Shuofang City is majestic and majestic. It rises from the ground above the rich Hetao and strangles the chokepoint between Mengyin Mountain and the Yellow River. When the Yelv Stone came here for the first time, looking across the Yellow River, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that the Northern Mastiff must go south if it wants to.

If you take the Hetao, you will definitely pull out Shuofang City.

The Great Wall on both sides of Shuofang City stretches to the sky. This is the Great Wall built by the Qin Dynasty in the past. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Hu and Han family made the grassland the inland of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was ashamed of building the Great Wall in his life. He was once so heroic and heroic. Li Jing was

My Great Wall. The iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty traveled across the world without any rivals. However, the Tang Dynasty fell and the princes were divided. The grassland people gradually became more and more powerful. The Northern Mastiff had a faint tendency to unify the grassland. The northern countries repaired and re-established the Great Wall on the basis of the Qin and Han Dynasties.

A ten thousand mile line of defense.

Balahai Ferry is the only passage to Shuofang City. There are many soldiers at the ferry. Xu Tianran vaguely noticed some strong spiritual power fluctuations, at least among the monks accompanying the army at the level of the Little Grand Master.

Shuofang City is connected to the North Mastiff to the north, the Western Region to the west, and Guanzhong to the south. It is a battleground for military strategists and a must-pass for merchants. Shuofang City is not as wealthy as the border gates, and the rivers and lakes are known as Little Chang'an.

Xu Tianran and his party had already dressed up in disguise and changed into Hu clothes. Yelu Dashi was originally a Hu man, so when he put on the Hu clothes, he immediately had the temperament of a Hu merchant. Xu Tianran disguised himself as an attendant, lowered his head and followed Yelu Dashi in small steps. Lu Xiao

Bu, Soul Eater and Soul Eater became cart drivers. Since they were merchants, how could they leave the customs without carrying goods? The group bought three carriages at a nearby market and carried two carts full of Lin'an silk and one cart of tea out of the customs. Unlike ordinary merchants, they bought three carriages at the nearby market.

Hu Shang was no different. Qianxun led a few horses and followed closely.

The soldier guarding the ferry saw that Yelu Dashi and his party were about to ferry. Several people gathered around. The leader grinned and asked, "What kind of goods are they? Do you have any customs clearance documents?"

Xu Tianran carefully handed over the customs clearance document that was so forged that it was hard to tell whether it was genuine or not. He also took out a small ingot of grained silver from his arms, quietly stuffed it into Master Jun's hand, and whispered: "Master Jun, small things are not disrespectful, Che."

Most of the goods on board have paid customs duties and have paperwork, but a small amount of tea is included. The military master also knows that if all the goods are taxed, there will be no money. I hope the military master will be accommodating. "

The chief was obviously not surprised. He checked the three carts of goods one by one and found that no prohibited items had flowed out of the customs. He grinned and said: "I understand, but your documents only have silk and no tea. This cart full of tea leaves tells you something."

There are some discrepancies a little bit."

Xu Tianran looked sad and sighed: "This is also the first time for our young master to leave home to practice business. He bought silk in Zhongtu and was defrauded of a lot of money. The customs duties and taxes along the way were only 20 taels for a piece of silk in Jinyang.

Wen Yin, the tax money from Shuofang City costs forty taels of Wen Yin. This is not bad. In addition to customs, we also have to worry about thieves. If we are not careful, we will lose both people and money. My young master is also impatient, and he thought in a hurry.

Earn more money, otherwise the master will beat and scold him when he returns home. Military Master, do you have a way to save my young master the tax on Balahai Ferry and the customs duty on Shuofang City? My young master promises to give the military master a silver tattoo.

One hundred taels."

Shi Chang rolled his eyes and realized that there had been no big business for a long time. These days, he could only earn a few scraps of money, and the brothers under him were about to starve to death. However, he couldn't make the decision for such a big business, so Shi Chang had to think about it.

After a while, he said: "Brother, wait a moment, I will ask the supervisor for instructions."

Xu Tianran said flatteringly: "Lao Junye has also stuffed a small ingot of grained silver into it."

Shi Chang held Wen Yin in his arms, his eyes full of smiles, and the boy came up.

