The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Li Ziyu looked at the excited people with flushed cheeks and asked a question: "How many Portuguese governors have there been in Macau Island?"

This is a good question, but no one has counted it.

Who would specialize in this?

Seeing that they were looking at each other and unable to answer, Li Ziyu asked and answered: "Including Rosada who was just nailed to the ground by our leader, the total number is 101!

Then Li asked again, how many Portuguese soldiers are there in Ao Island? "

This time, no one below could answer. However, Li Zhun, who was next to him, couldn't help but said: "There are more than 2,000 Portuguese soldiers on Ao Island, and there are three battleships. Naturally, all the battleships have been scuttled."

Li Ziyu smiled at him: "That's right. And our leader, with only a tribunal of less than fifty people, wiped out 2,000 Portuguese soldiers. Now we also have 2,000 people in the Macao Island People's Army, and everyone has a fast gun. . Our Xuantian Sect has tens of thousands of people. The Qing court is afraid of Portuguese revenge, but our militia and our Xuantian Sect are not afraid of Portugal!"

Everyone was so excited that they couldn't help themselves.

Li Zhun is very sober.

Although Li Ziyu's words are very exciting, up to this time, Li Ziyu has not revealed his true intentions.

If it is just to fight for chicken blood, then there is no need to go to war and gather a group of businessmen and industrialists.

Sure enough, Li Ziyu's next words are the key point.

Li Ziyu said: "Everyone, in the last century, the Portuguese legalized the gambling industry on Macao Island and implemented a monopoly system for gambling.

Today, gambling and Australia Island are inseparable.

But today's gambling houses are a mixed bag of good and bad people, and there is no order. Li Mou sees it in his eyes and feels anxious in his heart.

Now that we have driven away the Portuguese, it is time to set standards for us Chinese. "

A businessman is a businessman.

Although everyone looked like a hot-blooded middle-aged and elderly group before, their own interests were involved and they immediately recovered from their excitement.

Someone stood up and asked coldly: "I wonder what the regulations are for Elder Li?"

It was Tan Bili who spoke, and at this time he had become a vague leader among the many gambling house owners.

During this period, Tan Bi was having a very bad time.

First he was wanted by the Qing court. It was not until the Portuguese were destroyed and Ao Island was taken over by the Xuantian Sect that the Qing court did not send troops to station for the time being that he dared to jump out again.

Secondly, the batch of weapons and ammunition he purchased with a huge sum of money, together with the Japanese merchant ship Erchen Maru, were snatched away by Zhao Chuanxin.

Whether it is Tan Bili, Japan, or Portugal, they are all losers. There is only one winner, and that is Zhao Chuanxin.

Tan Bili was already angry, but when he heard that Li Ziyu wanted to change the rules, he became even more angry.

Three words can express his feelings - why?

Li Ziyu looked at him: "This is Boss Tan Bili Tan, right? Just in time, I have something to announce about you later. Now let's talk about the charter.

From then on, all gambling games on the island will be centralized and exclusive. "

As soon as this statement came out, the crowd was in an uproar.

Some are excited and some are worried.

Tan Bili raised his eyebrows: "What kind of centralized monopoly method?"

Li Ziyu had already prepared: "There are only six bidding licenses in total, with a term of ten years. Xuantianzong will retain the right to operate the gambling. Other entities operating the gambling must obtain prior approval. Other entities operating the gambling must obtain prior approval." Grant.”

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

There are several gangs. From now on, there will only be six gambling houses on Ao Island, and the rest of the gambling houses can be closed.

"Isn't this... inappropriate?" Tan Bili couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, but he said it hypocritically.

If there are only six families, in terms of strength and reputation, he will definitely have a place.

However, powerful businessmen in other industries became excited and couldn't help but ask: "Elder Li, can the bidding be fair?"

Li Ziyu said seriously: "With the honor of the God of War, anyone who dares to operate in secret will be punished by death."

These words made Tan Bili's expression change again.

If everyone can join in, then he may not be 100% sure.

He hurriedly asked: "So, Elder Li, what if it is transferred during the period?"

Li Ziyu said categorically: "It is prohibited to transfer or transfer all or part of the gaming operation rights to a third party in any name until the ten-year contract is terminated."

