() There is a small market in the southeast corner of Weizhou City. It was originally a trading place set up on the border between the Song and Xia countries. It was called a "Ganchang". A "Ganchang" like this was located at the junction of Song and Xia at the junction of Song and Liao.
There are more than ten places on the ground, including those in Xixia and Liao.
Before the war between the two countries broke out, the market was prosperous. Xixia supplied livestock, leather goods, medicinal materials, pearls, jade, green and white salt to the Song Dynasty in the south. The Song Dynasty exported tea, silk, cloth, rice and other items from the south to Xixia; of course, there were also taboos.
In terms of commodities, the Xia State banned the trade of war horses, while the Song Dynasty strictly prohibited the export of military supplies such as copper, iron, sulfur, flame salt, and arrowheads.
Once the war breaks out, trading places like this will be abandoned. Apart from people from the own country trading here, merchants from the two countries can no longer see the scene of trading goods.
This land in the southeast corner has been abandoned since the beginning of the war between the two countries. However, in the past six months, it has become the place where people in Weizhou most hope to go and are most afraid of going, because this is where the government distributes relief materials and distributes rice huts.
, the reason why I am afraid to come here is that a black market of food has formed here in recent months. When people with empty stomachs come here, they can see mountains of food hoarded, allowing rats and ants to eat them.
But he couldn't get even a handful of rice, and one can imagine his despair.
There are also people who take desperate measures and come in groups to steal in the middle of the night. But unfortunately, there is a group of vicious men guarding this place day and night. Dozens of people have lost their lives here because of stealing food.
In the afternoon, the black market is still crowded. Everyone comes to the black market to buy food at night. It is of course also at night that people trade their wives and daughters in exchange for food. It is too eye-catching during the day. This is the most leisurely time for you, a few of you.
The man opened his clothes and exposed his muscular abdomen. He leaned lazily at the entrance of the alley and blew in the breeze. The sound of abacus beads crackling came from a room behind him. It was Cui Dabao, the accounting master, who was counting the accounts and using small sheep's hair to mark the accounts.
Scratchy writing on the thick yellow paper was presented to someone for review.
As for who to give it to for review, everyone knew it well, but they were all warned to shut up, so no one said a word. After all, being able to get involved in this gang that guards the black market, compared to the tens of thousands of other people in the city, is nothing.
What a lucky thing. I don't have to worry about food and clothing here, and I can still get rewards. At this moment, I can be regarded as a superior person in Weizhou City.
The rapid sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the afternoon. A man leading the team opened his bloodshot bullseye and looked around. He saw dust rising on the main street, and a group of horse soldiers in bright armor were rushing towards this direction with great momentum.
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The man leading the team was a little puzzled, but he didn't take it to heart. The most fearless thing in this place was the officers and soldiers. No team of officers and soldiers would cause trouble here unless they were blind.
But the situation suddenly made him feel that something was not good. The cavalry team consisted of four to five hundred people. They rushed straight into the alley without blinking an eye. At the head were four fierce military masters wearing Dutou uniforms. One of them was
The man with a purple-black face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, rode his horse forward and pointed the riding whip in his hand at the man standing at the entrance of the alley and said: "Are you residents here?"
The leading man hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Little Huang Xiaoqi is here to see the military master. Why did the military master come here if he doesn't rest in the military camp on such a hot day?"
A man with a ferocious face and nostrils was whipped in front of his head, which made Huang Xiaoqi hold his head and scream. The man cursed: "You bastard, I was just asking you a question, but you asked about us first." Here you go, looking for a fight."
Huang Xiaoqi hurriedly hid aside and said with a mournful face: "I am the guard's companion here. What are the military men doing here? Are they escaped prisoners or something? There is not a single person here."
The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes said loudly: "We are the bodyguards of Weizhou Prefecture. We are patrolling the whole city on the orders of my lord, and we received reports from the people that there is a black market for selling rice here. At this time, the two countries should make peace with each other." During the war, there were people selling rice at high prices to make profits, so we came here to seal it up."
"Check...check...seize?" Huang Xiaoqi was shocked and said hurriedly: "This is..." Someone around him quickly coughed to remind him not to talk nonsense, and Huang Xiaoqi quickly swallowed the second half of the sentence. , almost flashing his tongue.
"Go away and stand here honestly waiting for questioning. Seeing how sneaky and hesitant you are, you must be the main messenger of this black market. You are not allowed to leave." The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes shouted.
Before Huang Xiaoqi could speak, more than a dozen cavalry soldiers swarmed up and controlled several men at the entrance of the alley. The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes waved his hand and shouted: "Brothers, go in and seal this black market. All personnel will be brought to the house." The Yamen will hear the trial and all the stolen goods seized will be sealed. If anyone resists, they will be killed without mercy."
