Chapter 0368
Liling City, North Street will arrive immediately.
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There was still a large pile of mule and horse manure in the courtyard as usual, Wei Bushan frowned when he looked at it, and he didn't say anything.
There was a clanging sound in the backyard.
The craftsmen were repairing the horses and saddles every day.
These days, they have eaten enough, there are salt, vegetables, melons and fruits to eat, and there is still a meal of meat to eat in a few days, and the faces of the craftsmen who were originally full of wood and green have turned red, and the children's faces have become a little ruddy.
As soon as the treatment is good, these people are very attentive to doing things, and they make non-stop from morning to night every day, not only do they live quickly, but the quality is also excellent.
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A shopkeeper wearing a beanie hat and wearing green silk was sitting in the courtyard, about thirty years old, with a bearded chin, and he looked quite white.
Only the eyes turned quickly, and the light swept around.
Wei Bushan knew at first sight that he was not a good match.
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"Shopkeeper Fang, this is the Wei proprietor of Dahesheng."
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When Fang Babei saw Wei Bushan's flat age, a trace of doubt immediately appeared in his eyes.
However, this person is a city government, and he still said with a smile at the moment: "I have heard a lot of things about the Wei Dongzhu in this Liling City, and they all say that it is a talent that comes once in a hundred years, but I didn't expect it to be so young."
Wei Bushan smiled, staggered the conversation, and said: "I heard that the shopkeeper Fang has a batch of goods to Suzhou, and I am ready to bring all the manpower to personally hold this trip for the shopkeeper Fang."
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A hint of surprise appeared in Fang Babei's eyes, he didn't make a decision, mainly because he couldn't trust Wu Feng and his group.
These ruffians knew at a glance that they were not good people.
Of course, he brought a few people with him when he went out this year, but if he had trouble on the way to the goods.........
Fang Babei didn't know if he could resist it.........
However, if the proprietor, who is quite wealthy in Liling City, charges the goods together, this layer of worry can be eliminated.
Fang Babei himself did not say this meaning, but this Wei Dongzhu took the initiative to say it, which shows that he is also a very shrewd lord who understands things.
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"Since the proprietor Wei said so, the matter can naturally be decided."
Fang Babei thought about it again and again, and finally settled the matter of transporting the goods with Wei Bushan.
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"Ten two-wheeled chariots, each with two horses or mules, ten accompanying mule drivers, ten dart masters, and one of the proprietors and attendants, shall be paid three hundred and fifty taels for the mules and horses, and three hundred and ten taels for the whole amount shall be made up at the bottom, and shall be paid before the departure, and so on."
Fang Babei is very cautious in doing business, but after it is settled, it is very simple.
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In half a day, Wei Bushan selected the vehicle and bodyguards, and he and Wu Da went together.
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There was a rush when the "Immediately Arrived" team, and the ruffians also gathered urgently, standing together one by one, barely standing horizontally in a row of ten people, each with a weapon such as a long knife.
A few of the taller ones were armed with long weapons such as iron spears.
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The ruffians have only been here for three or five days, and Wei Bushan comes over every day to teach them to line up and a few simple formations, the former Wei Bushan knows a little, and the latter is completely in the new book.
These days, these ruffians practice with weapons every day, but most of them don't take it seriously, but they also know that they are receiving money from Wei Bushan.
Every day, when Wei Bushan was there, his attitude was more serious, and he also had a slight appearance when he stood in front of Wei Bushan.
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At this time, there was an old ruffian in the courtyard who swept the floor with a broom, and slowly swept the mule and horse dung into a pile.
Seeing Wei Bushan's gaze, the man held a broom in his hand and bowed down.
"That's Lao Hua, almost forty years old, he can't run, he has to do these things." Quan Niu saw it on the side, and said with a disdainful face: "If the proprietor is not happy, the villain will talk to him later and tell him to go home."
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"No need."
Quan Niu and Wu Feng are also a little different.
Wu Feng has a lively brain.
