The road is the sunrise and the day is resting, after the sunset, every household inside and outside Huangxian County is closed, and there is no bustle during the day. However, there is one place where the lights are still bright, and that is the military market located in the east of the city. The military market is said to have been established by Li Mu, the general of Zhao during the Warring States period. Its purpose was to collect taxes from the military market to reward soldiers. However, the military market in the Han Dynasty was not only a simple matter of collecting rent for military expenses, but also providing an extremely special service to the outside world - prostitution.

As the name suggests, camp prostitutes are military prostitutes who are set up to comfort the sergeants. This system was founded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and at first it was only to stabilize the morale of the army and improve morale, and most of the women who served as prostitutes were robber wives and concubines. However, as time went on, the official requirements for camp prostitutes became higher and higher. Although the source of prostitutes is still "the sinner's wife is not a slave", "a woman sits on her father and brother, and is not a slave". However, after the systematic training of the government, the camp prostitutes in the late Han Dynasty were all female musicians who could sing and dance.

It must be known that although there was no shortage of private prostitutes and prostitutes among the people of the Han Dynasty. However, female music that can sing and dance well and play music all night can only be supported by the government and wealthy families. As a result, in an era before large-scale private brothels, the military market with prostitutes became one of the few places where female acrobatics could be provided to the outside world. Therefore, in addition to rewarding the officers and soldiers of the army and entertaining the official banquets, the prostitutes in the military market are often arranged to entertain the powerful and wealthy businessmen to earn "fat money" for the government.

Xue Rui is the best among the prostitutes in Huangxian County. Like many women who became prostitutes, she was born into a wealthy family, and when she was eight years old, her father was beheaded by the government for having an affair with a yellow scarf, and the Xue family members did not enter the government and became official slaves. However, Xue Rui was born with a good character, so he was selected as a camp prostitute at a young age and trained strictly. Xue Rui, who is now twenty-eight years old, is not only good at singing and dancing, but also plays the flute well, as if she has become a celebrity in the city.

After blowing a very exotic song of "Mokedoule Song", Xue Rui put down his beard, looked at the man sitting opposite, bowed his head and frowned, "The song is over." Duan Lang wants to go home? ”

The man known as Duan Lang was none other than Duan Rong, Duan Kui's eldest son. saw him in a green coat and a small hat, as if he was looking for flowers and willows, but he was afraid of being recognized. At this moment, facing a reluctant lover, Duan Rong couldn't help but step forward and hug Xue Rui's small waist and whispered in her ear, "Ah Rui, you can endure it for a while, and when I make a lot of money this time, I will redeem myself for you." At that time, I will take you as a concubine, and build a separate house in the city for you, so that we can stay together for a long time and never be separated. ”

Xue Rui heard Duan Rong say that he wanted to redeem her, and he was happy but also deeply worried. It must be known that camp prostitutes are different from nomadic prostitutes, because their status is official slaves and maids, so the power of life and death is in the hands of the government. Unless the Son of Heaven grants amnesty, according to the Han system, if the official slaves and maids want to redeem themselves, they must pay tens of millions of dollars to be exempted from being concubines. And it has always been worth only a thousand dollars, and ten million dollars is ten thousand. People always use the term "wealth" to describe a person as rich. It can be seen that the 10,000 redemption money of the Han system is an astronomical amount that is unattainable for the vast majority of officials, slaves and maids. Although since Dong Zhuo indiscriminately minted small coins, copper coins are no longer as valuable as they were more than ten years ago, but Wanguan copper coins are not a small amount after all. I saw Xue Rui raise her delicate face and ask Duan Rongtan, "Duan Lang, the money for the redemption of Wanguan is not a small amount. What business can you do to make so much money? ”

Duan Rong had already eaten a little wine before, and with the beauty of the family, he couldn't help but say what kind of business could he do, of course, it was selling salt. If you don't eat salt, you don't have strength. Where do the big guys lack salt when they fight. And we don't lack salt in Donglai. My little obedient, you said that Duan Lang doesn't sell salt, how can he be worthy of this bowl of rice rewarded by God. ”

As soon as Duan Rong's words fell, Xue Rui's pink face turned pale with shock. I saw that she hurriedly stretched out her jade hand to seal Duan Rong's mouth and said, This matter must not be done! The slave's father sold his words to the Yellow Turban thieves back then, and then he was killed by the government and his house was raided. If Duan Lang wants to take such a risk for his slaves. The slave is willing to be a slave for the rest of her life. ”

Seeing that Xue Rui would rather not redeem himself than take risks for him, Duan Rong couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, and hugged him tighter and said, "Don't worry." I am the son of the three elders, Cao Peng of this county, who dares to touch the Duan family in Huang County! ”

