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On the canal transport line.

The first batch of merchant ships reinforced with steel plates were finally launched.

Qian Dajiang stood at the bow of the boat, hands on his hips, grinning broadly as he faced the river breeze.

"Hahahaha~~~~~ Let's offer incense before heading out today, praying to the God of Wealth for protection, so we'll definitely encounter river bandits!"

The large cargo ship behind him had a very deep draft, and its bow and sides were covered with a layer of dark gray steel plates.

The fleet consisted of five ships, fully loaded with cargo, heading south.

The river surface ripples, and the green mountains on both banks are picturesque.

The crew members stood on the deck, each one clinging to the gunwale and looking around.

The wind blew from the north, making the merchant flag of Pujitang on the mast flutter loudly.

The journey took two days and was peaceful.

The men were so anxious their eyes were bloodshot, and they paced back and forth restlessly.

"Damn it, why aren't the bandits here yet?"

Fifteen miles south of the Lin'an ferry crossing, the river suddenly narrows.

The reeds on both sides were taller than a person, blocking out the sun.

Seven or eight small, black-awning speedboats were lying across the waterway ahead.

The men standing at the bow of the boat each held a long knife and had white cloth belts tied around their waists.

The man in the lead stood with his legs apart at the bow of the boat, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"The ship ahead! Leave your toll! Otherwise..."

Niu Jiaojin, the deputy, lit up at the sound.

He bent down and crawled out of the cabin, craning his neck to look ahead.

"Shopkeeper, those are people from the White Tiger Hall."

He excitedly moved closer to Qian Dajiang.

His face showed a mixture of nervousness and excitement, eager to try.

Qian Dajiang squinted and tried to make out the flag on the bow of the opposite ship.

Black background with a white tiger, indeed it's the White Tiger Hall.

He chuckled and stroked the short beard on his chin.

"The White Tiger Hall, one of the five major halls of the Canal Gang."

"Last month, I had someone deliver invitations three times, inviting their leader, He Laosi, to come over for a visit. I served them good wine and meat, telling them I could give them a legitimate way to make a living."

The ox nodded vigorously.

"That's right, He Laosi is from the Cui family, he won't pay any attention to us."

"Ignoring them is fine."

Qian Dajiang patted the side of the boat.

He turned around and gestured with his chin towards the brothers on deck.

"The master said that if we ram and sink a pirate's ship, the compensation will be calculated per ship. One thousand taels of silver per ship!"

The thirty-odd crew members on board had already heard about the new regulations and were all eager to try them out.

They were so excited to finally see the bandits that their eyes lit up immediately.

More than thirty pairs of eyes stared at the few covered boats in front, like wolves that hadn't eaten for three days eyeing fat sheep.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go, shopkeeper!"

Qian Dajiang waved his hand.

"Speed ​​up! Rush!"

The oarsmen yelled, and the frequency of their oars hitting the water instantly doubled.

Five large steel-plated ships, fully loaded with cargo, cleaved through the white waves and charged straight toward the White Tiger Hall's interception line.

The speed and the posture suggested a willingness to perish together.

The man leading the White Tiger Hall had only uttered half of his threatening words.

Before the words "otherwise" could be uttered, followed by "don't blame the brothers for being impolite," the five large ships opposite them began to accelerate as if possessed.

The bow of the ship churned up a white wave half a person's height, crashing over with a thunderous roar.

The members of the White Tiger Hall: "!!!!!"

The minor leader of the White Tiger Hall was instantly stunned.

He was a river pirate for eleven years, intercepting no fewer than three hundred merchant ships.

I've seen people run away in terror, I've seen people obediently hand over the money, and I've seen people kneel on the deck crying for their parents.

I've never seen anything like it accelerate and move forward.

Wait a minute! Something's not right here!

"Turn around! Turn around! Turn around now!"

The people of the White Tiger Hall panicked.

The men on the seven or eight covered boats were in a flurry of activity.

He didn't even have time to sheathe his longsword; he just threw it on the deck and started rowing frantically.

The small size of the awning boat makes it easy to maneuver.

With a "splash," the boat turned sharply, the oars splashing water everywhere.

Their escape speed made the pirates' awning boat resemble a dragon boat race.

