Chapter 16: Borrowing a Boat to Harvest (1)
The venue of the talks between the two sides was in a restaurant called Zhuangyuan Building, which was an extremely high-end hotel in Jinmen. Zhao Guanhou smiled and joked to Su Hanzhi, "Sister, why don't you come with me." Change your clothes and say it's my brother......"
"I'm not going, I'm waiting for you at home." Su Hanzhi said softly, and carefully sorted out his clothes, which was Zhao Guanhou's best set of clothes, and she cleaned up very carefully. "It doesn't matter if you talk about it or not, it's not our business anyway, you're young, even if you can't talk, no one will laugh at you. Don't fight with others, those vegetable farmers even rob other people's brides, it must be unreasonable, in case they do it, you will suffer a loss as you are now. ”
Jiang Fengzhi smiled and comforted on the side, "What are you afraid of?" Senior Brother Jianming and I are all following, isn't it just a group of vegetable farmers, there are three or five, and they can't hurt Senior Brother. ”
She and Ding Jianming walked together as bodyguards, in fact, they just went to the Zhuangyuan Building to eat and drink, after all, even if Jiang didn't fall in this place, he couldn't afford to consume it. Zhao Guanhou has been taken care of by them for the past few days, and this time it can be regarded as borrowing flowers to offer Buddha to repay this kindness.
He smiled and comforted Su Hanzhi, "Sister, I'm fine, no matter how powerful those vegetable farmers are, they can't compare to Li Xiushan." I'm not even afraid of him, but I'm afraid of a few vegetable sellers? I'm the best at negotiating, and I'm sure it'll be okay. Ma Da Nose sent the two yuan deposit, you take it, Su Bo has been living a free life these days, I am afraid that he will not be used to the previous life in a few days, you keep some money, so that he can smoke some big cigarettes. ”
Regarding Su Blind's actions, Zhao Guanhou was not very down-to-earth in his heart, and he always felt that something would happen here. But the problem is that no matter how worried he is now, he can't do anything, the resources he can use are too limited, and if he wants to collect information, there is no way to investigate.
The gangsters in the small shoe shop can't support themselves, after all, they are not the leaders of the pot gang, and they have no power to arrange things for others. As for the wrestling field, the level of those people to find out the news was low, and it took a long time to find out what was going on.
Now I can only finish the matter of the big wine vat first, I have fame and capital first, and then I will slowly investigate this matter, no matter what the intention of the person who entertained Su Blind is, I always have to cover the wind and rain for Su Hanzhi.
In addition to him, the other mediator who came forward this time was Jiang Youcheng, a gangster in a robe and belt who was a few years old, this person was half red and not black among the gangsters in Jinmen, he had been mixed all his life, and he had not made any names, and his face was also very average. Ma Da Nose invited him to come forward, purely because he didn't want much money, and the last time he made things stiff, there was his factor in it. But after all, it was he who started it, and the things that followed had to take him with him, but I couldn't count on it.
Considering the inconvenience of Zhao Guanhou's legs, a few gangsters specially came to the big wine vat to lift the door panel, put the person on the door panel, and carried it all the way to the Zhuangyuan Building. The guy and the shopkeeper obviously knew the identity of Zhao Guanhou, and no one asked or stopped him, only one guy led the way and led the group to the elegant seat on the second floor.
Jiang Fengzhi and Ding Jianming are both wearing strong suits and fighting shorts, and they also bring a weapon to defend themselves. That Jiang Youcheng looked at the two of them a few times, and couldn't help but nod in praise
"There are two young guards, with them, those who sell vegetables, it's time to restrain themselves. You don't know, it's not an old boast, I went to the street at the age of sixteen, and I have seen a lot of strong winds and waves. If it starts, I'm afraid it will cost dozens of lives, and in the end it's not something I followed, such a big scene, Jiang Mou has never been ambiguous, such a long knife, on my neck, how about us, I haven't even frowned. What does it depend on, but it is not the bones that it depends on, plus the rules on the ground of Jinmen. ”
"But for those things that sell vegetables, our rules are not good, they don't listen to you, you tell them the rules, they ignore them, and they don't know how to scold the street in three sentences. With a meat ticket in hand, I just mess around with you, and I can't talk about it. If I say, I'd better prepare people and get ready to do it. ”
Zhao Guanhou was supported by two people, leaning on the Taishi chair, listening to Jiang Youcheng say this, he nodded with a smile, "Jiang Lao is right, things are really not easy to do, but we are eating this bowl of rice, if we only think about doing something when we encounter something, then the matter of Jinmen will not be over." If this matter is to be fought, I am afraid that more than a dozen lives will be filled in, and even if the hatred of several lifetimes is over, we still value peace. ”
At this time, there was a loud sound of footsteps outside, it seemed to be the sound of riding boots stepping on the floor, and some people were talking about something, and the guy was there and said politely, "Here, a few here, please." ”
Listening to the sound, you know that they are not vegetable farmers, they are wearing straw sandals or loafers, and they do not make this kind of movement. Zhao Guanhou made a look, Ding Jianming called a guy in to ask, and the guy said: "I don't know, it's a bit of a coincidence today, Master Li of the water ladder, and Yun Wuju set up a banquet here to eat." ”
When Zhao Guanhou heard Master Li of the water ladder, he immediately remembered Li Xiushan, this world is really not big, and he actually met here again. Of course, this is not difficult to understand. The proprietor of the champion building is originally from the literary gangsters of Jinmen, what are the contradictions in the gangsters, if he is drinking and talking about peace, he also loves to choose his territory to talk about the number. Most of the Li family is also entangled in some gangster disputes, and they put wine here and use this piece of land.
