The shopkeeper of the Datong branch of Qianzhuang was also really bold, he knew that Li Ling had a deep hatred for foreigners, but he still wanted to do business with the Mongols, and smuggled salt, iron and other items that were forbidden to be bought and sold privately by the imperial court to the grasslands. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Based on this alone, Li Ling would not forgive Shopkeeper Li.

Countless gold and silver were moved out of the cellar, which made Li Ling very puzzled, these cash silver were enough to rush to the inventory of the previous Jiangnan town, and there must be an article here.

"I wonder who really belongs to these huge possessions, and why did his owner put them in the bank?" Li Ling asked Shopkeeper Li expectantly.

Shopkeeper Li shook his head, and he didn't reveal the relevant matters to Li Ling until he died.

"Hachi, take the brothers and this brother together to bring back the salt buried in the middle of the road." Li Ling instructed Xiao Ba.

Salt is an extremely important strategic material, and 100 sacks of salt are enough for the entire Northwest Army to eat for a month, which is a huge wealth, and Li Ling naturally does not want to waste it.

Shopkeeper Li did not admit that he had a deal with the Mongols in private, and he was always the third man's side.

At this time, the salt buried in the roadside woods became the greatest evidence. As long as the salt is found, it can indirectly prove that the shopkeeper Li did have dealings with the Mongols.

"Master Li, I'm going to lead the little eight brothers to find salt!" The third child was calm, although their original intention was that the gangsters shared the salt together.

Led by the third child, more than 100 cavalrymen with sacks in their hands went together to find the place where the salt was buried.

Sure enough, as the third child said, the grove next to the main road was full of table salt.

"Oops, all this salt is mixed with soil, what can I do?" The third child looked at the salt that was put together with the soil and was a little worried, and blamed them for being in a hurry at that time, and they didn't do a good job of isolation at all.

What the third child said is true!

Xiaoba smiled happily: "Third brother, you still don't know what we used to do, tell you, everyone used to be a long-term worker in the seaside salt factory, how could this little thing stump us?" ”。

As long as this salt is put into boiling water, the salt will dissolve in the water, and after drying, it will not only be separated from the soil, but also the salt particles will become more delicate!

"What a good idea!". Although the third child doesn't know if this method is feasible, it does sound reasonable.

The cavalrymen each filled a bag with some salt and cleaned the ground of salt.

These salts were used by Li's shopkeeper to trade with the Mongols, and they were ill-gotten gains.

Li Ling carefully asked the guys in Qianzhuang to know that it turned out that these salts did not belong to the Datong branch.

The salt and other materials of Dachang Qianzhuang were mainly transported to Ningxia and Guyuan, and Yang Ying's father was responsible for the joint.

Li Ling didn't know anyone in Datong at all, and he didn't want to hand over these huge amounts of materials to someone he didn't know.

All the materials transported by Dachang Qianzhuang to the northwest will not stop at Datong at all.

But after all, everyone is from the Li family of Yingtianfu, and they all do things for Li Ling, and the shopkeeper Li said that Datong is in short supply of salt, and he wants to keep some people in Zhouji City, and the leader of the salt transportation is naturally willing to help.

No one thought that Shopkeeper Li would be bold enough to fill his own pockets and trade with the Mongols with this salt.

"Shopkeeper Li really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and actually did such a thing!" Xiao Baxia hated this guy so much now, he couldn't help but ask Li Ling: "Young Master, do you want to ...... the wife of the shopkeeper Li?"

Shopkeeper Li also has an older brother in his hometown in Jiangnan, and his mother is also alive, even in Datong, as well as his wife and nephew.

Chopping the grass does not remove the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows again, Xiaoba means that he wants Li Ling to remove the family of the shopkeeper Li.

Li Ling naturally understood what Xiaoba meant, but he couldn't do this, shook his head and said, "It's not a disaster for his wife and children, so forget it!" ”。

Doing things without being worthy of the heart, naturally there is no need to prevent problems before they happen.

"Adult, little Xu Guo, nicknamed the third child, you avenged my brothers, the villain is grateful, and is willing to follow you for the rest of his life!"

The third child admires Li Ling's attitude towards things, neither partiality nor indiscriminate killing of innocents, now the third child has no relatives and no reason, if he wants to join the army, this is a great opportunity.

Although Li Ling was a civilian official, he knew about military affairs, and the Li family army led by him did not have a supervising army, so he did not have to be restrained by pedantic literati, and he would definitely be able to shine on the northwest battlefield in the future.

