This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 168: Adding insult to injury, the wolves divide the meat

From the former Tiger Knife Gang's "reorganization" to the current Qingyuan Urban Management Company, its ability to attract money has actually dropped by at least one level.

In this era, the fastest and most profitable way to make money is always to break the rules.

Of course you can make money by running a casino and taking a cut as the banker, but it is not as good as letting the dealer cheat, setting up a scheme to defraud people, and then making more money by lending money at high interest rates.

When running a brothel, the most profitable way is of course to force women into prostitution, and then force them to make money for you until they die, without even paying them wages.

Apart from that, there is no need to say much about the profits of a dark smoking house. As long as it is open, it is a steady profit and there is no need to worry about not being able to sell the goods.

But Qingyuan Urban Management Company does not do any of these things.

There is no shady dealings in running a gambling house, and all usury is eliminated; in running a brothel, not only do they not deduct money, but they also improve the welfare benefits of the "employees", provide regular free physical examinations, and free medical care.

They even stopped collecting protection fees and instead charged "urban management fees". Moreover, since the "urban management fees" collected were low, but a lot of work was done, they often paid out of their own pocket to repair things for the merchants, and combined with labor costs, etc., this part of the income and expenditure actually resulted in a loss every month.

So all in all, Qingyuan Urban Management Company's ability to attract money does not match its size.

The Tiger Blade Gang's annual net profit, excluding all expenses, was about one million yuan - this money could go directly into Yu Hu's personal pocket.

Today's Qingyuan Urban Management Company is far less profitable than the former Hudao Gang, but fortunately its expenses are not that high.

The most important point is that Qingyuan Urban Management Company does not have to spend a lot of money every month to bribe officials and build relationships, so in the end, the net profit is about 50,000 yuan per month.

This money can also be put directly into Li Fei’s pocket.

On the other hand, Shang Guan Xiao also handed over the Qingyuan Boxing Camp to Li Fei. Excluding all expenses, this boxing camp can bring Li Fei nearly 100,000 yuan in net profit every month!
It seems that Qingyuan Boxing Village makes more money, but Qingyuan Urban Management Company is larger in scale, employs more people, and involves more businesses, so its development prospects far exceed those of the Boxing Village.

At this time, Li Fei asked Liu Saner how much money he could use. Liu Saner roughly calculated and replied:
"The working capital available at the boxing camp is about 47, and the working capital available at the company is about 26. Because we just paid a salary a few days ago, paid for the exotic beast rations, and bought a batch of elixirs from the black market, the company has less funds available."

"Okay, prepare this money and convert it all into cash first. I want it to be available whenever I need it."

Li Fei ordered.

In today's situation, money naturally cannot play a decisive role, but it is definitely useful.

More than 700,000 yuan in this era is enough to impress some powerful Taoist masters.

"Okay, Mr. Ghost, don't worry, I'll get ready right away."

Liu Saner said.

After hanging up the phone, Li Fei stood up and walked to the locker, took out the pills from it, and started his practice tonight.

The same night, at the Renmian Villa.

'Beast King' Yu Longqing is fishing by the lake, which is his daily hobby.

It is really contradictory that a cruel and bloodthirsty person's biggest hobby is fishing, an activity that is good for self-cultivation.

"Boss, it has been confirmed that Zhang Zongyang's body is being dissected in the Zhige General Hospital. The Zhang family protested, but was rejected. And now the Zhang family is in chaos. The first, second, and third houses are all busy trying to win over people and seize power."

A subordinate came to report.

Upon hearing this, Yu Longqing raised the corners of his mouth and smiled:

"Zhang Zongyang was a wise old man all his life, but unfortunately he fell into a ditch at the end of his life, leaving behind such a huge family business, which was wasted by outsiders."

What he meant was that he didn't think the remaining members of the Zhang family would be able to keep the family business.

"Boss, do we want to do it now?"

The subordinates looked at Yu Longqing, asking whether they should take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury and start dividing up the huge piece of fat meat of the Zhang family!

"Not urgent."

Yu Longqing shook his head. The fishing rod in his hand was very steady, and the fishing line did not tremble at all. "Let's eat the piece of meat that is delivered to our mouth first."

"what do you mean?"

"The goods to Xingcheng haven't been sent yet, right?"

"Not yet. According to the plan, it will be sent tomorrow morning."

"Then there's no need to send it."

"If they ask about it, should we delay it first? Or should we just go straight to the point of confrontation?"

"Ah."

Yu Longqing sneered, recalling the figure wearing an evil ghost mask standing in front of him:
"If they ask, just tell them that if they want the goods, ask the Green-Faced Ghost to come in person!"

At that time, the Green-Faced Ghost came to the Human-Faced Villa alone and escaped unscathed, which made Yu Longqing ashamed.

If it happens again, he will never let this green-faced ghost go!

"Yes, I understand."

The subordinate turned and left.

brush--

As soon as he turned around, Yu Longqing caught a big fish from the lake.

This big fish is more than two meters long and is also not an ordinary fish.

It struggled desperately, but was firmly bound by an invisible force and could not get rid of the fishhook in its mouth.

