The people throughout Guangzhou City are going crazy with the rumor that the young master of the Qiu family, Qiu Yingwu, wants to cooperate with the government to open a warehouse to release grain!
It is said that money is also given to the poor!
Twenty taels per person! It’s equivalent to half a year’s salary of a waiter at Jinyu Restaurant!
It was not until the official notice was posted that the dust finally settled. Everyone finally believed that this incident was true.
Of course, whoever wants to receive these twenty taels of silver must prove that he is poor!
People gathered around a notice. When they heard that proof was required, someone scolded them on the spot: "How can a poor person prove that he is a poor person? Should he carve the word "poor" on his face?" As a result, another person said:
"It's not that complicated. As long as you go to the Yamen Gate to collect the money, thirty officials and more than seventy local celebrities don't recognize you as a rich person! This is called counter-evidence!"
It doesn't matter if you are a fake poor person, don't let officials and celebrities recognize you!
More than a hundred pairs of eyes check the identity and no one dares to fake it!
The scolding party continued: "If these rich people collude with them and find thousands of their own people to pretend to claim it, one person will get twenty taels, and a thousand people will get twenty thousand taels! Five thousand people
That’s one hundred thousand taels! Although Master Qiu is a gangster, they are obviously doing good things this time. If he finds out, he won’t kill them!"
The person admonishing said: "Well, if you dare to risk Mr. Qiu's money, then you are not asking for death? So who would take that risk? It's better to inform your poor relatives quickly, whether they can take it or not, go ahead
Besides, if you don’t take it, you won’t get it. If you pass this village, there won’t be this shop!”
The person who heard it made sense before and said, "No, I have to notify my poor relatives quickly!"
There are many similar scenes throughout Gwangju!
At first, some people were hesitant, but in the end, they all went to the yamen gate to queue up to receive money and food with the idea of "if you have it, you will be better, if you don't, you will be ruined"!
It’s really a huge crowd!
In order to prevent the people in the distance from running around and working hard, Feng Jiuxiao told Major General Qiu to set up the distribution points in a decentralized manner. Taking counties and townships as units, it would take less than a day to go back and forth from each village to the township, and everyone could bear the fatigue. In order to
To ensure that most people can benefit, Feng Jiuxiao recommends that the distribution time be fifteen days! Make sure that the vast majority of people know the news, and ensure that they have time to go out to collect the money! Those with physical disabilities can have others collect on their behalf!
Of course, the local government officials must play a good role! How can the governor of Guangzhou ignore such a thing that can win official reputation? He has already given many instructions! Anyone who makes a mistake will be questioned!
In addition, there is only one thing for ordinary people. If you claim it falsely, the government will hold you accountable for fraud! This rule is clearly written on the official notice!
But the news has spread among the people. On the one hand, the officials are seeking accountability. The Qiu family has also secretly let the news out. Anyone who dares to pretend to be the leader will have their hands chopped off!
As for the standard of poverty, it is too easy to define.
There is not a tile on the roof, and there is no overnight food in the house.
As long as you dare to say that you are poor, I, Qiu Yingwu, will dare to give you!
But if I, Qiu Yingwu, knew that you were pretending to be poor and pretending to get money, I would no longer care about these 18 taels. Even if 10,000 people pretended to get money, it would only be less than 200,000 taels. But I, Qiu, hate others lying to me the most.
!Every one counts as one, and whoever dares to pretend to claim it will have his hand chopped off!
The poor can receive it, but you have to say it first, except for gamblers! Because gamblers will lose again when they get the money, so giving him money is harming him!
If gamblers show up at the scene to collect money, they will be arrested one by one! They will all be imprisoned in Gwangju Prison! They will not be released until the money and food are distributed! They will also have to pay for the meal money provided by the yamen in the middle! If they don't pay, they will be punished for eighty! Forty!
A stick is usually enough to kill someone, but eighty sticks obviously won't let anyone live! So if gamblers cherish their lives, they won't appear. Feng Jiuxiao added this point about gamblers because he didn't want a good thing to go wrong in the end.
