Chapter 466 The Real Beggars' Sect

When we arrived at the last two beggar gang strongholds, we were surrounded by beggars, distributed in twos and threes, each holding a broken bowl and a cane. Their long hair was disheveled. From time to time, a few of them would braid their stray hair into braids.

Li Changxiao walked slowly among them, scanning his eyes, he found that what Liu Qier said was true. The beggar gang had grown in size and had a strict hierarchy.

Broken bowls, wooden bowls, stone bowls.

Broken sticks, wooden sticks, bamboo sticks.

The broken bowl and broken stick are the lowest, and they are beginner beggars. The stone bowl and bamboo stick are the highest. If compared to a sect, they should be at the "elder" level.

Keep walking, you will see that this beggar gang has formed an organization and must have a profit model. Just begging for food is definitely not enough.

Just as he was thinking about it, a dirty and smelly beggar bumped into him. Li Changxiao dodged sideways. The beggar lost his footing and fell to the ground, letting out a cry.

After a few seconds, he stood up with a wooden stick on the ground. This beggar had a broken bowl and a wooden stick. He was slightly higher than the broken bowl and broken stick beggar, but he was already withered and old. He was hunched over and half buried in the ground.

"Sir, are you selling meat, or something else?" The beggar was only halfway up Li Changxiao. He tried his best to raise his head and rub his hands together.

"You old son, if you have any meat to sell, get out of here and don't stop me." Liu Qier impatiently drove them away.

We are all beggars. It would be nice if we could sell some meat to fill our stomachs. Besides, if I want to buy meat, I need to come to a poor place like yours?

"Hey, they are not selling meat, but are they selling news?" The old beggar scratched his head, grabbed a few lice, and crushed them to death. When he was about to throw them away, his eyes wandered and he threw them into his mouth.

Haolai is also a piece of meat.

"What kind of meat do you have? Let me introduce it first." Li Changxiao asked.

He scanned with his consciousness and found that there was no one he was looking for in this stronghold.

Although this beggar's stronghold is different from other places in terms of its strict hierarchy and orderly hierarchy, it is not considered large in terms of its area.

He made a rough estimate that most of the heirs of the three families in Qingrao City had returned home, but a few direct heirs had yet to be seen. For example, the son of the head of the Jia family and the younger brother of the daughter of the Jia family has not yet been found.

If he had not died, he would probably have been among the beggar gangs, either as a beggar or as a businessman.

Li Changxiao was actually quite interested in the Qingrao City Beggar Clan, and he had many contacts with Jianghu sects. There are the lofty Dayan Flower Sect and the Sword Sect that specializes in swordsmanship. They are all diverse and each has its own strengths.

Li Changxiao knew clearly that the "meat" the old beggar mentioned was not meat in the normal sense.

When the old beggar heard that there was something going on, he chuckled and said a little shyly, "No, I just tried it out two days ago, and I'm still a bit raw, but I also got a piece of meat."

"Since my guest is interested, why not come and take a look?"

Li Changxiao nodded, and the old beggar led the way through the streets and alleys. Most of the houses along the road belonged to ordinary residents. Occasionally, I encounter people traveling in search of work, often in groups of three or two. This is a beggar stronghold, and the area is chaotic when there are many beggars. The local people are miserable, but they dare not say anything.

No more than half a stick of incense will do.

Came to a small house. The door was closed, there was a rope tied to the door handle, and there were stones on the ground blocking it.

The old beggar untied the rope and pushed away the stone. This series of actions cost him half his life and made his face turn red.

Pushing open the wooden door, a faint smell came over me. The old beggar smiled and made a "please" gesture.

Li Changxiao stepped into the room, and a whimpering sound came from the depths. Shunyin looked around and saw only a half-grown boy. His wrists and ankles were tied tightly with hemp ropes, and the hands and ankles were tied together, making the tied man unable to stand. , I was forced to lie down with my hands and feet in the air and my face on the ground. Sometimes it was difficult to turn over.

