Chapter 071 Upper Beach

Zhou Charter was puzzled. Zhang Xiaolin came out of the city gate and punched Zhou Charter and said, "Lord Jin, my commander suddenly had something urgent to deal with and neglected the two of you. Please forgive me."

"Where." Zhou Charter said, "General Zeng's official business is business, and I dare not bother."

Zhang Xiaolin said, "The general has ordered people to prepare the next fishing boat on the dock and send them to Zhabei, Shanghai. There are 500 yuan of oceans here. There is no respect. Please accept it." Zhang Xiaolin said, took out a package and handed it to Zhou Charter.

Zhou Charter was also rude. He took over the ocean, handed it to Guo Erbao, and said to Zhang Xiaolin, "Brother Zhang, please tell Marshal Zeng that Mr. Jin will report it another day."

"It's easy to say." Zhang Xiaolin said, "Master Jin, please."

The two followed Zhang Xiaolin to a black awning boat. An old fisherman was in charge of the boat, who was in his fifties and looked very loyal.

Zhou Charter and Guo Er got on the awning boat and said goodbye to Zhang Xiaolin. The old fisherman rowed the oars and sailed to the southeast.

Afield not far away, there is a faint land, which should be the boundary of Shanghai.

The old fisherman was very simple and honest. He didn't say much along the way, just buried himself in rowing.

Zhou Charter and Guo Erba sat in the cabin and untied the package. There were 500 oceans in it, a gray satin robe, a black placket, a black polite and two braids.

Zhou Charter laughed and said, "This Grand Marshal Zeng looks like a rough man, but he is also careful. He knew that we didn't have braids on our heads, which was inconvenient when we arrived in Shanghai. He gave us two braids. And these two clothes, haha, Marshal Zeng asked us to pretend to be the master and servant. This top hat is obviously yours.

"Why is it mine?"

"Shanghai's rules are like horses wear hats. Uncle, don't you think so? Zhou Charter asked the old fisherman.

The old fisherman replied with a smile: "What Mr. Jin said is that in Shanghai, the boss wears a robe and the horse wears a top hat."

Zhou Charter and Guo Erchang changed their clothes and put on fake braids. The three were gossiping. At dusk, they arrived at the north of the gate. The old fisherman docked in a hidden river, where the willows were dense and there were no people.

"Mr. Jin, three miles north is the Shanghai Bund. General Zeng has told me that if Mr. Jin has any inconvenience, he can go to this person for help. The old fisherman said and handed Zhou Charter a four-square business card.

Zhou Charter took over and saw that the business card said: Tang Caichang, general manager of Datong Hotel in Lujiazui.

"What is Mr. Tang in the gang? What's the name of Mr. Jin after meeting him?" Zhou Charter asked.

The old fisherman said, "This Mr. Tang is not from the Youth Gang. The Lord Jintang can call him Mr. Tang. Mr. Tang is a scholar. He has been a scholar and stayed abroad. He was once hunted down by the government and fled to Chongming Island. He received the grace of my commander to save his life. There is no respect for the things entrusted to him by my marshal.

Zhou Charter nodded. It seems that Tang Caichang is not an ordinary person.

Zhou Charter turned around and said to Guo Erpole, "Give me a hundred yuan."

The old fisherman shook his head and said, "Mr. Jin looked down on people! My Qing Gang disciples on Chongming Island have always understood the rules. I don't want a penny of money! Mr. Jin will never mention silver again!"

Zhou Charter said, "Old uncle Gaoyi, Jin is abrupt."

The old fisherman punched Zhou Charter and Guo Er: "You two be careful all the way and say goodbye." He pushed the boat away and disappeared into the sea.

Guo Ergang praised: "I didn't expect the people of the Youth Gang to be so righteous. Now, we owe them a big favor.

Zhou Charter nodded: "Two shots, now we have put on fake braids, and this identity has to be changed again."

"How to change it?"

"Well, my surname is Zhao, my name is Zhao Pusheng, and your name is Guo Hai. Our accent is not like Shanghai people. It is said that the two of us are from Zhaojiazhuang, a new people's government in western Liaoning. We came to Shanghai to see the world. Well, there are many land rich people from all over the country who come to Shanghai to open our eyes. We both pretend to be local riches and are not eye-catching.

"Listen to you." Guo Er pole said, "Then I should call you young master."

"Not bad."

"Young master, let's go find that Tang Caichang."

Zhou Charter shook his head: "This Tang Caichang is probably also a Jianghu figure. It's still too ostentatious for us to find him. I think we should not look for him unless we have to.

Zhou Charter is unwilling to have too much contact with Jianghu Gang. Because most of the Jianghu gangs have cases, and the government keeps a close eye on them and mixes them, which is easy to attract the attention of the government. Now, Zhou Charter is to make the government believe that he is dead without revealing any trace.

"Then where shall we go!"