Dozens of vehicles loaded with money from the Qiu family rushed to various townships and counties, and some one-legged thieves and thieves began to get ready!
But they didn't expect that the Guangzhou Baidao Wulin, who usually didn't feel ashamed of the Qiu family's actions, would be surprisingly united and all come out to act as bodyguards!
These Baidao martial arts people learned some inside information through the grapevine, and the Qiu family has surrendered to Yingyue Villa!
And the owner of Yingyue Villa is still the leader of the Mountain Alliance! Finally, after asking about it again, it turns out that the name of the leader of the Mountain Alliance has long been known to everyone!
Feng Jiuxiao!
He once teamed up with the uncle and nephew of the Zeng family of Tianying Castle to kill the five masters of Lingxiao City, and he killed three of them by himself! When he first came out of the world, he dared to compete with Mr. Yan of Lingxiao City!
In Longquan Temple, he killed the old monster in green robes with a "finger sword" and forced the "Weinan Dragon" Yuechi to retreat in less than ten moves! How dare you frustrate the spirit of Young Master Liancheng of the Three Qin Dynasty!
Faced with the sudden attack of a wolf in Huashan, stand up, turn the tide, defeat the wolf and save the disciples of Huashan in danger!
In the northwest, one man and one cavalry used thunder to annihilate 1,300 heavily armored cavalry! Dare to compete with General Lian!
In Jingyang City, Liu Changfeng, the perverted young master of the Demon Cult was discovered, and he completely formed a deadly feud with the Demon Cult!
This man is simply fearless!
He looked down upon the four most powerful martial arts masters, and he dared to embrace the tiger's beard even though he was a fearful demon sect!
This man is clearly wandering around the world, but he actually still holds an official position, and he is also the high-ranking deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial City Department!
A true man of God!
Now the Baidao martial arts community in Gwangju is vying to be the bodyguard for the Qiu family's silver car! Regardless of remuneration, they have to take care of their own food and accommodation!
They have only one purpose, to catch a glimpse of Feng Shaoxia!
Feng Jiuxiao originally wanted to participate in the local money and food distribution ceremony in Guangzhou City, but when she heard that so many people wanted to see her, she was so scared that she hid and didn't dare to see anyone!
He believes that you can be high-profile when doing things, but you must be low-key as a person!
So he won't be involved in showing his face.
Because of the opening of warehouses to distribute grain and distribute silver, Master Qiu's image in Guangzhou instantly shone brightly! His status in the world has risen sharply, almost approaching that of Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Qiu! Because this operation is not only operated by the Qiu family, but also by the Qiu family.
The government also participated, as did Baidao martial arts people. Almost all the prominent figures in the Gwangju arena came out to support it!
Even Mr. Qiao, who has always been a naysayer, actually said good things for Mr. Qiu!
Feng Jiuxiao was sitting on the second floor of a wine shop, watching the long line of people queuing up to receive money. Most of the people were in ragged clothes, with sallow faces and skinny muscles. They didn't look like fake poor people. However, there were a few people in the middle who Feng Jiuxiao looked unusual. They were wearing
Although the hair is broken, it is not dirty. Although the walk is deliberately imitating the weakness of others, it can still be seen that he has practiced kung fu and is full of confidence!
Since ancient times, the poor were poor in culture and rich in martial arts, and only those with money learned kung fu.
How dare these people come here to claim money? Feng Jiuxiao is not in a hurry and will wait and see what happens!
At the end of the line, Mr. Qiu was standing behind several cashiers, his eyes scanning the entire crowd.
Crowds of people.
I am afraid that out of the 300,000 people in Gwangju City, 70,000 or 80,000 will come out to receive money!
Mr. Qiu is not afraid of crowds!
