Looking at the sky, the sun is already due west, it is almost dusk, the heat is gradually blown away by the strong wind, and the grassland feels unusually cool. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The grass is extremely busy, with busy traffic and people coming and going, and the construction sites are still busy.

Jiang Hexing walked all the way, and simply looked at the progress of the construction site all the way, basically preparing the foundation. The white lines on the ground are drawn like a labyrinth, and stones and bricks are piled up next to it.

After seeing it, Jiang Hexing returned to his camp.

After breakfast the next day, Jiang Hexing took his soldiers directly to the river.

From afar, sailboats lined up along the river. Simple docks, just nailed to the river with thick boards.

On the western pier, three sailboats are parked side by side, with planks on board. Along the plank, a group of people were trembling off the boat.

Looking at the river from afar, this group of people was disheveled, unkempt and disheveled. As soon as the wind blew by the river, many natural linen shirts showed holes of different sizes. Some were wrapped in black turbans, some were wrapped in blue turbans, and both wore black belts around their waists, and each wore straw sandals.

Jiang Hexing looked at it and frowned, why did there be so many poor people in Pingzhou. These costumes are all the costumes of farmers in the Han Dynasty. In the land of Pingzhou, only farmers usually do their work, and canvas clothes are the mainstay, which is much better than this kind of linen clothes, and no one wears basic straw sandals.

Jiang Hexing was wondering, and a tall black-faced man stepped down from the larger boat in the middle. The man had short hair, was dressed in brocade, and his shoes were deerskin boots.

The big man kept shouting loudly, and after a while, the ragged people who had just stepped off the boat lined up in a noisy line.

This big black man kept shouting something, and Jiang Hexing slowly approached, wanting to see what was going on.

Jiang Hexing walked forward, looking at everyone. At this time, the line over there was already lined up, crooked. There was some noise in the ranks,

The big black man stood at the front of the team and shouted to everyone: "Now that we have arrived at the place, you can show your powers immediately." You are all good craftsmen, and you all claim to have built houses and bridges. Now we have to repair the city here, and you have to be pulled out for a walk if you are mules or horses. Our Sun family is not only good at repairing the city, but also good for craftsmen. As long as you work hard, you will not be able to get the money you earn after three months. Alright, without further ado, let's go now. ”

With a wave of his hand, the long line followed him and ran south.

Jiang Hexing saw from the front of the team to the back, there were hundreds of people, although there were a lot, but it was still far from enough to repair the city.

The team walked away, and the people on board went ashore one after another. The banks of the river were still noisy, and these people were dressed in silk and brocade, and they were all dressed as merchants.

The merchants, greeting and greeting, slowly walked from their boats to the banks of the river and dispersed in all directions.

The river line wandered aimlessly by the river, his eyes swept to the river, and the wharf on the west side was inferior, and there was an endless stream of merchants, craftsmen, etc. After the people got off, the boat swung away, left the dock, drew a large circle by the river, and turned around and headed east.

Far to the east, there are also quite a few ships parked on the pier to the east. There was an orderly order, and groups of Hun prisoners were unloading food and other goods from the ship under the guard of the soldiers.

Jiang Hexing was standing in the crowd, his eyes were looking east, and suddenly, he felt someone tap him on the shoulder.

Jiang Hexing turned his head to see a person about his age, standing behind him, smiling at him.

Jiang Hexing looked at this person, dressed as a businessman, looking very fine, and said with a slight smile: "Brother Tai, what's the matter?" ”

The man arched his hand and said, "Brother Tai, I'm Peng Bohai from New White Horse County, I want to come here to see if there is any business?" ”

Jiang Hexing returned the salute and said: "Brother Tai is the first to arrive, just started here, there should be a lot of opportunities, what are you going to do?" ”

As soon as the man pulled Jiang Hexing, he walked forward, and Jiang Hexing waved his hand privately, asking his own soldiers not to follow. Jiang Hexing followed Peng Bohai to a secluded place, surrounded by no people, only a week of meadow.

Peng Bohai smiled mysteriously and said: "Brother Tai, I've been watching you for a while, and you don't seem to be picking up people, nor are you like a soldier here, but like a teacher." I think you came here before me, so I wanted to ask, is there a lot of cowhides and sheepskins here? ”

Only then did Jiang Hexing understand that the reason why Peng Bohai pulled himself over so mysteriously was that he wanted to inquire more about the news of the cow and sheepskin, and he was afraid of being heard by others.

