Chapter 364 Peace City

On the vast grassland, the wind blew the pasture on the field. A team of soldiers were marching on the field with strangely dressed prisoners. These prisoners drove the carriage and were strung up by seven or eight rows of ropes. These prisoners were a humble small tribe captured by the Lv Bu army a few days ago. Damn it, let's go. Let's go. A Han soldier waved the long whip in his hand and slapped the grass beside a group of prisoners, splashing countless pieces of grass, but his mouth kept screaming and scolding.

Being scolded by the soldier, Xianbei people's footsteps accelerated a little, but this temporary obedience is difficult to hide the hatred in their eyes. I saw two Xianbei people looking at each other, and they saw the anger in each other's eyes.

"These Han dogs are too arrogant. There is no way for us to go on like this. If we are brought back to the camp by the Han army, we will die." Suddenly, a humble man beside him suddenly said to the person next to him.

"What do you think you should do? They have knives, and we can't fight. Another Xianbei replied.

"It can't be beaten, but it doesn't mean we can't leave." With that, the Xianbei man pouted angrily at the Han soldiers on the other side.

"Yes, we Xianbei people can't admit defeat like this. I'll cover it. You killed the dog, robbed his horse and left. Remember to bring reinforcements back to save us." The two Xianbei people quickly discussed the result.

"Ah." Hearing a scream, a Xianbei prisoner came to the ground without warning, and his mouth kept screaming, as if something terrible had happened.

"What's going on?" Just as the Xianbei prisoner screamed, a Han soldier came over and asked the couple of prisoners.

"Your Excellency, I don't know why this man suddenly became like this. Please help him." As soon as the Han soldier asked, the Xianbei man who spoke before quickly came forward and said.

"Grandma's actually caused trouble for me." Although the Han soldier spoke easily, he still jumped off the captured war horse and walked towards the group of Xianbei people, trying to see what was wrong with the Xianbei people.

"Go to hell." Just as the soldier walked into the crowd, the Xianbei man behind him suddenly rushed up and locked the Han soldier with the rope in his hand.

"Bastard, what do you want to do?" It was not until this time that the Han soldier reflected it, but it was obviously too late. He saw the Xianbei people around him suddenly rise up and controlled the Han soldier with his seven hands and eight feet. At this time, I don't know who suddenly pulled out the sword from the waist of the Han soldier. With a "pull", the sword was The Han soldier pierced through his body. The soldiers finally stopped resisting. At this time, these Xianbei people quickly cut off the rope in their hands.

"It's not good. There is artificial reaction." At this time, the Han soldiers not far away saw the situation here. They shouted one by one and consciously moved closer to this side, but each of them had a division of labor. At this time, although they saw the situation here, they had to ignore the prisoners they were responsible for. They could only shout and let the patrolling soldiers Hurry up and deal with it.

"Rumble." Just then, the horse's hoof sounded. A group of cavalry came, and everyone saw that it was none other than Cheng Lian, who was responsible for transporting these prisoners.

"General Cheng Lian, come here. There are prisoners who rebel." Seeing Cheng Lian bringing people over, the Han soldiers greeted him while taking good care of the prisoners they were responsible for.

"Let's go, remember to bring someone to save us." I saw Cheng Lian coming with someone. A humble man said to the previous man.

"Don't worry, I will definitely bring someone to save you." I know the situation is urgent. The Xianbei man did not hesitate. As soon as he got on the war horse left by the Han soldiers before, he went to the distance.

"Well, if you want to escape in front of me, you can't underestimate me." Seeing this Xianbei man leaving, Cheng Lian bent his bow and arrow, and directly aimed at the Xianbei man's vest. Cheng Lian was not a kind-hearted person, and he didn't have to show mercy to Xian Bei people.

The sound of a feather arrow cutting through the sky came, and then the Xianbei people who had rushed out of dozens of battles answered.

"Come on, go and cut off that fresh man's head." Seeing that the escaped prisoner was killed by himself, Cheng Lian waved behind him. Called two soldiers and said.

"It's an adult." Then the two of them hurried away, took down the head of the Xianbei man, and brought the war horse back by the way.

"General, what about these people?" As soon as Cheng Lian killed the fleeing Xianbei man, the soldiers had brought a group of Xianbei people. Cheng Lian turned around and saw that these people were not others, but other Xianbei people tied up with the Xianbei man who had just fled.

"General, this matter has nothing to do with me. We have killed the Han army, nor did we help that man escape." These Xianbei people were taken to Cheng Lian by the soldiers, and someone rushed out first and said to Cheng Lian.

"General, we are innocent." With the demonstration of this man in front of him, the Xianbei people behind him also knelt down and begged for mercy.

"A group of backboneless guys." Seeing these Xianbei people look like this, a soldier around Cheng Lian said contemptuously. Hearing this, the Han soldiers around them all smiled contemptuously and didn't care about these humble people.

"Damn Han people, go to hell." Just as the Han soldiers looked relaxed, a loud voice remembered that the Xianbei man who had kneeled before suddenly rose up, and a cold dagger in his hand pierced Cheng Lian in front of him.

