In the Dinghai Housuo, gather together.
Xie San sat in the first place with a gloomy expression on his face.
It was also because he was really unlucky that he brought the goods in person because he was curious. On the day of the shipment, he didn't need to show up, but because he was too busy, he followed him and lay down. Who would have thought that something happened this time.
At this time, he was not as calm as he used to be, there were some small scratches on his face, and one hand was also injured.
Geng Qianhu was sitting beside him. Geng Qianhu was no better than him, with white cloth wrapped around his shoulders and chest, but he was also injured.
On the lower two rows of Taishi chairs, there were several people in different dresses, but all of them were quite young.
They are all large local families who have been operating in the Zhejiang area for many years. Several aristocratic families in Zhejiang will shake three times when they sneeze. Although they are not the owners of the family, they are also among the best in the family who can be the masters of the family.
"This damn red gang!" Geng Qianhu scolded.
The Red Gang was a group of pirates who came forward to rob this batch of goods this time.
Different from ordinary maritime merchants, the Red Gang specialized in robbing past maritime merchants for a living. However, snakes have snake paths, and shrimp have shrimp paths. The coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong are the territory of the Red Gang. No one thought that they would cross the border and come to Zhejiang.
And came silently.
Dinghaikou and Shuangyu Island were originally developed in recent years. In the early years, the port of Shuangyu Island was filled, so that it slowly disappeared in the torrent of history. However, the situation in the outer seas is complicated, and if a slightly smaller force grows bigger, it will usher in the annexation of various forces.
It is based on the businessman's natural pursuit of profit and the desire to avoid disputes. These large local households in Zhejiang will join forces to dig Shuangyu Port.
In fact, they did the right thing. Compared with the price paid for digging up the Shuangyu Port, it was not an exaggeration to compare it with huge profits. And Shuangyu Island has gradually become prosperous in recent years. Seeing that it is just around the corner to restore its former prosperity, I did not expect to usher in this event again.
The small group of pirates were not afraid at all, but they didn't expect it to be the Red Gang.
That red gang, which is frightening in the South China Sea, has tens of thousands and hundreds of warships.
There are too many deeds of the Red Gang, which may not be known to people in the mainland, but not everyone in the coastal areas. They are extremely daring, and they will go wherever they have money. Since they are full of thorns and their country is destroyed, no one dares to provoke the Flang machine with strong boats and guns, only the Red Gang takes it easy.
Afterwards, the Folang machine travelled to Haojing, where he had fought against the Red Gang several times, but was defeated. In desperation, they could only obey the rules of the Red Gang. Anyone passing through the South China Sea had to pay protection fees to the Red Gang.
"Third Master, what should we do about this time? The families whose goods were robbed are quite inquiring about their guilt. If they hadn't kept pressing down, I'm afraid...
"Xingshi asked for sins, who do they want to ask for sins? When they went back to make money, why were they so happy that they lost a batch of goods today, so they changed their faces?" Xie Qirong said coldly.
"This… "
In fact, if you are serious, it is not unreasonable for others to want to be held accountable. After all, those families below the major families have been pumped out of their heads.
The so-called pump is also a jargon, which means that a certain amount of hard work is drawn from the profit earned. And the water head here is extraordinarily high, no matter whether you earn it or not, you have to give it 10%.
This is not 10% of the profit, but 10% of the total price of the goods, which is very high.
There has always been a saying of taking people's money and people to eliminate disasters. It is reasonable to say that such a high water head should be used to protect the safety of the goods, but this time the goods were robbed, and many people were injured and killed, no wonder those people would annoyed.
However, the business of smuggling, in the end, is different from others, and it cannot be regarded as a norm. When I entered the industry before, I knew that this business was not visible, and the risk was high. If you can't take the risk, don't enter the industry, and these people have always promised.
"If they can only make money and can't afford to lose, they don't have to do this business."
If it was before, Xie San would not have been so arrogant, and he probably lost face this time, and was extraordinarily impatient.
"At the beginning, the reason why our families attracted these people was because they were weak and weak. Now that the matter of the Red Gang has not been resolved, this old man feels that it is still inappropriate to make extra efforts."
Although the Xie family is leading the charge, the other families are not completely indifferent, only the people from the Ding family would say so. The Ding family this time is the thirteenth master of the Ding family, Ding Huadong.
It seems that the ranking is very low, but in terms of seniority, it is still a generation higher than Xie San.
An old man from the Ke family also nodded, and it seemed that he had the same opinion as the Ding family.
Seeing that Xie San's face was a little bad, Geng Qianhu hurriedly interjected: "What do they do now, what should be said now is how to solve this matter. Whether the matter is reported or not, what should I do if it is reported, or not? What to do."
At the mention of this, everyone stopped talking, but looked at Xie San.
No matter how these people are, it is impossible to cover the sky in Zhejiang with one hand.
