Li Guolou and Yao Cuo took the first step to go to Qiankun Tower, where Wang Xiaocui would be waiting for them with hundreds of militiamen.
Qiankun Tower is located in Dongchang Hutong. When he saw the name, Li Guolou smiled. It turned out that everything was God's will. What he did was the path traveled by the ancients. Wasn't the Dongchang Organization of the Ming Dynasty a swindler?
Ancestors, the country's underworld, was exactly what he was pursuing, taking different paths to the same end. More than a hundred years later, he also did the same thing.
Li Guolou took out his pocket watch and checked the time. It was only about three o'clock in the afternoon.
Yao Cuo glanced at it with jealousy and said, "Xiao Lizi, your pocket watch is pretty good. Let's wear it again sometime."
Li Guolou said dissatisfied: "Captain Yao, don't ask for it just because you're good. If you have a banknote in your pocket, go buy a new one yourself."
Yao Cuo sighed: "It's too expensive in foreign stores, it's not worth the price."
Li Guolou warned: "Captain Yao, this is an antique. Do you understand? Give me fifty taels of silver notes, and I will buy a gold one for you. I guarantee it will be worth every penny."
Yao Cuo gritted his teeth, took out fifty taels of silver notes, and said, "Xiao Lizi, don't say I bought it myself. Tell Sister-in-law Gu that it was a gift from you."
Li Guolou still stretched out his hand and said: "Captain Yao, don't be stingy. There are also women's ones now. Buy a pair to avoid future troubles. Hurry up and get another fifty taels of silver."
Yao Cuo had no choice but to dig into his pocket again and sighed: "Now I finally have a taste of what it's like to be a rich person, but I still don't have enough money."
Li Guolou said: "Captain Yao, don't worry about money. Everything will be well with our family. Xiaocui's affairs will be taken care of by me. But I'm afraid it won't be a good idea to marry a deviant."
Yao Cuobu said: "Now that I think about marrying Xiaocui, it would be too low for my status. I am no longer considering it. From now on, I have to go to Huamanlou to find a good one. Yuanbao is worthy of my lifelong love."
Li Guolou shook his head and said nothing. Once a person has money, his horizons will be higher. He also felt that someone like Xiaocui was not worthy of Yao Cuo. His eldest brother Yao Cuo was so majestic that he should be accompanied by beautiful women.
When Li Guolou saw the Qiankun Tower approaching, he said anxiously: "Captain Yao is not allowed to call me Little Lizi when he goes in. He must call me Deputy Li, so that people can respect me."
Yao Cuo said dissatisfied: "The fake foreign devils have many tricks. The team is called team deputy. Now so many new terms have ruined our national quintessence. I don't even know the meaning of the weird words coming out of your mouth."
Li Guolou replied: "That's me saying hello to the foreign devils, and the Qing Empire welcomes you. I'm doing this to bring glory to the country, letting the foreign devils know that the policemen also have great knowledge."
Yao Cuo said: "I won't gossip with you anymore. Go in and be honest with me. If I say something wrong, kick me. Don't interrupt me."
In Li Guo Tower, Yao Cuo took off his big hat and walked into Qiankun Tower with a smile. This is a guild hall, with restaurants, teahouses, and theaters. Except for the restaurant, the business is okay, but the other businesses are not good, and they are almost unstoppable.
When Li Guolou took a look at the architectural layout inside, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. It was really a building left over from the East Factory. With such a crooked layout, he couldn't do any business well. It was better to return to his profession and use it as an office space to be effective.
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After visiting the entire Qiankun Building, Yao Cuo asked: "Vice Captain Li, how about this place?"
Li Guolou nodded and said: "Captain Yao can do it, but there are some taboos. Listen to what Mr. Bao said. The only way to end the stick-stick department is to disband. The East Factory is too stinky."
Yao Cuo suddenly understood, nodded and said: "Oh! Why didn't I think of it? No wonder no yamen wants this land, just pretend I didn't tell you."
Li Guolou said: "Captain Yao, don't worry, listen to what Mr. Bao has to say. If Mr. Bao wants to change the status quo, he might have the evil spirit of Dongchang."
Yao Cuo nodded silently. This is Master Bao's place, and they are the pioneers. There are no third-grade officials in the capital, and there are no six- or seven-grade Futai. The prefect has many benefits. This is at the foot of the imperial city. If you want to make money,
, we must have new ideas and open up more ways to make money. In the past, the country
If you have money in the treasury, you can apply for expenses to repair the yamen and get various subsidies. Now you can't even get your salary. Mr. Bao has invested a lot of effort in the militia and promised to come to meet these white men in the evening. So Yao Cuo didn't dare to have a trace.
Sloppy, come here to check it out first.
The teahouses and theaters here were all booked by Yao Cuo, and Wang Wu was already sitting in the teahouse with some of the people who came first.
Li Guolou and Yao Cuo stood on the second floor of the corridor and saw the warriors, dressed in simple blue cloth clothes and with headscarves on their heads. Li Guolou was shocked when he saw them and quickly walked into the teahouse.
Li Guolou faced Wang Wu and said anxiously: "What did Wang Wu do? Throw away the headscarf quickly. No one is allowed to wear headscarves in the future. Do you understand what this means?"
Wang Wu smiled bitterly and said: "Fake foreign devils, their slovenly hair has not been shaved clean, so I bought a headscarf for them to cover."
Li Guolou angrily yelled: "Wang Wu, remember! From now on, you will call me Deputy Captain Li. It doesn't matter if your hair is not shaved clean, just stay simple. You look like the Nian Army now. Idiot!"
