On the tenth day of April in the tenth year of Taiyuan, the weather was sunny and the wind was gentle. Outside the Daming Tower in Jiankang City, Xichang Hou Xunchong came with his servants in a menacing manner.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Do you hear me?"

"Get out of the way, don't block the road, disturb the Marquis's interest, take you to Jiankang Prison and taste the taste of nine sticks and eighteen lashes!"

Wherever the Hou Mansion's team went, the people were afraid to avoid it. Afraid of the name of the Hou Mansion in Xichang, the vendors and pedestrians in the streets and alleys gave way to the main road.

"Master Hou, is Xu Xiao deliberately hosting a banquet in Daming Tower to set a trap for us? Who doesn't know that since that day, Guanju Tower has been changed to Daming Tower, and the owner of Daming Tower is none other than Xu Xiao

, If there is no evil in this, why would he be so kind?" The servant of the Hou Mansion who was accompanying him analyzed the situation clearly and logically.

Xun Chong sat in the sedan and nodded secretly, and agreed unhurriedly: "What you said makes some sense, but you've already come, you can't walk halfway back home, right? It's as good as it gets.

Peace with it!"

"The Marquis is wise! Everything must be obeyed by the Marquis. Let's make a plan this time!"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. I have secretly surrounded the Daming Tower. If Xu Xiao dares to do anything, I will smash the Daming Tower!"

"promise!"

…

In the No. 1 Pavilion of Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Zongwen and Guo Shang were having a drink. It was not until Pang Bai opened the partition door that Xu Zongwen knew that Xun Chong had arrived downstairs.

"Now that we are in the game, it's time for our chess pieces to move." Xu Zongwen leaned against the small window and looked at the scenery downstairs. "I see there are more spies near Daming Tower. They must be from the Xichang Marquis Mansion.

People, please send someone to keep an eye on them first. If they dare to act rashly, they will be sent to Jiankang Yamen immediately."

"The general spotted the spy at a glance. It seems that Xun Chong's plan will fail."

"My subordinates will make arrangements immediately. Jiankang ordered Wang Fu to be in the post house next door, and the third team of government officials have already taken their places."

Guo Shang, who was pouring wine at the side, was chuckling, but his pale face did not show any emotion at all.

It turned out that this time Xu Zongwen engineered Xun Chong to bring in Jiankang Ling Wang Fu. In fact, not only Jiankang Ling Wang Fu, but also Chen Si, the warden in Jiankang Prison, was Xu Zongwen's man!

After a while, under the guidance of Lu Zhu, Xichang Hou Xunchong arrived at the Tianzi No. loft on the VIP floor of Daming Tower.

After the original Guanju Building was taken over by Xu Zongwen, it was immediately expanded three or four times. According to Xu Zongwen's vision, everything was carried out in an orderly manner. It not only divided the general consumption level, private rooms and VIP levels, but also hired a lot of dancers and singers.

Ji and the musicians enriched it and turned the original romantic place into a high-end club.

Later, with the marriage decree between Xu Zongwen and the Huan family, the Daming Tower was infused with the financial resources of the Huan family and the Xie family, which made them famous and well-known in all directions. The Daming Tower gathered beauties with both beauty and art, skilled musicians and outstanding players.

A large number of Jin Yiwei sit here to spy. On weekdays, senior officials from the Taiwan Provincial Department and nobles and celebrities flock to talk. Many gossips about important affairs of the government will spread from here, so it also attracts spies from all over and the infiltration of various forces!

What Xu Zongwen wants is to make Daming Tower the center for information gathering in Jiankang City, and even the place for intelligence trading for the entire Jin Dynasty, so that more valuable information will fall into the hands of Jin Yiwei and eventually reach Xu Zongwen's ears.

inside!

Xun Chong had long heard various rumors in Jiankang City, so he had long been interested in the newly built Daming Tower. Now that he was invited by his boss Xu Zongwen, he felt quite honored!

Xu Zongwen and Xun Chong were enemies. The Guanju Tower incident at the end of last year caused a storm in Jiankang and everyone knew about it. Now that the enemies met, the shocking news spread like wildfire...

"It's really better to see it than to be famous. The expanded Daming Tower is indeed worthy of its reputation and extraordinary! It's amazing, it's amazing!"

