Xu Xingxia took the silver ticket and found that it was a universal silver ticket of Sihai Qianzhuang, which could be exchanged all over the country, but there was no vacation. However, he didn't put away the silver ticket, but frowned a little embarrassed and said, "Boss Sun, I can't accept this deposit." If I can't find the money leopard, won't I return it to you double? ”

Sun Dakun said with a smile: "Xu Baihu misunderstood. Actually, this is not a real deposit, this is the flower head I gave to Xu Baihu in advance. Let's put it this way, to hunt the leopard, Xu Baihu estimates that he has to prepare a lot of things. It also costs money to buy the necessary equipment. Of course, I can't let Xu Baihu pay for it himself. ”

Xu Xingxia glanced at Sun Dakun and said meaningfully: "It seems that Jin Shang is not like this, you don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles!" Three thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, aren't you afraid that if I take three thousand taels of silver, I will disappear from now on? ”

Sun Dakun said honestly: "Xu Baihu, let's talk deeply. To be honest, I really can't think of a rabbit without a hawk. I was indeed afraid that Xu Baihu would take the silver and disappear in a blink of an eye. The best way, of course, is that Xu Baihu gives me leopard skin, and I give Xu Baihu silver, pay the money with one hand, and deliver the goods with the other. But isn't this a matter that hasn't started yet? Xu Baihu won't have a leopard skin in his hand now, right? ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and didn't bother to speak. In Lao Tzu's hands, if there was a good leopard skin now, it would have been developed a long time ago. Don't say that selling 50,000 taels of silver, even selling 10,000 taels, Lao Tzu can do a lot of things. Do you think the skin of the leopard is so easy to get? Otherwise, how could it be sold for 50,000 taels of silver?

Sun Dakun opened the chatterbox, and he couldn't hold it anymore, and continued to gush: "Xu Baihu, apart from you, I really can't find any better candidates. My dad had already told me that this time I was going to get a good leopard skin no matter what. This is a matter of life and death for our firm, and it is also about my status as an heir. I had to do it. Please also ask Xu Baihu to be considerate, don't really take my money and run away, otherwise, I will have to turn into a hanged ghost to come to Xu Baihu to collect debts. ”

Xu Xingxia still has a good impression of Sun Dakun's confession. Of course, he wouldn't take Sun Dakun's money and run away. He has not yet degenerated to the point of running away with the money. However, Sun Dakun's words made him feel a little strange. He asked curiously, "You mean, without this leopard skin, your family would have gone out of business?" It's not that serious, is it? ”

Sun Dakun smiled helplessly, looked around, lowered his voice and said: "Xu Baihu, don't look at our surface scenery, well-dressed, human-like, in fact, who knows the bitterness behind it?" We have to hand over most of our hard-earned silver, and if others extort it casually. Alas, it's better to be an official. As long as we move our mouths and make a look, we have to go to great lengths to prepare gifts. I'm scared of this toss. ”

Xu Xingxia smiled, thinking to himself, this Sun Dakun is really shallow and profound, and he dares to say such words. It is estimated that his heart is indeed depressed to death, and he needs to vent. In fact, his words are very right, China has been official-oriented for thousands of years. If you want to get rich, you must have a good relationship with the officials. Without the support of the officials, even if you have thousands of family fortunes, it will be empty in the blink of an eye. Therefore, it is very important for businessmen to get good officials on top. In this regard, Jin Shang has definitely done a good job.

As for the merchants of the Southeast, it was an alternative. They are the Donglin Party. They do it even better. They themselves use their resources to train civil officials, help them rise to the top, and directly control power at the highest level. Over time, the high-level officials of the imperial court were all piled up with silver by southeastern merchants. After these high-ranking officials took office, they naturally expressed their gratitude to the southeastern businessmen and spared no effort to seek personal interests for them.

Why did Chongzhen want to tax merchants and never pass the cabinet? Why is it so difficult to open the sea? Why is illegal salt in Jiangnan so rampant? The reason is very simple, many of the members of the cabinet are funded by businessmen from the southeast. Their purpose is to benefit these businessmen? Who wants to let their benefactor suffer? Everything that will make the businessman suffer will of course be vetoed in its entirety.

Sun Dakun continued: "In Ningxia Town, there is another person, whose archery skills may be comparable to Xu Baihu, but the price offered by that person is unacceptable to me. Therefore, my hope can only be pinned on Xu Baihu. As long as Xu Baihu promises, he will definitely be able to help me get a good leopard skin, and I will pay 10,000 taels in advance, and I am willing. I don't know what Xu Baihu wants? ”

Xu Xingxia did not answer this question directly, but asked curiously: "This is strange." Tiger skins and leopard skins should be the most abundant in eastern Liaodong. Isn't the amount of fur imported into the mainland from the eastern Liaodong region quite large every year? There must be a lot of leopard skins in there, right? With Boss Sun's ability, can't he be evenly divided? ”

