Chapter 1373 (1/2)
The tide of Qiantang River is mighty, pouring into the sea from the mouth of Yanguan Town, accompanied by a rumbling sound, which vibrates for several miles. It was in August, when wubai Ye Zhenghong was near xianiujia village in Lin'an Prefecture. The afterwave of the spring tide was still there, but it was far less powerful than the Haining tide nearby.
Although Lin'an was not the capital of the Song Dynasty, it was also chosen as the place where the emperor traveled because it was adjacent to Shanghai and widely connected at home and abroad.
Since the year of Jingkang, the emperor of the great Song Dynasty has always lived here. Instead, it is the palace of the capital of Bianliang state. It is rarely used except the first month of the great dynasty every year.
Since the opening of the sea in the great Song Dynasty in the year of Yuan Fu, the status of overseas colonies has become prominent. Shanghai port is superior, gradually catching up with Quanzhou and Guangzhou and becoming the largest port in the great song dynasty. The railways from Shanghai and Lin'an to Bianliang have also become the transportation artery like the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal. The government trains shuttle back and forth. Niujiacun station is a small station in front of Lin'an station.
Lin'an has been expanded for three times. The city is already vast, and the traffic congestion in the city is not as convenient as in the suburbs outside the city. Niujia village is located next to the Qiantang River, but it is not as affected by the tide as Haining Yanguan, so the waterway is also accessible. The railway and waterway meet here and gradually become a north-south freight yard.
Niujia village has therefore become a freight hub in the Song Dynasty.
Although it is called a village, it actually has a floating population of tens of thousands and dozens of freight yards and factories, just like a small town.
As a whistle sounded through the sky, a line of white smoke rolled in the distance. Soon, a deafening sound of rail vibration was heard. The government train began to enter the station. The men sitting on both sides outside the railway station began to stand up and trot to the station. A man in his twenties put a cotton towel on his shoulder and walked slowly to the station.
A strong man stood in the station and glanced at the people.
He looked at people from the corners of his eyes. When there were about dozens of men running, he raised his hand and said, ”enough people! This trip is packed with porcelain destined for Fusang Prefecture. It's expensive. If you miss it, you'll smash it! It runs through... From 1000 Wen... It's not a province of 777.”
The man in his twenties came up to him, wiped his hands, put the towel on his shoulder and said, ”add me!”
The strong man smiled with a gloomy smile: ”Ouch! It's my brother Guo, please!”
The big man surnamed Guo stood in the crowd, and the people were used to it. They gathered around him, led by him. They bravely stood behind the big man surnamed Guo, and bargained with the big man with strange strength: ”since it's such an expensive thing to move, should the salary rise? Brothers should pay more attention, don't they?”
The crowd roared, ”yes!”
”Go up a little! If you're not careful, you'll work in vain in a month! What do my family eat?”
”What's your name?” several other men in the same black clothes stood up, and the first one spit out a cigarette and said, ”we are insatiable. Without our Haisha gang... What do you eat? The goods of Niujia village are contracted by our Haisha gang. The wharf and station are all our territory. It's mercy for you to come and beg for food.”
”If you don't do it, some people do it!” the thug pointed at the man behind Guo Dahan.
The Thug's fingers were as black as iron. He raised his hands and pinched his fingers into claws and landed on the crate beside him. As soon as he pinched three fingers... He pulled out two nails from the superior crate nailed by Nanyang hardwood, and then pressed the nails back with pure finger force in full view of the public.
”Lao Tzu's iron sand eagle claw for ten years earned his position today.”
”If you envy me that I can eat and drink for nothing and draw your water every day, then practice hundreds of martial arts diligently. If you can practice jiuniu erhu skill to the level of my eagle claw hand, the Haisha gang will be empty. If you go in, you will be the leader of ten people. It's better than earning a hundred times more hard money here every day?”
Then the thug looked at the silent man surnamed Guo and knew the meaning without asking.
Everyone also looked at their Brother Guo. It would be good if Brother Guo joined the Haisha gang. They also had a backer in the gang controlling local freight.
But the big man surnamed Guo still didn't say a word, as if he hadn't heard it.
The Yin dove laughed and said in two voices, ”it seems that Brother Guo doesn't like our Haisha Gang! But we still give Brother Guo a face. If the salary is increased by half this time, we should give Brother Guo the child in the woman's belly to mend his body!”
This implied threat was still unheard of in the ears of the big man surnamed Guo. He just changed the towel for his right shoulder and said, ”work!”
A group of porters responded and dispersed in droves, heading for different carriages in groups. They soon carried large and small boxes and transported them.
The thug who practiced Eagle Claw skill looked at Guo Dahan's back, spit on the ground and whispered, ”I don't know what's good or bad! I don't have the strength, what!”
He went up to the dove and said, ”brother, Guo Xiaotian doesn't know good or bad. How can you give him face back? Even if you don't raise money today, what can those poor people do?”
”They're just making noise. The waterways and railways in Niujia village are all the territory of our Haisha gang. Why let outsiders take advantage of them? Save two, and we'll have our brother's wine money at night?”
”Jiuniu erhu skill is unusual. It is one of the 100 martial arts recorded in the martial arts classic of the great song dynasty revised by the forbidden martial arts hall in the past years.”
”Hundreds of martial arts have a great reputation, but they will increase their strength when they practice. My iron sand Eagle Claw skill is not as powerful!” the thug leader proudly used several capture techniques, but he is also skilled. He can break the air from time to time. He looks quite powerful.
His eldest brother scolded, ”you know a fart!”
”A hundred martial arts are easy to learn but difficult to master. Ordinary people will gain strength and exercise their muscles and bones after practicing. Jiuniu erhu skill is created specifically for carrying, carrying, Lifu and Lishi. It is a horizontal martial arts from the inside out. This martial arts comes from the forbidden martial arts hall, which is the highest martial arts in the Song Dynasty. Even if it is a popular commodity in the world, it is not comparable to the iron sand Eagle Claw function of your three legged cat.”
”It can be regarded as the authentic martial arts of Xuanmen. When you practice it to a high level, you can practice your muscles and bones horizontally. You are really like an iron man. You can fight day and night without exhaustion. It is widely spread in the army. Besides, what is the most powerful martial Arts of Xuanmen, do you know?”
The eagle claw man couldn't touch his head and said, ”what is it?”
”You know everything...” the big man sneered, ”you iron sand Eagle Claw skill. If people practice it, they can withstand your ten years of hard work in three months. Any external Kung Fu can be quickly completed in his hands. If Guo Xiaotian is willing to join the gang, he will be above you and me in three months... It's a pity that he doesn't appreciate it.” as he said, a fierce look appeared on the big man's face.
The thug man saw the big brother's eyes and whispered, ”brother wants to...” he made a horizontal splitting gesture with his hand.
”That's why I gave him a face. This time, I just paralyzed him. He repeatedly refused the solicitation of our Haisha gang. He has been impatient for a long time. Today is his last chance... He is not weak. He is mixed with those poor people and has a growing reputation. He is also worried that he will win people's hearts and develop a great danger.”
”You mean he refused our solicitation because he wanted to open his own door?”