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Chapter 59 - Counterfeit
The farce had finally ended. The ten foreign Musketeers s had blocked the attacks of fifteen to sixteen thugs, and in the end, not a single piece of dung was stained with a signboard or red silk. Xiao Letian stood in the Yang Hang Hall and looked at them proudly: ”Sure, as expected of a soldier that I taught, daring to fight them … ”The most important thing is that they're not afraid of dirt. They're all good people. Ten yuan per person, you should go down and take a bath …”
Xiao Letian comforted the big guy, and then he went to the back of the accounting office. There was nothing he could do, it was too smelly in front, the workers were just using the sand to clean up.
”Tell me, where did this group of people come from?” Xiao Letian didn't bother to drink his tea and hurriedly asked Xiang Shaolong.
”They're just a bunch of fleas. The outer disciples of the Salt Clan and the Cao Clan aren't considered disciples at all, they're just ruffians who have some connections to the outer area. The big heads of the Salt Clan and I are all brothers, and they don't even have the qualifications to climb the ranks with me …”
Under Xiang Shaolong's introduction, a very prominent gray gang appeared in front of Xiao Letian. In history, ever since the Grand Canal was connected, it very quickly became the hub of the business between the north and south. From the Sui and Tang Dynasties until the end of the Qing Dynasty, this canal had never been idle.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the two main commodities of this canal, salt and grain, formed two large folk gangs, the Salt Gang and the Kao Gang. These two big gangs were not like what Xiao Letian had imagined. They were a group of poor laborers, and there were also gangs formed by the men of the martial arts world.
On the contrary, the leaders of these two gangs, who had formed their own business by relying on these two commodities, salt and food, were very influential people. It was precisely because they were able to organize and restrain a large group of low-level civilian labourers, and because they also contributed to the imperial government, these two gangs had always eaten both black and white, both doing cross-border business.
Until the time of the Yongzheng, when the two factions came together to form an organization called Qing Gang, which was exceptionally active in the history of the late Qing dynasty and Republic of China. There were even many Kuomintang elites who came from this clan.
”Qing Gang!” Are you talking about Qing Gang? ” Xiao Letian asked excitedly, but Xiang Shaolong shook his head: ”Sir, it's best not to call him by that name. In the eyes of the imperial government, the Salt Clan and the Canghai Clan are the orthodox sects, while the Qing Sect and Hongmen, as well as the Heavens and Earth, don't really know each other, so it's taboo for the imperial government to name him …”
Xiao Letian nodded his head, thinking that wild history was indeed reliable, I heard that Jiang Jiexi is the oldest in Qing Gang, and has a very high seniority. Furthermore, the Qing Gang had been supporting the cause of the alliance in private. It turned out that they had been involved with the anti-Qing forces from the very beginning? It seemed that this organization was really worth winning over.
”Tanggu is a place where the good fortune can be considered to be replenished, and the two great powers of the Salt trenches and Salt trenches can more or less cover the entire area, this sort of trash like the dirty mouse is basically pasting gold on their own face, and with just a few chants and gestures, they think that I'm a brother of the sect?” ”It's all just a dream, even his big brother, Xiao Pi Sun is just an outer sect of the gang, I can barely make contact with him …”
”Mister, don't worry. With me here, no one will dare be rash …” Xiang Shaolong's package of votes did not make Xiao Letian feel at ease. Instead, he said with bright eyes, ”It's not that simple, you must know that Manager Fan had already paid respects to the pier before, and four hundred silver coins is considered a huge gift if it was placed in Beijing. Why are they looking for trouble?”
Let's not talk about the fact that my identity as a Alone overseas and a Master of Western Studies is not worth much, Manager Fan Lian is a merchant from the Four Seas, why is it possible that the who came from the Jin Shang does not even have the face to open a trade? ”As for dung …”
In the end, the Dragon Lord stood up and said, ”I'll go and see this Xiao Pi Sun tonight. I don't believe that a little thief who is only my grandstudent, will still dare to ride on my head.”
Xiao Letian waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down. ”No way, you also said that the difference in status between the two of you is too great, if the enemy, this kind of thief, wants you to take action, then wouldn't you be busy in the future? ”Oh, by the way, take this revolver with you...”
As he spoke, Xiao Letian handed over one of the two guns that Lin Ken had given him to Xiang Shaolong, ”Take half of the bullets here, when you get back, ask the old shopkeeper to import some for you to practice well. Colt's left wheel technique is very simple, you have a hidden weapon foundation, I think in less than two months, you will be able to pass through the Yang …”
Xiang Shaolong was shocked at the time. He followed beside Xiao Letian and looked at the《 Journey to the West s》 that often knew about the political system in the West. In his heart, the President was already equivalent to the Emperor.
My god, this is the Emperor's gift of two guns, mister can actually give me one? Xiang Shaolong was so excited his hands were trembling, he had never used such an honorable treasured weapon in his life. In the hearts of the men of the martial arts world, who had never had a dream of bestowing a king?
”This, this, this, this …” How could this be! ”This is the dual guns that the President of the United States bestowed upon you. I am just a man in the martial arts world, I can't afford to use such a precious weapon …” Xiang Shaolong kept rejecting him, but her eyes had already betrayed him.
Xiao Letian smiled, and pulled his hand to push him over. ”You deserve it, my life still needs your protection, remember to practice spearmanship more, the trend in the future will still be like firearms, we cannot fall behind …”
At this moment, Xiang Shaolong did not know what was going on, but suddenly his nose was sore, his eyes were red, and the ancient people's death throes were back, ”Thank you Sir, I will go out and patrol, you guys chat first.” After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the accounting room, the Gun in his hands tightly gripped as if it was his life.
Just when Xiao Letian was using the Gun to win over the hearts of people, the unlucky dirty mouse was being whipped to death by the Xiao Pi Sun. ”Trash, you're just a piece of trash, what's the use of me raising you?” Then, two more whips followed.