Chapter 2 Chapter One

If you have a gun, you are the grass head king In the early spring of 1894, Yingkou, a coastal city in Liaoning Province. A few gusts of east wind woke up the land by the Liaodong Bay, the fields withered all winter, the grass sprouted, the branches spit green, and even the breeze seemed a little warm. At this time, a young man was walking in a deserted alley by the seashore.He walks very slowly, with disheveled head drooping, hands crossed in front of his chest, and a small cloth bag on his back.He seemed to be looking for something in the streets and alleys, but he was so careless; his clothes were not ragged, but his shorts were neat, except for a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, which looked like a wild bird that had been killed by a shotgun, with its wings and feathers broken. The face is blooming.This shape makes people understand that he came to Yingkou after walking many rough roads.

The young man walked for a few distances, and finally stopped at a tavern near the sea.He sat down at a small table by the Chongmen, ordered two taels of rice koji and a plate of cooked beef, and poured himself a drink. This spring, it was a cruel spring. Groups of hungry city people ran towards the countryside with their thin bodies shaking, hoping to find something to fill their stomachs in the countryside; Men and women ran towards the city, hoping that there would be something to fill their stomachs in the city.The red spring is long and the sun is green, and the sky is cruel and merciless!

When the young man was drinking the slices, he turned his face and called "Uncle" with a smile to a man in his fifties sitting behind the counter, and then said, "I'll keep asking you, okay?" Business People, talk about popularity.He hurriedly laughed and said: "I hear my brother's accent is not far away, just ask if you have anything." The young man said: "Do we have a treasure here?" When the shopkeeper heard that the young man inquired about "Baoju", he said impatiently, "Young man, what can you do? Why do you want to hang out in the casino. That's a place that eats people and doesn't spit out their bones!"

"Uncle," the young man quickly explained, "It's not that I want to go to the casino, it's because a brother went to the Baoju Bureau. He gambled earth-shatteringly in Gaokan Town at the mouth of the Liao River in the early days! Later, it was heard that someone was killed and was locked up in the prison. Those who were not caught have fled to our Yingkou. Parents are worried, and they want me to be careful." The old shopkeeper stroked his goatee, said "um", and then said, "So that's what happened. The young man was wrong. Have you inquired about this treasure bureau? There are a few in Shunhe Street. Just use this to go to a shop." Take an arrow to the right, and another arrow to the left, there are often some stalls on the dilapidated seaside, and they disappear after gambling."

"Thank you uncle!" The young man paid for the drink and walked forward in the direction pointed by the shopkeeper—this young man was called Zhang Zuolin, and he was from Erdaogou, Heishan County. There are three brothers Zhang Zuolin, the eldest brother is called Zhang Zuotai, the second brother is called Zhang Zuofu, and he is the third.The father of the three brothers is Zhang Youcai, a well-known gambler in Heishan County.In a treasure game, he was so excited that he forced a gambler to go home and sell his wife.The gambler who sold his wife was foolish and annoyed when he lost, so he tricked Zhang Youcai to the river beach, where he killed him with a wooden stick.That year, Zhang Zuolin was only fourteen years old, and the eldest, Zuo Taizao, had gone out into the world alone without a trace;Those who died were dead, and those who left also left. Zuolin was still very struggling to live with his widowed mother.Wang had no choice but to remarry with her younger son to Erdaogou, where she married a veterinarian named Wu.

Veterinarian Wu is an honest and honest person, with some savings in his hand.Now that he is married and has a fourteen-year-old son with him, he is naturally very happy to see that this son is also quite decent.One day, he guarded Wang and said to his son Zuolin: "Zuolin, you are not young anymore, and our family can live well. I want to send you to school to study, and I will find a big future in the future. Be a People who show their faces." Zhang Zuolin was used to it from a young age, and his mind was full of casinos and rivers and lakes. How would he want to be locked in a room and read something all day long! He shook his head and said, "No. What's the use of reading that thing?"

