"Ah owe——"

Gong Xiqiu rubbed his itchy nose.

I sneezed several times before it finally calmed down.

"It's this hour, who is talking about me?" Gong Xiqiu took a big sip of wine and frowned. During the days when he was a "prisoner" in Xiaocheng, he drank the best wine. Unexpectedly,

He has a sharp tongue, and now he always feels unhappy when drinking wine from outside. He put down the wine bowl, took a bite to go with the food and wine, and murmured, "It must be either Alai or Mama..."

He was about to go back to the guest room to rest after eating.

The chatter of the diners by the window caught his attention.

Diner A sighed repeatedly, while Diner B asked with concern.

"...Well, there is nothing wrong with my family. I just heard that the war is about to start again. I originally planned to go out and order some food when the market is better this year, but who knows...sigh."

Diner A was upset. His family was a grain merchant, and it was not enough to sell grain from his own fields. He had to go out to buy grain at a low price, then transport it back and sell it at a high price. The profit was the price difference.

We cannot wait for the autumn harvest to harvest these grains. We must negotiate and pay a deposit several months in advance to prevent the grains from being snatched away by other colleagues. If there is no grain to sell, the business will naturally fail.

The family has a lot of expenses, and everything is empty.

Diner B asked: "Are we going to fight again? Where?"

Diner A rolled his eyes: "Where else could it be? The same group of people and tyrants? They have been fighting for so long without getting any results. They only want to exploit us common people. They are collecting grain and collecting corvees. If you are in a hurry, you can't do it."

Some started to rob them."

The coalition forces of the Dragon Slaying Bureau also want to save face. If they are short of food, they will send people to collect food from all over the place and purchase large quantities at a price lower than the market price. As for how much lower? The grain merchants they bump into consider themselves unlucky, but they will not go bankrupt and will not

Lost his life.

The inhumane things under Zheng Qiao's account are different. Not only are they bought and sold at almost free prices, but they also force people to work as food delivery cooks and perform corvee labor. Those who don't want to will be beaten as lightly as possible.

If it is too late, the family will be destroyed and people will die.

Some of the grain was robbed while it was still in the fields.

but--

The two groups of forces are essentially similar.

There is no need to compare the difference between bad and worse.

Diner B hurriedly said: "In this world, you should be careful, lest someone intercepts the food while collecting it."

Diner A could only comfort himself that this was a blessing in disguise. When the two of them talked about this topic, they naturally complained together to vent their anger. At this time, a tall figure approached, carrying a terrifying pressure.

This person is naturally Gong Xiqiu.

"Where are you talking about fighting? Who is fighting whom?"

Diner A and Diner B looked at Gong Xiqiu's figure and subconsciously felt fear. Seeing that Gong Xiqiu was just curious, they lowered their guard. Diner A replied: "Isn't it just that dragon-slaying coalition and Zheng Qiao?

beat."

He recalled the news he heard.

"Oh, it's said to be on Xingyang Road." Although merchants traveled north and south, the transportation was inconvenient and the scope of activities was limited. He didn't know where exactly Xingyang Road was. He asked Gong Xiqiu again, "Look.

This strong man's demeanor is not that of an ordinary person. Are you asking about this because you want to gain fame?"

The battlefield is the best stage for brave warriors to make a name for themselves.

Some people who want to make great achievements will fight wherever they go.

Diner A thought Gong Xiqiu was one of them.

"No, I'm just curious. I have a friend who will probably go too..." Gong Xiqiu brought the wine and dishes over and treated them to a drink with a familiar attitude, hoping to get more information from them, such as

How many forces are participating and how many troops are there?

It's a pity that both of them are ordinary people, and the news about Diner A was accidentally heard, so it's not clear.

but--

Diner B was drinking Gong Xiqiu's wine when he suddenly thought of something and said, "The dragon slayer is afraid he will be slaughtered."

Gong Xiqiu asked: "Where do you start talking about this?"

Diner B motioned to Gong Xiqiu and Gong Xiqiu to come over.

He whispered: "You don't know..."

Diner B has a distant relative's brother-in-law who works in a big shot's house. The nobleman serving him is said to be the number one fighting force in the tyrant Zheng Qiao's account. With him, killing people can be as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. I heard that a breakthrough is imminent.

The strength is terrifying.

Gong Xiqiu asked: "Seriously?"

