Lotus Tower is the second best in the world

Chapter 149 The Loyal and Reliable Qingque
The yard of Longshou Escort Bureau is not small and looks quite impressive.

It can be seen that this Dragon Guard Agency still has some wealth.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to make mistakes repeatedly and not be liquidated and bankrupted by those who have lost their finances.

This is thanks to Liu Shoucai, the big boss.

This person is worthy of the name "Shou Cai". Although he has only made his fortune less than 20 years ago, the scale of his escort agency is already quite large, and he is famous far and wide.

It is said that in addition to controlling the Dragon Guard Bureau, Liu Shoucai also runs a number of businesses, large and small, making a fortune every day.

Of course, escorts escorting goods or people are still the main pillar of the Dragon Guard Bureau.

Being in the escort business and traveling around can expand your network of contacts and make friends in the world, which is naturally a good thing for businessmen.

However, in the same way, whether intentionally or unintentionally, you will inevitably have to fight with others on the way to escort, and you will naturally make many more enemies than ordinary businessmen.

Harmony can bring wealth only when you meet people who are also kind. If you meet those people who are unruly or rude, you can only use swords, sticks and guns to intimidate them by force.

As the banquet at the dinner table came to an end, Li Lianpeng also learned from Liu Shoucai about the recent situation of the Long Guard Bureau.

"Mr. Li doesn't know something. It's been a difficult time for us at the Dragon Guard Bureau these days."

After drinking and eating, Liu Shoucai, who had a rosy face under the candlelight, suddenly let out a long sigh.

Li Lianpeng asked strangely: "What does Master Liu mean by this? Hasn't that person already been sent to prison? Is there any difficulty left?"

The taciturn Long He said: "Although that person was sent in, our Long Guard Bureau has provoked someone more difficult to deal with."

Liu Shoucai continued what Long He said: "Does Mr. Li know about Hongmen?"

"Hongmen?" Li Lianpeng frowned, "Hongmen's hand has already reached Yangzhou?"

As soon as this sentence came out of his mouth, Li Lianpeng knew that he had said it wrong.

Li Lianpeng naturally knew about Hongmen. Ever since Yulong helped, he had regarded it as his imaginary enemy in the future.

This matter refers to the murder case experienced in Yunze City last year, the Yexiang case, Yu Ruyi and the forces behind it were secretly involved by Yexiang.

According to Miao Yuhu, an abandoned disciple of the Nanquan lineage and the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, Wu Chi, Hongmen in Fuzhou has a grand plan and plans the entire world.

Compared to King Ji, a member of the royal family, Hongmen is obviously more likely to be ignored.

These remnants of the previous dynasty have been paving the way for their descendants, serving as officials and doing business, and secretly accumulating power for more than a hundred years.

Just waiting for an opportunity, it can affect the whole body and cause the entire Daxi Dynasty to collapse——

Of course, this was Li Lianpeng's guess.

The truth is probably not that serious. If you wanted to make trouble in more than 100 years, you would have started it. It is impossible to wait until more than 100 years ago, when things and people have changed, before you start taking action.

Of course, this force cannot be ignored.

If they are waiting for Daxi's foundation to rot before planning to make plans, then now is undoubtedly the best time.

Today's Emperor Daxi governs by doing nothing, and is even willing to hand over some of the rights that originally belonged to the government to the Jianghu people, that is, the Jianghu Xingtang Baichuanyuan, and allows the Jianghu Caomang to restrain each other. This is a sign that a dynasty is beginning to decline.

"...The last time Lianhualou helped to connect the escorts, the government was not stingy and the price they gave was quite fair. However, because of this, I recently heard the news that many merchants in the city have begun to jointly boycott I'm the Dragon Guard Bureau."

"I asked someone to ask, and the person behind the scenes was none other than the Xinchuan Song family."

After Liu Shoucai drank, he talked more, shook his head and said:
"This Xinchuan Song family belongs to the clan of Song Xin, one of the top ten clan elders in Hongmen. They do a lot of business and have many small escort agencies like ours, Longshou Escort Agency, under their name."

The scale of Longshou Escort Bureau is not small, with more than 30 escorts under its name, which is considered a considerable force in the escort industry.

It's a pity that compared with the Xinchuan Song family, a wealthy family that owns a city, a small escort agency like Longshou Escort Bureau is still not good enough.

While the newly built Lotus Building was opening its doors, Li Lianpeng was not idle either. Through the immature intelligence network compiled by several intelligence agencies, he learned a lot about the details of the forces that spread thousands of miles across Yangzhou.

