Lu Ming

Zhou Tong said quickly, "This is Mr. Cao."

Cao Chuan didn't say a word, dropped the pine nuts in his hand, and bowed to the shopkeeper Hu with a smile.

Hu San has been in the arena for many years. As soon as he greeted him like this, he knew that the young Taoist in front of him was a figure.Tall, with white teeth, sitting here without any restraint, looking at Zhou Tong's style, he would not say a word more, "Is it a new meat ticket from Pingfengzhai?" Hu San thought secretly.

Chapter 19 The Ins and Outs

After sitting down and drinking a sip of tea, Hu San said to Zhou Tong in a deep voice: "Uncle Zhou and Bai Shouhu have been fighting lively these days. A fire burns down, you don't know yet, do you?"

Zhou Tong heard the sound and sat up: "Really? How did it burn?"

Hu San smiled wryly: "It's Xiaoshiqi's stockade. The Bai family touched the wall overturned by elite No. 40 at the fifth watch, and it was completely burned by dawn. Only seven of the more than [-] people in the stockade escaped."

Zhou Tong and Chen Huoding looked at each other, and Chen Huoding said with certainty: "The Bai family has strong support, and there are a lot of faces in the past few days. "

Butler Hu nodded: "Hu San is here today for this matter, do you still remember Bai Shouye?"

After a few seconds, Chu Jianli slapped his hand: "Isn't it the third child of the Bai family, who was absent when Mr. Bai died of illness?"

"The third master has a good memory. This matter is a long story. My master only got the letter the day before yesterday. Let me explain in detail."

Butler Hu took another sip of tea, straightened his voice, and then slowly told the story of Bai Shouye...

After Bai Shouhu inherited the Bai family's business as the eldest son, the third son Bai Shouye left Baijiazhuang. He did not die by the road, but took the pseudonym of Bai Qi and ran all the way to the Taihu water bandit to join the door.This Bai family may have the passive talent of being a strong man. Bai Qi succeeded in winning the top position in Taihu Lake in just a few years and became the leader of a group of thieves.

Originally, Bai Qi was his water king in Taihu Lake, and he had nothing to do with the mountain kings in western Zhejiang.Who knows that Bai Qi is still young and has a strong entrepreneurial spirit. After taking the position, he has successively made several major projects, robbing officials of silver, tying salt merchants, and merging seniors.

It's a pity that the good times never last long, and Bai Qi has never read Mao Xuan, so he doesn't know how powerful the united front is.Mr. Bai is drinking in a big bowl. The official salt merchants and the water bandits have already begun to cooperate intensively. A month ago, the government wrote, the merchants exchanged money, and the water bandits jointly raided. In just three days, the gang of 400 people disappeared...

After the collapse of Bai Qibai's business that day, the government went out to sea to capture documents, and the Taihu group of bandits chased after them.

The Hu family also only received a letter from relatives in Suzhou House after their own stockade was burned, and together with the sea capture documents sent by the official, the details of Bai Qi were correct.

At this point in the story, Butler Hu stopped and sipped tea.

After a few people sitting in the seat suddenly realized, Chu Jianli patted the armrest of the seat: "This is the mouth of Shang Falcon. It turns out that Bai Da is the share of Bai San, who is together."

Chen Huoding also said slowly: "Well, the manpower is right."

Zhou Tong coughed at this time: "Butler Hu worked so hard to come to report the letter. I would like to thank you in advance. This is the situation right now. If your master has any regulations, let's assign it and discuss it together."

Hu San put down the tea bowl in his hand, but still didn't answer directly: "Bai Qi is Bai Shouye, or Bai Qi's cronies were arrested by Taihu Lake and tortured. At present, the government can't count on it, and even a hundred thieves I can’t work on military horses. My master’s mind is also simple. The brothers of the Bai family have joined together, and the momentum has soared. Naturally, the villagers can’t sit back and watch.

Zhou Tong drooped his eyelids, holding a tea bowl, without raising his head, three words popped out of his mouth: "How to pull it out?"

Butler Hu said slowly: "Let the villagers take action first, the heroes from all walks of life only need to recharge their batteries, my master plans to post a discussion, and everyone will pay for the food, and gather five or seven hundred soldiers to come out and surround them on all sides. , whoever released the Bai family will be called back first."

