After dawn, outside the city of Jiangning

The scarred Gu Laosi was lying in a quagmire, which was originally a dry fish pond, and he was like a thirsty dead fish, drowning in the mud that had been turned out, and only two white eyes remained

The son kept the last bit of anger.

It was originally a banquet for fellow villagers, but how could it turn out to be like this?

The atmosphere in the first half of the night was very warm, and after he drank a lot of wine, he was able to meet the lady of the official eunuch.

From the first meeting in appearance and gas, he was extremely satisfied and quite surprised.

Then he lay down with the other party who had a lotus root arm and only a small coat left, and then under the guilt and shock, he hurriedly made a lifelong appointment.

And then what happened completely knocked him from the paradise of joy to some kind of dark abyss.

His fellow countryman is actually a member of the Imperial Court's Wude Division, but this doesn't seem to matter, although his reputation is a little bad, but he is also an official who works for the imperial court.

And the one who just shared the bed with him is not really the daughter of the official eunuch, but a female actor specially invited from the official education workshop, because she is a criminal family of officials, so there is no flaw in the role, and

Let him easily get in.

This is not a good thing to say to him, but a killing game and trap for him, a general of the Huai Army from Jiangning, and at dawn is the moment when they are trying to see the dagger.

If it weren't for the fact that he was in a hurry at night and went in the wrong direction, and overheard a conversation between the next people, he might have been completely kept in the dark.

In the end, he was the only one who escaped bare-chested and short-crotched with his good water nature, and the other guards and servants who didn't have time to guard and react had already fallen in.

His self-defense short guns, daggers, and Yiying's nameplate, as well as a bunch of expensive silver treasures and Huai-style money tickets, all fell into the hands of the other party.

What made him even more frightened and shivering was that the other party could actually use the public and local villagers who had prepared in advance to search for him, a thief who had lost his identity, who "killed his master, killed people and oversold goods, and committed adultery and nobles".

This also proved a terrible suspicion of his, that the "fellow countryman" who had set up a situation to trick him into coming to him, together with the daughter of the impostor eunuch, had already been killed and planted on his head. And look at the other party's back hand and arrangement

Obviously, it won't just be specifically aimed at a petty officer like him; I'm afraid that he has been involved in a seemingly unfortunate right and wrong.

。。。。。。。。。

In the carriage as night fell, I looked at the last batch of news documents sent in before the seven gates of Jiangning City were closed, which was a kind of diversion and diversion of some uneasy attention.

Mainly about the completion of the summer harvest in the last area, the relevant personnel claimed that they almost reappeared, the grand occasion of the grain harvest during the Tianbao year.

"Doumi five coins, Qingqi Valley, Li Sanwen", this is the record of the lowest period of grain prices in the prosperous era of Tianbao, for which the government can hardly put down more grain in the regular closing position, and since then there has been no lower record than this; No

With the statistics of this year's summer harvest, the average grain price in Huaibei Province and its Yanbian prefectures has also dropped significantly.

According to the sampling data of multiple points in Xuzhou and Qingzhou, the local grain price has been as low as a bucket of brown rice to be sold for 15 yuan, if it is unhulled millet, it is only 112 yuan, if it is a little more inferior potatoes

dry, sweet potato rice or something, and even as long as seven or eight yuan, you can buy a bucket; The big bucket used in Huaibei weights and measures, (one bucket is ten liters, each liter weighs about 1.5 kilograms) is nearly 30 catties of grain;

, enough for a family of five at the bottom of the society, with self-grown melon and vegetable sauce and salt for ten days and half a month.

Compared with other other parties in the country, it is often between tens and hundreds of languages, and even in the event of disasters and turmoil, it is more than ten times and dozens of times the amplitude of protection, which is simply so cheap and affordable that it cannot be compared with the times. However, the price of grain in Huaidi is low

low, but it is basically not circulated to the outside world, and there are not many statements about the cheap grain hurting the peasants in the peaceful years;

Because through the large-scale collective production and organization system, most of the grain output is directly digested internally by handing over public grain and targeted procurement, while the daily needs of the corresponding production workers are internalized

The accumulation of the converted work points and the rationing system of the ticket are satisfied; Therefore, except for a small number of high-end enjoyment, luxury goods and entertainment needs, there is no direct connection with the price fluctuations of the outside market, so there is naturally nothing

It's the concept that goes up.

In the end, only a small part of the surplus production in the hands of the tunmin farmers will flow into the various markets that have formed spontaneously in the local area; Although the overall plate still looks quite large, under the government's regulation and control measures, it is no longer possible

What kind of climate has been formed, there is no way to set off any hoarding and speculation waves; Although the local market allows the bulk sale of rice and grain, the distribution of grain exceeding 100 koku as a whole needs to be reported to the local municipality

and stated uses.

After all, in the troubled times since ancient times, being able to give more people a chance to survive or provide the food needed by the army for the corresponding combat cycle has always been one of the military materials and strategic resources that have been controlled by the key control, even in Huaizhen

There are exceptions. Therefore, all the spontaneous grain trading and flow among the people are required to ensure that they can only take place and consume in Huaizhen, and that not the slightest grain is allowed to flow out through unofficial channels.

However, in the face of huge interests and price differences, there will always be people who are willing to take risks, but they soon find out that this is actually a serious thing that outweighs the losses.

