Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 2
"This subordinate understands, and this subordinate vows to die to complete the task." Liu Nan's words were decisive, but Ye Chen could hear a hint of absoluteness from it.

"Liu Nan! The general said that if you can successfully complete this mission, you will be promoted to deputy commander. Well...you remember, this mission is no small matter. It plays a crucial role, even if a group of spies following you in Yongle border city are sacrificed, they must successfully inquire about the military situation, and send the inquired military situation to the camp smoothly." The words of the deputy commander had a dignified meaning, but But there was an indifference in his expression that he was used to watching life and death.

Liu Nan hesitated for a moment, the sadness on his face could not be concealed, but finally said: "This subordinate understands!" His voice was a little hoarse, and Ye Chen, who could only hear his voice but not his face, could feel the helplessness in Liu Nan's heart.

After explaining the matter clearly, the deputy commander took a sip of tea and said casually: "The clerk at the front desk in your shop looks unfamiliar. He doesn't seem to be your spy, but he looks very shrewd. Don't let him find out your true identity. Identity, otherwise it will be bad if it is leaked out.”

"The deputy commander's eyes are like a torch. That kid is indeed not my spy, but the real owner of the shop here." Liu Nan said.Naturally, he would not tell Shangguan that this store was opened by him and Ye Chen boy, and that he owns [-]% of the shares.

Speaking of this, Liu Nan glanced carefully at the deputy commander, and then said: "However, the deputy commander does not know that this shop sells private salt, and it is too fine and clean. I think this kind of private salt is only My Great Song Dynasty can produce. From this, it can be inferred that Ye Chen can only be a member of my Great Song Dynasty. Selling private salt is a felony in my Great Song Dynasty. Being the shopkeeper of this shop will also make Yongle Border Town all No one would have thought that his subordinates belonged to our Great Song Army. In this way, it is naturally more convenient to inquire about the news."

"Oh! That's it. I think that kid is only in his twenties. It's probably not easy to be able to gain a foothold in this place of tigers and wolves in the border city of Yongle. Hmm... What is the background of this kid, and where did he get his salt from?" Haven't you inspected the goods you received?" the deputy commander said pointedly.

"My lord, the sale of private salt in this shop is not very large. Every month, Ye Chen and his subordinates will drive a mule cart, randomly go to any deserted village outside the city, find two or three bags of salt from a secret place, and then transport them back to the village. Yongle border town sells it. Therefore, the subordinates have never seen the salt merchant who sent him salt. After all, smuggling salt is a business of beheading, so they are so cautious." Liu Nan said.

"Oh! How did Ye Chen deliver the money to the salt merchant?" the deputy commander asked curiously.

"This subordinate has also thought about this problem, but Ye Chen will disappear mysteriously for a few days every month, presumably to deliver money to the salt merchant. Oh... the subordinate also thought about sending someone or following him personally. Ye Chen inquired later, but Ye Chen never disappeared regularly, and there was no warning beforehand, and this matter has nothing to do with the subordinate's job after all, so he did not inquire further about it." Liu Nan explained, At the same time, I thought to myself: It’s not that I don’t want to inquire, but after I followed it once, I was smashed by Ye Chen on the spot for some reason, and almost lost [-]% of my shares.

Therefore, since then, Liu Nan never dared to meddle in other people's business, and just kept his hair covered and made money.

What's more, Ye Chen is a very nice guy, he is righteous and generous.Every time Liu Nan thought that he was only a link between Ye Chen and the Nanbang, and then he was hired as the shopkeeper, and that he had [-]% of the shares without the usual money, he felt very lucky.

Especially when he thought of the changes these [-]% shares had brought to his home in Kaifeng, Liu Nan felt very grateful to Ye Chen in his heart.

Liu Nan's family knows about his family affairs. There are wives, daughters and old mother who need to support themselves. The old mother is seriously ill and urgently needs a lot of money for medical treatment. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to apply two years ago, and he may lose his head at any time here. Yongle border city, lurking as a spy.It's just because the military pay of the Great Song Dynasty is extremely rich, and the spies have an additional subsidy in addition to the military pay for their duties.

(End of this chapter)