Chapter 5 (Part 2) Things are going to be big
After sighing, according to Wu Chaoyue's request, Liu Lichuan still sent people to organize the British ship of dock workers controlled by the Shuangdao Association, leaving enough people to protect foreign priests such as Wu Chaoyue and Luo Weilin. Wu Chaoyue brought these foreign priests to prepare for a lecture, but more than 20 foreign priests were all excited and ready to discuss the spread of those famous Bible quotes to dock workers.
Next, Wu Chaoyue naturally created the biggest news of Shanghai this month. After more than 200 dock workers controlled by the double-knife association gathered as required, Wu Chaoyue gritted his teeth and told the dock workers that they had to learn a Bible to take over the business. He also told them what benefits could they get after learning this Bible. He asked these poor dock workers to recite the Bible collectively with foreign priests, and he also generously expressed that those who were unwilling to recite the Bible could leave immediately - but they would have to go hungry today.
Not to mention, the bad idea that Wu Chaoyue came up with casually targeted the lifeline of the weak points of poor workers. For Wu Chaoyue, a mere ten cent is just a fraction of Wu Jianzhang's pocket money for him. It doesn't have to worry about sprinkling it in water. However, for these dock workers who work hard for three meals a day, it is a meat bun or two big steamed buns. In addition, Wu Chaoyue announced his promise for Liu Lichuan to exempt him from today's taps. Is there any reason for these dock workers to be unhappy? So before Wu Chaoyue's words were complete, these dock workers were already cheering and ten thousand willing.
But there are certainly voices of objections, and soon many dock workers shouted, "Mr. Wu, is it difficult to memorize what scriptures do you want us to memorize? What if we can't learn it?"
With the help of Liu Lichuan and Shuangdao Ai thugs, Wu Chaoyue finally calmed down these verbal workers again. Then Wu Chaoyue quickly shouted: "I heard clearly, it's not that I want you to memorize the Bible, but that foreigners want you to memorize the Bible to do your work, it has nothing to do with me! Don't worry, it's not difficult to memorize a Bible at all. I'll ask the foreign priest to recite a word for you now. Is it difficult to learn?"
After saying that, Wu Chaoyue quickly turned to foreign priests such as Luo Weilin and Maidusi, asking them to teach these workers a Bible immediately in Chinese, and suggested that they try to choose simple and easy-to-remember things so that these workers can taste some sweetness and start a good start. Luo Weilin and other priests were very happy when they heard this, and quickly picked out a Bible sentence, and then Luo Weilin, who was fluent in Chinese, came forward and recited loudly in Chinese: "Dear Chinese friends, it is not difficult to recite the Bible at all. You can hear it clearly - the elderly should speak first, and those who live a long life should teach people with wisdom!"
"Did you hear it clearly?" Wu Chaoyue shouted: "As long as you learn this sentence, the work of this foreign ship will be all yours, and no one can take it away! Read with me, and give me a neat voice - the old ones should speak first, and those who live longer should teach people with wisdom!"
In just fifteen words, it is indeed not difficult to recite. Under Wu Chaoyue's repeated teachings, more than 200 dock workers actually recited neatly word by word: "The elderly should speak first. Those who live long should teach others with wisdom!"
Although there are many of the more than 200 dock workers who are just making up for the numbers and keep silent, when they hear so many Chinese people reciting the Bible in order, foreign priests such as Luo Weilin and Maidusi, who have been in China for more than ten years, were still excited to shed tears. While drawing crosses on their chests, they kept thanking the Lord for their omnipotence. In order to allow the Lord's gospel to spread rapidly on the land of China, they specially created a living Chinese treasure like Wu Chaoyue - referred to as a living treasure! However, Father Martin and several priests who also came to China were not satisfied with this and felt that they should teach these dock workers to learn to draw crosses, and they should explain the meaning of this Bible to these dock workers. However, under the persuasion of other priests who have suffered enough to preach, Martin and these new priests still agreed to proceed step by step and did not force these dock workers to learn too much at once.
"Go on the boat to pick up the work!" Seeing that more than 20 foreign priests had nodded and expressed satisfaction, Wu Chaoyue waved his hand to let the dock workers get on the boat, and shouted hard again: "Remember this Bible, and after finishing the work, if you can't recite it when you get the wages, you will receive a reward of ten cents! You can just click on the tap today! Have you heard it clearly?"
"I heard it clearly!"
Cheers, more than two hundred dock workers controlled by the double swords rushed onto the boat to pick up the job, and many people also kept in mind Wu Chaoyue's warning, and did not forget to retell the Bible sentences they had just learned while working. Seeing this scene, foreign priests such as Luo Weilin and Maidusi were of course so excited that their whole body trembled and kept wiping their tears. Wu Chaoyue also quietly breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself: "Fortunately, the beginning was smooth. I should have nothing to do next."
