came to the living room and sat down, Wang Gui, who had been waiting here for a long time, took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to accept orders from the merchants; Xiao Ye is also good at learning now, accepting orders from merchants a month in advance, so there is no need to accumulate more reserves in the warehouse, and the goods can be transferred faster, saving a lot of manpower and warehouses.

"Rubber wheels and bicycles will arrive in the middle of next month, and the quantity is limited, and there will be no counteroffer," said a scribe with a rough pen and ink, Wang Gui very old-fashioned refusal of familiar deacons, jokes, and did not look at where else you could buy these goods.

Jin Sanniang, who was sitting in the distance drinking tea with Xiao Ye, saw these people surrounding Wang Gui and refused to speak, so she couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth, and nodded slightly at her own deacon, the clever deacon of the Jin family, so she shouted loudly, "The Jin family has a thousand tires and a hundred bicycles,"

This is an order of more than 100,000 taels, if you buy pocket watches or heating stoves and other hot goods, other merchants will not hesitate, but the first person to eat crabs has to be someone else.

"The Zhai family ordered fifty rubber tires and ten bicycles," "The Liang family ordered eighty rubber tires and twenty bicycles," the deacons of Zhai and Liang, who followed the Jin family's pace, also began to place orders.

The deacons of the Fan family, the Wang family, and the Li family could only pinch their noses and subscribe to a small number of new goods, and they did not want the benefits to be taken up by the merchants in the Northeast. Well, the merchants in Gansu Town did not arrive, which made several deacons feel a lot more comfortable, and they were more than enough than the top.

Naturally, the silver of these orders will be converted into grain, cloth and other goods by Wang Gui, as long as it is needed on the list in Wang Gui's hand, then the goods can be bartered, and those who are not on the list will have to get money.

Xiao Ye was not very satisfied with the number of orders, but he also knew that the effect of these two civilian goods must wait for a period of time before there would be a scene of scrambling, unlike those fires/guns in his hands, even if they are about to be scrapped, they will buy as many merchants as they want.

"Everyone," Xiao Ye saw that the scribe stopped the brush, coughed, and put down the teacup, "These days, there is a good show in the northwest, I don't know if you are interested, you can go with me to take a look,"

Xiao Ye sent a large number of sergeants and horse teams, and everyone knew the news, but it was the first time in his life that he was invited to the battlefield, and these merchants looked at Jin Sanniang and the deacon of the Fan family, and he was the leader.

"Follow the adults to the battlefield to take a look, it's inconvenient for me to be a little girl, but I can let the people go and see, I heard that the Tartar was extremely fierce that night, and the sergeant of the adult was even more powerful," In a soft tone, Jin Sanniang supported Xiao Ye's idea without hesitation.

Now, it is to let Jin Damin go to the dangerous place, as long as Xiao Ye nods, she will admit it.

Hearing this, the deacon of the Fan family had a straight face, and he was about to confess to Xiao Ye, but the little cold glint in Xiao Ye's eyes made him swallow his words, and he didn't dare to speak.

"This morning, Li Shuo sent someone to send an urgent message, and found a pile of corpses in a depression outside the Tartar camp, hehe, the corpses of Han men and women, they are all slaves captured by the Tartars,"

Xiao Ye laughed softly, and smiled very coolly, "This leader is just going to see what kind of abuse our people of the Ming Dynasty will be subjected to on the grassland,"

"This time, there will be a group of my subordinates, and I want to go and see it, and everyone's hearts will brighten up, right?" Looking around at these warmly dressed and well-fed merchants, Xiao Ye's face gradually appeared with a fierce anger, "If you don't want to go, just get out of all the stone castles here, take your goods and get out, and enjoy the inferior treatment of those merchants in Gansu Town,"

At this moment, the deacons and shopkeepers of the six merchants suddenly lost their voices, and went to see the war barracks to fight the tartars, which was a gimmick, and it turned out to be to see the pile of corpses of the Han people, bad luck.

