Zhang Chongan personally presented the bag to An Luocheng, and then stepped aside consciously.

An Luocheng took the bag and could estimate the weight just by weighing it. It weighed about a kilogram. He carefully opened the mouth of the bag and said, "Brush!" The bag immediately emitted a golden light.

The bag was full of gold leaves. Although An Luocheng was a guerrilla general, he had never seen so much gold. He couldn't help but smile. However, his smile was immediately taken back. He looked at Zhang Chongan,

Said: "Shopkeeper Zhang, it seems that you are making a lot of profit from selling wine."

"General, look at what you said. If there is not enough reward, who would risk beheading to do this business? Risks and benefits are always proportional, aren't they?" Zhang Chongan said with a smile.

"That's true." An Luocheng nodded and said, "It's hard to let go of so much gold, but once things go wrong, I'm afraid my head will be gone. Everyone knows that this

The ban was issued by Mr. Yue, who has always enforced the law like a mountain, so he knows that even the king of heaven, I can't get any benefits."

"General, that's what I said, but if you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, who will know. The imperial court ordered a retreat. Everyone knows the reason, but it's because the Tatars have repeatedly taken advantage of the Ming Dynasty to do business with the ancients.

On this occasion, they came to harass, so they had no choice but to close the pass and prohibit mutual trade. Like here at the third pass, before the court issued this ban, entry and exit were still prohibited. People who entered and exited without authorization could pass through the first pass and the second pass.

It seems that it has never happened. This kind of thing is just a matter of opening and closing one's eyes." Zhang Chong'an said with a smile again.

"I open my eyes and close my eyes, but how can the brothers below me open and close their eyes? They are not blind. They let you out without permission. In less than a day, everyone in the entire pass will know. If you can't protect everything, who will talk too much and make things worse?

What will I do if you tell me? You left at that time, and I was the only one left to be stabbed." An Luo said in an awkward tone.

"I have already thought of this. In the mule cart outside, there are General Xiaojing and General Yibei taking care of the money of their brothers." Zhang Chongan said.

"This..." When he heard that there was filial piety, An Luocheng's heart was completely moved. The gold he was collecting now was enough to satisfy him, but most of the officials had this attitude, no matter what you gave them,

No matter how much, he would act like he thought it was too little so that he could ask for it again. Now that his goal was achieved, he deliberately sighed, "Oh... who are you to be my good friend's friend? You have to look at the Buddha even if you don't look at the monk's face.

Face, whatever, I will buy him a favor today. But this is just this one time, and I won’t do it next time.”

"Yes, yes...Thank you, sir..." Zhang Chongan bowed quickly and said.

"Okay, I will order the switch now and let your men in, but..." At this point, An Luocheng suddenly remembered something.

"Sir, what's wrong?" Zhang Chong'an thought something had changed and asked quickly.

"Because the imperial court ordered that a large number of trenches and traps must be dug outside the passes, and people were sent to inspect them. Therefore, I sent people to dig many traps outside the city at that time.

, the terrain is rugged and dangerous, almost no one comes in or out, and there are no vehicles, so the traps are dug so densely that it is impossible to drive." After An Luocheng finished speaking, he shook his head.

"General, this matter is easy to handle. The villain's guys are all hard-working people. The villain can ask them to fill in the trench along a straight line. After the vehicle passes by, they can use more effort to restore the trap.

As it is, that's it. I wonder what the general thinks?" As long as he can agree to let him out, no problem will be a problem.

"If this is the case, it would be the best. Okay, let's not say any more. It's getting late now, so I will order the switch to let your people in. Shopkeeper Zhang, you will stay in my house today.

, and let me have a little bit of friendship with the landlord." After An Luocheng finished speaking, he stood up. In fact, An Luocheng was just an excuse for digging holes. If Zhang Chongan was willing to pay more money, he would arrange for his soldiers to go there.

Of course, it's impossible to do it for nothing. But Zhang Chong'an said that if he is willing to do it himself, that's not bad. Anyway, after you fill it in, you won't be able to leave if you don't dig it again for me. As for whether there will be Tatars who take advantage of the opportunity.

