Anyway, it's not like tax inspectors, because tax inspectors are tax police officers in the yamen, and they don't have this kind of standard rifle.

This is a real gun.

While Chen Tianhua put away the contract and put it into his underwear, he took out a dozen copper coins from his coat pocket, pulled the veteran ruffian to the side, stuffed the coins into his hand, and said with a flattering smile:

"Master Jun, I have been to Hangzhou Prefecture countless times, but I have never heard of a city exit permit?"

In fact, this was only the second time he came to Hangzhou in this life. The last time he came by ship with Brother Xun, there was no inspection or any exit permit when entering or leaving the city.

The veteran ruffian saw that Chen Tianhua was still quite good at it. Although he didn't have much money, he still had good intentions. His face became kind and he whispered:

"Little brother, you are also unlucky. The whole city is under martial law only at noon. We have an order from the top to check people leaving the city."

"Why?"

"I heard that a dozen important criminals escaped from the capital. They were all high-ranking officials who supported the Boxer Rebellion. The foreigners want their heads. I heard that they escaped to the south of the Yangtze River."

"oh…"

Chen Tianhua suddenly realized.

The days when he traveled back in time last year were when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the Qing Dynasty, first attacking Tianjin and then capturing Kyoto and Beijing in October.

During this period, the Qing government, which was approaching the city with troops, was being forced to accept the peace agreement negotiated by the Eight-Power Allied Forces, which should be the twelve articles of the infamous Xinchou Treaty.

Among the twelve clauses, in addition to paying huge compensation, the Qing government also required the Qing government to arrest and kill people.

Foreigners proposed that officials at all levels who supported the Boxer Movement should be severely punished, saying that the remnants of the Boxer Rebellion would be eliminated.

Paralyzed, the Qing government is now groveling and has become a cabinet of foreigners.

"Oh boss, we are all innocent common people, and the boats are all new and empty. Please let us go."

After Chen Tianhua knew the cause of this sudden incident, he was at a loss for the moment. He could only plead and ask for directions.

"It's useless to beg me. Even our team officers here don't have the power, unless the governor's office issues an order to lift martial law, or Li Biaotong nods his approval, or..."

As the veteran ruffian Bao Ya was talking, not far away, Lin Gen, A Hua and several other Qing soldiers were heard arguing.

"Whose part do you belong to? Why do you want to detain our ship? This is a new ship. Is there someone hiding under the ship?" Lin Gen said angrily.

It turned out that when Chen Tianhua was talking to the veteran ruffian, several Qing soldiers there were about to lock the ship, and a conflict broke out.

"Which part is humming? You silly big man has a lot of tone. Is this what you can ask? But I can tell you that we are the number one soldier of the Huai Army stationed in Zhejiang. What, you still want to know us?

Can’t you unify Lord Li?”

The leader was a sharp-mouthed guy with a Huainan accent. Seeing that Lin Gen and the others were not paying attention, he deliberately teased them.

"Biaotong? What's so great about Biaotong..."

Lin Gen opened his mouth and was about to say something more, when he was interrupted by the voice behind him.

"You are so blind that you don't understand who we are?"

Diaoyan Ahua came out from behind angrily, stood beside Lin Gen, pointed at Chen Tianhua behind him and shouted:

"This is the young master of our business, Mr. Chen. He and your Lord Biaotong are brothers. Do you need some bullshit certificate in this territory?"

Damn it, when did Ah Hua learn to use a tiger's skin as a banner? He doesn't make a draft when he lies, but he also has to look at the target.

When Chen Tianhua heard this, he felt chilly in his heart.

Lin Gen, Diaoyan Ahua and others have been doing everything smoothly in the six months since they followed Chen Tianhua.

Just like big bosses like Fan Chenggui have to come to curry favor with him, after Mr. Xie Qiaofei was harassed in Cuiwei Ju, he still doesn't dare to make a name for himself, and he doesn't even dare to let out a fart.

Usually they enjoy good food and drink, have high incomes, and are respected and envied by everyone. But over time, their tails have long been raised to the roof, and they have a somewhat arrogant attitude.

Going out to pick up the boat today was originally a very beautiful thing, but I didn't expect that it was disturbed by a few soldiers and ruffians.

In the eyes of the people in Jiangnan, there is no future in being a soldier. They say that good men should not be soldiers.

What's even more funny is that Diaoyan, Lin Gen and the others don't understand the difference between the patrol battalions of the Qing army and the new army at all, and they don't even know who the official Biao Tong is, so they just talk about it.

Speaking of which, all the soldiers were shocked by Diaoyan's tone. They were stunned for a moment and did not dare to say a word.

Their eyes were all rolling around, then I looked at you, you looked at me, and then they all raised their heads and laughed, some of them laughed out loud.

"Bah! This young boy can only be the young master of your family. Young Master, how dare you pretend to be our Lord Biaotong's subordinate brother?"

"If he is our Li Biaotong's brother-in-law, we will still be your young master and his father."

"Haha...ha!" The soldiers cursed and laughed wildly.

Come to think of it, their leader, Mr. Li, is about forty-seven or eighteen years old and comes from Hefei, Anhui Province.

And this young boy was only twenty years old, and he was a native of Shaoxing. Thousands of miles separated the two sides. How could these two completely unrelated people become inseparable?

"Why do you curse people when you open your mouth? How dare you insult our young boss, you bastards!" When Diaoyan Ahua saw several soldiers and ruffians insulting Chen Tianhua, he immediately started to curse in anger.

"What's the matter with scolding? No matter how tough you are, if you scold someone lightly, I still want to beat them up!"

The soldier with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks suddenly exerted force and struck Ah Hua in the chest with his palm.

"Pap..."

Ah Hua was caught off guard and received a sudden blow. He staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.

I saw the soldier with his face full of yellow teeth, raised his spear, and struck Ah Hua viciously.

Ahua instinctively rolled on the ground to dodge.

The soldier then raised his gun again, only to feel a figure flash in front of him. Lin Gen, who was tall and strong, strode forward, gripped the long gun tightly, and swung it to the side.

"Pap..." there was a sound.

The guy with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks rushed out a few meters away with his gun and a dog eating shit, and his nose was bruised and his face was swollen after falling.

Seeing this, another soldier rushed over with a gun in hand. Lin Gen stepped aside slightly, held the gun barrel with both hands, and kicked sideways.

The guy took a few steps back with a thump, then smashed the gun on his butt to the ground. Unable to stop, he took advantage of the situation and rolled backwards.

Seeing how brave Lin Gen was, who was tall and strong, the other five soldiers present were so frightened that they backed away.

"Click, click, click..." There was a sound of pulling the bolt.

Several of them raised their guns and immediately surrounded Lin Gen.

Even the veteran ruffian Baoya who had been friendly to Chen Tianhua just now changed his expression when he saw this scene, picked up his gun and joined their team.

The scene looked like it was facing a formidable enemy.

Hula la...

Four people, including the three brothers Lin Gen and A Hua, stood neatly in front of Chen Tianhua, blocking the muzzle of the gun with their bodies like door panels.

"What are you doing? Put down the gun first!"

The two sides were confronting each other, and when their swords were at war, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps followed by a shout.

I saw seven or eight New Army soldiers wearing turbans and blue cloth military uniforms at the other end of the military camp on the pier, embracing an officer in full military uniform and walking towards them.

The visitor was about thirty years old, wearing a flower feather on his head, a victory jacket, and a pair of pointed thin-soled fast boots. On his waist was a saber on the left and a British six-shooter revolver on the right.
Chapter completed!