Volume 1: From Poverty to Wealth Chapter 10: The World is a Mundane Place

  Under the guidance of Director Zhu, the Anti-Vice Office collaborated with the Jingyiwei. The East Depot and West Depot took joint action, supervising each other. The three factions also controlled the large and small six gates of the capital's catchers. At the same time, they received instructions. In the spring of 2005, the anti-vice operation codenamed "Jingzhen" officially kicked off!

  The army is divided into several routes and launched a simultaneous attack! Directly attacking major entertainment venues. The entertainment venue with the number hung on Grandpa Zhu's desk!

  Actually, at the beginning of the action, the small fish and shrimp naturally didn't get any wind. Even the Jin Yiwei Qianhu were also kept in the dark! However, there were also officials who sniffed out clues and informed the world in advance. The boss of the Tianxia Fandian had already sensed the severity of the situation through a joint inspection with the public security bureau and had stopped business since the beginning of this month. A sign was hung at the entrance saying "Fire drill, no customers will be received recently".

  And said the world of dust. No harm in introducing, give us a financial big shot to show his face! Here's an introduction to Wang Zhibai, the boss of the world of dust, and his world of dust.

  Let's talk about the mundane world. Let me tell you a story that has been widely circulated among the bosses in Beijing.

  It is said that in the fourth year of the previous emperor, all officials gathered within the Forbidden City, except for one prince who refused to attend. On this day, a grand meeting was held at the Grand Council and the Military Affairs Bureau, and the capital city was filled with lanterns and decorations. The largest brothel in the capital, "Tian Shang Fan Chen", was also filled with joy and celebration. At this time, a sudden event shook the imperial court, reaching the ears of the emperor himself, causing his great anger. This case was known as one of the greatest mysteries of the Ming dynasty.

  On this day, the county magistrate of Xicheng District in Beijing, Xu Huanghe, and Jin Yiwei Chang Tiekou, came to "Tian Shang Fan Chen" under the guise of inspection. They drank a bottle of "Royal Salute" in private attire. The wine expert Sun Zhanggui, who didn't recognize them, came forward to ask for payment. The two dignitaries, still in a daze, couldn't afford to lose face in front of the famous courtesans at the so-called "Number One Beauty Parlor in Beijing". They glared: "This wine is fake, what payment?!"

  Here is the translation:

  A few sentences later, the conversation didn't go well. Xu and Chang, both high-ranking officials in the imperial court, with their fathers being founding generals and holding important positions, started cursing at each other and one of them smashed a wine bottle. Sun, the shopkeeper, hastily asked for instructions from the old master who was enjoying himself upstairs. The old master gave an order, and personally took action. The hotel's staff and guards rushed up, and with three punches and two kicks, they knocked down the two "Tigers of the Western Pass". The two officials were left with broken heads and bleeding, one of them even had two broken ribs. In a panic, Xu and Huang escaped to the Yellow River. Under the pretext of protecting the two conferences (the Grand Council and the Military Council), Xu secretly mobilized two battalions from the capital's garrison: the Tiger Gun Battalion and the Divine Machine Battalion. They quickly surrounded the "Tian Shang Fan Chen" brothel, making it impossible to escape. The old master of Tian Shang Fan Chen saw that things were not going well and escaped through the back door, running back to the Forbidden City to seek help. Just as the soldiers were beating the hotel staff and guards, making them kneel with their hands raised in surrender, an imperial edict was issued from within the Forbidden City. Yang Ling, who was 70 years old that year, carried a decree from the previous emperor and delivered it to General Zhang, the commander of the Nine Gates Garrison. According to legend, the emperor's edict read: "Whoever dares to mobilize troops during the two conferences, with the status of a high-ranking official, in a place of elegance and refinement, and engages in a fierce fight, will be strictly investigated and punished, without any leniency." Afterwards, Yang Ling personally oversaw the investigation.

  Director Zhang, who was deeply frightened, naturally received severe punishment: Chang Tiewu was expelled from the Imperial Guard, and his hereditary title was abolished. Xu Huanghe spent all his family's wealth to bribe officials, but was demoted to a remote small county on the outskirts of the capital, where he served as a minor official and would never be promoted again.