However, once their own shops were driven out of the stone fort, it would be difficult to get in again, and the merchants in Gansu Town were still waiting in line with silver tickets.

"My lord, the scout from the west has come to report, there is a caravan that has arrived ten miles away, look at the caravan of the Jin family," At this time, the guard hurriedly came in, walked to Xiao Ye and bowed down to report.

"Uh, what is this?" Xiao Ye glanced at Jin Sanniang in puzzlement, and when she saw that she was happy, she knew that what she said a few days ago was afraid that she was going to fulfill it. Well, this woman likes it herself, so give her an identity.

"Okay, this leader will go to greet you, you can do it yourself, and you will board the car and set off tomorrow," coldly glanced at the people in the living room, Xiao Ye brushed his sleeves out, and Jin Sanniang followed in broken steps.

Dozens of war horses rushed out of the gate of Xibao, galloped five miles west along the avenue guarded by Huang Lianshu, and met the Jin family's caravan.

The long caravan, led by more than a dozen healthy horses, a middle-aged man surrounded by the guards, riding on the horse with a straight waist, a strand of long hair hanging on his chest, under the slender eyelids, a pair of wise eyes, looking at Xiao Ye who rushed over.

Since the guards found the ranger of the Galen tribe, the face-loving shopkeeper of the Jin family, he got out of the carriage and rode on a high-headed horse.

Jin Baoliang, Jin Sanniang's second brother, and also the person in charge of business affairs of the Jin family, finally rushed from Zhangjiakou to the grassland in the northwest.

Xiao Ye, who stepped on the horse, crossed out of the guard horse team, and when he came to Jin Baoliang more than a dozen steps away, he grabbed the reins of the horse, and stopped with a shake of the reins, "But the Jin family is talking to the person in person?" ”

"Yes, I am Jin Baoliang, the shopkeeper of the Jin family firm," the guards wandered around in the distance, and there were dozens of sergeants who had been following on war horses, so that Jin Baoliang guessed the identity of the person who came, so he stepped forward and said quietly.

His sister went to Gansu Town last year, and never returned, and never met again, but the gossip made Jin Baoliang angry, if it weren't for Jin Sanniang's unobstructed correspondence and sent back a large number of Persian goods, his Jin family would have contacted the local government a long time ago.

It was these never-before-seen Persian goods that hooked him up.

For almost a year, Jin Sanniang sent people to bring letters to his family, as well as the purchase of goods in the northwest, so that Jin Baoliang smelled a different opportunity, and the Liang and Zhai families were more active in moving closer to the Jin family, so he decided to travel two thousand miles to see what kind of business affairs could make the little sister with a strong temper commit to a low-level officer of 100 households.

Along with him, there were also the shopkeepers of Liang and Zhai's two commercial firms.

The large amount of silver tickets with surplus circulation, as well as the goods brought back to the family by Sanniang, are the real reason why Jin Baoliang came here, as for the untouchable reputation, the Jin family really didn't take it seriously; As long as Xiao Ye has the ability to take down Sanniang and the ability mentioned in the letter, he Jin Jiale will see it come to fruition.

At this point, there is a very different difference between the Huang and Wang families.

Coming out of Qingfeng Valley, what Jin Baoliang saw the most was the half-human-high Coptis tree on both sides of the road, he had never seen this kind of tree, but he had a guard under him and recognized it; The Jin guy who led the way said that this kind of tree can be tenacious in strong winds, and it also has the function of repelling poisonous weeds, which makes Jin Baoliang sigh very much at the wonderful things that are not in the world.

Walking on the grassland, Jin Baoliang still felt very weird, the wild things in the wilderness in the interior were eaten up by the homeless people, but the hares, pheasants and mice, and even wild boars that could still be seen near Qingfeng Valley could no longer be seen when they reached the poisonous grass realm full of land.

