minions live

Chapter 76
They came too late, and there was no one left under the knife.

Wuliang's three giants led the team to the west gate.

Looking at the dozens of dead heads outside the city and the blood-stained ground, the veins on his forehead twitched.

"This this this..."

It was the first time Fan Gaopeng saw so much blood and corpses, his face was pale, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Ren Ning ignored him and just saluted the man in the uniform of a county captain.

"Master Junwei. Ren Ning sent Ling back to his hometown and passed through Wuliang City. He happened to encounter a few miscellaneous fish trying to attack us, so he cleaned up the door for you. You don't need to thank me."

"You!" The county lieutenant almost jumped up.

Ren Ning turned a blind eye, got on his horse, and came back to the bright red Xingluo army flag.

"It's getting late, and it's not a problem for the convoy to get stuck at the gate of the city and prevent the people from entering and leaving."

"We're in town!"

You want to leave after killing so many people?

The Big Three in Misty County looked at each other.

Ren Ning inserted the military flag, and asked sinisterly: "The three of you are standing still, are you trying to block our team?"

hum!
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Talking about fighting or fighting is naturally a matter for soldiers.Both Fan Gaopeng and the inspector were civil servants, so they couldn't help looking at the county lieutenant.

Looking at Ren Ning's young face, the county captain only hesitated for two seconds.

Although his face was burning badly, he still waved his hand, and the people following behind stepped aside one after another.

Youth represents impulsiveness and recklessness.Whoever dares to lose face, the young man with Shang Fang's sword will dare to chop you off.

Furthermore, I heard rumors from the imperial capital that His Majesty intends to reduce the local garrison.

There are thirty county lieutenants in Yunchui's thirty counties.Most of them set up a position for nothing, a pure waste of imperial tax revenue.Especially in hinterland counties like Mist, setting up an extra county lieutenant is simply nothing.

The kid in front of him is impulsive, if he cuts down the dignified county captain.It is estimated that not only no one in the court dared to speak for him, but it might also be in line with the wishes of the imperial capital.

Ren Ning nodded in satisfaction, and his eyes fell on Fan Gaopeng and the inspector who were next to him in the uniform of the county guard.

"Your Majesty, Supervisor. Although Ren Ning is not very old, as a fortress soldier, he knows his duties clearly, so he never cares about local affairs."

"However, a city guard charged us five times the city entry tax just now. I hope we can have a reasonable explanation before we leave Wuliang City tomorrow."

Ren Ning's voice was not loud, but in Fan Gaopeng's ears there was deafening feedback.

According to regulations, the team that sent the spirits back to their hometowns not only did not need to pay any taxes along the way.On the contrary, if necessary, you can also get some taxes from the government along the way to buy necessities such as grain, grass, and medicinal materials.

Strictly speaking, daring to collect taxes from them is already hindering the sending of spirits back to their hometowns.

call!
Lei Er picked up his standard machete.

Fan Gaopeng and the two looked over consciously, the sharp machete was still dripping with blood, almost dripping.

They couldn't help shivering.

"Five times?" A soldier defending the city almost sprayed out.

How can there be so many!
They only need to pay twice the city entrance tax of ancient wealth.

Ren Ning's eyes slid over gloomyly.The talkative little soldier was sweating profusely, wishing he could slap himself a few times.

"I must find out the situation as soon as possible and give Commander Ren a satisfactory answer."

Ren Ning nodded, "This is the best."

"Please have someone clean it up," he pointed to the corpse on the ground, "so that our convoy does not slip into the city."

After finishing speaking, Zhuifeng moved his vigorous limbs and walked to Wuliang City first.

Too arrogant.

The county lieutenant gritted his teeth, full of anger and didn't know where to vent it.Looking at the stunned subordinates beside him, he couldn't help kicking him.

"Is it dead? Why are you still in a daze! Go and move the corpse away."

Looking at this scene, Gu Fugui seemed to be ten years older all of a sudden.

"Girl," he sighed and looked at Gu Shengnan next to him, "this east-west trade route may not be able to travel in the future."

