Chapter 1530 Struggle of Interests

Guo Ziping felt that the past two days had been a bit difficult. Yesterday, he went to meet the special envoy from Haihan, but because his behavior at the Hangzhou dock was too simple and rough, he was mercilessly scolded by the other party.

The level difference between the two parties was so far that he didn't even have a chance to defend himself. He could only bow his head and accept the punishment.

For Guo Ziping, although his current job is not very pleasant, it is indeed very lucrative. For every additional port he controls on the Qiantang River outside Hangzhou, his monthly income will increase.

Several hundred taels of silver, which is really a lot of income for a gangster leader like him who came from a civilian background. Power, wealth, and beautiful women, these things that used to only appear in his dreams, have now

He truly had it. And the great backer who gave him the opportunity to enjoy these things was actually not Wang Yuan, the general manager in Hangzhou, but the inconspicuous Haihan people in Hangzhou.

This description does not seem to be too accurate. After all, Haihan's influence in Hangzhou has become increasingly obvious. However, ordinary people do not know that many industries have been penetrated or controlled by Haihan, so it is difficult to have a deep understanding of this. But Guo Ziping

As a person in the game, I know how amazingly Haihan penetrated the private capital of Ming Dynasty.

Merchants engaged in maritime trade in Zhejiang will basically be excluded from the trade system established by Haihan if they have not registered with Haihan or find other ways to establish relationships with Haihan. And this kind of treatment

The direct consequences will cause merchants to quickly lose competitiveness in the market, because no one will take the initiative to do business with merchants that have been crossed out by Haihan. These excluded merchants will have all aspects of operating costs.

With the increase in number, even a small matter such as finding a dock closer to the city outside Hangzhou will become extremely difficult from now on.

After controlling upstream industries such as supply of goods and shipping, it will be much easier for Haihan Capital to penetrate into other related industries. Whether it is the terminal handling industry that Guo Ziping is engaged in, or other related catering, accommodation, warehousing,

It is difficult for land transportation, employment and other industries to resist the influx of capital from Haihan. As far as Guo Ziping knows, mergers and acquisitions in industries such as the terminal handling industry are also slowly taking place in other industries. Although he does not

It’s unclear what the real reason for Haihan’s actions is, but as far as he has access, Haihan’s influence among business partners has even surpassed that of the Ming government, and his efficiency in mobilizing social resources is far greater than that of the government.

.

Take the terminal handling industry that Guo Ziping is engaged in as an example. At the terminal he controls, the registered ships of the Haihan Shipping Department enjoy priority in loading and unloading cargo. For certain goods that require urgent replenishment, Guo Ziping can even ship them in a short time.

We mobilized manpower and vehicles from other docks to complete the transportation task in the shortest possible time. Such treatment is definitely not available to ordinary Ming ships, even if it costs money.

Although Guo Ziping was under the supervision of general judge Wang Yuan in Hangzhou, in fact, most of the people he directly served were Haihan people, and he knew very well that even Lord Wang Yuanwang obeyed the advice of the Haihan people most of the time. In the beginning, he was not too

I understood Wang Yuan's choice, but later I accidentally learned that the cash that Haihan sent to Wang Yuan's house every month was four digits, and I could only sigh that money can make all the difference, even if it is of high quality.

Even the imperial officials could not withstand the money offensive of the Haihan people.

In fact, what Guo Ziping has access to is just the tip of the iceberg. Haihan's influence in the coastal states of Zhejiang is no longer as simple as one or a few Wang Yuan. The large network of interests formed in just two years has already

Many officials of the Ming Dynasty fell into it. Now, in addition to the original import and export business of goods, Haihan's business in Zhejiang has also expanded to other industries. Technology-based industries such as the weaving industry have also slowly grown due to the involvement of Haihan Capital.

Get rid of the small manual workshop structure and start trying the factory production model.

Haihan's requirements for his job are actually not too high, which is to constantly use the power of the guild to integrate the handling industry at the Qiantang River dock outside Hangzhou. As for how much force and negotiation methods are used in this process, that is Guo

Ziping has to master the balance himself. However, he has not received systematic training, so when encountering situations with greater resistance, he will usually give priority to using force to solve the stumbling blocks, and in the process, some problems will inevitably arise.

