Xi Siwei dared to "talk about dreams" here, not only as a successful traffic governor, but also as a capital.

The Dongting Merchants Gang is not limited to Suzhou, its business scope is all over the country, and there are even a large number of overseas businesses, otherwise why can it be as famous as Huizhou merchants today.

Taking Suzhou City, which can be regarded as the local Dongting Merchant Gang, for example, Dongting Merchants have a quarter of the market share in commercial blocks such as Shangtang, Shantang, Nanhao Street, Dongxizhong Market, Pingjiang Road, and Wolong Street.

The Xi family is one of the giant families of the Dongting Business Gang, and Xi Siwei is one of the heavyweights within the Xi family.

Not every businessman will be respected as a great courtier, and Xi Siwei is qualified to be honored as a great courtier.

Today, Fan Yunlin and Shen Xinneng were invited to the ship, and they could still hear Xi Dachaofeng's "foolish dreams", which means that these two are already collaborators who can initially make friends.

Otherwise, Xi Siwei would not be so ignorant of the importance and casually say what he thinks to outsiders.

To be able to choose these two people, of course, Xi Dachaofeng also has his own considerations.

The Xu family, where Fan Yunlin joined, has a special relationship with Shen Shoufu, and Fan Yunlin himself has a close relationship with Shen's second son.

And Shen Ergongzi is Lin Tailai's biggest "signboard", and if he wins over Fan Yunlin, he can try his best to offset the "signboard" of Shen Ergongzi.

As for Shen Xin, he is the head of the Shen family, the head of Mudu Town, and winning over the Shen family will help seize control of Mudu Port.

However, Xi Dachaofeng wanted to ask Fan Niangzi of Heyitang for marriage, which was still beyond Fan Yunlin's expectations.

However, after Fan Yunlin thought about it for a while, he also understood, and it is estimated that Xi Dachaofeng took a fancy to Fan Niangzi's community management ability, experience in the rivers and lakes, and the basic market of Heyitang in the local area.

Then I want to use the "marriage" to quickly form a community force team and copy Lin Tailai's model.

So Fan Yunlin replied to Xi Siwei: "I can only help you pass the word, but I can't be the master."

Because this cousin of the same clan is very assertive and will not completely obey me, and I am not qualified to control her. ”

Xi Siwei said confidently: "I can give her a name and money, and the Xi family is her best home."

Persuade her that she will not find a better husband by her birth and as a widow.

It's always better than following Lin Tailai in vain, as long as you are a smart person, you will know how to choose. ”

Fan Yunlin responded very rationally: "What the great court said is extremely true, but is it too early to persuade her now?" And it can also startle the snake. ”

Fan Yunlin's words have two meanings, the first meaning is that now Fan Niangzi is still Lin Tailai's person, and it is easy to alarm Lin Tailai to "rebel" against her.

The second meaning is that you Xi Dachao Feng must first show your muscles, give others confidence, and prove that you have the strength to overturn Lin Tailai, and then you can convince Fan Niangzi.

Xi Siwei nodded and said, "Then wait and see, the governor will arrive in Suzhou in three days, and I will go to meet the governor first!" ”

The moment the governor arrives in Suzhou City, all plans will be in full swing!

After talking, Fan Yunlin and Shen Xin said goodbye and got off the boat and went home.

On the way back, Fan Yunlin, who had read the book, secretly sighed in his heart, and he didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong this time.

A person like Xi Dachaofeng is really a pure businessman with a mindset, and what he pays attention to is an insatiable and predatory nature.

When you see someone else having good things, you think that you should take them for yourself without any reason, and you don't even bother to find an excuse.

Probably in the eyes of this kind of person, everything is like doing business, and it is natural and natural to defeat the opponent and seize the market, and there is no need for any reason.

When Lin Tailai was engaged in expansion, he also knew that he would find a name first, and the high-sounding slogans such as "collecting taxes for the country", "fighting against rebellion", and "being forced to fight back" were shouted loudly.

