The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 123 Kaifeng Caobang! 666!
"A new fish shop opened on Fruit Street in the inner city?"

In the main helm of the Caobang Chamber of Commerce located at Shangtuqiao in the outer city, Master Wu Yong lay on his side on the couch, listening to the stewards of each branch reporting on the events of the past seven days.

The Caobang branch is divided according to rivers, namely Bianhe branch, Caihe branch, Wuzhanghe branch and Jinshui River branch.

Among the four branches, the Bianhe Branch is the strongest. After all, half of the merchants in Kaifeng City are gathered on both sides of the Bianhe River.

"Didn't come to visit the dock?" Wu Yong asked.

The helmsman of the Bianhe sub-rudder spat: "People from out of town don't understand the rules."

"Oh, did you find out clearly?"

"It's clear. Jinghu Road, Tanzhou Prefecture, came to Kaifeng last month."

Wu Yong sat up and stretched: "Rules must be taught. If you don't teach them, you blame others for not knowing the rules. How can there be such a thing in the world?"

"Master's lesson is that my subordinates will teach him tomorrow."

Wu Yong took the tea bowl and took a sip: "What's the name of the shop?"

"It seems to be called Qiangsheng Fish Village."

"Heh, what a vulgar name. Go ahead and teach him a lesson."

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In other people's fish shops, people are shouting and selling, killing fish and scraping their scales, and the work is in full swing.

Qiangsheng Fish Village is a different story.

There were only a dozen or so fish on the shelves outside the store, and they were all dead. I didn’t know but thought this shop sold dried fish.

King Bi was lying far away on a lounge chair far away from the shelves, shaking his cattail leaf fan, squinting his eyes and falling asleep.

In the shop, not only was there no fish, but there was also a cauldron of incense burning in the incense burner, just like a woman's boudoir. Princess Zhu was dressed like a commoner woman in coarse linen clothes, but she still held a bronze mirror and combed her hair. He mopped up his appearance, looking helpless but enjoying himself.

Not long after, several pickled men gathered outside the shop and said, "Shopkeeper, here are some fish."

King Bi opened his eyes slightly and glanced at the shelf: "Choose by yourself, take it by yourself."

When the rogue heard this, he was very happy: "Why didn't you say you were going fishing in the Bianhe River?"

The king forced him to sit up and wave the cattail leaf fan in his hand: "If you like it, buy it, if you don't, get out."

The rogue was startled. No one in the shops along the river on this street dared to talk to him like this. He looked at the brothers beside him and laughed angrily: "No wonder the helmsman said they don't understand the rules. It really is?"

Pipi smiled and rolled up his sleeves: "Then our brothers will teach him a lesson today."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand to overturn the shelves outside the store.

"stop……"

After a scolding, Princess Zhu opened the bead curtain hanging in front of the shop door and walked out.

Those naughty men turned around and saw a peasant woman in coarse linen clothes walking out. The clothes were a bit dirty, but her face, figure, and arrogance...

"Hey, the little lady is so handsome."

Princess Zhu glanced at these people with disgust: "Let's do a good business. If you want to buy, you can buy. If you don't want to buy, just leave. Why, are you planning to destroy my shop?"

The leading rogue laughed and said, "What are you talking about, little lady? We are good people."

"Bah! Look at you guys, who looks like a good citizen?"

Those few naughties looked at each other and smiled: "Oh, this little lady is so hot."

The leading rogue looked at Princess Zhu with a playful smile, pointed at Princess Zhu who was lying on the side, and said with a smile as if nothing was wrong: "Little lady, it's not our fault, it's your father who doesn't do business well, and hurts others first with his words." Princess Zhu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at King Bi. The way King Bi was dressed...emmm, it was really old-fashioned.

The King of Forces, who had been calm just now, suddenly became furious: "You guys are so stupid, are you blind?"

Princess Zhu laughed out loud: "Mr., don't be angry."

"Master?"

The leading rogue looked at his friends next to him with a look of disbelief, and laughed loudly: "Look at the fish seller, and then look at this little lady, squandering natural resources, arranging flowers with cow dung!"

The king threw the fan in his hand over and wanted to rush over and beat him up.

As soon as he took a step, someone hugged him from behind. He looked at the rogues again, with panicked expressions on their faces, lowering their heads and looking sideways.

When the king thought about it, he must have been shocked by his own anger, and he became more energetic: "Let me go, don't stop me, see if I don't beat them today, they will be full of teeth."

But no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free. When he turned his head, he saw an eight-foot-tall, muscular man, hugging him tightly with no intention of letting go.

"Who are you? Let go!"

The big man looked stern and said nothing.

"I'm warning you, let me go!"

The big man still refused to let go. At this time, a young man came out from behind the big man, gently shook his folding fan and said gracefully, "You guys, what can I say to you?"

The young master ignored the king and walked straight towards the thugs: "The first rule of our Cao Gang guild is to chant!"

The gangsters stood up straight in an instant, with their hands behind their backs, their legs side by side, and their heads held high: "Join my Cao Gang, twelve days a month, don't be afraid of anything, brothers will take responsibility!"

"Bah!" the young man spat and cursed, "New business rules!"

"Kaifeng Caobang will help you start a business. Twelve taels per month will bring you peace and health."

The young master then nodded with satisfaction: "The chief helmsman said that although we are called the Caobang, we are actually a chamber of commerce. We are not some rascals who always set up other people's stalls and tease other people's wives. Is there any way to do this?"

After saying that, he turned his head and saluted the king: "My father-in-law is frightened. I am the helmsman of the Caobang Bianhe River branch. He is known as Liu Damao, the white stripe in the waves. I can't apologize to my father-in-law."

King Bi smiled angrily: "Are you all blind? I'm not even [-] years old, so I can't afford to be my father-in-law."

When Liu Damao heard this, he looked the king up and down, and murmured: "Then it's really no wonder that my brothers are really worried."

The king struggled again in the big man's arms: "Let go, you have something to talk about. If nothing else happens, leave quickly. Don't disturb my business."

Liu Damao closed his folding fan and said, "Something's wrong!"

After saying that, he waved, and the gangsters quickly moved a chair. Liu Damao sat down and said with a smile: "Brother, you are not from Kaifeng, so you don't understand our rules in Kaifeng. If you want to do business in Kaifeng, , you have to visit the pier first.”

Without waiting for the king to speak, Liu Damao continued: "There are 72 guild docks in Kaifeng City, and our Cao Gang counts one of them. Anyone who makes a living on the Bianhe River will be under the control of our Cao Gang."

"You care? What about the court? We pay taxes to the court!"

"Huh, the imperial court is in charge of big things, fight against the Jin barbarians in the north, resist the Xia rebels in the west, and keep you safe for years to come. What we, Cao Bang, are in charge of are small matters, merchant disputes, and coordination between each family, so the taxes of the imperial court have to be paid, Cao Bang If you know how to help, you have to join, otherwise..."

"how?"

Liu Damao's expression changed: "Otherwise, I'm afraid your business won't do well, and you, too, won't be able to survive in Kaifeng."

"Do you still want to kill someone?" Princess Zhu asked sharply.

Liu Damao turned his head and blinked at Princess Zhu, thinking to himself that he was so charming and suave, but this little lady in front of him actually treated him as if he was nothing and spoke so loudly to him?
This is not normal!

"Kill someone? You don't dare, you don't dare. Do you want me to take a look at the rules of our Cao Gang?"

Princess Zhu snorted coldly: "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)