After a while, Rou'er walked forward with Yang Laohan in her arms, and Yang Laohan was naturally grateful. However, the military camp must be a place of strict discipline, and Yang Laohan and Rou'er were placed not far from the military camp by two Tsing Yi guards.

Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou entered the barracks, Sima Qiudao and He Huchen rushed to meet when they heard the news, reported the situation in the barracks, and Xu Liang encouraged them to appease everyone.

Sima begged: "My lord, there are still less than three days' worth of grain and grass in the army, and we must prepare as soon as possible. ”

The army cut off food, but it was a big thing, Xu Liang couldn't help but care, so he looked towards Huang Daozhou.

Huang Daozhou spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "My lord, don't look at the lower officials, now that the nine gates of the Jingshi are closed, the lower officials can't buy grain and grass even if they have money." Everything has to wait for the city gate to be opened, and then enter the city to buy. ”

Xu Liang nodded slowly, and immediately said, "It's only like this." General Sima and General He scattered outposts to the surrounding area of 100 miles, and there were changes in one defense. When someone is sent to pay attention to the gate of Yongding, as soon as the gate is opened, report it to me immediately. ”

"Yes." And all answered the word.

The gate of Yongding City was finally opened two days later, and Xu Liang got the news, so he entered the city with Huang Daozhou, Tietou and others. Due to the invasion of the Houjin soldiers in the whole city of Beijing, the nine gates were closed for many days, and the people inside and outside the city were stuffy, so Xu Liang and others walked all the way on Zhengyangmen Street, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going, and the guys of the inn and restaurant who were waiting for them also stood at the door and worked hard to solicit business.

On the noisy streets, from time to time horses galloped past a group of Ming troops who delivered messages, and the sergeants on the horses shouted "Eight Hundred Miles of Urgent Report" while riding their horses to the inner city of the capital. It looks like I'm going to the military department.

Xu Liang's primary purpose in entering the city this time was also to go to the military headquarters. So, his carriage went all the way without stopping. Passing through Zhengyangmen Street, after some inspection by the guards, entering Zhengyangmen, the carriage stopped in front of the Yamen of the Military Department.

Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou got out of the carriage, ordered Tietou and Yang Laohan, Rou'er and a cadre of guards to stay by the carriage, straightened their official uniforms, nodded to Huang Daozhou, and first climbed the stone steps of the main entrance of the military headquarters with their heads held high.

Ding Ding, the guard of the military department on duty, saw that Xu Liang was young. But he was dressed in a crimson official robe from the third grade, and he walked with his head held high, his eyes did not squint, and he regarded the guards at the door as if they were nothing. The soldier was uneasy in his heart, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't remember which yamen in the capital was this adult, so he accompanied him and said cautiously: "Two adults, who do you want to see when you come to the military department?" ”

The soldiers said that the two adults were talking about it, but in fact, their eyes were always on Xu Liang.

Xu Liang coughed lightly and said, "This official Shaanxi participates in politics Xu Liang." I want to see the staff of the Ministry of War, Shiro, Zhongsun Yuanhua, and Lord Sun. ”

As soon as the soldiers heard that Xu Liang was actually a political participant in Shaanxi, and he was not a Beijing official at all, his expression was not as warm as Fang Cai, and he unconsciously took out the style of a soldier at the foot of the Son of Heaven. The tone also lightened a lot, and he took a step to the left, but he really stopped in front of Xu Liang. With a smile on his face, he said: "It turned out to be a political officer from Shaanxi, and our Lord Sun is no longer a staff member." Lord Sun is now a squire of the military department. This Lord Xu came from afar, so he must have made no appointment, right? Ahem. That Lord Sun is busy with official business, and he can't be seen by anyone who wants to. ”

Xu Liang was stunned for a moment, looked at the soldier stopped in front of him, and pointed on the ground with one toe, and said: "Then I bother you to report it, and say that Xu Liang, who is participating in Shaanxi politics, asks to see him, and Lord Sun will come out to greet him when he hears the name of the official." ”

When the soldiers heard this, they glanced at Xu Liang, and their tone was still cold: "The small one is responsible for guarding the military department, and his responsibilities are here, so he can't leave without permission." ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he was angry, the soldiers guarding the door were not responsible for the transmission, and there was a reason not to leave without permission? Suddenly, one of the soldier's hands leaning on his waist stretched out two fingers and pinched them, raising his eyebrows at Xu Liang.

This gesture Xu Liang is too familiar! Seeing this, Huang Daozhou next to him was angry, and he was about to step forward to scold, Xu Liang grabbed him, stretched out his hand and patted it on the soldier's hand, and the two pieces of silver fell into the soldier's hand without a trace, Xu Liang smiled meaningfully: "There is a messenger." ”

As soon as the soldier weighed the amount of broken silver in his hand, he saw that there were as many as two taels, and when he landed, his face bloomed with a smile, and the cold color disappeared in a blink of an eye, and he said with a smile on Xu Liang's face: "Lord Xu, wait a minute, the small one will be reported for you." ”

With that, the soldier trotted all the way in.

