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Tang Haitai's life has suddenly become easier recently, which surprised the officials in the governor's office. Thinking about Tang Haitai not long ago, he looked downcast and didn't have much money in his hands. It was impossible to go to restaurants or brothels all the time. It is very common to stay in the house alone and drink, and get drunk.

Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for Tang Haitai to become unrestrained. He held his head up every day when he went out, and he didn't look drunk when he came back. Although he still smelled of alcohol, but with a comfortable temperament, everyone still It can be seen.

The officials in the governor's yamen couldn't help admiring Tang Haitai. He had such a fate. Although he lost his support and couldn't get the attention of the governor, he still had money and could still be unrestrained. Everyone knew that with that With a poor salary, thinking about going to and from restaurants and brothels every day, I guess it would be impossible to sell myself.

In this day and age, being rich is also an extraordinary ability. Being an official, plus having money, is the envy of everyone. Anyway, Tang Haitai used to be the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his size was also seventh rank. The official of the capital, arrived in Liaodong, entered the governor's office, and was also the governor of the sixth rank. Maybe he will be lucky in the future and go back to the capital. People can't be judged by their appearance, who can judge the future of others, so the officials in the governor's yamen's view of Tang Haitai are also quietly changing.

Snobbery has been a tradition for thousands of years, and no one can escape it. Tang Haitai, who was once regarded as unbearable by everyone, was once reduced to a laughing stock of everyone. Because of his wealth, he walked with his head up, and his impression changed like this.

Even officials discussed in private, Tang Haitai still enjoys special treatment.If it were any other official who came and went freely every day, he would hardly need to pay a salary, and he would still receive his salary. He would have been reprimanded by the governor, or even dismissed.But Tang Haitai didn't have any affairs, so it can be seen that he still has a backer, maybe there is an unusual relationship behind it.

Tang Haitai didn't know about all these changes and discussions, but his luck did come. Recently, he met a nobleman. This so-called nobleman's status is not very good.But he is very rich, and he is very generous.

This person is a merchant in Ningyuan City, named Kangtai, who specializes in fur business.

Doing fur business in Ningyuan City is very profitable. Ningyuan's winter climate is very cold, and the winter is long, so the sales of fur and other things are very good.Not to mention anything else, but the officials who came to Liaodong.They all want to buy fur. There are at least a few fur clothes. They are used to keep out the cold in winter. The fur business is available in all seasons. In summer, fur is relatively cheap.So there are quite a few people who buy it, let alone winter. [

But thinking about doing fur business is not that simple. Good fur almost needs to be provided by Orion.Everyone knows that there are not many hunters in Ming Dynasty, and there are even fewer hunters in Liaodong. On the contrary, there are many hunters in Houjin. Said that the source of the supply of goods is mainly from places such as Houjin and Mongolia. Another point is that in the fur business, one must learn the processing technology, otherwise the fur with blood and a strong smell is sold. Not going out.

Kangtai has a very good craftsmanship. The fur in his shop is very clean, and Kangtai has also cooperated with the tailor shop next to him. After buying fur from him, if you want to process it Clothes can be ready in one step, without having to go to other places to find a tailor.

With such convenience and advantages, it goes without saying that Kangtai's business is very good.

However, many people don't know that Kangtai is the key person that Qu Qingze pays attention to. This is also because the supply of goods in Kangtai's store is too sufficient. Ordinary stores can't do this unless they have special The purchase channel, this channel can only come from the Houjin and Mongolia. Since the communication with the Houjin Mongolia is close, it is impossible not to contact the people of the Houjin Tartars and Mongolian tribes. With such convenient conditions, will it be possible? If you become a spy of the Houjin Tartars, then you can't say for sure.

It is a pity that the personnel arranged by Qu Qingze have been observing Kangtai for a long time, and have not noticed anything abnormal. After a long time, the attention has decreased. Each business has its own channels. Maybe this Kangtai, in In terms of doing business, he has a talent that most people don't have, so he has ample supply of fur.

The contact between Tang Haitai and Kangtai is quite legendary.

During the days when he was in power, Tang Haitai never paid attention to the merchants in Ningyuan City. These merchants were not as good as he was. After all, they were also scholars, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants. The status of merchants was the lowest, and they were looked down upon by scholars. To contact merchants.

As a frustrated person, Tang Haitai had less time to leave the governor's office. He didn't have much money on him, and it was impossible for him to stay in restaurants and brothels for a long time. Go to the best restaurant in Ningyuan City. As for the promised brothel, I don't want to even look at it.

