Chapter 107: Chaos
Compared to previous years, Tai'an City is more lively this year.
Not only on the surface, but also under the water.
As a commercial center outside the customs, the busiest season is before the Chinese New Year. At this time of year, if you are busy for a month, the profit can be as much as half a year.
At this time in previous years, there were not many other transactions in the darkness,
It’s easy to understand.
Beggars also have three days!
Everyone is busy celebrating the New Year, and the year has come to an end. At the end of the year, it’s time for the wife and children to rest and relax for a few days!
But this year, Xiao Changche and Li Dachui teamed up to give everyone a king bomb.
So the first person who was planning to go home for the festival had no choice but to stay.
There are also some people who are preparing to come to Tai'an City in spring, but they are trying their best to find excuses to come to Tai'an City in advance.
Things are going to change outside the customs!
This is the consensus of everyone.
In the past, the power structure outside the customs was very clear.
As the boss of the Protectorate outside the Pass, Marshal Linghu is responsible for the military and civil affairs. He has an army of 100,000 under his command, and he is the boss who does his duty.
Tai'an City has innate masters who sit on the stage to suppress it, and business transactions are in full swing. The reputation accumulated over the past few decades has made it an irreplaceable commercial center outside the customs.
The third ranked Yan clan is the powerful local Yan clan that controls Aquarius State.
As for Xiao Changche and Xiao Cheqi,
he has a great reputation and is good at fighting. Everyone respects him very much.
But when it comes to strength,
That won't work.
After all, Xiao Cheqi is an officer and leads officers and soldiers. He is an extremely upright person. The troops under his command are very disciplined and behave in a very orderly manner.
But the more this happens, the less everyone is afraid of him.
Such a conclusion sounds a bit ridiculous, but it is the fact.
As for the external forces, such as Bei Yuan, his influence outside the customs is everywhere, but it is kept secret by everyone.
As for the relationship with Bei Yuan, we can only do it, not talk about it.
But now, the sun is shining in the sky, and a thunder hits everyone inside and out. When the news first came, everyone's first reaction was: fart, spread rumors, this is impossible !
The news that came one after another finally confirmed this fact.
Xiao Changche teamed up with Li Dazhong to take over the powerful Yan family that had lasted for hundreds of years.
This matter is serious.
It’s not just Marshal Linghu who is affected!
The lives of everyone outside the customs will be greatly changed because of this incident.
For ordinary people, this impact is not great,
But for forces large and small, and for some people who want to develop their careers well, The impact is huge.
If one thing is not good, at least it will be ruined, and at worst, the body will die and the soul will disappear.
Just like the Yan family.
If even the Yan family has been ruined, then I am nothing!
Reselecting is a big problem.
Should I choose Marshal Linghu or Xiao Changche? Or choose Tai'an City?
Oh, Tai'an City is now teamed up with Xiao Changche.
But compared to Marshal Linghu, his strength is still not enough!
But many people are a little timid when approaching Marshal Linghu. After all, judging from past experience, the rule in Tai'an City is very peaceful, and the rule in Xiao Changche's place is very fair. Yes, Marshal Linghu is very harsh!
Everyone came together to Tai'an City to inquire about the news. After all, this is the intelligence center outside the customs. Since the choice is difficult, let's take a look at the scenery first.
Many people don’t expect to make a big difference anyway, they just hope that they can pass this point peacefully.
If something like this happens, the one who can’t sit still the most should be Commander Linghu!
As expected, just yesterday, the news came, and Commander Linghu was furious. First, he sent Zhishu Linghu to Aquarius State to question, and then the entire garrison outside the customs began to gather and mobilize on a large scale. Look at this, Commander Linghu is preparing to launch troops.
Let’s see how this side responds!
Xiao Changche is called the God of War outside the Pass by many people. Although there are few people, if they really want to fight, they can’t tell!
The needle is very thin and can be very painful if it sticks to the body!
Can the commander make this determination?
Why didn't Bei Yuan react at all? Their supreme commander at the border had actually had no news at all for several days.
It stands to reason that they wouldn’t come to pick it up for such a huge bargain?
Are you going to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, let this side fight for a while, and then clean up the mess?
Everyone is like a headless fly, looking for information everywhere.
With a bang, the door of Zuideyi Hall was pushed open from the outside, and a cool breeze blew in, sweeping away the somewhat dirty air in the room.
"Taian City has begun to mobilize the entire force!" The man standing at the door was out of breath: "The troops outside the city have begun to gather. Don't you guys go and take a look?"
With a bang, Many people stood up and rushed out of the city.
In several private rooms upstairs in Zui Deyi, some people quickly left and followed the flow of people below, heading out of the city.
This night, many people are destined to have sleepless nights. For many years, Tai'an City has felt like a peaceful city.
What maintains this peace is not his military prowess, but the fact that they have an innate master in charge.
There is only one innate master known to everyone outside the Pass.
