Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 821
The rough work of transporting supplies is naturally done by people like the green battalion soldiers who are lower than the bannermen, and even worse than the coats.

Although this is hard work and requires physical strength, the green battalion soldiers never tire of it, because during the transportation process, there will naturally be wear and tear, and how much loss depends on how brave they are.

Mr. Qian frowned when he heard the words, ignored the reprimanded soldiers, turned around to Mr. Ba, and said joyfully, "Let's go and have a look!"

At that moment he walked out of the gate and looked out of the city. Sure enough, he saw a convoy of nearly a hundred carts, guarded by cavalry, coming along the official road, looking towards Xinye.

This is more supplies than the previous convoy. Each vehicle has four or five coats, and there are hundreds of burly and round cavalry guards.

Mr. Qian was taken aback when he saw it. Could it be that the Qing army who looted in Huguang came back?

"Mr. Qian, do you want me to let the humble staff go to greet you?" Mr. Ba was still thinking about the benefits, and looked at Mr. Qian with a smile on his face, full of anticipation.

Mr. Qian nodded, with joy on his face, he immediately called his subordinates to go to meet the convoy, but Mr. Qian ordered: "Look at what they are transporting, and then ask what's going on, what happened to the cavalry?" come back?"

The boss dealt with it casually, and then greeted his subordinates to go over happily.

Life in the north was not easy at all, and this year, the Qing army lost Jiangnan again. After four years of recovery, Henan was already self-sufficient, but the Qing court fought repeatedly, and the army consumed too much food and grass. There was a food shortage in Beizhi, Shandong, and Huaihe River, and the Qing government could only collect grain from Henan and Shanxi on a large scale, which caused the price of food in Henan to soar.

Under the rule of the Qing court, the entire northern economy was about to collapse. Relying on taxation, the Qing court was already struggling to operate, and even the Eight Banners could hardly be guaranteed, let alone the green battalion. However, even if the Qing court paid the green battalion full wages now, the green battalion soldiers faced skyrocketing The price of food is not enough to support the family, so I can only find ways to get some oil and water.

Mr. Qian watched as the general led more than 100 people to welcome them up. The city gate was short of manpower, so he stretched out his hand to recruit his own soldiers and asked him to call some more people, while he stood at the city gate and waited.

Not long after, the convoy came to the gate of the city, took the first step back, walked to Mr. Qian and said in a low voice, "Mr. Qian, you are going to get rich. The front is full of grain, and the back is full of wooden boxes. The escorted cattle will not let you go." As we get closer, it is estimated that it is full of gold and silver treasures."

Hearing what he said, Boss Qian also became interested in his heart, "Those who see it have a share, you go to the city to arrange a place for vehicles to park, and find some houses for the banner soldiers to rest."

After listening to the general manager, he immediately went to the city.

At this time, the green battalion soldiers at the city gate stopped the convoy. Mr. Qian stepped forward and took a look at the convoy. The cavalrymen were all strong and strong men, and those who eat rice generally cannot grow so strong. The clothes are also young and strong men, more energetic than the green battalion soldiers.

In the current era, there is still a lot of oil on the face, and the whole **** is a privileged class.Before entering the customs, Baoyi was the object of oppression by the banner people, but after entering the customs, Baoyi became a tool to assist the banner people to oppress the Han people, and the treatment was already very different.

Mr. Qian looked at it and did not have any doubts, because this is indeed a banner soldier, but a banner soldier who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. He walked up and was about to check routinely, but suddenly saw that there were no green battalion troops with him, so he couldn't help but wondered. : "Didn't General Xu's people come back together?"

Tan Tai pretended to be Niu Lu and rode on a war horse with an arrogant attitude. He listened to Mr. Qian and pretended not to understand.

Both of them were disguised, and it was difficult to see the clues for people who were not particularly familiar with them.

Zhang Cunren came to his senses, hurriedly left the cart, nodded and bowed to Tan Tai, and said with a doggy smile: "Master, this general asked why General Xu's people didn't come?"

After Tan Tai heard it, he looked very annoying, and immediately uttered a mandarin that even ghosts could not understand, which made Mr. Qian stunned for a while. to deal with.

"The Han River is about to thaw, and the Prince of England has already returned to the Hekou camp. He will leave the camp with General Xu later. My master is under the order of the Prince of England's second son, Duke Fu Lehe, to escort a batch of supplies back first. , Mr. Qian, please let him go!" Zhang Cunren said as he straightened up and cupped his hands slightly.

