Lu Ming

Chapter 340 Opening of Port ([-])
Wu Sanye stepped hard on the gravel ground under his feet, and after feeling the rebound force from the thin-soled cotton boots, he nodded in satisfaction, and then led the people to continue walking forward.

It is not easy to lay sand and gravel on a river beach full of mud. It is labor-intensive, material-intensive, and most importantly, money.

However, the third master paid the money after all.He is a bully with vision and dreams, and he firmly believes that his efforts will be adequately rewarded.

The river beach that Wu Sanye is inspecting is called Zhang Su Beach.

It is adjacent to the estuary of the Yangtze River.As the sea water returns from time to time, crops cannot be planted in the surrounding land, and Zhangsu Beach has become a wasteland full of thatch and reeds for a long time.

However, this place seems to be a wasteland, but there is actually a universe inside.There is a small island on the coast of Zhangsu Beach, which is also covered with trees.In the curved waterway between the island and the land, there is a wooden trestle protruding out secretly.

This is a private port.The location is good, the line of sight is concealed, and it is a private port that is convenient for people from all walks of life to come here to do business.

The business of Zhangsutan Private Port is still very busy.Salt dealers who went north and south would stop here, captured bandits would bring their stolen goods, and most of the fugitive slaves who planned to go by sea would come here to find ships.In addition, some fishermen who can't bear the extortion by the cruel officials at the official wharf sometimes place their goods here-even though Zhang Sutan also has to pump water.

And it is Wu Sanye and his subordinates who strongly maintain the order here and benefit from it.

Wu Sanye's single name has the word "Meng", which is Zuo Jinren's family name.In the early years, this person gathered a group of idlers to commit crimes and do some shady things.One day about 10 years ago, when Wu Meng and his men were hiding from official errands in the reeds of Zhangsutan, someone said, "This place is a good place to build a private port."

After that, there is today's Zhangsu Beach Private Port.

10 years.Wu Meng spent 10 years building this land, and regarded it as the capital for himself and his brothers to settle down.And Zhang Sutan did not live up to Wu Meng's expectations.This river beach land with a radius of [-] mu has been continuously bringing profits to Wu Meng since the trestle bridge was built.

To this day, Wu Meng, Mr. Wu, has used the influence of this place to make a fortune in the arena and become a big tycoon who sits on the ground and distributes the spoils.

With about 10 subordinates, the third master patrolled the dock all the way to the pier according to the route he walked every day.The cold air in early spring was icy cold, the river surface was bleak, and even the pier was much deserted.

There were not many people beside the trestle, and there were only two boats berthed, a fishing boat and a fast boat.

The fishing boat has finished unloading the fish, and the boss of the boat is pulling the anchor and pulling the sails to leave.After seeing the third master and his party walking on the trestle bridge, they saluted at the bow of the boat with a smile on their faces.

The third master was always kind to people who came to give money, so he also smiled and waved to the boss of the boat.

As for the other fast boat, after the third master glanced at the tough sailors wearing bamboo hats and waist knives on the boat, and then at the slender hull and the linen bags being unloaded, he already had a solid idea.

"What's the origin? Look at the face." After walking over, the third master asked while opening the sack to inspect the goods.

"It's the first time I've seen you. It's said that the big dealer in Huainan sent us to scout the way." Someone next to him immediately provided information.

"En." After grabbing a handful of good salt grains from the sack, Mr. Wu nodded: As he judged, these strangers are indeed salt dealers.

"Since you are looking for the way, then give us a good price." The third master, who is a complex of Yanxiao + Yuba, will naturally not refuse to buy and sell.In fact, he is in a good mood at the moment: this kind of refined salt is usually operated by a big salt lord, which shows that the other party is probably a colleague from Huainan who came here especially for his name.

With the joy of "the influence has expanded again", Wu Sanye not only decided to give the visitor enough money for the goods, but he also stepped forward in person and chatted with the visitor across the bow of the boat.

The only person on the other side who talked to Mr. Wu was a dark and thin middle-aged man.This person called himself "Gu Le", spoke Huainan dialect, was taciturn, said very little, and seemed very suspicious.

And Mr. Wu was already familiar with this situation: salt dealers who are away from home all have this kind of virtue, they are always careful and ready to fight with others at any time.

So after a few brief conversations, he bowed his hands and said goodbye with a smile. Before he left, he ordered his subordinates to bring some food and drinks to the Clippers—one time was raw and the second time was familiar, and they were all guests. After a few more interactions, this group of people would let go of their guard. up.At that time, with his means, he will naturally be able to connect with Huainan, and everyone will make money together.

The third master's good mood came to an abrupt end the moment he walked off the trestle bridge: the subordinates who ran towards him told him that the Duya people from the county town had come and said they had something important to discuss.

It is definitely not possible to build a house for criminals in the barren grass beach, so whether it is eating, sleeping or hiding fugitives here, everything is in the nest in the grass.

