Wudang

Chapter 96

When Zhang Junbao and others came to the pier, they found that there were many people around here, it was for watching the excitement.

"Those are the members of the Four Seas Gang."

Zhang Junbao saw thirty or forty similarly dressed people from the rivers and lakes next to the Zhou family's fleet, they were members of the Four Seas Gang.

The steward of the Zhou family was negotiating with them, but it was obviously ineffective.

The members of the Four Seas Gang even drew their swords, which was a blatant threat.

"Your Zhou family's business can earn several times more money than before. It's not too much for us to increase the price?"

"Even if the price is raised, there is a limit, Vice-Hall Master Gao, are you robbing?" Zhou's steward said angrily.

Many people around also knew what happened, but they only dared to whisper in secret.

The Four Seas Gang is very powerful in Lin'an, and ordinary people are not easy to provoke.

The ones on the wharf side usually make a living around here. If they offend the Four Seas Gang, they might somehow fall into the Qiantang River someday to feed the fish.

The Zhou family is an outsider, so naturally no one will speak for them and help them get ahead.

"Shopkeeper Zhou, what you said is unreasonable." The senior deputy head of the Four Seas Gang didn't get angry, and said with a slight smile, "Look, my disciples from the Four Seas Gang unloaded the cargo on your Zhou family's ship, right? If you want to work, you have to be paid, how can you justify robbery?"

"Just now, your disciple's hands and feet were not clean, and he stole it..."

Some people in the Zhou family were dissatisfied, but they were stopped by the steward of the Zhou family, and he was not allowed to continue talking.

"My disciples of the Four Seas Gang are upright, how can we allow you to slander them?" Deputy Hall Master Gao said with a serious face.

"Deputy leader, the people below are ignorant, so don't blame them." The manager of the Zhou family said hastily.

He still wants to reconcile with the members of the Four Seas Gang, ten times that will definitely not work, the exact amount can still be discussed.

"Hmph." Deputy Hall Master Gao snorted coldly, "This price is not negotiable, you must pay it today."

Zhang Junbao's face was covered with frost, he took a step forward and said: "You are so upright, in my opinion, they are just a bunch of sneaky people."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar among the onlookers on the pier.

Who has the courage to challenge the Four Seas Gang?

Vice Hall Master Gao's face is gloomy, who is impatient with life?
When he looked at Zhang Junbao, especially the people behind him, they were Taoist priests of the Quanzhen Sect.

As the deputy head of the Four Seas Clan, he still has some discernment, knowing the Quanzhen Sect's attire.

"I don't know why this little Taoist leader made such a statement?" Deputy Hall Master Gao didn't dare to be careless for a moment.

The reputation of the Quanzhen Sect is like thunder, but it is not comparable to their Universal Gang.

The Four Seas Gang can be a dominance in Lin'an Mansion, but the name is not very easy to use outside.

Of course he is aware of the relationship between Quanzhen Sect and the Zhou family.

Now that there are people from the Quanzhen sect, it will be a little difficult to handle this matter.

"What's in their arms?" Zhang Junbao pointed to a few disciples of the Four Seas Gang.

These disciples obviously had something stuffed in their arms.

The people from the Zhou family who came to find Zhang Junbao and the others had already said that the people from the Four Seas Gang said they were helping to unload the goods, but in fact they secretly stole a lot of good things.

For example, ginseng, a ginseng is worth a lot.

Of course, there were things like this before, but this time it was different, they were a little blatant.

Vice Hall Master Gao's face changed, he couldn't be more clear about what was in the arms of his disciples.

"This little Daoist, who doesn't have something in his arms?" Deputy Hall Master Gao laughed.

He didn't want to offend the people of Quanzhen Sect, at worst, he would be softer and let the matter go.

"The affairs of the Zhou family are the affairs of the Quanzhen Sect." Miao Daoyi said.

Miao Daoyi's words could be said to be high, and the smile of the deputy hall master froze immediately.

In other words, the Quanzhen sect is about to intervene?

"A bastard surnamed Pu, how can there be someone from the Quanzhen sect?" Deputy Hall Master Gao cursed a person's name several times in his heart.

Now he is a little hard to ride a tiger.

Is that all?
"What's going on here? How can there be people from the Quanzhen sect? Brother Huanyang, you have to give me an explanation." In a house next to the pier, there is a table of people sitting. What happened on the pier.

Naturally, the affairs of the Zhou family's fleet could not escape their eyes.

"Lord Luo, what does it matter?" Pu Huanyang, the steward of the Pu family's fleet, answered.

All the ships of Pu's family going south were burned down and suffered heavy losses.

The goods were naturally gone, but some people survived, and he was one of them.

But his fourth brother was buried in the sea.

The Patriarch already knew about this, so he didn't blame him too much.

After all, so many people from the rivers and lakes participated, no one can change the ending.