The Dachang Province is the three administrative divisions, on which there are governors and governors. The three divisions are Du Commander, Chenghuan, and Tender.
Among them, the envoys are in charge of military affairs of a provincial guard station, and they are subordinate to the Ministry of War; those who are responsible for supervising the judiciary are under the command of the Ministry of Punishment; and the administrative envoys are in charge of the civil affairs of a province, directly corresponding to the six departments.
Governors and Governors are divided into short-term and permanent residences. With the gradual evolution of dynasties, the Governor has become a permanent residence in each province, while the Governor is adapted to local conditions. For example, the governor in charge of Zhejiang's military and political power is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, not only in charge of Zhejiang, but also Guangdong.
"Governor Pei was recalled to Beijing to report on his duties. I guess the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is going to be replaced." Xie San said after pondering for a while.
Hearing this, everyone present looked bad. You must know that opening a joint is more than just talking. How much money must be paid in tribute every year to ensure the peace of one party.
Pei Kejian's attitude was always unclear, but he did not reject their money. No refusal is the default, and it means that they will turn a blind eye to them, as long as they don't make trouble, they will turn a blind eye. But if there is a big trouble, he will turn his face at any time.
Generally, the so-called 'adults' behave in this way, being a person and doing things without leakage, not receiving less benefits, and not taking much responsibility. But this kind of situation is already very good, and it is more frightening than those who don't even accept your money.
What will it be like if you change it again, no one dares to say, can this business be done again in the future
Even if you can't do it, you have to do it. If you didn't have this bit of ruthlessness, the sea merchants in the coastal area should have died long ago. So Xie San quickly changed his face and said calmly: "I will pay close attention to the situation over there in Beijing. As for the matter here, I can hide it if I can, those adults will not be willing to follow the people below. Find more trouble for yourself, and reporting it will only cause trouble."
Does that mean it's not going to be reported
This idea welcomed the unanimous approval of the Ding family and others. There are not many businessmen who are willing to deal with officials, because every time they deal with them, they have to take off a few layers of skin.
But this incident made Geng Qianhu a little displeased. Many soldiers died in his guardhouse. This is not a dead chicken or a duck. If you die, you will die. If you die, you have to report it.
How to report then
There are also warships, one is gone, and the other is still devastated. These things are not radish and white song, they can be dealt with if they are said to be handled.
Geng Qianhu told these things, and everyone looked at each other in dismay.
In the end, Xie San clapped the board: "The report still has to be reported. It depends on how to report it. It is better to follow the usual practice. As for the warship, it is not impossible to build again. The money will be paid by each of us."
Hearing this, Geng Qianhu immediately stopped talking, but the Ding family and others said that they would report to the top.
However, this is the case, unless you plan to not do the next business, it is estimated that no one will be reluctant.
Since then, the matters that should be discussed today are almost finished. Now the next thing to do is to take care of the aftermath, for example, how should the barbarians who didn't get the goods explain. There is also the fact that after this incident, we must also prevent the red gang from attacking again in the future, and all kinds of security preparations must be done.
However, these things cannot be completed in one day, and can only be discussed in the future. Therefore, this pirate is really not a thing. If you just come in and mix it up, you can mix up many things.
At this moment, a soldier hurried in to report: "Sir, the magistrate surnamed Xue is here, arguing that he must see you, but we can't stop him."
"What is he here for?" Xie San and Geng Qianhu looked at each other.
Later, at Xie San's suggestion, Geng Qianhu planned to meet Xue Tingxiang, but the Ding family avoided them.
The hall was empty, Xie San also avoided the next door, and Xue Tingxiang was soon brought in.
Before he could stand still, I heard him say, "What? Master Geng alone? I clearly heard the reports from the following people, but the stewards of several business firms all came to the Qianhu Office in the back of Dinghai."
There was a lot of meaning in those words. Geng Qianhu's face was cloudy for a while, Fang Dui smiled and said: "Master Xue is talking about the management of those companies? They are in the guardhouse, but the official thinks that there is no such thing. Lord Xue is important, so I left them, and I don't know what Lord Xue is looking for them?"
"Of course there is something, it's not a small matter, you'd better call them out."
Seeing this, Geng Qianhu was not easy to change his words, so he could only order his subordinates to invite someone over, and then he greeted Xue Tingxiang to sit down and let him have tea with him.
Xie San and others arrived soon, and Geng Qianhu was about to say something to ease the atmosphere when he saw Xue Tingxiang stand up and say, "I won't talk about gossip, this official is busy with business. Let’s not mention anything else. The people of the Dinghai labor union have also been killed and injured a lot. Your major commercial firms should be responsible for these compensation and comfort matters. You said it when you were employed. If you still don’t know anything, you can take a look. The deed signed that day."
"This-"
As soon as I heard that the deed was signed at that time, and there was a pension statement on the deed, everyone had no impression, and none of these had passed through their hands.
