"What's going on in the city? How many soldiers are there? Zhang Liao asked.

"There are about 800 soldiers in each of the four gates, plus the guards around Gongsun Du and the people who maintain law and order in the city, the number should be about 5,000." Zhen Ping had already prepared for this, and said calmly: "The generals of the defenders at the south gate are familiar with my Zhen family, and I will send some drinks over when I move tomorrow night, so it should be much more convenient for the general." ”

Zhang Liao nodded when he heard this: "With your help, I can guarantee tomorrow night's action." ”

"The general will lead the army here tonight to rest for a day or two, recuperate, and prepare for action tomorrow, and take his leave first." Zhen Ping arched his hand slightly.

"Hmm."

After Zhen Ping left, Zhang Liao said to Zhang Bao, the deputy general beside him, with a solemn face: "You go to the army to pick five hundred elites, and take off your armor and weapons and follow me into the city at noon tomorrow." And you, stay outside the city to command the rest of the soldiers at the south gate of Xiangping to wait for the army, if there are fire arrows on the city wall tomorrow night, you immediately lead the army into the city, the speed must be fast, do not delay! ”

Looking at Zhang Liao's serious expression, Zhang Bao clenched his fists with a solemn face and said, "No! ”

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At noon on the second day, at the south gate of Xiangping City, the soldiers standing guard outside the city gate were chatting boringly, looking at the people and merchants who did not come and go. Suddenly, a huge team appeared in the distance, a group of people dressed in cloth, pulling a cart full of goods slowly coming, at the front of the team, there is a flag fluttering, on which is a big "Zhen" word.

"There's a big caravan coming! Be careful! When the commander of the guard saw the Zhen family caravan coming from afar, his eyes lit up, and he shouted softly.

The guards who were originally looking like they were hanging out of their duties put away their idleness when they heard this, as if they were loyal to their duties, and looked at the upcoming Zhen family caravan with sharp and excited eyes.

For a large caravan like this, there is plenty of oil and water. Especially the Zhen family, they have always acted kindly, and the amount of "entrance fee" given each time is quite a lot. Of course, this does not mean that the Zhen family is easy to bully, there are many generals in the city who are good friends with the Zhen family, and the strength of the Zhen family is also very strong, but it is not a lamb for them to slaughter.

The caravan drove to the gate of the city, but was stopped by the soldiers standing guard and slowly stopped. Zhen Ping, who was in the middle of the carriage, walked down slowly, stepped forward with a warm face, and said to the commander, "I've seen the general." ”

The commander also replied with a smile on his face: "Zhen Gongzi has worked hard." ”

"It's just a businessman, so it's hard to talk about. This time, General Hu Jinghui's fate sent ordnance materials to trade, this is General Hu Jinghui's letter, and the general is invited to look at it. Zhen Ping slowly took out a letter from his arms, and at the same time quietly put the silver ticket that had been prepared in his sleeve under the letter and presented it together, and said respectfully.

The Commander smiled and took the letter along with the silver ticket, and glanced at the numbers on the silver ticket quietly, and the smile on his face became even worse. Quietly stuffed the silver ticket into the sleeve compartment wrapped in the armor of his right hand, quickly opened the letter, glanced at it casually, and returned the letter to Zhen Ping, and at the same time said to the soldiers on both sides: "You go and check it, be careful, don't break the things on the car!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers on both sides instantly understood, and after casually searching the materials on the cart, they returned and reported: "General, there is no problem. ”

The commander nodded, glanced at the team, and suddenly frowned: "Young Master Zhen, why are so many people here this time?" ”

However, dozens of vehicles were equipped with hundreds of slaves, which made the commander a little puzzled.

