Chapter 690: Staying at Cheng's house
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To be honest, Cui Geng really has this idea.
There are many half-black and half-white transactions in Heli Society, if you find out that Heli Society is illegal, do you do it yourself? Even if you don't find it, won't someone with a heart find Cheng Fangming's handle and take the initiative to offer it?
However, he thought about it again, living in someone else's house is not a problem? Not necessarily. Even Wu Zaide, who has never been involved in politics, may not be so white and flawless. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you have the heart to check, none of the dignitaries and nobles present are clean.
In this case, living in Cheng Fangming's house, on the contrary, he has been prepared in advance, and he can prevent problems before they burn. In addition, Heli Society is one of the four major unofficial forces in Chang'an, and it should have a certain ability to protect itself.
Thinking of this, he laughed and said, "How could that be? It's just that the official didn't expect that the president of the Reasonable Society was less than thirty years old, and he was a little surprised. Okay, since President Cheng is interested, the official will bother. โ
Cheng Fangming became happy at this time, scratched his head, and said: "Cui Jingzhao doesn't know, I can be regarded as a son inheriting his father's business, and my father has to make up his mind about major matters." โ
This guy is really kind of innocently cute.
Cui Geng felt more and more that it was a good idea to live in Cheng's house, and said: "At a young age, you can manage a huge gang, even if there is Uncle Cheng to mention it, it will not be easy." Brother Cheng can be called a young man! โ
The Loyalty Society and the Heli Society, at best, are half-black and half-white, and they will not insult the names of the two ancestors. Therefore, these two families are ashamed to admit this in front of everyone, and Cui Geng doesn't mind calling him a brother.
Cheng Fangming has a rough appearance, but his skin is a little thin, and his face is flushed: "Cui Jingzhao praised it." Well, I'll go see what's missing in the house first, and give you a front stop. โ
"There's Brother Laocheng."
After Cheng Fangming left, Cui Geng talked a few more words to the people, and then announced on the spot: Due to the lack of manpower in Jingzhao Mansion, the people of the Yamen of Wannian County, as long as they are willing, can apply for transfer to Jingzhao Mansion. As for the Chang'an County Ya, and even others, they can go to their mansion tomorrow to sign up and be admitted on the basis of merit.
Of course, there were people from Wannian County Ya at the scene, and there was a burst of joy and thunder.
As for Peng Dajiang, the county commander of Wannian County, his face was extremely ugly. However, Wu Yizong had already left, and he didn't dare to blow up in front of Cui Geng.
Cui Geng not only defeated Wu Yizong this time, but also showed thunderous means, and the image of "having means and not easy to provoke" has been established in the minds of Chang'an people.
Then, Cui Gengcai said goodbye to everyone, took the female soldiers, and under the guidance of Cheng Fangming's little servant, came to the house.
Cheng Fangming had already taken the maids and servants in the house and waited in front of the door for a long time. put a firecracker first, and then welcomed Cui Gengren and others into the house.
Chang'an is rich in land, and this house is quite large, more than enough for 300 people. Cui Geng turned around, saw the carved beams and painted buildings, the corridors connected, the pavilions and water pavilions were complete, and he was very satisfied. He immediately agreed to live in it and offered to pay 50 yuan per month for rent.
Cheng Fangming didn't shirk either, and said: "Cui Jingzhao is a Qing official, and I won't embarrass you." Cheng, that is, fifty yuan per month, at the end of the month, I will send someone to take it. โ
Cui Geng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's very good." โ
After a pause, he admonished again: "Let's open the skylight and say something bright, this official and the king of Hanoi will not deal with each other." Brother Cheng, if you rent the house to me, he is likely to deliberately make trouble for you, so you should be on guard in advance. โ
Cheng Fangming said nonchalantly: "Cui Jingzhao rest assured, our Cheng family has been based in Chang'an for nearly a hundred years. There is a way to protect yourself. With him, a pig riding general, wants to move our Cheng family? Hehe, be careful of cracking his teeth! โ
Cui Geng said: "All in all, be careful in everything." โ
"I'll take care of it."
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As he spoke, it was night again. In order to celebrate the housewarming, Cui Geng invited Cheng Fangming to dinner again. Cheng Fangming not only agreed, but also called a good friend, who was Qin Xiuye, the president of the Loyalty Association.
