Chapter 838: Hong Kong General Strike

A meeting in the hospital ended quickly, and after the middle-aged man with a pale face flashed once, he disappeared, and the third boss stayed in Hong Kong, and the big guys could find him at any time. After the three bosses left, the twelve bigwigs were all very happy, feeling that their opportunity to show their ambitions had come, but Lai Wenxing couldn't sleep all night.

The third boss is definitely a Jianghu character, where are his habits and style, this is something that a person can't change no matter how he hides it. But the more Lai Wenxing thought about it, the more he felt that the three bosses were not simple, and things like White Dragon Ball could not be created by a character in the rivers and lakes. The middle-aged man brought by the third boss is even more extraordinary, this middle-aged man is incomprehensible, his temperament is particularly eccentric, and he does not belong to any kind of person Lai Wenxing has ever seen. However, the middle-aged guards have traces to follow, they are not ordinary bodyguards, these people are well-trained, and what is even more rare is that they move consistently, Lai Wenxing feels that they are more like a group of soldiers. Lai Wenxing has seen many British soldiers, and their movement habits are very close to those of middle-aged guards.

And the braids of the middle-aged people and those guards are fake, although they are dressed up very well, but Lai Wenxing, who is as careful as a hair, still found out. Braids are not so easy to take care of, even pampered nobles can't wash their hair and comb their braids every day, let alone people who walk outside. Once the braid is not taken care of, it will not only dry up and split the ends, but also have hair oil stained on it, and it is inevitable that there will be some strange smells. The middle-aged man and his guard's braids were all black and shiny, and there was no smell of them, which only showed that their braids were not real.

The braids are fake, and there are a large number of military guards around him, so the identity of this middle-aged man is worth studying. There are many yellow people who don't need to comb their braids, but there are not many who can understand the Chinese Jianghu culture and have such a big force. The identity of the middle-aged man has a rough idea, and the background of the three bosses is clear. The third boss is a man in the rivers and lakes with an official background in Manchuria, which is both good news and a headache. Lai Wenxing and the twelve cousins are just a group of small people in the market who are in the rivers and lakes, if they are involved in official affairs, one step to the sky and broken bones is just a matter of thought. The next day, the three bosses convened a party again, but it was not at Lai Wenxing's bone-setting clinic, but came to the Hutchison Inn in Central, Hong Kong.

"The so-called force is strong, and the force is weak, now you twelve halls are doing their own thing, each finger can not be gathered into a fist, how can you do great things. So I suggest that you form a gang with twelve bosses, each with their own duties, and then elect a leading big brother. In this way, we have gathered our own strength, whether it is to fight and annex other halls, or to fight against the British government in Hong Kong, we have enough strength! "The middle-aged man is not there, the three bosses have no scruples, and everything is straight to the point.

The big guy is a little reluctant to merge, worried that his rights will be affected, but I heard that his cake will not move, and he just chooses a leading big brother to come out, so everyone has no opinion. These twelve halls are already close, and everyone says that the trading of White Dragon Ball can be regarded as a community of interests, and it is also a good thing to choose a big brother to balance all parties and distribute interests. Especially since they are about to go to war with the outside world, it is good to be able to combine their forces.

"We go to the rivers and lakes to seek wealth and not to seek anger, and everything is still precious, so this word and the word cannot be forgotten. I also hope that our twelve halls can be peaceful and united, so our gang will be called Hehetu! Lai Wenxing knew that it was time to stand forward, and the third boss kept looking at him! And he himself wanted to go further.

"Good, good, good name! Learned people are just different! "Everyone applauded again and again.

The election of the first leading brother of Hehetu is very simple, Lai Wenxing was originally the convener, everyone admired his ability, and naturally he was the only candidate. The third boss is also very optimistic about Lai Wenxing, so after Lai Wenxing resigned three times, he could only practice Hongmen etiquette and be appointed as the first leading brother of Hehetu.

The first thing Lai Wenxing did when he took office was to wage war with the outside world and unify Hong Kong's rivers and lakes. At this time, there were 26 halls in Hongmen in Hong Kong, eating food from different industries, and there were eight halls eating waterway rice like the 12 halls of Hehetu, and Lai Wenxing wanted to declare war on them. Lai Wenxing is a cultural person, so he naturally pays attention to salute first and then soldier, so he first set up two tables, invited the bosses of the eight halls to come over to negotiate, and invited them to join Hehetu and fight against the French together. However, the results were not optimistic, and all eight of them congratulated the establishment of the Hehetu, but they all politely refused to deal with the French.

If you don't eat the toast, then you can only eat the penalty wine. For the first time, Lai Wenxing exercised the authority of the head of Hutchison, and summoned all the brothers to formally declare war on the eight halls. The support of the three bosses is not empty words, and overnight he made the boss of the eight halls and seven families. On the night when Hehetu began to sweep, the battle came to an end, and the entrance of the eight halls was wiped out overnight, and Hehetu unified the waterways and rivers of Hong Kong. Having taken control of Hong Kong's waterway business, the next step was to confront France. Lai Wenxing invited out the Hongmen dragon head stick and announced that no boat owners and workers were allowed to do business with the French. The boat owners and workers did not want to work for the French for a long time, but they were just alone, and now that they have the support of the Jianghu figures, they naturally responded.

