Chapter 1170 Behind the scenes deal

Compared to when he was the third in the Sanlin Gang, Lin De is now much more restrained in his behavior outside the home. Faced with Gu Hui's compliments, he just smiled calmly and said, "This is all thanks to the Haihan leaders.

Eat the food, Master Gu is laughing!"

Gu Hui complimented him a few more words, and then asked cautiously: "I wonder what good things the fleet has brought this time? Does it require labor to unload the goods?"

Lin De responded: "It's almost the same as before. They are all Haihan goods that are easy to sell in the market. The goods on these three ships will be unloaded to Tongsheng No. C warehouse. Please make arrangements to unload the goods as soon as possible. Tomorrow

We have to rush back to load a batch of silk and satin. Remember to ask your people to come over early to do the work. By the way, this time there is also a new batch of Haihan special brew arriving in Zhejiang. This stuff is a good thing. It tastes more exciting than rice wine.

Okay, later I will ask someone to bring you two bottles back for a taste. But ask your people to be careful when working and handle them gently so as not to break the bottles."

Gu Hui quickly thanked Lin De, then walked to the side of the ship and called his men to start work quickly. After unloading and loading these three ships, he could pocket twenty or thirty taels of silver at least.

The effort was nothing more than words, but the money was really easy and pleasant.

There are dozens of large and small warehouses built on Tongsheng Wharf, but they belong to different owners. Warehouse C is also on the site managed by Gu Hui. Like his group of laborers, they are all affiliated to Hangzhou Prefecture.

The property is under the name of Mr. Tongsheng Wang. With such a big-name backer as his backing, Gu Hui is much more confident in handling various affairs at Tongsheng Terminal. It is also difficult for him to contact customers like Haihan who are still controversial in the outside world.

More comfortable than other foremen.

Of course, as for the shady relationship between Mr. Wang and Haihan, that is not something that a small person like him should care about. He only needs to manage things on the dock well. But he also knows that compared with

The profits gained from the subsequent sales and sales of these goods at the dock are actually negligible. The sales of these Haihan goods are extremely good in Hangzhou, and the prices of many items have remained high. Although I heard that the superiors have always wanted to control the Haihan goods.

A ban is imposed, but this import business involves the jobs of thousands of people, as well as the interests of several big figures behind the scenes, so it can be banned just by saying it.

Judging from past experience, this batch of goods can stay in Warehouse C for at most two or three days before being picked up by merchants from all over Zhejiang. And the benefits these cargoes can bring to Haihan

, Gu Hui conservatively estimated that it was at least one hundred thousand taels of silver, but this was only one of Haihan's many sales locations along the coast of Zhejiang. How many goods could Haihan dump into Zhejiang every month? Based on Gu Hui's current knowledge

It’s still hard to imagine.

After Lin De explained the matter to Gu Hui, he got off the ship and went to the city to do some business. Gu Hui returned to the dock, sat under the bamboo shed and heated a brazier to supervise the work, and watched his workers unload the goods on the ship one by one.

On the shore, he was bored, so he took out the two bottles of Sanya special wine that the steward on the ship had just brought him, and asked someone to go to the small restaurant on the pier to cut a plate of pork head meat, put a plate of salted peanuts on it, and started comfortably.

Enjoy it.

"Xiao Gu, you really enjoy it!"

When Gu Hui was drinking happily, he suddenly heard someone greeting him and quickly turned around to look. As soon as he saw the person clearly, he immediately jumped up from his chair. He didn't even have time to put down the chopsticks in his hand, so he hurriedly greeted: "

Why did Manager Chen come here in person? It’s such a cold weather, if you have anything to do, just send a servant over to say hello, why do you need to go there by yourself!"

The visitor looked to be about fifty years old, and he could bear the title of "old man". However, Gu Hui's humility was not due to his age, but to his status. The old man named Chen Mingqi was Wang Tongpan.

He is the confidant of the family and manages most of the properties run by the Wang family in Hangzhou. Speaking of which, Gu Hui is just one of the many foremen under his family, and he usually doesn't even have many opportunities to speak in front of Chen Qi.

, if he knew that the other party was coming to inspect the dock, Gu Hui would have gathered his men and waited here respectfully, and there would be no chance of leisurely drinking and eating meat.

Chen Qi looked at the food and wine on the small table, smiled and said, "Sanya special wine! Xiao Gu, do you know what the price of this wine is in the market?"

