"Wang Jingzhong has met the chief!"

On the deck, there is a table, a chair, a pot of tea, and a cup.

"Sir please."

Wang Jingzhong said respectfully: "We still have a long way to go to Wuxi. Sir, please take a rest. If you are tired, you can go to the cabin and have a rest."

Meng Shaoyuan sat down: "The safety of those children must be guaranteed."

"Sir, please rest assured that the journey to the waterway will be safe. If the chief and the children lose a hair, Wang Jingzhong will leave it to the chief."

Wang Jingzhong was full of confidence when he said this.

Then, Meng Shaoyuan pulled out a piece of his hair: "Wang Jingzhong, what do you say?"

"This?" Wang Jingzhong was completely confused.

what is this?

Is it obvious that there is porcelain?

Meng Shaoyuan carefully put his hair on the table: "I won't hit you, and I won't scold you, but you were bragging just now. Do you really think you are bragging and don't need to pay taxes?"

Yuan Zhonghe was overjoyed.

Brother, who is this? This is Master Meng!

The famous scoundrel in Shanghai!

You can ask around Shanghai to find out who is willing to provoke this evil king.

Normally it's too late to avoid him, so why don't you take the initiative to get in touch with him?

Wang Jingzhong looked embarrassed: "Sir, what do you want to say?"

"I'm not someone who likes to blackmail others..."

Meng Shaoyuan had just said this, and Yuan Zhonghe had already let out a fierce "poof" in his heart.

But Young Master Meng thought to himself and said: "But if you lose a hair, sir, that's a big deal. Even if you're shot, it's easy. Let's do this. This time, I'm taking thirty children with me."

, This time I went to Wuxi, I had to meet my teacher. I will ask the teacher to choose a few to stay. You must ensure that these children have the best food, clothing, housing and transportation. They must eat the best food and wear the best clothes.

Okay, there must be no mistakes at all."

When Wang Jingzhong heard this, his heart immediately relaxed.

This is just a trivial matter. Why did Chief Meng go through such a big circle?

But this is not the end of Meng Shaoyuan: "Wang Jingzhong, are you so confident when walking by water?"

"of course."

When he talked about this, Wang Jingzhong looked proud: "The Japanese army's defense power in this area is weak, and their strength on the water is not worth mentioning."

This is true. What Wang Jingzhong said about the Japanese military's water strength is not worth mentioning. He is not talking about the Japanese navy, but specifically refers to this area.

After the fall of Nanjing, the Japanese navy quickly transferred to the Xuzhou and Wuhan battlefields, resulting in extremely weak surface forces in Jiangsu.

Especially at the most critical moment of the Battle of Wuhan, most of the small river gunboats commonly known as the "Bean Fleet", which were small in tonnage and had a very shallow draft, were deployed to the front line in Wuhan.

The rest is mainly for defensive purposes and generally does not dare to go deep.

There are river bandits in the Jiangsu area, and there are more lake bandits. As a result, the number of bandits is even greater.

Whether they are bandits, the Loyalty Salvation Army, or the guerrillas of the Fourth Route Army, once they encounter a situation, they will run directly to the water.

Especially in the Taihu Lake area.

The Japanese army once said:

"If these lake bandits can be wiped out, then the place will be stable."

But it's easy to say, but too difficult to do.

Small groups of bandits were fine, but large armed forces like Wang Jingzhong with the support of military commanders were a real pain to the local Japanese army.

These guys are lawless and dare to rob any ship.

Eventually, the commander of the Japanese army stationed in Suzhou, Mori Muichi, couldn't bear it anymore. He contacted the Japanese army in Wuxi, Changzhou and other places, and seconded some ships to prepare to completely wipe out these lake bandits.

But as soon as Wang Jingzhong saw the Japanese troops dispatching in large numbers, he immediately hid in the depths of Taihu Lake. No matter how much trouble you caused on the lake, I would not come out.

You are not familiar with the terrain and have insufficient strength, so what can you do to suppress me?

The news was then notified to Yue Zhenchuan and Wei Yunzhe's subordinates. The two took the opportunity to contact the various detachments and detachments, causing chaos in the Heavenly Palace and pulling out the Japanese and puppet army strongholds one after another, forcing the Japanese army to withdraw from Taihu Lake for emergency relief.

The echoes between water and land made Sen Muyi focus on one thing and not the other.

He once asked his superiors for more troops to carry out the raids, but he was reprimanded by his superiors. The general meaning was that as a local governor, he was unable to do anything about even small bandits, so he was really incompetent.

Later, Morimu Yidu had no choice but to entrust an intermediary to negotiate with Wang Jingzhong. Japanese ships passed by and paid Wang Jingzhong a certain "ship loss fee" based on the actual quantity and price of each ship to ensure the safety of the ships.

To put it bluntly, this is protection money.

This also set a precedent for the Japanese army to pay protection fees to the guerrillas.

From then on, Wang Jingzhong became famous and was known as:

King of Taihu!

Of course, this is all caused by specific conditions.

Jiangsu was regarded as one of the granaries by the Japanese army, and there was absolutely no room for loss. Rather than expending great efforts to suppress the bandits when the front line was fiercely fighting, it was better to spend money to buy peace.

Meng Shaoyuan also knew that his subordinate, the "King of Taihu", had traveled across Taihu Lake for many years without even scratching his skin. He was considered a legend.

I just don’t know why it suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Meng Shaoyuan looked at Wang Jingzhong: "Wang Jingzhong, find a way to get me some gunboats."

"Ah?" Wang Jingzhong felt stupid, and it took him a long time to say: "Sir, it's true that no one dares to touch me on Taihu Lake, but how about gunboats? The Japanese have to fight you desperately. How many more? How many more? I

I can’t even get one.”

I thought to myself, sir, isn’t this hair of yours too expensive?

Yuan Zhonghe couldn't help but asked: "District Chief Meng, what do you want the gunboat for? There is no place in Shanghai for you to use it?"

"I want a shitty gunboat." Meng Shaoyuan said seriously: "I sent it to my teacher. For the few children I left with the teacher, I have to let them learn ship technology. I also want them to learn submarines, but

We can't get one either. We have no choice but to get a gunboat and make do with it. In three or four years, I'll have to put these kids to great use!"

He had been thinking about a big thing in his mind for a long time, but he couldn't tell his subordinates clearly.

When Wang Jingzhong heard what the officer said so seriously, he did not dare to neglect it anymore: "Sir, this is really difficult, but I will try my best anyway."

"It's not about trying your best, but you must try your best to get it for me." Meng Shaoyuan seemed a little stubborn: "If you can't cheat, steal, or steal, or even rob, then buy it for me, don't care about the price.

"

Li Zhifeng heard clearly from the side and felt that this officer was indeed very different from others.

When he wants something, he first cheats, then steals, then robs, and then buys it when he has no other choice.

At this time, no one on the ship would have thought that their Commander Meng had already made a huge plan.

A hair.

A gunboat.
Chapter completed!