"You have to sell this thing today, whether you want to sell it or not, otherwise I want you to do well!"
Zhao Qiang was intoxicated in the memories of later generations, but he was suddenly awakened by a shout from the front left. Turning around, he saw a carriage that had just entered the customs being blocked by four or five strong men. The leader was
It is a clan wearing a red belt.
The carriage was wrapped in felt cloth, and it was unknown what was inside. The carriage was escorted by three waiters and a young man who looked like a counting house. These people seemed to be afraid of the red belt, and the young man who looked like a counting house was not sure.
The resident was editing the red tape and begging for something, while the three guys were guarding the carriage nervously, fearing that the strong men would snatch the goods. There were a lot of people around, mostly market traders and some
Idle people, those passing caravans did not dare to stop the excitement. When they passed by the red belt, they lowered their heads and pulled the cart very fast, for fear of being stopped. The defenders at the pass not far away seemed strange.
No wonder, they only glanced at it from a distance and never looked at it again, as if what happened here had nothing to do with them.
"what happened?"
Zhao Qiang knew what the red belt represented. The situation there was as if the red belt wanted to forcefully buy the goods of the carriage, but they refused to sell him. Now that he had entered the customs, he was far behind the people outside the customs. What happened?
Things can't get away with a fast horse, so Zhao Qiang had to be careful everywhere and didn't dare to cause trouble casually. Therefore, although he asked Deqiu, he had no intention of going over to find out.
Gao Shiqi was well aware of what was happening over there. Some unscrupulous bannermen at the Shanhaiguan Pass took advantage of their power to bully others and forcefully bought and sold things. It is not that Yongping Mansion had no faults, but because those involved were all bannermen, and many of them
It was still a clan, and there were several royal palaces involved behind the scenes, so the court turned a blind eye and didn't ask anything, as long as it wasn't too outrageous.
"Master, do you want to go over?" Deqiu took a look and didn't know what was going on, but there were many people watching, so he asked Zhao Qiang if he wanted to go over.
"No need, we have to hurry." Zhao Qiang didn't want to be too fussy, so he motioned to Deqiu and the others to pull up their horses and walk slowly through the market, so as not to hit anyone and cause trouble.
Zhao Qiang didn't want to be in trouble, and Gao Shiqi didn't want to be in trouble either. He got off his horse and walked leisurely behind Zhao Qiang.
This market is a bit like a market for Han people in Guan Nei. There are a lot of goods placed along both sides of the avenue. There are all kinds of products produced in Guan Guan and outside Guan Guan. It looks like a cargo transfer station. Along the way Zhao Qiang came, there were many caravans from outside Guan Guan.
After entering the pass, they unloaded the goods from the car and handed them over to the people who had been waiting inside the pass. Then they moved the goods that had been piled up in the pass and hurried out of the customs without any delay.
Generally speaking, this market is still dominated by Han people. Although there are bannermen, they are limited by their status and generally do not show their faces. It is rare to directly stop people and carriages to buy tea by force like the red belt. There are many restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the road.
At the restaurant, Zhao Qiang raised his head. The people drinking tea and having fun inside were all Bannermen. They were either nibbling melon seeds or eating some snacks. They occasionally glanced at the market, and then chatted with their companions. In these restaurants and tea shops,
At the door, there were many people who looked like idle men. They were like "star scouts" staring at the caravans coming and going. From time to time, they ran to the building to tell the bannermen about their arrival. Zhao Qiang was very concerned about these.
The idle men were a little disgusted, and it turned out that these individuals were all Han people, and they were all scoundrels. They did not work, liked leisure and work, and were willing to work as slaves of the bannermen to help oppress good people. It was really a shame for the Han people. But this kind of
Whether it is in this life or in previous lives, it is as commonplace as daily life, so Zhao Qiang can only be disgusted. After all, with the population base of a nation, it is impossible for everyone to be a "citizen" with extremely high quality. No matter how excellent a nation is,
It is inevitable for people to have physical and psychological deformities. For such people, moral constraints are of no use at all. Only strict laws can suppress them and prevent them from doing more evil, but that's all.
