Taking advantage of this disaster year, Confucius and King Lu are wantonly annexing land, in this year of famine, the price of an acre of land has plummeted several times more than ten times, which is really a great bargain.

As for the one in the shadows is the Wenxiang Sect, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people are helpless, it is the need for faith to anesthetize themselves, take this opportunity, the Wenxiang Sect has expanded greatly, whether it is the Mu family line that occupies part of Dongchang Mansion and Jinan Mansion, or the so-called sect leader Xu Hongru line, they are expanding the believers, the same, in such chaos, the Wenxiang Sect will not let go of those cheap industries, they are also taking this opportunity to fatten themselves.

Counting this year, Shandong has been a major disaster for three consecutive years, many people from the rich to the rich, from the rich to the poor, and then bankrupt, did not survive in this wave of disasters, and those who returned to their hometowns in the autumn and winter of last year, they did not look forward to the expected good year.

Seeing such a scene, everyone already has experience, and knowing that staying in his hometown is waiting for death, it is better to leave first while the disaster has not yet been revealed.

It is not possible to walk aimlessly, the best way is to go to the canal first, and then go south along the canal, and it is not possible to go to the north, the year of the North Zhili is not good, and the officers and soldiers over there kill people too hard, and it is a dead end to go, the only good place to go is the south, it is said that the wind and rain are smooth there, I heard that there is a special good hall to contain, and there is a way to live there.

There are also terrible legends, saying that there is a big insect blocking the road in Xuzhou and Huai'an Mansion, and this big insect has tens of thousands of lives in its hands, but there is also a saying that this big insect is actually a great good person, and the displaced people who can pass have been settled.

The legend is true or false, not many people hear it, and those who hear it may not believe it, but everyone recognizes one thing, go to the south, go to the west, and stay is only a dead end.

The canal is really lively, Linqingzhou, Dongchangfu Liaocheng, Jining Prefecture, these large hub towns, and even along the canal, there are a large number of homeless people gathered, some are silent along the river to the south, and some are begging for a way to live on the boat, to give rations.

The shore slid step by step from the world to hell, and the boat did not feel anything, but rather leisurely and contentedly watched the scene.

"It is said that there is a great drought in Shandong, why is the canal under our feet so full of water?" Someone asked in wonder.

"This son, you don't know how to do it, in order to make the water in the canal sufficient, the imperial court has a special official in charge of the spring in Shandong, all the way to the canal, what springs and streams are not allowed to be used to water the ground, when it is strict, you have to drink it secretly, as for digging a well, it is strictly prohibited, and it is a crime to kill the head if caught!"

"Isn't it natural to drink water and dig wells? Why do you have to kill your head? Of course, those who listened to it found it incredible.

"These are all to fill this river with water, without this river, the grain in the south will not be transported to the capital, and the people in the imperial city will not be able to eat, which is a big thing."

At first, I heard that it was unreasonable not to allow water to be taken along the way, but when it came to the capital and the imperial city, the people who asked were silent.

After all, there are only a few people who are worried about the country and the people, and the Cao Ding troops on the official ship are used to seeing such a scene, and they don't even bother to look at it, except for a few who take care of the ship, the rest are gathering and chatting.

"Look at those on the shore, maybe there are good goods, last time Lao Liu exchanged a small half bag of brown rice for a teenager, it was still dark when he got on the boat, as soon as he washed it out, tsk, the big girl who was bright and bright, just like those rich ladies in Jiangnan, this is good, she can't come out of the cabin all day long!"

After a burst of laughter, another person said disdainfully: "Lao Liu, what is this, when I arrived at the dock in Jining Prefecture in front, I don't know how many people are willing to sell themselves, what kind of can't be found, I heard that there is really a scholarly door, you don't need to give rice, she will follow you if you give food!"

"You just don't know your brain, in places like Linqingzhou and Jining Prefecture, even if there are good goods, how can it be our turn, people everywhere in the southeast and northwest are crowded, plus the power of those rivers and lakes and green forests, there are good goods that have long been picked up, what can we exchange?"

"Speaking of Linqingzhou, have you ever seen the Holy Aunt?"

The topic turned to the Wenxiang Sect, and most of the Cao Ding Yunjun on Cao Yun were closely related to the Wen Xiang Sect, either joining the Sect, or the people around them were in the Sect.

However, the believers on Caoyun are different from those on the shore, they join the religion more for the purpose of forming associations, which has little to do with piety, and they are much more casual to talk about.

"That day, I followed everyone to worship, the wind blew the light veil in front of the holy aunt, God, my soul flew at that time, how could there be such a beautiful woman"

"Be quiet, this kind of thing is also nonsense, this is the boundary of Yanzhou, it is a big trouble for people here to hear it!"

