In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather is good and bad.
It was still cloudy and rainy in the early morning, with light rain falling, but at noon it suddenly turned into sunny and beautiful weather, with a bright sun hanging high in the sky, and the sky was blue and cloudless.
Outside the city, the wide official road is still muddy, and the ground is full of water slurry that has not yet evaporated, making it extremely turbid. On both sides of the official road are pines that are green all year round.
In the distance, on the official road, a convoy of vehicles was slowly moving towards Nanzheng County.
The carriage was driving on a slippery road. The body of the carriage sank a lot in an instant, leaving pit marks on the muddy road. As the wheels turned, they made a crunching sound...
The convoy gradually approached the city gate. When the convoy arrived at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city gate immediately ran forward and stopped the convoy.
"Stop, need to check."
The soldier waved his hand and stopped the advancing convoy. He raised his head and stared at the old man leading the convoy, his face full of arrogance.
The old man raised his brows and stared at the soldier, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Cold eyes fell on the soldier, and the soldier suddenly felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
The murderer?
The soldier immediately labeled the old man a murderer. He looked up at the old man, thought for a moment, then turned around and ran towards the guard stationed at the city gate, reporting the matter to the gate guard.
If you can't afford to offend, can you still afford to hide?
After hearing the soldier's report, the city gate guard immediately walked towards the convoy. Looking at the long convoy, a smile appeared in his eyes. With such a large and heavy cargo, he should be able to make a lot of money...
At the front of the motorcade, the leading old man was wearing a black robe and was tall and thin.
Seeing the city gate guard approaching, the old man got off the carriage and faced the city gate guard who was striding towards him.
At this time, the city gate guard had a smile on his face, and a strange smile appeared on his face. Without even looking at the old man, he turned his eyes to the motorcade behind the old man. He counted in his mind, there were a total of twenty-one carriages, each one
Everything loaded in the carriage was covered with black cloth. I don't know what the carriage was carrying.
However, judging from the traces of the carriage running over it on the official road, the things on the carriage must have been heavy objects.
"One car, five hundred dollars... Well, a total of twenty-one cars, fifteen hundred dollars."
After the city gate guard counted the vehicles at the city gate, he immediately said: "Well, seeing that you have bulk goods, I will give you five hundred yuan for free and ten thousand yuan to let you in."
After hearing this, the old man did not answer the words of the city gate guard. He smiled and said: "Sir, my master's caravan was invited by the prefect to go to Hanzhong for business. The things loaded on the carriage..."
At this point, the old man suddenly stopped talking.
The old man's tone was neither high nor condescending, and he was not affected at all by the words of the city gate guard.
After listening to the old man's words, the city gate guard frowned, and an unpleasant feeling arose in his heart. The expression on his face also changed instantly. There was a hint of flattery on his arrogant cheeks, and he asked with a smile: "Old sir,
What are these things on these cars that are so heavy?"
When the city gate guard spoke, he was no longer as domineering as before, but more respectful. The new prefect had just taken office, and the old man in front of him was a guest invited by the new prefect. The city gate guard did not dare to show any slightness, if he was angered
The merchants in front of him made the governor angry, and the city gate guard couldn't bear the governor's anger.
Although the official position of the city gate guard is humble, his mind is exquisite and clear, and he can think clearly about gains and losses in an instant.
"Sir, the carriage is loaded with just ordinary goods, not valuable, not valuable." The old man waved his hands repeatedly, with a bright smile on his face. However, the old man turned back and glanced at the goods on the carriage, and there was a sense of pride in his eyes.
The old man's expression fell in the eyes of the city gate guard, which immediately made the city gate guard feel happy. Fortunately, he did not use force. With a flattering smile on his face, he said: "Since the old gentleman was invited by the prefect,
Guests, there is no need to check, just go into the city."
The old man asked: "Is there really no need to check?"
The city gate guard shook his head and said: "No, just go in quickly."