.General oppression and intimidation, such as ruffians and gangsters, are not tolerated by the law. After all, it only involves the public security level and does not reach the criminal level.
Along the way, people at the entrances of several teahouses and restaurants looked at Zhao Qiang and the others with attention. Some guys even followed Zhao Qiang and the others directly, pointing at their horses. This move made Zhao Qiang a little annoyed, and also made Zhao Qiang a little annoyed.
The guards, whose hands were stained with blood, were furious, but under Zhao Qiang's signal, the guards had to pretend not to know the existence of these people and let them follow without entangled with them.
After walking for a while, Deqiu looked back and saw that the red belt had already asked people to unload the carriage. The clerk and the clerks were squatting there with their heads down, looking pitiful, and he couldn't help but sympathize with them.
"Pooh!"
Deqiu spat angrily. From the bottom of his heart, he had no favorable impression of those with red belts or yellow belts, especially those with red belts. He didn’t know who they were from the royal family, but they were holding tiger skins and carrying banners.
Showing off one's strength and showing off one's damn virtue. The few idle men following behind saw Deqiu suddenly spitting, and they were all startled. Their eyes glanced at Zhao Qiang and the others. They met, discussed, and stayed.
The next person continued to follow, and the rest dispersed.
Zhao Qiang didn't know where those idle men went, or why they stopped following them. Anyway, he didn't have time to pay attention to them, so he let them go. Gao Shiqi and Eunuch Chen knew what was going on, and they didn't know what happened after all.
Like Zhao Qiang and others, they licked blood from the blade of their swords and had an unusual sense of danger. But Wan Si and the people in several infantry camps knew it. They and Zhao Qiang's guards breathed quietly and waited quietly.
What does a lifeless thing want to do?
"Master, please stay!"
Just as they were about to pass through the market, the idle men who had been following them also stopped and stopped following. Everyone thought that the idle men had their own ideas, extorting some money or something, but now they saw so many people here.
, didn't dare to move lightly and gave up. Zhao Qiang thought the same way, and despised these people for being thief but not courageous. When he was about to set off, a young man wearing a brocade coat suddenly ran from a tea shop behind him.
He came out and shouted at Zhao Qiang and the others.
"Huh?" Zhao Qiang and the guards looked at the man in confusion. Gao Shiqi and Eunuch Chen also stopped, wondering which man the man was calling.
With a smile on his face, the young man said to Gao Shiqi and Eunuch Chen: "I'm Hu Jiujiang. Tang Tu asked. You two came back from outside the customs. They must have gained a lot from this trip, so my master wants to
I'll treat you two to a bowl of tea, can we make a deal?" After saying that, he stared at the three horses carrying goods behind Zhao Qiang, nodding his head. He thought that the two men, Gao and Chen, were wearing the most luxurious clothes.
He is the boss of these people, but he doesn't know that his goods belong to the big man who looks like a guardian of the courtyard.
Those idle men came to report just now. This group of people rode on high-quality horses, and there were so many guards. They must have picked up a lot of good things. After hearing the report, Hu Jiujiang told his master that he
The master came over early in the morning. After drinking several pots of tea in the tea shop, he didn't find anything good. Now that he heard that there was such a group of people who might be bringing treasures, his eyes lit up immediately and he let Hu Jiujiang go without saying a word.
Come here to invite people. The reason why it is "invite" instead of the same as before is because the idle guys said that the two leaders do not look like ordinary businessmen. They are afraid that they are from the palace of some prince or minister in Beijing, so as not to offend them for being confused.
When he met the King of Hell, his master asked Hu Jiujiang to give him a kind invitation and wait for the person to come over to find out the details. If he didn’t have the details, he would do what he did before. If he really had the details, he would do what he did in the trading place. In short
, he must not eat the mutton to the point where he gets into trouble. With this order, Hu Jiujiang's face was naturally full of smiles, and he did not dare to yell like he did to those ordinary caravans.
