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Abulu is forty-three years old this year, and after conquering Jizhou with the Mengluo Empire more than ten years ago, he was awarded the title of first-class warrior by the nobles because of his brave combat, and handed over Yancheng to him to guard by the way.

Because Yancheng is located in the rear of Jizhou and close to the outside of the Saiwai, it is naturally a pleasant beauty.

Over time, Abulu slowly became corrupt and degenerate, and he had never dreamed of such a comfortable life before.

For more than ten years, his body has rapidly become bloated, and he is no longer the warrior who fights for his livelihood on the grassland, and he has not learned the good things of the Central Plains culture, but he has learned all those bad habits and bad habits.

Corruption and bribery, appointing others, and exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes, anyway, he almost understood all the corruption procedures of the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and gave them practical actions, and they became even more profitable, and became drunk and drunk with money and dreams.

As the saying goes, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, as the chief general of the town guard, Abulu is like this, not to mention the soldiers below, anyway, there is no war here, and the other provincial capitals in the Far East are weak and vulnerable, and they are all able to get by and enjoy themselves.

Even many people began to sell ordnance and strategic materials privately with past merchants to enrich their own pockets, and later when Abulu found out, he taught them a hard lesson, but he found that this way the money came faster, and he could get better enjoyment, and he was also involved in it.

This time he called Guan Qi over, in fact, there happened to be a batch of fire oil and weapons in stock that wanted to negotiate a price with him, so that he could sell them as soon as possible, anyway, there was no war in Yancheng, and it was useless to keep it.

And Abulu didn't know that Jizhou at this time had already begun to change, and he didn't realize that the southern part of Hebei was not resting on his laurels and blindly defending, but had always been eyeing northern Hebei, always looking for an opportunity to swallow the entire Jizhou.

He wouldn't even know that the "friend" Guan Qi in front of him had already hit his Yancheng with his idea.

After Guan Qi took his seat, he took a sip of mare's milk wine, and a spicy and choking taste entered his throat, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable, but he still pretended to have an expression of enjoyment: "This grassland wine is really evocative, heroic!" It's as refreshing as the general! ”

"Hahaha!" When Abulu heard this, he was extremely satisfied, "Guan Qi, don't lie to me, what a broken wine, it's hard to drink!" Which is better than your wine in the Central Plains, although it is light, but mellow and beautiful, how much wine did you bring this time? Don't hide it, take it out and share it together, and rest assured that I will pay you. ”

Guan Qi hurriedly said: "What the general said, since we are friends, we should share it together, and I will order someone to send the wine to your house later." ”

Abulu laughed: "Good! You're right! We are friends indeed! Since we're friends, I should do you a favor too! Say, Guan Qi, how many goods did you bring this time, I want them all! ”

When Guan Qi heard this, he was immediately happy, this is exactly what he wanted, and said: "Since the general said so, how can you refuse this kind of intention?" At what price did the general come up with to eat my goods? This time I brought a lot of good things, this amount is also several times that of previous years, of course, you know, the south side is very messy now, and it is not easy for me to visit, this price is ......"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I can eat more!" Abulu said with a nonchalant expression, and then glanced at a few people around him.

Seeing this, the surrounding guards immediately understood, and then got up and walked out of the mansion, along with the few women who were looking for fun, they also walked out of the mansion, and soon there were only Guan Qi and Abulu left in the huge mansion.

When Guan Qi saw this scene, he immediately guessed that this Abulu was going to do that unsavory deed again, and sneered in his heart, and at the same time secretly said to see what strategic materials this wine bag and rice bag were going to sell this time.

I saw Abulu beckoning to Guan Qi and motioning for him to come closer and speak, Guan Qi did so when he heard what he said, and came to his table and sat down.

Abulu said softly: "I have 25,000 catties of fire oil in my armory, plus 10,000 catties of refined iron, how about buying all your goods?"

When Guan Qi heard this, he said in his heart, you are so bold, this armory oil is not civilian oil, you dare to sell it privately? And that fine iron, but it's a necessity for making weapons and armor, and you actually want to sell it? How daring!

However, this is exactly what Guan Qi intended, and he showed a look of embarrassment: "General, isn't this okay?" Arms trafficking is a capital offense! If General He Danluo knew about it......"

Abulu, who had already drunk five points, immediately shook his head and smiled: "He won't know, even if he knows, he can't help me, I, Abulu, have followed Tuoba the Great to fight in the south and north for many years, and when I attacked Jizhou, I died a lot of warriors under Yuyang Pass, and I was the first to climb Yuyang Pass to determine Jizhou's current situation!"

Dong Likhan personally awarded me the title of first-class warrior, and was personally received and rewarded by Tuoba Da, and ordered me to be the main general of Yancheng Town! This kind of glory He Dan family is also afraid of three points, you can rest assured, I will bear it if something happens. ”

Guan Qi nodded when he heard this, but said in embarrassment: "But general, what do I want these fire oil for?" It's not good to sell, in case your people find out......"

Abulu said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will repair a book by myself, and I will ensure that you go back all the way unimpeded." ”

Guan Qi said with satisfaction: "So I'm relieved, but general, the price you offered is still too low......"

"Huh? Isn't that enough? Abulu was a little unhappy when he heard this, "Guan Qi, I have already given a lot, and you still have to bargain?"