Actually, in Furong Building, Cui Geng had already seen Qin Xiuye, but his name was not the same as the long number.
He is 25 years old this year, with a thin waist and a back, his shoulders are folded, his face is like Fu Fan, his teeth are white and his lips are red, and his face is full of righteousness. Whoever sees him at first sight will not associate him with the big guy who is in charge of Chang'an Qing~Lou Casino.
Cui Geng and Qin Xiuye talked for a while, and they were even more surprised. It turned out that the Qin family could not live to be fifty years old for several generations, and now Qin Xiuye was already the gateway to the Zhongyi Gate alone.
Cui Geng called Song Genhai, Feng Changqing and a few other henchmen to accompany the guests, and several people drank heartily for a while, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Cui Geng found that Cheng Fangming had no scheming, and the wine was dry, so what to say. Qin Xiuye was very clever, and his witty words were like pearls, which made everyone laugh constantly. But after thinking about it carefully, this person didn't say anything.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.
Cheng Fangming couldn't hide something in his stomach, put down the wine glass, and said, "What's that...... Brother Qin, do you want to ...... Let's ask Cui Jingzhao about that? โ
Qin Xiuye said: "A certain person has this intention, but Cui Jingzhao may not be able to help!" Anyway, I'm not very optimistic. โ
Cui Geng frowned slightly, and said, "I said two, you have played dumb riddles." This official won't be provoked by any tricks, you say, what's going on, right? โ
Cheng Fangming said: "That's the case, our two brothers are making some side business. Do you know that in recent years, what is the most profitable side business in Chang'an? โ
Cui Geng shook his head and said, "I don't know about it, I want to hear about it." โ
"It's sumo wrestling. Do you understand sumo? It's just two men, wearing only calf-nosed shorts, wrestling with each other. โ
Cui Geng's mind came up with the image of two big fat men scuffling together, and nodded: "This official has heard of sumo. But can this thing make money? โ
"Of course you can make money, it's just a sea of gold and silver." Cheng Fangming said: "This sumo wrestling doesn't cost anything, someone can do it if they have a venue." As for the way to make money...... You have to pay for a ticket to watch sumo, right? I'm happy to see it, I have to give a reward, right? When you're tired of watching, you want to eat and drink, right? โ
Cui Geng was puzzled: "Even so, it can't talk about huge profits, right?" โ
"Cui Jingzhao is not in a hurry, there is more." Cheng Fangming lowered his voice and said, "Isn't there still a game here?" Don't underestimate this sumo wrestling, the sea of money involved in the daily life is gone, and some of them are the masters who spend a lot of money. โ
Cui Geng suddenly realized, no need to ask, this way of making money was jointly carried out by Cheng Fangming and Qin Xiuye.
One of them has a lot of business in the east and west markets, and the other has unified the gambling houses in Chang'an, and it is a "match made in heaven" to start this sumo business.
As for saying that gambling is illegal? Pull it down. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, this decree could still be enforced. As for later, Wu Zetian was playing Shuanglu or something in the palace by himself, can he still manage the following?
In fact, as early as 20 years ago, this decree was in a state of non-accountability. As for the ...... Anyway, it is okay to deal with the small people, and it is impossible to involve a hereditary prince like Qin Xiuye.
Cui Geng said: "Then the idea you want this official to come up with is related to sumo?" โ
Qin Xiuye said: "It turns out that our brothers run this sumo business, and the business is quite good. But recently, the Hu people of the Jubaolou also took a fancy to the lucrative sumo art and inserted a pole. โ
"What's the matter, are you still afraid that the fair competition of a few Hu people will not be successful?"
"The problem is, he's not playing fair!" Cheng Fangming smiled bitterly: "Those Hu people are shameless, and they let women do sumo wrestling scenes. Cui Jingzhao, think about it, does a woman look good in a fight naked, or a man looks good? Now half of our business has been robbed by Jubaolou. โ
Cui Geng slowly bowed his head and said, "The official understands, you are asking the official to think of a way to snatch the business that Jubaolou snatched back." โ
Qin Xiuye and Cheng Fangming nodded again and again, and said, "How come our brother is also a hereditary prince, we can't pull down our faces and find women to do sumo wrestling, right?" Cui Jingzhao has the name of "Golden Sage", and please teach us a way to pull the guests back, don't let those Hu people be proud! โ