Quan Niu often looks at the wind and faces and caters to people's hearts, which is completely different from his rough image.
Wei Bushan shook his head and said with a smile: "The yard is so dirty, it's good to sweep it like this."
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Now that everything has just started, Wei Bushan has no capable talents, and Uncle Wu and nephew are still competent, but they still need to be slowly observed.
Wang San's younger brother went far away, and he had to run around the store at home, and there was still a lot to learn.
Even if Wei Bushan himself is still slowly adapting to everything in Liling City, how many tricks can be used, and it is already good to have the current situation.
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At noon, Wei Bushan returned to the Wei Mansion and the words and deeds of everyone in the mansion, and briefly explained a few words by the way.
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Soon after noon, everyone finished their meals and drove the mules on their horses.
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Many people in the market watched, and groups of idlers stood on the side of the road, talking about Wei Bushan in a low voice.
A lot of things happened in a short period of time, all of which are closely related to this new owner.
And now that the fanfare has made this "coming soon", many of these affairs are new to many shopkeepers, and many people have not yet figured it out.
As a result, the business has already been taken over by this "coming soon", which is a bit shocking.
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There are also many serious mules and horses in Liling City, and there are several heads, and when passing by these stores, Wei Bushan noticed the jealous eyes.
If it weren't for Dahesheng, most of this big business would have been divided by these firms, and they should have accepted it if Wei Bushan and others were not pleasing to their eyes.
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But I have to take a look, but none of the pickers don't open their eyes to fight, but Wei Bushan noticed that these pickers were obviously resentful, and I am afraid it was not so easy to stop.
Taking people's jobs is by no means a trivial matter, and Wei Bushan still has this awareness.
Dahesheng and his own Weifu he has arranged some guards, and now he has to use the ruffians, these guys are bold, he wants to use a few farmers and pawns to practice, but he has no bad rank, the foundation is shallow, this has to be left for the future.
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The ruffians who followed Wei Bushan's side, each with weapons, were very dazzling.
These ruffians have also been singled out several times, and most of them have the status of pawns, not to mention carrying swords and swords, even if they are bows and arrows.
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All the chariots and horses came out through the gate of Liling and went along the road.
Wei Bushan ran a few laps in front of and behind the convoy and made a silent calculation.
Each two-wheeled vehicle only transports 1,000 catties of goods, and if there are more, the body is too heavy, and it is very difficult to steer left and right, and the body and wheels can not bear it.
That kind of big four-wheeled carriage is very expensive, Wei Bushan has seen a few, I feel very heavy, although it can hold thousands of catties of goods, but the transportation is not more than 100 miles, that is, it is more suitable for the chafu to use it to transport grain for a short distance.
No wonder this car is available, but the number is very small.
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Each cart was carried out on two mules or horses, and the speed was about twelve miles in an hour, and in this way, it was impossible to reach the capital in front of it after dark, so he had to stay in the wilderness.
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In the evening.
The porters drove their carts to a mule and horse shop, which was the best choice for the merchants, with stables to take care of the mules and horses, feed the soybean meal, wash the horses, and have a hand to help, as well as a fire to cook and rest.
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Wu Da was responsible for contacting.
Wei Bushan and Fang Babei rode horses and watched the sunset together, chatting without a word.
Fang Babei became more and more curious about Wei Bushan, no matter how he talked and behaved, this Wei Bushan did not look like a young man at all, but like an old businessman.
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After a while, Wu Qi rushed over in a hurry, and said from afar: "The owner of this shop is crazy, saying that the store is full and can't receive us, and I added 20% to him and still can't do it."
At this time, a group of people gathered in front of the door of the mule and horse shop, and there were one or twenty of them, all of them with sticks and knives, and some with kitchen knives, probably the same as men and cooks, and these people stood in front of the store and scolded Wei Bushan, and their tone was ugly.
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Fang Babei smiled and said: "After walking such a distance, it is estimated that the leading branch of Liling City is here, and it is ready to defend the proprietor here."
