[Chapter Word Count:3520 Latest Update Time:2014-10-1007:00:00.0]

Tanggu is a city where the seaport and the river meet, the Haihe River goes straight into the sea from here, and the Dagukou Fort actually guards the mouth of the Haihe River, and the Qing Dynasty is afraid that foreign soldiers and ships will enter Tianjin from the sea.

The place where the river and the sea meet has been a place of commercial development since ancient times. The sea ships of the maritime merchants unloaded their goods in Tanggu, and basically most of the goods could be transferred to the boats of the Qing Dynasty to go up the Haihe River, directly into the Grand Canal, and then transshipped to all parts of the country. Goods from the interior of the Qing Dynasty would also gather along the canal, eventually along the Haihe River into Tanggu, and finally board merchant ships for overseas trade.

This is an incomparably huge transportation and trading network, and thousands of people rely on this business network to make a living, black and white, both openly and covertly, sucking the nutrients in this river of money. For example, the dirty rat guarding the unloading dock on the bank of the Haihe River, the first capable officer under this pigtail grandson, lives by eating the protection money of the boat.

"Oh mom, it hurts me to death, grandpa is too ruthless, I've been with him for more than ten years, and I have worked hard without credit...... Bah, how the fuck are you serving, you want to burn me to death with such hot tea?"

Standing beside him were four or five apprentices who were obscene but all wearing close-breasted practice uniforms, groveling to serve him. The dirty mouse is a grandson in front of the pigtailed grandson, but in the three-acre land of the Haihe Wharf, he is the emperor.

"You be careful, although this tea is hot, but the serious West Lake Longjing, apprentice, I have a little filial piety, your old man can appreciate it......" An apprentice hippie smiled and leaned over, changing the tea and playing the fan.

The dirty rat was in a better mood at this time, and he pointed to the three boats that were unloading in the Haihe River in front of him, "You go over and tell them about the boats that were unloaded today, and the landing fee will increase by three cents of silver each...... Damn, is it easy for me to suffer such a big crime, I have to watch the scene when I am injured......"

As soon as the apprentices heard that there was oil and water today, they were excited and walked towards the unloading boats like wolves, and after a while, the boat bosses on the river complained unconvinced. But complaining is complaining, and under the threat of this group of ruffians, he finally reluctantly took out the silver.

The dirty rat took a sip of hot tea, and his mood was extremely comfortable, "Hehe, the foot of the car and boat shop should be killed if he is not guilty, your group of grandsons are not much cleaner than us...... No matter how fucking nonsense I am, I'm going to raise my money......"

Just as he was nagging, suddenly two beautiful figures broke into his eyes, and the saliva of the dirty rat flowed down at once. It was two women who had just stepped off a passenger ship, a girl dressed as a woman and a woman who had just landed on the dock floor and attracted everyone's attention.

Oops, these two women are so beautiful, the clothes and jewelry they wear are precious goods at a glance, and the most terrible thing is the kind of luxury exuded by these two women, which is far from what a woman can have without leaving the door, this kind of self-confidence and proud temperament is very rare among women in the Qing Dynasty.

The eyes of the men on the dock were all lit up, and the coolies who were doing their best subconsciously hid back, as if there were two fairies in the Moon Palace on the opposite side, and the humble men would naturally feel dwarfed. And those little gangsters who eat ** can use their crooked brains, but when they tentatively stepped forward to talk, they found that the entourage behind the two women was not so easy to mess with.

The eyes of the gangsters who eat the dock rice are poisonous, who can provoke and who can't be provoked, at a glance, they can see a ** is not far from ten, there are four big men behind the two women, and the body is definitely murderous, this is not the temperament that ordinary people who go to the rivers and lakes and break into the green forest should have. In addition to the ordinary domineering, there is also a thick bloody atmosphere.

The dirty mouse's eyes narrowed, he knew that these people were not easy to mess with, but the dirty mouse was born in Huazi, and there were no less than twenty women he charmed, and he knew the value of these two women at a glance. If it were sent to the kiln, it would sell for at least five hundred taels of silver.

"Bah, why am I so unproductive, if these two top-notch goods are given to Grandpa and Huangye, my territory will definitely be three times more, at least give me two more docks, that is the business of a lifetime......" Thinking of this, the dirty rat was ruthless, and gave his subordinates a look, which meant that he was going to do it.

The woman who just got off the boat was none other than Hu Niu and Fu Hui, Xiao Lotian didn't let them come over when Tanggu Foreign Bank opened, but he couldn't stand the two women grinding hard bubbles in the letter, plus Fan Yao happened to have a batch of goods to go through the Haihe River into Tanggu. I brought them along the way.

But they underestimated the eagerness of Hu Niu and Fu Hui to see Xiao Letian, and under their constant 'threats' and 'persecution', the chartered passenger boat actually broke away from the large army, left all the boats behind, and rushed to the first place and went straight to Tanggu.

"Sister Hui, I'm a little seasick, let's go to the tea shed by the dock to have a cup of tea......" Hu Niu just finished speaking, and didn't wait for Fu Hui to speak, the guard behind Wang Huaiyuan grabbed it and spoke, "Miss, there are many people here, it's not a good place, let's go into the city early......"

Since experiencing the hijacking of Xiang Shaolong, Xiao Letian's forces have regarded security work as the top priority, and Wang Huaiyuan was originally opposed to the two women leaving the caravan, but they couldn't stand their stubborn fighting. Now the tiger girl actually wants to drink tea and rest on this mixed dock, which is absolutely impossible.

