Chapter 111: Liaoyang Night

He Shihu chose He Tengxiao between He Tengxiao and He Shizhong. This means that his relationship with He Shibao will be further stiffened.

He Shizhong was angry and galloped back to Jinzhou that night.

The news of He Tengxiao's punching of He Shizhong soon spread throughout Gaizhou.

In the Jingshi City at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the people of Jingshi are particularly interested in the secrets of the palace, even if it is a trivial matter that is accidentally spread in the palace ban, it can become a conversation after the tea and dinner of the Jingshi people. Gaizhou is not the capital master at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the palace forbidden secrets are too far away for them. It is no secret that the secret of the palace ban has been transmitted from Beijing to Gaizhou, which is thousands of miles away.

What happened within the He family, the soldiers and civilians of Gaizhou also showed great enthusiasm, which was no less enthusiastic than the enthusiasm shown by Jingshi City for the secret affairs of the palace ban.

In the streets and alleys of Gaizhou, people are talking about the brawl between the two battalions of the He family. It was passed around, and the more it was spread, the more exaggerated it became, and finally there was a version of everything. However, in general, the soldiers and civilians of Gaizhou City are still on He Tengxiao's side, and He Shizhong's actions in Gaizhou have long been disgusted with them. He Shizhong galloped back to Jinzhou overnight, and there were not a few people gloating in Gaizhou.

Of course, He Tengxiao doesn't care what the outside world thinks of this matter, he firmly believes that what he did is not wrong.

Not long after the banquet ended, He Tengxiao rushed back to Pingshan Fort in the starry night. As far as the current form is concerned, it is a race against time, and he does not dare to delay for a moment.

Late at night, on the outskirts of Liaoyang City.

The city of Liaoyang is sparsely populated on weekdays, and the suburbs of Liaoyang City are as silent as a dead grave at night.

A squad of Liao cavalry marched through the suburbs late at night, startling a flock of birds.

"Brother Qiao, come out."

The Liao officer who led the team was none other than Wanyan Haiya, the third prince of the Liao army, and Chen Yankai, the commander of the Liao State, came with Wanyan Haiya. What kind of person is it that deserves to be greeted by the prince of a country and Zaisuke at the same time?

Wanyan Haiya shouted at the sparse woods in front of him, no birds were startled, and a moment later, torches were lit in the woods almost at the same time. A team of more than 1,000 people appeared in the woods.

"Brother Qiao is still so careful."

Wan Yan Haiya dismounted and walked into the woods alone, several pro-soldiers wanted to follow Wan Yan Haiya into the woods, but Wan Yan Haiya waved his hand and motioned for them to retreat outside the woods.

Only Wanyan Haiya and Chen Yankai entered the woods.

"We have to be careful."

"Brother Qiao" replied expressionlessly.

Brother Qiao in Wanyan Haiya's mouth walked towards Wanyan Haiya, and under the bright firelight, the scar on his face was particularly conspicuous and a little hideous.

This person is Qiao Shaoyuan.

Qiao Shaoyuan was arrested for smuggling weapons in Beiyuan City, but Qiao's family has deep roots, although he was arrested and even convicted of capital crimes, in the end, Qiao's family still opened the joint and found a substitute for Qiao Shaoyuan, and Qiao Shaoyuan himself was able to get out.

Although Qiao Shaoyuan escaped from the capital crime, Qiao Shaoyuan could not return to the Central Plains, so as not to cause trouble to the Qiao family. The Qiao family's original intention was to place Qiao Shaoyuan in a remote courtyard, and when the wind passed, let Qiao Shaoyuan come out to preside over the Qiao family's business in Saibei.

Qiao Shaoyuan immediately rejected this arrangement, and the case of smuggling weapons in Beiyuan Tea Horse Market was in an uproar. It is a rare major case in the empire in recent years, and the outside world has paid special attention to this case.

