Tianjin, as the place where Ming capitalism and the colonial era began, and as an important gateway to the capital, Tianjin's prosperity has already spread throughout the world.
There are ten miles of foreign companies here, a bustling street that stretches for more than ten miles, and thousands of large and small businesses. Here you can buy white slaves from Europe, war horses from the Middle East, Persian carpets, and Indian carpets.
Spices, cane sugar from Southeast Asia, kangaroo meat from Australia, fur from Golden Continent...
Here you can meet Japanese people with moon hair and Korean people wearing wide and fluffy skirts; you can discuss the purchase of wool with the prairie people in the northern grasslands; you can also bargain with the Uighur people from the Western Regions about the price of raisins; and
You can discuss with businessmen from Persia and the Middle East whether it is faster to travel by land or water; you can also discuss Buddhism with people from Siam and Myanmar.
Tianjin is home to goods and wealth from all over the world, and it also attracts merchants from all over the world to trade here. The bustling Tianjin Port never stops from morning to night.
There are so many cargo ships that they can't even park here. They can only wait in the outer sea area and enter the port in order. The fishing boats that come here every day transport mountains of sea fish here, and then they are quickly transported to the capital and delivered to thousands of households.
On the table.
In addition to the bustling trade, the most important thing about Tianjin is still the countless factories and workshops. In the area of factories and workshops, there are thousands of workshops and factories, large and small, roaring day and night.
The cement produced here is sold all over the Ming Dynasty, and has even been sold to Persia and the Middle East; the cloth produced here is exported to Europe, with high quality and low price, and is in short supply. The only thing to worry about is that the prices of cotton and wool are going up again; production here
The glass products produced are exquisite and are the favorites of the upper classes in Europe, the Middle East, and the Ottoman Empire, bringing a steady stream of gold and silver; the four-wheeled carriages produced here travel across every land of the Ming Dynasty, and hundreds of famous brands
Ships produced by large and small shipyards sail in all major sea areas of the world.
This is Tianjin, now the most prosperous and lively city in the Ming Dynasty. It is even more prosperous than the capital of the Ming Dynasty, with a population of several million.
Whenever commuting here, the spacious cement roads are congested by the flow of people going to and from get off work. There are countless four-wheeled carriages carrying loads of goods constantly going back and forth.
The prosperous city, the rapid development of capitalism and colonialism have brought endless wealth to the city, but also brought more and more problems.
Public security issues and rampant gangs are among the things that worry the people of Tianjin the most.
Among them, the most chaotic place is undoubtedly the area where Tianjin New Port is located. Tianjin New Port is thirty miles away from the original Tianjin Port. Originally, it was because Tianjin Port was too busy. Some landowners and gentry here in Tianjin saw it again.
The huge wealth brought by Tianjin Port led to the construction of Tianjin New Port.
If everything here in Tianjin Port is orderly and orderly under the management of Tianjin Port, then everything in Tianjin New Port is very chaotic.
Every dock here is flowing with blood, and the sea water is red. The Shandong Gang and the Henan Gang, mainly dock porters, compete for the loading and unloading of goods in Tianjin New Port. They fight each other almost every three days for a small amount, and for five days a dozen.
Big fight.
At the same time, in the neighborhoods near Tianjin Xingang, due to the lack of effective management and control, a large number of outsiders gathered, forming a huge slum area. Many gang organizations are active in the slum area.
Beggar gangs, which mainly focus on begging, are organized and documented begging gangs who come from the north and south of Zhili to beg for a living. They almost monopolize the entire begging industry in Tianjin.
The Ax Gang, which started out as a logging and lumber business, was mainly a group of Shanxi people. They all held axes when fighting and fighting for territory, so they were called the Ax Gang.
There is also the Qinglong Gang, which specializes in the gambling industry and monopolizes half of the gambling houses in Tianjin; the Hong Gang, which mainly focuses on the brothels and taverns, opens more than half of the brothels and taverns in Tianjin, and at the same time, they open the door to all the brothels.
Protection fees are charged for transactions.
Gangs are rampant. They not only rely on violent means to monopolize certain industry transactions, buy and sell by force, but even openly collect protection fees. They constantly compete with each other for territory, fight and kill, endangering the entire Tianjin.
Regarding this phenomenon, the people of Tianjin have suffered greatly, and those living in wealthy areas are better off. These places are Liu Jin's industries, and all places belong to Liu Jin. These people dare not go there at all.
There's trouble happening here.
However, outside the wealthy areas, these gangs are becoming more and more rampant, and the Tianjin government office is powerless to deal with this, because the Tianjin government office has less than 200 government servants, police officers, etc. in total, and this is after expansion.
The number was originally only a few dozen people.