Everyone shouted: "I have the order!" and then they all galloped into the black market. There was a sudden roar of chickens and dogs. Many men on night watch were hiding in the arbor at the back and were fast asleep. Their sleepy eyes were tied up.
In the midst of the commotion, Master Cui Dabao was pushed and pushed before Wang Chaoyang, Mahan and others. Wang Chaoyang held a handful of white rice in his hand and asked calmly: "Are you the owner of this black market?"
Cui Dabao rolled his eyes without any panic. He cupped his hands and said: "This military master, you are mistaken. This is not a black market. This is just a granary for our Weizhou army. The military master is following the new magistrate. Your Excellency came from the capital, no wonder you didn't know."
Chao Chao sneered and said: "If there is no evidence, why would I come here to seize it? Don't make excuses. If you have anything to say, go tell Mr. Su."
Cui Dabao said fiercely: "Military gentlemen, don't blame me for not reminding you. You should hurry up and go back. Do whatever you have to do. Don't look for trouble; you have already made trouble, and I'm afraid your adults may not be able to bear it." I can afford it.”
Wang Chao was stunned, and just as he was about to speak, Mahan on the side couldn't bear it anymore. He stepped forward and gave Cui Dabao a big mouth, and cursed: "You are threatening our men, you are still worried about you." I will take you to the magistrate's office myself and I will beat you up forty times without saying a word. You are still so arrogant when your butt is in bloom."
Cui Dabao covered his face and said angrily: "Why are you beating people? Are there any rules anymore?"
Mahan cursed angrily: "Hit you? It's still a light one. Brothers, take off this old guy's clothes. Who doesn't want to be dirty? Soak him in horse dung and smear it on him. Let's drag him to the street and kill him." The black market is pretty rough."
Several soldiers rushed forward like wolves and tigers, reaching out to touch Cui Dabao's body. Cui Dabao jumped and dodged, shouting: "Don't do anything wrong, I don't like this."
The horse soldiers didn't care about him, they stripped him completely naked. Cui Dabao quickly covered his vital parts, hunched over and cursed, causing the horse soldiers to punch and kick him. Finally, He was smeared with horse manure and urine, tied with a rope and dragged behind the horse.
Ma Han said loudly: "Take him to the streets and tell the people that this is the consequence of running a black market and harming people."
Cui Dabao was so ashamed that he murmured: "You will regret it, you are simply lawless."
Chao Chao laughed and said: "The world has changed. Nowadays, thieves shout to catch thieves, and black market operators actually scold the officers and soldiers for being lawless. You are such a murderer, but I still feel aggrieved."
Cui Dabao got excited and raised his hand, pointed at Wang Chao and said, "I'm just here to help, this is not my place." When he raised his hand, his dark lower body was exposed, but he quickly covered it again after noticing it.
Chao Chao said: "Okay, who is the main messenger of this black market? You tell me and I will let you off the hook."
Cui Dabao said: "You are not worthy enough. I will scare you to death if I tell you. If you have any sense, please let me go and take others out of here."
Wang Chao waved his hand and said: "If you take a guy out for a parade and won't shed tears even if he doesn't see the coffin, give him a whip after walking a hundred steps. Don't be polite to him."
Cui Dabao yelled and cursed, and was pulled with a rope by several Ma Army soldiers and paraded through the streets. Dynasty Ma Han Zhang Long Zhao Hu and others seized all the black market supplies, tied up all the people, and arrested more than seventy people.
Tied up in a row like a string of toads, they were dragged through the market and brought back to the Yamen.
People who heard the news along the way rushed to watch, and soon both sides of the street were full of bustling and hungry people. Cui Dabao was pulled behind the horse's butt and trotted with his naked buttocks swinging.
A horse soldier behind him would follow up and crack his whip from time to time. As he walked through several alleys, Cui Dabao was already covered in vertical and horizontal whip marks.
The common people wanted to relieve their anger because this Cui Dabao was nothing. The common people smashed pots and sold iron in exchange for some food, and they were often deducted by this old man. Moreover, this old man also used the temptation to exchange for food and ruined the wives of more than a dozen common people.
Girl, everyone has long hated him. Some people picked up stones on the roadside and threw them at him. Some naughty children used slingshots to shoot pebbles at Cui Dabao's vital parts. Although the pebbles were not very powerful, they hurt the most.
It was fragile. After being hit several times, it suddenly turned purple and swollen, and the people who saw it laughed endlessly.
These dozens of people were escorted to the lobby of the government office. They were all kneeling on the floor. Wu Hengxin, the head of the government office, picked up the drumsticks and beat them on the big drum in the hall. After a while, Su Jin yawned and stretched.
, with a watermelon seed still stuck on his mouth, he walked out with three shaking steps.