And the bottom line of this great court is even lower than Lin Tailai, and if he thinks that something is good, he will plunder it, and this thing should naturally belong to him.

At this time, Lin Tailai was already standing on the dock, reviewing the team that was preparing to attack Xukou Town.

This time, a total of 20 archers from the Inspection Division, 20 from the tax customs and river express, and 60 from the social gang were dispatched, totaling an army of 100.

Xukou Town is very close to Mudu Town, less than ten miles away, and it should be able to be taken with one attack.

Suddenly, Gao Changjiang ran over and said dutifully: "As the nominal military advisor of the association, I must report that there is a large building ship docked on the other side, I feel a little suspicious!" ”

Today, Lin Daguan has been busy and dizzy, and he has no energy to think about anything else in his mind, and he didn't think much about it when he saw this building ship before.

Now when he heard Gao Changjiang come to "offer advice", he asked in surprise: "What's suspicious?" ”

Gao Changjiang replied: "Most of the time, the boat is a tool for people to enjoy and recreation, so the place where they go out and dock is generally a scenic spot for easy enjoyment."

And this is not a place of interest, and there is no scenery to speak of, so why should the boat stop on the other side?

Whether it is at the foot of Lingyan Mountain or the shore of Taihu Lake nearby, it is more suitable for stopping for sightseeing. ”

Lin Daguan asked rhetorically: "Can't you have come here to watch the opening and closing ceremony here?" ”

Gao Changjiang questioned: "If you have the heart to observe the ceremony, you are fully capable of participating directly in the connection, so why drive the boat to watch the fire from the other side?" ”

Hearing Gao Changjiang say this, Lin Daguan also felt a little suspicious, so he immediately ordered the archers of the Inspection Department to ask them to go to the ship on the other side of the building to inquire.

As an official security agency located on various traffic arteries outside the city, the Inspection Department has the law enforcement power to interrogate passing pedestrians, boats, vehicles and horses.

Not long after, the archers of the Inspection Division returned from the other side and reported that it was the ship of the wealthy Xi family.

Lin Tailai was very surprised, there was something wrong with this Xi family, right? Already thinking about dealing with yourself, and you want to run over and see for yourself?

Somehow, Lin Daguan remembered that some reasoning mentioned that some criminals have a habit, so they like to return to the crime scene to watch.

If you know the roots, Lin Tailai will definitely rush over and directly have a "non-necessary" package first.

But it's a pity that so far, Lin Daguan still doesn't know much about what kind of person the other party is, doesn't know the other party's plan, and doesn't know what the other party's hole cards are.

Therefore, Lin Tailai still restrained the impulse of the reckless past, temporarily pressed the murderous intention, and continued his steps.

Let's sweep Hu'antang first, take Xukou Town, and then say, this is the last platter of the complete Xujiang River.

Temporarily giving up his attention to Lou Chuan, Lin Zaikan personally led the team to Xukou Town.

In order to save physical strength, the 100 army did not walk, and all set off by boat along the waterway.

Zuo Protector Zhang Wen sat at the hatch and sighed: "There are many people in Mudu Town today, although the hall has tried its best to mobilize quickly, but there are still rumors that leak to Xukou Town. ”

Zhang Wu, the right protector, said confidently: "Even if there is a little leakage, it is not a problem!" Even if it's a strong attack, you can take it! ”

After several miles of waterway, suddenly a sentinel boat returned, and reported to Lin Tailai across the boat: "There is an accident on the river in front!" ”

Lin Daguan said disapprerovingly: "What do we have to do with the accident? We're not a rescue team! ”

The guy on the sentry ship replied, "I'm waiting to see the Shenwei Lie Water in the pavilion, and it's being surrounded by more than a dozen ships!" ”

Lin Daguan was taken aback, what kind of emergency is this?

