One tael in the Qing Dynasty was equivalent to about 35 grams in modern times, and ten thousand taels was 350 kilograms. Now a full 700 kilograms of precious metals have been robbed, and it was robbed by one person. This kind of thing is simply incomprehensible to Xiao Letian .
"You mean, a masked man suddenly rushed out of the woods on Taiping Road and subdued all of you with just a bowl of tea? Then he put the silver into two wooden boxes and walked away with one on each shoulder?" Xiao Letian asked I feel guilty for saying this. It is a silver transport team composed of fifteen people. Just say uniforms?
In the woods on the west side of Taiping Road, a group of people knelt down, among them were the fifteen soldiers who had lost their silver coins. Under Xiao Letian's questioning, the dozen or so big men were all red-faced and almost found a crack in the ground to sneak in.
Now the two furnaces on Taipingding were extremely short of silver, and the work of minting silver coins had almost come to a standstill. As a last resort, Fan Lian used his contacts in Beijing to start selling a large number of treasures in the Holy Treasury of Heaven in Liulichang. Please come to more and faster chapters.
As the imperial capital, Beijing has always been a major dumping ground for the cultural relics market. Whether you buy a few pieces to boost your own storefronts or trade in a few pieces to pass through the back doors of high-ranking officials, you will never have to worry about selling good treasures anyway.
Regardless of whether you have pearls, jade, antique calligraphy and painting, or gold, silver, and porcelain, as long as the item is genuine, don’t worry about money. In addition, shopkeeper Fan Lian has a wide network of contacts and has many friends in Liulichang, so the treasures shipped from Taibaiding can usually get a high price.
Xiao Letian did not sell the treasures for his own enjoyment. He did it for the silver furnace on top of Taibai, so the treasures had to be exchanged for real silver in Beijing, and silver notes were not required. But when too much silver is accumulated, transportation becomes a problem. Ten thousand taels of silver is equivalent to 350 kilograms, and one hundred thousand taels is equivalent to three and a half tons. Such a large-scale transportation of silver taels is really eye-catching.
To this end, five silver transport teams of fifteen people were specially set up on Taibaiding. Each team transported about 20,000 taels at a time. On average, each person carried a load of about 50 kilograms. They chose small roads to avoid the government-established Checkpoints to avoid unnecessary troubles. Update as soon as possible
Since the establishment of the Yunyin Team, it has successfully delivered more than 80,000 taels of cash to the village without incident. However, unexpectedly, a bizarre robbery occurred today that stunned everyone.
"Military advisor, we are guilty of death..." the leading officer knocked his head on the ground and said with a sob, "The woods on Taiping Road have always been a place for us to rest, but today just when we were unloading our wallets and preparing to drink some water, suddenly someone came from the woods. A person flew out from the direction..."
"We read that right. There was just a man flying out. I have never seen such powerful Qinggong in my whole life. He rushed into the team like a gust of wind. Before I could take out the knife, my vision went black. Fell to the ground..."
At this time, a small soldier at the end of the team said, "I was standing at the end of the team. I saw the whole process clearly. The man in black was just swinging his knife left and right in the crowd. They all hit the same spot on the neck, and all those who were hit fainted..."
"I...I was the last one. I thought I was going to be beaten too. I even took out the knife at that time. Even if I was the only one left, I would fight him desperately..." At this time, the little man suddenly said with shame, "But he He didn't attack me, he just knocked my weapon away with his scabbard. My subordinate was helpless and restrained him with his scabbard..."
The little soldier seemed to be very ashamed for not fainting with everyone. "I'm sorry, strategist, I'm sorry... The man in black put all the silver bags into two large boxes, and the last one carried the other on his shoulders and went into the woods. But Before leaving, he left me a message..."
At this time, the soldier was a little hesitant. Xiao Letian stared into his eyes and said, "Speak!" The little man did not dare to disobey. You can find him when there are mountains and streams..."
