"Okay, Master, I'll invite you to dinner. How about the newly opened Quanfu Building? The signboard 'One Rabbit Three Eats' there is very good. ”

"What kind of signature dish is such an ugly name?"

Eat happily at a meal.

After sending his master home, He Lingchuan returned to the city guard and directly invited the kestrel to question:

"You've been in Panlong City lately, haven't you?"

Woken up by He Lingchuan, the kestrel had sleepiness in his voice. It's a daytime bird of prey, so it's time to sleep! "yes, the letter went back and forth a few times."

Carrier pigeons and cranes are used to deliver letters elsewhere, and only Panlong City makes it run errands back and forth bitterly.

"Have you seen General Hong?"

"See." Kestrel twisted her neck, "What message do you have to pass on?" ”

"Where was General Red in the past month?"

"I came back from the northern front half a month ago, stayed in Panlong City for nine days, and went back to the front line."

"Is she alright?" He Lingchuan added, "No injuries, right? ”

In the Panlong Secret Realm, General Hong did not show up, but turned his power into armor and lent it to him to deal with Naluotian's clone and Sanshui Zhenren. But he could see that this was not within the scope of Dafang Kettle's permission.

No matter how powerful General Red is, he is also in the Dafang Pot. How could she act against the will of the Great Pot, how could it be that there was no price at all?

Back then, the Hundred-Faced Nightmare deity didn't even dodge the two chains of the Red Giant Shadow before it was swallowed by it.

"General Red?" Kestrel tilted her head, "She's a demigod, and she'll recover quickly if she gets hurt." It's not that you don't know. ”

"So she's been acting as usual?"

"He is still killing people on the front line, and he is very vigorous."

It seems that General Red is fine. He Lingchuan sighed, tore the meat and fed it a few chicken legs.

……

Four days later, Baicheng Station.

On the Southern Trade Road, this is the closest post station to Lake Takigawa, and it is built on the edge of the water dock.

More than ten years ago, the Takigawa bandits were rampant, and it was abandoned here, until Panlong City took over the Xiqi territory, and the Baicheng Post Station was rebuilt.

Rao is like this, the caravan would rather take a detour than go here, so the Baicheng Post Station has not opened for the time being.

Only today, the post house is full of guests.

It's all uninvited guests.

Dozens of boats sailed out of the Takigawa River, and special plate armor was erected on the roof and around the perimeter to protect against arrows.

They made a half-circle before docking at the dock, and more than 100 people landed.

The scout who had been released in front had already returned, and reported to the two people in front of him: "There is no ambush in the nearby woodland, and there are nearly 100 people inside and outside the post station. He Butcher sat outside the inn. ”

One of them sneered: "Hmph, he's so bold, it's better to shoot him with an arrow." ”

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. When it comes to this surnamed He, everyone in Takikawa hates it so much that their teeth itch.

"Gang Master Xu, don't be impatient." Another said, "Even if you kill him, Panlong City will send a new commander." ”

Everyone raised their vigilance and moved forward with subtle emotions. Sure enough, as the scout said, the road was quite peaceful, and there was no ambush.

After a while, the willows were dark and bright, and the Baicheng Post Station was in sight.

The tables and chairs in the post station were moved outdoors, with a beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers in the background. One of them sat at the table and waved at them, smiling as if they were old friends reunited.

This is the He butcher that everyone in Takikawa talks about? Too young, right?

The two leaders glanced at each other, ordered the bandits to disperse the guard, and walked forward with more than ten cronies.

There were only two people standing behind He Lingchuan, Hu Min and the door panel, and the other guards were a few zhang away to show their sincerity, otherwise the bandits on the opposite side would not dare to come.

On the opposite side came these two leaders, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin.

He Lingchuan knew that the tall and fat person was Tao Rin, the owner of Qianjin Village, and the other black and thin short man was Xu Zeshou, the leader of the Ball Flower Gang.

"Gang Leader Tao, Gang Leader Xu, please take a seat!" Two chairs were set up opposite He Lingchuan.

Tao and Xu glanced at each other and sat down. The cronies behind him took a few steps forward and formed a half-circle towards He Lingchuan.

These people were eyeing each other, and He Lingchuan turned a blind eye.

As soon as I sat down, I heard a "woo" sound on the side, sharp and piercing.

Tao Rin frowned, Xu Zeshou's body trembled slightly, and he almost jumped up, but in the end he squatted in a horse step.

It turned out that the cast-iron kettle on the stove was boiling.

He Lingchuan took in the reactions of the two, and said with a smile while carrying the pot: "Oh, I'm sorry, this is an iron kettle that is a specialty of Mu Kingdom, and a reed is set on the lid of the kettle, and the water will chirp when it boils." ”

The local soup bottle is used to boil water, and the rich and noble people use porcelain, copper, and tin, but the specialty of the eastern part of the country is a cast iron kettle, with a round head and a short mouth, simple and hard.

The goods in the eastern part of Mu do not pay much attention to the novelty of the style and the exquisite pattern.

He grabbed two tea cups, the tea leaves were already placed in them, and as soon as the boiling water was brewed, the tea soup swirled, and the warm aroma wafted out.

But Tao and Xu remained motionless.

Who dares to drink the tea of the leaders of the officers and soldiers?

