The desolate trail, with no shops in front of the village and no shops in the back, is deserted everywhere, and only a medium-sized convoy walks on the road. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The so-called road is actually a man-made path, and few people will pass through it except for the caravan to Luoshan. The road conditions are not good, the car walks on it, the bumps are very bad, the grass is dense on the side of the road, and occasionally there is the chirping of birds or the howl of wild animals.

Those who can walk on this kind of road are not idle people. The entire convoy was made up of more than 150 men, of whom the vast majority were young and strong. Swords were hung in plain sight, and there were even a few bows in the ranks.

This is a caravan from Guangzhou, and the goods carried on the car are also the most needed and the highest price in Luoshan: salt.

Luoshan lacked supplies, salt, iron, grain, cloth, everything was urgently needed, and no matter what was transported, it could be traded with the natives. Most of the time the natives practiced the barter principle, but if the thing was good enough, it was up to the merchant to decide what he wanted. Among them, salt and iron are the largest profits.

For these two materials, the government also has a lot of management efforts, and it has been stated several times that it will kill if it touches it. But when the word is right, there will always be some people who are not afraid of death, and in order to make money, they will break through the ghost gate.

The owner of this caravan was a wealthy merchant in Guangzhou, who had some connections with the salt transportation yamen, and made a lot of money by doing salt business. The Luoshan line has just been taken recently.

Feng Junrui's wife is from the Takishui Wang clan, and the family has some influence in the local area, but it is limited to the local area. At the prefectural level, it was actually average, so when I first started to complain, I was also preparing to make a fuss, let the county give some compensation, and then I wanted to send Feng Junrui out. Even in private, the woman was ready to give in, or she would ask her husband for gold.

The development of the case was beyond even his family's imagination. First, the state went all the way to the top of the governor, and then Ling Yunyi suddenly appeared in the Luoshan military camp, personally inquired about the case, and wrote a letter to the barbarian chief Pansheng, which was said to be very harsh.

Barbarians have never paid much attention to the authority of the government, and of course this letter has no effect. In fact, at this time, it is impossible for the Feng family to pursue it any further, and it is enough to ask for money. But he didn't want Ling Yunyi to take this case extremely seriously, and rise to the point where the natives kidnapped the scholars at will, and immediately closed down all the trading grounds open to Luo Shan after the negotiation was fruitless, and punished Luo Shan by cutting off trade.

Originally, the locals were not necessarily afraid of this kind of punishment, and after closing the legal channel, they went through the smuggling channel. But then they found that this private road was not easy to walk. At the beginning of the establishment of the 10th battalion, it was said that it was to protect the field, help with logging, and prevent bandits by the way. When the field was closed, they became an anti-smuggling team, which was responsible for prohibiting merchants and prohibiting people from trading with Luo Shanman.

Luoshan's grain, salt and iron are not self-sufficient, all rely on transportation outside the mountain, once the road is broken, the mountain will of course panic, so the price of materials will also rise in the attitude of sesame blossoming. Before, smuggling some grain cloth into it had already made the merchant a lot of gold, and when Luo Shan said that he could give a higher price for transporting salt, he was finally moved. Even if you know that selling salt is very risky, driven by high profits, you will still try to rush through it, hoping to get through the ghost gate.

To sum up, the passage to Luoshan is a land and water route, and the waterway is originally the safest and fastest. But recently, I heard that there was a female demon named Lin Witch on the water, and after the government issued a blockade order, she first let go, and the merchant ships in Xijiang could only send supplies to the officials and soldiers, otherwise there would be no forgiveness, and then they really began to act according to what they said. All the boats that entered Luoshan by water, they killed one when they saw one, and no one would be given face.

His subordinates are said to be well-armed, have a large number of firearms, and are brave and ruthless in killing people without blinking, and the officers and men do not pay attention to their actions. Whether it was to hire a guard, or to find someone to say that the other party ignored it, and a few businessmen lost their lives, and they did not dare to go down this road again.

There are more and more posts set up by officers and soldiers on the land route, and although this merchant knows some people, the governor of Liangguang himself is now in Luoshan, and his standard battalion is responsible for patrolling. Even if you know someone, you can't be sure that you can rush through every checkpoint, and it depends more on luck. This road was taken last time, and because the road was desolate, the officers and soldiers did not seem to know about its existence, and it was the safest passage at the moment.

Such a team naturally can't talk about any discipline, and no matter how careful they are, these guards can't help but talk about topics of interest to each other. Such a group of young and strong children got together, and the conversation was actually very simple, nothing more than money or women.

