Chapter 71 Sweet Harbor Storm - Dark Clouds Overwhelm
Sun Kecheng knew that the proprietor had a lot of money, but he was shocked when he heard that he was giving away two hundred taels and said quickly:
“It’s too expensive——”
"If a life is lost, why waste money?" Guo Yidao: "This matter has to be troubled by shopkeeper Sun. Also, if the captain's injury is not serious, call him and the bodyguard together and arrange a place to talk!" He thought
After a moment, "Choose a few more sailors to come over and answer the question together!"
"Yes, I'll do it right away!" Sun Kecheng immediately agreed, "I wonder where Dongzhu Guo is meeting?"
"I'll ask you questions in the escort office. Right away." Guo Yi originally wanted to go directly to Gaoguang Inn, but he thought there were too many people there and it was not the place to ask questions.
Half an hour later, everyone had arrived. Guo Yi personally asked the boss of the ship, the bodyguard and the sailors. He learned that five or six small sailing ships were ambushing the Guang Bing on the seaside.
The ship was under control, but the opponent seemed to have a lot of leeway. He didn't kill many people or take away the ship. He only loaded the sugar onto a few ships and took them away.
According to the injured escort, the pirates who came here should not be members of a few "big gangs", but should be small individuals who joined forces temporarily to trade tickets.
"What's the accent of this person?"
"Back to the proprietor: they all have local accents in Leizhou, and they should be local gangsters."
In this way, it is very likely that Hai Yitang instigated this matter. Guo Yi nodded: "You guys take a good rest and I will pay for all the expenses."
After leaving the escort office, he quickly got on the sedan and ordered: "Go back to Huifu Street!" He calculated that he would have to send a message to South China Factory and Lingao immediately. I am afraid that this matter is not a simple robbery at sea. Although the form is not completely clear now, but
The other party's actions are extremely targeted. The sugar shipment must be slowed down first - this involves how the Lingao Executive Committee is prepared to deal with threats at sea.
The telegram from Guangzhou was like a blow to Wen Tong and others. The contents of the telegram were both happy and worrying. The happy thing was that Guangzhou clearly informed that there was no problem with the money needed, and Huanan just needed to be brave enough to make acquisitions; the sad thing was that
The sugar boat was robbed - not only was it a matter of missing five hundred stones of sugar, but it also showed that Hai Yi Tang had begun to enter a stage where they were clearly using illegal means to deal with them.
The most feared thing in the world is that the fish will die and the net will be broken, and the dog will jump over the wall. Haiyi Tang has nothing to do now. If the delay continues, the chance of winning is getting smaller and smaller, and the possibility of using such shameless methods will become greater and greater.
How to deal with it is a difficult problem. Just as he was hesitating, Wen Xiu came in and announced: "Shopkeeper Liao is here."
"Which shopkeeper Liao?"
"It's shopkeeper Liao Da."
That was Liao Dahua, who was showing off his power. He quickly said: "Please!"
The news brought by Liao Dahua was even worse. He said that the escorts had made it clear that all the sugar lab workers in Xuwen County, including some of the sugar lab workers in Haikang, had all been linked up in recent days and were preparing to gather at the Zou Monk Temple in three days.
They burned incense and swore to eradicate the "demon weapons" in the South China Factory and "exercise the old methods."
This was simply a slap in the face, and Wen Tong almost lost his breath after being beaten - not counting grabbing the sugar boat, but this time he was just going to smash the factory directly!
"Well, Lao Liao, can you please ask the government to step in and suppress it?" We have seen the power of the Yamen last time. If the Yamen is willing to send some people to suppress it, the workers may not dare to cause trouble.
"The big boss in the county is eager to cause trouble and file a lawsuit so that he can collect money from both ends." Liao Dahua warned, "The sugar factory workers also have their say - after all, they have ruined their jobs. Now there is a lot of anger outside.
, South China is likely to suffer a big loss if there is a riot. In the end, we can win the lawsuit, but those workers are completely destitute, so what will it do if they cut off a few heads?"
"Yes, yes, that's what you said." Wen Tong knew that expecting the government in this time and space was basically a fantasy.
"For today's plan, it's better to make plans early." The so-called plan early is actually a way to prepare for escape. Liao Dahua whispered that he had already arranged a yard in Xuwen County. If anything happened, they would be asked to
Flee directly into the county seat.
"When you enter the county town, the rioters will never dare to chase you in easily, otherwise they will rebel. The shopkeeper can rest assured." Liao Dahua patted his chest, "As long as you are in the city, you can guarantee the safety of everyone."
