"The list has been delivered."

Zhou Fengji walked over, his face was ashen, but it was much better than yesterday's mental breakdown, he held up a list and said, "Tan Zongjia sent it today." Zhou Fengji handed the list to Zhang Han and said with a wry smile: "The total market price is about 30,000 yuan, and they give it according to the official price, and they only opened more than 5,000 taels of silver, so we have to pay 25,000 for this, and we have to prepare 15,000 bribes to go up and down the general and the Qing military hall, and the 5,000 will definitely not be able to get it, and it is not enough to calculate the compensation cleanly." Except for us, the rest of the businesses are very small, and they can't get 10,000 yuan if they are squeezed out, so we still have to have the ability to do such a thing......"

Zhou Fengji seemed to be crying and smiling on his face, he had completely lost hope.

The total amount is only 30,000, the official price is only 5,000, and more than a dozen shops are paid together, but the total amount falls on the head of the line, and the pressure is great.

Other shops must be far inferior to the strength of the line, and together they can't make up much silver, and they have to force them to bankruptcy with Yusheng, and they definitely can't get the silver, and they have to take out the silver to bribe the Qing Army Hall, otherwise, send a product and say that it is unqualified, or simply say that you are negligent, and the flail will be displayed outside the Qing Army Hall, or you will play a board, a year, which has countless sufferings, these things are seen by everyone, for a time everyone is as pale as dirt, Chang's eyes are red, It's not that I'm afraid that my son will be unlucky when he goes out, I'm afraid I'm going to cry again.

Only two Lahu is indifferent, they are all from poor families, and may even be orphans, anyway, they are not from a normal family, this year is not to say that there is no one to care about the death of parents, the strong clan will be responsible for each child of the family, take care of food and housing or forcibly pass over, must be raised as an adult, if you meet a child who is not angry, the family law serves, and even directly kills Shentang, there are also some, you can't take the experience of later generations to set the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.

"Mother, I'm leaving."

Zhang Han didn't say much, this list was expected, it has been like this before, when he arrived at the gate, said goodbye to his mother, turned over and got on the horse, and then bowed his hand to Zhou Fengji: "Uncle Zhou, the things in the store depend on you for a while." ”

"It's a matter of duty." Zhou Fengji reluctantly said steadily: "Don't worry about Shaodong in the store, at least there won't be any trouble for a while, I can still pack a ticket." ”

"Cheng, then I'll go."

Zhang Han and Liang Hong and others are on the horse, each person's package is also tied to the horse, this year can go out to ride all the horses is also rare, in addition to Zhang Han and Liang Hong's horse is owned by Zhang's house, the other two are rented in the mule and horse shop, seeing the four people traveling together, the guards did not come to stop them, as long as the Zhang family is here, the gold and silver fine soft house deed and Yusheng are there, and they are not afraid that Zhang Han will not come back.

If you really want a few people to leave like this, it's up to him, after all, it's not a crime to buy it, and there is no reason to watch people not go out.

"Something happened to Lao Liu's family."

When he was about to go, there were shouts at the entrance of the alley, followed by various shouts, and many people ran out of their homes and rushed to the alley to see the excitement.

Lao Liu's family was the head of last year's line, how did he not complete the amount, he was forced to oppress very miserably, last year's head of the family, Lao Liu, had committed suicide with medicine, but something happened at the end of this year.

"Check it out."

Zhang Han hit the horse first, turned around and ordered: "Zhang Chun closed the door, and he is not allowed to go out if he has nothing to do." ”

Zhang Chun agreed, and quickly closed the door of the house, Zhang Han watched the door close, and then he put his mind at ease and moved forward.

Liu's family was already crowded with people, the general A and the hundred household officials rushed over, and the servants also rushed over, the body of the Liu family was carried out after a simple inspection, the family of seven all hanged themselves, the family was dead, these officials didn't know how to deal with it, they stood in front of the Liu family and waited for their lives, and it is estimated that most of them were sent to the chemical field outside the fort, and the matter was burned.

"Miserable, really miserable......"

Liang Hong's face was very ugly, and even the two Lama Hu showed sympathy, after all, people's hearts are flesh and blood, and such a tragic thing happened in front of him, after all, there are only a few people who can be indifferent.

"I heard that the Liu family is line is unfinished, and the Qing Military Department is still urging, the family property is ruined, and there are a lot of people owed, so I have no choice but to take this road."

"Whoever this thing falls on, it's not the same fate."

"Alas, I heard that the new head of the line is set and Yusheng Zhang's family?"

"Yes, the Zhang family has been safe for decades, and finally disaster is coming."

"It's just a matter of paving, but it's ...... to be the leader"

The person who spoke finally turned his head and saw Zhang Han riding a horse on the side.

Everyone's faces were a little embarrassed, and naturally they couldn't help but sympathize.

Nine out of ten of the present are merchants, there are serious traders in the city, a few are the aborigines of this military fort, that is, military households, but now most of them are also related to the merchants, the so-called rabbit death fox sorrow, everyone originally sympathized with the old Liu family's suffering, and then saw the new Zhang family Shaodong, who was newly nodified, at the age of fifteen or sixteen, he rode out on horseback in the cold weather at the beginning of the month, without asking, he must have gone out of the fort to find strong reinforcements for help, everyone didn't say much, but they just arched their hands to Zhang Han, the young man, It's all in plain sight.