Yelu Dashi glanced at the wanted portraits of their group hanging on the wall of the ferry from a distance. He admired Xu Tianran even more for actually thinking of smuggling goods out of the customs. How could those soldiers have imagined that wanted criminals would dare to bargain with them so brazenly?

Started a smuggling business.

Lu Xiaobu secretly glanced at the wanted notice on the wall.

Ling, Brother Tianran and Brother Dashi are both on the list. Why are Qianxun and himself not on the list? Could it be that they are wanted and look down on people?

The commander is a burly man with a strong aura. You can tell at a glance that he is not a good person. His military achievements are actually obtained on the battlefield. Now being able to guard the ferry seems to others that he is very lucky to have such a skill.

A fat and oily job.

However, the commander had just been transferred in the past few days, and he had hundreds of brothers who narrowly escaped death on the battlefield. He was tired of the boring days on the battlefield, so he spent all his wealth to bribe the captain, and he got this job. He thought it was a day job.

Entering the work of fighting for gold, I didn't expect that the first ferry was guarded by ten people in turns. In this way, there were only three days in a month. The seemingly very profitable road leader actually lost a lot of money. After all, he had to pay a lot of money.

tribute money, if there is no way out, the brothers will be kicked back to the frontier army by the captain, and return to their old jobs, with their heads hanging on the horses, risking their lives for some reward money.

When the director heard what the chief said, a big business came to his door, he couldn't help but cursed: "These bastards used to make this kind of money. One hundred taels at a time, enough for a month's worship. We are still too young."

Now, I only know how to kill people but not how to do business."

Shi Changdian agreed: "But we have to find a way to get their goods through Shuofang Pass, otherwise we won't be able to earn this money."

The commander smiled heartily and said: "The guard at the north gate of Shuofang today is my brother. I will write a letter for you to lead them there together, and there will be no obstruction."

Shi Chang nodded in agreement.

The commander suddenly said: "Stop."

Shi Chang immediately stopped and turned around.

Chief Biao thought a little and said: "The palace sent a wanted order yesterday. Once Xu Tong and Yelu Dashi are found, they will be captured immediately. But be careful and don't let the prisoners go."

The chief replied respectfully: "No, brothers have carefully identified them. Those little thieves who dare to break through will be captured immediately."

The director nodded in relief, and immediately went down to his desk to draw some talismans. What he said about repairing the book was just a few big words.

Shi Chang jogged all the way back to the ferry, made a gesture and said: "Yes."

Xu Tianran came up to Shi Chang and quietly stuffed a certain amount of five taels of silver into Shi Chang's arms, "This silver coin is specifically for honoring the military master. Don't let others see it."

Chief Shi admired this Hu man who spoke fluent Mandarin from the Central Plains very much. All the silver collected by Chief Shi at the ferry would be confiscated and would be distributed uniformly by the chief. Only these five taels of silver would truly fall into his pocket.

Shi Chang smiled and said: "Follow me, everyone, and I will take you out of the customs."

Xu Tianran and his party followed Chief Shi on the ferry and directly contracted an entire ferry. Chief Shi received the autographed letter from the Chief and went straight to the north gate of Shuofang City.

Shuofang City is full of flowers, restaurants and shops, and brothels are all located in Xiulin Lane in Nancheng. As soon as Xu Tianran and his party passed by Xiulin Lane, bursts of scent of rouge and gouache hit their nostrils. This is probably the largest gold selling cave in Shuofang City.

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Xu Tianran seemed to be brothers to Shi Chang, "Brother, I will definitely do business with you next time you pass by Shuofang City. We brothers will come here to have fun in Xiulin Lane."

Shi Chang shed tears and said with a smile: "This is a great love."

Arriving at the north gate, Chief Shi found the supervisor of Shoubei City and handed over a letter written by the supervisor. Xu Tianran glanced at it from a distance and saw the big words in his eyes, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood.

Beimen Biaochang took a look and saw that it was actually written by the brothers themselves. There were only five characters in Dou Da: Release, fifty taels.

Xu Tianran lamented that it was true that most of the troops were vulgar, even the commanders, not to mention the illiterate soldiers. However, he also lamented that the military camp was simple and it would not hurt feelings to talk about money.