For example, in Xinchuan, which is less than [-] miles away from Yangzhou City, the local Song family, which is like a local emperor, is on the list of Jianghu forces that Li Lianpeng knows.

But he didn't expect that the other party would actually reach into Yangzhou City, and under his nose, he would fight against a small escort agency that Lianhua Tower was trying to protect.

In fact, when the Lotus Building opened, the Dragon Guard Bureau came into the sight of Li Lianpeng and others.

The role of the escort agency is very important. In this ancient world where carriages and horses were very slow, in addition to special methods such as flying pigeons or beacon fire, most of the news was transmitted by escorts or merchants in various cities. Team to complete.

Although most of the Lianhua Tower's intelligence network relied on the various strongholds of the Su family of Tianji Hall's Golden Yuan Alliance to transmit information, there were always deficiencies or omissions.

The small piece of paper tied to the pigeon's leg obviously cannot achieve much effect. If the information is to be detailed, the number of written words must not be too few.

In this way, the power of the escort agency or caravan is used to help deliver it.

Moreover, it must be reliable.

Otherwise, if this information is leaked, it will become worthless.

This Dragon Guard Bureau is neither big nor small, with just enough bodyguards and just enough bodyguards to be used when trouble comes.

What is needed is just to help him get through the ordinary difficulties of being "cursed".

"Don't worry, as long as Mr. Liu is willing to spend a little money, our Lotus Building will naturally help you solve this trouble."

After thinking for a long time, Li Lianpeng just smiled and promised.

The trouble with the Long Guard Bureau can be easily solved, just let A Fei put on a mask and go to Xinchuan.

Catch the person in charge of the Song family, give him a severe beating, threaten him, and use some unscrupulous tricks, and the other person will naturally live in peace.

Of course, the people from the Baichuan Academy and the Supervision Department stationed in Xinchuan must also be used, otherwise the other party will definitely not give up and may come back with greater force in revenge.

Having already made up his mind, Li Lianpeng winked at Su Xiaoyong, who was still drinking.

Su Xiaoyong understood and took the lead to say goodbye.

As for Li Lianpeng's safety... there is no need to worry at all, this guy is a ghost, and he will rarely get really drunk except in front of his own people.

After watching Su Xiaoyong leave, Li Lianpeng picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it. He looked at Long He beside him with a smile and said, "I wonder if Master Long Er has any plans to recruit disciples?"

"Accept apprentices?"

Long He was slightly startled.

Didn't you just say that you were helping me, the Dragon Guard Bureau, to solve the problem? Why did you suddenly talk about recruiting disciples?Li Lianpeng smiled and said, "I heard that Master Long Er has the best gun in the world. I happen to have a few young men with good bones in my house. I want them to learn the gun from you."

"..." Long He was silent for a moment and looked at his elder brother.

Liu Shoucai was about to ask how much money would be needed before Mr. Li would help them solve this problem. He was startled when he heard this, and then nodded to Long He.

It's just a marksmanship. The marksmanships used by the several escorts in the Long Guard Bureau who are good at using guns all have shadows of the Overlord Spear.

The Overlord Spear is not a method that cannot be passed down.

Long He whispered: "If Mr. Li can trust Long, he can send the young man from the house the next day, and Long will definitely teach him carefully."

Li Lianpeng was overjoyed when he heard this, "So, thank you so much, Brother Long."

This Overlord Spear is said to be very brave when used in the army to kill enemies. This kind of marksmanship is fierce and domineering. When riding on horseback, use this marksmanship to charge into the enemy's army. One by one, few can defeat them.

If you want to achieve great things, the army is naturally indispensable.

At this moment, he had to prepare for a rainy day and form a powerful elite cavalry in advance to charge into the battle and sweep away all the soldiers and generals in front of him.

Of course, Tianji Villa's Xianri Chariot must also be organized. Such a highly lethal siege weapon will directly disintegrate the enemy's morale no matter how strong it is with one shot.

The power of gunpowder in this world is also impressive, but very little of it is used in the military. Li Lianpeng decided to make good use of it.

After the establishment of the Lotus Building, Li Lianpeng asked Li Lianhua and Di Feisheng to go to the nearby slave market and buy more than a hundred boys and girls, all aged under 16 and over 12 years old.

Boys and girls of this age group have their own opinions, are less likely to get sick, and have the strongest learning ability, making them the easiest to train.

Besides, he is not the old master of Dijia Castle who is not a human son. He cannot train these children in the same way as locking people together to kill and raise poison.

He would teach them to read, read, and know right from wrong, so that they could live a normal life, and then let them learn martial arts, and gradually teach them some new concepts.

