It was night, at the port wharf of Fangxian County, the waves were crashing against the reef on the shore, and Qin Sheng and Qin Zhao led a team of men and horses to wait for the whole battle.

After the transaction between Lu Songli and Ji Wuyin was completed, Ji Wuyin gave them the exact place and time to receive the goods, and Liu Xiaohuai, a confidant housekeeper, led Lu Songli's people to pick up and unload the goods.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

Liu Xiaohuai took Qin Sheng, Wu Ren and a few others to board the ship first to meet Lin Shan, the leader of the fleet.

After the boat stopped, Lin Shan stretched his waist and said to the deputy beside him, "Finally, there is no danger and Ji Daxiu's batch of grain is transported to Liaodong County." ”

The deputy smiled, "It's also our luck." ”

Lin Shan nodded and shouted loudly, "Sons, cheer up, when the goods are unloaded, I will have people prepare wine and food and have a good drink!" ”

Liu Xiaohuai happened to arrive, and immediately took over, "Deputy Gang Leader Lin, we have invited this wine, and we will reward you brothers." ”

Lin Shan laughed, "Then we won't be polite to you Steward Liu." ”

Time was urgent, and Liu Xiaohuai directly communicated with Lin Shan about stopping the ship and unloading the cargo.

Lin Shan saw that Liu Xiaohuai was accompanied by a handsome young man with great spirit, but the other party had no intention of introducing him, and he didn't say much.

After Liu Xiaohuai and Lin Shan communicated, Qin Zhao, Qin Sheng and others were able to unload the grain.

Ships loaded with grain line up on the river to dock to unload their goods and then carry out replenishment work.

Under the leadership of Qin Sheng and others, the soldiers began to board ships, transport grain, and deliver grain.

Bags of grain were unloaded from the hold and stacked at the docks, but soon the grains piled on the docks were immediately transported away.

The group didn't need the help of the crew at all, and the crew watched from the sidelines.

Those who have the foresight can see a little way, "These are all soldiers? ”

The well-trained mobility, and the evil spirit in them, are not something that ordinary workers on the docks can have.

"No wonder it's so fast."

Lin Shan asked Liu Xiaohuai curiously, "Who is the owner of Ji Daxiu's transaction this time?" The army was used to transport food. ”

Their local custom in the south is to add a swastika to the surname of a wealthy merchant to show respect, which also means that he is a rich man. In addition, there are also titles such as Qi Ji, Lang Guan, and Xiu to distinguish the ranks of wealthy merchants, among which Xiu is the highest level, and the family property that can reach the level of Xiu must be above 10,000 guan. Ji Wuyin is the eldest in the family, so in the south, he is also known as Ji Daxiu.

Liu Xiaohuai only said, "If you shouldn't ask, don't ask." ”

Lin Shan said he understood.

Liu Xiaohuai asked him again, "Are you okay going north this way?" Didn't encounter any danger, did you? ”

Lin Shan: "There is no danger. ”

Liu Xiaohuai looked at him, and the deputy next to him answered, "It is indeed a thrilling danger, I met two water bandits on the halfway, fortunately, we brought enough people to the north this time, and the two sides were once short-handed, and the other party probably found that the idea was hard to eat, and he wandered for half an hour before he reluctantly left." “

It's only because the goal of 20,000 stone grain is too big, and I hope that Ji Daxiu won't make this kind of big goods when he returns.

And the other party gave up so easily because he found that these goods were all food. As far as the water bandits are concerned, now they are not short of food, so naturally they do not feel that this food is precious. This grain is too bulky, unlike jewelry, gold and silver, and other valuables, which can be grabbed and run.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.

Qin Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, there are also water bandits on the water?

The Qin family has always lived inland, and occasionally heard of water bandits, at that time, their Qin family was responsible for guarding the northern border, and there was no such trouble, so they just listened to it.

After coming to Liaodong County, Qin Sheng heard the word water bandit again.

He is worried, after cleaning up the rest of the cottages in Liaodong County, where should he go to get money for his daughter-in-law, isn't this there?

It's just that they don't have a ship......

Qin Sheng looked at the big ships on the river with longing eyes, wanting to ......

As soon as the grain was shipped back, Wu Ren came to report, "Sixth Lady Qin, the grain has been transported back, a full 20,000 stones!" ”

Lu Songli instructed, "Store 10,000 stones in case of emergency, and give the other 10,000 stones to Houcheng 3,000 stones, and the other 7,000 stones to Wangping, Wuxian County, Liaoyang County, and Gaoxian County." ”

Wu Ren quickly calculated that for 10,000 stone of grain, Hou Cheng accounted for 3,000 stones, and the other four counties probably could get less than 2,000 stones.

