I'm watching the gate in the jail

"Brother Tatsuzu."

After dealing with their son's affairs, Wanda, Yang Xiuxian and others wandered into the horse market, and then "coincided" with Tuojin's group seemingly inadvertently.

"Shopkeeper Wan, are you here to sell things today?"

Tuojin saw Wanda coming up to salute politely, and saw that the old interpreter Liu was not behind him, so he asked this question.

"Don't tell me, I came here to buy horses today."

Wanda said half-truthfully.

"What? My elder brother's ten BMWs can't satisfy Shopkeeper Wan's appetite?"

Tuojin's tone of voice was weird. I don't know if it was because of his limited Chinese proficiency, but because there was something in his words, so he seemed eccentric.

"Ajiga's precious horses are naturally top-grade. When I return to the capital, those will be given as gifts, or sold to wealthy officials' families."

Wanda held his sleeves, and said with a smile, "We came back to Liaodong, thanks to brother Ajiga, we bought a lot of good things back. When we came here, we didn't have enough vehicles. So today I'm here to buy a truck , and the poor ones."

Wanda said, paused, and said regretfully, "Brother Ajiga's horses are all good horses. I'm afraid you don't have the kind of inferior horses that are specially used to pull trucks."

"Ajiga doesn't raise inferior horses, I will."

Tuojin was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately answered.

"I'm in charge of the goods pullers, cart pullers, and middle and lower horses. If shopkeeper Wan is interested, you can follow me to the back."

Takujin changed his indifferent attitude just now, his attitude abruptly changed, and he became enthusiastic.

"That would be great. To be honest, I still don't trust those horse dealers I don't know."

As Wanda said, she turned her head and blinked at Yang Xiuxian.

Tuojin opened the way ahead, leading Wanda and the others all the way to the stables near the corner to the east.

Not far from the teahouse where Wanda and the others drank tea just now.

"Treasurer Wan, look at these, they are all good ways of working. Eat less and do more."

Takuzu pointed to the ponies in the stable.

Sure enough, people are dead compared to others, and goods are thrown away when compared with goods.

Compared with the red rabbit among the horses I saw yesterday, these crooked horses and their excellent counterparts are simply two species.

"How much is this horse?"

Yang Xiuxian asked, pointing to a general in a short horse.

"If you sell it to shopkeeper Wan, one stone of rice or two bolts of cloth will do."

Yang Xiuxian turned to Wanda and nodded.

He had inquired about the news in the market before, and this was the general average price of inferior horses.Although this Tuojin didn't give discounts to old acquaintances, he just didn't get acquainted.

Wanda nodded, and readily asked for five horses, which were converted into cash for delivery.

Tuojin felt a little embarrassed after accepting their money.

Pulling Wanda aside, he chattered for quite some time before letting them go and continuing to do business.

"Interesting. It turns out that Tuojin is Ajiga's younger brother."

Wanda and the others took the newly bought horses and continued to wander around the horse market.

Although Ajiga is tall, dark and strong, Tuojin is thin, short and fair, but they are indeed half brothers.

Ajiga is the eldest brother, and Tuojin is the third.The one in the middle died young, and speaking of it, there were only two brothers left.

"Ajiga is the patriarch of the Ula tribe and the leader of the caravan. Holding the edict in hand is equivalent to having the code to unlock wealth. He has three wives, two sons, and four daughters. Thousands of hectares of grassland, cattle There are countless sheep, even among the Haixi Jurchen, she is still the number one rich man."

Wanda said with joy and excitement.

"Compared with his big brother, Tuojin can only raise and sell inferior horses. Because these horses are raised in Ajiga's pasture, he will share [-]% of the profits from selling horses to Ajiga in return."

What are you talking about sworn brothers with? Brothers are still like this.

"Besides, he is very old, and he is still an old bachelor. Women would rather be a concubine for the rich and powerful Ajiga than look down on him who is thin and wretched."

Yang Xiuxian smiled and said, "Ajiga eats meat, but he can only drink soup. Both of them are brothers, so naturally they feel unbalanced."

