Chapter 44
The barbarians in the crippled man’s mouth were the Great Zhou people’s collective name for the peoples outside the Seychelles
The Turkic Chetan Hui Hu Fang Mohe Tribe and other extra-Serbian peoples live in the bitterly cold land outside of the Serbs
With nomadic herding as the main focus, the people are tough
Especially the Turkic people, have a large number of herdsmen and horses, everyone is good at shooting, even women, also on horseback can fight
Already become the overlord of the peoples outside the plug
The Turkic people are like the wolves outside the fence, coveting the richness of the Great Zhou Central Plains
In recent years, they have been harassing the border from time to time
However, the great Zhou to force to build the dynasty, the national strength is strong, in the short term can not shake the foundation of the great Zhou
Turkic tribal leaders, there is no lack of admiration for the culture of the Central Plains
Great Zhou Dynasty silk tea porcelain salt and even ink and paper, as long as you can get through the joints shipped to the customs, can be sold at sky-high prices
Merchants seeking profit is nature, this huge profit is really tempting
Even if they were caught, they would be beheaded for the crime of collaborating with the enemy, but they could not stop the smuggling business from flourishing
And this, the highest profits than the smuggling of human beings
That’s the nicer way to put it
To put it bluntly, it is the abduction and sale of beautiful young men and women, sold to the rich and powerful leaders of the Turkic people
Ordinary civilian girls can not be sold at a high price, the bold, will be moved to the heart of the official gold
A well-born official daughter, both beautiful and literate, and also good at playing the piano and flute poetry and painting
Catching such a smuggler and selling them out would naturally be extremely profitable
Of course, those who dared to lay their hands on government officials’ daughters were by no means ordinary bandits
Cripple Scar’s gang of bandits is one of the boldest and most rampant group of criminals
The Big Boss is in charge of “smuggling and selling stolen goods” behind the scenes
The Second Master dispersed most of his men everywhere, looking for suitable targets to strike
The so-called suitable target is the outstanding temperament and appearance of a beautiful girl
Such targets are rare
Sometimes they don’t come across one in a few months
Sometimes, when they do, they have to weigh the difficulty of making a move
Those who can ride on government ships are all families of officials and have a lot of guards
If you are not careful, you will not only not be able to take away people, but you will also be in danger of being killedHow many household guards are on that official ship?”
The second pawn curbed his impatience and got to the bottom of the matter, “How do you look at the hands?
How many boatmen are on board?”
The cripple thought for a moment and replied, “For an official ship of this size, there would probably be about a dozen boatmen on it
There are about eleven or twelve domestic servants disembarking from the ship, and I guess there are a few more on board
These servants walk with a steady hand and are quite strong, they look like they are in good hands”
Scarface frowned as he listened, “Second Boss, listening to the cripple, the people on this official ship should not be low in official position, the risk of us robbing such an official ship is really big ” Cripple snorted and quickly interrupted Scarface, “What we do is a blood-licking business, which is not risky
Besides, it’s not the first time we’ve robbed an official
These government officials look powerful, but when it comes to swords and guns, they become soft
We don’t take lives, we don’t take gold or silver, we just take two people away
They will only think which enemy to seek revenge, and besides, was robbed is unmarried girl, they are not willing to report to the police, and do not dare to publicize
In the end, they can only suffer a dumb loss”
Who would dare to publicize the fact that her daughter was robbed by criminals?
Once word got out, the woman’s reputation would be ruined
Even if she is lucky enough to get her daughter back, she will never be able to marry again in her life
It will also bring shame to the family
Out of this concern, most of the officials who suffered such a tragedy are sent to secretly search for their daughter’s whereabouts after the incident
Looking for a year or two, really no hope, then bear the pain of announcing the death of their daughters
This is precisely the bandits murder clever place
One does not kill, two do not rob the gold and silver jewelry, only captive beautiful girls
This way to make a fortune in silence, but also do not have to worry about causing the officials and soldiers to chase and kill
Scarface was crippled white, heart some unhappy, hummed: “We usually rob are those low grade county magistrate magistrate and so on, this time to hear you say, that is the top grade official ship
Those who can ride this kind of official ship are at least officials of the fourth rank or above
To strike like this regardless, aren’t you afraid of encountering a solid hard point?”
The cripple and Scarface argued
The Second Lord frowned, a pair of triangular eyes flashed out a ferocious aura, and angrily shouted, “Alright, all of you shut up
Whether it’s worth risking your hand or not, let’s wait until I take a look myself”
After Ling Xiao entered the store that sells literary treasures, he touched this and then that, with a face of leaping joy
The store assistant on the side was very attentive and introduced the paper, ink and inkstones in the store in an endless stream
Since leaving Dingzhou City, Ling Jingshu also changed her gloomy and dull demeanor, the corners of her lips slightly raised, her voice soft and elegant: “Ah Xiao, if you like it, buy some of it”
The customers and fellows in the store, hearing this pleasant and melodious voice, couldn’t help but sneak a look over
In their hearts, they secretly fantasized about the real face under the light veil, and a burst of their hearts swept them away
Ling Xiao hesitates slightly, but she can’t afford to give up, “It’s better to buy less!”
The price of good ink, paper and inkstones are quite expensive
The silver that Ah Shu had with her was reserved for the treatment of her illness, so it was better to save some of it
When Ling Jingshu saw his face, she was both distressed and amused, “If you like it, then buy it all
We don’t lack this little silver”
Old Mrs Ling and Ling Fifth Master both gave generously, and the silver she had with her was enough for the two siblings to spend
After spending more than half an hour in the store and buying many brushes and inks that may not be useful, Ling Xiao looks satisfied
Ling Jingshu looks at the satisfied Ling Xiao, and feels unusually satisfied in her heart as well
When she finished buying things, Ling Jingyan and the others came over
Just by looking at the brocade boxes held in the hands of a few maids, it was clear that Ling Jingyan and Jiang had also lost a lot of money in the rouge store
All of them came here for the pleasure and returned satisfied!
Not long after walking out of the store, suddenly a crippled beggar came forward and knelt down in front of Ling Jingshu and Ling Xiao with a thud: “Young masters and ladies, have mercy on me!
I have been hungry for three days without food ” Kneeling while speaking, with a face full of tears and snot, looking really somewhat pitiful
Ling Jingshu frowned and subconsciously took a step back
As long as there was an unfamiliar man close to her side within three feet, her whole body tensed up almost immediately
Behind her, Bai Yu immediately grabbed forward and casually took some scattered silver from her sleeve and gave it to the crippled beggar: “Take the silver and go”
The crippled beggar took the broken silver, kowtowed and thanked
Coincidentally, just at this moment, a breeze whisked by
The veil on Ling Jingshu’s face lifted up with the wind
Revealing most of her face
The crippled beggar took a breath and looked straight at Ling Jingshu
Ling Jingshu frowned but did not make a sound, pulling Ling Xiao and walking around the crippled beggar towards the official ship
Not far away, in front of the grocery store, stood a tall and sturdy man
He had excellent eyesight and took in Ling Jingshu’s flowery and delicate face as well, a pair of triangular eyes almost letting out light