Wangjiazhuang, Xu family residence.
In the pavilion in the backyard, Mr. Xu was wearing a silk Taoist robe, leaning on a bamboo chair and enjoying himself. Two maids, one on the left and one on the right, were gently shaking their feather fans.
Liu Dayu looked at Mr. Xu's appearance and couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead. He cursed in his heart: "Uncle is in such a good mood."
Mr. Xu opened his eyes and glanced at Liu Dayu, then asked: "Have you contacted Sun Qian?"
Liu Dayu picked up the cup of herbal tea next to him and drank it in one gulp, then said, "Uncle, don't worry, it's all agreed upon."
Liu Dayu poured himself another cup of herbal tea, and then continued: "I have sent four batches of sorghum, and now this is the last batch. After it is shipped, Sun Qian can contact Chuang Wang's people."
Mr. Xu nodded slightly and said: "There is nothing we can do about our cooperation with Sun Qian, a salt lord. After all, Sun Qian has a close relationship with King Chuang, and this time he exchanged a large amount of sorghum for King Chuang's weapons. You must be careful when doing so and don’t let any information leak out, otherwise you will be punished by everyone!”
Liu Dayu couldn't help but sneered in his heart when he looked at Mr. Xu who was worrying about gains and losses.
Just last month, salt lord Sun Qian sent people to Huangshandun to find Liu Dayu, and proposed to unite to deal with Liu Yan in revenge for Liu Yan's rejection of the sea salt deal.
The conditions proposed by Sun Qian were very attractive. The Xu family would pay for a large amount of sorghum, and then Sun Qian would contact the people who wanted to conquer the king, and exchange a large amount of sorghum for military equipment to equip Sun Qian's men and increase their strength as soon as possible.
Once everything was ready, Sun Qian's men and horses were used as the main force, and the Xu family paid for the guides to attack Liu Yan's property and Dapanbao. The money and materials grabbed at that time will be divided 50-50 between Sun Qian and the Xu family. In addition, the people grabbed will belong to Sun Qian, and the property will belong to the Xu family.
At this time, Liu Yan was a thorn in the side of Sun Qian, Mrs. Xu, and Liu Dayu. The two sides hit it off and started planning immediately.
Although Mrs. Xu was a little worried in his heart, when he thought that Liu Yan had ruined his affairs, saved Wanfu Oil Mill, and forced his nephew away, he made up his mind and spent a lot of money to buy sorghum around Wangjiazhuang. Almost dominates the entire sorghum business in the Wangjiazhuang area!
Liu Dayu was not idle either. He met Sun Qian several times at Huangshandun and handed over a large amount of sorghum. The cooperation between the two parties progressed very smoothly.
Seeing how worried Mr. Xu was at this time, Liu Dayu said: "Don't worry, uncle, the person who is contacting Sun Qian is a merchant under the command of King Chuang, and it is all business dealings on the surface, so no one will doubt him. Although Sun Qian is It’s a bit more sinister, but it’s still very methodical and very cautious when it comes to doing things.”
"As for our side, when I contacted Sun Qian, we were all in Huangshan Dun. Now Sun Qian is still living in Huangshan Dun, so as not to let others find Sun Qian and leak the news. I heard about Liu Yan during this time I have been looking for Sun Qian, and that little flag officer Wang Yue is sending messages everywhere looking for someone!"
Mrs. Xu frowned slightly and said, "Why is Liu Yan looking for Sun Qian?"
Liu Dayu shook his head and said, "I don't know. Could it be that Liu Yan sensed Sun Qian's hostility and wanted to take action first?"
Mr. Xu nodded. This was a matter between Liu Yan and Sun Qian. It had nothing to do with him. As long as Sun Qian could charge into battle for him, that would be fine.
However, Mr. Xu was still a little worried. After all, Sun Qian was a salt lord and was used to being arrogant. Once he took action, the situation would escalate and it would be difficult to involve the team leader Wang Wenzhen.
