Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Zhang Jingwei remained calm and composed, a faint smile on his face. He spoke softly, "As the saying goes, when you're out and about, you rely on your friends. One more friend means one more path to follow. Since you've honored me with your presence today, if you could do me a favor, we might as well become friends and look after each other in the future!"

Young Master Mo raised his head slightly, looking at Zhang Jingwei with a half-smile, and responded slowly, "Haha, Young Master Zhang is indeed very eloquent, but I'm afraid you've misunderstood. I'm not here today just to make friends with you!"

Zhang Jingwei's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he quickly regained his composure. He frowned and asked doubtfully, "Oh? Could it be that you came here simply to disrupt my situation?"

Young Master Mo sneered, crossed his arms, and replied with contempt, "That's not entirely true. I came here mainly to see how capable you are, but I was truly disappointed. The methods you displayed were truly too ordinary and commonplace, nothing new at all, just some old, outdated tricks!"

Zhang Jingwei was furious when he heard this. He slammed the table and shouted, "Mu Tou, send these uninvited guests out immediately!"

However, Young Master Mo remained unmoved. Instead, he sneered, "Oh, so this is what you, Young Master Zhang, call magnanimity and vision? You were so confident and ambitious just now, but now you're so impatient to drive out your own shareholders?"

Zhang Jingwei's eyes widened with anger, and he retorted with gritted teeth: "Hmph, people like you, no matter how much money you give me, I still think they are dirty!" After that, he waved his hand at Mu Tou, signaling him to act quickly.

Mu Tou quickly stepped forward and pushed Master Mo and his followers all the way to the door. Although Master Mo and his followers were unwilling to give up, they could only stumble out of the door under Mu Tou's powerful push.

Young Master Mo suddenly shouted, "Wait! I'll invest one million!"

Zhang Jingwei was stunned at first, then he looked suspicious and said, "Wait! Are you sure?" He obviously didn't believe that the young master Mo in front of him could come up with such a huge amount of money.

Young Master Mo held his head high and said proudly, "Absolutely true! We in the Salt Gang always keep our word and keep our promise. We always keep our word and keep our promise!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingwei's attitude took a complete turn. He smiled broadly and cupped his hands in praise, "Young Master Mo is truly generous! I thank you on behalf of the Yunzhou soldiers!"

Young Master Mo raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile, and said slowly: "But... I have a small condition."

Zhang Jingwei's heart tightened, but he still responded with a brave face: "What conditions? As long as it doesn't require my wife, I can agree to anything else!"

However, what Zhang Jingwei never expected was that Young Master Mo said with a look of disgust: "Who wants your tiger wife? How can a scholar like you have such a dirty mind!"

After hearing what Young Master Mo said, Zhang Jingwei responded without hesitation, "Young Master Mo, don't mention just one condition. Even if you make a hundred requests, I'll agree to them all!" He had originally thought Young Master Mo was just discussing some business matters. However, what happened next was far beyond his expectations.

Young Master Mo leaned back in his seat with a relaxed expression, then raised his hand and gently tapped it. A huge silver note with a face value of one million guan (a banknote worth one million guan) landed firmly on the table. The note shone alluringly in the candlelight, as if telling everyone of the immense wealth it represented.

Young Master Mo raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a hint of joking, "The Salt Gang I belong to is not short of this little money, but it depends on whether you have the ability to take it away!"

Zhang Jingwei was stunned when he heard this, wondering what Young Master Mo meant by this. He calmed down and asked, "I wonder what Young Master Mo means by this?"

Young Master Mo laughed heartily, a sly look flashing in his eyes as he slowly said, "This couldn't be simpler! All you have to do now is kowtow respectfully before me. For every kowtow you make, I'll reward you with ten thousand strings of cash! How's that?"

Mu Tou, who was standing by, was furious when he heard this. He widened his eyes, stared at Master Mo, and roared, "You bastard! How dare you humiliate my master like this! I will take your life today!" As he said that, he was about to rush up to fight him to the death.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingwei quickly reached out to stop Mu Tou and shouted, "Mu Tou! Don't act impulsively!"

To be honest, for Zhang Jingwei, this level of insult is actually nothing. After all, how can people living in this era understand that when faced with the temptation of money, the so-called dignity has long been thrown out of their minds.

Zhang Jingwei took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and calmly said to Young Master Mo, "Young Master Mo, words are not enough. Could you please write a written document to prevent you from regretting your decision?"

Young Master Mo nodded nonchalantly and chuckled, "Of course!"

Zhang Jingwei wrote two lines of words in a very eloquent manner.

"Gambling agreement: Yunzhou Juren Zhang Jingwei and the Salt Gang's Young Leader Mo Kuang are gambling today. For every kowtow Zhang Jingwei makes to Mo Kuang, Mo Kuang must pay Zhang Jingwei 10,000 strings of cash as a reward!"

It was written in great detail. Not only did Young Master Mo sign it after reading it, he also asked Liu Yanzhi to be a witness.

Liu Yanzhi asked seriously, "Why is this necessary?"

Zhang Jingwei said excitedly, "Teacher, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. Please consider it as a fulfillment of your wish!"

He wasn't a masochist, but he vaguely remembered a blogger's commentary on the game: "If you dare, come to Huludao, I'll make you bankrupt!" (a famous meme from League of Legends streamers Xiaozhi and Big Brother).

Zhang Jingwei shouted excitedly: "Finally someone said this to me! Thank you! Mr. Mo!" Tears flashed in his eyes and his voice trembled slightly with excitement.

Huangfu Changshui on the side was full of anger and shouted: "Jingwei, a man's knees are worth gold. Listen to your father-in-law and we don't want this money! That brat dared to humiliate you like this. Let me go and teach him a lesson!" After that, he rolled up his sleeves and looked aggressive.

However, Zhang Jingwei shook his head firmly and said sincerely, "No, father-in-law, if my precious gold can help you solve your problems, then even if I kneel down, it won't hurt. I'll be kneeling for a good cause!"

Hearing these words, Huangfu Changshui was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. He held Zhang Jingwei's hand tightly and said with a sob, "You are such a sensible child! If anyone needs to kneel, I will be the one to do it!"

Zhang Jingwei quickly waved his hands and said, "Father-in-law, you absolutely cannot do this! If Ling'er knew, she would be so heartbroken!" He then turned to Mu Tou beside him and ordered, "Mu Tou, quickly pull the Marquis away! Don't let him act impulsively here."

Mu Tou hesitated for a moment and said, "Master...how about I kneel for you?"

Zhang Jingwei glared at him and scolded him, "What the hell are you doing? Stop talking nonsense and do what I say!"

Mu Tou wanted to argue a few more times, but seeing Zhang Jingwei's serious expression, Mu Tou still insisted: "Master!"

"Be obedient!" Zhang Jingwei emphasized again.

Zhang Jingwei frowned and cursed in his heart: You all are delaying my making money!