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Chapter 213 The tragedy caused by a ration bag

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Time moved forward, back to the evening of the first day of February, when it was about to get dark, the messengers sent by three locust merchants Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu and Wang Dayu from Yanghe rushed back to Zhangjiakou covered in snow and snow, and took the three The news that the locust merchants had met Young Master Zhang in Yanghe was reported to five locust merchants, Fan Yongdou, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Ying, and Huang Yunlong.After confirming that the news was correct, Fan Yongdou breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly ordered to his right-hand assistant Chen Dabing: "Quickly, go and give an order to get everyone ready, including carriages, horses, dry food, drinking water, fodder, etc. , are fully prepared. As soon as the sun rises tomorrow, we will start loading the car and leave the customs before the evening!"

"Decree!" Chen Dabin clasped his fists in agreement, and left in a hurry.Over there, Huang Yunlong, Liang Jiabin and other locust merchants also hurriedly issued similar orders, asking their deputy to go down and make arrangements.In the end, several locust merchants ran together to visit the three guards of Zhangjiakou, Sun Shangzhi, Shi Tianlin, and Cheng Guan, according to the plan discussed in advance, and also secretly lurked in Zhangjiakou Fort to assist the eight major locust merchants to deliver this batch of heavy goods. Xuanfu prefect Liu Yongzuo.And Liu Yongzuo, Sun Shangzhi and Shi Tianlin all agreed that there is no problem. The two generals, Sun Shangzhi and Shi Tianlin, also agreed to send troops to escort the troops of the eight locust merchants. Cheng Guan, his assistant, also said, "Heijunmen left a message before departure, as long as it is the goods of Wu's and Ma's, I don't need to check or stop them no matter how much. I absolutely don’t care if I’m there. ——But the ugly words are in front of me, and I don’t care if the door is closed outside Zhangjiakou.”

"Thank you, General Cheng, for your flexibility." Fan Yongdou breathed a sigh of relief again, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, General Cheng, the shopkeeper Wu Er will definitely be there when the time comes, and the door will be closed when we leave Zhangjiakou. We have our own escort team. The thieves don't dare to trouble us."

Fan Yongdou was full of confidence when he said this. On the Karaqin side, the large and small Mongolian tribes were eager to get rid of the control of the Jimen grain and salt trading standard system, and they had already agreed to the eight major locust merchants on the condition of restoring the previous trade. The caravan was released; the mountains on the Horqin Grassland were high and the emperor was far away. Oba and Wu Keshan, who were robbed by Young Master Zhang and were on the verge of bankruptcy, did not dare to continue to offend Jiannu for the sake of money. Let go; as for Chahar, thanks to the notoriety of Master Zhang's mad dog, those Tatar tribes with dirty hands and feet have already been frightened and ran for seven or eight hundred miles, and there are Ming army scouts controlled by Sun Shangzhi and Shi Tianlin Keep an eye on their every move, so you don't have to worry about the safety of the goods after they leave the customs.Fan Yongdou's only headache now is that he is worried about whether there will be a strong wind and sand blowing on the grassland, which will delay his caravan trip.

In the early morning of the next day, the gates of the large and small warehouses of the eight major locust merchants in Zhangjiakou Fort were opened together. Prohibited materials such as cloth and cotton were moved out of the warehouse, unscrupulously loaded into carriages in broad daylight, and pushed them into rows on the open space. Large and small trucks and carriages were densely packed in the open space, like ants coming out of their nests. The grand occasion almost returned to Zhangjiakou a few years ago. Heyday.And shopkeeper Wu Er, who came over after hearing the news, couldn't even close his mouth with a smile, and couldn't wait to ask Fan Yongdou, "Shopkeeper Fan Da, finally here today? Who is the buyer? Can you introduce me to him?" ?”

"Forgive Master Wu, I really can't introduce you." Of course, Fan Yongdou would not tell the real buyer of these goods to Wu Er, and explained with a smile: "Because these goods were ordered by regular customers on the grassland, Since no one was present, we had to deliver the goods to the door, so I would like to ask the shopkeeper Wu Shao for his understanding."

