Legend of the Knight

Chapter 207

Do beggars have money?

Whoever has money is still a beggar.

Does the beggar leader have any money?

This one can be very rich, the more inhumane you are, the richer you are.

Of course, it doesn't mean that if you have money, you have to do bad things. The clean clothes faction in the beggar gang is also rich.

But Ke Jianglong has no money, and neither does Xiao Yao.

So far, Ke Jianglong still maintains his previous begging habits, begging all the way, no matter what others give, he is grateful for everything, whether it is rotten leftovers or overnight swill, he eats with relish.

Because Ke Jianglong was a poor child who grew up begging for food, he knew that if other beggars came to support him, if he ate more, others would inevitably eat less.

In the history of the Central Plains Beggar Gang, apart from Ke Jianglong, there are very few gang leaders who really lived the life of a beggar like this.

Even the famous Qiao Feng, Hong Qigong, and Huang Rong, the three leaders of the Beggar Gang, did not beg for food.

The last person who continued to beg for food after becoming a gang leader was Huang Rong's successor, Lu Youjiao.

All in all, most of the previous leaders of the Beggars’ Sect spent most of their expenses on food and clothing and beggars are two different things. Apart from wearing a piece of patched clothes, their whole body is clean, only Ke Jianglong’s body is clean. There is always an unbearable stench.

However, this dirty, smelly and suffocating Ke Jianglong is actually the most respected leader of the beggar gang disciples these years.

Because he is a gang leader who can truly sympathize with the suffering of beggars.

But after all, Ke Jianglong had no money.

What do you do without money?

Ke Jianglong said he had no money, but his eyes were fixed on Princess Wei Ni.Ke Jianglong thinks that Wei Ni, as a princess, is richer than us two beggars no matter what.

Ha, this matter is really a coincidence, which princess will carry money with her.

Even though Princess Wei Ni originally had some valuable accessories on her body, she lost them long ago when she was kidnapped.

Now Princess Wei Ni is penniless except that there are no holes or patches on her clothes, no different from Ke Jianglong and Xiao Yao.

It's over, the three poor people got together.

……

Just when Ke Jianglong was at a loss, Xiao Yao slapped his thigh, and he said to Ke Jianglong: "It's easy, I'll borrow it."

"Are you going to borrow it?" Ke Jianglong was furious when he heard this.

"Borrowing" money is just a nice way of saying it, but in fact it is another way of saying it is called stealing.

Of course, people are not saying that they will not pay it back, and they will pay it back slowly after three to five hundred years.

There are too many things for heroes of the rivers and lakes to "borrow" money, and that is Qiao Feng, who is almost hailed as "loyalty and integrity" by later generations, he has borrowed hundreds of taels of silver for eating and drinking along the way.

Some people may want to defend Qiao Feng, saying that Qiao Feng stole Ku Yin, and it was the officials of the Song Dynasty who were paying for him.

As long as the government's money is put into the treasury, there can be no mistakes. If there is a few centimeters less, this kind of error is acceptable as long as it is within a reasonable range.But if the difference is too much, then someone must come out to make up for the deficiency. If the amount is huge, it must be dealt with according to the law.

Losing hundreds of taels of Kuding, the worst thing is to end up as a "guardian and self-stealer".

How much income Kuding can have is usually just enough to support his family. Maybe he has to sell his house, land, son, daughter, and wife to make up for the few hundred taels of silver.

Therefore, when Ke Jianglong heard about "borrowing" money, he was furious.

Even if it is for the important affairs of the family and the country, should he do that chicken-screaming dog robbery!
Seeing that Ke Jianglong was about to slap himself with his hand, Xiao Yao quickly said, "It's really borrowing, not stealing!"

Hearing what Xiao Yao said, Ke Jianglong stopped waving his hand halfway.

"Where are you going to borrow it?" Ke Jianglong asked Xiao Yao.

After Xiao Yao asked Master to put down his hand, he said, "I'll borrow it from Huang Xiaoshi from Shennong Baicaomen."

Brother Huang, it's up to you again.

"Huang Xiaoshi?" Ke Jianglong thought for a while, then nodded and said, "This young man is good. He has the ambition of loyalty and chivalry, and he is better at helping people and money. It's just that we may need a lot of money here, so you can borrow it." to?"

"I can borrow it, I can definitely borrow it." Xiao Yao said to Ke Jianglong, "Huang Xiaoshi and I have a life-threatening friendship."

Well, since Xiao Yao said so, Ke Jianglong will believe it.

So, the three of them left the Earth Temple and walked towards Luoyang City while it was still early.

Xiao Yao led the way, Princess Wei Ni was in the middle, and Ke Jianglong stayed behind. There was a long distance between the three of them in order to avoid suspicion.

Even if someone came to look for the princess at this time, they wouldn't think that she had anything to do with the two beggars in the distance.

After entering Luoyang City, Xiao Yao led the princess directly towards Shennong Baicao Gate.

When he reached the ground, Xiao Yao turned around and gave Princess Wei Ni a look, and Princess Wei Ni immediately got into the barbarian shop that had just opened.

