Chapter 76: The Thief (Part II)
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For many years, there was only war in Liaodong, and it was close to the grassland, so there was no shortage of war horses. The two were trafficked and trafficked to the grassland of the Ming Dynasty, and the horse Shizhi ** was used as farming livestock. But in recent years, with the uprising of the people in Shanxi, both officers and soldiers and thieves have begun to have a demand for war horses. In particular, most of the thieves are mobile and fighting in various places, and it is difficult for the elite core to get rid of the tracking of the officials and troops.
The chaos of the people in the southern part of Shanxi blocked the trade route of Xuanda Town to the Central Plains in the south, and the caravan that killed Hukou could only enter the capital to the east, and then turn around and transfer the Guò Canal to traffic goods to Shandong and Jiangnan. The caravan from the west exit is not as convenient as the caravan from the east exit, and it also involves competition with the eight major families, which are all problems faced by the business alliance.
With the help of Omubu Khan, in more than a month, the caravan to Mobei will be able to return, and the goods exchanged for are mainly furs and war horses. Whether in the capital or in the south of the Yangtze River, the best fur is the favorite of the dignitaries, and it is not worrying about the market, it is nothing more than the size of the profit, but the war horse is completely different. With the current strength of the Shang Alliance, Liu Quan has not been able to find a quick channel to dispose of a large number of horses.
Zhai Zhe personally went south to seek a market for these goods.
The thief cavalry was stationed a hundred steps away, Gao Yingxiang turned over and strode forward, and arched his hand: "Brother Zhai, don't come unharmed!" ”
"It's been a year since the river meandered."
Gao Yingxiang waved his palm the size of a pu fan and said, "It's inconvenient to talk here, please go to Puxian to get together!" ”
"Please!"
Zhai Zhe took the reins from Feng Qin's hand, turned his head and signaled to Ji Hong, ordering him to take Feng Qin and self-de
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The big black horse snorted his neck and snorted, and moved his iron hooves.
"Good horse!" Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but admire, he had been selling horses at the border for more than ten years, and he had never seen such a good horse.
"Of course, I still have countless good horses in my hands!" Zhai Zhe's words are punned.
Puxian County was only broken by the displaced people not long ago, and there were 40,000 or 50,000 people in the refugee camp outside the city, and the pedestrians on the road avoided Gao Yingxiang's cavalry camp from afar.
The gates of the county town were wide open, and the traces of the impact of the giant trees were still there, and everyone entered the city, and dark brown blood spots could be seen everywhere on the streets, indicating the massacre that had just been experienced here.
Gao Yingxiang instructed his entourage: "Let the chef of Mochizuki Tower prepare for his life, and welcome your guests today!" Then he turned his head to Zhai Zhe and said: "Small place, very simple, please Brother Zhai Haihan!" ”
"No matter how humble a place is, it's better than outside the Saiwai!"
Gao Yingxiang laughed and said, "It's the same end of the world!" This sentence is also appropriate here.
The inside of the city is much more neat and clean than the outside of the city, there are few pedestrians on the streets, and all the soldiers with swords and arrows at their waists are met along the way, and this should be the main force of the high camp. Wangyue Tower is located in the middle of Puxian County, a group of people zigzag through a few streets, Zhai Zhe followed Gao Yingxiang to the restaurant.
The decoration of the restaurant is simple, the staircase railing of carved wood is exquisite, and there are some pen and ink calligraphy and paintings on the wall, it seems that the former owner has not put much effort into it, even if Gao Yingxiang does not know how to appreciate it, he also knows that this place is very good.
There were no people in the city, and there were no guests in the restaurant, Gao Yingxiang picked a private room near the window to beckon everyone to take a seat, and Zhai Zhe ordered Ji Hong to command the cavalry outside and bring Geng Guang to the table.
The effort is not large, and the entourage outside the door serves the food in rows.
Zhai Zhe saw all the way, he really didn't have much appetite, especially when he saw the meat and vegetables, he picked up the wine glass and said: "Master Gaomeng, I don't dare to be such a grand brother, I must be able to guess my intention!" ”
"I, the leader of the Rausch Alliance, are not worth mentioning, and Brother Zhai doesn't need to be polite to me. All you have is all I need! Gao Yingxiang raised his glass and drank it all.
Both of them are smart people, and some of their words are different.