"Really? Shopkeeper Fan Da is afraid that I will poach your customers, right?" Of course shopkeeper Wu Er didn't believe it, and he was a little unhappy.After Ning Wan over there, I stood up and smiled at the second shopkeeper Wu: "Shopkeeper Wu Shao, shopkeeper Fan Da really didn't lie to you, if you don't believe me, you can send a few people to accompany shopkeeper Fan Da and their caravan to the grassland Take a look, and you will know it is true or not." Speaking of this, Ning Wan and I leaned into the ear of shopkeeper Wu Er affectionately and whispered: "Shopkeeper Wu, if you send someone to watch, you can also give me a hand. It’s a good opportunity for your arms to contact customers, don’t miss it.”

"Really?" The second shopkeeper Wu was really tempted, and after a little calculation, he said: "Well, I will let Xiao Lai from my shop and Yang Long, the second shopkeeper of Ma Laogui, go and have a look together, so that they can grow up too. Good knowledge, Master Fan, it doesn't matter, right?"

"Of course it doesn't matter. Master Wu is so righteous to Yuntian, and I'm still afraid that Master Shao will poach our customers?" Fan Yongdou was eager to tie Master Wu and Ma Jun to his chariot, of course he agreed.Shopkeeper Wu Er was overjoyed and hurriedly asked: "Is the caravan almost packed? Can you wait a while to leave the customs? I'll ask Xiao Lai and Yang Long to get ready to go."

"It's early." Fan Yongdou replied with a smile: "Today is a big shipment, there are more than 3 carriages alone, and the goods must be loaded at least until the evening. Shopkeeper Wu Shao can ask your second shopkeeper to prepare slowly. in a hurry."

"More than 3 cars worth of goods? How many escorts do you need?" The shopkeeper Wu Er was dumbfounded, and after a while he exclaimed in surprise: "This is a big deal! Shopkeeper Fan Da, you wait, I'll go back and call Xiao It's up to them to prepare." After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper Wu Er turned his head and ran away, showing the joyful appearance of about to make a fortune.However, Ning Wan, who had never been in the freight business, was also reminded by Wu Er's words, and hurriedly asked: "Master Fan Da, why are there so many carriages? Is this manpower enough? Are there enough guards on the road?"

"Mr. Ning, you forced this." Fan Yongdou replied with a wry smile: "In the past, when we delivered goods to Liaodong, the grain cost was 30 to 6 shi each time. Prepare so many carriages, can they hold so much grain and pig iron? As for the manpower, don’t worry, the eight of us managed to scrape together tens of thousands of clerks and husbands, and more than 30 horses. In Liaodong, if it is not possible, you can also hire Mongolians as civilian husbands on the spot. Also, we hired two Mongolian tribe cavalry as guards, and we can meet you as soon as you arrive in Saihan, and keep your goods safe." Speaking of this, Fan Yongdou snorted again: "Mr. Ning, it's a good thing that you have cooperated with eight of us. If you want to change to another company and transport [-] shi of grain to Liaodong, they will be dumbfounded by just manpower and animal power!"

Fan Yongdou's words were not bragging. He sent 30 shi of grain and 20 jin of pig iron from Zhangjiakou to Liaodong at one time, and it was still by land. Not to mention the capital, the transportation problem alone was enough to make most of the firms in Daming dumbfounded.But what Fan Yongdou didn't know was that in history, his grandson Fan Yu was a hundred times better than him in this respect—Jiannu Kangxi dispatched 30 troops to conquer Galdan at one time, and his grandson Fan Yu relied on his grandson Fan Yu for all the logistics. Guarantee to Jiannu Kangxi that the caravan of Fanji Company went deep into the desert for thousands of miles, and guaranteed that Jiannu Kangxi's 30 army rations were never in short supply, and the front-line army rations were more than sufficient, saving Kangxi Jiannu military expenses tens of millions of taels It can be seen that the prosperity and strength of Fanji firm can be seen.Of course, this is also related to the solid foundation laid by Fan Yongdou, which will not be mentioned later.

