late Qing Dynasty arrest

Ma Dequan said three sentences, and left wisely. Being poor is to be looked down upon. Since the elder brother Yao Cuo didn't respond, he just said to see.Since he opened his mouth, if Li Guolou said a few more words, elder brother Yao Cuo would not object to him reporting to Team C.A person like him has been thrown into the cold palace by his elder brother Yao Cuo. He has no money and will not flatter him. If someone is willing to take him in, why should elder brother Yao Cuo not do it.Ma Dequan filled his stomach with high-quality tea, wiped his mouth, and got out of the way.

Li Guolou didn't wait for his eldest brother Yao Cuo to ask, first explained Wei Wenshao's murder case in detail, and all the stolen goods were recovered.

Yao Cuo stroked his beard and squinted his eyes, listening as if he was listening to a book, but his expression didn't reveal what he was thinking.Although Yao Yong didn't go to the Yamen to report for duty, he was very interested in the murder case, so he sat in the seat opposite Li Guolou and listened. There were not many people in the teahouse with a dozen tables.A few tables away from their neighbors, can't you hear what Li Guolou is saying?

Yao made a mistake and said, "Little Lizi, you are a lucky person. You are so lucky. I just don't have such good luck as you, and I still sit in this seat until now."

Li Guolou lowered his voice three times: "Brother, don't say that, younger brother knows how to behave. In Ai Hai's transcript, the person who interrogated the case is your name, and you have already handed it in. Big brother, you won't blame me for making my own decisions." .”

Yao Cuo glanced at Li Guolou with squinted eyes, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face. This kind of thing depends on comprehension, and as the eldest brother, he can't say it out loud.Ai Hai is quite sensible, teaching the newcomer Li Guolou how to behave.

Yao Cuo asked, "How much did Ai Hai pay for Second Mistress?"

Li Guolou replied: "Ai Hai followed the old rules, just took some hard-earned money, he didn't dare to take the two silver ingots. He said that if Master Wu knew, he would spit out four silver ingots. I will share one of them." Two pieces of silver, Ai Hai said don't hand it in, this is the rule."

Yao Cuo said with emotion: "Since the rules are set, they cannot be changed. We will lose a little bit, so that there will be no future troubles. Even if it is an unjust, false or wrongly decided case, there are people above. So much pressure."

Li Guolou asked with a playful smile: "Brother, I want to ask how much of our front-line people can get in such a case?"

Yao Cuo glanced at him and said, "Little Li, don't be greedy. Usually, [-]% will be allocated. If the case is fatter, there will be a reward. This is the case with a big family and a big business. Like me, I seem to have a lot of income. Only those who really fall into the pocket [-] to [-] percent, when luck is bad, we have to pay it backwards. Now the people above are also tightening their belts, and we have to share the worries for the master."

Li Guolou sighed: "No wonder big brother, you still live in this kind of house, and you still have to do some small business. My sister-in-law has to work both inside and outside, it's too hard. As long as you trust me, big brother, I will help you in the future. The business of planting teahouses is really not on the table.”

Yao Cuo smiled and said: "I didn't see it, you are all-rounder. My sister-in-law wants to open a teahouse just to make fun of it. People come in and out to see it. You are happy. In fact, you can also see how much money you can make. The real rich people have high walls and no sound, and outsiders can't see the inside. Open the door to make money like me, just take the line, say it's an official, but in fact, it's an official, even a master is over my head Go up. The land is getting smaller and smaller, and it’s hard to carve it out.”

Li Guolou lowered his voice and said, "Brother, on the way, Ma Dequan told me something about our territory. I think it's because the people from our gang have been used up, making them think that we can't do without them. Dare to ride on our necks to shit and piss. I think we have to find another way so that we can get all the territory back."

Yao Cuo was taken aback, and stared at Li Guolou, not daring to underestimate Li Guolou in his heart, as he saw the fatal spot in the yamen as soon as he entered the yamen.Gangs are a double-edged sword, which is already difficult to hold in the hand. People are getting more and more leisurely, but their money is getting thinner and thinner.The deficit is getting bigger and bigger, and the reliance on the Green Gang is getting bigger and bigger.Originally, I saw Han Dongchun, the boss of the Green Gang, calling him a brother, but now looking for Han Dongchun when I have something to do, it's like meeting a big brother, but he looks like a younger brother.

Yao Cuo couldn't sit still any longer, took Li Guolou's arm, and said, "Xiao Lizi, I'm having dinner at my house tonight. Now let's go inside and talk. It turns out that you are my Zhuge Liang. You still delivered it yourself. Haha Ha ha;;;;;;"

When Mrs. Gu saw Yao Cuo bringing a young man with foreign style into the courtyard, she thought that there was a big case and someone came to give gifts. After asking, she found out that it was her husband's subordinate.Seeing Yao Cuo's solemn introduction, it turned out that Li Guolou was from a family of officials with a background.Yao Gu's attitude was immediately humble, and immediately went to prepare for the evening banquet.

