Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2640 Situation in Xiaoyao Market ([-])

"Li Guangyuan has become a god, and the Eight Immortals Association has become powerful in this area, and it is in full swing." The man who spoke casually threw the fishhook into the river, "What should we do next?"

The man who was asked was wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat. He looked like a fisherman on the river, and he was Taoist Mushi.

I saw him squinting his eyes, looking at the floating boat in the river, and let out a chuckle.

"Next, it's natural to see Li Guangyuan singing a big show."

The person who asked the question was Gou Xunli, whose pseudonym was Monk Walrus.He was ordered to go to Lijiawei to fan the flames and let the Eight Immortals take Lijiawei. Now that the task has been completed, although he is deeply respected in Lijiawei, he is very puzzled by the arrangement of Taoist Mu Shi.Aren't you afraid that Xue Tu will be jealous if you open your eyes for the Eight Immortals with such great fanfare?After all, the Eight Immortals Society is just a small society, and it is only a small role in the "Anti-Kun League".

Although praising the Eight Immortals would have the intention of restricting the Xue Tu branch of the Heavenly Dao League, but now that the enemy is present, the Kun Thieves are cunning and cruel, and it is somewhat inappropriate to rush into this divide-and-conquer strategy.

If you don't understand it, you can't understand it. The Taoist Mushi in front of you is in control of the overall situation.He is Shi Weng's agent, who has haunted Guangdong and Guangxi in the past few years, and has escaped from the hands of the Kun thief factory guards many times.He is not only "alive", but also calmly lays out the gangsters' nets, linking up all kinds of forces, and making the anti-kun forces operate in full swing. Needless to say, "Shi Weng" helped with great help, but without this person's running around, it would have been impossible to create the current situation.

He probably has some intentions in making such an arrangement now.But this unfathomable inscrutability made Gou Xunli often thorn in his back.In the hands of such an expert, he is a pawn that can be discarded at any time...

He hesitated whether to continue asking, but Taoist Mu Shi took the initiative to continue: "The louder the Li family's surroundings, the better. It just happens to attract them to Panyu and Dongguan. They have no time to take care of Nanhai and Sanshui. It's time to do something big."

Gou Xunli didn't dare to ask what the big deal was, but continued to look at Piaozi.After pondering for a while, he asked:
"What else is there to do in Lijiawei?"

Taoist Mushi didn't answer him right away, he just picked up the fishing rod, reloaded the bait on the empty hook and threw it back into the water, then said in a low voice:

"You still have a few things to do in Lijiawei..."

Because Xiaoyao Market is a water and land hub, a commercial channel.A lot of Octopath Travelers gathered.Among them, the Hakka people, one of the three major communities in Guangdong, are naturally indispensable.

Unlike other places where the majority of Cantonese people live, Xiaoyaoxu is a small world of Hakka people.On the southwest corner of Xiaoyao Market, there are several square earth-enclosed buildings named "Si Dian Jin".The outer walls of the two-story horizontal house are built with rammed earth, with no windows on the first floor and small windows on the second floor.At both ends of the horizontal house, there are mountain-style square buildings higher than the horizontal house, with perforations and lookout ports on the top, and bows and crossbows inside.There are several earth-enclosed buildings of this kind in the surrounding area in order, which can not only fortify themselves, but also support each other, protecting residents from bandits and water bandits for many times.It’s just that the living conditions of the earth-enclosed buildings are very inconvenient. The rich people built other villas near the earthen buildings early on, and later some new ones moved to build various huts on the outer edge, forming an earthen building. A settlement centered around a building.

After the population accumulated, the Hakka gentry here saw that the local water and land transportation was convenient, so they set up ruins here.A dirt road leads directly to the ferry and wharf by the river, and several branch roads are branched off. There are various shops on both sides of the road, which is very lively.

Recently, a barracks for the bandits was newly erected near the wharf, and the punctual sound of bugles every day added a sense of murder to Xiaoyaoxu.

Since the establishment of this barracks, every few days, a fleet of Australians came to anchor at Xiaoyaoxu to unload a lot of cargo.According to the day-to-day laborers who carried it, most of the materials that were moved were wood, gray sand and other building materials.Probably the Australians want to build a big house here.

Just after midnight, the streets were not as lively as in the past, and even the usual job hunters who gathered at snack shops, tea stalls and other jobs were a little less.The only thing that is still as usual is the beggar flower with hanging quail and knots, wandering in front of various businesses for a day's food, singing various happy songs, begging for rewards.

"Baoyu Dianpu is so majestic~ Really majestic, Qingshan Dajiang cheers~ Let's cheer. The house is full of gold and silver, the God of Wealth is coming~ The God of Wealth is coming, the gate of Pixiu..."

"Stop singing, stop singing, the shopkeeper has business to do, let's change the door." The young business student who was cleaning the table case came out when he heard the lotus falling.Pawnshop operators are most particular about their tongues. Since there are people singing happy songs at the door, it is inconvenient to push them away, so they take out a ticket and throw it into the beggar's broken pottery bowl.

The beggar said with a smile: "Now that the paper notes have been changed, and there is no sound of copper coins being put into the bowl, I have no energy to sing this song."