After being busy for a while, the caravans of the eight major locust merchants have become longer and longer. Seeing that there is no room for so many carriages in the square, Fan Yongdou is planning to discuss with Wu Er, the shopkeeper, to let a batch of goods go out of the customs first and gather in Yuanbao.The second shopkeeper Wu led Xiao Lai and Yang Long, two confidantes, and asked them to travel with the caravan of the eight major locust merchants. The young shopkeeper of Hengtong Bank, Wang Binghong, also rushed to the scene together.Shopkeeper Wu Er salivated and said: "Shopkeeper Fan Da, you have shipped so many goods, it is too troublesome to count the number one by one, so why not do this, brother, I trust you, you will get as much as you quote, and the commission will be transferred to us now." How about the Hengtong Bank account?"

"What's the rush? Isn't it the same if you pay the commission tomorrow? Are you afraid that I will take your money?" Fan Yongdou asked with a smile.Shopkeeper Wu Er replied with a grin: "I am also thinking of Shopkeeper Fan Da. With so many goods going out of customs, wouldn't Shopkeeper Fan Da personally go to deposit the goods? Pay the commission early, so Shopkeeper Fan Da can rest assured." Exiting customs, isn't it?"

"I'm not leaving the customs with the caravan. It's Lao Huang and the others who will escort the car. You are indispensable. But it's up to you, let's do it now." Fan Yongdou was too lazy to haggle over with Wu Er's shopkeeper, so he called Huang Yunlong, who he trusted, and asked him to tell him what to do. The number of goods was reported to the shopkeeper Wu Er, and the commission was calculated according to the agreed ratio and market price, and the payment was made in cash.Shopkeeper Wu Er also entrusted this task to his trustworthy Wang Binghong. According to Fan Yongdou's request, he went to Zhangjiakou Pass to sit in town, negotiated with Cheng Guan, and commanded the army left by Hei Yunlong to release the trucks of the eight major locust merchants. The carriages loaded with goods came to gather outside the city of Far Fort and waited for orders.Still the same sentence, if the second shopkeeper Wu came forward, Hei Yunlong's army would not make things difficult. No matter how many carriages went out, Hei Yunlong's army would just sit idly by. As for the troops of Sun Shangzhi and Shi Tianlin, they would not bother.

When it was getting dark, Wang Binghong quietly went to Zhangjiakou before closing the door, and said in a low voice to the shopkeeper Wu Er, who was smiling and watching the Eight Great Locust merchant convoy passing through the border, "Second Young Master, it's done, and the commission has been paid in cash." , the list and quantity of the goods have already been obtained.” Then, Wang Binghong took out a small half of a stack of documents from his sleeve, and Wu Er, the shopkeeper, hurriedly said in a low voice: “Hide it next to you, don’t lose it, this is a evidence."

"Understood." Wang Binghong agreed in a low voice, and then asked worriedly: "Where is the dog? Is there any news?" The shopkeeper Wu Er didn't answer, but just grinned. Wang Binghong immediately understood that it was also a grin. Without saying a word.

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Almost at the same time when shopkeeper Wu Er and Wang Binghong were answering in low voices, a group of mysterious guests suddenly ushered in the Liaodong Governor's Yamen in Shanhaiguan, the most important town in western Liaoning. Xiong Tingbi, who was puzzled by Mao Wenlong's news, was not in the mood to meet them, and sent Shanhaiguan Military Supervisor Ji Yong to contact them.I never imagined that Ji Yong would exclaim as soon as he met these people: "Grandpa Wang, why are you here? When did you arrive at Shanhaiguan?" It turned out that the leader of this group of mysterious guests was the one who ripped off the whole of North Korea. One of the two eunuchs who made ghosts cry and howl, the nephew of Young Master Zhang, and the godson of Song Jin——Wang Minzheng!

"Eunuch Ji, I came here half a month ago, please kneel down and listen to the secret decree!" Wang Minzheng was not polite, pulled out an imperial decree from his sleeve, and read aloud: "By God, the emperor ordered to investigate Zhangjiakou merchants Fan Yongdou and Wang Dayu Communicating with slaves, smuggling contraband, abandoning the family and the country, all crimes are unforgivable! The eunuch Wang Minzheng is hereby ordered to search the Shanhaiguan branch of the two thieves. You should listen to the instructions and fully cooperate with Wang Minzheng to conduct investigations, arrest profiteers, and rectify the laws of the country! Anyone who evades prevarication or reveals the rumors will be severely punished! I respect this!"

