"...This is a thank you gift from everyone for helping us this time..."
Xu Zhiyu called the assisting captains together and took out a small bag of small yellow croakers. Depending on the cooperation of the other party in assisting, he gave each person one to three croakers, giving a total of ten croakers.
Several boat owners accepted it, but they just let the yellow croaker sit in the palm of their hands, neither taking it nor taking it. They were confused and did not dare to speak.
"Don't worry, I won't force you to transport the body, and you can keep the money. Regardless of whether you were willing to help before, it's true that you helped, and we won't be stingy with the benefits we should give.
However, I still need your help to send the wounded back to Nanjing, and also transport some of the other party's guns and belongings. Then you will have nothing to worry about, so just take the money and leave without worries.
In addition, I have something to tell you. Treat what happened today as if it never happened. Don’t publicize it to the outside world. When others ask, just say that some gangsters took a knife and forced you to take a boat. To be safe, it’s best to get some from each other.
After the injury, the people we dealt with were very cruel..."
Xu Zhiyu briefly talked about his experience, so that these ship owners could keep it in mind. However, he did scare a few of them, but it was better to be scared than to be hurt.
"...Don't worry too much. Just do as I say and don't spread the word. The other party will probably not remember to cause trouble for you. By the way, several of your crew members will also report it..."
As he said that, Xu Zhiyu took out another small purse. There was a small box inside, and there were small gold pieces of one, two, and five coins opened.
In addition, Xu Zhiyu's combat team also carried two, five, or twelve taels of large and small yellow croakers, as well as several gold beans, golden melon seeds, gold leaves, and other gold items.
These are activity funds prepared for the special operations team, used for daily expenses, asking for assistance, etc. Gold is of high value, much smaller than the ocean, and appears to be generous, so they will carry some with them when they go out.
, to cope with various situations.
"...I have five crew members..." A boat owner took the lead in collecting the small yellow croaker and spoke.
"...Okay... Each of these four one-cent gold pieces is one for each person. The crew member who took the initiative to move things for us gave us one or two gold pieces and you will hand them over. Don't try to cheat me? I told you before.
, remember to convey the instructions clearly."
"...I dare not...I must bring the words to you accurately..." The captain happily took the gold pieces for his crew members. Seeing this, the other people also spoke one after another, and gave out a few more taels.
"Team leader, the owners of the surrounding fields and the tenants are here." The team member rushed over and reported the situation to Xu Zhiyu.
"Okay, hurry up and leave! Don't let others see it. You have to go back to the city to help me. I can't arrange too many people to follow you back..."
Xu Zhiyu waved away several boat owners, turned around, and saw a large group of people making a fuss on the river bridge on the other side of the river where he came from.
"Why don't you see a gun? Didn't you say before that the other party brought a gun?"
This group of people came over while they were still fighting, but they didn't dare to get close. Xu Zhiyu ignored them for the time being. Now he came over on his own, but the situation was different from what was reported before.
"I arranged for someone to come over and take a look at the situation. All the guns were put away and hidden in the back. Before, I was so arrogant that I wanted to call an army to investigate. I guess I saw a bunch of people dead here, but now they all look like quails.
"
As they talked and walked, the team members gave Xu Zhiyu a general introduction to the situation. When the group saw someone approaching, the noisy gradually subsided, and an old man in a well-dressed head came towards them.
"My surname is Chen. All the fields around here are owned by me. These are my neighbors who rent my land. You are all fighting here... Do you want to give me an explanation..."
Although the old man surnamed Chen was timid, he still spoke with a calm face, a slight smile with a hint of sternness, and a hint of inquisition in his words.
After getting closer for a moment, the old man could be sure that the victor was the official. If it were bandits, bandits or other armed forces, the old man would still be worried that the other party would not follow the rules and be ruthless, but the official could count him as half of his own people.
On the contrary, I felt a little more confident.
"... all the land around here belongs to Mr. Chen's family?"
Xu Zhiyu also bowed his hand politely and said with a surprised look on his face. He wanted to see what kind of god the other party was. He wanted to hit the snake with a stick and take the initiative to lead the conversation to find out the other party's details.
"...That's right..." Seeing Xu Zhiyu's attitude, the old man became more confident, and when he talked about his land and property, his tone became even more arrogant.
"On both sides of this road, this one, the one beyond, the one behind, and the three good paddy fields between the four canals, extending for two or three miles on both sides along the road, are all owned by the houses of the head of the Chen family and their branches. I
He is the head of the family and can take charge of it. Just recently, I went back to my hometown to check on the growth of the fields, so I made the decision."
Xu Zhiyu was shocked when he first heard it. Isn't it tens of thousands of acres or thousands of hectares? But when he heard later, he knew that this guy was in serious trouble. Counting the branches beside each house, he was probably someone with a big name in the surrounding area.
Large households and family fields are mainly concentrated in this area.
But since the other party is the head of the family, and the head of the family is in front, it means that this status has greater weight, so he is probably the head of the family in the mouth. Looking at his confidence, it is estimated that he does have a lot of land, and he may have a lot of land.
A few hundred hectares, but this amount is large enough.
"...Mr. Chen...but besides Mr. Chen from the Chen family in Yizheng County, his family also runs a large Yizi business?"
