Qian Jin walked into the pavilion with a smile, first bowed to Shangguanxiu, and then said: "During this time, I have been sending people to contact the big grain merchants in various places, not long ago, I found the largest Shengfeng grain store in Sichuan County, Shengfeng grain store is willing to sell us grain for nine hundred yuan a stone, but this price is a little more expensive, and I am still negotiating with Dafeng grain store." Rainbow Net, all the way with you!.kxsw⊙Voice Dance Novel Network Debut"

When Kong Di heard this, he showed a worried look and said: "From Sichuan County to Zhenxi, we have to pass through Shi Kaiwen's sphere of influence, such a large-scale grain transportation, Shi Kaiwen can't be unaware, once he finds out, he will inevitably detain our grain transportation team." ”

Qian Jinda nodded and said: "That's right, if we really want to buy grain from Zhenjun, we have to make a detour when transporting grain, and after leaving Sichuan County, we will detour to Huan County, and then enter Zhenxi from Huan County." ”

Huan County is in the northern part of Zhen County, and the two counties are bordered.

Shangguan Xiu listened carefully and said, "Just do it! The price is not a problem, as long as there is enough grain in the hands of Shengfeng Grain Store!"

Qian Jin shook his head again and again, and said: "In the past, grain was only 500 yuan a stone, and the price was cheaper when purchased in large quantities, but now we buy grain in 10,000 stones, but the Shengfeng Grain Store has risen in price, and it will be 900 yuan a stone, and the price of grain has doubled." ”

Wu Nian Zhengse said: "Now that there are rebellions, there are wars everywhere, and the price of grain is soaring all the way, since there are still grain merchants willing to buy grain, we don't care about the price, we will buy as much as we want." ”

Qian Jin crossed his fingers and said slowly: "Our silver is not blown by the wind, and if we spend one tael, we will lose one tael." The rations of more than 80,000 troops a day are close to 3,000 stones, and when they come down to 100,000 stones a month, they are bought with 900 yuan a stone, which is 90,000 taels of silver a month.

It's okay to let Wu Nian make a plan, let him calculate the military quartermaster's account, and he is not good at it.

Hearing Qian Jin's words, he gasped, he really didn't know that the monthly expenses of a legion were so expensive, and the cost of raising a legion in a year could only be described as astronomical.

Shangguan Xiu smiled and said, "Okay, Ah Jin, if you want to settle accounts, you are the only one among us who knows best." The matter of buying grain from Sichuan County cannot be delayed, and now the grain merchants in Sichuan County sell us 900 yuan a stone, and I am afraid that it will not be long before it will grow to 1 or 21 stone, and our expenses will be even greater. ”

This is also a problem that Qian Jin is worried about, he smiled bitterly: "Brother Xiu, sometimes I really hope that our tuntian in Xibu Mountain can grow all of a sudden, solve the food problem, and we can save a lot of silver every month!"

"The tuntian in Xibu Mountain is only a small piece, and it can't solve the food and clothing of a legion. ”

"Yes, so, we still have to make money by doing business to buy food. Qian Jin sighed, suddenly remembered something, and said, "By the way, Brother Xiu, I recently found a treasure in Shah!"

"What treasure?" Shangguan Xiu looked at him in surprise.

Qian Jin said with a smile: "I also recently learned that the original Shah territory also has a special cork (another name for red sandalwood), many wood merchants go to Shah, by selling timber to make a fortune, I think this business is very promising, completely unfunded business, at best it consumes some manpower, as long as the cork is transported back to China, a tree can be sold for a hundred or even hundreds of taels of silver." ”

Shangguan Xiu looked up and smiled, looking at Qian Jin, he was also quite proud in his heart, he did the right thing to bring Qian Jin to Zhenxi, raising the army to fight, to put it bluntly, he was fighting for money, and if he had money on his side, he never seemed to be worried about the silver, and he wanted to say that Qian Jin's role in the Zhenxi army was not inferior to his own main general.

He smiled and said, "Since there is money to be made, then go for it, and if you need manpower, draw people from the army!"

"Understood, Brother Xiu!"

At noon, Shangguan Xiu and Qian Jin, Wu Nian, Kong Di and others had a meal together, during the banquet, Qian Jin further proposed his plan to Shangguan Xiu, since he wants to buy and sell timber, he should try to eliminate competitors, and he can set up a card in Huya Pass, as long as he finds that the wood merchant transports timber into the city, he will be detained.

Shangguan Xiu has no opinion, let Qian Jin do it, as long as it is the plan he proposes, he will definitely give it his full support.

After the meal, Qian Jin and the others said goodbye one after another, and Shangguan Xiu returned to the study to look through the information transmitted back by the dark flag personnel.

The rebellion in the counties of the Wind Country did not quell the momentum, but intensified, in addition, there was a news from Shangjing that Tang Ling was going to go to Ning County to supervise the battle in person, and he wanted to drive the expedition in person.

Shangguan Xiu was quite surprised by this, in his heart, he more or less admired Tang Ling's courage, although she was the emperor of the gale, but after all, she was only a woman, and she had never cultivated Lingwu, and she dared to go to Ningjun to fight against Ningnan's million-strong army, which was really courageous.

