Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

Today, Hua Manlou reopened after renovation, and asked the girls to show their talents collectively, which was actually a disguised way of telling the guests.

Those girls are selling their skills, not their bodies. What talents do they have? And how much money does it cost for a customer to order one of these girls?

The price is clearly marked, which is the minimum price and the price for one hour.

So what the ancients said about brothels being dens of money-spending was absolutely true. If you paid less than ten taels of silver, you couldn't get in.

If you want the courtesan to accompany you drinking and singing, you can get four or five hundred taels a night.

Suddenly, Xiao Yimo looked at the guests downstairs, his eyes lit up: "Xiaojiu, Jiang Bosong, the head of the Jiang family, is here. There are three people in total, the third master of the Jiang family, and his son."

Jiang Jiu said calmly, "Okay, you should go meet him later. You still have to join the Chamber of Commerce, but I don't know what tricks are going on in the Chamber of Commerce."

Just like in Xiang County, although everyone knew that the business belonged to Jiang Jiu, it was Xiao Yimo who took care of it to the outside world. In modern times, Xiao Yimo would be considered a corporate public relations person.

Not long after, Xiao Yimo turned around and winked at Jiang Jiu. Jiang Jiu stood up and walked to his side.

Xiao Yimo asked quietly: "The headmaster of Yiye Pianzhou is here too. Xiaojiu, do you want to go and take a look, or wait for them to come and see you..."

Jiang Jiu's identity was not hidden from his own people. Except for Nanny Qian, Xia Zhi, Xiao Yimo, Jiao Niang, and Chu Yu, everyone else knew about it.

Now that she has got the ring, they have to create opportunities for Yi Ye Xiao Zhou to recognize her as their master.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Jiu shook his head and said, "Not for now. I'll ask Chu Yu to find out about Yiye Pianzhou's situation first. After all, those shopkeepers haven't necessarily wanted me to show up in all these years."

Xiao Yimo patted Jiang Jiu's shoulder and said, "Three or four shopkeepers have come, but they didn't come together. It seems that their relationship is not very good. Don't worry, I will let our own people serve these shopkeepers."

Xiao Yimo and Jiang Jiu were whispering to each other, while Gu Chengyan and Lu Yunyang were exchanging glances.

There were four people in the room at the time. If we created a WeChat group, we could probably get seven or eight people.

Xiao Yimo and Lu Yunyang.

Xiao Yimo and Gu Chengyan.

Gu Chengyan and Jiang Jiu.

Jiang Jiu and Lu Yunyang.

Etc., etc.

Jiang Jiu and Xiao Yimo have arrangements, and Gu Chengyan and Lu Yunyang also have arrangements.

There is a silent war going on among the merchants in Su City, and what balances them are the government and the ninth prince, King Qi.

Gu Chengyan reported to Lu Yunyang in a low voice, "Master, Prefect Xing wants to increase taxes to make up for the tax deficit from last year. I heard that officials from the counties and prefectures have come in the past few days and they don't seem to be willing to do so. What do you think?"

Lu Yunyang glanced at the lobby. The prefect and the governor of Suzhou were also there. There were also a few familiar faces, who should be officials from the counties below. He saw the county magistrate Jiang.

"It's not easy for ordinary people to grow food, and he, a prefect, is just trying to squeeze the people's money. What a loser."

"Don't worry about him. When he collects the taxes, if there's public resentment, immediately demote him and send him to the capital. He likes to be a fence-sitter, doesn't he? I'll give him this opportunity. However, the fate of a fence-sitter is not good."

"I understand." Gu Chengyan knew that Lu Yunyang had long disliked Prefect Xing, but he just hadn't had the time to deal with him before.

"I've secretly inquired and found out that every year the shopkeepers of the small boats would bribe Governor Xing with 1,000 taels of silver. In the past, the shopkeepers of the small boats would rather break than bend..."

Lu Yunyang snorted coldly, "They founded the Chamber of Commerce, but in Su City, they are naturally dissatisfied when someone else becomes the president of the Chamber of Commerce. It's also because they are incompetent. Never mind. Just wait and see. The world will change in a blink of an eye."

At this time, the shopkeepers of Yiye Pianzhou were still unaware of the news about their master and were still fighting for power.

The head manager of Yiye Pianzhou is an old man in his sixties named Cheng Jiarui. It is said that he has followed the founder of Yiye Pianzhou, Jiang Yuan, since he was a child, and witnessed Yiye Pianzhou grow from a small shop to the richest businessman in Jiangnan.

Although he is old now, he is still smart and healthy, and is still the top manager among the shopkeepers.

Xiao Yimo pointed at Cheng Jiarui and said, "That's the head shopkeeper."

Jiang Jiu smacked his lips, rather disgusted. "He's already so old, yet still so playboyish. What is he doing out here when he's not at home enjoying his grandchildren? I heard he has seven or eight concubines, just like Lu Yunyang?"

Xiao Yimo chuckled and glanced at Lu Yunyang: "It's not as exaggerated as Lu Yunyang. He took a concubine because he had difficulty in having children. He has three daughters, but still no son."

"However, his three daughters are also very capable. One is the chief storekeeper in the capital, one is in Qiantang, and one is in Jinling."

Jiang Jiu raised the corner of his lips: "It is indeed amazing, these are all rich places."

Xiao Yimo added, "Although he is a playboy, he is still loyal to his master Yiye Pianzhou and has been sending people to secretly search for the whereabouts of the ring."

Jiang Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly: "After finding him, whether to kill him or respect him is hard to say."

There were more and more guests, the performance was about to begin, and the seats in the lobby were full. Some of those who couldn't sit had to stand at the back.

Jiang Jiu took out the ring from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Xiao Yimo: "Tell Chu Yu to be careful and not to cause any conflict. If anyone asks, just say you found it."

Xiao Yimo took the ring and looked at it carefully. "What's so special about it? Why would the shopkeepers at Yiye Pianzhou recognize it at first sight?"

Jiang Jiu explained, "Hexagonal rings are rare to begin with. The six pictures on them correspond to six characters, each hidden in two lines of poetry."

"Even if they get the ring, they won't recognize it if it doesn't match the six characters."

Xiao Yimo: "Okay, let Chu Yu test them and see their reaction."

"Today I have paid a large sum of money to hire the people from Cangjiu, the number one assassin organization in Jianghu, to protect you and Chuyu. I hope you are safe."

"What? You actually hired a killer? And the best killer in the world? How much silver would that cost..." Jiang Jiu felt sorry for the money.

Xiao Yimo didn't care at all: "Their fees are not high. A third-class killer is fifty taels, a second-class killer is one hundred taels, and a first-class killer is only two hundred taels. How can your life and Chu Yu's life be calculated with silver?"

"I hired a first-class assassin and two third-class assassins. Hehe, the total cost is only three hundred taels, which is already a good deal."

Jiang Jiu rolled his eyes at Xiao Yimo: "If nothing unexpected happens, the first-class killer will definitely protect Chu Yu. The one who protects me will be the third-class killer..."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yimo smiled awkwardly: "I really didn't send anyone to protect you. The two third-class soldiers were there to protect the other girls in the building... and me. As for you, you have me to protect you, and there's also Lu Yunyang... He can't just take the money without doing any work..."

Jiang Jiu was speechless: "You, you even assigned him work, does he know about it?"

Xiao Yimo smiled cunningly: "Do I need to tell him this? If he encounters danger, won't he hide by himself? If he hides, won't he take you with him..."

Okay, okay, that’s a really good plan.

Jiang Jiu didn't indulge him: "The three hundred taels will be deducted from your dividend."