Bai Shan tilted his head: "Are you asking directly?"
Mr. Zhuang and Nie Canjun nodded together, and Nie Canjun said, "He is a very forthright person." In fact, he was direct, and he said what he wanted directly.
Man Bao asked, "How much does he want?"
Nie Canjun said: "For a guide, twenty taels, ten taels for one person, ten swords for ten people, ten horses, one hundred taels, and one hundred and fifty taels for twenty people."
Man Bao was taken aback when he heard that, "So expensive? We already have a lot of people."
Nie Canjun nodded, "I also think it's expensive, we have a lot of people, so it's almost enough to hire two guides from him."
They were not a caravan, not to mention the accompanying soldiers, even the guards of the Bai family and the Yin family had seen blood. There were more than a hundred people, so there was really no need to invite them.
Mr. Zhuang wanted to be more on the safe side. He was very concerned about what he said about the unstable people in various places.
He said: "This place is different from the Central Plains."
He paused and said: "In the north of Xiazhou, the information is lagging and distorted, and the people's hearts are not stable. It takes about ten years for the court to conquer all places, and it takes only five or six years for the short ones. In such a short period of time, the younger generation It hasn't grown up yet, so in most people's minds, they probably don't care whether they are from the Jin Dynasty or not, and they don't recognize His Majesty either."
Everyone calls the emperor Tian Khan, that is not obedience to the Great Jin, but fear of the emperor alone.
Now there are rumors that the emperor is dead, and the crown prince is fighting for the throne with several brothers. According to some people, the Central Plains may have fallen into a melee.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult to guarantee that there are no people with ulterior motives who have other plans.
"No matter what their intentions, money is the first priority. We carry so much luggage, even if it is not a caravan, we will not let them go if we encounter them," Mr. Zhuang said: "The geese have plucked their hair, since the mayor If you are willing to show your kindness, why don't we accept it?"
He said, "Although it is indeed expensive?"
Nie Canjun turned his head to look at Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, the Ministry of Finance and Accounts won't give it to you. Will the Tai Hospital report it to you?"
Man Bao: "... we are too poor."
Mr. Zhuang said blankly: "Coincidentally, Honglu Temple is also poor, no, it is even poorer."
Nie Canjun said: "It's even more impossible for me. If your lord knows that I have to pay a high price to protect you after we go back, and he's still a horse thief, it's a light crime if you don't ask me. Then we have to do it ourselves. "
After finishing speaking, he looked at Man Bao with piercing eyes.
Man Bao turned to look at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan turned his head to look at Bai Erlang sitting beside him.
Bai Erlang, Liu Huan and Yin Or: …
Even Yin Yu couldn't help turning his head to stare at Bai Erlang, I can't tell, right? You have to blend in.
How did Bai Erlang expect to pay for it just to listen to it
Man Bao said to Mr. Nie Canjunzhuang: "Don't worry about the money, we will discuss it ourselves."
So he got up and pulled Bai Erlang and the others upstairs to discuss.
Mr. Zhuang pondered for a while, then nodded with a smile, talked to Nie Canjun and went back to the room to rest.
Nie Canjun: ... Really please!
Bai Erlang is currently the poorest, so he is very unwilling, "How many people are invited? Ten?"
Man Bao said: "Twenty is the most cost-effective."
Bai Shan is the most rational, "In addition to money, there is also their food and grass, which is a lot of expenses, I think ten is almost enough."
He said: "We have a lot of people, and the soldiers and guards under us have seen blood. It is no problem to march and fight. Face to face, I don't think other horse thieves can take advantage of them."
Yin Yu was puzzled: "Then why do we invite them?"
Bai Shandao: "In order to avoid risks."
He said: "They are the local snakes here. Not only do they know the forces in this desert, but they should also have some face. They should be able to lead us to avoid risks. The former two guides should be almost enough, but if we accidentally bump into them Come on, the importance of two people is obviously not enough, but what if ten people come forward to negotiate with each other?"
Man Bao nodded, "Although we are not afraid and confident that we can escape from the horse thief, there will be casualties at that time. Nothing is more important than human life. It is more important for everyone to arrive safely than to lose some money."
Bai Shan lowered his voice and said: "Everyone come out with us, you can't just bring back their ashes when you go back, right? It's not easy to explain to their families when you go back."
Man Bao is the chief officer, and this matter is finally up to her decision. Since she has made a decision, Nie Canjun and others will not speak out even if they have opinions, so this matter is settled.
One hundred taels of silver, five of them share equally, twenty taels per person, it seems that such a calculation is not too expensive.
Bai Erlang and Bai Shan borrowed money and temporarily paid the bill. At this moment, he is very eager to go to the Western Regions as soon as possible, and then he will have money when he sells the silks and satins in his hand.
They made a decision here and sent a message to the mayor. After hearing this, the mayor couldn't help but smile, turned his head and said to the steward: "Go, tell the brothers, I found a job for them and asked them to pick ten A good hand, prepare to leave in half a month."
The butler agreed and said with a smile: "My master is very wise. I didn't expect them to agree. I see that there are quite a few of them, and they still have a bloody aura on them. They are not like ordinary guards. I thought they would not be willing to spend money."
The mayor said: "I didn't expect that they would invite ten people. I thought it would be great to invite two people as guides."
After all, it is easy to get lost in the desert, and you will go all the way down to Yumenguan. The road is basically the desert and the next door, so it is easy to get lost.
He squinted his eyes and said: "It seems that these officials are very soft-hearted and know how to cherish soldiers."
He thought for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Go to the storeroom and look through it, take out all the medicinal materials and wound medicines that we don't need to store for a long time, and put them at the door of the inn tomorrow, since you know how to feel sorry for the soldiers. Can you prepare some wound medicine and medicinal materials?"
The butler responded, turned around and went to execute.
Man Bao hugged the quilt and turned over. It was very cold in the morning here. She pulled the quilt up to cover her head, but the noise outside still kept coming from the window.
She could only stand up and look out the window.
Her eyes were fine, so she saw Zhou Liru blushing and arguing with someone.
Man Bao yawned, closed the window, lay back on the bed and decided to sleep again, she was not worried about Zhou Liru, the yard that passed by was their people, the guards would not let Zhou Liru be bullied at the door of the house.
And Zhou Liru was not a bully, so she didn't take it seriously, but the arguments didn't stop, but became louder and louder.
Man Bao couldn't help but sit up, had to put on his clothes, tidied up his clothes a little, and opened the door to go out.
Bai Shan, who was also sleeping late, opened the door and came out from the side. When he saw her coming out, he nodded, looked outside and said, "Go down and have a look?"
Man Bao nodded.