He took the five-pointed silver ocean out of his arms and handed it to the man, and when the other party saw the money, he became interested and said it in detail. The Li family is the leader of the fish pot guy in the water ladder area, and all the fish boats selling fish have to be set by the fish pot guy, and they have no pricing power. Even who to sell the fish to is up to the fish guys, and the fish farmers themselves have no right to decide.
After the transaction is completed, the fishermen also have to pay a commission to the fish pot guy, such as the Li family, which is the number of 500 small boats and one big boat, which is heavier than the government's taxes. Among these fishermen, there are also many unruly people, and after the war of Goryeo, the imperial court had to compensate the Fusang people with huge sums of money, and the domestic collection became heavier, and the fishermen's life became more and more difficult. Some of the fishermen want to entangle their hands and fight to the death with the Li family.
Yun Wuju has a meritorious reputation, and on the ground of Jinmen, he is a decent person with a lot of means and status, with hands and eyes to the sky, and he also has dealings with the government. He came forward to suppress the fishermen, and told them the truth that they wanted peace rather than war, and finally they had to negotiate a settlement.
Today, here today, it is the representatives of the Yun family, the Li family, and the fishermen who met to discuss the matter of the fish tax and come up with a figure that is acceptable to everyone. Li Xiushan is the most outstanding son of the Li family, and he is very proud in the new army, and this time he was also called by his father to make a strong noise. The sound of riding boots stepping on the floor just now was made by him. Zhuangyuanlou is used to this kind of business, but he is used to it and does not take it to heart. Zhao Guanhou nodded: It seems that there is more than one soldier, and this matter will fall on them today.
For Ma Dabi or Jiang Youcheng, this matter is not even a fork, the Li family's matter has nothing to do with their own affairs, although the vegetable farmers are not as good at fighting as the fishermen, but the problem is that they have meat votes in their hands, and they are not easy to deal with. Then there is Ma Da's subordinates, who are far less good at fighting than the children of the Li family, if it is really said that it has developed to the point of force, he actually has no chance of winning.
In Jiang Youcheng's last meeting, he had almost exhausted what he could say, and this time he didn't think that he could achieve any results, and he admired Zhao Guanhou very much. But when this person really came to compete with him for a job, he was not very happy. If he really talks about it, where to put his old face, this time he will have the mentality of watching jokes. Seeing that he cared about Li Xiushan's problem, Jiang Youcheng laughed dryly
"Guanhou, it's true that your leg was broken in the hands of Officer Li, but he is an officer, not a bastard. If you really use the rules of the rivers and lakes to trap him, and pay attention to his face, then everyone's face will be ugly. It's better to take care of the king's shopkeeper's daughter first, don't think about things over there. ”
Jiang Fengzhi glared at Jiang Youcheng, if it weren't for the occasion and the identity of the other party, she was afraid that she would have choked up, or Ding Jianming pulled her to make her understand that now was not the time to have a seizure. Zhao Guanhou smiled with a smile on his face, "What Jiang Lao said is that it is still important to save people, you are old and knowledgeable, and when someone comes, you must be the one who takes the lead." ”
His words choked Jiang Youcheng speechless, and Zhao Guanhou gently fanned the fan to the wind, and compared it to Jiang Fengzhi and the two, "You're welcome, eat." When they come, we'll talk about ours, you eat yours, don't take them seriously. The more they take them seriously, the more they think they are characters, and they pick up the shelf. If you don't take them seriously, these people will be honest themselves. ”
The guy had already put the cold dishes on the table at this time, and it was said that the hot dishes could only be served when the guests arrived, but when Zhao Guanhou said this, Ma Da Nose had no choice but to nod to the guy and said, "That's right, just according to what my brother said, serve the food and wine." ”
This time he spent a lot of money, although this table of banquets is in the champion building, it can only be regarded as the cheapest class, but the cost is enough to cover the five tables of banquets outside.
The champion building can set the price so high, and the craftsmanship is impeccable. Jiang Fengzhi was embarrassed to move the chopsticks at first, carefully took two mouthfuls of cold vegetables, put them in her mouth and chewed them slowly, but soon, the chopsticks in her hand turned into a sickle for harvesting crops, rotating at high speed on various plates, and she didn't care about anything else.
Zhao Guanhou was unhurried, only put a glass of wine in his mouth and tasted it slowly. He has a lot of patience, even if he waits for a glass of wine for the night, he won't be in a hurry, and delaying tactics doesn't mean much to him. The people of Xingezhuang probably deliberately sharpened their temperament, and they came very late. It wasn't until the hot dishes were served, and after a flurry of footsteps, that the door of the private room was pushed open, and then a group of people rushed in like a raging wind.
At the head was an old man in his fifties, of moderate stature, not burly but strong, with a goat's beard and a gray braid around his neck. The front button of the gown is open, revealing a black-red chest, a straw hat in his right hand to fan his chest, and a cigarette pouch of Luohan bamboo is pinned to his waist. Behind him, there were more than a dozen sturdy juniors, all dressed in small coats, trousers, and straw sandals, with their trouser legs pulled up high, revealing their calves covered with black mud.
Most of them carried short axes or scythes at their waists, and they broke in with murderous vigour, their eyes staring at Ma Da's nose, and their expressions seemed to have seen the enemy who killed their father. Jiang Fengzhi and Ding Jianming also put down their chopsticks at this time, and their hands gently moved to the hilt.
The old man looked at a few people and snorted, "A few people are in a hurry, eat first." Why, didn't we be invited to eat at today's dinner? Then what are we going to do, children, let's go, go back and watch the new daughter-in-law who to send to the kang, this matter, there is no need to talk about it! ”