There are also large inns in Ningxia Town. Wang Tong and his group, like the previous few times, had to book a large inn to live in as usual. It didn't take long to get from the city gate to the inn, but Wang Tong and the others actually dodged three times.

Like the city gate, there are the arrogant passers-by of the Xiao family's servants and guards. Pedestrians and businessmen always have to hide, otherwise they will cause trouble.

As the year approaches, except for some Western Regions' wealthy merchants, there are no foreign merchants. Wang Tong and his men simply find an inn of sufficient size to live in. They give enough money. The shopkeeper who has a shortage of staff immediately sends people to call those who go back to celebrate the New Year.

The inn shopkeeper was welcomed and sent to the scene, and he could also see that Wang Tong was probably fake in doing business, but wandering was real.

"Your guest, you are always here in the northwest. Ningxia Town is the first place of the border town, but the most prosperous place is not here. You have to go to the Great Wall Pass and Gaoping Fort, where the guards of Ningxia are located, which is backed by the Huamachi. The salt merchants from Shaanxi and the Tartars are all staying there, eating, drinking, and having fun. It is much better than here.

When I came from Yan'an Prefecture and walked through Qingtong Gorge, the idle man who led the way also said the same thing.

For inland merchants, there is no big difference between transporting goods here and transporting them to grasslands. The benefits of border trade are far less abundant than those of border towns in the east. The highest profit in Ningxia Town is pool salt. Ningxia Town is close to several salt lakes. The salt produced in the lake is of the highest quality in this era, so-called fine snowflakes.

Whether these salts are trafficked on the grassland or going to Shaanxi, they have very high profits. People who cannot live without salt can control the salt pond, and many tribes on the grassland will surrender.

Great Wall Pass and Gaoping Fort are both fortresses on the side walls. Yanchi is nearby. As long as Ningxia Town has enough force, it can control Yanchi. The Xiao family has a son, Xiaobai's adopted son Xiaoyun, who is doing guerrillas there to guard the local area. The Xiao family's force and Ningxia Town's troops have obvious advantages over the Hetao tribes, Yanchi is naturally in their control.

According to the investigation of the Jinyiwei, the strength of the Xiao family began to expand after controlling the Yanchi. Of course, the ears and hearts also began to follow.

Although the Ningxia defender is rich and the economic lifeline of the entire Ningxia, Wang Tong doesn't care about it now. He just said to the shopkeeper: "I've been preparing to go west after the first lunar month, and there is nothing to care about in the Yanchi." "The guest official is going to go to Hamiwei and Yilibali to see it. It's not bad. In the past two years, many of our Ming merchants have gone to do business!"

People who work in inns have extensive knowledge, let alone a major northwest town like Ningxia. In fact, in Ningxia, there are deserts and mountains blocking the road, which is a detour. However, just a few chats, no one will take it seriously.

After settling here, a guard changed his clothes and went out. As the New Year approached, the inn shopkeeper and the staff were less than 100 people and so many horses. They couldn't pay attention to the actions of each person. If they saw the guard's dress, they would definitely be shocked.

He wore a sheepskin coat and a fur hat, and was dressed like a local. He couldn't tell anything unusual when walking on the street.

If the Xiao family is really doing anything, the Qianhu Yamen stationed here in Jinyiwei must be closely watched. You must be cautious when sending messages, otherwise there may be Ma Zhen.

Not only did the disguised guard go out, but also a few people leave the inn under the name of wandering. It is also common for outsiders to go out for a walk when they come over.

There are several large commercial banks inside and outside Ningxia Town. Although they are not merchants in the Sanjiang system, they have contact with the naturalized business group. They go there to tell them their identities. They just say that if there is a caravan from the naturalized one, they will ask them to say hello to a certain inn and contact them.

The business of merchants and naturalized business groups in various places may not be informed of the local branches of the relevant business names. This is also common, and local semicolons always need to assist.

After taking these arrangements, Wang Tong led a few confidant leaders to walk around the inn. This is no different from watching the formation before the war. When people are in a different place, they must always make preparations to deal with various emergencies. They are familiar with the terrain and they must not be blinded when things are at the forefront.

I slept all the way, and when I came here, I arranged things first. I felt it was hard to go back to the inn. The inn chef also went home for the New Year, but the food was simple. I cleaned the sheep and cooked it in the pot, and cut it into large pieces to eat. The rest were nothing more than pickled vegetables and noodles.

The people in the store were a little puzzled when they saw Wang Tong and the others eating. Although they were dusty, Wang Tong and his group were dressed, their horses and luggage looked like first-class luxury merchants, and their accents were obviously from the east. Logically speaking, they should not be used to the rough food in Ningxia, but they didn't care. He didn't expect that when he went to Guihua City to go to Datong, Shanxi, they would eat the same thing.