Xu Zhiyu still knew a little bit about the surrounding situation. Based on what the other party disclosed, he had roughly guessed the identity of the other party. He should be a wealthy family named Chen in Yizheng County, east of here, by the river.
As for checking the growth in the fields, it is nonsense. It is probably because the tenants of farmers have recently gone to the countryside to lend grain and money to others when the old grain has been exhausted and the new grain has not yet grown. Xu Zhiyu also has no idea about the virtues of such big landowners.
Know a thing or two.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "...Oh...the boss knows about the old man?" As soon as Xu Zhiyu said this, the old man suddenly became more vigilant. It was okay if he didn't know him or not. After all, he had a headache.
In this first round of dealings, no distinction has been made between friend and foe, and there is still room for negotiation in everything.
If you know him well, it's okay if he is a friend. If you are neither a friend nor an enemy, it would be better if you know his details. But if you are an enemy, you don't know when to blame him, and you are in the countryside beside the fields, that will be troublesome.
Xu Zhiyu did know that there was such a person, and had never offended him. However, the Yizi store he mentioned specializes in selling Japanese goods, and his son has close contacts with Japanese businessmen. According to the analysis of the information Xu Zhiyu knew,
There is a high probability that this may involve shady transactions.
Moreover, the other party's face towards the Japanese businessmen made him extremely disgusted. When his family was killed, he had made plans for those Japanese businessmen. He also knew about the situation of the Chen family at that time. If something happened later and he didn't do anything, I guess he
Even his son did it too.
"Don't worry! We won't give you any less if you deserve compensation, but before that! We have to trouble everyone to do something together."
After saying that, Xu Zhiyu made a gesture of invitation. Chen Yuanwai felt that it was not a good thing, but looking at the gun in the hand of the team member next to him, he had to bite the bullet and leave.
"What everyone needs to do is to patch up the corpses here."
Xu Zhiyu led people directly to a pile of corpses and followed him. He took out the dagger and threw it on the ground. It immediately caused a commotion at the scene, but after looking at the two rows of corpses on the ground, they all became more honest again.
"Just in time, there is one here who is still breathing, just in time for you to poke."
Qiu Tao, who was inspecting the corpse nearby, interrupted and brought a corpse over. As soon as Xu Zhiyu, who had followed Xu Zhiyu since childhood, opened his mouth, he roughly guessed its purpose and immediately helped make arrangements.
"Then Mr. Chen, let's go first! Since you are in charge, let me give you a brief introduction first. By the way, I forgot to tell you that we are under the Military Commission in Nanjing and are directly subordinate to the department that only takes orders from the Chairman.
Member, Chairman, you should know who he is, right?"
Zhengyi County is not far from Nanjing, how could he not know? He originally wanted to refuse to shout threats, but he couldn't. He could only pick up the knife tremblingly and stab the palm of the corpse lightly.
"What's the use of pricking so lightly? What's the use of pricking your palms? Prick hard on the torso. I don't want to remind you next time."
Xu Zhiyu's tone was extremely unkind, and Mr. Chen had no choice but to make two gestures at the target's stomach, close his eyes and thrust his heart forward, then stab the target with all his strength.
The body of the 'corpse' on the ground began to twist and tremble, and its eyes were wide open. It lasted for half a minute before it stopped moving.
He gave Qiu Tao a hard look and said in a low voice: "Do you think this is enough to save you one breath?"
Hearing this, Qiu Tao hurriedly explained: "There is really only one breath left. Maybe this guy can carry it better. The damage in the body is lighter than I expected, but it is definitely impossible to save him. He was like a dead body before."
, with only the last bit of pulse left, how could you know he could be so mobile?"
Speechless, he turned to look at the officer outside. He had already let go of the dagger and fell to the ground in a daze. He had stabbed his palm before and there was no response. He thought it was a corpse, but he didn't expect it to be alive. His shaking scared the soul out of him.
Then, Xu Zhiyu forced the housekeeper and servants who came with Chen. Fortunately, the other party was really dead this time. What's more, some of these people had blood on their hands, and the rest were still strong.
If you dare to close your eyes and get stabbed, it will be over soon, and the remaining tenant farmers and villagers who followed will shrink back again.
"Don't worry, everyone, these are Japanese Japanese soldiers who have come to our country to harm everyone. I let everyone stab him because I want everyone to shut up and just pretend that nothing happened here today, otherwise..."
Xu Zhiyu used threats and inducements, and these people saw no way to retreat. Some of the more courageous ones had no choice but to take the lead. On the other hand, Chen Yuanwai, who had just regained consciousness, almost fainted again when he heard that this was an Asian.
"...you...and you, you two lent us mules and horses, so we don't need to stab..."
Xu Zhiyu pointed at the two of them. Several people in the crowd who had been asked about the situation wanted to stand up, but were forced back by Xu Zhiyu's threatening eyes.
Part of the purpose of letting everyone get their hands dirty is to protect those who have helped from retaliation. Those who provided the mules and donkeys had no choice. At that time, they were half borrowed, half conquered, and half robbed. Many people were watching, and they had to return them later, otherwise they would still be there.
Don't follow the crowd, this will better avoid retaliation.