Sun Dakun shook his head and said with a sigh: "Difficult, difficult, difficult, the situation in Liaodong is getting worse and worse. There are wars everywhere, patrols everywhere. The Jianzhou girl is really making a fuss, it is getting more and more powerful, and we don't dare to go over there to collect furs. You are in Ningxia Town, but you don't know how chaotic the Liaodong region is. The Jianzhou Jurchens burned, killed and looted, it was our army...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. ”

Xu Xingxia said persistently: "Why don't you say it?" ”

Sun Dakun said with a wry smile: "If I say it again, I will be beaten by the board." ”

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "Boss Sun, you don't mean enough, say it more clearly." ”

Sun Dakun pointed to his head helplessly, and said bitterly: "Annihilation! Got it? Annihilation! As long as I catch you, I will put a suspicion on you at will, and everything you have will have to be spit out, and there is a risk of your life. If you don't do it, you will have to go bankrupt and your family will be ruined. Their ability to fight is not good, but their ability to squeeze oil in the stone is one by one. Anyway, there are some things that you can understand yourself, and it's not interesting to talk too much. ”

Xu Xingxia seemed to understand a little. No wonder so many people in later generations said that the Ming army in Liaodong was so numerous, and the wild boar skin Tartars were so small, how could they be like this, and the more they fought, the stronger they became, the fundamental reason was not because the Tartars were too strong, but because the Ming army was too weak. The high-level of the Ming army in Liaodong didn't think about how to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but only thought about how to extort money, and it was strange that such a guy could defeat the wild boar skin. Alas, it's all rotten!

Sun Dakun felt that he was talking too much, so he hurriedly shut up, staggered the topic and said: "Xu Baihu, the red deer last time only had a small hole, which was perfect. When I took it out, the guests present were full of praise. I don't know ...... this time."

Xu Xingxia nodded and said confidently: "If I have a leopard skin to hand over to you, there must be only a small hole on it." ”

Sun Dakun was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "That's great." Xu Baihu, I accept your favor. In the future, if you have a place where you can find my Sun Dakun, my Sun Dakun will not frown, and he will not give up. ”

Xu Xingxia said quietly: "Boss Sun has a heart. ”

I can't help but think of the eight Jin merchants in later generations, who seem to have secretly colluded with the Tartars in Liaodong, and quietly delivered military supplies to the Tartars. I don't know if there is a share of Sun Dakun's family. I hope not. Otherwise, in the future, I would have the ability to bring those Jin merchants to justice, and it would be a bit of a pity to tie Sun Dakun inside and escort him to the execution ground together.

Xu Xingxia put away the silver ticket with confidence, and said casually: "Since that's the case!" Then I'll be disrespectful! Boss Sun is waiting for the news with peace of mind! ”

The money of the big boss, if you don't make it, you don't make it in vain. Now is the time when he needs the money. However, Xu Xingxia still has a doubt in his heart. Who is the other archery master mentioned by Sun Dakun? In Ningxia Town, who else has such a good archery skill?

…… When Xu Xingxia was desperately training the white-clothed army, the situation around Weizhen Fort seemed to have gradually undergone some changes. There are fewer and fewer military households in Pingyu City to Weizhen Fort. Obviously, the Pingyu City side also seems to have received the news and strengthened its vigilance. Even, even in Ningxia City, there are constant rumors that a large number of Tartars are going south, which makes people panic, and many people have temporarily left Ningxia Town.

Li Maohui, the governor of Ningxia, and Li Guozhen, the chief military officer of Ningxia Town, also learned the information of the rumors. They tried to trace the source of the rumors, but found nothing. This damn rumor seems to have erupted overnight in many corners of Ningxia City. In just three or four days, the entire city of Ningxia fell into a panic.

"Rumors!"

"Rumors!"

"Rumors!"

Li Maohui and Li Guozhen both openly spread rumors.

The governor's yamen and the chief military officer's yamen constantly sent people to post notices, saying that there were no Tartars going south, and everything was a rumor. However, their refutation of rumors does not seem to have achieved much results. The people of Ningxia Town have a limited degree of trust in the government. Generally speaking, the words of the government should be looked at the other way around. If the government refutes the rumors and denies them, it means that the matter is very likely to be true. Such a law has been tried and tested time and again.

As a result, Ningxia Town vigorously refuted the rumors, and Guyuan Town in the south strengthened its vigilance. The garrisons of Red Castle, Huluxia City, Heishui Yuan and other places have strengthened their vigilance and strictly checked the pedestrians and business travelers. These actions have made the rumors of the Tartars going south spread faster.

Li Guozhen was secretly annoyed, but he had no choice but to order Ningxia Town to strengthen its vigilance, and all the soldiers stationed in various big cities were also in a state of combat readiness. The castles around Ningxia City have received orders to strengthen their vigilance and strictly prevent the Tartars from moving south. There is only one place to do this, and that is Fort Willytown.

(To be continued)