When Jin and Lin came out of the house, Chang Kai said with a smile: "These stolen goods are not a family that can call the shots, several masters, and several team leaders have to speak." ”

"How did these goods come from, there have been no big cases in Huairen County in the past three or four years, relying on these soft-footed goods in the third shift, is it possible to go outside to rob?" Juda asked with a frown.

In the past three years, Zhu Da has touched the rivers and lakes and green forests in Huairen County and the surrounding areas very clearly, and some people will tell him what happened in the past, and the guards in the salt stack are all old rivers and lakes, and they will tell him, there can't be any big cases He doesn't know, with the list of goods reported by the Golden Pipe Report, if there is a caravan that is robbed, it will inevitably be reported to the official, even if the caravan is killed cleanly, there is no live mouth, such a large value of goods, the owner of the caravan and his family will also find the official along the road, no matter what, It's impossible to do such a big case unknowingly.

As for whether this batch of goods was gathered piecemeal in several dozen cases, Zhu Da thought that this might be and denied it, hundreds of horses of the same style of silk and cotton, each of which was a large quantity, and it was impossible to put it together piecemeal.

If someone does such a big case and they don't know it, that is, there is a force within the scope of their activities that they don't know at all, and if the officials do it, it means that there is still a strength that they don't know, and in either case, they are in danger, and they must be cautious and take precautions.

When Zhu Da said this, Chang Kai also frowned, now Chang Bantou does not have the slightest consciousness of the servants, he is completely on Zhu Da's side, and after racking his brains for a while, Chang Kai hesitated and said: "It shouldn't be done by the people of the third class, I know very well what they are capable of, they dare to rob and kill people, and they don't have the courage to use knives with the caravan." ”

The three classes of servants have done a lot of murder and robbery, but they are all aimed at the good people and the foot traders, but the caravans walking in the border towns, all the scales have armed guards, these caravans are walking outside, and they must be on guard against robbers and bandits and even officers and Tartars at any time, and the caravan knows that once it falls into the hands of the enemy, there is basically no way to live, so in addition to the full-time escort bodyguards, the stewards are also willing to fight desperately, the small caravan has more than ten or twenty young men who dare to fight and dare to kill, and the large caravan has dozens or hundreds of people, And the servants of Huairen County poured out of the nest, that is, one or two hundred people, and among the two hundred people, there were only thirty or forty who dared to see blood and kill, thinking about the list of goods that Jin Guan Nian said, if it came from a caravan, it must be a caravan of more than 100 people or even larger, and such a caravan could not be eaten by the three classes of officials.

Even if the servants really have the courage to do so, they will definitely be killed or injured when they eat this batch of goods, and if there are casualties, Chang Kai, who is an indigenous servant, will not know about it.

Zhu Da ruled out all kinds of possibilities, but he still couldn't think of the reason, and Zhu Da didn't think that the officials of Huairen County had any hidden strength, and they had done so many things to kill people and set fire to the door, if they really had the strength, I am afraid they would have taken revenge long ago.

"Brother Chang, you go back to the city to inquire about the origin of these goods, and spend the money you should, if anyone is willing to get to the bottom of it, I can share more of his silver." Zhu Da told Chang Kai a few words.

Chang Kai solemnly agreed, and then said with a smile: "Brother Zhu, you are relieved, if this case was done by them, I am afraid that we will not be able to live now." ”

"That's the truth, it's always right to be careful."

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There was also Li He who followed Chang Kai back to the city, the value of this batch of stolen goods was too great, Zhu Da had to treat it carefully, in addition to arranging for Chang Kai to inquire about the details, Li He also had to inform Qin Juren of these details, and Qin Chuan should also make corresponding preparations.

When it was dark, it was fluttering snow again, and with the remaining light of the sky, Zhu Da looked at the sky in the north, and there was no beacon smoke burning, but the white plague on the grassland had already happened, and it was a matter of time before the beacon smoke ignited.

It is said that in this snowy and cold weather, you should have a good rest after dark, no one would have thought that Zhu Da would mobilize all the people, the family members, the young poor and the refugees were divided into three shifts, taking turns on duty, these days the refugees who have trained hard and performed well have been given weapons in hand, this kind of strict preparation has made the reluctance in the hearts of many people disappear, everyone thinks that there is something big happening, or there is any danger approaching.

Such a formation naturally alarmed the Li family caravan, and at dinner, Li Cheng specially asked Zhu Da, and after he saw that Zhu Da was also going to participate in the shift duty, he even asked if the caravan needed to hide in the county seat.

"You live in peace, this is the daily training, who said that you have to rest on a snowy day, is it possible that the bandits will not come out on a snowy day?" Juda replied with a smile.