Ke Jianglong went directly to sit on the street next to the barbarian's shop, and when he was idle, he spread his hands and begged for breakfast.

Xiao Yao saw that the gate of Shennong Baicaomen was open, he rushed towards it with a stride, but was blocked by the gatekeeper.

"Stinky beggar, the door just opened this early in the morning, we can count as a virtue, if you go out by yourself, I won't beat you."

……

While Xiao Yao was waiting impatiently, Huang Xiaoshi trotted out.

"Oh, brother Xiao, what happened yesterday, my little brother..." As soon as Huang Xiaoshi saw Xiao Yao, he immediately apologized and pressed the button three times.

It's really funny, Huang Xiaoshi has been busy all night and forgot about "himself".

What is your own thing? Last night, Huang Xiaoshi's identity was "Dongchang father-in-law", and "Huang Xiaoshi" didn't go there at all last night.

In the evening, there was a reason why Huang Xiaoshi didn't reveal his identity, because when he was still in the cabin, he heard Xiao Yao yelling "Brave dog".

According to Huang Xiaoshi's understanding, there must be a reason for Xiao Yao to shout like this, so he did not reveal his identity, but recognized the identity of "castrate dog".

Xiao Yao did have his reasons for shouting like this, because Ke Jianglong subconsciously believed that the people guarding the boat tonight must be from the East Factory. on the head.

It's just that Huang Xiaoshi can explain the reason to Ke Jianglong after revealing his identity, but what Xiao Yao is afraid of is that Huang Xiaoshi leaked the source of his news from himself.

That is to say, it is precisely because Xiao Yao is from Dongchang that he pretends to be at odds with Dongchang.

Well, acting is a complete set, anyway, Huang Xiaoshi also changed his costume, so he will accompany you to act, but Xiao Yao didn't recognize himself, he really regarded Huang Xiaoshi as someone from Dongchang.

This really made Xiao Yao's dog eyes explode. Since you all know that I am coming, how could you recognize the wrong person!

It's not Xiao Yao's fault. People who are not familiar with each other can recognize each other by looking at the face and listening to the voice. Only people who are very familiar can see the outline or sense the breath. There is no way to compare the two.

Of course, people who are very familiar with it may also want to listen to the sound.

For example, when Huang Xiaoshi was an intern in the company, he met an unlucky team leader whose family was trying to divorce him.

This is also a bit funny to say, that is, the team leader is on a business trip, and his wife is at home alone.In the evening, the wife went shopping with her girlfriends, and then talked about their husbands.

The wife said, my husband is working so hard, he is on a business trip alone, and he and his girlfriends are here to eat, eat and play, he is very pitiful.

The best friend immediately retorted, how is it possible, once the man is let out of the house, he will run more happily than a let go dog, how can it be pitiful.

After the two talked a few words, the wife asked her best friend to call her husband and asked him if he needed any special services?

As soon as the team leader heard it, he immediately regained his energy, kept saying yes, and even asked about the cost.

The wife next to her was furious. She changed to an accent she didn't usually use, snatched the phone and said delicately, "Sir, would you like to experience Shuangfeiyan?"

When the team leader over there heard that this kind of treatment was still available, he changed his voice excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes! I want this!"

Crap, the phone hung up, and the service didn't come after that.

The team leader was still wondering if he had received a fraudulent call, but when he returned home, his wife and the whole family were there to welcome him.

Having said that again, in fact, it doesn't matter that Xiao Yao didn't recognize Huang Xiaoshi, Huang Xiaoshi can still ask Xiao Yao for hard work afterwards.

As a result, as soon as Yasha appeared, Huang Xiaoshi was afraid that he wanted to die, so he dared to let Xiao Yao know that Yasha would come to save him.

This means that everyone has their own unknown side, and they are all deceiving as a last resort.

……

No, since "Huang Xiaoshi" didn't go last night, then Huang Xiaoshi has to think about how to explain to Xiao Yao. He clearly agreed yesterday afternoon, but he released his pigeons again.

This is where the relationship between people in the Central Plains is the most complicated.

When someone comes to ask you to do something, if the thing is not done, it is not only a failure, but also a debt of favor to others.

Therefore, when asking for help, you must be more courageous and thick-skinned. Once the other party agrees, you will earn money anyway.

On the way from the small courtyard, Huang Xiaoshi thought of many reasons in succession, and finally he decided to admit his mistake and forget about the time because he was addicted to practicing kung fu.

After all, for warriors, practicing kung fu is a huge matter, and no one can tell a mistake.Just like a student is addicted to learning and can't extricate himself, can others still criticize you.

……

Unexpectedly, after seeing Xiao Yao, Huang Xiaoshi just opened his mouth and Xiao Yao immediately stopped his apology.

Now Xiao Yao wished that Huang Xiaoshi would forget what happened yesterday, and he secretly rejoiced that Huang Xiaoshi didn't come last night, otherwise this matter would not have ended well.

Besides, although Ke Jianglong is not here, he is not far away. He is sitting across the street. What if Huang Xiaoshi's voice is loud and Ke Jianglong hears it?

