The water transports grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River to Beijing, called Caoliang, which arose in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor Huizong, 8 million stones of grain from the south of the Yangtze River were transported to Kaifeng Mansion every year, which was two to three times that transported to Chang'an during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

"There is always water in the warehouse to transport rice, and there is water in the river to sail."

The jujube of Anyi, the orange of Jiangling, the lacquer of Chen Xia, the hemp, ginger, cinnamon, grain, silk, cotton, cloth, wisp, mackerel......

All kinds of goods are distributed in Bianliang, and through the thick fog of history, we still can't get a glimpse of the prosperity of Bianliang that day.

How comfortable the scholars and doctors of Bianliang lived, how bitter the people of Jiangnan were, the land of fish and rice was so starving everywhere, and the flower and stone gang fell into the hands of Zhu Mian, and it officially became a bad government that worked hard and hurt money.

The Northern Song Dynasty did not have hybrid rice, and eight million stone of grain were handed over a year, and how much was left for the people to eat.

Zhu Mian and Li Yan wantonly set up checkpoints in the south of the Yangtze River, robbed passing merchants, and abused the local people.

The people of Jiangnan are eager to eat their flesh, Suzhou and Hangzhou are already on the verge of eruption, and as long as there is a spark, there will be a trend of burning the plain.

At this time, Zhu Mian didn't know at all, and continued to send his minions, a group of scoundrels he recruited, to search for strange stones and treasures in the south of the Yangtze River.

Tongqiao west to the silk willow, stretch out the Tongqiao wild water wide.

Zhu Mian searched for the same paradise created by the people in Suzhou, which is said to be the largest garden and the strange lake and stone, which can be called the first in the south of the Yangtze River.

Before dawn, there was a maid in the atrium of the dormitory who was on duty to beat the gong and call.

There were no less than 2,000 servants in the outer courtyard, who were dressed up, cleaned up, and began to serve the Zhu family's father and son.

In the same paradise of the Zhu family, there are more than a dozen dining rooms alone, and the Zhaode Fang that Yang Lin often boasts of is like a country villa compared to others.

In the dining room, there are stacked tableware in groups of cabinets, different shapes and colors, even the number of pieces is different, there are lacquered porcelain, some inlaid with copper, inlaid with ivory, the wealth can be seen.

In the hot porridge pot, the bones are churning with snow-colored pearl waves, the slurry is gushing, and the rice fragrance is coming to the nose.

There are also dishes such as Tianxing grits cake with jujube bean filling, celery sprouts and dove pork with snowflake celery finely chopped, nearly 100 people are busy all morning, breakfast is ready, each stove is turned off, only the hot steam on the vegetable basin is steaming.

At this time, it was just dawn, and the maids were carrying wooden plates, porcelain basins, soap towels, toothbrushes... Waiting outside Zhu Mian's bedroom, waiting for the master to get up and wait for washing.

It was only when the legs of these delicate and charming girls were sore that there was a bell inside, and the elderly woman led by them pushed open the door and led them into Zhu Mian's bedroom.

After changing clothes, Zhu Mian had breakfast casually, and half of it was thrown away, and then Shi Shiran came to the lobby.

There are already many dogs, with looted treasures, waiting here to ask for credit.

Zhu Mian wore a brocade robe and sat in front of the hall, and the pranksters below were respectful, even more careful than seeing the emperor.

A maid held a cup of fragrant tea and served it, and Zhu Mian smiled and said, "How is it, what kind of treasure did you get today?" ”

There was already someone who couldn't wait, and stepped forward and sneered: "Master Zhu, look what this is." ”

After speaking, he picked up a table from behind, the stone texture on it is delicate and warm, smooth as clotted fat, the stone folds are tangled, the texture is meticulous, the stone surface is undulating and up-and-down, the ravines are staggered, the shape is rough and grand, and the charm is ancient.

"Lingbi Stone!" Zhu Mian's eyes lit up and said, "Okay, this texture is a gem in the Lingbi Stone." ”

He was proud and said with a smile: "This stone was originally owned by a merchant surnamed Zhou in Wujiang County, and his subordinates asked him for it after they arrived. The villain hung his family on a wooden frame, beat his two younger sons to death in front of him, and took turns with his brothers to feast on his delicate daughters, and the old thing was honestly brought out. ”

Zhu Mian snorted and said, "These iron roosters, if they don't manage them well, they won't hand over good things at all." Come on, send this stone and the previous ones to Bianliang to present to the official's family. ”

Behind him, there were a few young men in Tsing Yi, who stepped forward and turned around cautiously holding the stone, Zhu Mian smiled and said to the housekeeper: "This time in Bianliang, in addition to sending 50,000 yuan to Taishi Cai's mansion as usual, I also have to prepare a generous gift and send it to Shaozai Yang Lin's mansion." ”

The housekeeper looked puzzled, and Zhu Mian continued: "Yang Shaozai, like me, is a disciple of the Taishi, and now he is in the sky, and he is the first favorite minister in front of His Majesty. And he was born in the top spot, and the position of prime minister in the future will not be able to escape, and after a hundred years of the Taishi, we will have to rely on this person to do it. To be a man, you have to plan early, and the reason why my father was able to rise was because he relied on his discernment and caught the line of the Taishi in advance. ”

The surrounding splashes immediately surrounded and patted the horses, praising the Zhu family's father and son for their eyesight, and saying that Zhu Mian was fluttering.

Not far away in Wujiang County, in an elegant courtyard, Zhou Shijing, a wealthy Jiangnan gentry, was covered in blood and holding two children.

Suddenly, a mother-in-law rushed in from outside, crying: "Master, come and take a look, Miss She committed suicide by hanging herself." ”

Zhou Shijing left his son and rushed into his daughter's boudoir, only to see that his straight and straight body had been hugged down, and his tongue was half spit out, which was very terrifying. Her own wife lay on top of her, crying and crying.

Zhou Shijing looked up at the miserable sky, and his eyes were about to split:

"Oh my God, open your eyes and see!"

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Such scenes are staged all over the south of the Yangtze River from time to time, and people's hearts are already boiling.

The flooding in Kaifeng Mansion has been in place for two months, and it is difficult to communicate with outside information, which has further fueled the arrogance of this group of people.

At this time, outside Kaifeng Mansion, in the woods by the river.

Song Jiang watched as the corpses were dragged out and neatly arranged under the tree, his fists secretly clenched.

After all, the Banzai Battalion has only been built for a few months, and although the individual skills are outstanding, it is the first time that the fight of this scale has been made.

Most of these dead people were men he brought back from Shandong, and they died in a foreign land.

Lu Taixuan stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said with relief: "People can't be resurrected after death, this group of people is Jiangnan gangsters, we fought with them many times in the early days, and no less than hundreds of brothers died. Sooner or later, we will all be liquidated. ”

Song Jiang closed his eyes, breathed a long sigh of relief, and after opening his eyes again, he asked, "Only eight thieves were arrested last night, and the others fled, and the suicide committed suicide." I will personally go to Xianping County, inform Shaozai, and arrange people to catch the fish that have slipped through the net. ”

Hua Rong, who simply bandaged the wound, stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what about these bird thieves?" ”

"Locked up and interrogated."