The chief of the North Gate nodded, checked his identity again, confirmed it was correct, and was ready to release Xu Tian.

Then he handed the prepared one hundred taels of silver notes to the chief with both hands. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and could finally leave the customs.

Suddenly, a young master monk guarding the city gate snorted: "Wait a minute."

Xu Tianran's heart shivered and he bowed respectfully.

The gatekeeper also clasped his fists and saluted, and said calmly: "Mr. Ruilin, their identities have been verified correctly and they can leave the city."

Ruilin is a monk accompanying the army, and his junior master status is at the same level as a captain in the army. He is not something he, a petty commander, can mess with.

Ruilin stood up and walked towards Xu Tianran. With sharp eyes, he glanced at Xu Tianran's hands and said, "Are you practicing swordsmanship?"

Xu Tianran replied: "If you don't have any ability to do business at the border, then your life will be in vain."

Ruilin suddenly stabbed Xu Tianran's eyebrows with a sword. Xu Tianran suddenly took out an ordinary long knife from the ground of the carriage to block, but the huge spiritual power knocked Xu Tianran away and hit the city wall heavily. Xu Tianran slowly climbed up

He got up and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Ruilin returned the long sword to its sheath and said calmly: "You have reached the third level, and you are quite capable at such a young age."

Xu Tianran endured the pain, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you to Sword Immortal Ruilin for showing mercy, otherwise everyone would have been killed with one strike of the sword."

Ruilin carefully looked at the people in the convoy. Only Xu Tianran and Yelu Dashi had some fluctuations in spiritual power. They were both at the third level. The merchants who entered and exited the border had no ability at all. There were thieves all over Shuofang in the west, but most of them

The merchants are all below the second-level realm, and the first-level monks are pampered wherever they go, so how can they do lowly business?

Ruilin also saw the wanted notice from the palace this morning. He didn't bother to pay attention to the mortals who were leaving the prison, but for the monks, he had to check it carefully for fear of releasing the prisoner.

Ruilin was not very interested in the collusion between Hu merchants and border troops to do some smuggling business. They each had their own way of making a living. As long as he did not step on the bottom line, he would turn a blind eye. Otherwise, there would be no way to make a large sum of money for sacrifices every month.

Bag. Cultivation consumes the most money and requires countless pills. Once a secret book appears in the world, the price is astonishingly high. Many monks are willing to fight to the death for a secret book. However, he can rely on his military merit as a frontier soldier in the Jin Kingdom.

After obtaining the secret book, if he can capture the two prisoners Xu Tong and Yelu Dashi, he will have made a great contribution. If he can obtain a secret book that will allow him to break into the first level, he will no longer have to be a guard dog here. He

You can also go to Jinyang, where there is a mansion where a high-ranking god sits.

Ruilin carefully checked for a long time, and there was nothing wrong. This group of people did not look like absconding prisoners. How could any wanted criminal dare to engage in smuggling business? Ruilin waved his hand, and the gatekeeper was ready to let them go.

Xu Tianran sheathed his standard sword, placed it under the carriage, bowed respectfully, and went out towards the north gate.

Ruilin looked at Xu Tianran's retreating back and said thoughtfully: "Stop."

Xu Tianran felt helpless and had to turn around and smile to accompany him.

Ruilin said calmly: "My little brother has a good foundation. It would be a pity to just be a businessman. Are you willing to join the army? I can recommend him to you."

With a smile on his face, Xu Tianran declined: "Master has been kind to me. After I have repaid this kindness, if I want to join the army, I can go to Senior Sword Immortal. I hope Senior will not despise my humble cultivation."

Xu Tianran's answer was impeccable. Ruilin waved his hand and said, "Yes."

Xu Tianran waved towards Ruilin. He actually liked this unsmiling monk who accompanied the army. As expected, he was extremely talented. He had deliberately hidden his cultivation, but he still couldn't resist his outstanding talent. He was liked everywhere.

Yelu Dashi looked at his fourth brother who was smiling like a spring breeze and said with a smile: "Stop squealing."

Xu Tianran smiled and said, "Okay, Master."
Chapter completed!