Jianghu I am the only one

Chapter 39 The Dock
At Jitangguan Wharf, sitting on the grand master's chair moved from the Tixianmen compound, Ouyang Ye flipped through the roster of Lifu and porters, and after doing the math, he found that there were more than 300 people.

From Ouyang Ye's point of view, Lifu is like a dock porter, who only does the work on the dock, or moves the goods on the ship to the warehouse by the dock, or moves the goods in the warehouse to the ship.

Porters are similar to short- and medium-distance transport workers, responsible for sending away goods from the wharf to various places on land, but the scope is basically limited to Babei, and the furthest is the neighboring county.

Most of these porters rely on their shoulders, and only a few of them can use mules and carts to transport livestock and cargo.

Judging from the roster, there are more women with feet, more than 200; Lifu is less, with only a few hundred people.

But Ouyang Ye knew that there were only a few dozen porters who waited for work by the pier every day. On the contrary, those porters with a hundred of them seemed more powerful.

It is said that when Liang Quan first came to Jitang Pass, he worked as a laborer at the wharf. After he found out the situation here, he relied on martial arts to bully other laborers, gathered forces, and established the Iron Line Gate.

"Master, someone brought them here." Chen Lai brought three people to Ouyang Ye and said.

Ouyang Ye looked over and found that these three people had their own characteristics.

Two of them were dressed as Lifu, and the weather had turned cold, but they were still wearing dirty old linen sweaters.

One has a thin body, but his face is deeply wrinkled, and he looks like he is 50 to [-] years old with a weather-beaten appearance.

The other was nearly two meters tall, with a sturdy figure and only about twenty, but his expression was a bit silly.

As for the porter, in his thirties, he was not only lean, but also shrewd. When he came, he first nodded and bowed to Ouyang Ye, and then as if thinking of something, he solemnly bowed and said, "Little Wang Liang, see you!" Helper!"

"It's the leader!" Chen Lai quickly reminded.

"Oh, yes, little Wang Liang, meet the leader!"

The older Li Fu beside him immediately bowed his hands and said, "Gu Dachun pays his respects to the leader of the Ouyang clan."

After finishing speaking, Gu Dachun tugged the big man's strength, and the big man cupped his hands following the buzzing sound and said, "Gu Erchun pays his respects to Chief Ouyang."

Gu Dachun immediately explained: "Leader Ouyang, please don't blame me. My second brother is born dull, and he didn't intend to be rude."

"It doesn't matter." Ouyang Ye waved his hand, and said with a smile, "I was a fool before I realized it, and I'm not as good as your second brother. I heard that you often negotiate wages with Liang Quan and the others on behalf of the powerhouses?"

Gu Dachun said: "It's everyone's flattery, it's also because Liang Quan and the others squeezed too hard before, so we had no choice but to confront them."

Ouyang Ye knew that Tiexianmen's main income actually came from renting warehouses, but Jitangguan's current import and export volume is so large, and Liang Quan didn't dare to squeeze those merchants, but he chose to raise more than 80 brothers, so naturally he could only double it Bully those laborers and porters.

In Ouyang Ye's opinion, this way of doing things is very stupid. It not only ruins the reputation, but also won't earn much hard-earned money from the laborers and porters.

So Ouyang Ye smiled and said, "Liang Quan really oppressed you too much, but from now on the pier will be taken over by our Shenmu Gang, so you won't suffer so much."

What Ouyang Ye didn't know was that his smile with crooked mouth and slanted eyes really couldn't give people goodwill.

What's more, Gu Dachun and others have heard about several major events that happened at Jitangguan in the past two days: first, there was a civil strife in the Shenmu Gang, then the Iron Line Gate was wiped out, and then a bannerman of the platoon gang was beaten to death with a single punch.

In these few incidents, the main character was Ouyang Ye, and all the people who fought with him died except Deng Kui.

He has such "brilliant" deeds, and he looks like a villain, how can people believe his kind words at first sight?

Gu Dachun mistakenly thought that what Ouyang Ye said was face-saving, or even ironic, and hurriedly bowed his hands again: "Everyone dare not think too much, as long as the Shenmu Gang don't drive us away."

Chen Lai saw that Gu Dachun couldn't speak, so he scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? When did our leader say he was going to drive you away?"

Gu Dachun lowered his head even deeper, not daring to say any more.

Gu Erchun glared at Chen Lai, his expression suddenly became fierce.