"Confiscate the Shanhaiguan branch of Fan Yongdou and Wang Dayu?!" Ji Yong jumped up and exclaimed: "Wang Gonggong, the semicolons of these two companies are all over the world, and you suddenly check their Shanhaiguan branch. The semicolon received the news, and still didn't run away completely?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Ji, none of them can escape!" Wang Minzheng replied with a smirk: "The 34 state capitals across the country are all working together today to search all the semicolons of these profiteers! It is estimated that at this time, my godfather Song Eunuch Song has personally led Dongchang Fanyan and Jinyiwei to surround all the colonies of these profiteers, as well as their houses in the capital, and started arresting people and ransacking their homes!"

"All 34 state capitals across the country will do it together?" Ji Yong's face turned pale, and he said in his heart that it was a bad idea conceived by that wicked bastard whose ancestral grave was smoking. Is this still alive?Nervous, Ji Yong hurriedly asked: "Grandpa Wang, do you have evidence? These firms are top-notch firms in the country. If there is not enough evidence, I am afraid the impact will be great."

"Don't worry." Wang Minzheng agreed categorically, and smiled again: "The evidence, Zhang Tanhua will prepare it for us. What we should do now is to arrest people and ransack their homes to make some money."

"Zhang Tanhua's idea? No wonder he's so vicious!" Ji Yong slapped his thigh, and then boldly shouted to the soldiers next to him: "Hurry up and send an order to General Ma Shilong to gather [-] troops immediately. It's a great thing to make a fortune." Wait for him! Don't tell him how to get rich, wait for our family to say hello to Master Xiong, and then go over and tell him personally."

It was like thunder and lightning, and things were indeed as Wang Minzheng said. At this same moment, Song and Jin indeed led thousands of Dongchang fan servants and Zhenfusi Jinyiwei to surround the eight major locust merchant branches in the capital. And the courtyard industry, Song Jin gave an order, and the wolves of Fanyao and Jinyiwei immediately rushed into these semicolons and courtyards, arresting people when they see them, upstairs when they see money, and detaining documents when they see them. The shopkeepers of the eight major locust merchants The guy was caught off guard and was caught almost instantly. All kinds of prohibited materials and secret accounts that were too late to be destroyed also fell into the hands of Dongchang and Zhenfusi, which became evidence against them.There were also a few who slipped through the net and went to the backstage officials to complain for help. Unfortunately, when those officials rushed to the scene to intercede, they ran into Wei Zhongxian who came to supervise the inspection in person, and the murderous Beijing boss Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen.

"Our family knows why you are here." Wei Zhongxian did not give these officials a chance to intercede, and pointed directly at their noses and said: "But no matter what you say this time, it is useless. Our son has already I have obtained the ironclad evidence of eight traitors and collaborators! If you are smart, spit out what you eat, the emperor and our family can ignore it, and we will not pursue it! But if you still dare to play tricks and make trouble—— our family The factory prison, as well as the Zhenfu Sizhao Prison, have vacated rooms for you!"

"Eunuch Wei, what are you talking about with them? These people must have taken advantage of eight traitors and came to intercede. They will all be tortured and tortured, and none of them will be wrong!" Zhu Chunchen shouted angrily: "Hello Zhang That little bastard, Gu, knew that these profiteers were collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, but he didn't tell the old man, if the old man knew about it earlier, he would have skinned these traitors a long time ago!"

"Mr. Cheng, don't be angry." Wei Zhongxian admired the exasperated look of his former political opponent Zhu Chunchen very much, and said with a smile: "You son of a monkey didn't tell you in advance, but I know you can't hold your breath, and I'm afraid you will get out of the wind. Okay. Come on, don't be angry, last month, our family owed you the salary of the three major battalions of the capital, and the money will be paid to you tomorrow."

Hearing these exchanges between Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Chunchen, all the civil and military officials who came to plead had their legs weak, and hurriedly knelt down to Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Chunchen, trembling like dead leaves in the cold wind.When the pleading officials who arrived one step late heard the news, they turned around and ran away one by one, or ran home and rushed into the study, dug out some letters and documents and threw them into the charcoal basin, or threw the family members of the eight locust merchants who were hiding in their homes Arrested, turned over to Dongchang and the Zhenfu Division, and expressed his feelings...

