Ankang Chamber of Commerce.

Judging from the registration information, this is an inconspicuous small chamber of commerce, with a scale of only more than 100 people, and the documents of the chamber of commerce are issued by the fallen Yuyang Mansion, mainly engaged in the business of grain and fur.

In any way, there is nothing surprising about such a small chamber of commerce. In the twenty counties of the empire, such new chambers of commerce were established almost every week, and similar chambers of commerce were closed down due to poor management. Because of this, although the border guards of Guang'an County had never heard of the name of this chamber of commerce, and they were also surprised why the chamber of commerce of Taiping County came to Guang'an, after the other party paid the tax in full and included a "benefit fee" of more than a dozen silver coins, they still chose to ignore it and let it go directly.

A caravan of dozens of wagons loaded with grain, cloth, oil, and salt was able to enter Gwangan County and continue its march to the southwest.

The three people led by them are the elite of the Taiping Army's Zhongbu Bow Battalion, the Gaochang people!

They traveled thousands of miles, starting from Daqing Pass, which was controlled by the Taiping Army, and passed through Taiping County, Yuanshan County, and entered Guang'an County for the purpose of returning to their hometown and taking care of the withered clansmen; The second is to recruit more Gaochang people to join the Taiping Army on the orders of Chen Wu.

This mention was first proposed by Gao Yueli.

As early as after joining the Taiping Army in Longshan City, Gao Yueli deeply felt Chen Wu's kindness and care, and always wanted to bring more clansmen to serve General Tiangong. It's just that since then, the Taiping army attacked Wu'an, and Liuliu jumped to Songjiang to fight Sifu, but there was never a suitable opportunity. After the Taiping army surrounded Dengzhou, the situation in Songjiang had been determined, and the shape was relatively relaxed, so Gao Yueli volunteered and made a request to Chen Wu again.

In this regard, Chen Wu gladly complied.

The Gaochang clan, who live in the forests of southern Gwang'an County, has a total of only 10,000 people, but due to their unique environment and talent, the proportion of sharpshooters in the clan is surprisingly high. To put it mildly, a young man who is a teenager can be a hunter with outstanding marksmanship. As early as the early days of the empire, the Shenji Battalion had specially recruited Gaochang people. It's just that they have broken off contact over the years, and they have been oppressed by the local government of the empire, and they have been forced to rebel, which has led to the tragic situation that is now fragmented.

But even so, Chen Wu estimated that the entire Gaochang clan could still pull out as few as three or four hundred as seven or eight hundred people of appropriate age!

Even if only some of them were willing to leave Gao Yue, Chen Wu's infantry battalion would be able to expand by leaps and bounds. What's more, the population of Guang'an County is complex, with as many as a dozen ethnic minorities, most of whom live in poverty and are discriminated against by the locals of Guang'an County.

In addition to the Gaochang people, Gao Yueli was confident that he would win over a group of warlike mountain people of other ethnic groups for the Taiping Army.

Because of this, in order to support Gao Yueli's actions and to buy people's hearts, Chen Wu personally ordered and came forward to form the Ankang Chamber of Commerce.

The meaning of the name comes from the word Tai Ping An Kang. Because the reputation of the Taiping Army has spread throughout the empire, using the Taiping Chamber of Commerce as the name is simply uncomfortable for himself, so he took the Ankang Chamber of Commerce as a replacement.

At this moment, dozens of carriages were full of grain, Songjiang cotton cloth, oil and salt, and as many as 50,000 gold coins. The former was all given by Chen Wu to the Gaochang clan for free in the name of General Tiangong, and the latter was a fund issued to Gao Yueli, which could be used as a settlement fee and recruit personnel if necessary.

The grain on the car is all bags of white flowers and flowers of good Songjiang rice, and the cotton cloth is sold all over the world, and the Gaochang people dare not think about it on weekdays. Now that he has received so many gifts from Chen Wu, whether it is Gao Yueli or the other two Gaochang people, their eyes are red with emotion, and they vow to successfully complete this mission to repay General Longen.

It took two days for the carriage to travel all the way, and it finally approached the San'in area.

The so-called hometown timidity, especially after leaving his hometown for more than half a year, the feeling is even stronger. Thinking about more than a year ago, the Gaochang rebellion was put down by the empire, nearly 1,000 people were killed or captured, and he was imprisoned in a prison waiting to be beheaded, and compared to now, Gao Yueli couldn't help but sigh.

By the way, because of the Chamber of Commerce, he and others should have died violently on the list of the government. The people of Gaochang must not know the news that they are still alive.

I will definitely be able to surprise them when I go back this time.

Thinking like this, the three Gaochang people became more and more like arrows, and they couldn't wait to fly back to the Gaochang tribe's big village immediately.

Under their guidance, a row of wagons struggled onto the path into the mountains. After four or five hours of driving on a bumpy mountain road, when even the bones of the coachmen were about to fall apart, a huge village appeared in front of them.

This Dazhai is the largest village of the Gaochang people. In the vicinity, there are still six or seven small villages one after another. Because it was almost dinner time, I could vaguely see cooking smoke rising. It's just that, looking at the past from a distance, compared to the scene before the Gaochang rebellion, Dazhai is now much deserted and dilapidated.