Without saying a word, Xiao Letian urged his horse forward to enter the woods. However, Sima Yun and other soldiers grabbed the reins and refused to let him in.
"No, absolutely not. The prince has given a death order. Mr. Xiao must not be allowed to get close to any danger. Xiao Hexin and Wang Huaiyuan have already brought people in. Sir, just wait for the news... If you force your way in, we will die. it's here……"
Xiao Letian was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. No matter how hard he pulled the reins, he could not break out of the crowd. In the end, he could not even dismount. A group of soldiers hugged his legs and refused to let go. Xiao Letian was so angry that he was beaten hard. How many whips they have.
"You bastard, let go of me. Don't you understand this? The person in Jie Dao is not looking for money at all. He wants to see me, and he wants to use silver coins to lure me out. Aren't you bastards like you? Damn, you’ve been looking at me to death every day, this guy came up with this trick... Get out of the way, get out of my way..."
The soldiers would rather bite the bullet and get whipped than let go. Soon they had gathered around Xiao Letian and formed a knot, so crowded that the blue and white horses under their crotches screamed.
Just when the scene was in chaos, a long laugh suddenly came from the woods, "Hahaha, is Xiao Letian, the lonely overseas guest, that brave? He doesn't dare to see anyone anymore? To tell you the truth, Xiao Hexin and Wang Huaiyuan's life is in my hands. If you want to save them, just come in..."
"It's Xiang Shaolong! The Northern Dragon Lord Xiang Shaolong... You bastards, let go of your hands quickly. I'm not in danger. Since he let me go last time, he means he has no ill intentions towards me..." Xiao Letian exhausted He urged the horse forward with all his strength, and finally opened a gap with a whip to clear the way. Update as soon as possible
Daqinghua ran straight towards the sparse woods with hooves flying, followed by a group of soldiers chasing after her.
Taiping Road is a typical intersection of plains and mountains. To the east is the endless North China Plain, while to the west are mostly hills, and the towering Taihang Mountains can also be seen in the distance.
The woods became denser and denser as they went inside. Ten minutes later, Xiao Letian finally saw a living person. A dejected soldier was tied to a tree trunk.
"Military advisor! Why are you here? You can't go in. It's Xiang Shaolong. He's the one who stole the silver..." Xiao Letian didn't even bother to talk to him. He just waved his hand and asked the soldiers behind him to untie the rope.
The further in, the more surprised Xiao Letian became. He found that Xiang Shaolong was simply an expert in wild warfare in the mountains and forests. Almost all the soldiers brought by Xiao Hexin and Wang Huaiyuan were caught in various traps.
Some were knocked unconscious to the ground, some were hung upside down in the air by vines, some were tied to tree trunks, and some even had their feet sprained by a simple horse trap... Until finally, when he saw the depths of the woods, After crossing the creek, he finally saw Xiang Shaolong himself.
At this time, Xiang Shaolong had already lit a bonfire. The two people tied next to the fire were Xiao Hexin and Wang Huaiyuan, and Xiang Shaolong was concentrating on using branches to fork fish in the river.
"Hey...Master Xiao, later on, we will fork a few more fish and it will be enough for us to grill a meal. Even though the fish in the spring are thin, they taste the best and make you stronger after eating..." Xiang Shaolong didn't even think about it while he was talking. Looking back, it was as if he didn't know that he was surrounded by forty or fifty strong men. Please come to more and faster chapters.
Xiao Letian dismounted and walked to the fire, sat down on the silver box and picked up Xiang Shaolong's sword. A cold light flashed through the blowing hair and the sharp blade appeared in front of Xiao Letian's eyes. "What a knife! Even an inexperienced person like me can see it." It's done, then it must be a good knife..." After saying that, he cut the ropes on Xiao Hexin and Wang Huaiyuan with the knife.
The atmosphere is now a bit awkward. All Xiang Shaolong's hostages have been released, and even his weapons are in Xiao Letian's hands. Now, the only decent weapon he has is the sharp wooden stick in his hand.
