As the saying goes, Zhuang Mo is the best among Shandong big men. He has a thick body, broad shoulders and round waist, which makes him look quite powerful. In comparison, Ruan Jin can be said to be strong, but he is obviously shorter.
, just like the difference between an adult and a teenager. However, the two sides seemed to have clear advantages and disadvantages, but when they actually fought, they were evenly matched, which really surprised everyone.
Huang Chen might have gotten into a real fight and was accidentally injured, so he decided to stop the fight.
"Brother Ruan's fists and kicks are exquisite and methodical. He must have been taught by a famous master. I admire him and admire him." Zhuang Mo took the lead and said with his fists clasped. After a fight, he had a certain understanding of Ruan Jin's skills. Because of the competition, he himself retained
There was some leeway, and the opponent did not use all his strength. Generally speaking, the level of both sides was at the same level, and there was no way to determine the outcome without a life-or-death fight.
Ruan Jin cupped his fists and retorted: "Brother Zhuang is not bad either. His boxing skills are unparalleled. This is the only one I have seen in my life."
The two of them returned to the wine table together. Huang Chen stood up and said to his subordinates: "You are still not convinced when I praise brother Ruan Jin, so you instigated Zhuang Mo to compete with him. What happens now? Are you convinced?"
"I'm convinced, I'm convinced..." Chen Wu replied with a smile, and then turned to Ruan Jin and said: "Brother Ruan Jin has great skills, but it's a pity that he has no place to use them on the fishing boat. How can I say this? Pearl, pearl
Secretly cast, yes, the pearl secretly cast."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Jin's smile receded like a tide, he picked up the wine bowl and drank it down in one gulp.
Huang Chen gave Chen Wu an appreciative look.
At sunset, He Sheng was full of wine and food, and left with satisfaction. Ruan Jin did not stay after all, and left with He Sheng. Huang Chen stood at Kou'ao, watching the fishing boat go away under the golden glow of the setting sun. Zhao Hongyi beside him said
: "Ruan Jin is a rare talent. It's a pity that we couldn't recruit him."
Huang Chen smiled casually and said: "It's indeed a pity, but it doesn't matter. Ruan Jin has a lot of resentment towards the fishing boat owner in his heart. When this resentment completely breaks out, that's the day he will defect to me."
Zhao Hongyi suddenly said: "It turns out that the captain had a plan in mind."
Huang Chen didn't say a word and asked: "When will the second batch of thirty muskets be delivered?" A month ago, he, Wang Fengwu and Hu Yin shared an old Tibetan silver, and Wang Fengwu used 80% of the one thousand taels to order it.
A ten-foot-long ship is expected to be built and delivered by the end of the year. Hu Yin's prestige is not yet established, so he can only spend a lot of money to win people's hearts, and he can't care about anything else for the time being. Huang Chen also spent 800 taels of silver to order a ten-foot-long bird ship, and another
He spent three hundred and twenty taels to buy hundreds of bird guns to completely replace the three-eyed gun. The reason why Huang Chen spent so generously was not only because he received one thousand taels of Tibetan silver, but also received four hundred taels from Lin Balao's boat.
The merchants in the market received another 600 taels of cash and goods by discount, totaling more than 1,000 taels of silver. Even if some bonuses were given to his subordinates, there would still be a lot left over, so there was no need to worry about expenses.
Zhao Hongyi replied: "It should be in these two days."
"Too slow." Huang Chen couldn't help but shook his head.
Zhao Hongyi said: "It often takes months to make a fine gun, and the delivery speed of the other party is not too slow."
Huang Chen couldn't figure out why it took so much trouble to make a gun. He shook his head again and said, "After the gun is delivered, you personally check it. If it is not a good product, it will be returned."
"I can spare this."
On the way back, Huang Chen deliberately led Zhao Hongyi to distance himself from his subordinates, and suddenly asked: "I heard that Zhuang Mo has been visiting your home frequently recently. When did your friendship become so good?"
"I don't know when we had such a good relationship with him." Zhao Hongyi had a hint of gloom in his eyes, and his tone could not hide his displeasure.
When he saw the "good old man" getting angry, Huang Chen immediately knew that the news he heard from the sidelines might be true, "Does this guy Zhuang Mo have a pig's brain? Who dares to peek at Zhao Hongyi's wife, who does he think he is? Zhao Hongyi
Who is it?" Huang Chen was speechless for a moment. Once the two of them had a falling out, he would abandon Zhuang Mo without hesitation, regardless of morality or interests...
"Did he do anything rude?" Huang Chen took a few steps and spoke again, his voice having an indescribable coolness.
Zhao Hongyi said in a deep voice: "At the beginning, I was still in compliance with the rules, but recently I have gone beyond it."
