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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 70 Smuggling

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    "Do you want me, Ma Tiannan, to be your master?" Ma Tiannan put down the porridge bowl in his hand and said with a smile, "Then there must be something prohibited coming in?" This person works in the Shanghai Shipping Department and has seen many of these scenes. Naturally,  It's a quick guess.  "Haha, I really can't hide it from Mr. Ma!" Jiang Zhiqing said with a smile: "Yes, I have a large amount of goods to be shipped in. Please pretend that you didn't see it, Mr. Ma. As for the conditions, please let Mr. Ma go. Brother, I will never return it."  Price!" Ma Tiannan snorted coldly. At this time, he was a little confused about the man in front of him who claimed to be surnamed Jiang. It is said that he has been living in Shanghai for almost twenty years and has seen all kinds of people.  , but although the man in front of him was dressed luxuriously, he looked like a common bastard on the streets of Shanghai, but he was able to get Fatty Huang from Yuxing Cotton Factory to match him, and it was clear from his words that Fatty Huang was very fond of him.  Attentive, it is obvious that what people are looking for is the "honor" behind this person. Who is the big shot behind this person?  What kind of business are you doing?  Will it cause any big trouble?  Ma Tiannan couldn't help but ponder.  After a while, Ma Tiannan asked: "Ma, let me ask you, what kind of goods are you transporting? And, who is your employer?" "This -" Jiang Zhiqing pondered for a moment, and replied in a deep voice: "Yes.  Rice, Burmese rice. As for my brother, I cannot tell you, but I can tell you that it is Mr. Liu¡¯s friend.¡± Ma Tiannan was stunned when he heard this, and asked: ¡°Mr. Liu from Houde Bank?¡±  Nodding: "I wonder if Mr. Ma is satisfied?" "Well, since I am Mr. Liu's friend, I don't want the money myself, but my colleagues and subordinates need some money!" "No problem, I don't know twenty thousand taels.  "Is it enough?" Ma Tiannan was secretly happy when he heard this. According to his estimate, four or five thousand taels would be enough, and the rest would naturally go into his own pocket. He originally thought that the other party would offer ten thousand taels.  The most, but I didn't expect the other party to be so generous.  "Ma Tiannan solemnly took the cashier's check that Jiang Zhiqing had written in his arms and whispered: In three days, all my people will be at Wusongkou Pier. Just go ashore there and I will transfer them."  How about two days?" "Then I'll thank you, Mr. Ma!" Three days later, Wusongkou.  "Move quickly, my boss is being kind today. I will give you two meals of braised pork and white rice at noon and evening. Let's eat as much as we want! Double the wages! Work harder!" A foreman shouted loudly to the ragged porters.  Behind him on the river, two freighters were slowly docking towards the pier of the pier, and pale white smoke was floating out of their chimneys.  "Okay!" People cheered in unison. Many of them had not eaten meat for more than half a year. Their backs were bent due to heavy manual labor and meager wages. Many of them were less than thirty and had hair loss.  Pale, described as withered.  At this time, more than a dozen men came over carrying wooden barrels and baskets containing dishes and chopsticks. Smelling the aroma of rice and meat, the crowd immediately started to stir.  The foreman gave a high-five and shouted loudly: "Don't crowd, everyone has something. Our boss killed two fat pigs today. Let's eat as much as we can. It's easy to work when you're full!" People immediately gathered around, dozens of hands immediately  Reaching out to the barrels and baskets, the strong men who distributed the meals waved sticks to drive away the workers while stuffing the large bowls filled with rice and meat into their extended hands. The lucky ones who got the food immediately ignored the boiling rice.  And meat, while stuffing it into his mouth, he squeezed it out to enjoy his spoils.  The foreman looked at the porters who were huddled together, and smiled flatteringly at Jiang Zhiqing who was standing aside: "You crazy hungry poor guy made the master laugh!" Jiang Zhiqing did not answer. The scene in front of him was  It was so familiar yet unfamiliar. Just a few years ago, he was one of those people who had to make a living just for a meal. He smiled at himself, turned around and asked the foreman: "Three thousand and five dollars."  One hundred tons of rice can be unloaded in two days, right? " "Just look at it! With such good food and wages, why don't these poor men work hard?" The foreman wiped the armchair beside him diligently:  "Mr. Jiang, just sit here and watch. With me, Old Xu, watching here, nothing will go wrong!" "Well!" Jiang Zhiqing sat down and whispered: "You also know about these rice.  , I don¡¯t want outsiders to know that the dock¡¯s own stevedores are knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so I let your employer hire them. It doesn¡¯t matter how much they pay, just finish unloading the rice within two days.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll finish the meal later.  , I asked them to start working." Yu Zhiheng sat on the ground, swallowing the rice and braised pork in the bowl. Since coming to Shanghai, he has almost never eaten meat, and has almost forgotten what meat tastes like.  "Uncle Zhiheng, have you finished eating?"??Shall we go over and serve another bowl?  "The young man on the side reluctantly licked the edge of the bowl while looking at the men next to the rice pail not far away with some fear. "Well!  Li Su, let¡¯s go there together.  "Yu Zhiheng swallowed the last mouthful of rice, stood up, and walked with the young man to the place where the rice was served. "Give us another bowl!  "Yu Zhiheng handed over his and his companion's bowls. "It's Yu Tou!  Okay, you'll need to buy some energy for the work later!  "The foreman standing next to the rice bucket was not as picky and embarrassed as usual. Instead, he smiled and shouted to his men who were serving rice: "Put it fuller and add two more pieces of meat. If you can eat it, you can do it!  " "Okay!  "The waiter responded, and sure enough, he piled the big bowls filled by Yu Zhiheng and his companions to the tip. There were several big pieces of oily meat on top, and they were about to fall off. "Thank you very much, Xu Tou!  "Yu Zhiheng responded, took the bowl and replied: "We workers all have conscience. The boss gives us such good food and wages, so we will not fail to work hard.  "    "That's good!  Xu Tou laughed and pointed to several stoves not far away: "Did you see that there are four pigs over there, all prepared for you. Work hard, and those who work hard will not suffer!"  " Yu Zhiheng and his companions returned to where they were sitting. Li Su, probably because he had already eaten a bowl of rice and meat, was swallowing food much slower now. He murmured while eating: "Uncle Zhiheng  , Mr. Huang has shown great kindness this time. Even a rich man in the countryside cannot afford such good food during the Chinese New Year!  "    "Um!  Yu Zhiheng replied: "I guess there's something wrong with these goods, otherwise Fatty Huang wouldn't have paid so much!"  " "It doesn't matter what he is, we workers are just working hard to make money.  Li Su struggled to swallow a piece of half-cooked meat down his throat, and sighed: "I just don't know when I can eat a meal like this again."  " Yu Zhiheng did not answer. He lowered his head and looked at the rice and braised pork in the bowl and sighed. "Perhaps because the food was so good, the porters were very efficient. They shouted slogans in unison and moved the people on the ship.  Bags of goods are lifted into cages, then lifted from the ship to the trestle using a special boom, and then moved to a flatbed truck. Finally, the flatbed truck is used to transport the goods to the warehouse at the riverside terminal.  It was stored inside. By the time it got dark, more than a third of the cargo had been unloaded. At this rate, as long as they worked overnight, they should be able to complete the work within the limited time. After dinner, the workers on duty.  They received their wages for the day, which made them very satisfied. Compared with the delicious food and generous wages, the heavy manual labor was not so difficult. Almost everyone had a thought in their mind: If they could do it every day.  How great it would be! Yu Zhiheng stuffed his wages into his arms and was about to find a place to sleep. At this time, Li Su, who was lying aside, came over with a mysterious smile on his face: "Uncle Zhiheng,  Do you know what these goods we are unloading are?" Yu Zhiheng was already very tired and asked casually: "What are they?  "    "it is this!  Li Su stretched out his palm, revealing a handful of full grains: "When I was moving things, a sack broke and some leaked out. It is estimated that what we eat today is ground from these grains."  At this point, he turned his head to the sky and sighed: "Hey, Uncle Zhiheng, we unloaded so much rice today, how many people should be fed!"  How wonderful it would be if all this rice belonged to us and we would never have to go hungry in this life and could eat as much as we wanted!  " Yu Zhiheng didn't answer. He turned over and whispered: "It's late. Go to bed early. There is still work to do tomorrow!  " Yu Zhiheng was lying on the ground, with waves of heavy snoring coming from behind, but his thoughts were racing in his heart. He stopped issuing rice posts, the court banned food imports, and his boss suddenly generously hired them to unload and unload rice from the ship. These things were connected together, as if  A conspiracy was formed, but with his poor knowledge, he could not deduce the truth from these clues. Thinking of this, Yu Zhiheng couldn't help but sigh. Shanghai and the plantation were completely different worlds.  Everything in the garden is so simple and clear, the master is the master, the slave is the slave, and the slave is the property of the master; but in Shanghai everything is so unclear, and the masters and masters use this and other unclear methods to make everything clear.  They grabbed it into their own pockets, and although they seemed to be free, they were actually restrained, whipped, and driven by various invisible things, leading a life that was worse than even a slave.  Plantation slaves don¡¯t have to worry about having no food to eat or a place to sleep tomorrow. No plantation owner will let their property be damaged. But Shanghai is different. Thousands of landless peasants flock here every day.  Don¡¯t worry about your factory not being able to recruit people. Every worker is not a living person in their eyes.Living people are just parts that can be replaced at any time. No, they are not as good as parts, because the parts are more expensive.  First of all, I would like to thank the book friends Shun Feng Ni Shui for the reward. If I remember correctly, this is the second time. I will add an additional chapter to express Weber's gratitude.  I just took a look at the list, and my recommendation is actually not too bad. It barely made it into the top ten of the category, but the popularity value is far behind.  Many people are twice, three times or even ten times as old as me.  Some book friends said that it was written by someone else. I don¡¯t think so. Just look at the tips in other people¡¯s discussion forums. The number of tips for this book is negligible. The full support of their readers is enough to throw me away.  's disappeared.  From the first day of writing online articles, Weber felt that writers should focus on their books, rather than asking for votes or rewards, and readers would naturally reward them accordingly.  But looking at it now, it¡¯s not possible to do this. No matter how hard I write, my results will only be like this. But as long as others take enough measures and raise their arms, there will be a lot of people who respond.  You can go to the category recommendation of Chuangshi and take a look at the dozens of books ranked in front of this book in terms of popularity. If you think those books are better than this one, then treat my previous words as nonsense and let this book stand out.  This place is rotten and no website will give me a book contract.  If you think this book should go to a higher position, then please do your part to make excellent works appear where they should appear, so that more people can see excellent works, and  Let writers who really put their heart and soul into work get the rewards they deserve.
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