The horses of the Guards Cavalry stayed in the stockade built not far outside the town in Xiliang City.
It is not a secret that Xiliang has cavalry, everyone knows it.
No one except the people in Xiliang City knew how many cavalry there were in Xiliang. Prime Minister Li wanted to preserve this sense of mystery.
The area around Xuanshui Lake is not suitable for Xiliang Iron Cavalry operations, but the Northern Wilderness and Southern Wilderness are very good places.
Most of these two areas are flat and are the favorite places for cavalry.
These two places also possess a large amount of materials. What others see as wasteland is, in Li Xiang's eyes, a good piece of agricultural land. As long as there are water resources, Xiliang farmers can turn these wastelands into farmland.
With a hundred armored guards and Charlie, Li Xiang entered the town in a swagger. This was his second time entering the town. When he first came, he was just a small force, but this time he came to the northwest.
One of the top forces outside the customs.
The entrance of the town was crowded with various people. These people had just been brought from the prison. This was also the last time to send prisoners here this year.
There are a lot of people, nearly ten thousand people this time, all thrown into the small town. The town will be closed in a month. If these people cannot find a shelter within a month, they will have to live alone in this ice and snow.
Survive.
People from all the major forces are gathering manpower, and some pretentious people have gathered a large group of people around them before they even arrive outside the Northwest Pass.
These people all want to establish some influence outside the customs and are unwilling to be inferior to others.
There are also some people who have joined the major forces outside the Northwest Pass. Xiliang City is different from other forces. Xiliang City adopts the policy that if you want to join, you can join. If you don’t want to join, don’t. They will not force it.
As far as Xiliang City is concerned, these people joining will mean working around the two cities of Beixuan City and Nanli City. It is wishful thinking to enter Xiliang City.
Among the outsiders from the Northwest Pass who can now enter Xiliang City, the only ones are those prisoners and Zhang Qingyun, the external general manager of Xiliang City.
As soon as they entered the town, the four guards from behind quickly walked to the front and pushed the crowd away. Li Xiang and Xia Li entered the city on war horses. When people around them saw the size of the soldiers, they knew that the top officials of Xiliang City had arrived.
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When they saw Li Xiang on the horse, many people opened their eyes wide and wanted to write down Li Xiang's face.
"Who is that person?" A young man who had just entered Xuanzhai outside the Northwest Pass said angrily, "So arrogant..."
Before the young man finished speaking, the old man next to him slapped him: "Be careful what you say, that is the lord of Xiliang City, who slaughtered Prime Minister Li!"
The more powerful Xiliang City is, the greater the reputation of Prime Minister Li will spread. There are many nicknames for Prime Minister Li. Some people call him Greedy Wolf because many soldiers who survived the battle with Xiliang City claim that they are in charge of Prime Minister Li.
I saw an extremely terrifying giant wolf.
However, more people like to call Li Xiang the Human Slaughterer. No one knows how many people this tall and mighty Xiliang City Lord killed.
Xiliang City has never been defeated since its establishment. There are countless corpses of soldiers from various major forces on the way to the city's construction.
Li looked very indifferent to those around him, and he didn't care about how he looked in the eyes of these people.
Charlie seemed very curious. Everything in the town was new to her. Some people also noticed the exotic woman following Li Xiang, wearing a light blue robe, revealing her smooth white legs from time to time.
Some people can't help but have wild imaginations.
The queue of a hundred people was very long, but no one around them dared to complain, they just looked at Li Xiang with envy.
As long as you are strong enough, no matter how big the situation is, it won't matter.
Walking to the huge courtyard belonging to Xiliang City, this was originally the courtyard belonging to Black Tiger City. Black Tiger City was destroyed by Xiliang City, and their place naturally became the place of Xiliang City.
Zhang Qingyun learned that Li Xiang had arrived, so he waited at the gate of the courtyard early. When he saw Li Xiang and Xia Li coming on horseback, he had some doubts in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed his doubts and hurried over.
"Lord!"
Li Xiang got off the horse and patted Zhang Qingyun on the shoulder with a strong force. Zhang Qingyun's body was as motionless as a pine tree.
"It seems that you haven't fallen behind in your recent practice!"
Zhang Qingyun said with a smile: "Every high-level official in Xiliang City is a master. If my subordinates don't practice hard, they won't be able to keep up with everyone!"
Xiliang City now has more than 20 people with third-rate strength. Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, and Li Yi have almost reached the level of second-rate masters in this world.
