Nankou Town is one of the four major towns under the jurisdiction of Changping County, so a patrol battalion is stationed. Although it is called a battalion, it actually only consists of a hundred old and weak soldiers, most of whom are heavy smokers and have been short of pay for several months. Dixiong asked Li Jinfa, the owner of the cotton mill, to come forward and give 500 silver dollars each to the governor of Changping County and the patrol leader. The commander of the patrol battalion was replaced by Leng Hanbing under Di Xiong, who also served as the deputy mayor of Nankou Town. Di Xiong used his own money to supplement the military salary for the old, weak and disabled soldiers, and spent a sum of severance pay to send them away. Then he selected the best from the villages below Nankou Town and recruited new soldiers. The recruitment notice stated that the military salary was as high as that of the security brigade. , the villagers enthusiastically signed up, and soon more than 300 people were recruited and handed over to Leng Hanbing for training. Leng Hanbing transferred a dozen outstanding members from the security brigade to the patrol battalion as company platoon leader.
"Chairman! This is a tricycle built according to your requirements! Can it really replace a rickshaw?" In the workshop of the ironworks factory, the director Guo Zhiming said respectfully. Guo Zhiming used to be a mechanic in the arsenal of the Ordnance Bureau. Because he studied in Germany and graduated from the Mechanical Department of Berlin University, he was the most skilled mechanic in the Ordnance Bureau. However, because he is not good at flattery and does not give gifts, he does the most work among the mechanics in the arsenal, and his salary is actually the lowest. He couldn't stand the factory director's nepotism and deducting workers' wages at will, so he deliberately destroyed four machines in the arsenal and refused the factory director's order to repair them. As a result, he was expelled from the factory. Other mechanics also said they didn't know how to repair, so they gave Di Xiong an advantage. Four machines were sold to Di Xiong at scrap metal prices, saving Di Xiong more than 50,000 silver dollars. When Di Xiong found Zhiming's house under the leadership of intelligence agent Yao Tiechui, he had not eaten for three days and his eyes were green from hunger. Di Xiong handed him a bowl of fragrant egg noodles, fifty silver dollars, and an employment contract as the director of an ironworks factory. Guo Zhiming was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes. After Guo Zhiming became the director of the factory, the first thing he did was to repair the four machines.
Di Xiong said: "Tricycles are for riding, which saves time and effort than running rickshaws. The income of a tricycle driver will be higher than that of a rickshaw driver. Of course, it can replace rickshaws. There are no less than 3,000 rickshaws in Beijing. This is a huge market. Wait for us Produce 2,000 vehicles and put them into the market, which will not only facilitate the drivers and customers, but also bring us a profit."
Guo Zhiming said: "This will cause thousands of rickshaw pullers to lose their jobs. They will cause trouble. The owners of the thirteen rickshaw dealers in Beijing will take revenge if their interests are harmed. Their backstage is the Ghost Gang and the Dongyang people!"
Di Xiong said: "It's just a few Japanese businessmen, what's there to be afraid of? If I were a timid person, I wouldn't have opened an arsenal privately. According to the national law of the Republic of China, this is a serious crime that requires execution! As for the rickshaw driver, It is impossible to cause trouble. Except for a few rickshaw drivers who bought their own cars, most of them rented them. I can also rent and sell tricycles to them, and they will not suffer losses. The only ones who suffered losses were Thirteen Car Dealers and Japan's Mitsui Rickshaw. Company, of course they will cause trouble and retaliate. Since I have resisted Ichiro Yokota's revenge, am I still afraid of them? Last month, I asked Hong Tianlie to form a death squad of more than fifty people, each with a A short spear, a broadsword, and an unloading spear, just to deal with their revenge."
Although the Sharp Knife Club has more than 2,000 members in name, most of them are workers in low-profit companies. They have to go to work and cannot follow Hong Tianlie to fight on the streets every day. Hong Tianlie can only recruit a group of unemployed vagrants and martial arts practitioners. Gang members formed a death squad and promised huge profits.
At this time, the phone rang. It was Li Fei calling from the company headquarters. He said: "Changping County Police Chief Yuan Baimao led 20 mounted policemen to the Huangcaoling Mountain Pass. They wanted to enter Nankou Town to meet the chairman. The security team guarding the mountain pass Zhang Captain, please give me permission: Do you want to let me go?"
Di Xiong said: "Let him in!"
Before the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were telephones in Beijing. Now there are telephone exchanges that specialize in installing telephones, but the cost is very high. The installation fee costs more than 10,000 oceans, and there are also hundreds of oceans in phone calls every month. As telephones became more popular, prices would get lower and lower. Although Di Xiong could afford the cost, he was unwilling to spend the money, so he bought several telephones and telephones from a German company through Sean's German friend Baker, an Englishman. I installed a bundle of communication lines and installed an internal telephone myself. The switchboard is located at the company headquarters, and there are extensions in each of the three factories and Huangfengling Mountain Post. The hotel is too far away, so I have to forget it. The phone can only be made internally and is of no use to the outside world.
When Di Xiong left the iron factory, the two bodyguards Zhang Kuwa and Wang Shitou followed him closely, paying careful attention to everything around them. It was Wu Zhong who proposed Di Xiong to have bodyguards at the board meeting. Except for Di Xiong's objection, The other directors unanimously approved. These two bodyguards were selected by Leng Hanbing. Their personalities were somewhat similar to Leng Hanbing's. They were usually taciturn, quick and ruthless in their attacks, and had no bad habits.
"The roads here are very smooth. They used to be mud roads, but why did they become cement roads? Doesn't it cost a lot of money? Many streets in Beijing are not cement roads." Yuan Baimao rode on the streets of Nankou Town. , said to Inspector Hong beside him.
