In the Beihai Martial Arts School, Wang Xiaocui was very talkative. Li Guolou talked about a lot of benefits, including reputation, status, and money. As long as he pulled out a militia, Wang Wu would tremble a few times when he stomped his feet in the capital.
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After hearing Li Guolou's big words, Wang Wu was excited and eager to try, and said: "Little Lizi, I have my master Yan Beihao above me. He is a well-known name. He should be the one to take the lead in organizing a militia. Who will get me?"
Come forward."
Li Guolou snorted coldly and said: "Wang Wu, you are stupid if you say you are stupid. A bastard like your master only values fame, money, and status. I can't give him these. But he is willing to kill for me."
In front? Instead of using you disciples and grandchildren, why should I ask for a Buddha? This is a new business, and we don’t want people who talk in vain. When arresting people in the yamen, you must provide evidence, otherwise we can only arrest people with one foot and release them with the other. We
In fact, we don’t need evidence. As long as this kid is the big brother of the underworld and blocks our way, we will kill him! Take over the territory and prevent people from picking up things on the road to the capital. There will be great benefits in the future. You will be the number one hero in the capital."
Wang Xiaocui understood what the militia was doing. He raised his head and glanced at Li Guolou, then looked at his master Yan Beihao and several fellow disciples not far away, and smiled slightly, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
Wang Wu thought for a moment and said: "Xiao Lizi, from what you said, it seems that we are organizing a gangster society. It is not like we are sharing the worries of the king and father and protecting the family and the country."
Li Guolou refuted: "Idiot Wang Wu, we are just serving the country and the people, carrying the banner of the militia, and letting the people see that only we dare to fight against the gangs. You have also seen what the world is like now. Foreigners carry a
You dare to break into the capital with an ax and kill many people. As a local, you are a coward and let them make the capital a mess. How many people come to your business now? Tell me.
You are a martial arts practitioner, do those gangsters charge you a penny less? No matter how well you practice martial arts on your own, no one is afraid of you. If you have hundreds of brothers, no one will dare to deny you face."
Wang Wu rolled his eyes at Li Guolou and said angrily: "I just want you to explain it to me. There is no time when I don't listen to what you say. Even if you really become a gang boss, I will do it with you. My master has long ago
It doesn’t have the sharpness it once had. Many of my brothers and sisters are wasted here, and there is a lot of resentment. It’s just about money! If you don’t have money, come here and listen to a few big words. If you go to the party, you will shout a few times, and after a while, they will all run away with nothing.
If you want others to work hard, you have to spend money. How can you get so much money?"
Li Guolou grabbed Bai and said: "Why am I looking for you? The money I spend here is like running water. Big brother is so easy to take. What kind of hero's reputation is not bought with money? What the hell is Huang Tianba! That romance
There are millions of words in the book, but tell me what he did himself. Of course, there are also some reliable things in the book, that is, women will automatically come to your door. I asked you to do it because I fancy you.
There are many people who can earn their own living and are desperate for their lives. There are many people who dare to rush to the front. I want such people to be my big brothers. If I just kick someone on the road, someone will follow me."
Wang Wu suddenly realized it and said: "Oh! After working for a long time, you figured out that my family is rich."
Li Guolou sneered and sighed: "After all, you are the only one who is willing to spend some money to do this, to prop up the banner first, and I will figure out how to use the money in the future. Now the country has no money, the government has no money, and those officials just
If you are willing to earn money yourself, why would you pay for such a thankless thing? That’s why it’s our turn to come forward. By the time they understand, this is a hugely profitable business. We have already controlled the entire capital, and no one else can
I want to get involved. By then, you will have already abandoned your own business and focused on being the big brother. Your daily income will make you wonder who raised it."
Wang Wu grabbed Li Guolou's neck and said angrily: "Tell me! Who raised you? You dare to eat my tofu, you bastard."
The two of them fought for a while before they stopped. No one else cared about it, as people here are like this and like to compete with each other.
Li Guolou lowered his voice and said: "The militia is a brand new organization. The one or two hundred people who came here, I don't want those gangster brothers, they all want to be clean warriors who can fight and kill, and train these people into confidants. This is
Our backbone cannot be rotten. We will leave it alone from now on. As long as you are willing to obey, we will take you in. The capital is so big that any bird can find a place to stay. I can guarantee that your annual income will be more than those princes in the future."
Wang Wu listened. He nodded first, then shook his head and said, "Impossible. The prince's annual salary is ten thousand taels of silver. How can I compare with them?"
Li Guolou rolled his eyes at Wang Wu and said, "Wang Wu, why are you trying to be serious with me? I'm just a metaphor. The princes still have villas and businesses that don't pay taxes. We can't compete with them anyway, but they are all worms in the Qing Empire.
Sooner or later, the Qing Empire will be crushed by them."
Wang Wu was dumbfounded, glared at Li Guolou angrily, and said, "You fake foreign devil, you are so reactionary! Are you a spy sent back by the British Empire? You want to create a new government in the capital."
Li Guolou said, "You are not a good person either. You say you are Han all the time. What do you mean? You pretend I don't know."
Wang Wu replied: "I have never said anything good about the Nian Army, nor have I said anything about resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty."