"You don't understand this." Veterinarian Wu shook his head: "Only by studying can you become an official, and only by being an official can you get rich! As the saying goes, there is gold in books, and there are beauties in books; if you read well, you can honor Zongyao Ancestor, light up the big family!" Zhang Zuolin blinked, and thought about it——Zhang Zuolin is not interested in "glorious ancestors, honoring the great family", so far his surname is his Zhang, not his successor father's surname Wu.His father, Zhang Youcai, died long ago, and he couldn't even remember where he was buried. "Whose ancestors should I honor? Whose ancestors should I glorify? The ancestors of your Wu family don't care about me!" However, Zhang Zuolin was very tempted by what veterinarian Wu said, "There is gold in books" and "There are beauties in books."He frowned and said, "Okay, I'm going to study."

After all, Zhang Zuolin is not a "bad boy" who reads. He has a headache when he sees a single word, and his eyesight is dim when he sees a page full of words, and he can't even memorize a book or song.A few days later, he threw down the book and said to his father, "I won't read the book anymore. The words are like needles, and my brain hurts. If I continue to read, I will suffocate to death. I will learn other skills." Well, don't you have to eat only when you study? I don't believe it." Veterinarian Wu looked at Zuolin's "wild" appearance and knew that there was no place for "black ink" on his whole body, so he said, "If you don't read books, don't read them. You have to make a living. Casinos are not the place to stay."

Zhang Zuolin said: "Then I will learn veterinary medicine from you. It is also good to treat cattle and horses." Although veterinarian Wu thinks that his profession is in a downturn, he can still be regarded as a solid job.Then he said: "That's fine, let's study veterinary medicine. However, if you want to learn, you have to work hard. If you quit halfway, you can't do it!" "Okay." Zhang Zuolin said: "I will definitely learn well." After Zhang Zuolin settled in Erdaogou with Wang's widowed mother, he lived a comfortable life. The profession of veterinarian is useful to everyone, no matter if it is a master in the officialdom, a strongman in the underworld, or an honest farmer.Use time to ask, smile all over your face, and get money every day.As the saying goes: it is better to make a penny every day if you have a lot of money at home; dripping water wears away rocks, and gathering sand into a tower! The life of the Wu family veterinarian is getting better day by day.

When Zhang Zuolin was a veterinarian, the territory in Northeast China was very chaotic: White Russian soldiers from the Russian tsar invaded from the north. They forced the Qing government to sign the "Aigun Treaty" by force, and cut off more than 600,000 square kilometers of land in Northeast China. ; Later, through unequal treaties such as the "Beijing Treaty" and "China-Russia Survey and Division of the Northwest Boundary", more than one million square kilometers of Chinese territory was invaded; the Japanese invaders in the east also invaded China. As soon as the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed, China's Liaodong Peninsula and Taiwan's Penghu and other places were cut off.These two invaders ran rampant in the Northeast and killed the people.The government of the Qing Dynasty in China, despite being servile and servile to the outside world, extorted and exacted money from its own people;The three provinces in Northeast China are full of gangsters and gangsters, and the sky is dark, and the common people don't even think about a good day.

At that time in Northeast China, some ordinary people who could not bear the oppression rose up to rebel, killing corrupt officials and resisting bandits, fighting vigorously.Officers, soldiers, bandits, gangs, mostly horses, the profession of veterinarians is naturally very prosperous, and good and bad people from all directions can be contacted.Zhang Zuolin's vision gradually widened, and he had a small plan on how to go his own way. Here, let's just talk about the person who "enlightened" Zhang Zuolin the most, his name is Zhao Shihai. This Zhao Shihai lived on a high slope about three miles away from Erdaogou.Gaopo is beside the main road, except for Zhao Shihai's family of three and three earthen huts, it is empty.Normally, Zhao's family sells tea by the roadside, and occasionally they provide help for cooking.Everyone calls this place Zhaojiadian.Zhao Shihai is about fifty years old, with a long and fine body, a small energetic face, and two black bean eyes that are quick and quick. He shakes his body and makes an idea.In addition to his wife, there is also a daughter, whose family is poor, and her daughter has no elegant name, and is commonly called "Niu".Zhao Shihai also spent a few