Speaking of which, everyone was a lot quieter. Someone said with a smile: "That holy aunt is high, let's still talk about buying people, you say that we bought it here, used it on the road, and then went to the south to sell it, how about you can play and make a profit!" ”

"What's the hurry, be careful of being questioned from above on this ship, look at this year, wait, you don't need to buy it then, you can just take care of the food."

Everyone laughed evilly, and I don't know who is unsociable and sighed and said: "Human life is so cheap, it's not worth a penny, and when the time comes, I'm afraid that no one will buy it." ”

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Compared with Shandong, the situation in Nanzhili is much better, except for the strange place like Fengyang, there is no need to worry about any drought everywhere, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, Huaishui and all rivers cross this side.

In the past, Xuzhou also had occasional droughts, but now there is no need to worry, a large number of homeless people use almost free labor to dredge rivers and ditches, so that the irrigation of the fields is guaranteed, and those village heads and old masters are saying that there will definitely be a good harvest this year.

Ruhui and Zhou Xuezhi are already cutting the amount of grain they buy, and Luoma Lake can still exchange grain for wine, but it takes more grain to exchange for wine, and it is best to pay silver.

The large number of displaced people recruited is not just a consumption of food, this large number of free labor makes Zhao Ziying a lot more convenient.

For example, there are many craftsmen among the homeless people, and there are more common carpenters and bricklayers, which are used when building the salt market.

Brick houses can not be built overnight, in Xuzhou left and near, wood and bamboo is not lacking, wooden houses and bamboo to build warehouses and greenhouses are quickly established, Yangzhou salt merchants hurriedly began to settle, really can not afford to delay, delay a day to do less business.

There is no need for Zhao Jin to notify the buyers of Henan, Shandong and Fengyang Mansion, the salt merchants have already passed the news over there, they would rather not make a penny first, let the buyers over there buy the salt goods deducted by Zhao Jin, although the money belongs to Zhao Jin, but they would rather do so, use this means to stabilize the original buyers first, and not let other places seize it.

The Feng family's salt goods can finally transit through Xuzhou, but this time they also came to the salt market, dozens of big trucks at a time, as well as boats on the waterway, the scale of the hands shocked the others.

The salt patrol team that has just been formed has not been busy for a long time, and it is idle again, but this does not mean that they have nothing to do, Xuzhou is a land hub after all, and there are still salt lords and salt sellers who do not want to pass through the salt market and want to secretly transit trafficking, as well as the salt merchants who have set up operations in the salt market, and they do not want to give up this secret salt business.

But there are not many people who dare to take risks, part of the salt patrol team will be used to pick up salt merchants, the salt seller enters the Xuzhou territory, and the salt seller wants to go out of the Xuzhou territory, which must be stared at, after all, this salt goods are not the private goods of the king's law, whether it is a seizure or a black eat, there is no way to pursue it after it is successful, someone escorts, although it is an extra sum of money, but there is a guarantee of safety.

In addition, this salt patrol team also accepts the common practice of Xuzhou people in Huai'an Prefecture, once there is something there, this salt patrol team will pass in the name of banning illegal salt, ingeniously, Xuzhou Wei set up three teams to patrol the river, patrol salt, and patrol thieves, and the scope of inspection and pursuit includes Huai'an Mansion, even if the brigade crosses the border, there is a reason to cover up on the official face.

This horse team patrolling salt is usually the military household of Xuzhou Wei, and the characters in the rivers and lakes riding horses all over Xuzhou, once something happens, the horse team of Zhao Ziying will join it, and no one can see the problem.

Salt merchants and people from all walks of life who were ready to do business in the salt market released the news early, and buyers from all over Henan, Shandong, and Fengyang Prefecture rushed over after receiving the letter.

The big car shop outside Hejiazhuang is now called the Zhao Family Inn, and the price of the hotel has tripled, even so, it is still difficult to find a room, the salt merchants of Nanzhili, and the high-rollers who came from other places have filled the decent places.

These people not only came to buy salt, they saw the goods and specialties gathered from all over the market in Hejiazhuang, and when they saw that it was profitable, they naturally wanted to buy the goods along with them, and they also thought of taking the goods from their own side to sell, whether they also wanted to rent a storefront in this market.

Several commanders of Xuzhou Wei were already smiling from ear to ear, and the sales of all kinds of goods produced by Xuzhou Wei had increased greatly, and the money was naturally rolling in.

In May, Zhao Jin's reputation even overshadowed Zhao Ziying's prestige.

Some people noticed, and some people didn't, that when this salt market began to flourish, it was just when the Feng family sent people to sue for peace.

The so-called first family in Jiangbei bowed his head, and naturally he would not publicize it everywhere, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, even if he wants to hide it, even the person who came forward to sue for peace for his family will not hide it, and the news spread, and everyone's minds have settled.

Zhao Ziying is strong, the Feng family, the first in Jiangbei, has also been majestic for decades, if these two families tear their faces and fight, who will dare to do business, who is not afraid of being affected by the pond fish?