Some people say which woman is the big one in the red fire village that is about to arrive, and which woman is easy to get started. He also talked about the last time a certain guard used a small mirror to trick a girl into drilling into the woods with him, which made the eyes of some young people who had just joined the escort team brighten. Many people are looking forward to using the herbs or salt they carry to exchange for the dewy marriage of a barbarian woman, and the pace is a little faster.

Seeing those watchtowers from afar, the merchant finally let out a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat: "Agui, go quickly, inform them, and let them prepare someone to unload the car." Let me tell you, the old man here is very hospitable, as long as we bring salt, we are his guests. Although there is no good wine and meat, there are always a few good women, especially his daughter......"

A scream interrupted the merchant. This cry was obviously made by the guy named Ah Gui who had just been sent. In this kind of local trade, it is always a matter of fire and black to eat black, and the barbarians have long considered it when they receive the goods and pay with their knives. The faces of the smiling guards instantly turned serious, and some of them had already picked up their weapons. Someone looked ahead, only to see that Agui had been pushed back at this time, but behind him was not the villagers who wrapped the cloth and wore short clothes, but a team of officers and soldiers wearing mandarin duck jackets and carrying knives and guns.

At the front of the officers and soldiers was a young scholar, with a folding fan in his hand and a leisurely demeanor, but the taste of ridicule or contempt in his eyes could be seen by anyone. He looked at the merchant and smiled:

"I'm sorry, you're here to deliver, I regret to inform you that your buyer, Chihuo Village, no longer exists. Now you have two choices, one is to give the materials on your car to the officers and soldiers for free, and we will treat it as if we didn't see anything. The second is that everyone fights, I take these things from your corpse, which way to choose, say for yourself. ”

The officers and soldiers in front raised their birds' guns, and there was movement in the forests on both sides, and some of the guards looked to the sides, and the shadows of the trees were full of traces of red battle clothes. Most of the guards who can run this road are outlaws, and they are not afraid of the officers and soldiers when they see them. However, judging from the number of officers and soldiers, it was not less than his own, and there were still big flags waving in the distance, and more officers and soldiers were rushing here, and it did not seem a wise choice to fight.

The scholar said at this time: "You guards, don't think that others don't know your bottom and can do anything wrong. Lei stab, the case record on your body is stacked, I am afraid that it will be higher than you, and this time you dare to resist the officers and soldiers are doomed to a dead end. Lin Aqing, you are a coolie, what kind of master do you pretend to be? You think a few pounds of strength is very fierce, don't you? I'm telling you, people like you are the first to die when you fight. And you, Friday Lang, you are a deserter, and it is great that you have actually killed people in battle? Still want to fight? Lay down your arms and spare you from death, and whoever catches the culprit will be forgiven all your sins! Give it to me! ”

The platoon guns rang out, and several frightened birds flew through the sky, and soon there was a thick smell of blood in the air.

Half an hour later.

Chen Luan reached into the sack, felt the yellow crystal, put it in his mouth and licked it, and then spit again. "Fuck, it's actually sold with this coarse salt, these people are so black-hearted. I thought I could pay a batch of good salt, but this time there is no hope. ”

The salt industry in Guangdong has already begun to use the salt drying method, and Fan Jin proposed to build a large salt flats in the Qiongzhou area, and the white salt produced by the salt drying method is no worse than the Huaibei salt in the hinterland. But what the army eats is this yellow coarse salt, which is astringent and bitter in taste, and is often mixed with mud and sand. I thought that by defeating this salt dealer, I could get a batch of good salt, but I didn't want to eat the same as myself, and it was not surprising that Chen Lan regretted it in his heart.

Fan Jin said with a smile: "Brother Chen, be content." If you leak a little of these thousands of catties of salt into the mountains, it will be a lot of input, which is enough for you to exchange a lot of good salt from outside the mountains. Besides, after eradicating Chihuo Village, how many more masters are there alone? What else is not satisfied. ”

"Brother Xian, the army has issued a strict order to control the materials, so many people have lost their lives for this salt, can we still sell it?"