There are only two children in Yao Cuo's family, a seven-year-old boy and a two-year-old boy in the arms of an old mother. There are only six people in the family, including Yao Yong in the teahouse outside.

Li Guolou was generous, saying that he didn't bring a gift, so he directly stuffed Yao Gu with a banknote as a gift for the two children.He also praised Yao Gu for his unique vision, all the household items he bought were old antiques, and Yuan Ming's gadgets were too valuable.

Finally, Li Guolou added, "Sister-in-law, I have a large plate from the Northern Song Dynasty at home, and I don't know if it's worth it. Please tell me I'll bring that plate, it's just right on this shelf!"

Yao Cuo said suspiciously: "Xiao Lizi, you won't fool me with a fake product. Several of my brothers have done this, and I have seen through them all."

Li Guolou sighed: "Brother, you insist on exposing me, I can only tell the truth, it's worth 100 taels, you can figure it out."

Now Yao Gu laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, and wished he could recognize Li Guolou as his younger brother.Serving tea and handing towels very affectionately, after busying for a while, only Li Guolou and Yao Cuo were left in the living room.

Yao Cuo gave a wink, and Yao Gu closed the door of the living room before leaving, and the two wanted to talk about life plans.

Yao Cuo said: "Little Li, don't mind, it doesn't matter if you say it, let's figure it out, how can we save the current disadvantage, even if what you say is wrong, we can still discuss a set of perfect strategies."

Li Guolou said: "Brother, to be honest, there is no perfect plan. If there is one, it is a lie. Let yourself be more courageous. In fact, we are betting with the Qing Gang to see who will be soft first. There are several strategies, and it depends on the courage of the eldest brother." Where are you going?"

Yao Cuo agreed with Li Guolou's opening remarks in his heart. There is no perfect plan in the world. The Green Gang has a history of hundreds of years, and it is impossible to wipe it out.He is not qualified to say a perfect solution to something that even the emperor can't do.

Yao Cuo nodded, "Yes", and Li Guolou went on to say: "Brother, the first one is to take advantage of the fact that the ax gang hits the muzzle of the gun, we beat the dog in the water, and take advantage of the full-time case to drive the ax gang out of us first." I think the Green Gang will help. It seems that we have gained a lot of benefits, but it is actually the worst way."

Yao Cuo nodded and said: "I don't want to see the Green Gang become more powerful. This move is not advisable, and Mr. Bao will not agree to it."

Li Guolou said: "Brother, I'm just talking about one possibility, and I don't want you to implement this method. The second method is just like now, just wait for a few gangs to start fighting, and we will do nothing. Brother is still the same. Look, take a little money, don't feed and starve to death. Waiting for a few years is really not looking good, big brother, you can't keep your seat. There are powerful characters on stage, come and keep your hair and don't leave anyone, so you can have a bright future, The storyteller in the capital has a new joke. But all of this has nothing to do with the eldest brother, whether it is good or bad, the eldest brother can only plant flowers and grass in the yard."

Yao Cuo nodded and said: "It makes sense. I have already started to grow flowers and plants, and no one takes me seriously. Even old people dare to find me bad luck. You are right, you must change."

Li Guolou said: "Okay! Since you said you want to change, brother, I will say so. It is best to have a strong army, and brother has a full force of troops at his disposal, so that we will naturally control a larger territory. Brother is now empty , seems to be a ready-made profit, but without the filial piety of many people, the gain is not worth the loss. Do you think the Qing Gang is following the route of elite soldiers and strong generals? They are a large group of people who are dispatched to create momentum for themselves. A large group of people, I only need less than half of them, and I can wipe them all out. The Green Gang is actually a waste, only the people at the top don't know, they think they are as strong as before. We want to take back the territory first. It’s useless to treat the symptoms but not the root cause of the Qing Gang’s operation, and find other gangs for the operation.”

Yao Cuo sighed and said: "Xiao Lizi, I have thought about what you said, and I can't do anything. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Where can I find seventy people back, I can't afford it."

Li Guolou chuckled, and said: "Brother, you are worrying too much, I can say that you can raise two hundred brothers in the future, and your annual savings will not be hundreds of taels of silver, but thousands of taels of silver, or even tens of thousands of taels of silver. He leaned closer to Yao Cuo's ear and said, "Fortunately, Xiaocui from the mahjong parlor can get her too."

Yao Cuo jumped up and bowed: "My dear brother, you will be my third younger brother from now on, and Wu Defu will be my second younger brother. If only this brat had the guts of you, I would have given it up a long time ago. Fortunately, You came in time, I have not missed you in this life."

Li Guolou was actually thinking about himself, and wanted to be Yao Cuo's confidant, so he just talked nonsense and said whatever came to his mind.He didn't expect that his mouth was like a wild horse running wild, and he couldn't hold back what he said.