Wang Wu was shocked and hurriedly shouted, asking the warriors to take off their headscarves. Li Guolou shook his head and looked at the warriors. He knew most of the people inside. There were Wang Wu's senior brothers Wu Jinshui, Yuan Yongbing, and Zhang Chengsi.
More than ten people.
Li Guolou was very pleased to see that Wang Wu had almost brought everyone from the Beihai Martial Arts School into the militia. Wang Wu was quite popular, and he was a good person. He let others know what Wang Wu was capable of. Sometimes his brothers would try to undermine him.
On the contrary, outsiders who don't understand are easy to fool. With this, Wang Wu can become the captain of the militia.
Rich people are popular, and to be a big brother is to contribute money and effort. Wang Wu brought in the Yan brothers who were selling tricks on the flyover. I wonder how much it cost? Li Guolou saw several heroes in Bao Zhilin, Zhang Tieniu,
Rongyuan, Sun Yue.
Li Guolou asked strangely: "Why didn't the vulture Chen Shuang come?"
Zhang Tieniu sighed: "His wife is sick and is seeing a doctor."
Li Guolou glanced at the faces of several people suspiciously, as if he was wondering whether they were telling lies.
Wang Wu kicked Li Guolou and said in a low voice: "Every family has a sutra that is difficult to recite, and they have wives."
Li Guolou was a little angry and said: "For such unscrupulous people, don't let them in in the future. I can say loudly here that everyone's income will be a little low at the beginning, but in one year at most, you will all
You can live a good life."
Yao Cuo had already entered the teahouse and raised his voice: "Vice Captain Li, why did you tell me my opening remarks?"
Everyone stood up amidst laughter. Yao Cuo smiled and clasped his fists and bowed to dozens of civilians. These people were all rough men. Most of them had never interacted with officials, and their movements were awkward. Yao Cuo was embarrassed by the ceremony.
Error laughed.
These people, like Li Guolou and Yao Cuo, all came early and were overly excited. The actual gathering time was still more than an hour away. Yao Cuo was not willing to say more about the scene and started drinking tea and chatting about caring for the poor.
people's lives.
People who practice martial arts have a lot of strength, but they are never willing to do hard labor. They mainly look after homes and nursing homes, doing errands with no future. Therefore, when they hear that a militia is being established in the capital, most of them are willing to work for a low salary.
There are also people who don't care about money, just to have a chance to get ahead.
Wang Wu sat next to Yao Cuo and introduced the origins of the people on the roster. The roster was very long and had notes. Everyone had a resume and what they were good at. Wang Wu could make it neat and orderly in more than a day.
, Yao Cuo could not help but stroke his beard and nod with satisfaction.
Li Guolou did not expect that Wang Wu had such skills. He was a person who could do great things. He had a good start. Master Bao, who likes to read written articles, would be happy to see it later.
Wang Wu said sternly: "Don't worry, Captain Yao. There are no oils and no gang members. He can afford to endure hardships. I will pull him out of the city to practice and make sure there are no deserters. Whoever dares to escape will be the first to drown him."
Yao Cuo looked at the roster and called out names. He had a good memory. He found out the names of the people who just greeted him from the roster one by one. Li Guolou also admired him. It turned out that the person who was the commander was
There are still some talents.
Yao Cuo looked at the roster carefully and then said: "Wang Wu, there are still not enough people. Let's recruit 200 people for the first batch. Now we are recruiting people in the name of the militia organized by you. When conditions improve in the future, we will recruit ourselves."
Human. Human beings have become the key now. Others
Things are going very well. You have to behave well. When Mr. Bao comes later, you have to let Mr. Bao see your love for your father, your passion for the motherland, and your spirit of daring to fight. The sound is loud.
It doesn’t matter at all, Mr. Bao won’t mind.”
Wang Wu nodded and remembered, looking at Yao Cuo with admiration. The person in front of him would be his eldest brother from now on. It really felt like he had met so late, Yao Cuo was still a very capable person.
Yao Cuo lowered his voice again and said: "Wang Wu, there will be many people from the Yamen here to crowd in, and I can't refuse. On the surface, I will call you in person and give you a big promotion. But you have to know in your heart what you can't let go."
These people stepping in and standing guard are suitable for people who come in."
Wang Wu glanced at Li Guolou, and everyone knew that if there was fat, some people would want to eat it. Some people's status was several levels higher than Yao Cuo, and it was difficult for Yao Cuo to refuse. So everyone had the same idea, and they all wanted to eat the fat meat first.
Even if people are good, there will always be bad people down there.
People kept coming into the teahouse. Seeing the growing team, Wang Wu couldn't stand it anymore. Many people were not on the list, but were brought here by his subordinates.
Li Guolou and Yao Cuo hurriedly found the boss of Qiankun Tower to add tables and chairs. By counting, the number of people already exceeded 200.
Li Guolou said suspiciously: "Captain Yao, I think many of them are just freeloaders. I really don't know how Wang Wu works. If you invite the newcomers to get together, so many ghosts and snake gods will pop up."
Yao Cuo sighed: "Vice Captain Li, now you know the difficulty of doing things. As soon as you see the good side, bad things come one after another, and you can't prevent them. Call your brother-in-law to give him a slap, this kind of thing
There was a sea of people taking advantage of us. There were a few old faces that I had seen at the dinner party. It was full of people!"
Li Guolou smiled bitterly. More than half of the people in the scene were people who had nothing to do with the militia. It seemed that Yao Cuo had a long way to go, dealing with these unruly militia members.