"One hundred thousand taels?" Tian Shenglan frowned slightly, and finally nodded, saying: "One hundred thousand taels can ensure the smooth flow of trade routes, and this one hundred thousand taels is also worth it. As long as the trade routes are open, one hundred thousand taels will soon You can earn it back." Everyone nodded, and each master took a hundred thousand taels of silver notes from his butler and handed them to Fan Yongdou. "Hmph, once I know who is behind this bandit, I will cut him into pieces." Fan Yongdou said fiercely. "Our eight major families have been too kind in recent years, letting others forget our past." Jin Liangyu said quietly from the side. "Tell Tie Pili, the millions of taels of silver from my eight major families every year are not enough for him." Fan Yongdou said with a cold snort: "When did a bandit appear on the grassland? He didn't even know, or in other words, this The gangsters themselves were created by themselves. " "Perak Villa has also slacked off in the past few years. On the grassland, there are many cases where sons kill fathers and fathers kill sons. If they don't have strong fists, I don't think this grassland will work. Boss, please stop doing it and leave it to those who are capable!" Zhai Tang said disdainfully. "Fan Bian, go and tell him, tell him what we say, and let him deal with this bandit within ten days!" Fan Yongdou said with a cold snort: "If he can't deal with it, I will find General Xuanfu. I don¡¯t believe it, and I don¡¯t want to live anymore.¡± ¡°Yes, sir,¡± the steward beside him said quickly. Fan Yongdou waved his hand, and the housekeeper beside Fan quickly took the banknotes and led three or five people out of Fan's house. "Master, do you know Iron Pili?" More than a hundred miles away from the horse market, Li Xin led more than a thousand cavalry to rest. Under the night sky, only a few bonfires were burning, and the aroma of mutton instantly swept the entire grassland. Li Xin has looted a lot recently and wiped out several small tribes. The cattle and sheep of the small tribes also fell into Li Xin's hands. "Who is Iron Pili?" Li Xin asked curiously after hearing this. "Tie Pili is the overlord of the prairie horse bandits. He is stationed in Pili Villa, surrounded by thousands of elite people. I heard that they are all wearing iron armor. The weapons in Shi Lian's hands are not inferior to those of the officers and soldiers. There are also firearms!" A surrender came over. The Mongolian cavalry said. "And there are firearms?" Li Xin's expression turned serious. Ordinary bandits didn't have firearms at all. Unexpectedly, this iron-clad man actually had firearms in his hands. This had to make Li Xin pay attention to this person. "I heard that the Eight Great Families are behind the Pili Villa." Another business traveler said cautiously: "I once heard a manager of the Fan family boast that although Iron Pili is brave, he is only a member of the Fan family. It's just a dog. If it weren't for the Fan family's support, there would be no such thing as Iron Thunder on this grassland. ""Then do you know where this Thunder Mountain Villa is?" Li Xin asked with a smile. He knew that the businessman in front of him might be half-truth or half-false. Perhaps this Tie Pili man was colluding with the eight major families. The eight major families left money to buy the road, and Tie Pili relied on the money to buy the road from the eight major families to grow step by step. , once the eight major families have trouble coming forward, it is the iron thunderbolt's turn to come forward. No wonder, these eight major families can travel across the entire grassland with just one flag, because all the horse bandits on the grassland have been bribed by the eight major families , and once some business travelers fail to give the eight major families a commission, it will be Tie Pili's turn to take action. "This villain doesn't know." The business traveler shook his head. "Jutu, what do you think the eight major families will do when they know that there is a new group of horse bandits coming out on the grassland?" Li Xinxin said, cutting the little fat sheep in front of him with his knife. "I will definitely settle the score with Tie Pili." Ju Tu said without thinking. "Then Tie Pili will also come to settle accounts with us." Li Xin said with a smile on his face: "It seems that if we can recruit all Tie Pili's men, our strength may be greatly increased. Even if we cannot conquer Zhangjiakou, we can still find They're in trouble." "The boss wants to deal with Tie Pili?" Ju Tu's expression changed. "That's natural." Li Xin said without thinking: "What's more, even if we don't deal with him, they will come to us. They usually get so many benefits from