Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 27
Wang Xiaohun's words came out, and Han Shizhong's men applauded together.The words that scolded Peng Tan and others were disgusting.

Pengtan stood there, unable to beat and scolded, but for a while, he didn't know what to do.

Wang Xiaochai shook his head secretly.It is also a good thing that Ding Jin was defeated by the Jin army in the first battle, and he has never had anything to do with him since then.If this kind of person is really with him, he will be troublesome in the future.

Seeing that there were more and more people watching, Wang Xiaohun said to the people around him: "Let's go. Don't mess with this kind of thing. Seeing that there are many people selling goods over there, let's go over and ask the price of rice first. "

Together, they crossed Pengtan and others who were fighting and arrived at the market in front of Xiangguo Temple.

Since the Jinbing broke the city, Kaifeng has become much more depressed than before, and many markets have been abandoned.Only in front of the Xiangguo Temple, the location is important, and it is still the most important market in the city.And unlike before, now everything is available here, including firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

When they arrived at a rice shop, Wang Xiaohun brought people in.A servant stepped up quickly and saluted Wang Xiaohun and others.

Wang Xiaohun said, "What is the price of rice now?"

The servant said: "Returning to the official, today is [-] rice. This shop only accepts cash, no credit."

Wang Xiaolie gasped.A bucket of rice costs eleven thousand, which is dozens of times the price of rice in Taiping.There are five to six hundred people in my army, and only the gold and silver rewarded by Zongze, how many days can I buy rice?

Seeing that Wang Xiaohun didn't speak, the servant said: "Official man, the price of grain in Kaifeng is like this. Now the water transport is not working, and it will rise later. If it is not for our grain stores to close, the owner will close the store. Sit back and wait for the price to go up.”

Wang Xiaohun nodded.Pulling Yang Shen aside, he said in a low voice, "The price of rice in the capital is so expensive, how can we afford to live there? You have been rewarded with some gold and silver for staying behind a few days ago. You can carefully calculate and buy more rice, and don't let the army Nasty stomach."

Yang Shen said: "Xiaosheren don't have to worry. In this season, copper coins are the least valuable, and gold and silver are more expensive. I have asked a few more rice shops in the past few days to find the best price and use gold and silver. buy rice."

Wang Xiaohun nodded.I don't know if Yang Shen said it or not, but I feel a little unsure.I carefully asked the price of rice and wheat in the store, and promised to send someone over in the afternoon to buy some rice with the money.

After leaving the rice shop, Wang Zhong said, "There are hundreds of thousands of troops in Kaifeng. The price of rice is so expensive, what do they eat?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Where did the hundreds of thousands of troops come from? You can tell by looking at the price of rice. Most of the leaders reported an imaginary number. If there are really 10 people, how much does it cost to buy rice every day? There are mountains of gold and silver piled there Not enough either."

Zong Ze wanted Zhao Gou to return to Beijing with all his heart, so the memorial was inevitably exaggerated.He said that there are millions of troops in the capital, how can this number be believed?It's nothing more than the leaders reporting 10 people for one, and 20 for another, and he just reported it.The Bianhe River was blocked, and rice from the south could not be transported, and it was difficult to support the 20 million people in Kaifeng City.Doumi is [-]. This is already the imperial court's efforts to transport rice, and the price of rice has dropped.

I asked a few more rice shops, and the prices were roughly the same, so Wang Xiaohun didn't ask.As long as there is food on the market, the army cannot actually starve.If you don't have money to buy it, don't you have a knife to grab it?Most of the troops in Kaifeng are like this now.Wang Xiaohun didn't want this.According to the memory of the previous life, he hopes to bring out a teacher of civilization, and it is good to trade fairly.It's just that the situation is serious, and it's hard to say what will happen next.

After walking for a while, Wang Xiaohun suddenly said: "You said, is the price of rice in the surrounding prefectures and counties so expensive?"