  This matter had a great impact, shocking the entire court and even the Ming dynasty's vassal states, Java, Ceylon, Ryukyu, etc. all heard about it. The Northern Yuan Dynasty, with ulterior motives, also made a report using "Grassland Sound".

  In the land of wind and moon, where brothels and theaters abound, there are many deceitful affairs. However, to have one courtesan chase away two high-ranking officials, astonishing the emperor above and leaving a laughingstock for foreign countries below, has never been heard of in the Ming dynasty.

  The greatest among them is Wang Zhibai, who gained fame with one battle. The most famous courtesans followed her. Those skilled in music and dance, those skilled in painting and calligraphy, fallen officials' families, the best of the Pear Garden before it rose to fame, beauties with no way out, women greedy for wealth - all were included.

  Wang Zhibai was at the height of her fame for a time, with gold loaded on ships and silver weighed by the peck. However, she still did not pay a single penny in taxes to the imperial court, claiming losses year after year.

  "The Heavenly Dust" has many stunning beauties, among whom four are particularly exceptional and known as the "Four Great Trump Cards". The first of these was Liang Wenling, who was later robbed and murdered. When the authorities cleaned up her personal estate, they found tens of millions of taels of silver (equivalent to over 100 million yuan in today's currency), not to mention countless jewels and ornaments. If even a courtesan like her had such wealth, how much more would the boss have? And yet, Wang Zhi still claims to be at a loss.

  Another year, Zhou San'er, the new head of the four great god-catchers of the Chongyangmen Mai Zi store in the capital city, heard that "Tian Shang Fan Chen" was rampant at the root of the imperial city, bullying men and women, evading taxes, and decided to "replace heaven and punish evil". He set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the Changlong Restaurant to investigate the illegal activities of the brothels, but was suddenly knocked off his horse by Wang Zhibai and his servants! The horses were all injured! The people were all chased away! Later, Zhou San'er wanted to lead the six gates of the capital city's catchers to find Wang Zhibai for revenge, but was quickly exiled to the land of the Qiong Sea barbarians. He wasted his talents.

  The so-called fire drill in advance allowed Tianxia to escape a disaster. The news from the Forbidden City and Wang Zhi's analytical skills were both indispensable! After the Surprise Attack, Tianxia never again engaged in flesh trade within the store, nor did any shady dealings occur. (Author's note: This move greatly improved the room usage rate of top-tier hotels like the Changlong Hotel, and also promoted the sales of high-end real estate in Beijing!) Years later, the Huaxia government officially defined paid companionship, which utterly destroyed the three views of the Huaxia people. But that is a story for another time, so let's just gloss over it.

  One flower, one world; one leaf, one spring and autumn...

  On the Baroque-style table in the emperor's chamber, the European court-style lamp emitted a soft, dim yellow light that illuminated only a small area of the room. The rest of the space was hidden in darkness...

  Only the emperor's bedroom, a two-meter-wide Simmons bed. Du Yu was half-kneeling on the bed, with two white legs hanging vertically in front of his chest. The Simmons bed creaked and swayed. It seemed to be cheering, or shaking flags and shouting slogans for Du Yu. Only the two small white rabbits on the chest of the petite Japanese girl were swinging back and forth, and the two tender cherry blossoms on the small white rabbits were shaking quickly. This is the finishing touch, especially enjoyable to watch. Only heard the Japanese beauty murmuring: "Ameba... Ameba... Ameba... Iku... Iku... Ku~~~~"

  The smile of victory was reflected on Du Yu's face. After entering the house, Fu Sang Xiao Meiniang came up and said: "Hā jiē miè ma xī de, duō zuò yōu kuò xi kū nǎi gā yǐ xī ma sī." Immediately afterwards, Du Yu listened to the motivational speech... chaotic western melon. Ha Mi Gua! Du Yu frowned. What's going on? Mom's! Too many seats and not enough seats! Western melons, winter melons, and ham melons! Not a single sentence was understood! One sentence from the book "Jing Dong Re Li" and one from "Ma De". Most of the books with horses have subtitles. Those without horses mainly look at the plot! Half an hour's time. Only these two sentences were understood! (Due to the starting point restrictions, new books are afraid to touch the red line of the starting point, and all the officials should understand. If you don't understand, please copy and search in various engines!)