This explanation is also reasonable, but Li Zhan still has doubts, the atmosphere in the grange has become solemn, he can't relax, don't say anything about thieves, in case this Zhu Da wants to start, Li Cheng even thought that Zhu Da wanted to kill for money, after all, the contact between the two sides has not been long, and the real trust has not yet been established.

"Your return cargo is probably gone, and this time you've come to the right place." Judah changed the subject.

The businessman was looking for profit, and when he heard that this Li Yuan was interested, he was about to ask, but Chang Shen entered the house.

"Master Zhu, Miss Liu Yue and the Zhou family both want some cotton, do you want to give this?" Chang Shen asked after entering the room.

Zhu Da glanced at Chang Shen, and then at Li Zhan, who lowered his head, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, if Chang Kai was there, he wouldn't have asked this question in front of Li Yuan.

"Give them whatever you want, don't ask me." Zhu Da's answer was very simple, and he didn't want Li Yuan to hear the details.

It's no wonder that Chang Shen came to ask, Zhu Da's original order was to give them wool, but now he wants cotton instead, Chang Shen is also a person who is used to living a careful life, so he naturally wants to come over and ask.

Li Yuan noticed one thing, after this Chang Shen inquiry, Zhu Da's mood suddenly improved, Li Yuan was a little curious about Zhu Da's mood for the better, guessing that the "Liu Yue" and "Zhou" mentioned just now may be Zhu Da's internal dependents, but it is inconvenient to say when it comes to the other party's private affairs.

Of course, he was more curious about the return goods that Zhu Da said, but Zhu Da said that he was not completely accurate, and he was not good at asking, but Li Lou also had a plan to talk about, and after he went back and summed up with the stewards, he felt that it was feasible to send grain and other bulk materials to Huairen County.

After saying this plan, the relationship between the two parties is much closer, and they can think about each other and make concessions for each other, so that the partnership can last for a long time.

Zhu Da sent Li Lou back to the station, walked around the caravan station, shh

This night's patrol was not easy, Zhu Da took everyone to clean the snow non-stop, the road had to be cleaned, several drying fields and open spaces had to be cleaned, and the non-stop work made everyone feel warm, and Zhu Da also specially prepared dry food and hot soup for everyone on duty at night, so that everyone was more motivated.

"Did our old man encounter any happy events?" Meng Tian asked Fu Yudao in a whisper, and many people noticed Zhu Da's emotions.

However, the attention of the two young men was soon diverted, and they suddenly found that the refugees were somewhat reborn, and they could not see anything in the daytime with wooden poles, but at night there was an air of solemnity when they walked in the snow with spears in hand.

“...... This is what some officials and soldiers mean......"

“...... These bitter haha are much stronger than the big soldiers in the guardhouse, and I am afraid that this kind of posture is only available to the battalion soldiers......"

“...... I'm afraid it's not a good thing, they haven't seen blood ......."

“...... Why haven't you seen it, the Tartars burned the place, and then the bandits were rampant, they hadn't seen anything...... "The refugees are still being issued real weapons for the first time, these days' queues and physical training have shown results, and the actions are quite orderly, and the unconsciously exuded solemn atmosphere is even rarer, and the family and young people each train with the refugees, get along day and night, and often don't feel the change, and tonight suddenly found that it is different from before, and naturally there are many discussions.

"Don't look at them, we're not the same." Fu Yu saw a little deeper than others.

Speaking of this, Meng Tian hadn't answered yet, and a young messenger interjected: "I've been home these days, and my old man said that I have changed and that there are rules." ”

"I've also seen the battalion soldiers, not much stronger than us, but we've only been training for a long time." Meng Tian said in a muffled voice.

The military households in the guard are actually the tenants of the generals, their main business is to farm and pay grain, and the commanders and thousands of households are unwilling to let the military households not go to farming and go to practice, so the soldiers in the guard are all like goods, and even the appearance is not good, of course, the court and the government can not count on such a force to guard the border pass, the soldiers and horses with combat effectiveness in the border towns are recruited, gathered according to the head of each battalion, so they are also called battalion soldiers, they are professional soldiers who fight with military salaries, although the salaries are deducted greatly, but after all, they earn the food and wages of their livesWhether the soldiers can fight or not is also related to the status and strength of the generals, so the battalion soldiers in the border town are an example of being able to fight, and everyone thinks that the elite who can fight and dare to fight is the battalion soldiers.

Meng Tian and Fu Yu were carefully observed, while the other young poor people did not have such a clear understanding, and the family members did not think about it at all, they did not have any doubts about Zhu Da, let them do whatever they wanted, maybe they would have such and such thoughts when they just followed, but these days, as Zhu Da continued to show martial arts and correctness, those doubts have long disappeared.