The luxurious ship god Wei Lie Shui has been lent by him to the royal tax envoy and Yuan Zhixian for the two lords to travel and play.

Just now, when he was dispatching his troops, the Shenwei Lieshui had already set off for Taihu Lake first.

There shouldn't be any problem, why are you still being besieged?

Immediately, Lin Tailai said to Zhang Wen, the more careful Zuo Protector: "You get on a small boat, pretend to pass by pedestrians, and get close to find out the situation!" ”

Zhang Wen got the order, so he jumped into another small boat, and asked the fellow guys to hide their weapons and hide in the cabin.

Then the boat continued to move forward, and sure enough, at the bend of the river in front, I saw the large ship of the Kamui Lieshui and more than a dozen boats in the surrounding area.

When he got closer, he found a short, stocky man standing on the bow of a ship, shouting at the Divine Mighty Water.

Listening carefully, I heard the short man shouting: "Please come out and speak!" ”

I see! Zhang Wen and Zhang Dalang suddenly realized!

It must have been this group of people who misunderstood when they saw the Shenwei Lieshui and thought that Lin Zaoguan was in the boat!

After all, the Shenwei Lieshui is also very famous on the Xu River, and many people know that this is the ship of Lin Daguan.

I heard the short man shouting again: "On land, our Hu'an Hall is not your opponent of Lin Zaoguan, but the water battle is not necessarily!"

Our Hu'an Hall is a good son on Taihu Lake, and his life is full of wind and waves, and his kung fu is on the water and under the water!

I heard that Lin Zaoguan sent troops from Mudu Town an hour ago, and we can't sit still, so we can only take the initiative to attack and intercept in the river! ”

Someone on board the Divine Mighty Water also responded, "You have misunderstood! Lin Tailai is not on the ship, and Lin Tailai's actions have nothing to do with us! ”

But the short and strong man didn't believe it, he only thought that Lin Daguan wanted to save face, and he didn't want to come out to "embarrass people", and shouted:

"It's useless for you to hide in the boat, Lin Zaikun, it's better to come out and meet your fellow people in the rivers and lakes!"

After listening to these words, Zhang Wen completely understood the ins and outs, and hurriedly turned around to report.

Lin Daguan was very speechless, he didn't expect such an oolong incident.

Hu'an Tang, a group of blind fools, actually thought that they must be on the Shenwei Lie Water!

Zhang Wen said a little anxiously: "Master Wang and Master Yuan are still on the ship, and they must be rescued as soon as possible to avoid an accident." ”

Lin Tailai shook his head at first, "You can't rush over rashly, in case it causes a scuffle, it's not good to hurt the old man!" ”

Then he ordered: "Pass my order, leave three ships to support the Shenwei Fierce Water, and the others will all abandon the ship and go ashore on foot!" ”

After most of the people had reached the shore, they immediately lined up along the river and continued to set off until they came to the bend in the river in front of them.

Probably because of the force of Lin Daguan, and there were more than a dozen people holding bright steel knives, guarding outside the cabin of the Shenwei Lieshui.

As a result, the people of Hu'an Hall didn't want to attack very much, and they were still shouting around the Shenwei Lieshui Horn.

The short man couldn't bear to shout: "If you don't come out again, we will dig the boat underwater!"

When the jade is burned, you will have no corpse in the water, and your face will not look good! ”

At this time, a guy next to him pointed to the shore and exclaimed, "Lin sits in the hall!" Lin Zaikan somehow flew to the shore! ”

The short man looked stunned, and sure enough, he saw a group of people on the shore, among them was a tall giant man, who could it be if it wasn't Lin Zaitan?

So Lin Daguan stood on the shore and shouted at the short man: "You have been tricked!

Now we have to rush to the town and kill all the families of the leaders of Hu'an Hall! ”

Then Lin Daguan waved his hand and led the team to march towards Xukou Town.