  Du Yu's fighting skills may not be the best, but in some aspects, he has innate advantages that others don't. Tonight was another intense battle. Just as the slapping sounds were getting louder and more exciting, a loud "BANG" was heard from outside! The door creaked open, and with a thud, it fell to the ground, fulfilling its duty!

  Just then, the six-panel door burst open and the constables rushed in! They shouted: "Constables! Don't move!" Two brocade-clad imperial guards with spring knives embroidered on their sleeves followed closely behind.

  The six-panel door's catcher shone a bright flashlight on the bed, illuminating a couple in an ambiguous pose, with a provocative appearance. This made Officer Meng, who had already searched every room, even more erect!

  The two of them froze, listening to the police officer's loud shout not to move. The two of them really didn't move! The imperial guard fumbled for the switch of the big lamp. When he turned it on, the room was lit up like daylight. Immediately, reporters from Huaxia News followed the imperial guards into the room, carrying all sorts of cameras and photography equipment, and started taking pictures. It wasn't until then that the man and woman reacted, screaming and trying to cover themselves with a quilt in shame! But in their panic, they couldn't seem to cover up no matter what!

  One of the Jin Yiwei holding a walkie-talkie reported: "The 16th group has finished searching! Please instruct!"

  The third floor hall was packed with people, the family's guards and bodyguards! Big shots and big spenders. All the men were lined up on the west side of the hall under guard! While the ministers, waiters, and many more women were all squatting on the east side. Some were dressed up neatly, while others only wore a bath towel around their waists. The people of all kinds under the light made one feel both transparent and bewildered!

  Du Yu looked around for Yang Ya Wei, maybe he hadn't been brought down yet, or maybe he was already squatting in the crowd. It's hard to find! After looking twice and not finding him, I stopped searching! Squatted obediently into the crowd...

  Li Xiaoteng was busy for a whole night. After saying goodbye to Zhao Baozi and returning home, he washed up and wanted to go to bed immediately. However, after thinking about it, he got up again. He opened his computer and felt dizzy looking at the screen. In his heart, he thought: "I'm used to LCD monitors, but this small computer with a super screen feels so uncomfortable!" After connecting to the internet, he found that the speed was only 512k, which was not even close to 1G. Li Xiaoteng recalled his experience of enjoying 20G fiber-optic internet alone at home in his previous life. He secretly vowed that once he made money, he would definitely upgrade his internet speed as soon as possible!

  Open the Huaxia portal website, in the must-read section of the trading floor, looking at the recent daily key points. Only a few lines, cold and deadly. Only the strengthened opinion draft on Guo Jiu Tiao caught Li Xiaoteng's attention. Thinking carefully about when the stock reform was released, I really couldn't remember! Shaking my head. Then I went to the stock bar and looked at the posts. It was all a sea of pessimistic voices. Ordinary people have been tortured by the slow bear market for five years and have no feeling towards the stock market anymore. Although on Friday, the stock index unexpectedly walked out of a big Yang line that had not been seen in many years. But for 90% of the assets that had already evaporated from the shareholders, it was meaningless. There were only a few lines of optimistic voices, but they were so uncertain and indefinite! The stock reform advocated by Zhu Dajia has been circulating among the people, but there is no sign of optimism on the screen!

  Only Li Xiaoteng knew what the equity division reform represented, and how high the Huaxia stock market had risen! Before he could finish reading the news, his eyelids began to droop. His hand trembled as it supported the keyboard. This woke Li Xiaoteng up from his micro-sleep again! He immediately shut down the computer, took a big stride forward, and dove into bed. The spring weather was still a bit chilly, but that couldn't stop Li Xiaoteng from quickly falling asleep...

  In the same area, in a certain apartment building, a beautiful figure was still rummaging through something at home. In the slightly messy room, a long-haired beauty crawled to the edge of the bed and pulled out a large cardboard box. Inside, messy notebooks were scattered everywhere. The two proud big breasts under her clothes seemed to be bursting out. Her beautiful legs shook back and forth as she searched through them.

  Only to see the beautiful woman's eyes were filled with tears, and finally, at the very bottom of the trunk, she pulled out a leather-bound notebook. She flipped it open and looked at it for two seconds before tears began flowing uncontrollably, falling onto the notebook. The teardrops sparkled like crystals or pearls, and the beautiful woman murmured: Mom... mom...