All that could be seen was the broken corpses of wild animals in the gaps between the branches of poisonous weeds, which made Jin Baoliang quite nervous.

"Ximen Xiao Ye, the big leader of the Galen tribe, has seen the shopkeeper of the Jin family," Xiao Ye proudly hugged his fists on the horse, and met Jin Baoliang, this appearance of his duty, plus his appearance is also handsome, Jin Baoliang is a little relieved.

He was afraid that Sanniang would meet a rough and dirty man as a wild tartar on the grassland, in that case, he would have to take his little sister back to Zhangjiakou if he died.

After talking to Xiao Ye, the shrewd Jin Baoliang was naturally able to speak well, and he became acquainted with Xiao Ye in a few words, and he couldn't wait to get out of the bottom of the Persian goods immediately, but the few guards around Xiao Ye, the sharp eyes, and the black and shiny fire gun on his back made him dispel his mind.

"Oh, the big leader of Ximen, I heard that your guards are very good, and you have the opportunity to push with my guards," raised his eyes and saw that the carriage carrying Jin Nian's flag was still far away, and Jin Baoliang had an idea.

His personal guards, but they were picked from the Kanto Iron Cavalry Camp, not to mention that they cost a lot of money every year to raise, even if they were pulled out, they were very tough, and the idlers couldn't get close to them at all.

"Hehe," Xiao Ye faced the eldest brother he had just met, and he couldn't say anything else, so he could only smile happily; Suddenly, the horse/knife he hung next to the saddle was seen by Jin Baoliang.

This kind of wide-bladed blade with a rough scabbard, with a finger-wide copper slat, Jin Baoliang who looked at it shook his head secretly in astonishment, it can't be a wax gun head, my sister's vision will not be deceived.

"This, look at your long knife, there are fifty catties," Jin Baoliang's suspicion made Xiao Ye speechless, he now regretted running a little fast, Jin Sanniang's carriage didn't come over, he was at a loss.

Just as he was about to invite Jin Baoliang to Xibao, he heard this middle-aged businessman say, "What, the leader of my personal guard is also a brave person, with a lot of strength, he has walked through the army before, if the big leader of Ximen doesn't mind, how about letting him see such a thick long knife?" ”

This is not pleasant to say Xiao Ye, you are a big leader of Ximen, don't say anything when you see it, and you still want the guard to touch my horse/knife?

"Hehe, this leader's horse/knife is too heavy, and the horse/knife in the guard's hand is half lighter, so let your guards weigh it first," Xiao Ye, who couldn't reach the lightweight weight, sneered, and then turned his head and drank at Li Shan, "Li Shan, untie the knife,"

"Yes, my lord," Li Shan next to him heard the order, quickly took off the long knife, and raised the scabbard in his hand, watching the big man beside Jin Baoliang ride forward on horseback; "Hey, big brother, take the knife,"

With Li Shan's rough voice, shaking his hand, Li Shan's chopping horse/knife was thrown sideways, and the head of the guard reached out to take it carelessly, and it was a catch.

Peng, wrapped in a huge force of the horse/knife, clicked and broke the thumb of the head of the guard, and smashed it on his chest, if it weren't for the leather armor in the cotton clothes, he would have been able to smash him with a mouthful of blood.

Rao is like this, more than 100 pounds of chopping horses/knives hit his body, almost knocked this big man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and finally hugged this heavy murder weapon with a shaking.

"This, you are," Seeing that the bearded guard was injured in his thumb, Jin Baoliang's face sank, but Xiao Ye's cool voice came into his ears again.

"The shopkeeper of the Jin family, the leader's horse/knife, more than 200 catties, do you want to try it?" This sentence was like a basin of cold water, which made Jin Baoliang sober up a lot, and his eyes were clear.

This is not Zhangjiakou, nor is it outside the Guan, and it is not a place to go crazy.