Zhai Zhe pointed to Geng Guang and said: "This brother of mine is meticulous, and he is also from Shaanxi, and he is a fellow villager with Brother Gao, so he can be more close in the future." ”
Gao Yingxiang put a piece of fat meat in his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, and said to himself: "Prairie horses, I can eat tens of thousands of them!" "Just broke a county town, he gained a lot, the money in his hands is not of much use, only by expanding the strength, can there be more opportunities.
Regardless of whether Gao Yingxiang is in Kuhaikou or not, there is no doubt that the Rogue Army is the biggest place for war horses, and if you do the business of the alliance leader first, others will also have needs. Zhai Zhe said in a low-key manner: "This is the best, Jinnan is not peaceful, after the goods come, please take care of one or two brothers." ”
"Don't worry, no one dares to touch my Gao Yingxiang's things."
After eating a meal for nearly an hour, everyone chatted about the situation outside Senese and Senes, shouted about the presumptuousness, and several leaders scolded the imperial court, and let the border army starve to death without relief.
Zhai Zhe listened quietly, did not interject at will, and only picked up some vegetables to eat with chopsticks, which made everyone puzzled.
Zhai Zhe explained with a smile: "I've been outside the plug for a long time, and I am tired of eating meat every day. It dawned on a few people.
After staying in Puxian for another day, Gao Yingxiang specially invited Zhai Zhe to inspect the camp of the Wandering Army before sending someone to escort him out of Jinnan.
The details of the transaction Zhai Zhe had no intention of consulting, and the business alliance was in charge of the accounts, and Geng Guang was pulled in, and the rest was a matter of course. Where there is money to earn, there are merchants, Jinnan is such a chaotic situation, even the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to enter, and he also saw traces of caravans in Puxian. Thieves can loot money and exchange it for needed supplies at any time if they wish.
Geng Guang and more than a dozen others stayed behind to discuss the details of the horse market with Gao Ying, and Zhai Zhe led more than 50 horsemen to travel day and night, returning to the north to kill Hukou. Along the way, Feng Qin, who accompanied him, was like a mute, and he didn't say a word during the trip, although he hid in the well that day, he also heard the screams outside, and his head was covered in darkness, and he could guess what was born.
There isn't much business in Killing, but it's lively. The huge caravans that left the fortress in June set the area on fire, and the following month in January more and more people, both caravans and refugees, ventured out of the fortress and went to naturalization
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The refugees were gone, and the caravans were looted and returned, but fortunately not many lives were lost.
Xiao Zhiyan and Meng Kang stubbornly adhered to the road to naturalization. If the caravan met Xiao Zhiyan, it would be lucky, how could it be difficult to escape the bloody disaster when it met Meng Kang, although under Zhai Zhe's admonition, he had already restrained a lot.
There were more than a dozen roads from the Ming Dynasty to Monan, and the Han could not lock all the passages, and a few smuggling caravans entered the grassland to contact the Tumut tribe. But with the current embarrassment of the Tumuts, livestock is scarce, furs are gone, and there is still something to trade with Han merchants.
The people who came out of the fortress brought back explosive news: "The city of naturalization has been burned!" ”
Rumors spread quickly throughout the border town of Xuanda, making many Jin merchants fall into the Tang Dynasty, and the city of naturalization was the center of Xikou, which was the gathering place of the Mongols in the steppe. Without the Naturalization City, the caravans leaving the fortress had nowhere to stay, and safety could not be guaranteed.
In Xuanfu City, Fan Yongdou, who had found out the situation, temporarily cut off the idea of going out to the caravan from the west exit. Now that the grassland drought has passed, it is time to discuss the marriage of Fan Yi and Zhai Zhe.
Of course, he would not despise the role of killing Hukou because of the temporary difficulties of the destruction of the city of naturalization and the poverty of the Tumuts. The caravan of the east entrance went to the Modong grassland and Liaodong, and the west port could radiate the Mobei grassland and the Moxi grassland, if it were not for the rise of the Jurchens, the east mouth would still not be as good as the west mouth.
As soon as Zhai Zhe entered Pingkui, Liu Quan forwarded a letter, Fan Yongdou's handwritten letter.
After reading it, Zhai Zhe put the letter in his arms, with mixed feelings, some things need to be faced sooner or later, just like his brother Zhai Tang and Miss Fan's family.