"My subordinates have seen the general!"

Hurriedly running over to salute, the iron leaf armor brought a loud noise, and the heavy footsteps left deep marks on the muddy ground outside the city. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Soon after the rain stopped, the ground was soaked and softened, and the foaming water was pumped into the moat along the nearby ditch, and a few green wild vines were trying to climb up along the base of the wall, and the moss was already shining a large green in the corner of the wall.

The mottled weathering marks on the city gate are heavy, indicating that the county town has been established for some years.

This is the original old Xiaqiu old city, the Han Dynasty for the Xiaqiu country, the retreat of the country for the county, and then for the Xiaqiu County Governance, and then the county, the resumption of the Xiaqiu County, and then the analysis of the Hong County, and set Renzhou for the state governance, and then the withdrawal of the state to the county, so repeatedly, but the county seat has not changed, has been located next to this Bianshui, with the increasing prosperity of the Bianqu, the current Hongxian (now Si County) is also a little lively.

"No courtesy. Yu Mingzhen turned over and dismounted, looking around.

The soldiers of the two capitals are lined up on both sides, although the robes are shabby, the colors are mixed, and even the armor is missing sleeves and plackets, but the complexion on their faces is still good, that is to say, these soldiers are still practicing normally, not like a temporary husband.

He has not been to Hongxian for a few months, or he has not left Xiapi and Muyang for a few months, this year, in addition to going back and forth between Xiapi and Muyang, he has not even been to Linhuai, the governor of Sizhou, and the governor of Qushan in Haizhou, and more often he is remotely commanding the situation in various places.

Although Hongxian County is located in the hinterland of Sizhou, it is not the place where the state governs, and the second is not as important as the Xiapi in the north, so in terms of military status, it is slightly inferior, of course, Hongxian is located next to the Bianqu, and it is just on the connecting road between the state of Linhuai and the important town of Xiapi in the north, so it is still very important, but he now has to focus on military affairs, and the threat to the south is not big, so he did not set his sights on here.

"How did the general come to Hongxian so freely today?"

The military general who followed Yu Mingzhen was born in Yu Mingzhen's personal guard, although he only commanded the training of a regiment in Hongxian, but as Yu Mingzhen's old subordinate, the relationship has always been very close, otherwise Yu Mingzhen would not have arranged it to be in charge of Hongxian alone.

"What, you don't want me to come?" Yu Mingzhen asked angrily, "Is there peace in the city?"

"Hehe, what did the general say, after the ant thief crossed south, the situation here is getting better day by day, the only thing that is worrying is this year's grain harvest, food prices have skyrocketed, and the displaced people in the north are still coming in a steady stream, and the general must feel more deeply in Xiapi than on our side. The man in armor said with a smile: "In this case, it is normal for some bandits to operate, but they are all operating outside the county seat, and the situation in the city is still certain." ”

"There are no other abnormalities, right?" Yu Mingzhen himself didn't understand why he suddenly came to Hongxian, he was always a little uneasy in the past few days, but he couldn't say anything was wrong.

There were a lot of displaced people from the north, and he also recruited some to form an army, and he was also preparing to form an Israeli army, but due to the lack of weapons, armor and robes, he could only put it aside temporarily, and the price of food had risen sharply, and he was also a little stretched.

One of the keys to forming an army is to let the soldiers be fed, this is the basic condition, otherwise why should people come to be soldiers to work for you, a soldier can eat at least as much as the needs of a homeless family, even Yu Mingzhen has to weigh it.

Thinking of this, Yu Mingzhen couldn't help but be a little envious of these neighbors in the south, especially Jiang Feng.

It has mastered the two granaries of Shouzhou and Huzhou, and now it has won the two granaries of Luzhou and Haozhou in one fell swoop, which are not far behind Shouzhou, with grain in his hands and no panic in his heart, which has almost become Jiang Feng's greatest confidence.

Shouzhou not to mention, has always been the granary of Huainan, the irrigation system of Shaobi is not blown, it is really built up slowly for decades, even if it is swept by the ant thieves, but the population is plummeting, the ant thieves will not be full to destroy those irrigation facilities, recruited displaced people from Yingbo Erzhou, and immediately recovered, and even more desperate reclamation and reclamation, this yield is also sesame blossoming - is increasing.

As soon as Luzhou and Haozhou entered Huaiyou, they added a little confidence to Jiang Feng, and more importantly, he didn't have a bad relationship with Li Yu, and the two of them just made peace in a few words, and everyone just divided Yang Pu's territory, which also disappointed the surrounding neighbors.

Thinking of this, Yu Mingzhen couldn't help but be a little unwilling and entangled, why is this Jiang Feng's luck so good?

Suddenly mastered several major granaries in Huainan, as long as he can keep these states, even if he just recuperates for two years, just with the grain in his hands, many people have to look up to him, at least Huaibei has to be three points shorter when he sees him.

It can be seen now, wherever the grain ships in Huainan go, there is a jubilation, not only the local government is relieved, but the people are also a voice of praise for virtue.

