The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 63 From Frugality to Luxury

After visiting Chen Zhengwei, these fellow disciples were all tempted.

Who doesn’t want to be surrounded by people? Who doesn’t want to be respected? Who doesn’t want to have a beautiful wife and concubines? Who is willing to suffer?

If they really had no ideas at all, they wouldn't have learned martial arts.

Before, the master was strict, so they could still bear it. Now, although the master didn't say anything, he was obviously relaxed.

After seeing more of Chen Zhengwei's place, the desire in his heart began to sprout.

Many times, when we see too much, we can’t settle down.

"Brother Chen, if we come...what should we do?"

While eating, someone couldn't help but ask.

"Is it okay to beat someone?" Chen Zhengwei asked with a smile.

Everyone thought silently without saying anything.

In fact, they already knew it. Chen Zhengwei was attracted by their skills.

If we don't let them beat people up, why should we let them keep accounts?
"Don't be shy, let's eat and chat! Boss, bring some more wine." Chen Zhengwei greeted with a smile.

"You know, over there in the square? Every day there are a bunch of people looking for work there, trying to bargain with each other. The foreigners are only paying 30 yuan a month, but they are willing to do it for only 15 yuan..."

"Actually, I understand that the Chinese workers here are all in debt. If they don't go to work, they will be chased for debt and have no money to eat... But when will this situation end?"

"So I want to set up an intermediary labor service company to unify that area. Everyone must sign a contract with the labor service company, whether they are foreigners... or Chinese workers, if they want to hire people and find jobs, they must go through the labor service company."

"Only by uniting everyone in this way can we be qualified to negotiate prices with those foreigners. Chinese workers not only ask for less wages, but also work hard, are willing to work, learn, and don't cause trouble. Not to mention 15 yuan, even 20 or 25 yuan, they are willing to hire Chinese workers."

"Of course, they would definitely object at first. But they had no choice. All Chinese workers had to go through us before they could work in the factory."

"This way everyone will benefit. The Chinese workers can get more money, and we can also make money... everyone will be happy! And then we can also go and negotiate with those foreigners to help the Chinese workers get better pay!"

Speaking of this, the others immediately relaxed and became interested.

"Brother, you are very ambitious, but this is not easy to do, right? If it were easy, someone would have done it long ago!"

"Yes... it's not easy to do. There are too many aspects involved, so we have to fight! Fight until others dare not oppose, fight until no one dares to be a labor scab, fight until those foreigners have to face us squarely, only then can we accomplish it!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Can't we explain things clearly to everyone? It will be good for everyone!" someone asked.

"There are tens of thousands of people in Chinatown, with tens of thousands of minds. How can you convince everyone? Even if you can do it, how long will it take? I still prefer to be simple and rough, make everyone afraid of me, and then get things done!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

What's more, the brokers over there have connections with some gangs.

"I can do this!" someone spoke up immediately.

If Chen Zhengwei asked them to seize territory and kill people from the beginning, they would not be able to get over it and would not be able to make up their minds.

But if they are asked to do this, they will have nothing to hesitate about.

Immediately, five or six people agreed.

Chen Zhengwei looked at the few people with a smile and spoke.

These people are different from the young and strong people of the Chen, Yan and Rong families. Let them do some small things first. When they get used to it, if they want more, they will do more.

People’s bottom lines are very flexible, and they still have a lot of room to fall.

"By the way, Senior Brother Chen, how much do we make a month?" someone asked embarrassedly.

"It's very fair here. You get paid according to how much work you do. Even if you are my fellow apprentices, it's still the same. Who of those people outside is not related to me? If I do things unfairly, who will obey me?"

"You do these first, and I will give you 30 yuan per month. As long as you have the ability, you can get more." Chen Zhengwei said.

"Okay! Then I'll do it with Brother Chen!" Even though it was only thirty yuan a month, it was twice as much as before, which already made them overjoyed.

As everyone started to speak, the remaining two finally nodded in agreement.

The kung fu skills of these eleven people vary in level. Even if they are not as good as Li Xiwen, they are still much better than ordinary people.

This time, Chen Zhengwei has captured all the disciples of the martial arts school in one fell swoop.

The only one left was Gong Yanyong, the oldest, whose kung fu was no worse than Li Xiwen's. However, he had been helping out at the martial arts gym and the pharmacy, and he was serious, so Chen Zhengwei was too lazy to deal with him.

In fact, he doesn't need a master under his command.

Li Xiwen and the people in front of him were enough. What could a master do? No matter how strong he was, could he be stronger than a gun?
If you are surrounded by a dozen guns, even a god will be shot into a sieve!

……

Usually, the dozen or so disciples would leave at around six in the morning and go to work after breakfast.

However, until seven o'clock the next morning, no one showed any intention of leaving.

Lin Mingsheng immediately understood that these disciples were caught by Chen Zhengwei. Although he didn't say anything, he was more meticulous when teaching Li Xiwen the butterfly double swords.

He also explained in detail some of the key points that Li Xiwen had already understood, obviously for other people to hear.

Now everyone knows what Lin Mingsheng is thinking.

Lin Mingsheng came from a sea of blood and corpses. Fighting and killing were nothing to him, but he could not stand those gangs that only cheated and oppressed the Chinese workers.

So after hearing a few words from Chen Zhengwei on the street that day, I wanted to see what Chen Zhengwei would do.

Now that Chen Zhengwei has cleared out the opium dens and given freedom to the women in the brothels on his territory, this is exactly what he wants.

Naturally, I would not object to others helping Chen Zhengwei.

After coming out of the martial arts gym, Chen Zhengwei threw Chen Qiaoniang and Chen Zhengwu to Lin Mingsheng again, and would not send someone to pick them up until after noon.

The group of people first went to the teahouse for morning tea, where a large table full of delicious food had already been prepared.

"Brother Chen, so many?" Seeing the large round table filled with forty or fifty kinds of morning tea, everyone felt that Chen Zhengwei was being a little too polite.

They were happy in their hearts that Chen Zhengwei attached so much importance to them.

"If you don't come, it will be the same every day! There will be a lot left over every day!" Li Xiwen laughed. Now that all these fellow disciples have come, he has become much more active.

"How much is wasted every day?" Those fellow disciples originally thought that Chen Zhengwei prepared it for them, but they were shocked when they heard it.

"Work hard and you will be able to do the same in the future!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile. Life is all about wine, sex, money and anger, and no one can refuse that.

Moreover, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Once you have experienced a luxurious life, it will be difficult to keep your head down and do things as before, and you will want more.

"Let's eat first. I'll take you to buy two sets of clothes later. After all, you have to dress decently when you go out to do something. Then we'll go to the square to take a look!"

After dinner, Chen Zhengwei took them to a clothing store to change clothes for everyone. They all changed into black suit vests with white shirts underneath.

After changing clothes, I look completely different.

Everyone was like Chen Zhenghu and Yan Qingyou back then, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles on their clothes for fear of getting them dirty.

"It's the first time I wear such nice clothes!" When he found Chen Zhengwei looking at them with a smile, he smiled embarrassedly.

"From now on, you should change one piece of clothing every day, and no two pieces of clothing will be the same in a month!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"Let's go to the square and take a look!"

(End of this chapter)