"Wanfu Commercial Bank" is one of the three major commercial banks in Shuzhong, the business is very large, almost the entire silk purchase in southern Shu is monopolized by them, the "Wanfu Commercial Bank" that promoted the payment of "road repair fees" rules, they are also one of the highest amount of money and grain paid every year.

The masked man heard the words of the steward of Wanfu Commercial Bank and smiled: "Haha, of course Lao Tzu knows that you have paid the road repair fee, otherwise would you dare to enter and leave Shuzhong?" ”

"Since the strong man has collected my family's road repair fee, please let me wait." Stewardship.

The masked man pestled the big knife in his hand on the boulder, and said with a smile: "It stands to reason that since you have paid the money and food, we should let you go." But..."The masked man changed his words: "Recently, we have added many new brothers to the village, and the brothers are frugal but still can't eat, so they have no choice but to come out and beg for food from the shopkeepers." ”

The steward frowned when he heard this, and said, "This is not in accordance with the rules. ”

Whether the masked man is telling the truth or not, there is no such reason.

"Boom!" The masked man put the big knife on the stone and said coldly: "Rules? What rules? The big knife in Lao Tzu's hand is the rule! ”

The steward was obviously very annoyed, and the green tendons on his neck kept agitating up and down, but what the masked man said was not wrong at all, in this barren mountain and wilderness, the big knife in his hand was the rule.

The steward looked at the man with a cold face for a long time, and finally compromised, waved his hand behind him, and one of the guards hurriedly took a rag wrap from his waist and handed it to the steward.

The steward unwrapped it on the ground, revealing a bright package of silver inside, and condensed: "There are two hundred miles of silver here, which is to invite the strong man and your brothers to drink money." ”

The masked man looked at the silver coins on the ground, and suddenly laughed: "Haha... I don't seem to be too clear about what I said, but there are thousands of mouths in my village, so you might as well keep this money and go back to your son to make New Year's money! ”

"How are you doing?" The steward said angrily.

The masked man suddenly stopped smiling, raised the big knife in his hand, and said coldly: "Two choices, either the goods stay and the people pass, or the goods stay and the people stay!" ”

The steward was shocked and angry when he heard this, but he didn't say a word, took a few steps back and waved his hand, and all the guards of the merchant house raised their weapons one after another, ready to fight.

People who run merchants understand that when they come back, they usually buy the same value or higher than the value of the goods, so that the profits will be maximized, so the trading houses in Shu generally go out with Shu brocade, and then buy a full amount of porcelain, tea, salt and even jewelry and other valuables and then return to Shu to sell, usually the goods that come back are of higher value than when they go out.

The caravan of Wanfu Commercial Bank can be said to be carrying a full load of goods back to Shuzhong, the value is at least seven or eight thousand taels, this bandit wants everyone to leave the goods, even if the caravan people return to Shu alive, such a huge loss is not borne by them.

When the masked man saw the caravan's formation, he knew that there was nothing to talk about, and with a sneer and a wave of his hand, the hundred and tenth troubles surrounded him, and when he gave the order, he was about to come forward to fight, and the caravan guards couldn't help but sweat coldly.

Just when the situation was tense, Yang Yi and the others finally walked across the trestle bridge and came to the other side of the bridge.

"Whew..."Yang Yi looked back at the trestle hanging in the air with a pale face, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief: "Dog, where is this bridge, it's clearly two ropes with a few planks on it, it's a damn thing." ”

"Childe..."Hu Shou, who was standing in the front realm, shouted Yang Yi softly.

Yang Yi turned his head when he heard this, and found that the caravan and bandits who were already facing each other and were ready to fight in front of him all stared at his more than ten people with wide eyes, as if he didn't expect them to dare to cross the bridge when they saw the situation here.

"Haha... Lao Tzu is lucky today, there are a lot of fat sheep! The masked man was very happy.

Yang Yi glanced at the audience, had an estimate in his heart, smiled and didn't speak, paced to the back of the caravan, and beckoned back gently.

In the frightened eyes of everyone, more than a dozen generals around Yang Yi quickly dispersed around Yang Yi, and each of them took out an iron crossbow from their waists, skillfully mounted the crossbow arrows, and coldly pointed at the bandits who were approaching.

The bandits were pointed at by the cold crossbow arrows, and they didn't dare to move for a while, and no one thought that they could dodge when the crossbow arrows hit them.

"Iron crossbow!" The masked leader exclaimed.

Daguang originally had strict restrictions on iron weapons, and these bandits had to go through a lot of trouble if they wanted to get some swords and other weapons on weekdays, let alone iron crossbows, and many bandits had never even seen them.

The iron crossbow, a weapon with extremely high lethality at short and medium ranges, is only equipped with the imperial army, and it is difficult to see even in the ordinary army, and only the elite armies of the state capitals will be rationed.

How could the masked man think that there would be such a thing on these dozen or so people who looked like ordinary passers-by, and he had robbed on this Shu Road for many years and killed countless people, just one glance could see that these ten or so people were not ordinary guards, and the killing aura on their bodies and the incomparably indifferent eyes made many bandits tremble a little, this is the momentum that only people who have crawled from the pile of dead people have.