The next day, the barge owners and workers began to scrutinize their work, and when they found out that they were working for a French cargo ship, they immediately refused to take the cargo for the French cargo ship. The French cargo ship soon found itself in a difficult situation and had to immediately send an emergency signal to the Hong Kong Marine Department and the Marine Police for help. The British government in Hong Kong sent a large number of marine police vessels to arrest the boat owners and freight workers. Their idea is very simple, arrest the troublemakers, scare the others, and these coolies will naturally work obediently. It's a pity that they don't know that all this is supported by powerful people.

Lai Wenxing studied at Diocesan and although his English is not particularly good, he is proficient. His knowledge of the British and Hong Kong law is no less than his knowledge of the rivers and lakes. He was well aware of the possible consequences of the strike, so he was prepared for everything, and personally went to the Marine Police Department and the Marine Department together with the family members of the arrested persons to make enquiries.

"The arrested boat owners and workers are not causing trouble, it is illegal to arrest them, please release these innocent detained workers immediately!" Lai Wenxing went directly to Superintendent Charles of the Marine Police.

"They have violated the Merchant Shipping Regulations, which is a very clear violation of the law, and we have no problem detaining them!" Charles was not very reasonable, but he was polite to Lai Wenxing, who could speak English.

"The arrest of those arrested is tantamount to creating chaos, as they have neither caused trouble nor committed any offences, and the police have no way of proving that they have no other work to do." Lai Wenxing knows very well what the third boss is going to do next, so he has to do a good job of foreshadowing, which can be regarded as a hint to Charles.

Unfortunately, Charles did not understand Lai Wenxing's hints, nor did he accept Lai Wenxing's request, and refused to release the arrested, so Lai Wenxing had to leave the police station. Many freight workers gathered outside the police station to inquire about the news, and they were all very moved by Lai Wenxing, who was in a prominent position in the rivers and lakes, to stand up for them, and hurriedly gathered around to listen to the news.

"Your land is scattered with a plate of sand, and today he was arrested, listening to the Japanese words, there must be someone panicking and insisting on losing, and the capture of Qing will go to the same as the French again!" Lai Wenxing explained the results of the negotiation with a helpless expression, and then resorted to the radical method in Cantonese.

"Listen to the day when the sun starts!" The workers were not convinced, but they were provoked by Lai Wenxing and jumped up immediately. The children of Nanyue have a violent personality, this is not a joke, they have been fighting with the Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years, and they can still be afraid of a bunch of British police.

The atmosphere of the workers had risen, and Lai Wenxing immediately returned to the Hutchison Inn to hold another meeting of the rivers and lakes, inviting all the big brothers in Hong Kong. The French and the British government in Hong Kong were angry, and the gangsters were also very angry. What's more critical is that the bloody example of the mouth of the eighth hall of the waterway is in front of him, and who dares to disobey Lai Wenxing's words. Since then, Lai Wenxing has gained a nickname on the rivers and lakes - the Crooked Mouth Emperor. Because the mouth of the word "and" is next to it, it has the nickname of "crooked mouth", and Lai Wenxing, the leader of Hutchison, is as authoritative as the emperor.

They launched a strike, and even if it triggered a general strike of Hong Kong-wide freight workers, Hong Kong's freight came to a complete standstill. The British government in Hong Kong had to send troops to suppress it, and the police were dispatched to various "Guli Pavilions" to force workers to carry goods. The British felt that forceful measures would definitely have an effect, at least to force the workers to the port, even if they were foreign millers, and they could carry some goods. It was self-defeating if he didn't want to, which directly triggered the confrontation between the various halls of Hongmen and the police in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong police force is quite numerous and not well-equipped, but the training is still good. But there are many people at the entrance of the Hongmen! Moreover, these guys also have a lot of guns in their hands, and at the same time, there are a large number of gang members in the police, and there are many cases of whistleblowing and disobedience, and the British government in Hong Kong is no longer able to control the situation. And what is even more dangerous is that with the turmoil in Hong Kong, the Qing army in Guangdong and the Qing army stationed in Kowloon City have undergone abnormal movements. The movement of the Qing army can be understood both as a defense against the unrest in Hong Kong and as an attempt to attack Hong Kong.

As Britain's closest stronghold to China, Hong Kong is of great strategic significance, and it must not be mistaken in the slightest case of hostility with the Qing Dynasty and Manchuria. However, there have never been many British troops stationed in Hong Kong, and now the whole of Hong Kong is in great chaos, and if an accident occurs, Hong Kong will definitely not be able to hold it. The British army is now facing the huge military pressure of the Manchurian Empire, and it is absolutely unable to help Hong Kong, so the British government in Hong Kong can only solve the problem by maintaining stability.

After the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Bowen Wan, personally intervened to interview Lai Wenxing, Hong Kong finally returned to peace, the workers returned to work, the gangs also fell silent, and a catastrophe was averted. The British were over, but the French were unlucky, because the British government agreed to the gang's request that no French ships be allowed to dock in Hong Kong during the war, and the French lost their last supply point.