After eating, Wang Tong had to go to bed briefly. On the first day, what else could he do? He drank a glass of wine while eating, and was tired, and his head was stuck on the pillow and he felt sleepy.

I didn't have much time to close my eyes, but I heard a noise outside, which woke Wang Tong up from his sleep and immediately touched the handle of the knife.

I woke up and listened carefully. The noisy was outside the inn, and there were shouting and shouting in it. It was talking about the Tiantu dialect in Ningxia, but it was not very different from the Mandarin. I could still hear that the noise was the provocation and insults I used to fight before the fight.

"Master, two groups of people outside the inn have started fighting!" A guard outside whispered to Tong. Wang Tong tidied up his clothes a little, stuffed his short gun under his robe, put his waist knife on his back and walked out the door. After going out, he asked, "There is the garrison opposite here, and someone dares to fight in front of the government gate?"

Ningxia Town is not big, and these large inns are all in the central area of ​​the city. The central area is generally the residential area and the office of the wealthy family, the General Office and the Governor Office are all here, and this garrison office is responsible for the patrol and defense matters of Ningxia Town itself.

Some of the officials in the border towns are not under civil administration, and they are all managed by military generals. This garrison is actually the local officials of Ningxia Town. In addition to the garrison, they are also responsible for public security and robbery. Some people dare to fight in such a place. Even ordinary local officials and constables will not let go, let alone the place of such a knife-like military force. Isn’t this asking for death?

When Wang Tong asked this, the guards outside naturally knew what they meant. The guards' faces were quite strange and replied: "Fight with the people from the Xiao family!"

Wang Tong was stunned, then shook his head and smiled, and said, "Go up and take a look!"

No matter whether it is useful or not, it will make two floors, facing the street to make a scene. When I walked to the front, I saw the shopkeeper shouting at the door panel to close the door, and whispering there: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I don't stop. I'm fighting in the twelfth lunar month. Look at this, I have to fight in the first lunar month. After eating, I go back to sleep in the woman. What are you doing here? I cursed, but I looked commonplace. I went over here and said, and the shopkeeper quickly smiled and led Wang Tong. He went up and said as he walked, "I don't know. Ningxia Town was originally a peaceful place. Who would have thought that starting from July this year, there was no idea what evil was hit in the city. He fought every few days, and the people from the generals were fighting with the people under the governor, and the people from the garrison. He also fought with the people from the garrison. He fought with the people from the garrison. He fought with the people from the garrison after the fight. He didn't even do business. He was rushed in in October and broke a lot of things. Now when he saw that they were going to fight, he simply closed the door first."

After hearing what he said, Wang Tong suddenly realized that no wonder he saw the soldiers guarding the city wearing injuries on their faces when he entered the city gate. It turned out that this was how it happened.

I went upstairs and entered the room facing the street. At this time, Ningxia places had thick cotton curtains on the windows. It was quite troublesome to get the curtains down. While I was busy here, I heard the shouts and scolding outside became fierce. I took off the curtains and opened the windows. I had already walked outside and started to play.

Fortunately, it was winter, and the dust on the ground was not heavy, so you could see clearly from it. The two gangs had already formed a ball on the street in front of the inn.

The garrison was a thousand-household office, and officers and soldiers naturally wore nude clothes. The members of the Xiao family were dressed in leather robes and cloth clothes, and were dressed as ordinary slaves. Both sides did not move any swords. The most were holding wooden sticks and whips, and more were punches and kicks.

Looking above, the two groups of people could easily tell it. After looking at it for a while, Ma Sanbiao said in a muffled voice: "There are many people in the garrison!"

Anyone who poked his head out could see clearly that there were few people in the Xiao family and many people in the garrison, but when they fought, the people in the Xiao family had the upper hand. Whether they were fighting alone or a few people collaborating, the people in the garrison were no match for them. After three punches and two kicks, the shopkeeper behind them was too lazy to watch the fun. He explained later: "These people in the Xiao family are looking for trouble everywhere, and they are all small and beat more people, and they don't suffer any losses. They have to walk sideways in this city. It's better to have this skill to go out and shoot a few sheep and come back to exchange for money. What are you fighting here all day? Is there no place to use your strength?", "It's not surprising that the servants can fight soldiers like this."

Wang Tong muttered in a low voice and turned around and asked, "The garrison is like a servant. Is this the same thing as the shopkeeper and the general fighting?"

"The general is not good either. He was beaten and hid in the general's mansion and didn't dare to come out. Now he doesn't dare to wear a number uniform when he goes out on the street. He is very soft.

The shopkeeper said it was quite disdainful. Wang Tong nodded with a smile. Several people by the window exchanged their eyes. Chen Dahe whispered: "The Xiao family is establishing their authority...", "
Chapter completed!