Chapter 433 Interview in person

The Shawan waterway next to Lijiazhuang used to be just a narrow channel for local fishermen to enter and leave the Pearl River. The docks on the riverside could not be said to have any function of transshipping goods. They usually only docked a few fishing boats or small merchant ships, and were open to navigation.

The volume is even less than that of Changhua Port, which has just begun construction. The residents of Lijiazhuang probably never thought that one day this place would become an important cargo distribution center in the Pearl River Estuary waters.

Since the Haihan militia defeated the bandits who besieged Lijiazhuang here in the early summer of last year, the Li family, a large local landowner, allocated an area along the river to Haihan for long-term use. In the next six months, the Haihan people quickly settled here

A large migrant camp was built, and the original small dock was expanded into an inland port cargo terminal that can accommodate more than ten large sea-going ships at the same time.

After the Lijiazhuang Freight Terminal was completed, "Fu Ruifeng" received the instructions and quickly turned it into a tax haven under the nose of the Guangzhou government. The goods loaded and unloaded from the Lijiazhuang Terminal were shipped three or four times a month from the beginning.

It has expanded six to seven times. Freight fleets and mules and horses are flowing in and out of Lijiazhuang day and night to meet the freight handling needs here. Rows of warehouses have been built along the river bank, and some businesses are already here.

The opening of shops, hotels, restaurants and other stores has already begun to catch up with the trend of Pearl River Wharf.

When Li Qingyang saw the lively scene on the shore, his mind was a little overwhelmed. In his understanding, the Pearl River Pier outside Guangzhou was regarded as the first commercial port in Guangdong and Guangxi, but he did not expect that it was only a few dozen miles away from the Pearl River Pier.

There is such a secret place in this place - of course, judging from the prosperity seen in front of us, the existence of this pier is probably no longer a secret.

Just as the ship Li Qingyang was sailing on was sailing towards the dock, he saw the cargo ship on which his other companions were sailing slowly away from the shore. It seemed that the shipment of goods had just been completed here.

The famous Jin Yiwei looked at each other from a distance on the boat. Li Qingyang noticed that their faces were a little nervous, but he couldn't see any clues. In this situation, there was no other way to convey information, so Li Qingyang could only look at that person.

The boat passed by and headed towards the Pearl River.

The ship slowly docked at the pier, and Captain Song San specially ordered Li Qingyang to disembark with him to receive the goods to be counted: "I heard that you are going to Sanya's account house, so the matter of this little goods will be one of your errands from now on."

Okay, let’s learn from it today!”

Li Qingyang's mission was to understand how the Haihan people operated. Of course, he would not refuse this invitation, so he disembarked from the ship and went to the dock with Song San to see how he handled the shipment of goods.

It was obviously not the first time that Song San came here to do business. After landing, he found a shop on the shore with a sign of "Port Affairs Center" on the door. Li Qingyang followed him into the shop and saw that the shop was not big in area.

It is small, with three-foot-long bays in both directions. A row of waist-high wooden counters divides the inner and outer parts in the middle. Then there are several wooden signs hanging above the counter, which read "Cargo Transfer" and "Personnel Transport" respectively.

, "currency exchange", "warehouse rental" and other contents, and there is a queue under each sign.

Song San lined up directly at the end of the "cargo transfer" team. He turned around and explained to Li Qingyang: "The goods our ship wants to transport are all sent from Zhaoqing Prefecture. In the past, they were sent directly to the Pearl River Wharf for loading.

But now, they are all transported to Panyu and put on the ship."

Li Qingyang nodded and said, "Is it possible that the journey from Zhaoqing to Panyu was not transported by the owner himself?"

Song San responded: "Dadong and Haihan have a joint venture called Golden Shield Escort, which is responsible for cargo escort. It is basically responsible for all land transportation within Guangdong and Guangxi."

"Then how to hand over this goods?" Li Qingyang continued to ask.

"The goods have been shipped here in advance and should be in the dock warehouse now. I just need to show them this bill of lading." Song San reached into his arms and took out a piece of paper and showed it to Li Qingyang.

