"Xiaguan has seen my lord."

"Shizhai is coming, sit down."

"Thank you, Lord for your seat."

Soon after the lamp was held, the silver was cleaned, and Lai Tongyu drank a bowl of ginseng soup, and his energy recovered a lot.

He usually lives in eight seats, sedan chair everywhere in the fort, and he is lazy to move at home, his identity, don't do it yourself when you dress and wash your face, and people also invite him to eat with good dishes, saying that it is ugly, that is, you can't do it on behalf of others, otherwise Lai Shen will not be too lazy to do it himself.

People are lazy to move, they are very blessed, today in order to support the scene in front of the Tartars, wear iron armor, ride back and forth, but the Lai staff general is tired enough, come to say hello and talk to Ning Yicheng, the Qing Military Department is the same knowledge, and at the same time is also the judge of the horse market, many responsibilities are in the body, at this time to visit, of course, it is not to gossip with Lai Tongxin.

Lai Tongxin struggled to sit up, Ning Yicheng's attitude was respectful, he couldn't be too big, he was a third-grade general, but the other party was also a six-rank civil official, although he was only a person from a person's background, and he was a miscellaneous official, but after all, a civil official is a civil official, Ning Yicheng is directly under Yanghe Dao, Lai Tongxin does not have much binding force on him, and the two sides are more like allies.

"Your Excellency has acted very decisively today." Ning Yicheng took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Heavy responsibility plus standing cage, among them are two people from the Fan family firm, I think, this matter will alert many people." ”

"Hmph, Shizhai, what you said is very true," Lai Tongxin snorted coldly, shook his head and said: "They are bent on making a lot of money, but they are trying not to give us benefits, can they really eat it everywhere?" ”

"It's nature." Ning Yicheng said with a smile: "The family background of the adults is also a generational general, deeply rooted in the area of Xuanfu West Road, and there is also a certain amount of power in Datong. ”

When it comes to silver, Lai Tongxin is really indignant, the situation on the grassland has changed abruptly, and the demand for food and other materials in the future is simply multiplied, and the original official market and monthly market together cannot meet such a large demand, not to mention that if the war is together, the horse market will definitely be closed or contracted. In the past, large merchants did not do it because of insufficient drive, except for the poor herdsmen along the border, there were not many people who went to the border to buy goods, but now the demand has increased greatly, and the profits of smuggling have increased tenfold and hundredfold.

Lai Tongxin knew that Fan Yongdou, the proprietor of the Fan family, had taken a lot of places from Xuanfu to Jizhen a while ago, meeting people to talk about things, determining the scope, and the most important thing was to include the fort guards along the border under his banner, so as not to cause trouble, the generals who guarded the road and the guerrilla generals who led the guerrillas should also be dealt with, and the top-level soldiers, governors, general soldiers, and then governors, these big people will not necessarily accept this kind of gift, and some people are not bought with silver, Fan Yongdou is very smart, he buys the people around these big people, the staff master, The petty officials and officials in charge of the affairs are easy to buy, and even if some big people know that things are abnormal, they will offend a large number of people as soon as they manage them, and even the governor will have to think twice, and at this point, the business will be stable.

Xinpingbao is second only to Zhangjiakou Fort, of course, Fan Yongdou has also bought a lot of people, but Lai Tongxin, the general, is more strange, he thinks that Fan Yongdou gives too few benefits, and wants to reach out and stick a lever to get more benefits in this big business.

As for why the Mongols bought all kinds of goods on a large scale, and the increase in demand required a large amount of smuggling, this was naturally not within the scope of Lai Shen's consideration.

Ning Yicheng's experience is also the same as Lai Tongxin, extremely greedy, the master of oil extraction in the stone, but after all, he is from a human background and has a cunning personality, and he does not come out of many things, but instigates Lai Tongxin to stand in the way.

"Once there is news, the lower officials will notify the adults as soon as possible."

"Uh-huh." Lai Tongxin couldn't help nodding and said, "Fan Yongdou's side, it's better to speak politely, those people behind him, to be honest, it's not good for us to offend too much." ”

"This subordinate knows that he will definitely grasp the proportions."

Fan Yongdou is worth millions, the Fan family is also deep-rooted in Datong, Shanxi, several of the top generals of the Fan family can climb the relationship, some civil officials are also fed by the Fan family with silver, although such a big merchant family can not be compared with the noble general's gentry family, but it is not at will, touch the whole body, Lai Tongxin can shackle more than a dozen small businessmen at will, but Fan Yongdou is a big businessman He will not offend too hard, fight, point to benefits, it is best for everyone to get rich together.

"That's right," Ning Yicheng was about to get up and say goodbye, as if he remembered something before leaving, patted his head under the official's hat, and said with a smile: "The application of military quarters assigned by the adults, the lower officials have already handed it over, and the shops bought by the officials have been decided. ”

"Oh?" Lai Tongxin agreed, and said casually: "Which one is the first to do?" ”

"Xiaguan has chosen He Yusheng."