the eight major families, but this kind of benefit is not so It's easy to get. So, they will come to us. Only by getting rid of us can Tie Pili return to his previous status, and the eight major families will continue to spend a lot of money to support them." "Huh, come across. It's time for them to be in trouble." Ju Tu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "The big boss, there is something that the villain doesn't know whether to say or not." The young businessman glanced around and said, "Although the big boss also has strong soldiers and horses, I'm afraid he is no match for the iron thunderbolt. There are dozens of iron thunderbolts across the grassland. Years, I don¡¯t know how many years?The horse bandits all fell into his hands, otherwise, the eight major families would not have given them money secretly. " "You mean well, but you don't understand those of us who make a living on horses. "Li Xin laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "This sword will rust if it is not used for a long time. If this army does not fight for a long time, its combat effectiveness will weaken. It is true that Tie Pili is the boss on the grassland. I don't know how many horse bandits there were back then. They all died in the hands of Tie Pili, which established his status. But more than ten years have passed, how much fighting power does Tie Pili's men still have? Throughout the day, they accepted offerings from eight aristocratic families and were served by fine wines, delicious food and beauties. These things disintegrated their bodies, and even more so their spirits. They no longer had the feelings they had when they roamed the grasslands, nor did they have the spirit of charging into battle. Energetic. So if the iron thunderbolt came to attack, it would be a good thing. I took the opportunity to kill the iron thunderbolt in one fell swoop. Hum, the waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead, and the waves in front died on the beach. Tie Pili is old, his army has lost its enterprising spirit, and will be replaced sooner or later. " "What the great master said is true. "Jutu also nodded in agreement. "It seems that the eight aristocratic families are really anxious this time. The business traveler also nodded and said: "I am looking forward to this day coming to see what kind of person the famous Iron Bolt is in the grassland." "That's natural. The eight well-known aristocratic families have always regarded themselves as the patron saints of Zhangjiakou's business travelers. At this time, a horse bandit suddenly appeared across the grassland, doing all kinds of evil on the grassland, and specifically targeting the business travelers of the eight aristocratic families. This made the eight aristocratic families How can I bear it? "Li Xin said disdainfully: "What's more important is that I am leading the army to cruise near Zhangjiakou. It can be said that I can know every move outside Zhangjiakou. Once a caravan from the eight major families passes by here, they will definitely be caught by me in the end. Each time the eight aristocratic families were destroyed, their losses amounted to hundreds of thousands. Although the eight aristocratic families have a big business, they always suffer such huge losses. Even if their families really have gold and silver, they probably can't afford such consumption. Therefore, the eight aristocratic families will definitely be unable to sit still and will definitely let people People took action. ¡± In fact, just as Li Xin guessed, just when Li Xin was eating roasted whole sheep here, a huge camp appeared on a grassland dozens of miles away from Li Xin. Around the camp, a small river flows slowly. In the middle of the camp, there are countless bonfires, and some herders are singing and laughing. This is obviously a Mongolian tribe. But in fact, only few people know that this is not a Mongolian tribe. The tribe is located on the grassland, where the famous Perak Villa is located. In the central tent, a huge lamp hangs on the top of the tent. There is a huge fire in the middle, and the roasted whole sheep on top is emitting bursts of fire. Fragrance, droplets of mutton oil dripped on the fire, and the flames suddenly rose. The seven middle-aged people were sitting around the tent, and an old man sitting in the middle looked at the man on the right and said. He has an extremely powerful appearance, and his eyes are like lightning, which makes people fear him. This person is the Iron Bolt who has been roaming the grassland for more than ten years. I don¡¯t know his origin. I only know that this person is very brave, has a big sword, and is very capable. The sound of thunder is why he is called Iron Thunder. As for his real name, people