At the same time as the screams sounded in front, there were also screams in the backyard and it was very chaotic, and the two people who were sitting there chatting hurriedly rushed out with weapons, and only rushed out, they saw a companion in the direction of the backyard staggering over, and they didn't run a few steps, only to hear a sharp roar, and the whole person fell to the ground, and two feather arrows were nailed to the back.

Li Dajin stretched out his bow and arrows, walked out of the backyard, and the two leaders standing in front of the door of the house were cold, who would have thought that Li Dajin would not only come back, but also know that there was an ambush in the courtyard of Lu Dao, and also knew that Lu Dao himself sneaked in.

The backyard is already quiet, and all the people over there should be taken care of, this Li Dajin is actually holding a bow and arrow, and with this weapon in hand, he must have taken the lead.

"The master has already made a reward," said one of them viciously, and before the words fell, a feathered arrow was directly driven into his throat, covering him and falling to the ground.

The other person was very smart, and when his companion made a threat, he turned his head and ran towards the front yard, and as soon as he ran to the door of the second entrance, he met Li He, who had been replaced by a Park knife, and was directly stabbed by Park Dao.

"Your Feng family has raised such a bunch of goods, it's really a waste." Li He rubbed the knife on the corpse a few times and said disdainfully.

Li Dajin put the arrow on the bowstring again, looked around vigilantly, and asked: "I have seven in my hand, and a few over there." ”

"Counting this one on the ground, there are five in total!" Hearing this answer, Li Dajin relaxed and said in a muffled voice: "Sweep it clean!" ”

Li He reached out and rummaged through the pockets of the corpse, took out two pieces of broken silver, and asked, "Do you want all the outsiders in the courtyard to cook?" ”

"No, rush into the house and lock it, there is no eyeliner in there, and it's not interesting to kill."

It wasn't long before the male and female servants inside the stockade were driven into the firewood room, where they were chained to the door and locked.

Li Dajin's mother-in-law and two sons have long changed into the clothes of peasant people outside the city, and they have already prepared them for Li Dajin, and Li He also has a set there.

Li He sneered while changing his clothes and said, "I really don't know what you mean by this errand, this retreat has already been prepared." ”

"There is no big mistake in being careful, the Feng family has done too much to cross the river and demolish the bridge, so you must always take precautions." Li Dajin said in a sullen voice, and after speaking, he looked at his mother-in-law, and his mother-in-law patted it on the burden she was carrying, and Li Dajin nodded.

Li Dajin and Li He only left a short knife to protect themselves, each carrying a child on their backs, three adults went out and walked quickly, and there was a carriage waiting there two streets away, when the people arrived, the coachman took the silver and left by himself, Li Dajin drove the carriage and went in the direction of the north.

After the battle of Caowozi compensated for the force, the Feng family's control over Yangzhou Mansion also weakened a lot, and the Feng family did not find out until the next day when Li Dajin secretly took his family away, and the triumphant Feng Bao was called over and reprimanded in the past few days.

Next, there was news from the Feng family, saying that Li Dajin, the leader of the guards, colluded with Jiangyang thieves, and cooperated with the outside to rob the Feng family's caravan, rob property, kill and injure people, and all the evidence was conclusive, so please ask the government to want to investigate.

The government will still give this face, and the matter immediately became a big case, and the pictures were pursued everywhere.

In private, the Feng family also gave a reward, Li Dajin's head is dead or alive, two thousand taels of silver, and the Feng family is still not short of silver.

Two thousand taels is a big fortune, and many outlaws are quite moved, of course, salt merchants everywhere in the city are gloating at the Feng family, it is rare to see the Feng family so angry and corrupt.

At the same time, the deputy commander-in-chief of Wolf Mountain reported that Bingbeidao, the governor of Fengyang, the Nanjing Military Department, and the Beijing Division Military Department had all received a submission, saying that there was a sudden epidemic on the Wolf Mountain side, and that more than 300 people and more than 200 horses had died of illness, and that they had all been burned and buried.

However, more than 300 soldiers, it is really not a big deal, not to mention that this Deputy General Lu is very thorough up and down, and everyone has given this face, and the Ministry of War reprimanded him below, and at the same time allocated medical expenses and ordered Deputy General Lu to make up for it again.

The sick camp head was also transferred, and then east of Haimen County, there was a Lu Sichang, which was a remote station by the sea, and this camp head was placed there, so no one could notice that this camp head was empty for seven or eight days, and then a cadre of people returned with tired and embarrassed faces.

In mid-March, the Feng family had another blood and sent a full 15,000 taels of silver to Deputy General Lu.

The battle of Caowozi went on so silently, those who should know the Tao know the Tao, and those who don't know the Tao vaguely hear about it, but it will never be lifted to the official face.

The Feng family is angry and depraved here, and after the other salt merchants have done what they should have done at the beginning of this year, they will send their cronies to the family, and those who are less powerful will go in person, and their targets are only one place, that is, Xuzhou.

The pattern of the salt industry in Lianghuai is about to change, I thought that the Feng family would continue to do it for thousands of years, but who would have thought that it would suddenly be completely different.