Wang Zhongdao: "No. There are so many people gathered in Kaifeng mansion now, how can it be like this? Xiaosheren means to go to other prefectures and counties to buy food? When we passed through Zhengzhou, there were less than [-] rice buckets there. ."

Wang Xiaohun nodded: "That's what I have in mind. Buy more food, so I won't panic."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xiaohun shook his head.It's really uncomfortable to be like this now.As a guest army in Kaifeng City, it was difficult to eat and live, and life was really hard.It's impossible to count on Zong Ze, and he doesn't have much money in his hands.With so many troops in the city, how many can he manage?

Went around and looked at other things, all of which were expensive.At this time, it seems that money is not money.

After leaving Kaixiangguo Temple, we arrived at the south bank of the Caihe River.Wang Xiaoliu turned around to look at the other side and sighed, "How can we stay in Kaifeng like this? The most important thing is to repair the Bian River now, and then transport it through the canal. If there is no food from Jianghuai, there will be trouble sooner or later."

Yang Shen said: "Xiao Sheren said it well. It's just that in Kaifeng City, where can there be manpower?

While talking, several people walked towards the Tielin Camp.Thinking of what he saw just now, Wang Xiaohun was in a bad mood.He was different from Ding Jin and the others. Those people counted every day, but Wang Xiaohun thought about it for a long time.Clearly, Kaifeng is not the place to stay for long.

Where are you going?These days, Wang Xiaohun has thought about this issue countless times, but he has never been able to decide.

Last year, when the Jin army went south, the Song Dynasty lost a lot of cities.Now that the Jin army has just retreated, there are a large number of places north of the Yangtze River without soldiers or officials.As long as you lead the troops over, you can easily occupy it.As long as it can be kept, the court will also admit the reality and give an official report.

It is precisely because there are so many choices that Wang Xiaohun can't make up his mind.The chosen place should have both danger and arable land, which can attract the population.Only when there are people in the land can they develop and grow in the future, and can really do a good job.

Full of worries, Wang Xiaohun returned to Tielin Camp.

As soon as they entered the camp gate, some soldiers crossed their hands and said, "Xiao Sheren, Commander Yue Fei is visiting. We are waiting in the camp."

Wang Xiaohun heard this, and hurriedly said, "Quickly go and tell General Yue, and wait a moment. I'll go back to clean up, and then go to meet you!"

The soldiers agreed and ran away.

Wang Xiaohun said to the other three: "Yue Fei is a rare and good general, and he should not be neglected. Wang Zhong will prepare some good tea, and he will come later."

Wang Zhong said: "Xiaosheren, this Yue Fei has never heard of the name before, and he is also a deserter under the command of Taiwei Wang. What's so great about him? If Taiwei Wang knew about it, I'm afraid I would blame you."

Wang Xiaohun said: "What kind of person is Taiwei Wang? He will blame these things! You don't understand such things, just go and prepare tea."

Back at his residence, Wang Xiaohunted his hand and picked it up a little.Out of the door, holding on to the door frame, I couldn't help being a little lost for a while.

It can be said that this era is full of famous generals, and the most outstanding of them is naturally Yue Fei.His bravery and loyalty are not comparable to others.If you can have such a person to help you, there will be many benefits in the future.

But Yue Fei is different from Ding Jin and others.Although he was under Wang Yan for a period of time, he was also displaced, but he always followed the regular army of the Song Dynasty.If Wang Xiaohun remembered it correctly, Yue Fei should have followed Zong Ze's death to the south.After a few years of moving, he won the appreciation of the court, and he was promoted along the way with his military exploits, and finally became an army all the way.Such people will only follow the imperial court.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaohun shook his head.Who are you?There are only five or six hundred soldiers under his command, and he has only won a few battles. How can he attract a good general like Yue Fei.Don't think about it now, just leave a personal relationship.

In this chaotic era, the world is changing too fast.I want to plan everything, but I'm just delusional.

(End of this chapter)