The next morning, Li Fei walked into Mo Yizhou's classroom as usual, preparing for the poison class.

But this time there was no one in the classroom.

Usually, Mo Yizhou always arrived early and did research in the classroom in advance.

Li Fei noticed a piece of paper left on the lab table. He walked over and picked it up:

"I'm going to be delayed for a few days. You can practice on your own during these few days. I left some questions for you."

The message was from Mo Yizhou, and on the back of the paper was the question he left for Li Fei, asking Li Fei to prepare some drugs to verify several 'poison formulas'.

Ever since Li Fei contributed the idea of ​​the 'poison formula', all of their research in class has revolved around the formula. They used the formula to study pharmacology while also deriving new formulas.

"Mo Yizhou suddenly had something happen at this time. Could it be related to Zhang Zongyang's death?"

This thought suddenly came to Li Fei's mind.

He decided to wait a few days to see Mo Yizhou and then ask him.

Putting down the paper in his hand, he began to get busy in the laboratory
More than two hours later, Li Fei walked into another classroom to attend Professor Ding Bo's class "Practical Analysis of the Innate Qi".

Although he has now developed strong strength, it seems that there is no need to practice the techniques of using the innate Qi anymore.

But in fact, this course is still of great help to him. The stronger his control over the innate Qi is, the better his control over strength will be.

After this period of practice, Li Fei can already combine the Gengjin true Qi and the blood evil energy in an instant, so he no longer needs to store the true blood energy in his body in advance. As long as the Gengjin true Qi and the blood evil energy are not used up, he can use the true blood energy at any time.

To some extent, the 'Green-Faced Ghost' can be said to have truly entered the middle stage of Qi transformation and became a martial artist who practices Qi.

There is a huge difference between the Vajra Power and the True Blood Power. Li Fei doesn't have to worry about exposing his identity because of the power.

After Professor Ding Bo’s class, Li Fei’s morning classes ended.

He went to the cafeteria to eat first, and then returned to his dormitory to rest.

Not long after I sat down, the phone in the dormitory rang.

Li Fei walked over and picked up the microphone:
"Hey?"

"Xiao Fei, Liu Saner just called me and said that the Beast King has withheld a batch of exotic beast rations."

Shangguan Xiao's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Phones in this era did not have caller ID, and were difficult to eavesdrop on, so Li Fei could take the initiative to call Liu Saner without worrying about exposing his identity. He did not leave his dormitory phone number with Liu Saner, but asked Liu Saner to contact him through Shangguan Xiao.

In this way, even if someone wants to investigate the true identity of the Green-Faced Ghost through Liu Saner, there is Shangguan Xiao as a safety net.

"Is it the rations for the next quarter?"

Li Fei asked. Liu Saner told him last night that the company had just paid for a batch of exotic animal rations.

Transactions with the Beast King take place once a quarter.

"Yes, it is the food rations for the next quarter, which are worth more than 20 yuan. Now they are being withheld by the other party, and they are not going to give it to you."

Shangguan Xiao's tone was cold.

Under normal circumstances, you should pay a deposit first and then pay the full amount after the goods arrive.

But because Qingyuan Urban Management Company originally used threats to conduct transactions with "Beast King", "Beast King" was very tough in the transaction method and demanded that Qingyuan Urban Management Company must pay the full amount before they would ship the goods.

In Datong Prefecture, the business of exotic beast rations is monopolized by the 'Beast King', so Li Fei could only agree to this way of trading.

The two sides had traded once before and everything went smoothly.

But now, the 'Beast King' suddenly swallowed up the payment for goods from Qingyuan Urban Management Company!
"Yu Longqing is a cruel and bloodthirsty person. He is also petty and vengeful. We captured his capable subordinates and borrowed the power of the Zhang family to force him to surrender. Now that the Zhang family is in trouble, it is not surprising that he suddenly did this."

Shangguan Xiao analyzed.

Of course, Li Fei could understand the reason behind this.

At the beginning, the Beast King did not want to offend the Zhang family, so he reluctantly accepted the deal with Qingyuan Urban Management Company. Although this deal was profitable for him, for someone like him, this grudge would not be let go so easily.

Now that the Zhang family has lost power, Zhang Zongyang, the only person that the "Beast King" fears, is dead. He decisively chooses to take revenge!

"The 20 yuan payment is actually not a big deal. The main thing is that once the food is gone, the exotic beasts in the exotic beast breeding farm will not be able to survive for long. This loss is the biggest."

Li Fei said.

Once something goes wrong with the exotic animals in the farm, his losses will be at least over a million!

"Master, is there any way to find a seller outside of Datong Prefecture?"

Li Fei asked.

"There are two difficulties. First, even if we can find a seller, they may not be willing to sell to us. Second, even if they are willing to sell to us, we may not be able to ship the goods back smoothly."

Shangguan Xiao said.

Yu Longqing had been able to monopolize the exotic beast rations trade in Datong Prefecture for so many years, so of course he had some means.

If people from outside dare to sell goods to Datong Prefecture rashly, it would be tantamount to declaring war on him. If there is not enough benefit, others will definitely not take this risk.

