Chapter 315: The Man’s True Intentions]
Did Qu Wenmin really produce so many secretly just to sell them?
While checking, a sound suddenly came from outside the warehouse.
Xiao Yunshuo's heart trembled, and he leaped up, stepping lightly onto the beam and hiding himself.
I saw a few people walking in while complaining.
"Hey... why is this door open? The gatekeeper is so irresponsible. He went to keep warm and eat meat without locking the warehouse! If something is lost, whose fault is it?" said one person.
Another person continued, "This is such a barren place, hardly anyone comes here all year round. How can we get lost? We better get to work!"
"Really? We have such a hard life. They're so lucky! Even the guys guarding the warehouse are eating roasted roe deer and drinking pheasant soup and warming themselves by the fire, and we still have to come over and move things!"
"Stop talking nonsense! It's so cold, hurry up and finish the move. Don't be late and get punished by the general! Besides, this is the last time. You won't be able to live such a comfortable life anymore. You'll have to live your life with your head tied to your belt and on the edge of a knife again!"
As they talked, they worked together to carry out boxes of gunpowder.
Xiao Yunshuo took advantage of the time when everyone was out, quickly rushed out of the warehouse, hid behind the rocks, and then, when one of them was not paying attention, he suddenly threw a stone in his hand, hitting the knee of one of the people carrying gunpowder.
The man felt pain and immediately knelt down on one knee, almost dropping the gunpowder box.
The man in front of him quickly put the box down and said, "What's wrong? Didn't I tell you to be careful and not to be careless? If we drop the cargo and it starts a fire, we'll all die here!"
The person who fell was obviously a person of little influence. He quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Wu. I don't know what happened. My knee suddenly became numb and painful. It hurts when I touch it. I can't even stand up..."
The man called Angkor walked over to check and found that the man was not lying. He couldn't help but curse: "You little bastard, you really know when to get a leg cramp! What should I do? The people who come to collect the goods will be here soon..."
As he said this, he was anxiously trying to go to the kitchen to find someone else to move the things. When he looked up, he saw Xiao Yunshuo walking towards him. He couldn't help but feel happy and waved to Xiao Yunshuo: "You! Come here!"
Seeing that the plan was going smoothly, Xiao Yunshuo naturally came over with a wink.
Wu Ge looked him up and down for a moment and asked, "Are you working at the village gate? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"
Xiao Yunshuo had already thought of an excuse and said, "I often work night shifts, so I don't have many opportunities to see my brothers..."
"I see." Wu Ge nodded without any further doubt. He pointed to the gunpowder box on the ground and said, "You're lucky today. Help carry the goods. Tomorrow, I'll tell the boss to transfer you to the valley to work."
They mined pyrite in the valley to make gunpowder. Although they were all soldiers under Qu Wenmin, they had different tasks according to their importance.
Those who work in the valley are naturally elites or have some connections, while those who guard the valley gate have no background and are powerless. They are not qualified to engage in jobs such as making gunpowder or mining. Of course, their treatment is also very different from those who work in the valley.
Xiao Yunshuo had just arrived and although he didn't know this, he could tell from Wu Ge's tone that he was being promoted. Naturally, he immediately said, "Thank you, Wu Ge."
Xiao Yunshuo, Wu Ge and others moved the gunpowder box out of the village gate, and sure enough, they saw three carriages and several people waiting outside.
These people were obviously used to this place. After greeting Angkor and others, they began to move the boxes into the car one by one.
After collecting the goods, the few of them drove away in the carriage.
Xiao Yunshuo returned to the valley with Wu Ge and others.
After separating from Wu Ge, he quietly said hello to Qin Guihong and said that he planned to chase after him and take a look.
Qin Guihong nodded upon hearing this and said, "I didn't expect Qu Wenmin and the buyer to be so cautious. I originally thought that with the large volume of goods this time, the buyer might come directly to pick up the goods. Well, I have some things to do here and can't get away. Your Highness, please be careful and follow. If there is anything unusual, Your Highness, please do not act stubbornly and return first. It won't be too late to act after we discuss it."
Xiao Yunshuo nodded, indicating that he understood. Then he used his Qinggong skills and quickly caught up with the carriages.
After traveling through the mountains and forests for an incense stick of time, the three carriages finally arrived at their destination.
There were already several people waiting there to receive the goods.
Xiao Yunshuo took a look from afar, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.
Although these people were all dressed in Dayu clothing, their faces showed that they were rough and strong, and they were obviously Beirong people.
After they spoke a few words in poor Da Yu dialect, Xiao Yunshuo became even more convinced that these people were indeed from Beirong.