Li Qingyang quickly glanced at the contents of the document and saw that it contained the full names of the shipper and carrier, the transportation time limit, the content of the goods, etc. After reading it, he couldn't help but ask: "What if these goods were lost or damaged during the journey?"

situation, how to solve it?”

"That's the full responsibility of the carrier." Song San said calmly: "The carrier will compensate for the difference. This is the rule of 'Golden Shield'."

"Aren't they afraid of something happening? I heard that there have been a lot of gangsters in Guangdong in recent years. If they encounter one, wouldn't they have to lose their money?" Li Qingyang asked puzzledly.

"Bandits and bandits?" Song San sneered: "If they bump into the 'Golden Shield', the first thing they will do is probably turn around and run for their lives! Do you know what the 'Golden Shield''s family background is? It belongs to Lijiazhuang.

There is a militia group, and there are Haihan people behind them, so if you rob them, don’t you think your life is too long?”

"Could this 'Golden Shield' also have weapons like fire guns?" Li Qingyang already had a bad feeling after hearing what Song San said.

"Yes, of course!" Song San sighed: "If we talk about strong force, the armed guards of this 'Golden Shield' can probably defeat most of the guards. Last year, there were some short-sighted strongmen who planned to attack them.

, but after these people almost died under the hands of armed guards, no one has jumped out in the past six months."

"It's so powerful! Then it must be expensive to hire them?" Li Qingyang asked.

"What they escort are all valuable goods, sometimes just boxes of cash. Of course, the cost is not low. But the second is more money and less money. The key is that they are reliable!" Song San said with a smile: "It's the same.

At the price, you can’t hire officers and soldiers to transport the goods for you, right?”

Li Qingyang cursed secretly in his heart, but there was an expression of approval on his face.

At this moment, several people came in from the door. Li Qingyang felt a cold feeling behind his back. He quickly turned around and saw a group of capable young men wearing gray cloth shorts and long trousers, holding four-foot-long fire guns. Li Qingyang was there.

When I was at the contact point in Guangzhou, I heard someone say that looking at their attire, they were the legendary Haihan militiamen with powerful combat capabilities.

Li Qingyang subconsciously began to reach for his armpit, where the dagger he used to save his life was hidden. If these militia soldiers tried to harm him, he would not hesitate to fight with his life - of course there were a bunch of muzzles and bayonets.

Whether you can fight against it is another matter.

Just when Li Qingyang was tensed, the militia soldiers blocking the door gave way, and a young man with short hair stepped into the house. This man was dressed differently from the militia soldiers. He was dressed in dark green clothes and had an inch-long tie around his waist.

A wide cowhide armed belt, a pair of strange lace-up black leather boots on his feet, and two strange black weapons stuck under his armpits, which looked a bit like firecrackers, but they were more recognizable than Li Qingyang.

The fire blunderbuss in it is much smaller.

Although Li Qingyang has never seen a real Haihan person, at this moment he can be 100% sure that the man in front of him is a genuine Haihan person. In addition to the well-known short hair of Haihan people, what is more important is that Li Qingyang has never

This person felt a pressure that he had never felt before, a sense of self-confidence from the inside out and a sense of overlooking from above. It was as if in his eyes, everyone in this room was like ants. And Li Qingyang could

I could feel a faint murderous aura from this man, and there was no doubt that this man should be a soldier - at least he once was.

The appearance of this person made Li Qingyang give up the idea of ​​taking action, because the other person didn't seem to notice his presence, and his eyes directly passed over his face without stopping at all.

"Which boss owns the 'Fu Sheng' that just arrived at the pier?" The Haihan man finally spoke, but the content of his inquiry made Li Qingyang nervous again.

"Chief Xiao, this is a villain's boat." Song San responded quickly. As someone who has been to Lijiazhuang Pier several times, Song San also recognized the Haihan leader named Xiao Liang and knew that he was a member of the militia here.

The commander can basically be regarded as the most powerful person in the local area. Even if he is the boss behind his own boss, he must be respectful when meeting him.

Xiao Liang turned around and looked at Song San and said: "Are you Song San? I remember that you used to be a boatman on a ship, but now you are the captain, okay!"

Song San was flattered and said: "Thank you very much, Chief Xiao, for the compliment. I wonder what's wrong with this ship?"

