Domineering

When Chu Xisheng led a group of people out of the victory building, someone behind him frowned, with a slightly uneasy expression: "My lord, these two are relatives of the inspector and the prefect of this county after all. Is it too shameless to do it?"

Chu Xisheng stared at the man, and found that it was a dealer leader left by Zuo Qingyun.

The so-called dealer, also known as dealer, is responsible for shuffling, dealing cards, rolling dice and killing compensation in the casino.

However, Chu Xisheng has changed the method of operation. The winning and losing building no longer sits in the dealership. The croupiers in the building are mainly serving, helping the customers to monitor whether anyone is cheating.

Chu Xisheng thought that he should give an answer so that these people can work with peace of mind.

In the eyes of these grassroots, the majestic Dongzhou inspector is the sky.

But just before he opened his mouth, Lu Pingyuan said coldly: "You bastard! You should ask this question? Also, you should be called Young Banner Master!"

Lu Pingyuan is now in charge of managing the affairs of Nanjie Temple City.

So the leader of the croupier is his subordinate.

Lu Pingyuan was quite displeased by this person's unsolicited remarks, and he cupped his fists at Chu Xisheng: "If you want me to say, the Young Banner owner's punishment today is still light. That Yuan Ding should directly break his hands and feet. Now Shaoqi Behind the Lord, there is not only the Xishan Hall, but also the entire Iron Banner Gang! Today, the Shaoqi Lord gave up, so what is the face of Xishan Hall and the Iron Banner Gang? Moreover, these two people do not know how to measure, and their desires are hard to fill. The Shaoqi Lord gave up once. , there will definitely be a second time.

If we don't give it, we will still be offended. If we continue to endure, the face of the Iron Banner Gang will be trampled into the mud by them!In the future, everyone will have to reach out to us.The inspector of Dongzhou is really powerful, but he is not as powerful as my Xishantang.I have 5 sets of bows and knives in Xishan, [-] big ships of the Iron Banner Gang, and more than [-] brothers. "

Chu Xisheng was quite surprised when he heard the words, and gave Lu Pingyuan a surprised look.

He didn't expect that the words of the Lord Lu Tan would be so radical, and the majestic "Dongzhou inspector" seemed to mean nothing in his language.

But Chu Xisheng was quite satisfied. This is a smart man, but unfortunately he was a little timid, and his words still showed timidity.

The leader of the croupier was stunned when he heard the words, and realized that he had said something wrong, he saluted in fear: "It's a little bit of a mistake, please don't take offense, Young Banner Master."

"It doesn't matter." Chu Xi raised his hand slightly in a magnanimous voice: "Master Lu Tan also said very well, the power of the Iron Banner cannot be insulted lightly. Then I will leave it to you to punish Xia Houshen and Yuan Ding, remember Beat it hard!"

Lu Pingyuan's face darkened suddenly, and he wanted to swallow what he just said.

Chu Xisheng asked the leader of the croupier with a warm expression: "I remember that you are the head of the croupiers in the winning and losing building, and you are also the third shopkeeper, right? What is the income of the croupiers in the building now? Are you still in a safe mind?"

The income of these croupiers mainly depends on the rake on the gaming table.In the past, the more the casinos won, the more they drew.

Now that he has stopped the winning and losing building from being the dealer, it may cause the dealer's income to drop sharply.

"The income is only [-] to [-]% lower than in the past!"

The leader of the croupier had a smile on his face: "After the win-loss building stopped being a banker, there were a lot more gamblers. Many people thought that I was a fair win-loss building, and came here because of my reputation. The number of customers in the building doubled compared to before.

Now not only is there more water pumped, but also more rewards from customers.The young banner owner also allowed us and the maids to take a cut from the drinks and food sold, so the income did not drop much, and everyone was very happy.In the past, the income was high when I was in the manor, but the guests beat and scolded me frequently, so it is not as good as now, where I can make money comfortably. "

Chu Xisheng's expression was clear.

