"The Shanggu Sun family's caravan passed by, and the two dragon cousins took care of it!" In the valley, a caravan of 100 carriages moved slowly, and the guards of the caravan were all clenched with spears and horizontal knives in their hands, cautious and full of nervousness. Although the Shanggu Sun family caravan has been walking this trade route for many years, they are no strangers to the green forest heroes of the Erlong Hall of the Tiger League entrenched nearby. The Sun family caravan has to hand over a big gift to this Erlongtang every year in exchange for safe passage on the Erlongtang territory. This has been the practice for several years, and every year the tribute is paid, and every time the caravan passes by, it will also give another ten thousand dollars as a little money for drinks.

Sun Ping was the son of the Sun family's chief butler, and he also served as the head of the Sun family's caravan for three years. Walking this road can be regarded as a familiar road, but today Sun Ping always looks a little restless. I tore my throat and shouted over and over again, reporting my name, but my throat was about to shout hoarse, and I didn't see half of anyone respond.

No one responded, and it was not as simple as saving 10 tolls. Sun Ping was secretly panicked in his heart, a few days ago I heard that the Tiger Alliance seemed to have infighting, and Erlongtang had also changed the head of the hall, and the Sun family couldn't figure out this matter for a while. But Sun Ping was worried in his heart, if he really changed the leader, it would never be a good thing for him. The head of Erlongtang has changed, so the previous agreement between the Sun family and Erlongtang may not be recognized by the new master. There is no guarantee that the new boss will not recognize their previous agreement, and if the new boss has a big appetite, it will be a big problem.

There is always a lot of money outside the plug, and a piece of celadon ware from the Jiangnan Yuejiao is worth one or two silver, and it is transferred to the grassland. You can exchange it for a good foal, even if it's just an ordinary pony, and you can transport it to Jiangnan. It can also be several times the profit. An ordinary porcelain bowl can be exchanged for a sheep, a tea brick, and a few pieces of fine leather. The deeper you go into the grassland, the more valuable the grassland fur and livestock you bring back from the Central Plains. However, although this transaction is profitable, it also has many risks.

The biggest risk comes from these green forest bandits and bandits.

The Sun family is a big caravan, and every year they have to organize a number of merchant groups to run outside the Saiwai. I am familiar with the bandits and horse bandits along the road, and after spending a lot of money, I have also made an agreement with these green forests. In addition to the fixed filial piety once a year, some tolls are charged on a per-time basis, and the Sun family gives money, and the heroes also save trouble. Everyone cooperates with each other. In this way, although the Sun family spends a lot of money to set up various mountains and villages, as long as people don't have accidents and goods don't have accidents, they can still maintain a lot of profits every trip.

I'm afraid that those people won't take the money, or they won't count after receiving the money.

Sun Ping shouted for a long time, and not a single ghost shadow came out. My heart has become uneasy.

In the past, as long as the army was out, it was just closed. As soon as the banner of their Sun family's caravan came out, they pulled their throats, and immediately a good man from Erlongtang came out, smiled and took the money to buy the road, and then took them some wine and meat or something and left, it was not bad rules. But now, all the way out of the south exit, and after passing through the Erlong Xizhu Pass, he saw that he was about to go out of the territory of Erlongtang, but he still didn't see anyone appear, he was really panicked.

"Big brother, why are you sad?" Sun Ping's third brother asked.

"The people from Erlongtang haven't shown up yet."

"If you don't show up, you don't show up, and you can save ten times the wine money, it's not that we don't give it, it's that they don't come to get it." Sun Bao, the third elder of the Sun family, said with a smile and didn't care.

Sun Ping shook his head, "It seems that the rumors of the Tiger Alliance's internal strife are true, and most of these Erlongtang have changed hands." ”

"No, this Tiger Alliance is the largest green forest in the Yanshan area, and I heard that there are thousands of people and horses."

"What do you know, the Tiger League was not only the boss in Yanshan back then, but even ordered Yinshan and Taihang back then, and more than a thousand cottages listened to their orders, but a few years ago, there were only more than 100 cottages left. ：

'So what do we do?' ”

Sun Ping shook his head, what else can he do, of course he continues. This time, he actually got the meaning of the head of the Sun family and came to explore the road to inquire about the specific news of the Tiger League. For a big businessman like the Sun family, who often runs outside the fortress, the situation of the Tiger League is closely related to them, and once the Tiger League is in turmoil, maybe this trade route may no longer be easy to walk in the future. If it's just a change of ownership, even if it is to increase the protection fee, it is not a big deal, I am afraid that after the change of people, I will no longer buy their accounts, or in the future, this green forest will be unrestrained, and I will rob the wealth when I see it, that is the problem.

