I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1036 Visit
Seeing that Li Tian was unwilling to speak, Sun Ruowei had no choice.

It's not that she hasn't asked Zhang Qinghuan before, but Zhang Qinghuan has always kept silent, always telling her to let her ask herself, but now that she asks, she still gets such ambiguous answers, she is almost numb.

"Hmph, I don't want to know if I don't talk about falling down!"

The few people who knew the truth all looked at each other and smiled, very tacit understanding, and did not continue to discuss this topic.

So a group of five people quickly embarked on the path to the dealer.

Whether it is big or small, Cangzhou has a permanent population of about 30 to 60, and if the surrounding population is included, it can reach about [-] to [-].

In fact, this population has far exceeded the size of a county.

In detail, at this time Cangzhou still governed the three counties of Qingyun, Nanpi, and Yanshan, each of which had its own county magistrate.

It's just because these places are too close together, and Cangzhou City is the largest city nearby.

Therefore, the common people took this independent county as their hometown as a matter of course.

People in these counties almost all call themselves Cangzhou people.

In fact, in history, it is very common to say that this vague concept of region regards a nearby representative place as a sign of one's hometown.

For example, Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was actually divided into Chang'an County and Wannian County according to the left and right.

It's just that because Chang'an's name is too famous, when everyone speaks to the outside world, they will unconsciously say that they are from Chang'an, and few people say that they are from Wannian County.

Unless a very detailed address is needed, otherwise no one would want to continue to get to the bottom of this situation when they already know the general situation.

This is also the case in Cangzhou. A special county with tens of 10 people, far exceeding the scale, just appeared.

Although the destination of Li Tian and others' trip is not far from Cangzhou City, if it is divided according to the real region, it is actually under the jurisdiction of other counties.

From a long distance, a manor, at least covering an area of ​​tens of acres, appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as he saw the neatly built archway in front of the manor, Li Tian couldn't help admiring,
"Unexpectedly, the leader of a Jianghu gang can afford such a huge family business.

It seems that these gangsters are quite profitable! "

Among them, only Sun Ruowei has a bit of experience in the world, and everyone else is half-baked.

Seeing that everyone is silent.

Sun Ruowei became interested, and said with a sense of pride from nowhere,

"Of course.

A big gang with nearly 500 members and subordinates leading more than a dozen affiliated gangs.

It is still relying on the Cangzhou Wharf, which is very profitable.

Even if the salaries of all the gang members are taken away, it is not difficult to have one hundred and eighty thousand taels left throughout the year.

Otherwise, he would be exhausted, working hard for a year and not earning as much as an ordinary restaurant. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to be the head of the hall. "

Sun Ruowei's analysis is not wrong.

You must know that Songhetang not only manages a dozen affiliated gangs, but also manages several streets near the wharf and hundreds of merchants.

Under their protection, these merchants are protected from outsiders and ordinary hooligans. It is also very common to give Songhetang a protection fee every year.

Even if a store has dozens of taels a year, it will earn tens of thousands of taels in one year.

In addition, the gang with hundreds of people has no property of its own.

These incomes are added to those gray incomes that have a bit of gray industry meaning, such as lending and gambling houses, which Jianghu gangs like to do very much.

It is actually very common for a gang of several hundred people to earn an income of 20 million silver a year.

Cangzhou is not a poor place, as it is backed by canals and docks, so they have more ways to make money.

And this old man Zhuang, who has been working as the head of Songhe Hall for more than ten years, should have no problem with his own abilities. It seems that it is not too difficult to accumulate a family business worth several 10 taels in more than ten years. thing.

Several people arrived in front of the dealer's gate, and Jiang Bao stepped forward to deliver greeting cards.

The doorkeeper just casually glanced at the name on the greeting card, seeing that he had never seen or heard of it.

He just threw the greeting post back.

"My master is busy entertaining guests, so he doesn't have time to talk to you country bumpkins!"

The servants were all so arrogant, which immediately made Sun Ruowei angry, and just wanted to go up to teach this low-minded guy a lesson, but was stopped by Li Tian.

He whispered,
"This old man Zhuang can be regarded as a highly respected figure in the local area, and it is indispensable to appoint people who come here every day and want to use his connections to do things.

We didn't prepare anything here, we went directly to the door, and it's normal to be rejected.

Let's not worry, wait a moment. "

Said, nodded to Jiang Bao,

Jiang Bao understood, smiled and stretched his hand into his cuff, took out an ingot, handed it to the servant just now with a smile, and said,
"Little brother, we do have important matters to see your master, so I ask little brother to inform you!
If your master really doesn't have time, you can write a letter for us to your master. "

As he spoke, he handed another letter to the servant.

When the servant saw Yuan Bao, his attitude changed a lot.

"Then you wait here, I'll ask my master, but I can't guarantee whether the master has time to see you!"

"It's okay, it's okay, little brother, just need to help deliver the letter!"

Before Li Tian and others came, they had already thought of the possibility that they might be turned away.

The content of their letter to the old man Zhuang is actually very simple.

When he came up, he called the roll call. He estimated that his life would be lost soon, and why he said this.

In this way, regardless of whether the old man Zhuang is a man or a ghost, he will be somewhat curious.

As long as he wants to see Li Tian and others, then everything is easy to talk about.

To put it simply.

If old man Zhuang was forced to step down from the position of hall master helplessly, then this letter from Li Tian and others is probably his last straw.

If the old man Zhuang and the new hall master were of the same breed, then Li Tian and the others would never let him go, and it wouldn't be wrong to say that his life was lost.

Sure enough, it was the same as Li Tian's judgment. Not long after, the servant who sent his heart ran out in a hurry, and said respectfully,

"Our master invites some of you to go in for a detailed discussion, and please invite some of you inside!"

The completely different attitudes before and after have made Li Tian and others roughly understand the situation of old man Zhuang at this time, and they are more confident about this trip.

(End of this chapter)