Chapter 357 The Situation is Complicated
Jun Moye spent a huge amount of money to buy a house, which gave him a place to stay in Baise City.
Fortunately, the people brought this time were carefully selected. They entered the city of Baise as merchants and brought a lot of goods with them. Naturally, some people in Baise City were jealous of them.
In the first few days, many people came to steal the goods, but every time they came, their hands and feet were broken and thrown out. After this happened several times, the people in Baise City realized that the new Jun family was not easy to mess with, and Jun Moye finally felt at peace.
Tao Zhiwen bowed to Jun Moye who was playing chess with him.
"Young Master."
Jun Moye placed a white piece.
He picked up another black piece.
"Go ahead."
Tao Zhiwen continued to bow.
"We've been out and about these past few days, and we've learned that Ruan Yifeng, the lord of Baise City, arrived here fifteen years ago. Back then, Baise City was even more chaotic than it is now, hardly even worthy of being called a city. Ruan Yifeng arrived with tens of thousands of soldiers, which naturally gave him a huge advantage in Baise City. His martial arts skills were highly skilled, and he's been continuously expanding his Black Armored Army over the years. It's said there are now hundreds of thousands of Black Armored Soldiers."
Jun Moye put down the flag in his hand and pursed his lips. Without Chu Chu, there was no point in playing chess.
"One hundred thousand black-armored soldiers! It seems the Lord of Baise City is quite capable. But have you found out who is in his family?"
Tao Zhiwen listened and spoke thoughtfully.
"In reply to your question, Ruan Yifeng only has one daughter, Ruan Yanluo, whom he brought with him when he came to Baise City. Ruan Yifeng has remained unmarried for all these years, and I haven't heard the specific reason."
Jun Moye spoke in a deep voice after hearing this.
"Tell me about the rest of the situation in this city."
Tao Zhiwen heard this and spoke with a complicated expression.
"Here, the law is like a thin mist, or even non-existent, providing opportunities for hooligans to exploit their power. Even in remote areas, bandits would appear. Ordinary residents constantly tried to move to the city to seek refuge. During the day, they would gather in groups to go back to the village to work, but the products they worked for were easily robbed, and many people starved to death.
The city's hooligans are also rampant and bullying the people. The streets are mostly men, and if a woman appears, she will be harassed by the hooligans. Their words are frivolous and their behavior is unruly. Many ordinary women are too scared to go out, and those women with some power have to bring countless servants with them when they go out. The current situation is complicated and intricate."
Jun Moye's eyes were complicated when he heard this. The no-man's-land has always been chaotic, but he never thought it would be so chaotic that he couldn't even go out freely.
"Ruan Yifeng doesn't care?"
After hearing this, Tao Zhiwen replayed in his mind what he had seen and heard in the past two days.
"There are Black Armored Army patrols every day, but they don't seem to be very effective. I've observed over the past two days that the Black Armored Army patrols at about the same time every day. When the Black Armored Army arrives, the hooligans become more restrained, but once the Black Armored Army leaves, they continue to run rampant. Furthermore, because the law is unclear, as long as no one is killed in the city, the Black Armored Army generally doesn't intervene."
Jun Moye's eyes grew darker.
"Since Ruan Yifeng is able to sit on the position of city lord, why doesn't he establish a set of laws to make the lives of ordinary people here more stable? It's a waste of 100,000 troops."
Tao Zhiwen stepped forward to add tea to Jun Moye's cup and analyzed.
"I think the law may not apply here. It's mainly because of money. Those who come here can no longer stay in their own countries and have fled all the way here. Some of them have already put life and death aside. Without money, they will starve to death if they don't rob. Some were even abandoned by their families after coming here. Over time, they naturally became hooligans."
Jun Moye leaned back, tapping the table with his index finger habitually.
"The situation is so chaotic, it seems difficult for us to establish ourselves in such a short period of time by opening a shop. Have those innkeepers and businessmen in the city found out anything?"
Tao Zhiwen continued.
"Sir, you noticed the inn's ridiculously high prices when we first entered the city. They're several times more expensive than what we pay outside. These past two days, I've gone out to buy some things, and even ordinary cloth and food are several times more expensive. The price of food is even comparable to that of a famine year.
Of course, the high prices are due to the chaos here, but also because anyone who runs a shop or does business will have someone guarding the door who knows martial arts, and it's not just simple martial arts; they even have thugs. If they don't have anyone, I'm afraid the shop won't be able to continue. Since the profit comes from the goods, the only profit they can make is naturally ridiculously high."
It seems that this situation is indeed more complicated than I imagined, Jun Moye said coldly.
"Qing Gu."
Qinggu appeared and bowed.
"Young Master."
Jun Moye ordered in a deep voice.
"Since this place is so chaotic, the events behind it are definitely not as simple as just the Black Armor Army and some hooligans. Go investigate yourself to see if there are any other black markets, and by the way, find out what other forces are involved."
After hearing this, Qinggu looked up at Jun Moye.
"Yes, sir, please be careful. It's too chaotic here. We just arrived and there are too many people watching us. I'm not here..."
Jun Moye looked at Qinggu and sneered.
"When did the secret guards talk so much? I'm not unarmed, so get busy."
Qinggu bowed after hearing this.
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
Jun Moye then looked at Tao Zhiwen. These days, Tao Zhiwen had been running around outside, inquiring about various news, and his face looked a little tired. Jun Moye said something with concern.
"You've been working hard gathering information these past few days. Go down and get some rest. We'll go out for a walk tomorrow. I want to see just how chaotic Baise City has become."
Imperial city.
Since Yaoyue Tower opened, Su Hanchu looked at the money coming in every day and finally understood what it meant to make a fortune.
Bai Mei was holding an account book and a small box in her hand, and two servants came in carrying a box.
"master."
Su Hanchu put down the teacup, glanced at Bai Mei's hands, and then glanced at the box on the ground.
"It seems that the income these days is pretty good."
After spending these days together, Bai Mei became very familiar with Su Hanchu. She sat down naturally, put the small box in her hand on the table, and handed the account book to Su Hanchu.
"It's more than good. Master, I was shocked when I looked at the account book. I never thought I would earn so much money in the past few days. This is the first time in my life that I have earned so much money."
Su Hanchu took the account book and looked directly at the total amount on the last page. When he saw the total amount of profit, Su Hanchu's eyes widened in surprise.
"That much? One hundred and thirty-five thousand six hundred and twenty-one taels."
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