The leader of the horse thieves and his two brothers, Skinny Monkey and One-Eyed, discussed together how to quietly leave Qiwu Mountain and go to the next base they had identified.

They chose Hutu Mountain in the east of the river as their next base, and the reason why they chose this is because the geographical location of Hutu Mountain is good enough.

In addition, Hutu Mountain is relatively close to Jinyang, the capital of Hedong Province, and Jinyang is a very important commercial center of the Tang Empire, and most of the Jin merchants have industries in Jinyang, so it is too convenient to take root in this place and rob caravans in the future.

You must know that there are five capitals in the Tang Empire, in addition to the real capital Chang'an, there are four also known as capitals, namely Luoyang in the east, Fengxiang in the west, Chengdu in the south, and Taiyuan in the north, and Taiyuan is also called Jinyang, which was the core of the Jin Kingdom.

In the history of the Jin Kingdom, Jin Wengong is undoubtedly the greatest monarch, during his reign, the strength of the Jin State was the strongest, once dominated the world, so that all countries in the world are willing to submit.

Around a great monarch, there are always some capable and loyal ministers, Jin Wengong's uncles Hu Mao and Hu Yan are such capable loyal ministers, and their father, that is, Jin Wengong's grandfather, is a rare loyal minister, their father and son, give Jin Wengong great support to the great cause, is the most important help in Jin Wengong's life.

As a meritorious minister, the reward is naturally indispensable, the status of the Hutu family in the Jin Kingdom is very high, their cemetery is in the west of Jinyang, in a beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, and in order to commend the merits of the Hutu family, the mountain where their cemetery is located is called Hutu Mountain, can also be called Huyan Mountain, or Huye Mountain, in short, this mountain represents Hutu and their family, Hutu and his son Fox Mao, Fox Yan are buried here.

The three of them, father and son, are like this mountain, standing near the capital of the Jin Kingdom, guarding this great country, because of their merits and reputation, later generations have never changed the name of this mountain, and it has always been named after their father and son.

The elevation of this Hutu Mountain is more than 2,000 meters, it is a very tall mountain, and there are Xiaowen mountains and rivers around it and echo it from afar, if you encounter encirclement and suppression, you can withdraw to these mountains at any time, and even, you can establish a nest at the same time in a number of mountains near Jinyang, so that you don't have to worry about a nest being encircled and suppressed and there is no place to go.

Since it has been decided to go to the Hutu Mountain area in Hedong to develop, it is necessary to prepare as soon as possible, and the more adequate the preparation, the less likely it is to have problems.

The Skinny Monkey had a completely different idea than One-Eyed, and the leader of the horse thieves had not expressed his position, he was also thinking about it, he didn't want to hurt any of his brothers.

In the decision to leave Qiwu Mountain and go to the area of Hutu Mountain for development, everyone's opinions are unified, and they are willing to leave this place and go to Hutu Mountain for development, and on how to leave Qiwu Mountain and how many materials to bring, their opinions began to conflict.

The thin monkey felt that he should travel lightly and throw away all the things that could be thrown away, so that he could reach Hedong as quickly as possible, but One-Eye felt that it would be a pity if the family wealth that he had accumulated so hard was given up casually, and he should pack it all up and take it away, and he should not leave anything behind.

For this reason, the two quarreled endlessly in front of the leader of the horse thieves, and neither could convince anyone.

"One-eyed, now it's the most important thing to escape, throw away all the useless pots and pots, and buy them when you get to Hutu Mountain, there are a lot of rich businessmen in Jinyang, just grab a few of them, why care about these in front of you."

Skinny Monkey is a free and easy person, he doesn't like to do things slowly, and hopes that he can arrive at Hutu Mountain and start a new chapter in his life when he leaves.

"What do you know, these gold and silver instruments, grain and dried meat, are all things that we have worked hard to accumulate for many years, how can we say that we will give up when we give up? It's really not just that the firewood and rice are expensive. ”

One-Eye retorted.