So I saw Wanda and Ajiga being so affectionate before, and gave his elder brother such a good way to make a fortune as "Chili".He couldn't get any benefits, so he spoke in a strange way.

Now that I was able to get on the way of Wanda, although it was only a small deal, it made Tuojin somewhat happy, and felt that he had saved a little bit of face.

interesting……

Wanda touched his chin.

The two brothers are at odds with each other, if they can be used, it might have a miraculous effect...

This group of people pulled the horses, and as soon as they stepped out of the horse market, a group of men rushed up and surrounded them.

"Boss, are you selling this horse?"

"Boss, I want to buy your horse. You make a price. I have cash."

There were five or six people in this group, including old and young, tall and short, who spoke various dialects and accents, making Wanda and the others somewhat confused about the situation.

"You want to buy horses, and you have cash, so you can just go to the horse market to buy them. Why did you stop us at the door?"

Qiu Zijin asked with a smile, "We are just ordinary businessmen, and the horses we buy are also for our own use, and we don't resell them."

"My lord, it would be great if we could go in and buy horses. It's just a pain of not being able to get in."

A man about forty years old with a vicissitudes of life sighed.

The group of them gathered at the entrance of the archway, and immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers inside.

Yang Xiuxian hastily led them to the teahouse on the east side, opened a box, and sat down to talk.

"This is my shopkeeper Wan, a big businessman from the capital."

Qiu Zijin talked eloquently, "The most urgent thing is to be righteous, and it is known as 'Xiao Mengchang'."

Wanda thought to himself that I didn't even know when I had this nickname, Qiu Zijin, what are you trying to do by lying to these border people?

After hearing what Qiu Zijin said, everyone actually believed it, and got up to salute Wanda one after another.

Wanda stood up in embarrassment to return the gift, then turned to tell Dr. Cha to serve good tea and snacks.

"Everyone, our company is also a newcomer to Liaodong, and we don't know the customs here. But we also know that when we Han people enter the horse market, we only need a guide and a certificate. Even local people can use their own manual work to enter the market. Exchange things. Why do you want to buy horses, but don’t go to the market, but ask us at the door?”

As Wanda said, she personally poured tea for them, and everyone was flattered.

"I'm ashamed to say...Since shopkeeper Wan asked, we won't hide it."

The 40-year-old black-faced man sighed and said, "We are all soldiers in the Liaodong camp. We have been here many times before, and our identities have been found out by the government officials, so they will not allow us to enter the market. "

These people are actually soldiers from the Liaodong camp?

The soldiers in the barracks actually wanted to go to the horse market to buy horses by themselves?

The news was too shocking, for a while, Wanda, Yang Xiuxian and Qiu Zijin didn't know how to respond.

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed... If shopkeeper Wan doesn't want to sell the horses exclusively to us, that's all... Before the market is out, we brothers, go to the door and squat for a while."

These people misunderstood that Wanda didn't want to do this business, so they all got up and prepared to go downstairs.

"No, no. Big Brother, stop."

Wanda smiled and took a step forward, closing the door of the box.

"Ma, I can sell it to you..."

"Really?"

Everyone was overjoyed.

"However, you must tell me the cause and effect of this matter. I can't do business in an unclear way."

Wanda said sincerely.

The black-faced man looked at his companions, and seeing that they didn't object, he sighed and nodded slightly, "Forget it... just let me talk about it."

"Soldiers make mistakes, so they want to buy horses to atone for their sins?"

In a small tavern in the west of the city, Wang Zhi, Mei Qianzhang and a downcast man sat opposite each other, with simple food and wine on the table.

This man was none other than the man who was beaten up by Tuojin and his group in the horse market this morning.

The man's surname is Niu, and he is also an ordinary soldier in the Liaodong Daying Camp. Today he brought money to the horse market to buy horses.

Unexpectedly, the identity of the soldier was found out. Not only did he fail to buy the horse, but he was also humiliated.

After this person left the horse market, he couldn't figure it out, and actually wanted to find a place to hang himself.

Fortunately, Wang Zhi and Mei Qianzhang, who had been sneaking behind him all this time, came to the rescue and saved his life. They even brought him to eat and drink, which moved Brother Niu very much.