The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's check it out to avoid being accused."
The city gate guard shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, the old gentleman is a guest invited by the prefect. If you have any worries, come into the city quickly." At this time, the city gate guard was furious.
The old man was really ignorant. He said several times that there was no need to check, and he kept talking.
However, he did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction on his face.
Seeing that the old man was still about to speak, the city gate guard hurriedly advised: "Old sir, hurry into the city. Twenty-one carriages are parked outside the city, which will affect the people's entry and exit."
Hearing this, the old man nodded, bowed slightly and said to the goalkeeper: "In that case, thank you sir."
"Enter the city."
After finishing speaking, the old man turned around and shouted, urging: "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up and enter the city..."
The wheels turned, and the entire convoy began to drive slowly towards the city. Because all twenty-one carriages were covered with black cloth, the carriages became extremely mysterious. The eyes of the people standing around were focused on the carriages, watching.
The carriage entered the city. However, when the eleventh carriage arrived at the city gate, the axle suddenly broke with a crack. The entire body also tilted rapidly, and then the goods loaded on the carriage also fell off.
"Bang!"
Two large boxes fell to the ground with a dull sound.
The two big boxes were not locked, only a seal was affixed. The big box fell to the ground and was knocked over. In an instant, a bunch of golden horseshoe gold fell out of the box, and the golden horseshoe gold fell out.
The gold horseshoe exudes an alluring light, as if tempting people to snatch it.
"Old sir, this is..."
When the gatekeeper saw countless gold horseshoes falling out of the carriage, his eyes suddenly widened. His gaze fell on the gold horseshoes at the gate of the city, motionless, and his eyes were filled with naked greed.
If it weren't for the merchants invited by the prefect, the city gate guard would have rushed to snatch the horseshoe gold.
However, the city gate guard was too smart to rob it, so he sold it to the old man and immediately asked soldiers to surround the carriage to protect it from threats.
When the old man saw the gold horseshoes scattered, he frowned and hurriedly stepped forward to scold the attendant standing aside, asking the attendants to quickly put away the gold horseshoes. After doing all this, the old man raised his hands and thanked the city gate guard:
"Thank you, sir. My master was invited by the prefect to work in Nanzheng County. The money contained in these twenty-one carriages will be used to buy land."
"Buy land?" The city gate guard suddenly became confused and asked, "With so much money, how much land can we buy?"
After a pause, the goalkeeper asked again: "What's the use of buying so much land?"
The old man glanced at the people around him, lowered his voice and said with a smile: "My master is a big businessman in Luoyang, and the purpose of buying land is naturally for business. For my master, using this money to buy land is just a drop in the bucket."
That’s all.”
"A drop in the bucket?" the goalkeeper muttered in his heart, but shook his head, not daring to imagine how much money the old man said his master had.
At this time, the old man lowered his voice and said: "Sir, I see that it is not easy for you to be stationed at the city gate all year round, so I will give you a way to make money. You buy some good land in the city and settle it. When my master buys the land,
If you sell it, you can make a small profit, but I hope you won't tell this matter, and you can understand it yourself."
When the city gate guard heard this, a light flashed in his eyes.
However, the goalkeeper was also a smart man and asked hurriedly: "Old sir, where should I buy land?"
The old man hesitated for a moment and said: "I can't reveal the exact location, and I don't dare to reveal it. However, my master always makes a steady profit in business, so when buying land, he naturally buys the cheapest land, so that he has the opportunity to make money.
, Your Excellency, you can check out the places in the city where land prices are cheap, and think about it carefully..."
After finishing speaking, the old man led the convoy into the city.
The city gate guard stood blankly at the city gate, his eyes flickering, and he glanced at the people around him with a cold gaze, because although the old man lowered his voice, the people standing around still heard what the old man said.
The old man asked him not to reveal the news, but the people around him had already heard it.
PS: The second update of the fourth update, I want to make money, please collect... flowers... Hehe, everyone understands.