The Shahe Gang is a gang that emerged only a year ago, and the whole gang has less than 50 people. The gang leader Hou Baoliang is a Xiucai (all scholars in the Song Dynasty are called Xiucai), and in order to make a living, he had to follow his father to help people carry bags and receive goods at Shahe Wharf.

After a long time, I became familiar with the dock contractors. The contractors were already poorly paid, and they had to be beaten by gang members and demanded protection money.

In the end, under the leadership of Hou Baoliang, everyone formed the Shahe Gang and regarded him as the leader.

The Shahe Gang is also a strange gang, there is no protection fee, but the insiders have to pay membership dues every month, and the gang is all bitter contractors.

The membership fee is not much, everyone is in a group, and there are no big gangs around. The scoundrels in the small gangs were also stunned when they saw these big men, and they didn't dare to provoke them.

Moreover, the Shahe River is only a small tributary of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with scarce freight and little oil and water at the wharf, and it is not popular with people.

Tonight, the Shahe Gang ushered in a group of uninvited guests. The members of the Tiger Hall, led by Zhiwen and Nan Yuanfeng, surrounded the helmsman of the Shahe Gang.

It is said to be the main rudder, but in fact it is a large courtyard surrounded by four walls, and in the middle of the courtyard sits a large house, mixed with paint, and you can see signs of repairs many times.

The members of the Shahe Gang had already discovered the people of the Tiger Hall. More than thirty people, each with a large knife, stood in the courtyard and waited with bated breath.

"Puff"

The rotten gate was smashed to pieces by a member of the Tiger Hall.

The member looked at it, touched his head, and gratefully glanced at Zhiwen behind him.

Xindao: I've only been practicing for half a month and I'm so powerful, could it be that Bishop Baitang is a legendary peerless martial artist, or I'm a martial arts wizard.

Nan Yuanfeng didn't pay attention to it so much, and shouted loudly outside: "Listen, the people of the Shahe Gang, you have been surrounded by us, if you want to live, surrender to our Sun and Moon Gang, and give you three times to consider."

One

Two. ”

I heard a loud roar from inside, "Grandpa is not afraid of you, if you dare to come in, I will hack you to death!"

Everyone looked through the door frame, and the hideous strong man inside, with a pair of black and thick thick eyebrows, was staring at him angrily.

Zhiwen didn't like his mother-in-law, so he was too lazy to speak, raised his right hand, waved forward, and said, "Kill." ”

The members of the Tiger Hall were about to attack, but they heard a shout from a distance, "Don't fight, I'm Hou Baoliang, the leader of the Shahe Gang." ”

When everyone turned around, they saw a young man in a shabby green shirt and straw sandals trotting in front of everyone.

The people of the Shahe Gang were pleasantly surprised: "Helper!"

Hou Baoliang walked to Nan Yuanfeng and Zhiwen, and smiled breathlessly: "Heroes, don't be in a hurry to do it first, I am willing to surrender on behalf of the Shahe Gang, and I will persuade them." ”

After that, he walked into the courtyard, came to the strong man, slapped him on the head, and said angrily: "Sha Da Niu, what are you thinking, you have to fight with people at every turn." ”

Then he said to the gang: "How many times have I told you, you must be strategic in doing things, but you should hide as far as you can if you threaten your life. ”

Sha Da Niu asked in confusion: "Cousin, didn't you let us behave a little fiercely before?" ”

Hou Baoliang looked at his stupid appearance and said helplessly: "Can these people be compared to the previous scoundrels." The situation is different, and the strategy is not the same.

These people come here in the middle of the night with knives, obviously prepared, and you can scare away if you are fierce. ”

Everyone in the Shahe Gang panicked and said, "Then what should we do, we have to go back to the days when we paid protection money again." ”

"Damn it these days, how can you even bully us bitter haha. ”

"Let's fight with them!"

Hou Baoliang raised his hands high, pressed down, and hurriedly said: "Don't panic, everyone, I'll go and talk to their helper to see if there is a chance to ease." ”

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Hou Baoliang came to Nan Yuanfeng and the others, arched his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't know which one is the leader of the Sun and Moon Gang, Xiao Sheng, as the leader of the Shahe Gang, surrenders on behalf of the Shahe Gang, can you ask the leader to come out and discuss one or two." ”

Nan Yuanfeng saw that he was so knowledgeable, and this time he was able to annex the Shahe Gang without blood, and he was also in a very good mood, and he also smiled and said: "Brother Hou is really a handsome man who knows the current affairs, but my gang leader is still waiting at the helm, so it is better for Brother Hou to go with me to see the gang leader now." ”

Hou Baoliang nodded with a smile and said, "Very good, very good, go now." ”

Nan Yuanfeng turned back to Zhiwen and the Tiger Hall and said, "You guys stay here first." ”

After that, he led Hou Baoliang to the helm of the Sun and Moon Gang.

