Of course, Mr. Luo knew that those people who ran private boats had been silenced by him a long time ago. When he decided to stop, he was worried about these people. So he used the government to arrest them, and they all died in the Luo family's dungeon.
inside.
In fact, the man named Leopard didn't know it. Mr. Luo had done several private transactions before, but the price of private ships was indeed too high, which made him a little bit unable to bear it. He had to do five transactions before he could do the same thing as before.
The earnings are the same. Therefore, the reason why he stopped in the past few years was not due to conscience, but because he earned too little.
The reason why he met Baozi today was because the young master of the Zhao family promised him that he would find a way to do business with him. He didn't know what the goods in the box were. He thought it was a legitimate transaction and just borrowed the Zhao family's boat to send it out. Anyway, he didn't know what was in the box.
The young master of the Zhao family does not understand, nor is he curious about what is in the box. As long as he is responsible for the cost of the ship and gives him a 20% dividend, even so, the young master of the Zhao family will definitely be happy when he gets the dividend.
"Second Master is still awesome. It turned out that we had already found a boat early in the morning. However, the price of private boats is so high now that I don't have much money left in my hands." Leopard asked worriedly.
"Of course I won't use a private boat. Even if someone really wants to patrol, I'm afraid they will give way obediently when they see the boat." Mr. Luo said proudly.
"Second Master, there are not many people you can talk to at Licheng Pier. Have you already taken care of that old man Uncle Xian?" Leopard asked.
Leopard is quite smart. Licheng has not changed much in recent years. There are not many people who can do business in Licheng. Besides the Zhao family, there is also the boss of Yixiang Pavilion. The boss of Yixiang Pavilion is very mysterious. He
I have never seen it before. Apart from the second master, the only businesses at the wharf are the Yixiang Pavilion and the Zhao family. Of course, those private ships in the past were only able to stay at the wharf to do business because of the second master’s acquiescence.
Mr. Luo has been in Licheng for so many years, but he still doesn't know who the boss of Yixiang Pavilion is. The only person who can pull him off is Uncle Xian.
But if Uncle Xian was willing to agree in the first place, why wait until today?
"Uncle Xian has a bad temper and refuses to agree no matter what he says. Fortunately, when he came back from the capital, he brought two young masters from the Zhao family with him. Now if he wants to cooperate with the Zhao family, he doesn't have to go through Uncle Xian's advice at all.
Agree." Mr. Luo said with a smile.
"So that's it. It seems that we still need to thank Uncle Xian for sending the two young masters of the Zhao family to our door." Baozi said after drinking a glass of wine.
"The absurd story of the eldest young master of the Zhao family has spread throughout the capital, and even people in Licheng have heard about it. The Zhao family's business is still in the hands of the old master, and the second young master only manages a shop. Otherwise,
I will not insist on cooperating with him." Mr. Luo said with a smile.
"Second Master, in this case, can we take over the Zhao family's business..." Leopard's eyes lit up and he said.
"No, the Zhao family's backer is the prime minister, we can't afford to offend him," said Mr. Luo.
"Second Master, I heard that the Prime Minister and his wife are not on good terms. If something happens to the Zhao family, will the Prime Minister stand up for him?" Leopard said.
"After all, they are a family, so how could they ignore it? When I arranged for people to go to the capital to inquire, I also knew that they were not on good terms. However, the Prime Minister's wife has given birth to children for the Prime Minister, and nothing has happened now. Mr. Prime Minister
Naturally, he is much colder. But I know that if something happens, he will not sit idly by and ignore it," said Mr. Luo.
Not many people knew what happened that year, so Mr. Luo was right to think so. He never imagined that the Prime Minister and his wife were so close that there was no way they could reconcile.
The reason why the Prime Minister has not divorced his wife yet is because of his own children. Otherwise, he would have sent his wife back to the Zhao family long ago.
"Leopard understands, and he will be more careful in what he says and does in the future." Leopard said.
"Well, you go back first, I will sit alone for a while." Mr. Luo said.
"Second Master, the boss of Yixiang Pavilion, haven't you revealed your identity yet?" Leopard asked.
"Today, my people saw the owner of Yixiang Pavilion at the gate of Yixiang Pavilion." Mr. Luo said.
"What? Who is the boss of Yixiang Pavilion?" Leopard asked.
"I heard that he was someone close to Princess Pluto. He was in the capital a few days ago and should be in Licheng now." Mr. Luo said.
"So the boss of Yixiang Pavilion is from Pluto?" Leopard asked.
"The owner of Yixiang Pavilion is named Bai. I heard that he often visited Pluto's Mansion when he was in the capital. I now suspect that the real boss of Yixiang Pavilion is Princess Pluto. And the young man named Bai is actually just working for Princess Pluto.
It's just business." Mr. Luo said.
"But, at that time, His Highness Pluto had not brought the princess to Nanzhao, and the people in the government probably didn't know their origins either." Leopard said after coming to his senses.
When Yixiang Pavilion opened, all the rich people in Lizheng City went to support the owner of this shop. Even Mr. Luo went to Yixiang Pavilion to find out the truth. As a result, none of them saw Yixiang Pavilion.
The owner of Xiang Pavilion even thought that there would always be opportunities in the long run.