The concept is different because of the different things they are responsible for, all along, the thin monkey is responsible for the task of robbery, and One-Eyed has never done robbery since the first robbery eye injury, become one-eyed, mainly responsible for logistics, how much meat is in the nest, how much rice can be eaten in a day, how much surplus food is enough for the brothers, these are all things he needs to consider, over time, he has formed this character, always feels that waste is a very shameful thing, He was unwilling to give up the property he had already gotten, even if it was just a bag of rice.

"You are called pedantic, now the officers and soldiers are pressing forward step by step, if you go slow and are caught up, you can't save your life, what is the use of these things outside your body, saving your life is the most important thing."

The thin monkey said angrily.

"This journey through mountains and rivers, if you don't bring enough food, what if you run out of food halfway, even if the grain and grass can barely support to reach Hutu Mountain, but after arriving at Hutu Mountain, how can you raise enough food and grass in a short time, once the food and grass are not enough, the brothers will be hungry."

One-eyed said deliciously.

"If you don't have food, you can always grab a lot along the way, and there will be prey in the mountains, if you can't kill a few horses to satisfy your hunger, this big living person can still suffocate urine to death."

The thin monkey insisted.

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you, I can't talk to you, in short, my men and horses must go with enough grain, grass and treasures, and they will not leave anything for the officers and soldiers."

One-Eye still stands to his point.

The leader of the horse thieves finally spoke, he looked at the two brothers, and said: "The two brothers don't fight, this time to Hedong, we have a lot of people and big goals, we can break it into parts, and go to Hedong by different roads, since the thin monkey is not willing to bring more things, then travel lightly to the middle road, one-eyed is unwilling to give up food, you can contact the caravan of Xiazhou City, take the official road to Hedong with a swagger, I will lead some brothers to take the north road, and the three of us will meet in Hutu Mountain in Hedong to start our new life." ”

The thin monkey and the one-eyed glanced at each other, and they all nodded in approval, feeling that this plan was very good, meeting the different requirements of the two, and the scattered operation also lowered the target to a certain extent, making it difficult for the officers and soldiers to find them.

"Big brother, if you go through the official road, you will encounter interrogation, can a one-eyed person really get past it? If you get caught, you're in trouble. ”

The skinny monkey suddenly became concerned about One-Eyed.

The leader of the horse thieves thought for a while and said: "Don't worry about this, our people in Xiazhou City will also evacuate together, their identities are all clean and can provide us with enough carriages, as for the identity of the brothers, as long as they give a little money, someone will do it for us, and it will be fine." ”

The thin monkey thought for a while, and said: "Big brother, what about the weapons, if you follow the caravan and carry so many kinds of weapons, you are not a businessman, and the guards are not like this." ”

One-Eye said, "We don't have these messy weapons, so we will set out in the guise of merchants, and each brother will prepare a long wooden pole, and it should be fine with a small number of bows and arrows to prevent jackals from being encountered on the official road." ”

"Well, in that case, I can't wait when we leave."

The thin monkey spoke.

The leader of the horse thieves thought for a moment and said, "Brother, don't be in such a hurry! It will take at least two or three days! Especially on this road of the official road, it is impossible to set off without two days and two nights of preparation. ”

This is not true at all, there are the most things that need to be prepared along the official road, and when things go the most smoothly, you need to prepare for two or three days, if things don't go well, it's not strange to prepare for a week or two, after all, the horse thief merchants in the city need to find a way to allocate carriages, and they also need to deal with the industries in the city, in addition, they also need to handle the legal identity of the horse thieves in the mountains through dots, and they also need to handle the road guide and so on.

This series of procedures can be completed in two days is already a miracle, especially the processing of the industry is the most headache, not you want to sell it immediately can be sold, and if others see that you are in a hurry to sell the industry, they will open a very low price, so that you are helpless.

It is not easy to apply for a legal identity for a horse thief, and besides, it is still to handle so many people at one time, without giving enough benefits, which official would dare to do this.

The commercial development of Xiazhou is not bad, but it is not easy to collect a large number of carriages in a short period of time, and at the moment when the train is gradually popular, the carriages generally run more short distances, and few run long distances, and from Xiazhou to the vicinity of Jinyang in Hedong, it is already considered a long distance, and there are not many people who are willing to run such a long distance, so it is not easy to find a sufficient number of carriages and coachmen.

No matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are, the moment he decided to take the official road, the leader of the horse thieves has already been released, and no matter what, he must smoothly transport his family wealth to Hutu Mountain in Hedong and start his new life.

Many roads into the mountains have been blocked by the official army, and vehicles and pedestrians need to undergo strict checks, but there is no writing on the face of the horse thieves, and a very small number of horse thieves have already handled the legal identity, so many times the checks are in vain, and the deterrent effect is greater.

The leader of the horse thieves sent these horse thieves who could see the light, crossed the blockade line, and personally went to deliver the news, although he also had carrier pigeons, but the siege of the officers and soldiers was too strong, the last fiasco was caused by a pigeon being shot down by the official army, this time, he no longer believed in the pigeon, he still believed in the people under his command more, and it should be more reliable for people to pass on orders.

The pony thief who was responsible for delivering the instructions jumped two loads of firewood, disguised as a woodcutter selling charcoal, successfully passed the blockade line set up by the officers and soldiers, entered Xiazhou City, and immediately contacted the relevant horse thieves in Xiazhou City.

In the secret room of a rice shop, a horse thief who looked like a merchant frowned and paced, and there were several people who looked like men next to him, naturally all of them were horse thieves, and the horse thief who was responsible for delivering the news was also inside.

"The requirements put forward by the leader are too high, how can it be completed in two days, this is simply impossible, it may not be completed in five or six days, the time is too tight."

The shopkeeper of the rice shop said helplessly.

"The leader also has difficulties, the mountains are full of officers and soldiers, and if you go a day late, you will have more possibilities to be discovered, so the sooner you go, the better, no matter how tight the time, you have to find a way."

"Got it, I'll arrange it as soon as possible and do my best."

The shopkeeper said.

"As soon as possible, I'll go back first."

The horse thief who gave the order left after saying that.

"Shopkeeper, the leader is trying to drive us to death! How is it possible to prepare a hundred carts in two days! There are so many shops, it doesn't mean that you can sell them, you have to have someone to accept them! ”

A young man spoke.

The shopkeeper said with a wry smile: "It's not very difficult to sell a hundred big cars and sell the store, as long as you give more money, the big car can be solved, and the store can be sold cheaply and quickly, the most important thing is to handle the legal identity of more than 100 people, and handle more than 100 people at once, isn't this nonsense?" Even if you spend a lot of money, you may not be able to do it, and at this juncture, who dares to handle so much for us at once. ”

Obviously, any problem that can be solved with money, that is not a problem, whether it is a big car, or the sale of shops and other industries, it is a matter of money, it is easy to solve, and for many horse thieves to handle the legal identity, this is not money can be solved, at the critical juncture when most of the horse thieves are exterminated, who dares to handle so many legal identities at once.

However, since it is a task given by the leader, he always has to give it a try, and how can he know if he can't do it without trying.

The shopkeeper is thinking about what kind of reason to find to prevaricate the relevant officials, so that each other has a step down, and there is the question of how much money is appropriate? This is also something to consider carefully.

The shopkeeper immediately began to arrange, letting most of his subordinates go to find big cars, and the remaining small part went to buyers, ready to sell the property that had been in business for many years, and for the identity of the matter, he could only go out himself, and no one could help him do this.

"Sitting in business to business, and recruiting more than 100 guys at once, you kid can! I really thought about it, and I wanted to be a trader. ”

The official in charge of handling the relevant identity asked.

"If you think about it, it's easier for a merchant to get rich, so it's better to be a merchant."

The shopkeeper said.

"Just think about it, and recruit more than a hundred people at once? What are their identities and what credentials do they have? ”

The official asked.

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "What kind of people have it, there is no shortage of three religions and nine streams, if you have a certificate, you won't bother you, how much do you think it will cost to do it?" ”

"This ...... It's not all about money, the official's rights are limited, and you have to ask the official, you go back and wait first! ”

The official spoke.