Xun Chong led more than a dozen tough men with rugged looks and filled most of the box.

"Xu Xiao, I heard that you have become the servant of the Huangmen. If you invite me here just to show off for promotion, I advise you to forget it. I am just a servant of the Huangmen. When will you become a servant?

Let’s talk later.”

"Of course, if you want to bring up old matters again, I'm not afraid of you having a fight with me. Last time, I didn't bring enough people with you. This time, I'm not afraid of you at all!"

His servant lifted up Xun Chong's robe, and Xun Chong knelt down. With a sound of "Shua!", Xun Chong unfolded a fan he had taken out from nowhere, and fanned himself.

Seeing this, Xu Zongwen shouted out the door: "Shopkeeper, the Marquis of Xichang is hot, go get some ice quickly."

"No!" Lu Zhu bowed respectfully to Xu Zongwen outside the door, and then quietly retreated. For a while, only Xu Zongwen was left in the box, while Guo Shang, Pang Bai, and Xun Chong's gang were tit for tat!

Seeing Xun Chong speaking arrogantly while being cautious at the same time, Xu Zongwen sneered in his heart, but on the surface he was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Marquis of Xichang, I invite you here today not for my own sake to make a difference. I have someone."

I have a great thing to share with you, I hope you won’t misunderstand me.”

Xun Chong's eyes were full of doubts. He wondered whether the gentle and pleasant man in front of him was still the domineering general Xu Xiao who yelled and killed and frequently used fists and kicks?

"You all stand down first!" Xun Chong waved his hand, and the servants opened their mouths to the big men.

After all the others had retreated, Xun Chong asked: "I remember that we don't have such a deep friendship, so why did you think of me when you have something good to do?"

Xu Zongwen looked at Xun Chong and replied without blinking: "There is a saying among the people that no one knows each other without fighting. It just happened to meet the situation. This means that the Marquis of Xichang is with you. Besides, you, the Marquis of Xichang, are from the capital.

A man with great hands and eyes, if Daming Tower wants to take root here, your support is indispensable!"

"Oh? I wonder what good things you have done?" After hearing Xu Zongwen's flattery, Xun Chong stopped shaking his fan and handed it to his servant. He pricked up his ears and suddenly became curious.

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Xu Zongwen smiled and said slowly: "I just said it was about Daming Tower."

"Everyone in Jiankang City doesn't know that the Daming Tower is your property, and the Xie family and the Huan family are funding it. Now they are making money every day. What can happen to the Daming Tower?" Xun Chong didn't know. He couldn't understand Xu Zongwen.

The overtones.

Guo Shang on the side couldn't help but said: "Master Hou, our general wants you to invest in joining Daming Tower. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity! I don't know how many people want to join Daming Tower right now.

The general asked you to join, this is a good deal with guaranteed profit and no loss!"

"Seriously?" Xun Chong pushed away the fan of the servant on the side, his eyes gleaming, and when he received Xu Zongwen's nod to confirm, he immediately agreed!

Xun Chong cheered in his heart. At this time, several boys came in carrying ice cubes in a large copper basin. They took out the green bamboo fans from behind a screen and started playing with them. After a while, the entire box became cold and refreshing!

"With so much ice, the general is really generous!" Xun Chong relieved his fatigue and heat and was in a good mood.

Xu Zongwen closed the window and explained: "These are all small tricks. "Huainan Wanbi Shu" says, 'Put the boiling soup in an urn, seal it with a new seal, and it will turn into ice in Shenzhen in three days.' Our Daming Tower is not lacking in these."

Because there is not enough ice stored in the ice cellar in winter, Daminglou's other method of making ice in summer is saltpeter ice. The former can be eaten, while the latter can only be used for cooling.

Daming Tower makes ice in summer to cool down, and in winter it buys coal and fine charcoal for heating. Of course, both ice and charcoal can only be used in the VIP floor, so the minimum consumption in the VIP floor is 500 yuan.

"As expected of a general, he is so domineering and heroic in doing business! I just don't know how much it will cost to join Daming Tower?" Xun Chong thought of business and asked hurriedly.

Xu Zongwen said calmly: "Not much, not much, just ten million."
Chapter completed!