After Wu Qian and his party left the Canglang Pavilion, they marched along the waterway to the sub-city where the government was located.

At this time, Wu Qian was standing at the bow of the boat, his face was very calm, and he didn't seem to take the frustration to heart at all, but just looked at the scene in the city, and sighed a little about things and people.

"Günt, it should have been more than ten years since the last time you and I visited Canglang Pavilion together."

"It was the first month of the third year of Jiaxi, and I accompanied Dong Weng to enjoy the plum blossoms, and it has been sixteen years now."

The person who replied was an elderly scribe in his fifties, but Wu Qian's friend and staff member Wu Wenying, the word Junte, and at the same time a master of the word world, but there was no examination luck, no official luck, he did not pass the imperial examination in his life, and lived in Pingjiang City most of the time.

"Back then, you also made a song to congratulate the bridegroom, and I still remember it." Wu Qian sighed and read the words.

"The arbor is angry.

Visit the heroes of Zhongxing, Chen Ji, and secretly chase the past.

The battleship Dongfeng borrowed money, and dreamed of the hometown of China.

Xuan Xiaozhu, Wu Palace idle land.

Huabiao moon returns to the night crane, sighing that the flowers and bamboos are like this now!

Dew on the branches, splashing tears.

The small cluster of the head of the spring team, walking moss to find a secluded villa, asked Mei Kaiwei?

Singing the new degree song of Meibian again, prompting the cold shoots to freeze.

This heart agrees with Dongjun.

The future is not the present, the two are speechless, and the waves are relatively vicissitudes.

With this hatred, I will get drunk."

The east wind is blowing, and Wu Qian's voice is becoming more and more depressed and desolate, and the feelings in the words are full of feelings about the country and the present is not as good as the past.

Just now, the gentry who was full of gardens, all well-dressed, elegant and decent, chanted poems and songs in their mouths, and talked about heavenly principles and morality, but their hearts were all selfish!

This made him fall into a moment of confusion, what happened to the doctors of the Great Song Dynasty!?

"Günt, your phrase "the future is not the present, the present is not the past" has become a prophecy."

"Heh... Dong Weng, are you regretting that you didn't support the official family to enter Luo back then?" Wu Wenying said bluntly.

Wu Qian smiled bitterly, "Junte, you really don't save me any face, back then, I felt that the imperial court was not ready to recover the lost territory, and I also felt that the Central Plains was a blank land that was difficult to hold, so I should wait a little longer, and then go on a northern expedition when I am fully prepared, but now that I think about it, I was indeed wrong......

Wu Wenying shook his head, "Dong Weng, even if you supported the official family back then, it was difficult to change the ending, after so many years, you should be able to see that so many people opposed it back then, but their reasons are different from Dong Weng, some people are conservative and conservative, but more people are unwilling to give the martial artists a chance to rise, and they don't want the official family to become strong after success, let alone take out money and food to contribute to the country."

"Why did you lose back then!? Is it really impossible to defeat the Mongols? I don't think so, in the Battle of Luodong, our soldiers fought against the invincible Mongol cavalry in the field with infantry formations, and held out for several days, and the battle strength surprised the Mongols. In the end, in a national war, only two Huai and one place could be dispatched, and there was no support and cooperation from friendly troops on other roads, and what was even more outrageous was the lack of logistics and the lack of food and grass......

Wu Qian didn't understand, but he didn't want to think deeply, so he could only be silent at this time.

Wu Wenying's chest was blocked with anger, and it seemed that he had a rare opportunity to vent, and continued, "Han Zhongwu and Yue Wumu are both Zhongxing heroes, but Gaozong is not the master of Zhongxing, although the current official family is slightly inferior, it was once high-spirited and had the ambition of Zhongxing, but it is a pity that the gentlemen of the Manchu Dynasty did not have a few Zhongxing ministers, and the official family has been declining and decadent since then due to the defeat of Duanping, whose fault is this!?"

These words are almost poking at the backbone of the scholars, and Wu Qian is also a member of the scholars, but he can't be angry, he can only be ashamed in his heart.

After being silent for a while, Wu Qian seemed to think of something, and his mood improved, "Junte, what do you think of King Yan, can he have the appearance of Zhongxing?"

"King Yan?" Wu Wenying shook her head slightly, "I've only seen him a few times, and his deeds are just hearsay, so I can't say that I understand him, so it's not easy to talk about it...... But I feel that King Yan is decisive, but he is frizzy, which is very similar to the early years of the official family, although he wants to do something

for, but in the end, they will be bound by reality and reduced to mediocrity......

Wu Qian smiled, "The reason why Junte thinks that King Yan is frivolous is because he ordered me to go to see Xie Tang?"

