Zhao Yun and Lu Bu are both veterans of the battlefield who are accustomed to using soldiers, although they did not deliberately conceal their whereabouts, but they still spilled the scouts when they were marching and fighting, monitoring the dynamics of the battlefield at any time.

Pingcheng defeated Guo Yuan, and the battle of Mayi was defeated again. In addition to Guo Yuan and the remnants of the recruitment, the state army either died or surrendered. Even if there are some fish that slip through the net, they are also frightened and unprepared, and they can only hide in the mountains and wilderness. And how can we ventilate the news?

Zhao Yun and Lu Bu's actions were like the wind, and the only ones who could detect their accurate movements were magical merchants.

In this ancient land of China, there has never been a shortage of wealthy businessmen. Although since the pre-Qin period, successive regimes have been implementing a policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce. But the nature of capital and huge profits still make businessmen emerge in an endless stream. The people are not doing well, but there are not necessarily fewer businessmen on the rich side, especially those who monopolize certain industries. Their tentacles spread throughout the North with their commercial networks. So as soon as the Qingzhou Army came, they knew about it.

Some people in the city were so anxious that they jumped to their feet, it was because they had hoarded a large amount of military supplies, if the Qingzhou army surrounded Jinyang City, would these things still be theirs?

The border land is bitterly cold, why can so many people make a fortune? There is only one secret, and that is that they control the transactions inside and outside the Seyce. What if the Saiwaihu people ask for tea, salt, iron and other materials, and the Han court does not exchange markets with you or only gives a small amount, or even a high supply? Hu Ren is not stupid, so he naturally got rid of the Han court official to engage in smuggling. And as long as the businessmen have enough profits, let alone beheading, he is not afraid of extermination. Therefore, border smuggling has been repeatedly banned in the Han Dynasty.

When Zhao Yun went down the Fen River, in a house in Jinyang City, several figures gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Fan Yong, a giant businessman in Jiexiu, has been in business for generations. At this time, I couldn't help but sigh: "People are not as good as the sky, I thought that the war was together, we could still sit on the ground and make prices, who would have thought that the trade route would be cut off, and the goods could not enter and exit, how could this be good!" ”

Wang Yu next to him slapped the table and said angrily: "It's all that Zhang Yan, oil and salt don't enter, I should have understood a long time ago, the thief is really not credible!" ”

How are you? It turned out that the merchants saw that the war between the states and the state was imminent, so instead of stopping the actions at hand, they invested a lot of capital and purchased a lot of goods. I originally thought that I could make a lot of money by taking the opportunity. As a result, the Qingzhou army in the north blocked the trade route, not to mention, but the route through which the smuggling passed on weekdays was not easy to use. Taihang thief Zhang Yan has already guarded the Taihang Mountain Road tightly, and it is difficult for a bird to fly over, let alone batches of goods.

Zhang Yan crisscrossed the Taihang Mountains, and relied on these merchants to provide news and supplies on weekdays, while Zhang Yan covered their smuggling and even sent troops to escort them. Who would have thought that Zhang Yan, who was very talkative, refused these people's requests seriously this time.

Liang Bin, who had not spoken silently beside him, frowned and said: "I don't believe that there are still things that can't be solved by money, is there not enough money on Zhang Yan's side?" ”

Liang Bin didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as he said that Wang Yu was even more angry, the nameless karma in his heart rose, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Liang doesn't know, and a certain Yuan also thought that Zhang Yan was insatiable and wanted the lion to open his mouth." As a result, no matter how much money this bastard gave him, he accepted it, but he never let go of escorting me into and out of the mountain! This bastard! So-and-so has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on him these days! ”

After Wang Yu finished speaking, Liang Bin and Fan Yong were silent. Zhang Yan is like this, how much money does it take to feed him? They didn't know that Zhang Yan had changed his banner and voted for Liu Bei. In the face of a brilliant future, how can Zhang Yan look at the money they gave them?

And because Zhang Yan didn't stop Gao Gan, she was worried in her heart, but she made up her mind to do a few beautiful things to present Liu Bei with a vote. And these families in Jinyang City have long been on Zhang Yan's list, and he is sharpening his knives, how can he let these families go?

Fan Yongchang sighed, looked at Liang Bin and Wang Yu, and said, "Continue to contact Zhang Yan, the money is not enough, continue to smash!" Even if you don't make money or even lose money, you have to transport things out of the city. If the tail of the hand is not cleaned up, in case it falls into the hands of the Qingzhou Army, it will not be a question of whether to lose money or not. ”

When Liang Bin and Wang Yu heard this, they both shuddered in their hearts, no regime would like a smuggler like them. If it falls into the hands of the Qingzhou Army, it will still be a trivial matter to raid the house, and if it is not good, it will really have to move the head. Although it is said that there is enough profit to make them not afraid of death, but if they can, who wants to die?

Liang Bin and Wang Yu glanced at each other, yes, let's hurry up and continue to smash Zhang Yan with money, many things in their hands will not see the light of day, and if they don't flee Jinyang before the Qingzhou army comes, the consequences will be unimaginable. The three of them gathered for a while, and then they scattered worriedly.

As soon as he went out, Fan Yong whispered to his son Fan Yu, who was following him: "If things don't work, you will surrender to the Qingzhou army and confess to the Liang and Wang families!" ”

Fan Yu looked shocked and couldn't help shouting: "My lord, how can this be? ”

When Fan Yong heard this, he whipped it over, and said in a cruel voice: "What are you shouting about bastard?" How can this not be? How can there be today's Fan family if you are not ruthless or spicy, and you have been fed to the dogs in the past? ”

Seeing Fan Yu's expression, Fan Yong said bitterly: "What the family does is a headless thing." This time, Zhang Yan didn't know what was wrong, if it was too impassable, in order to save the lives of the whole family, he could only make this decision. Yu'er, don't blame me for being ruthless. The lesser of two evils. The family of all things is the first! When you get to my place, you'll do the same. ”

After a while, Fan Yu raised his head, his eyes were full of tears: "But my lord, what should Siniang do?" ”

Fan Yong was furious in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face: "Why does a big husband have no wife?" My Fan family has made a great contribution, you really like Wang Siniang, and then I will go to ask the Qingzhou Army for my father to reward her to you again. ”

Fan Yu turned his worries into joy: "It's all up to adults." ”

Fan Yong sighed silently, and the taste in his heart was incomprehensible. I think I'm a wise fan, why is my son so weak? Fan Yong's wives and concubines were in a group and gave birth to a large number of children, but only one of his sons survived. Fan Yu has been spoiled since he was a child, and his temperament is weak like a woman. Fan Yong was very dissatisfied and was very worried about whether Fan Yu would be able to take charge of the Fan family after a hundred years. Fan Yong has been trying to practice a trumpet all these years, but unfortunately he has not succeeded. I had to cultivate Fan Yu with my heart.

At such a critical moment, Fan Yu didn't think about the family, but he only thought about a woman in his heart, Fan Yong was very angry, and his mind was spinning, no matter what happened this time, that Wang Siniang couldn't live. Let her disappear.