"Oh, you are mistaken. These goods are not ours, but the owner of the rice." Gao Shiqi saw that he was here to do business, so he pointed at Zhao Qiang: "You have to ask him about this, haha, I would like to sell it, but unfortunately it is not mine."
"Ah?" Hu Jiujiang was stunned after hearing this, and secretly cursed "confused". He immediately felt happy in his heart, smiled familiarly, and cupped his hands to Zhao Qiang: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's Mr. Mi! I'm clumsy-eyed. Proprietor, please forgive me!"
Zhao Qiang nodded: "It's okay, but I have to transport these goods to the capital for sale. I'm afraid your master will be disappointed. If I transport goods into customs next time, I will definitely check with your master first." He didn't know this. Who is the master of Hu Jiujiangkou, but he must be a bannerman. Since he is a bannerman, it is best not to have any conflict with him, otherwise things may get into trouble, so I am putting it politely.
"I see, I'm being rude." Hu Jiujiang looked slightly disappointed, glanced sideways at the building on the right, and then said: "Since Mr. Mi wants to go to Beijing to take action, I'm afraid this batch of goods is also very important. , but I don’t know what good things they are?” What he asked was unreasonable. No matter whether the business could be successful or not, no one in the street would ask this.
Zhao Qiang also frowned and said calmly: "It's just some mink ginseng, nothing rare. These are the only things we Sauron people can get. Even if we want other good things, we may not be able to get them." He didn't want to. Doing business with Hu Jiujiang's master also felt a little bad, so he was eager to leave here, and immediately said: "I have to rush on my way, please apologize to your master for me and say goodbye!" After saying that, he handed over his hand and said, Without waiting for Hu Jiujiang's reply, Zhao Qiang turned around and pulled the horse forward. Upon seeing this, a group of guards hurriedly followed. Gao Shiqi also heard something bad from Hu Jiujiang's tone, secretly thinking that it was not a flag. Ren Mi Qing's goods, if so, things would be a bit tricky. Although he is a walking bachelor of Nanfang, he is a Han official after all. In the eyes of the banner people, especially those in the clan, he may not be very useful. If it was really as he thought, should he help Mi Qing or not? This matter was actually very practical. Gao Shiqi was a little bit confused. Seeing Zhao Qiang leaving, he hurriedly pulled Eunuch Chen and hurriedly followed. Later, I thought it was better to leave this place quickly.
"Hey, you have such a big air. My master wants to do business with you and invites you to tea. Even if the deal fails, the friendship is still there. Why are you so ignorant? Do you know who my master is?" Hu Jiujiang didn't expect that these Sauron people in front of him would leave as soon as they arrived. They came in such a hurry that the helpers didn't get the letter. If they just let him go like this, it would be hard for the master to explain. In a hurry, he showed his true nature and started playing tricks. Come on, this group of people are just Sauron people anyway. The Han people next to them can get along with the Sauron barbarians, so they don’t have any background.
"Who is your master?"
What Zhao Qiang hated most in his life was slaves who bullied others. It was fine that Hu Jiujiang didn't show off to his master, but Zhao Qiang was even more unwilling to do business with him. Although he didn't want to cause trouble, he couldn't tolerate being bullied to the end.
The guards recognized the commander's intention from his tone, and without waiting for instructions, they surrounded Hu Jiujiang with a roar.
"Shout!" This posture made Hu Jiujiang extremely happy. He has always bullied others, and no one has ever bullied him. They are a bunch of Sauron barbarians who don't know how high the world is. I will let you know how many eyes Lord Ma has!
Hu Jiujiang said viciously, taking a step back slightly and listening carefully. When he heard a burst of rapid footsteps behind him, he turned cold and said: "You are not looking for death, even if you are too old to disturb the earth,