He Panyi perked up, glanced at the businessman, and saw that this person looked like a profiteer, and the silk robe he was wearing was quite elegant, so he smiled and said, "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

Although He Panyi looks rude, in line with the principle of making money with kindness, he is very polite to these businessmen who ask him to do things, and his tone is also very soft.

The short and fat merchant stepped forward and said: "The villain's surname is Yang, a native of Changping County, who has been in business for many years, and the villain has a batch of goods that he wants to transport to Chang'an, so he has come to ask for exemption from inspection." ”

"What kind of cargo are you?"

"This" the merchant hesitated a little, "General, it's not easy to say. ”

"Don't you say how I can give you a price, different goods, the price of the inspection-free flag can be different."

The Humpty Dumpty merchant squeaked and whined, "It's a little bit of pig iron." ”

He Panyi's eyes flashed a bright color, pig iron is a commodity that the imperial court strictly prohibits private trading, but the private demand is very large, and the price on the black market is amazing.

He is very clear about the profit of pig iron, a big car can transport 300 catties of pig iron, and the profit is ten taels of gold, and the profit is 100 taels of gold.

Therefore, he said: "Pig iron is a first-class contraband, if it is reported, I, the main general, will also lose my head, it is not easy to do!" ”

The merchant bowed again and again and said, "The villain will never betray the general, and I beg the general for help." ”

He Panyi stretched out a palm, "A big cart is five taels of gold, and a maximum of twenty carts can go, and the guards can't exceed fifty people." ”

The merchant was taken aback, "Five taels of gold, this price is too high!" The villain inquired, and it was generally two taels of gold. ”

"That's the price of non-war times."

He Panyi said coldly: "I'll tell you the truth, the imperial court has launched a war to conquer the east, and the Tang Dynasty has entered a state of war, and soon all kinds of prohibited items will be investigated more strictly, especially pig iron, weapons, etc., if you catch it, you will be killed, and I will help for the last time, if you can't accept it, then I can't help it." ”

The merchant hesitated for a long time, and finally took out five ingots of gold from his backpack, each weighing about ten taels, and handed them to He Panyi and said: "We have a total of ten carts, each with five guards, this is fifty taels of gold, and half of my profits are given to the general." ”

He Panyi took the gold and smiled, "If you have money, everyone will make it!" ”

He then took out a round bronze medal from his bosom and gave it to the merchant, "With this bronze medal you can receive ten flags of exemption, remember, the guards can only carry swords, not swords, let alone long weapons." ”

"This villain understands, please rest assured general!"

The merchant said goodbye and left, He Panyi looked at the back of the merchant in the distance, he couldn't help but check the gold in his hand, this golden and heavy feeling made him feel very comfortable, he sighed lowly, and said to himself: "The days of getting rich are numbered, let's make a little money!" ”

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An hour later, the twilight is approaching, because it will be dark and will be closed, so at this time there are many pedestrians and caravans passing through the customs, at the entrance of the east bank, the soldiers who have worked hard for a day are not as strict as in the morning, hastily check the wagons and let the caravan pass, as for the pedestrians as long as they do not carry weapons, basically do not need to check, go directly to the bridge to the pass.

But the inspection of the pass is still very strict, all the carts are opened, all the goods are dumped out, the soldiers directly use spears to stab the goods, the merchants suffer a big loss, the next time they will naturally pay the rent and exempt from the inspection flag, as for the pedestrians also have to be interrogated one by one, the main will make a fortune by the caravan, the soldiers' oil and water are on the pedestrians, do not want to be searched and interrogated, pay more than 100 yuan can pass the customs directly, the narrow steps outside the pass are full of pedestrians waiting to pass the inspection.

At this time, a convoy composed of ten carts drove quickly along the official road, and it could be seen that this convoy of goods was worth a lot of money, each cart had five guards around them, wearing a color of gray cloth shirts, all of them were burly, with big shoulders and round waists, and long swords in their waists.

As soon as they reached the entrance, the soldier stopped them with a spear, "Where are you going?" What goods to ship? ”

The leader of the caravan stepped forward and handed a bronze medal, "We have this!" ”

It was actually a round bronze medal, indicating that the caravan had paid a lot of money, and the soldier remembered the fat merchant in the afternoon, and asked with a smile: "What about your proprietor?" That chunky guy. ”

"He's in the back, and he'll be coming soon."

"I want him to hurry up! As soon as it gets dark, the retreat is held. ”

"We've sent someone to urge it."

The soldiers took ten black pennants for them, and the white pennants might have to look at the goods a little, but the black pennants didn't have to be unpacked at all, this is the power of money, the more money you pay, the greater the preferential treatment you get.

The leader checked the pennant on each cart, and the carts went up to the pontoon bridge in turn, and fifty samurai guards were around the carts, and walked quickly to the Pujin Pass in front.

