037, the greedy general (I)

Originally, the leader of such an embassy should not be a general, and there was a batch of armor and ordnance among the materials that could be returned, so it was reasonable for Hou Liao to send the Beidao clan as the national envoy. As the general of Zhenbei, the Beidao clan was originally in charge of the defense of the northern border of the Bamuro Kingdom, and the Zheng Muguo in the south was not very familiar with him. However, the Beidao clan himself was very familiar with the situation of Zheng Muroguo, because he had gone to Wufuqiu to learn art when he was young.

Hou Liao inspected the various cities in the territory, and the first thing he went to was the north, and the Beidao clan also left the capital and set out with the mission to the south. Hou Liao was very interesting, not only returned the goods and utensils requested by Zheng Muguo as required, but also specially thanked Zheng Muguo for another batch of very valuable gifts.

As a result, the mission was very large, and the procession was long, with only two horse-drawn carts at the front and the rear, and all ox carts carrying goods in the middle. The mission looked more like a large caravan, but in reality it was also a caravan. The return of Zheng Muroguo's goods and utensils, as well as the gifts specially thanked by Hou Li, as well as the materials needed by the mission personnel themselves on the road, did not need to carry so many cars, and the mission also brought the caravan in.

Because this kind of mission will not be taxed when passing through the checkpoint, the caravan with which the relevant party will often bribe the envoy to mix in their own goods and transport them to neighboring countries for sale, and then buy goods from the neighboring countries and bring them back in the ranks of the mission.

Sometimes, the envoy himself would temporarily engage in the trading of merchants, and he would get a batch of goods to be carried in the team and order his subordinates to be responsible for the sale, so as to make more money. Traveling thousands of miles to travel to neighboring countries is a hard job, so do some of this kind of thing to make up for it, as long as it is not too much, the monarch and the garrison will also turn a blind eye.

It's just that people didn't expect that the general of the Beidao clan, who had an upright temperament and had always disdained anything to make a living, would actually engage in this kind of business when he went to a neighboring country for the first time! The mission obviously had caravans in its ranks, and more than half of the ox carts were caravans. But he is pretending to be the entourage of the envoy, and he is carrying too many things, right?

Everyone else has mixed into the caravan in the mission, but looking at the way this great general has done it, it is simply a mission mixed in the caravan! It seems that the general's sword skills are very powerful, and the method of making money is even more ruthless! The Beidao clan has just made great achievements recently because of the matter of recommending a miracle doctor, and it is when he is proud, and his courage is also extraordinarily great.

Even if everyone tacitly understands this kind of thing, it can't be done so publicly.

The ox cart and the horse-drawn cart walked together, and the speed of course depended on how fast the ox cart could go. The general is an impatient man. Although he could not gallop on horseback, he also urged the entire team of the mission to hurry at the same time. If you happen to spend the night in a place where there is no city or village, then set up a tent and camp, which is a bit of a marching and fighting style.

Of course, the guards brought by the Beidao clan themselves didn't feel any hardship, but for those caravans that mixed in, it was quite difficult to rush like this. But after all, everyone is a person who seeks wealth, and when he usually goes out to sell goods for long distances, he also experiences food and sleeping, and these difficulties can be overcome.

A caravan mission consisting mainly of ox carts. It took only two days to cross the mountains that surrounded the national capital. On the second night after departure, we happened to arrive at the pass between Pengshan and Meishan. There are no villages here, but there is a team of sergeants stationed there, and the small barracks are not enough for everyone. The general lived in the barracks. Most of the people pitched their tents in the fields beside the road.

The general of the Beidao clan led the mission like leading soldiers, and the orders were particularly strict, stopping when he said he was stopping, leaving when he said he was leaving, and even setting up tents to make fires and cook things. It also had to be completed within the specified time, and everyone was in a hurry for the past two days.

On this day, while camping, someone moved a batch of things from the barracks and joined the mission. The entourage had a few new faces. These are the general's personal belongings, and there are also businessmen muttering in secret, the general of the Northern Dao clan is known as a prestige in the country, but he didn't expect that it would be enough to make money by doing this kind of thing, and he ordered his subordinates to bring in a batch of things halfway through.

The men who escorted the goods were three young sergeants in civilian clothes, who had not known each other, including a handsome and plainly dressed young man with a dog by his side. The dog wagged its tail and jumped into the car when it was on the road, and in the pile of goods in the carport, it only came out and ran around when camping at night.

Of course, this dog is Pang, it is very inconspicuous in the caravan, and there are several dogs in this team, all of them are yellow and white flower dogs. It is not uncommon for caravans to take dogs on the road, and the dogs can also guard the goods and bark loudly to warn them of anything during the night camp. As for the simple boy who looks like a sergeant, it is the tiger baby.