After Mr. Qian heard this, he really did as he expected, the cavalry who entered Huguang to loot had already withdrawn, but why didn't this team come back together with the brigade?

"After the general ordered someone to check, he will be released immediately."

Zhang Cunren smiled slightly, "This is the supplies of Lord Zhen Guo, so there is no need to check them!"

Mr. Qian was taken aback for a moment, and then realized why this group of people came back first, and there was no green battalion escort.

Just like the Green Battalion trying to get benefits, the flag soldiers also want to get benefits. The Prince of England robbed Huguang for more than a month, and he did not know how many supplies he robbed. Naturally, they cannot all be handed over to the court. Naturally, the Prince of England should keep some of the benefits. That's why this pair of people secretly transported a batch of supplies in the name of the second son and hid them first.

Wanting to understand this point, Mr. Qian's expression changed, and he naturally wanted to investigate even more, "This is against the rules. If the higher-ups blame me, brother, I won't be able to do the job!"

As he said that, Mr. Qian called for the staff to check. Seeing this, Tan Tai, who was riding on the horse, let out another burst of chirping.

After Zhang Cunren heard this, he hurriedly grabbed the chief executive, "General, this is from Prince Ying's mansion, you will not disrespect Prince Ying!" As he said, Zhang Cunren stretched out his hand, and the other member wrapped his coat immediately. Before, handed over a money bag.

After Zhang Cunren took it, he immediately handed it to Mr. Qian. Mr. Qian received it in his hand, weighed it, it was more than 20 taels at most, and his face became a little ugly.What the hell is sending beggars?If you eat meat, brothers, why don't you have to finish the soup? Isn't the green camp a human being? You have to lose a bone to raise a dog!
Mr. Qian felt angry, but when he pinched it with his hand, the feeling was different, it was not broken silver, so he hurriedly opened it and saw that there were gold leaves inside, he suddenly smiled meaningfully, and said: "Let's get rich together!"

He immediately put the money bag into his pocket, waved his hand to let the Green Battalion soldiers go, and then said: "The general has already prepared the place, let's go in and rest!"

Zhang Cunren immediately cupped his hands, and Tan Tai clamped his horse's belly and waved his hand, beckoning the convoy to enter the city.Mr. Qian stood aside, touched the heavy purse on his chest, and felt very comfortable, but looking at the big cars, he felt a little unbalanced, bowed his head and sighed.

In the south of Xinye City, in a forest about three miles away, nearly ten thousand horses are ready to go. Liu Fangliang's more than 5000 infantry troops, together with the Hengchong horse army, are hiding here. They dare not get too close to Xinye, so they can only stay away. .

At this moment, they didn't know the situation of the convoy, and they could only wait for Tan Tai's signal, and then broke through the city in one fell swoop.

At the city gate, the Green Battalion soldiers moved the horses away and let the convoy in. Mr. Qian watched from the side. On the carts in front, there were bags of rice, which were pulled by mules and horses. The so-called gold and silver treasures.

Everyone loves money. Although it is not their own property, it is not too much to look at, especially boxes of treasures. Mr. Qian cast his eyes on the vehicles with large wooden boxes, and he felt a little envious in his heart, but suddenly Mr. Qian's expression changed However, there was a change, his eyes fell on the rut, and doubts suddenly arose in his heart.

If gold and silver treasures are in this box, how come the marks left by the wheels are not as deep as the grain carts in front?

Qianhu immediately stepped forward, blocked the vehicles from entering the city, held his saber in one hand, and shouted sharply: "Open the box!"

At this time, the entire convoy had already entered for less than half, and Zhang Cunren, who stayed outside to take care of him, saw this and gave the subordinate a wink. A coater immediately opened a large box, and Mr. Qian stepped forward and jumped into the car Go, was about to bend down to look, only to see a flash of saber, and a saber pierced Mr. Qian's waist from behind.

"Ah!" With a scream, the saber was pulled out, and hot blood splashed on the ground, melting the snow immediately, and Qian Zong's body softened, fell from the car, and rolled to the ground.

The sudden change stunned the green battalion soldiers who looked at the convoy stupidly. Zhang Cunren immediately shouted, "Do it!"

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