When Zhen Ping heard this, he was not flustered in his heart, and he sighed lightly as if he had been prepared with a little melancholy: "During this time, the Hebei War is coming, and it is a little unpeaceful. Therefore, I brought more slaves to protect me from being robbed by bandits and the like, so I was prepared! I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover this single business, if it weren't for the old friendship with General Hu Jinghui, I really don't want to do this kind of loss-making business. ”

The commander didn't think about it, and said with a smile when he heard this: "Zhen Gongzi said this, as long as he can get the trust of General Hu Jinghui, it's not easy to get rich?" Childe is so send-off, General Tiger will definitely report it again in the future. ”

Zhen Ping seemed to be relieved when he heard this, smiled and nodded lightly, "Yes." Then I'll borrow your auspicious words, I brought some more good wine this time, but I don't know if the general is willing to appreciate it tonight? ”

"Oh?" Excitement flashed in the commander's eyes: "But last time, the top-grade Jiang Nanchun?" ”

Zhen Ping said with a smile: "Not only that, but this time I also brought a jar of superb Jiang Nanchun, general, you have a good mouth this time!" ”

"The best Jiangnan Spring?" The commander's eyes flashed with yearning and intoxication: "Zhen Gongzi personally invited, how can there be any reason not to go?" Don't worry, I'll go there tonight. ”

"Oh, by the way, isn't the general in charge of patrolling tonight? Or another day? Zhen Ping seemed to suddenly remember something, and frowned.

"It doesn't matter! Now that the city is stable, and there is no way to fight here, a few soldiers will be enough to guard against thieves. Thinking of the taste of fine wine, the commander directly ignored everything and said urgently.

Zhen Ping smiled in his heart when he heard this, but he arched his hand calmly on his face: "Well, tonight, in Cuiyun Tower, a certain will wait for the general." If the general has friends, he may as well call them together, although there is only one altar of the best Jiangnan Spring, and in the end it can be given to the general alone, but there are a lot of high-quality ones. In the future, there will be a lot of trouble for the generals of Xiangping, and the generals will have as many friends as they can greet. ”

"Good!" When the commander heard this, he also had a little ninety-nine in his heart. What a good thing it is to borrow flowers and offer Buddha! Even the top-grade Jiangnan Spring is not something he can drink, and this time he has this kind of opportunity, and he still doesn't bring all his cronies to the ground?

"Then so-and-so will take his leave first." Zhen Ping smiled slightly, turned around and returned to the carriage, and the caravan slowly entered Xiangping.

Inside the carriage, Zhang Liao, who was dressed in "white", said softly: "How is it?" ”

"All the best." Zhen Ping replied with a smile.

"It seems that you have been bribing these generals for a day or two." Zhang Liao heard the words outside just now, and he also saw Zhen Ping's small movements in his eyes, and said in a deep voice.

"Jiangdong is rich, and my Zhen family is not bad for this money. A little money can envelop these generals, and it plays a big role, so won't it come in handy now? A million profits, my Zhen family does not do a loss-making business. Zhen Ping smiled.

"But here in Liaodong, can my Jiangdong silver ticket also pass? Gongsun Du allowed us to build a money village here? Zhang Liaohu frowned.

"Gongsun Du naturally doesn't allow it, and there is no Jiangdong money village here, but there are merchants here. Now the silver tickets issued by the money bank under the command of Yuan Gong are hard currency among the merchants, although there is no money bank here, but the merchants who go here with the silver tickets can also exchange or buy materials, at most a little handling fee. Jiangdong Qianzhuang's influence now can be said to be all over the world! Yuan Gong is really a great talent, and his talent in business is simply not inferior to Tao Zhu Gong! Zhen Ping exclaimed.

Jiangdong money village has developed very rapidly in recent years, with the continuous growth of Yuan Shu's power and the development of Jiangdong, convenient silver tickets have been completely accepted by merchants. Merchants all over the world are trading on a large scale with silver tickets, after all, it is too inconvenient to go out and bring a few carts of copper coins, and the goal is too big. In a way, the economic context of the whole world is in the hands of Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu, who holds the big killer of Qianzhuang, is now printing a few pieces of paper as money.