Just when Liu Tao was hesitating, Zhang Fei returned and came to him and reported: "Brother, the team carrying wine is safe, and there are two caravans that joined along the way. Their head wants to see you."

"Oh, then, I'll go and have a look..." Liu Tao simply didn't add some points for the time being. He really needed some time to calm down to avoid impulsiveness and adding points. He also needed to consider whether to choose Su Sheng's Dafa or soul absorption, after all, there was no way to do it at this stage.

When I entered Lousang Village, I saw the caravan giving away money. I thanked the villagers of Lousang Village for helping them resist the thieves. In the end, I brought the disaster to their homes, and compensation was also the right one. But if I did not have this step, I was afraid that I would not be able to hold on to the arrival of reinforcements!

"Brother, the two of you here are businessmen from Zhongshan Country..." Zhang Fei brought Liu Tao to the two leaders and then came forward to introduce each other, "This is my brother, Liu Tao of Zhuo County, and a relative of the Han Dynasty!"

"Good luck!" Liu Tao stepped forward and politely greeted the two of them.

"Good luck! I am Zhang Shiping from Zhongshan County, and this one is Su Shuang from the same county." The headed merchant stepped forward, perhaps because he heard that Liu Tao was a relative of the Han Dynasty and had a much more compassionate attitude. "I would like to thank Mr. Liu for help this time, otherwise I would not say that my goods would be robbed, but I was afraid that my life would be lost."

It was indeed Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang. Liu Tao was so excited that he didn't expect that he would meet him so by chance.

"This time, the thief robbed my brother's caravan, and we had to come to rescue... I am really sorry for your gratitude." Liu Tao replied quickly.

"Who can guarantee that the thief's target at the beginning was not our caravan?" Zhang Shiping smiled and said, "After all, it is a fact that we are saved, and it is appropriate to thank you."

Then he looked at the troops behind him that were resting and asked, "Mr. Liu's troops should not be as simple as servants, right?"

"Yes, I heard that Zhang Jiao was rebelling in Julu, and there was already war in Jizhou. No one knew whether the thieves would go north to Zhuo County. So after obtaining the consent of the prefect, establish this militia group, so that after the advancement could protect the country, and retreat could protect the place." Liu Tao replied, of course, he would not say his real purpose.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were shocked when they heard this: "Zhang Jiao rebelled? When did it happen?!"

"Don't know?" Liu Tao looked at the two of them strangely, "Just at the beginning of the year, it was only more than ten days ago. The Taiping Cultist tied the yellow turbans to his head, and the government also called the Yellow Turban thieves... Speaking of which, the thief just now was afraid that the Taiping Cultist believers in Zhuo County were the local Taiping Cultist!"

"We two went north to collect horses and irons and sold goods by the way. We only came back from the border recently. How can we know? In this way, we are going to return to Zhongshan County, isn't it dangerous all the way?" Zhang Shiping was a little panicked.

The two went north and purchased iron and horses along the way, and sold the goods at the same time. Even if they bought a large number of horses and iron, they still had a lot of money. It just so happened that this money, horses and iron were the most urgent needs of the thieves. If they went back all the way, they would probably be coveted by the thieves.

Now that I just came around Zhuo County, I encountered the Yellow Turban thieves. I am afraid that it would be a lot of luck when I go back. The key is that according to this logic, those thieves were really coming to them at the beginning, and Zhang Fei's caravan was just implicated.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang exchanged their eyes. The two of them cooperated for a long time and could understand the spirit. Under a few eyes, Zhang Shiping immediately came forward: "In addition to saying that the return home is a matter of great grace. This time we have a thank-you gift..."

"Where does this make it?" Liu Tao was ecstatic, but on the surface he looked righteous and upright, "We set up a militia with the original intention of ensuring peace. Now that the thieves have appeared, it is our duty to attack. If we accept the thank-you gift, wouldn't it be a ulterior motive to form this militia?!"

"This is my waiting for Meng Lang..." Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang looked at each other, and then turned around, "Mr. Liu has the wish to ensure peace in one side. I admire him very much. I plan to give a small amount of money to help Mr. Liu make achievements. I hope he will not refuse."

"This..." Liu Tao knew that his tone should not be too tough at this time, but hesitated, and it would be best if hesitated.

Sure enough, seeing that Liu Tao did not say he would accept it or not, Zhang Shiping further said: "It is a righteous act of forming a militia. We are the only one who can help Liu Master Liu to make peace in the world."

"Then... OK!" Liu Tao looked embarrassed, "Since the two of you are sure, if I don't accept it, it will be unrighteous!"

"What Master Liu said is very much." Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang also smiled, and then immediately called the caravan manager.

A hundred horses, hundreds of kilograms of iron and hundreds of staples of money were counted, and hundreds of staples of money were handed over to Liu Tao. Horses are the best war horses, and iron and iron are the best quality. Needless to say, the Liu family had only earned 30 staples a year ago, and it was considered a well-off family in Zhuo County.

Zhang Fei and Lu Yan were a little moved by such a large "support". Liu Tao glanced at the caravan of the two, and he wanted to say the word "stingy". He had thousands of pounds of iron and at least one thousand horses, and he took out one tenth of them, which was the only one who was worthy of money in the future...

But I had to pretend to be moved and quickly said that it was difficult to accept it. After three polite words, I had no choice but to accept it.

"It's a pity that you can't leave Zhuo County. Otherwise, if you can escort us back to Zhongshan, we are willing to use half of the goods as a reward." Zhang Shiping made a request after confirming that Liu Tao received this 'support'.

In other words, this is their purpose. The two are businessmen, and it is obviously impossible to expect the government to protect them from going back. But recruiting people now is obviously not suitable. It is rare to have a well-established militia, which is best if it can be used.

"It's not impossible to leave Zhuo County..." Liu Tao thought to himself and immediately said to the two, "My junior brother Lu Yan, his father is an official in Luoyang. He happened to receive a letter from his family yesterday. General Yan had already submitted a memorial requesting His Majesty to pardon the party members and mobilize the army to suppress the bandits... At the same time, all prefectures and counties are allowed to recruit troops and defend themselves, and the good family members are allowed to establish militia to eliminate the Yellow Turban thieves."

"It's so good, so good..." The two of them were surprised when they heard this, and at the same time they understood why Liu Tao and others could establish militias at will. Even if Liu Tao was a royal family, it was not so easy for the prefect to approve it.

It turns out that there is a family of aristocratic families in the militia, which is not surprising. Zhang Shiping even suspected that his father wrote a letter to tell him about this matter, hoping that he could take the opportunity to make a military contribution and facilitate his official career... But why Liu Tao is the main one is surprising.

After looking carefully at Liu Tao, he found that the heaven was full and rich, with a beautiful face, and there was nothing strange about it...

"But if you want to leave Zhuo County, you need the official documents of the prefect. In addition, the official imperial edicts of the court have not been passed on to Youzhou. I am afraid that the prefect will not be able to sign the documents casually. It is estimated that it will take a day or two before you can travel." Liu Tao reminded.

"It's okay, we can wait a few days. It's just during this period. I hope to stay at the militia school grounds. I wonder if it's okay?" Zhang Shiping quickly expressed his understanding and then made a further request.

Upon hearing this, Liu Tao exchanged views with Zhang Fei and Lu Yan, and then replied: "Yes, but you can only be on the periphery and soldiers are not allowed to approach."

"Of course we know this!" Zhang Shiping responded immediately, feeling relieved.
Chapter completed!