We arrived at Caizhou City on the second day. Inspector Li Xing had been waiting outside the city early.

After meeting with Wang Xiaolie, Li Xing said: "Zhizhou Jun has decreed that the commander and his troops will be stationed in Jinxiang Town outside the city. When we enter the city tomorrow, the prefect will instruct the grain merchants to negotiate with the commander. After buying the grain, you will be self-employed to transport it back to Kaifeng.

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Wang Xiaolie handed over his hand and said: "I'm sorry for the governor, but also for the inspection. It's getting late, so our army has prepared some wine and meat. Please inspect and drink."

It is normal to not be allowed to enter the city. When is this happening? Wang Xiaolie came with a hundred people and caused chaos after entering the city. Caizhou is really in trouble. This is a team that has defeated the Jin soldiers before, so it cannot be taken lightly.

When they arrived at Jinxiang Town, Wang Xiaolie ordered a camp to be set up outside the town. He sent a few soldiers to the town to buy some wine and meat. Everything in Kaifeng is expensive, so when you come to this cheap place, buy more.

When the sun went down, the soldiers came back after buying wine and meat, and the army was well prepared.

In front of his barracks, Wang Xiaolie set up a table, and he and Cao Zhiyan sat down with Li Xing.

After pouring the wine, Li Xing looked at Cao Zhiyan curiously and said, "I heard that Cao Tiha was a monk in Qingliang Temple and didn't abstain from alcohol and meat?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "When I joined the army, I carried a steel knife and killed countless people. Why did I abstain from wine and meat?"

Li Xing listened and laughed and said: "What Tiha said is true. You stayed in Gong County for several days and defeated the Jin people. The news spread even to us. People say that the king's commander is as strong as a mountain, and Cao Tiha's power is endless.

They are both dragons among men. Even if I see you today, they are no different."

Wang Xiaolie said: "How can country legends be taken as true? The Jin people are not three-headed and six-armed. As long as they dare to fight them and take appropriate measures, it will not be difficult to defeat them. But now the world is in chaos, and it is difficult to organize an army.

They are just being cruel."

Li Xing nodded repeatedly, but didn't say anything. Last year, when the Jin army attacked Caizhou, Zhizhou organized an escape early, and the Jin people only captured an empty city. At that time, Li Xing led his troops to follow Zhizhou and ran faster than anyone else.

After drinking a few bowls of wine, Wang Xiaolie asked: "Inspection inspection, how is the price of food in the city now?"

Li Xingdao: "The rice from the Jianghuai River is cheaper, costing 2,000 per bushel. Wheat is more expensive, and the new wheat has not been harvested yet. Each bushel is about 3,000 cents. Compared with premenstrual prices, the price has naturally increased a lot."

But compared with neighboring states and counties, it seems cheap."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's much cheaper. The price of rice in Kaifeng has become high again these days. A bucket of rice costs twelve thousand. For the same money, what you buy here will last you a lot of time. This time I come here

Even though it’s a long way to buy grain in Caizhou, it’s always worth it.”

Cao Zhiyan on the side said: "The businessmen in the world are the most treacherous. We have to buy food for hundreds of people. It is best not to take the opportunity to raise the price of food in the city."

Li Xingdao: "Who dares to mess around! You are people who have made great contributions to the fight against gold. Zhizhou has already said that he will not increase the price!"

Wang Xiaolie raised his wine bowl and said, "Thank you so much, Zhizhou! Thank you for the inspection! When I go back this time, I will definitely report to the sect for staying behind and record my meritorious service!"

Although Zhao Gou had ascended the throne at this time, he was still in exile, and the imperial court's institutions were incomplete. Officials in various places mostly acted on their own. Zongze stayed in Tokyo and had great power. The surrounding areas of Kaifeng Mansion, including the west of Beijing, were under his control.

.But at this time, many officials don’t really care whether they remember merit or not. Only God knows what will happen in the future.

It wasn't until midnight that I saw Li Xing off after having had enough wine and food.

Wang Xiaolie said to Cao Zhiyan: "Tomorrow I will go to the city to buy grain. You can watch in the town. I will look for some men to carry the grain. I bought a lot of grain. I'm afraid it won't be enough for a hundred of us. On the way back to Kaifeng, there will be no shortage of food."

Peace.”

Cao Zhiyan crossed his hands and said yes.