There are several roads from the east of Yunchui to Xiliang.But the one passing through Misty County is the fastest and the closest.Other routes have to take a big detour, which is not worth the loss.

"Xiliang sharpened his sword and wanted to fight Yunchui. We both got into trouble in Laigu and Misty in the territory." The old housekeeper suggested, "Why don't we finish this run, and let's go in another direction and take the north-south line in the future."

Gu Shengnan remained silent.

Wanting to change trade routes is not as simple as opening and shutting up, you have to think long-term.

After the defenders cleaned up the corpses at the city gate, she waved her hand and led the caravan to follow Ren Ning's 26 people.

After a while, Ma Dali led the convoy from the fortress to the gate of the city.

Smelling the strong smell of blood in the air and seeing the deep bloodstains on the ground, he couldn't help shaking his head.

That is, the team led by Ren Ning.If he, Ma Dali, had come to be the security commander, he would probably put it down after a few slaps in the previous situation, and it would be impossible to make the whole city gate bloody.

Ma Dali disagreed, but the soldiers and female relatives behind the fortress were full of joy, looking at the common people who kept bowing to them and waving their hands again and again.

The group of moths at the west gate were slaughtered by the team sending the spirits back to their hometowns from the Yanzhen Fortress. The news seemed to have wings and spread quickly.

As soon as the convoy entered Wuliang City, both sides of the street were crowded with crowds of people.

Someone took some food and chased the soldiers who were not given to the fortress.

Looking at the white flags hanging on the cars behind, many people not only did not hesitate to dodge, but ran over with sacrificial incense, insisting on inserting them into the vehicles transporting bones and coffins, wishing them a safe journey back home.

Ma Dali watched this scene thoughtfully.

A few years ago, he also had the experience of sending spirits back to their hometowns.

However, they all entered the city smoothly, and then left quietly.Even passing through many towns along the way, the common people didn't know that they were a team sending spirits back to their hometowns.

It's not like the people are so happy now, they can't wait to carry their convoy on their shoulders and move forward.

Wuliang City is one of the few cities in Misty County, and there is a special place for caravans to stay overnight near the east of the city.

The place is not too big, it can only accommodate a large caravan to park.

When Ren Ning and his party arrived at the parking spot, there was already a large caravan on it.

However, when the caravan heard about the West City Gate, they set off without hesitation and gave up the parking spot to the small and medium-sized caravan of the Gu family.

Gu Shengnan and Gu Fugui are so embarrassing.

The bigger the caravan, the stronger it is. When they meet on the road, they always make small concessions to medium and medium to large.There has never been a large caravan like them giving way to small and medium-sized caravans.

The master and servant hurriedly turned their heads to catch up and apologize to the head of the business.

"Don't. All the caravans running the east-west route should thank you, the Gu family." The head of the other merchant quickly waved his hand, "After you do this, at least everyone will have a lot of peace of mind when passing through Misty County."

Ugh.

Gu Fugui looked up to the sky and sighed.

This is really a good time for everyone to take advantage of, and the Gu family will take the blame.

Ren Ning was unaware of the entanglement between Gu Shengnan and Gu Fugui.

The parking spot is rare in the city. After checking the number of people in the team and the supplies, he asked everyone to go out together and buy whatever they want.

But he was dragged by Lei Er into the Kelai Restaurant opposite the parking spot.

Misty County has less land and food is more expensive, and wine can expel moisture, so the price is even more astonishingly expensive.

Ren Ning was on duty, so he didn't want to go in, but a dozen soldiers from the fortress coaxed him in, so he went in.

"I have to hurry tomorrow morning, so don't drink too much." Ren Ning said.

Everyone responded in a roar.

The decoration in the restaurant is simple, but there is a lot of people inside.

The drinkers toasted and drank and talked loudly, and nine out of ten they talked about the unilateral killing at the outer gate of the west city.

Seeing Ren Ning and his party come in, the drinkers toasted to them.

Several wealthy customers even shouted: "Shopkeeper, I am happy today, and all their wine money is on my head."

　"Finance/government" is not easy to deal with, so replace it with taxation,
　　I hope everyone knows.

　　Ask for a few tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)