After dark, Zhang Han rushed to Yanghe City, which was the same as before he left, the gray city walls stood tall in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the inspection at the city gate was still perfunctory, and the soldiers let them go casually.

The only difference is that there are obviously more homeless people and beggars, which leads to the obvious security in the city is not very good, just in the evening, there are not many pedestrians on the road, most of the people wandering on the road are Lahu and people in the line, Zhang Han and his party are all high-headed horses, but no one dares to run to find death and cause trouble.

There are many garrisons in the city, there are many large and small barracks, there is also a large school field, there are Yanghe East Road soldiers stationed in the city, as well as the deputy general of Datong Town, plus the garrison officer and guard command yamen of the city, there are many large and small yamen, the most important thing is the Yamen of Xuanda who was ordered to move to Yanghe City during the Longqing period.

This is also the typical appearance of Chinese cities at that time, with official offices, drum towers and bell towers, and school palaces, so as to form an east-west Fuqian Street.

When Zhang Han arrived at the Yamen of Bingbei Road, Li Shenming was already waiting outside.

In the sound of horses' hooves, Zhang Han saw at a glance Li Shenming, who was wearing a Lan shirt and a Tang scarf, who had not been seen for almost ten months, this person had not changed at all, and he still looked like a beautiful son, not at all like a shopper and businessman who was running around all day long only for profit.

Speaking of which, Li Shenming is still famous, and the clothes on his body are not something that ordinary people can wear.

Seeing Zhang Han, Li Shenming also caught up, Zhang Han felt that his eyes were about to pop out, Li Shenming grabbed Zhang Han's horse halter, glared and said: "Wen Lan, how can you make yourself like a!" ”

Zhang Han also glared and said, "Zunlu, don't talk nonsense." My clothes have been changed into new ones, and even if I go all the way to Liaodong, I always wear my own robe, and I haven't changed. ”

"It's not a problem with clothes...... Li Shenming turned around a few times in place, looked at Zhang Han for a long time, and finally said: "I said, there is a smell of sheep on my body." ”

"It's all nonsense!"

Zhang Han couldn't laugh or cry, but he had to admit that this guy might be right.

This way to eat mutton, in the grassland is a bath has not been washed, in Liaodong can take a bath, but the temperature of dozens of degrees below zero, Zhang Han is too lazy to wash often, and then all the way back, the weather is hot and can not take a bath, even if I came back yesterday and took a bath for a long time, I am afraid that the smell of the body is still not light.

"And this beard, you are tall, Wen Lan, your current appearance is like a Tartar who has just changed into a Han costume, and you haven't run away at all."

Zhang Han touched the stiff short beard on his chin, and said a little awkwardly in his heart: "Really? ”

"Haha, come down!"

Li Shenming laughed out loud.

Zhang Han has indeed changed, that's right. The body is taller, the eyes are sharper, and there is more confidence, and the face has the kind of calmness and sophistication that only people who have experienced the wind and frost for a long time and have traveled all over the Guanshan Mountains, and the other is tall, strong, the psychological pressure brought by this kind of body shape and sharpness, as well as the beard that has been left, Zhang Han is no longer the childish feeling of the young proprietor when Li Shenming saw it last year, and now he has a super big business house with thousands of hands is completely qualified.

Li Shenming hugged Zhang Han very affectionately, and the two entered through the side door together: "Zheng Bingbei is still meeting guests, and he said that he would have a few drinks with the two of us in the evening, and let's go to his inner study to talk first." ”

The subordinates of the Zheng Mansion also knew Zhang Han, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, and many people came over to say a few words, and their eyes when they looked at Zhang Han also changed a little.

Although Zhang Han was a proprietor before, his temperament and age were there, and everyone couldn't help but despise a little, but now Zhang Han is completely different from before, and people can't help but show awe in their eyes.

The two went to the study and sat down, and Li Shenming still looked Zhang Han up and down for a while.

"Wenlan, you are completely different from before......"

Zhang Han interrupted him: "I haven't seen you for almost ten months, isn't it time for us to talk this nonsense?" ”

"Okay." Li Shenming said happily: "You haven't returned for a long time, Ma Zongbing and Zheng Bingbei are a little anxious." To tell the truth, they took a lot of silver, but it is impossible to pocket it all, just talk about this Yanghe City, there is still a ready-made Xuanda Governor in the city, and there are also three governors, Jiliao Governors, governors and governors There are as many as seven or eight, even if these big people do not fight for these, the staff and clerks around them will not let you go! Your smuggling business is becoming more and more eye-catching, and there are more demands from the higher-ups, and it is not possible to send them to you as a regular rule. In the past few months, they have been carrying it for you, and you have come back, and there has to be a charter for this matter. ”

"Jizhen and Xuanfu's generals are the most fierce, right?"

"That's right." Li Shenming sneered: "The convoy doesn't plan to go from them, but these people can't do it without sharing the benefits." The Mongols were only one wall away from them, so they had to prevent them from causing trouble. ”

"These are just the little things." Zhang Han said: "When I came back, I just had to straighten out my clues, and then work hard." Of course, the usual practice of Zheng Bingbei and the chief military officer will be added, and those given to the governor's military gate and the governor, as well as the people around them, will also be added. ”

The excited look in Li Shenming's eyes flashed, and he wiped his palms and said, "So, the negotiation is done?" ”

"Yes, it's done."