An Luocheng didn't take it to heart at all to come for a sneak attack. Not to mention that Liaodong was more than 4,000 miles away, so it was impossible to come. Even if someone did come, relying on the rugged terrain here, they would discover the Tatars and then close the border.

The city gates all had time.

"Thank you, General. This way, the villain will bother you." Zhang Chongan smiled again.

An Luocheng took Zhang Chongan and two soldiers out of the watchtower and told his men that Zhang Chongan was a friend of a good friend of his. He was here for something important. Now turn the switch and let them in.

He is the leader here. How dare his men disobey his orders? They immediately opened the city gate and let the convoy enter the city. Next, An Luocheng arranged a place to stay for Zhang Chongan's men. It was already dark now.

It's not convenient to start work overnight. I can do it tomorrow morning.

Zhang Chong'an also kept his word and personally escorted a mule cart to An Luocheng's general's residence to stay. The other mule carts were all filled with wine jars, but this mule cart only had wine jars on it.

There are three big boxes.

When he arrived at the general's mansion, Zhang Chong'an asked his clerk to unload all the boxes and wine jars. The three large boxes were all filled with Bai Huhu's silver, a total of six thousand taels. When An Luocheng saw the silver, he even smiled and took care of his men.

How can he use so much? Two thousand taels of silver are enough, and the remaining four thousand taels must fall into his pocket. The four wine jars on the car are all filled with fine wine. Zhang Chongan said that this is also filial piety.

The general opened a jar, and the aroma of wine overflowed. An Luocheng was also a good drinker, so he naturally accepted it happily.

That night, a banquet was held in the General's Mansion, and An Luocheng also invited all of his subordinates, Mr. Qian, to have a drink together. The wine was indeed good, and everyone had a great time drinking it, especially An Luocheng, who was celebrating a happy occasion.

jng felt great and drank more.

Seeing that An Luocheng and others were drunk, Zhang Chongan suddenly said: "Several generals, I have caused you a lot of trouble today, and I really feel sorry for you. But now, I think of something again, and I really feel sorry for you."

I don’t know whether I should say it or not.”

"Shopkeeper Zhang, we are all our own people. If you have anything to do, please feel free to say it. There is nothing you should say or not. As long as I can do it, I will do it." An Luocheng was already in high spirits and started talking.

, without thinking, he patted his chest and said carelessly.

"Since the general said this, I will say it directly. Previously in the watchtower, my younger brother once told the general that the filling of the ditch outside the city will be done by the villain's men. But I still don't know.

How long can the trench cover, and I don’t know if the people under my command are enough. I am in a hurry and want to go back quickly. The general thinks this is okay. When working in the morning, if I don’t have enough manpower,

, General, can you lend some people to help? Of course, the help is not in vain, I will give you some money, the general thinks it is good." Zhang Chongan said in a pleading tone.

"What did I think it was? It turned out to be this. It's easy to talk about. It's rare for shopkeeper Zhang to open his mouth. How can we, our own brothers, not help..." An Luocheng said, sweeping the crowd at the table.

He glanced at the boss and then said: "This shopkeeper Zhang is a real person. I think the benefits of helping him are indispensable. Which of you is willing to bring your brothers to help?"

"The general's friends are our friends. Such trivial matters are naturally obligatory. General, let me handle this matter." "General, what Brother Hou said is right. General, your friends are naturally our friends. This is

I've taken care of it, and I'll bring someone to help tomorrow morning."...

Everyone here is not a fool. Everyone knows that shopkeeper Zhang wants to go out and do business on his own, and has bribed An Luocheng. Seeing Zhang Chongan's generosity, who doesn't want to get a share of the pie and work for him?

Silver is absolutely indispensable.

Although the border troops are paid on time and have a lot of money, there is really no money and money here in Sandaoguan. How can you not get a handful of sheep. Therefore, everyone is scrambling, everyone wants to grab it

This errand.

In fact, the length of the trench outside the city gate is not particularly long, just over a mile, and it only fills a straight line to allow the mule cart to pass smoothly. Normally, Zhang Chongan's men have a total of

It can be done. But now that Zhang Chongan has said this, An Luocheng also wants his men to make some money and get some benefits, so naturally he will not tell Zhang Chongan the details.

An Luocheng thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to argue. I think that's it. Tomorrow President Liu Qian will lead the team and lead 200 people to help. Ma Zheng, you should be responsible for guarding Xi Men tomorrow."