Wei Bushan looked around, and suddenly said, "You blind sons are still fucking listening here, don't you have a burning stick in your hand?" Don't hurry up and fight!! ”
In the past few months, he has been steady in the store, kneeling when he sees a errand, holding back the anger in his belly, and when he shouted out, his heart suddenly felt relieved.
If it weren't for the scruples about his image, Wei Bushan himself would have wanted to rush up with a knife and slash in all directions.
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Fang Babei smiled dumbly, and only then did he realize that Wei Bushan was a normal young man, not as old as before.
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After getting Wei Bushan's order, Wu Feng and Quan Niu and others still hesitated, they became ruffians who set up this sect and that faction, nothing more than doing this kind of thing, and they were practicing in "Immediately Arrive" every day for a while, everyone was very depressed, and everyone turned over and dismounted at the moment, and rushed over with various weapons.
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The porter over there has also been prepared for a long time, and the porter has waited for a few dozen or so people, forming a slight advantage in the number of ruffians here.
The porter is not a good stubble, even if the simple farmer has been working for a few months, the porter has become an old oilman, and he can turn into a thief if he pulls out a knife halfway down.
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Each of the porters also shouted, brandished all kinds of weapons in their hands, and rushed forward together.
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The momentum on both sides is huge, Fang Babei is a little surprised, and he is also a little worried about his goods, in case the big victory side loses, these porters don't have to take their goods by the way.
It's one thing for his goods to be valuable.
The important thing is to prepare the goods for those nobles, which people use to reward people or send congratulations, if it is delayed, even Fang Babei's identity cannot afford it.
However, Fang Babei also knew that this one had to fight.
The porter's line and the mule and horse line are not good stubble, this time let it, in the future, the business of Dahesheng will not be able to do, and the matter of opening a branch is not wanted as soon as possible.
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And Fang Babei's idea of delivering goods through Dahesheng in the future has also come to naught, no matter which side he stands on, this battle will not work.
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The two sides quickly looked at each other, the ruffians were experienced, and the mule and horse shop were outnumbered, and the two sides fought together, and they both smashed their weapons in their hands towards the opposite side like crazy.
Spears, knives, and kitchen knives are in a ball.
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From time to time, some people fled backwards, and at first there were many porters, although they were brave, but in the end they were not as experienced as the ruffians in fighting.
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Later, the situation changed greatly, the ruffians could not resist the other party, and from time to time there were ruffians who were injured and retreated, originally they were few people, and retreated a few to the side of the convoy, and the rest were gradually surrounded and beaten, and soon they could not resist.
"Lord Wei, your subordinates are not very good."
Fang Babei looked anxious, these ruffians looked fierce, but once they really fought, it was like this.
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More than a dozen people were holding decent weapons, spears and knives, the blades of which were more than three feet long, sharp and narrow.
The spear is also a standard spear, the spearhead is sharp, the long pole connection and the handle are wrapped in iron, and the long pole is made of high-quality wood, which is very tough.
Holding such a sharp weapon in his hand, he was beaten by a group of porters, and he was about to be defeated.
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Wei Bushan also drank these ruffians in his heart, telling them to be very lazy when they practiced, and they didn't want to move.
He recruited these guys to see how bold they were, not to train a group of martial artists, as long as they used to resist thieves.
Who expected that it was not the opponent of a gang of pickers at all, and it was simply useless.
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Wei Bushan also understood in his heart that these porters in front of him were not ordinary people.
If it was a group of ordinary people, the ruffians were scared away with their weapons, not to mention rushing up.
There was a resolute look on his face, today's trip is not only related to the "soon" business, but also the porter business, and the ticket number business is still to come.
The first shot is dumb, and there is no need to think about it below.
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At this time, the ruffian had collapsed, and the whole cow took the lead in escaping to Wei Bushan's side, shouting as he ran: "Proprietor, no, these porters are very evil, we are not opponents, hurry up, I will protect you."
