HCB Chapter 288 Salt Police
Chapter 288 Salt Police
When Xiao Yaonan was leading the 25th Division to fight against the Hunan Army, he didn't have time to take care of the situation in the rear, and he didn't realize that the provincial government of Hubei Province had quietly established a new department - the Hubei Province Salt Anti-smuggling Committee.
The Salt Anti-Smuggling Committee is chaired by Provincial Governor Liu Haochun. In addition to some permanent internal affairs departments, it also has an armed inspection force-the Salt Police Brigade.
The Salt Police Brigade tentatively has a strength of 1200 people. Its weapons and equipment and personnel training are all on par with the army. It is responsible for full-time salt inspections, anti-smuggling, and torture in Hubei Province. The brigade is directly under the command of Governor Liu Haochun.
The brigade is located in Guishan area of Hankou, where there are three abandoned factory buildings in the Qing Dynasty, which can accommodate more than 2000 people after renovation.
And not far from the station of the Salt Police Brigade is the famous Hanyang Arsenal in China!
Not long after, a group of soldiers in gray-brown military uniforms with accents from Lingnan Province appeared on the wharf near Hankou. These soldiers all wore an armband on their left arms, which read "Salt Police" and "Salt Police". big characters.
The people nearby knew that this was the newly established Salt Police Brigade performing official duties, but some people who often went to Jiangbei City to run boats looked at these salt police with some doubts, thinking about the clothes of these people, Why is it exactly the same as the Jiangbei Army under General Lin's command!
This is of course the same, because the Salt Police Brigade is composed of more than 1200 elites drawn from the Jiangbei Army.
The captain of the Salt Police Brigade was Lin Hongfei's confidant Zhang Sanduo. After assisting Lin Hongfei in disarming the second regiment of the 25th Division, he did not leave Hankou with his subordinates, but was recommended by Lin Hongfei as the captain of the Salt Police Brigade. The post of captain.
Therefore, on the surface, the Salt Police Brigade is led by Liu Haochun, Governor of Hubei Province, but in fact still obeys Lin Hongfei.
An armed force loyal to Lin Hongfei was stationed in the Provincial Government of E Province. It was like a nail firmly embedded in Xiao Yaonan's side, and it couldn't be pulled out!
However, since the Salt Police Brigade has been established, they naturally have to do some of their own work.
Since ancient times, the salt business franchise has been an important source of income for officials.
Even in the period of the Republic of China, the provincial governments still firmly controlled the sale of salt.
It's just that if there is profit, someone will take risks, not to mention the chaos in the world today.
In fact, the problem of illegal salt in Hubei Province has been very serious since the Qing Dynasty. Many salt gangs made a fortune by selling illegal salt and accumulated a lot of wealth.
Naturally, the Salt Police Brigade, which has anti-smuggling powers, quickly targeted these fat sheep!
Although the Salt Gang also had some guns in their hands, they were facing a salt police brigade composed of regular troops.
Therefore, in just a few short days, four or five salt gangs with considerable influence were wiped out by the salt police brigade. From these salt gangs, the salt police seized a large amount of wealth and unsold private goods. Salt.
After the money confiscated from the Salt Gang offset the military pay and daily expenses of the Salt Police Brigade, there were still more than 2000 yuan left, which were sent to Lin Hongfei by Zhang Sanduo.
Lin Hongfei didn't like this small amount of money, so he asked Zhang Sanduo to take the money and send it to Liu Haochun. Now that he still needed to use Liu Haochun's governor's sign, he naturally wanted to give him some sweetness.
At this time, there were some active people among the remaining Salt Gang. Through the Cao Gang forces in the Yangtze River Basin, they contacted the leader of the Cao Gang who was nicknamed "Jiao in the Water" at Jiangdu Wharf.
Through the Jiao in the water, they got in touch with the official figures of Jiangbei City, and finally met Zhang Sanduo of the Salt Police Brigade.
In a restaurant in Hankou, the three leaders of the Salt Gang looked respectful and humble, toasting and flattering Zhang Sanduo.
"Captain Zhang holds a high position at such a young age, he is truly a young talent!"
"With you in charge of the Salt Police Brigade, you will surely make great achievements in the future!"
"I'll toast Captain Zhang!"
Zhang Sanduo didn't refuse, just drinking and eating with this group of people with a smile on his face, but he just didn't talk about serious things.
At this time, Shui Lijiao, who was the middleman, said, "I said you three are too ignorant. Is Captain Zhang short of your drink?"
"Cup after cup, can't we have some main dishes?"
As soon as this remark came out, the leader of the Salt Gang quickly said: "Yes, yes, you see, we are too busy talking, and we have forgotten the business!"
"Quickly, present the things to the boss!"
Immediately, two sixteen-year-old twin girls with the same appearance came in from outside the house with two brocade boxes in their arms. There was a trace of timidity on their delicate faces, and they stood next to Zhang Sanduo with lowered eyebrows.
A leader of the Salt Gang opened two brocade boxes. One box contained gold bars, and the other contained some jewelry, all of which were hard currency.
"Boss, a little heart is not a respect!"
"Later, I will send these two girls to your home!"
Speaking of this, the leader of the Salt Gang said meaningfully: "I bought these two girls from a fisherman, and they are innocent!"
Shui Lijiao at the side immediately spoke up: "Haha, Lao Qi really has a heart, and he was able to find such a pair of sisters."
"Captain Zhang, I heard that you don't have any servants or maids at home in Hankou. I think these two girls are just right to serve you."
"Besides, these two girls are also born in poverty, so it is a blessing to be a maid by your side!"
At this moment, Zhang Sanduo shaved his teeth with a toothpick, and said with a half-smile, "Lao Qi, you give money and give away at the same time, what exactly do you want, just say it."
As soon as these words came out, the leaders of the Salt Gang were finally able to tell their true purpose.
"Captain Zhang, we're telling the truth now."
"To tell you the truth, our brothers relied on private salt for food when we were in the Qing Dynasty. After all these years, apart from selling salt, we don't even know how to fish."
"So, I hope Captain Zhang will reward us with a bite of food!"
Zhang Sanduo smiled: "It's not impossible to reward you with food."
"It's just that I have more than 1000 brothers who want to eat, and I have officers who want to be filial. I only have a few big brothers in my pocket. If I don't check illegal salt, where can I raise money!"
Upon hearing this, the leader of the Salt Gang quickly said, "Don't worry, from now on, our Salt Gang will cover all the military salaries and rewards of the brothers!"
"and···"
The leader lowered his voice and said: "In the future, all the salt boats and horse teams that pass through Hankou will benefit from you and the adults above, and you are guaranteed to be satisfied."
At this time, Zhang Sanduo nodded slightly: "If that's the case, then let's do it this way."
"You go to the salt police brigade in a few days. I still have a lot of private salt in my place, and they are all confiscated from other salt gangs."
"It's not suitable to put it in my place, it makes my place almost become a salt farm!"
The leader of the Salt Gang didn't know what Zhang Sanduo meant, so he was overjoyed: "Don't worry, I will sell this batch of private salt immediately, and I will send the harvest to your house together!"
"It's easy to say, easy to say!" Zhang Sanduo said with a half-smile.
The man in the middle, Shui Lijiao, picked up the wine glass and laughed loudly: "Come on, come on, we will be considered family members from now on, let's have a drink!"
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room became lively!