Who would have known that after so many years, the owner of Yixiang Pavilion would actually be related to Princess Hades. Mr. Luo was glad that he had not touched Yixiang Pavilion at the beginning. If he had done so, the government would not have protected him.
"You're right. The government didn't investigate anything at that time, but they didn't dare to let me touch Yixiang Pavilion. I guessed at the time that either Yixiang Pavilion had bribed the government, or it was an important figure in the capital. I
I really didn’t expect that the boss of Yixiang Pavilion was still in the capital a few days ago, living in Hades’ Mansion.” Mr. Luo said.
"Second Master, it's time for me to leave. Time is tight and I don't dare to waste time. When I have the news, I will inform you the old way." Leopard said.
"Come here, send the leopard back." Mr. Luo said.
"Yes." said the man in black standing next to Er Ye.
After Leopard left, Mr. Luo asked his maid to bring another pot of wine and drank it slowly by himself.
About a quarter of an hour later, the man in black had rushed back.
Mr. Luo put down his wine glass and said slowly: "Have you investigated clearly about Leopard's side?"
"It has been investigated clearly. Leopard has been in Nanzhao in the past few years. But he left Licheng after he first took the money. Later, he lost all the money because of his gambling, so he came back and planned to continue doing business. It's just that
He did not expect that those private ships were no longer there. The slaves had been helping him with money according to the second master's instructions. Therefore, as soon as he heard the news that the second master was looking for him, he immediately agreed. He knew that even though you said nothing
I didn’t mention it, but the money must have been tacitly approved by the second master. So, I am very grateful. But he saw that you didn’t mention it, so he didn’t mention it,” the servant said.
The people who did business with him back then, except for Leopard, have all been silenced by him. He knew that Leopard had gambling problems, so he arranged for people to follow Leopard all the time. He plotted against Leopard when he was gambling, and Leopard finally left the casino with no money left.
come out.
Then he arranged for his subordinates to pretend to meet him, and then help him secretly. Mr. Luo knew that only by doing this, Leopard would be devoted to him.
"Well, let's go back home." Mr. Luo said.
Mr. Luo took his servants back to Luo Mansion and stayed in the concubine's room at night.
In the evening of the next day, Mr. Luo went to Lichun Courtyard. Lichun Courtyard was the brothel run by Mr. Luo. Although it was not as unique as Yixiang Pavilion, the business was pretty good.
As soon as Second Master Luo stepped through the door, he heard his mother's voice: "Second Master, why are you here? Come on, go and call Hong'er over, tell her that Second Master is here and tell her to hurry up."
"Mom, have you prepared what I asked you to prepare?" Mr. Luo said.
"How could I be delayed in what the second master has told me? Someone, please invite the second master to the hall." Mom said.
After arriving in the hall, my mother clapped her hands three times, and then said with a smile: "Second Master, just wait and be ready to reward me."
After a while, twenty or thirty girls came in, all of them wearing dance costumes. I didn't expect that there were so many girls. As soon as they walked over, the fragrance was so fragrant that Mr. Luo covered his mouth and nose.
When the mother saw it, she was worried that Mr. Luo would be dissatisfied, so she said to the girls: "Show Mr. Luo what you have learned a few days ago."
"Yes." the girls said.
As the girls responded, the sound of piano and drums also started. Because Mr. Luo was in the audience, the girls were all looking at Mr. Luo when they danced. But Mr. Luo only stared at the music on the drums.
That girl, the second master didn't take his eyes off that girl until the dance was over.
After the dance ended, the girls stepped aside. Mr. Luo's face had no expression at all, and my mother could tell at a glance that Mr. Luo was unhappy.
Mother didn't dare to speak. They had danced this dance several times before, and the guests liked it very much. What's wrong with the second master? Why is he not satisfied?
At this time, Mr. Luo frowned and said impatiently: "What are these dancing?"
"Second Master, this dance performed by the girls has attracted a lot of customers. Our Lichun Courtyard has made a lot of money this month," said my mother.
In fact, when these girls were performing on stage, they had no intention at all. They were trying their best to seduce the second master sitting below, hoping to attract his attention.
Mr. Luo recalled that the performance of Yixiang Pavilion was not comparable at all. He hoped that Li Chun Yuan could replace Yixiang Pavilion, so he thought of many ways. However, the effect was never obvious.
It's just that the girl who danced on the drum just now is different from those girls. Not only did she dance very hard, it was almost integrated with the song just now, but this girl didn't even look at herself the whole time.
"Mom, for the future of Lichun Courtyard, we can't just look at the present. When Yixiang Pavilion opened, I thought it would stop trying to impress people. However, Yixiang Pavilion's business is not bad at all. I went there several times in a row in the past few days.
Every time, I feel very fresh. Because their performances are not only rich, but also very attentive. However, I only saw this kind of attentiveness in one person just now. After training for so long, I know you have worked hard, but today I saw
After arriving, it was really disappointing." Mr. Luo said.
"Second Master, I will let the girls practice well. You can calm down first. It's all my fault. I didn't supervise them properly." Mom said quickly.
"Is the girl dancing on the drum just now Meng He?" Mr. Luo asked.
"Second Master, Meng He has a sprained foot and is nursing it. The girl dancing on the drum is actually Lian Xiang." Mom said.