Reborn Tianlong: I practice martial arts for immortality

Jiang Wenguang asked back, "Alliance Leader Jiang, you're asking this question knowing the answer. Don't you know what you did last night?"

Jiang Weichen sat opposite Jiang Wenguang, and the maid Xiaolian served him tea.

Jiang Weichen glanced at Xiaolian. Before he had time to arrange her work, she took up her post first.

However, he glanced at the teacup and did not drink it. He looked at Jiang Wenguang and asked, "Sir Jiang, is it the county magistrate's intention that you come here?"

"Of course, we signed a contract that prohibited fighting for two years, but you have repeatedly violated the rules. This is a slap in the face of the government and shows that you do not respect the court."

Jiang Wenguang stared at Jiang Weichen and spoke righteously.

Jiang Weichen said in a neutral tone, "But it was clearly the Dark Night Pavilion that violated the rules first, and more than half a year has passed with no official punishment.

I thought Lord Hua had already canceled the contract privately?

It seems that Lord Hua was too busy with official duties and forgot about it before."

Jiang Wenguang's face froze. It was indeed the Dark Night Pavilion that violated the rules first, but the government did not intervene, so it was difficult to hold them accountable now.

But he didn't come here to seek accountability.

"Since you haven't disturbed anyone, I will not pursue this matter for now. But let me warn you: don't let something like this happen again."

Jiang Weichen said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Master Jiang. The Dark Night Pavilion has been destroyed, and there will be no more gang fights in Yangcheng in the future."

Yangcheng now only has the Supreme Alliance and the Beggars' Sect.

But Captain Wu Changbai had no intention of targeting him, and the Supreme Alliance was not in the business of collecting protection fees.

In addition to training some warriors, the Supreme Alliance focuses on operating industries and making money through business, so there should be no disputes between the two sides.

Jiang Wenguang stood up and said, "I hope Alliance Leader Jiang will do what he said. Also, the adults said that the funds should be handed over once a year. Since the Supreme Alliance has destroyed the Dark Night Pavilion, Alliance Leader Jiang should not forget the share that originally belonged to the Dark Night Pavilion.

The end of the year is almost here, and I hope Alliance Leader Jiang will be well prepared."

Jiang Weichen was stunned, not quite understanding what Jiang Wenguang was talking about.

He had only been in Yangcheng for three years. Before that, he was weak and focused on practicing martial arts. After only two months as the leader, he was forced to leave. He really didn't know what he had to hand over.

Jiang Weichen guessed that it was a bribe, but it would be better to ask clearly.

"Master Jiang, please forgive my ignorance, but I don't know what we are supposed to hand over. Please tell me more specifically."

Jiang Wenguang, who was about to leave, turned around and looked at Jiang Weichen. Did he not want to hand it over? Or did he really not understand and was he just a greenhorn?

But he didn't intend to interfere too much. Although he was also a beneficiary, he only got a small share. The bulk of the money went to Hua Yunxuan.

"Alliance Leader Jiang, just ask one of the gang members and you'll know. I'll take my leave."

After Jiang Wenguang finished speaking, he turned and left.

Jiang Weichen said, "Go, ask Niu Gui and Ning Chunrong to come see me."

"Yes."

Xiaolian, who was wearing a mask next to him, respectfully accepted the order and left.

Jiang Weichen sat in the hall waiting, and soon Niu Gui hurried over.

"Master Niu, how much does the gang need to pay to the county government every year?"

"Alliance leader, we used to hand over 50,000 taels of silver notes every year. After that, all our properties would not have to pay taxes, and the county government would not bother us."

Niu Gui said this and stood respectfully aside.

Jiang Weichen's face darkened slightly. Fifty thousand taels?

This year, including the Dark Night Pavilion, he needs to hand over 100,000 taels?

"Niu Gui, tell me how much net profit the gang made in the past year?"

"Alliance leader, in the past, the gang's various industries plus protection fees could generate 200,000 taels of silver a year, excluding the salaries paid to gang members and other expenses.

After deducting the losses from the conflict between the two sides, the annual net profit is about 50,000 taels.

However, now that the leader of the alliance prohibits the collection of protection fees and prohibits gangs outside the city from exploiting tenants, income may be reduced."

In addition to casinos and brothels, protection fees and food from outside the city are the main sources of income.

As for stores in other places, they are not making money, and if the gang members do not manage them well, they may even suffer losses.

Last year, the Black Tiger Gang had two to three hundred ordinary gang members, receiving five taels of silver per month, and more than forty elite gang members, receiving twenty taels per month.

The ten or so deacons who have entered the next stage of life will receive one hundred taels of silver per month.

This salary alone would cost thirty or forty thousand taels.

Jiang Weichen knew that the annual profit was more than 50,000 taels, and the people above the deacon must have been greedy for a lot.

Just like before, he took advantage of the fight between the two sides to secretly put the silver into the Yandao Hall.

It's just that he took more because he had storage space.

Now that the Dark Night Pavilion has been destroyed, this kind of behavior of taking advantage of the opportunity to make money can be put to an end.

