"This is Shopkeeper Yang from Datong." Hou Dafu introduced.
"I've met Brother Li." Yang Yuan clasped his fists.
Li Dadao looked Yang Yuan up and down and said, "You don't look like a shopkeeper."
"Brother Li is joking." Yang Yuan laughed, "Master Hou said that brother Li and several other brothers are good cannon users. I am willing to pay three taels of silver per month to invite them to go to Datong together."
Li Dadao said, "I don't have any say in this matter. I need my elder brother's consent."
Hou Dafu said with a smile: "Although Datong is a bit far away, it is better than staying here at the dock to carry out the work. I believe Brother Zheng will agree."
Li Dadao said: "If my elder brother agrees, I will naturally have no objection."
Yang Yuan said with a smile: "Then please go to the pier for Brother Li and ask Brother Zheng to discuss it with several other brothers. If you agree, we will leave for Datong in a day or two."
"So urgent?" Li Dadao frowned.
"Yeah, you're too impatient!" Hou Dafu looked at Yang Yuan in confusion.
Yang Yuan said with a smile: "Xinzheng is in less than a month. If we get on the road early, everyone can go to Datong to celebrate the festival."
"It's okay, I don't want to stay in this miserable place for a long time." Li Dadao said, "You guys wait, I will go to the dock to find my brother and the others."
After saying that, Li Dadao hurriedly left the thatched house and disappeared into the alley.
"Who is this guy? Why does he look so fierce?" Yazi, who had been silent all this time, looked at the direction where Li Dadao disappeared with lingering fear.
"I used to be a seafarer. I'm a bit rough and have real skills." Hou Dafu looked at Yang Yuan and said, "Brother Li and the others are all good at using cannons. Each of them can give three taels of silver a month to ensure that shopkeeper Yang can You’re not at a loss.”
Yang Yuan nodded.
Different from the teeth of the tooth next to him, he noticed that Li Dadao walked with extremely stable legs and broad shoulders. He was far from the average dock coolie. Such a person could be trained even if he didn't know how to use a cannon. As a member of the intelligence team, the salary of three taels of silver is completely acceptable.
"It turns out he's a seafarer, so that's no wonder." Yazi said to himself thoughtfully.
In this era, there are no ordinary people who can follow the ship on the sea. They are at least half pirates. People will naturally be more vicious.
As a native of Tianjin Wei, Yazi naturally knew what running into the sea meant, but he had no intention of explaining it to Shopkeeper Yang next to him.
As Ya Zi, he has some ability to deal with customers on both sides. The owner who can find artificial cannons may not be an easy person, at least he is a local powerful person.
The slum area was not too far from the dock, and it didn't take long. Li Dadao came back with a few men who were also short but powerful.
"Brother Zheng." Hou Dafu stepped forward to greet him and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Shopkeeper Yang from Datong."
After that, he said to Yang Yuan: "Brother Zheng Chao and Zheng, next to him are brothers Chen Siping and Hu Guangyi."
Yang Yuan raised his hand and fisted at the people in front of him.
Zheng Chao said: "I know everything. We are willing to go to Datong with you, Shopkeeper Yang."
Such a happy agreement made Yang Yuan stunned.
I originally thought I would waste some words, but I saved it now.
Seeing that the other party agreed to go to Datong, Yang Yuan said: "Since Brother Zheng has no objection, please ask a few of you to clean up. Come with me to the inn to rest for one night, and we will hit the road together tomorrow."
Zheng Chao looked at Li Dadao and said, "Fourth brother, go and bring our guys with you. We will go to the inn with Shopkeeper Yang to rest tonight."
"Okay!" Li Dadao agreed, turned and walked towards the thatched cottage behind him.
Not long after, Li Dadao walked out carrying a long cloth bag.
Yang Yuan glanced at it and his eyes shrank slightly.
Based on his experience, based on the length of the cloth bag, it is likely to be a weapon such as a plain knife.
Zheng Chao looked at Yang Yuan and said: "It is inevitable that you will encounter some thieves on the road. If there are a few guys who take advantage of you, the road will be safer."
Yang Yuan nodded and said: "The journey to Datong is indeed not a peaceful one, so you should carry a few weapons with you for self-defense."
In troubled times, there are so many bandits and bandits in the countryside. In many places, villagers pretend to be bandits and plunder passing merchants.
On the way from Datong to Tianjin Wei, Yang Yuan encountered six groups of marauding bandits. One of them stayed at a fellow villager's house. If he hadn't strictly followed the duty system of Hutou Village and ensured that someone was on duty the whole night, he might have let him go at night. People touched their heads off.
"Master Hou, if there is anything else you need to bring at home, we will let you go and get it. If you leave this time, it will be difficult to come back." Yang Yuan looked at Hou Dafu.
If Hou Dafu really knew how to make cannons, he would naturally stay in Hutou Village. If he didn't know how to make cannons and deceived him, the consequences would be self-evident and he would never leave Hutou Village alive.
Hou Dafu waved his hand and said: "I have all the valuable things on me. There is only a shabby quilt at home, stuffed with hay, it's not worth much."
"In that case, please follow me back to the inn first." Yang Yuan said.
A group of people, including Na Yazi, arrived at the town closest to the dock.
Yang Yuan gave Ya Zi the remaining silver and sent Ya Zi away.
Back at the inn, Yang Yuan opened a few more rooms, but instead canceled all the previously booked rooms and settled the rent.
"Guys, I'm afraid we'll have to work harder. Today we'll leave the town overnight." Yang Yuan said to Hou Dafu and the others.
Zheng Chao on the side nodded and said: "It doesn't matter, we are thick-skinned and not so valuable."
"Thank you." Yang Yuan hugged them.
Yang Yuan had to be on guard against the departing Yazi. The other party could help him find cannon makers for money, or sell them for money, so he had to be careful.
At this moment, a big man came to Yang Yuan and whispered a few words.
Yang Yuan nodded, turned to look at Hou Dafu and the others, and said with a smile: "Guys, the carriage is ready, it's in the backyard."
Arriving at the backyard of the inn, one or two good carriages were parked in the middle of the yard. In addition, there were a few horses and six strong men standing beside them.
Yang Yuan smiled and explained: "These are the guards I brought from Datong."
Zheng Chao narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a glimmer of light.
Li Dadao, who was standing next to him, said in a low voice: "Brother, I'm afraid this shopkeeper Yang is not simple. I just secretly noticed that there is a blunderbuss in the pouch on the horse's back. Ordinary caravan guards will not carry this kind of gun." thing."
"Do you suspect they are from the sea?" Zheng Chao looked at Li Dadao.
Li Dadao shook his head and said: "It's not like that. Although these people walk with strong legs, you can tell at a glance that they are landlubbers. People who make a living at sea don't walk like this. Walking like this on a boat can easily be blown in by wind and waves." sea miles.”
Zheng Chao said: "Okay, let's get in the car. Going to Datong may not be a bad thing for us."
Hou Dafu had already got on the carriage, and Zheng Chao and the others also got on the carriage one after another.
The driver, a member of the intelligence team, drove the carriage and drove out of the inn.
Yang Yuan and several other members of the intelligence team followed the carriage on horseback and left the backyard of the inn.