The way he manages the Shenglin Building is the same as those modern nightclubs and bars, using sky-high prices for drinks to make money.

These gamblers are in the mood, regardless of how expensive the drinks they order are.

Lu Pingyuan also bowed his hands in admiration: "Young Banner Master is really good at management! Now the reputation of our winning building has not spread, otherwise the passenger flow will be twice as high as it is now. However, there are not enough tables in the building. I want to add another 150 tables and bring in some maids."

The winning building occupies a huge area, in fact, there are still many places vacant, and it is more than enough to place 150 tables.

But Chu Xisheng immediately felt two sharp gazes from behind.

Those were Lu Luanli and Chu Yunyun——

"Hmm, maids can be recruited, but we will never do flesh and blood business in the Victory Building."

Chu Xisheng sensed that the two gazes eased slightly, but his expression was still cold, and his tone was strong: "Also, the gambling table must be fair, and the reputation must not be damaged. You must keep an eye on me, and the response from the building People wait, who dares to collude with outsiders to cheat and deceive others, and help them wait."

He then pondered for a while: "Also, don't leave the arena in the winning and losing building empty at ordinary times. Invite some dancers to come over, what about the neon clothes and feather dance, the seven-pan dance, the long-sleeved dance, the Bayu dance, and the Jinghong dance?" , Hu Xuan Dance, Bodhisattva Man Dance, several performances are arranged every night."

Chu Xisheng guessed that those gamblers didn't want to watch it, but it could be used as an adjustment to improve the style of the winning building.

That's what the modern big casinos do, just copy it yourself.

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Chu Xisheng thought that it would take a day or two for the county magistrate and the inspector to respond.

As a result, only half a day later, when he boarded the Iron Banner Gang's ferry and was about to return to the west bank of the Shenxiu River, the new county magistrate hurried over with Tie Xiaosheng.

This Jun Cheng is of the same family as the inspector of Dongzhou. He is also surnamed Xiahou, and his name is Xiahoudong.

After Xia Houdong arrived, his posture was extremely low.

He first asked people to offer a lot of gifts to make amends, and then apologized gently, and repeatedly promised to strictly discipline and discipline his sister-in-law and nephew.

Not long after, a housekeeper from Dongzhou's procuratorate also rushed over.

This person brought a letter written by the procurator of Dongzhou. The procurator not only sincerely apologized in the letter, but also asked Chu Xi to teach him a lesson on his behalf to prevent Xia Houshen from harming his Qing Dynasty. The name and so on.

In addition, the housekeeper also brought a generous gift, the price of which was as high as [-] taels of magic silver.

At this point, Chu Xisheng had no choice but to let Yuan Ding and Xia Houshen be taken away by the new county magistrate.

However, his face was still full of smiles one moment; the next moment, when the new Jun Cheng Xiahou Dong and others left the boat, it became gloomy.

Tie Xiaosheng also had serious eyes, but he laughed and joked: "Why is your face so ugly? You didn't suffer a loss, and you made tens of thousands of taels for nothing."

Chu Xisheng squinted his eyes, and rubbed the knife on his waist with murderous intent: "These tens of thousands of taels might be life-threatening money. I only worry about not killing the snake, but leaving a legacy. Bringing disaster to the Iron Banner Gang."

For a high-ranking and powerful existence like the Dongzhou Prosecutor, either he must not be offended, or he must be offended to death!

It is safest to completely remove it.

The lower the stance of Xiahou Dong, the prefect of the county, and the inspector, the more vigilant he was.

Tie laughed and thought that the sixth brother was right, Xiao Chu is a hero with deep loyalty, but he is not lacking in heroism.

If Xiao Chu intends to stay in the Iron Banner Gang, he is really the best candidate to inherit the Iron Banner Gang.

Tie Xiao sighed secretly, and said with a smile on his face: "This is the opposite. Your troubles today are all caused by the banner owner and my Tie Banner Gang. Uncle knows it very well."