"What a... what a sin. Horses are not cheap."

Wang Zhi asked while holding the wine cup.

Although the soldiers guarding the Nine Sides have a slightly higher monthly salary than their colleagues stationed in other places.But ordinary soldiers can't afford to buy horses at every turn.

"It's not a serious crime. It's just because I missed a point."

Brother Niu sighed, closed his eyes, and stuffed the spicy liquor into his mouth.

There were tears dripping from the corner of his eyes, Brother Niu secretly wiped them with the back of his hand, pretending that he was crying from being hot.

"Who doesn't have a headache. A few nights ago, I was on duty at night, and I didn't expect to be caught by the wind and cold. The next morning, I was late for a quarter of an hour, and I was sentenced to military law. In desperation, I had to scrape together money and buy The horse atones."

"No, Brother Niu, I don't understand. What's the relationship between military law and buying horses?"

Wang Zhi asked, "Brother Niu, to be honest, someone in my family is also a military household. He has been in the army for many years, and I have never heard of this rule."

"Because this is a rule that only our Liaodong camp has."

Brother Niu smiled wryly.

"To be precise, it was Chen Yue, Lord Chen, who set the rules for us after he came. As long as the soldiers make mistakes, no matter how big or small, they have to pay horses to atone for their crimes. For minor offenses, one horse is fined, and for major offenses, the superior is fined." One horse. The donated horses will be filled into the camp for dispatch by the whole army.”

"Here, what if you can't afford a horse? How to deal with it?"

Wang Zhi asked.

"Then change it to playing boards. The number of boards you use is the same as the price of a horse. If a horse is worth a hundred yuan, you can hit it a hundred times, and a horse is worth a thousand yuan..."

"Didn't that man be beaten to death alive? How unreasonable! How are people and horses equal?"

"In Liaodong, under Mr. Chen's account, horses are worth more than human lives."

"It's a bunch of nonsense! It's unreasonable!"

Even as the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, Wang Zhi did not agree with this statement. He slapped the table angrily, which attracted the attention of the people around him.

"Little brother Wang, thank you for inviting me to eat and drink. But if I can't buy a horse, I will die sooner or later."

Brother Niu sighed and shook his head, "Being a soldier is hard work. Serving as a soldier outside the Great Wall and being on the front line is even more difficult than being in the inland guards. We all put our heads down every day. People who wear it on their waistbands. If they are loyal to the country, they die in battle. Just like what those literati said... what a "shroud in horse leather". The horse was forced to death... woo woo woo, what kind of thing is this..."

As he said that, he couldn't bear it anymore, lay down on the table, and sobbed softly.

Wang Zhiqi's small face flushed, and he stared at Mei Qianzhang with wide eyes.

Although the latter's face was covered by a mask, his clenched fists had already expressed his anger.

In the teahouse on the other side, the black-faced man almost cried when he mentioned the sad place.

"Because of Mr. Chen's 'military law', the price of horses in Liaodong Horse Market, especially low-grade horses, has skyrocketed..."

"Flying? But the price of the five inferior horses I bought just now is still fair. It's not particularly expensive."

Wanda said truthfully.

"It was sold to you foreign merchants. If they sell expensively and damage their reputation, who will do more business with them in the future?"

The man sighed.

"If we locals buy horses, especially if they find out that we are soldiers in the military camp, the price will at least double."

"A low-grade horse can be priced at the price of a medium-grade horse. A medium-grade horse can even be priced at the price of a high-grade horse."

"Yes, yes. If several people were fined at the same time on the same day, the price of the horses on that day would simply be jaw-dropping."

"Since Mr. Chen issued this order of atonement with a horse, the soldiers have been blamed at every turn. They will be punished every now and then. Everyone is miserable."

"The most exaggerated thing is that before the soldiers who were punished left the camp, the horse market received the news and raised the price of the horses several times."

"Even though we were dressed as ordinary people, we were still recognized by the guards at the gate. They said that we disturbed the market price, prevented us from going in to buy horses, and drove us out. These guards were all bought by those horse dealers!"

One person started, and the men sitting around the black-faced man all began to complain.

