Li Xin took out a small number of words on this piece of paper, but one of them is extremely crucial, a key premise for receiving back the goods is that without the permission of the Yamen of the General Guards of the Three Guards, no one can transport the half of the materials listed in the list out of the side wall.

Regarding Fan's rhetorical question surnamed Shaodong, Li Xin did not answer directly, but smiled indifferently: "I know that it is not easy for you, but it is not easy for the imperial court, and now it has reached a critical juncture of life and death, not only for us, but also for the Tartars outside the wall over there." ”

Li Xin stretched out his hand and pointed to the north, "This year's drought in the north, there is almost no grain harvest, this time it is not shallow, but I haven't brought back much money, and it must be almost to the point of not receiving green and yellow." ”

Halfway through these words, a merchant immediately rushed to say: "Whether it is the court or the Tartars, what does it have to do with us in business?" The exchange of goods is nothing more than buying and selling, and the one with the highest price gets it. ”

Saying this, as early as after the Wanli Dynasty, there was no taboo, the influence of the imperial court on the local area is getting weaker and weaker, and the control of border trade is becoming more and more lax, not so much lax, but rather the collusion of officials and businessmen, reselling salt, iron and grain to the Apocalypse Dynasty, even the cabinet turns a blind eye, as long as there is no chaos, it really can't take the energy to take care of these idle things. It is not surprising, then, that a merchant could say such a thing.

Zeng Kang's face was already ugly, Li Xin was unreliable, and those businessmen were even more unreliable, if he was so rebellious, it would not be an exaggeration to go to prison immediately in the capital. Li Xin's words he understood that it was nothing more than a hint that if these batches of goods went out of the side wall, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to supporting the Manchu Tartars to tide over the difficulties. And under the elimination of the other, it is bound to be the Ming Dynasty that suffers.

In the past, Zeng dared not think deeply about such things, and Li Xin's intentional or unintentional allocation made him feel that he was suddenly opened. For the first time, he realized that the war between the two countries was not limited to the confrontation between the two armies, and it was as simple as attacking the city. Just like the current situation, perhaps starving and killing by restricting goods from leaving the border wall can also achieve the goal of weakening the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it will not be bloody.

Zeng Dang suddenly felt that he had caught Li Xin's pulse, whether it was the establishment of checkpoints or the looting of materials, all kinds of behaviors could be explained, but although this original intention was good, it was unrealistic, although the merchants were vulgar, they were all ordinary people, and he still disagreed with the premise of hurting the people to weaken the Tartars. Looking at the merchants again, although he expressed his dissatisfaction to a limited extent, he could still feel the dissatisfaction brewing and fermenting in the main hall of the Wei Si Yamen. I feel the need to stand up and take a stand at this time.

"Everyone, everyone, how can the affairs of the family and the country have nothing to do with the people? If you are not satisfied, you can bring it up and discuss, and it is useless to blindly blame it! ”

Unexpectedly, Li Xin said coldly: "Without the permission of the General Military Office, there is no need to talk about the fact that the materials listed in the list are not allowed to cross the border wall." ”

Zeng dared to be angry, competing with the people for profit was morally untenable, and he wanted to pull Li Xin for the sake of the court, but who knew that he was hard to push back. In a fit of anger, he said: "As a member of the Military Management Materials Committee, this official also has the right to dispose of the property stranded in the Acropolis, this official does not nod, although you are the chief soldier of the three guards, the order cannot take effect!" ”

This rule was set by Li Xin, and when the rule was established, he also summoned more than 1,000 people in the city to swear to make it public, and now he can't break his word and get fat, right? Zeng Dang finally felt that he had really caught his sore foot for the first time in the struggle with Li Xin. This kind of stupid decision to cocoon itself has been thought about for a day and a night without any result. Of course, he knew that Li Xin had brought himself closer to this so-called committee by using his status as a civil official to make the act of plundering merchants' goods a little better, and even if someone held him accountable in the future, one more person would be able to bear it. In the end, he could only attribute the simple reason to the fact that it was a bait thrown by Li Xin in order to entice him to agree to join the committee.

This is a digression, and the merchants who dared to turn their faces in public just made the merchants see the joke, and they were already very restrained, and they immediately held their breath and watched the two officials in the Acropolis of Zhenyu arguing.

According to Zeng Dare's prediction, Li Xin would definitely blow up his lungs at this moment, but Li Xin suddenly laughed.

"Why did Lord Zeng say this? I have no command to use the goods, so how can I say that it is effective? ”

Zeng dared to turn the corner, yes, he only said that the use of this batch of goods required the approval of two people at the same time, Li Xin did not agree with the goods being taken away, he raised objections, is it possible to agree with the merchants to take them away? Taking a step back, even if he agrees, Li Xin disagrees, so if there is no unity, who can move that batch of goods?