In the north and south of the Yangtze River, in the 34 state capitals of the two capitals and the thirteen provinces, similar scenes are being staged. One after another, the big-name eunuchs from Dongchang and the Twelve Prisons suddenly broke into the local government offices or garrison camps, holding imperial edicts in their hands. Read out the imperial decree and mobilize the army, organize one after another wolf-like divisions of wolves, surround the eight major locust merchants in these state capitals, and then rush into the semi-colons viciously, arresting people when they see them, and killing them when they see money. Hey, if you see a letter, you will deduct the account, and if you see the warehouse, you will seal it!The civil and military officials, eunuchs and soldiers who handled this errand were all smiling, knowing that there was money to be made; the shopkeepers of the eight locust merchants in each branch were all caught off guard by the soldiers of the Ming army who descended from the sky. Eighth, a small number of those who slipped through the net fled to the good officials for help, but most of them were greeted by ice-hard handcuffs and shackles, and a few closed doors, "If you want to survive, run away! Your business, this official is Absolutely dare not control it!"

There are exceptions, at least in Ningyuan City, when the eunuch Cao Tianlong, the chief inspector of ceremonies, ran to the Liaodong Governor's Yamen to read out the imperial decree to dispatch the army, it took the Liaodong Governor nearly half an hour to assemble the army. At that time, the shopkeepers of the four branches of the eight major locust merchants in Ningyuan City, as well as some important staff, had already escaped from Ningyuan City with a large amount of gold and silver, and fled to the land controlled by Liaodong Jiannu by boat.Lu Wanling's wife, Li Wanting, also escaped together. Cao Tianlong read the imperial decree in the backyard of the governor's office in Liaodong. As soon as the imperial decree was finished, Li Wanting slipped out of the governor's office through a secret door, and then followed Fan Ji's firm Ningyuan Miao Dazui, the shopkeeper of the semicolon, went out of the city and got on a sea boat bound for Liaodong together...

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The scene turned back to Zhangjiakou. When it was completely dark, more than 3 double-drawn carriages of the eight major locust merchants were fully loaded with prohibited materials. The land is nearly one hundred acres, and tens of thousands of civilians and 3 Ming soldiers sent by Sun Shangzhi and Shi Tianlin lined up on both sides with torches. The torches were as dense as stars, illuminating the land that had just melted in the spring snow.More than [-] horse-drawn carriage drivers hired at high prices have also arrived at the scene, waiting for their orders, and they can set off only after the eight major locust merchants give an order.

After confirming that all the carriages had arrived, the five locust merchants Fan Yongdou, Huang Yunlong, Zhai Ying, Liang Jiabin and Tian Shenglan got together again. Fan Yongdou explained to Huang Yunlong, Zhai Ying and Tian Shenglan who were traveling with the convoy: "Three shopkeepers, you must be careful on the road. You must send more reliable people to scout the way. If you find that the situation is not right, you would rather take a detour and be risked. Those two Tartars of Wu Keshan, if it’s really not possible, you can listen to Mr. Ning’s arrangement and take another route to Liaodong!”

"Don't worry, shopkeeper Fan Da, we will be careful." Huang Yunlong clasped his fists and promised, "I ask shopkeeper Fan Da to worry more about Zhangjiakou. It's the same sentence, before Zhang Haogu's little mad dog's governor's office moved to Shanxi , don’t take such a risk to ship in large quantities again.”

"I'm awake." Fan Yongdou nodded, then turned to Ning Wan, who was at the side, and said, "Mr. Ning, please be more considerate on the way, you are an important minister of the Kingdom of Jin, resourceful and resourceful, the Mongolian tribes on the grassland dare not betray your face , if necessary, I will trouble you to come forward to settle it."

"Don't worry, this is also for our Daikin." Ning Wanwo waved lazily in agreement, praying in my heart, hoping that the killer I sent to Yanghe would be successful.After Fan Yongdou gave some more instructions, he was about to give the order to set off when Wu Er and Wang Binghong led a group of fellows to run out of breath in the distance. , I still have something to do."

