The entire Qindi area is very large, with more than 20 counties under its jurisdiction, and Qinzhou is where the capital is located, which is equivalent to the current provincial capital, and it is also the place where Xiao Yuan will take office.

After Xiao Yuan left from Shanyu Pass, a young general under Wang Lin also came up and asked curiously, "General, how is our new Taishou Lord?" ”

"It's hard to say." Wang Lin shook his head: "I just came into contact with it, and I can't see anything, but as soon as he came, he directly mentioned the armament salary, which surprised me a little......

In a few days, Xiao Yuan was about to arrive in Qinzhou.

This is a dirt road, if you look down from the sky, it is like two mountains and a valley, look up, both sides are steep mountains, the terrain is dangerous, but it is the only way to Qinzhou.

When they walked here, Xiao Yuan also asked the soldiers below to be a little more careful, but just as they were halfway through, there was a sudden shout from the front:

"Help! Help—"

With a frightened cry, a man dressed as a businessman appeared in the field of vision, fleeing for his life towards Xiao Yuan.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan pulled the reins, and the soldiers below immediately became vigilant.

"Help! Help—"

The man was still screaming, and when he saw the army, he ran even more panicked, and he looked like some evil spirit was chasing him.

"Stop!" There were sergeants who shouted.

Before the man could get closer, Peng Shuang had already jumped off the war horse, and quickly stepped forward to grab him, glaring and shouting, "What's the matter!?" ”

"The general save me, the general save me—"

The man whispered, turning his head in panic and looking behind him.

Xiao Yuan followed his gaze, and sure enough, it didn't take long for someone to chase him.

It was a group of strong men armed with knives and axes, about dozens of people, dressed in cloth clothes, all fierce and vicious, they were chasing and killing men, but when they saw the army, they were immediately a little intimidated.

A strong man first swallowed his saliva, then approached the leader and whispered: "The second leader, there are officers and soldiers, what should I do?" ”

The leader first looked at Xiao Yuan's side, and then without saying a word, he shouted directly: "Run!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the gang immediately turned around and ran.

The crowd dispersed in a hurry, in such a situation, there is no need to ask, there must be no doubt that it must be a mountain bandit, Peng Shuang saw this, immediately reacted, and immediately raised his knife and shouted: "Where to run!" ”

He raised his knife in pursuit, Xiao Yuan also waved his hand, and two thousand armor soldiers followed, and soon encountered the gang of mountain bandits in front again.

On the road ahead, there were already many people lying in pools of blood on the ground, presumably the merchant's servants.

Truckloads of goods were also parked there, and because of the sudden encounter with the army, those mountain bandits dared to stay anywhere, and they didn't care about these, and they all fled without a trace in an instant.

At this time, the merchant who was being chased and killed also rushed over, looked at the dead corpses on the ground, and couldn't help but say sadly: "I should have listened to my friend's advice a long time ago, I shouldn't have come to Qindi to do business, it's all my fault, in the future, I will never come to Qindi again......

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan frowned.

Obviously, this is a merchant who, on his way to Qinzhou, encountered a mountain bandit robbery.

Afterwards, Xiao Yuan casually checked the goods in the car, all of which were some brocade and cloth and the like.

After reading it, he walked up to the businessman, and he didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only say: "Your Excellency, you can rest assured that there will be no more bandits in Qinzhou in the future, you can do business with peace of mind, and you are also welcome to come to Qinzhou to do business." ”

"The general is joking." The merchant said with a sad cry.

Xiao Yuan sighed slightly and said, "Your Excellency, let's see if there is any loss of goods." ”

"The servants have all been killed by the mountain bandits, and I am the only one left, and I still see what the use of these goods is, I don't know if I can leave Qin Land alive......" The merchant continued to cry.

"Help him." Xiao Yuan couldn't comfort him anymore, so he could only raise his head at his corporals.

"Yes!" The soldier was ordered to divide a group of men to help the merchant collect the goods.

The merchant said that he would never dare to come to Qindi to do business in the future, which was in Xiao Yuan's ears, and it was conceivable.

Liu Yuzhi also shook his head and said: "Qindi is already bitter cold, and bandits are rampant, and merchants dare not pass by, which has a great impact." ”

"The goods cannot be circulated, and merchants from all over the country do not enter Qin, which directly leads to the sluggish business in Qin, which is only one aspect, and there are many other problems." Xiao Yuan sighed.

At this time, Peng Shuang also came over, hugged his fists and said: "My lord, if you meet a mountain bandit today, in the opinion of the last general, it is better to take it to the end!" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan first looked up at the surrounding environment, and then said: "The terrain here is dangerous, not only are we not familiar with the terrain, but we also don't know how many people there are in this gang of mountain bandits, and we don't know where their nests are. ”

As he spoke, he said coldly: "But these mountain bandits must be eliminated!" ”

He is not a reckless person, he has always been calm in his work, and he wants to suppress bandits, not now, because he has just arrived in Qindi, and he still doesn't understand anything.

After a pause, he looked at Liu Yuzhi again: "In the name of this official, send a letter to Shanyuguan and tell Wang Lin that during this time, merchants are not allowed to enter the customs until the bandits in Qindi are completely eliminated!" ”

"Understood." Liu Yuzhi responded.

It is undoubtedly the wisest decision for him to do this, the bandits in Qindi are far more than this, if you want to suppress the bandits, you must completely eliminate them.

After explaining this, Xiao Yuan ordered the soldiers to bury those domestic servants on the spot, and then the army escorted a cart of goods, which could be regarded as an escort for the merchants.

In this regard, the businessman couldn't help but thank him, and on the way, Xiao Yuan also chatted with him intentionally or unintentionally.

Through conversation, it was learned that the merchant's name was Jia Ming, and his family lived in the Jinyang area, which was not too far from Qin, and the reason why he entered Qin was because he saw that Qinzhou was in dire need of brocade and other things, so he took the risk of doing business.

As the saying goes, scarcity is expensive, Qinzhou lacks this thing, and it will definitely multiply several times when it comes, Xiao Yuan listened, nodded, and said:

"When Mr. Jia first arrived in Qindi, he was robbed by mountain bandits, the official didn't know how to comfort him, the only guarantee is that this kind of thing will not happen again in the future, of course, at that time, the bandits will be completely cleared, and the official also sincerely invites Mr. Jia to go to Qindi to do business, when the time comes, Mr. Jia don't forget to tell your businessmen and friends that there are no bandits in Qindi."

"All...... Completely rid of bandits? ”

Jia Ming first swallowed his saliva, and then asked cautiously: "Dare, dare to ask who the general is......

"Qinzhou is too guarded." Xiao Yuan said: "This official, you must also do what you say. ”

Yes!? Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be the Taishou of Qinzhou, Jia Ming opened his mouth in surprise in disbelief.