The two returned to the room used as a pledge room to complete the corresponding procedures. The military officer accepted Qi Xuansu's official ticket and issued two tickets, one to Qi Xuansu as a voucher, and the other to keep in his account.
Shenjiying does not have to pay taxes, but it does have to reconcile its accounts, and the imperial court will send officials from the Planning Examination Institute to audit the accounts every year. The so-called Planning Examination Institute is a newly established yamen of the dynasty. Its main responsibility is to check the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue and the local vassal treasury.
All weaving bureaus and localities will submit the accounts of the Municipal Shipping Department, the Ministry of Industry, and the Caohe Canal Road Yamen. If there is a deficit, they will make up for the deficit, check and refund compensation, and handle everything from confiscation to sales, which can be regarded as supplementing the functions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Qingluan Guard.
This shortcoming was privately referred to by officials as the "yamen that confiscated houses."
The Shenji Camp is also among them, so carelessness is not allowed.
As a result, Qi Xuansu only had three hundred peace coins left, but he had a pair of spiritual objects.
It has to be said that the outer belt issued by Tiangangtang is really useful and can hang up to six weapons. Qi Xuansu wore the two swords staggered behind his waist, and the dagger and fire gun were still hanging on both sides of his waist. There were still two left.
There are empty seats, one on the left and one on the left.
But even so, there is still a "dazzling array of things to see", including a blunderbuss, a dagger, and a pair of knives. Although they are not more than three feet, it is relatively easy to carry, but it is inevitable to "wear jingles" when walking.
Various jade ornaments collided and jingled, and Qi Xuansu made various weapons clank.
The military officer joked: "Brother, why don't you buy a long blunderbuss or a long bow to carry on your back."
Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said: "We are already bankrupt. If we don't add another head, then forget it."
The military officer smiled and said: "It's not that you can't have an additional head, but it has to be a large-scale business." The implication is that this kind of small business is not qualified.
Qi Xuansu said no more, said goodbye and left the place.
Qi Xuansu originally wanted to buy a horse, but he was already short of money, so he had to give up. Anyway, he had a horse and his legs were not slower than others.
At this moment, Qi Xuansu found that the people in black began to gather in batches, their expressions solemn, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Qi Xuansu didn't know what happened, but he was also afraid that he would be harmed by Chi Yu, so he hurried out of the city.
The people in black gathered naturally because Qin Wubing issued a military order to reorganize on the spot. Qi Xuansu was just an outsider, and there was no way he could be traced. And Qin Wubing personally issued a waistband, so no one came.
Stop him.
On the way, Qi Xuansu met the innkeeper who was also alone and seemed to be leaving the city.
Seeing Qi Xuansu, the shopkeeper showed a wary look on his face.
Qi Xuansu understands and understands this kind of precaution. After all, Jianghu is not a good place, and guarding against others is indispensable. So Qi Xuansu just nodded slightly in greeting and turned to the direction of another city gate. Thousands of households are not big, but they just need to walk a few more steps.
Just steps.
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out of the city.
However, after walking for about ten miles, there was no patrolling cavalry of men in black, and the shopkeeper was overtaken by several people and surrounded.
"Shopkeeper, where do you plan to go?" the leader said with a smile, showing his snow-white teeth.
The shopkeeper's expression changed slightly.
He recognized this group of people. They were all frequent guests of the "inn" and usually looked up to him. After the men in black entered the city, because they were quite well-behaved and not members of a secret society, they were just ordinary people in the world, so they saved the place.
Life. But he didn't expect this group of people to be waiting for him here.
The shopkeeper said solemnly: "What are you going to do?"
"What to do? Just ask the shopkeeper for justice." Another scholar-looking man said.
The shopkeeper said calmly: "What's fair? You work for the 'Inn' on weekdays, and the 'Inn' has never treated you badly."
A strong man with a shiny scalp sneered: "So many brothers believed your lies and went to that workshop, but none of them came back. Shouldn't they ask you for justice?"
The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes: "Someone died in the 'Inn' too."
"That's your business. It's not our business. We only seek justice for our dead brothers." The leader said calmly. This man was wearing a Taoist priest's robe instead of a gentleman's Taoist robe, and wore a pair of round sunglasses.
, has a goatee, and looks like a fortune teller.
The shopkeeper was very clear in his mind. These people saw the "inn" suffered heavy losses and wanted to take advantage of it.
This time, in addition to the nine experts sent by the main store, the people responsible for cleaning the outside were not all hired. Some of the "Inn" branch's own staff were also included in it.