Here, Mr. Xu had scruples in his heart. Although he was determined to join forces with Sun Qian, he still had to say a few more words: "Be careful about this matter and make it foolproof. Those who take action head on must be Sun Qian's men. We People from the Xu family and the Dunjun from Huangshandun cannot come forward, do you understand?"
Liu Dayu looked embarrassed and said: "Uncle, Sun Qian is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If none of us come out, Sun Qian will not be able to justify it. At least a few people will be sent to lead the way. This is also agreed upon. matter."
Mrs. Xu did not respond, closed his eyes and became silent. When the two maids saw this, they came closer. One maid continued to shake the feather fan, and the other maid opened Old Mrs. Xu's clothes, then dipped a silk handkerchief in clean water, and used a silk handkerchief to wet Old Mrs. Xu's clothes little by little. Wipe sweat.
Liu Dayu sat aside and watched the beautiful maid in her teens wipe Mr. Xu bit by bit. The corners of his mouth twitched a few times. This felt like a waste of natural resources.
After a while, Mrs. Xu let out a sigh of relief, then opened his eyes and said, "In that case, let Jia Jingtao, the head of the servants in the mansion, come forward and bring a few servants with him."
Liu Dayu frowned slightly and said: "Coach Jia? Who in Wangjiazhuang doesn't know Coach Jia! Isn't it inappropriate to let Coach Jia follow Sun Qian? What if Coach Jia is recognized during the raid on Liu Yan? It’s been exposed!”
Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, just let Coach Jia and the others cover their faces. This matter must be done secretly. I don't worry about letting others go. Only Coach Jia is cautious in doing things, so I can sit back and relax."
Liu Dayu was a little dissatisfied when he heard this and said: "I think Coach Jia is just arrogant. There is no way to be cautious when doing things!"
Mr. Xu suddenly lost his temper and said, "Okay, I'm a little tired. You go back to Huangshandun first. Don't run to me all the time during this time. I will send someone to inform you if something happens."
After saying that, Mr. Xu looked at the two maids and laughed. Then the two maids helped Mr. Xu get up and leave, walking towards the room not far away. The three of them kept teasing along the way, which made Liu Dayu's eyes widen. Eyes, a regretful expression.
Liu Dayu turned around and left, preparing to return to Huangshan Dun. He met Jia Jingtao, the coach of his servant, and the two greeted each other and exchanged a few words.
Liu Dayu then pulled Jia Jingtao aside, found a remote place where there was no one, and explained what Mr. Xu just said.
"Instructor Jia, don't be surprised. Since Instructor Jia came forward in this matter, it is absolutely foolproof. It's just that Liu Yan is not an ordinary person and is very cunning. Therefore, Instructor Jia must be more cautious this time and don't let Liu Yan get the handle."
Jia Jingtao raised his head and smiled, and said: "Then Liu Yan is just a general, what can he do if he seizes the handle? What evidence can he have? He can also rebel!"
"Coach Jia may not know that the relationship between the team officer Wang Wenzhen and Liu Yan is unusual. The two secretly have a lot of interests. Once Coach Jia's affairs are not confidential and Liu Yan knows something, the team officer Wang Wenzhen will definitely intervene forcefully, and things will be out of control by then!"
Jia Jingtao sneered and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, our Xu family has the care of Dai Baihu, the former Qianhu of Xiahe Village. Although he and Wang Wenzhen are both Baihu officials, Dai Baihu is the Qianhu official. How can Wang Wenzhen's status as a Baihu official be comparable to that of Wang Wenzhen! If Wang Wenzhen doesn't know what is good and what is good, then I don't mind taking the risk and kill Wang Wenzhen directly. Anyway, Dai Baihu will help clean up the situation."
Hearing this, Liu Dayu was dumbfounded and hurriedly grabbed Jia Jingtao, only to see Jia Jingtao wave his hand and walk away without caring.