"I heard that Ah Niu sneaked in in the morning. But in the final transaction, he was recognized by the Jurchen horse dealer. He didn't buy the horse, and he was beaten up. Hey, his family is so poor, so he still sold it with only so much money. The winter clothes and quilts at home were just scraped together...the snow hasn't melted yet, and I don't know how to live the rest of the day..."

"If you can't buy a horse, you will be beaten with twenty army sticks in three days. It's no different from death. Early death and late death are the same..."

Everyone sighed.

"Chen Yue... Is there no one to take care of you, Mr. Chen, if you are like this?"

Wanda held back her raging anger and asked in a low voice.

"Someone is in charge. But... hey..."

The black-faced man sighed, "Master Ma Wensheng made a report before and reported the matter to the Ministry of War. He also ordered to stop buying horses for atonement. It's just that Lord Chen also made a report, saying that this method is a good one. It refers to the practice of "redemption of copper" in ordinary criminal cases, and punishes crimes with money. The silver of "redemption of copper" goes into the treasury, and the horse of "redemption of horses" goes into the camp. Both are good things for the benefit of the country. I felt that what Master Chen said was reasonable, so he still carried it out. But Master Ma, in turn, got a copy."

"That's right, Mr. Ma didn't allow the exchange of agricultural tools and horses at the border customs, which caused disaster."

It turns out that Ma Wensheng and Chen Yue formed a bond over this matter!

Wanda, Yang Xiuxian, and Qiu Zijin immediately grasped the crux of the incident.

The "redemption horse" horses were filled into the camp - it sounded grandiose, and had no interest in Chen Yue himself.

But relying on this military order, the price of Liaodong horse market was suddenly raised.

Originally, the price of poor horses was low and there was no profit.

The southern merchants who came from thousands of miles to the horse market naturally looked down on them, so they could only buy some camel goods along with them.

The horses and good horses on the grassland are controlled by patriarchs like Ajiga and nobles in the tribe.

Therefore, although there are a large number of these small horse dealers who sell rough horses, they earn very little, and the number of customers is pitifully small.A small horse dealer like Tuojin, at most, would follow his big brother to drink broth like he traded with Wanda today.

It is said that iron-clad camps are soldiers with flowing water.

The same is true for the horse market business. As long as Daming opens up the mutual market, this place will be an iron horse market with flowing customers.

Until this military order was issued in the Liaodong camp, the guests of "flowing water" became "fixed" guests-the soldiers guarding the border turned out to be regular buyers of poor horses.

Based on what Wanda and the others saw and heard in the horse market today, the servants of the government office all received "favorite fees" from Tuojin and others.

If Chen Yue, who issued this military order, didn't make a lot of money from it, he wouldn't believe it even if Wanda was killed.

He sold the horses he had bought to these soldiers at the original price, and everyone left gratefully, not forgetting to praise Wanda as "Xiao Mengchang" before leaving.

"Chen Yue, Chen Yue."

Wanda stood on the teahouse, looked at the bustling horse market downstairs, and said bitterly.

"How many fox tails do you have left, let me catch them for you bit by bit."

In the vast snow field, two shadows, one blue and one red, are like gorgeous colorful flags, splitting a piece of white snow and running towards the blue sky in the distance.

In the end, Wan Lan came out on top. He reined in the horse's head, stood up high, and stopped beside a big tree with withered branches and leaves.

"Alan, you are amazing! Baksh!"

Duo Er chased after him a few steps later.She waved her horsewhip and gave Wan Lan her praise without hesitation.

"Of course, young master, I am the young master who knows how to ride a horse in Beijing."

Wan Lan raised her head and laughed.

As soon as he raised his hand, "Wan Defu", which was hovering in the air, rushed down immediately, and its sharp claws grabbed his wrist wearing the protective gear.

Duo'er whistled at the eagle as usual, and raised her hand, trying to call it to her side.

Unexpectedly, the eagle, who has always listened to her words, was indifferent to Duo'er's call this time.

Instead, he moved his legs and leaned against Wan Lan's side.

