Liangfangkou Pass, which is the military gate of Haizhou Wei located near Yingkou. The Ming army stationed there was led by a 'Beiyu' officer surnamed Li. This city is very small, 50 meters long on the side, made of blue bricks, and white ash joints. The city wall is not high, and there is a ditch outside the city, which is a very simple coastal defense fortification, which is responsible for guarding the road leading to Yaozhouyi from the direction of Liangfangkou.

Early in the morning, Li Beiyu stood on the wall of the west gate of the pass and looked out. He looked in the direction of the mouth of the Da Liao River, worried and irritable. About a month ago, a large number of rafts continued to float down the upper reaches of the Da Liao River, carrying hundreds of people and a large number of cattle and horses. Some villagers even said that they saw a strange-looking thing flying in the sky.

After Li Beiyu learned about this, he thought that he could make a fortune by coming to the fat sheep. After all, some cargo ships come in and out of this estuary from time to time, and although his official position as a coastal defense guard is a little lower, it is normal for him to collect some taxes or something. As a result, the people sent to collect taxes rushed over, but they were beaten and bombarded back.

The furious Li Beiyu also wanted to lead the troops to find a way back to the field, but he finally led a dozen soldiers to kill all the way, and fled immediately - not to mention the many people on the other side, and it was also equipped with extremely strong armed forces. Just looking at the fact that the army is all wearing armor, then it must be the family of the general.

This kind of person can't be provoked!

After Li Beiyu returned, he didn't plan to meddle anymore, and he didn't even think about reporting it. After all, 'more things are better than less', he thought that after a while, the group would naturally leave. As a result, in more than half a month, the team of unknown origin swelled rapidly. The number of people has changed from a few hundred to tens of thousands, and there are thousands of rafts going down the river, and the goods transported are really piled up.

At this time, Li Beiyu was really stunned, he had never seen such a formation in such a big life. So he hurriedly reported to the official master of Haizhou Wei, and at the same time sent someone to inquire about the details of the gang again. As a result, the commander of Haizhou Wei made the lord hurriedly run to take a look, and he was as in a hurry at the beginning - the dignified and high-ranking official actually fled in disgrace, and after returning the city gate was closed, as if facing a great enemy.

Before leaving, the commander also told Li Beiyu - don't provoke those people, if there is anything to discuss, don't cause trouble. What they have to ask for is met as much as possible. If you can't be satisfied, tell me, don't go to war.

Seeing the appearance of the commander and the envoy, Li Bei Yuxin said, "I'm just such a person, isn't it looking for death when you go to war?" But he was curious and asked, "My lord, where did those people come from?" ”

"Do you know Zhou Qingfeng? No. 1 in the world! People have offended all the well-known figures in the entire Liaodong, and even Nurhachi of the Jurchen Jianzhou Department in the north is not afraid. Fortunately, our Haizhou Wei is too far away from Fushun, so this official was not harmed. I had heard that he had escaped from Fushun and was going down the Hunhe River. But he never thought that he had escaped here. ”

The Haizhou commander once again advised: "This official will go and report to the governor of Liaodong and the Yamen of the capital division, before the order of the upper official is issued, you must not provoke this tiger." I've heard that his name of 'No. 1 in the world' is not a lie. Just looking at his strict ban on governing the army and the rectification of the ranks, this is not something we can deal with. ”

The commander made the lord so solemn, but he didn't possess Li Beiyu's frightened soul, and felt that he was simply being a neighbor with a fierce beast. He is also self-aware, knowing that his small pass can't stop the tiger and wolf army on the opposite side. The best way to save your life is to be obedient and not overkill.

After Li Beiyu decided on the strategy, he immediately sent his subordinates to get more than a dozen big fat pigs, and also picked dozens of loads of wine and food, and even forcibly found some women to send them in the direction of Yingkou. He just wants to pull a relationship and please the other party. Even if there is really a war, he just lets him go.

The team of the 'labor army' went tremblingly, but soon returned smoothly. The person who led the team also sent Li Beiyu good news - what is the name of that team is the 'Revolutionary Army', the trade is fair, and it does not ask for civilian goods. What we sent, people bought at the price. But the woman retreated, and forbade us to spoil people again.

Hey...... that's weird.

Li Beiyu was just a petty officer, and when he learned that the team was so good-tempered, he was a little more emboldened. Looking at the silver handed over by his subordinates, he immediately said with a sinking face: "Those people are anti-thieves, you dare to be greedy for their silver, this is a bad death." Tell ......, how much did they give you? ”

The subordinate immediately sneered, and took out two silver ingots from his pockets.

Oh ......, there's really silver!

Li Beiyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he dragged his entire subordinate over and shook it vigorously, and shook out two silver ingots from the other party. He immediately scolded happily and angrily: "You are a dog, even my lord and my silver dare to be greedy?" This adds up to fifty taels, and you dare to give me only ten taels. Come on, drag this guy to get forty lashes. ”

The greedy subordinates were soon screamed by pulling open their pants, but Li Beiyu looked at the silver in his hand and was stunned - a dozen pigs and dozens of loads of wine and food were actually sold for fifty taels of silver. It's a good deal.

If you can't escape anyway, why not make some money?

"Someone, let me go to the surrounding villages and collect more pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks. Sir, I'm going to personally explore the thief camp this time. Li Beiyu thought that he was also an official anyway, and it was natural to make more money. But just as he sent his men down to prepare the supplies, he didn't have an hour to hear the news - my lord, the people of the surrounding villages had gone to explore the thief camp with their own livestock and poultry.