Because, the grain that exceeds this limit, whether in volume or weight, is a non-negligible existence. It is not a simple matter to collect and accumulate sufficient quantities from a large number of retail investors and small business operators

Because there are no big landlords and big grain clothes in Huaizhen, if you want to collect grain in private, you have to risk being sued and exposed, and you have to collect and negotiate prices one by one in the market;

Then, if you want to be trafficked out of the country over long distances, you need trucks, horses, cattle and other heavy vehicles. Therefore, if you want to avoid public view, or secretly carry out large-scale smuggling in and out of the country, it is simply true

Impossible things. As for the inventory and blockade of Yanbian, and then under the threat of many endless homeless bandits, if they are sent to the corresponding areas to make the difference, the cost of corresponding transportation and security will be prohibitively high

Finger.

Therefore, all large-scale foreign grain transactions were always in the hands of the Huaizhen officials and their agents, mainly for the private supply and assistance of those friendly forces, and by the way, gradual purchase and infiltration, and then as a bulk product

The subject matter of barter is exchanged for specific large-scale production content such as sulfur, blister copper, dansha, mercury, iron ingots, etc.

Therefore, the most common situation among the people is that some people in the Yanbian area use ant moving entrainment methods to sell canned biscuits and other portable and shelf-stable foods produced in Huaizhen to them and then accumulate a lot of transactions that have been ordered

Content. However, in terms of input costs and manpower maintenance, this kind of petty profit-making method of checking the edge is not within the scope of Huaizhen's key crackdown and control.

Half an hour later,

"Sister, please also mourn and change."

I looked at Mrs. Chen, whose eyes were red and swollen and somewhat haggard, and said some words of relief that were not nutritious, and I barely ended the dreary meeting.

"Consult with me on everything."

"If there is any greeting, I should do my best."

"I definitely won't let the real murderers go unpunished."

"In addition, I also brought the best gunslinger medicine and needle knife expert."

It wasn't until I walked out of the Ning Mansion that I breathed a long sigh of relief in a bit of depression, and after this visit, I learned that the expressions of some people before were complicated and the atmosphere was a little depressing, because the assassin's corpses found at the scene were obviously some northerners, and the firearms used were in the style of Huaidi, and some inconspicuous small objects on the body were also related to the army in the north;

This inevitably makes people a little embarrassed and speechless; It's really mud falling on the crotch of the pants and it's a little hard to argue, you know; Over the years, Huaizhen has privately sold the old and eliminated firecrackers through various channels, and there are also a lot of them, but this has to be considered and explained, but it involves a lot of interests, and it can't be put on the table to explain it.

After the somewhat boring visit and the disappointed return, I decided to continue to visit the cheap brother-in-law who was seriously injured and could not move, Mr. Ning. In any case, being able to confirm this person's situation and find a way to make him as good as possible is undoubtedly a key to changing the situation.

It seems that he was infected by my emotions and mood, and the newly married Xiao Jinjun's face became solemn and calm.

"Words ,。。"

Then I asked her casually,

"Fang Cai, what did Sister explain to you?"

"I asked about the marriage."

She thought for a moment

"Then she kept inviting me to her Meishan Hotel as a guest."

"Oh, that's right."

I was a little disappointed that it hadn't been long since I walked out, and the moment I stepped back into the carriage with her, my heart slowly reminisced.

"No."

As a husband, Mr. Ning was seriously injured, and he was still in the hospital for treatment and did not go home, my sister was too calm as usual, and knew that this may have involved my subordinates, but she has been talking to me, the little Jin Jun beside me, about the Meishan Hotel that has been renovated, and also emphasized that I will take Guangfu to live in the future, what does this mean?

Or is this a reminder to me that something happened to the Meishan Hotel back then; I suddenly remembered some details that had been overlooked at the time, such as the fact that the servants and guards were a little too indifferent and indifferent to the emotionally sad hostess, and they really didn't look like the kind of family sons and generals who were both prosperous and lost in the master's family, and who were very close to each other.

At this moment, there was a sudden crisp pop, and the carved crystal panes of the carriage I was riding in were shattered and splashed in an instant, and in an instant there was a complete roar of rage near my left.

"There are assassins."

"Be careful... Firebolt"

"Half-past eight."

Then came the volley of counter-attacks, which resounded like popping beans.

"Immediately reroute...

I immediately took the opportunity to protect it, and Xiao Jinjun, who had lost her face and had a pale face, pressed her under the window panel and cheered.

"I can't go to the hospital anymore."

"Let's go back to Stone Town first..."

After many times of galloping and the half-sound of running and running, I could finally see the camp fence near the entrance of Xiaoxi Market, where my paw print flag and wind and thunder flag were still fluttering, and I was immediately relieved that a stone in my heart fell to the ground;

"Please stay and give me a witness."

Then I shouted solemnly to Li Guanyu, who was also coerced by my guards

"Send someone to inform the left-behind division again,"

"One after another, people disrupted the wedding, and assassinated important officials of the court."

"It's too appalling in this Jiangning City."

"Not to mention frightening and hindering Jin Jun's noble health."

"Both the Jiangning Mansion and the Left-behind Division have to give an explanation."

"Until then, I don't dare to trust the ability of the city guards anymore."

Of course, although I was stern with him, there was not much shock and anger in my heart.

Because, the firearm attack was actually a scene that I sent someone to direct and act out on my own improvised basis; And the time spent crossing the streets with guards of honor and escorts was enough for my people to send the news and the message out. It is enough to find someone to shoot one or two shots at my frame in the right position, and the follow-up effects and hand tails will naturally be perfected and supplemented by my guards, and by the way, they will take advantage of the chaos to replace and pick them up.

For me, who was suddenly caught in a certain embarrassment and suspicion, the best way to muddy the waters and clear the matter in the shortest possible time was to create another assassination at once; Thus putting me in the same role and position on the side of the victim. Instead of sitting rigidly and waiting for the other party to keep playing cards, the passive response to see the move is.

(End of chapter)