Obviously, this traditional yamen management method can no longer adapt to the needs of emerging cities, leading to the current scene in Tianjin.
On the pier of Tianjin Xingang, people from the Shandong Gang and the Henan Gang gathered together again, each holding swords, guns, swords, halberds, sticks, poles, etc. in their hands, glaring at each other.
"Shandong guy, what on earth do you mean?"
"It was clearly agreed that the boats that come here will be one for you and one for each of us. Why do you want to break the rules again?"
The one-eyed dragon Wang Kuang, the leader of the Henan Gang, looked at the people of the Shandong Gang and asked sternly.
"One-eyed dragon, what are the rules?"
"Did I, the emperor, issue an imperial edict, or did the imperial court issue a decree?"
The leader of the Shandong Gang, Hun Jianglong Li Qing, glanced at Wang Kuang and said without hesitation that he had wanted to monopolize the business of this dock for a long time. However, this one-eyed man was indeed not easy to mess with, but he still continued to do so every once in a while.
He had to cause trouble for several days, constantly looking for trouble, and slowly squeezed out all these Henan guys.
"So, this matter is non-negotiable?"
The one-eyed dragon squinted one eye and tightened his grip on the machete in his hand.
"discuss?"
"Of course it can be discussed. There are two ports in Tianjin, Tianjin Port and Tianjin New Port. This Tianjin New Port was first moved by us Shandong people, so it belongs to us. You should go to Tianjin Port."
Li Qing smiled and said.
"Fuck your mother~"
“I really think we Henan people are easy to bully~”
"Kill me!"
When Wang Kuang heard this, he couldn't help but cursed. Did he dare to go to Tianjin Port to look for trouble?
Obviously he didn't dare. This was an estate owned by the current Minister of Civil Affairs, Liu Jin, and His Highness the Crown Prince's shares were included in it. He hadn't lived enough yet.
Following Wang Kuang's order, thousands of people behind him immediately rushed towards the Shandong Gang. Naturally, the Shandong Gang was not inferior. There were also thousands of people, and immediately
He also went up to kill him.
Suddenly, the entire pier was filled with the shouts and wailings of these people. In a blink of an eye, the pier was dyed red with blood. The ordinary people around had already hid far away, too scared to dare.
Make a sound.
The fight between the helpers was very bloody. When they were trying to kill each other, they didn't care at all, and the whole dock became a mess.
"Tap tap~ tap tap~"
While the two gangs were fighting incessantly, there was a sound of neat footsteps on the spacious cement road in the distance. On several main roads, Ming troops were seen wearing uniforms and carrying muskets.
Carrying a bow and arrow on his back and a saber on his waist, he walked in unison and quickly surrounded Tianjin Xingang Pier and the slums near the terminal.
The arrival of the army immediately attracted the attention of all the gangs in the area. Members of the Beggar Gang, Ax Gang, Red Gang and other gangs were immediately frightened and hurriedly hid.
As for the Shandong Gang and the Henan Gang who were inseparably killed on the pier, they quickly separated in fear, and then looked at the Ming army who raised their guns and surrounded them.
"Master Jun, Master Jun~"
"I'm from Henan. I and Mr. Liu Ge, the cabinet minister, are fellow villagers. We in the Henan Gang also have people on top."
The one-eyed dragon was frightened by the scene in front of him, and then he quickly wanted to go forward to please him.
"All gang members will be killed without mercy!"
The leading officer didn't pay attention to his intention at all. He looked at him coldly, as if looking at a dead person, and ordered indifferently.
"Bang!"
Following his order, intensive gunshots rang out on the pier, and lead pellets attacked the Shandong and Henan gangs on the pier.
The one-eyed dragon king Kuang at the front was beaten into a sieve, and he didn't close his eyes until he died. It's so good, why did the court suddenly take action against the strength of gangs like them?
"Escape~"
Li Qingna, the Hunjiang Dragon from the Shandong Gang, completely lost his domineering attitude. When he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but roar.
However, he had already been on the list, how could he be allowed to escape easily? More than a dozen guns had already been aimed at him, and with the order, bullets fell on him one after another.
It was only when he died that he realized that he was actually just a person who came to Tianjin to seek a living. He was an old man and a young man. He had farmed, moved goods, worked in factories, and worked as a boy.
Second, he gradually became the boss of the Shandong gang and died under the gun.
"Bang~bang~"
There was chaos on the pier. Under the intensive gunfire, in the blink of an eye, all the blood flowing on the pier flowed into the sea, turning the blue water red.
Soon, the dock became deathly quiet. The once arrogant Shandong and Henan gangs were completely wiped out.
From the gang leader to the ordinary gang members, they were all killed under the thunderous blow of the court. Corpses were scattered everywhere and blood flowed like rivers.