"Okay, Mr. Song, you are determined to follow Li Xiang all the way to the dark side, right? We'll see!"
Seeing that no one came to his side, Zhao San sneered and dropped a bombshell again: "I forgot to tell you that Zuo Lengchan, one of the three leaders of the Qingzhu Gang, will leave Beibo City soon.
, although I don’t know what happened, but how long can the person named Li be happy after losing his backer? Think about it for yourselves."
After struggling in Beibo City for most of his life, Zuo Lengchan had to make some arrangements to leave this place, at least to give an explanation to some of his old subordinates who were unwilling to leave with him.
Even if the prosperity and wealth of those people cannot be guaranteed, their basic wealth and life must be protected.
For this reason, it is inevitable to make some deals with some former enemies. As a result, the news will be spread from one to ten, and the news will naturally leak out.
"Ah, I think Mr. Zhao's side is more suitable for me, so I'll take my leave."
"Actually, I have always felt that Li Heihu is young and energetic and cannot go far. Now it seems that this is indeed the case."
Many traders said that they had not thought it through before and now they immediately changed their sides. As for the reputation? They didn't care. If it was embarrassing, then why should they be businessmen? They might as well do charity.
These days, you have to eat people without spitting out their bones, and you can only get to the end by being cruel and ruthless.
It's just normal to adapt to the wind.
Of course, there are still some people who support Li Xiang. Some of them value his youth and potential. Even if he is wasted for a while, there will be times when the dragon comes out to talk briefly and travel around the nine heavens.
Others had contact with him and did not believe that a man who was full of ruthlessness and trusted by his subordinates would collapse like this.
What happened here quickly reached Li Xiang's ears.
Inside Qihua Building.
While entertaining businessmen with good connections, Li Xiang did not forget to introduce the special projects he produced, such as romance, delicacies from mountains and seas, and so on.
When his subordinates came to report that someone was robbing him, he frowned slightly and immediately ordered: "Leave those people alone and let Lao Song bring all the businessmen he can win over to Qihua Tower as soon as possible."
To him, these merchants are no different from cash machines. If used properly, they can be recycled. However, he has always advocated that there should be coming and going, and the benefits will not be collected in vain. He will provide convenience and feedback in some aspects, so that everyone can work together.
Make money and make progress together.
"But Mr. Li, Zhao Gang has bullied others too much. Do we have to swallow his anger like this?"
The younger brother who delivered the message gritted his teeth and felt extremely aggrieved.
"Now is not the time. Don't worry, there will be a day when that guy will pay with blood."
Li Xiang patted his younger brother on the shoulder to comfort him. The most important thing now is to improve his strength. When he is strong enough to crush all enemies, all obstacles and so-called rules will not be able to stop him.
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It is true that now he can go directly to the door and kill the person named Zhao, but there are some things that cannot be ignored, especially since he is now the big boss. If he attacks his compatriots without permission, it will be easy for him to be kicked out of the Qingzhu Gang.
The greater possibility is that he is being chased by the Qingzhu Gang.
Although his martial arts is not weak, if he loses his position as the big boss, the support of Qihualou, the current gang of juniors, and the merchants will all leave him.
After all, a person is alone and weak, and even he may have no choice but to flee.
So I have to be patient for now.
There was a bustling crowd at the entrance of the building, and Zhao Gang could only win over some of the vendors, but more people still went to the meeting as scheduled.
One thing is that they don't believe that Li Xiang will fall. On the other hand, since they can't afford to offend both parties, they might as well choose the first person to come to them.
"I don't know how Li Heihu will respond. I think what Zhao San said before is true. If Mr. Zuo really leaves this place, I'm afraid he will be unable to survive alone."
"Oh, the Qingzhu Gang is not the only one in Beibo City. In my opinion, with Mr. Li's methods and strength, he can start a new business or find another backer. Why have to fight for power in this three-thirds of an acre of land?
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"That's right, you may not know that if you haven't understood it, that young man who looks like he's only in his teens came from the lowest level of society.
Originally, he was just a thug who relied on his hard work to support his family, but later he learned powerful martial arts from nowhere, and from then on he quickly rose to where he is today."
Everyone was talking a lot. Although some of them chose to support Li Xiang, they still had doubts about whether this person could withstand the next series of crises that might come.
After all, in today's general situation, it depends on how many people there are. How can you use it? When you come out to hang out, you have to talk about power.
You may be able to fight ten people by yourself, but what about a hundred? You may say that you are born with supernatural power and martial arts, and you can do it with one against a hundred. However, if the target group is replaced by a thousand, one
Ten thousand, one million, can you still do it?
