For the Zhu brothers, Zhu Zhenshou himself is the guard. He also has a town guard under him, and the team officers are also his subordinates.
He also has a county magistrate as his backer, and he has quite a lot of power at his disposal.
Lin Ziran, on the other hand, was just the battalion officer of a patrol battalion in the town next door, and he couldn't get on the stage at all.
When this happened, Zhu Zhenshou had all the means to deal with Lin Ziran.
Not to mention anything else, just impeaching Lin Ziran casually and blocking the entry of kerosene into Sanyang Ferry was enough to make Lin Ziran walk around without food.
Relying on this, the Zhu brothers want to get a share of the kerosene business.
Most of the kerosene in Qingshan Town passes through the Sanyang Ferry and is then sold to various places along the Luo River. As local gangsters in Sanyang Town, the Zhu brothers naturally knew that the kerosene business was booming.
And they didn't want to kill them all directly, they just wanted a piece of the pie.
In this case, Lin Ziran will most likely give in and join them in the kerosene business. In the end, everyone will make money together. Hello, me, everyone.
But the Zhu brothers didn't know at all that Lin Ziran was not prepared to play any tricks with them.
Lin Ziran was a bandit a few months ago, and now he still got his official status by pretending to be an officer and soldier, and he doesn't use official methods at all.
The huge differences between the two sides' ideas have led to the current situation.
Lin Ziran didn't have any fear at all and arrested Manager Zhu directly.
Maintaining the attitude of not leaving any trouble behind, Lin Ziran thought for a moment and then said: "Mazi, pick a few good people to go to Sanyang Town. It's time to change the guard of Sanyang Town."
Luo Mazi was very excited when he heard this. He was very afraid of leading troops in war, but he liked this kind of private business very much.
Immediately he said: "Don't worry, sir. I'll get it done right away. It will be done properly!"
Zhu Zhenshou and his idiot brother probably wanted to threaten Lin Ziran by blocking the Sanyang Ferry and impeaching the officialdom.
But as for Lin Ziran, he is not an official, he is a bandit leader. No, he is not actually a bandit leader. He is a time traveler. As expected, he is the protagonist of this world!
Compared with all kinds of intrigues, he prefers to use simple and direct means to solve problems.
After Luo Mazi and others left first, Lin Ziran continued on his way, and it didn't take long to find Wu Dajiang and the others.
After arriving at the place, the more than 30 people in the Sanyang Town Guards were quite arrogant. A deputy officer came out and was ready to talk nonsense, but Lin Ziran didn't give him a chance to talk nonsense.
With a wave of his hand, the cavalry under his command rushed forward with sabers waving, while shouting: "Disarm and kill!"
Facing dozens of cavalry, the more than 30 members of the Sanyo Town Guard did not dare to resist at all, let alone any actual resistance, and they did not even have the courage to resist.
The deputy officer of the Sanyo Town Guard forcefully swallowed the words he had prepared for a long time, and then obediently obeyed the order and put down his sword and gun.
Because he could see that those cavalrymen were really preparing to charge.
If they dare to resist, the cavalry's sabers will fall on their heads in minutes.
Looking at the more than 30 Sanyang Town guards who were helpless, Lin Ziran said: "Take them back first, there is a shortage of people in the oil field!"
After settling the matter, Lin Ziran didn't waste much time and quickly returned to Qingshan Town with Wu Dajiang and others.
As for Sanyang Town, Lin Ziran didn't need to worry about it. Luo Mazi had already rushed there with his people overnight.
Lin Ziran was relatively confident in Luo Mazi's ability, and this person was suitable for doing such shady things.
That night, in the Sanyang Town Guards House, Zhu Zhengshou, who worked hard for the people, stayed up late reviewing documents and died of overwork. After the news came out, many people in Sanyang Town, especially many businessmen, were so sad and angry that they beat gongs and drums.
Eat, drink, have fun, and express condolences amidst laughter and laughter.
"Have you heard? That Fatty Zhu is finally dead!"
"I've heard it before, hehe, he said he died of overwork after staying up late, but I heard that he was with several women yesterday!"
"It doesn't matter how he died, as long as he dies now, since he came to our Sanyang Town, we have been in great misfortune!"
"That's right, I've never seen such a greedy person, willing to make any money!"
While everyone was talking, Luo Mazi had quietly waited for the manpower to return to Qingshan Town.
He immediately found Lin Ziran and reported: "The matter is done!"
Lin Ziran closed the thick copy of 'General History of the Southern Continent' in his hand, then nodded slightly and said: "Thank you for all the hard work, go back to the accounting office and collect the reward of one hundred yuan!"
After hearing this, Luo Mazi smiled sheepishly: "Your Excellency, you are too polite!"
This is one hundred constant yuan, which is not a small sum. Luo Mazi also gets a salary, and it is not low. It is more than thirty yuan a month. But Luo Mazi's expenses are also quite large, not to mention eating and drinking.
I often take care of the business of the small green building in the town, but the money is still not enough.
But now Lin Ziran said: "This money does not belong to you alone. The brothers who followed you are worth twelve yuan each!"
Even so, Luo Mazi still had a smile on his face. He only brought four people with him. After deducting forty, there were still sixty left.
With these sixty yuan, he would be able to live comfortably for a while.
After Luo Mazi came back, Lin Ziran did not relax his guard against Sanyang Town.
Although Zhu Zhenshou died unfortunately, he still had to prevent problems from arising later. Lin Ziran did not expect to be completely unexposed. This was unrealistic. He just hoped to delay it for a while.
In this troubled world, as the saying goes, having soldiers and guns is the way to go, and everything else is nonsense.
However, in the next few days, there was no news from Sanyang Town.
Instead, Zhou Li from Hongxiang Trading Company was waiting for him.
Early that morning, Zhou Li came to visit.
At first, Lin Ziran thought that Zhou Li was here for the arms trade between the two parties. After all, the two parties had done a lot of business cooperation and had done tens of thousands of dollars in business.
Lin Ziran has already purchased hundreds of muskets, four five-pound cannons, a large amount of ammunition and other military supplies from Hongxiang Trading Company, worth tens of thousands.
But when Zhou Li came to visit, he said that he was not here for the ordnance, but for the kerosene.
Zhou Li took a sip of tea and said: "Although our Hongxiang Trading Company is mainly engaged in the arms business, we also do other businesses. After all, the world is in chaos and it is difficult to make money!"
"I've seen your Qingshan kerosene. It burns no worse than whale oil, and the price is slightly cheaper. If this kerosene can be shipped out, there will definitely be a big market, so I wanted to see if there is a chance to cooperate with you.