On the second day, we arrived at Caizhou City. 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 governor will instruct the grain merchants to negotiate with the commander. Once you have bought the grain, you will be self-employed to transport it back to Kaifeng. .”
Wang Xiaolie held up his hands and said, "I'm sorry for the governor, but also for the inspection. It's getting late, so our army has prepared some meat and wine. Please inspect and drink."
Not allowed to enter the city is normal. When was this? Wang Xiaolie brought a hundred people and caused chaos after entering the city. Caizhou was really in trouble. This is a team that has defeated the Jin soldiers before and should not be taken lightly.
When they arrived at Jinxiang Town, Wang Xiaolie ordered to set up camp outside the town. He sent a few soldiers to the town to buy some wine and meat. Everything in Kaifeng is expensive. 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 ready.
In front of his barracks, Wang Xiaolie set up a table, and he and Cao Zhiyan sat down with Li Xing.
Pour the wine. Li Xing looked at Cao Zhiyan curiously and said, "I heard that Cao Tiha was a monk in Qingliang Temple before and didn't he abstain from alcohol and meat?"
Cao Zhiyan said: "When I joined the army, I carried a steel knife and killed countless people. Why should 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 has 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 them 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 you dare to fight them and deal with them properly, it will not be difficult to defeat them. But now the world is in chaos, and it is difficult to organize an army. For a while, let They are just being cruel."
Li Xing nodded repeatedly, but didn't say anything. Last year, the Jin army attacked Caizhou. Zhizhou organized an escape early, but 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 dou of rice. Wheat is more expensive, and the new wheat has not been harvested yet, so each dou of rice is about 3,000 yuan. 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 in the past few 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 increase the price of food in the city."
Li Xingdao: "Who dares to mess around! You are people who have made great achievements in fighting against the Jin Dynasty. Zhizhou has already said that he will not increase the price!"
Wang Xiaolie raised his wine bowl: "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 merits!"
Although Zhao Gou had ascended the throne at this time, he was still in exile and the court's institutions were not complete. Officials in various places mostly act on their own. Zongze stayed behind in Tokyo and had great power. The area around Kaifeng Mansion, including western Beijing, was under his control. But at this time, many officials actually don't care whether they take credit or not. What it will be like in the future, only God knows.
Until midnight, after having enough wine and food, I saw Li Xing off.
Wang Xiaolie said to Cao Zhiyan: "Tomorrow I will go to the city to buy grain. You can watch from the town. I will look for some men to carry the grain. I will buy a lot of grain. I am afraid it will not be enough for a hundred of us. On the way back to Kaifeng, there is no Peace.”
Cao Zhiyan crossed his hands and said yes.
At this time, there are many thieves in the world, even around Kaifeng. In name, bandits as far away as Hebei also obeyed Zongze's orders. However, these people also do a lot of robbing families and homes. There are always fights in the city of Kaifeng, so grabbing some food outside is really nothing. Wang Xiao led a hundred soldiers just for safety.
Early on the next morning, Wang Xiaolie led a dozen soldiers into Caizhou City. Cao Zhiyan settled down and put up a notice in the town to recruit people to transport grain. One hundred coins a day is enough money, and food and accommodation will be arranged by the army.
At this time, a relatively stable place like Caizhou had many refugees. It's summer again, and Jin soldiers won't come south, so it's not difficult to recruit people.
Zhang Jun listened to the notice being read in the crowd, and thought to himself, although it was not a hundred cents a day, he had it all in his own hands, and he didn't have to worry about food and accommodation, and he could do this job well. After listening for a while, he hurriedly went 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 abducted by the Jin soldiers, but I and my mother escaped. To avoid the disaster of the war, he fled to Caizhou and lived outside Jinxiang Town. Mother and son rely on Zhang Jun to do odd jobs to make ends meet.
When I arrived in front of the thatched cottage, I saw two men there. One of them had his arms crossed and looked left and right, while the other had his ear pressed against the door with a very wretched expression. Zhang Jun recognized these two people as members of the Yan Li Zheng family, a wealthy family in the town.
Stepping forward, Zhang Jun pointed at the two of them and said, "What are you two fellows doing in front of my house?"
The person standing in front said: "Don't yell and disturb the mood of the members inside! You bitch, you got 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!"
Looking at this, how could Zhang Jun not guess what happened? He was furious in his heart and stepped forward to curse: "In broad daylight and the world is bright, that old man Yan Qing dares to break into people's houses and do evil! Do you have royal laws in your eyes?"
The two laughed. The man 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 bear it. 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 sudden grab. With a loud shout, Zhang Jun was about to be knocked down.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun didn't look tall, but he was extremely powerful. This pull did not move Zhang Jun, but he bullied him and grabbed him by the shoulder. Zhang Jun shouted, pulled his legs out of the man's hands, and held his body down with force.
The man who was eavesdropping on the door was startled. He turned around quickly and saw that the previous man had been pushed down by Zhang Jun.
He rushed forward and punched Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun shouted, let go of the man in his hand, raised his foot, and kicked away the fist that was coming at him.
Just then, the door opened. A member of staff in his fifties came out. While adjusting his clothes, he cursed: "You are useless! I asked you to guard the door, but you are making endless noises here!"
Zhang Jun turned around and stared at Yan Lizheng with his 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 out. 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, and 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 him outside. Look at how young you are, how come you don't even understand these things! How much gold and silver does my family have? If you follow me, there are 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: "If 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 moment. He was a ruthless person, but he was extremely filial to his mother, and he didn't know what to do for a while. He wanted to step forward to fight, but he didn't know what his mother was thinking, so he stood there for a while.
