Xie Yu had no intention of explaining.
He just took Bai Xiaonan back to Baishi Village.
Back in the stockade, Bai Xiaonan asked Xie Yu how to deal with the Jinfu Escort Bureau.
"How about we stop discussing with Uncle Heping and give them less? What do you think... 20%?"
Bai Xiaonan felt a little uneasy when he asked this question.
I don’t know when it started. Xie Yu basically made the final decision on all the big and small things in the village.
Although Bai Xiaonan is still the head of the cottage, the decisions she makes are just arranged by Xie Yu in advance.
Xie Yu shook his head: "Not even a cent! Do you think I was joking with him the past two days? Why are they taking the service fee we worked so hard to collect for no reason?"
"Have you shared the protection money with us bandits? Are you afraid of being laughed at?"
"this……"
Bai Xiaonan hesitated.
That seems to be the truth.
But the key point is, didn’t you also reserve part of this service fee and set up a so-called “public relations” project?
According to what Xie Yu told her before, this public relations fee may have to be paid to General Yu and others in the future.
From this point of view, what is the difference between this and paying protection fees to General Yu?
"But...if we don't pay this money, the merchants won't be able to collect the fees!"
Bai Xiaonan touched on the key point.
Xie Yu sneered: "Haha, let's see who has smarter means. When there was no service fee before, our lives were still the same. It's not that easy to mess with us!"
"Aren't they trying to prevent the merchants from paying the service fee? I just assumed that they have already started to make moves. Next, it depends on whether they can catch my move!"
Bai Xiaonan couldn't understand what tricks Xie Yu could come up with that her "Uncle Ping" couldn't catch.
But looking at Xie Yu's confident look, Bai Xiaonan felt that this kind of thing that required thinking was really not suitable for her.
…
Jinfu Escort Agency.
Business during this period of time cannot be said to be good, nor can it be said to be bad.
Several fixed dart routes are scheduled to rotate every month.
Several escorts who had taken a break gathered in the escort office and chatted boredly.
"Have you heard? In a few days, our escort agency will charge more money!"
"Oh? Is there any big deal again?"
"That's not true! It is said that it is the filial piety of all the merchants in Yingzhou City! This is a lot of money!"
"Filial piety?" A bodyguard was a little confused, "Didn't the Longhu Gang already collect the money? Is it possible that the money will go up again?"
The Longhu Gang collects protection fees for the Jinfu Escort Agency, and everyone within the group is basically aware of it.
The escort who spread the gossip shook his head and said: "This money has nothing to do with the Longhu Gang. It was collected by the Yingzhou Bandit Alliance!"
"The bandit alliance? Are you talking about the Committee for Development and Response?"
"That's right! We don't need to come forward to do this. When the time comes, we can just take the money they collect!"
"Haha, that's a good relationship. Isn't this money just like picking it up for free?"
The escorts became more and more excited as they talked.
If the escort agency has more money, the money they receive will naturally increase.
As for how high it can rise...even if it's one or two hundred cents, it's still good!
While several escorts were looking forward to a better tomorrow, a man dressed as a foreigner walked into the escort agency.
"Where's the escort? Is he here?"
The group of escorts immediately dispersed.
An escort came forward and asked with a smile: "Brother, is something okay?"
"It's okay, what am I doing here?" The officer said a little choked, "I have a batch of goods that I need your help to escort! Do you think you can take it?"
"Oh? Can I ask what kind of goods it is? Where are you going to escort it to?"
"Coal is sent from Huzui, Shanyin, to Sanghundu, Yingzhou!"
Having said this, the officer grinned.
A pair of teeth that have been yellowed by drought and smoke all year round, and there seems to be a green vegetable leaf stuck to them.
The escort who was talking to the officer almost vomited.
This person was none other than Zheng Yi and Zheng Laohu from Shanyin Quarry.
The escort asked for some more details. After weighing it for a while, the escort nodded and said, "I can protect you!"
"Okay, my first batch of goods will be sent out in three days. You should send someone there early and don't delay my affairs. Otherwise, you will have to compensate for this loss!"
After further discussing some details and fees, both parties signed a deed on the spot.
In the end, Zheng Laohu took his share of the deed and left with satisfaction.
In the evening, the deed from the escort agency was delivered to the head of the escort agency, Shao Ping.
After glancing at the deed, Shaoping frowned: "Carbon? This thing... is it necessary to hire a bodyguard?"
How much does a load of coal cost? At best, there are more than 600 articles. Moreover, this thing cannot be eaten or drunk. Which bandit with no eyesight would be willing to rob it?
The head escort who was in charge of receiving Zheng Laohu in the afternoon explained: "The main reason is the large quantity! The batch of coal outside Zheng's office totals two million kilograms! It will all be transported to the capital. After all, it's more than two thousand taels of silver!"
"And I've seen that the escort journey is not long. That is, from Huzui in Shanyin to Sanghun Ferry in Yingzhou. Once at the ferry, the coal will start to be loaded onto the boat and taken on the waterway. We don't need to take care of the waterway part behind it. The whole journey is less than a hundred miles. , this job is quite easy.”
"Yingzhou Sanghun Crossing?"
Shaoping frowned. After thinking for a long time, he finally nodded and said: "Then take it. But... tell the rescuers to change the route this time and don't go through Baishi Mountain! Detour to Yingzui Mountain and start from Yingzui Mountain. Pass by the road to Zuishan!"
"Understood!"
…
Three days later, the Jinfu Escort Bureau arranged for twenty escorts to come to Zheng Laohu's quarry.
After all, this business doesn't make much money, so there's no need to arrange too many people. Otherwise, after labor is deducted, the escort trip will be a loss.
The coal has been loaded onto the cart.
Each cart weighs five hundred pounds, making a total of one hundred carts.
For saturated transportation, the transportation capacity is 50,000 kilograms per day.
It will take more than a month to transport two million kilograms of coal.
Then spend some time on the water and at the finish line.
Therefore, although it is still early for winter, the task of transporting coal is still relatively heavy.
Zheng Laohu communicated with the head escort for a while.
The escort leader told Zheng Laohu that the route needed to be changed this time. When Zheng Laohu asked about the detour route, it would be a few miles longer than the previous route, and he suddenly became unhappy.
The escort quickly said that this was for safety reasons.
"On the original route, we passed through a lot of bandit villages. If we don't protect them all, whoever wants to take advantage of you will take advantage of you. By detouring around Yunying Village, there will be several fewer bandit villages on the way."
After hearing the escort's explanation, Zheng Laohu no longer insisted: "Okay! As long as it doesn't delay my business."
After checking again and confirming that there was no problem, the escort secretly drew a mark on one of the cars and signaled the convoy to set off.
One hundred cars were there, so the scale was not small.
The twenty escorts from Jinfu Escort Agency were nervous from the beginning.
They seem to have had an ominous premonition: this time the escort will not be peaceful!
After walking for half a day, when a group of bandits suddenly appeared in front of them, the hearts of these bodyguards were relieved.
He was still robbed after all!