"Oh, your sister is here, so the leader won't bother you talking," Xiao Ye took the reins of the horse, twisted his face and rode away; Li Shan urged the war horse, stepped forward and grabbed his own horse/knife, and rushed at the bearded man.

"Count your kid lucky, if it were my family's adult's knife, it would kill you," After speaking, ignoring Jin Baoliang, whose face changed, Li Shan drove his horse to chase Xiao Ye.

As he went, many of the guards turned their horses and ran away, leaving only the sergeants in the distance to keep an eye on the caravan.

"Second brother," Jin Sanniang's carriage arrived, and she saw from the window that Xiao Ye's angry face couldn't help but resent. It takes a lot of effort to coax a man to be happy.

With Xiaomei's support, Jin Sanniang stepped out of the carriage, dressed in an earthy yellow cropped uniform, draped in a woolen coat, and with long-waisted leather boots on her feet, dressed as a steppe sergeant; Even Xiaomei, who is petite, is not much different from her own young lady's dress.

"Little sister, if you are dressed like this, you are going to join the gang," Seeing the little sister, her face was still plump, Jin Baoliang let go of his mood, jumped off the horse, pointed to the scouts in the nearby protected carriage, and joked at his sister.

"Yes, I'm in the gang," Jin Sanniang glanced at the head of the guard near the left, knowing that the second brother had been aggrieved just now, so his face softened, "Second brother, what kind of trouble are you going to make, look at my husband's anger,"

"Heh, heh, husband? You dead girl, you want to be angry with our father," Jin Baoliang gasped, "You don't care if Fulai is injured, it's really an elbow turned out,"

"Snort, that's still called injury," Jin Sanniang glanced at the second brother and smiled apologetically at Jin Fulai, "You haven't seen them play rugby, that's to hit people to death, injuries are common,"

"Rugby? What's that? Olives have seen it,"

When brothers and sisters meet, they naturally talk a lot, and they have to talk about family affairs; Hearing that everything was fine at home, Jin Sanniang also put her mind at ease, she can't leave here now that she wants to sit in the shop, plus Xiao Ye's blood is strong, once she forgets herself and Xiaomei after being left, it will be a heavy loss.

"I said, little sister, your husband's subordinates are so powerful? And what about his skills? Walking beside his sister, Jin Baoliang asked in a condensed voice.

"Yes, his guards, oh, it's the personal guards, there are hundreds of them, not to mention their skills, they all have a lot of strength, and they eat one by one," Jin Sanniang, who didn't dare to reveal Xiao Ye's details at will, reluctantly replied, "Xiao Lang's skills, his guards can't compare, and his marksmanship is also very powerful,"

"A few hundred, a ten? Marksmanship? Jin Baoliang, who caught the meaning of Jin Sanniang's words, was confused for a while.

Jin Fulai, who followed him, wrapped his fingers in a strip of cloth while supporting his ears and listened carefully.

"Okay, let's go into the fort, it's dark and it's windy here," Jin Sanniang gave the second brother a look and walked to the carriage; The guards who drove the carriage were Xiao Ye's subordinates.

Xiao Ye went to Dongbao, Jin Sanniang took the second brother back to her shop, and a deacon led the caravan to the open space outside Dongbao to deliver the goods to the steward of the logistics team.

In the backyard of the Jin family's shop, after Jin Baoliang met with the deacons who came to contact, he was pulled closer to a side room by his sister.

In the wing room, the bare fire kang is full of all kinds of goods samples, and a bright table lamp is placed on the smooth kang platform, which illuminates the room quite brightly.

More than a dozen kinds of goods produced by Madao Stone Fort, the bicycle leaning against the wall, as well as the rear-loading fire/gun, the revolver short fire/gun, and the hunting knife and earth-shaking thunder that Xiao Ye gave to Jin Sanniang's personal guard, were all put out by Jin Sanniang.