Then he stood up and said: "This inspector is not in the right place with us, and if you offend him, you will offend him. You don't need to worry about this person, we will take care of him at the helm. As long as the banner owner is successfully promoted to the fourth rank, he will be able to fight shoulder to shoulder. Then all the clowns in Dongzhou have to bow their heads to our Iron Banner Gang. Even the inspector has to give us seven points!"

Chu Xi frowned when she heard the words.

Placing all his hopes on Tie Kuangren alone actually made him very uneasy.

But after Tie Xiaosheng said this, he stepped on the river and left in a hurry.

He's a busy man now, too busy to touch the ground.

Recently, the Iron Banner Gang has expanded aggressively, and Iron Madman has focused on perfecting the 'Iron Armor Hunyuan Gong'.

Tie Xiaosheng was mostly burdened with the helm of the Tie Banner Gang.

Today he was invited by the county magistrate to intercede for Yuan Ding and Xia Houshen, but it has been delayed for half a day and many things have been missed.

Chu Xisheng beckoned at this moment, calling Lu Pingyuan to his eyes.

"How's the question?"

Before Jun Cheng arrived, he ordered Lu Pingyuan to interrogate Yuan Ding and Xia Houshen for the reason why they came to Nanjie Temple Market today to make trouble.

Lu Pingyuan replied with a dignified expression: "Young Banner Master, the two of them talked together and said that they thought of it themselves. They thought that my Iron Banner Gang was fighting fiercely with many aristocratic families in Xiushui County, and deeply offended the prefect of this county.

Now that the Banner Master is about to be promoted, Young Banner Master, you would never dare to make trouble at this time and offend the Dongzhou Prosecutor again.So they want to give it a try. If they can get the Nanjie Temple Market, the business is the best. If they can’t get it, they can extort a sum of magic silver from us.But it doesn't make sense—"

He squinted his eyes and said: "Young Banner Master is now famous all over the world, powerful and beautiful, and just a few days ago he severely injured Longheng. No matter how stupid and ignorant these two are, they should know that you are not easy to mess with Young Banner Master, and never Will be at their mercy.

Also, if they want to extort money, they shouldn't make a big deal up to the ancient market, so that the young banner owner has no room to back down. "

Chu Xisheng nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Luanli again.

Lu Luanli rested his chin on his hand, and fell into deep thought: "I have looked at the two of them carefully, and it seems that there are traces of spiritual illusion, but the other party's technique is very good, and my cultivation base is still low, so I can't do it without hurting their primordial spirit. It is confirmed under the circumstances. But today's incident is indeed weird from the inside to the outside!"

Chu Xisheng's hand holding the knife couldn't help but tighten slightly.

Lu Luanli's words were enough.

Chu Yunyun felt right.The current situation is indeed full of storms and turbulent undercurrents.

"I will entrust Wu Meiniang to investigate the people behind the scenes. Ping Yuan, you can try it yourself."

Chu Yunyun asked Lu Pingyuan to supervise the Nanjie Temple Market, not only because of this person, but also as the only person in Xishan Hall who can do general affairs.

Furthermore, because there are high-ranking businessmen from all over the world gathered in the building itself, it is easy for Lu Pingyuan to get a lot of news from their words.

Chu Xisheng then turned his head and looked at Ji Qianqian: "Qianqian, when will your cultivation reach its peak? Have you bought all the six-grade secret medicine? If you buy it now, how much money is it expected to cost?"

"Me?" Ji Qianqian looked a little surprised: "I still have about half a year before I can reach the peak of the seventh rank."

She actually wanted to 'improve' her cultivation.

Her current seventh-rank upper cultivation base seems to be a bit weak.

But when she concocted Ji Qianqian before, that was the arrangement.Compared with Li Shenshan, his cultivation base is slightly worse.

"As for the secret medicine—"

Ji Qianqian originally wanted to say that he had nothing, but then somehow, his brain got stuck and he said: "Actually, I have found the main ingredients of the sixth-grade secret medicine, and the quality is not bad. Now I only need some auxiliary materials, probably It costs more than 7000 taels."