If things come true in the future, these people will be the reliable team members of the new dynasty. Whether they eventually become civil officials to govern the world, or military officers to protect the world, it all depends on their own wishes and what they are good at.

Of course, this cannot be accomplished overnight, it requires accumulation bit by bit.

As for those who were originally in the court, Li Lianpeng did not intend to use them.

The mark on the world cannot be erased so easily.

If he wants to be a rich man in the new world, he naturally needs to innovate.

Fortunately, this is a martial arts world, and personal force can also play a key role at critical moments.

For example, Li Lianhua, when he was able to block a hundred people with one blow, he killed everyone in the Golden Yuan Alliance except Di Feisheng, throwing away their helmets and armor and falling into the East China Sea to feed the fish.

Let him practice for a few more years in the future, and it shouldn't be difficult to stop a thousand with one.

Even if he accidentally loses it in the future, Li Lianhua, the best brother in the world, will help him take care of it.

At worst, it's no wonder.

It was already late at night when Li Lianpeng returned to his house.

Inside the Li Mansion in Lotus Lane, the lights are brightly lit.

Seeing Li Lianpeng coming back smelling of alcohol, Qingque, who had been waiting for him, hurriedly greeted him and was about to step forward to help his young master.

"Why did the young master drink so much wine?"

The girl frowned slightly and complained slightly, her tone full of worry.

Li Lianpeng smelled heavily of alcohol, but her eyes were as clear as ever. She smiled and waved her hand.

"I'm happy today, so I'll have a few more drinks with Master Liu and Master Long Er."

As he spoke, he seemed to think of something and said to Qingque:
"Qingque, remember to ask Ding Shisan not to go looking for Li Lianhua tomorrow. Let him go out of the city to Luo'an Villa. Call ten young men to go to the Long Guard Bureau to learn the gun from the second master Long He. Change every three days. As a group, we strive to learn Long He’s famous stunt, the Overlord Spear.”

The boys and girls bought one after another from the slave market are now placed in Luo'an Villa purchased outside Yangzhou City.

The Luo'an Villa was originally a residence where a wealthy local businessman in the city secretly kept a concubine. Later, the concubine was discovered and driven away by the owner's tough wife and daughter. They thought it was unlucky and sold it at a low price. She just happened to be bought up by a man who was buying up the residence. Hall Master He bought it back and gave it to Li Lianpeng for use.

Not to mention spending no money, more than ten acres of nearby fertile land were also given to Li Lianpeng.

The 'stock market plan' proposed by Li Lianpeng at the end of last year was really put forward by Hall Master He of Tianji Villa.

Now the president of the largest chamber of commerce in Yangzhou is already in the pocket of Hall Master He, a woman who is not inferior to men.

Except for a few local old-established families who did not participate, the other businessmen had their names listed on the "Yangzhou Securities" exchange founded by Hall Master He and became people in the same boat.

The strong woman who got her wish and joined the Yangzhou business community and became a leader in one fell swoop was grateful to Li Lianpeng who proposed this plan.

Coupled with the relationship between Li Lianpeng, Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing, they have already regarded him as one of their own.

A small villa outside the city is just a small amount of money compared to the investment power of tens of millions of taels in his hand.

"Yes, son."

Qingque responded with a yes, stepped forward to support Li Lianpeng, her cheeks turned red and she said:
"Let me serve you and take a bath..."

Hearing this, Li Lianpeng was so frightened that she quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no need."

Are you kidding me? He, Li Lianpeng, has not yet reached the point where he needs help from others!
He immediately broke away from the girl's hand, activated his internal energy, and dispersed the smell of alcohol from his body, and strode towards the house not far away.

"My master is very sleepy tonight. I have to go to bed early and just take a shower."

He has inner strength to protect his body. As long as he doesn't want to, no dust can fall on him.

Learn about the Zhenqi shock, don't be too convenient.

Of course, taking a proper bath sometimes is still very enjoyable.

But forget it for now, let the girl serve and bathe... He can't do such an animal thing!
Besides, Xiaoyong might not be asleep yet, so he might be watching somewhere!
Seeing her young master leaving in a panic, Qingque's pretty little face showed a look of loss, which she immediately hid.

As the housekeeper of the Li Mansion and the most loyal and reliable maid around the young master, Qing Que knew what she was doing.

The young master has reached the marriageable age and must have the needs that a man should have.She doesn't need the young master to give her any status, she just wants him to have a little experience between husband and wife after marrying Miss Su.

However, since the young master doesn’t want her, she naturally won’t force him...

(End of this chapter)