"Dog thief, if you want to calculate the general, go to hell." Cheng Lian's skills are so good. Isn't it so calculating? At the moment when the Xianbei people rose up, Cheng Lian reached out and pulled out the knife around his waist. The knife only drew a shiny arc in front of him, and then a blood line splashed out. A big head fell to the ground immediately, which was left by the Xianbei man who wanted to attack and kill Cheng Lian.

"Damn it, it's an adult." It was not until then that the soldiers around Hou Chenglian woke up and hurriedly stabbed the corpse of the Xianbei man who had lost its head with the long gun in his hand. Obviously, I hate the previous performance of this humble person.

"General, what about these people?" At this time, a general around him once again pointed to the Xianbei people who had been frightened by the scene just now and asked Cheng Lian.

"Kill them all." Cheng Lian said lightly.

"General, we are all innocent." Hearing Cheng Lian's sentence on their fate, these Xianbei people immediately blew up and cried one after another.

"Well, you and the previous two are prisoners tied to a rope. From today on, as long as one person makes a mistake, all the prisoners on a rope commit the same crime. Two of you have committed a death penalty, so you will all die. Cheng Lian understands that the Xianbei and Han people have fought and killed over the years, and the hatred is as deep as the sea. It is impossible to untie the pimples in it, and Cheng Lian can only use extraordinary means to send these prisoners back safely, while the continuous sitting system is the best means.

"How far is it from the salt pond?" After dealing with this matter, Cheng Lian asked the soldiers around him.

"General, there is still one day's way from Yanchi City." The soldier thought for a moment and said to Cheng Lian.

"Gone the order and move forward quickly." He said that he rushed to the front of the team without looking back.

Not long after Cheng Lian's prisoner team left. A team of Xianbei scouts quietly approached the place where Cheng Lian had just killed.

"Captain, look here. There are corpses here. They are our people." As soon as the scouts came here, someone found the body just now.

"These people have not died for a long time. It seems that those Han troops are going in this direction. These Han troops must have met their camp. We have been busy on the grassland for so long that we are finally going to find the Han camp. When the scout captain saw the tragic death in front of him, he not only did not suffer at all, but left a smile on the corners of his mouth.

Originally, Xianbei people thought that Lv Bu's army would transport Xianbei's population and goods back to Liangzhou after looting Xianbei's population and goods, so they sent soldiers and horses to intercept them near Liangzhou and rushed over. Later, many people inquired about Xianbei people to know that it turned out that after getting these goods and people, Lv Bujun did not directly transport them back to Xiliang, but to a mysterious camp, and these scouts in front of him were specially designed to find this camp. This camp is not somewhere else, but the salt pond in Cheng Lian's mouth.

The next day, when noon came, a city with earthen walls appeared in front of Cheng Lian and others. This place is the salt pond in Cheng Lian's mouth. However, the name Yanchi is only known by those who know the details of the earthen city, and the real name of this earth city is Heqi City. The reason why it is called Heqi City is Because most of the city is the business of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce.

"Hahaha, General Cheng Lian, you are here. I received a message earlier that you have a batch of goods to deliver. I have been waiting here for a few days, and now I finally see the general." Seeing Cheng Lian's team appear, a middle-aged man with a fat heart quickly jumped up from the stool at the gate of Heqi City and ran over to answer Cheng Lian.

"Ha ha, Boss Li, you must be so anxious because you smell the fishy smell. I also have military affairs. You'd better order some goods for me quickly. Cheng Lian smiled and said a few words to Boss Li, and then ordered the soldiers to camp outside the Heqi City. For Cheng Lian, the task of transporting goods has been successfully completed at this time. As for counting the goods, Cheng Lian only needs to see that there are no mistakes in the final list. As for how to liquidate and how to exchange them in the end. Military merit, that's not what he is worried about.

"General, don't worry, the little one will handle it for you." With this, Boss Li brought the people of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce to order goods. The boss here is one of the main affairs of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce in Heqi City. He has had many deals with Cheng Lian, but they can rest assured of each other. What's more, in the end, Cheng Lian only depends on whether the number of goods is wrong, the value of these goods, and how to calculate military merit in the end. That's not what he is worried about.

"General Cheng Lian, I'm lucky to have you this time." Just when Cheng Lian was bored, a voice suddenly sounded behind him. Cheng Lian turned around and saw a tall and handsome figure appearing behind him. At first glance, he was a little familiar. He carefully identified that this person was not someone else but Lv Bu, and there were still several people standing beside him, but it was Xun Yu and Tai Shici. Of course, Cheng Lian doesn't know a thin and beautiful teenager beside Lv Bu, but Lv Bu knows that he is the real behind-the-scenes boss of the Chamber of Commerce, Lv Bu's eldest wife Cai Yan. Lv Bu came to Heqi City this time. On the one hand, he wanted to see the development of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce here, and on the other hand, he wanted to accompany Cai Yan.

"General Lu Bu." Seeing that it was Lv Bu, Cheng Lian hurriedly wanted to bow, but was pulled by Lv Bu.

"No one here knows me. Don't reveal my identity." Pulling Cheng Lian, Lv Bu said softly.

