Just when Liu Tao was hesitating, Zhang Fei went and returned, came to him, and reported: "Big brother, the team transporting wine is safe, and there are two other caravans that have joined along the way, and their directors want to see you." ”

"Oh, that's good, I'll take a look......" Liu Tao simply didn't add some for the time being. He really needed a moment to calm down, lest he rush to the spur of the moment. He also needs to think carefully about choosing Su Sheng Dafa or soul absorption, after all, there is no way to ask for everything at this stage.

When I entered Lousang Village, I saw that the caravan was distributing money, which was regarded as thanking the villagers of Lousang Village for helping them resist the thieves. In the end, it brought the disaster to other people's homes, and compensation should be made. But if there is no such step, then I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on to the arrival of reinforcements at all!

"Brother, these two are the ......merchants of Zhongshan Kingdom," Zhang Fei brought Liu Tao to the two principals, and then came forward to introduce each other, "This is my brother, Liu Tao of Zhuo County, a clan member of the Han family!" ”

"Luckily!" Liu Tao stepped forward and politely greeted the two.

"Fortunately! I am Zhang Shiping from Zhongshan County, and this is Su Shuang from the same county. The businessman led by him stepped forward, and Xu heard that Liu Tao was a relative of the Han family, and his attitude was much more respectful, "Thank you Liu Ye for your help this time, otherwise I won't say anything about the goods being robbed, but I'm afraid that my life will be gone." ”

Sure enough, it was Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, Liu Tao was excited, he didn't expect to meet him so coincidentally.

"This time it's also a coincidence, the thieves robbed my brother's caravan, and we had to come to the rescue...... The gratitude of the two is really well deserved. Liu Tao hurriedly replied.

"Who can guarantee that the thieves weren't targeting our caravan in the first place?" Zhang Shiping smiled when he heard this, "In the final analysis, it is a fact that we were saved, and it is appropriate to thank us." ”

Then he looked at the army behind him that was resting and asked, "Liu Ye's troops, shouldn't it be as simple as a family?" ”

"Yes, I heard that Zhang Jiao raised troops to rebel in Julu, and there has been a war in Jizhou, no one knows whether the thieves will go north to Zhuo County, so that after obtaining the consent of Taishou, this militia will be established, so that they can protect their homes and defend the country, and they can protect the place when they retreat." Liu Tao replied, of course, the real purpose, he will not say.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were shocked when they heard this: "Zhang Jiao rebelled? When did it happen?! ”

"You don't know?" Liu Tao looked at the two of them strangely, "At the beginning of the year, it was only more than ten days ago." Taiping Christians wear yellow scarves on their heads, and the government also calls them yellow turban thieves...... Speaking of which, the thief just now is afraid that it is a local Taiping Sect believer in Zhuo County! ”

"The two of us went north a year ago to collect horses and iron, and sold goods by the way, and only recently came back from the border, how can we know? In this way, if the two of us want to return to Zhongshan County, won't it be dangerous all the way? Zhang Shiping was a little panicked.

The two men traveled north, buying iron and horses along the way, and selling their goods at the same time. Even though he bought a large number of horses and iron, he still had a lot of money. It just so happened that the money, horses, and iron were the most urgently needed by the thieves, and they were afraid that they would be coveted by the thieves all the way back.

Now that I just came to the surroundings of Zhuo County, I met the Yellow Turban thief, and I am afraid that it will be more than auspicious all the way back. The key is that according to this logic, those thieves, I'm afraid they really came at them at the beginning, and Zhang Fei's caravan was just implicated.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang exchanged glances, and the two had been cooperating for a long time, and they had already been able to comprehend it. Under a few glances, Zhang Shiping immediately came forward: "The matter of returning home is another matter, this time thanks to the great grace, we have a thank you gift to ......"

