At noon, the first porridge of the day was given to the government of Daxiangguo Temple, which was also the largest porridge relief point of the imperial court, and twelve porridge sheds were set up in the square to the south of the temple, and the porridge was given to the poor people in the capital twice a day at noon and at night.

Although the price of grain in the capital has stabilized at Doumi Baiwen and wheat is cheaper, this does not mean that the people in the capital can afford to buy grain.

The withering of commerce has caused a large number of residents in the city to lose their jobs, and half of the people in the capital have no way to find anything to do.

After the army turned 30,000 strong men into auxiliaries, it again recruited 30,000 new men from the residents of the city.

However, even if the army has solved the employment of more than 100,000 people by recruiting civilian men and auxiliary soldiers, it is still far from enough for the hundreds of thousands of unemployed people in the capital, and having nothing to do means that there is no income, and it is obviously unrealistic to rely on a little savings to make a living, so they can only rely on government relief to survive.

Every day at noon and in the afternoon, the porridge time is also the most lively time in the capital, the porridge time has not yet arrived, tens of thousands of people gathered around the Daxiangguo Temple, and there is a queue of miles in front of the twelve porridge sheds.

Li Yanqing lived up to the expectations of millions of people in the capital, severely damaged the Jin soldiers who were besieging the city, defended the city, and also defended the dignity of the Great Song Dynasty, so that Li Yanqing was about to become a god-like existence in the eyes of the people of the capital.

At this moment, a man passed through the lively procession and walked directly into an alley next to the street, at the mouth of which hung an old lantern with the words 'Inn' written on it.

The alley is naturally the Pingkang Inn, since the Song army swept away the Jin Bing scouts hiding in Taixue, He Nan's side has been completely quiet, ten days have passed since the pigeon incident, and the official has stopped tracking down the intelligence details, but He Nan can't really do nothing, he hasn't gotten valuable information for two months, although he can now prevaricate with the inability to send information, but what if the opening out of the city is opened? He can't get any information, so he really can't explain it.

The intelligence rating of the Jin State is still the same as that of the Liao State, which is divided into three classes, such as A, B, and C, and the first-class intelligence is absolutely secret, including the deployment of city defense, the structure of the city, important weapons and technology, etc., and the second-class intelligence is slightly worse, such as army training, food stocks, the number of weapons, the handle of the main generals, etc., and this kind of intelligence is also difficult to obtain.

C-level intelligence is a little simpler, the last time He Nan got the Song Army's method of dealing with fire oil, it belonged to C-class intelligence, which was still very helpful to Jin Bing, but that was two months ago, two months have passed, although he has collected a lot of information, but these information can't be put on the table, not even C-level intelligence, He Nan is anxious, but he has to forcibly hold back.

At this time, the gate of the courtyard opened, and a subordinate walked in like a gust of wind, He Nan frowned, "Close the door!" ”

The subordinates were startled, and hurriedly turned around and closed the courtyard door, and He Nan asked, "What news did you hear from such a hurry?" ”

"Boss, there are two pieces of news."

The subordinate stepped forward and whispered a few words, and He Nan's brows suddenly expanded, "Is the news true?" ”

"It's absolutely true, the commendation of firearms was ordered this morning, and the news from Taicang was replied by someone I asked someone to reply, and both news are certain."

He Nan's heart was a little confused, one was the intelligence of the iron fire and thunder, and the other was the information of the grain stored in the capital, the two pieces of information belonged to the first and second grades, if he could get these two pieces of information, his task this year would be completely completed.

The firearms information brought by his subordinates is that this morning the emperor of the Song Dynasty issued an order to commend the major contribution of He Fang, the young superintendent of the military weapons superintendent, to the rank of officer, and to give the viscount, although it is not explained what kind of firearms it is, but the discerning people know that it can only be an iron fire thunder or a sky-shaking thunder, He Nan judged that the possibility of the earth-shaking thunder is not very likely, it is more likely to be an iron fire thunder, and the gunpowder craftsmen in the capital have not been able to make it before.

But whether it is the earth-shaking thunder or the iron fire thunder, it is the special information designated by Wan Yan Xian, and the importance is still above the first class, it is precisely because of the importance that it is precious, He Nan's heart is like a mirror, and if he wants to get the complete secret recipe of the earth-shaking thunder and the iron fire thunder, the difficulty is not ordinary, but compared to the previous one who had no way to start, at least there is a direction now, and this direction is the young eunuch He Fang.

He Nan also considered taking the road of craftsmen, but there were more than 30,000 craftsmen in the capital, and he didn't know the information of the gunpowder maker at all, even if he knew, the gunpowder maker and their families were isolated, he also had no gain, and although it was a little riskier to take the road of officials, once it was through, it would be in one step.

