Chapter 176: The Value of Jiangxin Island
Can only belong to Jiangcheng?
The little leopard looked at the picture drawn with tea on the table, nodded thoughtfully, "Go on!"
"The water of the Luojiang River, to Jiangxin Island, is divided into two channels by this island, one is the Broken Dragon Beach, the other is the Jiajiang Road, all along, the water bandits entrenched on the Jiangxin Island, whether it is Li Sanbao, or anyone else, will block this side of the Broken Dragon Beach, and put the side of the Jiajiang Road out, the reason is that the Jiajiang Road is narrow and shallow, and it is difficult for large ships to pass, and although the water on this side of the Broken Dragon Beach is very urgent, the terrain is also dangerous, but the water surface is very open, and the water is very deep, fifty zhang north of the Broken Dragon Beach, it is a natural harbor, only need to build a wharf by the water!”
"It's that port on Jiangxin Island!"
"Yes, that's the port!" Jiang Xiao nodded, "The water surface of Broken Dragon Beach is three times wider than Jiajiang Road, and all the big ships leading to Jiangcheng can only pass through Broken Dragon Beach, in fact, the real big ships can only go to Jiangcheng through Broken Dragon Beach, and the owners of these ships are very powerful, even Li Sanbao is unwilling to provoke, however, no matter how big it is, even if it can pass through Broken Dragon Beach smoothly, it is impossible to pay a considerable toll, and it is impossible for ships that do not pay tolls to pass through Broken Dragon Beach!"
"It's like a chain dock?!"
"It's just that Li Sanbao doesn't want to fall out with those really big families in the city, and those big families in the city want to rely on the strength of Broken Dragon Beach to suppress other ships, it's just a compromise between the two sides!" And now, Jiangxin Island was suddenly captured by the adults and returned to the hands of Jiangcheng, then, who controls Broken Dragon Beach is very delicate, I believe that in this matter, it is not only the county commander and Ding Shoubei who have contributed to it, but also those big and wealthy businessmen in the city, who are also fueling the trouble, and the Huanglong Gang is just a product of compromise!"
"How much do you know about this Yellow Dragon Gang?!"
"Not much, but I know that it is one of the most powerful gangs in Jiangcheng, controlling several docks large and small, and most importantly, he maintains good relations with all the forces in the city, except for a few gangs with whom they have conflicts of interest, there are no other enemies!"
"So, did the Yellow Dragon Gang collude with the water bandits?!" the little leopard asked faintly.
"Ah?!" Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then the look on his face became exciting, "Uh, this, to be honest, in this Jiangcheng, every force that can get rid of the water bandits is our Jiangcheng Water Army, and some of the water bandits on the Luojiang River also have dealings!"
"Those water bandits we caught from Jiangxin Island are not dead yet, are they?!"
"They are all in our hands!" Jiang Xiao vaguely understood what the little leopard was going to do, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement in his heart, and of course, a trace of nervousness.
"Pull two people out to testify against the Yellow Dragon Gang, and then take my brother to surround the Yellow Dragon Gang for me, and say that I want to avenge Commander Gao!"
"This-?!" Listening to the little leopard's words, Jiang Xiao's expression became a little hesitant, he thought of what the little leopard wanted to do, but he didn't expect him to be so direct and so desperate, "My lord, this is not good, the Yellow Dragon Gang is one of the largest gangs in Jiangcheng, and the forces under the ground are intertwined, and we may have some counterproductive effects if we surround it so blatantly!"
"Counter-effect, what counter-effect?!"
"I'm afraid someone will stop it!"
"Then let him try!" the little leopard said coldly. I just want the people in Jiangcheng to see, let them understand, there are some things, you can fight, but there are some things, you can't grab, I not only want the camp on Jiangxin Island, I also want the port on Jiangxin Island, no matter who it is, if you want to fight with me, you must be prepared to be trampled to death by me, you first get a few confessions, find a water bandit and let him draw a charge, no, get a few more confessions, find a few more people to draw a charge, lest someone regret it when the time comes, we also have a substitute, three days, just three days later, three days later, bring someone to surround me with the Huanglong Gang!”
"Yes!" Jiang Xiao nodded lightly, not daring to persuade again, but said, "My lord, I'm afraid that if this matter is too big, I'm afraid that my lord will find the truth of the attack by the county commander and the Ding guard!"
"Their own butts aren't clean yet!" the little leopard sneered, "Don't worry, I've figured out the bottom of these two guys, they'd better be smart, otherwise, I don't mind blowing them away from this river city!"
"Their bottom?!" Jiang Xiao was taken aback, and looked at the little leopard with some puzzlement, this little leopard has only been in Jiangcheng for just a month, except for the last time he exterminated the water bandits in Broken Dragon Beach, he has hardly been out of the naval army camp, how did he know the bottom of the county order and the Ding garrison?
"Don't be so surprised, I'm not from Jiangcheng, but in Jiangcheng, in addition to the water army, I still have other ears and eyes!" The little leopard smiled, "Don't forget, I'm one of the Wu family's chief managers in Zhonghe County, although this chief doesn't have any real power!"
Jiang Xiao immediately showed a knowing smile on his face, yes, in addition to being the commander of Jiang Cheng's water army, the young man in front of him is also the chief manager of the Wu family in Zhonghe County, and he has entered the bone forging realm today, and has truly become a master of the four grades, thinking that he will become the elder of the Wu family in the near future, right?