That is, during a drinking session, because the waiter was too busy, the time to serve food was delayed. Tang Haitai, who was depressed, couldn't help losing his temper. Anyway, he was still the governor of the governor's yamen, a dignified sixth-rank official, and if a restaurant All the guys dare to put on airs in front of him, so what kind of decent is that.

In fact, losing your temper in a restaurant is despised by everyone. The guys in the restaurant are the lowest existence. As long as they don't intentionally make things difficult for you, there is no need to lose your temper at them. Unfortunately, Tang Haitai is in a bad mood. I can't care about these anymore, when I lost my temper with the guy in the restaurant, I was even ready to do it.

Tang Haitai's arrogance attracted crowds of onlookers. Those who were eating in the restaurant, as well as officers from the Yulin Camp, saw this situation and were about to come forward to stop it. At this moment, Kangtai appeared.

Seeing everyone gathered around, Tang Haitai also knew that what he had done was a little too much, but what he said, Tang Haitai didn't feel that what he did was a bit troublesome until he saw a few officers from the Yulin Battalion. If these officers took action, I may encounter fists, but the officer has a straightforward temper, so he doesn't care so much.

Kangtai was the first to stand up, and after throwing down the money, he pulled Tang Haitai out of the restaurant.

At this time, if someone is willing to stand up to calm the situation, Tang Haitai can't wait for it.

After leaving the restaurant, Kangtai took Tang Haitai to his shop, brought out some fine wine from his collection, and had a drink with Tang Haitai. Tang Haitai was grateful, so he didn't care so much. It's not an important thing, the key is that someone helped him out of the siege in the restaurant. [

Tang Haitai and Kangtai got acquainted like this.

When it comes to the situation in the capital and Nanjing, Kangtai is also very familiar with it. He especially mentioned the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, saying that he can linger in those places and be worthy of being a person for a lifetime. This just speaks to Tang Haitai's heart , Thinking of those romantic encounters at Qinhuai River when I was in Nanjing, thinking of those passionate and beautiful girls in Qinhuai River, Tang Haitai's bowels are going to regret, it's all because he didn't manage well at the beginning, what he did in the capital, what he did in Liaodong .

The two quickly became friends.

From this day on, Kangtai has become Tang Haitai's best friend. Kangtai is slightly older than Tang Haitai. When it comes to their birthdays, they even sworn brothers of the opposite sex. Their relationship is very good.

Kangtai did have money. Tang Haitai went to Kangtai's shop every three days. Every time Kangtai took Tang Haitai to restaurants and brothels boldly. Kangtai was responsible for all the expenses.

After dating for a period of time, Kangtai told Tang Haitai that in Ningyuan City, there are actually places to make money, that is, some underground casinos. In the Ming Dynasty, casinos could be operated openly, but they had to pay certain taxes, and the taxes The quota is still relatively high, most of the bosses who can open casinos have some background, and the relationship with the government is also good, but after Su Tiancheng came to Liaodong, he ruthlessly dealt with certain large-scale casinos. Gambling is harmful, especially when the gambling is huge. If it is not done well, the family will go bankrupt. "Inserted" in a teahouse, or "inserted" in a brothel, or even "inserted" in a restaurant.

When Chen Xinjia was the governor of Liaodong, he didn't pay attention to the casinos. At that time, the casinos in Ningyuan City were relatively prosperous. Later, Lu Xiang was promoted to Liaodong and reorganized the casinos. Some large casinos were hidden underground again.

Tang Haitai seldom gambles, mainly because his mind is on eating, drinking and whoring women, and he has no time to gamble. This time Kangtai introduced that gambling can make money, and Tang Haitai is also eager to make a move. These days, he always spends Kangtai’s money, and he is also embarrassed Well, the exchange of favors is mutual, and it always costs Kangtai. If I don’t treat guests, it’s unreasonable, but my little salary, if I want to treat guests, I’m afraid I’ll spend it all at once.

Under Kangtai's introduction, Tang Haitai went to those casinos set up in the dark to have a look. It was really lively inside, and there were all kinds of religions and nine streams. However, several people that Tang Haitai saw had won money, and a lot of money Those vain money soon made Tang Haitai feel that gambling is also a good way to make money, at least if he wins money, he can invite Kangtai to be chic. (To be continued..)

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