"I asked Chen Tianhua about the purpose of coming with his fleet. He said that he didn't really want to go against you when he came here, but he couldn't figure out why the Yunze Gang cooperated with the Dongyang people and therefore couldn't get along with him. He came here to call for punishment.

." He then continued to narrate.

"Chen Tianhua is afraid of us cooperating with Japanese people?" Zhang Beiji asked doubtfully. He seemed to be very interested in this topic.

"Chief rudder, please don't misunderstand. This is similar to what we found in our previous investigation. Fengzhong Mining has had many years of resentment with the Japanese people. They are incompatible with each other. These Japanese people took the initiative to cooperate with us in order to block Fengzhong Mining from operating in western Jiangxi.

of coal export.”

"This time, the Dongyang people probably wanted to use our Yunze Gang to use our power to fight against Fengzhong Mining. We didn't know the details of both parties, especially the details of Fengzhong Mining and the boss Chen Tianhua, so we provoked them!"

Seeing this, Ma Zhankui quickly dismissed his thoughts with words.

Zhang Beiji nodded and said: "Well, it's pretty much what we thought. This time we cooperated with the Dongyang people. We have suffered a huge loss. However, Fengzhong Mining wants to scare the monkeys, but we can't push people too hard. I, Zhang Beiji,

You’re not someone to be trifled with either! Huh!”

Zhang Beiji is not in a good mood right now. Early in the morning, Lao San and Lao Wu chopped off one of their right hands and gave it as a meeting gift. The news spread among the gangs on the island, and many people spoke for the third and fifth masters.

Especially some elders who have abdicated but still have a certain degree of prestige.

What was most difficult for him to accept was that the rumors among the branch leaders were even more unpleasant. These were some people who had ulterior motives to sow discord and wanted to cause trouble.

Thinking of this, Zhang Beiji raised his wine glass and took a sip, then put the wine glass on the table.

Upon seeing this, Ma Zhankui immediately picked up the wine bottle, added another glass, pushed it to Zhang Beiji, and said:

"The chief helmsman, Chen Tianhua, just said that he is willing to rekindle old friendship with our Yunze Gang. There is only one condition, and that is to cut off all contact with the Dongyang people. I think you will be interested!"

"Cut off all contact with Japanese people?" Zhang Beiji was stunned and frowned.

He thought that there should be no problem if the Yunze Gang could reconnect with Fengzhong Mine, but the condition of cutting off all contact with the Dongyang people seemed a bit too harsh.

It turned out that as soon as Ma Zhankui left early in the morning, the representatives of the Japanese people arrived. They changed their earlier cold attitude and said that they would continue to cooperate with the Yunze Gang and that the guns, weapons and ammunition lost in the early stage would be replaced in a few days.

The Dongyang people hoped that the Yunze Gang would try to hold off Chen Tianhua and his fleet on Junshan Island, and the Pingxiang Tiger Gang began to attack the Pingxiang mining area.

Zhang Beiji is not a politician, a Qing Dynasty bureaucrat, or a revolutionary. He has many political ambitions and so-called national interests. He is just the largest water bandit leader on Dongting Lake. He collects tolls by drafting water and saves money in protection fees.

With some money, I can live like a local emperor.

The attributes of a gangster and a businessman overlap. They are all for profit. It is impossible for him to refuse the property that comes to his door. Of course, he will not foolishly challenge Fengzhong Mining openly and then intercept it by force as he did a few days ago.

.

But asking him to cut off all contact with the Japanese was a bit difficult.

You must know that among the entire Dongting Lake water bandits, there are many people who want to cooperate with the Japanese, including a few sub-rudders in my own Yunze Gang.

Zhang Beiji has been running rampant in Dongting Lake for so long. In addition to being able to have both sides and continuously growing his strength, there are many reasons behind it.

There are also many secret cooperative relationships behind him, including some foreign companies, large international shipping companies, or powerful domestic merchants. They give Zhang Bei a sum of money every year and ask him to secretly kill their competitors' ships.

It is also for this reason that his Yunze Gang has been able to survive in Dongting Lake for so long and grow year by year. After all, someone is protecting him.

With these big guys working behind the scenes, the navy of the Qing Army's Dongting Lake and the yamen in Hunan and Jiangxi turned a blind eye to him, and no one below dared to make trouble.

"Well, Chen Tianhua personally promised that if we cut off contact with the Japanese people, we can allow many ships to pass through Dongting Lake safely, and provide timely protection to avoid other water bandits. He gives Yunze Gang 300,000 pieces of silver every year, and also

You can sell us weapons at lower than market prices, and you can also provide us with some military assistance when necessary!"

After hearing this, Zhang Beiji shook his head and asked:

"Impossible. Where did he get so many weapons? Besides, selling it to us is against the laws of the imperial court. Does he dare?"

Ma Zhankui immediately explained:

"Chief Commander, you may not know something. Chen Tianhua is now the major shareholder of Hubei Hanyang Arsenal. Zhang Zhidong transferred the shares of Hanyang Iron Factory to Chen Tianhua a few days ago. Chief Commander, this matter is based on my authority.

We can talk about it. I think we can talk about the specific content. The Yunze Gang now needs some weapons channels. After all, our weapons and equipment are too old, and the price borne by the Japanese guns is too high."

"Let me think about this matter again. You go and inform Chen Tianhua and tell us to give us two days and we will sign the contract within two days." Zhang Beiji replied to Ma Zhankui calmly.

He was thinking about telling this capable chief military adviser what he had just met with the Japanese representative in the morning.

"Oh no, chief helmsman, Chen Tianhua said that his time is precious and many important tasks are waiting for him, so I made an agreement with him to sign a contract with him before noon tomorrow."

Ma Zhankui became a little anxious after hearing this, and thought to himself, I finally opened a good situation for the Yunze Gang and avoided the risk of being attacked. I thought I had made a great contribution, but I didn't expect Zhang Beiji to be so cold and indifferent to his urgent desire last night.

, completely different from each other.

"What, tomorrow at noon?"

After Zhang Beiji heard this, he was also stunned. He stared at Ma Zhankui in disbelief and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ma, do you really promise that the other party will sign the agreement at noon tomorrow?"

"Yes, I promised the other party, but I was afraid that Chen Tianhua would regret it if he had long nights and many dreams? Don't you also want to reconnect with Fengzhong Mining, okay?!"

Seeing Zhang Beiji's anxious face, which was as red as a pig's skin, Ma Zhankui was very confused. There must be a monster when something went wrong. He immediately guessed that during the half day he left the island to go to the Blood Wolf, there must be someone on Junshan Island.

What happened.

He understands Zhang Beiji's character. He is a person who is irresponsible, loves money as much as his life, and is also conceited. He wants everything, but is reluctant to give up anything, and his life is quite tiring.

"Hey, I want to rekindle old friendship with Fengzhong Mining, but you don't have to do this. Alas... Let me tell you straight. As soon as you left early in the morning, the representatives of the Oriental people came over, and they promised to continue to provide weapons.

The equipment is given to us, but we are only asked to hold Chen Tianhua and his fleet here for two days. The Japanese seem to have encouraged the Pingxiang Tiger Gang Lu Wenhu to launch an attack on Anyuan Mountain in Pingxiang."
Chapter completed!