Chen Guanlou had dinner with Lu Datou. I randomly found a roadside stall and got some snacks. Lu Datou wanted to drink, but he stopped him, "I have to go to the Yamen as an errand later. You don't drink when you are an errand, forget it." "That means you stick to those broken rules all day long." Lu Datou muttered a few words but didn't insist. He looked gray and gray, with red bloodshot eyes, a typical look of staying up late and overindulging in lack of sleep. Chen Guanlou advised him, "Take it easy and don't die suddenly one day." "Bah, bah, bah, don't curse me." The two of them were extremely familiar with each other and spoke very casually. Chen Guanlou asked him, "Lost everything again? How much did you lose this time?" Lu Datou rubbed his head, with a gloomy look on his face, "Don't mention it. I suspect there is a crook in the gambling shop."
"You only know now?" Chen Guanlou sneered and tsked a few times, "Those who don't gamble know that if a gambling house wants to make money, there must be a casino crook in charge, firstly to prevent others from cheating, and secondly to ensure that the banker Win money. People like you, who have errands, income and love to gamble, are the favorite customers of gambling houses. They can exploit you for thirty to fifty years. In the eyes of gambling houses, you are like a walking gold ingot, cute and cute. " "Is it as unbearable as you said? The cuteness is coming out, please don't disgust me." Lu Datou was unwilling and felt helpless. I always feel that my luck is not good this year and I haven’t won a few times. You lose wherever you go. Very unhappy! "How much money did you lose?" Lu Datou gestured with three fingers. Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows, "Thirty taels?" Seeing the other party shaking his head, he immediately frowned and confirmed in a low voice: "Three hundred taels? Damn it, why did you lose so much? Where did you get so much money?" Chen Guanlou could calculate the other party's income, which was twenty or thirty taels a month. Three hundred taels, almost a year's income. Lu Datou was in disarray. He spent the money he had and couldn't save it at all. Where did he get the three hundred taels? There's something ghosty here. Lu Datou looked around, then leaned forward, approached Chen Guanlou, and whispered: "Last time, I withheld some of the money. Xu Fugui acquiesced, and gave me fifty taels more afterwards." Chen Guanlou hummed, "I only gave you fifty taels? Xu Fugui is too greedy." Don't look at the C-shaped prison where money is paid every three days to extort prisoners. In fact, most of the money was handed over. Not much money fell into the hands of the jailers. C-shaped large and small prisons do not have the money-sharing mechanism of A-shaped large and small prisons. They all rely on the conscience of the officials above. With an income of one hundred, it is considered generous to be able to give twenty taels of silver to the jailers below. Lu Datou sighed, "You are lucky enough to go to the A-shaped prison and your income will at least double." Not only double it, but also multiple times. Of course Chen Guanlou will not disclose his income. People in A-shaped prisons can consciously keep their income secret. Everyone understands the principle of worrying not about scarcity but about inequality. If the B-sized and C-sized jailers knew the truth about the income gap, they would probably rebel. The officials above also gave repeated orders, stressing many times that the first requirement of the A-shaped prison is to keep your mouth shut, and nothing inside the prison is allowed to be told outside. Not a pen, a piece of paper, or a penny is allowed to be revealed to anyone. Anyone who dares to speak nonsense will be kicked out. "How many days do you plan to rest?" All the money is lost, and I can only rest for the next few days. It is euphemistically called self-cultivation. Lu Datou shook his head and said: "No matter what, I have to take a break until the money is paid next month."
Chen Guanlou immediately sneered at him, "You deserve not to make a fortune." "Just enough to eat." "What will you eat when you grow old?" "When the time comes, my son will take over from me and work as a jailer in Tianlao. I will have nothing to worry about until my death." Lu Datou talked about this very awkwardly, showing that he had a son. Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue twice, "If you are really serious, spend some money to send your son to study for two years. When the time comes, I will find a way to get him into an A-sized prison as an errand." "really?" "As long as you send your son to study, I'll leave my words here. How about that?" "Then it's a deal." "Gamble less next month and leave some money for your son to study. If you don't send your son to study within three months, today's promise will be invalid." "Send, send, send, I will definitely send him. I will find a place for him when we get back. I heard that the Marquis Mansion has a clan school, will it accept students from outside the Chen family?" "You should give up on this idea. Even if the Chen family school accepts students from outside, they are all children of related families. I am not qualified to go to the clan to learn from related families. You can ask Su Fuzi, a member of my brother-in-law's clan to open an education I used to study in this private school, and the teaching was good and the management was strict. It cost about ten taels of silver per year. If your son is good at studying, you will spend another two taels of ink, paper, and inkstones based on your income. This little money is no problem.” "It costs more than ten taels a year for a child to study. It's too expensive." Lu Datou complained repeatedly, full of complaints, as if he wanted to cut his flesh. Chen Guanlou strongly despised him, "You just lost three hundred taels, which is enough for your son to study for ten or twenty years. I don't see you feeling distressed. Your son spent some money on studying and will earn it back sooner or later, so there is no need to give up." As a father like you, your son didn’t rebel against you, you are really a filial son.” "If my son dares to rebel against me, I will break his legs right now." Lu Datou said fiercely, showing his majesty as a father. The store owner heard them mention the word "rebellion" and hurriedly came out and said, "You two, you two, you don't want to say the word "rebellion" right now. I heard businessmen from other places say that there are really some people in Jinzhou because of the drought for years. They rebelled, killed many officials, and captured several cities. I heard that the self-proclaimed King of the Ming Dynasty was in charge. These days, the patrols of the Bingma Division are obviously more ferocious than before. If the people of the Bingma Division hear about the rebellion. Two words, I'm afraid it will bring trouble." "Over here in Jinzhou, I heard people said that there was a riot at the beginning of the year, and I heard from officials that it could be wiped out overnight. Shopkeeper, I hear what you mean, it seems that the riot is getting worse?" Chen Guanlou asked curiously. The shopkeeper looked around and saw that there were only one table of customers at the moment, and there were few pedestrians on the road, all of whom had gone home to eat. He whispered: "Officially, the good news is naturally whitewashed. Your Majesty likes to hear good news the most. We all know this, right. In fact, I heard those merchants say that Jinzhou is already in the early morning." They were beaten to pieces. The more people the rebels suppressed, the bigger their territory became. It is said that many poor people who could not afford food took the initiative to run towards Jinzhou to join the Ming Dynasty. " When Chen Guanlou heard this, he couldn't help but feel in a trance. He was in the capital and didn't feel much. He always felt that he should be in the prosperous age of the court now. Even though there were fights in the court, which dynasty was not like this. Although the old emperor became increasingly confused and greedy for money, the overall situation in the government was relatively stable. I think people can still eat. Unexpectedly, the flames of rebellion in Jinzhou have burned half the sky. However, the capital is still singing and dancing, and the court is still singing praises. The situation is great, but it can be destroyed overnight. He shook his head and seemed to be able to foresee the day when the prison would be overcrowded.