Diner B said: "Of course it is true."

He was afraid that Gong Xiqiu would think that he was bragging, so he said: "I heard that there are so many gold and silver beauties rewarded by the violent lord that the courtyard can't accommodate them. If they weren't powerful, would the violent lord pay so much attention to them?"

Diner B finally said: "You will know the result after you wait and see. Strong men, please take this advice. If you want to go there, don't go to that dragon-slaying place, lest you be killed by the tyrant as a worm..."

Diner A: "Isn't that like working as a lackey for a violent master?"

Diner B: "Is it more important to be a dog or to be alive?"

After saying that, they both sighed at the same time.

Gong Xiqiu drank quietly and acted as a listener, mentally preparing to inquire about the situation on Xingyang Road the next day.

Yanzhou, border of Xingyang Road.

The Dragon Slaying Bureau's coalition forces and Zheng Qiao's troops had several battles here. Both sides won and lost, but they were always helpless against the other. Last year, both sides reached a stalemate. The biggest problem was not the strength of the troops, but the supply of food, grass and baggage.

Wu Xian was also delayed due to food and grass problems.

"Because of food and grass?"

Shen Tang passed the time listening to the gossip and was surprised.

He shook his head and said: "This is impossible."

Wu Xian has Xu Jie, a walking ATM machine. This ATM opportunity makes money for himself. To a certain extent, it is inexhaustible. In the past few years, he has helped Shen Tang sell high-quality refined salt on behalf of others, making money secretly.

Get a lot of money.

No one who is short of money will be in trouble. Xu Jie is short of money.

Will he be unable to raise the food supply for tens of thousands of troops?

Gu Chi sneered: "How is it impossible?"

Today’s fishing companions are Xun Ding + Gu Chi.

Go around the Wu Xian camp in Guchi and eat all you can with melons.

Shen Tang recalled the last time Xu Jie settled the accounts, and counted on his fingers: "How should I calculate? Xu Wenzhu is still far from bankruptcy. How can a mere tens of thousands of dan of grain be difficult for him?"

When talking about tens of thousands of grains and grains, Shen Tang's expression was undisguised jealousy. She also wanted to own an ATM machine.

Gu Chi said: "Under normal circumstances it would not be difficult."

However, the situation is not normal.

Wu Xian sent his confidants to cooperate with Xu Jie in raising food.

The grain harvesting area is concentrated in Heyin.

This area had a bumper grain harvest for four consecutive years. Although the last two years were not as high as the first two years, Xu Jie's management was serious, and coupled with the infrastructure blessing left by Shen Tang's team before they left, the harvest was not bad. Every household's grain surplus is increasing year by year.

More than a year.

Xu Jie wanted to collect grain at market price.

As a result, the defendant was sued, saying that he had enriched his own pockets and deliberately made things difficult. He offered to eat all the surplus grain in Heyin for 30% of the market price.

Shen Tang almost spat out a mouthful of water: "It was Xu Wenzhu who paid the money. Why did he enrich himself? Is the left hand the right hand?"

Gu Chi: "Wu Zhaode is not without a penny."

It's just that Xu solved the big head.

All accounts are kept in public accounts.

Shen Tang asked again: "What then?"

"Either I am picky about the fact that the harvested grain is old grain that has been stored for two years, or the grain is moldy and can cause diarrhea to the soldiers. When the grain is finally put into the warehouse, it is said that the actual harvest does not match the accounts... and the cook. Wu Zhaode this time

After raising most of the family property, and with the increase in grain and grass, the number of cooks to transport grain will naturally increase, so I thought of recruiting corvees in the Heyin territory..."

Today's corvee workers not only pay for work out of their own pockets, but if they are unlucky, they may also pay for their lives and die of overwork. Naturally, Xu Jie will not agree, and there will be more conflicts.

The corners of Gu Chi's lips curved.

"...Wu Zhaode's confidant was repeatedly rejected by Xu Wenzhu, and the two of them had deep conflicts. In a rage, he said indiscriminately that Xu Wenzhu was a leopard [toad] on the table. He really treated himself as a dish, a merchant.

If they are really despicable and seeking profit, Xu Wenzhu was completely angered and deliberately dragged away the food and grass. Wu Zhaode could only look down and made peace several times..."

Xu Jie took the time to do things for Wu Xian.
To be continued...