Daqingguan.

Since it was past noon, the cable suspension bridge was re-raised, and only one brigade of soldiers was left behind to be on duty at the head of the city. Because it was already May, the warm breeze and warm sun were shining on their bodies, which made the soldiers at the head of the city look very comfortable.

However, a rider galloping from a distance shattered the calm.

At first, the Taiping soldiers at the head of the city did not take it seriously. The other party is from outside the Guan, and it is certain that it is not the strength of the Taiping Army itself. In that case, it doesn't matter who comes, just wait outside until noon the next day. But as the distance narrowed, the sharp-eyed Taiping soldiers exhaled in a low voice.

Everyone quickly found out that something was wrong.

The man had been hit by at least two arrows, covered in blood, and looked so weak that he could not even ride a horse, and the whole person was almost lying on the horse's back. When rushing all the way to Daqingguan, the man barely supported his body, raised his head and wanted to say something, but he suddenly lost his strength, turned over and fell from the horse.

"This ...... What to do? ”

The Taiping soldiers at the head of the city, you look at me, I look at you, hesitate.

If you put it back in the past, there were many merchants and people coming and going from Daqingguan, and there was someone who could take care of that person. But lately, almost no one has passed through here, except for the large caravans. Outside Daqing Pass, it was empty, and there was not even anyone who could go over and help the man up.

"Could it be that the horse bandits did it again? Tsk, and a bow and arrow. ”

"I think he's a little familiar...... It seems that the head of the chamber of commerce who went out at noon? And the one who tried to bribe us! ”

"Yes, yes, that's him!"

You and I said a word, and finally let the captain on duty make a decision. Soon, the garrison military doctor rushed over with a medicine box, climbed down the rope ladder from the top of the city, and began to urgently rescue the man who was seriously injured by falling from his horse and Yan zhòng lost blood.

Wuhengshan's life is very big.

In the case of two arrows in his body, he ran out of seven or eight miles on horseback, and actually survived. According to the military doctor who gave first aid, if he arrived a moment late, if the part of the arrow in Wuheng Mountain was moved two centimeters to the lungs, or if Wuheng Mountain's own physique was worse, no matter which point, this guy would be dead.

But fortunately, after first aid, Wuhengshan's life was saved!

After being in a coma for more than a day, Wu Hengshan relied on his sturdy body that had been practiced hard for many years, and barely broke open his eyes. When he learned that he had survived and that this was the Taiping Army barracks in Daqingguan, a trace of joy flashed in his eyes, and he opened his mouth and said in a weak voice: "...... Horse Bandits...... Joint ......"

After explaining this crucial matter in his heart, Wu Hengshan exhausted his breath and fell into a coma again. However, the military doctor and a soldier who was on surveillance heard what Wu Hengshan had just said.

This information was promptly reported.

"The horse bandits and robbers outside the gate have actually joined forces to attack the Great Chamber of Commerce?"

After receiving the news, Mo Guohao was also taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he sent a soldier to Qingpingji and called someone to confirm the identity of Wuhengshan.

Although the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce was registered in Daqingguan when it went out, it only recorded some information such as the size of the caravan, the type of goods, and the chamber of commerce to which it belonged. The specific identity of Wuheng Mountain, and how to deal with it after it is determined, the people of Qingpingji must know better than them. After all, the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce is also a large local chamber of commerce in Songjiang, and it is very familiar with the forces behind Qingpingji.

One of the persons in charge of Qingpingji, Zhou Wen'an, the foreign affairs manager of the Zhou family, received a request from the Taiping soldiers under such circumstances.

Recently, especially since the Taiping Army entered Daqingguan and captured Yuyang Mansion, Qingpingji's situation has been relatively embarrassing. The forces behind it are all top officials, businessmen and powerful figures in Songjiang County. It stands to reason that Qingpingji should be inseparable from the Taiping Army. However, the reason why Qingpingji was able to save zài, or the purpose of its establishment, was to make money from Daqingguan - whether it was the garrison in Daqingguan or the merchants passing by.

Because of this contradiction, Qingpingji's position is very entangled, and before a decision is made above, he can only choose to ignore Daqingguan.

For a long time, the Taiping army also restrained the soldiers, and the light yì would not come to Qingping, and the two sides were safe. But today, the Taiping soldiers suddenly came to ****, which made Zhou Wenan a little confused.

What could it be?

Could it be that the Taiping Army finally wants to attack Qingpingji?

In Zhou Wenan's heart, the only possibility that came to mind was this, and he was also prepared in advance. Because of the authorization of the people behind the scenes, especially the Zhou family, Zhou Wen was not panicked. If the Taiping Army is not greedy, they will quietly reach a cooperation and transfer what was originally given to Luo Tianze to the other party. If the Taiping Army wants to monopolize the business of Qingpingji, then it can't be said, everyone can only break up.

However, after politely meeting the visitor in person and giving the Taiping Army enough face, he found out that the other party was not here for this matter at all.

After hesitating, Zhou Wenan took two henchmen and rushed to Daqingguan in person.

Anyway, there is more than a mile on both sides, and the Taiping army wants to attack this close neighbor, but they can't hold it out at all. In this case, Zhou Wenan is not afraid of how the other party will be treated when he enters Daqing Pass.