years in the world when he was young, and was somewhat famous.Now that I am old, I keep these three thatched huts with my wife and daughter and open a simple shop, which is quite comfortable.In addition, he has a lot of experience, can understand both official and private matters, and knows the horse market in this area very well, so, no matter whether it is an official or a bandit, many people come to him.As time went by, the Zhao family shop became a well-known casino. Zhao's shop is close to Erdaogou, and there are often official, bandit, and horse dealer's tall horses tied on the grass outside the small shop. When a horse is sick, Zhao Shihai naturally goes to the Wu family's veterinarian.Therefore, Zhang Zuolin became a frequent visitor here. Zhang Zuolin knows a little bit about veterinary medicine, and he is also very familiar with the casino business. Although he dare not fight with outsiders, he can help out and join forces, and sometimes buy tea and water to buy cigarettes. After a while, the hands gradually become more comfortable.Once, Zhang Zuolin watched the overall situation at Zhao's shop at night. A group of horse dealers dumped all their belongings. You come and go, there are winners and losers. He gradually saw the way.He found that both the host and the guest are a bit "smart", and they often plan to be close to each other, but there are also mistakes. When the bets are heavy, the host will play tricks and often eat up the Hakka.Every time Zhang Zuolin met at this time, he took out all his pockets and pressed towards the other side of the Hakka.His bet is small, people look down on him and would rather lose to him.In this way, after one game, he gambled three or five times, and he became fat.Every time at this time, Zhang Zuolin took out some of the money and went to the market to buy a bag of tea leaves and a bundle of tobacco leaves for Zhao Shihai, two catties of fancy snacks for his wife, and some socks, headbands, and incense powder for Niumei. Put it quietly in Zhao's house.Zhao Shihai saw it in his eyes and was delighted in his heart. "This kid is promising, smart and sensible, and he will have great prospects in the future." One day, when the game was over, Zhao Shihai drank a few more glasses of wine. He called Zhang Zuolin to him, stared at his red eyes, and said: " Zuolin, you are really smart, you can do things, you can do things." "Rely on uncle to cultivate more." Zhang Zuolin said: "I will ask uncle to teach more in the future." Zhao Shihai waved his hand and cursed again. "Who cultivated you? You are stupid, you can't be successful, don't even think about getting on the table..." Zhang Zuolin was confused. "What's going on here? Yin and Yang have changed so quickly, did I offend him?" "Uncle, my nephew is just a child in front of you. If there is nowhere to go, you only care about education, and you can scold me. Just don't get angry, your body will be broken when you are angry..." "I don't care about you, kid." Zhao Shihai said, "It's not that I'm talking big. I've been in the rivers and lakes for half my life, and I don't understand! You kid, learn from me, and you must be promising. But, why don't you do things according to my heart? ?" "Uncle, you said clearly that there is nothing I can't do." "I have something on my mind!" Zhao Shihai was heartbroken, "I don't know what crime I did to cut off the incense of the Zhao family! I am in pain!" Zhang Zuolin understood.He hurriedly smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, I've seen through uncle's mind a long time ago." "truth?" "That's still fake!" "Why don't you say anything?" "I... who am I?" Zhang Zuolin said, "I don't have a little ability, and I have to rest my mouth on the edge of other people's bowls. If I want to seek refuge with uncle, I still can't say it!" "Sure enough, I'm happy to have this idea." Zhao Shihai slapped the table and jumped to his feet. "If you don't dislike me, I will recognize you as a godfather." As soon as the words came out, "Shi Tong" knelt down. When Zhao Shihai saw Zhang Zuolin kneeling down, he panicked. "This, this... This is just a joke, why do you take it seriously?" "Godfather repented? Then I will fall down on my knees." Zhao Shihai smiled all over his face and said, "I repent? I can't ask for it! Get up, get up, and follow me to the back room to meet the godmother and the godmother." Zhao Shihai adopted Zhang Zuolin as his godson, and taught Zhang Zuolin the skills of wandering around the rivers and lakes for most of his life. Zhang Zuolin had the skills and courage, and wanted to venture into the world by himself.First, I ran across the border with horse dealers and sold a few animals, but there was always a lot of money.The bigger the oil and water, the more courageous Zhang Zuolin is.Before long, he got acquainted with many friends in the green forest. Together with