Inspector Hong said: "I heard that Di Xiong spent more than 10,000 yuan to pave this cement road. In addition, he also installed water pipes for every household in Nankou Town for free, and spent more than 10,000 yuan. .”
Yuan Baimao laughed and said: "If you have money, you don't know how to eat, drink, and have fun. You just spend all these useless things. This guy is really a fool. When I was at the Xicheng Police Station, I gave him the nickname 'Di Fool'. It was really not wrong." . It seems that we caught a fat sheep today, and we can get at least 50,000 yuan."
Yuan Baimao used to be a detective at the Xicheng Police Department, and he was an old acquaintance of Di Xiong and Li Fei. Because the matter of extorting 100,000 taels of silver from Prince Su became a big deal, President Yuan ordered the police station to dismiss him and investigate him, and he was imprisoned for several days. However, because he was a distant relative of Yuan Shikai and had a very good relationship with Prince Yuan, the news spread. It'll be fine after that. He also used the money he got from extortion to make money, and actually became the police chief of Changping County.
At the gate of Weili Company, a young woman in gray uniform was scrubbing the steps with a mop. She had a fair face and a slim figure. Yuan Baimao's eyes lit up when he saw her. When the young woman saw him, she looked like she was seeing a ghost. Her eyes were frightened and her whole body was shaking.
Di Xiong and Li Fei were sitting in the company's reception room waiting for Yuan Baimao. They saw Yuan Baimao hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Yuan Baimao was very angry when he saw that the two of them did not greet him outside the gate, thinking that these two guys did not take him seriously.
"Idiot Di! I heard that you have become a big boss, and you are wearing a suit and tie. You really look like a dog. Can you wear a tie?" Yuan Baimao sneered.
Di Xiong originally smiled and wanted to shake hands with him. When he heard this, the smile on his face froze. Zhang Kuwa and Wang Shitou showed murderous intent on their faces. They stretched their hands to their waists and held the handle of the gun. Wait for Di Xiong’s order.
Li Fei said sternly: "Yuan Baimao! Be polite when you speak! Don't think that as the director, you can talk nonsense casually."
Yuan Baimao said: "I'm talking to your boss, why are you interrupting? Who do you think you are? You're just a dog under idiot Di. Don't think it's a big deal if you make a few black money. If this director wants to kill you, it's like It's as easy as squeezing an ant to death."
Li Fei was furious and drew his gun and pointed it at Yuan Baimao. Twenty policemen under Yuan Baimao also pointed their guns at Di Xiong and Li Fei. Seeing that the situation was not good, the security guards outside the door rushed in with guns drawn.
Di Xiong pressed Li Fei's hand that drew the gun, ordered the security team to withdraw, and then asked calmly: "Director Yuan is here today, what are you doing?"
Yuan Baimao said loudly: "I was ordered to investigate the case! Someone reported that your low-profit company secretly manufactured guns and ammunition with the intention of rebellion! This is a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!"
Di Xiong said: "There must be evidence to convict you, you can't just talk out of thin air!"
Yuan Baimao said proudly: "I know you are a Sino-British joint venture, backed by foreigners, but do I dare to come without evidence? The location of the arsenal is under the iron factory. Just use a shovel to dig a hole on the ground of the iron factory. I can see it, do you want to try it?”
Di Xiong and Li Fei were stunned when they heard this. Detective Hong saw the murderous intent in Di Xiong's eyes, and felt a chill in his heart. He quickly interjected: "The world is in chaos now, and your family is not the one making guns privately. Director Yuan is not here to arrest people today. After all, you have had friendship before, but …”
Di Xiong smiled and said: "I understand, Director Yuan just make a price!"
Yuan Baimao said with a smile: "You idiot Di said this so easily! I don't want much, just give me 100,000 yuan as confidentiality fee!"
Li Fei took a breath and said: "One hundred thousand yuan! What a big statement! You think our boss is Prince Su."
Yuan Baimao said: "This is your life-saving money! Compared with your lives, it's not much. You idiot Di has always been generous. You spent more than 20,000 yuan on road construction and water pipe installation. A hundred thousand yuan is a lot of money for you." not much."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Di Xiong's mouth and he said: "I can only spend 50,000 yuan at most!"
Yuan Baimao said sternly: "One hundred thousand yuan! Not even one copper penny less!"
Li Fei sneered and said: "Yuan Baimao! Don't be too arrogant. Not only does our company have British shareholders, but General Lu, the commander of the left reserve army, is also a shareholder! If you offend General Lu, you will not suffer the consequences!"
Hong Shenchang touched Yuan Baimao with his arm, telling him to stop when it was time to stop. Yuan Baimao glanced at the girl in gray who was cleaning the glass at the door, pointed at her and said with a smile: "If you give this girl Bian to me to play with, I can charge 50,000 yuan less!"
The girl in gray clothes was startled and looked up. Her face suddenly turned pale and the rag in her hand fell to the ground.
Di Xiong said: "Miss Bian Zhimei is the company's cleaner. Our company is not a brothel. How can we give her away casually? Since Director Yuan refuses to give in, I will give you one hundred thousand yuan."
Li Fei, Wang Shitou and Zhang Kuwa all looked at Di Xiong in surprise, feeling that such a weak approach was not Di Xiong's character at all. However, Di Xiong sat down and wrote a check for 100,000 yuan with a big red seal. He handed it to Yuan Baimao and said, "This is a cash check from HSBC Beijing. Take it."
Yuan Baimao also took the check with some surprise and said with a smile: "I am willing to spend an extra 50,000 yuan for a woman. What a fool."