Li Xiang was not very clear about which stage of Daqian his strength corresponded to. When he fought with those second-rate masters before, he could clearly feel that those masters did not unleash their full combat power.
In battles between Daqian masters, when some people use powerful martial arts, it takes a period of time to accumulate strength before they can use their most powerful move.
When he was on the battlefield, Li Xiang didn't give those people any time at all. The distance between the two was so close that Li Xiang only needed to take a long stride to rush in front of the opponent and smash it with a halberd, making it impossible for the opponent to even accumulate power. Accumulate strength.
So he didn't know which stage of the masters he corresponded to in Daqian. The second-rate masters were already a little underwhelming in front of him.
In addition to Jin, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth and Li Yi, Shui Yi among the navy, Spear Yi among the spearmen, and Jian Yi among the swordsmen are all third-rate masters. Besides these people, there is also a special person, that is, among the peasants Nong Yi, Nong Yi's burst of momentum is not much different from the momentum of second-rate masters.
This is the current high-end military force in Xiliang City.
Every high-level person has a strong level of cultivation. Zhang Qingyun often goes to Xiliang City, so he naturally knows the strength of these people.
Zhang Qingyun, who was not at the top level, worked hard to improve himself. While handling external government affairs, he practiced hard at the same time. Not to mention how powerful he became, at least he could not hinder the senior officials of Xiliang City.
In Xiliang City, he knew very well the way of fighting in Xiliang City, which was to feed war with war and move forward bravely.
Li Xiang, the city lord, often rushed to the front to fight with the enemy after distributing tasks among the troops.
The frontline officers in Xiliang City are all on the front line. As long as they do not receive an order to retreat, there will only be officers killed in Xiliang City and no officers will retreat.
If a war breaks out where Zhang Qingyun is, he will be on the front line. How can he do it without some cultivation?
Zhang Qingyun smiled when he heard Xiang Li's compliment: "Lord, let's go in!"
Zhang Qingyun stepped aside and Li Xiang strode in. This was the first time Li Xiang entered the courtyard, just like the special practice in Xiliang City.
It looks luxurious from the outside, but the interior decoration is very simple.
Li Xiang sat on the throne: "When will Zhao Er of the Yulong Gang arrive?"
Li Xiang received news from Zhang Qingyun very early that Zhao Er of the Yulong Gang wanted to see him. Li Xiang had been staying at the Juhu camp and had no time to come to the south, so he did not see him. .
The origin of the Yulong Gang is very mysterious. This gang exists in most places in Daqian. However, this gang does not charge protection fees and does not commit crimes. It relies on opening various shops to make profits.
Of course, this is something that everyone can check on the surface. No one knows what he is doing secretly.
The Yulong Gang has always existed outside the Northwest Pass. Since the beginning of the Northwest Pass, the Yulong Gang has always existed. This is a large force that has existed for thousands of years.
The other party wanted to see him, so Li Xiang saw that it was snowing heavily and there was really nothing to do outside the northwest pass, so he went south to meet him and took Xia Li to see the town.
Zhang Qingyun and Li Xiang were chatting, while Xia Li was thinking about what she saw in the town.
Before coming to the town, she thought that people in the Eastern world were as tall as Xiliang people. In Xiliang City, except for Zhang Qingyun and the captives, the rest of the people were tall men over two meters tall.
People in the Eastern world are generally more than two meters tall.
Today in the small town, she realized that there are tall and short people in the Eastern world, and Xiliang City where she lives is an exception.
"Report!" A guard ran in from outside: "My lord, the second general manager of the Yulong Gang, Zhao, is here to visit!"
"Please come in, Manager Zhao Er!" Li Xiang was a little surprised. Zhao Er was a little anxious. He had just arrived in the town when someone came to the door.
"Qingyun, take Miss Xia Li for a walk around the town!"
"yes!"
Zhang Qingyun nodded and stood up, Charlie also stood up, and the next thing was something she could know.
The two left from behind, and Zhao Er, dressed in white fur, walked in.
The moment Li Xiang saw Zhao Er, his eyes were a little dull. What a handsome man!
Li Xiang had seen a lot of handsome men, but this was the first time he saw one as handsome as Zhao Er. Li Xiang took his mind back in an instant.
Zhao Er was stunned for a moment when he saw Li Xiang, and a smile appeared on his handsome face: "Zhao Er of the Yulong Gang has met City Lord Li!"
Li Xiang stood up and said: "Second Manager Zhao has spoken seriously, please sit down!"
Zhao Er nodded and sat down, and Li Xiang asked: "I don't know, Mr. Zhao Er, if there is anything I need to see Li?"
