In the afternoon, the leader of the Cao Gang came to the county government office openly and openly, surrounded by people.
As a county captain who was fearless, Wu Hai somewhat hated the arrogant leader of the Cao Gang in front of him, but now that he had not offended him, he still received him in a good manner.
"Sir, I made a special trip to see you and thank you for your strong support to our Caobang."
When Wu Hai heard such polite words from the leader of the Cao Gang, he first smiled and then said:
"Yangjiaoshan does things fairly, and the gang leader can believe that Yangjiaoshan is also a wise choice. As long as you are on this road for a day, we will ensure the safety of your people's treasures and people. Just rest assured."
"Thank you so much. I took a tour of Yangjiao Mountain today. It feels very good. It is also very suitable for our Caobang to work. If you are willing, our Caobang is willing to work in Yangjiao Mountain, for example, open a large escort agency.
, when people want to take the waterway, they can find us as soon as possible.
In addition, there are many aspects that you can use our Caobang.
If adults are willing, you can make Caobang the first choice for Yangjiaoshan Workshop or Waterway, and it will be more convenient for everyone to do business together."
With such an obvious explanation, Wu Hai just smiled and did not speak. Instead, he frowned and said with a smile:
"The gang leader is joking. Your Cao Gang is busy with business, and we have traces of everything happening here. I'm afraid that the gang leader wants to be the only one responsible for the water transportation of Yangjiao Mountain, and I can't say it alone.
What’s more, Caogang is facing a crisis now. I see that several of your big ships have been damaged or sunk. You seem to have offended someone. Let’s wait until you have arranged everything before we can talk about cooperation.”
Wu Hai refused very simply, and the leader of the Cao Gang couldn't help but feel angry. He wanted to lose his temper, but unfortunately what Wu Hai said was the truth. His career was in crisis.
And it's not a small crisis, but a critical moment of life and death.
Now that all the big ships I ride on are broken down, and several other ships have sunk, is it okay to talk about cooperation with others?
If you don't have strength, you won't be valued at all. Everyone knows this, but it's a pity that the gang leader can't accept this situation for a while.
The two people who didn't talk to each other quickly ended the conversation. On the way back, the gang leader felt as if he had eaten a fly. He did not expect that he, a man in his fifties, would say nice things to a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old.
, and they don’t even get respect.
It seems like the world has really changed.
In fact, he thought wrong. It was not that the world had changed, but that his own strength had changed.
Returning to the restaurant where he lived, the gang leader saw the prince's minister standing outside the restaurant again.
The man was looking at him with a smile, and there was a feeling of being convinced of him in his eyes.
But now the gang leader must know that he is not strong enough to fight against the prince. Faced with this person who can make him and the Cao gang have nothing to eat, he has to deal with it carefully.
"Sir, why are you here? Why don't you go inside and sit and wait."
Facing the gang leader's politeness, the minister was not polite. He looked at the somewhat old gang leader with a smile and said:
"I heard that you came to Yangjiao Mountain and returned with a lot of things, so I came to you specifically to discuss the previous matters with you.
As soon as he heard that man asking for money, the leader of the Cao Gang wanted to give him a knife, but he still nodded obediently and said with a smile:
"My lord is right, this matter should be resolved, but please see if we can discuss it again."
As he said this, he took out a 10,000-tael silver note and quietly handed it to him as he pulled him into the restaurant.
Seeing that he had finally become sensible, the minister also laughed and gave him a meaningful look.
The two walked intimately to the large room upstairs, and the minister finally expressed his inner thoughts.
"Gang leader, we are all old acquaintances. If I could do anything for you, I would have done it a long time ago. I have also tried hard to do anything that I cannot do for you. Unfortunately, I am not capable enough and cannot help you much."
The gang leader smiled flatteringly, poured tea for the minister himself, and said:
"Sir, there is nothing in this capital that you can't do. You say that, but you don't regard me as one of your own."
As he spoke, the minister still did not let go. He said with some regret:
"Now that you have become rich, you have become stingy and not as generous as before.
Let me tell you clearly, the prince took away nearly 5 million taels of Yangjiao Mountain before, and your Cao Gang was also asked for 3 million taels, but because I wanted to help you, I was forced to pay half a million taels.
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I heard before that your ship sank, so I asked someone to discuss it and see if it could be a little less, but do you know what happened to me in the end?"
The gang leader blushed, looked at the excited minister, and said:
"What's the end? Aren't you doing well now, sir?"
"Bah, what's good? I've been slapped more than a dozen times, and I was almost beaten. Gang leader, I can't help you now. I've helped you with everything I can. If you don't listen, I can't do anything." The adult was angry.
Unexpectedly, the circles under my eyes were a little red, and it seemed that I had really been wronged before.
After saying that, he stood up and left directly.
The gang leader was really panicked now. He quickly comforted the minister and said a lot of nice things.
The two finally talked for a while, and the minister's mind relaxed a little.
The people the gang leader had sent to the capital to investigate had all returned. He quickly found an excuse to leave the room, and took a few people who had returned from the investigation to a secluded room to listen to their reports.
After a while, those people told the gang leader all the information they had found out. What they said was consistent with what the minister told him. He had to pay for it.
One million taels, this money is so heartbreaking. The leader of the Cao Gang weakly supported the table and walked into the house again helplessly.
The gang leader who received an accurate answer, although he did not delay and did not want to give it this time, he kept emphasizing his difficulties and did not give it willingly.
But the minister comforted him, saying that he could let him make the wood for building the palace, and use Caobang's boats to make it, which would also allow him to recover part of his losses.
It wasn't until he got the good news that the gang leader's face became slightly better. He led a group of people and ministers to the warehouse, counted 500,000 taels of silver, and took a box of treasures to the pawn shop to pawn.
Five hundred thousand taels, enough to collect one million taels of silver.
After getting what he wanted, the minister smiled with satisfaction and returned to the capital with the silver.
The gang leader standing behind the road saw his money being taken away by the minister, his heart was bleeding, but there was no way to stop this from happening.