Xue Rui was also worried that something would happen to Duan Rong selling smuggled salt, but when he heard that Duan Rong had moved out of his old son Duan Kui, he was relieved. After all, the people of Huang County know in their hearts that the third elder Duan Kui is the real ruler of Donglai County at the moment. It's just that Xue Rui knows that Duan Rong is Duan Kui's is true. But he was selling smuggled salt from his old man. To be more precise, Duan Rong is now hiding from the upper class of Donglai County to sell smuggled salt and eat alone. If this matter spreads, not to mention how Duan Kui will clean him up, I am afraid that even Huang Zhen and Guan Tong will not let him go. However, Duan Rong himself didn't care about this. In his opinion, since the Duan family started as a businessman, they should take advantage of the troubled times to earn their votes. It's a pity that his old man seems to have regarded himself as a bureaucrat rather than a businessman since he became the third elder, and he is either intriguing with the management and others all day long, or busy with some so-called national affairs. What's even more regrettable is that Duan Kui also stopped buying and selling private salt on the grounds of maintaining the reputation of the Duan family, and instead concentrated on running the grange. Duan Rong, who had never dared to disobey Old Man Duan in person, had to secretly start a new business and run the Duan family's old business.

At this moment, seeing that he had appeased the beauty in his arms, Duan Rong was proud, and he had been messing with Xue Rui for a long time. It wasn't until there was a sound of three watches outside the alley that he reluctantly let go of Xue Rui and went home. It turned out that although Duan Rong and Xue Rui were in love, there was still a fierce wife Liu in the family, and the old man Duan was now bent on making the Duan family famous. Therefore, a woman like Xue Rui, who was born as a prostitute, would never be able to enter the Duan Mansion. And while Duan Rong was planning for Na Xue Rui to be another housewife, not only did he not dare to spend the night in the military market, but he didn't even let his ox cart stop in the military market.

However, just as Duan Rong was walking out of the military market with a smoky drunkenness, several big men suddenly came out of the dark corner of the alley, and they didn't talk nonsense, and directly put a sack on it and carried Duan Rong away like a pig. Duan Ronghe, who grew up with a golden key in his mouth, had seen such a posture, and the word "help" that he wanted to shout was stuck in his throat and couldn't come out. However, after such a fright, Duan Rong's wine completely woke up. So he thought about it, as the so-called heroes don't suffer immediate losses, since the other party only kidnapped people and didn't hurt people, it must be asking for money and not life, so the other party carried him all the way. And those robbers didn't talk to Duan Rong, they just hurried away.

Such a strange situation lasted for about an hour, and Duan Rong began to feel that there was some light in front of him. He was then put back on the ground, and the sack he was wearing was uncovered. A dazzling light made Duan Rong subconsciously squint his eyes. But when he finally adapted to the light and saw the things in front of him clearly, he realized that the person sitting in front of him at this moment was not a fierce and vicious bandit, but Cai Ji with a smiling face.

TD！ It's you girl!

However, these swear words were finally swallowed by Duan Rong. Because at this time, he was already in Longkou Water Village, and Cai Ji was not the only one standing in front of him, but also Tai Shici, Zhang Qing, Guan Cheng and other generals. In the face of such a situation, no matter how bold Duan Rong was, he was too frightened to make a sound.

At the same time, Cai Ji, who was sitting in front of the case, saw Duan Rong's shocked and angry look, and hurriedly deliberately turned his face towards the kidnapping sergeants and scolded, "This mansion just asked you to invite Duan Cao Peng." Thou hast brought the man on his back! Someone came quickly, and Cao Peng made a cup of tea to suppress the shock. ”

At this time, where will Rong have the heart to drink tea. But seeing that he forcibly suppressed the panic and anger in his heart, he faced Cai Ji and said, I don't know what Xiao Cai Fujun Zhaorong has to do here? ”

Although Cai Ji admires Duan Rong's determination, now that he has the initiative psychologically, he naturally can't let the other party have another chance to turn over. So even if she went straight to the point and crossed the road to Duan Rongdian, it didn't really matter. The government just wanted to ask Duan Cao Peng to check the accounts of the salt warehouse. ”

Duan Rongmeng, who was already in shock, immediately exploded when he heard Cai Ji mention the word "salt warehouse", thinking how could this girl know about selling smuggled salt. However, he thought about it again, Cai Ji had never interfered in the accounts of the county government since he became the taishou, and which account she had checked. Isn't that cheating? Thinking of this, Duan Rong hurriedly put up a smile that was more ugly than crying, and pretended to be confused at Cai Ji and said Xiao Cai Fujun didn't know, the account books were all in the yamen, why don't you take the account books? ”

Seeing that Duan Rong was still stiff-mouthed, Cai Ji couldn't help sneering and waved his hand, saying that there is no need for an account book to reconcile the accounts in this mansion. Because the salt pans in Shihuzui, Qucheng County, have never been accounted for at all, have they? ”

Cai Ji asked unhurriedly, like a thunderbolt, completely shattering Duan Rong's psychological defense. It turned out that the salt pan in Shek Hu Tsui was originally the Duan family's private salt pan. It was only because Duan Kui no longer sold illicit salt that he had been abandoned for many years and gradually faded out of people's sight. But this time, the old business was restored, and a batch of salt was recruited to boil salt here. As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world, even if the surrounding people dare not sue the officials because of the prestige of the Duan family, there are always some rumors. Therefore, after Cai Ji learned from Zhang Qing that Duan Rong might be selling smuggled salt, he sent someone to secretly investigate the matter thoroughly. But I don't want this check to be really accurate.

