Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang walked out of the street without looking back.
He had never seen Xi Mo Da Zhuang be so nimble and walk so fast that he could hardly keep up.
"Are you in a hurry to order a coffin? Are you leaving so quickly?"
Zhao Rang couldn't help but complain.
"Brother Rang, don't you feel embarrassed?"
Zhao Rang spread his hands and said:
"It's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"But I'm a little scared."
Ximen Dazhuang was about to retort, but when he heard the second half of Zhao Rang's sentence, he thought he was joking, so he joked:
"You weren't afraid in the Western Region. What's there to be afraid of when you come back?"
Zhao Rang shook his head and said:
"Did you hear what the girl just said?"
Ximen Dazhuang replied:
"I heard it. He said that Aunt Shu sold Changchun Garden to Jiang Lang. This guy! He's really good! I don't know where he got so much money!"
The area where Changchun Garden is located is the most prosperous place in Suluo City.
The land that the garden occupies is not cheap, let alone the lucrative business on it.
As long as the name of Changchun Garden does not change, this will be an evergreen money tree. Guests coming and going don't care who is the boss, they come here just for first-class enjoyment. If this remains unchanged, Changchun Garden will not change.
"Qingxue said that Jiang Lang was just a front-end person who was pushed out. The one who actually made this deal was the Longfan Club."
Ximen Dazhuang was obviously very unfamiliar with this name.
But for a force to be named after "dragon", it doesn't sound simple.
"Brother, do you know about this power?"
Zhao Rang pondered for a moment, nodded, and replied:
"I don't know much about it, but I've heard of it."
Ximen Dazhuang liked Zhao Rang's description of the various forces and characters in Dawei the most. After listening to Zhao Rang's guidance, he thought that this might be another big event, so he immediately pulled Zhao Rang and said:
"Let's go, let's find a comfortable place, sit down and talk slowly!"
The two of them had been out for most of the day today, but they didn't get to eat the food at Luo Yue Lou, and they didn't enjoy it well at Chang Chunyuan. In the end, they had hot pot, but it caused embarrassment.
It was a crisp autumn night, and what they had experienced today was a bit regretful for such good weather.
"Where to go?"
Zhao Rang asked Ximen Dazhuang.
There are only a few places where they go back and forth on weekdays, but today almost all of them hit a wall. I just had an impromptu idea and couldn't think of a good place to go.
"Let's agree first, I won't go to your family's property!"
Ximen Dazhuang also agrees with this.
He came out under the pretext of treating Zhao Rang. If he went to his own property in a brazen manner and was seen by an acquaintance, he would inevitably be caught and go home to live the lifeless life of nine to five.
But after thinking for a long time, neither of them could figure out where to go. In the end, they decided that it was better to go for a ride, so they just wandered around the street and went in wherever they liked.
"The Taishang River flows into the sea. Your family also has merchant ships that go along the Taishang River to purchase goods from overseas islands. You should know this, right?"
The two finally walked into a place where they were listening to books and drinking tea.
Before the weather turns completely cold, the bookstore will be at full capacity at night. As long as people stay together, let the storyteller continue talking. After all, when the weather gets colder, fewer people come to listen to the book.
The bookstore is a big place, and no matter how many braziers are lit, your feet will get cold.
When winter comes, most people will choose to drink, and the business of the bookstore will immediately dim.
Ximen Dazhuang's family is not in the bookstore business, so the bookstores in Suluo City have nothing to do with him. The two of them can go in freely and choose the most comfortable table.
There were a lot of people on the stage, and people in the audience were also talking.
"Yes, I wanted to join the boat race at that time, and my father agreed. But in the end, I don't know who told my grandma about it... but it didn't happen in the end!"
Ximen Dazhuang said regretfully.
People born in the north have a natural affinity for water. Like him, Zhao Rang not only likes water, but also likes riding boats.
Especially ships going out to sea!
The building is tall and large, and the deck is extremely wide. Walking on it is smooth and stable, no different from walking on the ground.
"The Longfan Society was originally a group of pirates. They guarded the mouth of the Taishang River and robbed Dawei's merchant ships to make a living."
"Really? My boat doesn't seem to have been robbed!"
Zhao Rang rolled his eyes at him and said:
"That's because your old man is older. Even if you don't know, I know that your family sends people to overseas islands every quarter to deliver gifts. So every time your merchant ship enters the sea, it is safe and sound. "
Ximen Dazhuang nodded.
But this time he quickly realized the doubts in Zhao Rang's words.
"What does it have to do with these pirates to give gifts to islands overseas?!" [1]
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Zhao Rang didn't answer and gave him a "you know" look.
Ximen Dazhuang immediately lost his temper and felt that bullying people would not be done without a thorn on the back of his hand.
According to Zhao Rang, even if these pirates are not from the island, they must be colluding with each other.
Together with these shameless things like Xuandao, they not only used overseas specialties to earn enough gold and silver from the inland, but also recruited a group of pirates to do some business without capital.
