nycdaug Chapter 260 The garrison soldiers make things difficult, and the situation takes another turn.
Chapter 260 The garrison soldiers make things difficult, and the situation takes another turn.
"stop!"
The people who were entering the city were suddenly stopped by the soldiers guarding the city.
The already tense exiles trembled almost imperceptibly.
They all stared nervously and anxiously at the soldiers guarding the city.
The man who was stopped also looked nervous. He looked at the guards with confusion and asked, "Why are you stopping me, officers?"
Seeing that he had only paid the city entrance fee and had no other intentions, the officers and soldiers coldly gestured to him.
But the man was a first-timer in the city and didn't understand anything, so he just looked at the other person with an innocent expression.
Seeing that he was a hothead, the officers and soldiers didn't bother to waste words with him and, without saying a word, began to search the men with another colleague.
"Ha, how dare you sell smuggled salt! What audacity!" The soldier pulled a bag of salt from the man's private parts and looked at him with displeasure.
The man never expected that even though he had hidden himself so well, he would still be found.
His father had done this many times, telling him that this business was very easy and that the officials and soldiers didn't care at all.
But his father suddenly fell ill, and in order to complete the deal that had been agreed upon in advance, he had no choice but to step up despite the pressure.
Unexpectedly, they were discovered by the officers and soldiers on their very first visit.
The man not only had all his salt confiscated, but he was also beaten and driven away by the soldiers.
The exiled troops breathed a slight sigh of relief when they saw that the soldiers were only searching salt dealers.
But they didn't expect it.
The illicit salt trade was so rampant throughout the state.
The man in front of them carried bamboo tubes on his back, with a clump of bright salt stains at the top of the tubes.
The exiled prisoners thought this person was incredibly audacious; even if he was selling smuggled salt, he should at least have done it more discreetly.
How could they expose such an obvious weakness?
Isn't this just handing over the heads of our officers and soldiers?
But what happened next completely shocked everyone.
After the man brazenly stuffed a silver ingot into the soldiers' hands, the soldiers didn't even bother to check him and just let him in!
Seeing the officers' and soldiers' obvious attitudes on these two occasions, how could anyone not understand?
These officers and soldiers didn't care at all whether the people were selling smuggled salt privately; all they wanted was to extort and demand bribes!
Fortunately, they didn't sell salt at all and didn't have that much silver, so they didn't need to bribe the officials and soldiers.
It was the exiles' turn to enter the city.
The Su family was at the very front of the line.
The officers and soldiers had been keeping an eye on this group of people for a long time.
These people all looked plainly dressed, and their faces were covered in dirt.
But their spirit and demeanor were clearly different from those of other common people; they looked noble.
They must be from a wealthy family, pretending to be poor to pass through the checkpoints smoothly.
The officer and captain had seen countless people and was confident that he would never be wrong.
He glanced at the people standing in front, ignoring the cunning-looking ones, and walked up to one of them who looked serious and upright.
This person was none other than Su Yunshan.
past life.
He was in charge of managing the Su family's billions in assets, and even after coming to the ancient world, his domineering CEO aura remained undiminished.
Especially that icy face; you can tell at a glance that he's not a smooth or fickle person.
The officers and soldiers specifically chose him because they knew that this group of people looked unfamiliar and were definitely not people who sold smuggled salt.
To profit from this group, you have to target rigid and inflexible people.
Only then can they make a good profit.
"First, produce your household registration certificate and take off your clothes so we can thoroughly inspect you. If you dare to sell smuggled salt, you will be severely punished!"
Su Yunshan didn't expect that this soldier would come to him directly.
His second and third brothers are ahead of him, why would he bypass them to find him?
But Su Yunshan was definitely not a fool, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to manage the Su family's vast business empire. He had already seen through the scheming in the eyes of the officials and soldiers.
"Sir, the household registration is in their hands, not mine," Su Yunshan said, trying to soften his tone as he spoke to the soldiers.
He had already lowered his stance considerably.
But in the eyes of others, he still has a cold face and an overbearing demeanor.
The officers and soldiers, who were used to being domineering and powerful, didn't give him any face at all, and had a perfect excuse to take action and arrest him.
"How dare you openly defy an official..." The captain's eyes gleamed, and he was about to arrest the man.
Upon seeing this, Su Yunhai and Su Yunlin quickly exchanged a glance. They had already realized that the soldiers were deliberately causing trouble.
Behind them were exiled prisoners; they absolutely could not afford to clash with the officers and soldiers at this time.
Otherwise, no one can escape!
Su Yunhai had just entered the city to gather information when he learned that there were quite a few officers and soldiers patrolling in the open.
Their chances of escaping under heavy siege are virtually zero!
"Sir, please calm down! This is all a misunderstanding!"
Su Yunhai and Su Yunlin quickly grabbed the soldiers' hands, one on each side, forcibly interrupting him.
The captain of the officers and soldiers never expected that someone would actually target him.
He struggled for a while, but couldn't move at all and couldn't pull his arms away.
This can be seen.
These two, like him, are people who possess internal energy.
He didn't know how many experts were hidden in this team, and he was at their mercy, so he could only suppress his temper and give up for the time being.
"Release me! Otherwise, I will be shot immediately!" He had barely finished speaking.
Seeing their captain being held hostage, the team members behind him immediately pulled out their weapons.
The archers drew their bows and nocked arrows, ready to shoot at any moment.