Wu Da didn't go into battle, and at this time, he saw that his nephew Wu Feng was still waving a long knife in front of him to block people, and said angrily at the moment: "The proprietor is riding a horse and wants you to protect something, go back quickly, you don't go up to me."
"No, I can't beat them........."
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The noisy and close here became, Fang Babei's face was already very ugly, and after a while, the ruffian and the mule man here were chased away.
He also had to come up with a large sum of silver to hire the other party's porters, and the road was not necessarily safe, and maybe these porters would dare to draw their knives and rob the goods when they got to the wild.
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At this time, Wei Bushan set off and dismounted and went all the way forward.
"The proprietor?" Wu Daxin was surprised.
Fang Babei's face was also a little stunned.
Wei Bushan's face was as usual, but his heart was boiling like boiling water, he was not afraid of fighting, and it didn't hurt if someone came to stab him now.
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Everyone was stunned, watching Wei Bushan take the lead and rush to the opposite side.
"Proprietor, I'm here too!!" Wu Da's eyes were red, he had calculated himself as the proprietor with Jin Erfu before, but the proprietor didn't bother with him, even Jin Erfu was fine.
Where can such a large number of proprietors be found?
Later, Wu Da saw Wei Bushan's mind and ability, if Wei Bushan had any accidents at this time, many grand plans would have failed.
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Wei Bushan looked back, and sure enough, Wu Da drew his knife and followed, and his momentum was not weak.
Quan Niu and a few other ruffians who escaped back were all stunned, they didn't expect to run back, but the proprietor and the third shopkeeper rushed up.
They didn't know what to do, and they subconsciously stood in place in a daze.
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A porter brandished a long knife, boring and slashing at Wu Feng's knife, Wu Feng was already difficult to block, this knife was strong and heavy, and his hand was numb, and he was about to get up and fight back, but the other party kicked him.
Wu Feng's whole person couldn't help but retreat backwards, and there were many flaws in front of him.
The porter who kicked him down, at this time, put the knife away, and slashed horizontally at Wu Feng's abdomen, if this knife was cut solidly, he was afraid that Wu Feng's corpse would be on the spot.
"Bang!!"
When it was dangerous, there was a sudden loud bang.
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The porter suddenly turned around. Seeing the sight in front of him, this person didn't dare to swing the knife again, and subconsciously took a step back.
Wei Bushan held a cannon in his hand, the muzzle of the cannon was soaring into the sky, and white smoke was still emitting.
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The cannon shook everyone present.
Whether it is a ruffian or a porter, fighting is a common thing, and knives are also common, and casualties are inevitable, but this is the first time I have seen artillery.
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Seeing the smoking muzzle, the porters were all in a daze, and the porters who were extremely brave just now slowly retreated.
The ruffians regained their morale, scolded and drove the porters together, raised their long knives high, and ordered the porters to squat.
The porters did as they were.
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Wu Feng stepped forward to kick the porter just now and scolded: "Scrap ......... I almost cut Lao Tzu just now, and Lao Tzu will cut you in a while. ”
There was a haze in the eyes of the tall man, but looking at Wei Bushan, who had been refilled, he was squatting on the ground and didn't dare to make a sound.
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Wei Bushan directly loaded it with black powder, and this cannon was made by the craftsmen who had "arrived at once", and these craftsmen had made many firearms.
This is also the common place in the world, a city produces a large number of firearms, and the craftsmen are not enough to draw them from all over the world.
The craftsmen who "arrived soon" not only worked in Liling Castle, but were also transferred to Kyoto to work for a year, and they were released when the time came.
With such a skill, an artillery piece is nothing.
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The cannon in Wei Bushan's hand was less than three feet long, weighed about five or six catties, and used four coins of black powder and one lead bullet.
You need to get a lead bullet in front, then tie the lit fire rope and trigger the fire door when fired.........
After the explosion, Wei Bushan hurriedly reloaded, the ruffians were not opponents, his artillery had become a powerful move to victory, if he held an empty cannon, it would be the same as a burning stick.
