"Drain~"

After entering April, the entire land along the Yangtze River is shrouded in drizzle, and the continuous drizzle beats on the new green leaves to make a soft dripping sound. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

At night, through the light of the rain and mist, a huge city can be seen standing in the rain and mist on the river bank, from which bursts of boiling noise can be heard from time to time.

As the military and political center of the Yangwu Army, Qilin City has developed into a giant city covering an area of tens of square kilometers after continuous expansion, and the resident population of the city has already exceeded 200,000.

Even in the rain and fog, the city is still lively at this time, with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages in cloak constantly passing through the streets, and a large number of shops on both sides are still brightly lit.

Under the protection of the stable situation and the enlightened trade policy of the Yangwu Army, Qilin City has become the largest distribution center along the Yangtze River, and the abundant source of materials attracts a large number of merchants to trade here, and the daily incoming and outgoing goods can provide nearly 10,000 taels of gold tax revenue for Qilin City.

The large number of floating population and materials naturally also drive the economic development of Qilin City, for which a large number of supporting service industries came into being, building the entire Qilin City into a city that never sleeps.

"Crunch~"

In the midst of the dense sound of carriages, a huge caravan with dozens of carriages appeared on the official road outside the north gate of Qilin City in the rain and fog and night, and there were two or three men sitting on each carriage.

"Drive!"

The sturdy grooms in these carriages were driving the carriages in the direction of the city gates.

"Stop!"

Looking at this huge caravan coming in the rain, the captain of the guards in charge of guarding the door hurriedly stepped forward to stop it.

"Phew~"

"Official, we are businessmen from Baofeng County, and please be accommodating!"

Coming to the city gate, the coachman at the head hurriedly stopped the carriage, and a man in a robe next to the coachman hurriedly stepped forward and secretly stuffed a silver ingot into the guard's hand.

"Don't worry, it's just a routine inspection, Xiaoliu, you go and take a look!"

The captain of the guard quietly tucked the silver ingot into his sleeve, nodded at the man, and motioned to one of the guards next to him.

"Good Ratcha!"

The guard named Xiaoliu happily received the order when he heard this, and after speaking, he walked to the carriage behind.

"Captain, no problem!"

Xiao Liu casually lifted the curtain of these carriages and looked at them, then returned to the captain of the guard and said, with a hint of joy on his face.

In the past few days, under the orders of the captain of the guard, he has done a lot of such things, and has already put in dozens of merchant convoys, not only has he done nothing, but he can also get a tael of silver from the captain every time, and he is naturally very happy to do this kind of thing.

"Alright, let's go in!"

Seeing this, the captain of the guard ordered a few people behind him to let him go.

"Thank you, sir!"

Seeing this, the man hurriedly thanked him, and his gratitude was overflowing.

"Let's go in, let's go in!"

Hearing this, the captain of the guard waved his hand indifferently and urged.

For all this in front of him, the captain of the guard is very happy in his heart, he is just doing things as usual, not only receiving money from others, but also getting the gratitude of others, this is the benefit of power.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

When the merchant heard this, he hurriedly got into the car and led the convoy to the city.

"Hurry up and report to your lordship, you have all entered the city!"

On the tower of the city gate of the north city, the commander of the garrison battalion responsible for guarding the city gate quietly watched all this from the city tower, and when the caravan had all entered the city, he commanded a soldier on the side.

"Yes!"

The soldier quickly took the order and left.

In the western area of Qilin City, there is a large area of independent courtyards, neatly arranged in the courtyard area, not only the construction style is exquisite, but the decoration is also retro atmosphere.

This annex is the rich area of the entire Qilin City, every inch of land is expensive, and the price of each annex is hundreds of taels of gold.

Except for the area of the official residence around Sima Yu's mansion in the center of the city, this is where the middle and upper classes of the entire Qilin City live, either wealthy merchants or high-ranking officials.

"Stampede~"

One hour later, in front of a courtyard covering an area of 10,000 square meters in the middle of the entire area, a beautifully decorated carriage stopped in front of the door under the escort of several servants.

"Master, the Zhao Mansion has arrived!"

After the carriage stopped, the two servants quickly held up their umbrellas and cautiously came to the front of the carriage, respectfully lifted the curtain and greeted the owner of the carriage.

Getting out of the car was a man about 30 years old, wearing a set of brocade clothes with a slightly thin body, his eyes were embarrassed, and he looked very shrewd and capable.

"I've seen Deacon Wang, young master, they have been waiting inside for a long time, Lord Wang, please!"

Looking at the man who got off the carriage, a servant in front of the mansion quickly greeted him, saluted him respectfully, and stretched out his hand to lead the way.

"There is labor!"

Hearing this, the brocade-clothed man raised his head, nodded lightly to the servant, and walked towards the mansion under his leadership.

Walking through the cloister in the courtyard, the man in brocade soon led the servant to a large hall.

"Big brother, you're finally here, but let's wait!"

At this time, the hall was brightly lit, and dozens of men who were also richly dressed were already waiting there, lined up on both sides, and the main seat was a young man in his 20s.

At this time, if there are people in Qilin City here, they will inevitably exclaim, because the dozens of people in the hall are all well-known wealthy businessmen in the entire Qilin City, and many of them are the leaders of their respective industries in Qilin City, these people control a lot of resources in their hands, but they are all gathered here at this moment.

Later, the identity of the man in brocade was even more extraordinary, but Wang Zhiyuan, the deacon of the Seigong, was in charge of all matters in the Seigong.

