As he walked, a cloud of dust rose in front of him, and the earth began to tremble.

Enemy attack!

Zhang Shiping immediately shouted.

The caravan's well-trained guards quickly dismantled the wagons and laid siege to a makeshift fence, in which they hid in the middle.

One group of guards reinforced the defenses with wooden shields and drew bows and arrows, while the other team mounted their horses and spears and prepared for battle.

It is said that on this road, they also deal with bandits.

"Three, come to me! With my caravan here, the bandits can't help you. ”

Su Shuang beckoned to Guo Jia and the others.

After some conversation, he had a good impression of Guo Jia.

Guo Jiaze came to his side and looked ahead.

has already entered the territory of Zhongshan County, and there are still such large-scale bandits, it seems that this Zhongshan County is not very peaceful.

Soon, a group of scouts came to a halt in front of the caravan.

These people wore uniform uniforms and carried a banner.

Seeing this, Zhang Shiping breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. At that moment, he shouted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are the caravan of the Su family in Zhongshan, and we are going home today." We hope that all the military masters will make it convenient, and we are grateful. ”

As he spoke, he took out a money bag and raised it.

A man dressed as an officer rode forward.

"Don't talk nonsense, fifty dollars per head, brothers count heads! Pay per head. ”

The horses behind him immediately began to count the number of people around the tent.

Zhang Shiping said with a smile: "Master Jun, we are all small business, and it is not easy, so you will raise your noble hand." ”

As he spoke, he took out a money bag and handed it to the officer.

The officer reached out and pinched it, nodding in satisfaction.

"Okay, count you 100 people, take 5,000 and leave!"

There were obviously more than 200 people in the group, but the officers got the advantage and underreported the number of people for the caravan.

Thank you, sir!

Zhang Shiping took out a bag of copper coins again and delivered it to the officer.

The officer waved his hand, and the caravan packed up and moved on.

"Is the army also looting?"

Guo Jia immediately frowned and looked at Su Shuang puzzled.

Su Shuang shook his head helplessly.

He knew that Guo Jia didn't know what was going on.

"Zhongshan is a border county, often plundered by aliens and thieves, in order to solve this matter, the county has recruited a lot of county soldiers. The conscription of these county soldiers was originally to protect the territory and the people, and to guard Zhongshan. But after all these years, these county soldiers have long since changed. Aliens and thieves are coming, and they are faster than anyone else. and they have exploited the people, but they are more cruel than anyone else. In addition to dealing with thieves, our caravan also has to protect the exploitation of these officers and soldiers. ”

I see!

Guo Jia nodded, and had a new understanding of Zhongshan County.

After hundreds of years of development, these soldiers have become a local evil.

"I wonder who owns these soldiers?"

Guo Jia asked softly.

Who else could it belong to?

Zhang Shiping said angrily: "Naturally, it belongs to the county guard, without the tacit consent of those officials, these people dare to be so unscrupulous?" ”

He was a victim of it.

World Peace!

Su Shuang waved his hand, and continued: "Actually, it's no wonder that Lord County Guard, after so many years, these county soldiers are all from the major wealthy families in Zhongshan. Although it is under the command of the county guard, the county guard is a foreign official, and sometimes he can't control these local soldiers. ”

Local tycoons!

Hearing this, Guo Jia suddenly came to his senses.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the central government's decrees were communicated to the county level at most, and the county level and below were controlled by the local tyrants.

The powerful are rich and powerful, and they are all soil emperors on their own one-third of an acre.

If the local officials want to collect taxes or do anything, they have to go through them.

Some of them are so powerful that even local officials have to tolerate three points.

What's more, the local tycoons all have private soldiers, occupying the dock fort and becoming a hegemon.

"Shopkeeper Su, may I ask what are the wealthy families in Zhongshan County?"

Now that he has taken office in Zhongshan, Guo Jia naturally has to find a local to understand clearly.

Hehe!

Zhang Shiping on the side smiled.

"You're asking the right question. The reason why those officers and soldiers let us go so easily just now was because in Zhongshan, the Su family was also a strong party. ”

Oh!

Guo Jia looked at Su Shuang with interest.

Su Shuang also nodded, a smile on his face.

Their Su family has a lot of status in Zhongshan, and there is nothing wrong with saying that they are strong.

"Disrespectful, disrespectful!"

Guo Jia smiled and hugged his fists and said: "It turns out that the shopkeeper Su is from the first powerful Su family in Zhongshan. ”

To be able to form such a large caravan, this Su Shuang is naturally very good.

Don't dare to be!

Su Shuang waved his hand again.

"Although the Su family can also be called heroic, Zhongshan No. 1 does not dare to be. The first in Zhongshan belongs to the Lunu Zhang family, followed by the Wuji Zhen family, and once again we can count our Su family. ”

Wuji Zhen family!

Guo Jia's eyes lit up.

He knew a little bit about that.

Because of this Zhen family, there is a Zhen Mi. That is the future Empress Cao Wei, who was built by a generation of wizards Cao Zi as the peerless beauty of Luoshen.

However, in terms of time, Zhen Mi is probably still a baby.

This made Guo Jia, who was happy to see the hunt, a little discouraged.

It's too small, and it needs to be raised.

Maybe you can have a Lori cultivation, a story of a little Lori and the strange Shu Huang?

Ahem!

Guo Jia hurriedly shook his head and drove out this thought.

He's not Lolicon!

"I've heard of the Wuji Zhen family, where is this Lunu Zhang family?"

Zhang's family!

Su Shuang suddenly came to his senses.

"The Lunu Zhang family is a big family in Zhongshan County, with the most land, and many people in the clan are officials, so they can be regarded as the first powerful in Zhongshan. Former Minister Zhang Chun is the family of the Zhang family. The Lunu Zhang family and the Yuyang Zhang family are one branch, and the relationship between the two sides is very close. ”

Zhang Chun!

Guo Jia frowned.

In his impression, this Zhang Chun seemed to be a rebel and had a close relationship with Wu Huan.

In the later period, he also fled to Wuhuan and became a hegemon.

If the Zhang family is the first strong in Zhongshan, it will be a little difficult for Guo Jia to successfully master Zhongshan.

"The Zhang family is the overlord of one party, and it can be said that in Zhongshan, most of the county soldiers are from the Zhang family. And the head of the Zhang family is very domineering. I'm afraid the new county warden will have a hard time. It's not good to go somewhere to be an official, so you have to come to Zhongshan. Hehe, these sorrows are urging! ”

Zhang Shiping on the side said.

Su Shuang also nodded.

With the temperament of the Zhang family, Zhongshan Taishou was obedient to them, and this newcomer was naturally no exception.

"I haven't asked Brother Guo what he has to do when he comes to Zhongshan, Su can help, just ask!"

Su Shuang saw that Guo Jia talked extraordinary, and he had the heart to make friends!

Guo Jia smiled faintly.

"I am the sad Taishou Guo Jia in your mouth. This time I came to Zhongshan to take office. ”

As soon as the voice fell, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's smiles suddenly froze.