Tongpu is a place for the lowest-level workers. It is in a small courtyard behind the livestock house and has little interaction with other guests. The courtyard is full of deer carts and carts, and the grain has been moved into the room.
Yang Zaixing entered a low bunk room with dim lighting. There was only a long wooden bed in the room, which could sleep thirty people. The next door also had a bunk room, separated by thin wooden boards, and there seemed to be no one there.
Yang Zaixing asked his men to take over the bunkhouse next door. In this way, the entire courtyard would be taken over by them, and sixty brothers could live there without worrying about outsiders.
The shopkeeper slowly walked over and asked, "Where are you from?"
Dutou Xiaoqun is from Zhongnan County, and his accent is the same as Chang'an. He came out and said with a smile: "We are from Lantian County. This year's grain harvest is good. We can't sell it at a good price in Lantian County, so we came to Jingzhao City to try our luck."
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"Actually, Jingzhao City also has a lot of money. There are too many people selling grain these days, and the price of grain has dropped. If we can sell it at a good price at the beginning of the year."
"We're finally back, let's give it a try! Shopkeeper, we want to stay a few more days and find some odd jobs."
"It doesn't matter how many days you stay. The key is that you need to find a guarantor. It is stipulated above that if you are not a local resident staying overnight, you must be a local guarantor."
Xiao Qun scratched his head, "Where can we find a guarantee?"
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "I can help you find a guarantor, but you have to charge some money, ten cents per person. I don't make any money, it's for the guarantor."
"Isn't this just another way to collect money?"
"There is no way. There are regulations above. Naturally, some people will think of ways to make money. It doesn't matter if you want to find it yourself!"
Yang Zaixing came out and said, "Then I'll trouble the shopkeeper."
"Okay, you go and pay, ten cents each. Then the food is ready, and I will ask the waiter to deliver it."
Yang Zaixing asked his men to go through the guarantee payment procedures. He also asked a few people to stand guard outside, and he and others moved a large car into the house.
Everyone had already taken out their sabers from the rice bags and dozens of short spears from the mezzanine of the cart, but the weapons were not enough. After all, there were three hundred people entering the city, and they had to get some weapons.
Xiao Qun scratched his head and said, "I have a cousin who sells groceries in Jingzhao City. I'll go look for him and see if he can find a way?"
"Is your cousin reliable?" Yang Zaixing asked.
"It's reliable. My cousins are all honest people. They watched me grow up since I was a child, and I almost adopted me as an adopted child."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
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Xiao Qun's cousin is called Xiao Pingfan. His small grocery store is located in the southwest of Jingzhao City, where the lower class people live.
Xiao Pingfan was only in his early forties, but his life wasted and he looked particularly old. He had no sons and only one daughter. He was married in his hometown of Zhongnan County, but his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson all died in the Jin soldiers massacre last year.
The old couple was so grief-stricken that they had no choice but to open a small shop and live in a sleepy way for the rest of their lives.
Xiao Qun's arrival really surprised the couple. Xiao Qun's parents and brothers were both dead. They thought Xiao Qun was also dead, but they didn't expect that he was still alive.
The uncle and nephew held each other's arms in the room and cried. Xiao Qun introduced Yang Zaixing to his uncle. Xiao Pingfan quickly asked his wife to serve tea.
As soon as Yang Zaixing mentioned weapons, Xiao Pingfan's expression changed and he pulled his nephew into the back room.
"Tell Third Uncle, have you fallen into the trap of a bandit?"
Xiao Qun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to take out his bronze medal and said, "Where did Uncle San think of going? Look at this."
The waistband said, "The third battalion of the Qinzhou Army is the head of the seventh division." Xiao Pingfan's eyes lit up, "Are you... the Song Army?"
"Of course, the Jin soldiers killed my whole family. I wanted to avenge my family, so I joined the Song army and was promoted to Dutou for my meritorious service."
"Okay! We have a promising future."
Xiao Pingfan was so excited that he burst into tears. Xiao Qun repeatedly asked him not to leak the news, not even to his third aunt, to prevent her from gossiping with the neighbors.