"His house?" Lai Tongxin thought for a while and said, "He Yusheng Zhang's family, it seems that he was born in the Zhang family in Puzhou?" ”

"Their grandfather came out of Puzhou, I heard that he had an awkward split with his family, and he has not had much contact in the past few decades, and it is difficult to say whether he recognizes it in Puzhou, and besides, it is ......."

Speaking of this, Ning Yicheng smiled and said, "The Zhang family in Puzhou is far worse than it was back then. ”

"That's what I said."

Whether it is Lai Tongxin or Ning Yicheng, He Yusheng is an inconspicuous small role in their eyes, an ant-like character, there is no need to pay too much attention to it, if the Zhang family does not have the background and scenery of Puzhou, I am afraid that even the efforts of these few words do not have to be delayed.

General and buy materials, the total number of only a few thousand taels to ten thousand taels ranges, it doesn't look scary, but even some remote counties where there are no merchants can send service, and they can also ruin people's homes, there are so many businesses in this Xinpingbao place, a large number of fat sheep can be slaughtered, how can the garrison and these officials easily let go?

If you don't ruin people's homes and make them miserable, you will be sent to serve and buy goods in the future, who is afraid of you? Who will really break the house and pay you tribute?

The selected Xingtou family, bankruptcy is almost certain, whether it will break the family, it also depends on the actual situation, if necessary, whether it is Lai Tongxin or Ning Yicheng, will not be merciful.

……

In the night, Zhang Han and Zhang Chun were in front, each carrying a lantern, and behind them were the depressed Zhou Fengji and Liang Hong, who followed closely.

The stakes are very high, only two shopkeepers have been informed, Li Yujing, the account room, and Yang Shiming, the treasurer, are all hidden, at this time the store is still in full swing, everyone is in a happy mood, and I feel that the prospects of the store have changed again, in this case, Zhang Han and others can't bear to announce such bad news.

Everyone understands that if you can't pass this level, Heyusheng will be finished, and the possibility of passing this level safely is too small and too small.

Those officials, when choosing and buying shops, are all comprehensively weighed and considered, the slightest background and scenery will not move, so as not to cause trouble, the selected is mostly a solid family, rich in oil and water, and almost no back, scenery of pure fat sheep.

The Zhang family is also safe and sound because of a place like Xinpingbao, of course, no one will touch the hand of the Zhang family when the grandfather Zhang Yun is there, Zhang Yun's grandfather is a university scholar, his father is Huguang to participate in politics, and his uncle is Zhang Jiazheng in the Ministry of Works.

In Zhang Han's heart, there seemed to be a raging anger burning.

His thumb was clasped tightly in his palm, and his nails had pierced into the flesh, and blood was pouring out.

By this time, he had completely integrated into this era, and he had also completely integrated into He Yusheng.

No matter what happened in his past and present life, at least now he is the master of He Yusheng, and the three shopkeepers have become familiar with him, and the guys have gradually accepted him, and there is a mother who loves him at home, all of which are his most cherished things.

And now, it may be the inspiration of a small official, and everything about him will be destroyed.

Zhang Han was not angry with the people who imposed these disasters on He Yusheng, he hated himself even more.

Why, my own strength is so weak, why, I seem to have no power to resist at all? What are you doing after so many days?

After the crossing, Zhang Han finally felt the tension and urgency!

A small official is a disaster, and Yusheng and the Zhang family will have a disaster, what if someone with stronger strength makes a move on He Yusheng? And if the war comes suddenly? What about a massive famine? What about the influx of displaced people?

An unprecedented sense of crisis, like a boulder, pressed on Zhang Heng's body.

"Young proprietor, I can't leave......"

When he saw the situation in front of Zhang's house from afar, Liang Hong's voice revealed a sense of despair.

A small group of soldiers has been carrying spears, patrolling back and forth along the wall of Zhang's house, a few people who look like husbands and firefighters are building shacks under the wall base of Zhang's house, it seems that not only these Ming soldiers, but also firefighters who live here, so many people guard, the Zhang family will definitely not be able to get out.

"Alas, it's over, it's over."

Zhou Fengji also sighed gloomily, and then squatted down on the spot, covering his face with his hands, whimpering and crying.

A man in his fifties, who has experienced many setbacks and sufferings, is full of despair and cries like a child because of the government's determination of the outfit and purchase.

Zhang Han's heart was also very heavy, but his character never said "give up", he took a deep breath and continued to move forward.

"That's the Shaodong of the Zhang family, right?"

"That's right, I still see him in the horse market today, with a child's heart, and he also paints and plays with that Tartar Taiji."

"His family has silver, I don't know how many we can get this time?"

"People eat meat, we can't even catch the slag, let's drink two mouthfuls of soup."

"It's okay to drink soup, haha."

In this team of soldiers, there are two leading officers, and there is also a small official of the Qing Army Hall, they have no intention of avoiding Zhang Han, although their words are not high, they are heard very clearly by Zhang Han.

Zhang Han looked at it coldly, and he didn't quarrel with these people, it was meaningless.

The house was already a mess, the main room was brightly lit, and many people were running around, like a group of ants without a clue