Chapter 249 Old Friend
The most important thing for people is to eat, and the rest of the things are just done after eating.

For example, Wang Jian was very full at the moment. He was wandering on the street while burping. After walking for a while, he felt a little bored.

Shipping in Jiangjin County is now busier than before, because people have money and have released huge spending power, so the demand for various materials has naturally increased a lot.

Coal, cloth, salt, iron, chickens, ducks, brown and white sugar, various kinds of wine, pigs, cattle, sheep, horses and many other supplies are what the people need.

In the past, everyone lived a hard life and needed nothing. Officials and wealthy families were very rich, but their numbers were small, so their demand was naturally not great.

As the demand for various materials in the market increased, shipping naturally became busier, which also made Wang Jian, the leader of the canal transport gang, earn a lot of money.

Oh, now he is no longer the gang leader, but the boss of the company.

"Gong" means the wealth of several people, and "si" means operation.

Zhuangzi said: "The accumulation of evils leads to greatness, the combination of small things leads to greatness, and the combination of things leads to public goodness. This is called 'company'."

That is to say, a company is a joint operation with the capital of many people.

After the Ministry of Commerce promulgated the Company Law at the beginning of the year, Wang Jian called his brothers together to establish the Jiangjin County Wharf Company, which included wharf loading and unloading and warehousing.

After the company was established, although a lot of profits had to be distributed every month, Wang Jian actually earned more because he was no longer exploited by officials and wealthy families.

Unfortunately, there are no gambling dens or brothels in Jiangjin County now, so there are no places for entertainment. Even if the brothers gather together to gamble, they will be arrested.

I get angry when I think of Wang Jian. He was clearly playing around secretly and everyone was willing to do it, so why should he be arrested?

It's not fair at all. What's even more infuriating is that someone actually reported it, causing the people from their dock company to sweep the streets for more than a month. Sweeping the streets is a small matter, the key point is that it was a huge embarrassment.

Wang Jian curled his lips and planned to find a prostitute to play with. Although prostitutes would also be caught, the punishment was not severe. If caught, they would be punished by being kicked out on the street, but only for half a month.

Moreover, first-time offenders will be given lighter sentences and will not be punished if they admit their mistakes with a good attitude. Wang Jian is relatively cautious and has not been caught yet, so he is not afraid of finding a secret brothel.

Unfortunately, Wang Jian didn't know that Chen the Assassin had come to Jiangjin, so Jiangjin County was conducting a severe crackdown tonight and all the yamen runners were working overtime to prevent anyone from committing crimes and being encountered by Chen the Assassin, which would embarrass his superiors.

As for the yamen runners, they knew where there were gambling parties and prostitutes, and they could easily catch anyone they wanted.

So Wang Jian was unlucky and had just taken off his pants when two yamen runners rushed in and pinned him to the ground.

"Boss Wang, don't resist, or you'll be committing an even greater crime!"

Wang Jian, who was about to struggle, was instantly deflated when he heard this. People have recognized him, and it would be useless even if he ran away. After all, the monk can run away but the temple cannot, so he could only admit defeat.

"Are they cracking down on prostitutes so strictly now?" Wang Jian asked with a gloomy look on his face.

"I don't know. It seems like a big shot has come to the city, so not only are prostitutes being caught closely, but petty thieves are also being severely punished. Well, anyone who wanders around the streets will be interrogated and reprimanded!" the bailiff explained.

"So strict?" Wang Jian couldn't help but be surprised. "Who is this important person?"

"I don't know!" "You don't know?
That's probably because they came back from Chongqing. Jiangjin County is no longer habitable. Every time a ministerial-level official comes back, they start a severe crackdown. Don't they want people to live?!" Wang Jian couldn't help but lament.

There happened to be many ministerial-level officials in Jiangjin County, more than a dozen of them. Whenever one of them came back, Wei Yang would launch a severe crackdown to clear out the lawless elements on the streets. In fact, they were not really lawless elements, they were just people who liked to hang around all day.

Lest they offend anyone.

After all, if he was a real criminal, he would have been taken to the coal mine long ago.

"You are really unlucky!" The two bailiffs said with some amusement, "I think you have been arrested five or six times this year?
Fortunately, the administrative and criminal departments of our Huaxia Department are separate. Criminal cases will be superimposed, but administrative cases will not. Otherwise, people like you who refuse to repent would have been sent to the mines long ago."

"That's not necessary. After all, I am a well-connected person. Although I will be fined, I won't have to go mining!" Wang Jian said with a smile.

"Who knows!"

A voice that Wang Jian felt familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar sounded. After recalling it carefully, Wang Jian broke out in a cold sweat.

If there is one person in this world that Wang Jian least wants to see, it must be Chen Ke.

Wang Jian was well aware of Chen Kai's ruthlessness, so even after Chen Kai conquered the entire Sichuan, Wang Jian had no intention of currying favor with him or using other connections to get a position.

Wang Jian did have some connections in Jiangjin County, and Wang Wu had the best relationship with him. Although Wang Wu had always stayed in Fobao, it was still very easy for him to get an official position by running around for him. After all, as Liu Er's only son, many people in the military would give him face.

Even Zhang Haomin and Wang Jian are very familiar with each other, and Wang Jian can have a say in front of the top ten families in Jiangjin County.

Not to mention that Wang Jian also knew Chen Gu.

But Wang Jian just stayed at the Jiangjin County dock and didn't move, because he was afraid of Chen Gu.

Hearing Chen Gu's voice again at this time, Wang Jian couldn't help but tremble. After all, Wang Jian was just a bigger gangster.

Chen the assassin intercepted and killed Addis, entered the city to attack Delentang, and after a defensive counterattack killed Lebao, he entered the city to sweep the opium dens, gambling dens, and brothels. He killed a lot of people each time, which really scared Wang Jian.

"Oh, oh, it's our leader who's back. Wang Jian kowtows to you!" Wang Jian shouted a few words and was about to kowtow.

However, the two yamen runners who held him could feel that this guy was so scared that his legs went weak and he couldn't stand at all, so he said this. In fact, the two yamen runners were also a little trembling in their hearts.

However, the Huaxia Ministry once issued an order to prohibit kneeling and kowtowing, so the two yamen runners were still able to stand firm. After all, kneeling down would not only not please people, but would also be despised, so why bother?

Zhang Zhe couldn't help wanting to laugh when he saw Wang Jian's expression, but because Chen Ju was there, he forced himself to hold back. He waved to the two yamen runners and said, "You guys go back first. He will go to the street tomorrow!"

"promise!"

After the two yamen runners left, Zhang Zhe handed a waist badge to Wang Jian and said, "From now on, you will be a secret agent of the Jinyiwei, responsible for secretly collecting all the intelligence in Jiangjin County for backup.

Remember, you now have an official status, so if you commit another crime, it will be aggravated crime, and the administrative case will become a criminal case, so you better take care of yourself!"

(End of this chapter)