Nine out of ten households are empty, ten thousand people are begging for food!

"Magistrate Tian, ​​did you offend someone in Beijing?" Li An asked.

If Tian Qi hadn't offended the officials and gentlemen in the capital, it was because he deliberately concealed the disaster situation.

Hearing this, Tian Qi froze in place, as if he had thought of something.

After a long time, two lines of hot tears rolled down the corners of Tian Qi's eyes, "It seems that the people in Qingshui County can't wait for the imperial court's food relief!"

Li An looked at Tian Qi, and saw that he didn't seem to be acting.

"Forget it, it's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. As the king of Southern Border, I, Li An, don't rely on the imperial court for disaster relief!"

Li An waved his hand casually.

Tian Qi looked at Li An in disbelief, if he didn't rely on the court, who would he rely on?

"My lord, there is no more than half a grain of grain in the county government treasury, let alone a copper coin!"

Without money, how can this disaster be relieved?

"It's just money, it's simple." Li An smiled lightly, "I don't have anything else in my hands, only three thousand guards!"

Tian Qi froze in place, not understanding what Li An meant.

"Is there a gambling house in the county?"

Tian Qi: "???"

He sighed secretly, the prince was still discussing disaster relief with himself just a second ago, why did he get involved in the gambling house again?

Tian Qi didn't dare to question Li An, so he had to tell Li An the location of the gambling house.

Li An didn't talk nonsense, and left the county government office with three hundred guards.

……

At the entrance of the gambling house, two fierce and strong men guarded.

Li An and Liu Qing walked slowly.

"That's it."

After all, Li An took Liu Qing into the gambling house.

The casino was in full swing, and the excitement was no less than last night's Hongxingfang.

Seeing the huge amounts of silver taels on the gaming table, Li An burst into laughter.

"Two games." Li An looked at Liu Qing.

Liu Qing was speechless, didn't he come to do business today?

Before Liu Qing could remind him, Li An was already sitting at the gambling table.

Bet all the prostitution funds borrowed from Tian Qi on the gambling table, and shouted with the gamblers next to him: "Small, small, small!"

"Go, four, five, six!" Amidst the shouts of the dealer in the casino, the silver on Li An's table was picked up and taken away.

"Oh, lose everything in one blow."

Li An looked at Liu Qing: "Old Liu, do you have any money, I will play two more games."

"Master, do you think I can have money?" Liu Qing looked at Li An speechlessly.

Li An's house was ransacked, and their accompanying guards also suffered. How much money can they have?

"Why are you poorer than me?" Li An complained, and then he looked at Zhuang He: "Dude, lend me some silver."

In addition to gambling, casinos also lend usury. Seeing that Li An was dressed in luxury, a cashier came over with an abacus and an IOU.

"How much do you want to borrow, son?"

"100 taels!"

Hearing this, the cashier sized Li An up and down, 100 taels was not a small sum, he had to see if Li An could afford to pay it back.

The guy's eyes stayed on a jade pendant on Li An's waist, it was a good thing.

Seeing this, the accountant clerk immediately wrote an IOU to Li An. After the painting was postponed, 100 taels of silver were brought to Li An's desk.

Having money, Li An waved his hand again: "All in!"

Seeing that Li An made such a generous bet, the other gamblers thought that Li An had come prepared, and they all bet with Li An.

"Three four four, big!"

"Damn, lose everything again!" A gambler cursed and gave Li An a vicious look.

Li An still looked indifferent: "Lend me another 100 taels."

Not long after, there were ten more IOUs of 100 taels in front of Li An.

He already owed the casino 1000 taels of silver, and all of them were lost at the gambling table without exception.

Zhuang He looked at Li An with disdain, the dice were in his hand, and he could open whatever he wanted.

Ten gambles and nine cheats, want to win the casino money?Tender!

"Dude, borrow money!" Li An yelled again.

The cashier reappeared, this time with only an abacus and two vicious thugs.

"Young master, you are unlucky today, so don't continue playing."

Li An glanced at the two thugs, smiled lightly, and stood up.

Thugs blocked Li An's way.

"My lord, you can leave if you want to, just pay the bill first."

After that, he tapped the abacus in his hand: "Young master borrowed a total of 1000 taels of silver, and my interest is..."

Said a lot of nonsense.

"Then you need to pay 300 taels of interest before you can leave!"

Li An was happy, and in less than 10 minutes, the interest was rolled to 300 taels.

"I'll sell my daughter to you for ten taels of silver, only ten taels of silver." The man's almost crazy voice came over.

Looking along, a disheveled man dragged a young girl to kneel in front of the casino clerk.

This man is like a gambler who has lost his mind.

"Father, I beg you, don't betray me." The girl begged the man tearfully.