"I'll find time to beat him up. If he just calms down, then that's it. If he remains the same..." Huang Chen showed a murderous look on his face when he said this, and said categorically: "I will execute him with my own hands!"
Zhao Hongyi cupped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, captain."
Huang Chen shook his head secretly. Regardless of his identity, if it were Wang Fengwu, Hu Yin and others would definitely reject his kindness and deal with Zhuang Mo personally. Zhao Hongyi's character is really soft. Huang Chen sighed: "You should tell this matter directly.
I was right, but in the end I heard it from somewhere else.”
Zhao Hongyi smiled bitterly and said: "How dare you trouble the ship owner with some trivial matters? And this is not a good thing after all, it is really hard to talk about."
Huang Chen hated iron and said: "It's okay if you don't say it, but you are too hesitant to deal with the problem. Why do you have so many worries as a man? Even if you lead your men to interrupt Zhuang Mo's hands and feet, I can at most reprimand you on the surface.
Dun, my heart will be on your side."
"..." Zhao Hongyi was speechless. He had never even thought about such a thing. Of course, he did not take Huang Chen's words seriously. If it really happened, Huang Chen would never be as relaxed as he said.
Huang Chen glanced at the clouds on the horizon and said to Zhao Hongyi: "Brother Zhao, do you still remember what I said when I first got an eight-oared boat last year and recruited you? I said that I would never be satisfied with a mere eight-oared boat. This year
There must be one or two more big ships. At that time, Brother Zhao must have thought that I was talking big words. Now I have five warships under my command, hundreds of athletes, and have made a name for myself. How about looking back at the so-called big words? I
He also said that although I am young, my ambitions are high. Today I will make another bold statement, Zhou Lao will not live for more than two years! Dachen Mountain can’t trap me, and Zhejiang and Fujian can’t trap me either!”
Zhao Hongyi looked shocked. Killed Zhou Lao in two years? Zhejiang and Fujian couldn't stop him? How could Huang Chen have such great ambitions at such a young age?
Huang Chen continued: "Brother Zhao, do you understand what I mean? I have a purpose in mind. I will not stand still or move slowly. Instead, I will gallop all the way. Some people left in the middle, but there are also more
People join in. At present, your status is only below me. Talent has never been your problem. What you lack is courage. If you cannot make changes, you will soon be replaced."
Zhao Hongyi felt his mouth was dry and his mind was numb.
Huang Chen finally patted Zhao Hongyi on the shoulder: "Brother Zhao, that's all I can say."
"..."
The next day, Huang Chen sent someone to call Zhuang Mo home. Zhuang Mo, who was unaware of what was going on, stepped into the threshold of the living room and was about to say hello when he suddenly saw a gun on the tea table next to Huang Chen. No one in the village knew that the gun was Huang Chen's favorite.
He usually hides his things in his clothes and refuses to show them to others. What is the significance of showing them out like this today? Zhuang Mo is not stupid and he immediately guessed the reason.
Huang Chen took a sip of tea with a normal expression, pointed at the empty seat and said, "Sit down. Do you know why I'm looking for you?"
Zhuang Mo pretended to be calm with a pockmarked face: "Did the captain hear some rumors?"
Huang Chen was silent, took another sip of tea, and then suddenly said: "You are here because of women."
Zhuang Mo's pupils suddenly contracted. His first reaction was that Huang Chen had investigated his background. His second reaction was that Huang Chen was deceiving him, but he found out that it was too late.
Huang Chen laughed dumbly and said: "It seems that you haven't learned enough lessons and are trying to get sick again."
"Ship owner..."
Just as Zhuang Mo opened his mouth, Huang Chen suddenly picked up the wheel-flint pistol. The light golden gun body and the black muzzle showed murderous intent!
"boom!"
Zhuang Mo's body froze immediately. When he realized that the lead bullet did not hit him, but flew past his head, he felt a burst of ecstasy at first, and then became furious. His blood-red eyes stared at Huang Chen, and he couldn't help shouting in his heart.
Kill him! Kill him! Everyone who wants to harm him will die! However, his body is like a mountain pressing down on him, making it difficult to move forward.
Huang Chen put down the gun calmly and said calmly: "How does it feel to almost die? Remember this lesson, you will really die next time." Then he smiled and said: "Tell the truth about your reaction.
It surprised me."
"..." Zhuang Mo trembled all over, angry and afraid.
Huang Chen waved his hand and ordered the guests to be kicked out: "The gun has been fired and the words have been spoken. I think you understand. If there is nothing else, you can leave."
Zhuang Mo left from the front door in despair. Wang Fengwu and a dozen gunmen and spearmen came in from the back hall...