“…… The most difficult thing to walk is this section of the road from the east of the river, and when you get to the edge of the river, you will not be afraid, let's talk while walking. ”

The businessman surnamed Yang reported his name as Yang Chao, and he didn't talk about the topic of contraband, anyway, except for the Ma Dai brothers and sisters, everyone else also knew it, and it didn't make much sense to pretend to be mysterious.

However, as a trader, he did not advise everyone to stand and talk, after all, hurrying is the first priority, and gossip can be talked about when there is nothing to do.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and had no objection to Yang Chao's words, only Ma Dai's brothers and sisters were confused, Ma Dai was calm by nature, but he knew forbearance, but Ma Yunluo was straightforward and fast-talking, and he couldn't hide his thoughts, so he immediately asked: "Why are you not afraid when you get to the river?" Is it because everyone is good at water, and when they see the thieves attacking in a big way, they jump into the water to escape? ”

She is delicate and lovely, and her words are innocent and romantic, and the businessmen are all interested in listening to it, Yang Chao said with a smile: "There are also water bandits among the thieves, who can't run away, and they can't escape by diving." The reason why it is said that it is safe when you go to the river is because the thieves rarely come to the river. ”

"And for what?" Ma Yunluo's questions were one after another, Ma Dai knew that he couldn't stop it, and at the same time he was curious, so he simply let it go.

Anyway, he and Xiao Wu have already shown their skills in front of these people, and before entering the jurisdiction of Qingzhou, they must find someone to part ways from, but they are not afraid that the other party will see more flaws.

"Our merchant fleet in Qingzhou was originally walking on the waterway of the Yellow River, but it was not so peaceful at that time, and the current peace is all cut out by the sailors and soldiers with their swords! Thinking about the ...... back then" Speaking of the mighty achievements of the Qingzhou Sailor in opening up business routes back then, Yang Chao is the same as before, exuding a feeling of pride from every pore.

"Now the sailor still maintains the patrol system, as long as he is within the patrol range, he sees Qingzhou businessmen being oppressed. General Yuanfu has always been unreasonable, and beat the other party down before speaking. It's not that the thieves in Hanoi don't want to patrol the river, if possible, they still want to set up a card in the middle of the river, but unfortunately, they don't dare! ”

Domineering! Ma Dai felt the behavior of the Qingzhou sailor. Totally worthy of these two words. Regardless of the reason, let's talk about it first. What confidence and courage this is!

Those thieves in Hanoi are used to bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, and it is normal for such a ruthless character to patrol along the river and not dare to touch the mold. It's just that before finally realizing this, the thieves must have suffered a lot, right?

Merely......

Ma Dai was puzzled, if the information provided by Cao Cao was correct, wasn't Qingzhou also trying his best to win over Zhang Yang? They are so domineering on the river, aren't they afraid of arousing Zhang Yang's anger? This question is not easy to ask, let's not talk about whether Yang Chao can answer it, even if he can answer it. Do you dare to listen to it?

When Yang Chao said this, he became interested and out of control. first talked about the various conveniences and benefits of Qingzhou, and then praised the children and sons of the Qingzhou Army, and finally all the praise was of course attributed to the invincible commander. Wise monarch - Wang Yu.

The word "Buddha of the Wan Dynasty" does not exist at this time, but Yang Chao has been in business for many years, and his mouth is quite good, and he actually said this meaning.

Other businessmen, whether they are from Qingzhou or not, are all echoing the voice, Ma Dai is a stable person, and naturally he will not touch everyone's bad head. Smile politely and make a look of listening very seriously.

But Ma Yunluo didn't care so much, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly interjected and asked: "Uncle Yang, you speak of the hussar general so well and support him wholeheartedly, so how can you secretly sell things that he doesn't let sell?" ”

"Little Five! How do you speak? The little girl spoke too fast, Ma Dai didn't have time to stop it for a while, and immediately complained in her heart, this troublemaker is here again, how can you ask this kind of thing?

There are many people in this world who don't have the right mouth, since they are begging for a living in Qingzhou, how can they not meet those in power? These words must have been used to being said in Qingzhou, and after a slippery mouth, they came out, where can they be true?

What is it to sing praises in your mouth and dig into the wall in private? Xiao Wu's question, that is, a slap in the face!

Sure enough, as soon as Ma Yunluo's question came out, Yang Chao immediately became dumbfounded, his face was gloomy, and everyone else seemed to be dead in the family, his hands and feet didn't know where to go, and he didn't feel comfortable.

"Sister Shei can't speak, please read it for the sake of Tong Yan Wuji, don't worry about her, forgive me, forgive me." Ma Dai apologized while pondering, since he had received considerable information, should he break up with these businessmen in advance?

"It's okay, it's okay." Although Yang Chao's face was not good-looking, he did not mean to be angry, he waved his hand with a disillusioned face, and said with a forced smile: "Yang said before that Sister Ling is a true temperament, she acts boldly and straightforwardly, and her words are also to the point." Yang is indeed sorry for the hussar general, and he is also sorry for the generals and soldiers in the army and the Qingzhou fathers! ”

Yang Chao's reaction was beyond Ma Dai's expectations, and after saying a few words, the boss was a man, and he actually cried loudly. Although Ma Yunluo opened his mouth and looked dumbfounded, Ma Dai was also at a loss, and he didn't know whether to comfort or continue to apologize.