Upon seeing this, Liu Dayu stamped his feet angrily and cursed angrily at Jia Jingtao's figure: "Trash! Idiot! Sooner or later I will be implicated by a trash like you, bastard idiot!"
A few days later, Liu Dayu delivered the last batch of sorghum to Sun Qian. Sun Qian immediately contacted the bandits, and the two parties finally agreed on Tiexu Mountain, a hundred miles north of Wangjiazhuang.
The original name of Tiechu Mountain is Jiaoshan, which means the town mountain of ancient Jiaozhou. "Qi Ji" is used as Qian Ai Mountain, "Shui Jing Zhu" is used as Ai Mountain, and "Qi Cheng" is used as Tiezhu Mountain. The highest main peak is Huixian Peak, which is steep and black as iron.
On this day, Sun Qian took more than thirty of his men to Cherry Valley in Tiechu Mountain. There was already a convoy waiting here for a long time.
There were more than forty people around the convoy, all of them strong and fierce men, but the leader looked like a scholar, with a pale face and a thin face, giving people a humble and polite feeling.
Sun Qian and his more than 30 men also drove eight ox carts, which were loaded with sorghum. Seeing the people in front of him, Sun Qian motioned to his men to wait for a while, and then led a few of his confidants forward, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Haha, Shopkeeper Bai waited for a long time, sin, sin!"
The white-faced scholar smiled and saluted, and then said: "You're welcome, Leader Sun. Let's not say any more and let's deliver the goods first."
"well."
Sun Qian was usually overbearing and arrogant, but now he became cautious when facing this white-faced scholar, and his words became polite. He waved to his men to drive the bullock cart over and asked him to count the amount of sorghum.
After a while, more than a dozen of Shopkeeper Bai's subordinates finished checking, and the leader nodded to Shopkeeper Bai for confirmation.
"Haha, Leader Sun is true to his word. I'll collect this batch of sorghum!"
Sun Qian smiled and said: "That's good, that's good. Then let's take a look at something, okay?"
Shopkeeper Bai nodded and said with a smile: "Please come this way."
Then Sun Qian and Shopkeeper Bai came to the convoy, and then selected a few vehicles to check them out. They saw that the oxcarts were full of all kinds of swords, guns, bows and arrows. However, these weapons were relatively old, but they could all be used.
As for firearms and armor, there are none.
However, Sun Qian was already very satisfied. Although he had built a team of dozens of people during his years of selling private salt, most of his men used sticks or even farm tools. Nowadays, the control of the government in various parts of Shandong is pretty good. Even if Sun Qian has money, it will be very difficult to obtain batches of military swords and guns.
But now, shopkeeper Bai is here, and Sun Qian equips dozens of his subordinates at once.
Shopkeeper Bai travels between Shandong and Henan all year round. He is a merchant selling food on the surface, but secretly he is a spy for the bandit army. Trash weapons are exchanged with small groups of thieves from various places for food and silver to supply the needs of the bandit army.
After the inspection, Sun Qian clasped his fists and said, "Okay, the delivery is now complete. Thank you for your hard work, Shopkeeper Bai. Have a good trip!"
Shopkeeper Bai smiled and said, "I have one more question, I wonder if Leader Sun is getting these weapons to deal with someone, or does he have a big deal to do?"
The smile on Sun Qian's face dissipated a lot, and then he said: "To be honest with Shopkeeper Bai, I have a grudge against Liu Yan, the armor commander of Dapan Fort under the jurisdiction of Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village, and this time I want to kill Liu Yan I want an explanation!"
"Liu Yan?"
Shopkeeper Bai sneered and said: "How can a mere flag officer, Commander Jia, offend Leader Sun and start such a big fight? Leader Sun must have something up his sleeve!"
"snort!"
Sun Qian said with a ferocious expression: "Liu Yan is rich and won't let me get it. That means his doom has come. I will definitely kill Liu Yan!"