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The process of loading black powder is very tedious and requires more than a dozen steps.
Fortunately, he was in a calm mood, and when everyone was in a hurry, the second shot was finally loaded.
The black hole cannon aimed at the group of porters, and finally stopped everyone's movement.
This one is considered a victory.
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Seeing this, Wei Bushan stopped Wu Feng and asked the man, "What is your name, have you ever been a pawn before?"
The porter looked up at Wei Bushan and replied, "The villain Wang Gufeng used to be a guard in Suzhou City."
"How did you become a porter again?"
"The villain has a bad temperament, and he can't do it if he offends the team, so he has no choice but to ........."
"Alright, I got it."
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Wei Bushan stopped this person's words, the man in front of him was very strong, but there was yin in his eyes, he knew at a glance that it was not a good stubble, and what he said was false when he heard it, eighty percent was a deserter, and he might have some life.
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At this time, Quan Niu and the others rushed to the mule and horse shop and dragged the shopkeeper out of the shop.
The man had been kicked back and forth by several bulls, his hair was scattered, and he looked like a madman.
Wei Bushan looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Throw it into the well."
"Holo."
Quan Niu was a little surprised, but turned to be excited.
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Wu Da's lips moved, trying to persuade him, but he didn't speak.
A grim smile appeared on the faces of the rest of the ruffians.
The whole cow dragged the shopkeeper to the well at the door, and the shopkeeper shouted loudly, and the porters made a commotion, but looking at the long knives in the hands of the ruffians and Wei Bushan's artillery, after all, no one dared to move.
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"Plop"
After a crisp sound, the shopkeeper was thrown into the well, and kept fluttering in the well, and the sound was a little dull.
Wei Bushan's face was calm, he looked at that Wang Gufeng and said: "Your sword skills are good, and you are also strong, my "Coming Soon" has just been erected, and you need to use manpower, you do it with me, will it succeed?" ”
Wang Gufeng was a little shocked and said, "The villain just went against the proprietor.........
"To each his own master." Wei Bushan turned a deaf ear to the shopkeeper's screams at the bottom of the well.
Wang Gufeng shuddered, only to feel that the person in front of him seemed to be hiding something that he was afraid of, so he no longer hesitated at the moment, and arched his fist and said, "The villain is willing to serve the proprietor."
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"Very good." Wei Bushan nodded, looked at the rest of the porters, and asked, "Is anyone else willing?"
Five or six porters arched their fists and said, "The villain is willing to play for the proprietor."
Most of these porters are single, composed of homeless and landless peasants, and there are also fugitives of unknown origin like Wang Gufeng, but Wei Bushan doesn't mind, anyway, the original ruffians under his command are probably like this.
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As for the porters, the same is true, the original proprietor asked them to stop people, and after defeating the new proprietor's family, he recruited them, so naturally he followed the wind and took advantage of the trend to do the right thing.
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Wei Bushan shook his head when he thought about it, our big win, except for those serious business guys who are children of good families, what are the reasons for the rest.........
At this time, the voice of the shopkeeper at the bottom of the well was quiet, and Wei Bushan said to the whole cow standing by the well, "Throw the rope down."
"Yes, proprietor."
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Quan Niu's tone became more and more respectful, and he did not neglect or delay Wei Bushan's order at all, he quickly untied the bucket carrying water in his hand and threw the rope down.
The shopkeeper soaked for a long time, and when he saw the rope, he quickly fished it out, and several people pulled it hard, pulling up the shopkeeper who was soaking in water.
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Wei Bushan rode over, but did not come down, and looked coldly at the shopkeeper on the horse and was silent.
How dare the other party be arrogant at this time, and sit silently under the horse's hooves.
Wei Bu waited for more than ten breaths before saying: "If there is a next time, there will be no rope to drag you up, and your shop will also be burned, understand?"
“……… The villain is blinded by lard, and listens to the instigation of others......... That's ........."
"I don't listen to that, you just get it." Wei Bushan had a smile on his face.
