Jin Feng is not a miser. If he has money in his hands, he will naturally not let it rust at home. Instead, he will invest as much as possible in expanding and consolidating Xihewan, as well as recruiting and training veterans.
Nowadays, as the Zhenyuan Escort Agency becomes more and more famous, Zhang Liang no longer needs to take the initiative to find people. There are many veterans who come here every day, and the size of the escort team is getting bigger and bigger.
After all, Jinchuan is a small place, and many things cannot be purchased. In addition to sending black knives and soap, Tang Fei also brought a list with a list of things Jin Feng asked him to purchase.
In the past few days, Tang Fei has been leading people around the Yietiefang City in the capital, looking for the materials on Jin Feng's list.
"I asked Lao Tang last night. I have almost bought it. I will leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Han Feng replied.
"Well, I will go and exchange all the silver notes into gold today and let Old Tang take them back with me," Luo Lan said.
There are no banks in Dakang, only banks. The most famous one is Dakang Bank, which was run by the royal family. It has branches in various counties and cities in Dakang and in the prosperous areas in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, there is no interest for depositing money at Dakang Bank, and you also have to pay storage fees. The handling fees for exchanging banknotes in other places are extremely high.
In order to save this expense, many big businessmen carry gold with them when doing business in other places.
The exchange ratio of gold and silver in Dakang is one to ten, and converting tens of thousands of taels of silver into gold only costs a few hundred kilograms.
The road from Jinchuan to the capital is long, and it is inevitable that you will encounter bandits and road bullies along the way. In order to protect safety and to take things with you when you go back, Tang Fei brought more than 30 people to Beijing this time. The total number of war horses and pack horses was more than 80.
Carrying hundreds of kilograms of stuff is a breeze.
That night, Luo Lan exchanged all the silver notes in his hand into gold nuggets and gold bars. Except for leaving 500 taels of gold for emergencies, everything else was packed into packages and sent to Tang Fei by Han Feng.
"Old Tang, wealth is very attractive. Each package contains several thousand taels of silver. Are the people you brought here reliable?"
Han Feng reminded: "If someone runs away with the money on the way, you won't be able to deal with sir when you go back."
"Don't worry, Old Han. The brothers who come this time are all personally selected by Brother Liang and Mrs. Xiaobei. They are all trustworthy. Moreover, their family members are all in Xihewan and will not run away."
Tang Fei said: "I will also pay attention on the road. If anyone dares to have any thoughts, I will kill him first!"
"I'm afraid that by the time you find out, he will have already run away."
Han Feng said: "If such a thing really happens, you should send someone to notify me quickly, and I will arrange for people to chase him. Even if we chase him to the end of the world, we will kill him!"
After arriving in Xihewan, his life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
In the past, he was just a hunter in the mountains. He went to the county government to sell his prey. Whenever he saw a government official, he would nod and bow in salute.
But now, he has even met King Jin and the princess.
In fact, Han Feng knew that Jin Feng and Zhang Liang didn't fully trust him yet, so Iron Hammer should have been sent to supervise him.
But he doesn't care. He is very satisfied with his current life and cherishes it very much.
He was even hoping that something would happen somewhere so that he could prove himself.
"I will, thank you." Tang Fei said gratefully.
"Let's just say thank you to each other. Besides, this is my job." Han Feng replied.
Jin Feng established the Zhongming Group, which not only collects external intelligence, but also conducts detailed internal screening.
In case of a traitor, the Zhong Ming team will be responsible for hunting him down.
The two chatted for a while before Han Feng left.
Early the next morning, Tang Fei set off with his team and cavalry, while Tie Zhui and Han Feng took the people all the way to the west city gate.
Several people were saying goodbye outside the city gate when they suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from behind.
"Who dares to gallop around the capital?"
Several people turned their heads to look out of curiosity.
Unexpectedly, I saw Qin'er, the Ninth Princess's maid, at first sight.
Beside Qin'er, there were several burly men on horses, each wearing bright robes, with scimitars hanging from their waists.
"Tubo!"
Han Feng, Tie Zhui and others looked at each other and recognized the identities of this group of people.
Xichuan borders Tubo, and there were frequent frictions in the past few years. Zhang Liang's arm was chopped off while fighting against the Tibetans.
The city gate is right in front of us, and the people entering and exiting form a long queue, but the Tibetans don't even have the intention of slowing down, and they obviously want to force their way through the city gate.
The people guarding the capital were not the undisciplined government soldiers, but the Yulin Army, one of Dakang's ace armies. When the squad leader found out that someone was trying to break in, he immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare for interception.
Qin'er took a look, quickly kicked the horse's belly a few times, accelerated to the city gate, and showed a token to the captain of the Imperial Guard guarding the city, signaling the Imperial Guard to let him go.
The squad leader recognized the meaning of the token and hurriedly waved his arms to direct the soldiers to drive away the people.
Many people were so frightened by the galloping horses that their faces turned pale and they screamed and fled.
For a moment, there was chaos at the city gate, but fortunately, the road was cleared before the war horses arrived.
The Tubo people were amused by the panicked people, and roared past with laughter.
Two Tibetans even whipped the crowd several times.
"These bastards are too arrogant!"
Iron Hammer glared at the Tubo man's back and spat on the ground.
"Sir said that a weak country has no diplomacy. If we become weak, others will bully us."
Han Feng sighed: "If it were a hundred years ago, when our Dakang country was strong, who would dare to be so wanton in the capital?"
"What's the use of talking about this now?" Iron Hammer also sighed.
Tubo and Dakang are also considered enemies. Why did they appear in Bianjing City and be with the Ninth Princess's maid?
Han Feng and Tie Hammer were both very curious.
But Qin'er just nodded at them and turned around to leave, so it was not easy for them to inquire.
"Old Tang, when the Tubo people go back, they should follow you on the same road. Please walk slower later so as not to run into them."
Han Feng reminded: "This group of people dare to run wild in the capital. They are definitely not ordinary Tubo people. If we do encounter them, you should try your best to avoid them and don't conflict with them, you know?"
"Don't worry, I understand."
Tang Fei nodded and said, "Okay, Lao Yan and the others are here, let's go."
When they came over, the veterans brought portable heavy crossbows. Such things would definitely not be brought into the capital, so Tang Fei sent a few veterans to stay at an inn outside the city and made an appointment to meet at the city gate this morning.
"Okay, take care of yourself along the way."
Han Feng, Tie Zhui and others clasped their fists at Tang Fei.
Tang Fei returned the gift and led the cavalry on the road.
When he went back, he brought too many things, which made it difficult for the packhorses to carry. In addition, in order to avoid running into the Tubo people, Tang Fei did not dare to run too fast along the way. It took him three days longer than when he went back to the capital.
To Xihewan.
Before entering the village, I saw a large group of people gathered around the threshing floor, which was extremely lively.
"What's going on here?"
A veteran asked curiously.
"Did you see that big sign? The wedding party should be here."
Tang Fei smiled and said: "Lao Yan, go and tell the village chief and ask the bride-to-be team not to leave yet. We brothers haven't chosen yet."
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I went to bed too late yesterday, and the wind blew again today. I have a severe headache and can't concentrate. I'll just give you two chapters today...