The strength of the Fan family in Shanxi was finally revealed. In half a month, a large amount of goods came from all over the place, filling the Fan family's warehouse. The shopkeeper of the Huang family's Hetian family looked at the busyness of the Fan family's shop enviously, and secretly thought about how much profit the opponent's exported trade had made, thinking that he would also establish a good relationship with Chen Shoubei and strive to get out of here next year.

"Sir, are we really going to do this?" Wang Yin looked at Chen Yue worriedly, trying to dissuade him, "A Fan family may be insignificant, but sir, you don't know that behind the Fan family is the entire Shanxi merchant group. If we move the Fan family, it means being an enemy of the entire Shanxi merchant. Although the Jin party does not show any signs of dew in the court, no one can underestimate the energy behind it. You have established enough enemies in the court, so why bother offend the Jin party to death!"

"Hengshan Gong is worried that if I were to do this on weekdays, I would naturally not want to do this, but I can't care now. You know, just last month, the 100,000 troops of the commander Sun were defeated by the rebel army, and the commander Sun was also killed. This also means that in the heart of the Central Plains, there is no more army that can fight in the court that can stop the rebels. Perhaps in the New Year, Li Zicheng will lead the army to the east and attack the capital from Shaanxi. There is not much time left for us." Chen Yue sighed.

Wang Yin also knew the seriousness of the situation and knew that the most important thing at the moment was to improve the strength of the Xishan Army as soon as possible, so the trip to the grassland was imperative, but he was still a little worried.

"The General of Datong, Jiang Guan, and the General of Xuanfu, Tang Tong, both had a deep relationship with the Shanxi merchants. From the court to the local government, to the army, the forces of the Shanxi merchants were mixed and not something we could shake." Wang Yin sighed.

"I will pay attention to my qualities and will not kill people randomly. That is to say, I will use the Fan family's caravan, and Hengshan Gong doesn't have to worry too much." Chen Yue knew that Wang Yin was worried that he had made too many enemies, and was also considering himself for the Xishan Army.

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On November 16, the caravan of the Fan family was finally formed again, carrying more goods than last time, and wanted to enter the grassland before it snowed. This time, Chen Yue could not talk about it. Fan Tianyu took the initiative to ask the Xishan Army to send a team of guards. The last battle against the horse bandits made him impressed by the combat effectiveness of the Xishan Army cavalry. With such a guard, he could enter the grassland with peace of mind. Of course, Chen Yue agreed readily.

However, when the door was closed and Fan Tianyu was about to leave the side wall, Chen Yue suddenly turned his back. With a command, hundreds of Xishan soldiers holding sharp blades surrounded him and surrounded the caravan's live-action guards in the middle.

"Mr. Chen, why are you?" Fan Tianyu was shocked. He had a good cooperation but suddenly turned against him. He couldn't believe this fact.

"Shopkeeper Fan, you have made enough money. Why not give this business to Chen? Don't worry, I will give you the capital of the goods as much as you can when you come back from the grassland." Chen Yue said with a smile.

"You are the one who is surnamed Chen, you are taking advantage of it! My Fan family will not let you go!" Fan Tianyu was crazy. The Fan family has been engaged in foreign trade for so many years, and the guards on the side wall have never dared to swallow all the caravans like Chen Yue. Who wouldn't know that the Fan family in Shanxi is the leader among the Shanxi merchants. The second master of the Fan family served as the third-rank minister in the court, and was also a relative of the grandson of the current dynasty Li Jiantai!

"Hmph, don't let me go, I want to ask the shopkeeper, why are you loaded with so much food and pig iron in your truck? Don't you know the ban on pig iron exports in the imperial court? For so many years, the reason why Manchus outside the pass can overcome difficulties many times in the years of famine was that you, the unscrupulous merchants, disregarding the country and the court, repeatedly trafficking military supplies to Manchus to make money, which made them grow little by little and become the enemy of the court! What's wrong with me taking you?" Chen Yue scolded with a harsh expression.

"But we have also purchased a large number of war horses for the court. If we were not for us, where would the horses from hundreds of thousands of troops on the nine sides come from?" Fan Tianyu defended.

"Shopkeeper Fan, you need not say much. We always have some friendship. Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you live in my Bluestone Fort for a while, when I come back from the grassland, the cost of goods will be returned to you with a lot of money, and you will not lose much."

Chen Yue waved his hand, and the two soldiers came up to escort Fan Tianyu, and the caravan's friends were also taken down together, locked up in the Bluestone Fort, and they could not leave here until the army returned from the grassland.

In order to prevent the leak of the news, Chen Yue did not tell the story of the Fan family's caravan attacking the Khalkha Mongolian tribe. The entire Qingshi Fort thought that Chen Yue was jealous of the huge profits the Fan family had obtained from foreign trade, so he relied on his troops to rob him.

The escorts of the Fan family No. 60 and 70 were all imprisoned. Liu Neng and Yu Feng took the thirty soldiers to change their clothes and pretended to be friends in the caravan. They had been to the Khalkha tribe once, and the people of the tribe recognized them, and they pretended to be perfect. Wang Yin also took off his robe and changed into a sheepskin coat. He played the role of the shopkeeper of the caravan. He could no longer find any temperament in the entire Bluestone Fort except him. For the sake of the quick schedule, most of the original goods in the caravan were left. Chen Yue was unwilling to marches with heavy pig iron grain. The car was loaded with lighter cotton tea and other daily necessities.

Wang Yin took Liu Neng and more than 50 people, escorted more than 20 trucks, pretended to be a caravan and set out in advance, crossed the side wall and entered the vast grassland.

Chen Yue personally led 600 cavalrymen and 600 chariots under the army of Iron Lion. He quietly left the Bluestone Fort in the dark, afraid of revealing his true purpose. Although he was to sneak attack the Mongolian tribes thousands of miles away, this kind of military action would be kept confidential if it could be kept confidential.

As for the Bluestone Fort, it was left to Yang Zhengping to guard it, and Yuan Keli was there to assist. As the village soldiers from Xishan Coal Mine came one after another, there were now thousands of troops in the Bluestone Fort, and the total number of troops was as many as 6,000. However, these rural soldiers and new mountain civilians and households who joined the army must be strictly trained to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. Therefore, Yang Zhengping has a huge responsibility.
Chapter completed!