Seeing that Zhou Tong didn't respond, half of Hu San's face twitched: "When the village is broken, it is always necessary for the heroes from all walks of life to contribute. You can provide some manpower. Don't worry about chores, and the food and grass are all ready."

Zhou Tong looked down at the tea bowl without saying a word, and after a while, three words popped up, "What about after the fact?"

"Zhuangzi burned the fire, and the inside is soft. The heroes from all walks of life are divided according to their contributions. As long as the heads of the Hu family are big and small, those who have been captured by Zhang Bang will be counted."

Hearing this, Zhou Tong was obviously a little impatient, and threw the tea bowl on the table: "The brothers on the left and right exchange their lives for money. How is this different from the previous discussions?"

Hu San was not at all impatient: "Uncle Zhou probably forgot, the Hu family wanted to occupy Baizhuang after the last few discussions, but you don't want the Hu family to get a dangerous place, so we couldn't reach an agreement. This time The Hu family only needs heads, what else do you care about?"

Zhou Tong sneered: "That Bai family village is dangerous, and now there is a helping hand, how much is enough for the brothers to fill in? Bai Shouhu's head is easy to take, your five or seven hundred young people have already accomplished something, why do you have to come to me? Tongue!"

Hearing this, Butler Hu finally sank his face: "Hu San was walking over the mountain to worship the mountain yesterday, and you haven't been to Lin'an Hangzhou for a long time, right? This Baijiazhuang is stuck in the middle of everyone, and it's blocked now. Everyone can’t move, and in a few days, let’s not talk about doing business, I think it’s hard to go down the mountain, and Uncle Zhou should think carefully.”

After listening to Zhou Tong, he didn't say anything, leaned back with a gloomy face, and the scene became quiet.

At this moment, an unexpected person - Cao Chuan, suddenly sat up, raised his hand and said, "Slow."

Butler Hu was very surprised. The young man in front of him didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. He just smiled and drank tea and pine nuts with a calm demeanor. Why did he suddenly speak?

Chen Huoding and several others were also very surprised. According to the rules, this key scene of discussing major events can only be mastered. They sat and listened, and discussed it together later.

Zhou Tong was even more surprised. Seeing that Cao Chuan didn't know what to say, Cao Chuan didn't care so much. He stood up and bowed to Hu San: "Butler Hu went up the mountain all night, and he was very tired. Why don't you go down and rest for a while? Let’s talk spiritually.”

After speaking, Cao Chuan turned his head and looked at Zhou Tong with a smile.Things are already like this, what can Zhou Tong do? He can only nod his head and call Zhao Si to come and send Butler Hu to the guest room.

Hu San stood up and took a few steps, stopped, turned around and said another sentence: "Then Bai Qiguang was tied to a salt merchant, and he got 400 taels of gold. Three bows, turned away.

Seeing Butler Hu leaving, Cao Chuan sat down, rubbed his chin for a while, and suddenly asked, "Lin'an County is to the east, right? Baijiazhuang is in the middle, can you guys make it through?"

Cao Chuan has nothing to do these days, and has been thinking about a question: what should he do next in this Ming Dynasty?

Chapter 20

Not to mention being king and hegemon in this Ming Dynasty, Cao Chuan had no such idea at all.He just felt that his foothold was not stable at the moment, and he should start with a wretched development first, and get a small force first.This is mainly for its own safety.

Besides, the only thing he can resell now is jade. The dozens of pieces of jade shipped back this time, I don't know how long Li Douzhan will sell it, and I feel that the current business scope is a bit narrow.

In Cao Chuan's plan, after buying a gun, it is reasonable to start going to Hangzhou City.This is the Ming Dynasty city closest to Pingfeng Village. There must be many native products that can be exchanged for banknotes in later generations.

In addition, you have to recruit some people from the stockade, and you can't go on the road alone.The ring is sent point-to-point. If he wants to send it from Hyundai to Hangzhou City, he must first go to Hangzhou to open a map.

Today, he was just watching a play. The local tyrants discussed with the bandits, which sounded interesting.It wasn't until Butler Hu said that the Bai family was blocking the road, Cao Chuan didn't react, and it seemed that the Bai family's bandit gang also blocked his way.He knew that when he went to Hangzhou, he had to pass through Lin'an. He had run on this expressway many times. Now that there was a roadblock, he naturally couldn't watch the show any more.

