Chapter 33 Preparing for the Nineteenth ___ Elimination of Evil

It turned out that the checkpoint had arrived, Zhang Zhimu rushed forward, and an officer guarding the card was shouting, whose convoy is this? What about the guides?

Zhang Zhimu hurriedly took out the road and handed it over. The officers and soldiers glanced at it and said, "You are leading this way, and there is no food?" Zhang Zhimu thought that he didn't want to transport grain over, so he didn't have a guide to run food in Xiurong. It costs money to set up a guide. Looking at the expression of the official soldier, Zhang Zhimu understood, stuffed a tael of silver, and said, "Master Jun, take a closer look, isn't that a piece of food?" ”

The officer shook the money in his hand and said, "Ah, I'll take a look." There is food, but the amount of food pulled on this cart seems to be wrong. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that seeing that there were so many carriages, people thought that there was too little silver. Zhang Zhimu directly gave five taels of silver and said, "Master Jun, count again, the number is right!" ”

"Ah, yes, yes. It's me who was dazzled, and I didn't use it, so I let it go. Let's go! Get rich! The officer shouted with a smile, and the other officers and soldiers hurriedly moved away from the horse.

Zhang Zhimu thought to himself, how can everything be the same. In his previous life, a friend of his, who transported a truckload of liquor from the south to the northeast, was stopped by a roadcar in Hebei to check his documents. This liquor is **, and the friend is afraid of trouble, so he has completed all the procedures in the ** bureau. But people, at first glance, can't find anything wrong, can't fine that. But people have a way, saying that they want to verify the authenticity of the procedures. Then they ignored it. You can't wait, so you have to pay the money and leave. It seems that our great motherland has a tradition in this regard.

The families of the troops got out of the car and thanked them again and again. Zhang Zhimu took out two taels of silver and gave it to Qin Peng's wife, telling her that they lived in Yuelai Inn, and they could go to them if they had something. The convoy entered the city in a mighty way.

What Zhang Zhimu didn't expect was that there were two grain store shopkeepers, and they inquired about it, and Zhang Zhimu's inn was already waiting in front of the inn, because they knew from Liu Yun that there was a batch of grain to arrive, and they all wanted to go next. Zhang Zhimu took a look at it and knew that there must be a shortage of food in this killing Hukou, and it was no wonder that there was no shortage of food here.

Liu Yun came over to introduce it, this is: "The shopkeeper Liu of Shengchang Grain Bank, this is the shopkeeper Chen of Xingsheng Grain Store." ”

Zhang Zhimu arched his hand and said, "I'm glad to be happy." ”

The two shopkeepers said: "Zhang Dongjia, we told this Liu Yun brother that we really want to take over this batch of grain, but I don't know what to do." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "The grain is shipped to find a home, but the price you give is not too low." ”

As soon as the two shopkeepers saw that there was a door, they discussed, ten stones per cart of fine grain, plus two taels of silver, and one tael of coarse grain per cart. Zhang Zhimu also wanted to sell the grain as soon as possible, so that the car could go back tomorrow to pull the rest of the grain. Zhang Zhimu said: "The two shopkeepers, since they have the sincerity to receive this batch of grain, I first came here and wanted to make two friends. Then it is decided, twenty carts of fine grain, one cart forty-two taels; Ten carts of coarse grain, one cart of thirty-two taels, of which four carts had two carts on top, a total of 1,288 carts. After the money, drive the car directly to your store to unload, so that it is convenient for everyone. ”

The two shopkeepers were overjoyed. said: "Zhang Dongjia is for the benefit of the people who killed the tiger's mouth, and the lack of food in the Hukou is terrible, and the king has issued a notice to encourage the merchants to transport grain, and all taxes and fees are exempted." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Oh, if I knew earlier, I wouldn't have to be knocked out of some silver by the checkpoint, haha." ”

Before entering the store, more than 1,000 taels of silver arrived. Zhang Zhimu was so happy in his heart. Let Liu Yun and them help drive the car over to unload the goods, and Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng and others entered the store. At this time, the shopkeeper was already there. The store I lived in this time was very large, and there were several small suites, and Zhang Zhimu and they still chartered a small courtyard, which was more convenient. When he walked to the courtyard, the shopkeeper said, "The biggest advantage of living with us is that you are quiet and do not disturb me." ”

"Why?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Why? We are related to the garrison! The shopkeeper said.