Gao Yueli's heart was a little sour, and he was about to jump out of the car and run over first, but he didn't want to be stopped suddenly.

An arrow was shot twenty paces at the front of the carriage.

Because the mountain road was bumpy and rugged, the speed of the carriage was very slow, so even twenty paces could not be stopped at all. Then, two dark-skinned men came out from behind the woods, looked vigilantly at this side with bows, and asked, "Ahead is the territory of the Gaochang clan, where are you...... Gao Yueli eldest brother? ”

Halfway through the words, he saw Gao Yueli's appearance clearly, and the man with the bow on the left was stunned.

He thought he was dazzled for a while, and rubbed his eyes vigorously, but Gao Yueli was still standing in front of him, and then he realized that he was not mistaken, and asked in surprise: "You, didn't you die in prison?" How? ”

"It's Cen Lao Er and Cen Lao Si!"

The other two people, because they were the four brothers who were rare in the Gaochang clan, were also quickly recognized.

"I'm alive!"

Gao Yueli's eyes were slightly red, and he said this sentence tremblingly. There was no need for any other explanation, and the two men with bows were immediately pleasantly surprised, and they threw down their bows and rushed over, laughing and jumping. The three clansmen who thought they were dead rushed back after more than half a year, what could be happier than this?

After being excited for a while, the love between the two sides calmed down a little.

Gao Yueli's cousin Gao Yueshan remembered his previous doubts and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on with Big Brother Gao?" How can the government say that you are dead? If it's been fine, why haven't I brought a message back for most of the past six months, and I've made everyone sad for so long. And ......" He looked at the convoy behind him, and was a little wary of these members of the Chamber of Commerce who were dressed as ordinary people but were actually half Taiping soldiers, and asked, "Who are these people?" ”

"It's a long story."

Gao Yueli greeted the caravan and said to Gao Yueshan: "They are all trustworthy friends, don't worry, let's talk about the specific origin as we walk." ”

Since Gao Yueli and the Cen family brothers said so, Gao Yueshan naturally would not doubt it. They are all Gaochang people, and they can't harm their brothers no matter what. What's more, although the people of these chambers of commerce look evil, the number of people is too small after all. Just one hundred and ten people, they can't pose much of a threat to the Gaochang clan.

"I tell you, after being arrested by the officers and soldiers and put in prison, we ......"

As Gao Yueli walked, he told him about being rescued by Chen Wu and joining the Taiping Army. Because the Taiping Army's reputation is already huge, even if the Gaochang clan is located in the corner of Guang'an County, after being defeated by the emperor, they are almost cut off from the outside world, and they have even heard of it. Knowing that his eldest brother joined the famous Taiping Army and killed a large number of officers and soldiers, Gao Yueshan couldn't help but be surprised again. Excitement again.

He had the heart to ask something more, but the chamber of commerce's convoy had already approached Gaochang Dazhai.

Seeing so many carriages coming, the Gaochang people, who had not come from outsiders for a long time, were alarmed. In addition to the hunters who went out to hunt and search for mountain goods, most of the remaining people who were still in Dazhai were alarmed. Soon, some of them recognized the two brothers Gao Yueli and the Cen family, and they couldn't help but be sad and happy.

"It's not just our brothers, but some of our clansmen haven't died!"

Gao Yueli jumped onto the carriage and announced the names of the more than twenty clansmen who were still in Songjiang.

Since joining the Taiping Army, due to the proper tactics and the fact that Chen Wu has always focused on protecting them, the losses of the infantry battalion have not been much. Of the 30 Gaochang death row prisoners bought, only four were killed in battle, and another seven or eight were wounded, but most of them had recovered from their injuries. This ratio is already very staggering compared to the infantry army.

After reading more than 20 names one by one, all the family members who heard the familiar names were surprised and cried. As for those whose hopes were disappointed, they also calmed down after a brief period of sadness. After all, I have endured enough pain in the past year or so, and now it is nothing more than a trace of waves.

"Brother Gao, what's on these carriages?"

A few of the juniors at the beginning smelled the smell of dried meat coming from the carriage, and couldn't help but saliva and asked--they saw that the people of the caravan were unloading, and no matter how they looked at it, it looked like they were going to leave it to Dazhai.

"That's right, the grain, oil, cotton and cloth on these carriages are all given to us Gaochang people by General Tiangong, and everyone has a share. Except for the last carriage, don't move, everyone else will help with the handle! ”

When the news spread, when they learned that the goods on the carriage were all brought by Gao Yueli, the clansmen in Gaochang Dazhai couldn't help but be ecstatic. After the last rebellion was suppressed, the situation of the Gaochang people had been stretched to the extreme. Not to mention the loss of a lot of labor in vain, even the mountain goods of the past were strictly lowered. The last time I ate white noodles, I don't know it was a few weeks ago.

These things brought by Gao Yueli can be said to have saved the entire Gaochang people!

After the surprise, they quickly noticed the Tiangong General mentioned by Gao Yueli. While I was grateful, I couldn't help but be curious.

Who is General Tiangong?

I think I've heard of it somewhere!