Zhou Tong heard Cao Chuan's mindless question, he didn't respond for a while, and after a while he replied: "Yes, since Zhaizi and Bai's family had a bad relationship, they locked each other's way twice, and the brothers went east. The road was cut off by Bai Shouhu, and it was rumored that the mountain goods were entrusted to caravans and escorts."

Cao Chuan asked again: "I just saw that the uncle is unwilling to send troops with the Hu family. What's the point of this?"

Zhou Tong smiled bitterly: "I can't win this job. The households in the Zhuangzi village as mentioned by Hu San are just some good-looking goods, and they can't be expected to attack the village. The walls of Baijiazhuang are dangerous, and the brothers will die in vain if they fill it in, and many people will die. , when the time comes, the Hu family will turn their face, and the things promised today are too numerous to do."

After Cao Chuan snorted, he picked up the tea bowl: "If I'm not mistaken, the crux of the matter is that this Baijiazhuang is difficult to attack, and everyone is reluctant to make wedding dresses for others?"

Zhou Tong slapped his thigh: "Sir, you understand! It's not that I raise other people's ambitions, and it's easy to meet as many opponents as our family's mountain gate. As long as there are enough stone and gray bottles, and the sheep intestines are thrown away, it will not be enough to die. Zhuang is equally dangerous, and the stockade is so strong, it can’t be filled!”

Having said that, Zhou Tong stopped talking, because someone had already sat back at this time, halfway on the bamboo chair, with a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth, if Li Douzhan was here, he must know what this guy meant: "Please!" , come and beg me..."

Fortunately, Zhou Tong and the others are not stupid. After looking at each other for a few times, Chu Jianli tentatively asked, "Does the gentleman plan to use his magical powers to lay down Baizhuang?"

Cao Chuan laughed: "It's easy to say, easy to say."

……

White steam filled the bathroom, and the sound of running water mixed with someone's refreshing sigh echoed in the room. The first thing Cao Chuan did when he returned to modern times was to take a shower, which had become his habit.

After a long time, he wiped his hair and walked out, turned on the air conditioner, put on clean underwear, sat down at the table, picked up the charging mobile phone, and read the text message.

This time, he only stayed in Pingfengzhai for five days, and after leaving the salt bag in the ring, he returned to the modern age.

After he promised to take action against Baizhuang, Zhou Tong and the others immediately became calm. If any monk and Taoist came to blow such nonsense, the uncles designated that they would directly order the slaughter, which was an insult to their personality and IQ. .But since Cao Dazhen has spoken out, it seems that there is hope in this matter.

However, Cao Zhenren is now empty-handed and can't do it for the time being. He can only tell everyone to maintain the situation.As for Butler Hu, Zhou Tong directly sent the people away, and if a real person took action, what else would these hungry wolves do?

Looking at the text messages on the phone, Cao Chuan first hung up the phone with the old lady.After learning that the passport had been completed, he called Li Douzhan again, and as soon as he answered the phone, he gave him an address and asked him to come to see the room.Cao Chuan packed his dirty clothes, put on a suit, locked the door and went downstairs.

On the way, I found a dry cleaner and washed all my clothes. Then I checked the map in the car and looked for it. I arrived half an hour later, and I saw Li Dou Zhanchu waiting for him at the intersection of the street.

This is a quiet small street. Li Douzhan pointed to a small building on the side of the road after the car drove away: "It's this building, it's on the third floor, and there's a yard behind it. Look at the front."

Cao Chuan stopped the car and took a look. It looks good. It is a square three-story building. There is a plaque on the first floor with the words "Wenmo Pavilion" on it. The taste of small western-style buildings in the Chinese period.Seeing the leader nod, Li Douzhan ordered the car to go around the back door and drive into the backyard.

As soon as he entered the backyard, Cao Chuan saw a brand new Toyota overbearing...

Li Dou Zhan thief next to him smiled and said, "I chose it on purpose. Ma Zai's car can't be better than the boss, right? Mr. Cao, do you think so?"

Cao Chuan smiled and punched him, and the two got off the bus.

