Chapter 123 Shock
Seeing that the other party seemed to have no ill intentions, especially with such an overwhelming advantage, his group had no chance of winning and had no way to escape. Du Da Chong had no choice but to bite the bullet and take a few steps forward and said proudly: "I am Du Da Chong. , which one are you?"
The man in the long shirt smiled and said, "Hello, Brother Du. I'm Luo Shifan. I'm helping out in the deputy commander's camp at Xiangyang Pass. I've been waiting for Brother Du here for two days. Luo has absolutely no ill intentions. He just had no choice but to offend. Luo first expressed his gratitude to Du. Brother Du and all the brothers apologized." After speaking, he bowed deeply.
Of course, the ears and eyes of private salt dealers who travel in the world are not ordinary. Du Da Chong was shocked when he heard this, and secretly thought: Deputy Commander of Xiangyang Pass? Isn't it the giant rebel Guan Shengyun! With the assistance of two Luo military advisors, he led a group of wolf-like and tiger-like generals across thousands of miles as if they were in an uninhabited land, destroying the state and killing officials like hemp, even the vassal king was beaten to death, and the court was completely He was helpless, not only pretending to be deaf and mute, but also giving him the title of deputy commander to appease him, and now he was able to control the wind and rain in northern Hubei openly. His eldest father (uncle) was still sighing when talking about this a few days ago. People like me hang their heads on their belts all day long to earn some hard money, and look at how other people live like that! Judging by his age, this is Military Advisor Ronaldinho. However, we are neither enemies nor friends, and we are neither enemies nor friends, so why do you have to spend so much effort to block me? Could it be that... you are thinking about our salt?
When I thought about this, it seemed to make sense. Du Da Chong was indeed brave and fierce in character, but he was not stupid at all. He thought quickly in his mind, and immediately thrust the hilt of the knife into Cheng Haer's hand beside him, and returned the salute with his fists: "I have admired Marshal Guan for a long time, Military Advisor Luo has a great reputation. Du has always wanted to climb high, but has always missed the opportunity. Today is truly a lucky day! You can’t get to know each other without fighting. Let’s treat these 20,000 kilograms of salt as a meeting gift from Du to Military Advisor Luo. Military Advisor Luo Mo You must despise him. Thousands of people in the Du family admire your army very much."
This is beautifully said!
Luo Shifan praised in his heart. The first move was a meeting gift of 20,000 kilograms of snowflake salt, and at the end, he said softly and forcefully a few thousand men to show his strength. In the past ten or twenty years, the Du family has been able to develop the private salt business in Sichuan and Hubei. It seems that there are really many Divide your abilities. So he said in his mouth: "Thank you so much, Brother Du! Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. Luo thanked Brother Du on behalf of Commander Guan. The commander-in-chief of my family has also heard of Du Yuanwai for a long time, so he specially asked his younger brother to express his gratitude to Yuanwai." As he spoke, someone handed over a wooden box. Luo Shifan took out a book from it seemingly casually, took a few steps forward, and handed it over with both hands.
Du Da Chong felt a little heartbroken when he gave away 20,000 jins of salt as soon as they met - what kind of broken book is worth 20,000 jins of snowflakes and salt! However, what Jianghu people pay attention to is etiquette. If you come and go, even if you have established a layer of friendship from then on, even if the other party gives you a chicken feather, it is considered a return gift. In the future, you will be able to show off when you walk in the Jianghu, and it will not be considered a breach of dignity. . Forget it, if you can escape unscathed from such a battle, it is because your ancestors were virtuous. Du Da Chong took it with both hands in a decent manner. When he saw it, he was shocked and froze!
Du Da Chong is not very literate, but he is very familiar with this kind of book - this is actually a salt guide!
Du Da Chong's hands were shaking a little. He didn't care whether he was being rude or not. He flipped through a few pages and couldn't help but gape at the scene: the lead and paper were both empty, and each page was stamped with the official seal of the governor's Yamen in bright red. !
Du Da Chong was so shocked that he could not speak, as expected. Luo Shifan looked at him and said calmly: "Brother Du, don't dislike it. There are nine books in the box. Brother Du, please keep them all. In addition, Luo has also prepared hundreds of taels of silver, which should be given to all brothers." Apologize, brothers, let’s buy a glass of water and drink to relieve our fatigue.”