It was a bloody conflict. If Wang Yuan hadn't been protecting him from above, Guo Ziping's crime would have been enough to land him in jail.

Guo Ziping was not convinced by the reprimand he received yesterday. Although he was indeed afraid of Sun Jin and did not dare to refute, he still believed that what he did was right.

How can people know how to obey? He thinks people like Sun Jin are aloof and give orders, but they don't know how tired the people below are.

A few days ago, in order to settle a dispute that a group of people at the dock had arisen out of nowhere, he temporarily shut down all three nearby docks and transferred more than two hundred people to come over. Only then did he pull out this thorn with his numerical advantage.

.Although the opponent paid the price of serious injuries to many people, Guo Ziping also injured many people on his own side, and he did not extract any profit from his opponent. The subsequent compensation expenses had to be settled out of his own pocket, which was really a big deal.

It was a loss-making transaction. Fortunately, the group of people seemed to be afraid later and did not report it to the official. Otherwise, Guo Ziping would have to go to the Yamen several times.

Guo Ziping believes that Sun Jin does not understand these disputes and does not know the necessity of using force when resolving these disputes on the dock. Negotiation? What is there to talk about with those big bosses? Whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.

This is the truth on the dock.

Fortunately, this great god had left Hangzhou City at noon today, which made Guo Ziping feel a little better. However, he felt that Sun Jin and his party left in a hurry and did not bring anything with them when they came out of the city.

The luggage and even Sun Jin himself came on foot, and gave up his small black sedan chair to an unknown big shot. Anyway, he didn't show up at the dock at all. The group of people carried the sedan chair and boarded the ship directly.

But Guo Ziping also knew that Sun Jin was not an ordinary businessman, but was sent to Hangzhou by Haihan to command characters like himself. This kind of mysterious behavior was completely normal for Sun Jin.

When Sun Jin left, she didn't say when she would come back. This probably meant that Guo Ziping could at least be quiet for a few days.

Guo Ziping asked someone to get two bottles of good wine, buy some dishes to go with the wine, and then set up tables and chairs on the pier to start eating. This pier is exclusive to Haihan, and only ships belonging to Haihan are allowed to dock, so

Normally no outsiders would walk around here. Moreover, after Sun Jin's boat left at noon, the pier was already empty. He was eating and drinking here, so naturally no one would have any objections to this.

Only when he was half-drinking the wine, someone came to report that Sun Jin's boat had returned from the lower reaches. After Guo Ziping waited for a moment, he saw the jet-black sailboat appearing on the lower reaches of the river. Guo Ziping

Ziping had no choice but to curse and ask someone to close the stall, otherwise Sun Jin would probably have to be scolded again when she came back later and saw this scene of eating and drinking.

Not long after the ship docked, Sun Jin immediately summoned Guo Ziping after disembarking, and asked straight to the point: "Did you drive a group of people away at Fengshun Pier upstream a few days ago, and seriously injured seven or eight of them?

"

Guo Ziping didn't know what he meant, but he responded honestly: "It's true. This group of people was quite troublesome. They injured several brothers at first. The villain also saw that the situation was not good, so he transferred some people from other places.

It took a few people to come over and settle this group of people. The villain has informed the Yamen afterwards, so there shouldn't be any trouble."

Sun Jin nodded and continued to ask: "Then do you know their leader?"

Guo Ziping shook his head and said: "The villain also found a way to inquire before taking action. The leader of this gang seems to live in Hangzhou and rarely comes out for activities. He doesn't even have a name. I think the other party is not a tough one.

I don’t care so much about the stubble. Sir, is there a fish that slipped through the net and caused you trouble? As long as you say a word, I will take people to sink all those guys into the river!"

Sun Jin said: "Do you know where they settled?"

Guo Ziping said: "Didn't your Excellency teach you to be careful when sailing a thousand-year boat? So after driving them away that day, I also specially sent people to pay attention to their whereabouts to avoid any entanglements in the future and not to be confused.

The clue. Their new place of residence is in Taiping Town, four or five miles downstream, and they should be doing their old job of unloading and packing goods at the dock."