As the new central city of Liaodong County, Houcheng has a poor foundation, and needs them to give more preferential treatment and support to help it establish its status in Liaodong County.

The other four counties, surrounding Houcheng, are also the closest to Houcheng, and the bandits in the county have been uprooted (Gaoxian County is getting rid of bandits), and the people have bought food and are not worried about being robbed.

For the people of Houcheng and nearby counties, towns and villages, this day is an ordinary but unusual day.

In Gaoxian County, Qingshui Village

Many of the villagers worked in the fields, weeding and catching insects for the crops.

At this time, an old man walked from the entrance of the village with his back bent.

Someone recognized the identity of the old man and greeted him, "Uncle Tiger, you came back from the county, has the price of grain been reduced in the county?" ”

The rest of the people caught the sensitive word of food price, and they all stopped what they were doing and looked at them.

Uncle Tiger shook his head and sighed, "What's the price reduction, a bucket of grain is sold for three hundred yuan, and I can't afford to eat it." This is still ordinary grain, and good grain is more than this price. ”

His words made the listener feel heavy.

"I think the price of this food is going to go up. Save some food at home, and if you have money, you can buy more. After Uncle Tiger finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and prepared to go home.

"Uncle Hu, what you said, where is there any money left at home?"

"This grain can no longer be saved, every meal is thin, and the rice grains can be counted."

"Well, when is such a day a head."

"I heard that Houcheng, Wangping, and Wushu counties are recruiting people to serve, and during the service, the government provides free soup."

"Is this true?"

"It's true, two meals a day, one bowl per person, sometimes it's stewed kelp with meat and bones, sometimes it's seaweed egg drop soup, I heard it tastes good."

"I've heard that, too. I don't know when it will be our turn in Gaoxian County? ”

One by one, the villagers showed yearning looks.

In previous years, the common people avoided it, but now for two bowls of free soup a day, in order to save some rations for the family, they are eager to go to serve early.

Just then, a young man came running from outside and beckoned everyone, "Quick, everyone, go to town!" The grain and oil store of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce in the town has cheap grain to sell! The sale is not on sale, everyone hurry up. ”

"Cheap grain? How cheap is it? ”

"One bucket and two hundred texts."

Someone muttered, "This price is the same as before." ”

Uncle Tiger reprimanded the other party with a straight face, "Don't get cheap and sell well, it used to be before, when is it now?" People are willing to sell 200 wen a bucket, which is 100 wen cheaper than the current grain store! What more do you want? For nothing? ”

"It's so cheap, it can't be moldy grain, right?"

The young man said, "No, I've seen it, and the grain is good food. If you want to buy food, remember to bring your household registration book! Those who do not bring their household registration books are not allowed to buy food. Oh, by the way, a household registration book can buy up to thirty-six catties of grain. ”

"Family register? Is it the one that the government asked the government to do when the population was counted a while ago? ”

"Yes, that's it."

"Okay, I'll get it."

"It's bad, my family is troublesome, I didn't do it. What's next? ”

At that time, the government counted the population and did the household registration, but the Yang family thought they were smart and hid and didn't do it.

"Hurry up and go to the government office to make up for it. Otherwise, you won't be able to buy food! ”

"A household registration book can buy up to thirty-six catties of grain? My family of fifteen people should be able to buy forty-five catties of grain. That's not the right number. ”

The young man who came to report the news said casually, "Then divide the households, otherwise Aunt Li, your family will buy almost ten catties of grain with so many people." ”

Many of the people present were large families of more than ten or twenty people, and they all hesitated when they heard the words of dividing the household. Is it separated? If you divide the sons except the eldest son, you will be able to buy enough food. But the conscription is drawn according to the household, and the separation of the household means that she will lose control of her son's family, and in addition, the number of people in their family will serve in the coming year.

The young man could see everyone's hesitation, but he felt that survival was the most important thing, and he would talk about it later, and now he could not buy enough food without separating households, which was a real loss.

But he didn't persuade him, this problem had to be understood by the old people in the family themselves, and it was useless for others to persuade him, so he looked at the time and hurriedly said, "Uncle Hu, I still have to inform the next village, so I won't talk to you more." Everyone informed each other in the village that those who were limited to purchasing and who had taken the household registration book were limited to three catties of grain per person. ”

"Okay, I won't say anything, go back and get the household registration book to buy food!"

"Don't be sluggish, let's go. Each person is limited to three catties of grain, and the designation will be sold out soon, and it is not known when the grain will come again later. ”

Countless people poured into the town, and the same situation occurred in several counties, towns and villages centered on Houcheng.