Wen Tong hesitated and said: "That's not the case, do they dare to kill people?" Besides, the machinery and equipment in this factory and there are so many sugars, they must not be left alone, otherwise how will they explain to the executive committee in the future?
"It's hard to guarantee—" Liao Dahua looked solemn, "Some people are buying 'substitutes' recently! The price is eight hundred taels apiece."
"substitute?"
"Yes," Liao Dahua nodded. He explained that the government would not care about any civil commotion or armed fighting on the spot, but those who hurt people afterwards would have to pay compensation, and those who died would have to pay with their lives. In order to allow his subordinates to do it without any scruples, they often initiated
The people in the organization will buy a "stand-in" in advance, and when the government investigates the case, they will have the stand-in surrender to the police, one life at a time, and the matter will be over.
Since someone is buying a substitute, it means that the organizer of this riot is preparing to kill someone. Wen Tong suddenly panicked. After all, he was just a sugar factory technician. He originally thought that the Cross-Travel Group was backing him and that there were powerful local people.
The Escort Bureau serves as a guarantee and the government is handed over. He is considered a well-known big shot in Xuwen and even Leizhou. Even within the Chuanchuan Group, recently Lingao and Guangzhou are all operating around South China - he feels quite a bit "domineering". This
The opponent was about to use a knife or a gun, and then he thought that he was alone here. The only people he could rely on were the men from the Qiwei Escort Bureau and a few pistols. If a mob really came to rush in, Wen Desi and Ma Qianzhu would be the best.
Even if it blows to the sky, there is no way to instantly send an army over to save your life.
I couldn't help but feel timid: It seems that shopkeeper Liao was right, we need to prepare an escape route... Didn't Mr. Wen tell us before: "Only survival is the highest."
Although I had made up my mind like this, I thought that I was already thinking about escaping before the incident came out. It was a bit too timid. If anyone found out, I would be a big laughing stock in the future. So I pretended to be calm and said:
"No problem, let's invite everyone to come and discuss it first. This South China Factory is also a big family business, and we can't let it be ruined for no reason."
Immediately, I asked people to invite Chen Tianxiong, Mei Lin, Xiao Gui and others. Liao Daxing was taking care of the business in front, so I didn't call him. At the moment, there had to be someone in the store to take charge of the situation.
"Shopkeeper Bei is here, do you want to invite him?" Wenxiu asked in a low voice.
"He's back?" Wen Tong felt relieved. With such a special soldier, his sense of security was greatly increased. "Please, of course I have to invite you."
Bei Wei came back from a trip with his staff and was resting at the Sugar Shop. He also heard that there was some instability outside recently, and originally planned to come and talk together in the evening.
After listening to Liao Dahua explain everything, Tong Wen said: "How to deal with this matter? Haiyitang made two tough moves in a row. It seems that they are not prepared to compete fairly with us."
Everyone held their breath and said nothing. This matter is of great importance, regarding the survival of South China. Needless to say, if South China is really destroyed in their hands, in the future, at least the impression of "unable to bear the heavy responsibility" will be given to everyone in the time traveling group.
If I stay, I will no longer have to think about taking on an administrative position alone. I can only work as a technician for the rest of my life.
After a long while, Chen Tianxiong said: "When things have reached this point, we have to prepare for the worst. First, what if the other party comes knocking on our door to do this? Do we have the ability to save the factory and goods? Second, if we can't stop them,
Can we ensure the safety of ourselves and our men?”
Xiao Gui said: "Actually, if we really want to fight, we may not be our opponents. At any rate, there are more than a hundred men in the sugar factory, and a militia has been organized and trained, and there are also some bodyguards. It will be no problem to resist it, right?
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"There are a lot of people," Liao Dahua said. In addition to the workers of the sugar shop, there are also their families. Haiyi Tang will probably send some bad guys to mix in, at least a thousand people. "There is another thing that must be guarded against. The sugar shop
There is a lot of money in it, everyone knows this. Once things get into trouble, someone might want to take advantage of the chaos..."
Bei Wei also nodded in agreement with Liao Dahua's judgment. If it is a team like the Salt Farm Villagers' Militia that has been established for a long time, has a lot of training, and has people's hearts united, there will probably be no problem, but the Sugar Factory's militia will not be established for more than one or two months.
It is unrealistic to expect them to be able to withstand a mob ten times larger than a mob.
"Don't we have bodyguards? We also have people from Bei Wei..." Wen Tong thought of Bei Wei.
"Please, we scouts are also human beings, not Kenjiro." Bei Wei said with a bitter smile, "Even if we can fight, we may not be able to defeat one against a hundred."