"Good brother, I also appreciate your feat of avenging the grievances of the brothers, and in the future, we will follow the eldest young master to kill the Mongols together!"

Xiaoba also admired the third child's personality, and he took the first step to pull the other party up.

"This matter is over, inform the wife and nephew of the shopkeeper Li, let them go back to Jiangnan, the Datong branch will not be open to the public for the time being, and wait for the next batch of people who transport salt to come and take over Qianzhuang!"

Li Ling's meaning is very simple, he wants to thoroughly check the accounts of the money bank and transport all the excess silver.

"Young Master, Shopkeeper Li will never do such a thing in a few months, there must be local Haoqiang colluding with him, should we search it?"

Hachi still doesn't believe that the old shopkeeper Li has become a greedy and cunning person in a few months, and without the help of the locals, it would be easier said than done!

Li Ling still insisted on this, the water in Datong was very deep, and he had not yet gained a firm foothold when he first arrived in the northwest, and this was not the place where he served. It's better to stay put, so as not to startle the snake.

No matter who is behind the scenes of Li's shopkeeper, the money they left in Dachang Money Village will definitely stop for a while after being confiscated by Li Ling.

It's not too late to clean up these people after Li Ling is full-fledged!

The person in charge of transporting grain to Guyuan Town was originally also a money shopkeeper, but when they passed through Datong, they were arrested by Li Ling, so they had to leave a few shrewd and capable people to manage the Datong branch.

After the matter here was over, Li Ling took everyone and a large amount of gold and silver intercepted in the money village on the road!

Everyone was very happy, they didn't expect that there would be such a huge harvest in Datong this time, especially Li Ling, he roughly estimated that this batch of unexpected wealth was actually worth millions of taels of silver, enough for the thousands of military horses he brought for a few years.

"Stop, you all stand for me, you can leave Datong, but you have to leave this batch of belongings!"

As soon as they left the city gates, they were surrounded by a crowd.

There are thousands of these people, and the one headed by is Zhang Dekai, the general soldier of Datong.

Although he is an official and a general soldier, he is a master who loves money as his life, and he heard that Li Ling left this time with a lot of treasures, so he rushed over with people desperately.

"Lord Zhang, this batch of silver belongs to my Dachang Money Village, do you want to rob it?" Li Ling asked with some puzzlement.

"Our military salary is insufficient, so we will temporarily borrow this batch of silver from Brother Li, and we will pay you back when the imperial court makes up the salary?" Zhang Zongbing and Li Ling "discussed", and the people behind him surrounded the cavalry.

It's really shameless, Datong is an important border town, how can the imperial court lack the soldiers' salaries?

"Master Li, I advise you to recognize the situation clearly, as long as we have silver, we won't hurt the innocent!" Zhang Zongbing shouted: "Come on, move the silver!" ”。

The border soldiers are a group of fierce people, and they obey the orders of the generals who lead the troops, let alone such a good thing?

Many border soldiers immediately surrounded several carriages, and some soldiers even lifted the curtain of the carriage where Yang Ying and Li Yanyu were to look inside.

"Ah......h

A soldier ruffian put his hand into the carriage and wanted to take advantage of the two girls, but was slashed by Yang Ying's sword.

"Hachi, let's do it with him, why do you want to suffer from this bird's anger!". The third child from a gangster didn't dare. He swung his knife and slashed at one of the border soldiers beside him.

"Brothers, form a formation and protect the eldest young master!". Xiaoba roared, and the entire cavalry moved.

The roar of the war horses drove all the border troops near the carriage out, and then surrounded Li Ling and several carriages in the middle.

Zhang Zongbing was also angry, he couldn't imagine that Li Ling would dare to turn his face against them.

"Step, step on ......".

There was a loud noise as the two sides were tense.

General Zhang's face immediately turned white, this is cavalry, and there are thousands of people.

He reflexively said "not good" and said to his men: "Retreat, it's the Tatars who are attacking the city!" ”。

The sound of horses' hooves became louder and louder, and the border troops could no longer care about Li Ling, they fled like flies!

"What a bunch of pus, every time the Tatars invade, they know that they are hiding in the city! Aren't the people outside the city human beings in need of protection? ”。 At the tea stall, a scholar in 100 clothes began to criticize Zhang Zongbing and this group of border soldiers.

The people around the scholar didn't even pay for the tea, and they ran with the soldiers to the city gate.

When the officers and soldiers entered the city, the gates were closed.

The voices were getting louder and louder, and the cavalry was getting closer and closer to Li Ling.

(To be continued.) )