Guan Qi said in embarrassment: "General, the things I brought this time are hundreds of cars, just your more than 20,000 catties of oil and 10,000 catties of iron, that is far from enough, not to mention that these things are also difficult to sell, the so-called business is fair, do you say general......"

Abulu looked angry and asked, "Then you say, how much more money do you have to add?" ”

Guan Qi thought for a while and said, "General, don't be angry first, I brought something specifically to honor you." ”

Saying that, Guan Qi returned to his previous seat, took the package he was carrying and put it in front of him, and when he spread it out, he saw that it was full of gold and silver agate and a bag of high-quality Hangcheng tea.

Seeing this, Abulu immediately turned his anger into joy, picked up the bag of tea and smelled it, only to feel a fresh fragrance. He has been accustomed to a superior life, so naturally he will not drink the inferior tea foam like the ordinary Hu people below, and he loves this kind of high-quality tea very much.

Then, Abulu grabbed a pair of gold, silver and jade jewelry, and the smile in his eyes was even stronger. These are just to decorate a few women for a while to please them, and they seem to be very generous.

"General?" Seeing Abulu's face full of smiles, Guan Qi knew that he had been anesthetized by these things, so he asked out loud, "Is the general still satisfied with these things?" ”

Abulu said to him with a "embarrassed" face: "Guan Qi, how many times have I told you, don't come with me, look at you, don't listen every time, you ...... Not an example! ”

With that, Abulu put the things back in the package with a reluctant expression, then closed the lid and put it under the table, for fear of losing it.

When Guan Qi saw that he had done this, he said loudly: "I don't know the general, this business ...... deal."

Abulu was in a good mood at this time, and when he heard Guan Qi ask, he said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's true that General Ben was not thoughtful just now, and the price is really low, so let's do it, Guan Qi, you make a price, and take it if you like anything." ”

Guan Qi thought about it when he heard this, and said to Abulu: "General, you also know that the south is very chaotic now, and the guards around me lack weapons to support me, see if you can sell me some more bows, arrows, knives and guns or something, so that I can give my unsuccessful guards strong courage." ”

"Hmm......" Abulu nodded when he heard this, and asked: "This is, what kind of Jingwei battalion, it really made Jizhou a miasma, you have this concern, and it is understandable to arm your own escort team, let's say, how much?"

Guan Qi said: "Add another 100,000 arrows, 800 horned bows, 2,000 knives, 1,000 guns, 500 pairs of leather armor, and 200 pairs of iron armor, what do you think?"

"So much?" Seeing that Guan Qi wanted so many things, Abulu snorted lightly: "Guan Qi, are you planning to raise an army?" ”

Guan Qi said with a wry smile: "Now that the situation is so chaotic, I have to take precautions, and I hope that the general will succeed." ”

Abulu pondered for a while and said, "What are the goods you brought this time?" I want to know if it's worth it or not......"

Guan Qi pointed to the package under Abulu's feet and said, "Guaranteed value, in addition to these, there are ...... Refined salt ......"

"Refined salt!"

Abulu exclaimed, this thing is a good thing, for the grassland tribe outside the Saiwai, salt is worth more than gold, if it is really as Guan Qi said, if he brings enough salt, then he can agree to all the conditions.

"How much salt did you bring?" Abulu hurriedly wanted to confirm the amount of salt brought by Shimonoseki this time.

Guan Qi said softly: "Three thousand catties of refined salt, 12,000 catties of filtered salt, the filter salt is of high quality, and it can be used as refined salt, general, have you seen enough?" ”

"Enough, enough!" Abulu had been carried away by this great wealth and kept saying the word "enough".

As long as the salt is transported outside the plug, it is an astronomical amount, enough to squander it for a long time.

The two quickly finalized the negotiation agreement, and finally the two banged the wine bowl, and the deal was reached......

When Guan Qi came out of the City Lord's Mansion, the flattery on his face swept away, and he looked back at the City Lord's Mansion, and couldn't help but let out a sneer.

"Idiot, you don't know it when you die, it seems that this Hulan people are not monolithic, when this batch of things arrives, that is, your death date, do you still think that this kind of waste is a first-class warrior? It's a thing of the past! ”

Guan Qi sneered and walked towards his caravan, the purpose of his trip had been achieved......

At the same time, after Guan Qi left, Abulu immediately summoned his cronies and asked him to collect the bows, arrows, horns, bows, knives and guns of the soldiers in the city, because there were not so many arrows and knives and guns in stock, so he could only find a way to get them from the soldiers under his command.

"As long as that batch of goods arrives and then sells them on the grassland, I will have enough money to make up all these things back, hahaha!"

Abulu laughed loudly in the city lord's mansion, as for the danger? This is a big rear, what danger can it be? Even if you have a wooden stick in your hand, you can sit back and relax......

At this moment, Zuo Shuo received information from the intelligence department personnel in the city, and the total number of defenders of Yancheng was 1,700.

"Hmph, 1,700 people, tsk, God help me, if you don't turn Yancheng upside down, I don't deserve to mention the three big words of Jingwei Camp!"

Zuo Shuo looked at the Hu defenders who were yawning on the city tower, and there was a fierce murderous intent in his eyes......