On the surface, Qingyang City is ruled by three famous families and five prestigious clans, but secretly there are two external forces encroaching on three-quarters of the city's territory, competing with the three famous families and five prestigious clans like a dragon and a tiger.
These two foreign forces are the Twelve Linked Docks, a notorious bandit organization in Jiangnan, and the Golden and Silver Pavilion, the largest chamber of commerce in Yunzhou.
They established the Jiaolong Gang and the Menghu Gang in Qingyang City respectively, hoping to use their underworld power to secretly control all businesses in Qingyang City.
However, since the three famous families and the five prominent clans were old families that had been rooted in Qingyang City for many years, and they were on good terms with each other, they jointly managed Qingyang City like an iron barrel that was impenetrable.
Even though the Jiaolong Gang and Menghu Gang were quite powerful, they could only barely take over 30% of the territory in Qingyang City. This was the useless area in the city that many aristocratic families gave to them for the sake of the Twelve Linked Docks and the Gold and Silver Pavilion.
Members of the Jiaolong Gang all have a dragon tattooed on their backs, and members of the Menghu Gang all have a roaring tiger tattooed on their arms. This is something that all the major families know.
However, Qin Yuesheng's previous life had caused him to have a very poor impression of things other than eating, drinking and having fun. If there were no obvious hints at the moment, he really wouldn't be able to remember them.
Lying on a wooden chair and watching the courtesans dancing below, Qin Yuesheng tilted his head and said to the little maid standing beside him, "Five hundred taels."
As the time of midnight got closer, the atmosphere in Tianxian Pavilion became a little fanatical. Many people kept increasing their deposits in the hope that the girl of their choice would become the most beautiful courtesan.
In Qin Yuesheng's sight, he saw a graceful woman sitting next to the high platform on the first floor.
She looks like a girl in her teens with allure of a woman in her twenties, making it hard to guess her age.
The woman had a charming appearance, a voluptuous figure, and was wearing a gorgeous red robe. It was obvious at first glance that she was the previous top courtesan.
As the most popular courtesan, she naturally had several loyal lovers. Qin Yuesheng saw that the girl was not panicked at all and looked very calm, as if she was not worried that her position as the most popular courtesan would be taken away by others.
He turned to Du Beilun beside him and asked, "Do you know who will support that courtesan?"
When Du Beilun heard Qin Yuesheng's question, he immediately responded, "Who else could it be? You can guess with your toes that it's the second and third brothers of the Qiao family."
"Qiao family." Qin Yuesheng understood instantly.
In addition to the three famous families and the five prestigious clans in Qingyang City, there are also many businessmen and officials. The Qiao family is one of them. Mr. Qiao, who passed away two years ago, once served as a sixth-rank official in the court. His strength is not inferior to the five prestigious clans. If they had not started late and failed to catch up with the rankings in the early years, they would now be one of the six prestigious clans in Qingyang City.
However, names and reputations are all empty. Even if the Qiao family is not included in the ranking, it is second only to the three famous families.
Just like Qin Yuesheng, Du Beilun, Lu Juncheng and others have their own circles, other young masters from aristocratic families in Qingyang City also have their own circles.
The younger generation of the Qiao family had no contact with Qin Yuesheng at all, but were closer to the Huangfu family, one of the three famous families.
"The second and third sons of the Qiao family are twins. Not only were they born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but their appearance, figure, movements, and preferences are also exactly the same, just like conjoined twins. If they want to compete for the title of top courtesan this time, their biggest rivals will definitely be these two guys." Lu Juncheng interrupted the topic.
"How much advance payment did you put in?" Qin Yuesheng asked.
Du Beilun: "One thousand six hundred taels."
Lu Juncheng: "One thousand taels...huh? When did you invest six hundred taels more than me? I've been keeping a close eye on you."
"Are you stupid? I secretly added six hundred taels by gesture." Du Beilun pretended to smile evilly, but his evil smile was not evil at all. Instead, it looked quite ugly.
"Where is Yuesheng? How much did Yuesheng invest?" Lu Juncheng asked hurriedly.
Qin Yuesheng slowly stretched out two fingers: "Not much, two thousand taels."
Du Beilun and Lu Juncheng said in unison: "Suckling, you really don't treat money as money."
"Come on, you two are the least qualified to say that, okay?"
When midnight arrived, all the maids who had registered for the deposit returned to the rooms they came from and began to count the final results of tonight's Oiran Competition.
This period of time was the most exciting moment. All the courtesans participating in the conference went up to the platform and stood in neat rows like commodities, allowing the guests below and upstairs to watch them.
Qingguan refers to women who sell their art but not their bodies, while Dajia refers to women who sell both their art and their bodies.
Often in the Oiran competition, there are always more courtesans who can win the title of Oiran. After all, men spend so much money, so they always want to get a new woman to play with.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a white-faced man in a black robe and a golden jacket walked up to the platform holding a gilded scroll and stood at the front of the platform.
This man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his facial features were handsome. He looked to be in his thirties or forties. However, Qin Yuesheng knew that this man's name was Ouyang Haochen, the boss of Tianxian Pavilion. He was in his early sixties this year, but he was well maintained and could be said to have the secret to staying young.
"Everyone, thank you very much for coming to witness Tianxian Pavilion's April Oiran Competition. I will not waste any more time on this and will directly announce the final results."
Ouyang Haochen opened the scroll and said slowly, "The winner of the title of Oiran is Liu Ruoyan, with a deposit of 4,500 taels of gold, the son of the Qiao family."
"Four thousand five hundred taels? This is more than last time."
"Tsk tsk, the Tianxian Pavilion has earned at least 20,000 taels tonight. It's really like making money like drinking water."
Qin Yuesheng stood up and stretched: "I lost, I lost, it's time to wash up and go to bed."
"Don't be impatient, Yuesheng. Next, we will talk about the amount of money other women have to deposit. Only the first one will get the chance to spend the night with me."
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