"From Qianguofang to Bao'en Temple, and then to those piers outside the city, there are all your eyeliners. Zhu Er, I really didn't see that you are so powerful in our Ba County, and the news is better than ours. ”

"Guan Bantou, the conscience of heaven and earth, this is none of my business, nor is it about the Tea Gang, I really didn't know that they would be so bold as to dare to do such a thing behind my back."

Guan Zhutou stared at Zhu Er and said coldly: "They are your porters, you actually keep saying that it's none of your business!" Even if I believe it, the old man won't believe it. ”

Duan Jingcheng still had palpitations until this moment, and put down his wine glass expressionlessly: "Chief Chen, my Duan Jiqing is not as good as my son-in-law to talk to." It's about my daughter and son-in-law's net worth, if the tea gang doesn't take the opportunity to clean up the portal, then don't blame me Duan Jiqing for not giving you old face! ”

"Duan Jingcheng, if you have something to say."

"There's nothing to say, the Duan Mou who should be arranged has been arranged, as long as they dare to chase after them with a murder weapon, then they are guilty of chaos, even if the capital crime can be avoided and the living crime can not escape!" Duan Jiqing was really angry, and forced Zhu Er to look at him with a murderous gaze.

The guest director of the Huguang Guild Hall knew very well that if this matter was to make a big fuss, the local gentry would definitely take the opportunity to force the county magistrate and even the government to give an explanation, which would directly affect the future business of the Eight Provinces Gang, so he could only raise his head and say: "Zhu Er, what do you have to hesitate about now?" ”

"Chief Chen, the Wu brothers have done some mistakes in this matter, but there is also a reason for it......

"Wu Da's death has long been decided."

"Okay, since even your old man said so, I will ask someone to teach them a lesson, and after the lesson, they will be locked up for a few days, and then drive them back to their hometown in Chaling when Master Han is far away, and they will not be allowed to come again!"

The guest director of the Huguang Guild Hall felt that this was the best way in front of him, and turned around and asked: "Duan Jingcheng, Guan Zhutou, is it satisfactory to deal with the two of you like this?" ”

It is an indisputable fact that Wu Da was killed by the big head, Guan Zhutou is not afraid of the Wu family brothers, but he also doesn't want to kill them all, because it will backfire if he suppresses the tea gang too hard, he looked up at Duan Jingcheng and muttered: "It's appropriate to deal with it like this, it's just Zhu Erda's guarantee, I don't dare to believe it." ”

"What if I play this guarantee?"

"Master Chen, I believe your old words."

"Okay, I'll fight this guarantee." The guest director of the Huguang Guild Hall patted the table, turned around and said: "Zhu Er, listen carefully to the old man, hurry up and clean up the portal, if something goes wrong, even if Duan Jingcheng and Guan Zhutou don't deal with you, the Eight Provinces Gang can't tolerate you!" ”

………

Han Xiufeng didn't know what was happening in Ba County, and he didn't care if he would be caught up by the Wu family brothers who wanted to find Datou for revenge, because the Longxi Water Station, which had just arrived in the evening, encountered a familiar fleet that could no longer be familiar, so he, Pan Er, and Datou did not dare to go ashore, so they could only hide in the cabin.

Pan Er lifted the curtain and peeked at it, and asked nervously, "Fourth brother, why did the Copper Heavenly King get here after leaving so many days earlier than us?" ”

"It should be a shipwreck," Han Xiufeng lay on his side in the cabin, pillowed his head with his arm and said: "The transport official surnamed Zhou was knocked on a bamboo pole by us in Ba County, and it is estimated that he did not dare to do anything else in Ba County, so he sank a few boats as soon as he reached his longevity, and recovered the losses in Ba County." ”

"His turtle son is too bold, this is not only a matter of copper catty loss, but also a delay in the transportation period."

"He has already arrived at this and has nothing to be afraid of, as for the transportation date, he doesn't have to worry about it, it takes time to fish up the copper sunk in the river, it takes time to hire a boat again, and there are regulations on how many miles a day after it is loaded, and the local officials along the road will submit a report, which is to testify to him, even if it is delayed, it is not his intention."

"There is a rule for how many miles a day you can walk?" Pan Er asked curiously.

"Yes." Han Xiufeng turned over and explained: "Whether it is the transfer of official silver, official copper or grain, when the boat travels against the current, the river travels thirty miles a day, the river travels forty miles a day, and the other forty-five miles; Empty boats, forty miles by river, fifty miles by river, and sixty miles by other; Regardless of the severity of the boat, the river is stipulated to be 100 to 150 miles a day, and those who do not act in accordance with the regulations will be punished. ”

"It's the first time I've heard of a rule on how many miles you can walk in a day." Pan Er thought about it, and said worriedly: "Fourth brother, they stopped us here, those boatmen and servants will definitely get on the boat early tomorrow morning to pay for money." It's just a few bucks to be blackmailed, what if those turtle sons recognize them? This is not Ba County, and the surname Zhou will definitely not spare us. ”

Han Xiufeng sat up, lifted the curtain at the tail of the cabin to look at the sky, and said lightly: "This is not Ba County, but this is still under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Prefecture, and it is not so easy for his turtle son to clean me up." ”

"What if he throws a few ingots into the ship, and we steal his copper?"

"Don't worry, if they want to blackmail, they can only blackmail the fifth brother's money. They can't slander us, let alone frame us. ”

"Why not?"

"Because we're gone, he can't see what we're doing, why is he framing us?" Han Xiufeng smiled, and then said, "Let's go ashore first, take the dry road to Shimenyi, and wait for the fifth brother at Shimenyi." ”

"That's a solution, but why don't we go ashore, it's all their people!"

"Not all of them are on the shore, but there are also long-lived servants," Han Xiufeng opened a cloth bag, took out a letter, and asked with a smile, "Do you know who is in charge of the post station?" ”

Pan Er said without hesitation: "It is under the control of the state and county." ”

"Yes, the post station is under the management of the state and county, but in the final analysis, it is still under the management of the Ministry of War, my father-in-law is the military secretary of the government, and the water post and land post in the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Government are not known to him, and no one dares not to give him face when the lord of the state and county is stationed in the post station, and let the fifth brother send this letter ashore later, and the people on the shore will naturally want to pick us up."

"Great, look at my memory, why did you forget this stubble!"

Looking at Pan Erxing's elated appearance, Han Xiufeng sighed lightly: "Brother Pan, we can only eat in Chongqing Mansion, and when we enter Huguang, we have to rely on ourselves." ”

"I'll talk about it later, and the top priority is to get over the current hurdle."

"That's right, you go and call the fifth brother and ask the fifth brother to help deliver the letter ashore."

"Okay."

……

Qin Wu is a person who has seen the world in the end, and his work is really reliable.

As soon as he got off the boat, he made a lot of noise, claiming that he was helping the prefect's yamen deliver a letter, and that he had something important to report to the official messenger of the post station. The magistrate of Zhou Zhi County and the official he brought from Yunnan were suspicious, and called the official sent by the prince of Changshou County to help take care of Yunnan copper, but he did not let Qin Wu go ashore.

As long as the letter is delivered, Qin Wu took the opportunity to stuff the letter to the Changshou officials, seeing that the envelope was stamped with the seal of the government office, a team leader of the Changshou County government did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly went to deliver the letter, leaving two officials to guard the side of the boat before leaving.