With the full support of Sima Yu, after such a long period of development, the Seiko workshop has long been different from what it used to be, the Seiko workshop located in the south of the city has expanded to tens of thousands of acres, with tens of thousands of craftsmen in the workshop, and thousands of pieces of various ordnance armor are produced every day, which not only meets the needs of the soldiers of the battalions of the Yangwu Army, but also has a lot of slightly lower grades that are exported to various places, making a lot of profits for the Yangwu Army.

Therefore, although Wang Zhiyuan's position is not high, he is also a powerful figure under Sima Yu.

As for the young man on the throne, his name is Zhao Ting, who was originally a member of the garrison battalion under Shi Dan, and was promoted to the Sima of the garrison battalion of Qilin City because of his flexibility, and was responsible for leading 1,000 garrison battalion soldiers to be stationed in Qilin City to maintain law and order in the city.

"I've seen Deacon Wang!"

Seeing the man in brocade come in, these businessmen also stood up and saluted respectfully.

"Just now, Lord Changshi Zini summoned me to the mansion to discuss matters, so I delayed for a while, and everyone waited for a long time!"

Wang Zhiyuan obviously knew about the gathering here in advance, and looked at the people in the hall without the slightest surprise on their faces, and casually arched his hand in return.

If Sima Yu, Guo Yuan and others were present at this time, I am afraid they would have been surprised, where is Wang Zhiyuan still having the honest and upright appearance in front of them, and he has a confident and fierce temperament in the face of these businessmen in Qilin City.

This is something that can only be cultivated by a person who has held real power for a long time.

"Don't dare!"

The people below didn't dare to say anything.

"Big brother, what is Guoyuan looking for you at this time?"

Zhao Ting frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked Wang Zhiyuan, his tone did not have the slightest respect for Changshi Guoyuan, who was in charge of the military and political affairs of General Yangwu's mansion.

"Don't worry, it's just for me to arrange a batch of ordnance out of the warehouse tomorrow, this time the amount I want is relatively large, and it is all military funds sent to the front line!"

Wang Zhiyuan knew the worry in Zhao Ting's heart, and waved his hand to explain.

"By the way, what's the matter with calling us here today? Now at this critical moment, it is easy for us to gather together like this, and it is easy to attract the attention of Jinyiwei."

After explaining, Wang Zhiyuan turned his head to look at Zhao Ting, with a hint of displeasure on his face, and said with a slight reprimand in his words.

"Hehe, big brother don't worry, with the invasion of the barbarians and the army of Pakistan, almost all the army Jinyi guards and troops have been dispatched, we gather together with such fanfare, who will have the heart to suspect us"

Zhao Ting heard this, but he didn't care about it.

"Looking for the eldest brother to come here is to find the eldest brother to move a batch of ordnance out as soon as possible, our last group of people have entered the city tonight, tomorrow is just an opportunity, as long as all the ordnance is in place, we can act, we must completely control the entire Qilin City before the war changes"

Then Zhao Ting waved the fist in his hand again, and said with a happy face.

Wang Zhiyuan fell silent when he heard this, and his face showed a look of struggle.

"Big brother, now all of us are betting on it, if we succeed, we will live, and if we fail, we will die! Sima Yu is just a person from the same era as us, and he deserves to be the master of this unicorn, so how can we not be. If we continue like this, when will we get ahead?"

Seeing this, Zhao Ting couldn't help but persuade on the side.

"Okay, let's do it tomorrow!"

Wang Zhiyuan was shocked when he heard this, raised his head and looked at the people below whose eyes were full of desire, his expression finally firmed up, and he started to talk.

"Yes!"

The wealthy businessmen below were also excited when they heard this.

Most of these wealthy businessmen had to obey orders because they had a handle in Zhao Ting's hands before.

However, now, with the continuous implementation of the plan, they have felt that they are getting closer and closer to success, and their previous reluctance has already been converted into a strong desire, which is from the dragon's work, if they become the master of the entire Qilin City and even the Yangwu Army, they will turn from their previous status as merchants to become the masters of the entire Qilin City and even the Yangwu Army.

Dozens of people gathered in the hall for some discussion before leaving one after another.

"Young master, do we really want to follow Wang Zhiyuan all the time?"

After everyone left, the servant who welcomed Wang Zhiyuan into the mansion just now came to Zhao Ting's side, and said with an unwilling look on his face.

"Why not? It's good for us to have him in front of you! ”

Zhao Ting heard this, the corners of his mouth hooked a trace of arc, and he chuckled.

"What does the young master mean?"

The servant looked puzzled.

"Although the armies under Sima Yu's command are now contained everywhere, their strength has not been damaged, although it is easy to control the entire Qilin City when Qilin City is empty, and with the support of those rich businessmen, we can even quickly pull up an army of tens of thousands of people, but it is not easy to control the entire Qilin County and even the Yangwu Army, and it is even more likely to withstand Sima Yu's fierce counterattack later, and it is difficult to predict whether it will win or lose. If we win, we will kick out Wang Zhiyuan and replace him, defeated, with Wang Zhiyuan, the first thief, on top, it will be easier for us to escape."

Zhao Ting explained with a smile on his face when he heard this.

"Young Master is wise!"

The servant suddenly realized, and said with a flattering face.

"Do it well, I won't treat you badly when it's done!"

Thinking that something big was about to happen, Zhao Ting's eyes flashed with terrifying light and desire, and he patted the servant on the shoulder and said.

"Young Master Xie! Subordinates will definitely go to the soup and fire, and they will not give up! ”