"Well? Ha ha" Although Cheng Lian has been under Lv Bu for some time, the two are not familiar with each other, which leads to Cheng Lian looking at Lv Bu in front of him and doesn't know what to say.

"General Cheng Lian, I heard that you are very familiar with this Heqi City. Why don't you take Mr. Lv and us for a walk." Seeing that Cheng Lian was a little embarrassed, Xun Yu hurriedly said.

Although Xun Yu has not really put himself into Lv Bu's command, after these days, he has a much better attitude towards Lv Bu, and Lv Bu is also used to taking him with him so that he can ask for advice at any time.

"Okay, I'll take you around. Mr. Lv, please." With the help of Xun Yu, Cheng Lian nodded gratefully to Xun Yu and led the way in front of him.

"This Heqi City is originally not large in scale, and there are few merchants. However, after this period of development, it has been very popular recently. More and more merchants have come to Heqi City, and the previous place is slowly not enough. Therefore, the Heqi Chamber of Commerce has added an earth wall outside the original city wall, which is now The scale of the sky." Cheng Lian introduced in the front that Lv Bu and Cai Yan did not make a sound but just smile, while Xun Yu and Tai Shici behind them listened very carefully.

"What kind of business does Heqi City do?" Hearing this, Xun Yu suddenly asked.

"There is a lot of business. The reason why we can gather so many merchants here in a short time is that the goods here are very rich. The main goods of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce are salt, iron, and the cattle, sheep and horses we got from Xianbei. However, the number of cattle and horses is less. After all, we still need to use it ourselves, but it is This small quantity is also very marketable. Many merchants come all the way to buy war horses. Now the princes are rising together, and the war horses are popular, but even if you can't buy war horses, you can make a lot of money by transporting some private salt back. Cheng Lian introduced it in detail. Obviously, he is very familiar with the matter of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce.

"But I heard that the business of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce is more than that, and there seems to be human trafficking. Can you take me to have a look?" At this time, Xun Yu suddenly asked.

"This?" I heard Xun Yu mention this. Cheng Lian couldn't help looking at Lv Bu. Lv Bu handed over the business here to the Heqi Chamber of Commerce to take care of. One of the reasons is that there are some things that Lv Bu is not suitable for coming forward, such as the matter of human trafficking. Lv Bu's original goal is very clear. He wants to use the captured humble and strong man to open a mine, but this matter can only be carried out secretly, otherwise for Lv Bu's shape. It seems to have an impact. Lv Bu has been used to the loss of bad reputation for so many years. Now he has to think about this, and Xun Yu doesn't open which pot, which makes Cheng Lian a little embarrassed.

"Let's take us to have a look. I also want to know how the Heqi Chamber of Commerce do this business." Lv Bu was embarrassed when he saw Cheng Lian, but said carelessly. It is a promising business for Lv Bu to come here to sell human beings. How can he give up because of a little resistance?

"That's it. This is the population and trading place of Heqi City. However, the business here is not good. There are more people coming to see it and fewer people buying it. Cheng Lian took everyone into a large courtyard and looked at the deserted scene here and said.

There are many wooden cages in this yard, and the cages are full of first-captives, men and women, old and young.

"How can it be so deserted here?" Seeing the deserted appearance here, Lv Bu couldn't help asking. Lv Bu did not handle the business of Heqi City. He just knew that Ling Lv Bu was shocked that the promising population business in Lv Bu was so light, which was not in line with Lv Bu's imagination.

"Let me tell you." Seeing that Lv Bu was surprised, Cai Yan around him ended up talking. Lv Bu personally mentioned this population business, and Cai Yan ordered his men to do it. Of course, Cai Yan knew why the business was deserted. In fact, as everyone knows, the most indispensable thing in our Han Dynasty is people. Now the whole Han Dynasty is full of exiles. As long as these people give a mouthful of food, they are willing to do anything. Who is willing to spend money on these hostile people to go home to work?" Looking at Lv Bu, Cai Yan said helplessly.

"So how did you deal with these people?" Cai Yan said that Lv Bu has understood that it is really difficult to have a relationship with the population business now, but these prisoners are all sent by themselves and have to eat. They can't keep them, right?

"Well, this young general doesn't know." As soon as Lv Bu said this, Cheng Lian said with a wry smile. Cheng Lian didn't know that Cai Yan was the behind-the-scenes boss of the Heqi Chamber of Commerce, so he rushed to answer with embarrassment.

"Ha ha, how can General Cheng Lian do this kind of thing? However, I heard that when the Heqi Chamber of Commerce saw that these people could not take action, they could only digest them by themselves. The Soeu and Qi Chamber of Commerce needed a lot of people to mine, but there was not much waste. Cai Yan's words are very implicit. Among these humble people, everyone must be suitable for mining. For example, those old people, women and children may not be able to dig for a few days.

"In fact, mining is not the only way to go. Those old people, women and children can let them return to their old business. Aren't they good at grazing? Let them graze for us. Anyway, war horses and so on always need someone to raise them for us. After listening to Cai Yan's words, Lv Bu shook his head and felt that it was a waste to use people like this, so he said.