Chen Xi knew that he would make up for the third year of junior high school, so he took advantage of the end of the year to quickly integrate his plan to integrate the city's waterways and the Hanlu Gang forces into implementation.

This was an unprecedented challenge for him.

With his younger body who is not yet ten years old, it is impossible to "order all the heroes". What he imagined was to let Song Xiaocheng be the master of this great boss and to consolidate the underground forces in Tingzhou.

To integrate the two groups of people in the city, we must first be polite and then soldiers. The so-called ritual is to ask Hui Niang to gather representatives of these forces in the city to discuss matters in the name of the Chamber of Commerce.

Nowadays, merchants from all walks of life have basically joined the Chamber of Commerce, or the "Dry Road Gang" people don't care whether the Chamber of Commerce gives them business, but the "Water Gang" involves shipping and ferry unloading, and has a close connection with the Chamber of Commerce.

If a chamber of goods wants to be transported, he has to find the ship owner first and pay the deposit; the ship owner will not be responsible for the shipping matters personally, so he will hand over the matter to the ship boss. The ship boss will find someone from the "Water Road" to help escort the ship, transport the goods to the corresponding dock, and then find someone to unload the goods; then the ship owner will collect the final payment for the cargo from the chamber of commerce.

Originally, the ones who were most in contact with the "Shuilu Gang" were ship owners and ship owners, and the chamber of commerce itself only needed to pay for it.

But now the Chamber of Commerce wants to change its business model. Next, it will buy boats and horses, buy cars, open boats and horse carriages, and complete water and land transportation by one's own people.

Since the cargo is a chamber of commerce merchant, and the boat shop and the carriage shop are also affiliated to the chamber of commerce. The boat shop and the carriage shop are from the boat boss to the crew, from the carriage coaches to the horsemen who are escorting and unloading goods on the road, it is best that all belong to the boat shop and the carriage shop and are under the jurisdiction of the Chamber of commerce.

This is a win-win situation where one can be combined, and all the knowledgeable people in the chamber of commerce agree with it.

Now the Chamber of Commerce has begun to purchase goods directly from the place of origin. Last year's spring tea and millet at the turn of summer and autumn were purchased through this channel. However, because the freight is directly in the hands of others, the procurement and transportation are not very smooth.

Once the Chamber of Commerce opens its own ships and carriages, the Chamber of Commerce will form a comprehensive pattern of procurement, transportation, wholesale and sales. In the future, workshops can even be opened at the place of origin of the goods, which is equivalent to including production into this industrial chain.

The Chamber of Commerce will achieve production, transportation and sales in a row. If it becomes bigger and stronger, it will no longer be a castle in the air, and it is completely expected.

On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, Hui Niang arranged people to go to Tingjiang Wharf to contact the person in charge of the "Water Road Gang".

These forces are basically distinguished by region. In the Tingzhou Prefecture section, the most powerful one is the "Water Road Gang" in Changting County. The guy Cardiff has more than 200 people. In other counties, there are dozens to hundreds of people. There are more than a dozen gangs that help people unload goods at various docks, with a total of about 800 people.

The end of the year was originally a busy time for freight, but due to the impact of the Little Ice Age, the weather was extremely cold in the winter of this year. Some of the Tingjiang River surfaces even freeze during the end of the year, which is very rare in western Fujian.

In this way, those gangs have nothing to do, and most of them have nothing to do.

The Chamber of Commerce treated them with courtesy and invited them to come and narrate. Most of the heads of the "Shuilu Gang" gave enough face and agreed to visit them in person.

On the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, the Chamber of Commerce General Pavilion held a relatively secret meeting, and the leaders and followers of the "Water Road Gang" attended the meeting. There were 40 or 50 people in total.

As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Hui Niang is still responsible for communicating with these heroes. She is not used to dealing with these vulgar people who are full of swearing words. She can only follow the words Chen Xi arranged for her in advance. After seeing each other, she said straight to the point:

"Everyone, our chamber of commerce is going to set up its own boat shop and carriage shop, and I want to hire you to work at the chamber of commerce. In the future, we will receive monthly monthly money, and we will also pay additional rewards according to the efforts. From then on, we will eat the chamber of commerce and obey the orders of the chamber of commerce. I wonder if you are willing to join?"

Hui Niang's words made the people in the gang present look at each other.

The rules passed down since ancient times are purely a chance to do your job. You can make money by hiring someone to make money, but no one can only drink the northwest wind.

As for doing things with the Chamber of Commerce, it is not like going out to travel, but becoming a strong rice bowl for the Chamber of Commerce. It is stable but less free and easy.