"What else?" Fan Yongdou asked with a frown.The second shopkeeper Wu rushed out, stood still, held up three fireworks, and said with a smile: "Every shopkeeper, in order to wish you a successful trip and a big profit, I want to set off some fireworks for you to celebrate your success." The caravan departs."

"Thank you for your trouble, Young Manager, but there's no need." Fan Yongdou said with a smile: "We have prepared 660 groups of firecrackers, in the meaning of Liuliu Dashun, and we will set off firecrackers together to celebrate the departure."

"That's not allowed." Shopkeeper Wu Er shook his head like a rattle, and said with a smile: "Every shopkeeper, you don't know that my fireworks are different from ordinary fireworks. It is a unique skill of a master craftsman in my hometown. They are much more beautiful than ordinary fireworks, and they fly much higher, and it took me a lot of effort to bring them from my hometown." Then, Wu Er, shopkeeper, divided the fireworks into two guys who brought them to him. The man took one, and borrowed a torch from Chen Daping and other locust merchants' confidantes to light the fire. Fan Yongdou and the locust merchants had no choice but to go with them.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhh!" Three soft sounds, three bright spots flew into the air from the hands of the second shopkeeper Wu and others, and exploded in mid-air, blooming three huge bouquets, one golden, one red and one green, It is indeed very beautiful, but it is no different from ordinary fireworks.Fan Yongdou smiled and asked casually: "Master Wu Er, the fireworks you brought from Jinan are really good. Thank you for your kindness. Pass the order down and light the whip..."

"Who says I'm from Jinan?" Shopkeeper Wu Er interrupted Fan Yongdou suddenly.Fan Yongdou was taken aback, and replied: "Shopkeeper Wu Shao, didn't you say that you are from Jinan? On the official defense road guide you registered in Zhangjiakou, it seems that you are also from Jinan, right?"

"Wrong, wrong." Shopkeeper Wu Er shook his head and said with a smile: "My buddy named Zhang Gou Shao asked Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong Province, to get the fake one. People from Linqing."

"Linqing? That Linqing?" Fan Yongdou suddenly felt something was wrong.Before Wu Er shopkeeper could answer, the small shop standing behind Fan Yongdou suddenly strangled Fan Yongdou's neck, drew a knife and put it on Fan Yongdou's neck, and said with a smile, "It's my young master's hometown, Linqing Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong!"

"Small shop, are you crazy?" Chen Dabin screamed, rushing forward to pull the small shop open.Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Wu Er and the shop assistants brought by Wang Binghong suddenly rushed forward together, drew out a short knife and slashed and chopped Chen Da on the spot, and took Huang Yunlong, Zhai Ying and other four locust merchants down. , press on the ground.Ning Wan over there, I was shocked, and when I turned around and wanted to run away, Yang Long and Xiao Laizi sent by the shopkeeper Wu Er had already stood quietly behind him. Before I could get up, Xiao Laizi had already stepped on his face, took out a waist badge and shouted: "Gou Jiannu, why is the leader of the East Factory, Lai Pi, here, you are under arrest! "

"Dongchang?!" Fan Yongdou screamed in horror, "Are you the eagle dog of Dongchang?"

"We are all from Dongchang!" Wu Er, the shopkeeper, and the guys brought by Wang Binghong roared together, "Old man, dare to call us Dongchang eagle dogs? You want to die! Brothers, hit me!" Roaring, twenty or so The spies of Dongchang worked together and beat several locust merchants and Ning Wanwo until their heads were bloodied, crying ghosts and howling wolves.Shopkeeper Wu Er said proudly: "The conscience of heaven and earth, I am not from Dongchang—I, these guys, were all sent to me by that bad guy Zhang Gou Shao."

"Let go of our boss! Let go of our boss!" Thirty or forty clerks from the neighboring locust merchant shop surrounded them, drawing their knives to forcibly save people.I never thought that shopkeeper Wu Er was not only not afraid, but also yawned, and said with a smile: "Before you start, let's turn around and look behind you." Dozens of guys turned their heads in surprise, took a look, and immediately screamed, "Mom! That's the army!" Unknowingly, countless torches were lit around the caravans of the eight major locust merchants, and tens of thousands of Ming army cavalry surrounded them from all directions with muskets and spears. The caravan of the eight major locust merchants.

