Since hearing the news of his son-in-law's defeat half a month ago, Wei Mu Yihei has not been able to sleep well in the recent period. Despite the countless times he had speculated about the situation he would face, he had never imagined that the leader of the fierce men would say bluntly in front of him that he wanted to settle in the north.

Powerful? Assertive? Or arrogance? Arrogant?

Wei Mu Yihei turned around and looked at the team that he still didn't know much about not far away, in addition to the soldiers and war horses on guard, the swords, guns and banners stood like a forest, and through the gaps in the soldiers' ranks, he could see that there were still many people in the rear who were busy in an orderly manner.

Without contrast, the gap will not be known.

Wei Mu Yihei is also a veteran soldier for many years, but at a cursory glance, he knows that the soldiers under his command are not comparable at all, even the infantry army of Dongfang Zhao and Song cannot be compared, whether it is military appearance and military discipline, or weapons and equipment, it can be seen that it is not a posed goods.

Maybe the other party's flaw is that there are too few people?

However, the line reports that have been coming back recently tell Wei Mu Yihei that this is not a centaur that can be measured by the number of people. The largest known battle is the joint siege of his son-in-law who participated in the commander-in-chief, which is more than 100,000 people, and it is more than 70% of the elite soldiers, it is said that the other side is only 20,000 people, and the number ratio is five to one, but what is the result?

The leaders of the three united tribes, one died, one fled and one was captured.

Thinking of this, Wei Muyihei turned his head and glanced at his son-in-law Li Deming, who had never said a word, and found that he was already very lucky to be able to save his life. In the face of such an incomprehensible opponent, isn't he, an experienced veteran, also caught off guard at the moment?

The whole Hexi area is also a vast area, but it is just ...... The other party is so strong, is it really appropriate to be a neighbor with such a person?

In addition to Wei Mu Yihei, who also heard Lao Luo's words, there was also his son Wei Mu Shanxii, the veteran Wei Mu Yihei was thoughtful, but his son was not, especially when he saw Lao Luo, a barbarian who didn't know where he came from (Lao Luo had long hair but hadn't tied it up) dared to speak like this, he suddenly couldn't suppress his anger.

"Lingzhou is the place where I will be unable to raise troops and horses, why do you say that you want to be stationed?" Although the young man of seventeen or eighteen years old is not as simple as the students of later generations in this era, he belongs to the market that has just experienced a year or two, and it is the age when he is full of fire, and his words are full of gunpowder.

Lao Luo just glanced at Wei Mu Shanxi, who was speaking, and didn't pay attention to it at all, and directly set his eyes on Wei Mu Yihei.

It's not that he has a good temper, but in his opinion, although this kind of noisy cub must have a human life in his hands, it is no different from Xiao Qisan, who wields a watermelon knife and cuts people in later generations, and it is not worth paying attention to at all.

"Shut up! What General Luo said is also something you can judge! Remember, you are not allowed to open your mouth with only your ears! Wei Mu Yihei slapped his son back, and then hurriedly gestured to Lao Luo, "I'm really sorry, General Luo, Xiao'er hasn't seen much of the world, and his words are abrupt, please forgive General Luo." ”

"Since General Wei Mu said so, Luo Mou will not pursue it, but just ...... Don't have a next time. Lao Luo narrowed his eyes and then gave a warning. He doesn't have the level of a politician who laughs and talks and stabs under the table, according to his style of acting, although he doesn't plan to have too much trouble with the party, but the toughness that should be shown when he meets at the first time is definitely shown, and being bullied as a soft egg is not what he wants, and pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is not his style.

"Yes, thank you General Luo for your understanding." Wei Muyi's black head was about to sweat.

Lao Luo didn't care about his expression, and then put aside this episode and continued: "I heard Brother Deming say before that Lingzhou is just a small city with a radius of less than three miles, and the rest of the place is wasteland such as river beaches and grassy slopes, where a small vassal tribe of the Tuoba family lives, with a total of only three thousand people, right?" ”

"General Luo is right, Lingzhou is inhabited by the people of the Uta Department, and they are vassal horse breeders." Wei Mu Yihei's words converged a lot, and he no longer expressed any opinions except for the basic situation.

"Don't worry, Luo will not take advantage of your party members...... Lao Luo pondered for a moment, and then said: "That's good, where Lingzhou is two hundred miles away, Luo will use it...... A thousand stones of refined salt in exchange, not the coarse salt you often eat, but this ......"

As he spoke, Lao Luo casually threw out a palm-sized leather bag and threw it on the table in front of several people, the leather rope at the mouth of the bag was open, and the fine white particles inside naturally dispersed.

It's not that Lao Luo Xinhei, but the value of these things is about the same price in this era.

In this era, the edible salt in Hexi basically came from the East, and most of it was the kind of rough large-grain salt with a bitter taste, and the purity was not as good as that of industrial salt in later generations. Of course, it is not that there is no good salt in this era, and the Zhao and Song dynasties in the East even have special green salt for gargling, bath salts for washing, and even seasoned salt mixed with floral fragrance, but because of the difficulty of making and the scarcity of things, few people can afford it except for the rich, especially the latter is a luxury that only emperors or nobles can enjoy.

