I am the carpenter king

Ershijiazi Town is located fifteen miles away from Zhangjiakou. It was originally a small mountain village. Since the Ming Dynasty started to trade with grasslands, it has become more and more prosperous.

The Zhangjiakou government is in charge of it very strictly, so most of the transactions are formal transactions, and transactions such as smuggling are rare.This situation has become more and more obvious since the Longchang Company took charge of Zhangjiakou's trade.Under such circumstances, this town outside Zhangjiakou became more and more important and prosperous.

Businessmen in Zhangjiakou know that if they want to buy prohibited items, the first choice is Ershijiazi Town.This situation is getting worse and worse, which makes Ershijiazi Town more and more chaotic.All kinds of people gather here every day, bustling and chaotic.

Walking on the streets of Ershijiazi Town, you can see people dressed in foreign costumes everywhere, including Mongols, Jurchens, and even Japanese.There are men loitering all over the street, these people are very messy in clothes, but everyone will hide away when they see these people, because these are the local snakes here.

Although Shijiazi Town is not big, it is controlled by four underground forces. If you want to do business here, the first thing you need to do is to find someone to protect you.Pay your own protection fee, this is called worshiping the dock.

In the middle of the town, there is the biggest gambling house, named Jian's Casino.The huge flag at the door, the huge gambling character on it can be seen from a long distance, and there are vicious big men standing at the door, each with a huge simple character on their chest.

These people don't seem to think it's a shame to wear a word on their chests, but rather a triumphant look.There was no contempt in the eyes of those who walked here, but deep fear.

Everyone here knows that this Jian's gambling house, the surrounding Jian's restaurant, and the Yingkelou j yard on one side all belong to one person, and this person is Jian Hu, one of the four bosses.

The Jian family here has a deep foundation and a large number of people. It can be said that it is the most powerful of the four, and it controls the best area.Although the other three families always had conflicts, they never dared to challenge the authority of the Jian family.Fortunately, the Jian family never interfered with the affairs of these families, and seemed not to want to fight with these people. [

One street away from Jian's gambling house, there is a Liu's restaurant. This is the restaurant opened by another leader, known as Liu Wuye.Although Liu Wuye's power is not as powerful as Jian's family, there are hundreds of brothers under him, most of whom are desperadoes who kill without batting an eyelid.

Every day at noon, Liu Wuye would come to his restaurant for dinner, which was an unshakeable rule.Businessmen also know that if they want to pay a visit to the pier, they should do so at this time, and Fifth Lord Liu will not see you during the rest of the time.

At noon that day, Wuye Liu came to his restaurant as usual, followed by the Four King Kongs, who were the four most capable brothers under his command.Each of them has knotted muscles and a fierce look on their faces.

He walked up to the second floor with a smile, came to the private room that he cooks every day, and said to the shopkeeper on the side: "Old Zhou, I heard that you have found another cook? You can cook good dishes today. Let him show his skills today. If It's really good, fifth master has a big reward!"

"Don't worry, fifth master. I'll give you an order now, let the people below take good care of you. Fifth master, please come in. There's a new singer here, and the younger one will greet fifth master." The person in charge bowed his waist. , with a flattering smile on his face, he opened the door of the private room and made a gesture of invitation.

Looking at the attentive shopkeeper, Liu Wuye shook the folding fan in his hand and said with an elegant look, "Listening to ditty songs, reciting poems and having fun, this is also a great joy in life!"

A few people on the side quickly flattered, as if it was a pity that Liu Wuye didn't go to the No. [-] Scholar Examination. Liu Wuye looked humble, but no matter how he looked, he looked proud.

When Wuye Liu looked up to the sky and laughed, he thought of a voice in the lobby on the second floor. Although it was not loud, it was heard clearly in everyone's ears.He only heard the man sneer with disdain, and said with a strong sarcasm in his tone: "A group of clowns, vulgar ones, are here to bark at themselves, they really don't know the heights of the sky and the earth."

The entire second floor suddenly fell silent, no one spoke, no one even made a sound of panting, and everyone had a dazed expression.Everyone turned their heads and looked in the direction of the sound.

I saw four people sitting on a table at the seat of the chair, one of them was an old man, the other two were middle-aged people, and the other was a white-faced son.At this moment, the white-faced young man was looking at Fifth Master Liu with a strong mockery on his face, obviously he was the one who said what he just said.

After a moment of silence, the upstairs became clamorous. A dozen people rushed out from nowhere, all glaring at the young man, but no one stepped forward, as if they were waiting for Master Liu to speak.