"Yes, General." The commander named Ma Zheng responded quickly.

"Since this is your class, your people should naturally be included. As for the other one, just ask Hou Ying to take his people there. You two groups must work hard and don't be afraid of hardship. Shopkeeper Zhang won't

I have treated you badly." An Luocheng ordered.

"Yes, General. This matter has been left to us. Brothers, we will do a good job, so you can rest assured."...

The boss who got the assignment was extremely happy and quickly agreed. His joy could not be expressed in words. However, the other eight bosses who did not get the job inevitably showed disappointment on their faces. However, there was nothing that could be done.

Now that I have said that, what else can I do?

However, An Luocheng was quite loyal to his subordinates, and he knew what it means to have a share in seeing. If the people under his command did not benefit from such matters, who knows whether they would have evil intentions. He thought for a moment, and then said: "

The job of filling trenches is not a light one, especially since the sand and soil have already been cleared away, and now we have to dig it out from elsewhere, demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall. Moreover, after shopkeeper Zhang leaves, it still has to be dug out again, which is very troublesome. I think

In this way, the eight of you can go over and take a look tomorrow morning and help us, so that we can go faster."

After hearing this, the other eight generals immediately had smiles on their faces, beaming and nodding, "The general is right, this job is really troublesome. We will definitely go and help tomorrow and finish the work as soon as possible. Let Zhang

The shopkeeper can leave as soon as possible."...

"Thank you all, thank you all. I'll leave it to you all tomorrow." Zhang Chong'an thanked him repeatedly.

The banquet lasted until the second watch before the banquet broke up. An Luocheng and others drank five ounces and three cups, which meant that Zhang Chongan was still sober.

Early the next morning, Zhang Chongan took his men and drove a mule cart to Ximen. President Liu Qian, Ma Zheng, and Hou Ying led 200 people, including the eight President Qian who were here to make soy sauce.

He also ran over early.

More than 200 people, plus Zhang Chongan's men, started filling the trenches together. This work fully demonstrated the spirit of the foreign workers. The movements of the officers and soldiers were not ordinary slow. With them blocking the front, those men could not move quickly even if they wanted to.

, can’t even get up quickly.

When the officers and soldiers came, they had already been told to work slowly and not too fast today. There was only one purpose: to make shopkeeper Zhang know him. His money was worth the money spent. But no matter how slow it was, it would only take a short mile to reach the place.

, with so many people working on it, how much time can it take? By noon, most of it had been done.

When it was time to eat, everyone sat on the floor and ate here.

It's summer right now, and the weather is sultry. Even though we're leaning against the city wall, it's a bit too much. At this time, one of Zhang Chong'an's waiters suddenly said: "Shopkeeper, you've been busy all morning, and you're very tired. You're very thirsty."

Yeah. Can you give us some wine to eat? After drinking the wine, everyone will be energetic enough to work. Then we can finish all the remaining work in one go."

After hearing this, Zhang Chongan looked very unhappy and said: "You guys, you wine bugs, have been drinking all day long. When you were in Taiyuan, it was okay to drink more, but now, these wines have to be transported outside the customs.

How can you just drink it when it sells it for a big price?"

"Shopkeeper, please be accommodating. We all are tired. If we don't drink some wine, we won't have the energy to work in the afternoon. We won't drink too much, just one bowl per person, that's all."

After the boy finished speaking, the other boys also said: "Yes, shopkeeper. If you don't drink some wine, you really won't have the energy to work in the afternoon. We don't drink the wine in vain. Not only will we work harder in the afternoon,

After we leave customs, we will hurry up and try to get there as early as possible. Do you think it will work?"...

All the clerks begged together, and Zhang Chongan had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, I really can't stand you people, you only know how to drink all the time. Okay, I will obey you this time, but I have something to say first, this afternoon

You must work harder and remember what you have said. Also, each person is only allowed to drink one bowl, not more."

"Don't worry, shopkeeper, we promise to do what we say."...

For a moment, the guys were excited and happily ran to the mule cart to unload the wine. Soon two large vats of wine were brought over. As soon as the seals of the wine vats were opened, the aroma of wine overflowed.
To be continued...