Li Zhun didn't quite understand, but he was greatly shocked.

I see.

The reason why Li Ziyu dared not collect taxes for a year was because of this idea.

If he really succeeded, what would a mere year's tax be?

Tan Bili's face turned green and red.

Lu Lian was thoughtful.

Fan Jiepeng's eyes were shining brightly.

Everyone present had different expressions.

Many small gambling house owners couldn't help but turn their attention to Tan Bili.

They are definitely the ones who suffer the most.

Their strength is not that strong. If they were taken alone, they would definitely be weak and would be rejected.

They wanted Tan Bi to take the lead.

Tan Bili lived up to expectations and said in a strange tone: "If the Portuguese come to take revenge, how can Elder Li give us one or two guarantees after the bidding is completed?"

Li Ziyu smiled: "If you can trust Zhao Chuanxin, the head of the Xuantian Sect, then vote. If you don't trust him, quit. But the rules are the rules. If you are not convinced, just go to the head of Zhao and compete with him."

Do they have the strength to compete with Zhao Chuanxin?

Tan Bili was naturally not so tough. He turned to ask Li Zhun who was standing aside: "This sir, I think he is an official of the imperial court. What does the imperial court say?"

Li Zhun sat on the wax.

He could not say that Ao Island did not belong to the imperial court, nor could he say that Li Ziyu and Zhao Chuanxin were not able to talk well.

Not to mention that Cixi was afraid of Portugal. If Portugal retaliated, it would hand over Ao Island.

He was in a dilemma, and his expression kept changing.

He cursed in his heart: No wonder Li Ziyu called me here, he didn't have any good intentions at all.

Everyone looked at him, and after a long while, he could only say: "Ao Island is currently a Portuguese concession, and it is not convenient for the court to interfere."

Meaning, this is Portugal's territory. If Xuantian Sect defeats Portugal, it will naturally fall under Xuantian Sect's management. When Portugal comes back, if it can win, it will still belong to Portugal.

Tan Bili stood up and asked, "Why?"

Li Ziyu suppressed his smile and said calmly: "Okay, the rules have been set. Now it's time to talk about Boss Tan."

Tan Bili frowned: "Why is it just settled? What's wrong with Tan?"

Li Ziyu shouted loudly: "Tan Bili, something happened to you. Someone comes and takes it down."

Two tall and powerful judges walked towards Tan Bili brazenly.

One is Chui Shuijiao and the other is Li Zhitao.

Tan Bili also brought a bodyguard, who looked very capable, and was going to stop people.

The tiger and the crane form two figures, and the arhat strikes the bell.

Li Zhitao turned sideways, resisted the punch with his thigh, and leaned back slightly to avoid it.

The bodyguard wanted to use another move, "Raising Waves and Throwing Hammers," but... Li Zhitao made a combination of straight hooks and swing hooks, and then jumped and bumped into elbows, hitting him unreasonably.

He was short, but his body was long and he jumped like a cannonball.

The bodyguard was immediately stunned.

You know, walking around the world, there is no one like this?

An elbow came down with a leap, and the bodyguard was hit in the face by the elbow, and his mind went blank.

Li Zhitao landed on the ground, turned around and whipped his fist, and bang, he punched the bodyguard firmly on the cheek.

A tooth flew out with blood.

He fell to the ground and convulsed, suffering from epilepsy.

Li Zhitao spat: "Hong Fist, right? That's it?"

Tan Bili was stunned.

The bodyguard is a good person, why did he get down in just a few seconds?

Wasn't it like this before?

Li Zhitao raised his arm and said, "Zhuo, how dare you resist arrest?"

Tan Bili's head was hit twice, and he regained consciousness and shouted: "I don't accept it, what's my crime?"

Li Ziyu stopped Li Zhitao, who wanted to continue beating people, walked up to Tan Bili, stared at him and said loudly: "Tan Bili, you smuggled weapons, this is the first crime; you sold opium, this is the second crime; on the Erchen Pill The weapons were seized, and you colluded with Japan and Portugal to make our warships fire cannons to apologize and pay compensation. This is the third crime. Last year, you paid for a murderer. The gambler Wang Jinxi owed you three hundred taels of silver and refused to pay it back, so you killed him. , I have both personal and material evidence. This is the fourth crime. You have to admit it whether you admit it or not."