He Nan pondered for a moment, the matter of firearms could not be rushed, he had to take his time, and he turned his mind to the matter of storing grain.

Taicang is also the granary of the imperial court, if you can know the current grain storage in Taicang, this is also an important piece of information, at least it can be counted as C-level intelligence, He Nan took a few steps, he decided to start from Taicang, it is too risky to use firearms now, and then slowly contact He Fang after the war is over.

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The person He Nan is looking for is called Yang Qu, the current official is Taicang Cheng, is an eight-grade petty official, although the official position is not big, but he has a lot of important information, such as the amount of grain stored in Taicang, the amount of food consumed by the army every day, and the current number of troops can be reversed from the consumption of grain by the army, and it is Class A intelligence during the war, which is the real reason why He Nan attaches importance to this intelligence.

He Nan's subordinates quickly contacted the middleman, and the two sides agreed to meet at Qingfeng Restaurant on Panlou Street in the evening.

Although the business in the capital is very depressed, it does not mean that the business is extinct, on the contrary, some rich people will squander it with the mentality of timely pleasure, so some of the top teahouses and restaurants and Lefang Qinglou are not closed, but have good business.

The main store of Qingfeng Lou on Panlou Street is one of them, and Bao Yan Zhai, which is opposite Qingfeng Building, is not closed, and business is also very good.

In winter, it gets dark early, and before dinner time, the night envelops the whole capital, and the lights are on, and the Panlou Street, which is cold and deserted during the day, becomes lively.

Panlou Street is a famous commercial street in Bianliang, Tokyo, second only to Yujie in terms of its upscaleness, and many large and luxury stores have opened stores on Panlou Street, and most of them have not closed due to the war.

Bao Yan Zhai's only open store in the capital is also here, which is also a helpless move for luxury stores, whether there is business or not, they must be open for business, otherwise they will be forgotten after a long time, which is a huge harm to the store brand.

For this reason, seventy percent of the shops on Panlou Street are open for business, which has gathered popularity, and many people who are bored at home will come here to take a stroll and relive the prosperity of the capital in the past.

The door of the bustling Qingfeng Restaurant is crowded with guests, most of these guests are mainly businessmen, the children of the powerful and the families of high-ranking officials are basically running away, and the rich groups in the capital are only businessmen, businessmen can not leave their decades of entrepreneurship and real estate worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, although they send their wives and children away, but they stay, they have also become the main force of consumption in the capital.

He Nan arrived at Qingfeng Restaurant on time according to the agreed time, and at the door of the restaurant, his subordinates and a man had been waiting for a moment, "Lord He, look up for a long time!" Long admiration! The man greeted him warmly, the man's surname is Xu, he is a grain tooth person, the tooth people's business has been very depressed recently, and it is not easy to receive a business, so Xu Ya people are also very enthusiastic.

He Nan's current identity is a grain merchant, of course, there is no grain business now, but this does not hinder his identity.

The two exchanged a few words, and Xu Yaren smiled and said, "Yang Guanren is already waiting upstairs, let's go up!" ”

He Nan nodded, and followed the tooth man up, the two walked into a room, a middle-aged man stood up, He Nan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It's Yang Guanren!" In Shimohe Nan, Zhending Prefecture grain merchant. ”

This man is Yang Gao, Taicang, and it can be seen that he used to deal with grain merchants, and his expression is also very indifferent, "It seems that we are meeting for the first time, He He is the proprietor, please take care of me in the future!" ”

"Where! Where! In the future, it will be Yang Guanren who will take care of us. ”

A smile appeared on Yang Gao's face, "We don't have to be polite, please take a seat!" ”

The four of them sat down, Xu Yaren rushed to fill everyone with wine, He Nan picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Everyone is destined to meet today, this glass of wine wishes you good health and safety!" ”

"With the auspicious words of the proprietor, we have made this cup."

"Cheers!"

Everyone drank a glass of wine, the bartender brought the dishes, and everyone ate with laughter, at this time, Yang Gao asked puzzledly: "There should be no food now!" Why is the proprietor still in the grain business? ”

He Nan bowed and smiled: "I can't hide it, I bought a batch of grain in Jingzhou before the war, and before I could transport it into the capital, the war broke out, but the war will always end, I think if I can wait for the war to end, I will sell this batch of grain to Taicang." ”

Yang Gao smiled slightly, "Of course you can, Taicang has always had a tradition of collecting people's grain, so I can call the shots and collect grain according to the official price." ”

He Nan asked cautiously: "I don't know how much grain is still stored in Taicang now?" ”

Yang Gao squinted and smiled, "This ..... Hehe! We drink. ”