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Chapter 90 Sweet Harbor Storm - The Dust Has Settled
Zhu Sanye smiled evilly and slammed the table: "So cool." As he said this, he picked up the porcelain bowl in front of him and threw it under the table.
With a "pop" sound, fragments flew across the hall, and the rapid footsteps of the crowd suddenly sounded in the hall.
I saw twenty or thirty strong men pouring out of the two rooms under the hall, each holding a stick. The face is ferocious. These were all ship-guarding warriors recruited by Zhu An, many of whom were pirates or deserters from the army. Zhu Sanye originally planned to use these people to intimidate everyone if the negotiation failed at the meeting - to have a "Hongmen Banquet" so that everyone would not submit.
The door was closed with a bang.
The sugar merchants were stunned, and some people simply fell back on their chairs. The atmosphere took a turn for the worse. Wu Yi stopped talking and quietly wanted to slip away; Feng Guangfeng's face turned pale but he did not move. Zhou Shizhai and Li Biao took a step forward, preparing to escort Wen Tong out.
"No need." Although Wen Tong was a little scared at this time, his heart was much calmer, and he couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart. "Throw a cup as a signal, and all the soldiers will come out." I thought it was a storyteller.
Zhu Sanye laughed loudly and said: "Keep talking, keep talking, I will retreat bravely, you can ask my brothers if they are willing."
Wen Tong looked calm, listened attentively, and suddenly smiled:
"Everyone, please be patient and listen to the sound of gongs on the street."
When he said this, everyone pricked up their ears.
Sure enough, in the distance, the gong sound of "boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom" came. Seven rings came and went, and the sound of the gong was familiar to them: it was the gong used by the county magistrate to clear the way out. The sound of the gong was coming from far away, and it was obviously coming here.
While he was still hesitating, there was a loud knock on the door.
"The door of Qingtian Bairi is so tightly closed. What are you doing to cause trouble? I am Li Tou of the county government and open the door."
Zhu Sanye's men didn't dare to open the door after it was closed, and the strong men holding sticks had to disperse to both sides.
The door opened, and Mr. Li ran in wearing official uniform: "The county magistrate is here, shopkeeper Wen, please take everyone to greet him."
"Yes." Wen Tong cupped his hands, "Thank you very much, Mr. Li." After saying that, Li Biao hurried up and presented a heavy red envelope with twenty taels of silver in it.
"The county magistrate is here," Wen Tong said with a smile, "Take all your people back, lest there be any confusion later -"
"Let's go and greet Tai Zun." Wu Yi immediately proposed.
"Yes, yes, go quickly."
Wen Tong didn't care and wasn't in a hurry to go out.
"I wish you the best," he said in a calm tone, "that trick of yours is of no use. Unless you are prepared to fight under the eyes of the county magistrate, then even if you spend all your belongings to buy it, it won't be possible if he can't see it. .You can't let this happen. There is no way for you to restore. Do you know what the word restoration means? Judging from your face, I think you don't.
"Restoration means restoring the old order, regaining the authority of your Haiyi Hall, and using this place to continue to get the most benefit for you. But these days are gone forever. Either you quietly take your belongings and get out; or You insist on being the leader of this short-term meeting. If you want to do this, you can just ask your men to take action and see if the water braves you are proud of are more powerful than Zhao Jijiao and Gu Dachun. "
In the next few seconds, many things happened at an extremely fast speed. A bodyguard beside Mr. Zhu suddenly pounced on him, trying to restrain him. But Zhou Shizhai was much faster than him, and he knocked the opponent down with just one sweep. Li Biao rushed forward and hit the man's Adam's apple with one punch. He was beaten unconscious on the spot.
Another man pulled out a knife from his sleeve, and Mr. Zhu exclaimed: "Don't use the knife."
It's murder with a knife, not to mention there are witnesses all over the place, and the county magistrate is on the street asking to come over. If you go under the knife here, even if something goes wrong, you will lose everything even if it can be settled.
As a result, he didn't need to worry at all. As soon as he stretched out the knife, Zhou Shizhai punched him in the neck with his other hand and also received a kick in his lower abdomen. He hit his head against the wall and bounced out of there. Two heavy blows on the stomach - he collapsed.
Wen Tong was greatly reassured. Zhou Shizhai's martial arts skills were indeed good.
"What kind of people should be used for what kind of people." Wen Tong said with a smile, "Zhu Sanye, what I said is right."
