[Regarding the problem mentioned in the previous chapter about the lack of timber suitable for building sea ships in the mountainous areas of northern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a book friend just contacted the author today, saying that there are also these timbers in the mountainous areas of northern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but most of them were cut down in the Ming Dynasty, and there were still some in the Tianbao period. I'm really sorry for this, I'm not a botanist after all, the wood commonly used in ancient Chinese shipbuilding is fir, pine, cypress, teak, elm, red wood, camphor wood, nan wood, catalpa, catalpa, oak wood, cypress, etc. The first few commonly used timber are mostly distributed in Sichuan, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places south of the Yangtze River, so the assertion in the article is also a rational reversal that I have made in the case of the result, and there are some inaccuracies I hope you Haihan! Finally, once again, this book is an alternate history novel, please let me go of the real party students! There will always be some apocryphal things, don't spray if you don't like it!!]

"Stop! Who are you?"

As soon as Xu Chen's boat approached Xiashan Island, several small boats immediately surrounded them, and a young man stood on the front boat, shouting at Xu Chen and them.

"I was annoyed that the eldest brother was bored, and said that Xu Chen had come to visit the big boss. Xu Chen said lightly to the young man.

"Xu Chen, who? I haven't heard of such a person in the rivers and lakes!" The young man pretended to scream a few times, and then glared at Xu Chen viciously and said: "Boy, our big boss is not just a cat or a dog can be seen, for the sake of your kid is very respectful, I will spare you this time, you get out of here!"

The young man saw that Xu Chen was too crowded, and he couldn't eat it for a while, so he had to let Xu Chen go, if it was Xu Chen's attitude that saved him, this is a joke, have you ever seen a bandit who is polite?

"Hey, I said, why are you still here, if you don't want to go, then don't go! Lao Tzu will really treat yourself as a big man if you give you some face!" the young man said fiercely, waving his hand to let his subordinates start to act, ready to teach this ignorant boy a lesson.

"Hehe, you better go and report it!" Xu Chen did not have any changes in his feelings because of the young man's attitude, he still said indifferently, Zheng Tai behind him also waved his hand to signal to the teenagers when he saw the young man's movements, and the teenagers also began to prepare calmly, and did not have any restlessness because of the other party's words.

If the coach's personality will affect the entire team, then under the influence of Xu Chen, this group of teenagers began to imitate Xu Chen's style, steady and calm, although they are still immature, but this good start still makes Xu Chen very pleased.

As for those words that have worn out the lively personality of young people, Xu Chen will not even think about it, do you think this is the education of the 21st century? This group of fatherless and motherless orphans is not the flowers that grow in the greenhouse in later generations, they are not qualified to enjoy these hypocritical things, and if they want to survive in the cruel environment in the future, they must learn to mature.

The young man on the opposite side was stunned by this group of silent teenagers, the silent atmosphere, the methodical movements all gave him a strong shock, he had never seen a well-trained army, and those government troops in the county only dared to circle around the neighborhood a few times each time, except that contempt could not give him any other impression. But the teenagers in front of him gave him the feeling of facing thousands of troops, although he had never seen any thousands of troops.

The atmosphere was gradually depressed, beads of sweat appeared on the young man's forehead, but he still did not retreat, the pride of Changshan Island Water Village did not allow him to do so, he swallowed his saliva, grabbed the steel knife in his hand, and prepared to rush forward regardless of it.

Xu Chen looked at the young man with appreciation, this situation was also what he expected, Changshan Island is not so good, and it is certain that it will be blocked, the young man has his pride, and he can't retreat, why shouldn't Xu Chen be? For the sake of the next negotiations, he must not show a trace of timidity now, even if he fights, he must fight.

However, Chai Qi had already been on the island a long time ago, and he couldn't fight if he thought about it, and the other party still didn't react after so long, it seemed that he wanted to give himself a dismount. Fortunately, the more time passed, the more the young man on the opposite side couldn't support it, Xu Chen hinted to Zheng Tai and asked him to slow down the speed and show the preparation subjects of the usual training one by one, the kind of depression when the big war is about to break out is not something that anyone can hold.

Sure enough, the other party still couldn't support it first, and a tall young man rushed over in a speedboat.

