Ji Hu smiled indifferently: "The young father has a heart, but the prime minister is the regent, and the affairs of the prime minister are subordinate to the prime minister and support the battlefield, which is also an equally fatal matter." If the young father commands the army, then who can hand over the affairs of the prime minister's mansion and the grain and grass inside and outside the Hangu Pass? Zhao Bohu groaned, and had to admit that what Ji Hu said was the truth.

"Before the army and horses move, the grain and grass go first." Sometimes the logistical support on the battlefield can become the decisive factor leading the victory or defeat of the war more than the arrangement of troops on the battlefield.

"This is a lonely country, who can replace it?" Ji Hu waved his sleeves angrily: "It's decided, Gu will go to Hangu tomorrow to supervise the battle, and the young father will stay behind to guard the governor of Haojing with grain and grass." ”

"No!" Zhao Bohu had no choice but to promise. Luoyi, the eastern capital outside Hangu Pass, was also restless and panicked.

Agitation spreads from the West Market Merchants. The shock caused by the 300,000 troops of Hubei and Chu pressing on Hangu Pass among the merchants is not the same as the shock of the old Zhou people in Guanzhong.

As soon as the news spread, Song Qi and other non-Ji businessmen in the Central Plains almost unanimously said: "This time the Great Zhou Dynasty is really going to end!" "The giant merchants in the West City will meet all night, if the Great Zhou army is defeated, how will the two countries of Hubei and Chu treat us and other businessmen?

Shall I leave or stay? Speaking of which, Mo Zhenla was in charge of the affairs of the Hua clan of the Song Kingdom and said excitedly: "You have already seen those Hubei refugees under Luoyi City in winter, right? For the sake of Lanxiang madder, Ehou Yufang is about to break the country and destroy the clan, can he not hate? You ask yourself one by one, which one has not speculated and hoarded madder and Qi Xuan? Which of you can be spared? In my opinion, the Hubei-Chu coalition army is a feint attack on Hangu, and the real target is Luoyi, they want to rob the food and goods of the world's first capital, and we are the first to bear the brunt. Once the Zhou people are defeated, they will definitely shrink into the customs, and before they leave, they will also plunder our merchants in the west market to prepare for entering the customs. It is expected that within ten days, Wang Shi will suddenly blockade Luoyi and forcibly confiscate our belongings. For today's plan, there is only one word: go, go immediately! That's it, believe it or not, wait for you. I'll go back and clean up, leave Luoyi at dawn, and go back to Shangqiu! After saying that, he pulled his feet and left, and everyone was stunned.

For a moment, the big businessmen

"Boom" woke up suddenly. It's over, the state of danger is unlivable, if you don't leave at this time, when will you stay? If you really teach Fahrenheit to be accurate, won't the wealth and even the net worth and life accumulated by generations be wasted?

Thinking about it, everyone hurried away. In an instant, the West Mayor Street car was silent, closing the shop, taking inventory of the goods, hiring vehicles, and the entire West Market immediately became nervous.

Overnight, the price of carriages and horses in Luoyi City soared more than ten times. Many people in the city were also invited by the merchants to be husbands at night, and they paid a gold per hour.

For the first time, the old Zhou people's eyes widened in surprise - are these businessmen crazy? If you don't make good money, what do you run?

What's even more strange is that the merchants in the West Market urgently sold mansions, shops, wine shops and other things that should not be moved, and overnight, a six-entry mansion fell to the bottom price of ten gold!

Rao is like this, the people of Luoyi do not dare to buy it, and the people of the artisan market dare not buy it. As a result, the businessmen increasingly believe that the Chengzhou government is about to do it, how can the people of Lao Zhou dare to compete with the government?

There was no way to dripping blood in my heart, so I had to ask someone to take care of it, but I only had the thought of being robbed in my heart.

For a while, the voices of people were boiling, the lights were brilliant, and the cars and horses were flowing, filling the long street avenue leading to the four gates of Luoyi, and the most prosperous and wealthy half of Luoyi suddenly became chaotic.

Xishi is the wealth center of Luoyi, and this big toss of the world and the world immediately alarmed the fake Cheng Yigong of the official city, and Pegasus came to the crown prince and the eastern capital to stay in the Rongyi mansion to report urgently.

As soon as Yi Gong explained the reason, Rong Yi asked rhetorically: "You are a fake in West City, do you have an idea?" Yi Gong thought about it all the way, and already had a proposition, and immediately arched his hand and said: "I think that the prosperity of Luoyi today is the savings of the business and travel flow of the past dynasties, and it must not be destroyed in one fell swoop. For now, the only way to do this is to force it to stay: immediately block the four gates of Luoyi, and all the caravans that have left the city will be recovered and guarded by troops; After the end of the war, the government office can give a certain amount of compensation, and the merchants in the west will naturally be stable. In just one word, we must retain customers! Leave it up to the teacher to decide. Rong Yi Mingrui's eyes kept flickering, and he raised his eyebrows and said: "This matter cannot be delayed, and it cannot be carefully discussed, I have made up my mind: immediately open the four doors and send the merchants of the West Market out of the city." In addition, your official city bureau sent more officials to levy ox carts in the city, enter the west market, and load and transport goods for the merchants free of charge. The people of Luoyi are engaged in merchant labor, and they are not subject to money. The mansions where the merchants stayed were all guarded by the government; The merchant returns but returns, and returns it immediately. The rest of the matter is according to this rule. ”

"In this way, the West Market will be empty!" Yi Gong was in a hurry: "I'm afraid that these people will roll up the money and slip away." ”

"Keep people to be careful, this is the long-term plan!" Rong Yi said heavily. Yi Gong pondered for a while, and his face showed a look of enlightenment: "The teacher is thoughtful, and Gong thinks it is feasible." ”

"Then let's assign things." Rong Yi waved his sleeves and went like the wind. After about two or three hours, the West Market was a different story.

