Chapter 648: The Diao family has evil ways to make money
Yu Kai's spirit perked up and he quickly asked: "What's the reason? Tell me."
Diao Kui smiled "hehe" and lowered his voice: "Because there is a good way to make money now. This time I found King Kuaiji through Mr. Wang and specially approved it."
Yu Yue frowned: "What kind of way to make money? Does the King of Kuaiji need to approve it? Their royal family shouldn't think of ways to make money like our aristocratic families do."
Diao Hong said with a bad smile: "There is no one in the world who doesn't like money, and the same goes for emperors and princes. Especially now, the various places in the Jin Dynasty are mostly controlled by aristocratic families, with tax cuts and tax cuts, and the treasury is empty. If you want to set up your own company in the future,
The army is indispensable for its money. In my humble opinion, the reason King Kuaiji is willing to accept us is probably because of our Diao family's ancestral ability to make money."
Yu Kai's eyes flashed coldly: "Okay, don't be too tight-lipped. If you have any ideas, just tell me. If the conditions are right, our Yu family can join in. If we all have money, we can make money together."
Diao Kui nodded and whispered: "In Jiankang City, what do the children of aristocratic families usually like to play?"
Yu Kai was slightly startled and then said: "Of course it's time to talk about the mystery."
Diao Kui waved his hand: "That's just for fame, and I don't necessarily like it. It's human nature to be sensual and sensual. Brother Yu, we are all in this way, so there is no need to say such superficial words."
Yu Kai smiled: "If you want to talk about fun, of course the first one is women, and the second one is gambling. Playing with women is mostly done after taking Five Stone Powder, and as for gambling, it's about playing with acanthus and fighting cocks.
, dog fighting and horse racing mostly."
Diao Kui said with a smile: "That's it, the games are the same everywhere. Cockfighting and dogfighting can arouse the excitement of fighting and killing in human nature, so they are the most popular things, especially in small and medium schools.
The aristocratic family has no scruples. There are several cock and dog fighting arenas in the Purple Mountain in the east of the city, which have always been very popular, right?"
Yu Yue smiled and said: "It seems that although Brother Diao lives in Guangzhou, he has already studied the customs of Jiankang City. Yes, it is true. Is Brother Diao also interested in this cockfighting ring?"
Diao Kui shook his head, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes: "How can cockfighting and dogfighting be as exciting and fun as fighting?"
The expressions of Yu Kai and Yu Yue changed at the same time: "Fighting each other? Is this okay? The laws of the Jin Dynasty prohibit murder. Even if you are a slave, you cannot take your life casually."
Diao Kui smiled slightly: "Laws are laws, but implementing them is another matter. Just like when Shi Chong, a powerful official in the Western Dynasty, had a banquet with the descendants of aristocratic families such as Wang Dao and Wang Dun, he asked his concubines to persuade the guests to drink.
, whenever a guest refused to drink, he would be killed on the spot. Director Wang reluctantly drank because he couldn't bear to see his concubines die, but Wang Dun sat back and watched several concubines being killed without changing his expression. From this, he could tell that the two brothers were
Character. But on the other hand, doesn’t it also prove that this law prohibiting the killing of slaves is just a piece of paper for the wealthy and powerful families?”
A trace of intolerance flashed across Yu Kai's face: "But after all, Shi Chong had a high status and was a relative of the emperor. He could escape legal punishment, but he also lost his reputation in the family. Later, during the Eight Kings Rebellion, he
If someone is implicated and killed, I'm afraid that even if this kind of thing works for a while, it won't last forever."
Diao Kui shook his head: "With King Kuaiji acting as a guarantee, what are you afraid of? Besides, in order to avoid publicity, we will not do this in Jiankang City. Those prisoners of war of the Qin Army are the ones who deserve to die. Let them do it for us."
We perform this kind of fighting and earn money for ourselves, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
Yu Yue curled up his lips: "This is a good idea. Choose where to open this fighting arena. Also, if you don't do this in Jiankang City, how can you let the children of the aristocratic family go there to place bets? You should still be a
Casino."
Diao Kui smiled slightly: "We have already chosen the place. We will put it in the north, Pengcheng, and build a large training ground, called the Theater Stage, for these fighting slaves to fight, and for the audience to place bets on winning or losing. Fighting.
Those who were maimed and injured were sold at low prices to farm in manors in the south of the Yangtze River. Those who were killed were said to have been injured by bandits. In Pengcheng, close to the border, small groups of Qin troops often came to raid grass valleys. If a few people were killed, then
It’s really not a big deal.”
Yu Kai's brows relaxed a lot and he nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you are really thoughtful. However, if other aristocratic families find out about setting up such a fighting arena and write a letter to impeach us, that would be terrible.
what to do?"
Diao Kui smiled and said: "It's okay, I've already thought of this. Last time, didn't the Xie family recruit more than a thousand Xianbei people to serve as training partners? Didn't they teach us how to deal with the northern cavalry? We can also buy one this time.
Thousands of slaves are said to be used to train the garrison to practice the method of defeating the enemy. Doesn't the Xie family also die in the drill? He can kill people, why can't we die? With the support of the King of Kuaiji, no one dares to say
Something like that."
Yu Yue laughed: "This trick is really clever. If this thing is done, how will the money be divided?"
Diao Hong said excitedly: "A slave only costs 4,000 yuan. Even if he kills three people a day, it only costs more than 10,000 yuan. However, the Jiankang City cockfighting ring's daily betting income exceeds 100,000 yuan. If the fighting
People can earn as much as three hundred thousand a day. At that time, 20% of the money earned will be given to the King of Kuaiji and 10% to the Prince. The rest will be our own."
Yu Kai smiled slightly: "No wonder Brother Diao is willing to stay here, but I still have a question. The number of slaves our family can have is stipulated by the title and official position. You cannot buy them casually. If you want to buy two to three hundred people, maybe you can.
But how is it possible to buy thousands of people?"
Diao Kui smiled and took out a roll of silk from his sleeve and handed it to Yu Kai: "Please look at it, the governor of Dayu. This is the holy order specially invited for me by King Kuaiji. I am now the governor of Guangzhou. Where is Guangzhou?"
There are many barbarians in the army and they often cause chaos, but the imperial court does not have enough troops, so this time I specifically asked for orders to buy 5,000 prisoners of war from the Qin army to serve as an army in Guangzhou to conquer those barbarians who disobeyed the imperial orders.
You see, His Majesty has already made the decision."
Yu Yue took advantage of Yu Kai to read the edict and asked suspiciously: "Five thousand people? Good guy, the garrison in Guangzhou may not even have tens of thousands, but you can buy five thousand people in one go. This King of Kuaiji is really helpful."
It's a big deal. But, these five thousand people want you to take them back to Guangzhou. The imperial court allows you to form an army, and there will be people in Guangzhou to check and collect them. How can you get them north to Pengcheng?"