Chapter 24: The Smoke and Clouds of the Capital (Part 1)

I opened my eyes in a daze and shouted in a deep voice: "Sanniang, why are you panic about this little thing?"

Sanniang outside the door, after I yelled, she calmed down and said respectfully: "Boss, I'll deal with it first."

I let out a faint gratitude and immediately asked Liu Yingzhu to help me put on my clothes.

After a while of procrastination, I sorted out and slowly walked out of the door of the room with Liu Yingzhu.

As soon as I got off the stairs, I heard the noisy atmosphere in the hall, which was noisy, like a vegetable market.

"Liu Sanniang, please tell your new owner to come out soon. Otherwise, I don't blame me for being ruthless." A thick voice came to my ears.

"General Zhou, please wait a moment, my dear boss will go downstairs soon." Liu Sanniang said quietly: "General Zhou, don't be so fierce? Every time you come, did Sanniang make a proper arrangement for you? I'm so fierce, I'm afraid."

"Sanniang, it's not that I, Zhou Wu, are not merciless, but that you have caused too much trouble this time." Zhou Wu's voice also slowed down: "I can't do anything about what the superiors pressed down."

While I was talking, I stepped into the hall. I looked around and saw that the hall was filled with the city guards wearing leather armor. The man in the head was burly, with a long sword on his waist and a gloomy face. Sanniang was trying hard to entangle him, waiting for my arrival.

Bai Shixing and others surrounded Sanniang, looking leisurely.

"Oh, Sanniang. There were so many customers early in the morning. It seemed that it was time for me to get rich." I laughed, opened the folding fan, walked inside and said, "It seems that it is a group event. Sanniang, let's suffer a loss, give them a 50% off." Liu Yingzhu was following me, afraid that if there was any problem, she was going to resist me.

"Bah, get rich? I think you are going to lose money." General Zhou Wu, the leader, shouted with a calm face: "You white-faced boy, are the new owner of Yasong Pavilion? If you have any trouble, you will be taken to the prison."

Bai Shixing and the others, when they saw me coming, they hurriedly surrounded me, afraid that some guy who was not open to his eyes would hurt me.

"General Zhou, Sanniang will introduce you to you. This is my new boss, Mr. Wu." Sanniang smiled gracefully, eased the tension: "The boss, this is General Zhou of the City Guard. He is a seventh-rank general of the dynasty and has a very noble status."

While speaking, I had already walked up to him and smiled faintly: "General Zhou, right? I have long admired him."

"Please give me a sloppy eye." Zhou Wu's face turned cold and said in a deep voice: "There is no possibility that today's affairs will be good. You kid are too brave. You dare to mess up the Li family's son and throw them into the river. Do you know who the Li family is? Tell you, this is not something that can be smeared with money."

Suddenly, my face turned cold and I scolded in a deep voice: "Hmph. The movements of your city guards are too slow, right? Li was castrated yesterday, but you only appeared this morning. Efficiency, efficiency! Why did the court raise you a bunch of waste materials?"

No one expected that I would speak out and take the initiative. Sometimes, pretentiousness is a good way. I blamed Zhou Wu in person so much that he became suspicious. He kept looking at me, wanting to see what I came from? He even scolded the efficiency of the city guards in public?

"Brother, which department are you from?" Zhou Wu asked cautiously without his previous arrogance.

That guy was also a cautious person. It was indeed not a coincidence that he was able to climb to the position of a seventh-rank military general. So he snorted coldly again, and was too lazy to speak with his head.

Seeing this, Bai Shixing could take a step forward and scold, "Just because of you, a small seventh-rank military officer, want to inquire about the origin of my master? Have you been brave enough to eat the courage of the bear heart? Why don't you retreat quickly with me?"

Zhou Wu was even more shocked when he was scolded like this. He no longer had the arrogance he had before. He bowed and said, "The villain was also ordered to do things. This matter was suppressed by Master Li to the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Justice once again suppressed the matter. The villain really dared not shirk responsibility. Please give me a clear word so that the villain can turn back and give an explanation." Even if the officials and the seventh-rank military officer were placed in the local area, it would be a top official position. However, in this capital city, where there was no chance to go to court, he was a little character who had no chance to go to court.

I heard him lower his posture and wanted to find out our true identity. Then I weighed whether we could afford to offend him. If we couldn't afford to offend him, I'm afraid we would still report the matter.

"Zhou Wu, don't be shameless." Seeing that he was dragging on the mud, Bai Shixing took out his fourth-rank official token from his arms. After shining for a while, he immediately said coldly: "Anyone here is pulled out, and the grade is higher than yours, so why not get out of here. Let the Minister of Justice or Master Li come here in person to discuss this matter."