Feng Jiuxiao said that distributing money is just a temporary measure to allow everyone to survive first. There are two aspects to getting them out of poverty. First, wealthy families like the Qiu family should set an example and reduce the oppression of the common people. Gentleman
If you love money and get it in a wise way, it is a bad idea to take it cleverly! Secondly, you should also encourage the poor to be self-reliant. They should not just sit and wait for death. They should create more ways to survive. Feng Jiuxiao especially reminded Qiu Yingwu that he should not just look at his subordinates.
If you have a mouth you can eat, you must also see that your hands are capable. A lot of the Qiu family's wealth was created by these low-level guys. Treat them well and they will exert power beyond your imagination. Your wealth will only grow faster!
Mr. Qiu didn't expect that Feng Jiuxiao was so good at business. He thought that Feng Jiuxiao couldn't do without him when it came to Guangzhou, but it turned out that she didn't understand at all, she really just trusted him!
Later, Mr. Qiu heard a piece of news through his friends on the road. It turned out that the previous underworld boss in Pengcheng, Qi Changfa, had died at the hands of Feng Jiuxiao. All his businesses had been taken over by Feng Jiuxiao, and now most of them had been washed away, and only a small part of the business was still there.
We are in transition, but transformation is a matter of time.
They aggressively shut down their brothels and casinos. At first, others were not optimistic about Feng Jiuxiao's reckless approach of shutting down!
With the brothel closed and the gambling den closed, are the brothers and sisters under my command going to drink the northwest wind? Without the source of food and clothing, everyone has to return to the old business, rob families, swindle and abduct, what can't be done? Is Pengcheng still in chaos? I didn't expect it.
Feng Jiuxiao gave his brother Wei Wuya, the current boss of Pengcheng, some clever ideas. The world of Pengcheng actually didn't stir up any waves at all, but became more and more calm!
The way to stabilize the situation is very simple, that is, to give everyone something to do and food to eat.
Who wants to cause trouble when you’ve had enough to eat and drink?
Wei Wuya, also known as Dahu Yazi, first opened many silk and satin shops, and "ransomed" most of the brothel girls into yarn weavers. Together with other skilled female workers, they first studied and then worked, engaged in silk fabric processing. Originally, this was for
I don’t want to make money by raising people.
But later Feng Jiuxiao reminded Wei Wuya that if he did it, he would make a name for himself. Wei Wuya then spent a lot of money to hire world-famous silk weaving masters, collected techniques from past dynasties, and constantly introduced new ones to make his silk and satin shop more and more "presentable"! The variety of silk fabrics became more and more popular.
There are more and more. Among them, Hua Luo and Qi Ling are the most popular. Because Wei Wuya dares to think and do things, he gradually gets the name "Peng Duan"!
There are various varieties of Peng satin. The rib weave structure includes two-warp twist, three-warp twist, and four-warp twist twist. There are various floral patterns such as plain weave, relief weave, twill, and variable twill. There are also thick and thin wefts.
Interval falling flowers, running water, jacquard flowers, etc.
The pattern of Qiling is mainly decorated with peonies, peonies, roses, hibiscus, chrysanthemums, etc.
The best-selling one is pine, bamboo and plum satin!
In the later period, printing and dyeing methods were added, which made Pengzhou silk fabrics shine! They were exported to all over the country, and many silk fabrics in particular became tributes! Nowadays, the printing and dyeing of Pengzhou silk fabrics has introduced mud gold, gold tracing, gold printing, gold pasting, and color application.
Combining a variety of printing technologies, the products are diverse and available, and demand exceeds supply!
Pengzhou's cotton fabrics even monopolized the supply north of the Yangtze River, and some people even smuggled them into Khitan, making a fortune as a result!
Pengzhou cotton is known as "the world's best clothing and quilts"!
The silk weaving industry in Pengzhou has developed abnormally, and the demand for female workers has gradually increased. Because of the high wages and good treatment, some women from other places actually want to work in Pengcheng.
Wei Wuya once said this: Whether it is a woman from Pengcheng or a woman from outside Pengcheng, the door of the Wei family will always be open to them!
The positive image of Wei's Industry suddenly overshadowed or even suppressed his original underworld character! Since then, Wei's Industry has accepted countless foreign women, and has especially become a haven for those weak and desperate women!