"Very good!" Chu Xisheng's eyes lit up: "I will pay you the money, and collect the secret medicine as soon as possible."

At this moment on the ferry, two girls frowned.

Lu Luanli thought about Chu Xisheng, calling Ji Qianqian's name 'Qianqian' directly, isn't it too intimate?
Chu Yunyun wondered why Chu Xisheng trusted Ji Qian so much, was it too much?
Chu Xisheng continued to look at the river in front of him with his hands behind his back.

He had already made up his mind that even if he borrowed money this time, he had to improve the cultivation of Li Shenshan and Wei Yang.

As long as he has enough strength and influence, let alone a procurator of Dongzhou, even the governor of Dongzhou can do nothing to him.

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At the same time, Xia Houdong, the prefect of the county, who had brought Yuan Ding and Xia Houshen back to the county office, slapped Yuan Ding hard on the face with his backhand.

His palm was so powerful that Yuan Ding not only flew three feet away, but also collapsed on the ground, unconscious.

Seeing this, Xia Houshen couldn't help but tremble, and shuddered: "Uncle Clan——"

The county magistrate Xia Houdong didn't speak, he pointed at Xia Houshen's eyebrows, and felt intently.

After a while, Xia Houdong snorted coldly: "This is a mind illusion!"

Xia Houshen's pupils dilated slightly: "Uncle Clan, what do you mean?"

"What else could it be? Both of your minds are captivated. I guess you wouldn't be so stupid as to provoke Chu Xisheng when he was popular"

When Xia Houdong said this, he turned his head deliberately and looked at the county yamen's courtyard where the sheriff lived: "I guess it's the prefect, it's really a good trick."

Xiahou's face was slightly green, and he looked down at his bloodstained and bruised body from the whipping, and felt a burst of anger and madness in his heart.

He originally hated Chu Xisheng to the bone, but after knowing that the prefect was also the culprit behind the scenes, his mood became complicated.

For these two people, Xia Houshen wished to eat their flesh and bones.

He thought for a while, then turned around and strode out.

But Xia Houshen had only walked halfway, when the county magistrate Xia Houdong raised his hand and forcefully sucked him back.

"Where do you want to go? With your little weight, no matter whether it's the prefect or Chu Xisheng, they can easily swallow you alive."

Xia Houdong, the prefect of the county, put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. If you want to take revenge, you have to be calm. If you can't, then I'll send you to Zhoucheng and let you Dad will help you sink."

Xia Hou's face was blue and white, and then he asked suspiciously: "What good will the prefect do for him? Does he not want you to join forces with the Iron Banner Gang, or is he just guarding against you?"

Xia Houdong was a little surprised when he heard the words, and then smiled gratifiedly: "It's both! I am a clan brother with Mr. Chanchashi, and the relationship in the court is not comparable to him. How can he not guard against it?"

Xiahou fell into deep thought when he heard the words: "Then, should the clan uncle help the Iron Banner Gang now?"

"Why? Chu Xisheng punished you today and beheaded your personal guards. Although it is justifiable, it also made my Xiahou family lose face."

Xia Houdong shook his head slightly: "Before I took office, your father had something to say, whether it is the current prefect or the Iron Banner gang, they are all cancers of Dongzhou. No matter which one is cut off, it will benefit the people of Dongzhou. Watch from the shore to see how they fight, we are only on the side of the winner."

When Xia Houshen heard this, his eyes moved, showing some strangeness.

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The day after Chu Xisheng returned to Xishan Hall, he expanded the Xishan Hall to 25 branch halls.

Xishan Hall originally had fourteen sub-altars, plus Lu Pingyuan's "Yuan" word altar dedicated to inquiring about news, there are a total of fifteen, with a total of more than [-] people.

Now he has not only opened five more sub-altars in the ancient market, but also plans to build another five, which will expand the number of people in Xishan Hall to 500.

