The black market in the county town is located in a barren mountain more than a hundred miles away.
It is only open on the evening of the 5th and 20th of every month.
To go to the black market, Chen Xuan has to wait until the 5th of next month.
The mosque is full of fragrance.
Sitting by the window on the second floor, Chen Xuan was eating wine and food while inquiring about some content that interested him.
As his cooking skills became more and more advanced, his tongue sensitivity increased greatly, and the food in ordinary restaurants could not satisfy his eyes at all. However, he went to the restaurant not for food, but for gathering information.
The restaurant was originally the place where all kinds of news from the world spread.
Except for some high-end restaurants that specialize in entertaining dignitaries, the guests in ordinary restaurants are basically people from the martial arts world carrying swords and swords. There is naturally a lot of news about the three religions and nine schools.
When he has free time, Chen Xuan will come to the restaurant to inquire about something that interests him.
"I heard that General Nangong Lei failed in suppressing the bandits and was almost killed by the bandits."
"It's true or not, news came back some time ago that General Nangong killed thousands of bandits and the banditry has been suppressed."
"Hehehehe, the total number of bandits killed by General Nangong has been reported to be fifty or sixty thousand. If there are so many bandits, they will not directly surround the county."
"Nangong Lei leads 30,000 soldiers, and the court pays 30,000 soldiers, but in fact there are only 10,000 soldiers stationed in the camp. It is okay to deal with ordinary bandits, but against the fierce Kou Tian rebel army, there is no way to be invincible.
reason."
"The garrison of the Jin Dynasty is rotten to the core. I heard that Nangong Lei is still killing good people and taking credit for his crimes. A few days ago, someone even went to the governor's house and sued Nangong Lei."
"Brother, be careful. If the officers and soldiers hear this, you will be imprisoned!"
"..."
After listening for a while and finding no new news, Chen Xuan left the restaurant.
"The food supply in the county has also begun to increase."
As the news of General Nangong Lei's failure in suppressing the bandits spread, more and more people came to the county town to sue Nangong Lei for taking credit for killing Liang Liang. Chen Xuan walked on the street and clearly felt that the atmosphere in the county town had changed.
It was a bit depressing, and people had sad faces on their faces.
Although most people were stopped outside the city without a road guide, and the county governor ordered to strictly prohibit the spread of rumors, the news spread unknowingly in the city, and more and more people knew about Nangong Lei's evil deeds.
There must be someone behind this.
However, these rumors only make Nangong Lei's reputation bad at most. Nangong Lei's Nangong noble clan is one of the top five noble clans in Yuanzhou. It is impossible for him to be arrested and imprisoned for this matter.
Besides, even the county guard has no power to arrest the garrison generals.
We just have to wait for the state government to make a decision.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang..."
Chen Xuan heard the sound of gongs coming from not far away.
There was a group of patrols ahead, beating gongs and shouting.
The general idea is that bandits are rampant in Yingchuan County, killing, burning and looting everywhere, which has seriously threatened the safety of the county. Now the county army has begun to recruit troops. Anyone who joins the army will receive an annual salary of one hundred taels of silver, and once they join the army, they will receive thirty taels of silver.
Family allowance.
If a warrior joins, he or she must at least be able to lead ten troops.
The higher the cultivation level, the higher the position and the greater the salary.
Moreover, secret cultivation medicine will be distributed every month.
You can ask at the recruitment office for specific requirements.
"Recruitment has begun."
Along the way Chen Xuan walked, there were patrols on every main street advertising recruitment notices.
If the garrison was not successful in suppressing the bandits, Yingchuan County could ask for help from the state government and ask the state government to send troops. But now that the three princes have rebelled, all the state garrison troops have been deployed to put down the rebellion. Yingchuan County can only recruit its own troops to expand the county army.
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Otherwise, if all the county troops are sent out, the county will only have a few thousand city guards.
"Whether there's a war or not, let's stock up on food first."
Chen Xuan was well prepared.
With so many gangs under his control, more than 10,000 taels of silver come in every month. Even if the cellars of all the houses are filled with food, it won't cost much.
Time passes day by day.
Jin Dynasty 660, January 5th.
Chen Xuan asked for leave in advance and headed to the county's black market early that morning.
In the evening, Chen Xuan came to the barren mountain where the black market was located. He used the shape-shifting technique to slightly change his height, fatness, and thinness. He wore black clothes and a bronze mask on his face, with only a pair of eyes exposed.
Arriving at the barren hill where the black market was located, and walking about three hundred meters forward, Chen Xuan saw ox carts not far ahead, and beside the ox carts stood cart drivers.
Each of these coachmen was wrapped up tightly and wore a mask.
"Please show your pass."
A driver saw Chen Xuan approaching and made a stiff voice.
Hearing this, Chen Xuan took out the black market token that he had prepared long ago and showed it.
"Get in the car!"
The driver wearing a cat-shaped mask took a look and nodded to Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan got on the driver's ox cart. The driver wearing a cat-shaped mask drove the ox cart deep into the barren mountains. After walking for about half an hour, the ox cart stopped in front of an abandoned village.
This is where the black market is.
Before the black market opened, this was a deserted mountain village.
It is only popular at night on the 5th and 20th of each month. The lights in the small mountain village are shining, but the houses in the village are still very dilapidated and overgrown with weeds and vines. No one is taking care of them, making it look eerie.
Whether they are here to buy things or to sell things, they are all wrapped up tightly, and some even wear strange masks. They walk quietly, just like evil ghosts walking in the world.
If a timid person enters this place by mistake, he may be scared.
This small mountain village is not big. There is a main street that directly runs through the small mountain village. It only took Chen Xuan about half an hour to walk back and forth.
There are many stalls on both sides of the street.
On these stalls, there are elixirs, weapons, secret books, and all kinds of strange things.
Things on the black market include prohibited items that are difficult to buy outside.
For example, there are powerful crossbows, heavy armor, etc., and even armor-piercing crossbows.
There are also some shady things that come from killing people and grabbing treasures.
For example, Chen Xuan wanted to buy the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
Marrow Cleansing Pills are not sold on the market at all. The Marrow Cleansing Pills on the black market are basically obtained by killing people and grabbing treasures. If the Marrow Cleansing Pills are obtained through normal channels, they will not be sold on the black market, but put on the auction house.
It can be auctioned for a higher price.
Because the bone marrow of the alien animals used to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill is different, there are some differences in the Marrow Cleansing Pills refined by different forces. If they are obtained by killing people to seize the treasure, then the forces that lose the Marrow Cleansing Pill will definitely
Get to the bottom of it.
Once someone sells Marrow Cleansing Pills on the market, they will definitely be investigated immediately.
Chen Xuan looked around and found that the most popular items sold at these stalls were pills.
They range from the secret medicine for skin resurfacing to the secret medicine for nourishing internal organs.
These secret medicines are sold cheaper than on the market, or even much cheaper.
For example, the Five Zang Yangyuan Pills are available in the market for 100 taels each, but here they only have 10 taels each. However, Chen Xuan walked up and looked at the elixirs on several stalls and found that more than 90% of them were fake.
This is a black market, and there is no guarantee of the quality of the products sold.
If you are deceived, you can only blame your own poor vision.
If you want to ensure that it is genuine, go to a regular store to buy the secret cultivation medicine.
What's more, even regular stores sell poisonous secret medicines.
Among them, there were several stalls with signs of Marrow Cleansing Pills. Chen Xuan came to one of the stalls and asked in a hoarse voice: "Take a look at the Marrow Cleansing Pills."