Not to mention anything else, just the two items of smuggling weapons and selling opium made many people present unconsciously lower their heads.

They weren't much better.

Tan Bili roared: "It is natural to repay the debt. If he doesn't pay me back, what's wrong with me taking his life? Smuggling weapons was forced by Zhao Chuanxin. Who doesn't sell opium..."

Li Ziyu couldn't let him continue talking.

D.

Zhao Chuanxin never gave anyone a chance to change his ways, but Li Ziyu gave him.

Zhao Chuanxin's kill was a hit, but Li Ziyu was different.

He interrupted Tan Bili: "You deserve to die for your crime. Do you here have any objection to the crime I mentioned?"

of course not.

It was too late for them to distance themselves.

Everyone knows that Zhao Chuanxin hates the merchants who sell opium to the Chinese people.

Since Li Ziyu came to Macao, the first thing he did was to ban the sale of opium.

Seeing that they were silent, Li Ziyu shouted: "Our Shushan is also a gambling house. The gambling house pays attention to a long rainbow all the way, so you want to see success. Big vat peach, kill this person on the spot!"

Li Zhitao took out the horse playing card and pressed it against Tan Bili's head.

boom.

Crisp and neat.

Before Tan Bili died, his eyes were filled with disbelief.

Just kill him like that?

Li Ziyu was a master in solving crimes and was used to seeing dead people. He just took out his handkerchief and wiped the blood that spattered on his face. He glanced at it and everyone present did not dare to look at each other.

"The chief culprit is dead, and the rest will not be held responsible. Is there any objection?"

Who the hell dares to object?

Outside the door were all armed groups of Australian islanders. No one could run away with an order.

Someone took the lead: "Elder Li is benevolent and righteous!"

The rest of them agreed.

Li Ziyu nodded with satisfaction: "I will give everyone ten days to prepare, and the bidding will be held on time in Shushan at noon ten days later. Remember, there are only six brands, including the operating rights of shop tickets, mountain tickets and white pigeon tickets."

There was a small commotion in the crowd again.

Originally, Shanpiao and Baigepiao were no longer allowed to operate, but now they have reopened, which is good news.

It can be seen that once you take the photo, you will make a lot of money every day.

Li Zhun, who witnessed the whole process, was convinced.

Li Ziyu first announced that it was Zhao Chuanxin who drove away the Portuguese, occupied the great cause, and declared the rationality of Xuantianzong's power. Then announce the new rules, kill the assassin, and everything will fall into place.

Where did Zhao Chuanxian find talents?

…

On the ship from Qinzhou to Shanghai.

Zhao Chuanxin was lying on a recliner reading a book, working on the floor while thinking about dog life. Next to him, Benjamin Goldberg and Zhao Yixian became coolies, replenishing ammunition for Zhao Chuanxin's various weapons.

Zhao Yixian said: "People who practice Taoism like me should be compassionate."

Benjamin Goldberg said: "This rocket is named Mercy, and this Madsen machine gun is named Huai. Don't they add up to the name Mercy?"

"..." Zhao Yixian put down the magazine and counted with his fingers: "Today is the fifteenth day. On a full moon day, you should eat vegetarian food."

It was January 18, 1908, the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the thirty-third year of Guangxu's reign, and there were still fifteen days left to celebrate the new year.

Zhao Chuanxin put down the "Gu Wen Yuan Jian", twisted his neck and said, "Zhao has been a vegetarian for decades. When stewing ribs, he puts kidney beans (beans), when he braises pork, he puts sweet potatoes, and when he stews fish, he puts Garlic is a vegetarian for every meal."

Zhao Yixian: "..."

You call this vegetarianism?

Zhao Chuanxin curled his lips: "Okay, let's eat spicy crab later. Since it's fifteen, just remember to add some chopped green onion. Now reload for me, Zhao Yixian, don't make excuses to be lazy, be careful I'll cut you hold head high."

Benjamin Goldberg had been eating seafood for many days, and he said insinuatingly: "Master, are you going into the water again? We are almost to Shanghai. The wind and waves here are very dangerous. I think it is better to just eat some beef."

Can a small wind and small waves be called turbulent?

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, I can basically play jungle without injury now. I'll eat beef after I get ashore."