Uncle Dao knew that Huwa and Pan Gu had infiltrated the mission, and he arranged it, but even if it was the general's confidant and personal guard, he only knew that General Dao had secretly mixed in a batch of valuable private goods, and the young man and the other two escorts would never have imagined that he was the recently famous Master Peng Keng, who had become famous in the country. And like this kind of thing, the subordinates only need to do it, and they must not ask anything more.

Uncle Dao didn't have any abnormalities along the way, not only did he not say a word to Huwa, but he didn't even look at him and Pan Gu much. In his capacity as a general and envoy of the state, what is there to say to a servant who drives oxcarts?

However, the Beidao clan himself felt very depressed, and the monarch instructed him to send the tiger baby out of the Ba Mu Kingdom to the Zheng Mu Kingdom in an unobtrusive manner, and not let anyone discover the little gentleman's whereabouts. The general thought about it, the best way is this, he has always acted upright and selfless, but now in order to fulfill the king's order, he has a reputation for greedy for money, and he is so greedy for money!

A month later, the mission team arrived at Shanchuan Castle, which was hit by the disaster last year, and countless people crossed the road to greet and see them off, many people stood by the roadside to bring water and food to the mission, and along the way, the village patriarchs sent various gifts and specialties. Because everyone knows why the monarch sent this mission to Zheng Muro.

In fact, only Master Cangzheng, who was in charge of counting and receiving the materials between the two countries, knew exactly how many truckloads of goods were sent to Zheng Muroguo, and the checkpoints of Zheng Muroguo would also be counted symbolically, and it was impossible for ordinary people to know. Even if the mission carried the supplies of the caravan, who would have thought that the general would carry so much?

When the people along the way saw so many cattle and goods, they thought that most of them were things that Zheng Muguo wanted, and they scolded Zheng Muguo and his ministers for their greed. The North Dao clan made money, but the king of the neighboring country carried the black pot for him, and this errand was quite beautiful. Zheng Muguo and his monarch, in fact, were not wronged when they were scolded, because they also extorted things from Bamuroguo.

When the envoy team passed through the border checkpoint of Zhengmu, the sergeants guarding the pass were also taken aback, they were also well-informed, and secretly said in their hearts that this envoy heard that he was a great general, but he was too greedy, why did he bring so many things to pass through the customs? After a brief check, the guard general also asked the Beidao clan: "Your Excellency, is there too much goods in your team?"

The Beidao clan scolded: "What is more, it's not all what your monarch wants! If it's too much, you can report it to the monarch of your country, let us send less, and it won't hurt if I wait at the border for two months." ”

Of course, the guard will finally let the embassy go, and while secretly muttering in his heart that this envoy is too greedy, he also somewhat slanders his own monarch for being too ruthless. He knew very well how much grain was transported last year, and although the mission brought a lot of goods this year, Zheng Muguo also asked for it, which made him, a guard, embarrassed to talk more.

When the mission entered the territory of the Zheng Mur Kingdom, at the request of the Beidao clan, the speed of the journey was faster, and the journey would not be as convenient as in the Bamur Kingdom, and it was really like a march to stay overnight. Since the beginning of the border pass, Zheng Muguo has sent two small teams of military formations to escort one after the other, after all, so many people have also gone deep into the border with two truckloads of ordnance, and there can be no accidents.

But no one noticed the tiger baby, the tiger baby was very ordinary and simple during this time, whether it was loading and unloading goods, or setting up tents to make fires and cooking, her hands and feet were very neat and diligent, and she was completely born in an ordinary village, and she was very hard-working. The people who walked with him were very impressed, but not very impressive.

It is impossible for all the goods and personnel in the mission to enter the national capital, and everyone knows this. Before reaching the capital, there were fewer and fewer ox carts and people in the procession, and there were always people who stayed behind to make a deal as they passed through the city along the way. They will also buy all kinds of local goods, but they will not go through the checkpoints again, they will only wait for the mission to come back again, and then follow the mission back to Bamurokoku.

No one noticed when the tiger baby left, and the team walked for more than two months before reaching Gantian City, the capital of Zheng Muroguo. Half a month before arriving in the national capital, Huwa stayed in another city, along with the cart of goods and two other sergeants. At that time, the general's personal guard also specially told one of the sergeants to sell the goods for a good price.

The castle is actually a fork in the road, turning west to lead to the capital of the Zheng Dynasty, and continuing south to reach Wufu Hill. The tiger baby spent a day in the market, and Pan Gu did not enter the city at all, and when he passed by the mountains outside the city, he jumped out of the car and ran away. The next day, the tiger baby also appeared in the mountains outside the city, and Pan Gu ran over with her tail wagging again.

No one knew or even guessed that the little gentleman in the Xiangmuro Country and the Master Peng Keng in the Bamuro Country had now appeared in the hinterland of the Zheng Family. With the help of Hou Li, the tiger baby successfully concealed her past whereabouts and walked alone again with Pan Gu. They left the avenue, and in front of them were the rolling hills, which were close to the southern wilderness on the edge of Ba Yuan. (To be continued......)