Three hundred and seventieth chapters Qingfengmingyuexuan
The principals of other sects were discussing. Hua Bushi and Cao Muyun were both outsiders, so they would not interfere. However, Hua Bushi had a thoughtful look on his face as he listened to the words of several people.
Facts have proved that Sima Rulan is indeed not a spoiled eldest lady who doesn't know anything. She also has a good way of allocating manpower. There are more than a hundred guards in the City Lord's Mansion, led by six incense masters from "Wanjin Hall". Sima Rulan Lan ordered two incense masters and forty people to stay behind, while the other four incense masters and more than eighty soldiers went to the "Ming Yue Hui".
The main altar of the "Ming Yue Hui" is located in Okuradong City, a three-story attic called "Qingfeng Mingyue Pavilion". Sima Rulan passed the order and divided the people into three groups, each led by the incense master, and rushed there respectively. The streets surrounding Qingfeng Mingyue Xuan are surrounding the building. If both sides take action, they can receive reinforcements.
Sima Rulan herself planned to visit directly with the two elders Xiong Bailing and Deng Yao, Hua Bushi and Cao Muyun.
In less than a cup of tea, all the manpower had been deployed. Sima Rulan ordered his servants to prepare horses, and set out with everyone to "Qingfeng Mingyue Pavilion".
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※Different from the general gang hall, "Qingfeng Mingyue Xuan" looks like just a building from the outside Teahouse.
The three-story bluestone building and the ten or so courtyards behind the building are all properties of He Xi Lou. The first and second floors of Qingfeng Mingyue Xuan are no different from ordinary teahouses, but the second floor and above are handled by He Xi Lou. place of business.
At the moment, He Xilou is in the study room on the top floor. He is busy with official duties every day and has to deal with a lot of things. Most of them are very similar, that is, counting money and dividing money. It is similar to the gang bosses in ordinary cities in Middle-earth. Different from fighting each other for profit, the "Ming Yue Hui" has a unique advantage in Okura. There are no other gangs competing for the territory, and it is not difficult to collect regular money from the merchants in the city.
Just because "Ming Yue Hui" is the only one in the city, it has great reputation and is backed by "Wan Jin Tang", so no one can afford to offend it.
As the boss of the "Ming Yue Hui", He Xilou is only in his early thirties, which is not that old. His ancestral home is Quanzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province. He is not weak in martial arts and has a good talent in martial arts. He is also considered a master. From a famous family, he once studied martial arts in Putian Southern Shaolin. After three years of mastering the arts, He Xilou had the opportunity to stay in the Southern Shaolin Temple and become a direct disciple, but he insisted on leaving and was unwilling to stay.
He Xilou had already been infected with bad habits since he was a boy. He had a lot of food, drink, prostitution and gambling. He was a well-known libertine in Quanzhou City. During the three years he studied under the Southern Shaolin School, he could barely endure it and pretended to be honest. , but if you want to stay in the temple for a long time, or even be ordained as a monk, you will have to be honest for the rest of your life. How can He Xilou bear this? Even if you practice superb martial arts, it will be useless.
The "Mingwolhui" was not originally on Okura Island.
After He Xilou graduated from Southern Shaolin, he returned to his hometown in Quanzhou Prefecture. Relying on his unequivocal martial arts, he came up with the idea of starting a gang. He soon gathered a group of local ruffians and founded a group called "Tianguang Society" Little gang.
Birds of a feather flock together, He Xilou himself is greedy for money, and his gangsters are not much better than him. The "Tianguang Society" soon became a harmful party, a gang that everyone hates, and its reputation is almost the same as that of a gangster.
.With He Xilou's martial arts and the large number of local ruffians under him, it was more than enough to deal with the villagers in Quanzhou City, and no one could defeat him for a while. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for things to happen.
Changes occurred because someone reported He Xilou’s evil deeds to the Putian Shaolin Temple.
He Xilou is a lay disciple of Southern Shaolin. Although Southern Shaolin is not as prestigious as Northern Shaolin in Songshan Mountain, it is still a well-known and upright sect on the path of chivalry. Naturally, the reputation cannot be ruined by the evil deeds of an unworthy disciple. So the abbot of Southern Shaolin
The eminent Buddhist monks from the Discipline Academy were dispatched to Quanzhou to deal with the matter.
He Xilou, who was invincible against ordinary people, was still a little short of defeating the Zen masters of Southern Shaolin, and he was quite self-aware. As soon as he heard that Southern Shaolin sent people to come, he immediately disbanded the "Tianguang Society"
A group of thugs also went to hide in the countryside to avoid being cleared by others.
A man can bend and stretch, and the necessary forbearance is indeed a wise choice. Several eminent monks from Southern Shaolin came to Quanzhou and searched the whole city but could not find He Xilou. Even the other members of the "Tianguang Society" were missing.
After a few days, the monks returned to Putian in vain.
Although he escaped, he was regarded as a traitor by Southern Shaolin, and the "Tianguang Society" could no longer operate in Quanzhou City. Just when He Xilou was at a loss and didn't know what to do in the future, a man came to his door.