But Qian Dajiang's boat was faster.

Steel-plated ships are fully loaded with cargo, have a deep draft, and great inertia.

With the addition of the steel plow at the bow, the resistance was actually three-tenths less than that of a wooden boat.

Niu Jiaojin clung to the railing at the bow of the boat, watching the several awning boats desperately fleeing ahead, and roared.

"The compensation money is running away! Chase after them!!!"

"Charge!!!!"

More than thirty men shouted in unison.

The frequency of the oars entering the water was increased to the maximum again.

The large steel-plated ship cleaved through the waves like a tiger pouncing on its prey.

The White Tiger Hall's ships were fleeing frantically ahead.

Finally, having exhausted all other options, they began to flee towards their own dock.

The dock of Baihutang is built on the inner side of a river bend, surrounded by mountains on three sides.

A wooden pier extends from the riverbank to the middle of the river, where more than a dozen boats of various sizes are moored.

The white tiger hall's awning boat had just entered the river bend.

The large steel-plated ship from Pujitang followed and stormed in.

But the boat was going too fast.

Qian Dajiang stood at the bow of the boat, watching as the distance drew closer and closer.

The White Tiger Hall's awning boat was just three zhang (approximately 10 meters) ahead.

There is also a wooden pier and boardwalk behind it.

"Boss! I can't stop now!" Niu Jiao clung desperately to the railing, his face pale.

Qian Dajiang gritted his teeth.

Who cares!

"Collide!!"

The steel-plated bow of the boat collided with the stern of the White Tiger Hall's awning boat.

The awning boat seemed to have been kicked away by a giant, and the entire hull broke in two.

Splinters of planks and ship planks flew everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, the steel-plated boat continued to surge forward due to inertia.

The second awning boat didn't dodge either, getting smacked hard by the side of the boat and capsizing with a "crack".

Further on.

The wooden pier at the dock was the first to be affected.

"Snap!"

The wooden supporting pillars of the pier were snapped at the base by the steel-plated bow of the boat.

The entire pier collapsed like building blocks.

The boats moored on both sides of the pier capsized.

By the time the five large steel-plated ships had come to a stop in the river bend, the White Tiger Hall's dock had been completely transformed.

The pier is broken, the boat is sunk, and the water is covered with broken planks and debris.

The men from Baihutang who had fallen into the water clung to the planks, terrified in the river, too exhausted even to curse.

Qian Dajiang looked down at the bow of his boat.

There were only a few faint white marks on the steel plate.

He patted the gunwale and grinned.

"Good steel!"

"Someone! Go and collect the ship's license plate!"

Any pirate ship of any size would have a numbered iron plate inside its cabin.

Once you get the ship's license, you can go back to headquarters to report your expenses.

The next three days.

Qian Dajiang's fleet sailed south along the canal, encountering bandits wherever they went.

Regardless of origin or size.

As long as the other ship doesn't fly the Pujitang flag, getting close is just one word:

Collide!

Over the course of three days, they rammed and sank more than a dozen pirate ships.

They also demolished three privately owned docks under the Cui family's name.

The day I returned to the Kyoto Logistics Park.

Qian Dajiang went to find Pei Yu with a stack of damage reports.

The office space in the logistics park is ready for occupancy.

Pei Yu was directing the servants to put desks and chairs inside.

Upon seeing Qian Dajiang enter looking travel-worn, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Hey! Brother Qian's back?"

"I'm back, hahaha~"

Qian Dajiang proudly placed a stack of signs on the table.

"Young Master Pei, please take a look, can we redeem the reward money here?"

Pei Yu took the stack of ship license plates and flipped through them one by one.

Thirteen boats, three docks.

Pei Yu didn't even blink, and with a flourish of his pen.

"It must be paid out! The employer said the money needs to be paid quickly! As long as we follow the rules, the compensation will be paid out immediately."

The silver was exchanged that same day.

Those crew members who worked on Qian Dajiang's ships each received a stack of silver notes, too many to count.

His eyes were shining, and his mouth stretched to the back of his ears.

He stuffed the banknote into his pocket and rolled up his sleeves.

"Go! Keep crashing!"