There is a local saying in Suzhou, which says, 'You can't pull out the barnyard grass in the soil, and you can't catch the robbers in Taihu Lake'.

Taihu Lake is vast and boundless, the islands are scattered, and the ports are staggered, known as Zeguo.

However, it is at the intersection of the three prefectures, adjacent to more than a dozen counties, which is extremely conducive to the hiding and transfer of water bandits.

Often, as soon as the officials and troops in Suzhou came, the bandits hid to the Changzhou border. It was easy to wait for the two governments to coordinate, and the bandits hid to the border of Huzhou again.

Huzhou is from Zhejiang. The difficulty of cross-provincial suppression of bandits is high enough for people to calm down, go home and wash and sleep.

Therefore, Taihu Lake is the best breeding ground for bandits, which are as numerous as cattle hairs and are inexhaustible, and they are no exception to the national dynasty.

It is said that when banditry was most rampant, there were more than 100 bandits of all sizes in Taihu Lake, adding up to nearly 10,000 water bandits.

There are even glorious achievements of the prefect who has killed and come to suppress the bandits.

But that's all in the past.

Since the rampant Japanese invaders, the imperial court loosened the local armed forces and encouraged each prefecture and county to recruit their own villagers to form gunner teams for self-defense.

The counties along the Taihu Lake soon recruited troops and hired experienced officers for training.

The best training is actual combat, and the best actual combat training is to practice with water bandits.

Moreover, water warfare is the world of long-range weapons.

The Taihu Lake bandits were forced to suffer all of a sudden.

They are armed with broadswords and shuttles, and they don't even know how to use bows and arrows, so who is the opponent of the Gunners?

After everyone's boat was on the spot, they held bird guns and opened up the distance and aimed to fight. If they want to row closer, they have to be honest and targeted.

If you hide below deck, you can't handle the boat, and you don't have a temper at all.

It turned out that the water bandits were bullying people everywhere, but now it's others who come to the door to bully themselves, is there a good day for this?

To add insult to injury, later on, because the Japanese invaded the Taihu Lake several times along the river and plundered the coast. The imperial court sent a general to lead the official army to garrison Taihu Lake.

I can't live my life at all.

The bandits either changed their routes to the shore, or accepted the recruitment and became officers and soldiers. There are also many bandits who love their careers and don't want to change careers, so they choose to collude with big families and live under their protection.

As it turns out, the choice is greater than the effort.

As a result, those who changed careers have long since disappeared; Zhao'an became cannon fodder; Only those who collude with big dogs, the days are getting more and more moisturized.

Especially after the victory of the anti-Japanese war, the big dogs managed to cancel the establishment of Taihu Lake generals, and the original garrison was also withdrawn.

Taihu Lake has completely become the territory of water bandits and big dogs......

As an outstanding representative of the big dog family, the Hua family can naturally control the water bandits in North Taihu Lake.

But after all, most of Taihu Lake belongs to Suzhou, and after passing the Turtle Mountain and Xiaojiao Mountain to the south, it is not up to the Hua family to have the final say.

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"Since they are going from Yixing Dongjiu to Kunshan, it should be the route to Xijing Bay South, from Muguang River to Suzhou and then to Loujiang. This is much faster than going around the mouth of Guajing. ”

Hua Bozhen pointed to a map of the waters of Taihu Lake and explained to Zhao Gongzi: "But this route is in the boundary of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce all the way. ”

"Dongting Chamber of Commerce ......" Zhao Hao hugged his arms and said with a laugh: "Ten gongs, nine have it." ”

After all, Hua Bozhen is not from Suzhou Prefecture, and he doesn't know about the Dongting Chamber of Commerce's embargo on Kunshan grain.

Hearing this, he was slightly stunned and said, "What's the matter, there is a conflict between the virtuous brother and the Dongting Chamber of Commerce?" ”

"Their vice president, Liu Zhengqi, has a lot of connections with me." Zhao Hao simply told Hua Bozhen about the grievances between the two families.

