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- There is a saying in Suzhou that goes, "You can't pull out all the barnyard grass from the soil, and you can't catch all the robbers in Taihu Lake."
Taihu Lake is boundless, dotted with islands, and crisscrossed by harbors and branches. It is known as the land of Ze.
It happens to be at the intersection of the three prefectures and adjacent to more than a dozen counties, which is extremely convenient for the water bandits to hide and move.
Often when the officers and soldiers from Suzhou arrive, the bandits will hide in the border of Changzhou. After the two governments finally coordinated, the bandits hid at the Huzhou border again.
Huzhou is from Zhejiang. The difficulty of suppressing bandits across provinces is high enough for people to calm down and go home to wash off and sleep.
Therefore, Taihu Lake is the best breeding ground for bandits. There are so many bandits that they can't be eliminated, and the country is no exception.
It is said that when banditry was at its most rampant, there were more than a hundred gangs of various sizes in Taihu Lake, and in total there were nearly 10,000 water bandits.
He even had a glorious record of killing the prefect who came to suppress the bandits.
But that¡¯s all in the past.
Since the Japanese pirates became rampant, the imperial court loosened the restrictions on local armed forces and encouraged all prefectures and counties to recruit local warriors to form gunners for self-defense.
Counties along Taihu Lake competed with each other for money, and soon they were recruiting troops and hiring experienced officers for training.
The best training is actual combat, and the best actual combat training is to practice with water bandits.
??And water warfare is a world of long-range weapons.
The Taihu water bandits suddenly became miserable.
They are armed with broadswords and spears, and few can even use bows and arrows. How can they be the Gunners' opponents?
After everyone¡¯s boats met, they held the blunderbuss at a distance and took aim. If they want to get close by rowing a boat, they have to act like a target.
"I couldn't maneuver the boat if I hid below the deck, and I lost my temper at all."
?????????????????????? It used to be water bandits who were bullying people everywhere, but now it¡¯s others who come to bully me. Is this a good life?
To make matters worse, Japanese pirates came up the river several times and invaded Taihu Lake to plunder the coast. The imperial court sent a general to lead the army to garrison Taihu Lake.
It¡¯s totally impossible to live this life.
The water bandits either changed their profession and came ashore, or they were recruited and turned into officers and soldiers. There are also many water bandits who love their careers and don't want to change careers, so they choose to collude with big businessmen and live under their protection.
Facts have proved that choice is indeed greater than effort.
"As a result, those who changed careers have long since disappeared; those who were recruited have become cannon fodder; only those who colluded with big dogs have enjoyed better days.
Especially after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the big dogs tried to cancel the establishment of Taihu Generals, and all the original garrison troops were withdrawn.
Taihu Lake has completely become the territory of water bandits and big dogs
As an outstanding representative of a big dog family, the Hua family can naturally control the water bandits in North Tai Lake.
But after all, most of Taihu Lake belongs to Suzhou. After Wugui Mountain and Xiaojiao Mountain go south, it is not the Hua family that has the final say.
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"Since they are going from Yixing Dongji to Kunshan, they should take the route to the south of Xijing Bay, from Muguang River to Suzhou and then Loujiang. This is much faster than going around Guajingkou."
Hua Boxhen pointed to a map of the waters of Taihu Lake and explained to Mr. Zhao: "But the entire route is within the boundaries of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce."
"Dongting Chamber of Commerce" Zhao Hao crossed his arms and chuckled: "Ten places have gongs, nine have it."
After all, Hua Boxhen is not from Suzhou, and he doesn¡¯t know that the Dongting Chamber of Commerce has imposed an embargo on grain in Kunshan.
Hearing this, he was slightly startled and said, "Why, brother Xian has a conflict with the Dongting Chamber of Commerce?"
"Their vice president Liu Zhengqi has a close relationship with me." Zhao Hao simply told Hua Boxhen the grudges between the two families.
"That's it" Hua Boxhen was a little confused: "It seems there is no misunderstanding."
"How could it be a misunderstanding?" Zhao Hao sneered and said: "On the day I set off, Wu Ji ignored the warning of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce and sent the first batch of rice to Kunshan. Then the second batch of rice was robbed by water bandits. The Dongting Chamber of Commerce is so domineering."