"Please come with us."

The Taiping soldiers were ordered to take Zhou Wen'an to the barracks where he was temporarily staying in Wuhengshan.

Seeing the pale person on the hospital bed who he had known for at least ten years, Zhou Wenan couldn't help but be shocked.

"What the hell is going on?"

A few days ago, before the caravan of the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce left the customs, he gathered in Qingping for a night, and Zhou Wenan remembered it clearly. Why did the other party end up like this after only two or three days of not seeing each other? What about the rest of the Chamber of Commerce in the clouds?

With great doubts and shock, Zhou Wenan met Mo Guohao.

………

"That's how things happened, and as for the rest of the Chamber of Commerce in the Clouds, I'm sorry." Mo Guohao shook his head, his face was a little solemn: "In the more than a day since I fled back to Daqingguan from Wuheng Mountain, the defenders of my Taiping Army have not seen any people from the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce again, but I am afraid that there will be more evil and less auspicious." ”

The horse bandits and robbers in the original mountain county outside the Guanwai have joined forces! And even the scale of the Cloud Chamber of Commerce has been robbed!

This news made Zhou Wen'an's body cold.

Although the scale of the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce is not the largest in Songjiang County, and it can't even enter the top ten, it is also well-known. If even such a chamber of commerce is defeated, then the situation outside the customs is only afraid ......

Reluctantly, Zhou Wenan forced himself to accept the news. After secretly thinking about Mo Guohao's intention to inform him, he made a decision and arched his hand: "Anyway, Zhou Mou has thanked Commander Mo on behalf of Wuhengshan and the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce. When the people who deal with the follow-up matters from the Cloud Chamber of Commerce come, there will be a heavy reward......"

Speaking of this, he was a little slurred, as if he didn't know whether to say something or not.

Mo Guohao guessed that the person in charge of this Qingping set might want to say something inconvenient, so he motioned to the other party to speak. Although the military discipline of the Taiping Army was strict, it was actually quite free to speak.

With Mo Guohao's permission, Zhou Wenan hesitated and said: "Zhou looks at the Taiping Army and General Tiangong, and it seems that he has great ambitions. I just don't know, what do you think of the horse bandits and robbers outside the gate? ”

After all, the Taiping Army also started as a bandit, and Zhou Wenan was a little unsure of the other party's attitude. Even, he didn't dare to rule out whether there were Taiping soldiers pretending to be among the horse bandits outside.

The other party's question, as well as the things he wanted to try, quickly made Mo Guohao understand.

He sat up straight, propped his hands on the case, and solemnly said to Zhou Wenan: "A group of thieves and horse bandits, disturbing the place, it is not a pity to die!" ”

Although the Taiping army also came over like this, General Tiangong was forced to have no choice but to do anything else. Now that the Taiping army has more options, it is natural that they will use methods that are more beneficial to them. When the identity and strength change, the position will naturally be different.

Of course, Mo Guohao's words seem to be ironic about his own people. In order not to let Zhou Wenan misunderstand anything, he emphasized: "This is what General Tiangong himself said. ”

Chen Wu's attitude, of course, represents the attitude of the Taiping Army.

This statement made Zhou Wenan feel a lot more at ease. And he quickly thought that if the Taiping army really got involved in the horse bandits outside the Guanwai, there was no need to save Wuheng Mountain. After all, Wuhengshan was alone when he fled back, and after he was killed, he found a place to bury him, and he didn't know it.

Since that's the case, then things will be easy.

As the foreign affairs manager of the Zhou family, Zhou Wenan also has a lot of arbitrary authority, especially since the main family has explained this matter in advance. Finding out Mo Guohao's attitude, he immediately merged the two things into one thing, and pleaded: "Those horse bandits and thieves outside have been so mad that they have seriously affected the business and safety of the Songjiang Chamber of Commerce. And their savings will have a great impact on your army's collection of taxes in Daqingguan. For the sake of the people, for the sake of Songjiang, I also asked the Taiping Army and Commander Mo to try to send troops to exterminate those horse bandits! ”

He raised his voice and promised: "For this reason, we Qingpingji are willing to give away 20% of the income." As long as the Taiping Army is still in this Daqing Pass for one day, the income dividends will not be cut off. ”

After listening to Zhou Wen'an's conditions, Mo Guohao slowly spoke.

"Actually, I won't hide it from you."

In the other party's somewhat nervous gaze, he gave an affirmative answer: "The Taiping army was already preparing to go out of the customs to suppress the bandits four days ago. However, as you know, our Taiping Army came from Taiping County, and we are not too familiar with the local and foreign situation. How can I do my best to exterminate those horse bandits, I'm afraid I still need the help of your people in Qingpingji. ”

As Zhou Wen'an said, those horse bandits outside the gate not only affected the interests of the entire Songjiang Chamber of Commerce and Qingpingji, but also affected the interests of the Taiping Army.

After discovering that the horse bandits were becoming more and more intense, the Taiping army had already reached a consensus on this point.

Mo Guohao's answer on behalf of the Taiping Army made Zhou Wenan overjoyed. Regarding Mo Guohao's request, he did not hesitate at all, and agreed to it.