No, Duan Rong saw that Cai Ji had broken the location of his salt boiling workshop, and sat down on the ground with a pop. Seeing this, Cai Ji got up with great interest and walked in front of Duan Rong, and said obediently when he got a bargain, "Duan Cao Peng, this selling smuggled salt is a big crime. Is there anyone like you who blatantly boils salt on the edge of the salt pans and makes it known to all neighbors? If it weren't for the county government being busy with disaster relief in the past two months, I'm afraid that your little trick would have been exposed long ago. ”

In the face of Cai Ji's cool words, although Duan Rong was unwilling, he had to lower his head and acquiesce in Cai Ji's accusation. The latter suddenly changed the conversation and asked sharply. How much salt did you sell? ”

"Speak quickly!" As if to give Cai Jizhuang a prestige, Zhang Qing and Guan Cheng on the side also cheered.

Duan Rong was drunk by everyone like this, and immediately poured beans into the bamboo tube and honestly explained: From May to the present, I have done a business and sold 500 quintals of salt. ”

"Five hundred quintals of salt for a business? Sold to whom? Cai Ji turned around and asked.

"Sold to a gang of soldiers." Duan Rong replied hesitantly.

"Which family's soldiers and horses?" Cai Ji didn't give up. In her opinion, Duan Rong's move to sell smuggled salt this time was somewhat strange. It must be known that Duan Rong is a county warehouse Cao Peng who wants to sell smuggled salt, and he can take a ride on official salt to sell salt. There is no need to go to such great lengths to open your own salt pans to find your own market. The only explanation is that the person Duan Rong traded with had no business dealings with the Donglai County Government. More precisely, it may also be in a hostile relationship with Donglai County. Cai Ji had some points in her heart about this, but she still hoped to get accurate information from Duan Rong's mouth.

Duan Rong saw that Cai Ji was asking questions tightly, and the soldiers around him were also holding sabers in their hands, looking like they would come up and cut off his head at any time. So Duan Rong had to grit his teeth and replied that it was Cao Cao. ”

"Cao Cao?" Cai Ji saw that the answer given by Duan Rong was not far from the answer she guessed, so he asked curiously, "Why did Cao Cao buy five hundred loads of salt from you?" ”

"I really don't know about that." Duan Rong replied dejectedly. Seeing that the sergeants on the side all glared, he hurriedly added in a panic, "Maybe Cao Jun wants to salt the seafood." ”

Pickled seafood? You should be Cao Cao and be a fisherman in Donglai! Also pickled seafood, wait a minute, pickled...... Could it be...... Cai Ji suddenly remembered a passage in the "Wei and Jin Shiyu" that at the beginning, Taizu lacked food, and Yu omitted his own county to provide three days of food, which was quite mixed with human breasts. Rao is Cai Ji has accepted this chaotic world where everything is a dog, but when he thinks of the upcoming tragedy, he still can't help but feel nauseous in his stomach.

Zhang Qing saw that Cai Ji's face suddenly turned pale, and he couldn't help but step forward and ask with concern, little lord, are you uncomfortable? ”

Cai Jiqiang held back his nausea and waved his hand to signal that it was okay.

Seeing this, Tai Shici on the side thought that Cai Ji had seen Cao Jun's trick, so he also stepped forward and asked, but Cao Jun had a conspiracy to buy salt? ”

"Cao Jun bought salt for military rations. More on this later. Cai Ji finally calmed down, and he no longer wanted to mention the matter of marinated dried meat. So she turned around and shouted at Duan Rong again, Duan Rong! You can be convicted of selling illicit salt! ”

Now, how dare Duan Rong not admit his guilt. It's just that he saw Cai Ji send someone to arrest himself and come to Shuizhai for interrogation late at night, thinking that the other party was going to use a crime to blackmail his old man Duan Kui. So he was afraid in his heart, but he still leaned over and kowtowed quite boldly, "This matter is all done by Rong alone, and it has nothing to do with the Duan family. ”

"Now that you are convicted. Then this house will give you a chance to atone for your sins. Cai Ji said and squatted down and grinned at Duan Rong, "Hey, how about selling a batch of goods for this mansion?" ”

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