Several other businessmen who are also from Qingzhou felt the same way, sighed and said: "In fact, everyone knows that what we are doing is a thing that is disgraceful, and we deserve to die. ”

This scene was really a little weird, Ma Dai didn't dare to pick up, and at the same time didn't forget to stare at Ma Yunluo with a stern gaze, for fear that this troublemaker would talk nonsense again.

"To be honest, I might as well tell Brother Ma, in fact, when a few of us came out this time, the goods we brought were all paper, Qingzhou paper!" Yang Chao wiped away his tears and said in a low tone.

"Paper?" Ma Dai subconsciously asked, wondering if paper is not used for writing? What is there to forbid? It wasn't until Yang Chao made a further explanation that he suddenly realized that this thing was indeed a strategic material.

Qingzhou paper is different from ordinary paper, this thing can be used to make armor, and it is a paper armor that has a miraculous effect in defending against ranged damage!

"In the past two years, Luoyang and Guanzhong have been secretly acquiring, especially in the recent period, the volume and price of acquisitions are several percent higher than before! Guanzhong has just finished the war, how can the consumption of writing and painting be so large? The purpose is obvious, that General Cao is also planning to make paper armor, so the General's Mansion issued a ban to restrict Qingzhou paper from leaving the country......"

Next, it is logical that there will be restrictions on one side and demand on the other, and the price will naturally rise. It is not surprising that there are businessmen who are so profit-seeking, or who have some unspeakable troubles, that they will make a fuss about smuggling.

What really made Ma Dai puzzled, and even vigilant, was the attitude shown by these businessmen. Everyone met in Pingshui, even if they didn't tell each other frankly, or made up an excuse to explain, the matter would pass, and there was no need to cry or repent again.

There may be a herd mentality in this, but if they didn't have this ingrained concept in their heads, even if they were to conform to the herd, it wouldn't seem so natural.

Listening to Yang Chao's statement, Cao Cao's side has recently made a sudden effort, not only attracting smugglers at high prices, but even poaching a few craftsman-level figures from the craftsmen in Qingzhou! In other words, not only will he have to imitate the armor, but even the paper may be imitated.

Through this news, Ma Dai confirmed the news conveyed by Han Sui, Cao Cao asked the Xiliang Army to postpone the march, it was indeed not because he wanted to fight for merit or anything else, but really thought that he was not well prepared and was actively preparing for war.

And Yang Chao and these people learned that the craftsman was dug up, and the papermaking technology may soon be unable to be kept secret, so they couldn't help but join the smuggling ranks.

Anyway, the other party will be able to make it sooner or later, so why not take advantage of the high price and make a big profit? Although they thought so, several people were obviously still guilty.

The psychological state of the businessmen made Ma Dai frightened, and the hearts of the people in Qingzhou were condensed like this, and the combat power that the unity of the army and the people could exert must be quite terrifying. Cao Cao's active preparations for war made Ma Dai feel a little relieved, no matter what the future holds, at least for now, this ally is still very reliable.

Anyway, it is indeed necessary for my uncle to let him go to Qingzhou for this trip. If you don't take a look for yourself and see how many thorns are hidden under the rich exterior, when the army launches a full-scale crusade, I am afraid that it will encounter an extraordinary backlash, and it is not impossible to sink into the sand and break the halberd.

"Fortunately, paper armor is already going to be eliminated in the army, and now the real armor is the same plate armor, which is really invulnerable, and crossbow arrows are difficult to hurt."

"No, paper armor actually has a lot of shortcomings, paper is always afraid of fire......

Yang Chao and others were talking nonsense, how to listen, how to look like they were looking for psychological comfort. Ma Dai saw that Xiao Wu opened his mouth to say something, hurriedly pulled down the car curtain, turned around and said goodbye to everyone: "Sister She's mouth, she really can't speak, and the younger brother is also very nerve-wracking, fortunately, there is a clan brother in Luoyang, the younger brother still sends her to Luoyang first, and then goes to Qingzhou to do business. ”

The merchants are all people with clear eyebrows, and they see that Ma Dai's intention to part ways is very strong, of course, they will not be painstakingly trying to stay, laugh and echo a few times, and say that let Ma Dai not be too demanding of the girl, this kind of temperament of women may not be treated anywhere in the past, but now Qingzhou is very inclusive.

Yang Chao even jokingly talked about a gossip, saying that the general Tai Shici seems to be good at this, his character and martial arts are famous all over the world, if Brother Ma is really worried about the fate of his sister, maybe he can go to the door to try it. Of course, on the hussar general's side, although there is a Mrs. Lu, he may not want to think about good things in pairs, in short, it is not a bad thing to have a true temperament.

Ma Dai was sweating profusely when he heard this, and he seemed to have fled.

He wasn't afraid of anything else, but he was afraid of what Xiao Wu would think after hearing it. I know that there are enemy countries on both sides now, but Xiao Wu's temper doesn't care about it.

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