This really leaves no conscience at all!
After losing your conscience, you can indeed earn more!
"But I remember that pirates and water bandits were completely eliminated by Dawei? Are they not so rampant now?"
Zhao Rang shook his head, noncommittal.
He didn't know the reason why.
But he knew very well that pirates and water bandits could never be cleared away.
It was possible to do this at that time because the great power of the country was rich and powerful, and the Longfan Society was so rampant that it even invaded inland rivers, colluded with water bandits, and robbed the southern border troops of their pay and silver. This made the court determined to pay it off.
The water bandits in the interior were originally a ragtag group. When they saw the imperial army, they dispersed, hid their swords and guns, and became good citizens again.
The Longfan Society also touched upon Dawei's country and was defeated in one fell swoop after Dawei informed him of the overseas islands.
Such an existence is meant to be used in this way.
The white and underworld can never go together.
When Bai Dao needs you, you are a good Dao. When it's all gone, all that's left is death.
Of course, Overseas Island will not completely break up with Dawei because of a group of pirates.
What's more, they have always denied any collusion between themselves and Long Fan.
As a last resort, Longfanhui finally put down its butcher knife, took the gold and silver stolen from so many years of robberies, broke them into pieces, sneaked into the inland along the Taishang River, and took root along the coast of the Southland. It has been like this for decades. They bought many properties with the treasure they accumulated during pirate raids. Suddenly, it became one of the few major chambers of commerce in the Southland.
After Dawei divided the north and the south, Long Fanhui used some unknown means to seize the rebels in the south and granted him the title of "Following the Dragon". Since then, it has become more prosperous and has the potential to become the number one chamber of commerce in the south.
"But... Brother Rang, since Long Fan will be a force in the Southland and is now a businessman, isn't it normal to do some business?"
This trip to the Western Regions made Ximen Dazhuang grow a lot.
Although he liked to hear such things in the past, as soon as the whole picture became lively, he was done listening to it and couldn't remember a single word. He might ask again in a few days because he has completely forgotten. Listening to it again is a new excitement.
"Well, if it's really business, it'll be fine. But have you forgotten the Admiralty Escort Agency?"
Ximen Dazhuang slapped his forehead and felt that what he just thought was simple.
The Admiralty Escort Bureau is a well-known and decent sect in the world. They will collude with the Western Region for profit, secretly manufacture arrows and sell places. It is indeed a suspicious thing for a force like the Longfan Society with evil intentions to march into the northern border with such great fanfare.
"It would be nice if they really made a big show of it, but it makes even more sense that they want to bring out the Nujiang Gang to serve as a pawn!"
It is understandable that forces that are new to the country often have to find someone who is familiar with the local area to work with them. After all, they belong to the same place, know the rules, speak easily, and will not touch taboos.
The Ximen family's scattered business in the Southland also adopts the same method.
But with the power of Longfan Society, it is impossible to cooperate with a small gang like Nujiang Gang, which is not popular in Suluo City.
If they really want to make money, they can sit down and talk to the Ximen family openly and honestly.
I would like to ask, in the entire Dawei North Territory, who is more familiar with business matters than the Ximen family?
"And didn't Jiang Lang, this little bastard, also open a tailor shop? Maybe Long Fan would be behind it."
Zhao Rang remained silent.
Just a clothing store and the purchase of Changchun Garden can't explain much. Even if everyone can see the weirdness in it, it can't stop people from doing normal business.
After the split of Dawei, the northern court relaxed restrictions on many industries to encourage business. Especially for chambers of commerce from the south, the treatment is even more generous.
But the premise is that it passes the review of the Investigation Department!
"By the way, we can go to the Investigation Department and ask."
Zhao Rang said suddenly.
Before Yuan Mingkong left, he gave him a waist badge and told him that if he had anything to do, he could go to the Investigation Department in Suluo City and ask them to bring him a message.
The commander of the Shadow Guards of the Investigation Department in Suluo City came from Prince Yun Mingkong's residence.
Even though he, the seventh prince, had a bleak business for so many years, he still made a good move after all.
"The investigation department probably won't tell us if they know about it."
Ximen Dazhuang said.
Zhao Rang nodded, he also knew this.
Even if he has a relationship with Yuan Mingkong and doesn't want them to know, the Inspector will not say a word.
"If you don't tell me, don't tell me. If they know about it, wouldn't it be better if they take precautions? In case they don't know, we can give them a warning when we go there!"
As soon as Zhao Rang finished speaking, the wood in the bookstore dropped down on the table at the same time, with a crisp "pop" sound!
This concludes the last storytelling session tonight.
The two came in late, but they kept talking and didn't even know what story was being told on stage.
The storyteller today is an old gentleman, who looks very impressive.
When I was about to pack my things, there were two young apprentices waiting on me.
The old storyteller glanced at Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang lightly.
These two people sat in the best seats, ordered the most expensive tea, and just came to chat! There was neither applause nor applause, which made the old storyteller feel very humiliated. 1