Just a few hundred paces away in a wood, 3,000 soldiers were ready to go, and Wei Chigong pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand and stared intently at the ten carts walking towards Pujin Pass on the other side of the Yellow River.

The sun had set, the western sky was shining, the clouds were already black, the sky was going to get dark soon, and the hundreds of pedestrians waiting outside the Pujin Pass were even more anxious, shouting loudly, they all had experience, and everyone had to return to the east coast after the retreat, and they could continue to pass the next day.

Although the pedestrians were impatient, the soldiers had long been accustomed to it, and they still did not hurry to interrogate and search, or collect money and release people, but a few soldiers were strange in their hearts, all the young men outside today, although there were vegetable sellers, porters, farmers, scholars, and different identities, but they all seemed to be burly, brave and powerful, which was a bit strange.

But after all, Pujin Pass is too far away from the battlefield, and the soldiers' thoughts are only fleeting, they are more concerned about how many people are willing to pay to pass the pass, perhaps when the night is coming, a captain opened a passage and shouted: "Pay a hundred yuan, no need to check and queue, enter the city first!" ”

Suddenly, hundreds of people flocked to the place, quickly lined up in a long line, it was really convenient here, and you could enter the customs by paying the money, and in a short time, more than 100 people entered the pass.

At this time, ten carts finally arrived in front of the Pujin Gate, because of the black pennants planted on the cars, the soldiers shouted orders, pushed the other trucks away, made way for a passage, and let the ten carts enter the customs first.

At the head of the city, Ho Pan-yi watched the ten carts, each pulled by two mules, with large wooden boxes on them, locked with copper locks, and it was impossible to know the contents of the boxes, of course, according to the merchant, they were carrying pig iron to pass through the customs.

But He Panyi felt a little strange, this was not the first time that pig iron had been smuggled through the customs, but the pig iron had been wrapped in hemp rope before, mixed with other messy vegetables and fruits, so as not to be discovered, and it was never placed in a big wooden box like this, weren't they afraid of being interrogated by other armies after entering the customs?

He Panyi was a little suspicious in his heart, where did he need so many strong warrior guards, he suspected that the box might not be pig iron, maybe it was other items that were more strictly prohibited, such as gold, silver, etc., the price of gold in Chang'an has risen sharply recently, it is said that many people smuggle gold to Chang'an to seek the difference, are they too

The more He Panyi looked, the more suspicious he became, only smuggling gold would be so tightly guarded, if the box was really gold, it would be stupid for him to only charge fifty taels of gold for customs clearance, he must see what the wooden box is? He Panyi turned around and walked towards the city.

Pujin Pass is not a city gate, it is actually a city gate, surrounded by high walls, in the middle is the urn city, the city is very small, the circumference is only two miles, in addition to the barracks of hundreds of soldiers on duty in the city, there are more than a dozen buildings, post stations, warehouses, tax offices and the like, and the barracks are outside the west city, and there are only hundreds of people on duty in the city gates at ordinary times.

In addition, there is a large shop in the city, which sells travel groceries, rents mules and horses, and can also exchange gold and silver for money.

At this time, a large crowd of people are crowded in the store to buy goods, although there is a strict order at the Kamatsu Pass, pedestrians are not allowed to stay in the city, and they must leave immediately after entering the customs, but the exception is to buy things in the store.

As soon as the ten carts entered the city, He Panyi walked down from the city, held down the first cart and shouted: "Open the box on the car!" ”

The leader of the caravan guard was none other than Wang Xuanjing, and when he saw that the other party's main general was suspicious, he gave his subordinates a look and ordered: "Open the box!" ”

A guard warrior stepped forward and opened a large box, He Panyi stepped forward, and saw that it was covered with wheat stalks, he reached out and pulled it under the wheat stalks, and at this moment, Wang Xuanjing, who was standing next to him, made a sharp move, only to see a flash of sword light, 'Click! With a bang, He Panyi's neck was cut in two by the sharp sword, the human head rolled into the wooden box, and the headless corpse fell to the ground softly, bleeding all over the ground.

The sudden change stunned all the soldiers, and Wang Xuanjing yelled and moved, "Do it!" ”

Fifty soldiers worked together, they overturned the wooden box, countless knives and spears rolled out of the box, they picked up their swords and killed the soldiers, and more than 100 people who were buying goods in the store also rushed out of the store, and hundreds of vegetable sellers, farmers, porters, and scholars who were inspecting also rushed into the city, picked up the knives and spears on the ground and began to kill the enemy.

Wang Xuanjing led fifty of his men to rush to the head of the city, some of them went to the east of the city to light the fire, and the other part of the people seized the west city and closed the west gate to prevent the defenders outside the city from entering.

At this time, Wei Chigong saw the black smoke on Pujin Pass, and he knew that Wang Xuanjing had succeeded, so he yelled, "Kill!" ”

Three thousand soldiers followed him out of the woods and slaughtered at the entrance to the pontoon bridge hundreds of paces away. (To be continued.) )