Huang Daozhou looked at the background of the soldier, and was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at his eyes: "How can this be reasonable, the dignified military department, even a soldier guarding the door dares to make it so difficult!" ”

Xu Liang didn't think it was wrong, and said indifferently: "Dao Zhou, the yamen in the world are almost the same, and if you see it, there is no fuss." ”

Huang Daozhou listened, pursed his lips, and still looked indignant.

Soon, he heard a hearty laughter from the yamen of the military department, and Sun Yuanhua saw Xu Liang from afar, so he greeted him: "It's really Lord Xu who has arrived, please come in." ”

Xu Liang walked towards Sun Yuanhua, and also smiled and said, "Congratulations to Brother Sun on being promoted to a senior official in the ministry!" ”

Sun Yuanhua smiled modestly, and Huang Dao Zhou Shi Li said: "Xia Guan Pingliang and Huang Dao Zhou have seen Lord Sun. ”

Sun Yuanhua waved his hand and said cordially: "Lord Huang doesn't need to be polite. ”

Immediately, Sun Yuanhua welcomed Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou into his separate office, Sun Yuanhua beckoned the Yacha of the Ministry of War to serve tea to Xu Liang and the two, greeted him warmly, and asked with a smile: "I heard earlier that Shaanxi Hong Chengchou led a 20,000-strong Qinwang army into Beijing, and I was wondering if Xu Liang would come, but I didn't expect it to be you." Oh, if the teacher Xu Guangqi knew that Master Xu had also entered Beijing, he would be very happy. ”

Xu Liang laughed, looked Sun Yuanhua up and down, and in just half a year, Sun Yuanhua jumped from the staff of the Ministry of War to the Lang of the Ministry of War, and the speed of promotion was staggering. Xu Liang said with emotion: "It is said that the building near the water is the first to get the moon, Brother Sun is in the military department, and in the blink of an eye, he is a high-ranking official in the ministry. ”

Sun Yuanhua said: "Lord Xu is laughing at me when he says this. Sun has been in the military department for nearly ten years, and he has just been promoted to the position of squire, and Lord Xu is young. But it is already Shaanxi participating in politics. If you want to talk about chance, no one can compare to you, Lord Xu. ”

Xu Liang laughed. However, Pingliang Tongzhi who was sitting with him looked a little gloomy. Huang Dao Zhou Zhongjin Shi was already old when he was old, and he has also been promoted by two levels with Xu Liang over the years. Even so, now it is only the Pingliang Tongzhi of the five products, compared with the Shaanxi political participation and the military department, it will be overshadowed.

Xu Liang and Sun Yuanhua soon realized this situation, so they changed the topic, and Xu Liang said: "Brother Sun, now that you are a squire of the military department, then things will be easier to handle." ”

Sun Yuanhua sat up straight, leaned forward and asked, "Lord Xu and Lord Huang came here on purpose." So what's going on? ”

Xu Liang nodded to Huang Daozhou. Huang Daozhou said: "Lord Sun, you also know that our 20,000 Qin Wang army is stationed outside Yongding Gate at this time, and the grain and grass brought when they come out of Shaanxi are almost spent, and now there are only two days of grain and grass in the army. ”

Sun Yuanhua listened to this, groaned, and frowned slightly. After a while, he said: "Don't hide it from Lord Huang, since the martial law in Beijing, there have been no less than 20 Qinwang armies rushing to Beijing from all over the country. There were also many people who came to the military department to ask for food, however, "Sun Yuanhua spread his hands." said: "The military department is also a poor yamen now. It was extremely difficult to maintain the food and salary of the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp, and there was no surplus food to help those Qinwang troops at all. Moreover. The new secretary of the military department, Sun Chengzong, has made it clear that there is no warrant from him. The military department is not allowed to allocate a single grain or money to the outside! ”

Sun Yuanhua said to Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou with a grim face: "Lord Xu, Lord Huang, Lord Sun is not only the secretary of the Ministry of War, but also an important minister of the cabinet, and I dare not disobey his old man's orders." So ......"

Although Sun Yuanhua didn't say what he meant, Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou both understood, the two glanced at each other, and then got up in understanding, Xu Liang said to Sun Yuanhua: "Since Lord Sun has already given an order, it is reckless for us." Let's think of another way, don't bother, and take our leave. ”

Sun Yuanhua watched Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou turn around and go out with an apologetic face, and suddenly stopped again: "Hey, wait, two." ”

"How?" Xu Liang turned around and asked.