The more this happened, the more frightened the shopkeeper became, and his "imminent" was very close to here.
I heard that Dahesheng opened a "right away" and a picker's shop, both of which are robbing their respective businesses, and the cross-line crossing is a little stronger, car households, porters, mules and horses.
Wei Bushan offended a lot of people at once.
The porters in this shopkeeper were sent by several pickers, but the result was like this.
Wei Bushan used such a method, although the shopkeeper was still unconvinced, he didn't even have a trace of expression on his face.
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Wu Da praised on the side and said, "The proprietor is really a good means."
Those porters who surrendered, Wei Bushan asked people to bring back the great victory, and I will talk about it later.
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Wei Bushan looked at those ruffians again, and the heavy ones also returned to Liling City with the pickers, Wu Feng didn't want to go, Wei Bushan also relied on him very much in his heart, so he asked Wu Feng to stay.
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"Proprietor, we're ashamed."
Wu Feng asked someone to bandage the wound, and said with a look of shame: "Let's say that we came to the bodyguard, and we almost asked someone to chase and escape, thanks to the proprietor's action........."
"Let every man have a plan in his heart."
Wei Bushan waved his hand and didn't say anything. He wrapped up the artillery.
Many ruffians stared at the artillery.
However, Wei Bushan did not mean to make more artillery for everyone.
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Fang Babei rode over at this time, looked at Wei Bushan and said with a smile: "It turns out that the real master is the proprietor, it's really disrespectful."
Wei Bushan smiled and said: "Mr. Fang made fun of me, the matter is urgent, and it is better to be prepared in advance."
Fang Babei said in a low voice: "The proprietor, if the dart master is full of such characters, I'm afraid that it will not be easy to succeed in the matter of darts." The road was good before, there were a lot of horse thieves along the Suzhou errand, and it was difficult for the dart masters to be so capable of force. ”
Wei Bushan smiled faintly and said, "At the beginning of the door, there were a lot of difficult things.........
"Oh, I see."
Fang Babei is really smart, he knows a little.
smiled at the moment and stopped talking, just looked at Wei Bushan's eyes, and there was a little change.
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At this time, Wei Bushan beckoned Wu Da to come over, and instructed in a low voice: "We will rest in a while, you don't care about the side affairs, go to the shopkeeper to discuss buying his mule and horse shop as our branch, he will not agree, tomorrow morning we get up, he will go to Liling City to complain........."
“……… You take a hundred taels of silver to the Golden Dragon Golden Mansion, and send the silver to it, and say that you will be honored every month in the future. ”
Wu Da had some pain, and hesitated and said, "Every month?"
"Well, tell him it's going to be more in the future."
"Huh?"
"I can't give up the child and can't catch the wolf." Wei Bushan smiled, patted Wu Da on the shoulder, and said, "Don't be reluctant to give up this bit of silver, the big head must still be in our hands."
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Staying in this mule and horse shop that night, Wei Bushan was quite satisfied with this, he was originally going to run with Wu Da in a few days, and spend money to buy some shops, but after such a fight today, it is estimated that the silver from buying the store can save a lot.
He is not worried that Jin Zilong will not give himself face, rather than Xuan has just passed, the face is still there, plus he promised to give silver every month, Jin Zilong and other big people in the eyes of the porter and mule and horse shops are all small businesses, and they can't make a lot of money, and they are very happy to have silver in their accounts, and a hundred taels at a time is also considered a generous congratulations.
Liling City is protected by the head of the Jin Shao Mansion here, and this matter will be stopped here, and no one will be informed at all.
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On the second day, I set off as usual, walked about seventeen miles in the morning, and set up a branch.
Wei Bushan's initial plan was to make a line from Liling City to Suzhou City.
This is an errand road, along the way there are many guards, and then open up Suzhou City to Kyoto, and then to Shili City.
When these lines are opened, the business is not small.
Ten Mile City, Kyoto, and Suzhou City are also the main places on this line.
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