Yunzhou Wu family, one of the four major smelting families of the Great Jin Dynasty, backed by Tianlong Dao, although it is not as good as those real millennium valves, wealthy families, but compared with those thousand-year-old lords, wealthy families, smelting families like the Wu family are closer to the bottom of the entire rivers and lakes, and the direct influence is also something that they can feel at the bottom of the rivers and lakes.
Although the location of Jiangcheng is very important in Zhonghe County, it is only a small county after all, it is not as good as those county towns, the capital and other big cities, in this county are mixed with the bottom of the rivers and lakes, among these characters, the influence of the Wu family is no worse than those wealthy families, and even, these bottom characters of the rivers and lakes do not know about the real wealthy families, and they don't even know what is going on.
Because of this, the Wu family's branch in Jiangcheng is also the most influential merchant in the entire Jiangcheng, one of the strongest merchants.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiao seemed to understand something, the Wu family is a smelting family, and the materials needed are a lot and heavy, if you want to transport them into Jiangcheng, you have to use a big ship, in the past, the Wujia branch of Jiangcheng was one of the merchants who sent the most money to Lianhuanwu and Broken Dragon Beach, and their big cargo ships wanted to enter Jiangcheng by waterway, and they could only pass through Broken Dragon Beach, and now, Jiangxin Island was taken down by the Jiangcheng Naval Army, and the commander of the Jiangcheng Naval Army was the general manager of the Wujia and County Branch, so the next thing is naturally self-evident.
Thinking of the identity of the little leopard, Jiang Xiao's heart relaxed.
Wujia Jiangcheng branch is one of the largest merchants in Jiangcheng, although the power can not be called the largest, that is mainly because the Wu family is doing business, in a small place like Jiangcheng does not need to arrange too much force, even if there is no strong force, in a small place like Jiangcheng, no one dares to touch the Wu family, even if it is a water bandit on the river, they have to sell a little face to the Wu family, after all, everyone is mixed in the rivers and lakes, like the Wu family, a family with business all over the world, the rules that should be talked about will also be spoken, as long as you can't do too much, you should take the money, the Wu family will not be less, so, on influence, The influence of the Wujia branch in Jiangcheng will definitely not be inferior to those powerful forces, or even even higher, why?
Because people are rich!
Money can make ghosts push ghosts, and it can also make ghosts push ghosts!
In the past, it was difficult for a small leader of the navy like him to meet with the head of the Wu family in Jiangcheng, and the status of the two was not on the same level at all, and even, in many cases, the Wu family needed the help of the Jiangcheng navy, so he sent someone to pass on a word, this Jiangcheng navy is not all busy like his grandson, and he completed the tasks assigned by the Wu family with a very enthusiastic service attitude, in exchange for two rewards!
What now?
The situation is different, a few days ago, the head of the Wu family in Jiangcheng, together with the master, came to visit the little leopard, and when he saw their little leaders, the smile on his face was like a flower that had just bloomed in spring, and he was very splendid, and he stuffed money into their bodies vigorously, and he was afraid that they would not want it, this kind of treatment, compared with before, is really a heaven and an earth!
Of course, this is far away, but there is one thing Jiang Xiao understands, this dock on Jiangxin Island is equally important to the Wu family, if the navy can occupy this port, then, in Jiangcheng, the merchant who benefits the most is undoubtedly the Wu family, perhaps, this is the most important reason why the little leopard wants to take Jiangxin Island, after all, he is a member of the Wu family, and he is also the future elder of the Wu family, so he will not ignore the interests of the Wu family.
It's no wonder that Jiang Xiao has such thoughts, in this world, the power of the wealthy family is extremely strong, in the eyes of many people, the interests of the family, the interests of the sect are above all else, and the interests of the Great Jin Dynasty are placed on the other side, the little leopard is an official of the imperial court, but he is also a disciple of the family, and it is natural and normal to use the power of the imperial court to help the family.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao no longer had any scruples in his heart, "My lord, I'll do it now, and I will definitely handle this matter properly!"
"Well, so be it!"
Jiang Xiao saw that the little leopard had the intention of sending off guests, so he didn't dare to stay longer, so he saluted and turned to leave.
"The dock of Jiangxin Island, hehe, no wonder people come to beg me to hold it in my hands, it turns out that the position is so important, mastering this dock is equivalent to choking Jiangcheng's throat, I think that soon after, the old horse of Zhonghe County will also have a letter, right? The Wu family is now fighting with the Pei family in Zhonghe County, if I can master this dock, then, it will help the Wu family to achieve a great advantage, for me, now the Wu family is a big tree that can be seen and touched, I am now the core disciple of the inner door of the Wu family, and now I have advanced to the fourth grade, and it will not be long before I will become the elder of the Wu family, this matter must be done, helping the Wu family is equivalent to helping myself!"
Jiang Xiao guessed right, at the beginning, the little leopard was indeed a whim for the ownership of Jiangxin Island, but after coming back, the head of the Jiangcheng Wu family and the master came to visit the little leopard once, hoping that the little leopard could take this opportunity to take down this dock on Jiangxin Island, but when they came, they just said that this dock was very important to the Wu family, and it could be for the Wu family, and at the same time it was for the little leopard to achieve huge benefits, but what kind of interests were not clear, and today, Jiang Xiao made the interests of the Jiangxin Island wharf clear in front of the little leopard, which made the little leopard's determination to occupy this pier even heavier。
(To be continued)