Jizhou Yecheng, this place is the place where Jizhou Mu Han Fuzhi was located, once the first city of Hebei in the Han Dynasty, only after Liu Yi welcomed the Son of Heaven to build Beiping before retreating to the second, Han Fu this person has a weak personality and does not know how to scheming, resulting in a huge Jizhou was taken by Yuan Benchu, and he only ended up under house arrest, which can be called a tragedy among the princes of the late Han Dynasty.

However, this person is not incompetent compared with the later Yizhou Liu Zhang, at least in terms of governance, he still has his own uniqueness, Yecheng under his governance is not only the city is high and deep, but also prosperous, Yuan Shao is also the wealth and grain population here after the leap to become the premier prince of Hebei, for Yecheng he is extremely important, handed over to his most trusted son Yuan Shang to take care of, but also one of the military towns he used to resist Liu Yi in Youzhou.

Now Beiping City is a little more solemn than the previous prosperity, you can see a team of soldiers shuttling back and forth on the street at any time, the review of the city gate is much stricter than before, for no other reason, just last month, the Son of Heaven personally ordered the general to enter Beijing but was rejected by Yuan Shao in the name of physical illness, and then there was an edict to this and even the Son of Heaven intended to let the imperial doctor go to diagnose the general. As soon as the discerning person saw this, he knew that this was a signal, the hussar general Liu Yi was going to make a move on Hebei, and after being politely rejected by the general several times, the elite of Liu Yi's army on the border of Youzhou gathered in this matter, and there was a tendency for dark clouds to overwhelm the city, and the Jizhou military horses were also frequently mobilized, without showing weakness, it was the mountain rain that was coming!

The Fenglai Hall in the east of Jizhou City is the most prosperous inn in the local area, the merchants from the south to the north are happy to settle here, and now all the cities in Dahan have the semicolon of this inn, and the business is doing well, that is, when the big war is about to arise, the Fenglai Hall is still full. Youzhou has always been heavy on business, and the same is true of the neighboring Jizhou, merchants seek profits, as long as there are huge interests, they will not be afraid of all the hardships and dangers in this world, and at present, it is only a very strict audit, and the normal business dealings are tacitly not all blocked, of course, some special materials will be controlled, iron, rice and salt are among them.

Today, the lobby of the Fenglai Hall is still full of people, and the businessmen are whispering among themselves about the impact of the current situation on their business, after all, Liu Yi and Yuan Shao are the two most famous princes in the province today, and the collision between them will undoubtedly attract everyone's attention.

"Shopkeeper Wang, today I am ordered by General Yuan to strictly check the merchants in the inn, and you take out the ledger, check them one by one, and you must also post notices in the lobby." The person who was dressed as a lieutenant approached the counter and said to the shopkeeper who was dismantling the accounts, although his tone was stern but also a little polite, the big shopkeeper here had a private relationship with Yuan Shangke.

"It turned out to be Captain Zhang, what do you have to do today? The big shopkeeper has already explained the inventory, and the small ones must fully cooperate, but the merchants here are either rich or expensive, Captain Zhang... "The shopkeeper Wang is thirty years old, and he seems to be a loyal and simple person, and at this time he handed over the ledger to the captain surnamed Zhang with a smile on his face, but his voice was low in the end.

"There is no need to ask the shopkeeper about this matter, Zhang knows in his heart, in the end, I am also a businessman, this time is different from the past, since the shopkeeper has explained, Zhang will not make a mistake." This captain surnamed Zhang is the first Zhang Gang of the Yecheng Patrol, Yuan Shang's confidant, he knows the status of this Fenglai Pavilion in his heart, he will never come here in normal times for an investigation like this, and he doesn't need to go out in person, but the current situation is special, and it can't be the same as usual.

"Captain Zhang rest assured, I have a small heart, all guest officers, this is Captain Zhang in the city, he will check your identity and origin one by one later, this is just a routine, please cooperate." The shopkeeper smiled slightly, no longer asked, but said loudly to everyone in the hall.

After listening to the shopkeeper's words, the hall immediately became a little noisy, what is the businessman most afraid of? The most afraid is to show wealth, can stay here are not idle people, among them are quite a lot of hands and eyes of the sky, you must know that at this time the identity of the merchant is low, but the money can be through the gods is also the same in ancient and modern times, plus many merchants today and the princes around the country are also inextricably linked, that is, when Zhang Xiaowei came in, he also saw several familiar faces, today is not easy for him, these businessmen from the south to the north are like a cash cow in his eyes, and they are easy and do not want to offend.

"Rest assured, as long as everyone is innocent, Zhang guarantees that there will be no problem, and I am responsible for it, please don't care." In the face of such a group of characters, even Zhang Gang has to say hello with a smile, otherwise he will not have many industries just by virtue of his deputy position as a city guard.

With Zhang Gang's assurance, the discussion in the crowd is also much smaller, after all, everyone still knows a little bit about the situation in front of them, and it is not the best policy to resist hard at this time, so the subsequent investigation is very smooth, these soldiers obviously have also received some explanations, and they are very skillful in asking questions, and the review is even more meticulous, and it took a morning of hard work to check this round.

"Captain Zhang, rest assured, our Fenglai Pavilion now does not accept merchants from Youzhou, and the big shopkeeper and General Yuan have moved around a lot, so naturally they will not cause trouble at this time." While the soldiers were checking the merchants, the shopkeeper Wang also invited Zhang Gang to the private room upstairs to serve tea, and handed a wooden box very casually.

"Zhang is also helpless, you also know the current situation, Youzhou Liu Yi hundreds of thousands of troops Chen Bing border, if this battle is fought I don't know how long, then I'm afraid you will have a light business here, now General Yuan ordered full vigilance, the big shopkeeper can do this is a sight to see, but the Fenglai Pavilion is all over the Han states, presumably he doesn't care about the loss of a place." Zhang Gang didn't open the wooden box at all, but after a little weighing, he already smiled and said again.

"Captain Zhang's words are very true, this Liu Yi doesn't know what his intentions are, he dares to brush the general's beard, I think he will definitely meet his head this time and break the blood, hey~~ This cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents." Shopkeeper Wang nodded, and said quite angrily, of course, businessmen only focus on profits.

"Hehe, it's not easy to say, who would dare to do this if someone else changes, it's just that Liu Yi in Youzhou has been invincible since he begged for the yellow scarf. Forget it, these things are not for us little people to worry about. Zhang Gang said with a smile, what he said was right, the attack and war between the princes involved the lives of the upper echelons, but there was not much pressure on them.

The two were talking, and there was already an entourage to tell each other, the merchants in the Fenglai Pavilion had completed the investigation, and there was nothing suspicious, at this time Zhang Gang got up, and left after a few polite words with the shopkeeper Wang, he didn't take the wooden box at all, and believed that it would appear in his house at night.

After Zhang Gang left, the smile on the face of the shopkeeper disappeared instantly, and after telling the man to take care of the door, he walked to the small door next to the middle hall, opened the door curtain, and there was a small Buddhist hall inside. The shopkeeper arrived before the Buddha statue, first listened carefully for a while, and then reached out and turned the candlestick on the table, after a soft sound, the table automatically moved three feet to the left, revealing a narrow portal behind it, and the shopkeeper quickly flashed in, at this time, if the guys saw his movements, they would be dumbfounded, this is still the usual soft-spoken, slow movement of the shopkeeper? As his figure flashed in, the offering table slowly returned to its original state, and the Buddha hall was as calm as usual.