Usually Tai'an City only has a thousand patrol guards.
The people who manage Tai'an City are actually many people with red hoops on their arms, and most of these people are elderly.
But today everyone understands,
It’s not that they don’t have it, they just don’t want to take it out.
In the middle of the night, I was drunk and proud!
In the middle of the night, Yingchun Tower!
This is the life that many people living in Tai'an City most yearn for, and these two places are also the favorite places of people engaged in intelligence.
Tonight, the business of Zui Deyi and Yingchun Building is particularly good.
In the past, everyone would hide it when they met, pretending not to know what you do, but today there is no need.
Taian City has revealed its trump card, so everyone should discuss what to do next.
Although no one here can make any decisions, they can at least come up with a general intention and pave the way for the subsequent transactions of key figures.
So, everyone just calls friends.
I was drunk in the middle of the night and couldn't reach an agreement, so let's change the place and continue the discussion at Yingchun Building!
Of course, there are also those who disdain forming cliques, such as Bei Yuan's group.
They have an open stronghold in Tai'an City.
A warehouse specializing in selling furs.
“This time, we are afraid that we will be reprimanded by the superiors!” One person said with a sad face, “I have been in Tai’an City for three full years, and I have never discovered that they actually have such a huge army. Army. You know, I was stunned today. Tens of thousands of people walked away in one afternoon, tens of thousands of people in full gear!”
Gudong, Gudong, a large bowl of wine was drank in one go He went down, threw away the bowl, and wiped the remaining wine on his beard, with a look of dejection on his face.
As an intelligence officer, what happened today was an unparalleled blow to him, making him extremely doubtful of his ability to engage in this profession.
The pride of the past was shattered to pieces at this moment.
"I can't blame you, nor am I the same? The aura of City Lord Zhou, an innate master, has concealed too many truths!" Another person also sighed. "It's right that Qingtongxia has not responded. His Highness is much smarter than us. It seems that he should have doubted the strength of Tai'an City for a long time. This time they really exposed the truth. If we were too early, If he wants to take action, then Linghuye will shrink his head."
"I guess I will get some benefits from Linghuye! There are not many opportunities to rip off this kind of money. Not only is it a rip-off, We also got the handle!”
“But why has His Highness never come forward? It’s really strange!”
"This is not something we should be concerned about. Next, let's focus on winning over those small forces. Don't think they are small, but there are more of these small forces outside the customs. If there are many ants, they will kill the elephant. Individually, they look inconspicuous. , as long as we attract enough people, we can also form an influential force."
"Understood!"
< br>"I'm going to visit Li Kaixin tomorrow. A large number of leathers that their city lord's palace requested years ago should be delivered!"
"They must be making leather armors, are they still delivering them now?" ?”
“Hold on, why don’t you pay? It’s more important than ever to get closer to them.”
Just as the two Beiyuan people were shocked by what happened during the day and were discussing how to deal with it, in another part of Tai'an City, several other people were gathering together to discuss what happened during the day.
But compared with the smelly fur warehouse in Beiyuan, this place seems high-end and classy.
It is a shop specializing in selling pens, inks, paper and inkstones, as well as various books, calligraphy and paintings.
These days, pens, black paper, and inkstones are not cheap, and books are even more high-end, especially in places like outside the customs. Here, the literacy rate is only one or two out of 10,000 people, which is very good. .
When I first came here, business was bleak, but it has gotten much better in the past two years. At least the most basic things like pens, ink, and paper have begun to increase in volume.
Although it is the lowest-end product, you can still see a lot of things from inside.
Taian City’s cultural affairs have entered a period of rapid development.
Many schools sponsored by the city lord's mansion are enrolling more and more students, and correspondingly, there are more and more private schools and more scholars, so this elegant business naturally It will get better.
As for elegant business, it is generally not easy to negotiate prices.
It has been five years since Zhu Chi arrived in Tai'an City.
The superiors sent him to Tai'an City, thousands of miles away, to carry out business. At first, he was extremely angry, because this was a naked revenge and blow to him by his former enemy without any concealment.
I just want him to die.
But the above sentence left him speechless.
As someone who was on the wrong team in the political struggle, facing such a result, after getting angry, he could only accept it obediently.
If he comes, it will only affect him alone. If he doesn’t come, the whole family will be implicated.
But now, he is slowly chewing out some flavor.
The enemy may really want him to die thousands of miles away, but there is really something going on outside the border!
Bei Yuan, who is ambitious and ready to go south,
Commander Linghu, who is bent on treason and seizing the throne,
Li Dazhong, who is mysterious and unpredictable and difficult to see the whole picture,< br>
These matters outside the customs will greatly affect the political situation of Da Qin, and naturally, they will also affect Da Chu, which is thousands of miles away.
“We should take the initiative to contact Li Dachui.” Zhu Chi put down the last stroke and added eyes to the tiger in the painting. Suddenly the tiger seemed to be alive and lifelike.
(End of this chapter)