Wu Wenying paused, and did not shy away from it, "Indeed, this move seems to knock the mountain and shock the tiger, but it is actually useless, but it makes Xie Tang and others see that King Yan is strong and strong, and I am afraid that he will be even more unscrupulous. In my opinion, the best choice for King Yan is either to strike a thunderous blow and catch them off guard, or to keep their heads in obscurity, temporarily make concessions, make peace with the heroes, and after surviving the current crisis, it is not impossible to implement the scriptures. It may be that King Yan is young and can't see the doorway, but Dong Weng shouldn't understand, why not dissuade King Yan?"

"This is not a knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, in fact, what you want is to scare the snake, the purpose is to show the enemy to be weak, and the second is to lure the snake out of the hole and divert the tiger away from the mountain!"

"Huh? What does Dong Weng mean by that?"

"Hahaha, Buddha said, don't say! In a few days, you can take a closer look and have a good look at the methods of our highness Maotou."

On this day, Gusu City restored the scene of "the city river is full of rocking oars, and the streets and alleys are full of people all night", and it is still lit up everywhere late at night.

It wasn't until all the 100,000 stone grain was sold out that the people had to go home.

Those who bought food were much more down-to-earth, and those who didn't buy it were not too disappointed when they heard that there would be food delivered tomorrow.

On the second day, a hundred and ten grain ships arrived as promised, still selling in the same places, and the people were already waiting in these places, and the crowds were crowded.

The grain ship docked steadily, and the sergeants carried the grain bales from the cabin, stacked them on the side of the ship, and began to sell them directly.

A wooden sign with large characters written on it was hung high, "Each household buys for the first time, two runs through one stone, and the second time it starts, five runs through one stone."

There was an uproar in the crowd, and there was some restlessness.

"Why is the price rising? Doesn't it mean that this is the cheap grain sent by King Yan to alleviate the food shortage? Fifty wen a liter, where is the price!?"

"Could it be that King Yan is also the same as those female businessmen, and he has a black heart?"

"Ahh You don't know how to do it, isn't it written on it, the first time each family buys it is still two times, and then it will take five times, you don't look at it, those grain stores in the city, even if no one comes to buy it today, it still rises to 100 wen a liter!"

"That is, the money and grain of the imperial court are not blown by the wind, and King Yan must have bought grain from other places at a high price and shipped it over, five runs and one stone are already very conscientious, do you like to buy it or not, don't delay us."

"Anyway, let's buy a stone first, and cooking porridge will be enough for the family to last for a month."

As a result, the dissent gradually subsided, although the price of grain equivalent to three times that of ordinary times is indeed expensive, but compared with the grain merchants, it is much more cost-effective, and the quantity is more sufficient.

Under the command of the sergeant, the people lined up in four or five crooked columns, went to the side of the boat one by one, and handed over copper coins or huizi, as well as household registration.

Zhao Mengxi was dressed as an ordinary soldier, one of the people in charge of the transaction, he took the money and household registration, began to check, after it was correct, he took out a page printed with words and grids, glued it behind the household registration with paste, stamped it with a sewing seal, and then wrote a date in the grid, stamped it with a small seal and handed it back.

A bag of rice is exactly one stone, which eliminates the need to weigh and is directly handed over to the people.

Speaking of which, a stone is almost one hundred and fifty pounds in later generations, but fortunately, the prime-age labor force of this era can carry it, if it is really impossible to carry it and cannot find a helper, these sergeants will come forward to help with a smile and carry it to their cars and boats.

Many people were also more curious about this scene and began to talk about it.

"Hey, how do these Qiu Bachi guys look different from what I've seen before? Far from being vicious, he was very kind to us, and he was soft-spoken, like the guys in the shop."

"Don't say anything, the guys in the grain store now, all look at people with their nostrils, and their tails are standing up to the sky......

"Oh, what a sin, that little soldier who walks the account is literate and hyphenated, and he looks like he is still thin and tender, and he is old

It's not big, it's about the same age as my boy, why did you join the army, and this life is ruined......

"That's right, good iron doesn't hit nails, and good men don't serve soldiers."

"Hehe, you don't know this, these young men are not ordinary soldiers, they are the personal guards of King Yan, maybe they are still nobles of the clan."

"Clan!? They were all born with a golden spoon in their mouths, and they can have a great future by reading a few books, so why do they still run to serve as soldiers, endure hardships and hardships, and still can't make a good ......."

"You know a fart, they all said that they are the personal guards of King Yan, so can it be the same!? Who is King Yan, that is our future official family, and the people around him will be designated to soar in the future."