The Hongmen Banquet prepared by Zhu Sanye ended like this, including his ridiculous tactics - which may not have been outdated in 1629, but were useless against an opponent with 400 years of experience ahead - Bei Wei's team members had already arrived An ambush was discovered during routine advance reconnaissance, and Chen Tianxiong made arrangements accordingly in a timely manner.
Obsolete. Although the look in his eyes was enough to cut Wen Tong into pieces, he still understood that those who know the current affairs are heroes. Zhu An's men were all dispersed in a matter of seconds. This scene is really more dramatic than a drama. Wen Tong breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Zhou is good at martial arts."
"Call me Comrade." Zhou Shizhai dusted off his hands.
Zhu An and his gang went out from the back door in embarrassment, and the magistrate's sedan arrived at the door at this moment. Wen Tong straightened his clothes and greeted him respectfully.
He asked the county magistrate to come to Haiyi Hall and sit down with Wen Tong for a cup of tea. With a few words, Chen Tianxiong paid five hundred taels. In addition, he also promised to pay filial piety to the county magistrate from the annual sugar industry. The "fees" are increased by 50%. The price is high but worth it.
This is the end of Hai Yi Tang's life. The next day, the county government office received two notices. One was that twenty members of Haiyi Tang jointly applied for the dissolution of Haiyi Tang, and the other was naturally that Hua Nan and twenty other members of the same industry jointly applied for the establishment of a trade association. Thanks to the active activities in South China, this was a matter of course, and the county government quickly issued instructions: "Allow their request."
The plaque of Haiyi Hall was taken down and immediately replaced with the plaque of Leizhou Sugar Industry Association.
All the remaining assets were taken over by the Leizhou Sugar Industry Association. According to the division of labor in South China, Chang Shide will be mainly responsible for the Sugar Industry Association. He immediately began to clean up the remaining assets of Haiyi Tang. Wenqing had already learned a lot of modern accounting knowledge, so he was responsible for the accounting cleanup, and he was assigned a few clerks who were familiar with accounting to assist.
All the money and miscellaneous money in the public account were returned to each family according to the share paid, even Zhu An's share was no exception. Chang Shide said that no matter how much Zhu An had embezzled and misappropriated public funds, he had done a lot for the sugar industry in Leizhou after all. "A person's merits and demerits should be viewed in two." He said seriously. Therefore, he should not lose a penny of his money.
In order to show that South China is selfless. Chang Shide invited five sugar dealers to serve as supervisors through public recommendations. The cleanup accounts were completely disclosed. A report was sent to each sugar shop once a week. Which accounts had problems and how to deal with them were explained in detail. This method of making the accounts open and clear has won everyone's praise - the arrival of South China has brought a new breath to the entire Leizhou sugar industry.
It turns out that everyone in Haiyi Hall, from the deacons to the handymen, were all personal to Mr. Zhu: they were either distant relatives or fellow villagers. This time, they were all sent away with money and no one was left. Those who have not settled in the local area will also be provided with additional travel expenses.
Originally, Chang Shide wanted to retain a few experienced people, but Chen Tianxiong expressed his opposition:
"Even if there are a few people available, they are still related to Zhu An. Don't use them if you suspect them, and don't trust them if you employ them. We can't trust them completely, so just don't use them. To avoid getting into trouble."
"If you don't trust people when you employ them, I don't believe that these little people can have any deep feelings for Zhu An."
"Old Chang always said that many dogs are slaughtered when there is justice." Chen Tianxiong said, "They are all relatives and friends of Zhu An. No matter how young they are, they were once vested interests and benefited from Zhu An. You must be on guard."
In the end, they were all given money and sent away. These people also knew that the situation was over, so they collected their money and dispersed without any incident.
The most troublesome thing for Chang Shide was the ship guard warriors trained by Hai Yitang himself, which numbered more than 30 people. These people are either pirates or deserters, and they have very bad habits. Haiyitang used to have a lot of money to support them - a monthly salary of five taels, rewards every three days, and "business travel expenses" according to the distance for each trip. Although he has good fighting ability, he is a arrogant and powerful general who has been raised by money. Chang Shide has long known that this group of people is difficult to recruit. If they are hired, it will take a lot of effort to rectify them. If they are not hired, it will be a disaster.
Wu Yi said: "This group of people, the leader of Changhui, does not have to worry about their placement."
"Oh why."
"They are all under the direct jurisdiction of Third Master Zhu himself. We have nothing to do with it." Wu Yi said, whether it is payment, supplies or deployment, it is all handled by Third Master Zhu himself.