His face changed a few times, Liu Wuye cupped his hands towards the people upstairs, and said with a smile: "Everyone, there are some private matters here today that need to be settled, and please give Wuye some face, everyone please! Today's All the expenses are on my fifth master's head, next time I come, I will invite everyone to drink!"

When everyone heard Liu Wuye's words, they all smiled and hugged Liu Wuye and left. Liu Wuye is still very particular about business, which is why his business here is so good.

When everyone left, Fifth Master Liu's face darkened, and he narrowed his eyes when he looked at the people left behind.At this time, there were still three tables with a total of twelve people, obviously these people were all in the same group.

He clasped his fists at everyone, and Liu Wu said with a smile: "Everyone, Mr. Gao Shui, I don't know what offended Liu Wu? You can say that although Liu Wu is not a hero, he is still number one here. !” [

"If you really speak quickly, since Fifth Master Liu is so forthright, we won't hide it. This time, we came here because of his ability and wanted him to do something for us. Don't worry, Fifth Master. Money is indispensable to Lord Wu!" The young gentleman was about to speak when a middle-aged man on the side already spoke first.

Gently shaking the folding fan in his hand, Liu Wuye raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile on his face: "Everyone's words are so light. Although I, Liu Wu, am not a hero in this three-acre land, I still have some names. You guys have lost face to Liu Wu today, and you still want Liu Wu to help you? Although silver is a good thing, but Wu Ye is not short of it!" Speaking of this, Liu Wu Ye combined the folding fan in his hand and said loudly Said: "Give me a lesson, teach these ignorant things!"

The middle-aged man who spoke just now shook his head and smiled, then glanced at the old man beside him, and then winked at the people on the other two tables.

The two groups quickly fought together, but the four King Kongs behind Wuye Liu did not move, nor did the four people on the table.

But as soon as they fought, the screams became one after another, and several of Liu Wuye fell down.No one gave too long a reaction time, and a dozen people were already lying on the ground humming!

Looking at the eight people standing in a row opposite, Liu Wuye shrank his eyes. Although these dozen or so people are not elites, ordinary people can't deal with them.It was just a face-to-face meeting, and they were defeated by eight opponents. It seems that these eight opponents are not easy!

Glancing at the four King Kongs beside him, Liu Wuye waved the folding fan again, and said loudly: "Go up, if you don't teach them a lesson today, how can I, Liu Wuye, mess around on the ground!"

The Four King Kong didn't say a word, they strode forward a few steps, rushed towards the eight people, and fought together again.It seemed to be very strenuous this time, it took about half a cup of tea to finish the fight, and the four King Kongs were also lying on the ground humming, and one of them even passed out.

Seeing this scene, Fifth Master Liu's face was terribly seyn, and he said in a low voice: "Since you are so powerful, why bother to trouble Liu? I think you don't like Liu's property, right? What's the matter? Speak straight!"

A middle-aged man stood up among the four sitting, smiled and bowed his hands to Master Liu, and said, "Master Liu, this is not a place to talk, let's go to the private room!"

Nodding his head slowly, Fifth Master Liu turned and walked towards the private room, the middle-aged man also followed behind with a smile.

When the two left, the young man on one side frowned slightly, looked at the old man beside him and said, "Father, why do you want to find this Liu Wuye? How can there be such a person in the great cause of the Holy Church?"

"The prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Baice, once said to Tang Taizong that any minister who has been appointed does not need to consider his character, and he can use it if he has a skill. However, a minister who governs the world must have both moral character and morality. You must learn to be flexible!" The old man stroked himself. beard, looked at the young man with a smile, and said.

I don't know if I understood, the young son also nodded, but didn't say anything!

They are discussing here, and in the back house of Jian's gambling house not far away, Jian Hu, who is superior to others, is standing there with lowered eyebrows.With a body full of knotted muscles and a belt around his waist, the attire on his body looks like that of a martial arts practitioner.

A scar on his face made Jian Hu look very intimidating. He was carrying a knife behind his back, but it was hidden in the sheath and could not be seen.

I saw Jian Hu gave a salute to the person sitting there, and said respectfully: "If there is anything that needs to be done, just let the uncle give orders. Jian Hu will definitely go there as soon as possible. I don't know if there is anything to trouble the uncle? Is it one of his subordinates?" Someone messed with uncle?"

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Jian Jiang frowned slightly, looked at his nephew and said, "Jian Hu, you are not too young, you think about wielding knives and guns all day long, how decent you are! Big brother is only a son like you , you have to give the elder brother a family reception, don't make uncle feel bad every time!"

"Nephew knows!" Jian Hu stood aside respectfully, and said with a low eyebrow.