, showed him a clear path.
This person is Deng Ran, and the clear path he points to is to ask He Xilou to change the name of "Tianguang Hui" to "Mingyue Hui" and then move it to Dacang Island.
"Mingyue Hui" has quite a bit of poetry, and is much more elegant and nicer than the "Tianguang Hui" that robs everyone every day, and Okura City is a hundred times more powerful than Quanzhou City. Of course He Xilou has no reason to refuse. So he started again
After gathering his subordinates, more than a hundred people boarded Deng Ran's boat and moved the gang to Okura Island.
Deng Ran had already prepared the main altar for the "Ming Yue Hui" in Okura City, which was this three-story pavilion called "Qingfeng Mingyue Pavilion". Moreover, how would the "Ming Yue Hui" operate in the city and how would they collect money?
It was also planned very carefully, Deng Ran also arranged it very carefully, He Xilou just had to follow it.
In fact, when He Xilou arrived in Okura City, he had to obey Deng Ran's orders for most things. Even when he could go out to extort arrogantly, when he had to restrain his behavior, which merchants could be bullied and which ones should not be touched.
Deng Ran has the final say.
As for the money gained, He Xilou could only keep 10%, and the other 90% was taken away by Deng Ran.
The two parties have been cooperating for more than two years. He Xilou has long realized that although he is called the boss of the "Ming Yue Club", he is actually just a tool to make money for Deng Ran.
Although He Xilou was a little unhappy to be such a puppet gang leader, he knew very well that without the support of Deng Ran and the "Wanjintang" behind him, his "Ming Yue Club" would not be able to survive in Okura City. And Deng Ran
The time when he was told to rein in his behavior was when the city lord Sima Zhufeng returned to the city. What he was told not to touch were the merchants and industries that had some relationship with "Wanjintang".
Another reason why He Xilou is willing to be the leader of this puppet gang is that Okura City is too rich. Even if he can only get 10% of the wealth collected, it is still more than what the "Tianguang Society" made in Quanzhou City. many.
Moreover, Deng Ran treated him quite well, and introduced him to Xiong Bailing, the deputy head of the "Wanjin Hall". The three of them became sworn brothers, and the oath they made to "share blessings and share hardships" was at least half achieved. .
In order to protect his sworn brother and make his subordinates stronger so that they can more smoothly collect money from merchants in the city, Deng Ran also sent a lot of people to join the sect. Now the gang members of "Ming Yue Hui" have already There are more than a hundred people. Most of these new recruits are elites, all trained by Deng Ran at money, and there are some masters among them.
The growth of his power has made He Xilou's life easier. Sometimes he feels that the owner of Okura City should be his head He Da and his two sworn brothers. In a few years, his wealth will Reaching an astonishing number, by then he can buy everything from Southern Shaolin to any famous and upright family.
At this time, He Xilou was sitting on a chair dreaming about this dream, while counting the piles of banknotes on the table, while Master Luo Gen was waiting carefully beside him.
"Have you been to Weitian Tower? Have you brought the deed for transferring the share?" He Xilou asked casually.
Luo Gen quickly replied: "If we go back to the headmaster's house, I brought two brothers over to collect the customs yesterday. Master Hua asked us to give us three days to raise money. The subordinates looked at their pity and agreed. Anyway, it was only a short time. They won't be able to raise money for a few days, and then the Waitian Tower will definitely be ours."
"Three days of grace to raise money?" He Xilou glanced sideways at Luo Gen, suddenly his face darkened, and said sternly: "How can a person like you pity others? If you agreed so easily, you must have accepted what they gave you. Silver, isn’t it!”
Luo Gen did receive two hundred taels of silver yesterday, but now he can't admit it. He knew that the head of He Da was even more greedy for the taels of silver than he was, and he hated his subordinates for secretly deducting profits. If he knew that he had accepted the taels of silver, If he didn't turn it in, even if he was the right confidant of Head He Da, he might not get any good results.
Duan Mengen immediately decided to deny it and said: "There is absolutely no such thing! My subordinates have always been loyal to the 'Ming Yue Society', how could they secretly hide the collected silver! Yesterday, my subordinates promised to give them three days, but Because those two boys refused to sign the contract to give up the building even to death, and they still fought me tooth and nail. The boss had told them not to hurt them, so the subordinates did not forcefully break down the building."
He Xilou stared into Logan's eyes, obviously not believing what he said, and said: "They are just two weak scholars, how dare they fight with the thugs you brought? I asked you not to hurt them, but I wanted to Let them train dogs to make money for the association, but you can't even get the contract to let the house go. What a useless waste!"
Logan nodded and bowed: "Yes, it's because my subordinates are not doing their job well. If I bring a few more people here today, I will definitely be able to force them to give up."
He Xilou said: "Then why don't you go quickly! If they still refuse, go and snatch away the beauty who was mortgaged to us last time. As long as you show them how powerful you are, I won't believe that they are unwilling to submit!"