"Isn't it enough if the cannon goes off?" Because Liao Dahua was present, Wen Tong spoke a little more reservedly.
"This is the Ming Dynasty, not South America, and the natives of the Ming Dynasty are not Indians. They think we are gods descending to earth. It is easy to fire a gun, but people also know that you are a blunderbuss and not a magical weapon," Bei Wei said, "Besides,
If you beat someone to death in a sugar factory, how will it end?"
"Then let's just 'behead'..." Seeing Wen Tong's hesitant expression, Liao Dahua said quickly, "I'll go outside first and take a look. If anything happens, the shopkeepers will come and greet me."
"This is the only way we can do it." Bei Wei nodded, "It's a pity that I didn't bring a sniper rifle - not even a rifle, otherwise I would have just shot the headshot of Mr. Zhu Sanye from a distance." He pondered for a moment,
"How about I take two people and go in at night and kill him."
"If this happens, those people in Haiyi Hall will wet their pants out of fear." Everyone felt a little relaxed.
Bei Wei thought for a moment: "But we don't know what's going on inside Haiyi Hall. We don't even know what Third Master Zhu looks like. We have to do some reconnaissance in advance. I'll take someone to get a feel for the situation tonight, and I'll do some training."
Everyone is naturally happy if someone is willing to contribute. However, Merlin is not enthusiastic about this matter and said: "Can't we win over the workers? I believe they are also being exploited because of their helplessness..."
"It's a given that people will take advantage of me, but it only takes a few days to get them to change their attitude. I'm afraid it's too late."
"After all, there are still three or four days left. If we insist on fighting for it, there is still a chance to turn around." He insisted, "The workers were just deceived. In the end, we also ruined their jobs. They had no choice but to get up.
Fighting..."
Everyone didn't like hearing this, and it made them feel like the evil capitalists - although this was also the case. Wen Tong said: "You mean that they made the right move and smashed it well, and it was a revolutionary act."
Mei Lin hurriedly said: "Of course not, after all, the interests of the Time Travel Group are the most important." Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was not good, he hurriedly defended, "This is also for the South China Factory and the great cause of Time Travel. I went to Leizhou for
It’s a short-term business trip, and then leave after building the house. South China has to continue to develop in Xuwen and Leizhou. Now that the foothold is not stable, it is not a long-term solution to provoke enemies.”
This makes sense. But Bei Wei disagrees. Since there is a conflict of interest, unless both parties can fully reconcile and reach a satisfactory profit distribution plan, there will always be enmity. I am worried about this and worried about that.
, don’t do anything.
Chen Tianxiong said: "What Merlin said makes sense. Well, let's make more preparations. We have to prepare everything from soft to hard, and we also have to take into account the transportation of sugar to Guangzhou."
"You are still transporting sugar to Guangzhou now? This incident clearly shows that Hai Yitang is causing trouble inside. Once our sugar boat goes out, it will not be given away for free."
"Otherwise," Chen Tianxiong said, "Guangzhou is probably taking a huge risk by allocating funds for us now. Reasonably, South China has to transport the sugar as soon as possible for them to cash in."
"But what about the security issue? Now we have enemies on the shore and at sea. We can't take care of this side but not the other side." Wen Tong said anxiously.
Chen Tianxiong said: "You have to eat food one bite at a time, and do things one by one." He pondered for a moment, then stretched his fingers and listed the things to be done one by one:
"The sugar company needs to speed up the purchase," Chen Tianxiong suggested. "Since Guangzhou has said that money is not a problem, we will add a few more weighers. The faster the sugar harvest, the more stable the sugarcane farmers will be."
, the order at the door can also be improved. This is to prevent anyone from fishing in troubled waters."
"This is a good idea," Xiao Gui said. "With sugarcane farmers expecting to sell sugar at a high price, they will never allow people to destroy the sugar factory!"
"Very good, very good!" Wen Tong said in great spirits, "There are many more sugarcane farmers than sugar factory workers."
"This is just talk." Bei Wei shook his head, "The sugar factory workers are organized to prepare for trouble, and they are not the same thing as the sugarcane farmers. What Xiao Gui said is interesting, but it is unreliable."
"It's better to have someone to help than no one to help," Wen Tong urged Chen Tianxiong, "What's next?"
"Organize the militia to prepare for the guard and prepare a plan in case something breaks out. This is to prepare for a rainy day." Chen Tianxiong said, "In case the militia can't stand it anymore and runs away, I personally think it's better to save one's life. Leave the green hills behind."