Du Da Chong felt as if he had a mirror in his mind: Compared with this gift, the 20,000 kilograms of salt that he felt a little distressed just now is nothing to mention! With this, you no longer need to be cautious, you can go through the official channels openly and without fear of anyone investigating - this is not a salt guide issued by any county, but a dignified governor's office! More importantly, with the paper in hand, the price is more than double that of private salt!
I thought my courtesy was enough, but I didn't expect that his actions would be so generous! Moreover, if we really set up a dragon gate formation, the other party can be regarded as a member of the world (of course, he is much stronger than himself), and cannot be regarded as a real official. It is not shameful to worship him. A solid backer... When he thought of this, Du Da Chong knelt down on the ground and shouted: "Young man Du Hu, please thank Commander Guan and Military Advisor Luo for the Du family."
Luo Shifan hurriedly stopped him: "Brother Du, please don't be polite. The road here is narrow, let's go ahead and talk. Please keep the introduction root. If you use up one copy, please send someone to send the introduction root back to Du. I will send it here." I went to the governor's office to write off my accounts. Well, I have something else to ask Brother Du Haihan. The two brothers who were exploring the way in front of Brother Du were a little offended by us. Brother Du, don't worry, he is fine, he just suffered some grievances, and now he is all I'm waiting for Brother Du in front. I've already apologized, and I'll apologize to them later in front of Brother Du. Brother Du, don't blame them. We have all kinds of people in our department, so you can pretend to be a woodcutter or a hunter to take advantage of them. If someone is not prepared to take action, it is difficult for anyone to escape. Brother Du's people are indeed good guys. In addition to scolding, he has a tough tone. I admire him very much, hahaha."
Du Da Chong suddenly realized that no wonder the brothers who were exploring the path in front did not send out a warning signal! At first I thought they must have been killed, and I planned to pretend to be confused and get over it, which would at most give my family some extra money. Doing this business is like licking blood with the tip of a knife, and it is inevitable to lose a few lives in vain. It is absolutely impossible to get entangled with two horse boys and form an inextricable bond with such a powerful opponent. According to Military Advisor Luo, those two brothers are fine too! Du Da Chong couldn't help but look at Luo Shifan, who was obviously much younger than him, with admiration. He hurriedly said: "Absolutely not! Military Master Luo will kill the villain."
The group of people turned around the foot of the mountain, and not far ahead, an orderly tent suddenly appeared in the open space beside the Daning River. Although there are no ditches to keep horses away, the wooden fence and lookout points are all neat and orderly.
A long horn sounded from the team, a small flag on the observation deck in the distance began to flutter, and there was a faint echo of the trumpet sound, and then the two camp doors slowly opened... All this not only made people who had never seen it The Du Da Chongs, who were truly elites in all battles, were speechless when they saw it. They had been marching with Luo Shifan for several days. Several officers from the Governor's Biao Battalion who were already familiar with such scenes also sighed every time they saw it.
The so-called layman sees the excitement, while the expert sees the door. After marching together for several days, what frightened several Fubiao officers was not only the fact that all their actions reflected their well-trained skills, but the most unbelievable thing was: this military battalion of more than 600 people was not the original team. It is a temporary piece of six teams randomly pulled from three battalions! A team of 100 men took down the smuggling boat anchored in the Daning River in one fell swoop. Judging from the way they maneuvered the boat, they must have been good players in the water camp! The other two teams, seemingly led by Jia Liuzi (the officers in Biaoying were also illiterate and didn't know that this "walk" was not the other "六"), led a few guys with ropes around their waists to climb up in full view of everyone. Halfway up the mountain, within a moment, the rest of them were clinging to ropes and disappeared into the dense forest. No matter how hard you searched the area with your eyes wide open, you couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. There was a tree standing in the blind spot of the road from the top of the mountain to inform you of the news. The fake trees...these methods are simply eye-opening! The three teams blocking the road today are even more unusual. Individually, they look like soldiers, and there is nothing special about them except that they are stronger (of course, the armor all over their bodies made several people drool when they saw it), but when they are lined up, there is something special: standing among them, your whole body The hairs on my body will stand up unconsciously, my whole body will feel like crawling with bugs, my chest will feel as if there is a stone blocked, and I will feel uncomfortable anywhere! The officers all know that this is the so-called "murderous aura". Only elites who have no intention of killing the enemy can bring this invisible sense of oppression to people!