"There are Huizhou all over Dongting, and they are big business gangs that are as famous as Huizhou merchants." Hua Bozhen couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Besides, Taihu Lake is their hometown, and those businessmen all came from Dongting's East and West Mountains"
Although these aristocratic families are aloof, they do not pay attention to individual businessmen at all.
But precisely because of this, businessmen will actively unite to compete with the aristocratic family.
The Chamber of Commerce gathers the strength of hundreds of families, and its influence is naturally stronger than that of aristocratic families, but it does not dare to offend the wealthy families easily.
Only when both sides reach a certain degree of balance can they coexist peacefully.
So Hua Boxhen also had a deep love for Dongting.I will have a headache, and I can¡¯t guarantee that the other party will let me go.
"But don't worry, dear brother, I will go south with you and help you negotiate with them!"
But given the relationship between the Hua family and Zhao Hao, this favor must be done. Hua Boxhen stood up and said:
"President Weng and my father have been friends for many years, so they should sell it to the Hua family to save their face."
¡°Then I¡¯ll let Brother Lao negotiate on my behalf.¡± Zhao Hao cupped his hands with gratitude on his face.
"Brother Xian, please tidy up a little. Brother Yu, please report to my father, and we will set off with you." Hua Boxhen said solemnly.
"Well, I'll say goodbye to the old man later." Zhao Hao nodded.
After Hua Boxhen left in a hurry, Zhao Hao gave another order to Gao Wu who had just turned back.
"I ordered Battalion Commander Jin to take all the brothers and leave immediately!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the waters of Taihu Lake and said: "Don't go to the Loujiang and Wusongjiang rivers. Don't disturb anyone. Wait for me in the north of Xijing Bay!"
"Yes!" Gao Wu's eyes lit up as soon as he heard the order. It was obvious that Mr. Zhao's order was in line with his wishes.
He quickly turned around and ordered again.
Secretary Ma rolled up the water area map In fact, the map belonged to the Hua family. They didn't say it was a gift to Zhao Hao, but Secretary Ma assumed it was a gift.
He asked in a low voice: "Master, didn't you say that we should negotiate first?"
"Negotiation is nonsense!" Mr. Zhao rarely cursed in front of a girl.
¡°Usually he only speaks dirty words when he is with the gentlemen.
It was obvious that beneath his calm expression, his anger could no longer be suppressed.
"How many times have they messed with me? Are you negotiating with them? Are you going to be sent to the countryside?!"
Secretary Ma put the map away and replied: "Once in Nanjing, this is the second time since I came to Suzhou."
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? although the Nanjing incident has already made Liu Yuanwai very miserable
"Although I have always been kind and friendly, I have always failed to do so again and again!" Zhao Hao sneered and said: "If we don't kill them this time, my surname will no longer be Zhao!"
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Throwing up his sleeves and going out.
Secretary Ma hurriedly followed. She felt that the young master was right.
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Zhao Hao and his party originally planned to set off tomorrow, so naturally they had nothing to deal with.
¡°That is to say, Mr. Zhao himself had a lot of bits and pieces, but Qiaoqiao and Ma Xianglan also sorted them out after having a cup of tea.
Everyone was ready to go, and Zhao Hao went to bid farewell to Taishi Hua.
Hua Cha already knew the whole story, so he was naturally very angry and ordered his eldest son to handle the matter properly. Later, Liu Zhengqi was also robbed to vent his anger on Zhao Hao.
Hua Bozhen naturally agreed, but he would not obey his father's last words.
After coming out, Hua Boxhen whispered to Zhao Hao: "If there is no need, don't make enemies with the Dongting Chamber of Commerce."
"Understood." Zhao Hao nodded, thinking that it is necessary now
Hua Shuyang wanted to follow him, but Zhao Hao glared at him and left him at home.
"I'm going to kill someone, why are you, a weak mathematician, going to fill you in?"
What? Is this young master also a weakling?
¡°Are you kidding me? I¡¯ve practiced pulling out tendons before!
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