After getting this batch of materials, if the Manchus resist this attack by the imperial court, then Old Man Qiao and they will naturally be able to continue to do this kind of profiteering business with the Manchus in the future.

If the Manchu Qing can't bear it this time, then everyone will take this great opportunity to make the last sky-high amount of silver! With the money in hand, you can go to other businesses in the future if this transaction is broken. No one is at odds with silver.

After the few people present agreed on their ideas, the matter was settled.

These big owners only need to decide whether to take the business or not. As for how to do things, there are naturally a large number of subordinates to do it. They don't have to bother. What did you spend so much money on to feed your men? Isn't it just for them to do things?

These people know very well in their hearts that once the imperial court and the national teacher learn about this matter, they will inevitably have a thunderous revenge. However, in the eyes of the most profit-oriented businessmen, this business cannot be refused at all! Even if it is to pay for it with your life!

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Twenty miles east of Zhangjiakou, Dabaiyangbao Pass.

The garrison of the New Army stationed on the front line of Xuanda was responsible for a platoon of the third battalion and three companies of the Ninth Frontier Regiment stationed on the front line of Zhangjiakou, and 37 non-commissioned officers of the New Army were responsible for the defense of this pass.

The Great Baiyangbao Pass is just a very small pass of the Great Wall. The sergeants were stationed inside the wall, and their main job was to provide early warning of an enemy attack and monitor smuggling activities. Outside the wall is the Mongolian steppe.

Their company headquarters was stationed at Geyubao, ten miles away from the wall, and this company was also responsible for the border defense of the Changyukou Fort Pass on the other side. Each of the two passes is stationed with a platoon of troops, and the other platoon and company headquarters are at Fort Geyu, and the three platoons rotate their garrisons every 10 days.

On the thick wall, several sergeants in camouflage military coats are gathering together, smoking cigarettes and chatting.

It was already evening, and the sky was very gloomy. The sergeants had eaten dinner and were mostly resting. The sergeants on duty smoked cigarettes. Drinking warm water from a thermos pot and chatting on the wall.

"Is your family tax-free this year?" A sergeant holding a thermos cup in both hands tightened the thick military coat on his body, raised his eyes to look at the dim sky, and asked in a low voice to the robe on the side.

The tall sergeant standing beside him glanced at him. pouted and said, "The two of us belong to the same village, and your family's will be exempted, and my family's will be exempted." ”

Gao Yang in order to improve the social status of the army. Many preferential policies are given. If someone in the family joins the army, they can be exempted from the field tax, and in this era when the vast majority of people are farmers, the attraction is not ordinary.

"In three days, we can go back to Geyubao to rest for ten days. I can't wait. A young sergeant said with a smile.

"You can't wait to go to the building, right?" Several robes on the side teased him in unison.

A large group of old men go out all year round, especially the sergeants stationed at the border gates. I can't even see every household in this neighborhood, and I am in a daze face to face with the robes all day long. It's nothing short of torture for these young people.

Gao Yang was not one of those staff officers in the Japanese base camp during World War II, thinking that the Imperial Army could continue to fight even if it ate leaves. Soldiers are first and foremost people! It became an important thing to provide the sergeant with the support of the sergeant as much as possible.

The army is stationed in rotation, not the kind that will stay for the rest of your life wherever you go. Eating and drinking are all properly arranged. Consumables such as cigarettes, coffee, tea, sugar, etc., were issued in full accordance with operational standards. Once these are taken care of, only the physical needs of the sergeants remain.

The most fundamental reason why soldiers in this era are not treated well is that they are poor.

Not to mention the bankrupt thing like marrying a daughter-in-law, the fact that a family can't get a new pair of pants is completely real. The marriage of military families is generally carried out between robes. You don't want a dowry, and I don't want a dowry.

These poor jingle soldiers must have robbed as much as possible when they went out to fight, and even raped silver women. In many cases, it is still the military general who takes the initiative to lead people to do these things on a large scale. Then the army's reputation among the people will naturally be rotten.

The new army in Gaoyang is different, and it is completely different from those old-style Ming armies in terms of Yulu. Moreover, there were no people in the new army who drank the blood of soldiers. Perhaps, but those have been captured and beheaded by the gendarmes of the bio-warriors. At least now no one dares to do such a thing.

The sergeants had silver in their hands. The treatment of the family is also there. Naturally, I wanted to keep my job. It has become important not to violate military regulations.

They could afford to buy anything they lacked, and they could get a lot of rations of munitions that were not available on the market, or that were extremely expensive. For example, cigarettes, coffee, honey, and many more. These things are very popular in the building.

The sergeants don't have to do anything that violates military discipline anymore. With silver, you can go to the building to solve physiological problems.