Everyone in the Hu'an Hall on the boat in the river was panicked, and the short man looked at the dozen or so steel knives on the Weilie Water, and shouted, "Retreat!" Retreat all! Hurry ashore and get back to town! ”

More than a dozen boats hurriedly rushed to the wharf of Xukou Town, and as soon as the boat landed, everyone couldn't wait to jump ashore.

They were very afraid, if Lin Zaitan really arrived first and washed his family in blood, it would be evil!

A large crowd of people came ashore in a hurry, and the first group of people had already rushed to the entrance of the town.

At this moment, several bows and arrows suddenly shot out of the alleyway, and several people were knocked down in a row.

Long-range weapons are rare in the battle of rivers and lakes, and they immediately shocked everyone in Hu'an Hall who had just come ashore.

Lin Tailai slowly stood up, stopped at the entrance of the alley, and shouted: "You should not be pardoned for killing officials and rebelling!"

But remembering that most of you do not know, let the culprit be forgiven, and only the first evil will be caught! ”

The people of Hu'an Hall were shocked again, the crime of "killing officials and rebelling", which is enough to rob the family and destroy the clan, can also be related to a good community like them?

Lin Tailai emphasized: "Again, only the first evil is arrested, and the rest of the people do not know, they can be exempted!" ”

So the men looked at the stout man, and it was obvious that this was the kind of leader who could be the first evil.

The short man said angrily: "To frame the crime, you also need to pay attention to one evidence, if you want to frame it out of thin air, you will dare to fight the lawsuit to the capital!" ”

Lin Daguan sneered and said, "The Shenwei Lieshui that you besieged and threatened just now has the royal tax envoy and Yuan Zhixian who came to participate in the opening ceremony!"

You just kept saying that you would let the people on the ship die without all the corpses, and you dare to say that you didn't intend to kill the officials and rebel? ”

it! The short man was shocked, the surprise came so suddenly, he couldn't believe it!

In fact, in the Da Ming Law, killing an official and rebelling are two different things, and killing an official is not necessarily a rebellion.

However, according to precedents, the punishment for killing an official is equivalent to rebellion, so the two words are used together to form a fixed phrase.

The stout man said incredulously, "me! It must be me! ”

Lin Daguan said disdainfully: "What are you lying about? Earlier, in Mudu Harbor, countless people saw two adults on the Shenwei Lieshui Ship! ”

The short man completely lost his fighting spirit, his eyes were distracted, and he squatted on the ground with his head covered.

He couldn't believe that he had committed such a heinous crime, and he had committed it openly in front of countless people.

If Lin Tailai hadn't blocked himself here, he would still be able to take his heart sideways, learn from the heroes of Liangshan, and drill into the 800-mile Taihu Lake to be a lake bandit!

But now, what else can I do? What about my wife? What about my own son?

Although the sun was still bright at the beginning of July, the stout man felt that his life had become dark.

Suddenly, Lin Daguan walked to his side at some point, and said amiably: "Look at you like this, could it be that you don't know either?" ”

This sentence was like a bright light in the darkness, shining into the heart of the short man.

The short man hurriedly raised his head and shouted, "Lin Sits in the Pavilion Mingjian!" I really don't know! I didn't know that there were two masters on that big boat! ”

Lin Daguan shook his head, and said kindly: "Since you don't know, forget it, they are all fellow in the rivers and lakes, and there is no need to kill them all."

I, Lin Tailai, am not a ruthless person, and those who mix with the community still have to value harmony! ”

In a word, it immediately made the short man burst into tears, and he just wanted to bow his head and worship!

When he was completely in control of the situation and could nail himself to death, he took the initiative to let himself go, this is really a reborn parent!

In the future, whoever dares to say that Lin Daguan is insidious and vicious and does not talk about morality, he will spit on whoever he faces!

The brothers of the Zhang family who are the protectors of the Dharma left and right looked at the hall in surprise, did your old man take the wrong medicine again today?

(End of chapter)