Mu Changfeng was silent, staring at Kong Sheng's resolute face close at hand, suddenly clenched his fists, and then ejected away.

Kong Sheng looked at his projectile star-jumping back, and couldn't help but smile bitterly secretly, saying in his heart Although you are a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, but in broad daylight, you fly around at every turn, and you are not afraid of shocking the world?

He had seen Mu Changfeng get along with him a few times, and every time, Mu's appearance and departure were high and low, leaving him speechless.

The sound of camel bells is crisp and recognizable, the sound of horses' hooves gallops like thunder, a caravan of wind and dust hurriedly enters from the east city gate, Kong Sheng stands on the side of the road and gazes at a flag hanging high in this caravan, and sees that this is a trade team from the Central Plains, because the war trade road is blocked, the caravan between Jiangnan and the Central Plains has to go around Shannan, and the cost of goods trafficking has greatly increased.

When will the long-awaited news arrive? Kong Sheng became upset again for a while, at this moment it has entered the difficult winter in Jiangnan, Sima Chengzhen's master and apprentice have been away from Jiangning for two months, and the time is almost the same, could it be that there is really something wrong in the middle that he can't predict?

Kong Sheng turned over on the horse, suddenly clamped the horse's belly, and shouted softly: "Go!" ”

Chasing the wind, there was a long roar, and the four hooves rushed happily along the official road to the misty riverside.

On the other side, a large caravan meandered into the city, and the townspeople stood on both sides of the street and watched. This is the caravan of the Pang family, one of the largest merchant families in Jiangning and even the entire Jiangnan East Province, the main trade channels of the Pang family are not only in the Central Plains, but also in Ganluo and the Western Regions, it can be said that a Pang family supports half of the commercial prosperity of Jiangning County.

Of course, compared with a century-old family like the Yixing Zhou family, the Pang family is at most an upstart.

Few people noticed that one of the carriages in the Pang family's caravan quietly left the diversion and went straight to the alley where the Yang Mansion was located. When the carriage arrived at the back door of Yang's mansion, a middle-aged man with a tired face wearing a black cloak stepped forward and buckled the door, and a domestic slave in Tsing Yi was waiting here and hurriedly opened the door for him.

The man was wrapped in a black cloak and hurried straight into Yang Qi's study. Yang Kuan waited at the door of the study for a long time, and when he saw him coming, he waved his hand, signaling that he could go in by himself.

The man nodded to Yang Kuan, then settled down and pushed the door in. Yang Qi's expression was solemn, he put his hands behind his back and slowly turned around.

The man bowed and bowed: "Pang Liang has seen the master!" ”

Yang Qi smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Get up, Pang Liang, it's been a long journey, it's been a long journey." ”

This man named Pang Liang is the contemporary head of the Pang family, no one knows that Pang Liang was Yang Qi's henchman ten years ago, formerly known as Yang Liang. Later, Pang Liang secretly left the Yang family to set up another door, and after a few years of operation, he became a well-known businessman in the south of the Yangtze River with strong wealth.

Obviously, this is due to Yang Qi's arrangement and support, if there is no "Jiangnan King" behind the troubles, even if Pang Liang has great ability, it will be difficult to get out in Jiangnan, where there are many businessmen.

The Pang family turned out to be a secret force that Yang Qi kept in captivity, and it was also the financial capital base that supported Yang Qi's power! This is highly classified. If this news spreads, I am afraid it will shake the entire Jiangnan.

Those who knew Pang Liang's identity were only two or three people in the Yang Mansion. In addition to Yang Qi, it is Yang Kuan. Even Zheng and Yang Xueruo didn't know anything about it.

Pang Liang took out an account book from his arms and handed it over respectfully: "Master, this is the list of all the goods that Pang Liang has trafficked back this time, please take a look." ”

Yang Qi smiled: "The official won't look at it carefully, I don't worry if you do things." In this way, Pang Liang, you can talk about it, and at the same time talk about the situation in the Central Plains and Guanluo area. ”

"Sit down." Yang Qi sat down slowly, pointed to a position at the bottom, and motioned for Pang Liang to take a seat.