Zhang Han and his entourage went straight to the east gate, Xinping Fort has only two gates, the north gate is the Xinyuan Gate, the east gate arches the gate, the whole military fort Fang Guang Sanli is strange and close to four miles, it is a central fort, far larger than the ordinary small military fort, smaller than the general county town, such an area can live more than 10,000 people.

Coming out of the arched gate, Zhang Han was out of the fort gate for the first time, and after riding forward for a while, he couldn't help but stop and step off the mount, looking at it.

The four fields are vast, Xinpingbao is still a plain area, the whole Xinping Road to Datong Town belongs to Datong East Road, there are several big rivers such as Yanghe River flowing through, the terrain belongs to the small plain area in the mountains, and the mountains and hilly plains are mixed.

At the extreme of Zhang Han's vision is the Daliang Mountains, there is a small road winding, straight into the mountain, vaguely seems to have a few people living on both sides of the mountain stream, Zhang Han knows, there is a small military fort called Huamen Fort built against the mountain, this military fort is the barrier of Xinping Fort, Lai Tongxin, the general, is responsible for the defense line along the Great Wall of the eighteen mile road, there are 26 side piers, 16 beacon towers, and four military forts, namely Xinping Fort, Pingyuan Fort, Baoping Fort, Huamen Fort, of which Huamen Fort is the smallest, and the terrain is also the most dangerous. Even if the road was rebuilt in later generations, it would still be very difficult to enter the fort.

Looking to the northwest, there is the continuous defense line of the Great Wall, where is the boundary between the interior of the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian steppe, beyond the Great Wall is the boundary of the Mongols, and it is also the boundary between the farming people and the nomadic people.

This majestic vertical and horizontal, winding like a long snake-like Great Wall, sheltering thousands of people behind him, not only the Ming Dynasty built the Great Wall here, Zhao, Qin, Han, are here to build the Great Wall, at the beginning of the country, Emperor Chengzu had a decisive battle with the leader of the tile thorn Shunning King Mahamu, and defeated each other here, the achievement of great martial arts.

At this time, it is the middle of winter, along the line of the Great Wall, covered with snow, the gray Great Wall, the black earth and the residual white snow, constitute a dignified color block under the blue sky, in the Great Wall, there are some Han people passing by on the path, their figures are like small ants under the Great Wall.

In Zhang Han's heart, somehow there was a feeling of desolation and solemnity, and an indescribable sense of pride came to his heart.

Shouldn't we be proud that this land, this mountain range, the rushing rivers ahead, and the Great Wall that protects this land, all of which were built with great strength and determination, and that we are the descendants of this nation?

"Young proprietor, let's go quickly."

The weather was cold and evil, Liang Hong was wearing a thick cotton jacket and a rabbit fur coat, and he still felt cold hands and feet, especially when he was motionless in this open place, he felt that his body was almost numb.

Zhang Han came back to his senses and felt that his emotions were a little ridiculous...... No matter how vast the world is, how great the nation in which he is located, at least the Ming Dynasty in which he is located must be terminally ill, looking at the decay of officialdom and garrisons, as well as the virtue of looting the people, it is really a period of exile, and from his current psychology, the fall of the Ming Dynasty is simply a happy thing for him...... This bird country is not dead, but it is a living hell!

He whipped the horse with a horse, and then bent down and stuck it on the horse's neck to block the cold wind, and the rest of the people also rode forward in this posture, the weather of dozens of degrees below zero, no matter how thick the wrap was, how warm the warm clothes were, it was too cold to ride the horse forward!

……

In the evening of the same day, everyone rested in the Acropolis of Tiancheng, which was less than twice as large as Xinpingbao, but the population was not as dense as Xinpingbao, and there were few merchants, after all, there was no convenience for the horse market, and the limited businesses were all of a transit nature, and people bought goods from the horse market such as Xinpingbao, and then sold them all the way to the inland to make a profit.

It is very close to the time of the small market, the number of merchants in Tianchengwei has increased a lot, and the places where there are many inns at the gate of the city are crowded with bustling people, and several big mule and horse shops are merchants who are driving a large number of herds, and the noise is particularly strong, Zhang Han is resting in a mule and horse shop, and the whole store is mostly crowded with such people.

Liang Hong and the shopkeeper of the mule and horse shop bought oil, and went to the nearby vegetable market to buy meat and noodles, and used the pot stove in the lobby of the store to cook cakes and roast meat.

Oil lamps are lit in the store, many customers cook their own food, few people go to restaurants or restaurants to waste money, many people travel thousands of miles, and what they earn is the hard-earned money of transshipment, if the cost on the road is equal to thinning the profits, this is an intolerable behavior for businessmen.

Some people have eaten early, but instead of going back to their rooms, they sit in the lobby to warm themselves by the heat of the stove and sit and chat.

Zhang Han and several people ran around for a day, and at noon they chewed a few mouthfuls of dry biscuits, everyone was hungry and fierce, and they all gobbled up for a while, only Zhang Han had something in his heart, so he ate some hastily, so he found a place where there were many businessmen, and sat and talked with people.

Everyone looked at his appearance as a little Langjun, but they didn't guard against him, but some people wondered that he was going out at such a time and in the weather, so they couldn't help but ask a few questions, Zhang Han had a smile on his face, and he casually made up a reason, and he deceived the past.

Everyone had a small talk, from the price of fur to the cost of driving mules, horses, cattle and sheep home, and of course all the other goods, selling goods from horse markets such as Xinpingbao, the hardships and hardships are really indescribable.