have long forgotten it. "Lao San, do you know the origin of the horse bandits that appeared on the grassland? " "Brother, I don't know where this guy comes from or what his background is. He seems to have appeared suddenly. It's really surprising. The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "However, this group of horse bandits is composed of Han people and Mongolians." " "oh! Is there such a thing? Why are there Han people inside? Third child, you can¡¯t read it wrong, right? "The man opposite the third child frowned and said. "Second brother, I, Shen Fei, missed it at some point. "The third child, Shen Fei, took a sip of strong wine and said: "Second brother, don't tell me, the guy in charge has a silver wolf mask on his face and a steel knife in his hand. He is extremely ferocious, but I don't know that he is What is the purpose of wearing the silver wolf mask? Is he afraid that someone will recognize him, or maybe he is ugly by nature and does so on purpose. " "No matter what the origin of the other party is, the person named Fan has already sent word that he believes that these horse bandits are caused by one of our own people. Tie Pili glanced at everyone in the big tent with dissatisfaction and said: "The eight of us brothers crawled out from the pile of dead people back then. There is no need to hide some things from each other. Let's talk about which brother went there." Are you in trouble with the Eight Great Aristocratic Families? " "Brother, I don't like hearing what you are saying. Over the years, everyone has followed your instructions, cultivated their moral character, and no longer wandered into the grassland. "A gloomy voice came from the depths of the black shadow, and said disdainfully: "If I, Long Wu, really want to cause trouble for the Fan family, I will naturally do it openly and openly. There is no use in being sneaky. Is our Pili Villa like this? Are you still afraid of his Fan family? " "The Fan family is naturally??It's scary, but when the eight aristocratic families unite, even we at Perak Villa have to be careful. In recent years, the eight aristocratic families have been running Zhangjiakou and have bribed everyone in the Xuan Mansion. It's just that Xuanfu is different from us. Xuanfu belongs to the imperial court, and there are some things that are not suitable for Xuanfu to do. It just so happens that our Perak Villa is somewhat famous, so eight aristocratic families came to our door and asked us to deal with some things that were difficult for them to deal with. things. The first man on the left lowered his head and said: "If the eight great families can support one Perak Villa, they can naturally support another Perak Villa." Hey, look what we have done over the years? " "Second brother, you drank too much. Tie Pili said slightly dissatisfied: "I, Tie Pili, travel across the grassland. No one dares to offend me. Even if his eight great families want to touch us, they have to give it a try." " "How about the eight aristocratic families, doesn't the eldest brother know? Over the years, these thieves have obtained unknown amounts of prohibited items from the Central Plains and given them to the Jian Nu. Even the Jian Nu entering the Central Plains was the result of the eight great families. Wherever there are soldiers and horses to guard, where there are empty guards, this information is not Are they all provided by the eight major families? These thieves, I, Chen Han, wish I could kill them with a thousand knives, but what about now? Are we going to work for them for a million taels of silver? Brother, I really want to ask, why is this? "The second brother Chen Han's voice was dull, with a hint of choking, and there was a sudden silence in the big tent. Only the sound of the roasted whole lamb was left. I conquered here and there and gained the reputation of Perak Villa. We are already old. If we go to the battlefield again, how many people can we kill? Finally, Tie Pili's words came, and he said lightly: "Do you think I really want to see the faces of the eight great families?" I also want to regain my strength and fight to the death with Jiannu, but what about the current court? Adou simply can't afford it, how can I ask me to work for him. Until recently, Jiannu was defeated by a young man named Li Xin, but do you know who Li Xin is? He is just a criminal in the imperial court. He killed Azig back then, but why did Emperor Chongzhen grant him the title? Do you know? He was only pardoned for the crime that he had not committed in the first place. This time he defeated Jian Nu. He should have been made a marquis and prime minister, but Chongzhen only made him a prostitute and a lieutenant. Is such a court worthy of us sacrificing our lives for it? "