"Mrs. Lu, you have been doing well in Tingzhou Prefecture in the past two years. We admire you, but it may be inappropriate to let us eat with you."

Among them, the boss of the "Shuilu Gang" named Li Gan spoke first. This person is quite polite. After all, the main hall of the Chamber of Commerce is not a dock ferry, and they dare not offend the Chamber of Commerce's people.

Hui Niang smiled and said, "You all misheard. You are not having a meal with the little woman, but seeking development with the Chamber of Commerce. In the future, the boat trip and carriage trip can be left to you to manage."

The words are shocking!

Although these people present were five or six, and were respected as the boss or shopkeeper outside, they were just foreman after all. Even the heads of the family had to beg for their own efforts and could not let their brothers support them for nothing.

So much so that most of these seemingly majestic leading brothers are actually short of money and cannot settle down in the city. Even if they settle down, they only live in a small courtyard. Of course, they want to find a way out and live a life of food and clothing, but they can't do anything except have the strength to do anything, they are neither literate nor know how to keep accounts or settle accounts, and they don't even have craftsmanship. Who would hire them?

A middle-aged man asked anxiously: "Mrs. Lu's words are serious?"

It is undeniable that Hui Niang's proposal to hand over the boat and carriage to them to take care of, which made these people quite moved. Today, the labourer who is still a casual worker can be the master of the family tomorrow. This is clearly a good thing that a pie fell from the sky!

"Do you think I'm joking?"

Hui Niang's words were very serious, "But then the Chamber of Commerce will arrange personnel to go to the ship shop and carriage shop to keep accounts and manage accounts. Even if you become shopkeepers, you must abide by the established regulations."

"Each company contacts us. From now on, all the major ferry ferries at Tingzhou Prefecture will be carried out by you."

"Will the Chamber of Commerce treat the brothers below unfairly? They have something to support their birth, old age, sickness and death. If you make money, your share will be high. If you lose money, you cannot leave."

The people present were talking.

Hui Niang proposed the idea exactly what they hoped to get.

Walking around the world seems to be free and happy, but nowadays, people of all kinds of religions have a low social status. When unloading goods, they often kill people or fall into the river and drown. The ship owner will not have any compensation. If they die or are injured, they can only admit that they are unlucky.

But if the boat trip and carriage trip are controlled by themselves and the chamber of commerce also provides financial support, their lives can undergo fundamental changes.

Some people wanted to accept it on the spot, but some were still suspicious and worried that the Chamber of Commerce would destroy the bridges across the river.

Li Gan, who was speaking just now, spoke on behalf of each family: "Madam Lu, let me discuss this matter when I go back. After all, there are many brothers under my sect and it is difficult to adjust everyone. Most people must agree. Even if we make a decision, it will not work if the subordinates do not agree."

"Yes, yes." Someone next to him agreed.

Hui Niang nodded. Chen Xi had analyzed the characteristics of these gangs such as the "Shuilu Gang" before. They were neither different nor shared tragedies. They seemed to be a whole and had a finger at the outside world, but internally they were constantly fighting over territory and work. The fight was not only reflected in gangs, but also easily caused disputes within the gangs.

It is mainly because it is not easy to make a living by relying on strength these days. Many times, these people are blindly ignorant and rely on brute force to fight.

The heads of these gangs are not very glorious. The people below follow them to make a living. In fact, they are trying to seek protection from a group. The heads of the house will not pay them wages. They may follow this heads today. If they can't have enough food tomorrow, they have to change others.

In this way, these leaders have to be "voted" by the following people, which means democracy, but in fact it is also a reflection of the strength and foundation of these leaders' strength that does not convince their brothers.

"Everyone, it is better to be early, not later. If you are willing to join in before the end of the year, please come to the Chamber of Commerce to inform you. If you are not willing, we will never force you."

Hui Niang said the "last sentence" that Chen Xi specifically explained.

To disintegrate the alliance of these gangs, we must use the divisive strategy to gather together for the first time to discuss things. We cannot let them speak in public at this time, but let them separate and decide whether to join and make them suspicious of each other.

Some people must have been the first to shake the joining of the Chamber of Commerce, but they don’t know who took the first step, and there will be internal conflicts, and later they will gradually divide into two camps: “joining the Chamber of Commerce faction” and “independent faction”.

At that time, Hui Niang can use the money of the Chamber of Commerce to support the faction that joined the Chamber of Commerce to complete the suppression and merger of other factions.

ps: The fourth update! It is also an additional update for monthly tickets with a total of 5yi0 tickets! To be continued.
Chapter completed!