Zishi Pass is located in Zishi Township, Tianquan County, Sichuan Province, 19 kilometers away from Erlang Mountain. It is a unique location and a dangerous terrain. Looking into the sky, there are mountains on the left, the Qingyi River is surging, and the mountains on the right are endless. Zishi Pass is a must-pass for tea and horse trading. Zishi Pass, Diaomen Pass and Jiamen Pass are known as the three passes. It closely guards the western gate of Sichuan. It has an important position in economic and military terms and is a must-fight for military strategists throughout the ages.

The person guarding the western gate of Sichuan was exactly what Zhao Yuqingzhong mentioned, Cai Yanwang, the guerrilla general Cai Zhongjin, who was the fifth rank, and was responsible for guarding Zitian Pass.

Cai Zhongjin was originally the guard of the King of Shu. Because he was good at speaking, he was very favored by the King of Shu. From then on, he rose to prominence. With the support of the King of Shu, he changed from a small personal soldier to a general guarding the first pass. Zitian Pass guarded the key routes of Sichuan and Wusizang Xuanwei Office. In other words, if merchants traded between the two places, they had to rely on their expressions to pass smoothly, it would be a good idea. If the backstage was strong, it would be better if they wanted to respect less. It was a dream to pass smoothly. He was the best way to pick up the feathers.

As the King of Shu, Cai Zhongjin naturally knew that his master liked these yellow and white things the most. In order to please his master and consolidate his position, he could say that he did his best to plunder money. Every time the peak season of tea and horse trading, the guerrilla general would be particularly excited.

When Comrade Zhu Chongba ascended the throne, his style was decisive. In addition to unilaterally setting the price of tea and horse transactions, it was also strictly prohibited for individuals to sell private tea. In order to rectify the law, his son-in-law Ouyang Lun was executed. The whole country was shocked. The royal family was powerful, and the ministers and vendors did not dare to act rashly. Unfortunately, only he was such a powerful king in the Ming Dynasty, and he also had this strength. Since Comrade Zhu Chongba, the king of the Ming Dynasty was inferior to the previous generation, and many people disobeyed the slander. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty was digging, and Liaodong was in a hurry every year. This year, Huang Taiji had reached the capital, and the court was too busy to take care of himself and was beyond the reach of tea and horse transactions. The King of Shu lived in Sichuan for many years, and Sichuan was a major tea-producing province. The King of Shu was naturally well aware of these profits, and sent his confidants to guard the important way of tea and horses, which was one of his important means to make money.

Cai Zhongjin has a rule, which is "Eleventh". One draws one every ten, which means that in addition to the necessary filial piety, one-tenth of the goods must be paid to him. Otherwise, thinking about the Zitian Pass he guarded would be a dream. Those who do not abide by his rules either cannot pass the level or lose all their money. The hotels near Zitian Pass are all his property. If they cannot pass the level, they naturally have to live in, eat, and spend money. When the money and silver spend are almost the same, they will accus you of slandering you of private affairs. Then they will cry without tears.

On that day, Cai Zhongjin sat on the wall of Zishi Pass, looking at the rolling mountains from afar, and then looking at the soldiers guarding the pass with weapons. He couldn't help but feel that the sky was the eldest and the second. Here, he was the local emperor. Anyone who wanted to pass through this had to look at his face. The feeling of dominating the fate of others made Cai Zhongjin feel a sense of pleasure that he could not stop.

The day before yesterday, there was a guy who didn't go on the road. He thought that he had complete procedures and paid enough taxes according to regulations, so he was unscrupulous. Not only did he not offer "filial piety money", he even cursed the "Eleventh" rules that the soldiers suggested. It seemed that he was a rich child from a rich family. He was arrogant at home on weekdays, and he was arrogant and had no backstage. He was simply a fat sheep who came to the door. He just happened to hit Cai Zhongjin's gun. Cai Yanwang was not a false reputation. He first borrowed the imperial court's secret order and postponed the switch for a few days, so that he could spend a lot in his shop. Then he found an opportunity to sneak into the goods with a few knives and a seven-eyed gun. This was not difficult. The shopkeeper was all his people. When the rich child passed the customs, he "searched" him with illegal weapons and came out of seclusion on the spot. Cai Zhongjin announced on the spot that the goods were confiscated and all the people were put into prison.

When Cai Zhongjin thought of the rich man's face as if he was ashamed, he felt an indescribable pleasure. Of course, all the property on them naturally entered his pocket. The more than 10,000 kilograms of tea were registered only 2,000 kilograms of tea, and the small part entered the public housing, and most of them entered the private warehouse. The one who earned a lot of money was also useful. When someone came to his family, it would be a huge profit.

Thinking of earning at least a few thousand taels at once, Cai Zhongjin was overjoyed. In the middle of the night, he took his confidants to Tianquan County to knock on the door of the brothel. He lit the most popular ones for absurd night, and he was so happy.

Cai Zhongjin was savoring the tea happily while thinking happily: If you get a few more votes, you will be rich.

Perhaps the god heard the call of King Cai Yan, and just finished thinking about it, a personal soldier suddenly pointed at the foot of the mountain and said, "General, look, this caravan is very long."

