Jiang Hu tremblingly listened to the speeches of the five ragged brothers in front of him, his heart filled with sadness.
Two hundred people...were all lost without even entering the gate?
A brother wearing rags cried out: "Qianhu, let's quickly meet the prince. I think we have no chance."
"We are already on guard this time. If Xiaoliu and the others recruit us, it will be even more hopeless!"
Jiang Hu was furious, kicked him over, and cursed angrily: "You fart! Don't you understand my brother? Taoyuan County must beat him, otherwise how will he explain to the prince!"
He knew the prince's character well. Although he was usually very generous, there would be no good consequences if he failed to complete the task.
"We have no time! Taoyuan County may send someone to inform the capital. Then we will be in big trouble. We must fight quickly!"
"Tomorrow we will all leave the city with our equipment first, and then dress up when we get outside the city."
"Qianhu, we have no horses!" came a discordant voice.
Grass!
Jiang Hu's forehead suddenly showed veins, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Then just go and buy it! Where did you sell it, and buy it back from there! If you don't have enough money, go get it or borrow it!"
"Qianhu, what should I do if I have no money to pass the toll station?" Another discordant voice came.
"Who asked! Who!?" Jiang Hu was furious and glanced at the group of brothers in front of him: "Shut your mouth! Don't interrupt before I finish speaking!"
"Don't worry about the toll station. Since one of our brothers has been captured, let's use the name of suppressing bandits to forge government communications and go directly into the city! Does anyone else have any questions?"
"What if they don't believe it and don't open the city gate?"
Jiang Hu snorted coldly: "There is a seal, and I will pretend to be a token. How can I not believe it in just a small county in Gyeonggi? Also, you can no longer carry short swords. They will all be replaced by long swords. Once they enter the city, they will be punished with blood." Pay with blood!"
The ragged brother worriedly said: "Qianhu, what if someone recognizes the fraud? Is it really okay? I feel that Taoyuan County cannot use common sense to judge!"
Jiang Hu said irritably: "No need to say it! I know it well. If Fang Zhengyi is not in the county, what can a group of short-sighted subordinates know? Everyone, go to bed early. Those who should buy horses go buy horses. We will set off as soon as possible tomorrow!"
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The next day, upstairs in Taoyuan County.
Captain Liu was on duty on the city wall, holding his chin absentmindedly, looking into the distance without knowing what he was thinking.
The brother on the side saw this and asked: "Brother, do you miss a woman? Are you going to have a cool night?"
Captain Liu shook his head and said: "Forget it, save money! After the bonuses are paid out this year, I will quit next year and go out to do business."
"Business!? Brother, don't think too hard. There's no way we can do business if we're separated by a mountain. By then, there won't be any Kuchazi left to lose!"
Captain Liu pointed in the direction of the capital from a distance, with a hint of envy in his tone: "The monkey trickster in the county, the old man, sold his horse overnight last night. He probably made a lot of money! As a monkey trickster, he can make a lot of money. I can’t make any money?”
"I understand, I will never get rich with my dead salary! I will never get a beautiful aunt in my life!"
As he spoke, Captain Liu put his hand on his brother's shoulder and said earnestly: "Xiaoqiang, you are still young and unmarried, so you don't know that the world is difficult."
"How wild are the women in our county? You said that the house you live in is a welfare house allocated by the county. People look down on you. You don't even have an independent hut. Who can be nice to you?"
Xiaoqiang fell silent: "It's true love. It's okay if we have a place to live."
"Don't be stupid, young people think so. As time goes by, you will realize that no woman is willing to endure hardships with you! Those women are so obsessed with comparison!"
"When it's just the right time, I'm tired of it. I think it's true love. In two years, your wife is going to be intimate with you. You said you owe her first."
"Don't talk about women. When you have a child and send him to school, you won't let him send a child two miles away from the school! Why? Others ride horses, but you ride a donkey! The children think you are embarrassed. Go home at night to mother-in-law and children. If you can stand a piece of jab in your spine, why talk about true love?" Captain Liu looked like a veteran, with a touch of sadness on his face.
Xiaoqiang refused to accept and said angrily: "Then I'll go to the capital to look for him!"
"Listen to my brother's advice, don't look for people from out of town, look for them locally! The county will give out money at the end of the year, will outsiders get a share? There is no subsidy for children's school tuition! Don't be stupid!"
Xiaoqiang thought deeply: "The risk of doing business is too great. If the house you are allocated is not enough, you can go to the county to borrow some money and buy a big house. Will there still be a shortage of women by then?"
Captain Liu sneered: "You still want to buy a big house? Can't you see how fast land prices in the county are rising now? That ancestral eighteen-year loan, if you borrow it, don't get over it in your life."
"The interest rolls over year after year, and you won't be able to pay it back until you become an ancestor. Do you think that your great-grandson will be in debt when he is born, and won't his ashes be spread out for you when he grows up and becomes sensible?"
Xiaoqiang said with a worried face: "Brother, that's right, brother...Why didn't I think of it before? If you didn't tell me, I still thought my life was pretty good. But when you tell me, why do I feel like my life is hopeless now?" Woolen cloth?"
"That's right! Everyone is like this when they are young. When they are full, they don't want to eat the next meal. They are heartless! I have been here for a long time, so I can only live a good life by going out to do business!" Hearing the little brother's enlightenment Captain Liu, who had successfully sold anxiety, also smiled with satisfaction.
Xiaoqiang licked his lips, rolled his eyes around, and suddenly said shyly: "Brother, how about I do business with you! Do you think I can do it?"
"Okay! That's great, brother! Can I not bring you a share when I get rich?" Captain Liu was happy, but he didn't expect that he would get a partner before the business even started. This time, the financial pressure was much less, "Wait a while. In the year, I’ll go find Mr. Chen from Yinfang and get two fake identities, and we’ll go out and make a living!”
Xiaoqiang was also overjoyed: "Brother! What kind of business are we doing?"
"Horses! Sell horses! I think this is fun! After the new year, we will go to Hengjiang City to collect a batch of horses and resell them to the capital. I found out that the prices in Hengjiang Prefecture are much cheaper than those in the capital. The market in Beijing is still so good. Lao Sun Thousands of horses were sold so quickly, buy low, sell high, and make a lot of money!"
Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment. When others sell horses, we also sell them?
For the fodder money on the road, you have to pay at least two taxes, as well as the cost of establishing relationships... Can you still make money in the capital? Forget it, Captain Liu must have already figured it out if he knows it so well!
Just follow him and get rich!
The two of them looked in the direction of the capital at the same time, their eyes full of hope...
As I was thinking about the future, the sky suddenly became filled with dust in the distance!
Captain Liu immediately picked up the telescope and took a look.
I saw more than a thousand people on horseback rushing toward the county seat.
While the horses were galloping, the formation was also in order. It was obvious that they were a truly elite soldier!
Captain Liu's face changed drastically. After observing carefully for a moment, he said urgently to Xiao Qiang beside him: "Go to the county office immediately to notify that there may be a large number of foreign enemies invading! Let everyone be prepared and the people will go home temporarily!"
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