"Little third son, what are you making a fuss about here again, why don't you hurry up and meet the distinguished guest and collide with the distinguished guest, can you afford it?" the tall young man shouted loudly while still in the distance.

The young man in front of Xu Chen is called Liu San, surnamed Liu, no big name, and the third in the family, so he is called Liu San.

Liu San heard the cry of the tall young man, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, the depressed feeling just now suffocated him, he was like a drowning man who had just been fished out of the water, drenched all over, it was all sweat, he was slumped on the boat and kept panting, the steel knife had long been unable to grasp, and it rolled to the side.

The tall young man came over and saw Liu San's appearance, and scolded with a smile: "Look at your dead dog look, don't hurry up and roll up for Lao Tzu! Don't embarrass Lao Tzu here!"

The tall young man didn't blame Liu San, he also saw the momentum of the teenagers just now, and the danger in the silence could also be felt by the tall young man.

"Under the surname Chen, the son can call me Chen Tang, and on the order of the big boss, I have come to welcome the son of Xu. The tall young man arched his hand and said.

This Chen Tang was the thin young man who moved goods that Peng Ze met at the dock that year, and Chen Tang was also the first villager to stand up and fight back in the bloody battle of that year. Peng Ze saw that he was quite brave and a childhood friend, so he took him as a confidant and passed on a few sets of fist and foot kung fu to him. After so many years of hard training, the thin young man of that year has grown to more than seven feet, and his body is magnificent. It's just that the seriously ill old father still didn't last long, so he left and didn't see his son's current scenery.

"Childe, please come here!" Chen Tang stretched out his right hand to guide a path.

"There's Brother Lao Chen!" Xu Chen smiled.

Xu Chen and the others disembarked with Chen Tang and went to Xiashan Island, Zheng Tai and several teenagers stayed behind to guard the boat, and the back road always had to be protected first.

Regarding Xu Chen's arrangement, Chen Tang laughed at it.

After everyone landed on the island, they walked straight along one of the main roads on the island, and only a few steps before they saw a market town, with brick and stone houses on both sides of the avenue, at the end of the avenue was a clearing, and in the distance was a hill a hundred meters high, and there was a protruding boulder halfway up the hill, with a smooth surface, forming a platform with a radius of nearly a zhang, and the platform was empty. This is the Changshan Island Water Village, which looks no different from an ordinary town, and the residents are no different from the people in other places. It's hard to imagine that this is a gathering place for water bandits in the area around Poyang Lake.

Seeing these with his own eyes, Xu Chen could also be sure that Peng Ze was indeed a good man who cared about the villagers, and he had a little more confidence in his plan.

Everyone didn't walk long before they came to a courtyard in the center of the market town, and the word "Peng Fu" was written on the plaque on the gate, which was originally not done according to Peng Ze's temperament, but the villagers were enthusiastic, and they were sincerely grateful to Peng Ze who saved them, and they could not express their respect in their hearts if they didn't do so. Peng Ze saw that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to agree.

Chen Tang came to the gate, asked the guards in front of the door, and walked straight in with Xu Chen, there were too many people, so Xu Chen left half of them outside.

In the big mansion that passes through the hall and enters the courtyard, in addition to Peng Ze and Geng Yanqiu, there are still many other water bandits. Peng Ze is heroic and likes to be lively, so it is naturally impossible for such a big house to live only by himself. When the brothers get together, they usually drink and have fun.

Chen Tang led Xu Chen and them to a main house in the center of the courtyard, in the spacious living room, a bearded man was in the main position, and a woman in red was sitting in the lower position on the right. The place on the left hand side was vacant, and standing next to it was a young man, Chai Qi. The big man and the woman in red thought to be the big boss Peng Ze and the third boss Geng Yanqiu.

Chai Qi saw that Xu Chen was led in by Chen Tang, so he walked towards Xu Chen, and after saying "Childe" respectfully, he stood quietly behind Xu Chen.

Peng Ze and Geng Yanqiu glanced at each other after seeing this, and said in their hearts: "It seems that the rumors are true, Chai Qi really recognized this young man as the master!"