The man laughed and said, "You still want coppers! Even silver is made into paper these days; not to mention ingots, there are not even a few silver dollars! This is really rare in the world of Song Dynasty, and I talk about my own money every day. How rich the world is, making money into paper money!"

The "head counter" next to him glared at him, and reprimanded: "You are full! Talk about such useless nonsense, hurry up and clean up. The shopkeeper and the owner will be out soon."

The beggar saw that the waiter had no intention of giving any more, so he went to the next house.

"I think it's a good job for him to make a living." The four cabinets next to him laughed. "One person is full, and the whole family is not hungry, and he doesn't have to work hard. He really wouldn't change it for an emperor."

"What do you know?" The second cabinet snorted, "They have rules when they are beggars, and there are big bones on them. If you get money, you have to respect the big bones first. If you don't have money to be filial, you can beat them lightly and directly. Drive you out. At that time, there will be no place to beg for food!"

"They won't be able to do this business for long," said the head counter. "As soon as the Australians arrived in Guangzhou, they took over Huazi's old nest, and all the big bones were beheaded! All Huazi were exiled to Taiwan to farm. Even in the local area, the Hanako in the county town have also been taken away. That is to say, in the countryside, there is still a place for them to stay."

"Once the Australian comes, I'm afraid they won't be able to stay any longer."

"Without the harassment from these people, the master has also saved a lot of expenses. Don't underestimate the money, it's really a lot!"

"Then why does the master still dislike Australians all day long?" Sigui asked curiously.

"Who knows? Master thinks a lot, thinks deeply, we don't understand..."

"Why don't you like it? It's not because of Master Fan..." The second cabinet pretended to be deep.

This "Master Fan" is the owner of the Xiaoyao Market, and the place name of the Xiaoyao Market is also derived from him.Master Fan's name is Fan Xiao, so he named the market on his land Xiaoyao Market.The tulou in the southwest corner of Xiaoyaoxu belongs to his family.Although Li Guangyuan is a "dominant snake" in the local area, this Master Fan sits and guards the Xiaoyao Market and makes a lot of money every day.Deep pockets.The key is that his family still has fame and fame, and they are "gentry" in the county. Although they do not have as many lands as the Li family, they are enough to compete with Master Li in the local court.Although the two families are polite on the surface, they always secretly intrigue when encountering things.

The arrival of the Australians has added some variables to the "two strong" situation.It was the first time for an Australian to pass by Xiaoyao Market, and the market was full of turmoil. Even though Mr. Fan's family came forward to support him, all the shops were closed for two days.Afterwards, the Australians issued the Anmin notice, and the shops on the market selected liaison officers to negotiate a reasonable burden with the Australians. Only then did the storekeepers come back and open under the guise.

However, the Australians didn't stay in Xiaoyao Market for a long time, and left within three to five days.Although I passed by from time to time, I never stayed here for a long time.Gradually, everyone also more or less forgot their existence, but heard that Master Fan served as the "master card" of Xiaoyao Market.In private, he is the owner of the market, and officially, he is the armor of the Australians.Still, Li Guangyuan, a rich man from the countryside, was severely suppressed.

Later, the Australians promoted the new currency locally.Recruit local shops to accept it, and order all shops to accept it, and no disobedience is allowed.There is nothing wrong with exchanging silver for silver cakes, although the weight is a bit of a disadvantage, but the Australian silver cakes are of good quality and delicate in appearance, and they will definitely not suffer a loss when they are accepted and used.But this "silver dollar certificate" can make the old money murmur.

In the first-class shop in Xiaoyao Market, Li Guangyuan's Baoyu was originally one of the acceptance companies.Li Guangyuan resolutely resigned when he heard that the silver dollar certificates were to be accepted.Afterwards, it was greatly ignored by the Australians, and they even set up a chamber of commerce in the market. As one of the largest firms, Bao Yu was just an ordinary "member company" and didn't even have a "director".This also made Li Guangyuan brood.

He was desperate to join the "anti-gone cause", and the stimulation given to him by these sporadic things was also a reason.

The guys were chatting their teeth, the shopkeeper sent a few people from the backyard to the door, and asked the four-cabinet guy to lead them towards the pier.Among these few people, Luo Heying and Li Guangfa were the first ones. They arrived at Xiaoyaoxu yesterday, and quietly moved into the backyard of Baoyu Pawnshop, Li's shop on Xiaoyaoxu.

Early this morning, I set off to find out the reality of the Kun Bandit near the Kun Bandit barracks by the river, and then went to see the location of the new store by the way.

Sigui had just been promoted from an apprentice not long ago, and when he saw the master bringing distinguished guests, he was very hospitable.The salaries of the folks in the classical industry are the most lucrative, but they are not competent for ordinary people.Those who can become full-time apprentices and become full-time employees are not only proficient in business, but also extraordinary in human relationships.

Asked if there was anything new about Australians in the market recently, the guy said: "Building roads and building houses is nothing new, but it's a new kind of money."

Li Guangyuan stopped abruptly, and asked in surprise, "New money?"

"Yes, new money." Seeing the master's serious expression, the clerk didn't dare to take it lightly. He thought for a while and said, "This money was only used this Monday, and there is not much in the market right now. To my master..."

(End of this chapter)