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Chapter 208 Entering Jiulian City (Additional chapters to favorites)
Walking on the wide streets of Jiuliancheng, looking at the neatly arranged buildings around him, the merchants and travelers coming and going, and countless wanderers carrying swords and knives, Li Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Unlike Aries City, Jiulian City is a well-known commercial city. It is not as developed as the Internet in the past life, where shopping can be done with just the movement of a finger. After all, this world does not have such technology, and purchasing supplies is very inconvenient. It also depends on this for the exchange of supplies. The main business of the Sanhe Gang is to make a profit by selling specialties from different places to distant places and making money. The convenient waterway allows them to afford such a large foundation.

As for the Li family and Guangde Temple, they both have businesses in the local area. For example, many shops around Guangde Temple are run by lay disciples of Guangde Temple. Guangde Temple invests and holds shares, and gets a share every year. Together with the incense money from pilgrims who light candles and fuel the temple, they are able to support this large group of monks.

Of course, relatively speaking, it seems that there are nearly a thousand people, but in fact these people are all monks. They are homeless and unemployed and just need to have food and clothing. Look at the disciples and gang members supported by the Sanhe Gang. They all have families to support and do not receive monthly allowances. If you join the gang and cannot support your family, who would join your gang?

The Li family is relatively elitist. Although they have fewer people than the Sanhe Gang, their quality is higher and their overall expenses are lower. Therefore, although they also have a freight business, it is still not as big as the Sanhe Gang.

From this, we can see that the systems of the three families are different. Although Guangde Temple is a martial arts sect, it is a temple after all, and the expenses are not that high. The two or three hundred monks who practice martial arts in the temple need medicinal materials and other supplies, and the other hundreds of ordinary monks are not so bad, so it is enough to rely on the profits and incense from the surrounding shops.

The Li family is a family system, with only a few branches as the real core. They recruit many guests and helpers, but as long as they pay a fair price, they can do so. In other words, the Li family is newly established, and there are not many core members. It is enough for now. After two or three generations, when the family branches out, it will not be so easy at that time. I am afraid that the business will also need to expand.

The Sanhe Gang is a standard underworld gang. You can say that it is large in number and powerful, or that it is a motley crowd. In short, it is indeed very powerful, with the largest business and the most extensive business. But at the same time, it also has the most troubles. Sometimes, when the gang leader opens his eyes, three thousand brothers are waiting for him to take care of their food, drink, and toilet needs.

Basically, this is how most of the martial arts forces in the world make money. After all, we are not gods. It’s okay for you to practice martial arts, but you have to eat, you have to take medicine, and you can’t go out with only one set of clothes. You have to repair the mountain gate and house every now and then. How can this not cost money?

So Li Ming also realized through personal experience that the world of martial arts is not just about fighting and killing!

You need to have income, which is why each major power has its own sphere of influence. Within this sphere, you should make money, but if the income within this sphere is not enough for you, and you want to go out and make money, then your skills and abilities will be tested.

You go to other people's territory to make money. Let me say something that shouldn't be said, but cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. You are just stealing food from the tiger's mouth!
Therefore, even if many neighboring forces are of the same righteous side, their relations may not be that good. It is rare for the three innate forces to coexist in harmony like Lingyun County. This is mainly due to the Buddhist approach of Guangde Temple. They turn a blind eye to fighting for territory and doing business, and let you do as long as you don't go too far. Strictly speaking, they have given up part of their own interests to the other two.

The Li family was established not long ago, has a shallow foundation, and does not have such a big appetite. The leader of the Sanhe Gang has the worst heritage, and his strength is the lowest if you really count it. He feels very insecure, so he knows his limits and never dares to push his luck or get ahead of others. This is why the three families are in this situation.

There are interests involved everywhere, so the warriors who hold the most powerful force in the world can often monopolize the channels for making money, which is reflected in the fact that the largest local forces will control the most profitable projects.

Jiuliancheng is the force that best implements this business logic and is the most famous in the entire Lingzhou!
This is because when Jiulian City was first built, the nine brothers formed a sworn brotherhood. Each of them had varying degrees of status, so the city remained very open after its establishment. In other words, identity checks were not strict. Therefore, some "less convenient" people often came here to do things conveniently. Over time, this became a unique feature of the place. For gangsters, it was a convenient place to sell stolen goods, where they could live freely without having to worry too much. For other businessmen, these people often spent money lavishly and freely, which was a double advantage.

The Lord of Jiulian City was happy to see this. After all, as long as there were customers, he would have income. Under such a business philosophy, Jiulian City became a commercial myth in Lingzhou, claiming that as long as you had money in your pocket, there was nothing you couldn't buy!

What is the attitude of Zhengdao and the court towards this?
Just turn a blind eye. After all, those people also need an outlet to vent. If you don't leave them this little loophole, they might do something even crazier. It's tantamount to tacitly allowing this place to become a gray area.

Walking through the outer city and approaching the inner city gate, it was obvious that something was different here. At the inner city gate, there were two rows of Jiuliancheng disciples wearing uniform clothes. Each of them was in their prime, with a strong body and steady steps, obviously having martial arts skills.

"Stop! Who are you? What are you doing here if you're not going into the city?"

Li Ming stopped at the door for a moment, and someone immediately came forward to ask him. Li Ming clasped his hands together, chanted "Amitabha" and said.

"I am a monk from Guangde Temple. I am new to your precious place, so I am a little curious."

After hearing the three words "Guangde Temple", the man's expression relaxed a bit. He looked up and down at Li Ming's clothes and saw that there were bloodstains and tears on his clothes. He turned around and looked at the densely packed wanted posters on the notice board behind him. Of course, his attitude was casual and he probably didn't read them carefully. He was just going through the motions. If it was really those old demons or fierce gangsters, he wouldn't dare to expose them even if he recognized them. There are wanted criminals walking past here every day. Everyone knows it. As long as they don't do it blatantly and write the five big words "I am a wanted criminal" on their faces, they can get through with a slight disguise.

Of course, the most important thing is yet to come.

"A monk from Guangde Temple, right? Then you have to pay an entrance fee to enter the inner city, one or two taels of silver!"

The words "one tael of silver" were emphasized, and the number was not small. However, Li Ming thought about it and took out the badge from his arms.

"Is this okay?"

(End of this chapter)