Chapter 230: Confrontation
The Four Seas Hall of the Sand Boat Gang.
Hearing that Guo Qilin asked Mrs. Shen, Elder Niu hurriedly presented the land deed in his hand.
Chen Huaixiu flipped through a few pages, gently put the title deed on the table, and asked Guo Qilin: "I see that these place names are very vivid, aren't they all east of Huangpu?" ”
"Ah, I guess so...... So what? Guo Qilin's pupils shrank, obviously asking a little bit.
"As far as I know, Pudong is saline-alkali land to the east and muddy ponds to the west, and less than one in ten can be cultivated."
Chen Huaixiu spoke Chongming dialect that was slightly harder than Wu dialect, and his voice was not loud but firm.
"I don't know what the situation is with the 100,000 acres of land given by the Xu family? And how much can be cultivated? ”
As soon as these words came out, there was another buzz in the hall.
The county seat of Shanghai is in Puxi, and nine out of ten people also live in Puxi. Therefore, when everyone mentions Shanghai, they habitually think that it is the boundary of Puxi, and they will not think about Pudong at all.
As soon as Chen Huaixiu reminded him, the elders and hall masters suddenly realized that there was still a big pit waiting for everyone here.
When he landed, many people were unwilling, stood up and shouted: "Guo Qilin, you colluded with us in Xujiakeng, right?!" ”
"That is, Pudong doesn't even have a single cigarette, what's the difference with us?"
"We have 500 boats and more than 3,000 brothers in the Sand Boat Gang, and we sold them for such a bad price, and you are embarrassed to come back to ask for credit!"
"I disagree!"
"I disagree!"
A group of high-ranking people of the Sand Boat Gang rejoiced, and they were very embarrassed at this time.
Guo Qilin tried his best to defend himself, but his voice couldn't suppress the loud voice of this group of running boats.
There was a loud crack, and the high-level officials followed the prestige and saw that it was the helper who dropped the teacup.
The hall was silent.
The disciples of the torture hall who were waiting outside the door also rushed to the door when they heard the sound, and waited for the gang leader to give the order to take the person.
The gang leader of the Sand Boat Gang has a lot of power, and can even bypass the government and use lynching to execute gang members who violate the gang rules.
Don't look at the fact that these gang masters don't take Guo Donglin in their eyes behind their backs, but no one dares to confront him in person, otherwise it will be a crime of disrespecting the gang leader!
Guo Donglin waved his hand and asked the people outside to retreat. Only then did he stand up with a black face, his eyes swept over everyone coldly, and he scolded:
"Are you stupid for letting the sea breeze blow? Where are we going? It's Jiangnan, the Jiangnan that was reclaimed 500 years ago! ”
"You don't want to go too far, and you don't want to be separated. In addition to Pudong, where can the Xu family find 100,000 acres of land that no one cultivates and settle our 40,000 or 50,000 people?! ”
After a burst of guns and sticks, the guys lost their arrogance.
After suppressing this group of people, Guo Donglin walked up to Chen Huaixiu, put on a smiling face and said:
"Brother and sister, brother, I am from Shanghai County, so I should know more about the situation in Pudong than you, right?"
"That's nature." Chen Huaixiu turned his head slightly.
"Good. My brother told you that Pudong is not as evil as it is rumored, there are several towns and tens of thousands of households. After a pause, Guo Donglin said again:
"It's true that the conditions there are not as good as those in Puxi, but the land can be planted and people can live there. It's Jiangnan, how can there be a perfect place waiting for us? As long as everyone works together, I believe that it will not be long before everything will be fine. ”
"Besides, do we still have to choose? Dongsha collapsed, Yao Liusha collapsed, how long can our Sansha last? No one can say for sure. As he spoke, he sighed and said with a look of pity:
"From a personal point of view, of course I don't want to believe that the land where the sand boat gang has lived for generations will disappear one day. But I am the leader of a gang, I can't be emotional, I have to take precautions for the whole gang of 3,000 children and 40,000 family members. ”
"What does it mean to know what it means to plan ahead?" Guo Qilin took advantage of the situation and shouted on the side: "I don't think many of you know." If you don't understand anything, you just know that you can just follow the coaxing and listen to my eldest brother honestly. ”
The gang was speechless and completely lost their arrogance.
And the helper is right. The Tianci Salt Farm and the county seat all sank to the bottom, Chongmingwei also withdrew to the land, although Sansha is okay now, as long as he is a normal person, he will worry about whether the same fate will fall on them.
I don't know when it was rumored that the entire Chongming would be abandoned by the imperial court, which intensified the worry about survival of the people in the Shachuan Gang.
Guo Gang Leader drank Guo Qilin away, and said to everyone seriously:
"Whether the three sands will collapse or not, and when it will collapse, is not for us to decide. But we can decide to act immediately, no longer sit and wait, and change a new home for the people, a new home that no longer needs to be feared, no longer hangs alone on the sea, and is no longer regarded as a new home by the people of Jiangnan!"
"Yes, it's not perfect, and it may not live up to our expectations. But with the diligence and wisdom of our Sansha people, we will definitely make it change a little every year and a big change every three years. It won't be long before it becomes the land of fish and rice that everyone envies. ”
"I believe that in 10 or 20 years, all of us will be proud of today's decision, and 510 years from now, our children and grandchildren will be grateful for our wise decision!"
Guo Gang Master's book was not read in vain, and the same content came out of his mouth, which was more convincing than Guo Qilin. Everyone was a little moved when they heard this, and they couldn't help but nod their heads, thinking of that beautiful new home.
Seeing that the gang members were basically convinced, Gang Leader Guo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Turning his gaze to Mrs. Shen, as long as the woman nodded, this thing was done.
"Brother and sister, does what my brother said make sense?"
Mrs. Shen nodded.
His gaze slowly swept over the crowd again, and he asked in a cold voice word by word:
"I'm done, who's for and who's against?!"
"This ......" The high-level people looked at each other, they thought that today was just a discussion, but they didn't expect to make a statement on the spot.
"Sansha has 40,000 or 50,000 people, but it doesn't mean that you can move. It's better to settle things down as soon as possible, and have a lot of time to prepare. Gang Leader Guo said undoubtedly:
"I'm going to settle this matter today! I ask again, who is for and who is against?! ”
"Who is for and who is against?!" Guo Qilin also shouted with a fake tiger.
Everyone looked at Chen Huaixiu, she was the speaker of the Shen family, and only if she didn't object, everyone dared to express their position.
Chen Huaixiu frowned slightly, it seemed that it was difficult to make up her mind, but when things came to this point, she couldn't help but hesitate.
"I do still have something unclear, and I am tired of helping the master solve his doubts."
"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Guo Qilin nodded and said, "Brother and sister, if you have anything to understand, ask it together, brother, I will satisfy you." ”
"I don't really understand, why does the Xu family value us so much?" Just listen to Chen Huaixiu's quiet words:
"If you just want us to run a boat for his family, you just need to hire us, so why bother us to move to them? That's kind, isn't it? ”
"Madame has a point." Elder Ma nodded and said, "The Xu family is not a benevolent person, and it is really strange to take 100,000 acres of land out to take us in." ”
"Well, that makes sense." Elder Niu also agreed.
Gang Leader Guo gritted his teeth with hatred, of course he knew what the Xu family was for. But how can you say it?
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