You must know that this is not giving you rice and grain for free, but selling it at a high price, compared to the price of grain when it was purchased in Huainan, I don't know how much higher, but you still have to admit it, otherwise there will be a shortage of food everywhere, he can sell it wherever he wants, do you like it.

If it goes on like this, Yu Mingzhen feels that it won't be long before the hearts of the people of Huaibei will be scattered, and they will all have to be bought by Jiang Feng.

In the past two days, he was a little uneasy even about training, so he simply led the troops out for a spin in order to have peace of mind.

Of course, Yu Mingzhen never thought that Huaiyou would have any unfavorable intentions for Huaibei, after all, the two sides still joined forces to fight against Caizhou Yuan in Yingzhou, although Bozhou fell, it was indeed not Huaiyou's fault, no one thought that Caizhou's offensive would be so sharp, and now South Yingzhou fell into Huai's right hand, and Xuzhou did not move, after all, not to mention Bozhou, and now Xuzhou does not have the strength to ask.

"It's not a big deal, although the price of grain has risen sharply, but fortunately, the grain on the right side of Huai is constantly transported to the north, and when the grain ship passes through Hongxian, it will be unloaded a little, and the price of grain shops in the city can be controlled. The man in armor said with a big grin: "My subordinates must go to various grain stores every day to see the price, and if anyone dares not to open the door, then I'm sorry, my soldiers will help him open the door." ”

You can increase the price, but you can't leave the door open, and of course the price can't be too outrageous.

"Hmm, is the porridge shed open?" Yu Mingzhen nodded, this is the rule he set, the grain shop can increase in price, but it must be opened, and it cannot exceed a certain range, this is the key to stabilizing a place, and as long as the porridge shed can be opened, it can also reduce some pressure, these are common techniques.

"In, I don't dare to break this, it's just porridge, I'm afraid it's really thinner, just hang your life, at this time, everyone has nothing to say. ”

This is also a common rule, the porridge of the porridge shed can not be broken, but it cannot be dried, it can only be thin, one is to save food, and the other is to really let these homeless people eat enough, and if they have the strength to think about it, they are not going to make a mess?

The current porridge is basically a big pot of water, sprinkled with a few handfuls of rice, you can boil a pot, compared to rice soup is even worse, but this is already very good, who has so much rice for you to eat and drink for nothing?

Re-mounted into the city, the guards and regimental training on both sides have cleared the road, Hongxian County still has a lot of travelers, although many are with vegetables on their faces, and the majority of the displaced people and disaster victims with their children and daughters are still visible.

Yu Ming really breathed a sigh of relief, coming to Hongxian County was purely a whim, and there was not much reason.

At least the current situation in Hongxian County is still passable, and as for the increasing number of displaced people, there is no way to do it.

Yizhou in the north and even Mizhou in the east are in a severe drought, and there is no harvest of summer grain, if you don't go south to escape the famine as soon as possible, it is estimated that if you delay it for a while, you will only starve to death on the road to escape the famine in the south.

"How are the passing ships on the Bianqu?"

"It's definitely a lot more than in the previous few months, and I heard that Songzhou and Bozhou are also buying grain at high prices, and it's inevitable that businessmen will make heavy profits. The man in armor smiled wryly.

Although nominally these grains are transported to Tongqiao for sale, but everyone knows where there will be so much grain on the Tongqiao side, even Fuli and Qi County can't eat so much grain, those merchants must have opened Yao Chengtai's door, and want to continue to transport the grain north along the Bianqu and sell it to Bozhou and Songzhou, knowing that this is an act of the enemy, but what can I do?

Yu Mingzhen also shook his head speechlessly.

Of course, he can't control Yao Chengtai, although this section of Bianqu is his defense area, but how dare he cut off this road? Then Yao Chengtai is really going to meet him with a face.

Of course, he also knows that Yao Chengtai is also helpless, Xuzhou is now falling apart, nominally everyone is still obedient to Shi Yu, but the commercial tax is collected by himself, the donation is set by himself, and the soldiers are raised by themselves, if you don't do this, Yao Chengtai can't sustain it, why do those grain merchants donate to you?

Now the Caizhou Yuan clan is anxious to stabilize the Yingbo two states they have taken, and they are unable to find anything else, in a sense, the war between Caizhou and Xuzhou has eased, and it is estimated that it will not deteriorate in the short term, in this case, if these grain merchants are not allowed to sell grain to Bozhou and Songzhou, Yao Chengtai will not be able to do it.

Could it be that Huaiyou doesn't know that a lot of this grain has flowed into Bozhou? Huaiyou and Caizhou are not the same mortal enemies, and they are also selling grain in large quantities? Business belongs to business, and this is probably Huaiyou's idea.

The chaotic thoughts were entrenched in Yu Mingzhen's heart, which also made it a little difficult for him to see the current foggy situation clearly, and he didn't know where the situation in Huaibei would go.

Shi Li's sluggishness and hesitation make his defects all the more evident in this position in the knots, which is undoubtedly the most dangerous factor in such troubled times, and if not paid attention to, it may bring about an overturning disaster.