"I slaughter the slaves, the world slaughters the slaves—!" With a tidy shout, a banner with red letters on a white background was suddenly set up. Under the banner, Young Master Zhang was wearing a python robe and a jade belt, holding a Shangfang sword, and riding a tall white horse. , Appeared majestically in front of the team, and shouted: "Listen up, the governor is ordered to collude with traitors and traitors who build slaves, you and other civilian husbands, clerks, and coachmen, surrender and do not kill, and anyone who resists and escapes will be killed. !" After drinking, Young Master Zhang drew out Shang Fang's sword and pointed it, shouting: "Attack!"

"Surrender, don't kill!" The torches played the banner, and tens of thousands of Ming army cavalry shouted slogans and rushed towards the locust caravan. Most of the peasants, grooms, buddies and onlookers were terrified and did not dare to resist. They scrambled to kneel surrendered.Occasionally, a few people who resisted and escaped were quickly chopped down by the well-trained Manchu cavalry, and their heads were cut off for meritorious service.Young Master Zhang handed over the command to Man Gui, and led the wolf cavalry team of the slave slaughter army straight to the center where the locust merchant and shopkeeper Wu Er were located.The guys around the five locust merchants were all loyal buddies of the locust merchant company. When they rushed forward to meet the obstruction, the rifled muskets of the wolf cavalry team had already fired first, sweeping down a large area in one breath.

"The rebels, kill them all!" Young Master Zhang waved his hand coldly, the wolf cavalry roared in unison, retracted their guns and drew their knives, rushed forward to slash wildly with their knives, stomped on their horses, and mercilessly struck. Then a large piece was cut down.The rest of the locust merchant's buddies were frightened and scattered, and they scattered in all directions with a sudden cry, and the wolf cavalry scattered to chase and kill them.Young Master Zhang led Zhang Shitou and the three hundred wolf cavalry to the front of Fan Yongdou and the others, and they were getting close. Fan Yongdou and the other locust merchants suddenly found out that the shopkeeper Ma Junma had been doing business in Zhangjiakou for two years. , was actually in Young Master Zhang's team.

"Surprised, aren't you?" Wang Binghong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth, and smiled at Fan Yongdou and other locust merchants: "Master Fan Da, you must be very surprised, why do we shopkeepers who have been doing business in Zhangjiakou for many years help Zhang Xiantai deal with you? "

Fan Yongdou didn't speak, just stared at Wang Binghong with a pair of dead fish eyes, and shouted after a while: "Wang Binghong, it's okay for others, you and we are both from Shanxi, why are you helping foreigners to harm us?"

"Who is a fellow with you?" Wang Binghong smiled and replied: "I am from Shanxi, but I grew up in Linqing, and I am more than half of Linqing. Therefore, I and you can only be regarded as half fellows." , If you have less sex with dogs and less them, you can be regarded as a true fellow villager."

"Master Dog, let them understand." Ma Jun also smiled and suggested to Young Master Zhang: "Use the old trick to let them see our true identity?"

"No problem." Eldest Young Master Zhang suddenly had a childlike innocence, and nodded in agreement.Before the words were finished, Ma Jun, Wang Binghong, and Wu Er shopkeeper were already standing side by side with Young Master Zhang. Together with Young Master Zhang, they quickly put on their belts, pulled off their outer robes, exposed their underwear and straightened their bodies, and shouted in unison: "We are Mr. Dog-colored horse, Wu Xun Wangjian—the four young masters of Linqing! Blessings are shared, hardships are shared, wine is drunk together, money is gambling together, fights are fought together, do not expect to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but to be born in the same year Whoring on the same day and month!"

Glancing at the dumbfounded five big locust merchants and Ning Wanwo, the second shopkeeper Wu, that is, Wu Ershao, added with a smile, "Our four young masters in Linqing have already settled the Tatar with one Gou Shao. Beat up Jiannu——now the dog, the horse, the prostitute, and the cheap are all together to deal with you eight big profiteers in Zhangjiakou, you eight traitors who betray the country and ask for money, and Ning Wan, you, a traitor, an old beast , why don’t you kneel down and beg for mercy?”

Note: For the origins of Wu Ershao, Ma Jun and Wang Binghong, please refer to Chapter 2 and Chapter 93 of this book for details.

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