They were from three different military camps that were not affiliated with each other, but they cooperated so tacitly, and actually started to take action... Well, let alone fighting them, even if they were fighting with the 1,500 support auxiliary soldiers who followed the army, the one who attracted them was Fu Biao, who thinks he is proud of Sichuan and Hubei, is definitely no match! What surprised a few people in particular was that from the few words the auxiliary soldiers were talking to, many of them had shot people with their own hands! Not to mention killing people, all the guys who have hurt others are arrogant and superior to others in Fubiao camp, with their chins raised to the sky... Here, the only job here is to carry water and chop firewood without complaint!
In unison, all the officers once again made up their minds: if Master Fu Zun gets confused one day and insists on starting a war with them, he will risk his life and get his leg broken by a big board, and he will fight to the death to stop Master's thoughts - -Fighting with such an army is not called fighting, it is called facing death!
After entering the Chinese army's command tent, Luo Yonghao introduced several accompanying Fubiao officers to Du Da Chong. The two sides naturally said to each other, "No fight, no acquaintance." The boss of the ship, who was tied up like rice dumplings, and two explorers were also "invited" in. Luo Shifan and Du DaChong exchanged a few words respectively, and were led away by themselves. The smuggling ship returned to Du DaChong's hands again. The battalion officer of the Biao camp, the guerrilla Daishan with the rank of general, waved to General Qian: "Brother Du, this is General Fei Dali, the cavalry soldier of the last general. Let's go with your ship. I have the badge of Fubiao." , no one dares to stop us along the way, it will be easier."
Of course Du Da Chong understood that the "last general" in General Dai's mouth was clearly meant for Military Advisor Luo. How could he, a small leader of private salt dealers, dare to entrust a big man with a thousand thanks?
Luo Shifan said: "Brother Du, please send your 20,000 kilograms of salt to the ship as well. Thanks to your kindness, I just made up the whole number. Don't refuse. I know that the quantity has been determined at every place along the way. Who is short of it?" None of them are suitable.”
Du Da Chong, who had been completely hit on the head by a series of accidents, was still waiting to be identified. Luo Shifan waved his hand without any doubt: "Brother Du is a well-known man, don't act like a little kid. To be honest, I also have something to ask for, Du. If eldest brother insists on refusing, I won’t be able to speak."
Du Dachong was puzzled: Jian Jinneng has obviously colluded with you. Why else would he need to come to our Du family who sells smuggled salt? But everyone inside and outside the family had already given me enough respect, so I had to hand over my hand and say, "All you have to do is follow the orders of Military Advisor Luo and General Dai. No villain dares to disobey."
Luo Shifan said solemnly: "In addition to asking to see Mr. Du, I would also like to ask Brother Du to introduce me."
Du Dachong understood: Military Advisor Luo wanted to see his eldest father for some big deal. If people say they want to introduce themselves, there will never be any ill intentions - the eldest father is a person on the bright side of Daning and cannot be avoided. With such strength, if he really has any ill intentions, he can just drive over! He immediately responded: "You understand, I will lead the way for you, the military advisor."
Luo Shifan smiled and said: "Brother Laodu is here."
Seeing that Du Da Chong still had some doubts after all, Luo Shifan added: "Brother Du, don't worry, it's a good thing for me to find Yuan Du. If it's convenient for Brother Du, I would like to ask, how much salt can your family produce every year?"
how? When Du Da Chong heard this, his heart moved, and he replied cautiously: "I don't know much about the detailed accounts. I estimate that there are hundreds of thousands or millions of catties."
Luo Shifan frowned: "So few?"
Du DaChong thought to himself, of course I should talk less, who knows what you guys are planning. However, seeing that Military Advisor Luo didn’t look like he was pretending, he tentatively asked, “Master Military Advisor, how much salt does your army need?”
Luo Shifan shook his head and said: "Our army is not short of salt. My commander-in-chief wants to do some business cooperation with Du Yuanwai. One million kilograms of salt is indeed too little."
Du DaChong asked: "How much do you want, Master Military Advisor? Dad should have some ideas."
Luo Shifan looked into Du Da Chong's eyes and said slowly: "Fifty million catties."
With a "bang" in his head, Du Da Chong was stunned. He only heard Luo Shifan adding in his ears: "This is all you need in the first year, which is barely enough. It will be doubled in the second year."
Du Da Chong froze on the spot again.