Zhang Zhimu has read the history of the Ming Dynasty and knows that this garrison is in charge of the tea and horse trade, and it is one of the fattest positions in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, this garrison is changed once a year, and it cannot be delayed for a day. Moreover, he is completely expatriate, how can he be so coincidental in an inn and have relatives with this garrison.

Zhang Zhimu deliberately said: "This garrison changes every year, and your family has relatives with them?"

The shopkeeper was stunned, this is not a novice, he knows how to do it, and said: "The guest officer really understands people." Our family is really related to them. for they are all related to silver. ”

Zhang Zhimu laughed when he heard it, because the shopkeeper said a few words, and it was clear that all the garrisons were handled by them with silver. Zhang Zhimu thinks about it, maybe something can take advantage of this relationship.

Liu Yun and the others came back after unloading and asked the men to tie up the horses and feed them. Zhang Zhimu asked the store to add a few good dishes, and in the evening, everyone had a good drink. Everyone was drinking, and the guy came over and said, someone is looking for it. Zhang Zhimu hurriedly came out to take a look, it turned out to be Qin Peng's wife and others, and when the supporting troops arrived, they were all escorted away. But they didn't know where to go, the general's entourage was also in the army all the time, and the outside affairs were not as good as Mrs. Qin Peng. There was no way, so I found it according to Zhang Zhimuliu's address. Zhang Zhimu said: "It's good to come, don't worry, there is still a vacant room in the small courtyard of the bag, let's stay first." When they finished washing, they arranged a table of wine and food next to them for them to eat by themselves. ”

The next day, Zhang Zhimu arranged for Liu Yun to lead the team and go back to transport the remaining grain. He and Chen Yufeng, Yan Boju and others will take a good look at Hukou first.

At first glance, I realized that killing Hu Kou was a terrible place. Inside and outside the Hukou Pass and in the old and new forts, there are many shops, merchants gather, the market is prosperous in trading, non-staple food and daily groceries, department stores and pharmacies, money shops and pawnshops, restaurants and restaurants are lined up one after another, and there are all kinds of handicraft workshops such as winemaking vinegar, carpenter ironware, gold and silver jewelry, fur processing, etc. Porter caravans, hand-wrenching merchants, and merchants from the south and north were bustling, all gathered to kill the tiger's mouth to pan for gold and make a fortune, including Mongolian and Han merchants as well as blond Russian and Xinjiang merchants.

Zhang Zhimu and others first went to inquire about the price of grain, and knew that the grain was still sold cheaply yesterday. As soon as these grain stores heard that there was food to be transported, they immediately came out and let Zhang Zhimu and others into the store to drink tea. In the end, the price of fine grain was two taels more per cart, and coarse grain was one and a half taels more per cart. Zhang Zhimu told them to bring a good pair of silver taels at night, wait at the Yuelai Inn, and as soon as the food arrives, they will pay the silver and pull the food directly.

As soon as they arrived in the horse market, they encountered something that displeased them. I saw a few evil slaves, who were chasing and beating two people with sticks, knocking them to the ground, and still beating them with sticks. The officials next to him pretended not to see it, and did not come to stop him. Zhang Zhimu didn't want to cause trouble here, so he stepped forward to persuade him, the heroes are masters, and if they fight again, they will be killed. But when these evil slaves saw that someone dared to meddle in their affairs, they didn't say a word, so they swung their sticks and threw them at Zhang Zhimu. This stick will definitely kill you if you hit it. Fortunately, Chen Yufeng was next to him, and with a wave of his arm, the stick flew away. Those evil slaves understood that this time was absolutely unhuman, and they were all stupid all of a sudden. At this time, the officials ran over and shouted, "What's the matter? What's going on? ”

