Chapter 47 The Merchant Transports Grain

Before arriving at the border city pass, Xu Qing could have entered the pass through the back door, but when he saw the so-called big group before, he couldn't help but be suspicious. According to Huang Shimei's description, this method of fascination with big insects also has two sets of red and black faces.

Li Jun beat and scolded the porter, and the people who sold dates and picked wine comforted everyone, which was a pair of red and black faces. There is also a pair of red and black faces, where Xu Qing left the bazaar, the large group raised the premium, forcing the small groups around Xu Qing to have to huddle.

In this way, the people who formed the big group still have some dirty things with "Li Jun" and others. This kind of border bandit is not only extremely vicious, but also sowing discord, since Xu Qing has encountered it, he really has to take care of it. Let's find out first......

"Yo Yo Yo, this guy is back intact, it's really lucky!" A businessman in a large group saw Xu Qing and the others, and said in a strange way. They paid a lot more money, but they only returned to the customs in good condition.

"No, you see, there are still dozens of people missing, so what about the surname Li?" Someone saw something strange.

"Hahaha, that's right, otherwise wouldn't our money be given for nothing?"

"Look at their embarrassment, we can afford to spend money to settle down......

Xu Qing and his entourage were led around by Li Jun, and now it seems that they are indeed a little embarrassed. And the large group of people walked slowly and safely, so they were still refreshed. Compared with the two, those who regretted joining the group at the beginning were happy one by one.

Xu Qing ignored these gloating people, but he heard a cold snort in the crowd, and when he heard the voice, it was the man who recruited the group at the beginning. When he saw Xu Qing looking at him, he couldn't help but shrink his head, but this made Xu Qing more suspicious. Xu Qingdao: "Fellow businessmen, we are unfortunate to encounter the long-standing 'big worm' in the Yanzhao area, this kind of thief trap, I believe everyone knows it, right?" ”

"Scared, big bug?!" When everyone listened, they stopped laughing, held their breath, held their minds, and listened carefully to Xu Qing's story. These people, who have traveled from south to north, have also seen a lot of bandits, but the legendary big insect only hears its voice and does not see the real thing. But now that there is a person who has escaped, where will he let go of this opportunity to "learn".

Xu Qing told everyone the whole process as it was, but he just missed the relationship between the person in charge of the big group and "Li Jun". What's just right? It's just the point that everyone can vaguely guess and won't be sure.

When everyone heard this, they were impressed by Xu Qing's quick wit, and they all said that they couldn't eat other people's things when they went out. After learning the experience, everyone hurriedly thanked Xu Qing. But no one said the slightest conjecture in their hearts, they just entered the customs, paid the taxes and left in a hurry. Failed to let these businessmen report, Xu Qing shook his head, and there was nothing he could do for the time being. After thinking for a long time, the caravan of the large group was almost the same, and Xu Qing was ready to enter the city.

"The living creatures pay, the dead take a cut, the grain is one out of twenty, and the other ten are drawn out of one." General Guan saw a caravan approaching, and shouted loudly, and the patrol soldiers standing sparsely next to him also lit up, and hurriedly stopped Xu Qing and drank: "The official has passed the commodity inspection and the people's inspection!" This means that the convoys of officers and soldiers pass freely, and merchants and civilians pass through to be checked.

The so-called inspection is just taking the opportunity to blackmail, and the businessmen of Xu Qing's team simply responded: "Merchants." "After paying the tea money, the running money, and the bending fee, the merchants went to pay the imperial grain one by one, and entered the customs one by one. It was Xu Qing's turn, but he was personally stopped by the official general:

"Stop!"

"Oh? Look at this ......" Xu Qing wanted to take out his "backdoor pass", but he didn't expect the official to shout with a righteous face: "Bold, dare to bribe this official!" ”

"No, no, no, I misunderstood......" Xu Qing hurriedly waved his hand.

"Daring, what kind of bird are you! Is there a time when the official misunderstands? Naguan turned his nostrils to the sky and didn't even look at Xu Qing.

"Lord Qiyu, this person is so similar to a wanted horse thief!" A soldier shouted as he pointed to the portrait on the billboard.

"Huh? Yes, I said how can I bribe this official, it is a villain like a horse thief! ”

Xu Qing also glanced at the portrait, with a beard, a sloppy face, a bull's nose, and two chins, needless to say that it is not fragrant with Xu Qingxiang, where can that portrait be regarded as a human being?

"Look at it, that portrait looks so similar to you, there's nothing wrong with that!" Guan Jiang beckoned: "Come on, tie them up!" ”

"I see who dares!" Xu Qing was angry, saying that he didn't look good, but he actually said that he looked like the monster on this portrait, so he couldn't bear it. Besides, there are such lawless generals in such important border areas, so what is it worth?

As soon as the voice fell, dozens of Xu Qing's guards* took out their brushes and pointed at the soldiers guarding the pass, with a cold momentum, wrapped in a cold wind, as if freezing time for three seconds. At this time, Guan Jiang's heart was broken, I thought that Xu Qing was just a general Guan businessman, that person gave a lot of silver, and if he was framed, he would be framed, as long as no one died, there would be no big incident. But this crossbow arrow shows that these people in front of him are very different.