"Brother Chen, don't be sloppy with the younger brother, everyone knows what the situation is in the army, if you don't sell it, others will sell it, and it is impossible to completely cut off the outflow of materials. can only rely on the inspection and supervision of brocade clothes, plus the official authority and decency of the army, try to suppress them as much as possible, and don't go too far. Selling 100 catties of salt a year can't make a big deal, since there are always people who want to do this business, it is natural for them to get rich, as long as they don't do the right thing, the army will not blame. Besides, all transactions must be exchanged, and Brother Sa's people can also find out about the barbarian army through trading, otherwise it will be difficult to infiltrate the barbarians. ”

Chen Lan also smiled and said: "TOEFL and TOEFL, without my brother's help, this bad thing can't fall on my head." These smuggled salt sellers are all outlaws, and they thought there was going to be a good fight, but with your few words, they started killing each other. How do you know what's in their ranks......"

"I don't know anyone, just say it. They were improvised, and they weren't familiar with each other. Besides, the people who eat this bowl of rice are from the three mountains and five mountains, and everyone has it. There is no thunder knife, there is also Zhang Yidao and Li Yidao, as long as they are wary of each other in their hearts, they can't work together. There are already more officers and soldiers than them, and their combat strength is also strong, and if they are separated again, it will not be a dead end. ”

Chen Ling nodded, "It's always a virtuous brother, you have a strategy, and this trick is beautiful." and deliberately opened such a deserted road, and then left that road without checkpoints, so that those people thought that there was a hole to drill, but they didn't know that you dug a pit for them to jump. If there is any secret road in the future, no one will dare to leave, harm. After a few times like this, if outsiders want to sell things to barbarians, they have to weigh it, and no matter how good the gold is, they must have a life flower. ”

"This is the first step, not just to drive out the merchants, the second step is to attract them to our side. Let the merchants deliver supplies to the government, so that we can stay in Luoshan for a long time. This time, the troops were trapped in Luoshan, which was a procrastination and required a large amount of material input. Having limited power to rely on the government alone, it is necessary to mobilize these resources and make them available to us. One more friend we have, one less help for the barbarians, and the relationship between one in and one out is not fine. If you win one more businessman, the sons and daughters will suffer less, so that everyone can eat and drink on the front line, so that they can be regarded as having an explanation for everyone. ”

"Then I'll say thank you for the sons and daughters first." Chen Luan's big hand slapped Fan Jin on the shoulder, "There are a lot of people in Guangdong who study, but there are not many people like you who look at us as soldiers, we rough people have clear grievances, and if someone treats us well, we will definitely repay it." I heard that someone in Changle Township can't get along with your family, right? When I go home for the Chinese New Year, I will send a team of soldiers to you, see if they dare to be majestic? ”

The mountain eagle swept through the air, attracted by the mass of dead bodies on the ground, but then frightened by the light of swords and fire, flapped its wings and flew into the distance.

In the outermost part of Luoshan Mountain, the villages of Luoshan that were adjacent to the villages where the Han people had logged and reclaimed the land broke out one after another. Some obeyed the orders of the government and moved out of the village to be escorted away by officers and soldiers, and some tried to resist, but were quickly defeated in the face of absolute power. The landlords and gentry who had come to Luoshan to make a fortune also joined the attack, sending their own tenant farmers or guards to assist the officers and soldiers in the war.

The previous layout, now it is finally time to harvest, and the power to help the government is beginning to exert its power. As every village was razed, everything in the village was owned by these landlords and gentry, and driven by interests, their interest in participating in the war was extremely high, and even some of them were attacked by the nearby reclamation people before the official army attacked.

Because of the dispatch of these people, as far as Pansheng is concerned, the attack on these villages is actually a conflict between the Han and the Turen over the land. This is actually a very common thing in Guangdong, and the armed fights caused by the disputes between the Turks and the Turks often gather 10,000 people, and they don't need to pay too much attention to it. Now that he has suffered a loss, he will wait until the officers and soldiers retreat, and then he will take revenge and come back.

The negotiations between the imperial court and Luo Shanman have never been interrupted, and the conditions around Feng Junrui's stay have been repeatedly argued, giving the impression to Pansheng that the Han people can't do the right thing, it's really useless.

The strategy of boiling frogs in warm water will take a long time to realize, and it will definitely not be finished before the end of the year. When he took the township exam next year, Fan Jin had to go to Beijing to catch the exam. This year is also the last year he spent in Guangdong in recent times, and he is destined to go home to accompany his mother.

I borrowed a carriage from Sa Shizhong, and I also borrowed the coachman Jin Jue, who was as tall as a god. Around the carriage, there was a team of officers and soldiers transferred by Chen Lan, the swords and guns were bright and vigorous, and before the people arrived in the village, the news had spread, and even the neighboring Changle Township had already received the news: Fan Jin had entered the village!