Zhou Charter thought for a moment and said, "Zhang Zuolin is in the northeast, too far away from us. Then Ha Wu and Luo Mingfang are all in the land of Zhili Beijing. If we rush to find them, it is easy to leak the wind. The court appointed Wu Peifu as the general of Fuzhou. The sky is far away, and Wu Peifu is our old brother. Go to find him. No problem. However, Wu Peifu's troops are still in North Korea, and there should be some time left for him to take office in Fujian. Let's just find a place to stay in Shanghai and find out the news slowly. Let's go when Wu Peifu arrives in Fujian.

Guo Ershu nodded: "It's just that we hide like this. My sister-in-law must think we're dead, and I'm afraid she won't feel bad."

Zhou Charter sighed: "It can only make Qiaoer suffer for the time being. However, Qiaoer has always had her opinions and will not be puzzled.

"Brother, I'm not talking about you. My sister-in-law is really good to you. Why do you always think about Jin Shu? Jin Shu is gone. Brother, you'd better think more about our sister-in-law. Guo Er pole said.

This is the brother of life and death. If it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to say so anyway.

Zhou Charter smiled bitterly: "Two, there is no girl in your heart?"

Guo Erzhuan thought for a moment and sighed, "When I was in my hometown, the neighbor Wang Mazi's eldest daughter was very handsome, but unfortunately my family was too poor, and the girl married into a large family."

"Do you miss her?"

Guo Erbar's face was bitter: "What's the use of thinking about it? They are all married. Oh, this is my life! Brother, I understand. Jin Shu is the big girl in your heart. But anyway, don't treat our sister-in-law badly.

Zhou Charter nodded with a smile: "One day, I will compensate her well."

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The two walked all the way north while talking. Along the way, it was peaceful. Before dark, the two walked into Shanghai.

Shanghai was originally a small county on the east coast. After the Opium War in 1840, Shanghai became one of the five trade ports of the Qing Dynasty. In 1845, the British set up a concession on the Bund, and Shanghai became the British sphere of influence. The British implemented a colonial policy in Shanghai, and a large amount of overseas funds poured into Shanghai. Shanghai became the political, financial, commercial and cultural center of Western powers in China. At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai was prosperous and speculative. It was full of high-rise buildings and spacious roads. Its prosperity far exceeded that of Hong Kong, and even compared with London and New York, it was almost the same.

In the eyes of Westerners, China in the 19th century was still in the Middle Ages, backward and conservative, and at least a hundred years away from the developed capitalist society in the West. However, Shanghai is the only one that is prosperous and in a leading position in the development of today's world.

Shanghai is a freak. Here, the prosperity and luxury of Westerners coexist with the poverty and backwardness of the people of the Qing Dynasty.

The colorful neon lights, the wide roads, the singing and dancing entertainment venues, and the shoulder-to-back speculation are comparable to the two major world trade centers, New York and London.

Under this dazzling prosperity, the ordinary people of the Qing Dynasty are still living a life without food.

Guo Erfeng entered Shanghai and was immediately confused by the prosperity. The biggest city he has been to in his life is Pyongyang, and Pyongyang can only be regarded as a lane compared with Shanghai. The houses in Pyongyang are generally low, even the peony platform, but only three floors. In Shanghai, there are Baroque high-rise buildings everywhere. At night, there are neon flashing songs and dancing everywhere. Guo Erpole feels like he has entered a mirage.

Zhou Charter has never seen such a market. Tianjin is also a prosperous city, but it is a standard Chinese-style ancient city, while Shanghai is a completely westernized emerging city.

However, Zhou Charter is more knowledgeable than Guo Erjian after all. Walking through the streets and alleys of Shanghai with Guo Erpole, he was not confused.

The two found an inn called "Sitong" near the Bund. This is an inn run by Chinese, close to the British Concession. It is safer to live here. Local officials in the Qing Dynasty are most afraid of foreign devils. Officials generally dare not go to make trouble near the concession. If there is any emergency, as long as they run into the concession, it will be much easier to do. Even if they are caught by the British into the patrol house, if the officials of the Qing Dynasty want to extradite them to the rental world, they have to exert some strength.

The two stayed in a four-way inn and were speechless all night.

Sitong Inn is a medium-sized inn. Although it is not as luxurious as a hotel opened by foreigners, it is also a five-story foreign-style building with more than 50 rooms. Compared with large hotels opened by foreigners in the concession, the price of Sitong is much cheaper, but the grade and service are almost the same. Therefore, most of the Chinese tourists from south to north are willing to choose to live here, especially the many eye-opening local riches from all over the country who come to Shanghai. When these people enter Shanghai, they are immediately confused by the prosperity of Shanghai, and the Sitong Inn specially arranged tour guides and shopping guides for these local riches. When we arrived here, we felt a little at home.

Zhou Charter and Guo Erpa have 500 oceans in their hands. Zhao, who claimed to be Zhaojiazhuang, Fengtian New People's Mansion, are not eye-catching at all among these local riches from south to north.