Sun Yuanhua said: "Lord Xu, I know that Lord Xu and his soldiers traveled thousands of miles from Shaanxi to King Qin, and they are loyal to the court and the emperor. Sun couldn't do anything about the grain and grass, but now it is the cold winter season, the weather is cold, and the dripping water is ice. I don't know if the cotton clothes and quilts in the Qinwang army are enough? ”

Before Xu Liang could answer, Huang Daozhou was already excited: "Lord Sun, there is a shortage of cotton clothes in the army, and the lower officials are also worried about this matter." ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded and said, "Well, it just so happened that the Ministry of War took out some old cotton clothes and quilts from the warehouse a few days ago, and there are still some left, if the two of you don't dislike it, you can take them." ”

Huang Daozhou nodded again and again, and said, "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it!" ”

Xu Liang also said: "Brother Sun, thank you." ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded, asked Xu Liang to wait a while, then turned around and walked out, and after a while, he led a young official in, and said to Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou: "This is Yu Dacheng, the current staff of the Ministry of War, let him take the two adults to the warehouse to receive cotton clothes and quilts." ”

Xu Liang and Huang Daozhou followed Yu Dacheng out of the yamen of the Ministry of War, called the first-class guards outside the door, and went to the warehouse of the Ministry of War to receive cotton clothes and quilts.

Yu Dacheng, the current staff of the Ministry of War, was extremely steady and didn't talk much, so he counted and handed over the goods to Xu Liang and others at a glance, asked Huang Daozhou to sign the document, nodded to Xu Liang and others, and left on his own.

Huang Daozhou glared at him again and scolded: "I have only been away from Beijing for a few years, and the young people in Beijing are so arrogant one by one!" ”

For Huang Daozhou's whining words, Xu Liang has long been commonplace. Looking at the six or seven carts full of cotton clothes and quilts behind him, Xu Liang clapped his hands and chuckled: "Go back to the camp, this time I went to the military department, and I didn't get nothing." ”

Xu Liang and the others drove a few carts of things back to the camp of King Qin's army.

Sima Qiudao and He Huchen, who were stationed there, couldn't help crying and laughing when they heard that they couldn't get grain and grass from the military headquarters, but asked for some cotton clothes and quilts. Several people sat around Xu Liang in the big tent of the Chinese army, baking a brazier, frowning and discussing countermeasures.

Sima begged: "The rice in the army is only enough for one day tomorrow, if you don't buy it again, the army will run out of food the day after tomorrow." ”

Xu Liang looked at Huang Daozhou and said, "It's getting late today, and the city gate is about to close." Tomorrow, Dao Zhou will take the gang leader army into the city to buy grain. How much can you buy. Lord Hong went to Tongzhou, and I don't know when I will be able to bring the news back, so we have to hold on until the day Lord Hong returns. ”

Huang Daozhou frowned, but his face was sad, and he sighed: "My lord, you think too simply. There is not much silver in the army, and the price of rice has soared due to the war in the capital, so the lower officials will bring all the silver taels, and it is estimated that they will not be able to buy much food. ”

When everyone heard this, they all fell into silence, and it was difficult for the clever woman to cook without rice, and without money, she could not buy food.

Xu Liang groaned, raised his head and asked, "Yan Qi, who travels all over the world, has you been contacted?" ”

Tietou said: "As soon as the city gate is opened, his men will enter the city, and this meeting should have arrived a long time ago." ”

As he was talking, a Tsing Yi guard walked in and arched his hand towards Xu Liang and said, "My lord, the shopkeeper Yan asks to see you." ”

Yan Qiming is the big shopkeeper of the world's cars and horses on the surface, and his secret identity is still the second gear head of Tsing Yi Wei, and he is the person in charge of this part of Beijing.

Xu Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Please come in." ”

After a while, Yan Qi, who was dressed as a rich member, strode in, and arched his hand towards Xu Liang and said, "My subordinate Yan Qi has seen Lord Xu, and I have seen the iron stall head and several adults. ”

Xu Liang beckoned: "The shopkeeper Yan is free of courtesy, take a seat." Seeing that everyone in the tent looked at him suspiciously, except for the iron head, Xu Liang explained with a smile: "Let me introduce to you, Yan Qi, the big shopkeeper of the capital through the world, and one of the stall heads of Tsing Yi Wei, is the brother of life and death who followed this official all the way out of Jianchang County. ”

This means that Yan Qi is the person Xu Liang trusts very much!

When everyone heard this, their expressions became vivid, what kind of department is Tsing Yi Wei, Sima Qiudao, He Huchen and Huang Daozhou are very clear, and the rich man in front of him will actually be the head of Tsing Yi Wei, so the weight of this person in Xu Liang's heart is naturally extremely heavy.

Everyone was polite, and finally gradually eliminated the strangeness. Xu Liang looked at Yan Qi and asked in a deep voice: "Shopkeeper Yan, are we doing rice and grain business in the capital?" ”

Yan Qidao: "Back to the adult, we are all over the world car and horse shop was originally running freight, and Jingshi is a big city with a population of nearly one million, and the daily rice consumption of Jingshi is also extremely amazing, rice grain transportation has always been one of the main businesses of the car and horse industry, naturally, with the meaning that fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, we also operate several rice grain stores in the capital." ”

Xu Liang immediately relieved his mind and ordered: "In this way, tomorrow I will allocate 10,000 loads of rice to supply the Qin Wang army." The required silver taels were tentatively recorded in Liang Ji's account. ”

Yan Qi listened, without any hesitation, and replied in a deep voice: "Yes, my subordinates will arrange it." (To be continued......)