Duo'er was so angry that she stared at her big flickering eyes, and her cheeks bulged slightly.

"'Wandford' only listens to me now."

And my dad... because he "sponsored" several catties of top-quality beef.

Alan thought in his heart.

While the two were talking, Gao Hui and Duo'er's two attendants also followed.

Unlike Duo'er's attendant who ran away in a panic, Gao Hui sat steadily on the horse's back, not panting for breath.If he really rode his horse and ran, his speed would not be much slower than Wan Lan and Duo'er.

There was no other way, the brat insisted on coming out for the appointment, so Wanda had no choice but to send Gao Hui to follow him.He is one of the few people who can survive this little ancestor.

"Alan, your bodyguard is so powerful..."

Seeing that Wan Lan got off the horse, Duo'er also got off and walked to his side.

"That is, this is my master. He taught me all my kung fu."

Alan puffed out her chest proudly.

"Oh, it turns out he's a 'Batulu'."

Duo'er nodded, and stood leaning against the big tree with Alan.

"What is 'Batulu'?"

Alan asked curiously, "And what do you mean by 'Bakshi' you just said?"

"These are all Jurchen words. 'Batulu' means a warrior. 'Baksh' means really good, really powerful."

"Oh, it turns out that your Jurchens' Bazi generations are all praises. Duo'er, you are also a 'Bakshi'."

Wan Lan said with a smile.

Duo'er was amused by his witty words, and let out a string of silver bell-like laughter.

This little Han boy is so interesting, he is the most handsome boy Duoer has ever seen in his life.

There are also many young men of the same age as Duoer in their Ula tribe.

But they are vulgar and reckless, they only know how to fight, ride horses, bully girls, and they often smell of horse manure.

It's completely different from the clean and beautiful Alan.

What's more, Alan can also ride a horse, which is better than theirs.

Alan will also chat with himself.

In the clan, no one would chat with Duo'er.Ama is always busy with business, and he only brings himself by his side to show off when he is negotiating business with Han people.

Although Er Niang doesn't need to cook, she has to weave, herd sheep, and please the eldest lady, so she has no time to care about herself.

Yesterday at the door of the tent, the adults were drinking and discussing business, and he sat there, chatting with himself all day long.

Duo'er watched him talk about the distant "capital" like a flower capital with high spirits.

There are tall houses, countless flowers, and endless markets.The boys and girls are all dressed in fresh clothes, just like the picture albums that their father treasured and bought from merchants, they are beautiful and dreamy.

Listening to the young man's clear voice and the words he described, Duo'er smiled unconsciously.

A 12-year-old girl is more mature than boys of the same age.

Duo'er felt that she was completely attracted by this guest who came from afar.

"Alan, I lost yesterday's match."

Duo'er lowered her head and said shyly.

"It's not just yesterday, you also lost today."

Wan Lan said, "Tell me, what did you lose to me?"

He said it half-jokingly.

"I... I'll 'lose' myself to you, okay?"

she says.

"I'll marry you. Then I can talk with you about going to the 'capital' you mentioned."

"What?"

Wan Lan took two steps back in shock, and leaned her back directly against the big tree behind her.

"Alan, marry me! I will be your best wife!"

Duo'er took a step forward, propped her hands on the big tree, said with wide eyes, "I've asked my Ama to propose marriage to your father!"

Ah ah ah?

Wan Lan's face changed drastically.

Where did this happen?

I'm only 11 years old, I'm still a child, how can I marry a wife.

Thinking of this morning at the teahouse, his family's Lao Wan desperately tried to prevent him from going out to play with Duo'er, he was still angrily confused.

It turns out that the treacherous and cunning old Wan has already seen what's on this girl's mind?

father!help me!

The author has something to say: The governor Chen Yue is greedy and cunning, and the officers and soldiers punish their horses for minor offenses, and the price of the horses soars.Wen Sheng counted fifteen things, and because he asked to ban them, the battle-axe was for Wen Sheng. ——"History of the Ming Dynasty Volume [-]" I saw a little knowledge today: "Awesome" is a sentence in Manchu...Bang is the transliteration of "Bakshi".But I haven't done much research, let's just believe it...