Xiao Pingfan nodded repeatedly. He was a businessman and knew the importance. If the government knew that his nephew was a Song soldier, his life would not be easy.
The uncle and nephew came out again. Xiao Pingfan sat down and said to Yang Zaixing: "I don't have much contact with what you want, but I know a person who often comes to buy my goods. He may be in this business. I can give it to him."
I’ll tell you his address, but you can’t say it was me who told you.”
Xiao Pingfan is timid by nature. If he is caught doing illegal business, he will be executed. He is afraid that he will get into trouble.
Yang Zaixing saw that Xiao Pingfan was a timid person. He smiled and said, "I know that I won't implicate shopkeeper Xiao!"
Xiao Pingfan wrote an address to them, and the two stood up to leave. Xiao Qun took out another twenty taels of silver and gave it to his uncle. This was his reward for the battle against Xixia Heijantang. Xiao Pingfan couldn't refuse it again and again, so he had to accept it.
Got off.
The person Xiao Pingfan introduced was called Pang Hong, a clerk at a weapons store. Through the contacts he met in the weapons store, he started a part-time business in the prohibited weapons business. These days, he could not make much money by doing business honestly, so he wanted to get rich.
You can only do prohibited business.
Chang'an City only allows the sale of ordinary long swords. All other weapons are prohibited. Once caught, they will be beheaded on the spot.
Pang Hong's home is not far from the grocery store. It is a small courtyard. His mother, wife and children live together as a family of five.
Pang Hong was very cautious, fearing that he would be exposed. He heard a knock on the door and glanced through the crack in the door. They were two unknown people.
"who are you?"
"Let's find Pang Hong!"
"What's the matter?"
"I was introduced by someone and came to buy something."
"Who introduced you here?"
"Hard to say!"
Pang Hong immediately shook his head, "I'm sorry, I have nothing to sell."
Yang Zaixing took out ten taels of silver and threw it into the yard.
After a while, the door creaked open.
Pang Hong took a deep look at the two of them and said, "Follow me!"
The money moved people's hearts. For the sake of ten taels of silver, Pang Hong decided to take this risk. If the government or the army were to investigate him, they would directly open the door and search, let alone pay.
The three of them entered the side room and sat down. Pang Hong asked, "What do you want to buy?"
Yang Zaixing took out a list and handed it to him. Pang Hong took a look at it and was surprised and happy. He actually wanted so much, and he might be getting rich.
"I don't have that many goods!"
"Then how many do you have?" Yang Zaixing asked with a smile.
Pang Hong read the list carefully again, thought for a while and said: "The main thing is the Qi army armor. I can get a hundred sets at most. Other spears, swords, crossbows, etc. are all minor issues."
"One hundred sets is one hundred sets. I want the goods tomorrow. Can you give them to me? I'll pay in gold or silver."
"Then use gold! There are a total of 1,600 taels of gold, which is equivalent to 80 taels of gold. You first give me 30 taels of gold as a deposit. At this time tomorrow, I will exchange the remaining 50 taels of gold for goods at the Chenghuang Temple. If
If you want to go out of town, you have to pay extra, and I will help you transport it out by waterway."
Pang Hong took out an iron sign and returned it to Yang Zaixing along with ten taels of silver, "Let's trade with this iron sign tomorrow!"
Yang Zaixing took back the iron plate and ten taels of silver, took out three ingots of gold and put them on the table. He stood up and left. He walked to the door and smiled again: "If you want to leave the city, I will come to trouble you again."
Pang Hong sent the people away and hurried back to the room. He was so happy that he was so happy that he was holding three ingots of gold. He didn't even ask about the price. He was really going to make a fortune.
His wife went into the supplies to pack the tea cups and asked worriedly: "Guardian, who are they?"
"How can I know who they are? Just like I won't let him know where I get the goods from, we just need to know that the other party is willing to pay real money."
"How much can we make from this business?"
"These thirty taels of gold are mine. The remaining fifty taels of gold are given to Lao Qiu. After all, the things belong to him."
When the woman heard that the thirty taels of gold belonged to her family, she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. This was six hundred taels of gold!
Pang Hong put the gold away, put on his coat, and hurried out...