At this time, Zuo Dongtang had already brought me a chair with the Grand Master. I sat down leisurely in public, crossed my legs, closed my eyes to rest. The sweet Liu Yingzhu hurriedly came behind me and helped me knead my shoulders. I saw her massage, regardless of the strength, technique, and the mastery of the acupoints, it was just right. She pinched me sore, soft, numb and itchy all over, and felt a little comfortable.

Liu Sanniang also helped me make a pot of tea at the right time. I held it leisurely in my hand, sucking it gently from time to time, allowing the slightly bitter tea leaves to roll in my mouth.

"Yeah, good tea." I praised lightly: "Sanniang, I can't tell that there is also a top-notch Dahongpao here? However, although it is top-notch, it is still inferior to the top-notch."

"You are joking, boss." Liu Sanniang smiled and said: "I have tried my best to get a little bit of this high-quality Dahongpao. I heard that the best-quality Dahongpao is growing on the hillside, and there are only a dozen branches. I am afraid that ordinary people have never seen it. Only a very rich family or a palace has the best-quality Dahongpao."

I half-closed my eyes and said to Bai Shixing, "Shixing, bring a pound to Sanniang in two days and let her taste it."

"Master, Shixing knows." Bai Shixing said respectfully to me.

Zhou Wu took a breath of air from the side, hurriedly ordered his subordinates to go out quickly. And he himself took two steps forward in a flattering manner and said respectfully: "Master, please wait a moment. The villain has sent someone to invite the Minister of Justice."

I saw that although he was respectful on the surface, he was still trying to explore my background while speaking. If I showed a slightly scared look, I was afraid that he would immediately reveal his true face as he was swaying.

This guy is also a talented person. I thought to myself: "It is said that the city guards are old fry, and it seems that this is true. When encountering a really difficult personnel, they are almost as obedient as a cat. If they meet someone without status and power, they will become a ferocious tiger."

I was too lazy to pay attention to him. I still closed my eyes and enjoyed Liu Yingzhu's unique massage technique. It seems that Sanniang has a lot of tricks to train people. No wonder, Yasong Pavilion has the biggest ones on the entire Qinhuai River.

"By the way, Sanniang, how many attic boats are there on the Qinhuai River now?" I suddenly asked.

Influenced by my calm temperament, Sanniang calmed down. After saying goodbye, she replied quietly: "Report to the boss, there are 13 large pavilions and 56 medium-sized pavilions on the Qinhuai River. There are hundreds of small wild boats, but they are all unable to get on the table or the climate. There are wild warblers on the boat, and the guests who are entertained are of lower quality."

The night in Qinhuai River is amazing, and it actually has such a huge business. Then I asked again: "If you want to eat all the attics, how much silver will you spend?"

Not only Sanniang was stunned, but even Zhou Wu, who was beside him, was stunned. He estimated me again and looked complicated.

Sanniang was surprised, but she also thought about it seriously. After a while, she slowly inhaled and said, "It costs about seven or eight million taels of silver."

"Haha, seven or eight million taels of silver?" I smiled faintly: "It looks like a big sum? But I guess you have calculated the wrong calculation. You may have estimated the value of the pavilion ship first? Then increase it a little bit, and the result will be obtained after adding it?"

Sanniang showed a confused look: "Shouldn't it be calculated like this? If it weren't for raising the price, I'm afraid those bosses wouldn't be willing to sell it."

"Sanniang's words are wrong." I laughed: "If I paid 50,000 taels of silver last night, would you sell it or not?"

Liu Sanniang immediately replied: "Of course I sold it. Although the Yasong Pavilion itself is worth more than 100,000 taels, if it is in Sanniang's hands, it will probably be ruined and there will be no more left. Even if the young master pays 30,000 taels, Sanniang will sell it."

"Sanniang, you're at the point." I sneered: "So, when you calculate the value of those boats, you should calculate it at 20 to 30% of the total price."

Liu Sanniang then realized it, but her face was not very natural after all, "Boss, will it hurt the sky and the other side do this?"

"A mall is like a battlefield. Someone makes money, and some people lose money." I smiled faintly and said, "Since it is a battlefield, there is no mercy. Anyone who is in front will be eliminated."

Although my tone of speaking was soft, it made Liu Sanniang shudder all over. Even Zhou Wu felt thrust all over and thoughtful.

"The Minister of Justice Ouyang has arrived." I don't know which bastard outside shouted.

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