"Third brother, the caravan stopped and camped at the front, you are responsible for staying behind, and I will personally go down the mountain." Sun Ping said helplessly. Although it is very dangerous to go up the mountain, it will also have a bad impact, and the caravan will not go up the mountain directly to contact unless it is absolutely necessary, but in the current situation, he has to do so. If you don't know the situation, when you get out of Daning and cross the Great Wall, it will be even more dangerous at that time.

As he spoke, he suddenly heard a scream, and the next moment a long arrow had been shot in front of the horse.

The restless man of the mount stood up and hissed.

Sun Ping's face changed slightly, and he forced himself to calm down. "Don't panic, everyone, put the carriage in a circle, pick up the guys, and stay behind the carriage."

After that arrow, there were several whistles, and the sharp whistles echoed between the mountains and forests, making Sun Ping's heart directly rise to his throat at this moment.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and I saw several horsemen and horses suddenly rushing out of the forest, all of them tall and big, and they were unusually strong. However, when Sun Ping saw a familiar face among the visitors, the whole person immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He hurriedly turned over and dismounted, took two steps forward, and arched his hand: "I've seen Brother Duan, and the younger brother has been thinking since he left the military capital, when he sees Brother Duan, he must pull Brother Duan to drink two cups." Who are these brothers, Brother Duan introduced one or two. ”

He was really nervous in his heart, but he could only pretend to be calm, he had already seen that today's Zhi'an was only the lowest status among the people who came, which made Sun Ping secretly a little strange. In the past, it was just Duan Zhiping who came to collect the money, and as far as he knew, this Zhi'an was just a small patrol team leader in Erlong Hall.

Duan Zhi'an smiled at him, not as familiar and natural as before, "Why is Team Leader Sun out of the jam at this time." But it just so happened that someone came to introduce you. ”

Sun Ping listened to Duan Zhi'an's introduction on the side, and the more he listened, the more surprised he became. Those few people were actually the hall masters, city lords, and garrisons of the Erlong Hall. The hall master of the Erlong Hall used to be the tyrannosaurus Zhou Fang and the smiling tiger Xue Liang, and he had met both of them once, but he had never seen the three people in front of him, but the name of the hall master he had heard before, Wang Bao. If he remembers correctly, Wang Bao, also known as Karasuma Bao, is the number one general in Yanyun's eighteen cavalry under Yi Saburo, the white horse and silver spear of the Nine Masters of the Tiger League. But I didn't expect that now I actually became the city lord of Erlongtang, and it seems that the rumored news that there was infighting in the Tiger Alliance is really true. It's just that these two dragon halls only have school masters, and when will there be city lords and garrisons. What is that?

Wang Bao seemed to see through Sun Ping's doubts, and said with a smile: "Brother Sun's early arrival is not as good as the coincidence, there have been some changes in the Tiger Alliance recently, I'm afraid you don't know yet." Tell the truth. The LTTE is no longer what it used to be. It's very different. Since a few days ago, the LTTE has officially changed its career and is no longer a green forest. ”

Sun Ping was shocked, could the Tiger League have been recruited?

Wang Bao's words confirmed his speculation, "Now the Tiger League has accepted the recruitment of Yang Guang, the king of Jin, under the leadership of the new alliance lord Yi Feng, who is now also the champion general of the imperial court, Jia Yi Tong Sansi, and is also a soldier of the Jin Dynasty. In addition, there are: Our Tiger League has changed a lot now, and the most important of them is that the Tiger League will no longer eat green forest rice from now on. Tolls are no longer charged. ”

"No tolls?" Sun Ping couldn't believe it, "Could it be that Yimeng mainly took you south to the Central Plains and was resettled by the imperial court?" ”

"Well, no, we don't have any plans to do that for the time being, and we'll still stay here."

"That?" Sun Ping didn't say anything, what he wanted to say was that you were originally a group of green forests, living by robbing and collecting tolls, if you don't go south and don't rob, what will you do to live.

"We're in business now, too." Wang Bao said seriously, but in Sun Ping's ears, he felt extremely ridiculous. You group of green forests are not doing a good job of robbery and a good future, what are you learning to do business? He didn't believe Wang Bao's words at all, and he couldn't believe it.