them, he sometimes acted as an "eyeliner" (detective situation), and sometimes charged forward.Every time, there will always be a lot of money and things.Zhang Zuolin's actions could not be kept secret. Everyone in the village knew that he was an underworld figure and respected him at a distance.Not long ago, in a village near Erdaogou, a large family named Tiancheng Wang was robbed of eight large livestock and some soft things overnight.Without hesitation, the owner believed that it was Zhang Zuolin's "eye" and Zhang Zuolin's ghost.Without further ado, he went to the robbery camp in Heishan County Yamen and sued Zhang Zuolin.A messenger was sent from the yamen to go straight to Erdaogou. Zhang Zuolin has "ears to tell the gods". As soon as the Heishan arrester left, he knew it, and hurriedly ran to Zhao Shihai and said, "Father Yu, this matter is difficult, I have to go out and hide." Zhao Shihai said: "Yes, a bachelor doesn't suffer from immediate losses. But, where are you going?" "The world is so big, there is always a place to stand." "Zuo Lin, I think so," Zhao Shihai said: "The rich man sued you for being a gangster, and you can't clean it up, so why don't you just cast Liuzi (a big gang of bandits) and forget it. If you join the gang, you'll be serious. Do it all." "Who to vote for?" Zhang Zuolin asked. "I know Feng Delin who pulled Liuzi, and I recommend you to join his team." "Feng Delin?" Zhang Zuolin thought for a moment and said: "That boy is not righteous. I heard that his claws are too long. I went to him when I was desperate. At most, I would be a gangster. I don't want to do it. If I want to do it, I will help myself, so Make a big name for yourself." Zhao Shihai said in surprise: "It's kind! It looks like someone who has ventured into the world." He also said: "It's not too late, the night is full of dreams. Let's leave quickly. No matter how you mess up in the future, don't forget our Zhao's shop, don't forget this family!" Zhang Zuolin bid farewell to Gan Laozi and escaped overnight.Zhang Zuolin finally went out into the world alone. Don't look at Zhang Zuolin's courage, but his eyes are dark.Where should he hide? How long will he have to hide, and where should he go? He ran into difficulties while walking.After late at night, and it was cold, he lay down in a thatched hut by the river for the night, and finally thought of finding his second brother to be his father--he heard that the second brother had a gambling gathering in Gaokan Town, and he didn't know until he arrived in Gaokan Town He went to Yingkou; Zhang Zuolin chased him to Yingkou. Zhang Zuolin followed the route pointed out by the tavern keeper, and searched almost all over Yingkou City, but he could not see the shadow of the second brother.It was getting late and he was hungry, so he found a small shop to stay. After sleeping all night, Zhang Zuolin didn't come up with a clue. He was really worried: should we go back to Erdaogou?Now, because he couldn't find his brother, he turned his butt and went home. What kind of a man is he? If he doesn't go home, where will he go? Although Zhang Zuolin is twenty years old, this is the first time he has ventured into the world alone. He can't see him. The future is bright, and he feels that it is difficult to move forward. The next morning, Zhang Zuolin got up, paid the bill, and went to find a place to eat, and left after eating.Just when he was not far from the hotel, he suddenly saw a white flag raising a recruiting soldier beside a tea shed by the roadside.He was startled, and then brightened again: "Why don't you join the army, so you can spend some time. Have a place to hide first, and then go find a way out." Zhang Zuolin walked to the tea shed, but there was no one there yet.He looked at the white flag fluttering in the morning light, and hesitated again: "Should I go to serve as a soldier? To be a soldier, you have to go out for training. It's scorching hot and cold, and you have to fall and climb on the ground with ice and snow. It's hard to even feel good." Can't sleep. Quit. Can't be a soldier." He turned to leave.However, when he turned around, he suddenly thought: "Where will I go if I don't become a soldier?" Zhang Zuolin had nowhere to go.In Yingkou, there are no relatives or friends. If the officers and soldiers hadn’t forced him to come to Yingkou, he wouldn’t have come to Yingkou if he hadn’t learned that the second elder brother was here! He wandered around the tea shed for a while before he saw a person coming out of it. .This person is of medium build, with a dark face, sharp eyes, and wearing a uniform of Qing soldiers.He sat down at the tea table, took a sip of tea, and then raised his lazy face.Seeing Zhang Zuolin wandering around, he hurriedly stood up. "Come here, come here!" The Qing soldier waved to Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zuolin came