Xia Benyu arrived in Yaozhou smoothly under the escort of Liao Haixing. Here he met a caravan of Beijing merchants from the Western Liaoning Corridor to the eastern border wall of Liaodong, which was also mixed with several Jiangnan merchants. The amount of goods carried by this cobbled caravan was almost equal to the amount of goods carried by Xia Benyu alone, so Xia Benyu was quite proud when facing these small traders, and those traders also had a sense of looking at Xia Benyu as a fool.

Because the territory of Liaodong is really not very peaceful, it seems that behind every pile of grass there is a Tartar hidden - either a real Tartar or a fake Tartar, anyway, there is not a good person. In this environment, it is very important to have few goods and be fine, and you may be able to escape! Like Xia Benyu, he doesn't even have a chance to escape. Take 10,000 steps back, even if you come safely on the road, and bring so many goods, wouldn't it make people lower the price? Those outside the border can't be pressed because they can't afford it!

Anyway, the two teams have their own thoughts, but on the surface they are very harmonious. The guys from Liaohaixing escorted them to the place and went straight back to Liangfangkou. Liangfangkou can give people a refreshing feeling, and it is all supported by manpower. As the saying goes, one minute on stage, ten years of work off the stage, and every detail on the surface are the result of repeated training and continuous indoctrination behind the scenes.

After Xia Benyu thanked him repeatedly, he gave these guys a lot of rewards. When other business travelers saw it, they inevitably asked, and unconsciously passed on the righteousness of Liaohaixing. At the same time, it also left a suspense for these merchants, what does Liangfangkou look like, if the price is really fair, the trade route is smooth, and it is not bad to ship over there. It may also be possible to increase the volume of goods and increase the profit.

Because Xia Benyu had the largest amount of goods and the most chariots and horses, he was elected as the leader by these merchants. Everyone pooled together money, took some valuable goods on the border of Liaodong, and hired local soldiers and civilians Yu Ding as guides and guards. Without much delay, I went straight to Liaoyang.

Liaoyang is the largest city in Liaodong, and its commerce is relatively developed, and Liaoyang has also gathered a group of hereditary officers of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, which is quite energetic in Liaodong. They are also the main acquirers and carry out border trade. Although Xia Benyu has the heart to directly open up the trade routes inside and outside the border. But after listening to the introduction of the business traveler of the same company, I also had to face the reality. Even with the strength of Liaohaixing, they have to consider giving up the direct customs clearance for goods to be sold, which shows that these local snakes are by no means good. Before Li Chengliang had nine generals and completely controlled Liaodong, it was really unwise to confront these hereditary generals.

The post roads in Liaodong retained the regulations of the early Ming Dynasty, and the post administration was more effective than that in the Guannai. But this is a victory for the system, and in terms of hardware, the road in Liaodong is really bad. Because the population is still too small after all. The mountains and forests on both sides of the road will always erode the roadbed pavement. Although there is Yiding maintenance, it cannot be denied that in this tug-of-war, the patience of plants is far better than that of humans. Over time, the road gets narrower and narrower.

In some areas, a fallen dead tree can cut off the road.

Xia Benyu looked at the sky, and then looked at the giant trees on the road, with a complicated expression.

"It's clearly someone blocking the way." The guide craned his neck: "If you think you can beat it." Here you will set up camp and fight them. If you feel that you can't beat it, you have to pay the money obediently. I can probably keep the goods, too. ”

When the merchants heard this, they were agitated. They sat in a circle and muttered for a long time, but they could not come up with a unified opinion. Those with more goods want to fight against the water, and those with less goods want to escape to Tashanpu as soon as possible; The calm wants to spend money to buy peace, and the radical wants to settle the war together. Xia Benyu is nominally the leader and recruits guides to escort him. decides to act, others are still willing to listen to him, when it comes to his life, no one treats him as an onion or garlic.

Xia Benyu gradually lost his patience, and he was eager to say "break up" angrily. It's a pity that he has the most goods, and after the gang is dispersed, those who have few goods can escape, but he can't. And if you want to pay for peace, the apportionment of the money is a problem. In the midst of the stalemate, he suddenly heard a sharp whistle.

This voice is inaudible to Jiangnan, like a whistle, but it is more sharp. But as long as you are a normal person, you can hear a simple meaning from it: it's a mess!

"It's Mingdi!" The guide's face changed suddenly, and he no longer dared to spend time with these merchants, so he turned around and got on his horse and left, and he didn't want any money.

Everyone was shocked, but they also knew that falling into the hands of the bandits would definitely not end well, so they hurriedly called the guards to set up a defensive formation. The recruited native guards did not hesitate to abandon these merchants and fled in all directions, with no intention of selling their lives at all. The caravan itself was few and guarded even less—not everyone had the foresight of Xu Yuanzuo to form a private army.

There was a barking of dogs and horses in the dark old forest, and a flying arrow pierced the sky and pierced into the soil under Xia Benyu's feet.

Xia Benyu pulled out the arrow and saw Bai Sensen's bony arrow cluster.

As the pigtailed Tatar bandits rode out of the mountains and forests, the caravan soon gave up its resistance and prepared to pay a ransom for its life.

Generally speaking, although the green forest bandits kill people like hemp, they are not idiots, and they know very well that it is better to raise chickens for eggs than to raise chickens for eggs. If all the merchants are wiped out, what is the point of controlling this trade route by yourself? At this point, whether it is a green forest hero, a **** leader, or a businessman who is regarded as a fat sheep and weak chicken, everyone can reach a consensus.

Xia Benyu fought hard and brewed a rhetoric in his chest, ready to negotiate with those Tatar bandits as a leader.

- Well, I need a general who can speak Tatar.

Xia Benyu thought.

However, the next scene left him dumbfounded.

These Tatar bandits had no intention of stopping the negotiations, and even asked for money to buy the road, and directly came to shoot the guards and merchants.

They're here to kill people and sell goods!

Xia Benyu was terrified. Suddenly, someone pulled him off his horse, and in his horror he didn't realize that it was his long-term follower. The Suzhou businessman, who had traveled from south to north, was dragged by his entourage and hid under the car, only to hear screams and howls outside, interspersed with the beastly laughter of the Tatars.

A corpse fell to the ground, staring at Xia Benyu with round eyes.

Xia Benyu was so frightened that he hugged the long retinue who was hiding together, and recited the Buddha's name in his mouth. It was a long time before he realized that the man was dead, and that he was dead. The man's blood spilled to his feet, causing him to curl up in fright, nearly toppling the loaded wagon.

- Don't look at me, don't look at me, don't look at me...... No one can see me, no one can see me...... The Jade Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty is the Buddha and the Bodhisattva are compassionate and compassionate......

Xia Benyu closed his eyes tightly, his mind was empty, his thoughts were chaotic, his lips trembled, and his body was cold.

The sound of killing outside is quiet.

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