At this time, the guys in the tea shed have already greeted him, "A few guest officers, do you rest and drink a bowl of tea?" We have a private room in the tea shed, and the ladies can also rest, don't look at our tea shed is simple, but it is also a three-room storefront, you can pick ...... new tea at will."

Wang Huaiyuan looked at this tea shed and it was wrong, the position occupied was just the dead end of the line of sight of the wharf, don't look close to the avenue, but most people can't see this place clearly, it is said that those who do business should not pick such a place? Wang Huaiyuan stood forward, separating the distance between the guy and the young lady.

"You better call the other guests to go, we have our own arrangements......" But at this moment, the dizzy tiger girl suddenly walked to the side of the road, held on to a small tree and began to vomit, she was really seasick.

Fu Hui was also angry at this time, she said sternly, "How did you serve?" Miss was dizzy like this, and she was forced to hurry without resting? Your Mr. Xiao just asked you to treat Miss like this? Really, I have to take a sip of tea today......" After speaking, he picked up the tiger girl and walked directly into the tea shed.

No matter what Wang Huaiyuan said, he knew how to be humble and humble, so he had no choice but to take his subordinates into the tea shed, and his two eyes looked around vigilantly like a falcon.

"Guy, let's have a pot of Longjing before the rain, and two plates of clean refreshments......" After speaking, he patted the tiger girl on the back vigorously. After a while, the guy brought the refreshments and a pot of hot tea, "Guest, use it slowly, this is the best pre-rain Longjing in our store, if you are hungry, the rotten meat noodles and buns in our store are a must......"

Just when the guy was pouring two cups of tea and was about to go out, Wang Huaiyuan stopped him and pointed to the cup with his hand, "You drink a cup first, I'll take a look......"

"Oh, look at what you said, what kind of identity do I dare to drink the tea of the distinguished guest, that is a pot of good tea for five dollars and silver, don't you give me my birthday......" The young man dodged left and right twice, but Wang Huaiyuan and those subordinates stopped him to death, and he definitely couldn't get out if he didn't drink.

The young man finally understood, he glared and said, "I kind of understand, you guys are here as a black shop? Our tea shack has been working on this dock for four or five years, you go out and ask the people on the dock who don't know me......"

"I'll let you have a drink, if you don't drink it, you won't want to walk out ......of this door," Wang Huaiyuan said coldly. At this time, the owner of the tea shed, a thin old man, also came over, "Ladies and gentlemen, how do you live and say, we are a serious business, old man, I am a native of the local, but I don't do anything harmful......"

There was a lot of trouble, and the tiger girl was a little embarrassed, "Okay, Brother Wang, don't force them, what can happen to Lang Lang Qiankun......" After speaking, he reached out and went to serve the teacup.

However, Wang Huaiyuan is unusually stubborn, his hand is lightning copy, the teacup in front of the tiger girl is in hand, and then held it in front of the young man, "You'd better drink it honestly, otherwise you don't want to go out ......"

The young man's face is white now, and he doesn't know whether he is angry or frightened, and finally he actually took the teacup and said, "Okay, I'll drink ......" and he was not afraid of being hot, and he looked up with a cup of hot tea. After drinking, the young man didn't go to the corner bench and sat down, "Aren't you suspicious?" I'll let you look at ......," and after saying that, he picked out two more snacks and stuffed them into his stomach.

They were embarrassed to change Wang Huaiyuan this time, but even if they were embarrassed, they didn't let Hu Niu serve the cup immediately, and after a full quarter of an hour, the young man stood up, "Okay, right? You have time to rest, I still have to make money for the family, what's the matter with you delaying my work so much......"

Fu Hui was a little embarrassed to take out a piece of foreign money and come out, "Man, take it and spend it, we blame you" The young man was happy, took the foreign money and walked out of the private room.

After this farce, the tea on the table was already warm and just not hot, everyone shared a cup, and after a little rest, Hu Niu's face gradually turned red.

Just when they wanted to rest for a while, suddenly a few figures ran outside the dock, mixed with the voices of people shouting, "Everyone, go and see the excitement, the second devil Xiao Letian's foreign company is getting rich, and the foreign money is flowing out like the sea, and more than 100,000 foreign dollars have been spent...... Three hundred landowners vs. overseas lonely guests, this is a Western scenery that has not been encountered in a century......"

After shouting, the wharf was fried at that time, and the idlers who had no work in their hands ran to the city, and the nature of the Chinese people who loved to watch the excitement would not change for thousands of years.

When Hu Niu and Fu Hui heard Xiao Letian's name, their ears stood up, and they didn't get seasick at that time, so they put down the tea money and went out, but no one noticed that the young man didn't come out to see them off. They didn't know that in the latrine not far away, the young man was desperately squeezing his throat and spitting out.

"Oh my mother, the bitter bile is spitting out, fortunately it is a slow medicine, otherwise it would really be exposed......"

The dock where they got off the boat was still some distance away from Tanggu Street, and they had to pass through at least two Zhuangzi, and the group only rented a broken carriage to rush forward, and there was no sedan chair to rent in this place.

Just as everyone walked to the edge of a cornfield, the farmer who was driving the cart suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, wait a moment, I drank too much cold water in the morning...... and then went into the cornfield.

Just when the Fuhui sisters were covering their noses and frowning in disgust, more than 20 ruffians suddenly came out from both sides of the road, and surrounded them with a cruel smile.

"Fall, you should hurry...... Hahaha, Rao is your old Jianghu, and you also want to drink our footwashing water......"

"Oh no, what we have is slow medicine! careless......" Wang Huaiyuan just finished speaking, his head suddenly dizzy, and the scene in front of him turned upside down.