Looking at the muzzle of several black holes in front of him, the burly and sturdy man immediately stopped his steps, although he had never seen a short firecracker, but he had seen a long firecracker, this thing was a bloody hole with a shot, and he couldn't hide at all, how dare he be reckless, he immediately arched his hand at Yi Zhicontent, and said calmly: "This is the hospitality of the shopkeeper Yida?" ”

Yi Zhizhi glanced at him for a long time, and said contemptuously: "Uninvited, forced in, what kind of disciple are you?" As he spoke, his face sank and he shouted, "Fold, fold your limbs and throw them out!" ”

The man sneered and said fearlessly: "I want to see who dares to touch a single hair of me." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Yi Zhishu didn't say a word, took two steps forward, passed the Colt revolver from the hand of Tuan Yong beside him, raised his hand is a shot, "bang" a gunshot, with the sound of gunshots, a group of people wearing fat pants and big jackets quickly rushed in, as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw more than a dozen black hole guns aimed at them, and everyone was startled, and they all stood still.

"Yida shopkeeper, I have something to say." As he spoke, a young man in his twenties, dressed in a robe and a horse coat, dressed as a gentry, walked in quickly, glanced at the situation in the courtyard, and glanced at the sturdy man in the courtyard like a wooden stake, and then he smiled and said, "The shopkeeper of Yi Da is so murderous. ”

Hearing this, the sturdy man in the courtyard with a wooden stake seemed to come back to his senses, stretched out his hand and touched the top of his head, feeling wet, and when he put it in front of him, his hands were full of blood, and his face was pale, and it was obvious that the bullet was flying over his scalp, and he was afraid that he would die if he was a little lower.

Yi Zhizu glanced at everyone and said coldly, "Who are you?" ”

The young man hurriedly arched his hand and said, "In Xia Cao to help Jiang Huaisi, Wu Feiyang, I have the honor to ..... today." ”

"Stop." Yi Zhishu glanced at him and said coldly: "Cao Bang doesn't know the rules? ”

Wu Feiyang said with a smile: "A misunderstanding, Yi Da shopkeeper doesn't care. As he spoke, he shouted lightly: "Chang Si, don't hurry up and make amends to the shopkeeper Yida." ”

The man named Chang Si arched his hand with a look of fear and said: "Little Chang Si, reckless for a while, I hope that the shopkeeper Yi will forgive me." ”

Yi Zhizu handed the gun back to Tuan Yong, and said in a light tone: "In the future, if anyone dares to be presumptuous in front of me, he will shoot him directly, and he will be afraid, what do you want your guards to do?" ”

"Subordinates obey." The group of Tuan Yong hurriedly responded, and they all looked at the Cao Gang and the others with a little unkindness.

Seeing that the other party didn't give face at all, Wu Feiyang couldn't help but secretly complain, he really didn't expect this Yi Da shopkeeper to be so domineering, you must know that although the Cao Gang is a gang in the rivers and lakes, it has obtained a legal status, not only are there many disciples in the gang, but also many disciples are military attaches of the imperial court, and there are few local officials on both sides of the canal who do not sell the face of the Cao Gang.

He originally wanted to give Yi Zhizhi a dismount today, Chang Si has outstanding martial arts, and a dozen or so strong men can't get close to him at all, but he didn't expect that the other party's bodyguards were all equipped with short firearms, but instead gave them a dismount, and they couldn't get off the stage.

After a slight groan, he waved his hand and said, "All stand down." ”

Chang Sizheng was embarrassed and didn't know what to do, listening to this voice, he hurriedly retreated quickly, Wu Feiyang's subordinates all withdrew from the courtyard, and then slowly stepped forward, without waiting for him to speak, Yi Zhishu asked first: "Yuan Qi has no contact with the Cao Gang, why does the Cao Gang know my whereabouts well?" ”

"The shopkeeper of Yida misunderstood." Wu Feiyang hurriedly said: "The boat ride of the shopkeeper of Yida is too outstanding, so he sent Lin Butang to take office, but he came to Jiangning again in a few days, and he was moored at Shuiximen Wharf, so it is naturally not difficult to guess that the shopkeeper of Yida came to Jiangning." ”

The Cao Gang is as famous as the Heaven and Earth Society and the White Lotus Sect, but in fact, because it has a legal status, its power and strength are far from being comparable to the Heaven and Earth Society and the White Lotus Sect, from Hangzhou to Tianjin, the prefectures and counties along the canal are the sphere of influence of the Cao Gang, Yi Zhizhi wants to be based in Shanghai and develop the two rivers, it is impossible to bypass the Cao Gang, as early as when he sent Yan Shikuan to Shanghai, he let Yan Shikuan contact the Cao Gang, naturally he did not want to be bad with the Cao Gang, however, the Cao Gang was too rude today, and he had to pay a good tribute, so as not to fall behind in the future with the Cao Gang.