But Pang Liang didn't dare to take a seat, he still stood aside respectfully, and said softly: "Back to the master, Pang Liang transported 200,000 stones of grain and grass from Jiangnan this time, and sold it at a high price, making a lot of profits." Pang Liang was brave in his decision, and in addition to the normal goods, he also purchased 100 Turkic **100 and 500 mares from the merchants of the Western Regions, and kept them in captivity in the horse farm outside the city......

Pang Liang was slightly uneasy at the moment. This time, he traveled and transported a large amount of rice grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the Central Plains and the Ganluo region, making a fortune in a difficult state for the country. At the junction of Shannan and Ganqing, he met a Hu merchant who sold horses, so he took matters into his own hands, purchased these Turkic horses with most of the profits, and transported them back to Jiangnan with great difficulty, lest he arouse Yang Qi's dissatisfaction.

Yang Qi's eyes lit up, and a trace of ecstasy flashed in his heart. In this era, grain, grass and horses are both important strategic materials, Yang Qi must rely on a strong military force to get up, and domesticating war horses is undoubtedly the top priority.

One hundred Western Regions**, five hundred mares, plus his secret reserves in war horses in recent years, if they are domesticated and bred properly, it is easy to obtain thousands of good horses in two or three years, and if they can train a fierce cavalry, Yang Qi can then map the Central Plains, retreat and seize Jiangnan, and build Jiangnan into an iron bucket country that originally belonged to the Yang family.

But Yang Qi is a deep and suspicious person in the city government, even if he is facing his absolute henchman Pang Liang, he will not show his true heart too much. Although he was ecstatic in his heart, he was still extremely calm and indifferent in terms of expression: "Pang Liang, the merchant operates, everything is up to you, and the official will not interfere too much." As long as you do your best to do things for the official, in the future, the official will naturally not treat you badly. ”

"Those ...... horses" Yang Qi paused slightly: "First raise them in captivity, send people to carefully domesticate and breed, you must take care of those horse farms, and you don't have to be stingy with the expenses!" ”

Pang Liang's eyes flashed with a strange light, but he was relieved in his heart. He made his own decisions this time, and he was also taking risks and temptations. If he guessed Yang Qi's ambition wrong, he would face a severe punishment. Although Yang Qi did not approve of this, he did not get angry, but instead instructed him to "manage this batch of horses", which undoubtedly explained a lot of problems.

Pang Liang got what he wanted to try, and he didn't dare to say more, so he bowed deeply: "Master, Pang Liang should do his best, and he doesn't dare to slack off for a day!" ”

"Okay, you've had a hard journey, go back and rest." Yang Qi waved his hand with a smile, and unexpectedly got up and walked over and patted Pang Liang's shoulder to show his intimacy, which made Pang Liang bow down again and again in flattery, and left Yang Qi's study backwards.

Pang Liang retreated, the smile on Yang Qi's face narrowed, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

is so presumptuous and bold that he wants to test the old man...... It seems that the minions are free-range outside, and after a long time, they still have to give birth to some ambitions. But this official is not afraid that you are ambitious, since the old man can create the Pang family, he can also destroy the Pang family!

Thinking of this, Yang Qi coughed and cleared his throat.

Yang Kuan took a few steps into the door and bowed down: "Please command, master." ”

Yang Qi smiled indifferently: "Send someone to keep an eye on Pang Liang, and report any changes to this official at any time!" ”

Yang Kuan's heart chuckled, and he quickly retreated.

Yang Kuan didn't know how Pang Liang caused Yang Qi's suspicion, but he knew that as a superior, Yang Qi rarely trusted all of them, even if it was a loyal henchman like him, since Yang Qi could arrange for himself to spy on Pang Liang, why wouldn't he send others to spy on him.

In fact, Yang Qi also knew in his heart that Pang Liang might be a little ambitious and careful, but he would never dare to betray the Yang family. However, Yang Qi is cautious and suspicious by nature, as long as there are subtle signs, he will take precautions to eliminate hidden dangers in the bud.

Yang Kuan was about to arrange people, but saw Pang Liang hurriedly turn back again.