Li Guolou said: "Didn't you tell me now, don't pretend to be a loyal minister of the Qing Empire to me?"
Both of them have dark hearts, they look at each other, and there are some things they don't need to say.
Wang Wu said: "Xiao Lizi, do you think the Nian Army can succeed? I heard there are hundreds of thousands of them?"
Li Guolou shook his head and said: "What era are we in now? Those Nian troops have no support from foreigners, so they rely on captured native guns and artillery, and rely on their geographical familiarity to keep going in circles. My uncle has changed his strategy and kept building structures.
The fortress will soon crush the Nien Army into a small circle, so just keep an eye on it."
Wang Wu snorted coldly and said: "Give the Li family a lot of money, don't be like Seng Gelinqin who even lost his head."
Li Guolou was furious, strangled Wang Wu's neck, and shouted: "You bastard, you dare to curse my uncle."
The two started a new round of competition. This time Li Guolou showed no mercy and pressed Wang Wu to the floor to win.
After the two drank tea, they walked out of the Beihai Martial Arts School. Li Guolou said: "Say hello to your master and give him a gift. Don't involve him in this deal. If he comes in, you
Those brothers and sisters will not obey you in the future. Fighting in the nest is the Han people's favorite thing to do, and I don't want to see you killing each other in the future."
Wang Wu shuddered, stared at Li Guolou in fear, and said: "Little Lizi, is it so serious to form a militia?"
Li Guolou sighed: "I'm afraid that people will be incompetent. Now I worship the eldest brother Yao Cuo, but the person in charge is the second brother Wu Defu. It's okay now, one is in charge of the inside and the other is in charge of the outside, but it will be difficult to say in the future
Now, I won’t fight with them. If they fight on their own, who do you think I stand on? So we should do our own thing well. You just need to seize the backbone. This is your capital to establish a foothold in the capital. People from outside
In fact, I regard you as my eldest brother, do you understand? They are actually outsiders who stay in the yamen. Can't you figure out who will own the capital in the future? "
Wang Wu immediately understood that the person Li Guolou believed in was still him, and he wanted to promote him to the position of the eldest brother. Yao Cuo and Wu Defu were actually sitting on the white road, and they obviously couldn't sit on the underworld eldest brother's seat, so
He is the ready-made underworld boss. But if he sits in the capital's underworld boss, one day he will become the real underworld boss.
Wang Wu is a smart man, and Li Guolou is not stupid either. The two of them smiled knowingly, and the two ambitious young men looked into the distance, where there was an unknown world waiting for them.
Li Guolou said: "I have to borrow money and I won't have dinner with you. Tomorrow you first find a hundred brothers and follow me to meet the eldest brother and the second brother. Remember! If you secure your seat, both of us will
To avoid suspicion, we can't play together all day. From now on, you can directly ask the eldest brother and the second brother for instructions on everything. You and I are just the eldest brother. The second brother is a chess piece in your hand. You can't move it by yourself. The fight is about to start, and I will get you the best flint.
Arm yourself with guns. Only by attaching equal importance to fists and foreign guns can the militia be invincible. We don't want to kill one hundred enemies and lose fifty to ourselves. Don't always use your big sword."
Wang Wu was very angry and shouted: "I am not invulnerable, I dare to rush into the musket array. Only a fool who drank the ghost painting talisman can do such a thing."
Li Guolou joked: "The Nian army you admire, Lai Wenguang, likes to do this kind of thing. I am afraid that you will be poisoned by him, so I will remind you first."
Wang Wu flew up with a kick and shouted: "Get out of here, you bastard, you dare to expose my background, I am your real second brother."
Li Guolou laughed, patted the buttocks kicked by Wang Wu, and waved: "See you tomorrow, good wine and good food, big brother's treat. But, I gave you the money, after all, this is a deal
It’s up to us brothers to provide the money and effort, as long as you know it clearly.”
Wang Wu waved goodbye to Li Guolou. They usually discussed life plans. In the final analysis, this militia deal was the result of nonsense they talked about while drinking. It was not baseless nonsense.
The Qing Empire now relies on militia for everything. Li Hongzhang's Huai Army actually evolved from militia. As long as you have money to organize a militia first, you can exchange for status and honor in the future. This approach was not thought up by Li Guolou
, Zeng Guofan, and Li Hongzhang were all successful in this way. They did big things and spent big money, but Li Guolou was not as courageous as them. The successful experience can be used for reference.
Li Guolou organized the first militia group in the capital. At first, there were only a few hundred people. Li Guolou knew that he would spend at least tens of thousands of taels of money. This was just a prototype, and there would be thousands of people in the future. If he wanted to control it,
The entire capital spent at least 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver a year, maybe more than 100,000 taels of silver. The return would be millions of taels of silver, and he made a deal with it.
Li Guolou showed a sinister smile. He was imagining how his comrades, the "fake foreign devils", would be slaughtered by him. Those who drank the flesh and blood of the Qing Empire, only he could cure them. Those who like to pretend to be great and pretend to be superior to others.
Foreign devils, when they meet his fateful nemesis, they can only bow their heads and accept their fate.