This is the end of the Ming Dynasty, and doing this kind of business is not against the king's law. The news that the new army had a lot of money soon spread all over the country, and there was no need to deliberately arrange anything, and there were many people who took the initiative to come to open the business.

For these border guards, the happiest time is when they return to the rear ten days a month to recuperate. Eat, drink, and play, as long as they do not violate military discipline.

A night breeze blew, and one of the sergeants shuddered. Looking up at the dim sky, he said suspiciously, "How do I feel cold in my heart, as if something is going to happen." ”

"Secretly drinking, aren't you?"

"What nonsense? You're crazy for those Mongols. Will it come at this time? ”

"You're going to be out of luck!"

When a few idle and bored sergeants were gossiping without a word, a bell rang out on the official road at the foot of the mountain in the direction of Kannai.

The sergeants looked up. I saw a caravan with more than a dozen carriages heading towards the pass. Such caravans are almost every day, but they do not arrive so late. If you want to go to Fort Geyu at this hour, you have to run at night.

This era is not like the modern plane. If you want to see the pristine ecological environment, you have to go to the nature reserve. Here, as long as there is a gathering place for human beings, there is a primitive ecology everywhere. There are many wild beasts in the mountains and forests, and wolves are everywhere.

In the dead of winter, these hungry and red-eyed beasts may not dare to attack the large caravans during the day. But at night, under the cover of night, these clever beasts did indeed attack the caravans. Therefore, under normal circumstances, people do not walk at night.

"Go tell the platoon commander that a caravan is coming." A squad deputy threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and commanded a sergeant behind him.

By the time the platoon commander stationed at the pass of Dabaiyangbao came to the wall, the caravan had already come to the wall.

"Where are you from? What are you doing here so late? The platoon commander shouted as he looked at the caravan below by the light of the oil lamp on the wall.

"Your Excellency!" A middle-aged man with a beard and a beard took two steps forward, raised his head and shouted loudly to the wall, "We are guys from Zhangjiakou Yutaifeng Commercial Bank, transporting goods from Beijing to Zhangjiakou." During the day, he was attacked by wild beasts on the road, and someone was injured and slowed down the speed. Seeing that we can't catch up with Geyubao at night, we want to spend the night here with adults! ”

"This is a military fort, and outsiders can't be allowed to enter." The platoon commander waved his hand and said.

"Your Excellency!" The steward knelt down with a 'poof' and cried out with a cry, "Several of our brothers have been wounded, and if we spend the night outside, we must die here." We've given all the money to the adults! I beg you to be merciful, save my brothers, and ask your lords to be merciful! ”

Several strong men carried the three wounded men out and placed them aside from the steward. It looked like he was indeed injured, and the blood on his face had not dried out. The entire caravan knelt down and wailed for mercy from the platoon leader.

"This ......" is the people of the Ming Dynasty after all, and the platoon commander is soft-hearted. He sighed and said, "That's it, that's it." I'll just let you stay overnight. I have medical supplies here to heal the wounded first. ”

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!! The steward showed an inexplicable look in the depths of his eyes, and he forcibly held back the ecstasy in his heart, and hurriedly got up and shouted, "We still have a few hundred taels of silver here, all of which are for the adults to buy wine and drink." ”

"Don't hurt me." The platoon commander turned around and ordered his sergeants to open the city gates. When he heard that these men were going to give him money, he was taken aback. He hurriedly said, "I won't take your money, but if you give it, don't come in." ”

The heavy gates were slowly opened. These kind-hearted sergeants did not notice the hideous faces and murderous eyes of the caravan personnel in the light of the fire!

After all, these border guards are just a group of recruits who have not been on the battlefield and have only received six months of military training, and even the platoon commanders are temporarily assigned. These people are too young and inexperienced. The city gate was easily opened.

The young platoon commander took their paperwork from the man in charge. It's Yutaifeng's caravan, yes, it's also covered with the official documents of the government.

After leading the caravan into the wall, the platoon commander sent medical soldiers to treat the three wounded and provided them with tea and cigarettes. The steward naturally bowed down again and again to thank him, looking grateful.

In fact, these people are all old man Qiao and his subordinates!

If you want to transport a large amount of supplies out of the customs, the path cannot be crossed, and the only way is to take the border wall pass.

After discussing and scouting, these outlaws finally decided to start in the relatively remote and small number of defenders.

At this time, when you walk out of the wall and turn around the foot of the mountain, you can see that a large convoy is hiding in the woods! The pack horses were stripped of their bells and put on their halts. Everyone is silent.

They just waited for the people in front of them to get their hands on it, and then they came out of here! (To be continued)