Xiao Letian waved his hand. This time, his subordinates did not stop him. They all took ten steps back to form a large circle and stared at Xiang Shaolong warily.
"Okay, these few fish are enough for us to try something new..." After speaking, Xiang Shaolong sat on another silver box and began to pack the fresh fish.
"I'm really convinced. I didn't expect Mr. Xiao to be so brave as to collude with the bandits to mint silver coins privately? The white silver ocean flows into your pocket like the sea water. Although I am an outsider, I know that it can The business that Mr. Xiao pays attention to must be a huge deal, I wonder how much money can be made from this deal?"
Xiao Letian was playing with Xiang Shaolong's family sword like a child. He didn't even think about it, "That is simply a business without capital. Collect the scattered silver coins from the people and open the furnace and get 30% of the profit. You give me a Wan Liang, I will definitely repay you thirteen thousand liang of foreign silver coins..."
"What's wrong? Mr. Long is interested... That's easy. You can collect some scattered silver for me. Then we will split the profits in half, even if you are six and I am four..."
Xiang Shaolong suddenly looked lonely when he said this, "Mr. Xiao has made a lot of money, but my family is gone. Please come to more and faster chapters. My ancestors have been running Xiangjiazhuang for three generations, but the Tatars burned it down." They even accused me of being a bandit... I can’t explain the different situations in life!"
Xiao Letian laughed when he heard this, "Haha, how could Mr. Long be so arrogant? When you accepted the deal to kill me, you should have thought of this outcome. If you kill me, Taibaiding's brothers will definitely kill you." My family wanted to avenge me, but you didn’t kill me. As a result, your employer also wanted to kill you in order to silence you. This fate was already doomed..."
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, this deal is too costly. No matter whether it succeeds or not, our Xiang family will be in bad luck. There is nothing we can do. Both of you are extremely powerful people. I really overestimated myself before." status. How can a little green forest man be your opponent..."
"But I still want to thank you. If Mr. Xiao hadn't acted righteously and reported the news in advance, our Xiangjiazhuang would have been completely destroyed. Being able to escape alone is considered a blessing... …”
Xiao Letian has never stopped conducting intelligence reconnaissance on Xiang Shaolong. He knows that everyone in Xiangjiazhuang has been safely transferred to the outside world. It is not a problem to hide hundreds of people with Master Long's connections. However, Xiang Shaolong himself disappeared from Xiao Letian's intelligence network. Chun Shisanniang in the capital tried her best to find him, but she never expected that Lord Long was hiding in the capital.
"What are Mr. Long's plans to wander around the world like this? Let me tell you the truth, when firearms become popular, it will become more and more difficult for martial arts masters like you to survive. It's impossible not to find a way out early!" Xiao Letian! He advised with earnest words.
"Oh? Master Xiao, do you have any clever ideas for me?" Xiang Shaolong put the washed fish on both sides of the fire and asked without raising his head.
"Haha, I can't be stingy even if Mr. Long opens his mouth. From today on, I will hire you as a personal bodyguard, with a monthly salary of 1,000 oceans. If you work for ten years, you will be rewarded with a manor of 500 acres of land. If you work for another ten years, you will be rewarded with 1,000 acres of land. I’ll work at the manor for another ten years... Oh, forget it, it’s time for you to retire in thirty years..."
"Come on, let me be more generous. If you protect me for thirty years, I will not only give you a salary increase every year, but I will also give you a manor with two thousand acres of land. How about it?"
Xiang Shaolong didn't expect Xiao Letian to be so generous. Even the well-travelled Master Long was a little confused, "You're not fooling me with the land on the grassland outside your mouth, are you?"
"Look what you said, what I give you is definitely the irrigated land on the Zhili Plain. Is that okay?"
"No, it's not enough..." Xiang Shaolong suddenly stood up, frightening dozens of soldiers around him who drew their swords and were about to fight, but Xiao Letian stopped them with a wave of his hand.
"If Mr. Long has any conditions, just ask..."