"Haha, good...... It's a pity that the wine hasn't been served yet! ”

Li Shenming and Zhang Han do have a good friendship, but he came hundreds of miles away, but in fact, what he wanted was Zhang Han's sentence, which was "done".

The smuggling has been a big deal...... Of course, the common people certainly did not know, and the ordinary scholars did not know, but the people who knew about it, the border generals in charge of defense, the governors, the governors, the soldiers, and their masters, the scribes, the garrisons at the border gates, and so on.

The imperial court is definitely a person who is kept in the dark, and there will never be many people who know about it.

Zhang Han began to talk to Li Shenming about the details.

Qingcheng, Dabansheng, and then Tucheng, Jining Haizi, Maoerzhuang, Hanmatai, Daqingshan, Xinghecheng, these locations are slowly clarified step by step, Zhang Han clarified the routes of these smuggling, slowly increased the scale, set up some transit points and supply points, and then sold the goods non-stop.

All the big names and related people associated with it, etc., can get certain benefits.

Of course, the biggest benefit is that he Yusheng, that is, Zhang Han benefits.

"Of course dude, too." Zhang Han said with a smile.

He and Li Shenming had discussed Li Shenming's share a long time ago, it would not be very high, it would definitely be lower than Ma Chengen and Zheng Guochang, but it was also considerable, which was the reward for Li Shenming's running through the line among various factions.

"It is deserved, and it is not pity." Li Shenming smiled and said, "I'm still alive." ”

After the bell by the wall struck the eighth ring, Zheng Guochang finally walked in.

"Wen Lan, it's really rare."

Seeing Zhang Han, Zheng Guochang's face showed a look of genuine concern.

In any case, Zheng Guochang and Zhang Han are uncles and nephews, and Zheng Guochang has shown a very appropriate care and kindness.

"The little nephew has gone so far this time, and it has been too smooth along the way."

Zhang Han stood up and spoke with a smile, revealing a lot between his words.

Zheng Guochang's eyes lit up, pointed to the stool, and said with a smile: "Wenlan, sit down and talk in detail, I asked someone to stew a black dog, and our master chatted while drinking." ”

Zhang Han listened to the numbness of his scalp for a while, his face was embarrassed, and Li Shenming smiled on the side: "The black dog is a good thing, Uncle Shi and Wansheng both use it, it is Wen Lan, looking at him like this, I am afraid that he is still a child, this black dog eats it, I am afraid that he will have a nosebleed." ”

"Hahaha......"

Zheng Guochang laughed without any image.

……

Zhang Han was delayed in Yanghe City for two days, and then decided to go in the direction of Datong.

Zheng Guochang and Ma Chengen are both very important in terms of literature and martial arts, and they also correspond to the civil officials and border general systems, and both sides are important roles that cannot be ignored.

Ma Chengen personally stood in front of the second gate to greet Zhang Han this time, and his shelf was not as big as that of a civil official.

As soon as Zhang Han went up the steps, the chief officer put his arm around Zhang Han, and he said with some surprise: "In less than a year, Brother Han, you are so strong, I see that your tiger mouth has sulfur traces, and your skin is very thick. ”

After all, the generals are generals, and the generals are also generals after all, Zhang Han saw Zhang Han through at a glance, Zhang Han admired it a little in his heart, and also wondered a little, the generals he saw in Liaodong were all from the generals, and all of them were generals and generals who had fought all their lives, how could they fight like that, it was too miserable.

"Wenlan, you still have a military membership," after listening to Zhang Han's plan, Ma Chengen said: "Then falsely report a battle exploit, Lai Shen will create some momentum there, and then Zheng Bingbei and the governor will respectively request the establishment of the inspection department, and you will use the identity of a hundred household officials to serve as a patrol inspector, and this matter will be done." Don't be afraid to be bound by military membership, in fact, who still takes the guard seriously now? Your wrist, what identity is not the same? If your children and grandchildren are not angry, it is useless for you to think about them more. ”

Ma Chengen has always wanted to ask Zhang Han to join the army, at first he wanted to be restrained, after so long of cooperation, Zhang Han has always kept his promise, Ma Chengen got a lot of silver, he was very satisfied with Zhang Han, this time he really came up with an idea.

Zhang Han originally didn't plan to join the army, after all, once the identity of a military household is carried on his back, it is difficult to wash it off, and his children and grandchildren will be military households in the future.

When the identity of the military household was strong in the Ming Dynasty, it was indeed not a good thing, and now it is the end of the world. If the Ming Dynasty dies, the status of a military household is still a fart? Now I can use it to do a lot of things, and I think about things on my own.

Zhang Han no longer shirked, and said: "In this case, I joined the army myself, and I have a lot of buddies, please ask the master to try to fulfill it." ”

"It's a trifle." Ma Chengen smiled: "Wenlan, you are only dedicated to helping us make money, but please rest assured of other things." ”

During the period from early to mid-June, a lot happened in Datong.

Later, people knew that this was the beginning of Zhang Han's layout, but at that time it was like a mess, which just made the court a little worried and troublesome.