The Military Governor in Dream of the Red Chamber

"Hey, only three hundred taels? That's too little. These cartloads of stuff should be worth at least several thousand taels," Wang Baisheng whispered in Jia Chen's ear.

Jia Chen knew that this batch of goods might be worth a few thousand taels, and its value could even reach tens of thousands of taels on the grasslands, but that wasn't the most important thing. The existence of these gunpowders completely changed its nature.

Since the various tribes of the Later Yuan did not use firearms much, Jia Chen had reason to suspect that this batch of goods was being transported to the Later Jin.

Once they reach the Later Jin, the Sun family will earn at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Damn it, smuggling funds to the enemy.

In addition, the Sun family had secretly sabotaged him, sending him to Qianshandun, which was tantamount to killing him.

Whether in private or in public, Jia Chen has no reason to let the Sun family off the hook.

"Head of the village, how about we seize them all?" Sun Tiechong whispered.

Hearing this, Wang Baisheng looked at Sun Tiechong with some surprise. He hadn't expected Sun Tiechong to have such a big appetite.

"By the way, Lao Kangbao, your surname is Sun, so aren't you also a member of the Sun family?" Wang Baisheng said, snapping out of his daze.

The steward couldn't help but glance at Sun Tiechong.

"We can't afford to associate with you," Sun Tiechong said calmly.

"Hmph!" The steward glanced at Sun Tiechong with a hint of contempt and snorted.

There are many people with the surname Sun. Are they all from the Sun family of Datong?

Even if someone were truly a member of the Sun family and ended up as a garrison soldier outside the Great Wall, they would be considered scraps of the Sun family and would be beneath his notice.

Jia Chen had heard Wang Baisheng and others mention some of Sun Tiechong's past.

Although not very specific, it is true that Sun Tiechong is a member of the Sun family, that is, a member of the Sun Shaozu branch, but a relatively distant collateral branch.

Moreover, everyone knows to some extent that Sun Tiechong harbors deep hatred for the Sun family.

As for what exactly happened, Wang Baisheng and the others didn't know either, and Jia Chen naturally didn't ask any further questions; it was their private matter.

"Chief, if you do me a favor this time, my master will surely remember your kindness. In the future, he will put in a good word for you in the army. You won't just be a chieftain then, and you won't have to stay at this dangerous watchtower outside the Great Wall," the steward said.

Who is he?

I often cross the border and have to deal with these border troops.

With the Sun family's background, not to mention these border troops, even the high-ranking military officers in Datong Town would give the Sun family face.

He's only doing this because of the circumstances; otherwise, he wouldn't even give Jia Chen and the others a second glance.

"Then we really have to thank you." Jia Chen said with a forced smile.

His exile to Qianshandun was all thanks to the Sun family.

"No, no, you are all so brave, slaughtering the northern barbarians and achieving great military exploits. The court should certainly give you important positions," the steward hurriedly said. "Chief Jia, I'm willing to pay 500 taels for the goods. That's 500 taels!"

Seeing that Jia Chen's attitude seemed to have changed, the manager immediately seized the opportunity to curry favor.

"No rush, we need to ask other people's opinions first," Jia Chen waved his hand and said. "Go and call everyone over, and Ding Heihu and the others should come too."

"Dun Tou? Are you really going to agree to him?" Sun Tiechong asked Jia Chen in a low voice, his face showing some anxiety and reluctance.

"Don't rush," Jia Chen replied, without saying anything more.

Soon, everyone except Wu Jiangsheng and Zhou Shitou who were looking at Emubu gathered around.

"I believe everyone knows who he is. He's prepared to offer 500 taels of silver to let this matter drop," Jia Chen said loudly, glancing around at everyone.

Wang Baisheng had already explained the situation here to everyone.

Transporting contraband, especially gunpowder and ironware, was something the guards hated to the core.

Because once the enemy obtains these, they will use them against these fortified soldiers and border troops.

"500 taels?"

"many……"

We were all low-ranking soldiers; let alone 500 taels, very few of us could even have 5 taels of silver.

Wang Baisheng and his companions were somewhat tempted by the offer of 500 taels of silver.

Although Jia Chen will take the lion's share of the 500 taels, they should at least get some too, right?

"However, the imperial court has long stipulated that it is forbidden to sell any goods to various tribes in the desert and grasslands privately. Once discovered, the offender will be executed." Jia Chen's tone became somewhat stern.

"Chief Jia, everything is negotiable. The court's regulations are regulations, but we can still make some adjustments privately," the steward said with a smile.

In his opinion, this young man surnamed Jia was probably trying to extort money from him.

Why make it sound so serious? Isn't it all just for more money?

"Shut up!" Jia Chen glanced at him and shouted.

The steward's throat tightened, and he noticed that Jia Chen's gaze was somewhat intimidating, so he dared not utter a sound.

He was somewhat annoyed, feeling that these guards were truly uncouth.

Once I get away, I'll make sure these guys die without a burial place.

"Tea and salt are forbidden, let alone ironware, and here, there's gunpowder," Jia Chen said, pointing to the scattered jar of gunpowder. "Gunpowder is a strictly controlled substance in the military. They're using it to aid the enemy; it will be us, the soldiers guarding the border, who will die. What do you think we should do about them?"

"What should we do?" Everyone was a little confused.

This is definitely a serious crime, but the other party is from the Sun family.

Everyone knows the power of the Sun family in Datong Town; how could they possibly offend them?

Everyone has heard about some things concerning the Sun family.

It was no secret that the Sun family and other prominent families in Datong Town were smuggling goods to the area beyond the Great Wall. Because they had connections at all levels, no one could do anything about it.

What can these low-ranking soldiers do?

"They deserve to die!" Sun Tiechong shouted through gritted teeth when he saw that no one had spoken yet. "These beasts only care about making money for themselves, and they don't care about the lives of us and the people. If the Northern barbarians get ironware, they can forge more weapons; if they get gunpowder, they can make more firearms. We are the first to be affected..."

Jia Chen was stunned for a moment. He originally wanted to continue speaking, but Sun Tiechong said it for him instead.

Jia Chen never intended to let go of the Sun family's caravan.

"What nonsense are you spouting?" The steward jumped up in a panic and angrily rebuked Sun Tiechong.

He knew very well that he couldn't let this guy provoke the hostility of these soldiers towards him. These guys had just killed someone and their killing intent hadn't subsided. If things went wrong, they could slaughter him and his men as well.

"What...what do you want to do?"

As the manager spoke, he began to tremble and stutter.

As Jia Chen walked towards him, he slowly drew the sword from his waist.

Wang Baisheng and the others stared blankly at Jia Chen, a startling thought forming in their minds.

Before they could think any further, a flash of light appeared, and a head fell to the ground.

"This? Duntou, he's from the Sun family. If they find out, then..." Wang Baisheng swallowed hard. He hadn't expected Jia Chen to kill him so directly.

Even though he thought he was quite bold, he never thought of doing this.

Offending the Sun family means there's little chance of survival.

Sun Tiechong was also surprised that Jia Chen killed people without saying a word. Although he had just said that they deserved to die, there was some anger in his words.

"What if they don't know?" Jia Chen turned to look at Wang Baisheng and asked casually.

Jia Chen's words left Wang Baisheng speechless for a moment.

Before Wang Baisheng could react, Sun Tiechong roared and charged forward, drawing his knife as he passed by him before rushing towards the group of bound caravan members.

Amidst gasps of alarm, Sun Tiechong slashed at a man's neck with his blade, blood spurting out...