"Bai Zhentang!"
Bailang just came out of home when he heard someone calling him. Turning around, he saw a middle-aged man in black robe and black crown. This outfit is either a servant of an official or a servant of a merchant.
"Is something wrong?"
"Can Bai Zhentang take a step to speak?"
"No time, just tell me if you have anything to say." Bai Lang glanced at a sedan and carriage parked behind the man. There was a very conspicuous coat of arms on the sedan. It is the largest carriage and horse dealer in Yongchuan City, Hengshun carriage and horse dealer.
Bai Lang immediately guessed why the other party came to see him. As he spoke, he kept walking forward.
"Bai Zhentang, I am Zhao Xun, the housekeeper of Hengshun Carriage and Horse Racing Company. My master heard that you have won the loading and unloading business on the new wharf by the Changshui River. So he asked me to ask if Bai Zhentang I am willing to sell this business to our Hengshun Vehicle and Horse Racing Co., Ltd. The price is negotiable."
"Not for sale."
"Bai Zhentang, you are from the money shop, and you also receive money from the knife shop. Money outside of the knife shop is too hot for you to handle. Besides, you can't take care of it yourself. Even if you hire someone to take care of it, you will inevitably make mistakes. What's more, people's hearts are separated from each other, and some shameless people are very courageous, so it's not impossible to steal your money secretly."
"Take my money? Do you know Zhang Shun?" Bai Lang slowed down when he heard this and turned to look at the slave next to him.
"Hey, to be honest with Bai Zhentang, my master used to be acquainted with Zhang Shun. Later, when Zhang Shun was in trouble, it was my master who helped him settle most of his debts. That man is ungrateful and rebellious. If he stays by his side, he will become Bai Zhentang. Big trouble for the town hall."
"Help Zhang Shun settle the account? Oh, I understand. It turns out that Zhang Shun's trap was set by you? Tsk, no wonder I heard that your Hengshun carriages and horses are growing rapidly. That's how it came about. Make more friends and eat more. Meat, if you don’t have meat, cut it from your friends, right?”
"Bai Zhentang, you don't want to say this nonsense! Zhang Shun"
"Okay, okay, I don't want to listen to these nonsense. You can go back. The loading and unloading business at the dock and the future short-term shipping business in the industrial park near Changshui are all mine. If you want it, then watch it It depends on the means. I often hear people say that you, Hengshun, are very arrogant, and whoever blocks your way of making money will be ruined. Let’s give it a try this time." Bai Lang glanced at the other party with a smile, Then he shook his head and left.
Zhao Xun, on the other hand, froze in place after Bai Lang glanced at him for the last time, his legs trembling slightly. I didn't dare to follow him any further.
Back at home, Zhao Xun reported his contact with Bailang to his master. That is Hu Xia, the big owner of Hengshun Car and Horse Racing.
"Bai Lang refused without even asking the price? And he said it in a very ugly way?"
"Yes, sir, that Bailang is extremely arrogant. He said that if he wants business at the new pier, let us go and have a try with him. He doesn't take you seriously at all!" Although Zhao Xun is a domestic slave, he relies on Follow the big tree of Dadong's house. Whether in business or officialdom, everyone must give him some face. But before that Bai Lang looked at him like he was looking at a dog. This made Zhao Xun feel very uncomfortable. Even though he didn't dare to make things out of nothing, it was completely okay to amplify Bailang's hostility towards Hengshun Chemaxing.
Hu Xia's expression froze when he heard this. It wasn't that he had never dealt with people from the knife shop. Have he seen too few of those red knives in the knife shop? Let alone a mere town hall, even Liu She, the shopkeeper of Qianfang, would have to smile and call "Boss Hu" when he saw him.
"Bailang. What's the details?"
"Replying to the master, Bai Lang has no background. After entering the knife studio, he followed the path of Liu Xu. He is young but cruel and ruthless. In the past six months, he has become very famous in Tang Zuo Dao. Even Lin Zuo Dao has a good reputation. It is also said that Bian had a deadly feud with him. Some time ago, Gao Fei disappeared and it was said that he might have done it. But he didn't admit it."
"Liu Xu is on the same line? Huh, Liu Xu has long been an old man who has gone to the sunset under Tang Yan's hands. What kind of power can he have? Liu Xu can't get that dock. Is there any news?"
Hu Xia looked down on the people in the knife hall from the bottom of her heart, but she also understood that the knife hall was not easy to mess with. Especially before you understand the situation clearly.
"Also, Bailang seems to be very close to Ma Liu and Zeng Fei from Yuhua Street."
There are no secrets on the street. Bastards will speak out if they have something to gain. When some news falls on the ears of a caring person, a special context can always be discerned.
"Ma Liu? Zeng Fei?" Hu Xia frowned immediately. He could look down on the people in the knife shop, but he had to pay attention to these two people. Because behind these two people are directly related to the two wives of Feng Mingyuan, the lord of Yongchuan City. It is one of the best hard relationships in Yongchuan City.
"So Bailang probably relied on this relationship to get the loading and unloading business of the new dock on the Changshui River. No wonder so many people kept silent when asking about the City Lord's Mansion. It turned out that this involved the City Lord's backyard. Naturally, it's not good. Elaborate."
At this point, Hu Xia basically had a clue in his mind.
"Bai Lang is not easy to move, he is from the sword shop. The business on the dock is also not easy to move, that may be because of the face of the First Lady or the Second Lady of the City Lord's Mansion, one of them can easily get into trouble.
But the workers on the dock and Zhang Shun didn't need to worry too much. Touching them is just a loss of Bailang's face. Not being able to touch the knife shop will not damage the face of the two ladies of the city lord's mansion. "
"Master, are you planning to start from the bottom up?"
"Huh, after all, there are thresholds for carriages and horses. There are many people with strength, but it is not the knife studio that has the final say on who can eat Lifu's rice in Yongchuan City!
The stevedores on the dock can't all be from Dongcheng. Find those who live in Xicheng and let the people from the Xicheng Knife Hall take action to give them some clues. Don't be too cruel, just don't get out of bed for three to five days.
Then we let the wind go and told the ships that were to unload cargo at the new Changshui pier that we could assign five loading and unloading workers to each ship, and the wages would be 70% of the normal price. If you bargain, the price can be reduced to 60%. "
"Master, is this price reduction too much? Moreover, the rules of the horse racing dealer are that price reduction requires negotiation between several companies."
"No. Just do as I say. It's our internal rule not to lower prices at will. What does it have to do with Bailang? Wait until they can't turn over their manpower and can't meet the increasing demand of the terminal. Loading and unloading, when the time comes, all Bailang's relationships will turn against him. A person who cannot meet his needs will inevitably fall out of the position that does not belong to him. Then it will be our turn to play."
"Thank you, sir! This will definitely kill that Bailang! Let's see how he can compete with me for business!" Zhao Xun slapped him away with a slap in the face.
"Don't talk nonsense about these things when you go out. Even if the sword shop is not on the stage, it is an existence that can be avoided without provoking it. If the new dock in Changshui was not too important this time, I would not fight this time. Okay, Just follow my instructions."
"It's Master!"
(End of chapter)