Gu Hui smiled apologetically and said: "The villain certainly knows the price of this wine in the market. How can I afford such an expensive drink?" The Haihan fleet that just arrived at the port, led by Mr. Lin, already knows the villain.

It has been a long time, so I gave you two bottles of wine. I have nothing to do, so I just want to take a few sips first to make you laugh!"

The taste of the sugar cane wine produced by Haihan is a matter of opinion, but the glass bottle used in its packaging is very beautiful. This packaging alone has improved its quality a lot. Haihan found a lot of it through various channels in the early stage.

Celebrities in Zhejiang were offered huge profits to promote this kind of liquor produced in the south. Although the methods were a bit old-fashioned, the results were quite good. With the joint efforts of many spokespersons, the Sanya Special Brew brand quickly entered the local market.

High-end market, becoming the darling of various banquet occasions.

In addition, its supply is extremely limited. The number of bottles put into the Zhejiang market every month is only one or two thousand bottles. It is often in a state of price and no market. Therefore, it is a very scarce commodity in the local area. One pound of Sanya Special

The wine can be sold for twelve taels of silver. There are even smart businessmen who buy Sanya special wine locally at a higher price and traffic it to inland areas, where the selling price can nearly double, making even greater profits.

With Gu Hui's income, it's not that he can't afford such high-end wine, but it's really too expensive. He must be reluctant to pay for it out of his own pocket. Besides, in front of a discerning person like Manager Chen, he should speak more modestly.

Better.

Chen Qi ignored his explanation, but stared at the dock not far away, where dozens of laborers were sweating profusely, unloading the goods from the three Haihan sailboats onto the shore.

Gu Hui spoke up: "If you have nothing to do, old man, please sit down and rest for a while. I will ask someone to cook two more hot dishes for you, and you can have a drink and rest."

Chen Qi was not interested in this proposal, so he turned to him and asked: "These three ships arrived today? Which warehouse will the unloaded goods be transported to next?"

Gu Hui responded quickly: "These are the three ships. Master Lin ordered all the goods on these ships to be transported to Tongsheng No. C Warehouse. By the way, Master Lin also said that he would leave after loading the purchased silk and satin tomorrow."

Chen Qi continued to ask: "Who is taking care of warehouse C now? Zhang Laizi or Li Laosan?"

"Back to the manager, Li Laosan is in charge." When Gu Hui saw Chen Qi asking about work matters one after another, he no longer dared to deal with it with a playful smile, and braced himself to answer one by one: "Now the No. C warehouse is rented to

Haihan people, so in addition to Li Laosan, there are two people sent by Haihan who are also permanently stationed in Warehouse C."

"Are you on duty at the dock at night or are you going home?" Chen Qi asked another question that sounded a bit strange.

"If there's nothing important, I usually go home after work at dinner time." Gu Hui replied honestly: "If you have anything to do, you might as well give me an order. I will definitely handle it for you."

of."

"Nothing happened. I passed by here today and stopped by to take a look... Okay, keep an eye on the unloading and don't make any mistakes!" Chen Qi patted Gu Hui on the shoulder and turned around to leave without waiting for his reply.

Gu Hui was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly followed to see him off. He really didn't understand the purpose of Chen Qi coming to the pier to walk around. Just asking these trivial things was not worth the time of a "big man" like him.

Come to the dock to confirm in person. Moreover, Gu Hui has been working under Chen Qi for four or five years. This is the longest private conversation between him and Chen Qi. However, he feels that the content of the conversation is completely nutritious. He tried to flatter him, but they also

He had no intention of paying attention to him at all.

Gu Hui sent off Manager Chen with questions in his head, but his mind was soon pulled back by what happened at the dock. A laborer probably came to start work without breakfast, and when unloading the goods, he had a hand in his hand.

Slip, a box of Sanya special wine hit the ground. This scene happened to be clearly seen by Gu Hui, who had just sat back on his chair. He immediately ran over and cursed. There were six bottles of wine in this box, so it belonged to the owner of the goods.

The cost price is estimated to be around fifty taels. A laborer who only earns a few taels of silver a month may not be able to afford the compensation after working for a year.

Gu Hui squatted on the ground and carefully opened the box. Although it was filled with straw as a buffer, one bottle still hit the lid of the box, breaking the neck of the bottle. Gu Hui sighed, closed the lid, and slapped him

He slapped the troublemaker in the face and cursed: "Do you know how much this wine costs? It's three months' wages for you! How are you going to pay for it!"

