Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 351: Transactional Selling of Stolen Goods

The total price of these military weapons was 16,000 strings of cash. Song Qing and Lai Yong'er did not bargain and agreed to the price on the spot.

Lai Yonger said, "It's a pity that I didn't get to see you this time. Brother Wu Yong, when we came here, Brother Song Gongming told us that the more armor and weapons, the better. Although we only have thirty or fifty people, there are still Brother Kongming and a hundred people on the road ahead to support us. I wonder if you can spare some more armor. The price is not a problem."

Wu Yong frowned, thought for a moment and said, "When the great master left, he also said that we are all from the martial arts world. If Song Gongming doesn't have enough armor, we can transfer some more. But iron armor is not easy to make, and Liangshan County is not rich. I will mobilize 50 more sets of armor, 500 sets of leather armor, and sell some arrows to you if you need them. How about that?"

Lai Yong'er and Song Qing looked at each other, and Lai Yong'er said, "My lord, you are so righteous. I thank you. Please, military advisor, gather armor for us."

Wu Yong immediately wrote a letter, used his military seal, and sent it to Liangshan. Then he said to Song Qing and the other two, "There is indeed no armor in the treasury. This batch of armor must be mobilized from the army and will be delivered tomorrow morning. Please stay in the military camp outside the manor tonight. These soldiers are now escorting the great official out. I will come to feast you three brothers tonight."

Song Qing said, "Brother Xuejiu, including the new batch of armor that will be delivered, 22,500 strings of money, and 10,000 arrows, it will take more than 1,000 strings of money. We have brought a lot of treasures, all of which are rare and precious. Please take them first, so that we can go back early tomorrow after loading the weapons and armor."

Wu Yong nodded and said, "Okay."

As he spoke, Song Qing had people carry in the treasures he had brought and opened the boxes. Wu Yong looked at the treasures in the boxes: twenty pearls, twenty agates, twenty ambers, twenty jade pendants, and hundreds of rolls of silk and satin.

Wu Yong frowned and said, "These things are hard to sell. Why don't you bring some gold and silver?"

Lai Yonger said, "The mountain is asking for gold and silver rewards, so we kept all the gold and silver we robbed, so we brought these valuable treasures for trading. We also know that these treasures are not easy to sell, and Brother Song Gongming has already instructed when he came that these goods are priced at 30,000 taels."

Wu Yong said, "You don't want me to give you another 6,500 strings of cash, do you?"

Song Qing smiled and said, "Brother Wu Yong, the market is very strict, and it is really difficult for us to sell the stolen goods, so we can only resort to this last resort. In addition to the agreed weapons, I only want 5000 strings of cash."

Wu Yong looked at the treasures in the box and said, "They are really good treasures. After the storm has passed, we can slowly sell them and make a lot of money. But this matter is not for us to decide. Let me go to the backyard and ask the mistress."

As he spoke, Wu Yong called Zhao Yuanli and Zhao Xing, and asked them to each take out two or three pearls, agates, ambers, and jade pendants from the box. They went to the back house together, leaving Song Qing and others in the hall.

After Wu Yong and Zhao Yuanli and Zhao Xing reported the matter, they went into the hall and explained the whole story.

Cheng Wan'er looked at the treasures at hand and said, "Military Advisor, these treasures are indeed rare and valuable items, but this matter is not something that a woman like me can decide. I wonder what ideas do you have?"

Wu Yong said, "Madam, there is indeed a profit to be made here. The county does not occupy much gold and silver, and we have discussed with the senior official that the weapons should be sold to Song Gongming. First, we should not let Song Gongming be helpless and mobilize more government troops, so that Liangshan County will have a chance to take advantage of the situation. Second, this batch of old armor can also be sold, so that it will not be left in the warehouse to gather dust."

Cheng Wan'er heard this and said, "In that case, go to the treasury and take out five thousand strings of cash. This deal will be done."

As she spoke, Cheng Wan'er wrote a petition, took out her own seal, and asked Zhao Xing to go and take the money. Zhao Zhen was the only one in the county who could make the decision on the large amount of gold and silver coming in and out. Zhao Zhen was not around, so Cheng Wan'er, as his wife who was married to him in a formal way, took over the power. She would use the seal to keep it on file beforehand, and explain it to Zhao Zhen afterwards.

In the hall, three people including Song Qing were sitting on chairs. Li Zhong said, "Brother, if this doesn't work out, our trip will be in vain."

Lai Yong'er put down the teacup in his hand and whispered, "Don't worry, brother. This amount of gold and pearls is the essence of the birthday gift. It is inconvenient for us to sell it, but it is not necessarily the case for Mr. Zhao. If we keep it in our hands for a few years, it will be an income of 20,000 to 30,000 strings of cash. Wu Yong must be able to see it clearly. When he goes to ask the mistress in the back house, he will definitely explain the interests and persuade her to give the order."

