Chapter 424: Food Prices Are Soaring

  Xu Zhichang was so frank, Liu Zhongwu and Du Wanche nodded secretly, the master's mind was not ordinarily broad-minded; King Jing Zhao Qi was still not at ease, so he asked his accompanying father-in-law Sun when he was changing clothes before the banquet, "Yang Zhi can really find the relics?"

  "The prince doesn't need to worry, if Yang Zhi can't find the relics, he will be cut off from the world, don't you see that he has been in contact with Buddhism all the way? Sun Gonggong said unhurriedly, and when he played a trick, King Jing Zhao Qi said unhappily, "That king has not suffered a calamity. ”

  Father-in-law Sun watched Zhao Qi grow up, understood what Zhao Qi was worried about, and said with a smile, "If this is the case, wouldn't the court, Buddhism, and Yang Zhi all owe the prince a great favor." Otherwise, why would the prince be so interested, because they don't have to do anything, as long as they run once, they will get something, and the queen thinks about the prince and wins this trip for the prince. ”

  Yang Zhi grabbed Shi Jin, the nine-patterned dragon, and immediately left Huayin County, the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, Huayin County is Shi Jin's territory after all, Xie Shi is not sure whether he is going to Zhao'an, Yang Zhi does not want to delay time, and even the Qianlong Temple that he was going to see gave up and went directly to Chang'an. Chang'an's official name in the Song Dynasty was Jingzhaofu, which was the political, military and economic center of the Yongxing Military Road, and it was more than 200 miles away from Huayin County.

  The majestic Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty was destroyed in the war of the Five Dynasties, the current Chang'an City is the new city that Han Jian rebuilt after the Tang Dynasty, there is only one door on the four city walls, the south gate is eastern, the north gate is western, and the east and west gates are not symmetrical, so there is no cross avenue, and the buildings in the city are also not symmetrical. Yang Zhi's waist card was enough to enter the city at night, and the soldiers guarding the city did not make it difficult, and even told Yang Zhi that the post station was in the northwest corner of Chang'an City.

  The post station was still full of Western troops, and Yang Zhi and the others found an inn next to the horse market a street away under the guidance of the steward of the post house, smashed the door and moved in, all of which were rooms on the second floor. Yang Zhi woke up at dawn and heard the noisy sounds inside and outside the building, mixed with the barking of horses and donkeys; Yang Zhi went out to take a look, and the building was full of officials who came to work from almost all over the country with himself, and they were flying around the stars on the shelves, making the inn guys dizzy.

  Yang Zhi fetched water, went back to the room to freshen up, changed into clean clothes, and called Lu Qianliang to set off together, the three of them originally wanted to find a noodle restaurant to have breakfast, but they unexpectedly saw that the door of the grain store was crowded with people. Looking at the posture of the grain buyers, it is crazy to rob, but the grain shops push out the limited grain, the people who sell are unhappy, and the people who buy are even more unhappy.

  Yang Zhi heard two businessmen on the side of the road talking about "Chang'an itself has raised grain and grass for Yan'an Sixth Road, and now Jiangnan has rebelled, and the grain road in the south is broken, Chang'an not only can't get food supplements, but also takes out a part of it to go to Bianliang, and the price of grain is rising, from one bucket of 98 Wen to one bucket of 123 Wen in ten days." ”

  Another sighed and said, "The grain in the southeast is the foundation of the country, and the abundance and apology are different in various places, and the grain is hoarded in Bianjing, but the officials of the shipping department in various places have lost the cost of losing money in order to seek political achievements, and there have been several famines, and there is no reserve of grain in the regular liquidation, so why does the price of grain not rise." Grain merchants are profit-seeking, they must hoard and not sell, sit and wait for the price to rise, they already know what horses to sell, they take countless risks, and they are often requisitioned. ”

  The merchant who spoke before shook his head and said, "How can the qualifications for food be obtained by ordinary people like you and me, don't talk about it, let's go, those who are officials are greedy for money, and those who have the ability want to live in seclusion, only we are busy for the Great Song Dynasty." ”

  Looking at the two helpless backs, Yang Zhi thought for the first time to change the world, this is the most prosperous city in the northwest, and now it is just Fang La and Song Jiang rebelling, and it has already become a pot of porridge; if the Jin soldiers come over, what kind of life will the people live, Yang Zhi suddenly understood in an instant that it is almost impossible for him to really want to stay out of the matter. All aspects will not let go of themselves, but they don't know if they can watch the people wander around.

  Yang Zhi shook his head, if he changed his plans in the Great Song Dynasty, he didn't know how much he would have to pay, Yang Zhi turned around and asked Lu Qianliang, "What are the characteristics of the breakfast here?"

  "Meat sandwich buns, steamed cakes, gourd chicken. Lu Qianliang said without hesitation: "We just eat one and bring one." ”

  Lu Qianliang is really right, the three of them found these three kinds of shops, none of them are famous stores, but the color and flavor are complete, the meat sandwich bun is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, the appearance of the bun is slightly burnt yellow, the pork belly inside is fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood, with minced garlic has a special taste; the gourd chicken is almost the boneless chicken in the south, the color is golden red, the skin is crispy and the meat is tender, and the fragrance is mellow; the retort cake is glutinous rice, candied dates, and red beans, which is different from what Yang Zhi saw in his previous life, the retort of the retort cake is made of pottery, and the fragrance is stronger.

  The three of them had eaten a lot, and brought a meat sandwich bun and six gourd chickens, and went out of the west gate of Chang'an, Lu Qian asked Yang Zhi curiously, "Chief catcher, let's go directly to Famen Temple?"

  Lu Qianliang's meaning is very simple, don't you want to take the relics? You haven't gotten the relics yet, so going to Famen Temple is not useless at all; Yang Zhi said disapprerovingly, "Taking the relics is a trivial matter, I want to see where the Heavenly Master Zhang Jixian is going to block me first, and listen to what objections they have." ”

  Lu Qianliang and Liang Juewu both understood, people do not destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves, if Yang Zhi takes out the relics, he is besieged by Zhang Jixian and others, even if the Buddhism is angry, it is a matter of face; King Jing Zhao Qi is Empress Zheng's sister-in-law, and if he has ideas, it means that Empress Zheng must have ideas, which is enough for Longhu Mountain to worry about God.

  However, Yang Zhi's idea is not wrong, Chang'an is less than three hundred miles to Famen Temple, and it can be reached in half a day by horse, and if the Heavenly Master Zhang Jixian wants to appear, they should appear; as long as this matter is solved, even if the relics are somewhere along the way, they can run back and forth in just a few hours, and there is really no need to be too anxious.

  Liang Juewu looked at the troops along the way and said, "It should be in Wugong County, on both sides of the water, Baiqi Canal." One is because of natural danger, the chief catcher can't escape through the water, and the other is that, according to common sense, the head catcher should have gotten the relics, but unfortunately the head catcher saw through this. "I like the dragon, please collect the dragon.