Jiang Hexing smiled and said: "Cowhide, there must be a lot of sheepskin here." It's just that the transportation is inconvenient, and the road to Pingzhou is too far. ”

Peng Bohai pointed to the sailing boats in the river and said: "These boats are all fully loaded from Lianghu City, but they have to return empty, if you put some sheepskin and cowhides, it must not be difficult." Cars in Lianghu City are everywhere, all of them are from all over Pingzhou to sell grain, and almost all of them are almost full of Lianghu City. ”

When Jiang Hexing heard this, it seemed that Peng Bohai was confident and had made plans in all aspects. Listening to him talk about the abundance of food in Lianghu City, I wanted to inquire more about what he had seen.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hexing pulled Peng Bohai and said: "Brother Peng, I also know a little about cowhide and sheepskin, why don't you do this, you will talk about your affairs in detail, and I will also plan for you, what do you think?" ”

Peng Bohai looked at Jiang Hexing with some suspicion, and after a while, he pulled Jiang Hexing to sit on the grass and began to tell in detail what he had seen and heard along the way.

It turned out that after the Chinese New Year, the price of food began to rise after the war. Grain stocks in Pengjia Village doubled in less than a month. At this time, Peng Bohai was preparing horse-drawn carriages everywhere, preparing to transport grain to Pingzhou Mansion.

However, the Pingzhou government issued an order not to sell grain to other places for the time being, and now all the grain to be sold must be sold in Xiuwu City and Lianghu City to be used as military rations. However, the price is purchased according to 500 yuan a stone, which is several times higher than before.

Peng Bohai discussed with his eldest brother and drove the carriage to Lianghu City as soon as possible. Along the way, all the carriages that carried grain were taken care of, and although they walked on the road for more than two months, the people of Pengjia Village still successfully transported the grain to Lianghu City.

Peng Bohai successfully sold out the grain in Lianghu City, and everyone else went back, he heard that the Xiongnu and the Lianghu City area were the same, full of cattle and sheep, so he moved his mind, looking at the empty carriages and empty boats returning, and made plans in his heart.

In this way, Peng Bohai inquired around, and then took a boat to the newly repaired Pingwu City. When he saw that the Sun family who was repairing the city had gathered a large number of craftsmen from Xindi, he sighed in his heart that they were generous, and they picked out so many skilled craftsmen from the new immigrants at once, and the price was much cheaper.

Peng Bohai also got acquainted with a few border county craftsmen on the ship, and after listening to their introductions, the border counties are almost in a mess now. The imperial court mobilized a large army to assemble in the border counties, and the grain rose vigorously. The court said that the land was divided, but there was no real movement, and the top and bottom were watching. Large families are also making various plans, but there are no houses to build, and many people who rely on craftsmanship to eat have lost their income all of a sudden.

Among the army of the imperial court, many were exiles, and the military discipline was not very good. Many places began to be uneasy, and there were more and more people stealing, robbing, and robbing homes, and ordinary people were terrified.

Some people took the lead in saying that Pingzhou is very good, at least it is not a problem to eat well. All parts of the border counties, especially some border counties that are relatively close to Pingzhou, dragged their families and mouths, helped the old and the young, and flocked to Pingzhou together.

At this time, the Sun family gathered craftsmen in several cities, and now the first batch is coming, the second batch and the third batch are now almost in Lianghu City, and they will be able to reach Pingwu in a few days, and some go directly to Yangwu City.

Jiang Hexing listened to Peng Bohai's introduction, and didn't know what to say for a while, and looked at the sailboats on the river blankly.

Jiang Hexing has been busy with military affairs recently, and he rarely asks about government affairs. Zhang Kai was responsible for the affairs of Lianghu City, and Zhang Jie, the chief of staff, was responsible for the construction of Pingwu City, and this chief of staff could only consult on the construction of the city for a while. It is not difficult to fight the Huns, but the difficulty lies in logistics, which is also the reason why Jiang Hexing had to let Zhang Jie and Zhang Kai's most trusted person take up this important task.

If Pingwu City and Yangwu City can be repaired as soon as possible, enough grain for 100,000 soldiers and horses to be stored here for several years will be completely sure of fighting the Huns.

Peng Bohai looked at Jiang Hexing in a daze, not knowing that that sentence had offended this friend, and said uneasily: "Brother Tai, are you thinking about what business you want to do?" ”

Jiang Hexing turned his head and said with a slight smile: "Brother Peng, you're polite, I'm just thinking nonsense, what kind of business will I do." I'm just an errand here. Oh, I know there's been a bull market recently, but it's not big, so you can check it out first. It is in the southwest of Pingwu City, which is now planned. ”

Peng Bohai nodded in thanks, and the two got up to say goodbye. Jiang Hexing was about to go to the dock to the east, and Peng Bohai also took a few steps forward.

I saw Peng Bohai pat his head, turned around, and asked, "Brother Tai, I have something to ask you about?" ”

Jiang Hexing also turned around, looked at Peng Bohai and said, "Brother Peng, what's the matter, just say it?" ”

Peng Bohai said: "I heard that the military academy is near here now, and I have a nephew who is studying at the military academy, I haven't seen him for a few years, and I want to visit it when I have free time." ”

Jiang Hexing nodded and said, "Well, yes, it's in the city now, but their school hasn't been built yet, and what they do every day doesn't seem to be fixed." You can check it out when you have time. ”

Peng Bohai thanked him repeatedly, turned his head, and strode towards the southwest.