It turned out that Qu Wenmin was secretly selling gunpowder and firearms to Beirong!
No wonder they had encountered firearms attacks from the Northern Rong on the battlefield before!
I originally thought that it was smuggled and sold by unscrupulous vendors, but I didn’t expect that it was General Dayu who was trading in large quantities!
A few Beirong people received the goods, drove the carriage and were about to leave.
The deliverymen got anxious when they saw this and quickly stopped them: "Hey! We've given you the goods, but where's the payment?"
Although Beirong's handicraft industry is underdeveloped, it is rich in fine horses, various animal furs, and rare medicinal herbs grown in extremely cold lands. However, fine horses are too conspicuous, so Beirong has always exchanged fine furs or rare medicinal herbs such as thousand-year-old ginseng and snow lotus for gunpowder.
However, this time, the Beirong people did not take out anything.
The men who were receiving the goods exchanged a few words in Beirong dialect before turning to the deliveryman and saying contemptuously, "Your general has become my master's dog and even lost his gold mine. How dare you ask for furs and medicinal herbs? I'm telling you, there won't be any more!"
After hearing this, the delivery man couldn't help but be indignant: "What did you say!"
If their general was called a dog, then wouldn't those who followed him be even more like dogs? Who wouldn't be angry after hearing this?
Just as the two sides were about to fight, a cold shout suddenly rang out: "Enough! Stop it!"
Qu Wenmin, a masked Beirong man and several other people came over.
Among them are Chen Fenghe, Qin Mengyue and Xiao Yunhao!
Xiao Yunshuo's pupils suddenly shrank, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Before he chased Qin Guihong away, he asked Yuan Xu to protect Qin Mengyue, Shen Fenghe and the ninth prince. It seemed that Yuan Xu was still a step too late.
Xiao Yunshuo suppressed the urge to rush out to save people immediately, took a few deep breaths, and calmed himself down temporarily.
He recognized the masked man immediately.
The others were fine, even Qu Wenmin was not within his consideration, but this man was a bit tricky.
It’s not that he couldn’t defeat the masked man, but once they started fighting, he wouldn’t be able to gain an advantage within a few moves.
Even a short period of "being unable to take care of other things" may cause harm to his mother Fenghe and the ninth prince, or even threaten him.
Therefore, at this moment, he could only suppress his temper and wait for the opportunity to save people!
Fortunately, the Queen Mother, Feng He and the Ninth Prince seemed to be unharmed.
Otherwise... he would probably spend his whole life in self-blame and regret!
Qu Wenmin took a look at the situation in front of him and roughly knew the reason for the conflict between the two sides.
He turned to look at the masked man: "Master, this is different from what we said..."
The masked man blinked and said calmly, "What's the difference?"
"This time, I'm willing to provide an additional one-third of the goods, free of charge. However, the original portion still requires payment as usual. We clearly agreed last time that this time, we'd exchange it for thirty horses!"
The masked man chuckled twice and said, "General Qu's words are puzzling. General Qu lost hundreds of thousands of taels of my gold in public, and I have already given up the matter. Why would General Qu be so petty now?"
Qu Wenmin's face turned pale in an instant.
The person in front of me clearly intends to eat for free this time!
However, he was worried about being attacked from all sides in the future, so he couldn't even turn against him at this moment!
After a moment of stalemate, Qu Wenmin finally gritted his teeth and said, "I'm indeed guilty of not investigating the gold mine matter. Well, this time, these goods will be given to you for free... I hope the master can keep his promise..."
The masked man chuckled again and said calmly, "General Qu, you wouldn't think that the price of hundreds of thousands of taels of gold is just three carts of gunpowder, right?"
Qu Wenmin was startled, staring at the man with wide eyes, and asked in a trembling voice, "What... do you mean?"
Seeing that he still didn't understand, the man smiled again and asked, "General Qu, you wouldn't think that after all our transactions, I still haven't figured out where General Qu is illegally mining pyrite and manufacturing gunpowder, right?"
Before the man finished speaking, there were several explosions in the air, followed by a flash of white light, and then gray smoke spread in the air!
Xiao Yunshuo looked over and saw that they were fireworks used to convey messages, and the direction in which the fireworks exploded was exactly the same valley as before!
Chen Fenghe's expression was unusually serious.
Although she was not like Xiao Yunshuo who knew that the place where the fireworks exploded was where illegal firearms were manufactured, she probably guessed it by looking at Qu Wenmin's reaction.
It turns out that the masked man in front of him didn’t want gold at the beginning, but gunpowder and firearms which are more practical than gold!
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