Of course, there are still punishments. He was demoted, and then he will be stationed in Lin'an to be in charge of the affairs here.

Although there is a lot of money to be made here, it is a world of difference from the benefits of being responsible for yourself before.

He was so unlucky to see that the Zhou family's fleet was intact. This strong contrast made him furious.

So I went to the Four Seas Gang.

Their Pu family is going north to expand their power, and the Jianghu sect will naturally win over the local government.

The Four Seas Gang is one of the rivers and lakes forces that their Pu family focuses on.

Over the years, the Four Seas Gang was able to grow so strong with the support of their Pu family, overwhelming the surrounding sects with similar forces.

The head of the Four Seas Gang frowned.

He is well aware of the strength of the Pu family. Although the guy in front of him is just a manager and has been demoted, he is not easy to offend.

Because he knew that this guy had a background in Pu's family, and he might resume his previous position one day, or even go a step further.

"You have to let us know sooner. People from Quanzhen Sect are here, what do you want me to do?" The leader's tone softened a little.

This matter is a bit to blame for my carelessness, as a local sect, I didn't know that there were people from the Quanzhen Sect who came with the Zhou family.

What do the people below eat? After this matter is over, I have to rectify the Four Seas Gang. Recently, the people below have become a little outrageous.

"Lord Luo, this is Lin'an, not Beidi." Pu Huanyang said disapprovingly, "Why do you need to look at their faces here?"

The gang leader looked hesitant.

Seeing the appearance of the leader of the Four Seas Clan, Pu Huanyang secretly despised him. With such courage, it is difficult to achieve great things.

After this incident, I have to report to the upper echelons of the family.

But now we have to rely on the other party's troops, so it's not easy to make trouble.

"Brother Huanyang, that's the Quanzhen sect." Luo Tingshuang, the leader of the Four Seas Clan, sighed.

"Right now, the Quanzhen Sect is being treated specially by the imperial court. Doesn't Lord Luo know about it?" Pu Huanyang asked pretending to be surprised.

It is no secret that the Quanzhen Sect was defeated in the debate between Buddhism and Taoism, and then it was suppressed by the court.

A few months have passed, and it is impossible for a sect like the Four Seas Gang not to know about it.

Of course Luo Tingshuang knew about this, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

The name of Quanzhen Sect alone is enough to scare people to death.

"Lord Luo, don't worry, everything belongs to my Pu family." Seeing that Luo Tianshuang was still hesitant, Pu Huanyang couldn't help laughing, "As long as Luo's help in this matter, I can support your gang with 50 taels."

Luo Yishuang's eyes lit up, 50 taels, as expected of the Pu family, it's a generous move.

"Brother Huanyang, the goods on the Zhou family's ships are probably worth several million taels now, right?" Luo Tingshuang didn't express his opinion immediately, but talked about the Zhou family's fleet.

He knew exactly what Pu Huanyang was up to, which was to snatch the Zhou family's goods.

All the goods from the Pu family's trip were ruined, so they focused on the goods from the Zhou family.

Luo Tianshuang still admires Pu Huanyang very much in his heart, he is really courageous enough.

Although Pu's influence in the south is great, it is not enough to compare with Quanzhen Sect.

But he dared to play the Zhou family's idea, who doesn't know the relationship between the Zhou family and the Quanzhen Sect?

Isn't moving the Zhou family the same as moving the Quanzhen sect?

Luo Tianshuang still doesn't know about the murder of Dalu Huachi in Ninghai Prefecture, otherwise he would be even more shocked.

Facing the benefits of Pu Huanyang, he had to think about whether he could afford it for the Four Seas Gang.

Pu Huanyang secretly scolded Luo Tianshuang in his heart, he was so greedy, he was already tempted, almost agreed, and wanted more.

He said that the Zhou family's goods were worth several million taels, so that meant that the 50 taels he gave was not enough.

Thinking of this, the anger in his heart grew even stronger.

The heart to report the matter to the higher-ups is even more eager.

The Four Seas Gang is not Luo Tianshuang's monopoly, there are also some elders and deputy gang leaders who can compete with him for the position of gang leader.

If the family allows it, he can subvert Luo Tianshuang within a few months and make him disappear from then on.

At that time, it is enough to support a new gang leader, but you still don't listen to yourself?
He has this heart, the main reason is that he was demoted, and he will have to stay in Lin'an Mansion for the next period of employment.

Then the attitude of the Four Seas Gang towards themselves is very critical.

Maybe I didn't care much about it before, because I was not responsible for the specific affairs here.

Luo Tianshuang is usually quite respectful to him, but at critical moments, this guy is not so obedient.

Cursing in his heart, he still had a smile on his face: "Lord Luo's words are wrong, even if my Pu family takes over the Zhou family's goods, it will have to pay a huge cost, and I won't earn a few copper coins at that time. How about it, I I have always hit it off with Lord Luo, and Ming people don’t say dark words, so I’ll give you an additional 50 taels. Here is a 50 taels of bank note, you can go to my Pu’s Bank to exchange it at any time, and when things are done, you can take the remaining 50 taels Ten thousand taels."

