Jiang Hu listened to the speeches of the five ragged brothers in front of him with trembling hands, feeling sad.
Two hundred people...all died before they even got through the gate?
A ragged brother cried, "Captain, let's go find the prince and reunite. I think we have no hope."
"They're already on guard this time. If Xiaoliu and the others give us away, there will be no hope!"
Jiang Hu was furious. He kicked him and cursed: "You are talking nonsense! Don't you know your own brothers? Taoyuan County must be attacked, otherwise how can I explain to the prince!"
He knew the prince's character. Although he was usually very generous, he would not have a good ending if he failed to complete his mission.
"We don't have time! Taoyuan County might send someone to inform the capital, and then we'll be in big trouble. We must fight quickly and decisively!"
"Tomorrow, all of us will leave the city with our equipment and get dressed once we are outside the city."
"Captain, we have no horses!" a discordant voice came.
Grass!
Jiang Hu's forehead veins popped out, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then you guys just go buy it! Buy it back from wherever you sold it! If you don't have enough money, go get it together, go borrow it!"
"Qianhu, what should we do if we have no money when passing the toll station?" Another discordant voice came.
"Who asked that? Who?" Jiang Hu was furious, and glanced at the group of brothers in front of him: "Shut up! Don't interrupt me before I finish speaking!"
"Don't worry about the toll booth. Since one of our brothers has been captured, let's go directly into the city in the name of clearing out the bandits and forge a government warrant! Does anyone else have any questions?"
“What if they don’t believe it and don’t open the city gates?”
Jiang Hu snorted coldly: "With the seal, we can disguise it as a token. How can a small county in the capital not believe it? Also, you can't bring short swords anymore. Replace them with long swords. Once they enter the city, we will make them pay with blood!"
The ragged brother said worriedly: "Qian Hu, what if someone recognizes the fake? Is it really okay? I feel that Taoyuan County cannot be judged by common sense!"
Jiang Hu said irritably, "No need to say more! I know what's going on. Fang Zhengyi is not in the county, so what can a group of short-sighted subordinates know? Everyone, go to bed early, and those who need to buy horses should go buy horses. We will set off as soon as possible tomorrow!"
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The next day, on the top floor of Taoyuan County.
Captain Liu was on duty on the city wall, holding his chin absentmindedly, looking into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
Seeing this, the brother next to him asked, "Brother, are you missing a woman? Want to go out and have some fun tonight?"
Captain Liu shook his head and said, "Forget it, save money! After I get my bonus this year, I'll quit next year and go out to do business."
"Business? Brother, don't let it get you down. Different trades are like different mountains. How can we do business? Don't let us lose so much money that we have nothing left!"
Captain Liu pointed in the direction of the capital, and said with a hint of envy: "The monkey trainer in the county, Mr. Sun, sold his horse overnight. He must have made a fortune! If a monkey trainer can make money, why can't I?"
"I've figured it out. I'll never get rich if I rely on a fixed salary. I'll never get a beautiful wife!"
Captain Liu put his hand on his brother's shoulder and said earnestly, "Xiao Qiang, you are still young and unmarried, you don't know how difficult the world is."
"How wild are the women in our county? You said that the house you live in is a welfare house allocated by the county, and people look down on you. You don't even have an independent toilet. Who would be nice to you?"
Xiaoqiang was silent: "If it's true love, isn't it enough to have a place to live?"
"Don't be silly, young people all think this way. After a while, you will know that no woman is willing to suffer with you! Those women are very competitive!"
"When it was just right, you were all so sweet and thought it was true love. Two years later, your wife wanted to be intimate with you, but you said you owed her the money."
"Not to mention women. When you have a child and send him to school, you won't be allowed to send the child if the school is two miles away! Why? Others ride horses but you ride a donkey! The children think you are embarrassing. When you go home at night, your wife and children will poke you in the spine. If you can bear it, how can you talk about true love?" Captain Liu looked like a veteran with a hint of sadness on his face.
Xiao Qiang was not convinced and said indignantly: "Then I will go to the capital to look for it!"
"Listen to my advice. Don't look for someone from outside the county. Look for someone locally! The county distributes money at the end of the year. Do outsiders get a share? There's no subsidy for the children's school fees! Don't be stupid!"
Xiao Qiang thought deeply and said, "Doing business is too risky. If the house I'm given doesn't work, I can go to the county to borrow some money and buy a big house. Then, will I still need a woman?"
Captain Liu sneered, "You still want to buy a big house? Can't you see how fast the land prices in the county are rising? If you borrow that ancestral loan, you will never be able to turn things around in your life."
"The interest keeps rolling in year after year, and you won't be able to pay it back until you become an ancestor. Imagine your great-grandson is born in debt, and when he grows up and becomes sensible, won't you scatter his ashes?"
Xiao Qiang said with a worried look on his face: "Brother, you are so right... Why didn't I think of it before? If you didn't say it, I would have thought that my life was pretty good. Now that you said it, why do I feel that my life is hopeless?"
"That's right! Everyone is like this when they are young. After eating the last meal, they don't think about the next meal. They are heartless! We are all experienced people, so the only way to live a good life is to go out and do business!" Hearing that his younger brother had become enlightened, Captain Liu, who had successfully sold anxiety, also smiled with satisfaction.
Xiao Qiang licked his lips, his eyes darted around, and suddenly he said shyly: "Brother, how about I go do business with you? Do you think I can do it?"
"Alright! That's great, brother! How can I not give you a share of my wealth?" Captain Liu was delighted. He didn't expect to have a partner before the business even opened. Now the financial pressure is much less. "After the New Year, I'll go to the printing shop's old Chen to get two sets of fake identities, and then we'll go out and venture!"
Xiaoqiang was also very happy: "Brother! Then what kind of business should we do?"
"Horses! Selling horses! I think this is a promising idea! After the New Year, we will go to Hengjiang City to collect a batch of horses and then resell them to the capital. I heard that the prices in Hengjiang Prefecture are much cheaper than those in the capital, and the market in the capital is so good. I sold my two thousand horses so quickly. I bought low and sold high. I will make a lot of money!"
Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment. Just like others are selling horses, are we also selling horses?
The money for the fodder on the road must be paid by at least two taxes, and there is also the cost of establishing connections... Can I still make money in the capital? Never mind, Captain Liu must have calculated it if he knows so much!
Just follow him and you will get rich!
They both looked towards the capital at the same time, their eyes full of hope...
While I was imagining the future, dust suddenly filled the sky in the distance!
Captain Liu immediately picked up the telescope and looked.
I saw more than a thousand people riding horses, rushing towards the county town in a mighty manner.
As they galloped on horseback, their formation was in good order, and it was obvious that they were a truly elite force!
Captain Liu's face changed drastically. After observing carefully for a moment, he said to Xiaoqiang beside him urgently: "Go to the county government immediately to inform that there may be a large number of foreign enemies invading! Let everyone be prepared, and the people go home temporarily!"
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