"And ah, His Royal Highness King Yan seems to attach great importance to martial artists, some time ago, didn't Wujiang suffer from traitors, and then King Yan took out hundreds of thousands of dollars to compensate the casualties of the soldiers and soldiers, and one person had hundreds of dollars alone, and he also rewarded the fertile land, not only that, but also built a martyr's cemetery, built a shrine, and erected a monument."

"Build an ancestral monument? This is also what we ordinary people can think? Tsk, in this way, it is really a good thing to be a soldier for King Yan."

"That's for sure, think about it, those nobles of the clan can't compare to us grass-headed people? They are all willing to be soldiers for King Yan, so they can't be wrong! I don't know if King Yan's guards will recruit soldiers or not, maybe my boy can try his luck."

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult, if you look at the sergeants on this ship, they are either majestic and mighty, or they are smart and literate and hyphenated, and your kid probably doesn't look down on them."

"It's not for sure, my kid has been in a private school for four or five years, even if he can't pass the top prize, being a soldier is definitely enough......

Some of the people's chats also drifted into Zhao Mengxi's ears along the wind, and he just smiled heartily and admired King Yan more and more.

In the past few months in the army, after experiencing beating and tempering, he can no longer see the appearance of jumping out of his old life, but a little more shrewd and capable.

King Yan often said that the country cannot be defenseless for a day, and it is the sacred mission of soldiers to maintain national security, so the honor of soldiers is the most noble and should be respected by the world!

But now most of the people in the world look down on the military, there are reasons for the unhealthy style of the world, there are also reasons for the soldiers themselves, if you want to change the world's view of the soldiers, the first thing is to ask the soldiers to start from themselves, in front of the people to establish a good image.

Freezing to death without demolishing houses, starving to death without looting are the most basic requirements for soldiers.

King Yan said that as a soldier, he should be as ruthless to the enemy as a harsh winter, and he should treat the people as warm and warm as a spring breeze, and establish a good situation between the army and the people.

In short, when you go out to perform tasks, you must greet the people with a smile, be kind and patient, and try to help as much as you can, treat the people as your own relatives, and easily avoid conflicts!

Now it is not only Dongwei who has to abide by these regulations, but the other forbidden troops transferred to the command of King Yan, including the first part of the horse army led by Cao Lie, the 10,000 people in front of the palace led by Xue Jin Shihuai, the Fenghua army, and the local garrison forbidden army in Pingjiang are slowly implementing these new regulations.

Therefore, the more and more armies, with the working groups of the meridians spread all over the country, there are few military-civilian conflicts, which has attracted praise from the people.

Zhao Mengxi quickly processed the transaction, and after more than an hour, more and more people were buying grain, and it was not the first time to buy grain.

In fact, Zhao Mengxi is a little incomprehensible, in the case of limited food, there should be a limit on the number of times to buy grain, at least some more time, but Yan Wang thought of limiting the amount of grain bought by each household, and also came up with a method to record it on the household register, but he forgot to do the time limit, just increase the price, it seems that some should not be.

But this is not something he can worry about, let's do his own thing steadfastly first.

As noon approached, more and more people were buying grain, and the queues lined up from the docks to the streets and alleys, as if they had no head.

Especially the people at the back of the line, most of the household registration in their hands has been pasted with a record of buying grain.

"Brother, you also bought food yesterday, why did you come here today, I heard that it is not the first time, but

It's going to cost you five dollars and one stone."

"Whew! In these days, who would be afraid of having too much food, and it is better to buy it while they can buy it, and quickly exchange all the money left at home for food, which is better than buying that ten stones in the future."

"That's true, but I'm not doing myself a favor, I'm buying it for the owner of the workshop......

"Oh, I bought it for my boss too, brother, how much money does your boss give for running errands?"

"Three hundred wen, after buying it, I will become a one-day worker, not only light, but also more money......

"Big brother, aren't you stupid, what can you do with three hundred Wen? If you go to the grain store, you can buy three litres of rice."

"What can I do then, it's an income anyway, besides, the owner asked us to do it, and we can't help it, otherwise we will lose our jobs."

"Hehe, it seems that we are smarter, and it is not impossible to buy it for the owner, but we don't need money, just buy a stone of rice, and just smoke a bucket for us."

"Hey, why didn't we think of it, yes, yes, when we buy it, we will tell the owner when we go back, otherwise if you don't give him rice, you will be treated as if you bought it yourself, and it will be lacking at home anyway!"

Subsequently, these words spread more and more, and the people who bought rice for others were enlightened, and they all said that they wanted to follow this.

It's just that they didn't pay attention, and the people who first said this method have left their original positions and continued to preach in another place.

These people are actually the inspectors of the Imperial City Division, and this kind of instigating public opinion and fanning the flames is exactly what they are good at.

In order to let the people have a little more food in their hands, Zhao Mengqi also took great pains.