But it is obvious that Xue Zhixian came here today for the sake of comfort. Knowing this person's yanguo plucking character, it is impossible to expect the county government to come forward. They all nodded in agreement.
It is also an extraordinary period, and we do not want to make extravagant branches.
"And this time the Japanese pirates looted, I don't know what Geng Qianhu plans to do with it? As a local parent official, this official will not let it go. I plan to report it to the government ya and the commander of the capital first, and it must be severely cracked down. These Japanese pirates who do evil and harm the common people!"
Here, Xue Tingxiang said it with righteous indignation, while Geng Qianhu and Xie San looked bad over there.
All of them were counted, but Xue Zhixian was not counted.
According to their habitual thinking, the main thing is the top, and the focus is also on the top, and a seventh-rank petty official is naturally not one of the top. But this person is like the threshold that blocks the road. It seems inconspicuous and does not attract much attention, but every time he passes by that door, if one is not careful, he will always trip over him.
Now, it's coming!
The ideas of the two obviously contradict each other. What exactly does Xue Zhixian want to do
Naturally, this should not be said by Xie San and others. After all, their status is currently only the steward of a business, and it should be Geng Qianhu.
Geng Qianhu glanced at Xie San, and at the other's suggestion, he said to Xue Tingxiang with a smile: "Mr. Xue is really young and ignorant, how can this kind of thing be reported."
"If you don't report it, what are you going to do? If you are robbed, you will be robbed, and if you die, you will die?"
These words are obviously stabbed in the hearts of everyone, especially Xue Tingxiang's expression and tone, which is simply to say that everyone is taking advantage of it, and it is only a blatant ridicule.
Geng Qianhu stiffened his face and said, "Master Xue probably still doesn't understand some of the rules in the officialdom. Have you ever heard the saying that a hundred battles are worse than forbearance, and a thousand words are worse than silence? This kind of thing happened under the rule, if you report it, it will not be conducive to the performance appraisal..."
Xue Tingxiang interrupted his speech: "The performance evaluation of this official is not important. Since this official is a local parental official, he should put the safety of the people first. These Japanese pirates are arrogant and unscrupulous, and they dare to invade our Dachang border and hurt my rule. Ordinary people, rob the goods of the merchants under my control, this official must not let them go!
"And Mr. Geng, it's a pity that you were born in the army, so you are so timid and afraid of things. It is better to be patient than to win a hundred battles, and it is better to be silent than a thousand words. Although this official is a scholar, I am ashamed of you and others. People with this kind of thinking are in the company!" Xue Tingxiang waved his sleeves and looked disdainful, but Geng Qianhu was so angry that his steel teeth could not be shattered.
So many things have happened in these two days, all of them are exhausted and exhausted. Geng Qianhu was so reviled and lost the mentality to deal with it. He simply pointed out: "Master Xue, what are you trying to do? If this official does not believe you, you do not know that this business is not visible. Since it is not visible, naturally it cannot be reported. , what do you mean by insisting on stabbing up? If you have something to say, say it clearly, you don't have to go around in circles like this."
This is when Xue Tingxiang wants to make a mistake again.
It is not only Geng Qianhu who thinks this way, everyone else is almost the same, looking at Xue Tingxiang's eyes full of disgust.
"It turns out that Geng Qianhu also knows that this business is not to be seen!" Xue Tingxiang laughed, and finally figured it out
These words were too harsh, and Chen Baihu, who brought Xue Tingxiang in, immediately burst into flames: "Xue, this place is not your Dinghai county government office, you can't be so presumptuous!"
"Tsk tsk, the owner hasn't spoken yet, but the dog is barking!" Xue Tingxiang said repeatedly.
"you-"
Geng Qianhu waved his hand vigorously to stop Chen Baihu, and then he said to Xue Tingxiang in a subtle way: "Master Xue is indeed a scholar, and his teeth are sharp. But you must know that those of us who are military generals have never read it. What kind of book, especially the subordinates of this official, don't know a single big character, and they don't understand any big truth, if they are provoked by Master Xue and get out of control, I can't guarantee what happens at that time."
This is a blatant threat!
Xue Ting smiled and brushed off his sleeves, saying, "I didn't expect Geng Qianhu to be so unbearable for jokes. I heard people say that the marchers are fond of jokes, but they all lied to this official. In this case, this official simply picks it up. It is clear that since Dinghai County is under the rule of this official, and this official is the local official here, the incident of that night cannot be tolerated in the future.
"A thousand miles is an official only for wealth. This official wants money, but he also wants to protect his life. I originally wanted to come to discuss with Geng Qianhu, whether to report to the commander and envoy to add some help, but Geng Qianhu also It is not appropriate to report it. In this case, the official intends to recruit some strong people on the spot, and build a few more warships, there will always be no more Japanese pirates fighting at sea, and we can’t even stand on the shore.