"What? You're going to the north of the city? ”

When the man heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was really going to the north of the city, he was shocked.

It's okay to let him talk and introduce Zhu Yuanzhang to the customs, but if he really goes to that demon cave, he really doesn't dare to go.

"Huh!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed lightly, and suddenly the two guards behind him directly pulled out the waist knife.

When the man saw this posture, he knew that he had encountered a strong man, but he was still unwilling to go to the north of the city, and said aggrievedly:

"Master, you have a lot of adults, let go of the small ones."

"I'll give you back this money, I still have an eighty-year-old mother and a croaking child, I really don't want to die."

Seeing this person's appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised that the north of the city was so terrifying, and it could scare people into crying?

But looking at this person who is only in his twenties, where did he come from the eighty-year-old mother, eighty percent is lying.

For this kind of person, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have a good face at all, and snorted coldly:

"Hmph, either you can take us over to see this demon cave now, or we will send you directly to the Western Heavens."

"Choose one of the two, you choose."

After speaking, the guard behind him stepped forward directly and put the waist knife on the man's neck, no matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.

The bright waist knife was in front of him, this person no longer dared to pretend in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and honestly began to lead the way for Zhu Yuanzhang in front.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that this person was still on the Tao, so he did not embarrass him, but comforted him:

"Lead the way in your duty, as long as you get to the place and see what we want to see, we will naturally not embarrass you."

"When the time comes, if we are satisfied, we will give you more silver."

The man nodded in fear and said:

"Actually, what I know about the north of the city is only what I have heard."

"Only big businessmen are eligible to enter, and ordinary people like us are not eligible to enter at all."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a leisurely tone:

"So, you're fooling us?"

"Do you know that if you frame a county order, you will be arrested and put in prison."

"No, no, no, the little one didn't deceive the master."

The man hurriedly explained, saying:

"The place in the north of the city is indeed a place where filth and dirt are hidden, just like the Qinglou you just saw, heaven and earth."

"Many of the girls in there were sold from the north of the city."

"What?"

This time it was Zhu Yuanzhang's turn to be surprised, he couldn't believe that in Shanghu County, there were still people who forced Liang to become prostitutes?

"This kind of thing, doesn't the county order care?"

"Tube?"

The man sneered, then lowered his voice and said:

"It is said that the biggest boss behind the scenes in the north of the city is the county magistrate."

"Just the monthly income in the north of the city, the county magistrate can get more than 100,000 taels of silver."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened suddenly!

100,000 taels? Monthly??

One million taels of silver a year!!

Daming's annual treasury income now does not exceed four million taels, and here, Li Jin can get one million taels a year alone?

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but even Liu Bowen next to him, and the two Zhu Biao brothers were also shocked.

Is this Shanghu County so profitable? So how much should Li Jin have fished here over the years?

"Take us to the north of the city immediately!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gasped and looked very urgent.

Seeing that a corrupt official like Li Jin got silver, it made him uncomfortable to lose more money than Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

He must see with his own eyes that Li Jin is really doing some illegal business, so that he can get all Li Jin's silver into his own hands.

The speed of a few people is very fast, and they can reach the northern area of the city from the center of the city all the way north.

However, on the way to the north of the city, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously found that there were many fewer people here than in other areas, and even a few people could not be seen.

It seems that the person in front of him is not lying about the description of the northern part of the city.

This is indeed a place that the people of Shanghu County are afraid of.

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at an urban area surrounded by a fence, and the entire urban area seemed to be enclosed, and the inside could not be seen from the outside.

Zhu Yuanzhang noticed that there was a gap like a city gate not far away, so he walked towards the gate with the guards.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Zhu Yuanzhang was stopped by several soldiers at the door.

"Stop, the north of the city is important, and idle people are forbidden to enter!!"

A soldier led by him shouted angrily at Zhu Yuanzhang and the others.

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to get angry.

The entire Shanghu County area is a prosperous scene, and you can walk at will.

But it was blocked here, there must be something greasy in it, maybe it is evidence of Li Jin's corruption.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to break in directly, he wanted to see what tricks this Li Jin was playing?

Zhu Yuanzhang was about to break through, but was stopped by Queen Ma next to him.

Queen Ma quietly gave Zhu Yuanzhang a look, and then smiled at the soldiers guarding the door:

"We are businessmen who have come from the capital to do business, and we heard that there is business to be done here, so we came here."

"Can you be accommodating?"

As she spoke, Queen Ma also took out ten taels of silver from her arms and wanted to hand it to the soldier.

But when the soldier saw Queen Ma taking out the silver, he saw a snake and a scorpion, and said angrily:

"What are you doing here? Put away the money. ”

Seeing this, the anger on Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly subsided a lot, no matter what, the soldiers here can resist the temptation of silver, then it is not something that ordinary people can do.

"You say you're a businessman, but what credentials do you have?"

The soldier then asked, wanting to see the path of Zhu Yuanzhang and others.

Zhu Biao took out the road guide next to him and handed it to the soldier.

After looking at it, the soldier nodded and said:

"Sure enough, it's a merchant, you can go in."

"But remember, don't make trouble inside, or no matter who you are, I will keep you and you will never come back!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked the people behind him to get out of the way, and Zhu Yuanzhang entered the city smoothly.

....

As soon as I entered the city, I found that it was surrounded by a high wall, like a separate walled city, cut off from the outside world.

Not only that, but before I could walk forward, I felt that the sky seemed to be darkening all of a sudden.

However, if you look closely, you will find that there are much fewer lights than the outside world, which is why there is not enough light at night.

On the streets of the walled city, there are countless shops on both sides of the street, but unlike the outside world, the highest level of shops here is only three floors.

There were various store names written on it, which made Zhu Yuanzhang a little dazzled for a while.

The people who walk here all look fierce and vicious, and their faces are full of fierceness, and they are not easy to mess with.

These people act alone, rarely moving forward in groups like the outside world, and after choosing a target, they will quickly enter the store and will not communicate with each other.

This walled city is like two worlds from the outside world, the outside is a world of fireworks, but here is an infernal purgatory.

"Let's go, let's go in and have a look."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not afraid, and directly chose the nearest store to go in, wanting to see what kind of business was being done here.

And on the signboard of the shop, it reads:

Colosseum!!