The laborer was beaten but did not dare to fight back. He just begged Gu Hui to forgive him. Gu Hui cursed a few more times, but when he saw that the other person did not dare to fight back, he said with unfinished meaning: "Forget it, you are here.

The time to do things is not short, so I will trust you once. Master Lin just rewarded two bottles of wine this morning, and there is still one unopened bottle, so I will use it to repair the broken bottle first. As for the money, it will be given every month

Are you convinced that it will be deducted from your salary, twenty taels a month, and half a year?"

How could the laborer dare to object? Although he knew that the wine cost less than twelve taels of silver, he really couldn't afford the compensation at the moment. This compensation would be enough to bankrupt him. And if Gu Hui was offended, he would just

He was afraid that the laborer's job would be lost, so he had no choice but to accept Gu Hui's solution. In the eyes of outsiders, it was necessary to praise Gu Hui for his "benevolence and righteousness" and to pay compensation for his subordinates out of his own pocket.

There is also a reasonable explanation to the owner of the goods, and there is indeed nothing to fault.

"Gungungun, go move the goods first. I will handle this box of wine!" Gu Hui impatiently dismissed the troublemaker and moved the box to the place where he had been drinking.

Gu Hui opened the box and slowly took out the broken bottle of Sanya Special Brew. He held it up to his nose and smelled it. His face changed color slightly. In fact, when he just opened the box to check the damage, he had already

He noticed something was wrong. The broken wine bottle did not emit the aroma of wine, and the liquid inside was definitely not the wine he had just drank. Half of the reason why he took the initiative to do this was because he was afraid of being discovered by others.

There are clues to cause even greater trouble.

Gu Hui stretched out his finger to dip a little of the spilled liquid, put it into his mouth and tasted it, and spit it out immediately. If this was Sanya special wine, no one would drink it if it were given away for free, and it was definitely not spoiled wine.

Taste. Gu Hui twirled his fingers and felt that the liquid was slippery, a bit like some kind of grease.

Why the Haihan people would put such strange things in Sanya special brew bottles and pass them off as good wine? Gu Hui couldn't understand, but one thing he knew very well. If the Haihan people did this intentionally, then they definitely wouldn't want anyone to do it.

See through their tricks. I heard that there were several high-ranking officials in Hangzhou who were against Haihan. A few months ago, they suddenly disappeared overnight. Even now, there is still no one alive or dead. He is a little

The dock steward naturally did not want to cause other troubles, so after realizing that something was wrong, his first reaction was to top up the wine that Linde gave him to prevent the Haihan people from discovering anything strange when they counted the goods.

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Gu Hui put the unopened bottle of Sanya special brew back into the box and asked a laborer to put it back. Then he secretly took the broken bottle to the ditch leading to the Qiantang River and dumped it.

It was also thrown directly into the waist-deep drainage ditch, which was regarded as destroying the corpse and eliminating traces.

Sure enough, the Haihan people who counted the goods later did not notice that there was any damage to the goods. They smoothly handed over the goods to the warehouse and settled the wages with Gu Hui. After the handover was completed, Gu Hui handed over the hanging goods.

Feeling relieved, I carried the remaining half bottle of wine and hummed a tune and went home.

At this time, Lin De, the owner of this batch of goods, was meeting guests in a garden somewhere in Hangzhou. The person sitting opposite him was none other than Chen Qi, who had appeared at Tongsheng Wharf this morning.

"Master Lin, everything is ready. Someone will take action outside the city tonight." Chen Qi paused and said, "It's just the fire starter you prepared, is it really useful?"

Lin De put down his glass and said softly: "Don't worry, Manager Chen. This kind of kerosene is produced in the south. It is easy to put out and is extremely difficult to extinguish. It is more powerful as a kindling material than strong liquor. We have made such elaborate arrangements because of this."

Please be safe."

Chen Qi added: "It would be a pity to burn those three sailboats together."

Lin De said disdainfully: "The leaders of Haihan are all people who do big things. What do three sailboats mean? After this matter is completed, thirty or three hundred sailboats can easily make money back! Manager Chen,

Your adults have received all the benefits, so you won't regret it at this juncture, right?"

Chen Qi smiled and said: "My master will do what he says, so he will not regret it. However, you must abide by the standards of action you mentioned before!"

Lin De nodded and said: "As it should be, please tell Mr. Chen that everything will be carried out as agreed."
Chapter completed!