Zhao Mao was practicing with his eyes closed, and there was a sound of hurried footsteps in his ears, and when he opened his eyes, Nan Yuanfeng walked into the general rudder with a young scribe.

The two walked quickly to the hall, Nan Yuanfeng hugged his fists and said: "Gang leader, the Shahe Gang has surrendered, Brother Hou is the original gang leader of the Shahe Gang, saying that he wanted to see the gang leader, and his subordinates brought him over." ”

While speaking, Zhao Mao kept looking at Hou Baoliang.

Soft and weak, a typical useless scholar, it is really strange that he can be the master of a gang.

He asked in a deep voice, "Do you have anything to discuss with this gang leader?" ”

Hou Baoliang asked cautiously: "The gang leader may not know, my members of the Shahe Gang usually carry bags at the dock to earn some hard money.

The freight at the Shahe Wharf is scarce, and only businessmen who have no money to pay protection fees will make a detour here, and there is no oil or water at all.

The gang leader wanted this Shahe Gang, and Hou gave it away. ”

After speaking, Hou Baoliang glanced up at the Sun and Moon Gang Leader and saw that he was indifferent to what he said.

I wondered if what I said was not clear enough, or if the Sun and Moon Gang Leader was a tendon.

Zhao Mao raised a smile under his mask, and said in a deep voice: "This gang leader is interested in this Shahe wharf, Hou gang leader, can you introduce yourself." ”

Hou Baoliang didn't expect that the Sun Moon Gang Leader would have such a big family business, and he still cared about that little profit, and he really had no tricks.

said with a wry smile: "Xiaosheng's real name is Hou Baoliang, a native of Hangzhou, who has studied hard for more than ten years, failed several times in the exam, and his family is extremely poor, so he has to help his old father carry his bags to make a living."

When I was carrying bags, I saw that these bag-bearers were always harassed by splashes, so I gave them advice to solve several disputes.

Later, they simply gathered everyone to form a gang, everyone took care of each other, paid some membership dues every month, and could buy a few books to study. ”

Zhao Mao touched his mask's chin and said in a deep voice: "Since the Shahe Gang has surrendered, it is his own people."

You can rest assured, the leader of this gang does not bother to collect the hard-earned money of those who are poor.

You go back and tell them that if you are willing to join my Sun and Moon Gang and lick blood from the knife to make a living, the gang leader is welcome. Of course, if you want to go back and carry your bag honestly, there is no one to stop you.

You, come to the helmsman of the Sun and Moon Gang later, and the leader of this gang has something to order. ”

Hou Baoliang had no choice but to say: "Yes, helper." ”

After a while, the gang of the Tiger Hall returned to the helm happily. This time is equivalent to receiving a meritorious service reward once you go.

A few members of the Sand River Gang also expressed their willingness to join, so they came along. Of course, Hou Baoliang is also among them.

Zhao Mao glanced at the crowd in the field and instructed Zhiwen to bring the money.

"Bang"

The large wooden box was placed on the ground, and under the signal of Zhao Mao's eyes, Zhiwen opened the wooden box.

I saw a box full of silver taels, which dazzled everyone's eyes.

Zhao Mao's dull voice sounded: "From tomorrow, the Sun and Moon Gang will officially take over the Shahe Wharf."

I have a few things that I need you to do for me.

First, whether it is a passing vendor or a contractor, you are not allowed to charge a single penny.

Second, there must be more than ten people at the dock to guard the order at any time.

Third, all the land near the helmsman of the Shahe Gang will be built into a warehouse, and the responsible helmsman will collect the rent.

Fourth, a square market will be established in the boundary area of Crescent Square near Shahe Wharf, and the new shops will be exempted from the three-month protection fee. The gang opened a green house and a gambling house in it.

Fifth, the gang mainly built a school in the Crescent Fang, with Mr. Hou as the teacher, and in the future, all the gang members and their children can enter to learn literacy for free. ”

After everyone heard this, Hou Baoliang said: "The helper is smart, but no matter the warehouse, the market, or the school, you need to enclose the land, which is really not easy to do." ”

The corners of Zhao Mao's mouth under the mask raised slightly, and he replied: "This matter is the way, the gang leader will take care of it, you just have to do it."

This gang leader is a good man, and if he has merit, he will be rewarded, and he only looks at the result, no matter what the process is.

The members of the Tiger Hall were rewarded with two taels of silver, and the White Tiger and the South Gang Leader were each rewarded with fifty taels. ”

Everyone knelt on one knee and clasped their fists in unison, "Thank you for the reward." ”