Moreover, even if the cargo was really transported into Datong Prefecture, it would be difficult to transport it smoothly to Xingcheng. Yu Longqing would definitely do his best to cut off this line!
"I see. I'll think of a solution."

Li Fei said to Shangguan Xiao.

The Zhang family was already in a lot of trouble at this time, and he didn't want Shangguan Xiao to be distracted by his own affairs.

"Okay, Xiaofei, don't be impulsive. You must keep your composure at this time. If you really can't do it, just bow your head to Yu Longqing. He can't just let go of the market in Xingcheng. You still have to do business in the future."

Shangguan Xiao hesitated for a moment and said to Li Fei.

If it were any other time, she would definitely not say such things, as she herself has a very strong personality.

But Zhang Zongyang’s death was such a huge blow to her that she couldn’t offer any other advice to Li Fei for the time being.

"Okay, Master, you don't have to worry about me."

Li Fei said.

Then the two hung up the phone.

Li Fei narrowed his eyes and murmured:
"Bow your head?"

In the next few days, Tiefengmen was still closed, and people from the General Inspectorate also launched an investigation within Tiefengmen.

In addition, all Tiefeng Martial Arts Schools in the city have been sealed off!
Many people from martial arts schools were taken away for investigation.

At this time, all the major forces could have tried to swallow up a portion of the 'cake' occupied by the 'King of Swords', but their attention was being attracted by another piece of fat - the Zhang family!
The "cake" occupied by "King of Swords" is mainly martial arts schools and boxing matches. Even if it swallows up this part of the market, it will still have to compete with "King of Swords" in the future. After all, Tiefengmen is still there.

But the Zhang family is different.

The Zhang family has been entrenched in Datong Prefecture for nearly a hundred years, and they have businesses in all walks of life. Because the plate is big enough, it is convenient for everyone to "share" it.

The most crucial thing is that once Zhang Zongyang dies, the Zhang family will basically have no chance of making a comeback, and there is no need to worry about being retaliated against in the future.

So after waiting for a few days, all major forces started to take action against the Zhang family at the same time!

Except for the 'King of Swords', the remaining six major forces among the 'Seven Kings' are all dividing up the benefits and using the most violent means to swallow up the Zhang family's secret industries.

As for those industries that are in the open, they are still safe for the time being, but everyone knows that once the Zhang family collapses completely, these industries will sooner or later be lost.

Of course, the Zhang family also resisted and tried to use official power to protect the market.

Unfortunately, the effect is not good.

Firstly, the 'Seven Kings' also have their own influence in the official circles.

Secondly, with the death of Zhang Zongyang, many of the Zhang family’s official connections are no longer useful.

So the 'wolves dividing the meat' thing happened.

As for all this, the garrison commander Bian Jingru and some other high-ranking officials of Datong Prefecture adopted a tacit attitude.

The reason is very simple. If the Zhang family falls, many positions will be vacant in the officialdom in the future, and a group of officials who originally chose to follow the Zhang family will switch to other families.

So in fact, once the Zhang family falls, these bigwigs in Datong Prefecture will all get some benefits.

There was no need for them to stop the process of 'the wolves dividing the meat'.

So the senior officials of Datong Prefecture, led by Bian Jingru, were trying their best to track down the murderer who killed Zhang Zongyang, while silently watching the Zhang family being divided up.

Perhaps before the murderer of Zhang Zongyang was found out, the Zhang family had already collapsed completely.

Reality is so ironic and cruel!

3 month 9 day.

On the seventh day after Zhang Zongyang's death, his body was finally sent back to the Zhang family.

The Zhang family began to prepare for Zhang Zongyang's funeral.

On this day, Shangguan Xiao finally rushed back to Datong City and caught up with her father's seventh day of mourning.

At 10:17 am, Shangguan Xiao entered the city alone from the east gate of Datong City.

There were many people waiting for her near the city gate.

It was drizzling at this time. Shangguan Xiao, still wearing a green dress, stood in the rain without an umbrella, scanning the people in front of her with a cold gaze.

Among these people, there were relatives she had not contacted for many years, as well as many enemies with bad intentions.

The looks that fell on her were mixed with scrutiny, indifference, jealousy, warnings, and gloating, but there was not a trace of kindness.

As a strong man in the Dao Foundation Stage, getting wet in the rain was nothing, but at this moment, Shangguan Xiao still felt a little chilly.

Just as she took a deep breath and was about to move forward, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd in front of her.

"Sorry, please give way."

A young man holding an umbrella in one hand and a knife in the other pushed through the crowd and walked towards Shangguan Xiao.

The man was wearing the light blue robe of Wu'an University and looked very righteous.

The man walked up to Shangguan Xiao and said with a smile:
"Master, let's go."

Shangguan Xiao looked at Li Fei, who was already a head taller than her, and smiled and nodded:

"it is good."

So Li Fei stood by, holding an umbrella for Shangguan Xiao, and walked with her towards the crowd in front.

At this moment, the wind and rain in Datong City are still there, but it doesn’t seem as cold.

PS: Today is my grandma's birthday, so my family is celebrating. This is just one update.
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