The man looked at the girl with red eyes: "Girl, if you believe in father, father will immediately make money and redeem you."

The man went up and pinched the girl's chin for a few glances. The girl's beauty was superb.

The man nodded in satisfaction, "Give him ten taels of silver."

"Thank you, thank you very much." The man kowtowed in gratitude.

After signing the contract of selling himself, the man rushed to the gambling table with the money.

Like Ang Li, the man bet all his money on the gambling table.

But unlike Li An's calmness and composure, the man was so nervous that he was sweating profusely, his eyes were red, and he shouted in a dazed way: "Big, big, big!"

"One one two, little one!" Accompanied by Zhuang He's yelling, the man's face turned pale in an instant, and he slumped on the ground.

Lost, lost all, his family property, house, field, wife, and now even the only daughter has lost to the gambling house.

The man's eyes were bloodshot, he looked back at his daughter, and rushed over: "Give me back my daughter!"

"If you dare to cause trouble in our gambling shop, you are courting death!" Several thugs surrounded him in an instant, and their fists and kicks fell on the man like raindrops.

The man was beaten to the point of bleeding, he breathed more air than breathed in, but he still stretched out his hand to the girl.

"Please don't beat my father, I beg you." The girl cried heart-rendingly, and wanted to rush over, but was grabbed by several strong men.

I thought the man still had the last trace of conscience, but when he opened his mouth, Li An's face completely sank.

"Give back your daughter to me, and I'll send her to Hongxingfang. She's so pretty and can sell for dozens of taels! I can make money, you believe me, I can really make money!"

Chapter 4

Hearing this, the girl froze in place, her eyes full of disbelief.

He put his palm on his heart, but he couldn't restrain the colic in his heart.

Despair, endless despair.

The cashier seemed to be familiar with this matter, regardless of the man who was about to be beaten to death, he looked at Li An coldly.

"See, if you don't pay the interest of 300 taels today, you will be the next person lying on the ground,"

"Give you money?" Li An smiled: "Isn't all the money here is mine? Why should I give you money? You are not my son."

The cashier was taken aback by Li An's words, and immediately sullenly shouted: "Boy, you are courting death!"

After the words fell, several thugs rushed over with sticks, surrounding Li An and Liu Qing.

Li An looked indifferent, Liu Qing punched out directly, and a strong man in front of him was thrown upside down, directly crushing the gambling table.

The money on the gaming table was scattered all over the place, and these gamblers ran away without fear.

It turned out to be like a vicious dog rushing for food, frantically trying to snatch the silver taels on the ground, and many people even fought for it.

Mostly useless.

Seeing Liu Qing's skill, the other thugs did not dare to underestimate him, and surrounded Liu Qing vigilantly.

"Go!" With an order, people from all directions rushed towards Liu Qing.

With one punch and one kick, Liu Qing landed on the thugs solidly, and in an instant, all the thugs were beaten upside down, and the casino was in complete chaos.

Li An raised his hand above his head and patted it on: "Catch it, grab it, men left and women right, all squatting with their heads in their arms!"

As soon as the voice fell, a large number of heavily armed soldiers rushed into the casino, put knives on everyone's necks, and instantly controlled the chaotic situation.

The guys in the casino had never seen this scene before, and they crouched on the ground with their heads covered in fright, looking at the guards with knives and murderous looks in fear.

"Who are you?" The casino manager looked at Li An with fear.

Li An sneered, did not answer, and ordered the soldiers: "Search, all gambling money will be confiscated!"

"Yes!" The guards replied in unison, searching these people.

Li An walked up to the man who had been beaten to death, and looked down at the man.

"Thank you, my lord, for your help." The man said with difficulty.

Li An's eyes were cold, "Liu Qing, chop off one of his fingers!"

Hearing this, the man's expression changed drastically: "My lord, spare me, my lord, spare my life."

Liu Qing had long been upset at the man who sold his sons and daughters for gambling, so he grabbed the man's palm and raised the knife.

"Ah~"

There was a shrill scream, and everyone in the casino trembled in fear.

This is a cruel man.

The man covered his palms, sweating profusely, and looked at Li An with fear.

"Get out!" Li An said coldly, "Let me know that you gamble, and next time it won't be as simple as chopping off a finger of yours."

As he spoke, Li An stretched out his hand and patted the man's neck, "Dare to have a next time, I will chop your head off!"

"Don't dare, I don't dare to do it again." The man kept shaking his head.

"Throw him out!"

After the voice fell, several guards supported the man and threw him out.

Li An looked at the girl kneeling on the ground with a pale face, she was indeed very pure and beautiful, more than one level more beautiful than the women in Hongxingfang last night.

"Do you want to go with him or stay?" Li An asked.

The girl stared blankly at the door of the gambling house, a tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.

She bit her lip lightly, her eyes determined and firm.

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