei Escort Bureau, and standing on the right was Deng Tianyuan, the chief escort chief of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.
Although Guo Zhenwei is already over 60 years old and his beard and hair are all white, he looks like a dragon and a tiger, with undiminished momentum. His temples are bulging high. When he speaks, he speaks like a bell: "Today is a great day for my alliance of the Eight Escort Bureaus in the Southwest." , thank you to the heroes from all walks of life for coming to congratulate and support me, and keep going forward, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, I hope you will take care of me!
Deng Tianyuan is over fifty, his temples are slightly white, and his eyes are bright and lively. He said loudly: "The alliance of the Eight Escort Bureaus will of course choose a new chief escort, and in Sichuan, Lord Tang Dabao is naturally the best candidate. Regardless of his character and martial arts, I, the Eight Escort Bureaus, deeply admire him." . I believe that the new escort agency will prosper and reach a higher level under the leadership of Mr. Tang."
Everyone in the audience cheered and applauded, after everyone calmed down for a while.
Tang Xiaotian clasped his fists in a circle and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "Joining the escort agencies can save expenses to a greater extent. The saved expenses can be invested in manpower and material resources, so that the escorts can be delivered faster and safer, which is beneficial to all For people, this is a good thing. With the introduction of the old and the new, the Eight Escort Bureaus no longer exist. From then on, there is only one escort agency in the southwest, which is..."
As Tang Xiaotian said this, he turned around. The two people who had just carried the plaque were already standing in the middle of the stage. Tang Xiaotian picked up his pen and filled it with ink, and with one swipe, four big characters appeared on the plaque.
The four characters "Evergreen Escort Bureau" are written in one go, with the ink flowing like a dragon, vigorous brushwork, and iron painting with silver hooks.
"What an Evergreen Escort Agency!" Two swordsmen in white slowly walked into the crowd. One of them high-fived and praised as he walked, but there was no expression on his face.
Both of them were in their thirties, with long swords hanging from their waists and clothes as white as snow.
"Now that the Evergreen Escort Bureau has been officially established, it means that you can accept escorts at any time. The first escort who opens the door will be given double the reward." The man who gave the high-five smiled slightly and then stopped smiling. That smile made people's scalp numb. , it seems that the corners of the mouth are just being pulled back by someone's hands to reveal a smile, mechanical and stiff, without joy or worry.
"Wow, a good start!" Everyone in the audience was in an uproar. The escort agency had just been established, and they immediately accepted an escort, and the other party gave double escort money. Where can you find such a good thing.
Tang Xiaotian looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "When we are open for business, there is no reason not to accept escorts. The young master spends a lot of money. I don't know what kind of escorts he is escorting and where to escort them?"
The man raised his hands and slapped his palms twice. Immediately, four swordsmen in white came over from the crowd carrying two boxes. He looked at Tang Xiaotian on the stage and said with a smile: "Both boxes of jewelry are extraordinary and valuable. One hundred thousand taels of gold, escorted to Jiangnan Wugou Villa, how much silver is required for the escort?"
Everyone in the audience was amazed again, my God, jewelry worth one hundred thousand taels of gold, this is a fat dart, this dart can rival dozens of darts from the past eight escort agencies.
Sikong Zhaiyue touched Xiao Ding's side again at some point and said softly: "I don't know where these people come from. They are obviously here to cause trouble."
Ye Rongqiu asked: "Why are you here to cause trouble?"
Xiao Ding explained with a smile: "Some of the people in this manor today are big thieves in the world. They came here secretly to inquire about the movements of the escort agency. These people deliberately chose to protect this kind of celebrity at this time." The goods are clearly meant to embarrass the newly established Evergreen Escort Bureau."
Sikong Zhaiyue snickered and said, "But in front of the heroes of the world, Changqing Escort Bureau has to accept this escort, otherwise there will be no face left."
Ye Rongqiu said: "If you accept this escort, you may start to be stared at by others as soon as you go out. You have to beware of being suddenly snatched away by those thieves at all times."
Tang Qingqing said bitterly: "No wonder he was willing to double the escort money. It turned out to be uneasy and kind-hearted."
After a brief discussion between the major escorts on the stage, Tang Xiaotian said loudly: "The road south of the Yangtze River is far away, and the red goods are eye-catching. The escorts have thirty thousand taels of silver. Half of the deposit must be paid in advance, and the money will be paid when the goods arrive."
"Okay, here are thirty thousand taels of silver notes. I'll pay you another thirty thousand taels when the goods arrive. Say goodbye." The man in white took out a stack of silver notes from his arms and placed them on one of the boxes.
Everyone didn't expect that he would actually give double the escort money, let alone that he would just leave.
To protect such a large number of escorts, he didn't even ask for a receipt from the escort agency. If the escort's belongings were lost and the escort agency refused to accept compensation, wouldn't he be justified and have nothing to say?
In front of the world's martial arts world, if the escort items are lost and the Evergreen Escort Bureau refuses to admit compensation, how can they survive in the future?
Jiangnan Wugou Villa seems to have never been heard of in the world. Who has such a big deal?