over and didn't speak. "Are you here to serve as a soldier?" the Qing soldier asked.Zhang Zuolin nodded. "How old are you?" "How old are you able to be a soldier?" "I'm asking you!" "Yes, I'm asking you!" "Damn it, I'm arguing with Lao Tzu! See if I don't beat you up!" As he said, he stood up and raised his fist. "Based on your virtue, if I want to be a soldier, I will not be your number one soldier!" After saying that, he shook his hand and left. In the room, a man with the appearance of an official came out.He walked a few steps quickly and stopped Zhang Zuolin. "Good boy, he's quite stubborn! Want to be a soldier?" "Why do you come here if you don't want to be a soldier?" "Where are you from?" "Heishan." "How old are you?" Zhang Zuolin blinked, but said impatiently, "Just like me, I need to ask carefully. Could it be that I'm not even qualified to be a soldier?" The officer walked up to him, punched him in the chest, and said, "Okay! With your stubborn strength and character, you must be a good soldier who can fight and charge. Come here and get a booklet." "Zhang Zuolin couldn't read, so he had to answer by mouth.The official took a piece of paper and asked while writing.After three or five sentences, Zhang Zuolin was led into the new barracks. Zhang Zuolin joined the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, and the officials told him that his bids were all called Song Biao, and he was assigned to Ma Yukun's camp. Zhang Zuolin is in the military camp, but his heart is in the wilderness.On the surface, training, boarding, lodging, and sentry, everything is well-behaved, and he does better than others, which is very popular with the leader; News, and whenever he had the opportunity, he contacted them.At that time, in Gaokan Town, Sanjiegou, and Dongyue Temple on the outskirts of Yingkou, there had been activities of Green Forest and Beards. They sent people around to scout and inquire during the day, and went to rich families to "dig out kilns" (ransack homes) and "kidnap tickets" at night. (Taking hostages), when they met a small group of officers and soldiers, they robbed people with guns, and the commotion was in full swing.I heard that Duli Mountain in Sanjiegou, Jinshou Mountain in Beizhen area, and a woman named Guan Yanhong were all so noisy that even the officers and soldiers dared not provoke them.Zhang Zuolin loves to hear these news very much, sounds very tempting, and often can't help punching: "Damn, he is also a man with two legs, and I am also a big man with two legs. He is really a hero. What am I!" Soon, Zhang Zuolin organized a big escape in the barracks, intending to escape with his own gang. People pulled out and carried the banner of Liuzi (bandit gang)-the matter was not careful, the wind leaked, and it was unsuccessful.Fortunately, he had a very good relationship with Ma Yukun, so a catastrophe was avoided. Zhang Zuolin has been in Yingkou for nearly two years, and he has long been tired of the hardships in the army. He also heard that his friends in the western Liaoning area are doing very well now. The appointment of officials is the same as that of the government.He was even more impatient.So, while Song Qing Daying was transferred to the pass, Zhang Zuolin finally slipped out with his little gang.Unexpectedly, something was wrong, the barracks knew that Zhang Zuolin had led people away, so they sent people to chase him.After chasing them, they scattered all over, and when they ran to Daogou, there were only six men, six horses and five guns left beside Zhang Zuolin. When Zhang Zuolin absconded from Yingkou, he savaged several kilns and got a lot of money.On the way, he bought two decent leather clothes for the godmother, a few heavy boxes of food and fruit boxes, and a few pieces of cloth that are often made into clothes. Only then entered Zhao Shihai's three huts.He put the clothes on the kang, and said carelessly: "Godfather, I'm back, these are clothes for your old sister and sister, it's not a respect, it's just that I haven't forgotten you!" Zhao Shihai is a person who pays attention to face-saving. When he saw his godson riding a tall horse, and five or six bodyguards, all armed and well-armed, he knew that he was about to make a fortune.It's not bad if you don't forget to be a good guy after making a name for yourself! Go up to him and say, "My boy, you've only been gone for two years, and you've become so powerful! Okay, good job! Wang told his wife and daughter: "Hurry up and kill chickens to buy meat, and then go get some good wine, I have to have a good drink with my godson!" Zhang Zuolin wanted to start a gang in Erdaogou, so he had to create influence first.So, taking advantage of his drunkenness, he first bragged to Gan Laozi: "Godfather, do you think my clothes look like an official?" Zhang Zuolin escaped from the barracks, and the Qing soldiers never took