The official seal of the eastern capital left behind the big notice was hung at the four gates of Luoyi, and some officials repeatedly preached under the notice: "The Great Zhou opened trade routes, and it was convenient to come and go." The people of the country have to make many conveniences for the merchants in the West Market, and those who take advantage of the fire to rob and fish in troubled waters will be punished immediately! At the same time, a large group of ox carts led by government officials entered the western market, and the merchants only had to report the number and immediately receive the ox carts.

If the merchant did not drive a car, the government sent a servant to drive and declare that he would deliver it no matter how far away. If you don't worry about the Zhou people driving, the businessmen can drive, and the government will send ox carts.

All the merchants' mansions, shops, and liquor stores were counted and registered by the officials of the official and municipal bureaus and the merchants, and the government immediately closed them and sent troops to take care of them, stating that the merchants would return immediately.

In less than two hours, the chaotic West Market was already in order. However, things in the world are strange, and as a result, the merchants of the West Market are hesitant to decide.

Luoyi is the largest and most prosperous market in the world. Zhou people pursue the "Zhou Rites", honest transactions, no two prices, and no credit debts.

Government shopping is even more neat, as long as you have good goods, never negotiate the price, especially for bulk transactions such as salt, iron and copper.

Merchants flocked to the city, the picture is the world's biggest city, now afraid of war, to sweep away, originally everyone is distressed, only afraid of breaking the city and robbing, this is just to cut love.

Nowadays, the Dongdu Left-behind Government Office does not stop it, and it also provides convenience to guarantee the return of the original mansion and shop you left behind.

This style, this amount of energy, don't you have the bottom in your heart, this Luoyi and Chu people can't attack it? After thinking about it, most of the businessmen immediately stopped leaving.

Especially Lu Weicao and other businessmen from the princely states surnamed Ji, they didn't want to leave, and when they saw that the government was cocooned, they immediately unloaded the car and unloaded the goods.

Those who are more grateful to the Zhou people will immediately reopen, even if there is no business, they will also give the Zhou people a face.

There are also those who are determined to leave, such as the merchants of the Song Kingdom, who are already in harmony with the Zhou royal family; For example, the Qi State was hesitant about the Zhou royal family; Then there are the merchants of the Jianghan countries, who are afraid that the Zhou family will blame their own country for not helping.

There are also businessmen from Hubei and Chu, so naturally they must go. In addition, six or seven out of ten pure businessmen remained.

A wave of merchants fleeing from the business, although magically subsided overnight, the panic did not really pass.

Hua's assertion is still circulating in the streets: "The E-Chu coalition army is feint to attack Hangu Pass, and the real target is Luoyi, and they want to plunder the grain and goods of this largest metropolis in the world." This sentence also flowed into Rong Yi's ears, and I have to admit that Hua's opinion is very keen, and Luoyi is the real target of this war, not only the Eyu side is clear, but the opponent Rong Yi is also clear.

He has received Ji Hu's secret order, and the commander-in-chief Luoyi stays behind in all military, political and people's livelihood affairs, but he is not a military commander after all, and he has to rely on the Chengzhou battalion to fight.

When the heroic Boyan appeared in the Left-behind Bureau, Rong Yi's high heart was completely let go. This is the general of Cheng Zhou, Wei Hou and the Luoyi city defense general specially sent to him.

"Has Wei Hou arrived at the old camp?" After a brief greeting, Rong Yi asked with concern, the big war is coming, how can the main general not be in place?

Boyan arched his hand: "It arrived three days ago." also brought 20,000 elite infantry horses of the country, and Sun Yu, the minister of the guard, also came to help in the battle. ”

"Good!" Rong Yi took the case and said angrily: "With Wei Hou in charge, Luoyi and Cheng Zhou are linked, and they will definitely kill the father and son of Eyufang." ”

"But......" Boyan hesitated slightly: "Your Excellency heard that the king was going to take charge of Hangu in person, and he was very worried. If the Eighth Division of Cheng Zhou only divides half of its forces to Hangu, if the king loses ......"

"Don't worry. This matter was planned by the king himself, and there was no mistake. "Rong Yi is very sure. In the early morning, when the sun climbed the eastern hill, the full royal honor guard solemnly walked out of the palace gate of the Hojing Palace, and slowly marched on the wide Dangyang Street, walking straight for half an hour.

The alleys of the royal city of Hojing are empty, from the palace gate of the royal city to the stone bridge outside the gate of the big city, which is full of people from all walks of life.

Thousands of people silently stared at the young emperor on the bronze chariot and the young prime minister who was riding on a tall horse, and there was no cheer.

The guard of honor passed, and the people on both sides swept forward, as if they were sending each other, and as if they were uneasy, and when the royal car guard of honor arrived at the suburban pavilion ten miles away, the field was already crowded with people.

Li Wang Ji Hu looked at the vast sea of people, and his eyes were clouded with tears for a while. Suddenly, he stood up from under the umbrella cover of the car, bowed his hand to the people of Siye, but shouted in his voice: "Fathers and elders of the country, the Great Zhou Dynasty is invincible!" Suddenly, the people shouted like a tsunami: "The Great Zhou Dynasty is invincible—"

"Long live the King!" The continuous sound swept across the field, rumbling away around King Zhou's chariot.