Chapter 138 Escort (Part 1)
"If you have any questions, please feel free to speak up without being restrained." Tan Shuiqing's voice was not loud, but it seemed extremely loud in this unusually quiet occasion.
The Chamber of Commerce is different from other forces. They are more concerned about how much profit they can get from this escort operation. A middle-aged man who had been running a chamber of commerce for many years saw that everyone was silent, so he stood up on his own initiative. He first cupped his hands and then asked:
"May I ask, Lord Taibao, how much can we benefit from this?"
Tan Shuiqing chuckled, and the old voice echoed through the hall again.
"Then it depends on whether the escort operation is successful or not, whether it goes smoothly or not. Whoever puts in more effort will get more profit."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. This sentence did not indicate how much benefit they could gain, but they did not dare to continue asking this question for fear of making the other party unhappy.
At this time, Shahe helped Xing Haifu stand up and asked: "Master Taibao, you still don't know how to divide us into four teams? And if the strength is unevenly distributed, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect the escorts."
As soon as this question came out, everyone nodded in unison, and what he said was indeed reasonable. However, Tanshui Qing was just drinking tea in the main hall, and it was the city lord beside him who answered him.
"After the meeting is over, someone will help you divide it. Don't worry about that."
However, Xing Haifu did not sit down after hearing the answer, but continued to ask: "May I ask Mr. Taibao, when should we set off?"
Zhao Feng frowned after hearing this. Although the questions asked by the other party were normal, something was wrong with him. Judging from Xing Haifu's qualifications, the other party should not be such a reckless person. He must know that Tan How strong is the family? Because the Xingwu Hall was established in Yunxi County back then. The other party's uncharacteristic behavior today made him feel that this person's purpose was not simple.
If you dare to question the Tan family in Yunxi County, there is either someone behind you, or there is a conspiracy behind it, or both.
Although other people present also knew about Xing Haifu, they didn't think much about it. After all, the question asked by the other party was exactly what they wanted to ask, but they didn't dare to ask more. Now that he asked it for them, they It’s not too late to be happy.
He Lianjing, who was sitting in the family's power camp, had a serious look on his face. The Helian family didn't have much manpower to begin with. Wasn't this pushing them into the fire? It was just because of the Tan family's despotic power, coupled with this After being unpopular with the court for several years, if they dare to resist, there will be no place for them in Yunxi County.
At this time, Helian Haixin and Zhao Feng's thoughts were surprisingly consistent. He also felt that something was wrong with Xing Haifu, so he secretly wrote down this person's face. If there was any accident during the dart transport, It's better to be wary of this person so as not to fall into the other party's way.
"Tomorrow at noon, all the people will meet in front of the city gate. We can set off after everyone has arrived."
Everyone present thought that it would take two or three days before taking action, but they did not expect that time was so tight and they would set off tomorrow. For a while, many people were frightened and a little unsure.
After those three questions were asked, some people started to ask about the details, such as how these darts were distributed, how many people, horses, and carriages were used. In short, it was clear that in order to prevent someone from stealing the goods, the boxes of goods were Two layers were added.
One layer is an external seal to prevent someone from opening it, and one layer is an internal seal to prevent someone from using the soul to detect it. As long as you can't find it, you don't know whether it is gold, animal elixir, grain, or silk.
In addition, each team will be followed by twenty green-armored guards. Among the guards are two great martial arts masters. The others are all low-level warriors, mostly in the realm of power.
The so-called great martial artist actually refers to a monk in the chivalrous realm, but the term "jianghu" is different from the term "chaotang".
After the meeting ended, everyone was taken to different places in the back of the palace by more than a dozen green-armored guards, respectively in the southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest. The person who was separated with them was Tomorrow Pao Ze, who was transporting escorts together.
What surprised Zhao Feng was that among them was not only Xing Haifu from the Shahe Gang, but also the two members of the Helian family. In addition, there were three chambers of commerce, but he was only familiar with one, while the other two looked down on the Huofeng Escort Agency and turned around to join those family forces.
However, not every force wants to participate. Although those people appear to be enthusiastic about this dart transport, the sadness in their eyes cannot be erased.
After everyone was seated, a group of maids with delicate faces wearing blue silk gauze came up to them with graceful bodies and danced in the center of the pavilion, attracting many men's side glances, and some even whistled. However, most of the people in the escort agency do this. Most of the family members or people in the chamber of commerce pay more attention to etiquette, but they despise those who are deliberately frivolous.
"Hmph, what's there to be excited about with such looks? They're a bunch of bumpkins who have never seen the world."
"It's just a rouge fan." The children of the family made no secret of their contempt for the people in the escort agency. They all found it embarrassing to sit with him, while some of the children of the family who paid more attention to appearance were a little confused.
"I have also been to Mr. Taibao's home, but the beauty of those maids is better than these."
A person who has been in and out of the City Lord's Mansion all year round replied: "Haha, how can this be the maid of the Taibao Lord? This is clearly the City Lord's private treasure."
It is strange to say that the dignified Lord of Yunxi City does not have much power. Even if someone ridicules him for being just an empty post, he has never been angry, because this is indeed the case. He is just a pawn casually supported by the Tan family and the Ouyang family.
"Dance finished so soon? I haven't had enough fun yet?!"
The dancers hurriedly left the stage after dancing for a quarter of an hour, but then a group of maids slowly brought the dishes up and placed them in front of everyone's wine tables in order of status.
The dishes in the City Lord's Mansion are mostly sweet and salty, rarely spicy, and taste excellent. However, everyone eating is a little absent-minded. Except for those from the escort agency, almost everyone is preoccupied.
The people in the escort agency are different from these family forces. They often experience life-and-death struggles in the process of transporting escorts, and they are more open-minded about life and death matters than ordinary people. They are the only ones in the scene who are eating meat and drinking wine, except of course Zhao Feng. .
"Shopkeeper, do we really want to transport escorts for these people?" Hanzi asked in a very small voice sitting next to the lazy young man. It was obvious that he was not willing to work for the Tan family. After all, their real His identity is a remnant of the previous dynasty.
(End of chapter)
