Lei Hu and his men had a tense confrontation with the sailors led by the captain of the French ship.
The two leading brothers were quite restrained. They were both worried about the pistol in the other's hand pointing at their heads, for fear that the other would accidentally pull the trigger due to nervousness, which would lead to a lot of fun.
Although Lei Hu had already died once, he didn't want to die again at all, and he still died under Huo Tong at the hands of foreigners.
It was obvious that the captain of the French ship had the same thoughts. Judging from his ever-changing expression, which was both cold and fearful, it was obvious that his mood was definitely not as calm as it appeared on the surface.
The atmosphere was tense and a quarrel was about to break out. This time was different from the previous fights with sailors. If the captain of the French ship was injured, it would probably cause an extremely serious diplomatic dispute.
With the urinary attitude of the Qing Dynasty, Lei Hu and Zhongyi Tang will definitely be blamed by then, and the entire Zhongyi Tang may even be destroyed to appease the Frenchman's anger.
But, can Lei Hu give in at this time?
He knew the French captain in front of him. He had a medium-sized sea-going ship on hand, which traveled between Annan and Lingnan, and would dock at Chancheng Wharf every one or two months.
Although I have never dealt with this guy personally, his behavior before was not so crazy. It was simply a provocation from Chi Luoluo. Do you want to dock his ship at Chancheng Pier in the future?
I have some impressions of this fellow Lei Hu, and he doesn't seem to have a strong relationship. Among the many familiar foreign captains, he can only be regarded as an above-average existence.
But just like this guy, he actually played such a trick today, catching Lei Hu and the Zhongyi Tang boys on the dock off guard. Don't expect to get any supplies at Chancheng dock in the future.
No joke, after half a year of hard work, Zhongyi Tang has insisted on implementing the rules and regulations formulated by Lei Hu. Now it has formed a tacit understanding at the terminal and has considerable control over the terminal.
As long as the Zhongyi Tang Gang, who is responsible for maintaining order, greets the people, the merchants and people dining at the pier will basically not ignore the greeting.
If a foreign captain is on Zhongyi Tang's blacklist, even if his ship can dock at the dock berth, whether it is selling goods, hiring dock workers, or purchasing a sufficient amount of daily necessities, he will encounter "cold violence"
treat.
But until now, although I have encountered many foreign captains with bad tempers and arrogant attitudes, and I have also encountered unruly sailors causing trouble, I have never experienced such organized and premeditated troubles.
Lei Hu is not a fool. How could he not see the problem in the current accident?
Although the foreign captains had an arrogant attitude and always looked down on the Qing natives, they would not risk offending a local snake like Zhongyi Tang. This would not do them any good.
Apart from being able to satisfy the arrogant attitude of the powerful citizens, it is impossible to get any substantial benefits!
Not to mention, Zhongyi Hall is the only one at Chancheng Wharf. Once Zhongyi Hall is offended to death, Chancheng Wharf and Chancheng Market can be said to have closed their doors to the troubled foreign captains.
Foreign captains have traveled thousands of miles to come to the Eastern Sea, risking their lives and sailing the ocean, just for the vain money. As long as their brains are not broken, they will not have trouble with the vain money!
Therefore, the behavior of the familiar French captain was completely inconsistent with his own interests, and there must be something weird in it.
In the flash of lightning, Lei Hu thought a lot. The arm holding the gun was quite stable, and the finger on the trigger was not abnormal at all. As long as the guy on the opposite side made any change, he would not mind killing him directly.
So what if there is a huge commotion afterwards?
At worst, I won't hang out in Chancheng anymore. A living person can't die from choking on urine, right?
A tense atmosphere quickly filled the pier. Seeing the fierce confrontation between the two groups, some timid businessmen and civilians were so frightened that they did not dare to continue watching. They hurriedly left without wanting to get involved with someone they could not afford to offend.
trouble.
Of course, there were also bold people among the merchants and common people. They were all far away, watching the confrontation between the two groups with excitement on their faces. They were not bothered at all and shouted loudly. They wished that Lei Hu and the foreign captain would fight.
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The atmosphere became increasingly tense, and the foreign sailors on the opposite side were shouting loudly. The leading French captain's eyes flashed fiercely, and he seemed ready to pull the trigger and shoot directly.
Lei Hu was not willing to be outdone at all. He waved his free hand, and his younger brother who still had fighting strength immediately yelled and cursed loudly, with a fierce face and no intention of backing down.
Bang bang bang...
Just when the situation was about to get out of control, a burst of neat footsteps suddenly sounded, getting louder and louder from far to near. Hundreds of sturdy militiamen were rushing over in a hurry-marching posture.
"They're from the militia!"
The people who were watching from a distance were all surprised when they saw the visitor. They couldn't help but tell the identity of the team, and they suddenly became very happy and excited.
The hundreds of militiamen who arrived were holding sticks in their hands. They were not intimidated by the identity of the target at all. Before the hundreds of young militiamen entered the boundary of the dock, they began to form a formation, making a posture of making dumplings, with fierce eyes.
Everyone is excited.
Seeing the Qing reinforcements arriving, the foreign sailors who were tensely confronting Lei Hu and his group became commotion. The leading French captain showed unwillingness in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and waved his hand and quickly retreated to the ship at the dock berth. His sailors immediately followed suit.
The birds and beasts dispersed.
A possible bloody conflict ended here, and the tension in the air could not help but relax.
"Is Mr. Tiger okay?"
After all the foreigners had retreated, the militia group Qingzhuang rushed to Lei Hu, and the leader of the militia group asked anxiously: "Do you want me to lead my brothers and rush over to arrest him?"
His face was full of eagerness to try, and he was not worried at all because the other party was a foreigner.
Hey, they are indeed the troops who have retreated from the Black Flag Army. Their courage to face foreigners without being timid is stronger than most of our upright officials and people.
"Chasing a piece of shit!"
Lei Hu rolled his eyes angrily, waved his hand and cursed with a smile: "They have firearms in their hands, who knows what other powerful things they have on board. If you don't care and rush forward, you won't end up well. Just be honest with me."
Stay!"
In front of him, hundreds of young and strong militiamen who came for emergency support did not dare to act recklessly. They obeyed the orders and spread out around the dock to be on guard. They ignored the foreign ships on the berth and paid no attention to the foreigners pointing at the foreign ships.
interest.
The originally chaotic wharf was quickly restored to order under the strong restraint of the young people of the militia and the Zhongyi Hall gang. The businessmen and civilians who had suffered a lot of losses were organized and quickly cleaned up the ruined stalls and goods.
For a while, the curses were heard everywhere, but Lei Hu turned a deaf ear to them...