"Don't scare them." Ouyang Ye waved his hands, and then said bluntly, "I won't drive you away, and in the future, I will share [-]% of your effort for the handling fee of each shipment. But, I have one condition."

Gu Dachun raised his head first, and looked at Ouyang Ye in disbelief, as if he suspected that he had heard wrong.After recovering from his senses, he carefully asked: "Dare to ask the leader of Ouyang, what are the conditions?"

Ouyang Ye said: "You two brothers will join my Shenmu Gang, and Pier Lifu will be under the control of my Shenmu Gang from now on."

"Here," Gu Dachun frowned upon hearing this, and said in embarrassment: "Master Ouyang, many of us are unwilling to join the gang, so we were bullied by Liang Quan and the others. If you didn't force us to join the Shenmu gang, why would you It’s better to be like Liang Quan in the past, and we only share [-]% of the transportation fee.”

Although the Dayu court did not issue explicit laws and regulations, after so many years of getting used to it, ordinary people have already decided that as long as they join a gang, no one will care if they are killed, and there is nowhere to appeal for grievances.

However, in recent years, the fighting in the Jianghu has become more and more serious. It has become common for Jianghu gangsters to die on the streets and in the wilderness. Ordinary people are even less willing to join gangs unless they are forced to.

Gu Dachun and Li Fu had such thoughts.

Although Ouyang Ye was not angry when he heard Gu Dachun's words, he also turned cold and said, "It's not that all the powerful men are allowed to join my Shenmu gang, but only two of your brothers are allowed to join. They are like wooden sticks, subject to our control. And I can tell you clearly, if you don’t agree, I will definitely drive you out of the dock.”

Chen Lai sneered at the side: "You guys are strong enough, you are not even as good as a green hand in a fight, and our Shenmu Gang will not accept it all."

Ouyang Ye's words not only solved the misunderstanding, but also made it non-negotiable.

Therefore, Gu Dachun could only grit his teeth and make a decision, saying: "Since that's the case, our brother's life will be sold to the Shenmu Gang, and I hope the leader of the Ouyang Gang can keep his promise."

Ouyang Ye shook his head secretly, this Gu Dachun really can't speak.

However, entrusting the powerhouses to such a person is not afraid that they will win over people like Deng Kuina, gradually grow bigger, and separate from the gang.

So Ouyang Ye said: "Don't worry, I, Ouyang Ye, always keep my word. Later, I will send an accountant and a brother to assist you. You should go and clarify the matter with the Lifus first. If anyone really doesn't want to be restrained, Just ask them to leave now."

Gu Dachun probably also knew that his mouth would easily offend people, so he didn't say more, answered "yes" and took Gu Erchun away.

At this moment, Ouyang Ye looked at Wang Liang, the porter.

He knew that Wang Liang had a mule, and he only delivered goods around Jitang Pass, so he was quite reputable, so he was elected by the porters as a representative to deal with gang members.

Ouyang Ye opened his mouth, and before he could say anything, Wang Liang seemed to have expected what he was going to say, and first said with a smile: "Guangzhu, the young ones are willing to join the Shenmu Gang, and the other young porters must also persuade them to accept the Shenmu Gang." gang constraints."

That's a really smart guy.I just don't know if Tian Yunong will have a different heart in the future.

Thinking this way in his heart, Ouyang Ye did not show admiration or disgust towards Wang Liang, but said blankly: "Since you guessed it, I won't say much. I will send a brother to assist you later, As for the accounting room, it must be shared with the powerhouses."

"Also, if you are a smart person, then you should know that a smart person will do better than ordinary people if he works hard; but if he has a wrong mind, it is easy to be lost. Do you understand?"

Seeing that Ouyang Ye seemed to have a murderous look in his eyes at the end of his speech, Wang Liang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and hurriedly responded, "I understand, I must be loyal to the Shenmu Gang!"

Ouyang Ye nodded, and Wang Liang took a few steps back and turned to leave.

Looking away from Wang Liang's distant figure, Ouyang Ye looked at the pier.

Seeing that the piers and trestles are dilapidated, whether it is on the river or the river, there will be boats waiting every day to load and unload goods.And there are some large ships on the river that go directly downstream, with no intention of staying here at all.

Ouyang Ye shook his head first, but then smiled.

In his view, the current utilization rate of this terminal is too low, and there is still a lot of potential to be tapped.

After he has fully grasped the pier, he can develop and build it well.

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