"No problem, your ship is going to be loaded here and then go south to Sanya, right?" Xiao Liang asked.

"That's right. We will set off immediately after loading the goods today. Do you have any instructions, Chief Xiao?" Song San responded respectfully.

Xiao Liangdao: "It's nothing serious. I have a group of militiamen here who are going to Wanshan Port and want to find a ship to send them there. I happened to see your ship docking just now, so I came to ask..."

"Please leave this matter to the villain!" Song San didn't wait for Xiao Liang to finish speaking, and quickly took over: "The villain will definitely send all the military masters to Wanshan Port properly!"

"This won't delay your schedule, right?" Xiao Liang asked with concern.

"No, no, not at all!" Song San waved his hands and said, "It just so happens that the villain's ship is also going to Wanshan Port to load some goods sent from Fujian. It's just a way."

"Well, that's good, I'll leave this matter to you! I'll ask my people to wait at the pier later." Xiao Liang pretended to leave, but his eyes stayed on Li Qingyang: "This friend is a bit unfamiliar.

Ah, is this your first time here?"

"Li Qingyang, I went to Sanya with Third Brother Song to do business." Li Qingyang did not use a pseudonym, and it is impossible for anyone in this place to know him, a member of the Jinyiwei family from Nanjing.

"This Mr. Li is the newly hired accountant by the villain proprietor. This is his first time in Sanya." Song San also introduced him to the side.

"It turns out they are newcomers!" Xiao Liang nodded meaningfully: "Then have you introduced the situation here to the newcomers?"

"Of course, the villain is not idle today. He has been promoting to him the... policies... of Haihan leaders, yes, that's the policy!" Song San responded quickly.

"Oh? I wonder what Mr. Li thinks of us Haihan people now?" Xiao Liang's eyes fell directly on Li Qingyang's face.

Li Qingyang felt his scalp numb, as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast, and any resistance he could make seemed to be no match for the power exerted by the man in front of him.

"I just heard Brother Song briefly talk about the sentiments of the people in Sanya. I haven't witnessed it with my own eyes, so I can't comment on it. Please forgive me, Chief Xiao!" Li Qingyang forced himself to calm down and replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.

Xiao Liang smiled and said: "It's okay, you will have a lot of time to get familiar with Sanya and get to know us. If there is fate, we will have the opportunity to meet again." After saying that, he nodded to Song San and turned around to go out.

At the door, the group of armed militia soldiers immediately gathered their troops and followed them out.

"Chief Xiao is very interested in you!" Song San watched Xiao Liang disappear outside the door, then turned to Li Qingyang and said: "As far as I know, Chief Xiao rarely takes the initiative to talk to newcomers."

"Really? It's probably just fate!" Li Qingyang responded with a forced smile, but his back felt wet with cold sweat. He didn't know if this Haihan man named Xiao saw any flaws in himself.

But the rumor that all Haihan people are extremely shrewd does not seem to be a boast. Although he is considered a veteran, he can hardly control his emotions in front of him. No wonder the local Jinyi guards and officials in Qiongzhou are controlled by these Haihan people.

While they were talking, the team had already arrived at Song San's place. Song San handed over the shipping documents. After the clerk verified that they were correct, they stamped a seal on the documents, then tore off a stub and returned it to Song San: "Take this.

Pick up in the warehouse area!”

Song San and Li Qingyang left the port center, hurried to the nearby warehouse area, and handed the documents to the staff here.

"Okay, just wait at the dock. We will arrange for someone to load the goods to your ship right away." The staff stamped it again, then tore off a stub from the receipt and handed the remaining part back to Song.

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Li Qingyang asked in confusion: "Why do you need to change the seal and tear off a section everywhere?"

"This is the Haihan people's way of doing things. It has two functions. Firstly, if there is a problem with the goods, you can find out at which link the problem occurred; secondly, at the end of each month, the Haihan people count the local cargo throughput and only

You need to check the stub of the shipping document to find out clearly." Song San patiently explained to Li Qingyang.

"Sure enough, it's a good trick." Li Qingyang is also a smart man. After listening to Song San's words, he already understood the beauty of it. The application of this small trick can also show that Haihan people are shrewd everywhere.
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