Although the other party's explanation is reasonable, Yi Zhizhi can't believe it, you know, he is not only the big shopkeeper of Yuan Qi, but also Shanghai Daotai, the other party's behavior today is not Meng Lang, but deliberately, it is obvious that the Cao Gang is extremely hostile to him, and he really doesn't know where he offended the Cao Gang.

"Brother Wu, please." Yi Zhixiang stretched out his hand and gave way.

"Yida shopkeeper, please." Wu Feiyang hurriedly humbled himself.

The two of them entered the room and sat down, serving tea, Yi Zhizhi ordered a cigar for himself, and then said: "Yuan Qi and Jiang Ning Cao Gang have never had anything to do with each other, Brother Wu led the crowd to come today, what is the matter?" ”

Wu Feiyang led the crowd to come today, and when he came, he wanted to give Yi Zhizhi a dismount, in order to warn the other party, and when he heard him ask, he asked with a smile: "Our Cao Gang is in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, and Yuanqi is in Guangdong, so it can be said that the well water does not violate the river water ......." After a slight pause, he smiled and asked, "I take the liberty to ask, is there a grievance between the shopkeeper of Yi Da and the Cao Gang?" ”

Yi Zhizu glanced at him in some surprise and said, "What does Brother Wu mean by this?" ”

Wu Feiyang lifted his robe, lifted Erlang's legs, and said: "Since there is no injustice in the distance, it must be that there is a grudge in recent days." ”

Glancing at him, Yi Zhizu said in a light tone: "There is neither injustice nor enmity with the Cao Gang, Brother Wu may as well say it if he has something to say." ”

"Since there is no injustice in the distant future, and there is no enmity in the near future, I don't understand it below." Wu Feiyang said in a heavy tone, "Why did Yuan Qi want to cut off the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people in my Cao Gang for no reason, haven't you heard of it, cutting off your livelihood is like killing your parents, and you don't share the sky!" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi reacted that the other party was talking about the railway! He really didn't think about it in this regard, indeed, once the railway was built, it was equivalent to cutting off the livelihood of the Cao Gang, it seems that the opening of the Foguang Railway had a great shock to the Cao Gang, which made them panic, and then he thought that the Cao Yun was changed to sea transportation, and the imperial court was forced to give up because it considered cutting off the livelihood of the Cao Gang? After all, the hundreds of thousands of organized Cao gangs on both sides of the canal who have been cut off from their livelihoods are a great destabilizing factor.

Of course, it was impossible for him to give up the construction of the railway because he had violated the interests of the Cao Gang, and after a little muttering, he said: "Brother Wu is talking about the railway? ”

Wu Feiyang strictly forbade it and said, "Why should the shopkeeper of Yida ask knowingly? ”

Yi Zhishu smiled and said, "Whether to build a large-scale railway is a matter for the imperial court, what does it have to do with it?" ”

"Since the shopkeeper of Yida said so, then there is no need for us to say it again." Wu Feiyang said and stood up and made a gesture to leave.

Yi Zhisuff said slowly: "It's a matter of life and death for the Cao Gang, but Brother Wu is so uncontrollable, how can he reply when he goes back?" ”

After a little hesitation, Wu Feiyang sat down slowly and said, "If the shopkeeper Yida is bent on building a railway, it will be incompatible with our Cao Gang, what else can I say?" ”

After a slight sigh, Yi Zhizhi said: "The Foshan-Guangzhou Railway is open, should your gang send someone to see it?" ”

The Cao Gang was extremely concerned about the construction of the railway, which was related to the livelihood of more than 100,000 people in the Cao Gang, and they did not dare not be careless, so they naturally sent people to Guangzhou to watch on the spot, Wu Feiyang glanced at him and was silent.

"There is also a steamship in Guangzhou, which was captured from the British army, I don't know if your gang has noticed." Yi Zhixiang glanced at him as he spoke, and said in a slow tone: "The emergence of railway ships is destined to undergo earth-shaking changes in transportation, your gang makes a living from the transportation industry, and it can be said that it is the giant of the transportation industry in the Qing Dynasty, and you should be the most sensitive to the innovation of transportation vehicles."

What I want to say is that blindly conservative can not maintain the status of your gang as a giant in the transportation industry, only to keep up with the changes of the times, control the latest means of transportation and methods, your gang can continue to consolidate and develop and grow.