"Where does this work?" Liu Tao was ecstatic in his heart, but on the surface, he had a righteous and awe-inspiring expression, "We formed a militia group, the original intention was to protect the peace of the party, and now that the thieves have appeared, it is also our duty to attack." If you accept the thank-you gift, wouldn't it be an ulterior motive to form this militia group?! ”

"This is what I am waiting for Meng Lang ......" Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang glanced at each other, and then turned back, "Liu Ye has the wish to protect the peace of the party, I admire it very much, and I plan to make a small donation to help Liu Ye make contributions, and I hope not to refuse." ”

"This ......" Liu Tao knew that the tone should not be too tough at this time, but it should not be too greedy, and it is best to hesitate.

Sure enough, seeing that Liu Tao did not say that he would accept it, nor did he say that he would not accept it, Zhang Shiping further said: "Liu Ye's formation of the militia is a righteous act, and we will help Liu Ye for the sake of peace in the world as soon as possible." ”

"That'...... All right! Liu Tao looked embarrassed, "Since the words of the two are convincing, if I don't accept it, it will be unjust!" ”

"What Liu Ye said is very true." Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang also smiled, and then immediately called the caravan steward.

counted a hundred horses, hundreds of catties of iron, and hundreds of pieces of money, and handed them over to Liu Tao. Horses are good war horses, iron is the best quality, money needless to say, the Liu family used to have an income of 30 yuan a year, and it was already a well-off family in Zhuo County.

With such a big 'funding', Zhang Fei and Lu Yan were a little moved. Liu Tao glanced at the caravan of the two, and wanted to say the word 'stingy'. Thousands of catties of iron, at least more than 1,000 horses, take out one-tenth, and it will be a good level of gold for future generations......

But he had to pretend to be moved, and hurriedly said that it was not good to accept it. In the end, he gave in three times before he was 'helpless' to accept it.

"It's a pity that a few of you can't leave Zhuojun, otherwise if you can escort me back to Zhongshan, the two of us are willing to take half of the goods as a reward." Zhang Shiping made a request after confirming that Liu Tao had accepted this 'funding'.

Or rather, that's what they're for. The two are businessmen, and it is obviously impossible to expect the government to protect them from going back. But recruiting people now is obviously not suitable. It is rare to have a well-formed vigilante group, and it is best if it can be used.

"It's not impossible to leave Zhuojun...... Liu Tao thought for a moment when he heard this, and then said to the two, "My junior brother Lu Yan, his father is an official in Luoyang. It happened that I received a letter from home yesterday, and General Yan had already played a performance, asking His Majesty to pardon the party members and mobilize troops to suppress bandits...... At the same time, all states and counties were allowed to recruit troops to defend themselves, and Liangjiazi was allowed to establish militia groups to exterminate the Yellow Turban thieves. ”

"So very good, so very good...... the two were also surprised when they heard this, and at the same time, they understood why Liu Tao and others could establish a militia group casually. Even if Liu Tao is a clan, it is said that Taishou is not so easy to approve.

It turns out that there is a child of a family in the militia group, which is not surprising. Zhang Shiping even suspected that his father wrote back to tell him about this incident, hoping that he could take the opportunity to make a fortune and make it easier for him to become a leader...... It's just that why Liu Tao is the main one, but it is surprising.

Looking at Liu Tao carefully, Heavenly Court is full of rich and noble appearance, and he looks beautiful, but other than that, there is really nothing unusual......

"But if you want to leave Zhuo County, you need an official document from Taishou. In addition, the official edict of the imperial court has not been conveyed to Youzhou, and it is not easy to sign the document casually, so it is estimated that it will take a day or two to travel. Liu Tao reminded.

"It's okay, we can wait a few days, but in the meantime, I hope to stay on the side of the school yard of the militia group, I don't know if it's okay?" Zhang Shiping hurriedly expressed his understanding, and then made further requests.

When Liu Tao heard this, he exchanged opinions with Zhang Fei and Lu Yan, and then replied: "Yes, but only on the periphery, and the soldiers are not allowed to approach when they are practicing." ”

"Of course we know that!" Zhang Shiping responded immediately, and he was relieved.