When the third master hurried to the shack, Du Yaren, who was dressed in a toga, with a round face and always smiling, was already sitting on a wooden bench with his young attendants, having tea.

Du Yaren is a well-known lobbyist in the county.This person has a wide range of businesses and can eat both black and white. He is often invited to make peace between some big and small conflicts.

Not only that, this person also acts as the mouthpiece of the government on weekdays.Some tacit understandings that are inconvenient to announce to the public, but must be understood, are often conveyed to people from all walks of life by Du Ya people.

So this guy usually doesn't do good things when he comes. Most of the time, he comes to extort filial piety on behalf of the officials. Mr. Wu and his gang have occupied the official land and smuggled contraband for ten years, and those officials are not How can a dead man be tolerated if there is no benefit?

So when the third master heard that Du Yaren was coming, he couldn't help being in a bad mood.Then after a while, his mood is not bad because he is out of anger.

"What? You want me to hand over Zhang Sutan and make a living by myself?!" After hearing Du Yaren's words, Mr. Wu was furious, stood up abruptly, and almost pushed back the straw roof over his head.

"Third Master, don't get angry. Let Du finish his sentence."

Du Yaren was rich in speaking and experience, and he was not moved by the emotions of the target at all. Next, he still spoke out the other party's conditions in a leisurely manner.

"Master Xiong has already deeded the beach land with a radius of several tens of miles. It is the silver that is waiting for the land to be supplemented. The county lord is very happy."

"Master Xiong knows that the third master has a business in Zhang Sutan. He plans to pay a sum of money. After all, this land already belongs to him."

"Third Master can go on his own or take a part-time job with Master Xiong. Now is the time to employ people"

"This is the handwriting of General Fujian. The third master must not be arrogant."

It was already an hour after the Duya people told the whole story.And Wu Meng stopped yelling at this time, and sat quietly to the side to listen to the content.

After pondering for a while, Third Master Wu got up and came to the door of the shack. He folded his arms and stared into the distance for a while, then turned to call Du Yaren to stand beside him.

"When the trestle bridge was built ten years ago, the brothers were all poor ghosts at first sight, so they had to fight on their own. As a result, two lives were lost after the trestle bridge was built." At this time, Mr. Wu smiled and pointed The position of the trestle bridge in the distance tells the story.

"Later, after doing some salt business, Ghost Liu'er from Shiqiliqiao was jealous and brought people to fight. In that battle, three more brothers were lost." Wu Sanye said here, turning his head to look Du Yaren glanced at him: "Afterwards, you will make peace."

"Well, there is such a thing." Du Yaren nodded.

Wu Sanye continued as if he had never heard of it: "In these years, for business, I don't know how many fights, big and small. In the barren meadow, the corpses of many brothers were buried."

"Now life is better, and business is booming. No, I just bought [-] carts of gravel to pave the floor last month."

When Wu Sanye said this, he couldn't hide his anger anymore.He turned around in vain, stared at Du Yaren angrily, and said through gritted teeth: "I don't care about Mr. Xiong, General Xiong. Whoever wants to get Zhang Su Tan's idea is my life-and-death enemy!"

With a sound of "choking", the third master and his subordinates pulled out their knives at the same time: "Go back and tell that man surnamed Xiong, don't mess with the men, be careful that my steel knives don't have eyes!"

Seeing Wu Sanye's red eyes, Du Yaren stretched out his hand and slowly pushed away the steel knife in front of him, then he gave a dry laugh, clasped his hands together and said, "In that case, Du will leave."

After saying this, Du Yaren left Caowozi with his followers.

After walking a short distance in the wild grass, there was a carriage.After the two got into the carriage, Du Yaren changed his attitude just now, and quickly came out with a helpless smile: "Brother Qingyun, you also saw it just now, this Wu Meng is soft and hard."

The young follower nodded, smiled and said to him: "Yes, Master Du, you have tried your best, and I have seen it all."

"Oh, you're so stubborn." Du Yaren seemed to be angry and said, "I don't know what kind of regulations Mr. Xiong is. I should ask the government to come forward and give this guy a hard lesson to relieve his anger."

Having said this, Du Yaren raised his head and glanced at Brother Qingyun.However, to his disappointment, not only did this man remain silent, but he was still staring at him with a half-smile.After a long time, Brother Qingyun turned around and said: "There are many methods, just wait and listen."

After the carriage traveled for a while in the wild grass, there was a puddle in front of it.When he got here, the young man jumped out of the car and boarded another carriage waiting here.

The later coachman did not push the carriage, but remained in place.After a while, when Du Yaren's carriage went away, the young man put the pistol in his waist again, and then he picked up the walkie-talkie and started calling: "This is Liu Qingyun, call Gu Tianle."

Soon, a reply came from the walkie-talkie: "Gu Tianle received it, please tell me."

"Act on Plan 2, repeat, Plan 2."

"Gu Tianle understands: Plan No. 2."

(End of this chapter)