When the quantity accumulates to a certain level, qualitative change will occur.
In particular, some of the heavy weapons used to attack cities and territories are beyond the power of human power to withstand.
It is precisely because of this that seniority becomes extremely important, and only family and sect background can prevail in the world.
However, when someone dug up Li Xiang's rise, the merchants were a little shocked. They knew that the guy who became famous at a young age was powerful, but they didn't expect that his fame was so legendary.
Everyone loves to hear about a young man falling off a cliff and getting the chance to become a martial arts master overnight.
But such examples are always too rare. Li Xiang, who went from a small gangster to a big boss, alone and with dozens of subordinates, is already very rare in reality.
The key is that this person is still young and has more room for improvement.
"cough."
Suddenly, a soft cough sounded. It was not loud, but it was extremely penetrating and spread throughout the entire audience instantly.
Li Xiang was seen wearing a white robe with his long hair tied back. Step by step, with the support of eight gang members, he sat down at the main seat of the banquet.
The people who can serve as guards around him are all experts who can defeat seven or eight ordinary people. These people can jointly protect him and even hold down a big boss in a short time.
Of course, the big boss here does not include himself, he is an existence beyond the specifications.
"Everyone."
As he spoke, the noise in the venue gradually disappeared, and the atmosphere slowly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the main seat. In previous years, the Santan Association would only collect some monthly payments, commonly known as protection fees, and would not put in so much effort to organize leisure activities such as banquets.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Although they are now the head of the Qingzhu Gang, they have already determined that Li Xiang has an agenda. For them, the tit-for-tat confrontation with Zhao Gang has to be pushed back. After all, what is involved now is their actual vital interests.
"As the saying goes, there is an emperor and a court. Our Qingzhu Gang has just taken over Jiuchimachi Street not long ago, and Li is also a new arrival. We couldn't control the past things, and we don't want to, but starting from today, the rules of this street have to be changed.
It’s been changed.”
Li Xiang looked calm. When someone benefits, another group of people must suffer. Unless a new market is opened, the cake will be so big. If someone eats more, someone will eat less.
The weak eats the strong, and the natural cycle follows. This is the ultimate principle of heaven.
After he finished speaking, he did not rush to speak, but gave everyone time to buffer.
"really."
The traders were not surprised. Those who work in their business inevitably have to deal with gangs and gangsters. Paying protection money is actually nothing.
After all, if there weren't these gangs, there would be other gangsters looking for trouble with them. It's good to get some money, but they can eat and drink for free. An unhappy person knocking down their stall can be seen everywhere, which will not only affect the income, but also
It will also scare away customers.
Every time you come back, the losses will be great.
Therefore, paying protection fees is actually not a bad thing, because the quality of the people in these gangs is much higher than that of wandering gangsters. After paying the money, you can do business with peace of mind.
As for counting on the government? Oh, thank God if those police officers don't come to blackmail them.
"First, the first thing is the issue of payment. I have learned about the charging method of Santanhui before. They charge according to the size of the store. The smaller ones charge three to five taels per month, and the larger ones charge upwards of 10 taels.
No wait.
My rules are also simple. On their original basis, the price will be raised to ten taels of silver for small shops, and to twenty taels of silver for large shops."
Li Xiang glanced around, and as he expected, as soon as these words came out, everyone immediately exploded and objected.
"No, Boss Li, the original payment is enough. If you add more, we really can't bear it!"
"Yes, does this still allow people to live?"
"You can't rob like this, just to catch the fish. If we do this, not only will we not make any money, we will also have to pay for it."
"The gangs collect money, and the court also collects taxes. If we do this again, we won't have to do business anymore!"
All the vendors protested fiercely. This was really too cruel. Almost as soon as it came up, the original protection fee was tripled. No one could bear the change.
They had thought that the pension money would rise, but they did not expect that it would rise so much all of a sudden. This simply does not leave a way for people to survive.
At this time, even Song Yuanshan, who had always supported Li Xiang, fell silent. It didn't matter that his family had a big business, but he also knew that it was not easy for those small households. In this era when the average person had three taels of silver, charging so much was a bit awkward.
Taller.
After all, these business people are richer than ordinary people, but their level of generosity is limited.
"quiet."
Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more uncontrollable, Zhong Can hurriedly stood up and shouted loudly. He was already stronger than ordinary people and had some skills on his hands, so he vented his anger in a loud voice. At this time, he roared, like a lion roaring, which immediately shocked the people.
Got the place.
Although everyone was still dissatisfied with the increase in protection fees, their voices gradually subsided.
"I know it's not easy for everyone, so listen to what I'm going to say next. We won't get this money in vain."