Qiao Shaoyuan refused such a resettlement and chose to go out of the Sai to re-operate the Qiao family's transactions with other races, but he could only walk outside the Sai and did not set foot in the Central Plains, so as not to be recognized.

Now the Qiao family is in business with Menggu and Liaoguo, which is specially operated by Qiao Shaoyuan.

"Brother Qiao, are you ready?" Wan Yan Haiya got straight to the point and asked directly.

"It's all right." Qiao Shaoyuan smiled slightly, and answered Yan Haiya's question, "On the way, the Meng Gu people received some goods, but fortunately, I brought more goods this time, and the goods here in Daliao will not be less than a catty." ”

"These cute barbarians." Wanyan Haiya disdainfully scolded the Meng ancients, these goods are the iron of the Central Plains, the amount of iron produced in Liaodong is small, the iron of this era is an extremely important strategic resource, and the important reason for the repeated decline of the Manshu people in the past three hundred years is the lack of iron weapons. Until he caught the line of the Qiao family, he bought Central Plains iron weapons and even military weapons at a high price through the Qiao family.

The Liao army, which has no iron weapons, can not be said to support a heavy armored iron cavalry, but even a light cavalry cannot support it. Without iron weapons, the combat effectiveness of the Liao army would degrade to the primitive state of using wooden bows, bone arrows, and stone tools. Using these primitive weapons, even if the Liao army is good at riding and shooting, how much combat effectiveness can it exert?

The Qiao family's iron export to the Manshu people can be said to be "indispensable" to the rise of the Liao State. This time, the Liao State purchased a large number of iron horses from the Qiao family in order to prepare for the entry into the customs in the autumn and winter of this year. The number of iron horsemen required was the largest ever, and in the past, the iron trade between the Qiao family and the Manshu clan could be met by a caravan of up to three to five hundred people at a time. And this time, the Qiao family dispatched a caravan of more than 1,000 people, using almost all the manpower that the Qiao family could use outside the Saiwai.

"Brother Qiao knows that I am a happy person, give me a happy word, how much do these iron tools cost?" Wan Yan Haiya picked up the oilcloth covering a car, took out a gun head, played with it for a while, and put it back in the car. nodded with satisfaction, the Qiao family is still trustworthy, and the iron tools handed over every time are of high quality, and they are not shoddy, and they fool them with inferior goods.

As long as the quality of the iron is passed, it is still acceptable for Liao to spend more silver. After conquering most of Liaodong, the Liao State looted a lot of silver, but the Zhao army burned down the treasury in the city when the city was broken, and the weapons captured by the Liao army were pitiful. The Liao army is now in dire need of a large number of iron weapons.

"Don't take a penny, these iron tools, the Qiao family gave Da Liao a meeting gift at that time." Qiao Shaoyuan smiled with a smile.

"Don't take a penny?!" Wan Yan Haiya frowned, a little surprised, these iron tools are worth two or three hundred thousand taels of silver, even if the Qiao family is rich and rich, two or three hundred thousand taels of silver is by no means a small amount.

Wanyan Haiya is not a stunned young man who is ignorant of human feelings, and naturally knows very well that there is no good thing in the sky that pies are lost in vain. The Qiao family did not take a penny and generously gave these iron tools to the Liao State not without a plan, but with a greater plan.

The Qiao family is in business, a typical merchant family, and the merchant family is seeking a good word, not charity.

"Brother Qiao, what does the Qiao family want, but to say it, you and I don't have to beat around the bush." Wanyan Haiya paused and said to Qiao Shaoyuan, "As long as Haiya can do it, Haiya will do his best." ”

The Qiao family is currently an important partner of the Liao State, and the Qiao family now plays a pivotal role in the Liao State. If you can win over the Liao State, you still have to try your best to win over the Qiao family.

Qiao Shaoyuan smiled, did not speak, took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Wan Yan Haiya.

Wanyan Haiya looked suspicious, took the paper handed over by Qiao Shaoyuan, and spread it out......

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