But he came from an ordinary family and was unwilling to oppress the tenants.

Having suffered oppression before, he was unwilling to collect protection fees to oppress those at the bottom who were struggling to survive.

By this calculation, if we do not expand our business next year, our net profit will be even less.

Now that he is just an acquired talent, most of the herbs he uses are ordinary herbs.

Once you break through to the innate level in the future, these ordinary medicinal herbs will not be of much use.

He needs to buy a large amount of aged medicinal herbs or elixirs for his practice.

These all cost money, you can't just rob them like Qiao Feng did.

Jiang Weichen remembered that A Zi was seriously injured, and Qiao Feng had no money, so he robbed someone else's treasured ginseng.

Chapter 121 Come to ask for help

Not long after, Ning Chunrong also hurried to the headquarters. After Jiang Weichen asked some questions, he found out that both sides had almost everything they needed to hand over.

Jiang Weichen didn't want to be the one who was cheated out of having to pay one hundred thousand taels a year.

Besides, all the money of the Supreme Alliance this year was used by Ji Cunxi to curry favor with Liu Rufeng.

After killing Liu Rufeng, they still couldn't find where he hid the money. It was most likely sent back to the sect for safekeeping.

If they want to hand over 100,000 taels this year, they will need to hand over all the deposits in the Dark Night Pavilion, and everyone will have to tighten their belts.

Not only did his subordinates have complaints, but it also delayed Jiang Weichen's cultivation.

He is now in a time of crisis and is unwilling to hand it over.

It still comes down to strength. If he is so strong, who would dare to ask for bribes from him?

When Murong Fu appeared, he jumped off the boat with two of his family generals, then turned around and killed a high-ranking official with one palm each, and the official is still alive and well.

Shaolin occupied countless fertile fields, but the people there did not pay taxes and instead gave them money as offerings. No one dared to ask for bribes.

Jiang Weichen said, "From now on, all properties of the Supreme Alliance, whether farmland or shops, will pay taxes normally."

Niu Gui and Ning Chunrong were both stunned. Did they think one hundred thousand taels was too little?

Jiang Weichen saw their confusion and explained, "From now on, apart from taxes, there will be no separate payment."

The net profit is 100,000 taels, but Hua Yunxuan wants 50,000. Jiang Weichen won't do such a thing.

Handing over fifty thousand was just to prevent Hua Yunxuan from getting into trouble.

If it was a little less, Jiang Weichen would just think of it as spending money to ward off disaster, but this was a bit too much.

He doesn't traffic children, and now he doesn't even charge protection money.

The industries under the Supreme Alliance will gradually transform and will no longer be the previous gangster model.

So there is no need to worry about Hua Yunxuan causing trouble.

The only trouble is the fighting in the martial arts world, although the martial arts world and the court are separated most of the time.

But it would be a bit difficult if Hua Yunxuan used this as an excuse to cause trouble.

However, Hua Yunxuan was only a seventh-rank county magistrate, so Jiang Weichen was not afraid.

If he were the governor of Suzhou and could mobilize the local army, Jiang Weichen would be a little afraid.

Hua Yunxuan could only mobilize the yamen runners and constables in Yangcheng and its surrounding areas. Although there were many people, there were no masters.

While waiting for his transfer, Jiang Weichen also received the news.

Ning Chunrong and Niu Gui hesitated to speak, but Niu Gui finally said, "Leader, we are not that kind of big gang, and our influence is only limited to the city and the surrounding villages.

If we don't pay protection money to Magistrate Hua, he'll find any excuse to target us, and our gang won't be able to continue."

"Don't worry about this matter, I have my own thoughts."

Jiang Weichen also thought of this. If Hua Yunxuan wanted to cause trouble, it would be easy. He could just send people to search the store or seal it up directly, which would make the gang unable to operate.

But there are only two months left until the end of the year, and I don’t have any extra money to hand over this year.

Next, he needed medicinal food to practice his internal skills, and medicinal baths to practice the Golden Bell Cover.

Learning how to combine medicines, identifying and practicing poisons, etc., none of these requires a large amount of medicinal materials.

If Yu Yaozu doesn't come this time, he will have to compete with Yu Yaozu for time, so that he can fight with him when he breaks through to the innate realm.

So not a single moment of it can be wasted. If Hua Yunxuan doesn't know how to handle the situation, then kill him.

It just so happens that the death of Yang Wenshan’s son seems to be related to the Hua family.

The Hua family's clinic and Yang Wenshan's are located in the same urban area and are in competition with each other.

Yang Wenshan's son was thrown into jail and committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

At that time, although Hua Yunxuan was not the county magistrate but the county chancellor, he was also the second in command, so it was too easy for him to kill someone in prison.

Yang Wenshan lost his son and daughter-in-law, and also suffered a large sum of money in compensation. Yangshengtang has been in a downturn ever since.

The one that benefited from this was Hua's Medical Clinic, which is also located in Dongcheng.

But I have to find some time to ask Mr. Yang about the specific situation and whether it is Hua Yunxuan.

When he left, he made a big promise: once he succeeded, he would kill all those who killed Yang's son.