At this time, Chu Xisheng's reputation was high, and he wanted to join Xishantang, and there were countless heroes in the world who worshiped under him.

Li Shenshan and Wei Yang, who were in charge of recruiting the gang, selected the best from among the best, and they would rather be short than excessive, but they still recruited all the people within two days.

The quality of this group of people is indeed far better than before, and the lowest level of cultivation is at the ninth rank.

What made Chu Xisheng helpless was that out of the 500 people Li Shenshan and Wei Yang recruited, [-]% had been soldiers and were skilled in battle.

The former school lieutenant of these two Shence capitals really managed his Xishan hall as a frontier army.

Chu Xisheng thought that if it weren't for the shortage of people under his command, he would definitely have to kick these two people to the corner to sit on the bench.

The current Xishan Hall is already strong and strong, with strong armor and sharp weapons. If you even go straight to the frontier army in battle, what do you want the government to think?how to think?
The current momentum of the Iron Banner Gang is enough to make people fearful.

Chu Xisheng slandered in her heart, but she dared not show any strangeness on her face.Not only did he speak kindly, he also wooed Li Shenshan and Wei Yang very well, he also pinched his nose and promoted both Li Shenshan and Wei Yang as 'deputy hall masters', each governing eight branch altars.

Chu Xisheng was helpless.

There are too many sub-forums in the gang, and it is difficult to control and govern.Only Li Shenshan and Wei Yang came out of the side army, not only have the ability to command thousands of people, but also can convince the gang with their personal strength.

Chu Xisheng rested in Xishan Town for about four days, and took care of the backlog of affairs in the hall by the way.

At this time, the small canal in Xishan Town was initially opened.

Several aristocratic families in Linhai County valued it very much. Zhou Xiongba, the head of the Zhou family, Lu Zhe, the head of the Lu family, and Ying Feilong, the head of the Haiyan gang, came to watch the ceremony and witness the opening of the canal.

The small canal was officially put into operation the next day, and there were as many as [-] large ships of more than [-] materials navigating that day.

Calculated based on the charge of 200 taels for each 7000 material ship and [-] taels for a [-] material ship, for this day alone, the income is [-] taels of magic silver.

This is the first day, and the cargo volume accumulated in Xishan Town is extremely huge, but the future of this small canal can already be expected from this.

In addition, the warehouses and shops that Chu Xisheng built at the exit of the small canal also had their first income.

The rent for the first month alone was as high as 500 taels.

It is quite popular here, and its prosperity is not inferior to that of a small market town.

As for the five miles of land around here, except for a part that was sold to a few Linhai families, the rest was in Chu Xisheng's hands.

So that three days later, when Zhou Xiongba, Lu Zhe and others said goodbye and left, their faces were all flushed and beaming.

And just after the River Opening Ceremony ended, Chu Xisheng left for Xiushui County, and came to Zhengyang Wuguan again.

He first had to find the owner of the pavilion, Lei Yuan, for an assessment.

After the true disciples of Zhengyang Wuguan have been promoted to the seventh rank, they can apply to become the "registered disciples" of Wuxiang Shenzong.

After passing the examination by Lei Yuan, his name was reported to Wuxiang Shenzong and recorded in the disciple gold book.

Next, he will go to Cangshu Pavilion to learn the follow-up content of several exercises.

There are seven levels of Yang Yuan Gong, eight levels of Chasing Wind Saber Technique, eight levels of Qingyun Zong, eight levels of Chasing Electric Fingers, and so on.

In fact, Ye Zhiqiu had already taught him part of it on the boat, but if Chu Xisheng wanted to see the whole picture of these four martial arts and martial arts, he still had to go to the library of the martial arts hall to see the complete practice and true intentions.

And this part of the content is hidden on the top floor of the library, guarded by Ye Jingyuan himself.

However, when Chu Xisheng received the badge of "Named Disciple" of Wuxiang Shenzong from Lei Yuan and came to the top floor of the library, the first book Ye Jingyuan gave him was "Shenfeng Mingjing Dao"!