Xu Zeshou said coldly: "You asked us to come, what is the matter?" ”

"I heard that the bayberry wine of Qianjinzhai and the pearls of the Ball Flower Gang are all sought-after goods outside. Personally, I like the bayberry wine of Qianjinzhai very much, and I use it every time I entertain guests. ”

Needless to say, the wine of Qianjinzhai is praised all the way from Yuhengcheng to Baishawan; As long as it is well raised, it can produce pearls with a large number of longans, but unfortunately there are not many of them. There is a black and white pearl in the old palace of Xiqi, which is a natural Tai Chi pattern, which was also sold by the Ball Flower Gang.

He Lingchuan then said: "It can be seen that the two gang leaders are experts in business. So, I'd like to talk to you about a good deal. ”

Tao and Xu glanced at each other again, not squeaking, to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

He Lingchuan took a box from under and put it on the table.

He knew that the two of them didn't dare to open the box, so he also took care of this step.

The box slowly opened, and the two of them saw two oval tokens lying on the brocade mat.

He Lingchuan took out his Grand Commander Order and shook it twice, allowing them to see that the three tokens were of the same material.

"Yuhengcheng wants to hire two helpers to be the chief of the guard on our Takigawa trade road."

"Do what?" Xu Zeshou was stunned, thinking that he hadn't plucked his ears for too long, and he was hallucinating, and Tao Rin also frowned.

"Captain of the Guard?"

"Not bad." He Lingchuan asked people to take out the map of Takigawa and flatten it, and drew two circles on it.

The two bandit leaders saw that what he had enclosed was the territory of his own gang on the trade route, commonly known as the hunting ground.

In order to avoid contradictions, the medium-sized and large bandits in Takikawa have long divided the entire southern road, and the small gangs can only make a living in the cracks.

The meeting place chosen by He Lingchuan, Baicheng Station, is the site of Qianjinzhai.

Of course, this division of power has never been recognized by the government. He Lingchuan sketched very directly: "This is the looting range of Qianjinzhai, this is the Ball Flower Gang, right?" ”

"......" faced the official family, and the two didn't want to answer such an embarrassing question.

He Lingchuan put the two tokens into the two circles respectively: "From now on, your gang doesn't have to loot, just set up checkpoints to collect tolls." ”

What, what?

The two gang leaders thought they were well-informed, but they were still shocked by this sentence.

The cronies behind them also looked at each other in disbelief.

Everyone's brains were racing, desperately trying to digest the news. Xu Zeshou asked tentatively: "What does Commander He mean, from now on, let us take the official card and collect and buy road money from the passing caravans?" ”

"Gang Master Xu summarizes the essence, but this is not called buying road money, this is called road tax."

The two were dumbfounded.

Isn't the so-called road tax the toll collected by the officials of various countries from caravans?

The bandits often curse when they drink in private, what is the difference between this and what they do? Just because they have no official background, they dare to collect this money, which is called robbery.

Is Commander He planning to co-opt them and let them collect tolls for Yuheng City?

Is this Zhao'an?

This is recruiting security, right?

Have one's head in the clouds!

"The current situation on the trade road, the gang brothers are licking blood, the passing caravans are scared, and my Yuheng City army is also time-consuming and laborious to patrol back and forth, and neither of them is pleased." He Lingchuan raised his lamp and took a sip of tea, "We have to calculate the cost, all the road taxes I collected are used to fight, and there is not much left in the warehouse, and sometimes it has to be pasted upside down; You guys play cat and mouse games with me every day, and you can't make a lot of money, and the expenses are higher than ever. No one made any money in such a calculation. ”

"Actually, isn't it about money? In this way, the road tax will be collected by you, and everyone will not have to fight and kill, how good is it to make money in harmony? ”

When Tao Rin heard this, he finally couldn't help but say, "Why should we collect money for the official?" How much does Yuheng City plan to give us? ”

In the past, the old country of Xiqian also tried to recruit An, and recruited several times, but the conditions offered were extremely stingy, at most, he was willing to give Tao Rin a petty official in the county, and so many of his subordinates had to be scattered and placed everywhere.

The bandits don't read much, but they're not stupid. This is clearly to break up and weaken the team, and of course they don't agree.

Seeing that history was about to repeat itself again, the two bandit leaders were still calm, and a few cronies behind couldn't help but laugh.

Still want to play this hand? I've seen through your tricks!

Throw a small shrimp and want to fish for giant whales? It's a good idea.

He Lingchuan didn't see their contempt: "The tax collection standard refers to the official, don't charge more and don't charge less, but the money collected——"

He paused for a moment to see that everyone's attention was focused before he continued, "It's all yours." ”

All, all? No one else could believe their ears. Xu Zeshou's heart also jumped twice, and he glanced at Tao Rin a few times.

He was calm on the surface, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and had a negotiating posture: "You can only collect a few dollars when you pass by, and so many brothers have to eat......"

He Lingchuan interrupted him: "How much money?" Do you know how cool it is to tax on the road? ”

"We all know that murder and arson make money quickly. But it's okay to do this business once or twice, but if you do it many times, the risk goes up, and the income goes down. Not to mention that the bereavement in the gang is getting heavier and heavier, and sometimes the money stolen back is not enough to disperse, right? ”

Speaking of this, the faces of the two bandit leaders darkened.

Happy Tanabata.

I wanted to take a day off, but you didn't bother to read today anyway.

After thinking about it, let's update it, people who haven't had a holiday shouldn't be hit by a double crit.