off their clothes, only wearing a leather jacket outside.When the leather jacket was pulled, the livery was exposed. Zhao Shihai only wanders around the rivers and lakes, he knows what "Liuzi" does, but Liuzi doesn't talk about clothes.Therefore, he didn't understand how the officers and soldiers of the Qing army could be distinguished by their clothing.He smiled and said, "Like an official, like an official. This looks like a big official!" Zhang Zuolin nodded and said, "Godfather, you really have a good eye. I spent two years in the camp and got a post." "How many people are in charge of the sentry officer?" Zhao Shihai asked. "Take care of hundreds of guns and horses." Zhang Zuolin said casually. "Not only the soldiers and horses, but even the gambling game and the No. 8, no one dares not to listen to me! The money is passed in a lot of money. Godfather, we men don't have to worry about money in the future, there is plenty, There are so many!" As he said, he turned around and drew the pistol from his buttocks again. "Godfather, see, it's made in the West, and the German brand is really good. We men want guns and guns, and horses and horses. It's time for us to make a big deal, let's do it!" Although Zhao Shihai is also a rough man, there are subtleties in his roughness.Hearing Zhang Zuolin's words, he murmured to himself: "My godson has been a sentry officer for two years, that's enough glory. Why did you come back?" Zhao Shihai decided to find out the "details" of his godson. "Godson," Zhao Shihai said, "when you come back this time, do you want to see the house and leave, or do you not leave?" "I'm not leaving!" Zhang Zuolin said, "Just watch over your godfather and you will never leave." "Didn't the team do a good job?" Zhao Shihai was a little surprised. "There are still officials, why..." Zhang Zuolin knew that he had lost his word, so he quickly changed his words: "Godfather, you are a sensible person. As the saying goes: Being an official is not free! With my son's ability, he can't make a name for himself, so why bother to listen to other people's gossip. Besides. , the officers and soldiers are too unfree, it is worth pulling the pole and breaking in by themselves!" "Good boy! From these clanging words, you can see how broad my son's chest is. Well, he looks like a man who does great things!" Zhao Shihai has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, thinking all day long to make a name for himself, but his dream fails, he is already old.Now that the godson has such great ambitions, he will definitely make a mess when he comes back. He has something to talk about.Therefore, he spread the word everywhere in Erdaogou, saying that his godson "became a battalion officer outside, led a brother with a hundred and ten guns and horses, and ordered that no one dared to go to Xiangdong." West. From now on, our land will be entirely under the control of my godson." While lobbying, he secretly connected some people who wanted to join the underworld, but couldn't find the door or got mixed up in the underworld, and invited them to join Zhang Zuolin. Partner. Zhao Shihai has a reputation on the ground, after he lobbied, soon, stragglers around Erdaogou and people on the sidelines of the underworld came to him like flies smelling carrion.Zhang Zuolin was very happy, and all those who came to vote were treated with good wine and meat, and soon gained the reputation of righteousness and boldness. Zhang Zuolin didn't need to recruit soldiers in Erdaogou, and the soldiers came one after another, and the number gradually increased.People are alive, and they have to eat every day. The little money Zhang Zuolin brought from Yingkou was empty.He is not afraid of Qiankong, if someone joins the group and has his own people, he is afraid of going hungry, and he can grab enough to eat anywhere.The problem now is that there are people who don't have guns, who don't have a guy in their hands, and don't rely on them to dig out kilns and canvass votes.Zhang Zuolin knew that his godfather was a veteran, so he told him what was on his mind.When Zhao Shihai heard this, he nodded. "You kid thinks far and carefully. Only with a gun can you stand firm. Otherwise, with bare hands, let alone breaking into the territory, you can't even defend Erdaogou." "But this gun—where can I get it?" Zhang Zuolin was a little worried.He only knows that the army has guns in their hands, so he can't go to the army to dig a kiln, right? "It's easy to handle." Zhao Shihai said: "There is only one skill in this line of work. We don't have what others have. If you want to have it, just go and get it. If it's not easy to get it, you can get it!" Zhang Zuolin was still wondering. Zhao Shihai pointed him out and said, "Why are you bored? If you see it right, you'll do it. There's no other way." After a short pause, he added, "Do you know how you left