"Okay." Luo Tianshuang immediately took the stack of bank notes, his face beaming with joy.

To be honest, he originally thought that it would be good to help Pu Huanyang get a hundred thousand taels.

Unexpectedly, Pu Huanyang didn't mention to himself that someone from Quanzhen Sect came with him, so he wanted to retreat.

10 taels was not enough for him to take the risk.

It's different now, 100 million taels is enough to match the income of my Four Seas Gang for several years.

You only need to make one vote, and the silver tael will be in your hand.

The Quanzhen Sect is not the imperial court, so what if I offend them?

As Pu Huanyang said, he was in the south, no matter how powerful their Quanzhen sect was, could they suppress him, the local snake in the south?

Luo Tianshuang still has his own thoughts in his heart, that is, the current situation of Quanzhen Sect is not good, and if such things become serious, it will not be good for Quanzhen Sect.

He believed that the Quanzhen Sect would not make a big move against this matter.

The Zhou family is also a big family, so there is no need for the Quanzhen Sect to offend the imperial court for several million taels of silver, right?
As long as the money is sufficient, this matter can be done.

"Brother Huanyang, wait a moment, I'll come as soon as I go." Luo Tingshuang got up and walked outside after speaking.

At the moment when Vice Hall Master Gao of the Four Seas Gang was in a dilemma, a voice suddenly sounded: "I don't know what the Quanzhen sect masters have to teach you?"

Vice Hall Master Gao trembled when he heard the voice, and hurriedly turned around to salute, "Master."

He was terrified in his heart, and he didn't do well in this matter.

The gang leader is not a good tempered person, I'm afraid I won't be scolded if I go back by myself.

"You are the leader of the Four Seas Gang? What's the reason for asking for ten times the previous wages?" Zhang Junbao looked at the fifty-something men who came over, and asked calmly.

He just saw this guy come out of the house not far away, obviously watching the movement here.

Luo Xunshuang ignored the deputy hall master, but walked directly in front of Zhang Junbao and the others and said, "It's me, I'm Luo Xingshuang. It turns out that it's about the salary. The priests probably don't understand some local conditions. The previous section During that time, there were several cases of robbery at sea and on the river in Lin'an Mansion. The robbers robbed countless properties, but they have not been caught yet. The government has issued an official document, and the goods at the dock must be strictly inspected recently. If there is no corresponding government office The permission document issued is not allowed to unload the goods. The Zhou family and my Four Seas Gang are old businesses, and we are taking care of old friends. If the government mistakenly thinks that the goods on board are stolen goods, wouldn’t it be troublesome? We did this on Zhou’s behalf. The family took a lot of risks, so the wages will naturally increase a little."

Zhang Junbao was amused, this guy is coercing and seducing.

There have indeed been robbers and bandits in Lin'an Mansion recently, and it is true that they plundered property.

But can the things they plunder be the same as those on Zhou's ship?
These are all specialty goods brought back from the north.

And this ten-fold increase, is it a little increase?

"Don't you think the Zhou family's goods are stolen goods?" Zhang Junbao asked coldly.

"Don't get me wrong, Daoist." Luo Tingshuang hurriedly replied, "Of course the Quanzhen Sect and the Zhou family won't, but the origin of this batch of goods is not certain. The Zhou family may be deceived by others, and they don't know about it." I bought this batch of goods, so I have to guard against it. I have a little face with the magistrate, so I can barely guarantee it. In this way, unloading the goods in time will not delay the Zhou family’s money."

"Speaking of which, we still have to thank you?" Zhang Junbao was amused by his words.

"Don't dare, don't dare, this is what I should do. After all, we are old friends, and this is also showing the friendship of the landlord." Luo Zhishuang laughed and said, "Well, everyone misunderstood today, so we will come That's it. Why don't you calm down and think about it, I will come back in three days, and hope to have an answer."

After finishing speaking, Luo Zhishuang took away all the members of the Four Seas Gang with a wave of his hand.

As the members of the Four Seas Gang left, the onlookers also gradually dispersed.

But they all looked at the Zhou family with a hint of sympathy.

This is offending the Four Seas Gang.

Although there are people from the Quanzhen sect supporting the Zhou family, this is Lin'an Mansion after all.

Could it be that people from the Quanzhen Sect have been following the Zhou family?

Besides, it's useless to follow, offending the Four Seas Gang, probably not many people in Lin'an Mansion would dare to do business with the Zhou family.

The county magistrates are better off now.

No matter how strong the Quanzhen sect is, it is still in the north.

The Four Seas Gang is right in front of the house, and there are really not many people in Lin'an Mansion who dare to provoke them.

(End of this chapter)