Just for saving vulnerable women, both the black and white martial arts circles in Pengcheng admired Wei Wuya. Pengcheng's number one brother's position was suddenly as secure as Mount Tai, and no one dared to challenge him anymore!
In the eyes of the prostitutes in Pengcheng, Wei Wuya is simply a Bodhisattva who saves the suffering!
Of course, he cannot directly close down the brothels run by others, but he will negotiate with those bosses and redeem the lives of those who want to escape the sea of misery on a fair and voluntary basis. The price is negotiable. Of course, as a gangster brother,
If they come forward to negotiate, what boss would dare not to give face? As long as they find a way out, they will naturally close the brothel. Some old madams have no other way to go. Wei Wuya does not force them, but just asks the old madams to treat their girls well. These girls are lucky
The good ones were redeemed, and the unlucky ones were caught by the madam and refused to let go, but they were spared the pain of serving their flesh with sticks. Because Wei Wuya said, if I hear anyone who beats a woman again, I will chop off the hand of the other!
After properly solving the brothel problem, the casino problem was solved. Regarding the casino, Wei Wuya had no patience and gentleness at all!
Simple and crude.
Not negotiable.
Only two casinos are allowed to exist in the entire Pengcheng, one each in the east and west of the city. Of course, the casino board can only have the surname Wei!
He publicly declared that anyone who dares to open another casino is going against him! He will destroy every one of them!
Who dares to go against the top brother of Pengcheng’s underworld? He has the support of Huangcheng Division! He also has the support of Second Young Master Qi! If you don’t have absolute strength, just listen to him!
Wei Wuya set several rules for the casino:
1. There is no loan sharking allowed in the venue! Whoever lends it will have his finger chopped off! The purpose is to reduce the tragedy of family destruction and death due to high debt. In fact, the effect is immediate!
Second, casino personnel, including all associates under the Wei family, are not allowed to trick or force others to gamble in the casino! Violators will have their hands chopped off! The purpose is to reduce the increase of new gamblers from the source!
Third, no cheaters are allowed in the venue! I am willing to admit defeat! Violators will have their hands chopped off! The purpose is to ensure fairness and justice! Reduce disputes and reduce bloodshed!
Fourth, neither women nor young men are allowed into casinos, and whoever puts them in will have their fingers chopped off! There are many women who have fallen into misery because of gambling! Young men, who may be the pillars of the country, cannot harm children!
5. Gambling of life and death is not allowed in the casino, and the upper limit of gambling funds must be set! Establish a grade system and a quota system. There are twelve halls, one hundred liang hall, one thousand liang hall, and one thousand liang hall. Ten liang halls means that each game cannot exceed ten.
Liang, 10,000 liang per game shall not exceed 10,000 liang! Everyone should act within his or her ability, and only in moderation!
Since then, the gambling industry in Pengcheng has gradually become an entertainment place for ordinary people to gamble and enjoy themselves. There are fewer scenes of spending huge sums of money and great passion, fewer hands and feet, bloody tragedies, fewer stories of wives and children being separated, and families being destroyed! But!
However, Wei's Gambling House has become one of the three most popular "holy places" in Pengcheng! The other two places are Dalong Lake with thousands of people fishing, and Xishan Temple with thousands of people watching Begonia! Among the three holy places, only Wei's Gambling House remains the same all year round.
Popular!
The most amazing thing is that Wei Wuya actually set up a huge merit box in the center of the casino hall. It was made of woven iron wire. Some said it looked like a fish basket, some said it looked like a rabbit cage. In short, it was clear how much money was put in it.
At first, everyone else sneered at Wei Wuya because he was mentally ill. Who would donate money in a casino? If you win money, you have to take advantage of the victory, and if you lose money, you have to take revenge. How can there be any reason to donate?
However, Wei Wuya actually invited the abbot of Xishan Temple in Pengcheng to consecrate the merit box, claiming that donating more money would accumulate more merit and bring more blessings.
