The Zhumadian here has nothing to do with the Zhumadian located in Guannei, bordering the Luohe River in the north and Xinyang in the south. Zhumadian located in the upper reaches of the Huai River was the main point of traffic in ancient times, and was named after the messengers who came and went from the south to the north in history, and the eunuchs rested their horses here. And the Zhumadian mentioned by Xiao Yu is located in the middle

Between the capital and the grassland, it is named because it is the largest horse trading place in the grassland and Dazheng.

Now that Xu Lin is forbidden to trade in Zhongdu, this place where the horse trading business was most prosperous in the past has now become scattered, and there are no large and small caravans, and there are no hundreds of horses, and even the horse thieves who have been wandering outside Zhumadian can not be seen.

Zhumadian can be said to be the most abundant place in the buffer zone between the grassland and the big government, perhaps it is the favor of God, the wind and rain for many years are smooth, and it is close to the Qinghe, the wind and sand of the grassland can not reach here, and there is a bit of the spirit of the south of the Yangtze River in the bitter cold land outside the northwest plug.

A huge wooden fence is used as a fence around Zhumadian, and in addition to a few attic tents, there are more large and scary horse pens. It's just that now these stables are empty, and even if they are not empty, most of the horses in them are thin and can't be sold

out of the bad horse.

At this time, in the small wooden building in the center of Zhumadian, a middle-aged man in his forties was sitting on a circle chair, holding a purple sand teapot in his hand, and was looking out the window with his legs crossed.

He has seen the scenery here for nearly 20 years, from the lowest horseman to the chief steward of Zhumadian, he has been walking for 20 years and has seen it for 20 years, and the scenery here is really a little boring for him. Although the oil and water here in Zhumadian are first-class, after so many years, the silver on his body

The money is enough for a few lifetimes, so it's better to go to the land south of the Yangtze River that the big Zheng merchants said. Speaking of which, he is a person who is about to know the destiny of heaven, and his life is rare for seventy years, and he should enjoy some blessings.

Before the big boss of Zhumadian came to Zhumadian, he was the son of Huang Hanjibu, and twenty years ago, he was also a good hand at drilling the belly of a horse and shooting snow foxes, and among the young people of his generation, he was also outstanding. Only now, he looked at his stomach with a wry smile,

It's good to be able to ride a horse.

A few days ago, news came from Taiji that this Zhumadian would no longer belong to Huang Hanji's ministry in the future, and would be counted in the name of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Her Royal Highness the Princess, he didn't know much about it, but he heard that the princess occupied the royal court, tampered with the last orders of the Khan, and took the throne of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Her Royal Highness and the colt fled all the way

Here, but the horse is not a simple person, I heard that even a few Taiji did not dare to underestimate him, and a few days ago he even captured Lu Shixing alive. When he talked privately with some of his old fellows, they all said that the prairie might fall into the hands of the colt.

The chief steward of Zhumadian took a sip of tea, don't look at this tea as a good tea, but it is a rare thing to be able to drink tea on the grassland, even if it is the most advanced tea.

The grassland eats meat all year round, and the meat is greasy, and gastrointestinal diseases have become a major problem in the grasslands, and tea has the effect of dredging the stomach and intestines, and is the best medicine for treating gastrointestinal discomfort, so for the grasslands, the importance of tea is more than salt.

In fact, the price of tea in the Central Plains is not high, the so-called seven things to open the door, chai rice elegant sauce and vinegar tea, but it is an ordinary thing for ordinary people, but after the proprietor pacified the rebellion and established Dazheng, it began to strictly prohibit the flow of salt, iron and tea into the grassland, and in the proprietor's period, who dared to smuggle tea, salt and iron

things, whether they are princes and nobles or high-ranking officials, will be beheaded and not forgiven. Even now, the price of tea remains high in the grasslands.

The tea in the purple clay pot was drunk, and he just remembered to move his body, and his eyes widened, because at this time, one person rode into the main entrance of Zhumadian.

Several guards guarding the door looked at the black-robed young man indifferently, and did not stop him, originally Zhumadian sounded better, it was a place to do business, and he welcomed customers from all over the world with a smile, but now the horse selling business is not good, and it is a little strange that someone will come here at this time.

Look at this black-robed young man is also either rich or expensive, it's not something they can provoke these little pawns, it's better not to have too much to do, the sky is falling, there are tall people on top, they are just a gatekeeper, eating a military salary of two dollars a month, and they want them to do something.

They are not stupid, they don't look like a simple character when they look at this person, maybe they will trample them to the ground if they show their identity, anyway, there are no valuable objects in Zhumadian now, let him go.

Xiao Yu entered Zhumadian so unimpeded.

At this time, the big boss upstairs jumped up from the circle chair at a speed that was not commensurate with his body shape, and ran downstairs all the way.

Xiao Yu looked around at the place under his fiancée's name and frowned. No wonder Huang Hanji gave this place to Lin Yinping so quickly, without the caravan, the horse selling business could not be done, and this Zhumadian became a burden.

Looking at the empty stable, Xiao Yu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Pony!"

Stumbling all the way, the chief steward of Zhumadian, who had not run like this for many years, finally appeared in Xiao Yu's field of vision, and the powerful steward who had been blessed in recent years wiped the sweat beads on his forehead while running, but his feet were fast, and there were already some shadows of his youth.

Since Xiao Yu killed a noble great wizard in front of Shen Dongzan in the Kolko Department, no eagle on the grassland has dared to provoke Xiao Yu in this kind of thing.

The chief steward of Zhumadian finally rushed all the way to Xiao Yu, and I don't know if he was too excited, in short, the chief steward pounced forward, and directly lay down in front of Xiao Yu, panting and said: "Xiao ...... The little yellow sorghum has seen the colt. ”

Xiao Yu looked the chief steward up and down and smiled, "Steward Huang doesn't need to be polite, get up and speak." ”

Huang Liangmi got up from the ground and was a little sneering.

Xiao Yu turned over and dismounted, patting the dust off his body for the chief steward, "Xiao Mou is here for the first time, and he still needs the chief steward to lead the way." ”

The chief steward was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, "It should be, this is the villain's business." ”

As he spoke, Huang Liangmi reached out and took the reins from Xiao Yu's hand.

Xiao Yu did not give in, but said lightly: "How many people are there in Zhumadian now?"

Huang Liangmi replied respectfully: "Hui Yu, because of the recent ban on commerce in the Chinese capital, some of the manpower has been reduced, and there are still about 200 people. ”

Xiao Yu lightly knocked the sword head on his waist, "In a few days, if someone named Song Zuo comes here, you can bring him to see me." ”

The chief steward nodded yes, beckoned to the servant on the side to take the reins from his hand.

Huang Liangmi led the way in front of his head, while Xiao Yu followed him.

Coming to the small wooden building that the chief steward rushed out of, Xiao Yu looked up and down, and the hall on the first floor was quite spacious, and nodded slightly.

At this time, Xiao Yu noticed Huang Liangmi's expression of wanting to speak and stopped, and asked with a light smile: "Huang Guan can ask whatever he wants." ”

Huang Liangmi wiped the sweat from his forehead again, and said in a low voice: "Little dare to ask, do you want our two hundred people to fight, and now there are only a hundred people in the store who can get on the horse." ”

Xiao Yu waved his hand, "It's not a war, I want to have a treat." ”

Huang Liangmi breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yu continued: "In two days, Xiao Jin will probably come over. ”

Huang Liangmi was slightly stunned, "Xiao Jin?"

Xiao Yu smiled, "The new Inspector of the Central Capital, Xiao Jin." ”

Huang Liangmi stumbled, and the heart that had just been put down hung again.