Yu Mu just came back at noon, and his speech speed was much faster than before. "My subordinates have verified that in the dozens of gambling houses in Jinyang, there are very few cases of murder. The casinos have regulations that small loans cannot exceed 20 taels, which is for ordinary people, and large loans cannot exceed 100 taels, which is for families with good financial resources and merchants. Above this, there is a special limit for large customers."
"In other words, they gave people a chance to breathe, so they can still pay it back even if they borrowed money."
"Yes, and the interest rate is much lower than what I know."
"They are raising pigs, fattening them up and bleeding them, keeping them alive and raising them again." Hua Zhi's mind was full of thoughts. "From the overall perspective, the atmosphere in Jinyang Casino seems to be pretty good."
"Yes, I have arranged people to investigate the various casinos tonight." Compared to yesterday when he had no direction, Yu Mu already knew where to focus today. The same was true for Qi Su Si. They had not found a breakthrough, but they never thought that being too peaceful was also the problem.
In the afternoon, Hua Zhi led a group of people out of the inn.
I didn't set any goals, I just went wherever there was excitement. After a trip, I had a clear understanding of Jinyang's prosperity.
"Sister Hua, do you think it's more lively here than in the capital?" Xiao Liu smiled as he sat on the second floor of the teahouse, listening to the ups and downs of the storyteller's voice downstairs. The first floor was full of guests, but the second floor was much quieter.
Before Hua Zhi could say anything, someone at the table next to her proudly took over the conversation, "That's right, compared to the capital, our Jinyang only lacks a palace, but life here is much more enjoyable than in the capital."
Hua Zhi looked at the person who answered the question. He was in his early twenties. He might have drunk some wine, but his face was slightly red and he looked a little arrogant. He was the only one at the table.
When he saw Hua Zhi looking at him, he raised his teacup and looked like he was going to have a drink.
Hua Zhi leaned forward slightly and said, "My brother is young, I am sorry to have made fun of you, sir."
"No, no, no, he is absolutely right. Our Jinyang is more lively than the capital."
Hua Zhi glanced at Xiao Liu, who understood and looked up with an unhappy face, "How can Jinyang be compared with the capital? It looks lively only because there are more businesses. The capital doesn't need these to add to its glory."
"Oh my, that's what you said." The man came over with his cup and sat down there boldly, "Come on, let's compete."
Hua Zhi lowered her head and hid her smile. This man was probably really drunk. If you didn't know him, you would think he was here to compete in drinking. However, it was just right.
"Let's compete." Xiao Liu looked like a young man, "Draw a path for me."
The man chuckled twice and said, "Don't cry if you can't win."
"Whoever cries is a puppy."
"Hey, it's quite interesting." The man took a sip of tea, and as if he thought the taste was too bland, he put it down with a look of disdain. He rolled his eyes and said, "Jinyang City has the East and West Markets during the day and the South Night Market at night. Is there any in the capital?"
Xiaoliu was stunned, "No curfew in Jinyang?"
"There is a curfew from 12:00 to 15:00."
"Only two hours?"
"Yes." The man was a little proud. "There's none in Beijing, right? I've been to Beijing, and there's nothing interesting at night. Only the prostitutes are popular."
Xiao Liu slammed the table and said, "My sister is here, be careful with your words."
Although the man was arrogant, he was not frivolous. He felt that he had been rude, so he stood up and bowed. "I drank too much yellow soup, and my mouth is missing a door. Don't take it to heart, girl."
Hua Zhi held the kettle and poured tea for everyone, "Sir, please sit down. You can bear these words when you are away from home."
"Girl, you are straightforward." The man sat down again and continued to compete with the child who was shorter than him. "Jinyang has a lotus river full of lotus flowers. People can enjoy the scenery when the flowers are in season, and people can eat the lotus seeds when they are ripe. Is there any in the capital?"
"No money?"
"Of course it's free."
Xiao Liu's eyes widened. "Really? Then who planted these lotuses?"
"You don't know, right? Our Jinyang is also known as the Lotus City, which comes from this Lotus River. This river has existed for more than a hundred years."
Xiaoliu didn't know about the Lotus River, but Huazhi knew about it. She was a little surprised that people could pick lotus seeds at will. This also indirectly reflected the wealth of Jinyang.
The man was obviously very satisfied with the surprised expressions of the two people, and continued: "Jinyang has the largest horse farm in Daqing, is there one in Beijing?"
"Of course there are horse farms in the capital. Who says Jinyang's is the biggest?"
"Everyone who has seen it knows that Jinyang's is the biggest." The man raised his head, obviously very proud of Jinyang, "If you don't believe me, I will take you there to broaden your horizons."
Xiaoliu looked at Sister Hua with a questioning look in his eyes, but in the man's eyes, it seemed like a younger brother begging for his sister's approval, so he chimed in, "The horse farm is in the west of the city, and we can get there in less than half an hour. If you're not in a hurry, why don't we go take a look together?"
"The horse farm is in the city?"
"Outside the city, the horse farm occupies a large area. There is no such a large area in the city."
Hua Zhi lowered her eyes and said casually, "Young Master seems to be very familiar with this horse farm."
"Of course, I have... well, someone with a little bit of energy at home, so it's no problem for me to go there a few times."
Hua Zhi pretended not to notice the detour in his words and just said, "It's getting late now. I wonder if we can make it back before the city gate closes?"
"Jinyang's city gate closes an hour later than other places. Don't worry, we can make it in time." The man immediately stood up and was determined to take this group of outsiders to see what the largest horse farm is! Let them be convinced!
Hua Zhi stood up and bowed slightly, "I won't go. I'll trouble Master Zeng to take my brother there to broaden his horizons, so that he won't be so ignorant of how big the world outside is."
The man was stunned. Just hand the person over to him
Hua Zhi looked back, and Jia Yang understood. He selected four people to follow the Sixth Prince. With the addition of the four people brought by the Sixth Prince and the secret protection of others, they would be able to hold on until support arrived even if anything happened.
Hua Zhi was so frank that the man felt relieved. He was drunk and his mind was full of thoughts of making the child admit that Jinyang was better than the capital. Without thinking too much, he asked the child, "Can you ride a horse?"
"certainly!"
"Like a man, go on horseback."
Hua Zhi stood on the second floor and watched the group of people leave on horseback. Nian Qiu said softly, "Is it okay to let Young Master Xiaoliu go like this?"
"That person has a clear and upright look in his eyes. Maybe he has acted a little foolishly, but he is not a bad person at heart." A person who competes for the good things in his hometown can't be that bad. At most, he is just spoiled too much by his family.
When I went downstairs, the storyteller was no longer there and the teahouse became much quieter.
After getting on the carriage, Hua Zhi lifted the curtain and ordered, "Check this man's background. The horse farm must be related to his family."
Jia Yang bowed and responded.