Wu Chaoyue relaxed here and felt at ease. On the other hand, Liu Lichuan, the leader of the old Wu family, was worried and kept observing the movement of the wharf. As Liu Lichuan expected, Wang Guochu, the boss of the Hundred Dragons Association, who also made a living on the wharf in Shanghai, and the heads of the Bird Party, Fujian and several other small gangs, walked to Liu Lichuan together. The leader of the Bird Party, Xiao Fujian, who was secretly supported by the Shanghai magistrate Yuan Zuqi, was smiling and sarcastic, and said to Liu Lichuan: "Brother Ayuan (nickname of Liu Lichuan), is amazing. In order to eat alone, he invited all the foreigners."
"It's not my business, it has nothing to do with me." Liu Lichuan smiled wryly and nodded to foreigners such as Luo Weilin, and whispered: "It was them who asked me to do this, and I also invited Mr. Sun from the Wu family to come forward. I can't help but give him face."
"So, in the future, the foreigners' lives will be exclusive to Brother Ayuan?" Wang Guochu, who is mainly locals, asked with a sneer. The bosses of several other small gangs also sneered, with bad intentions in their smiles.
"I don't mean that." Liu Lichuan could fight or chop and didn't dare to go against the gangs in Shanghai. Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong didn't have the ability either. They quickly shook their heads and denied them, and bowed and said, "Brothers, don't get me wrong. Today is the beginning, and everything is difficult at the beginning, so I have to come forward and call on me. After unloading this boat, I will still have a boat next, and the life will be for everyone. According to the old rules, I will give you some face and I will give you a drink to apologize another day!"
After hearing what Liu Lichuan said, Wang Guochu, who was robbed of business, and several other gang bosses, were angry a little. After exchanging a few glances, they nodded and said, "Okay, since Brother Ayuan, you are talking transparently, then we will give you this face, but remember, this is just a boat!"
Liu Lichuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed over Wang Guochu and others away. Then he secretly glanced at Wu Chaoyue, who was fighting with foreigners in English, and complained in his heart, "Little ancestor, can you stop making trouble? My double swords will be mainly Guangdong people. It is difficult to defeat local snakes in Shanghai. If you eat alone, other gangs will join forces. It would be strange if I don't remove my double swords!"
The more I was afraid, the more ghosts there were. Before a British ship was unloaded, another American ship leaned on the dock. The dock workers controlled by the Hundred Dragons and the Birds and other gangs were overjoyed and rushed up to take on the job. Unexpectedly, just saw the American flag flying on the ship. Martin and two other American priests rushed up at the same time, shouting in English, and then said a few words to the American ship owner. The American ship owner, who was also devout to the Lord, immediately patted his chest and agreed to help. He also refused to unload the goods for the time being, rejected all the work requests of the dock workers, and was willing to waste some time waiting for the workers designated by his compatriots to board the ship.
Then, Father Martin and others rushed back to Wu Chaoyue and forced Wu Chaoyue to shout to the dock workers who had already recited a Bible: "Brothers, listen, as long as you learn to draw a cross on your chest, after you have just read the Bible, and then draw a cross on your chest with your hands, the business of that American ship is all yours!"
The dock workers who make a living by selling coolies certainly hope that the more business the better. So after hearing Wu Chaoyue’s shouting, the dock workers who were unloading were of course cheering and were more diligent in memorizing the Bible sentences they had just learned. However, Liu Lichuan on the other side clearly saw that Wang Guochu and Xiao Fujian and other gang bosses were so murderous intent that they soared into the sky. Liu Lichuan naturally felt even more distressed, "Little ancestor, you have cheated me to death! Your grandfather and I have worked hard to create the Double Knife Association, maybe they will be defeated in your hands!"
The matter was not over. After a while, when another British ship drove into Shanghai Port, Luo Weilin and other British priests only boarded the ship and spoke a few English words. The owner immediately rushed away the other dock workers who were fighting for the job, and was willing to delay some time waiting for the workers designated by the country to board the ship and unload the goods. Wu Chaoyue had to beg Liu Lichuan at the request of Luo Weilin and others: "Uncle Liu, go find some workers who are willing to recite the Bible. I heard that there are still several foreign ships to enter the port. If they all promise to help these foreign priests, you may not have enough people."
"Yes! My little ancestor!" Liu Lichuan almost wailed and agreed, and quickly called a wise subordinate and ordered: "Go and tell Wang Guochu quickly, if his subordinates are willing to recite some shitty scriptures, I am willing to give it to him for the new ship's work!"
"Brother Yuan, are Wang Guochu and the others gone? Didn't you see it?" his subordinate asked in confusion.
Liu Lichuan was shocked and quickly turned his head to look at the dock. When he saw that the people from the First Age of the Hundred Dragons Society of the Kingdom were indeed missing. At the same time, the old Fujian of the Bird Party and the leaders of several other small gangs disappeared. Liu Lichuan's heart seemed to have fallen into the abyss and screamed in secret: "It's bad! Things are going to make a big deal!"
Chapter completed!