"My lord, please don't be angry. We meant no harm. This is the entry fee for 266 of us. Please accept it, sir!"
Su Yunhai quickly signaled his younger brother to let go, and took out a one-hundred-tael silver note to hand to the soldiers.
original.
Su Yunhai had no intention of paying anyone else's city entry fee.
But these officers and soldiers were clearly eyeing them, wanting to make exorbitant demands.
This won't end well without some bloodshed!
Compared to revealing the criminal's identity, this amount of silver is insignificant.
The officers and soldiers glanced at the face value of the banknotes and were extremely satisfied.
But he was even more certain.
This group, disguised as ordinary citizens, is definitely very wealthy!
This hundred taels is just a stepping stone; he needs to pry open more to be satisfied!
The officers accepted the silver notes without hesitation, their eyes still fixed on Su Yunhai and his companions with hostility.
"Ha, you think this little bit of silver is enough to send a beggar away?" the officer captain said with disdain and arrogance.
He kept staring at Su Yunshan, strode up to him, and suddenly grabbed the other's arm.
Su Yunshan had not cultivated internal energy and had an ordinary physique, so he was no match for the soldiers.
Before he could react, the soldiers' hands had already swiftly slipped into his clothes.
Then he pulled out a handful of yellowish coarse salt from his pocket!
Su Yunshan knew it himself, and everyone else knew it too: there was clearly nothing in his arms!
He immediately realized that this guy was trying to frame him and was deliberately picking a fight!
It’s so deceiving!
Not only Su Yunhai and his brothers, but also Su Yunlin and his brothers, saw it clearly.
The Su and Shen families, as well as all the exiled prisoners, noticed it.
They all watched the situation unfold nervously, worried that their identities would be exposed and innocent people would be implicated.
Xie Chengyuan glanced at Xuan Guang and then walked forward, ready to intervene immediately if things went wrong.
Xuan Guang immediately understood his master's meaning. After giving the Silver Armor Guards a hand signal, they all followed and went to protect the Su family.
Su Yunhai still wore a fawning smile, but a cold killing intent had already surfaced deep in his eyes.
"My lord! My lord, this is absolutely forbidden!"
Su Yunlin reacted quickly, immediately taking out all the loose silver notes in his pocket and reminding the Su and Shen families.
"What are you all standing there for? Quickly take out all the silver you have and offer it to the official."
"Even if it costs us everything, we have to appease the officials' anger to have a chance to survive!"
In the blink of an eye.
Su Yunhai's anger had been completely suppressed. He knew that the soldiers wanted to continue to extort and nag, but he was really unwilling to give up.
When Shen Shuli saw her father looking at her, she immediately comforted him verbally.
'Don't be impulsive, I'm here for you!'
Space is at your fingertips.
If these people dare to lay a hand on them, she will make them pay tenfold!
When Su Yunhai thought of his daughter's space, his anger completely dissipated.
He immediately took the lead and began to search his body thoroughly.
He didn't touch the large denomination silver notes he had hidden on his body. The five-tael, ten-tael, and twenty-tael silver notes added up to three hundred taels.
He then demonstrated through his actions that the one hundred taels of silver notes he handed over to the officers and soldiers were definitely the largest denomination he possessed.
They are absolutely sincere towards the officers and soldiers.
Others from the Su and Shen families followed suit, gathering a large pile of their smallest denomination banknotes and loose silver and copper coins.
The total amount put together seemed like a lot, but in reality, it didn't even amount to a thousand taels.
The exiled prisoners had even less money; they only managed to scrape together a little over two hundred taels.
Half of them were provided by He Yunzhang.
The city officials were finally satisfied when they saw that they had been charged more than a thousand taels of silver in one go.
But he didn't believe that this was all the people's wealth, so he instructed his men to personally search them.
Fortunately, the Su and Shen families were cautious and hid the silver very well.
Otherwise, they would definitely be exposed.
"Bad luck! Useless!"
Seeing that they had gained nothing, the officer and soldier captain kept cursing, unwilling to admit that he had misjudged the situation.
Seeing that the soldiers' attitude had finally softened a bit, Su Yunshan quickly seized the opportunity to probe, "Sir, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let's enter the city first and not delay your fortune-making..."
The captain of the officers and soldiers had a playful smirk on his lips.
He had already discerned that these people were neither locals nor from the capital, but rather spoke with accents from far away.
These people are unlikely to return. Since we've already offended them, we might as well make fun of them.
"Sure, if you want to get through, you'll all have to crawl between my legs!"
After saying that, he lifted his leg and put it on the table next to him, patted his thigh, and had a look of anticipation on his face.
He wanted to know.
What choices will these people make?
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.
Su Yunhai clenched his teeth so tightly that the veins in his neck bulged.
Although the Su and Shen families were ordinary people, they had never suffered such humiliation before!
But their identities were a sensitive issue, and they didn't dare to cause trouble with these officers and soldiers in person!
Most importantly, they had to get through the city!
anyway.
We must not offend these officers and soldiers!
The situation reached a stalemate for a time!
The Su and Shen families were unwilling to suffer this humiliation. Before being exiled, these prisoners were all officials in the capital, and any one of them would have a much higher rank than these lowly soldiers.
Their pride wouldn't allow them to suffer such a humiliation!
Compared to this humiliation, they didn't care about the money they lost.
Upon hearing this, Su Yunlin, who had been acting as a peacemaker, turned completely cold.
His mindset and temperament have always been the best among the three brothers.