Xu Chen stood still in the lobby, bowed to the two, and said loudly: "In the next Xu Chen, I have long admired the names of the two masters, and I am here to visit today." ”

"Gongzi Xu is polite, the village husband in the mountains and villages deserves such a big gift from Gongzi. Peng Ze said lightly.

"Hehe, the big boss doesn't know anything, and he is not a famous kid in Xia, not long ago he was still wandering on the streets, begging to live. Xu Chen said with a smile.

"Oh?" This is really beyond Peng Ze's expectations, he knows Chai Qi's kung fu, on the surface he is indifferent, but in fact, the pride in his heart is even more than ordinary people, the person who can make him respect his master is actually a beggar, which is really beyond Peng Ze's expectations. But since the other party said this, it must not be wrong, but whether there is any great origin behind this so-called beggar is unknown.

"I don't know why Xu Gongzi came today?" asked Geng Yanqiu, the woman in red.

Xu Chen looked at Peng Ze and saw that he didn't have any unusual looks because of the woman's words, it seems that the rumors are true, this Geng Yanqiu is a think-tank figure behind Peng Ze.

"What is going on here, presumably the two masters already know, so why do you need to say more?" Xu Chen said lightly, you have all invited Chai Qi over, if you don't know what he did, it will be too incompetent!

Obviously, these two masters are not incompetent, they just mock Xu Chen's actions by saying this, and Xu Chen is too lazy to play dumb riddles with them on this matter, and directly provoke them.

Seeing that Xu Chen didn't answer, Peng Ze had no choice but to continue: "I don't know what Xu Gongzi said, can you call the shots yourself?" Peng Ze still cares about his fellow villagers very much, Changshan Island has come to this day, he also feels that some changes are inevitable, if he doesn't make a choice, he and these villagers will fall into a situation from which they will never recover. Xu Chen's plan is still very good, and after the implementation, the villagers can return to a peaceful life, which is also what he has been pursuing, but he still has to determine whether Xu Chen can have the final say in this matter.

"I don't want to talk about the superior location of Changshan Island, the big boss also knows that a few years ago the island has formed a market town, and there are frequent business exchanges. Xu Chen said.

"As for the establishment of the warehouse, it is completely up to the big boss!"

"Can you guarantee that after Changshan Island is restored to its original state, those profiteers and bullies will not appear again?" In fact, this is what Peng Ze is most worried about.

"It's not up to you or me to decide, but I can analyze it for the big boss. Xu Chen said calmly, "The reason for the chaos on the island must have been understood by the big boss over the years. ”

This Peng Ze naturally gradually understood that although he killed those people in the rivers and lakes and bullies and profiteers in a fit of anger at that time, they have had a relationship with Changshan Island in other forms in the past few years. Not to mention anything else, the water bandits who later joined Changshan Island are inextricably linked with these people.

This is also normal, the water bandits do not produce, the species of Changshan Island are also limited, the gold and silver goods stolen by the water bandits must always be exchanged for fine wine and women for their own enjoyment, and this qiē is naturally inseparable from the merchants, although they have their own elastic pressure, they dare not be too out of line, but this kind of connection, Peng Ze can not prohibit. Seeing that the merchants and the bandits are getting closer and closer, and even the bandits secretly help the merchants smuggle goods, if this continues, the peaceful life he has worked so hard for the villagers will return to the past, although Peng Ze is anxious, there is nothing he can do.

"In fact, to put it bluntly, the big boss must have guessed that behind those businessmen there must be the figure of the surrounding families. The location of Changshan Island is too superior, who doesn't want to control it in their hands, and the turmoil back then must have been an attempt by these big families to control Changshan Island. The sluggish response of the government is probably also the handiwork of these big families, who together reject the intervention of the government, in order to naturally want to completely control Changshan Island in their own hands. It's just that none of them want to retreat, so they have to support the merchants and people behind their backs to form gangs and divide the territory on the island, hoping to use this de facto possession method to gain their share. If there is no compromise between them, they will naturally not reach an agreement, let alone establish any order, and without order, chaos is inevitable, and the villagers of the big bosses are just victims of the struggle of these big families. Xu Chen said his analysis.

Peng Ze had thought about some of these things before, but he had never said them so thoroughly before Xu Chen.