Everyone paid for it, but it was actually Mr. Zhu’s personal servant. Although in theory it is each family's business to transport sugar for sale, if there is no need for Zhu Sanye's ship, it will be difficult to deploy the escort ship - the needs of his family's ship must be met first, and then other ships can take their turn. Boat. For safety reasons, everyone can only pay another shipping fee to Zhu An.
"This group of people always only have eyes for Third Master Zhu, not Hai Yitang. Let Third Master Zhu handle it on his own." Wu Yi smiled proudly.
Chang Shide thought, what he said is correct. But this group of people stayed on Hai'an Street and were still a force in Mr. Zhu's hands. Zhu An had no use for them in the past, but now he wouldn't rule out being desperate and letting them come out to cause trouble. It is still necessary to eliminate this possible hidden danger as much as possible.
Chang Shide also announced to everyone that the money for the reconstruction of the Zou Monk Temple would be borne independently by South China. Colleagues originally thought that this matter would cost a fortune, but when Huanan expressed his stance, their favorability increased a bit.
So soon a group of construction workers came from Lingao, built a reed mat wall around Monk Zou Temple, and carried out extensive construction work. It is said that because the project was huge and took a long time, the original temple might have lost its livelihood, so Huanan specially renovated another small temple in the county for him to preside over. Miao Zhu, his wife, and the Taoist priest moved away happily.
No one thought that the newly renovated Monk Zou Temple would actually be the location of the future Xuwen Intelligence Station. South China also acquired a lot of wasteland around the temple and hired people to clean it up. It is said that it was to prepare for the construction of a charity school and a charity hall. This act made South China famous in Xuwen and Leizhou for its eagerness for public good and justice.
One morning, Feng Guangfeng was walking to a teahouse he often visited. Someone saw him talking to a person not far from the teahouse. Then Feng Guangfeng got on a two-person sedan and headed north.
The next morning, he was found by a pond near South China. A future workers' village is being built there. He was stabbed dozens of times with a knife, poking him like a sieve, and the method was extremely barbaric. It was obvious that the person poking him hated him. Only the face was intact and seemed to be easily identifiable. His mouth was filled with sugar and it went down his throat.
Zhu An died two days later. He had already moved away from Hai'an Street. After the Riyichengtang stopped, he moved to his own farm outside Haikang County, and he continued to run the boat shop. That night, a fire broke out in the farm. No one in the Zhu family survived, including himself.
The storm on Hai'an Street ended in a tragic way. The directors of the revamped Leizhou Sugar Industry Association were not sure whether they were happy or sad when they heard the news. Many of them recalled the ups and downs that Hai Yitang had gone through in the past thirty years, and felt mixed emotions in their hearts. However, the world has finally begun to change.
The death of Feng Guangfeng was a huge blow to South China. Whether it was Wen Tong, Chen Tianxiong or Chang Shide, they all had a great impression of this "outsider" in Haiyi Hall, and originally planned to focus on using him in the future. , I didn’t expect to die like this.
Chen Tianxiong later blamed himself for not paying attention to protecting his allies - they only thought that Zhu An might take revenge on the time travelers and their men, but they did not expect that Feng Guangfeng would be chosen to do it.
"This is because Feng Guangfeng is an outsider." Chen Tianxiong said, "He is from the same country, but he still can't do it, and he doesn't dare to do it." He sighed, not knowing whether this cultural phenomenon was good or bad.
"There really aren't many good things among these sugar dogs. As soon as Feng Guangfeng died, I have to say that they all wanted to buy his brand name. His children were young, and women couldn't come forward to run the business. They were obviously planning to bully orphans and widowed mothers. ”
"There are also members of his father-in-law's family who want to take advantage of this opportunity to acquire this property."
After hearing this, Wen Tong said seriously: "Richang Ji must continue to be made. This name will be maintained by Huanan for him."
Chang Shide also said: "Yes, he contributed the most to this incident. We can't let it go without an end. Otherwise, how will others see us in the future?"
"I have three points." Chen Tianxiong said. "First, the Sugar Industry Guild came forward to hold a grand office ceremony. Everyone from the whole guild participated, giving him great honor; second, the money for seven thousand stones of sugar has been paid, and the warehouse receipt must be handed over to him as soon as possible to appease his Wife; third, choose an honest and reliable man from his own brand to run the business on his behalf. The Sugar Industry Association will be responsible for supervising the operation.",.