The landlord was waiting for them in the backyard. Li Douzhan introduced that the old man's surname was Wu, and he was also a senior in the Wenwan business. He was in his 60s and was very energetic.

After introducing Cao Chuan, he looked around. The backyard was not small, with a hundred and ten square meters.The first floor of the three-story building is a storefront, which contains some four treasures of the study and calligraphy and painting, the second floor is a tea room, and the third floor is a private room and warehouse. It is well decorated and antique.

After reading the whole thing, Cao Chuan was quite satisfied. When the old man saw the drama, he invited the two of them to drink tea on the second floor, and introduced the situation while making tea.

This small building looks old, but it has only been built for more than ten years. It was originally an asset of the arts and crafts factory, and it was used as a facade from the beginning.The household items, reinforced concrete, are all high-grade. Later, the arts and crafts factory closed down and the factory was demolished. At that time, old man Wu saw this small building and decided to buy it and decorate it as an antique shop.

Old man Wu has been feeling low energy for the past two years. In addition, his son has been urging him to retire abroad. Only recently did he make up his mind to leave. When the news was released, Li Douzhan was the first to find him.

When Cao Chuan asked about the price, the old man said 200 million yuan.Li Douzhan was furious, and the two began to argue. One said that the place was barren and hopeless to preserve value, and the other said that the house was of good quality and in a good location. After more than half an hour, the old man finally retreated. Love or not.

Seeing that the conversation was almost the same, the two of them said goodbye, found a teahouse nearby, opened a box, sat down and began to discuss.

Chapter 21 Wang Guodong

Li Douzhan first reported the latest account to Cao Chuan. In the past few days, he flew around and sold nine pieces of jade in the antique markets of two cities. The total was 700 million. Apart from buying a car for himself, there was nothing else. Big expense.

Cao Chuan nodded and said that the money should be put there first, and then asked Li Douzhan why he chose this small building.

Li Douzhan's thinking is also very clear: the two of them don't rely on traditional buying and selling of antiques to eat, the facade is just a pretense, just put on something to make it look like.There are many people in Antique Street, and it takes time to greet individual customers. It is better to choose a secluded place to open a shop, and there are few chores.

The quality of this small building is good. The yard at the back can be used for cutting stones. It is enough to build a shed along the side wall. Parking is also available in the yard.

Since Li Douzhan had made a comprehensive plan, Cao Chuan naturally did not object.Anyway, this small building is under the name of Li Douzhan, and behind him is the natural resources of the world. Buying a property for his brother is not even a hair.

Cao Chuan felt that it was fine now. Everyone tacitly agreed not to talk about the origin of the goods. He also avoided making up lies to explain. The two brothers happily ran away to live happily.As for the secret of the ring, it's best to rot in your own stomach. No matter who you tell it, it won't do each other any good.

The two talked for a while. Li Douzhan planned to renovate the third floor, complete several large safes, and then renovate the third floor into two suites. The two brothers could also be regarded as officially having a place to live.There is no need to move the first and second floors, those tattered paintings and the tea room will be used in the future.

After negotiating, Li Douzhan decided to find a lawyer tomorrow to sign the contract. After that, Cao Chuan didn't need to worry about registering the company, changing the name of the store, including decoration and transfer. He didn't have time to worry about it. He had already got his passport, and he was still busy.

Finally, when it comes to the name of the store, Li Douzhan viciously said that since the money is from Mr. Cao, then Mr. Cao, a cultural man, should give it a name, and it should have an ancient style.

Cao Wenren babbled for a long time, and suddenly he felt blessed, smiled mysteriously, and said three words: "Minglai Pavilion."

When Li Douzhan heard the name, he felt sick, it was too vulgar, but it was useless. Someone said: "We only have this little culture, can we make it happen... Do you dare to find fault with the name I named?"

"...Okay, brother Cao in society, I am ugly and cultured, this name is good, it's great." Li Douzhan finally decided on the name of the store weakly.

After talking about the house, Cao Chuan suddenly remembered another thing: "Do you have anyone over there in Thailand?"

Li Douzhan was dumbfounded by the question, and he took a sip of tea to react: "I have someone in the United Nations, do you want to?"

"Can you spare a few words? I'm going to Thailand for business in two days. You can help me and ask a guide I know."