It's a pity that several of his associates are not good at martial arts and still stay in the city. Now he is the only one left, and he may not be the opponent of these people.
The shopkeeper said: "Although we are all friends, we are not real brothers after all. It is not our turn to ask for justice, right?"
The strong man was about to speak, but the leader raised his hand to stop him and said calmly: "During the conversation, we will live and die together, and a promise worth a thousand dollars is worth a thousand dollars. Which brother in the world is not the one who will go to all the troubles for his friends? If they are not blood brothers, they are better than each other.
Blood brothers. We have asked for justice, so naturally we will deliver it to our door in person."
The scholar nodded and agreed, "That's right. I will support my brothers and their wives. Don't worry about them, brothers."
The shopkeeper sneered in his heart, it was true that this group of jackals came to the house afterwards, but it was not for the brothers to support the family, but for the family wealth of those who died, and I was afraid that the children of those people would soon go underground to join them.
The shopkeeper remained silent, his mind racing, thinking about how to escape.
The strong man finally couldn't hold himself back anymore and shouted: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking to him about? Ask him to hand over the Sumeru treasure he has on him."
The shopkeeper does carry a Sumeru treasure with him, but it does not belong to him personally, but to the branch of the "Inn". There are various files and records of the branch and a large amount of money. His task is to bring this Sumeru treasure
Take it back to the main store. If the Xumi treasure is lost, not to mention the secrets and money in the Xumi treasure, but the Xumi treasure itself is extremely expensive, the main store will not let him go, so let him hand over the Xumi treasure.
It's better to kill him.
The shopkeeper said in a cold voice: "Tu Qiongdiao sees that you are here to take advantage of the situation, but I would like to advise you, although the money is good, if you are afraid of losing your life, the 'inn' will not let you go."
The leader stroked his beard unhurriedly: "If it were normal times, this would be true, but now the men in black have blocked the West Gobi, and the outside does not know the news inside. We will kill you at this time, who will?"
Nor would he know that it was really the right time, location, and people.”
"That's what the elder brother said!" The strong man laughed, "The sumeru on you is enough for the rest of my life. You can wash your hands in the golden basin."
The scholar was even more heart-wrenching in his words: "Taking a step back, even if the three of us brothers repent and decide to stop here, shopkeeper, please touch your conscience and say, will you let us go? I'm afraid you will return to the boss."
The first thing the store did was to send people to hunt us down. It’s just that there is no turning back. Let’s stop talking nonsense and see the truth behind our men!”
Before he finished speaking, the scholar already had a dark, powerful crossbow in his hand. It was Qingluan Guard's "Jackdaw Crossbow". The arrowhead was blue, obviously quenched with poison.
When Qi Xuansu was able to dodge the Jackdaw Crossbow, it was not because he was faster than the crossbow arrows, but because he could do it faster than the Qingluan Guards who used crossbow arrows. The main reason was that humans were not good at it, and the crossbow could not be blamed.
The scholar's technique is undoubtedly far superior to that of ordinary Qingluan guards, and he suddenly fires cold arrows while speaking, so fast that people can't even see clearly.
The poisoned crossbow arrow almost hit the shopkeeper's face. If he hadn't been secretly on guard, he would have been hit right in the face by the arrow. Even the shopkeeper, a master at the Yuxu stage, broke out in a cold sweat.
The scholar's arrow was just a signal, and the three of them rushed towards the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper shook out a nine-section whip with the appearance of a spiritual object. It was shining with golden light. The head of the whip was a dragon head. The whip was inlaid with various gems. It was sparkling and brilliant. When it moved, it was powerful, gorgeous and beautiful. When it danced,
During this time, the sound of breaking through the sky was endless, and even a golden energy was generated, like a golden dragon.
However, the three of them were all veterans and were not in a hurry to fight head-on. The strong man was a warrior, wearing iron armor and fighting head-on. The scholar was a layman. Although he did not have a flying sword, he could use two strong crossbows.
He is so miraculous that the crossbow arrow can change its trajectory within a small area according to his will. It is impossible to guard against it. If the shopkeeper's nine-section whip dance was not airtight, he would have succeeded long ago. But even so, it also distracted a lot of the shopkeeper's energy.
Finally, there is the fortune teller named as the leader, who is a dream-like alchemist. Although he cannot leave his body during the day like in the Thunder Realm, he is proficient in illusions, which makes the shopkeeper's eyes full of illusions and his mind is in a trance.
The shopkeeper is not a martial artist. Even if he sticks to the mourning platform and is not taken advantage of by the illusion for a while, it will consume a lot of energy and he will not be able to hold on for long.