Zhao Er chuckled lightly: "I don't know, does City Lord Li know about the Yulong Gang?"
"Of course Li knows the name of the Yulong Gang. Second Manager Zhao is not here to let Li join the Yulong Gang, right?" Li Xiang joked.
Zhao Er smiled bitterly and said: "I would like to take City Lord Li in, but unfortunately our Yulong Gang's broken ship cannot carry a tiger like City Lord Li!
I know City Master Li that you are a real person, and I won’t be careless with you. I’m here to ask for help this time!”
"Help?" Li Xiang picked up the tea on the table and took a sip: "The Yulong Gang has been inherited for thousands of years, so why ask Xiliang City, a force that was founded less than a year ago, for help."
Zhao Er's tone was a little low: "Officially, because it has been passed down for thousands of years and has a lot of help, naturally there are various voices inside.
There was a problem with the northwest branch outside the customs, so I was sent here. I thought I could easily solve it with my strength. At first, as I expected, I easily took control of the branch.
I thought it was over, but when the north changed greatly, Zhao learned that the previous solution was just the other party's attempt to let me solve it, and the Yulong Gang outside the Northwest Pass is finished!"
Li Xiang pondered for a while: "I don't know how General Manager Zhao wants me to help you, and does General Zhao have any capital that can impress me?"
When Zhao Er heard what Li Xiang said, he raised his head and said with a smile: "As long as City Master Li helps me, all the Yulong Gang's territory outside the pass will belong to Xiliang City. City Master Li's family members in the imperial capital can also be owned by our Yulong Gang. ..”
Before Zhao Er finished speaking, he felt a coldness around him, and Li Xiang's eyes were red, as if if he didn't give Li Xiang a satisfactory answer, death would be waiting for him.
What a terrifying murderous aura!
Zhao Er felt terrible, but after being afraid, he was filled with joy. Only with such strength could Li Xiang have the capital to help him.
But before that, I have to give Li Xiang an answer, otherwise he may be the first person the big man in front of me wants to kill.
Zhao Er organized some words and said: "City Lord Li, your identity is not a secret outside the Northwest Pass. Your mother and sister are in the imperial capital. With the protection of the Li family, ordinary people cannot harm them!"
"You also know the Li family, so what temptation does this condition have for me?" Hearing the Li family, Li Xiang also breathed a sigh of relief. He now looks very good outside the Northwest Pass, but compared with the Li family in the imperial capital, he He's just a bandit outside the Great Wall.
In Da Qian, the Li family is the top three generals, and no one dares to provoke this giant.
Seeing that the murderous intention on Li Xiang's body was gone, Zhao Er breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Of course, your parents and your sister have had a hard time after you, City Lord Li, were expelled from Daqian, but compared with before, they were worse. a lot of.
Your sister has also reached the age of cultivation. The treasures that were forged at the beginning of cultivation are very important. The skills are very important. City Lord Li has many masters and countless skills, but you have no way to send them back!
If City Lord Li helps me, the Yulong Gang, to do this, I, the Yulong Gang, are willing to give you the caravan outside the Northwest Pass, and then you can use the caravan to send things back to the south of the imperial capital!"
Hearing Zhao Er's words, Li Xiang frowned. Zhao Er's reward was very high, a caravan!
If a caravan wants to enter Daqianzhong, it needs a certificate. This thing is not easy to obtain. Although there are no Hundred Thousand Mountains in the south outside the Northwest Pass, the endless ice fields in the north and overseas are rich in three places, but the materials produced here every year The exchange, if measured in silver, can reach three million taels to five million taels of silver.
The Great Wall Legion can take 20% of it, and after paying taxes on the rest, the rest is theirs.
Almost two million taels!
This is an astronomical sum of money, and countless chambers of commerce want to obtain the credentials to enter the market but cannot.
After getting the Chamber of Commerce, there is another advantage: you can send people back to Daqian!
Li Xiang looked at Zhao Er and said, "I don't know what General Manager Zhao Er needs from me."
Li Xiang did not agree, but wanted to listen to the other party's conditions.
Zhao Er thought for a moment and said: "Help me get something and destroy the Qing Army!"
"What?"
The Qing Army should be the Qing Army in the Northern Wilderness. Li Xiang was a little curious: "I don't know what the conflict between the Qing Army and the Yulong Gang is, and how much energy Mr. Zhao Er deserves!"
Zhao Er shook his head: "Destroying the Qing Army is just incidental. What we really need is the same treasure in Ji Mo City!"