Sun Jin said: "I will assign a team of people to you. You take them to the place where that group of people settled and try to bring back a few survivors without leaving any trace. I have something to ask them. Can this be arranged?"

Guo Ziping suddenly woke up from the alcohol. Sun Jin did not use his troops, but the people he brought with him, which showed that this task was probably extraordinary. Moreover, Sun Jin specifically asked him to bring back the survivors, which was very surprising.

Obviously the seriousness of this matter can be seen.

Guo Ziping knew that this was probably a rare opportunity for him to show off his abilities, so he immediately patted his chest and agreed: "Please don't worry, sir. I will prepare the carriage and horses now, and we can set off later."

If you want to kidnap someone alive in broad daylight, naturally you can't just carry them on the street so blatantly. You still need to have necessary cover methods. This business that Guo Ziping is engaged in is very familiar with the horse and carriage dealers, so he immediately went to the nearest carriage house.

The horse dealer rented two covered freight carriages. When they returned to the dock, Sun Jin's manpower was already ready. She immediately set off by car, with Guo Ziping leading the way to the lower reaches.

Sun Jin made such an arrangement naturally to confirm whether Hao Qing's words were true. If he did not lie about his true identity, then the other information he provided would have credible value. After all, Sun Jin is still

I don’t quite believe that Hao Qing really has no direct relationship with Jin Yiwei. As for the secret that Hao Qing said that can be exchanged for lives, Sun Jin actually doesn’t care that much.

When Guo Ziping led the way to the residence of Hao Qing's group, it was almost dinner time. However, the few people with sound hands and feet who could still work were not back on the dock yet, so there were only a few injured people living in the residence. Guo Ziping

I want to see how Sun Jin's men can take people away without leaving a trace.

But Guo Ziping was still stunned when he started. The team first made sure that there was no ambush nearby, and quietly stood in formation outside the house. After that, they each took out the stainless steel swing sticks from their waists and opened them, and then the big man at the head

Kicking open the door, everyone filed in through the door in columns. Guo Ziping could only hear a burst of yelling and cursing from outside the house, but it only lasted an extreme moment before it became quiet.

When Guo Ziping walked into the house, he saw several people lying around in the room. It looked like they had all been knocked unconscious by this group of people. Guo Ziping secretly thought that this method was indeed clever enough, but was it necessary to kill all these people?

take away?

His guess soon turned into reality. The big man leading the team came over and asked him to drive the carriage close to the outside of the house, preparing to pretend to leave. So Guo Ziping saw for the first time how arrogant the Haihan-style kidnapping was.

The man carried an unconscious prisoner out of the house and put him on the carriage. Since these prisoners themselves were seriously injured, there was no need to worry about them struggling to escape, so it was very simple to just use thumb cuffs.

He cuffed his hands.

The two carriages left the area quickly. Although they could not completely hide their whereabouts, Guo Ziping saw that these people did not care too much about such details. After all, they all pulled up their masks to cover half of their faces before taking action.

Even if someone nearby saw them, it would be difficult to recognize their appearance.

"So this is the Haihan style without leaving any trace!" Guo Ziping returned to the carriage and pulled off his mask. He couldn't help but have a new understanding of the Haihan people's methods. Although the target he dealt with this time had little resistance, he

I just saw that this team of people cooperated tacitly in the operation, and their attacks were accurate and ruthless. I am afraid that even those few people with good hands and feet still cannot withstand such a sudden attack. Guo Ziping weighed himself, even if

Even with the most loyal bodyguards by his side, they may not be able to gain anything.

The group of people returned to the dock unscathed, and the carriage drove straight into an empty warehouse that Guo Ziping had arranged in advance. Then he picked up the prisoners one by one from the car, divided them into several groups, and immediately began to ask for confessions.

This kind of cross-interrogation is a common method used by the Haihan Security Department, and it quickly opened a gap in the prisoners. Hao Qing's identity gradually became clear from the prisoners' descriptions. Sun Jin learned that Hao Qing turned out to be Qiantang

A water bandit leader on the river felt dumbfounded at the moment.
Chapter completed!