As a result, it has become a common practice for wealthy people in Pengcheng to donate money! Whoever wins, donates! If he wins one thousand, he will donate two thousand instead! This is the pie he wants!
The merit box is full every day!
Wei Wuya only used the donated silver to feed hundreds of beggars for half a year every day!
The beggars in Pengcheng are the happiest!
When the time comes every day, go to the designated restaurants to eat! The only requirement for them is to maintain on-site hygiene and not cause trouble to the restaurant owners!
Several restaurant owners go to Mr. Wei's cashier to settle accounts every month! The beggars are happy because they have food to eat every day, and the restaurant owners are also happy, and the restaurants are extremely popular every day!
But later, Boss Wei told the beggars in Pengcheng that everyone has the hands and feet and cannot beg forever. They must learn crafts and learn to support themselves, and cannot just sit and wait to die. Wei Wuya told everyone that he was also a beggar, and there was no shame in being a beggar.
Neither stealing nor robbing, but being a beggar for the rest of your life is really not worth it. Let’s meet a few years later, on the snowy streets, braving the biting cold wind, walking with shaky steps, whose door will be opened when you knock?
If you eat and wait to die, you will starve to death sooner or later!
Those who are physically disabled can go to the porcelain kiln to do whatever they can to pull porcelain blanks, and those who are healthy can go to the dock to work as coolies, go to the escort agency to escort cars, work as waiters in restaurants, and even go to Wei's caravan to sell private goods with others!
Just don’t allow idle, lazy people to wander on the streets of Pengcheng!
Therefore, there are fewer and fewer beggars and brothel girls in Pengcheng. They are successively absorbed by Boss Wei's porcelain kiln and other industries.
The current public security in Pengcheng is such that no one picks up leftovers on the road, and the house is not closed at night. The Pengcheng prefect will go to Wei's house every now and then to have a drink with Mr. Wei. The previous prefect was implicated by Qi Changfa and imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. The current prefect did not dare to take over this position. Now he secretly
Be happy. Your promotion is just around the corner!
No one could have imagined that Pengcheng would be where it is today.
Everyone is thinking, when brothels and casinos are constantly being closed, how can those brothers on the road who have no source of money to live honestly let others take advantage of them and give up? But in fact, no one thought that General Wei
These people have arranged everything well!
Although brothels and gambling houses have decreased, other businesses have continued to expand!
In addition to the textile and porcelain industries, everyone in Pengcheng knew that Boss Wei was smuggling sea salt, tea, copper ore and other private goods!
But no one discussed this matter. The various stores of various sizes opened by the Wei family in Pengcheng sold goods at reasonable prices and of high quality. The people all hoped that Mr. Wei would live a long life and the business would be prosperous.
In the minds of the people in Pengzhou, the evaluation is just four words, thieves are also good!
Everyone knows that he is engaged in underworld business, but the people of Pengcheng encourage their children to join Mr. Wei. This is absolutely a miracle.
There is a popular saying in Pengcheng:
You should learn from Mr. Wei!
When you marry, you should marry Wei Wuya!
Boss Wei is simply the super idol of Pengcheng people!
So when Mr. Qiu heard that Boss Wei was actually Feng Jiuxiao's brother, his heart suddenly went up and down! A young man managed Pengcheng like this, which shows that he himself is powerful, and the person behind him is even more powerful! The person behind him, now
He is also the person behind him!
Pengcheng provided him with an excellent example!
If the top brother of the Pengcheng underworld can clear his name, so can the Qiu family of Guangzhou!
The scale of silk weaving in Guangzhou is even larger than that in Pengcheng. Guangzhou even has advantages that Pengcheng does not have. Guangzhou has porcelain mines!
Looking at the people queuing up to receive the money, with their simple faces, eyes full of expectation, and excitement after receiving the money, Qiu Yingwu was infected by their reality.
At that moment, he felt his eyes were a little moist.
He suddenly thought of the four words Feng Jiuxiao said, chivalrous!