Song Qing looked at the open box and said, "If we hadn't only taken back half of the birthday gift, we could have melted down the gold and silver wine vessels inside, and there would have been no need to take out such a great treasure."

Then he said bitterly, "I heard that the troops who were trying to kill us were ambushed in a forest in the north. I wonder who they were?"

Lai Yonger shook his head: "This group of people didn't reveal any clues, and no one knows about it until now. Fortunately, the group that ambushed us has found out. It's a pity that Yanshan is too far away from Qingzhou, and I'm afraid we can't take revenge ourselves."

Li Zhong said: "Even so, I feel relieved to hear that [Poison Fire Dragon] Yang Lie is dead."

Song Qing said, "Since the group from Yanshan was also involved, how come we haven't heard that the court sent troops to suppress them? We have drawn pictures of our figures and hung them outside the city gates." Lai Yong'er smiled and said, "Isn't this just to make us famous? It's not convenient to travel, and in the future, if anyone has nowhere to go, they will definitely think of us Qingzhou heroes. These days, many people go up the mountain."

"Besides, it's not certain that Yanshan's group won't have anyone to cause trouble. Apart from anything else, we are both from Hebei Road, and I don't believe that Liang Shijie will remain indifferent."

As they were talking, Wu Yong came in and said to Song Qing and the other two, "Although the lady was in a dilemma, after listening to what I said, she agreed. Five thousand strings of cash and armor will be sent to you tomorrow."

Song Qing quickly stood up and thanked Wu Yong. He said, "Brother Wu Yong, please take these treasures so that we don't have to hand them over again tomorrow."

Wu Yong nodded and said, "In that case, I won't be polite."

As he said this, he asked Zhao Yuanli, who had followed him, to deliver the treasures to Cheng Wan'er in the back house.

Wu Yong looked at Song Qing and the other two and said, "How are you going to transport so many weapons and armor? I'm afraid the road will be difficult to travel on."

Song Qing said: "Brother Kong Ming who came with us is hiding in the fog beside the official road. He also has many carts and carriages carrying rice. We are just pretending to be a caravan selling rice. We are wearing makeup and being cautious. We are not afraid of being discovered."

Wu Yong shook his head: "It's easy to leave Qingzhou, but it's not easy to go back."

Lai Yong'er seemed to have thought of something, and interrupted to ask, "What do you think, Brother Wu Yong?"

Wu Yong gently waved his feather fan and said, "It's not a brilliant idea, but why not pretend to be an official soldier escorting grain and grass? After all, we all know that Qingzhou Prefecture wants to wipe you out."

Lai Yong'er said, "It's a good plan, but we don't have any official documents, so I'm afraid it will be discovered. Since my brother has proposed it, he must have an idea."

Wu Yong nodded and said, "I once got a seal of Yanggu County. Although it is different from the real seal, it is used as a customs document. I believe no one has carefully examined it."

"Yes, we also saw the movement of troops from other places when we came here. Disguised as soldiers escorting military equipment and food, it is less likely to arouse suspicion. After entering Qingzhou, Brother Gongming will naturally meet us."

At that moment, Lai Yong'er asked Wu Yong to write down the official document, stamp it with his seal, and put it in his arms.

Song Qing said: "When I was in Yuncheng, I also heard that you were resourceful and resourceful, but unfortunately we were not able to meet. Thank you for your efforts and consideration for us today."

Wu Yong waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. Everyone in Shandong and Hebei knows the name of Brother Song Gongming. I rarely go to Yuncheng County and missed the opportunity to make friends with Brother Song Gongming. I see Zhu Tong and Lei Heng, the two captains in the county, more often."

Song Qing said: "These two captains are the best friends of my brother, but unfortunately, fate plays tricks on us."

Wu Yong said, "I haven't been to Yuncheng County to see the two captains in recent days."

Song Qing said, "My elder brother wrote to you two a few days ago. You two complained in the letter and the county magistrate has distanced you from each other. Now, two new captains have joined Yuncheng County. They are brothers: one is called Zhao Neng and the other is called Zhao De. Their abilities are far inferior to yours. But because my elder brother died first, and then the whole family of Song and many farmers died, the county magistrate is suspicious of them."

Wu Yong also sighed.

Wu Yong held a banquet at night and only invited Jiao Ting, Bao Xu and Yan Shude from the village to join him. The seven of them did not drink much and only talked about things in the martial arts world during the meal.

The next morning, after packing up, Song Qing and the other two escorted the carriage and said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)