The Yellow Emperor killed Chi You in Zhongji, Chi You's limbs and heads were in different places, and Chi You's blood entered the pool and turned into brine, and the salt pool was solved. Because of its autopsy, it is called Jie. This is also an explanation of the source of Jiezhou.

As the saying goes, "things gather according to the place, and the land depends on the human spirit". Jiezhou is the place where famous people in history such as Chiyou, Fenghou, Li Bing, Guan Yu, and Liu Zongyuan were born, and they can naturally be called "outstanding people".

In the early morning, a round of morning sun rises from the river, dispelling the mist on the river, and the scenery on both sides of the river suddenly comes into view. The mountains are reckless and green, the grass on both sides is like grass, the willow branches are fluttering in the wind, and the sound of birdsong is endless, and nature has given too many gifts to human beings.

Along the Shushui River, the river is densely packed with boats, the river water is clear and calm, slowly flowing from the northeast to the southwest, from Hezhongfu into the Yellow River.

On the south bank of the Lianshui River, there is the Jiezhou Salt Transport Wharf, where the Jiezhou salt sold to the south of the Yellow River is shipped, and then goes down the Yellow River all the way to the south. As for those who go to Shaanxi and Sichuan, they should cross the Yellow River to the west of Hezhongfu.

As the Jurchens moved south, the passage to the south and east of the Yellow River came to an abrupt end, leaving only the northern regions of Hedong and Hebei, so all the salt sellers also came from the north.

Several boats went down the river and slowly stopped on the south bank of the Lianshui River. Two Confucian scholars with round necks and square scarves and white shirts landed on the land on the south bank surrounded by a large group of young men with sharp swords.

As soon as they saw the dress of these people and the formation of more than 100 people, the Yunding people waiting on the shore understood that this was a high-roller from the Northland, rich and rich, and inextricably linked with the Jurchens, and their food and drink in the past few days were all due to these people.

"This honored guest, but a guest who has brought salt from the Northlands. The villain guy is complete, and these brothers under his command have a lot of strength, are diligent in their hands and feet, and they ask for little remuneration, so they will definitely not delay your affairs!"

"Guest, the villain has many brothers, the ground is familiar, the hands and feet are clean, they are all honest men, and the price is low, why don't you consider it?"

The Yunding people came up one by one, gathered in front of the two young men in round robes and square scarves, and introduced them while accompanying the two of them.

These Yunding gathered on the south bank were all Song refugees from all over Hedong, each with their own wheelbarrows, even ox carts, ropes, felt cloth, etc., and as soon as the salt sellers from the north arrived, they came forward to solicit customers. Pull to the business happily, empty-handed scolding, began to wait for the next batch of customers.

"Xianggong, this ......"

Wang Lun looked at the group of people in front of him, his eyes full of consternation.

If it weren't for the fact that the people who came up were all speaking Chinese, he would have thought that he had arrived in a foreign land.

"Destroy my civilization, dress me differently, enslave my people, have ill intentions, and are inferior to beasts!"

Wang Song was furious, and his body trembled slightly.

The men in front of them spoke Chinese, but they had braids like Jurchens on their heads, and they were dressed as Jurchens.

"Brother, why are you dressed like this?"

Wang Song grabbed a young man and asked.

"The Jurchens ordered that they were forbidden to wear Hanfu, shave their hair and braid, and if anyone did not want to, they would be arrested and beheaded. When you get under the city wall, you can see that the dense crowd is the heads of the Song people!"

The young man looked at Wang Song, his eyes full of doubt. He was also wondering why these salt sellers in the north kept Han hair in a bun.

In the crowd, a middle-aged man in his 40s, with dark complexion, big bones, a somewhat hunched back, and a face full of wind and frost, he was also trying to introduce, but the smile on his face was not much stronger than crying.

Wang Song looked at the middle-aged man's humble face and smiled, and felt an inexplicable pain in his heart. The sadness of the middle-aged man at the bottom was revealed at a glance on the body of the man in front of him.

has experienced the windy youth, and has not yet carefully tasted the taste of youth, and has already started a family. Ambition disappeared in oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, the edges and corners were gradually smoothed out by the world, and the blood slowly disappeared in the wind.

Although there are still occasional whims, I have to lower my head and move forward with a little stubbornness, no longer complaining, no longer moving. Only when I wake up in the dead of night, two tears in my eyes, or for the death of a loved one, or for the regret of wasting the years and achieving nothing, or for the powerlessness of the pressure of life......

Wang Song stopped the lobbyists from all walks of life, and said to the middle-aged man: "This old brother, just you!" Take your brother with me and come with me! ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then smiled, opened his palm, stretched out three fingers and said, "Guest, you haven't said the price yet." The villain is 300 Wen a day per person, 20 people, if you think it is not suitable, you look at it!"

Wang Song shook his head and said: "The price is not much, but are you familiar with the land of Yanchi and Jiezhou?" If you know a lot and are familiar with the ground, it's you, brother. ”

The middle-aged man's face was full of flowers, and he greeted his brother with a smile: "Guest, the villain is a native of Jiezhou, and he used to be the salt of this salt pond, what do you want to know, just ask!"

It's rare for him to be so happy. Now the grain and rice are in short supply, and a pound of rice is about 40 Wen, which is 2~3 times that of the Xuanhe period. This round trip to transport salt, generally takes two days, you can earn 400-600 Wen, buy more than a dozen catties of rice, enough for the family to eat for 5-6 days.

Wang Song nodded and said, "Brother's surname?" Do you know the current situation of this Jiezhou salt pond? You said that you used to be a salt ding, and when the Jurchens went south, did they not harm you? Are these Jurchens in Jiezhou good to you Song people? ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then looked around nervously, then turned his head and stared at Wang Song suspiciously, unable to speak.