Of course, Huang Xiaoshi is now wearing black clothes that he is used to, and his accent has become a Shu accent, so whether it is Xiao Yao who is standing at the door, or Ke Jianglong who is sitting across the street, the two of them I didn't even recognize it, the person in front of me was the domineering father-in-law from last night.

This is really life like a play, it all depends on acting skills, of course, makeup and props are still needed.

Look at Ji Wushuang, she took off her dance clothes and changed into regular clothes. After wandering around Luoyang for so long, it's not like she didn't go unrecognized.

That is to say, the more often a person wears the same set of clothes, the less likely they are to be recognized after a slight change in appearance.

"Brother Huang, I need some money today because I have an urgent matter in the gang, so I want to borrow some money from you." Xiao Yao didn't make any detours, he said directly to Huang Xiaoshi.

Huang Xiaoshi immediately heard the three key points in Xiao Yao's words.

One is that the beggar gang has something to do, the other is that it is urgent, and it is estimated that they need a lot, and the third is to borrow.

It's been a long time to hear the word "borrow" from beggars. After all, they usually just say "Master, please do me a favor."

Although Xiao Yao is only an eight-pocket disciple, it's just because he is too young and needs seniority to get promoted.

In fact, everyone can see that Ke Jianglong is not too young, and the next head of the beggar gang is very likely to be Li Hao. When Li Hao gets older, Xiao Yao's competitiveness will be very strong.

Therefore, Xiao Yao is qualified to come to Huang Xiaoshi to borrow money on behalf of the Beggar Gang.

Do beggars have money?

This issue has already been discussed.

Do beggars have money?

Yes, and there are many more, so there is absolutely no need to worry about them not paying or paying.

Moreover, the beggar gang borrowed money and repaid it, and there would be no shortage of money.

It is because the beggar gang is too poor that they bite so hard before repaying the loan. If not, the credit will collapse in an instant, and no one will dare to lend money to them in the future.

……

"If you want to borrow money, it's for the face of Shennong Baicaomen." Huang Xiaoshi was overjoyed when he saw that Xiao Yao no longer asked about what happened last night, so he said boldly: "Brother Xiao, just ask me how much money you want." .”

Of course, Huang Xiaoshi didn't blow up his words, he immediately added: "As long as we can get it out, we will do our best, and we will never keep it private."

it is good!
Huang Xiaoshi really spoke quickly.

With this sentence, the money was borrowed, and Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Xiao Yao still felt a little apprehensive. After all, the number was a bit large. Although the old saying has a promise, it is a metaphor after all.

Now that things have come to an end, since I have made up my mind to borrow it, I am afraid at this point.

Xiao Yao gritted his teeth, stretched out his right hand, raised an index finger and said to Huang Xiaoshi, "1000 taels of silver."

"1000 taels." Huang Xiaoshi frowned.

……

This money is not much, and it is not much.

It's still the same old problem, it's not that 1000 taels is too much, but that I can't afford so much money at once.

In the past two years, perhaps because the year was not good, many people exchanged copper coins for silver, secretly buried them in the ground, and dug them out when they needed them later.

Now the price of silver has risen sharply. Although the official guide price is one tael of silver for one thousand small coins, in fact, the private price of silver has almost risen to one thousand two three.

In other words, there is now a shortage of silver in the market.

This is a very troublesome matter. The rise in the price of silver will lead to an increase in the price of large transactions. After all, everyone calculates according to silver, and will not care about the current "exchange rate" of your silver.

The price of silver soared by 20%. When a large transaction is finally broken down into bulk goods to sell copper plates, it must also rise by 20%, otherwise it will lose money.

This is inflation caused by a shortage of silver.

You said whether you can skip silver and use copper coins for large transactions, then you are joking, I will give you a few tons of copper coins, and you will drag them to the Western Regions to see if anyone accepts them.

Oh, if only that 1000 tael silver note was still there.

Huang Xiaoshi suddenly thought.

The 1000 tael silver note was taken to Yunling by the boss Gong Guangjie as a dowry gift.

Relying on the 1000 taels of silver bills, Gong Guangjie married two wives and gave birth to three children, and then led his wives to take over the entire Yunling and most of the cochin.

Huang Xiaoshi has been jumping up and down for many years, and he has not built as many territories as Gong Guangjie's two wives.

"Brother Xiao, this 1000 taels of silver is not much, but it's just that I won't be able to get that much cash right now!" Huang Xiaoshi said embarrassingly to Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao also understands this truth, but the 1000 taels of silver can be paid slowly later, that is to say, Shennong Baicaomen can be credited.

Shennong Baicaomen's credit account must be more effective than a beggar like himself.

"Brother Huang, thank you for your great help." Xiao Yao bowed to Huang Xiaoshi and said, "The 1000 taels of silver don't need to be paid all at once. We will ask you to pay as much as we use."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Huang Xiaoshi stretched out his palm, and Xiao Yao also stretched out his palm to pat him.

This is called a gentleman's words are hard to follow, and the matter of the 1000 taels of silver is settled.

(End of this chapter)