"Husband, there are still a lot of homeless people coming here in Shandong, and the Xu family can't accommodate so many." In the big car shop on the edge of Hejiazhuang, Zhao Jin and his wife rarely have leisure time, but they are not chatting about husband and wife.

Under various considerations, Zhao Jin still moved his private house out of Hejiazhuang, all the big car shops were requisitioned, and several detached courtyards were decent and used as his own residence, while other places were renovated.

As for the merchants who come here, they will live in the new store two miles away from the big car shop in the future, and the regulations that have been directly built into a small enclosure are much higher than before in terms of grade and safety.

"You guys will take people in for a few days, select and train them according to the rules of my side, and then send them over, and you will continue to send people to the grass nest in the future." Zhao Jin said in a deep voice.

Xu Zhenzhen looked through an account book over there, and said while reading: "There are a few places in Fujun's Zhuangzi, and the one in Suzhou in Fengyang Mansion is also very big, so I can't patronize Huai'an Mansion, but I forgot about my side." ”

There may be a pun on this, Zhao Jin grinned there, but he couldn't hear it, and said: "There are too many people in Suzhou, and they are thorns in the flesh everywhere, there was that time last year, I'm afraid there will be no more homeless people coming in, but you can't leave it alone, and when the time comes, it will be handed over to Yunshan Temple to cultivate, after all, the land is good, and the production will definitely be good." ”

Xu Zhenzhen closed the account book, she was busy in the house, red clay stove, silver silk charcoal, good tea and good water are also available, not long after the house was filled with the fragrance of tea, Zhao Jin sat on the seat, Xu Zhenzhen likes to drink tea, and likes to make tea for Zhao Jin to drink, every time at this time, Zhao Jin feels calm and very comfortable.

I just drank a cup of tea, but there was a singing voice outside, the singing was melodious and pathetic, but it was not Chinese, and it sounded different at night.

Xu Zhenzhen poured tea and said with a chuckle: "If the person who has been to the mouth outside the plug may think that he is still on the grassland when he hears this!" ”

Zhao Jin also shook his head with a smile, and said leisurely: "I used to listen to what the second uncle said, camels see willows, Mongolia sees wine, and I was confused at the time. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Jin drank all the tea in the cup, and then opened the door and went out of the courtyard, the guards in front of the door immediately saluted, Zhao Jin said: "Send someone to inform those Tartars, since they have come to my side, they will do things according to my rules, and they will sleep with everyone when they sleep, otherwise they will be punished." ”

The family members immediately agreed, and someone ran out quickly, Zhao Jin thought about it and stopped, and added: "Let them be happy tonight, starting tomorrow, but I still have to say, tell them that drinking and having fun is only because of merit!" ”

When the displaced people set off for Huai'an Mansion, Zhao Ziying began to be on guard, and at the same time gathered the strength to ride horses.

It was also at this time that Wang Ziyang, who left last year, led the cattle and horse merchants back to Xuzhou, and the cattle and horse merchants had to set off to the border or go directly to the grassland every autumn and winter, where they would buy livestock, cattle and horses, and then rush back to the interior of the Ming Dynasty to sell.

Wang Ziyang and his companions brought a large amount of soju to the north last year, and this time it seems that the profits are extremely rich.

First of all, the quality of cattle and horses is much better than last year, healthy horses, strong cattle and fat sheep, although all the way south to lose a lot of fat, can still see excellent, the number has more than doubled than last year, secondly, in addition to these livestock used for sale, there are more than 100 camels and more than 30 carts, camels and carts are loaded with goods, a round trip, more than last year so many things, it can be seen that the profit is not low.

The cattle and horse merchants and the men below are all dark and full of dust, but they are full of spirit and spirit, and nothing can compare to making the most wealth.

In addition to these, Wang Ziyang also brought 116 Mongolian young men, which were the people he promised to recruit for Zhao Jin last year.

"It is said that it is strictly to prevent foreign spies and Tartars, in fact, the silver is better than anything else, and it is not hidden from the master, and the small ones are in and out all the year round, and it is not good to have no friendship with the border generals"

Compared with last year's cover-up, now Wang Ziyang and his people know everything.

"In fact, the border generals are still happy to send people to the mainland, these wandering on the grassland, maybe they will become horse thieves that day, and they will harass the border, and the Tartar officials in the border generals can't see their families suffering."

Zhao Jin, a Tartar official or something, has also heard that in the border army of the Ming Dynasty and the soldiers and horses everywhere, in addition to the guards of the family and the soldiers, the rest of the most powerful soldiers are the Mongols and Jurchens, maybe they are wild and untamed, or they may have no means to live except for their lives, so they are particularly brave in battle.

As a fellow clan, of course, I have a trace of sympathy for the wandering people in the grassland, and when the money is spent, I will let it in.

It's just that these Mongolian young men who are half horse thieves and half herdsmen came, but there were more than 30 sick people who were not accustomed to the water and soil, and Wang Ziyang could distinguish between inside and outside, and directly told Zhao Jin not to care, let them fend for themselves.