What......? This is cutting off my financial route!

Li Beiyu jumped to his feet in a hurry, and hurriedly gathered people to stop the villagers near this pass. All buying and selling must go through him, otherwise it would be contempt for the king's law. But when he rode a donkey to the direction of the thief camp, he found that there was not only a large-scale thief camp on the tidal flat of Liangfangkou, but also a market with a surging flow of people.

Although Zhou Qingfeng prepared a lot of food, the more than 10,000 people in the camp still needed as much meat, vegetables, fish and shrimp as possible. Li Beiyu brought people to this bazaar, and they saw a lot of yellow croakers in baskets. Fishermen bring fish in baskets, and the procurement site in the camp weighs and pays on the spot.

"Hey, these people don't pay taxes." Li Beiyu saw the silver taels that were constantly being paid in the transaction, and what he thought in his heart was that a lot of tax silver was gone. The fishermen laughed when they took the money, and they went to the market to buy all kinds of goods they needed, such as cloth and grain—Zhou Qingfeng deliberately took out some of the grain he brought in to sell it in order to expand the trade and obtain meat.

And in front of Li Beiyu's eyes, several barefoot children also carried baskets of oysters, sea cucumbers, abalone, etc. to the market. The camp also spent money on these unsightly foods, but the price was very low.

But as long as a few cents of silver were put in the hands of the children, they could all cheer. Because there is an almost inexhaustible supply of all kinds of seafood on the seaside tidal flats, as long as you are diligent, you can dig more than a dozen baskets a day.

Ye Ye Ye ......, and the barefoot child dragged the basket and laughed and left. It is believed that it will not be long before they will come back with all kinds of harvested seafood. It was another joy. This happy scene made everyone in the market smile, and this mood was more cheerful than the New Year.

Li Beiyu rode a donkey into this temporary bazaar, and found that the goods sold here were dazzling, which was more lively than the big bazaars in Haizhou City. The surrounding villagers rushed over early in the morning and exchanged their produce for their daily necessities. There is even a small free clinic in this bazaar, where dozens of recruits from the medical company are conducting free clinics, to put it bluntly, training the common people.

Major illnesses can't be cured, but minor illnesses can still be seen. Even if you can't see a minor illness, it can open the eyes of rookie medics. This small clinic does not charge money for medical treatment, so many poor people from extreme poverty come with their families. Moreover, there is a female doctor in this clinic, which is a great blessing for low-level women who are plagued by diseases but cannot be treated.

Li Beiyu looked at the endless crowd, and there was only a long sigh. He has been in Liangfangkou for many years, and he has never seen such a lively scene. He shook his head and wondered if he should also go to see his old problem of rheumatism and bone pain, but suddenly saw an acquaintance squeezed out of the crowd of doctors. He immediately lowered his voice and exclaimed, "Niu Baihu? Why are you here? ”

Niu Baihu on the opposite side was also startled, and hurriedly grabbed Li Beiyu's hand and whispered: "Brother, don't make a noise, I'm here to explore the thief camp." ”

"Pull it down. You are the hundred households in charge of drying salt in Haibao in Weizhen, Haizhou, and you came here to investigate a ghost. You're not here to sell illicit salt, are you? Li Beiyu pondered for a while, and realized more and more that he had guessed correctly. It's a pity that he is guarding a pass and can't control a salt farm, otherwise he would dare to buy all the salt goods in the salt farm.

Hehehe...... Niu Baihu could only laugh a few times as soon as he saw that his deeds were revealed, "Brother, you also know." If my salt factory hadn't sold illicit salt, hundreds of stove households would have starved to death. Besides, I'm really here to investigate the thief's camp, and I've already got in touch with the purchasing manager here, and I know what people want and what the price is. The official already has the bottom in his heart, so he is ready to do a big job. ”

Li Beiyu could only roll his eyes at this, he had nothing to sell, so he could only be jealous in his heart. Looking towards the bazaar, I saw that many soldiers pushing wheelbarrows were constantly bringing coarse salt in sacks from outside. The salt is worthless at the seashore, but it would be expensive if it could be transported inland.

"Niu Baihu is really doing a good job, can you introduce the leader of this thief camp to my brother? Let me also explore the reality of this gang of thieves. Li Beiyu patted Niu Baihu's chest, "If there are benefits, you can't swallow them alone, and you have to let my brother and me get some benefits." ”

"Want to reap the benefits?" Niu Baihu deliberately looked left and right, but in fact, no one paid attention to them at all. But he deliberately approached Li Beiyu's ear and said, "It's not easy to reap the benefits? It depends on your brother, are you bold enough? ”

"Your brother even dares to sell private salt, what else do I dare not do?" Li Beiyu's eyes were hot, and he patted his chest and shouted: "Isn't it just a gang of anti-thieves, can I be afraid of them?" ”

Humming ......, Niu Baihu sneered twice, "This gang of thieves is looking for a few guides to go to the direction of Gaizhou, if Li Beiyu can help, he won't worry about running out of money." ”

Li Beiyu was immediately taken aback, but after a while, he smiled and said: "Gaizhou is not our Haizhou, I'm afraid of him." Quickly introduce me to the leader of this thief camp. Our commander has instructed you not to make trouble with this gang of thieves. As long as the money is sufficient, if you can help, you will naturally have to help. ”

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