After evacuating the enemy's warehouse, carry supplies through the disaster year

Chapter 69
Hong Feiyang is very clear about how much grain is stored in the valley. As long as he persists until next year's summer harvest, the livelihood problem in the valley can be completely solved.

What is most lacking in the valley are clothing, cloth and winter supplies.

In order to purchase these materials, Hong Feiyang even paid for his silver, and in the end there were only less than ten taels of silver left.

After paying the bill, Hong Feiyang took the only nine taels of silver left in his hand, and said to Wang Xingwang with a wry smile.

"Brother Wang, the rest of the road depends on you."

"I really didn't expect that the price this time would be twice as high as last time.

We have sufficient supplies, and we won't spend much money on this journey, and the rest will be on my head.

Let's leave Jiangfu first! "

Wang Xingwang couldn't wait any longer. After all these days, the nails he laid should work.

For his own safety, Wang Xingwang decided to leave Jiangfu quickly.

The three ships that did not enter the port sailed away, and did not cause much waves in this prosperous Jiangfu.

...

In the prosperous Jiangfu, a large area of ​​yellowed rice in the field was destroyed due to the sudden storm.

The price of food in grain stores has also risen, and other daily necessities have followed suit.

Singing and dancing gracefully, in the exquisite wooden building with deep meaning, there are rooms full of extravagance everywhere.

"Brother Qiu returned from the north this time, I don't know what good news he brought back."

Qi Wenhan twirled the green thumb on his thumb and looked at Qiu Bojian who invited them to the brothel.

Qiu Bo picked up the teacup in front of him slowly, and took a sip of the tea in the cup.

"It's a great thing to invite the four brothers to gather together.

Because of the blizzard last winter in the north, the price of food remains high, and the four brothers must know something about it.

It is now late September, and the crops in the north are just hanging ears.

The four brothers should know what this means! "

As soon as Qiu Bojian finished speaking, the four people's eyes flashed brightly.

The five people who can sit at the same table are all five major grain merchants in Jiangfu, how could they not understand the meaning of these words.

They are also always paying attention to the situation in the north, and have already stockpiled a large amount of food in their hands.

Half an hour later, all five of them left separately, leaving only five gold-painted teacups in the house, proving that someone had stayed here.

...

The breeze blew the white and flawless silk curtains, and a charming woman with exquisite makeup swayed into the room, bringing a burst of fragrant wind.

The woman picked up a banknote under the teacup, blew on the banknote happily with her cherry red lips pursed, and made a coquettish voice of reproach.

"Oh! The masters came and went in such a hurry that I didn't have a chance to serve them personally.

Next time you come, you must not forget the slave house! "

The woman covered her mouth with a chuckle, and casually stuffed the 500 taels of silver bills into her chest.

The next day, all the grain stores in Jiangfu put up a unified price tag, rice was 80 cents a liter, and cornmeal was 70 cents a liter.

The prices of goods sold in other stores have also risen accordingly.

...

The Wang family, who had spotted this business opportunity early on, had mule carts full of loads ready to go, and Xiao Wu was among them.

He looked at Wang Jiayu, the newly appointed caravan manager, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Last time, he was not rewarded for his meritorious service in protecting the caravan, and he was also demoted.

The brothers' compensation was also deducted by half, it was all under the order of the newly appointed chief executive in front of him.

[Well, the third young master was wrong, but wanted to intervene in the caravan's affairs, causing the people below to complain. 】

Xiao Wu glanced at the mule carts parked in the entire courtyard, and there were two hundred mule carts for grain alone.

The new manager, who only cares about the immediate interests, does not consider the issues of load and travel safety at all.

Xiao Wu exchanged glances with his familiar brothers, and everyone knew that this trip would be uneven.

"Quiet, everyone, listen carefully, this trip is no small matter.

The tasks of this trip are successfully completed, and there will be many rewards, so that it will not be a problem for you to honor your ancestors.

Food is here, people are here, remember it all!

Set off! "

Wang Jiayu waved his hand, but only received sparse responses from below. He glanced at the people below with displeasure.

[If you dare to refuse to accept Lao Tzu's bowl, then don't blame Lao Tzu's hands. 】

Wang Jiayu sat in the luxurious double carriage in front with a sullen face, and six guards with swords on horseback followed on both sides of the carriage.

All of them had ferocious faces, their backs were straight when they were riding on horses, and they were holding a knife handle at their waists with one hand.

Xiao Wu didn't pay much attention to the six unfamiliar faces that appeared.

Because there are many masters in the Wang family, as a merchant in the outer courtyard, he doesn't know much about these things.

But it can be seen that the momentum of the six people is definitely not ordinary people.

Xiao Wu glanced at the mule team again, and two mule carts were added to each mule cart to be responsible for pushing the carts.

The people here are already the total number of royal caravan members.

There were more than 800 people along the way, and the consumption of [-] mules was not small. It looked like a loss-making business.

Xiao Wu always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of the reason.

The long grain team went straight to the Baili Mountains after leaving the Wang family compound.

The moment they walked out, the fate of many people was decided.

...

The three ships sailing to the West Sea gradually moved away from worldly strife, and finally arrived at Daxia Bay after sailing for more than ten days.

Near the seaside of the stone arch bridge, the stones were removed one by one, exposing the white sand below.

In the valley in early October, the reclaimed land is covered with a thin layer of hoarfrost.

Among the criss-crossing fields, there are five-foot-wide paths, and groups of helpers are laying gravel.

The main road in the valley is one foot and five feet wide, leading from the mouth of the valley to the outside of the stone arch bridge, and the paved gravel has been specially rolled.

Above is a layer of sand mixed with lip ash, which has solidified with the gravel.

Even if you walk on the road in rainy days, you are not afraid of getting the soles of your shoes dirty.

The widened ditch on the right side is built with stones on both sides, and there is a sedimentation puddle at a certain distance, about half a person's depth, with three stone steps on the side.

With clear water quality, you can see the whole picture of the ditch at a glance.

In front of each courtyard gate, there is a paved gravel road, leading from the main road to the gate of the courtyard, which is more than enough for a carriage to pass through.

The stone walls of the twelve sets of small courtyards have been completed, and craftsmen gathered in the large courtyard to add attics.

There are many people and strong strength, and the prepared one-foot-thick square materials are sent up one by one.

The thick wooden beams are piled up one by one, and the mortise and tenon structure does not require custom-made iron nails at all.

The herringbone roof that Ziyu specially requested was soon displayed on the houses on both sides of the gate.

A layer of wooden boards, a layer of linoleum, and a layer of tile racks outside, waiting for the returned tiles to be laid, the main body of the house is basically completed.

Ziyu took Xiao Luo with her, and she and her four followers were standing in the distance to watch the excitement.

Ziyu, who has experienced the fun of throwing copper coins when the ancients went to the beam, is watching with relish.

To her, the mortise and tenon structure only exists in history, and all kinds of assistance are indispensable for the construction of houses in later generations.

But these people in front of them rely on their wisdom and the craftsmanship that has been passed down for many years to build houses.

The quality of the built houses is not inferior to the reinforced concrete of later generations.

The thickness of the stone wall is nearly two feet, almost catching up with the thickness of the city wall.

In this mountain, it is both strong and full of security, and the effect of resisting wind and cold is also leveraged.

(End of this chapter)