Li Guangyin felt that the sky was falling. Because the other party not only wanted goods, but also people. This was obviously a gesture of not leaving anything behind.
For a moment, Li Guangyin even wanted to fight with these horse bandits. But he felt weak because he wanted to hit the horse bandits with a knife that was so fast that he couldn't see it. It's not that our army didn't work hard, it was because the enemy had Gundam.
This group of horse bandits were naturally the disciples of the Lianfeng Hao led by Ding'an. After killing Feilong, Ding'an, like Lu Xiao, had his inner demons gone. Coupled with the teachings of his original master, Xiang Qiezheng.
When Lu Xiao teaches you the swordsmanship, it is a gift. You should treat him as a master and a disciple. You must not be as casual as before. Therefore, Ding'an is much more obedient now, and they are all Lu Xiao's capable men.
In addition to Ding'an, the disciples of Lianfenghao also worshiped Lu Xiao as an idol.
Not only were they powerful in terms of force, but they also had good brains. With dozens of them, they were able to kill hundreds of local horse bandits. In the eyes of these disciples of Lianfeng Hao, Lu Xiao should have the final say over the entire village and the entire town.
They will obey no one but him.
Therefore, when Lu Xiao asked them to come out and become horse bandits, they did not hesitate at all.
Of course, Lu Xiao didn't ask them to actually become horse bandits. He just pretended to be horse bandits and went to find a caravan.
The town's vitality has been severely damaged over the years, and it wants to use traditional farming methods to restore its vitality. It will not end in ten or twenty years. Therefore, Lu Xiao can only try to take shortcuts and do business.
The town was able to be established back then, partly because there was water here, and because it was a trade channel between the East and the West. Only later, the trade channel was destroyed by horse bandits, and the town gradually declined.
Now if we want to revitalize the town, the most important issue is to reopen the trade routes here.
But once the trade route is broken, it is impossible for him to reopen it. Therefore, Lu Xiao can only use some simple means, such as forcibly opening it.
In fact, Ding'an has been wandering around that area for more than a month. He can't go around those cities to kidnap people. Once he encounters the garrison, it is no joke. Although the border troops at this time are already extremely bad.
But the irony is that driving away the horse bandits is related to their fortune. Therefore, those sent out are the generals' personal guards, that is, the real elites. Therefore, Lu Xiao specially ordered not to get close to the defenders.
It took Ding'an and Li Guangyin's men more than ten days to finally arrive at the town. As soon as he saw the town, Li Guangyin finally felt relieved.
Because he saw a real town, not the eerie lair of horse bandits he imagined. This gave him a little more hope that he could survive.
It's just that Ding'an took them and walked away from the town. Then they came to a cottage, which looked like a gangster's nest.
Li Guangyin: "?????"
Soon, Li Guangyin's people were settled down. And he himself was taken to the hall of the cottage.
Li Guangyin looked at the surrounding environment along the way. What made him feel a little relieved was that from the outside, it looked like the lair of horse bandits. But when he walked in, it looked nothing like it.
First of all, the inside of this cottage is really clean. The ground is swept cleanly. There is a road paved with stone slabs in the middle, and there are even and fine yellow sand on both sides. It looks clean and tidy.
It's not a luxury, but it's rare in this remote border town.
After entering the hall, Li Guangyin was even more surprised.
It is said to be a hall, but it is actually just a relatively larger room. Lu Xiao has not had time to renovate this place, so he can only keep it as it is for the time being. In the middle of the hall is a huge table. Clay, yellow sand, and rocks are used on it.
A huge three-dimensional sand table was made.
Li Guangyin was not familiar with this generation and couldn't tell where it was. He just felt that the sand table was extremely exquisitely made. It didn't look like something a group of horse bandits would have at all.
Li Guangyin was invited to sit on the chair next to him and wait.
"Wait here for a moment, Brother Lu is dealing with other things." After saying that, he left the hall directly.
Li Guangyin sat down uneasily. At this time, he was the only one left in the entire hall. Those horse bandits, or strange people, did not seem to be worried about him escaping or anything.
In fact, Li Guangyin had no idea of escape. Although there were not many people he saw along the way, they were basically the kind of strong sword-wielding warriors.
He felt that any one of them could cut down several of his 'guards'. Moreover, this was their territory, and he didn't know where to run when he got out.
What he didn't know was that in the back room, Lu Xiao, Xiang Qiezheng and Dingran were looking at him.
"Let's talk about it, Ding'an."
"Well. This man is quite responsible. Although he was quite frightened along the way, he still managed to hold on. One of the sons in the caravan is his son. He is probably the only son. He cares about it. He once said that he would give all the goods to
Me, let me let his son go.
The caravan had no guards. Those who held knives looked like they were not swordsmen at first glance. The goods were some porcelain and silk. I couldn’t tell whether the quality was good or bad. He tested who we were many times along the way, but I was perfunctory.
It’s over. I can’t see any more.”
"Not bad. We already know that this is a smart, timid, cautious businessman who dotes on his son. In negotiations, this is already a huge advantage."
Lu Xiao said and walked out of the room.
Li Guangyin finally met the person Ding'an talked about.
To their surprise, the person who came was actually a younger man than the previous youth.
Li Guangyin hurriedly got up his luggage. Lu Xiao stretched out his hand to stop him.
"No need to be too polite. Speaking of which, we were rude first. It's just that things happened for a reason, so please forgive me."
"It's okay, it's okay." Li Guangyin waved his hands repeatedly. He made it clear that he said polite words, but he couldn't take them seriously.
"I just don't know what advice sir can give me by inviting me here?"
"Advice is out of the question. I wonder what you think of my cottage and the town here, sir?"
Lu Xiao did not respond directly, but asked a question.
"Is this it? In my humble opinion, Sir, the management of this border land can be said to be very orderly. Even in the Central Plains, there are few who can compare with it."
Li Guangyin's words were naturally exaggerated. But who doesn't like flattery? Lu Xiao smiled and continued.
"Sir, you don't know. This town seems affluent, but in fact it is extremely sick. It has been ravaged by horse bandits for many years, and its vitality has been severely damaged. Even though I tried my best to get rid of the horse bandits, but now I see
Come on, there is also a sense of helplessness."
Li Guangyin curled his lips. The boy in front of him clearly wanted something, but he refused to say it clearly. It seemed that he had to wait until he spoke first.
Li Guangyin knew that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would definitely be in trouble. But he had no choice but to do it because he had a knife in his hand and he had no choice.