The merchants were a little confused by the conversation between the two people, or the Fan surnamed Shaodong asked again: "Lord General Soldier, Lord Experience, I just want to get a word from the two of you, can this big guy take it away?" ”

Li Xin still said that it is okay to take away the goods, but you need to sign a guarantee. Zeng Dare suddenly felt that it seemed inappropriate to argue with Li Xin in front of many merchants, and it was unseemly, seeing that he was still dead and did not make half a concession, what was it to fight with the merchants? It is said that cutting off people's money and food is equivalent to killing their parents, doesn't he understand this truth? It is reasonable to be reasonable, how can such a bully method be done by one parent?

Although Li Xin is a military attaché, the border town guard is different from ordinary places, and the military governor is often in charge of civil affairs, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has one of his parents.

The two sides did not give in to each other, and although the merchants did not make trouble, they were not ready to leave, and they were silent one by one, sitting in the main hall of the Weisi Yamen, and demonstrating. Li Xin seemed to have expected this scene, and took out another stack of paper notes from his arms and put it on the table.

"Since you don't want to get your goods back, there is a second way here, let's take a look, sign if you agree, and if you don't agree, please do it yourself!"

Zeng dared to be separated from Li Xin by a table, and took the first step to pick up a piece of paper, which turned out to be an IOU, claiming that the goods stranded in the acropolis were borrowed by Li Xin in the name of the Sanwei General Military Office, and as for the loan period, it was agreed to be three years, and the interest was ......

In short, this is also a very unfair overlord IOU, the most debatable thing is that there is no collateral, in fact, it cannot be regarded as nothing, a bright red big seal of the Three Guards General Soldier's Mansion is stamped on it, which is equivalent to staking the face and reputation of the Three Guards General Soldier. It's just that for a military attache in charge of a military household, these things that are more important than their lives in the eyes of civilian officials can be described as worthless.

The merchants were silent one by one, and the paper was in their hands, and whether they signed or not, they obviously weighed the pros and cons in their hearts.

The first to express his stance was Fan surnamed Shaodong, who slapped the paper on the table with a snap, confessed his guilt, and left angrily. However, on the issue of whether or not the IOU was signed and pledged, several dealers obviously had different attitudes, and one of them actually signed.

"The chief soldier has drawn it and signed it, but there is still a small request." The person who spoke had previously introduced himself as a steward of the Huang family, and seeing that he was still knowledgeable about current affairs, Li Xin no longer spoke harshly.

"But it doesn't hurt to speak!"

"The villain thinks, can the chief soldier ask this experience adult to make a guarantee?"

Li Xin didn t ask Zeng Dare and agreed, why is it difficult to agree to you, as he spoke, he pushed down the IOU that the steward had signed and drawn. I dared to cry and laugh, and I agreed without asking my opinion, so Meng Lang, how could I follow you to mess around? When the time comes, when the three-year period expires, you Li trust and don't pay it back, do you still have to let me plug this hole? Thinking about it, Zeng dared but didn't know how to send the ghost to sign the name of the guarantor, and also drew a charge.

The IOU was in triplicate, one to the merchant, one to Li Xin, and the other Li Xin was handed over to Zeng Kang, who even took it by a ghost.

Immediately afterwards, the manager of another family also offered to sign an IOU, since he couldn't return the goods, taking an IOU back was also an explanation to the owner. In the end, four of the six principals present at the table refused, and two signed and pledged.

Li Xin once again reiterated the policy of controlling materials out of the border wall, and proposed that from now on, all convoys of goods and trucks crossing the border wall from the town guards must report to the Yamen of the General Army, and once they find any prohibited materials, they will be confiscated immediately.

The merchants left the Acropolis that night, not caring about the snow and wind, not caring about eating hot dumplings on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and leaving with full resentment.

As soon as the merchants left, he immediately approached Li Xin to protest, and part of the reason why he had actively inspected the goods was to prepare for the return of these goods to their original owners in the future, so that not an inch would be lost, which was a matter of principle and a must to maintain the reputation of the official. Otherwise, you are likely to be saddled with a reputation for being greedy for money.

In Zeng Dare's expectation, Li Xin's purpose in doing this was only to give the merchants a disadvantage, and the return of the goods was a matter of time. Such a large amount of goods is worth a lot of money, and it is simply unrealistic for one person to swallow it. Which Cheng thought, Li Xin is so self-conscious, and he also pulls himself up, and it is a sure thing that his official reputation will be damaged.

Now what Zeng dared to think about was how to minimize the damage to his official reputation, he said a few words to Li Xincai, and then turned his face. Li Xin can be said to have not given in to this matter, even if he reluctantly became a guarantor for him, this guy did not receive half of the affection.

In a fit of rage, Zeng dared to offer to leave the town guard with someone. He is a ruthless move, Li Xin's brigade is in Zuoqianhu, and it is completely his guards who are currently erecting the checkpoint, and he is blackmailing him, and it depends on how tough he is!