And the iron bull in front of Yang Yi was even more imposing, with his hands clasped around his chest, his eyes were full of smiles, as if what was in front of him was not a group of bandits, but grasshoppers tied to ropes, which could be pinched to death at any time. The black-headed man inadvertently looked at the iron bull, and his heart suddenly felt as if he had been hammered by the iron hammer, and he was sure that he would not be able to walk in the hands of that strong man like a brute bull.

The steward of the Wanfu caravan saw Yang Yi and the others coming up, and suddenly pulled out the iron crossbow, and was shocked, but after all, it was the steward of the big merchant house who traveled all over the north and south, and he measured the current situation at the first time, and hurriedly waved his hand, signaling all the caravan guards to move closer to Yang Yi and the others, and finally the two parties merged together and confronted the surrounding bandits.

At this time, the situation changed suddenly, and there were originally more than 100 bandits who had an overwhelming advantage over the caravan, but with the addition of Yang Yi's side, it suddenly seemed full of unknowns.

The masked man didn't speak, but his face was extremely ugly, and he didn't expect to kill more than a dozen killing gods halfway through the fat that had already arrived. And he obviously came this time not only to loot goods, but also to collect money to do things, if he put his life into it, it would be more than worth the loss.

Therefore, the black-headed man is reluctant to try things that may make him lose his head.

After a long stalemate, the masked man finally compromised, only to see him wave his hand to the surrounding bandits, and said coldly: "Remove the stones and let them pass..."

As if they had been pardoned, the bandits cautiously retreated, and several bandits ran forward and moved the boulder to the side to make way of the way.

The caravan steward did not hesitate, gave Yang Yi a look, and the two sides passed through the mountain pass vigilantly.

After Yang Yi and the others walked into the valley, the masked man looked at the departing Yang Yi and the others with resentment, turned around and asked the bandits to roll the boulder to the middle of the road again, looked at another caravan on the bridge, and scolded: "You can't let Lao Tzu come for nothing!" ”

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However, it was said that Yang Yi and the others followed the caravan and traveled all the way, running straight for two hours before they had time to stop and take a breath.

The caravan steward came to Yang Yi at this time, hugged his fists and said: "Jin Pengyuan, the steward of the Xia Wanfu Commercial Bank, I don't know who this son's surname is, and who is the person, thanks to the help of the son, we are fortunate to escape the catastrophe." ”

Yang Yi said secretly in his heart: "Sure enough, he is an expert in running merchants...."

The words of Jin Pengyuan, who was in charge of the matter, came up to thank Yang Yi on the surface, but in fact, he was questioning the identity of Yang Yi and the others, and he did not fully believe them because Yang Yi and the others were on the same team as him.

Yang Yi smiled, hugged his fists and replied: "My surname is Jia, I returned to Chengzhou from the capital to visit relatives, and the matter of Fang Cai is nothing, if we are not with you in charge of gold, I am afraid that the bandits will not let us go easily." ”

Jin Pengyuan smiled modestly: "Gongzi A is too modest, I see that Gongzi's guards are all mighty and majestic, and they must all be extraordinary." ”

"These generals were all recruited by me from the Wuyi Pavilion in the capital at a high price, I heard that the Shu Road is not quiet, and sure enough, now it seems that I have spent money to avoid disasters."

"Huh?" Jin Pengyuan was a little surprised, of course he knew that there were some top masters in the Wuyi Pavilion, and ordinary people couldn't afford to hire people there, but the young man in front of him who looked a little unruly hired so many at once, obviously from an extraordinary background.

Jin Pengyuan was surprised in his heart, but he still smiled on his face: "I don't know that Gongzi Jia returned to Shuzhong to save his relatives?" We also have some connections in Chengdu, and we may not know each other. ”

Yang Yi smiled: "I'm looking for the Su family in Chengzhou." ”

"The Su family? But Chengdu Sujia embroidery workshop? Jin Peng said suspiciously.

Yang Yi didn't expect that the golden steward really knew about his mother's embroidery room, and said happily: "Does the golden steward know about the Su family?" I am a distant nephew of Su Zhongzhai, the head of the Su family, and my mother asked me to go home to see his old man before she died. ”

Of course, Yang Yi will not tell his true identity, but he also wants to know the situation of his mother's family now.

When Jin Pengyuan heard this, his face was a little unsightly, and he seemed to be a little embarrassed: "This..."

Yang Yi's heart froze, and he hurriedly asked: "If the golden steward has something to say, please say it directly, I came back this time just to fulfill my mother's last wish." ”

Jin Pengyuan looked around, sighed and said softly, "Alas... Jiagongzi, I advise you not to go to the Su family, their family now has no glory from the previous years, since they were involved in the battle for the succession in the capital, they were suppressed by all forces in Shuzhong, and when the old man left a few months ago, he also heard that Su Zhongzhai was arrested and locked up in the Assassin's Mansion, and the people of the Su family took a lot of effort to rescue him. Now no one in Shu dares to get close to their family. ”