The caravan? When he heard the caravan, Cai Zhongjin felt excited. For him, the caravan was similar to silver. If a caravan came, that is, the silver was delivered to his door. The God of Wealth came. How could he not be energetic? Looking down, he saw a caravan at the foot of the mountain winding up along the winding mountain road, as if he could not see the edge at first sight. The horses were carrying bulging cloth bags on the backs of the horses. When you looked at the outfits of these people, you knew that another big tea merchant had arrived.

"Let the brothers prepare to work." Cai Zhongjin said with his hands ready to go.

I have been lucky recently, and I can make a lot of money again.

"Yes, General" didn't understand what he meant. It was just to stop them for two or three days first. First, we could make news in his store, and second, we could give time to "make some" this tea shop. If we know each other, it would be fine. If we don't go on the road, hehe, it's better to have a good backer for yourself. This tea and horse business is not something that everyone can do.

If all the tea merchants were scared away, it would be even better. The Prince of Shu would like to be the only one to dominate him.

This caravan that was attracted by Cai Yanwang was the caravan built by Lu Haoshan and Zhao Yuqing. At this moment, Zhao Yuqing was reminding Lu Haoshan: "Sir, this is Zishi Pass. As long as we pass Zishi Pass, we can go directly to Kangding, which will be considered to be in Sichuan."

Lu Haoshan looked at the civil structure level, majestic and magnificent, as if he was thrust into the sky. He turned his head to see that it was either high mountains or continuous mountains. He nodded and said, "Yes, this level is indeed dangerous. Setting up a card here is really a one-man who is the pass, and ten thousand people can't open it."

Sichuan has the reputation of the country of Tianfu. The terrain is like a basin, with high sides and low middle. As the saying goes, the road to Shu is difficult and difficult than climbing to the blue sky. That is to say, if you want to contact the outside world, you have to cross those high mountains. This Zitian Pass is one of the most important "gate" in western Sichuan.

"This is the most difficult barrier for our business trip." Lu Haoshan asked with a smile.

Zhao Yuqing said with a serious expression: "Yes, this is the level guarded by King Cai Yan, which is not easy to deal with. However, as long as he gives him a filial piety silver and let him draw one in ten, there should be no trouble. Just think it is a loss of money to prevent disasters. Fortunately, this person has a small advantage, that is, after receiving the benefits, he will keep his promise and let you pass the test."

Zhao Yuqing was ready for this trip and investigated Cai Yan Wang clearly that filial piety money is equivalent to buying a road fee, and he has to pay anywhere. He will get one every ten times. Although the loss is huge, fortunately, these teas do not need to be paid taxes and save a lot of money, which is within the range he can bear.

"Is that true? I didn't expect that there are many checkpoints in this small Tianquan County." Lu Haoshan said with some dissatisfaction.

It took two days to go from Jiangyou to Mianzhou, leave Mianzhou, pass through Chengdu, and then to Yazhou, and go straight to Tianquan County, and head straight to Zitian Pass. It was just by using a car. It took ten days to get up early and rush to the evening. It took June 20th in a blink of an eye, and the weather became hot. Along the way, Lu Haoshan was already numb to the inspections. The men of the imperial tea and horse censors, the Tea Horse Censor, and the Tea Inspection Office, also set up checkpoints everywhere, and even the inspectors from various counties came to join in the fun. Fortunately, the relationship between the Zhao clan was still there, and he was willing to spend money to open the road, so the road was unobstructed.

There were many people and the little thieves dared not take action rashly. Lu Haoshan didn't want to find a chance to train troops. However, before entering Tianquan County, dozens of mobs set up obstacles and asked to charge tolls. Zhao Yuqing wanted to give him a 100-80-liang tael, but Lu Haoshan firmly opposed it. With the order, the private guards were as the vanguard, and the pickets rushed in a gun formation. Without a single arrow, the musket was not loaded. One charge defeated them and threw more than twenty corpses and fled. There was no suspense in the battle. However, the greatest significance was to let the pickets see blood. Everyone had to see blood. They were also responsible for burying the corpses and training their courage and courage. Just practice in advance.

"Everyone knows that there is oil and water on this road, who doesn't want to take a bite?" Zhao Yuqing said with a smile: "We are pretty good. We took a lot of roads and avoided many levels to pass through Chengdu Prefecture. This is already very good. Lord, the King of Yan Cai has a bad temper and speaks extremely sarcastic. Relying on the support of the King of Shu, he is arrogant. You will stay behind in a while and let Zhao deal with him. "

In Zhao Yuqing's eyes, Lu Haoshan is considered a young man to be successful and may not be able to bear this leisure. If it is a stalemate, it will be safe to do it yourself.

"What the old patriarch Zhao means is that in addition to satisfying his appetite, we also have to get one every ten to get him 6,000 kilograms of tea for free?"

"This is also impossible. The situation is better than the people. I have to bow my head. I received the news that the day before yesterday, a tea merchant from Shandong didn't understand the rules. Now, the goods are gone, and the person is still trapped in prison as meat tickets, waiting for his family to give him money. It's better to have less trouble than more, so let's forget it." Zhao Yuqing could see that there is only profit, as long as there is no way to force him to a dead end, peace is the most important thing. Merchants are not arrogant for seeking money, and harmony makes money.

Lu Haoshan shook his head and said, "Old Master Zhao, you have been driving the road all the way, and Lu did nothing. This time, let Lu deal with him. Just watch from behind."

"Sir, are you here for public relations?" Zhao Yuqing said in surprise.

"Yes, I want to meet this King Cai and see if he has three heads and six arms." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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