After showing the thin protective clothing on Xiaomei's body to the second brother, Jin Sanniang pointed to the goods on the kang and explained the purpose and price to the second brother one by one, but Jin Baoliang was overjoyed.

Of course, seeing the force of Xiao Ye's "guards" and the thousands of troops in front of him, Jin Baoliang didn't have the intention of plundering at all; You know, now Xiao Ye has also sent 4,000 soldiers, who are fighting the grassland with the Night Tartars.

This kind of character who kills and cuts on the grassland to fight for a living, like those born Jurchens outside the Kanto region, has a small heart and loves to hold grudges, and the Jin family has always been a friend of the Chamber of Commerce and abides by his duty; If you are remembered by this kind of person, it will be an endless trouble.

He trusts his instincts.

The two inked in the wing room for a while, Jin Sanniang took the second brother, got into the assault car he bought, and took a big circle in the vine grass field outside the fort, and when Jin Baoliang stepped out of the car, his expression was no longer so steady.

With this kind of car, Xiao Ye's status in his mind has directly risen to the level of his brother-in-law, and the guard's title of heart has also been turned a blind eye.

"This kind of car, as well as those Persian goods, how much we can buy, money is not a problem," Jin Baoliang's resolute look made Jin Sanniang smile bitterly and shook her head, she is Xiao Ye's pillow person, where is it not clear, Xiao Ye is still short of a car.

"Also, these weapons and goods are all the work of craftsmen, and of course the quantity is limited," Jin Sanniang's explanation, Jin Baoliang thought so, and begged his sister with a smile, he must have a banquet for Ximen's brother-in-law, and the right should be an apology.

This brother-in-law, he admitted, even if Sanniang became the fourth lady of the family, it would be too late, but he was favored in no particular order.

In the evening, Jin Sanniang ran in person, and after humbly responding to Xiao Ye's request in the boudoir, she pulled Xiao Ye out of the Dongbao military house and returned to the Jin family's shop.

Facing Jin Baoliang screaming one brother-in-law after another, Xiao Ye was also in a much more relaxed mood, he was a young man, he didn't have so much stinky temper, and he smiled even if it was in the past; Sitting on the side seat of the banquet in the living room, Xiao Ye called Jin Baoliang as the second brother according to his duty, which was regarded as an explanation to Jin Sanniang.

Under the witness of the deacons of the merchants, Xiao Ye and Sanniang toasted Jin Baoliang together, and the identity of Jin Sanniang's fourth lady was also decided, concubine, there are not so many courtesies.

During the banquet, Jin Baoliang also wanted to open his eyes when Xiao Ye mentioned that he wanted to go to Juyan Lake, he took the lead, and the deacons of those merchants were helpless no matter how many reasons they had, so they naturally stopped complaining.

Xiao Ye left with a full stomach, took away Jin Sanniang, who was flushed, and went directly to Dongbao, but Jin Baoliang was stopped by Wang Gui in a green robe.

"I am Wang Gui, a subordinate of Lord Ximen, and my lord has a life, so I will give you some greeting gifts," Wang Gui, who was very polite, waved his hand and let the sergeant carry the two iron boxes, and opened them, and there were thirty revolvers/guns neatly placed inside, enough projectiles, and fifty earth-shattering thunderbolts.

"Oh, this is a short firecracker, I've seen it, the Huang family made it is also like this, it's quite easy to use, but the projectile is too expensive," Jin Baoliang, who was spitting wine in his mouth, looked at the firearm in the box in front of him, and said very clearly.

Of course, the powerful earth-shattering thunder can be regarded as making him fall in love.

Jin Baoliang's words, Wang Gui listened a lot, smiled disapprovingly, and asked the Jin family to write a receipt. The envious eyes of the deacons of other merchants made Jin Baoliang, who was a little smoky, quite useful.

"This is the scarce material that my Galen tribe needs, you can barter the goods, and I can buy other goods here, and the price is easy to say," took out a list, and Wang Gui handed it over to Jin Baoliang.