Chapter 12: Chance Encounters

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the situation was turbulent, first the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom swept half of the country, and then the British and French troops broke through the Beijing division and burned the Old Summer Palace, and the entire land of China fell into turmoil.

Guangdong, as a major economic province comparable to Jiangnan, Huguang, shouldered a heavy economic burden under the pressure of the imperial court.

During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Guangdong was the most important source of food and salary for the Hunan army in the early days, and it has been continuously supplying the Hunan army for several years.

During this period, the Tiandihui uprising also broke out in Guangdong, although it was quickly suppressed by the bomb, but the impact on Guangdong's economy and people's livelihood was still not small.

In order to solve the problem of Dacheng in Guangxi, Guangdong not only sent troops but also money and grain, and it took four years to barely suppress the uprising in Guangxi, which was another huge economic burden.

During the Second ** War, the British ** team broke the city of Guangzhou, not only captured Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang, but also swept away the Yamen of the Guangdong Domain, and at the same time sent troops to loot the surrounding areas of Guangzhou, which caused the rapid deterioration of the public security environment in Guangdong, and local turmoil broke out from time to time, and Guangdong's economy was greatly hit.

It can be said that since the Taiping Rebellion, the people of Guangdong have lived in the heat of water life, and the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes imposed by the government are too much and too heavy.

As an important economic town in Guangdong, Foshan naturally shared a large share of the apportionment, coupled with the miscellaneous taxes collected by the government privately, as well as the secret collection of officials by the officials, the weight of the various fees that ordinary civilians had to pay was unimaginable.

The government's money is not good, and the gang's money is even more indispensable!

The Shahe Gang is the largest gang in the vicinity, and as long as the background is not strong enough, no matter what business they do, they have to pay protection fees on a regular basis, and the amount is not low.

Senior brother Pork Rong and a group of militia brothers, naturally they are not afraid of the Shahe Gang and do not have to pay protection fees, but they are still living a tight and poor life.

There is no way, there is a family to support, and the business is not very easy to do small business can only barely support.

This bloody man who has experienced battlefield battles is naturally very dissatisfied with his current life, but he has no ability to change and can only do nothing.

When Lin Sha was chatting with the senior brother Pork Rong, he inadvertently said that the life of the brothers in the militia was not easy, and they needed to change their ideas, which caused the senior brother to complain, and Pork Rong was also very dissatisfied with the current situation, but unfortunately he only had one meat stall, although he didn't have to worry about eating at home, he wanted to help others, but he couldn't do it.

Lin Sha didn't continue to tease, although he felt that the brothers in the militia had a strong willingness to change, but this matter was related to the survival of hundreds of families, he didn't dare to be careless, and he had to continue to observe and observe, at least he had to think about specific ways to make money, right?

Of course, it's not easy to explain the cheap master Huang Feihong, how to say that the cheap master is the head coach of the militia, and his prestige is not comparable to a teenager like Lin Sha. Without the full support or acquiescence of the cheap master, it is difficult for him to encourage the youth of the militia to become strong.

Walking around these days, he also constantly observed and learned about the gang forces in Foshan City, and he also encountered several Shahe gang members during this period. What made him feel strange was that these guys didn't take the initiative to come up to find the ballast when they saw that although they had fierce eyes and hideous eyes.

This made Lin Sha breathe a sigh of relief, but he was inevitably vigilant, the so-called biting dog did not bark, and the more the Shahe Gang could endure it, the more uneasy his heart became.

In his previous life, he followed the boss to fight black boxing, but he had no less contact with gangs from all over the world, and those who shouted fiercely were either particularly powerful or the best to deal with, and they were afraid of those who were silent and secretly shady guys.

Because he was worried in his heart, he reported the matter to the cheap master Huang Feihong, hoping to attract enough attention from the cheap master, so as not to be caught off guard.

The cheap master really understood, and his face immediately became solemn, but he did not arrange any specific measures, but just told them that those brothers who were walking outside must be careful, and be careful not to let people take advantage of the loopholes.

Lin Sha put her mind at ease and accompanied Aunt Thirteen and her foreign female companion all day long to run around and take pictures of people.

What made him feel a little bad was that he found that Aunt Thirteen's attitude towards him was very dangerous, much closer than that of Bao Zhilin and his brothers, he spoke and acted very casually in front of him, and from time to time he also gave a bright smile, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Of course, it would be a joke to say that Aunt Thirteen was interested in him, and the ambiguous relationship between her and the cheap master was gradually heating up, but the current situation made it feel very risky.

He secretly guessed that it was probably because his way of speaking and doing things had the obvious characteristics of the 21st century, not as old-fashioned and conservative as people in this era.

No matter what, he adheres to the duty of a disciple in his heart, and resolutely refuses to take a step beyond Lei Chi, usually jokes and jokes, and once it involves the love between men and women, he immediately shrinks his head.

To be honest, not to mention the two beautiful women in dresses all day long, he usually comes into contact with famous squires and wealthy people in Foshan City, or leading figures in a certain industry, which has allowed him to expand a lot of contacts.

On this day, the weather was gloomy, and the thirteenth aunt was invited by the troupe owner to go to the troupe to take pictures of the fashionable troupe owner.

Lin Sha is still a follower, carrying the heavy bracket of an antique camera on his shoulders, striding behind the bicycle, and coming to the troupe to be warmly received by the old man of the class.

Taking advantage of the gap between Aunt Thirteen and her foreign female companion tinkering with the stand to set up the camera, he casually walked back and forth near the theater troupe, and soon ran into an acquaintance at the edge of the small place where the camera was erected.

"Liang Kuan, hurry up and repair the hole in the roof of the shed, it's time to start the gong!"

I saw the head of the troupe who greeted them just now, a thin old man who was not young, shouting at the roof not far away.

Lin Sha hurriedly raised his eyes and looked, just as he saw Liang Kuan, the kid pouting his buttocks, lying on the roof, not knowing what he was doing, only to hear him muttering dissatisfiedly on the roof: "I came to be a martial artist, but let me repair the roof, shouldn't I do this kind of work at all?" ”

The old man of the class said confidently: "How do you know how your kung fu is if you don't climb high?" ”

He looked at Liang Kuan with a reluctant face, working on the roof slowly, and he didn't mean to go up to say hello, this is the internal affairs of other people's drama troupes, and he is not easy for outsiders to interfere, right?

But at this moment, the loud whistle of a foreigner warship was heard on the sea not far away, and at the same time, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the dark sky, and a surprise accident occurred......