Zhang Zhimu was already so angry that his eyes set fire at this time, and he shouted to the officials, "What's the matter, under your noses, didn't you see it?" ”

A few officials didn't know where Zhang Zhimu came from, so they didn't dare to squeak. Looking at the two people on the ground again, one of them was already dead, bleeding from his nose and mouth. The other one was also lying on the ground and couldn't get up. The servant asked, but no one knew the deceased, so he sent someone to carry the deceased away. When Zhang Zhimu saw that they were leaving, he said, "There is still an injured one on the ground!" But the officials were as if they were deaf, and they disappeared in a moment. Zhang Zhimu had no choice but to ask people to carry the injured back to the inn, and invited a doctor to treat the wound and prescribe medicine. Zhang Zhimu's mood is very heavy, this world should change. I don't know when, Chen Yufeng went out. After the injured person was fed some hot water and the injured person was able to speak, he slowly told the story of the incident.

The two men who were beaten, one was a horse buyer and the other was a horse seller. The person who bought the horse first looked at the horses in the stalls of the evil slaves for a while, and when he asked the price, he felt that it was a little expensive, so he had to look at it again. It just so happened that the horse seller was in a small business, and he had two horses in his hand, so he left if he wanted to see a profit, and sold it to him cheaper. And they were trading there, and the evil slaves came out and forbade them to trade, and demanded that those who bought horses must buy their horses. No, I didn't say a word, I just hit with a stick. This happened to Zhang Zhimu and them.

Chen Yufeng came back and said, imitate it, it was Dexingcheng firm that beat people, Dexingcheng is a century-old shop, several generations of people have been in business, and the foundation is very deep. It was originally a very honest old shop, but when it came to this generation, it changed a little, relying on the power of the government, it was a common thing to bully and dominate the market, beat people to death and rob goods, and those few officials didn't care, they didn't dare to care, if they took care of it, they would fight together. Sitting in the store is the third son of the family, Yang Zaixing. This person bullies men and women, and does everything, so he is the one who instructed him to beat people. Now the two horses of the dead and the silver of the wounded have been taken away by them. There were more than 30 shopkeepers in the business outside his house.

In the evening, Liu Yun came back with the convoy, and when he saw Zhang Zhimu, he said that he didn't give the bastard any money this time, and pulled it back directly. The grain was brought back, and things were lively. Yesterday, the two shopkeepers also came with money. Zhang Zhimu told them that this time the grain was given to others, because the price given by others was high, and there was no way, so the grain store that negotiated the price today took the convoy away.

The shopkeeper Liu of the Shengchang grain store and the shopkeeper Chen of the prosperous grain store want to smoke themselves if they regret it. In order to make more money, the price was lowered, and as a result, the sale slipped out of his hands. It is likely that an opportunity to cooperate with a large trader has been lost, and it is not ordinary people who can transport grain here in these years. I have to invite a few people to eat, no way, just say tomorrow, I'm tired today.

At dinner, Chen Yufeng didn't let everyone drink, saying that he wanted to rest early. This time, Li Yunhe didn't come back, Li Wei, Liu Chenghuang, and Fan Chengkun came back.

Before going to bed, Chen Yufeng and Zhang Zhimu said that they wanted to get rid of Yang Zaixing's scourge at night. Zhang Zhimu asked, are you sure? If you're not sure, bear with it first, besides, the Yang family's business is outside the city, how can they get in and out? Chen Yufeng said that he was not sure, but if he couldn't do it, he would come back, and he would never be reluctant; Getting in and out of the city is not a big deal for these people. Zhang Zhimu also thought that in addition to that scourge, maybe it would be helpful to buy a horse. Chen Yufeng called Liu Yun, Li Wei, Liu Chenghuang, and Fan Chengkun over and told them about the day's events and his plans. Several people said it was no problem.

Chen Yufeng: They went out after a long time and came back an hour later. Once inside, several of them took off their masks, and each of them put a small bag on the table with a grunt. Everyone drink some water, Chen Yufeng was just about to speak. I just listened to the chaos outside, and the voices of people were noisy. I vaguely heard a fire breaking out outside the city.