Only then did Li Douzhan understand that Cao Chuan was talking about business. He took out his mobile phone and searched the phone book for a long time. He smiled and said, "I know someone in Thailand, not a local snake, but a driver. You know this person too."

"I know? Who?"

"Kingdom Building."

When Cao Chuan heard the name, he raised his head and started to recall. After a while, he asked uncertainly, "Is it the one in the courtyard, the guy who is two years older than us?"

"Yes, we fought together when we were young, you must have forgotten."

"I have a little impression, tell me what's going on."

"This man worked early, you don't know him well, and I met him in Antique Street at that time. At that time, he was driving for people to buy goods, and then he went to Thailand to have a meal. When we arrived, we had a meal together. He was driving a tourist bus in Thailand, and he worked with a group of black tour guides all day to make money from tourists.”

After listening, Cao Chuan asked, "His family is still in our courtyard?"

"Well, I haven't moved, my father is still alive, and he has two brothers guarding the house."

"This person is good, contact him, contact him quickly, and say that I will go to Thailand to see him in a few days."

After Li Douzhan got on the phone, he exchanged a few words to explain his intention, but he was very enthusiastic. As soon as he heard the name of Cao Chuan, he immediately recalled it. After Cao Chuan took the call, he also chatted with Wang Guodong a few words, saying that he would contact him after he arrived in Thailand. , then hung up the phone.

After talking about everything, the two broke up on the spot.Cao Chuan went all the way back to Cuiyuan Community, went upstairs and opened his notebook.

After planning a trip, I made a phone call to book a plane ticket back to my hometown in Hebei, took off at [-]:[-] p.m., got up and packed some clothes, stuffed them into my travel bag, and took a taxi to the airport.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the plane had landed at Hebei Airport, and he didn't plan to go home. No matter who he went to, he felt awkward. It was the old way to open a room directly in the hotel.

The next morning, Cao Chuan first called his mother and learned that his passport was with his uncle.So I took a taxi, passed a watch store, and bought a regular watch for my uncle. It wasn't because he was stingy, but it was a very high-end gift. He couldn't explain it.

Going out for a walk while online booking air tickets and hotels, the flight will be booked very quickly, and there will be a flight at [-] noon.

Then there is the issue of accommodation. After comparing the prices all the way, I quickly searched for the Mandarin Hotel in the center of Bangkok. Cao Tuhao directly booked the Oriental Royal Suite on the top floor of the hotel. The price is [-] nights, and there is a butler service. oh……

At five o'clock in the afternoon, he had already flown across thousands of rivers and mountains, sat in a Bentley driven by the personal butler of Mandarin Hotel, and headed for the center of Bangkok...

Lying on the terrace, with the vast Chao Phraya River in front of him and a luxurious suite in the back, with unfinished lobster and red wine beside him, Cao Chuan could not help but sigh at the incredibleness of life.Not long ago, he was a group performer who lived in a mud house, and he changed his body and was already hiccups in the most luxurious hotel in Bangkok.

I am also amazed at the speed of my own degeneration. Except for the first few days, I was a little uncomfortable. Now I spend [-] yuan without blinking an eye: "Dude, it seems that you are born with wealth!" Someone stroked his hand. The ring muttered to himself.

At noon the next day, Wang Guodong came to the door upon invitation.As soon as I met Cao Chuan, I recalled that this product didn't seem to have changed much. He was thin and tall, with raised eyebrows. He was very shrewd. He was much darker and thinner than I remembered.

Wang Guodong was much more familiar than before, and shook hands when they met: "Okay, brother, this royal suite is already here. I didn't see it when I was a kid. Now I'm going to call the boss."

Cao Chuan asked Wang Guodong to sit down with a smile, and motioned to the butler to bring coffee: "What boss is not boss, if you are lucky, you should just call me brother. By the way, I heard from Li Douzhan that my brother has a good time here. ?"

Wang Guodong laughed at himself and shook his head: "I am a serious asshole. I drive a small Balak every day. The first two years were fine. The tourists have become more and more savvy in the past two years. Alas, money is hard to earn."

Cao Chuan laughed: "With your methods, where do you get repeat customers, it's not that business is getting more and more difficult to do."

Chapter 22 Buying a Gun