Wang Song said with a smile: "Our brother is just selling salt, and he doesn't ask about the affairs of the government, because he is worried that these people in the government are too dark, and our brother will be blackened, and he will have nothing to lose."

The middle-aged man suddenly realized, he looked at the Song people's bun on Wang Song's head, and said with a smile: "That villain is relieved!" Don't hide from the guests, the villain's surname is Zhang, the second in the family, and everyone else calls the villain Zhang Er. ”

Wang Song nodded and said, "Second Brother Zhang, the Jurchens are going south, how can you stay, aren't you afraid that the Jurchens will kill you?"

The sentence "Second Brother Zhang" made Zhang Er's face immediately smile.

"Big official, you don't know anything."

He rubbed his hands together and said, "The villain has been salt for generations, and he can't do anything but make salt, so where can he go?" The Jurchens went south, and the villain's family hid in the Zhongtiao Mountains and escaped. ”

He shook his head and said sadly:

"There were originally more than 50,000 people in this salt pond in Jiezhou, plus officials at all levels, and there were as many as 60,000 people. When the Jurchens went south, most of them went to Shaanxi or fled south, and the rest were the locals who had nowhere to go like the villains. The whole family has to eat, and Jiezhou Yanchi recruits salt Ding and Yunding, and I heard that it is a fan person, and there is a salary, so the villains come over. ”

Wang Song was stunned for a moment and asked, "Second Brother Zhang, you said that it was the Han people who guarded Jiezhou, not the Jurchens?"

A man next to him interjected: "Guest, yes, not only the people in Jiezhou City are all Fan, but also those on the salt pond." The Jurchens went south and transported all the salt from the salt pond, leaving more than 3,000 people to guard it. These people are really ruthless, they cut off the heads of many officers and soldiers, and hung them on the city wall. They recruited Yanding to get some silver, after all, the Jurchens gave too little silver!"

Although most of the Yisheng army in Hedong defected to the Jurchens, the inequality in treatment was obvious. The Han army had the lowest status in the Jin army, and usually served as coolies, and once there was a siege battle, the Han army would rush to the arrows and stones and be cannon fodder in vain.

"So, this army in Jiezhou is very fierce, so how can you still find a way to survive here, aren't you afraid that they will kill you?"

Wang Lun asked on the side: "Also, the parents of this body, the Jurchens let you shave your hair and make it easy to wear, are you all willing?"

A young Yunding who accompanied him was bolder, and seeing that Wang Song and the others were also Song people, he blurted out: "Guest officer, no one wants to, but this Jurchen official in Jiezhou is ruthless and murderous." If anyone wears Han clothes and doesn't shave his hair, he will have to move his head immediately, and who dares to disobey!"

"Wanyan Shouzhong?"

Wang Song was stunned, but he didn't expect that the leader of these golden soldiers and Han'er was actually a Jurchen.

Wang Lun said on the side: "Great officials, this Geng Shouzhong and Li Siben were originally the leaders of the Yisheng Army of the imperial court in Hedong, in the last years of Xuanhe, the Jurchens went south to invade the Song Dynasty, these two and Dong Cai opened the door to thieves, took refuge in Wanyan Zonghan, and became the vanguard of the invasion of the Song Dynasty. The gold lord Wanyan Wu begged to buy and gave these three people the surname Wanyan. Therefore, Wanyan Shouzhong is Geng Shouzhong!"

Wang Song suddenly realized, and couldn't help shouting angrily: "It turned out to be this dog thief, I have to kill him!"

In the last years of Xuanhe, the Great Song Dynasty created an army in Hedong, and divided the power of Hebei Guo Yaoshi's "Changsheng Army", such as the people of Yunshuo, with 50,000 as the rate, stationed in the key roads of the state and county, called the righteous victory army, and made Li Siben Geng Shouzhong as the commander.

The "Yisheng Army", the recruiters are all Youyun Han people, brave and available, the number of about 100,000 people, because of the good treatment, was jealous of the Song army in Hedong.

The friction between the two armies continued, and the Song army insulted the Youyun Han people with "Fanren" in person, treating them as "not my race". These righteous victorious soldiers are also full of complaints, and their hearts are good.

After Yan Zonghan went south, whether it was the Yisheng army in Hedong or the Changsheng army in Hebei, they all saw the cowardice and incompetence and corruption of the Song army, and surrendered one after another.

This Geng Shouzhong is the vanguard of the Jurchens, the Jurchens burn and loot all the way, and conquer the city, he is actively running, willing to be an eagle dog, and has also won the favor of Wanyan Zonghan.

Wang Song waved his troops westward, naturally because he saw the salt benefits of understanding salt. Marching and fighting, government and people's livelihood, that item does not need silver, and the huge income from salt relief is the foundation of Wang Song's desire to control this important salt-producing land.

The management officials of salt solution must be shrewd, capable, and energetic, and Wang Lun's talent in all aspects is good, and he is the best candidate to manage salt solution.

Under the current circumstances, he did not want the imperial court to appoint new officials. Now is the critical period for the growth of the loyal army, and most of these scholars and doctors are not successful enough to fail.

With these people here, he was very worried about his logistics. Even if they come, it will be a while later.

Originally, the subordinates suggested that the army should be dispatched to directly attack the state and attack the city. Wang Song still suggested focusing on surprise attacks to reduce unnecessary casualties.

Because of the importance of salt relief, Wang Songli ignored public opinion, did not hesitate to risk his life, and led 200 subordinates as the vanguard, and the army followed.

With thousands of troops on his side, and a fierce general like Yang Zaixing, he naturally doesn't need to worry.