At this time, thieves are everywhere in the world, and there are quite a lot of them even around Kaifeng. In name, thieves from as far away as Hebei also obey Zongze's orders. However, these people also do a lot of robbing and robbery on weekdays. Kaifeng

There were always fights in the city, so it was nothing to grab some food outside. Wang Xiaohao led a hundred soldiers just for safety.

Early on the next morning, Wang Xiaolie brought a dozen soldiers into Caizhou City. Cao Zhiyan settled down and posted a notice in the town to recruit people to transport food. One hundred coins a day was sufficient, and food and accommodation were arranged by the army.

At this time, there were a lot of refugees in a relatively stable place like Caizhou. It was summer again, and the Jin soldiers would not come south, so it would not be difficult to recruit people.

Zhang Jun listened to the notice being read in the crowd, and thought to himself that although he didn't have a hundred pennies a day, he had it all in his own hands. He didn't have to worry about food and accommodation. This was a job he could do. After listening for a while,

He hurried home and told his mother that he wanted to visit Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhang Jun was originally from Yingchang Prefecture. Last year, when the Jin soldiers went south, their father was kidnapped by the Jin soldiers, but he and his mother escaped. To avoid the disaster, they fled to Caizhou and lived outside Jinxiang Town. Mother and son, on weekdays,

Zhang Jun does odd jobs to earn money to make ends meet.

When they arrived in front of the thatched cottage, they saw two men there. One had his arms crossed and looked left and right, and the other had his ear against the door with a very wretched expression. Zhang Jun recognized these two men as Yan Lizheng, a wealthy man in the town.

Home people.

Stepping forward, Zhang Jun pointed at the two of them and said, "What are you two bastards doing in front of my house?"

The person standing in front said: "Don't yell and disturb the mood of the members inside! You are a bitch, you are lucky today. The members have taken a liking to your mother and want to make you a cheap son!"

The person on the other side who had his ear against the door turned around and silenced Zhang Jun with his fingers. He whispered: "It's noisy! It's stopped inside!"

Seeing this, how could Zhang Jun not guess what happened? He was furious in his heart and stepped forward to curse: "In broad daylight, the old man Yan Qing dared to break into people's houses and do evil! Do you think there is a king in your eyes?

Law!"

The two laughed loudly after hearing this. The person in front said: "When is this? The emperor is in danger, tell me the king's law! Our family members are powerful here, which is the biggest king's law!"

Zhang Jun could not hold back. He strode forward, raised his leg and kicked the man standing in front of him.

The man reached out and grabbed Zhang Jun's legs with a fierce grab. With a loud shout, he was about to knock Zhang Jun down.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun didn't look tall, but he was very powerful. This pull did not move Zhang Jun, but he bullied him and grabbed his shoulders. Zhang Jun shouted and pulled his legs out of the man's hands.

Use your hands to hold him down.

The man who was sticking to the door and eavesdropping was startled. He turned around quickly and saw that the previous man had been pushed down by Zhang Jun.

He hurriedly rushed forward and punched Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun shouted, let go of the man in his hand, raised his kick, and kicked the fist away.

At this moment, the door opened. A clerk in his fifties came out. While adjusting his clothes, he cursed: "You useless thing! I asked you to guard the door, but you are making endless noises here!"

Zhang Jun turned around and stared at Yan Lizheng with a pair of tiger eyes. He said angrily: "What are you doing in my house?!"

Yan Lizheng said impatiently: "I want your mother to build an outhouse to give you a way to survive. A yard in the town has been prepared and you can move there tomorrow. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

Zhang Jun said: "What the hell are you talking about! My father was just kidnapped by the Jin people, but he didn't die!"

Yan Lizheng said: "What does it matter whether he dies or not? I don't want to marry your mother, just raise her outside. Seeing that you are not young, why don't you even understand these things! How much gold and silver does my family have? If you follow me, you will have

Have a good life."

Zhang Jun said: "My mother is from an innocent family. If you don't believe me, I will obey you!"

Yan Lizheng said with a smile: "You are an innocent family, don't you want to eat and wear clothes? How can you survive without anyone to help you!"

Zhang Jun stared at Yan Lizheng and said nothing for a while. He was a ruthless person, but he was extremely filial to his mother, so he didn't know what to do for a moment. He wanted to go forward to fight, but he didn't know what his mother was thinking.
Chapter completed!