"That's ......" Hua Bozhen nodded a little: "It seems that 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. This is only the second batch of rice that was robbed by water bandits. Dongting Chamber of Commerce, it's really domineering. ”

"Drill the sky and the cave is full of emblems, that is a big merchant gang as famous as the Hui merchants." Hua Bozhen couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Besides, Taihu Lake is people's lair, and those businessmen all came out of the east and west mountains of Dongting......"

Although these family giants are high above the sky, they don't take individual merchants into account at all.

But it is precisely because of this that the merchants will actively join forces to compete with the family.

The Chamber of Commerce gathers the strength of hundreds of schools, and its influence is naturally stronger than that of the family, but it does not dare to provoke the family easily.

Only when the two sides achieve a certain degree of equilibrium can they coexist peacefully.

Therefore, Hua Bozhen also had a headache for the Dongting Chamber of Commerce, and did not dare to guarantee that the other party would definitely release him.

"But don't worry, brother, I'll go south with you and help you negotiate with them!"

But with the relationship between the Hua family and Zhao Hao, this favor must still be helped. Hua Bozhen stood up and said:

"Their President Weng and his father have been old friends for many years, and they should sell my Hua family face."

"Then Brother Lao will negotiate on his behalf." Zhao Hao arched his hand, his face full of gratitude.

"Brother Xian clean up a little, Brother Fool will report to his father, and he will set off with you." Hua Bozhen said in a deep voice.

"Well, I'll say goodbye to the old man later." Zhao Hao nodded.

When Hua Bozhen hurriedly went, Zhao Hao gave another order to Gao Wu, who had just turned back.

"Order Camp Commander Jin to take all the brothers and start immediately!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the waters of Taihu Lake and said: "Don't go to the Loujiang and Wusong rivers, don't alarm anyone, wait for me in the north of Xijing Bay!" ”

"Yes!" Gao Wu's eyes lit up when he heard the order, and it was obvious that Zhao Gongzi's order was very much in line with his heart.

Hurriedly turned around and re-ordered.

Secretary Ma rolled up the water map...... In fact, the map belonged to the Hua family, and no one said that it was given to Zhao Hao, but Secretary Ma should have given it.

He asked in a low voice, "Childe, didn't you say that you would negotiate first?" ”

"Negotiation fart!" Zhao Gongzi broke out in front of the girl very rarely.

Usually he only gets dirty when he's with the old men.

Obviously, under his calm expression, his anger could not be suppressed.

"How many times have they done this one? Still negotiating with them? Send your face to the countryside?! ”

Secretary Ma put away the map and replied, "Once in Nanjing, this is the second time after coming to Suzhou." ”

The heart said that although Nanjing was that time, Liu Yuanwai had been rectified so miserably......

"Although this son has always been kind and wealthy, he has been repeated!" Zhao Hao sneered and said: "If you don't kill them this time, my son will not be surnamed Zhao!" ”

As he spoke, he threw his sleeves out.

Secretary Ma hurriedly followed, she felt that what Childe said was so reasonable.

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Zhao Hao and his entourage were planning to leave tomorrow, so naturally there was nothing to clean up.

That is, Zhao Gongzi himself has a little more chicken and dog pieces, but Qiaoqiao and Ma Xianglan have also picked up the tea kung fu.

Everyone was ready to go, and Zhao Hao went to say goodbye to Hua Taishi again.

Hua Cha already knew what was going on, so he was naturally very angry and ordered his eldest son to deal with the matter well. turned around and robbed Liu Zhengqi once to give Zhao Hao his anger.

Hua Bozhen naturally responded, but he wouldn't do what his father said.

After coming out, Hua Bozhen whispered to Zhao Hao: "If you don't have to, don't make a feud with the Dongting Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Understood." Zhao Hao nodded, and said in his heart that it was already necessary now......

Hua Shuyang also wanted to follow, and was stared at by Zhao Hao and stayed at home.

Ben Gongzi is going to cut people, what are you weak chicken mathematicians following to fill in the mess?

What the? Ben Gongzi is also a weak chicken?

What are you kidding, I've practiced pulling out tendons!

ps. Chapter 5, thank you for the support of the new alliance leader 'Listening to the Words', thank you. Ask for a monthly pass~~~

ps2. It's dry, and there's not a drop left......