I became the Martial Saint of the Wasteland.

Chapter 24 Chapter 0024: Debt pressing and calculation
The sturdy iron bolt was removed.

Zhang Zhenyu opened the thick door of the martial arts hall.

At this moment, there were several rough-looking men in gray shirts and red strips of cloth tied around their necks standing outside the door.

The leader was a strong man with a sinister face and fierce eyes.

The loud yelling just now originated from him.

Seeing Zhang Zhenyu open the door obediently, he showed a sinister smile and walked over with his men eagerly.

"Hey, Master Zhang is finally willing to open the door."

"I must have raised enough money to pay off the debt in the past few days, right?"

He bit hard on the word "young master".

Not long ago, he was shouting "Zhang family's little bastard" while yelling.

The focus is on contrast between people in front and behind.

Of course, this itself is also a means of provocation.

In fact, they had been here a long time ago, but there were many martial arts masters from the Zhang family present before, so these guys were sensible and didn't cause trouble.

Until those martial artists left.

They took the opportunity to step forward and scream.

"Li Qiuhu, you are going too far."

"My father just asked you to borrow 680 taels of silver. Less than a year later, you want us brothers and sisters to repay more than 500 taels of silver?"

Zhang Zhenyu's brows were furrowed, and those deep forehead lines seemed like they could trap fleas.

When the bunt-player named Li Qiuhu heard what he said, he twitched the corners of his mouth and revealed a sarcastic smile.

"It's only right and proper to pay off debts."

"And I have the IOU in black and white."

"Here, it clearly says that the monthly interest is three cents, and it must be returned within three months. After the due date, the interest will double every three months..."

"It also has Master Zhang's signature and seal on it."

Li Qiuhu took out an IOU from his pocket, pointed to the red seal on it and said.

This method of calculating interest is very common in private lending.

Commonly known as profit rolling or donkey rolling.

The interest earned on the rollout will be included in the subsequent principal.

This means that the total amount owed has more than doubled after just ten months of borrowing time.

Seeing the IOU written in black and white, Zhang Zhenyu couldn't help but became speechless.

Even before his death, the philanthropic martial artist Zhang Da almost emptied his family fortune in order to "anti-foreign" and even owed foreign debts.

He probably didn't even expect that the Battle of Gukou would never come back.

Otherwise, with him as a great martial artist in charge of the Zhang Family Martial Arts School, even if he is in embarrassment, he will not be blocked by anyone asking for debts.

"what happened?"

"Master Zhang is speechless?"

"How about this? My sister is well-educated and pretty. She has reached the age of marriage."

"Our young gang leader happens to be marrying an equal wife."

"Why don't you let your sister marry my young gang leader? Zhang's martial arts school and the Red Shark Gang will have a marriage. This debt will naturally disappear."

Li Qiuhu then took advantage of the situation and revealed his true intention.

"The young gang leader's common wife?!"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhenyu became furious.

The Red Shark Gang was born out of the Foot Gang in Jinmen Port.

He started out as a porter, and later gradually became involved in smuggling, casinos, opium dens, underground banks and other businesses.

The sphere of influence expanded rapidly.

He often does sneaky things like bullying men and dominating women.

This gang is usually active near the port and rarely hangs out in the city streets where the martial arts gym is located.

And their young gang leader Zhang Zhenyu also heard about it.

That's a downright bad guy.

It can be said to be full of five poisons and full of evil deeds.

After the Battle of Gukou, the other party established a line with the English Donglu Trading Company and secured an import channel for Tianzhu tobacco.

The city is now dotted with opium dens.

He also has a share of "credit".

Marrying such a person is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

What's more, she married as an equal wife.

In Zhang Zhenyu's view, this is absolutely impossible.

"You guys are just wishful thinking!"

he retorted sharply.

The strange smile on Li Qiuhu's face suddenly became even bigger, as if he had already guessed that he would have such a reaction. "Then pay back the money."

This sentence once again made Zhang Zhenyu depressed.

He flicked his sleeves, turned around and jumped back into the house.

Not long after, a bulging money bag was taken out.

This was the portion of silver that Rosen had given them to control before leaving.

Currently, one tael of gold can be exchanged for about 400 taels on the black market.

Warriors in the Condensing Marrow Realm need to take in gold to temper their bodies.

Therefore, the demand for gold is huge.

No matter when, the gold on the market can be quickly cashed out.

The ring that Rosen gave him before, weighing about two cents, was eventually exchanged by Zhang Zhenyu on the black market for 600 taels of silver, plus two bundles of British "Queen's Banknotes."

Rosen took away about [-]%.

Except for the expense of ordering beef.

Zhang Zhenyu still has more than 200 taels of silver left in his hand, all of which are in this purse.

"Here are 230 seven taels of silver..."

He said with a bitter tone.

Before he could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Li Qiuhu.

"More than 200 taels?"

"This little bit of trouble will be wiped out within the next month."

This is true.

The so-called compound interest means that as long as it is not paid off once, it will never be repaid.

Li Qiuhu's words made Zhang Zhenning grit his teeth.

Then he took off the pendant around his neck and took out the round golden bean.

Judging from the size, it weighs only half a penny at most, and can only be worth one or two hundred taels of silver.

"Hey, you have a lot of money!"

"And gold!"

Li Qiuhu made a fuss and shouted.

He has a lot of experience in forcing debts.

Knows how to push people into the most embarrassing and desperate situations.

Just when Zhang Zhenyu was feeling a little flustered.

The sudden clear voice awakened his thoughts.

"elder brother…"

He quickly turned his head and saw Zhang Yuening with red eyes.

"Promise them."

"This way, at least you can still have a good life."

Zhang Yuening twirled his hands, his expression revealing a hint of determination.

She planned to use herself as a bargaining chip in exchange for her brother's peace.

Without their father's protection, the brother and sister were like duckweeds in the wind.

It is very difficult to maintain decency.

It's like driving a broken ship with leaks everywhere. It may capsize at any time under the waves of troubled times.

"Hey, Zhang Jiannizi is still enlightened."

"Marry the young gang leader and you will have no worries about food and drink."

"If anything happens at the Zhang Family Martial Arts School from now on, our Red Shark Gang will take care of it!"

Li Qiuhu continued.

This made Zhang Yuening firm up his thoughts and couldn't help but move forward.

Just as he was about to walk down the steps, Zhang Zhenyu grabbed his arm.

Seeing the differences in the situation, Li Qiuhu decided to make a move.

The muscles in his legs bulged and he jumped up suddenly.

As long as Zhang Zhenyu is captured and Zhang Yuening, who is wavering, is taken away, today's good deed will be accomplished.

He is also a warrior in the Yijin realm, and all his kung fu is in his legs.

He jumped up to a height of more than two feet.

His body was like a harrier's swinging legs, and the shins of his legs were whipped towards Zhang Zhenyu with the strong wind.

If this kick was a real one, it would definitely result in broken bones and tendons.

The situation became tense in an instant.

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(End of this chapter)