Chapter Ninety-Three: Deliberation
Xuan Qiwu bent over and didn't move, and the scene suddenly froze. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The golden monkey has always been the brainchild of the three, and he is the most astute, and he reached out and stabbed Guan Pingjiang at the moment. Guan Pingjiang woke up, looked at Xuan Qi in front of him, and also knew that if Fang Cai hadn't shown mercy to the other party's subordinates, the three of his brothers would have already been in a different place at this time. Immediately stepped forward, held Xuan Qi with both hands, and said, "Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be!"
Xuan Qi stood up straight, looked at the three people in front of him, but his heart moved, and he clasped his fists with both hands and said: "Thank you three for forgiving Xuan!" The three of them didn't dare to say anything, but Xuan Qi's voice changed and said: "Look at the three of them, they are also heroes, why are they willing to be thieves, do this kidnapping of the people, and commit murder?"
The three of them saw Xuan Qi asking, but they didn't know where to start for a while. Qian Chaoyi's eyes on the side were quite good, and seeing that the three of them were so embarrassed, he stepped forward to relieve the siege and said, "Master, why don't you go upstairs and sit upstairs with the three masters, can you talk about it carefully?"
When Xuan Qi heard this, he also felt that Fang Cai's question was a little reckless, and said, "It's okay!
Guan Pingjiang and the three of them naturally knew that if Xuan Qi wanted the lives of the three of them, it would just be a gesture. If the three of them were afraid, it would be empty to make people laugh, and they would agree at the moment. The golden monkey turned around and ordered a group of pirates to rescue the people who fell into the water, and Qian Chaoyi also ordered him to go down and let the crew help save people. A few people went up to the third floor deck.
A few people sat down on the third floor deck, and the September sea breeze was cool. Guan Pingjiang and the three of them talked about the process of the three of them falling into the grass.
Guan Pingjiang has lived in the famous "Pai Gang" of the Yangtze River since he was a child, and he has practiced water kung fu since he was a child. This "platoon gang" is just a group of boaters in the Yangtze River waterway, formed to protect their own interests, and it is inevitable that they will collect some protection fees and other things on weekdays, but on the whole, they have made a great contribution to the water transportation of the Yangtze River.
Seeing that the business of the "Platoon Gang" was developing day by day, the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy Division secretly took a fancy to this piece of fat, and finally sent officers and soldiers of the brigade to disguise themselves as water bandits and sneak attack the headquarters of the "Platoon Gang". In that battle, the "Pai Gang" was almost wiped out, and since then it has been in a slump, and the power of the Yangtze River water transportation has fallen into the arms of the two Huai salt transportation envoys. Guan Pingjiang survived the war, but he found that he was wanted by the government, and he was written as a Jiangyang thief.
Lang Dahu is a native of Songjiang, but because of the harsh taxes of the imperial court, his life is unsustainable. After the death of the only old lady, Lang Dahu could only rent a small boat and go to sea to fish for a living, but unfortunately he met Guan Pingjiang, who had just fallen into the grass. Guan Pingjiang saw that Lang Dahu was also a man, not only let Lang Dahu go, but also invited him to go up the mountain. Lang Dahu originally wanted to have a bite to eat, so he agreed.
Jin Jingsan, the golden monkey, is a native of Suzhou, with a well-off family, and has read a lot of poetry since childhood. More than ten years ago, the Golden Monkey family was favored by the rich businessmen in the village because of their land. Under the clever seizure, the Jin family not only lost dozens of acres of fertile land, but the old father and mother were also seriously injured and died in the theory with the rich businessman.
The golden monkey sued the Suzhou government, but the prefect accepted bribes from the rich businessman, not only acquitted the rich businessman, but also imprisoned the golden monkey.
Golden Monkey was imprisoned for three years, and after he was released, his only sister was also missing. Disheartened, the golden monkey took advantage of the night to sneak into the rich merchant, not only hacked the rich merchant to death, but also killed the rich merchant's family of 37 people, creating a sensational case. The golden monkey escaped from Suzhou City overnight, but there was no place to stay. Thinking of the Haikou on Daqushan Island, the golden monkey was heartbroken, and simply went to sea and defected to Guan Pingjiang.
After a few people finished speaking, especially the matter of the golden monkey, Qian Chaoyi on the side knew it, and nodded frequently to indicate that he knew correctly. Xuan Qi couldn't help but feel a little emotional, feeling helpless about what happened to the three of them. In fact, every day, on the land of China, I don't know how many such things happen!
The thoughts in Xuan Qi's heart were even stronger, but at the moment, he pulled Qian Chaoyi aside, and muttered to discuss. After the discussion was completed, the two turned back, but Xuan Qi asked Guan Pingjiang and the others: "If you can not be a Haikou, are the three masters willing to change their minds from now on?"
Guan Pingjiang and the three of them were stunned for a moment, thinking that the three of them were forced by the form and had to go into the sea to be cowards, and most of the entire "Lotus Thieves" were also like this. If it weren't for the sake of life, who would want to be scolded by the villagers? When the three of them saw Xuan Qi asking each other like this, they had mixed feelings, but they didn't know how to answer for a while. Guan Pingjiang saw that the atmosphere was a little solemn, so he roughly said what the three of them meant.
Xuan Qi was overjoyed, so he also told Guan Pingjiang and the others what he thought in his heart.
It turned out that Xuan Qi thought of a way, thinking that the Qian family in Suzhou would come forward and transform the "Lotus Thief" into a fleet to escort merchant ships going to sea in the south of the Yangtze River. First, the "Lotus Thieves" no longer need to be robbers; second, in the escort, they can find merchant ships to collect a certain fee for their daily needs. I believe that these ships are willing to pay some fees to ensure a safe journey.
After listening to this, the three of them also felt reasonable, but they were worried that it would not be easy to implement. First of all, the government will definitely not agree, and in addition, most of these sea ships also have their own escort teams, so it is difficult to agree. Xuan Qi thinks that he can act in secret, without the consent of the government, as long as the two sides reach a consensus, this is not a problem. Qian Chaoyi naturally patted his chest and promised to persuade his father to take the lead in organizing this matter.
The three of them knew that the Qian family was the largest businessman in the Jiangnan area, and also had the largest sea fleet, but now with the guarantee of the third young master Qian, they were slightly relieved.
Xuan Qi saw that the three of them still had some doubts, and agreed with the three of them at the moment, whether it was successful or not, and he would go to Daqushan Island seven days later and give an explanation to the three of them. When the three of them heard this, they had to agree, so they said goodbye to Xuan Qi and Qian Chaoyi, and went back to Daqu Mountain.
It turned out that when Xuan Qi saw the Qian family's crew fighting with the "Lotus Thief", both sides were seriously injured and wounded, but he thought of this solution for a while. When discussing with Qian Chaoyi, Qian Chaoyi also believed that this method was feasible.
It turned out that in the area south of the Yangtze River, when the sea ships went to sea, they were often plundered by pirates, and they were miserable. Although each family organized a large contingent of guards, it accounted for 40 percent of the profits of a shipload of goods. In the case of pirates, the proportion is even higher, and it is often empty of people and money. If there is an armed force as powerful as the "Lotus Thief" to escort the escort, even if 30% of the cost of the escort is given, it is very cost-effective.