Shangguan Xiu only glanced at the information on Shangjing, and he paid the most attention to the intelligence on Xijing.

At present, the number of soldiers and horses recruited by Skewen has increased dramatically, and the number of troops under his command is close to 100,000, and he is still negotiating a merger with several large rebel forces in the eastern part of Zhenjun.

Seeing this, Shangguan Xiu frowned secretly, now that Shi Kaiwen has controlled the Zhenzhong area, if he is allowed to control the Zhendong region again, then Shi Kaiwen's power will more than double, and at that time, the pressure on Zhenxi will be even greater.

He slapped the information in his hand on the table, and couldn't help but rub his forehead with a faint pain. Seeing this, Wu Yufei, who was guarding the side, stepped forward and asked, "Brother Xiu, what's wrong?"

Shangguan Xiu said quietly: "Shi Kaiwen's side is making frequent moves, and he is starting to annex the Zhendong region, but we can't do anything in Zhenxi, as the so-called if you don't advance, you will retreat!"

Wu Yufei glanced down at the information sent back by the dark flag, and said: "Zhendong's several rebel forces are not weak, and there are often conflicts between them, Shi Kewen wants to integrate them together and bring them all under his command, and he has to work hard. ”

"Money can make ghosts grind, most of the rebels are for money, as long as Ning Nan is still secretly funding Shi Kaiwen, as long as Shi Kaiwen still has a lot of silver in his hands, it is not difficult to annex several rebels in Zhendong. "Speaking of which, the crux of the problem lies in Ning Nan's secret funding of Shi Kevin.

Wu Yufei smiled and said: "The soldiers are coming, the water is coming, Brother Xiu doesn't have to worry about those things, when Shi Kaiwen really leads the army to fight, we will fight hard, and who loses and who wins in the end is not necessarily!"

"Okay!" Shangguan Xiu nodded gratefully to Wu Yufei. Yu Fei is not unreasonable, even though Shi Kaiwen is powerful, but he also has the advantage of geographical advantages, and if he fights head-on, he may not suffer a loss.

As soon as Wu Yufei walked on his front foot, Ye Feixue walked in from outside.

She looked curiously at Shangguan Xiu, who was sitting behind the table, closing her eyes and recuperating, stepped forward and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

"Office. He didn't have to open his eyes, he could tell who it was by the sound of footsteps.

"Okay, if you stay in the house all day, everyone will be stupid!" Ye Feixue grabbed Shangguan Xiu's arm, dragged him up from the chair, and said, "Let's go out for a walk." ”

"Where are you going?" Shangguan Xiu looked at her puzzled.

"Just take a stroll around the city!" Ye Feixue said: "The market in the south of the city is very lively, we can go there and have a look." ”

Shangguan Xiu said inexplicably: "Is there a market in the south of the city?"

Ye Feixue couldn't help but roll her eyes, and said dissatisfiedly: "You are still the county magistrate of Jinchuan County, and you don't even know about the Jinzhou Chengnan Market?"

Shangguan Xiu smiled bitterly, since he left Shangjing and came to Zhenxi, he has never been idle, he has been running around, fighting in the south and the north, and he really hasn't had a good walk around that town.

"Since you haven't been there, then you have to go and see it, let's go!" As she spoke, Ye Feixue pulled Shangguan Xiu's arm hard and dragged him out of the study.

Shangguan Xiu didn't refuse, and now he really wants to go out for a break. As soon as the two of them walked outside the study, Duan Qiyue and Xiao Jue hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Xiu is going out?"

"Hmm!" Shangguan Xiu responded.

"I'll go with Brother Xiu!" Duan Qiyue and Xiao Jue said in unison.

Ye Feixue said angrily: "What are you two going to do with you?

Duan Qiyue and Xiao Jue's faces were ugly, and neither of them was speechless. If someone else had talked to them like this, the two of them would have turned their faces a long time ago, but Ye Feixue has a special identity, and they are not too concerned with her.

Shangguan Xiu smiled and said, "You don't have to follow me, I'll just walk around the city." ”

"Yes, Brother Xiu!" Duan Qiyue and Xiao Jue bowed in response.

Ye Feixue happily walked out of the county governor's mansion with Shangguan Xiu, she thought that the two of them could easily play in the city, but it turned out to be completely different.

Since the two of them left the county governor's mansion and walked on the street, as long as there were pedestrians passing by, they all stopped and looked at the two of them, and then people would bow to Shangguanxiu and salute them, calling them adults, and at the same time, they all peeked at Ye Feixue with curious eyes.

At the beginning, Ye Feixue hadn't figured out what was going on, and wondered in her heart, how could all the people in Jinzhou City know Shangguan Xiu, but later she found that people's eyes always fell on Shangguan Xiu's silver hair and the jade plate on her waist, and she suddenly realized.

After walking for a while, she pulled Shangguan Xiu's sleeve and whispered, "Aren't you going to change randomly? Quickly turn your hair black, and also, take off the brand on your waist." We're out to play, but people all over the city are greeting you, how can you go around?!"

Shangguan Xiu smiled, and wiped his hands on the silver hair on his temples, and the original silver hair immediately turned jet black, and then he stuffed the jade plate hanging around his waist into the belt.