Liu Qier clapped his hands and suddenly realized that "meat" refers to people. He stared at the old beggar with wide eyes and said, "I didn't expect you to be quite bold. You dare to do this kind of work?"

"You're so old, don't you want to live anymore?"

Although Liu Qier asked, there was no disdain in him. If he thought about it carefully, he found that he was mostly surprised and admired.

"Bah, bah, bah. You are talking nonsense. I will live to be a hundred years old, old beggar." The old beggar said disdainfully: "You are a little beggar who has no way out and does things carelessly. You are looking for death. I am different, we are. The Beggar Gang is different.”

"Then tell me, is it different?" Liu Qier asked.

"That's different." The old beggar moved his eyes back and forth, triumphantly, and pointed his finger at the sky.

"Is this the only one?" Li Changxiao asked.

"Hey, sir, you have big hands and feet."

The old beggar became even more excited, so he looked around again. Seeing that Li Changxiao was very impressive and must have a lot of money, he said: "If you want more, follow me to the headquarters outside the city. There are still a lot of dogs there." , mutton and pork, they are very delicious. As long as you buy my piece of pork, I will take you there."

"How much?" Li Changxiao asked.

"Three...no...ten...bah, fifteen taels of silver." The old beggar said loudly.

"Okay." Li Changxiao replied readily.

The old beggar beat his chest and stamped his feet, shouting that he was short. He had known that he would shout twenty taels.

Li Changxiao paid, but only took out one tael of silver, the only one tael he had on him. But the dream spell had secretly influenced the old beggar, making him think that this was fifteen taels of silver.

The old beggar wiped his saliva, wrapped the money, and held it close to his body. He did not dare to leave for a moment, and then took Li Changxiao to another stronghold.

On the way, the old beggar collected the money and became more diligent in talking. He talked nonstop as he walked.

He introduced to Li Changxiao that in addition to selling meat, the Beggar Clan also sells news, stolen goods... and also sells a lot of things, all kinds of weird things, you can't imagine, there is nothing they don't sell.

Moreover, beggar gangs can be found throughout Dayu Country, and not only in Dayu Country, but also in other surrounding countries.

Speaking of this, the old beggar smiled proudly, "The Beggars' Gang, it's not an exaggeration to say that it is the largest gang."

Even the old emperor was helpless with them. The Empress Dayu issued three orders years ago.

First, update the household registers of various places. Second, issue a land reclamation order. Third, issue a conscription order for beggars.

These three orders are all aimed at the Beggars' Gang. Generally speaking, the people in the Beggars' Gang have no land to farm and no work to do, so they have fallen to this point.

Because they wander around, they are not in the household register and are black households.

So the Empress updated the household register and gave them legal status. Then issue a land reclamation order, and the wasteland will belong to them.

Finally, issue a conscription order, and those who are conscripted can get land after taking off their armor.

After a set of operations, it has indeed achieved results. A large number of displaced beggars have been transformed into soldiers and beggars into farmers, but the Beggars' Gang is not affected.

The Empress was furious about this and issued the fourth order, ordering the extermination of the Beggars' Gang. During that period, the Beggars' Gang did disappear, but soon it revived.

The old beggar told Li Changxiao that dog meat refers to men, coolies, and laborers, mutton refers to fair-skinned and beautiful women, which is the most expensive, and dog meat refers to children.

He told Li Changxiao again.

The strongholds in Qingrao City are mostly used to collect intelligence, collect information, and spread news. The real stronghold of the Beggars' Gang is actually outside the city, because some time ago, there were officials encircling and suppressing them, and they heard the news and left the city early.

There are more than ten pieces of meat imprisoned there for him to choose. If you have money, just take it. There are many uses. You can be a medicine slave, a blood slave, or a servant. What's more, it doesn't matter if you secretly offer sacrifices.

The old beggar winked and told Li Changxiao a secret. From the rich to the small, even the official households are no exception, but many people, in order to seek wealth and fame, can buy "meat" to offer sacrifices to the sky. Don't think this method is crude, but it is very effective.