It's just that Wang Bao said to him very enthusiastically: "I know you don't believe it, you can go up the mountain together to have a look." It was not too early in the day, so you should go to the mountains and rest for the night, and replenish your provisions. ”

Sun Ping's heart shook up, and the river surged upside down, saying that he was in big trouble now. I guess what I just said is so good, but in fact, it is to coax us up the mountain. This is really ruthless, I can't look down on it for ten times, this is going to swallow all their convoy property, and if it's over, I will treat them as meat tickets and extort a vote from the Sun family. He had the heart to refuse, but when he saw Wang Bao's enthusiastic appearance, he couldn't say anything in the end, so he had to beckon the caravan to go up the mountain with him. He thought to himself, as long as it doesn't hurt their lives, forget it, this time, it can be regarded as finding out the situation.

With such a mood, he was very entangled along the way.

However, when he came to Erlongbao City, he was still surprised. He had been to Erlong Castle before, and more than once. But the Erlong Fort in front of him is not the previous Erlong Fort at all. The original Erlong Fort is actually a cottage, not a lot. But at present, this is still in the same place, but it is not twice as big as the original, with tall stone walls, wide roads, suspension bridges, city gates, and even ditches, city gate towers, corner towers, etc., which is like giving birth to a new castle on the ground.

Duan Zhi'an introduced with a smile on the side: "According to the orders of our Yimeng Lord, the village was withdrawn and the city was built, and now the population of all the villages outside this pass has moved here, and Erlongzhai has also been expanded on the original basis, Erlongbao has become an inner fort, and the circle of expansion outside is the outer city." All kinds of defenses are complete and very safe. Moreover, there are streets and alleys in the city, warehouses, restaurants, restaurants, inns, etc. Passing caravans can rest here, or even directly put their goods here to trade and sell, and you can also buy a lot of commercial goods here. According to the orders of our alliance leader, there are now thirteen such castles in our Tiger Alliance, which are distributed on the periphery of Huaihuang City, and the original cottages have all become small supply points on the road. And the original rudder is now about to become the largest bazaar on the border of northern Xinjiang, where merchants from the Central Plains and merchants from the north can trade."

Duan Zhi'an talked endlessly there, but Sun Ping was already a little stunned, and Ren Ma took him into the city, looking at the neatly planned street in front of him, as well as the brand-new shops on both sides of the street, and the merchants coming and going on the street, he had a feeling like in a dream.

The white horse silver spear Yi Saburo became the new leader of the Tiger League, he didn't want to be the leader of the largest green forest in the north, not to conquer other cottages, he was actually recruited by the King of Jin, and changed his career to be a businessman, and he also changed the Tiger League's rudder cottages into commercial towns and trade route transit stations and supply stations, and also turned Huaihuang Town into a border trade bazaar? How could he have such a feeling of unreality, it was real?

But looking at the qiē in front of him, he couldn't think of any other possibilities?

After the initial shock and suspicion, out of the acumen of a businessman, he immediately thought of a question, if this was true, then for a big businessman like the Sun family, this was definitely good news!

Erlong City is obviously newly built not long ago, and there is a brand new flavor everywhere. Although there are still many places under construction in the city defense and neighborhoods, the two main roads that converge into a cross from the south to the north of the city and from the east to the west of the city have been completed, and these two main roads are fully twenty steps wide, and all of them are paved with flat bluestone slabs. Most of these shops are still closed at this time, but according to Duan Zhi'an's introduction, these shops will be divided into different markets, and they will be rented and sold to merchants in the future, and they will be divided into different business markets.

However, on this main road, there are also some shops that have opened, and he looked carefully and found that there are basically restaurants, inns, restaurants, and even green houses, teahouses, gambling houses, warehouses, etc.

"Well, what kind of shop is that?" At the intersection of two main roads, there was a newly opened shop, pù, and many people gathered outside to line up, which aroused Sun Ping's curiosity.

Duan Zhi'an smiled: "Oh, you said that shop, that's a newly opened salt shop." ”

"Salt shop?" Sun Ping was a little strange, but soon he was a little unimpressed. Selling salt here is not a good business.

"Brother Sun isn't going to take a look?" Duan Zhi'an asked.

"What's so nice about salt, isn't it all like that?" Sun Ping was a little strange.

"This is no ordinary salt, but snow salt and ice salt, one as white as a snowflake, as fine as a fine powder, as crystal as ice, and as beautiful as a gemstone. And there is no impurity, no bitterness, it can be described as an unprecedented treasure in salt. ”

Hearing this, Sun Ping couldn't help but feel a little moved, he didn't believe that there was such a miraculous salt in the world? (To be continued......)