In this case, how much fine salt can be traded to the land of Hexi?

According to the weights and measures of this era, one stone is about equal to ninety-seven kilograms, and one thousand stone of refined salt is ninety-seven thousand kilograms, nearly ten tons, even if the taste of people in this era is heavy, it is enough for 100,000 people to eat for a few months, which is not a small number.

Lao Luo deliberately asked in advance, in a place like Hexi, one stone of refined salt can be exchanged for at least two good war horses! One thousand stones means at least two thousand horses!

But two thousand horses for a city? That's certainly not realistic!

The hidden problem here is a very delicate matter, two thousand horses are a very easy resource to find in a place like Hexi, but a thousand stones of refined salt is not so easy to obtain, not to mention their own food, with the prestige of the party department in this place, they can be exchanged with remote tribes at will in exchange for a large amount of golden sand, animal skins, women, and maybe even land!

Wei Mu Yihei grabbed the leather bag, twisted out a little refined salt grain in the palm of his hand, covered his long beard with the other hand, licked it with his tongue, hurriedly and carefully poured the remaining refined salt in the palm of his hand back into the pocket, tied the leather rope, stared at Lao Luo and said, "This ...... It's the best refined salt, General Luo's words are not jokes? ”

"Luo never lies!" Lao Luo was glad that he had made the right choice, and the veteran in front of him, who looked very shrewd, was no different from the Great Elder when he was trading with the Maasai tribes in East Africa.

"Good!" The white-bearded old man Wei Mu Yihei cheered, and said with a red face: "The old man has agreed to this matter, and no one will dare to talk nonsense!" ”

"There is Lao Weimu, the old general, so much trouble!" Lao Luo raised his hand and hugged his fists, and continued with a calm expression: "Luo Mou led the team back from thousands of miles away in the West not to fight with the party department, General Wei Mu can believe in the sincerity of a certain family!" Lingzhou is the place chosen by Luo, and it will not make your department suffer. But...... I don't want anyone to treat a certain family as a passing businessman, if someone disagrees with the old general, the old general might as well tell those people to test whether Luo's long knife is sharp! ”

Luo Kaixian's words were real and solemn, and Wei Mu Yihei also responded with a straight face: "General Luo can rest assured, the old man is old, but he is not mediocre, this prestige is still there!" ”

"Good! The matter is settled! After exclaiming, Lao Luo Huoran stood up, "Presumably, the old general and the Deming brothers have a lot to say, and the rest of the time will be handed over to the two of them, if the old general can ensure the safety of the Deming brothers, it will not hurt to return to the general's city." ”

"This ......" Lao Luo's arrangement made Wei Mu Yihe feel relieved, but if he really brought Li Deming back to Huizhou City, he really didn't dare to guarantee the personal safety of his son-in-law. Although Huizhou is the territory controlled by his Wei Mu family, there is no shortage of visitors from other tribes, and it can be said that in recent times, the personnel have been very mixed, and it is difficult to ensure that even in the army, there are people who have different ideas. If there is really any mistake, he, a loyal servant of the Tuoba Li family, cannot afford it.

"Well, it looks like the old general needs to tidy up the interior!" The other party's face was not right, and the old Roman saw it, and after reminding him at random, he continued: "Luo will lead the team north tomorrow, and it is more safe for the Deming brothers to go to Lingzhou with the team, in addition, please ask the old general to arrange for someone to go to Tuoba's house to report the news, and it is best to send an elite soldier over there, of course, Yumuduo can go, during this time, the safety of the Deming brothers is responsible for Luo." ”

From the beginning of the conversation, Lao Luo did not show the attitude of treating Li Deming as his subordinate, and the cordiality of his words could even make people think that he was really a good brother.

For Li Deming, who has never said a word, this greatly takes care of his feelings, at least so that he will not be embarrassed by his father-in-law. As for the latter paragraph, it made him understand why Lao Luo had sent someone to call his father-in-law out of the city.

This is all for the sake of his Li Deming's safety, after the defeat of the army, so many people were killed and wounded and captured, and he, the commander, came back intact, what would others think? Once it is known that he has become a light pole, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will take risks and assassinate him for fear of death.

"Thank you, General Luo!" Li Deming also stood up, clasped his hands into fists and made a move, he was also very good at pretending, at least Lao Luo did not expose his refuge in himself, and he didn't want to show his embarrassment in front of his father-in-law, this tacit understanding still does not need to be cultivated.

"Tell the whole story of everything to General Wei Mu, Luo has no opinion!" patted Li Deming's arm, Lao Luo pulled Li Xuan and turned back to his team, of course, the guards and the like still stayed in place.

As for what Li Deming will say to his father-in-law, how much he will say, and what impact it will have on his side, Lao Luo doesn't care.

The only thing that is a little unclear is what kind of choice Wei Mu Yihei will make.

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