Chapter 125 Girl, no

Author: Dayfly Dream

Chapter 125 Girl, no

This is the first time Jiangnan has heard about this Merchant Fort.

After listening to the explanation from the people next to me, I realized that it was a major local force on Xiliang Road.

Xiliang Road has a special geographical environment, it is empty and desolate, stretching as far as the eye can see. It is also the only place where trade between the Central Plains and the Western Regions must pass.

The special environment and location created a special "horse bandit" culture.

In order to resist the horse bandits, local residents had to stay together as a group and built special buildings in the gathering areas that integrated living and defense. This kind of building was called a "fort".

This Merchant Fort is the largest gathering place at the junction of Xiliang Road and Chang'an Road.

There are tens of thousands of residents, caravans, rangers and other people of all kinds taking shelter under the merchant fort.

Merchant Fort has always been run by a Shang family, with nearly a thousand horsemen proficient in martial arts under their command.

Even if we look at the entire Xiliang Dao, it can be regarded as a force that ranks high.

When they recognized that the people were not horse bandits, but the escorts of Merchant Fort, most of the encircled merchants and travelers breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike the horse bandits who wander around without a fixed address, Merchant Fort has a fixed territory.

Therefore, although Merchant Fort occasionally engages in some domineering business that uses power to bully others, it still has to adhere to general moral principles and rules, and will not kill people or buy goods for no reason.

If you meet horse bandits, you will lose your money and life if you don't do it well. People who meet Merchant Fort will be treated rudely at best, and the chance of losing their lives is less than one tenth of that of meeting horse bandits.

The key point is that the Merchant Castle is very wealthy and will definitely not look down on the meager belongings of ordinary merchants or travelers.

"Tai——"

Someone among the knights shouted loudly.

The originally chattering crowd suddenly became quiet.

The sound of hoofbeats sounded, and a large maroon horse emerged from the group of knights. The knight on the horse was actually a woman wearing a bright red cloak.

The woman carried two swords on her back, and her face was covered by a black gauze cloak.

But from his stature, he looks obviously younger.

really.

When the woman opened her mouth, her voice was extremely clear and pleasant, without any of the hoarseness and roughness of the northwest aborigines.

"Dear friends, I have taken the liberty to gather you all together because my Merchant Fort has lost something very important."

"We got a tip that the person who stole the goods has entered the canyon."

"So, I have no choice but to ask everyone to stay in the canyon for a while."

"To express my apology, I, Merchant Fort, will give each of you one tael of silver as compensation."

As soon as the woman finished speaking, a burst of surprise applause suddenly erupted from the crowd.

One tael of silver is almost enough for most ordinary people to earn from a month of hard work.

Even for the businessmen among the crowd, it can be regarded as a windfall.

"The young lady is grand!"

"Miss Renyi!"

"Miss..."

Those who knew the woman cheered loudly.

Then, someone asked about the woman's identity.

The person who was the first to recognize the identity of the cavalry began to show off his knowledge in a low voice again.

It turned out that this woman was the legitimate daughter of the owner of Shang Castle, named Shang Xinyan.

At a young age, he has already gained a great reputation in the neighborhood.

"Everyone!"

Shang Xinyan raised her hands, and the cheering crowd suddenly became quiet again.

"Now, please line up and come here for inspection."

"After the inspection, not only can you leave immediately, but you can also collect your money immediately."

Shang Xinyan said and waved her hand gently.

Immediately, several knights dismounted, took off various tools, and soon set up a tent that was half the size of a house.

There are doors on both sides of the tent, which means that everyone can enter the tent in order to be inspected.

In addition to the two people in charge of inspection who entered the tent, there were more than ten knights holding swords and surrounding the tent.

"Don't worry, everyone, with this tent, no one will see the things you carry except my two men responsible for inspection."

Shang Xinyan opened her mouth to explain.

Obviously, it was to dispel everyone's concerns.

After all, many people carry private or valuable things with them. If they are taken out and inspected in public, it is inevitable that they will not be seen and missed by interested people.

"Miss, you are so thoughtful!"

Immediately, someone else started to flatter Shang Xinyan.

"I'll go first!"

Someone was eager to receive the compensation of one tael of silver and immediately ran to the search passage first.

"Don't crowd, come one by one...you will all have money..."

Shang Xinyan reminded loudly.

What was originally an degrading body search turned into this strange scene of scrambling for the first place under the manipulation of the Miss Merchant Fort.

How to conduct a search in a tent so that no one outside can see it.

However, every tael of silver given to those who walked out of the tent could be clearly seen by the trapped people outside.

In order to improve efficiency, Shang Xinyan simply ordered people to set up two more tents.

The three tents were moved at the same time, and the speed suddenly became much faster.

After about half an hour, only about 20 people, including Jiang Nan, were left trapped in the canyon.

Among the more than twenty people, except for a scholar who kept shouting about "setting up card checks privately and flouting the laws of the Zhou Dynasty", there were also a few travelers with their female relatives. The others were all people in the world who held swords in their hands and were proud of their status.

Seeing that there are not many people left.

Shang Xinyan asked the people in one of the tents to come out and said to the female relatives: "Don't worry, I will personally inspect the female relatives and ensure that no men will peek."

The female relatives had no worries and soon left with their families.

Then, it was the scholar's turn.

"I am a scholar, you can't search me!"

"If you do this, what's the difference between you and horse bandits?"

"Be careful, I'll go to the Yamen to sue you..."

The scholar is both reasonable and threatening.

"Snapped--"

One of the guards became impatient with the noise and slapped the scholar to the ground.

The scholar covered his cheek with five finger marks, full of resentment and disbelief:

"I am a scholar and have a great reputation. I don't even need to kneel down when I enter the Yamen lobby... You... How dare you hit me..."

As the scholar said this, he was immediately shocked when he was glared at by the beating guard, and quickly covered his other cheek with his hand.

Loud accusations turned into quiet protests:

"Barbarians... are simply degrading to gentlemen..."

The guard no longer had the same knowledge as the pedantic scholar. Without waiting for the scholar to get up, he leaned over and searched the scholar's body.

The scholar's package is not complicated.

Apart from pens, ink, paper and inkstones and a change of clothes, there were only a few pieces of silver and a handful of copper coins.

The guard did not touch the scholar's money, threw the package on the ground and put his hand into the scholar's arms.

"Huh?"

The guard's face flashed with joy, and he took out a half-foot-long cylindrical object from the scholar's arms.

The guard did not dare to open it privately and hurriedly handed the cylinder to Shang Xinyan who was standing aside.

Shang Xinyan took the cylinder, shook it, and frowned slightly.
To be continued...