In addition, your gang should not only focus on the transportation of grain, the territory of the Qing Dynasty is vast, the coast is long, whether it is land transportation or sea transportation, in these twenty or thirty years will not only undergo earth-shaking changes, transportation volume will also increase sharply, if you can not grasp this opportunity, you can only disband, become history. ”

Wu Feiyang didn't understand the meaning of his words for a while, and only hesitated for a while: "What does the shopkeeper of Yi Da mean is to let us help build the railway?" But I heard that the high cost of the railway is scary, and our Cao Gang doesn't have that financial resources. ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "Isn't Brother Wu worried that the more than 100,000 members of your gang will lose their livelihoods? The construction of railways required a large number of skilled railway workers, and even if all the gangs of your gang were converted into railway construction workers, it could not meet the needs of the Qing Dynasty to build railways. ”

Build a railway? Wu Feiyang couldn't help but hesitate and said, "Yida shopkeeper is not joking, right?" The Cao gang are all boatmen and sailors, how can they build railways? ”

"Building a railway is not something that can be done overnight." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Your gang can gradually arrange young people to learn railway construction technology, and it will take ten or even twenty years of technology accumulation and talent training before it is possible for the Qing Dynasty to start large-scale railway construction." ”

Wu Feiyang glanced at him and said vigilantly: "The shopkeeper of Yi Da wants the Cao Gang to make a wedding dress for Yuan Qi?" ”

"Yuanqi has always inherited a principle, mutual benefit and reciprocity." Yi Zhizhi said: "Brother Wu has thought about it, if your gang can have a large scale of railway construction workers, it can completely set up a railway company by itself and raise funds to build railways, which will greatly reduce the cost of railways, in addition, you can also contract the construction of railways in various places, which is an extremely profitable business." ”

Wu Feiyang said suspiciously: "Such a good thing, why didn't Yuan Qi do it himself?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi smiled, "Yuan Qi can't occupy all the ways to make money in the Qing Dynasty, even if Yuan Qi has this distraction, the imperial court may not agree, besides, the construction of the railway is only suitable for your gang, your gang not only helps many, but also has a strong organization, the most important thing is that the court is also happy to see this." ”

Wu Feiyang put down Erlang's legs, sat down in a proper manner, leaned forward slightly, and then spoke: "Yida shopkeeper is really willing to help Cao Gang?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "If you can't properly settle your gang, the construction of the railway from Beijing to Jiangnan will inevitably be full of resistance, and Yuanqi is not to help your gang, but to be mutually beneficial with your gang." After a pause, he continued: "With the development of steamships, within twenty years, whether at sea or on inland rivers, most wooden ships will be replaced by steam-iron ships, and even if there is no railway, the transportation will be changed to sea, which is the trend and the general trend."

Brother Wu goes back, it is best to suggest that all the leaders of your gang go to Guangzhou to see, to see the railway, to see the factory, to see the steamship, if you are interested, you can also go to Qiongzhou Mansion to see, to see how large the sea transportation of iron ore and coal is, the era of land rail transportation, sea ship transportation has come, no one can stop it, we should follow the trend of the times. ”

As soon as Wu Feiyang came out of the courtyard, Chang Si led a group of people to greet him, and asked with concern: "Young Gang Master, how are you talking?" ”

Wu Feiyang glanced at him and said, "Are you okay?" ”

Chang Si hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I wiped the skin, it won't get in the way, but ..... It's mysterious enough. ”

"People are masters of art and bold." Wu Feiyang said and waved his hand, "Go back first." Saying that he strode forward, but he was secretly amused in his heart, now he came to warn, and it can even be said that he threatened Yi Zhizhi to know a little better, so that he would give up advocating the construction of the railway, and now he is going back, but he wants to persuade the old man to let the Cao Gang change careers to build railways, and it is really interesting to think about it.

The speed and transportation capacity of railway trains, "Xiguan Daily" publicized and reported every day, he was concerned about the situation of the railway, he naturally knew, what kind of steamship, he had also heard of it, last year the British fleet attacked Shanghai, it brought a few steamers, and it was really remarkable that they could tow the warships against the water.

The most important thing is that he feels that Yi Zhi's contentment is reasonable, rather than preventing the construction of the railway, it is better to follow the trend, the advantages of railway transportation are so obvious, sooner or later it will not be able to stop it, it is better to seize the opportunity to join forces with Yuan Qi to build a railway. Moreover, Yi Zhi's contented attitude is also sincere, if he does not properly solve the livelihood of the Cao Gang, the railway from Jingshi to Jiangnan is indeed a lot of resistance, and the imperial court can not care about the life and death of the Cao Gang?

In the courtyard of the inn, seeing Yi Zhishu alone in the room, the girl Jin Ying sneaked in with a pot of hot tea, and said with a smile while changing the tea: "The young master's marksmanship is really accurate, teach me when you want." ”

"You are a woman's family, what kind of gun do you learn?" Yi Zhishu said and asked, "When did you come back?" Can you get in touch? ”

Jin Ying also went out early in the morning to contact the Qinglian Sect in Jiangning City, and when he came back, he heard the people below talk about the Shen Zhun who was content with the marksmanship just now, and listened to him ask about the matter, and hurriedly replied: "I have been contacted, however, the Qinglian Sect in Jiangning City is not very powerful, one is the provincial capital, and the other is that the power of the Cao Gang is too great." (To be continued.) )