Erdaogou two years ago?" "I can't forget," Zhang Zuolin said, "it wasn't that Wang Tiancheng who falsely accused me and forced me to leave." "That's right!" Zhao Shihai said, "Now that you're back, you can't swallow this breath in vain." "That's right, I forgot if my godfather didn't tell me." Zhang Zuolin slapped his buttocks and said, "I'm going to find the king." Heaven!" Wang Tiancheng, a medium-sized rich man in the Erdaogou area, is rich and powerful, and he is rich and unkind.He has never been shy about public welfare in society; With an abacus in his armpit, he had to calculate every step and every step. "How much money will I make?" That night, at about three o'clock, Zhang Zuolin brought a few brothers into Wang Tiancheng's single-family courtyard house. Two brothers were guarding the gate and no one was allowed to enter or leave; so he brought three or four brothers and broke into the upper room. Ever since Zhang Zuolin was driven away, Wang Tiancheng thought he was very proud of himself, and felt that apart from his troubles in his heart, he could sit back and relax.As a result, they put usurious debts, extorted money, and occupied the neighboring lands.But at the same time, he was also guilty. He falsely accused Zhang Zuolin of being an "eyeliner" and was robbed of eight large animals. After all, there was no real evidence.Now, when he heard that Zhang Zuolin had come back to Erdaogou again, leading a team with guns and horses, he was afraid.Just wanting to ask someone capable to make amends to Zhang Zuolin and pay some tribute, but before finding the right person, Zhang Zuolin arrived uninvited.The rich man was so surprised that he almost dropped all the books in his hand on the ground.He stood up from the grand master's chair and was about to call for someone outside the door, but he saw Zhang Zuolin with a pistol in his waist and wearing a Qing soldier uniform, staring at him with angry eyes.He knew that "the visitor is not kind!" He immediately changed his smile, arched his hands and said, "Zhang Yingguan, it's you? I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you are doing well outside. When did you come back? Welcome to Chen Suijin." Zhang Zuolin also smiled, arched his hands and said, "Brother just returned to his hometown, and should have come to visit Uncle Wang earlier, but there are too many trivial matters, and his legs and feet are entangled. Please forgive me, Uncle Wang." "Don't do it, don't do it!" Wang Tiancheng said, "I should have gone to make amends to my brother. Two years ago, my bastard steward made up and sued my brother. When I found out, I was so angry. Like. I sent him away a long time ago, but I always feel sorry for not seeing my brother again." Zhang Zuolin shook his head and said, "It's such a trivial matter, I've long since forgotten about it. I don't need to mention it in the future, are we neighbors from the same village?" Wang Tiancheng also slid down the slope and said: "My brother is here today, there must be..." Zhang Zuolin took out the gun carelessly, put it on the table, and then said: "Brother was ordered to return home, and I have business to do. I want to secure the people in this place and eliminate theft! There is something right now, although it is not big. But I have a problem, and I would like to ask for your help." "It's easy to say, easy to say." Although Wang Tiancheng felt that the question was troublesome, he dared not refuse. "If you have something to do, you just give orders to the battalion officer. For the sake of local security, I will support you." "I know you are a straightforward person, so let's be straightforward." Zhang Zuolin said, "At the moment, I don't have enough guns and horses. I have reported to my superiors, but they haven't been allocated yet. I want to borrow five guns from you." How about five horses?" Wang Tiancheng regards money as his life, and he has to pick up his horses pulling manure outside.How much is it worth to take out five horses and give Zhang Zuolin five guns at once? He has a few guns at home, and they are all bought with a lot of money to protect property. "Xiangyao" (armed house) is not easy! However, the enemy stands in front of him fiercely, and if he says "no", his life will be lost.He rolled his eyes and said, "It's easy to say, I'm happy to help with this matter. Please wait a moment, brother. I'll ask the housekeeper to lead the horse and get the gun." Zhang Zuolin shook his hand and said, "No need, we have a brother outside, so I'll go get it with you." Two brothers jumped in immediately, holding guns, and resisted Wang Tiancheng. "Come on, let's get it!" Wang Tiancheng didn't dare to resist, so he obediently led Zhang Zuolin to fetch the gun and lead the horse. From then on, Zhang Zuolin had more guns and horses, and he also grew stronger in Erdaogou, and gradually became a famous black man.