The people of the Tang Dynasty could hold swords and guns, but bows and crossbows were strictly forbidden. is not a prince and noble, that is a horse thief and bandit, and Xu Qing came from outside the customs, so he was naturally a horse thief by default.

Real horse thieves!

Guan Jiang came back to his senses, ran to the Mingshi drum with a stream of smoke, and knocked it all indiscriminately:

"The horse thief is closed, the horse thief is in!"

After this drum, all the soldiers also hurriedly retreated and guarded the gate. Xu Qing looked at it and nodded, although this general was a little confused, he was not eating white rice yet, at least he didn't escape with these soldiers. For the sake of this face, Xu Qing decided to spare his life.

The killing machine of the army is terrifying, especially when there is a god-like general like Li Jing guarding it. The pass general drummed down a clear matter, and the defenders of the pass moved.

However, in the time of thirty breaths, clusters of human heads appeared on the city wall, and the strong bow was already like a full moon, just waiting for Xu Qing to do something "excessive". However, Xu Qing's side just took out *, and before they attacked, they didn't dare to start fighting first. In their eyes, the wave of people under the city will never be horse thieves, but it is more likely that the nobles who go out to play in the gate. It's always right not to do it first.

The city gate slammed shut, and after a while, it opened again with a creak, and a thousand cavalry rushed out, five hundred on the left and five hundred on the right, surround Xu Qing and his party. After a while, a tiger general walked out and saw Xu Qing, first stunned, and then asked suspiciously: "Why are you?" ”

"There are a lot of strange things in this, I'll talk about it when I see the chief steward." Xu Qing arched his hand and said: "Catch that general first, that's a villain." ”

General Guan was also on the side, listening to Xu Qing's words, and was about to distinguish, but was tied up by the tiger general's men.

The matter of Xu Qing's hard work to personally send 10,000 catties of white salt has already quietly spread, not to mention that this tiger general recognizes Xu Qing, but he doesn't recognize it, as long as Xu Qing takes out the fish talisman and signals, these soldiers will also obey Xu Qing's words. Yes, Xu Qing does not have any position in the army, and these soldiers will also listen to Xu Qing's orders, and they are limited to running errands and catching personal tasks, but it also reflects the current situation that power is not related to the size of the position.

There was a misunderstanding, and the Ma Bujun who "appeared" was as magical as it appeared again, disappearing, and no one knew where they went. However, the moment Xu Qing entered the city intact, he was frightened by someone's courage.

Xu Qing saw Li Jing and told him what had happened to him, Li Jing quickly ordered someone to arrest him, and after a while, he caught several leaders of the big group and brought them back. As soon as he was tortured, it was really what Huang Shimei guessed, one sang with a red face and the other with a black face, embarrassed.

When Xu Qing asked why Guan Jiang was so unbearable, Li Jing only replied with one sentence:

"Loose on the outside and tight on the inside."

That's the case, soldiers, treacherous ways, can but can't, use and show not use, near and show far, far and show near, but Xu Qing is too entangled in the end.

"Brother Xu, it's time to go back, the snow is coming soon, I'm afraid there are many people who won't be able to spend the winter at home......" Li Jing said bluntly, without the slightest politeness.

"Don't hide it from my brother, this year I am quite fat, as long as it is not a catastrophe, I can still be safe." Xu Qing boasted that he didn't want to be a guest, so he said: "I also wanted to go back immediately, but there is still something I want to talk to my brother." ”

Li Jing smiled bitterly: "Say it, I just saw you like this ...... guest."

"Old brother, do you know why the materials escorted are all short of catties and two, and they are shoddy?"

"I don't know, it's just that the road is too exploited...... Li Jing thought that Xu Qing was trying to persuade him not to kill the escort officer, so he said: "I don't want to kill those many escort officers, but there is no other way......

"I often hear that if the people's families have the duties of this escort, if they don't die, they will celebrate better than killing pigs, and the punishment is so severe, or they will miss every escort, why?" Xu Qing made a big move: "It is better to stop with harm, it is better to move with profit, to remove its leaves, it is better to cut its roots......"

"How to move with profit? Where are its roots? ”

"If you pass the customs and do not sample, the loss will be less than two or three tenths, if the materials are not sent out of the official warehouse, the condition will be much better."

"I wish to hear the law......"

"The younger brother thinks that if you ask the merchant to transport the goods, so that they can get tax-free ......"

The method of transporting grain by merchants was proposed by the Ming people, and every time a merchant sent more grain to the border, he could obtain the right to sell the corresponding amount of salt. Don't just look at the right to sell salt, which can be coveted by many merchants.

Tang Dynasty salt was not*, so Xu Qing proposed that merchants should be exempted from customs duties for every amount of grain they transported to the border. This is called Elimo. Moreover, the grain transported by the merchants was not sent out from the official warehouse, but purchased by themselves, and after being transported to the border, they were purchased at a parity price. In this way, a two-way choice is formed. Those who deliver the goods can choose whether to send them, and those who receive the materials can also choose whether to accept them.

In this way, the color problem is solved.