Chapter 38 Grain Purchase

"So that's it?"

Xiao Feng thought in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to buy, but continued to go around here.

At this moment, the curtain in the distance was lifted, and a person directly drilled into it from the outside.

Then I saw the man shouting, "Treasurer Gao, where are you?"

The high shopkeeper immediately turned around, and saw the handsome young man who walked into it, and immediately stepped forward and said, "Young owner." What are you looking for from me?"

"I don't mean you, either. Why don't you arrange for people to go outside, if you let the untouchables take advantage of your absence, they just steal the food. When the time comes, will you compensate me for the lost money?" the young owner opened his mouth and reprimanded.

In this regard, the shopkeeper Gao had no choice but to bend over and apologize again and again.

Hearing the movement of the two, Xiao Feng was slightly displeased, and as soon as he turned around, the person in the distance immediately froze, obviously recognizing Xiao Feng.

I saw him grow up, and bowed directly to Xiao Feng: "It turned out to be Commander Xiao, and I didn't recognize it below, it's really rude." ”

"It turned out to be Zhang Gongzi, disrespectful and disrespectful!" Xiao Feng noticed Zhang Wei's existence, and he also bowed his head slightly to show his salute, and when he saw the pitiful appearance of the shopkeeper Gao, he said: "He just introduced me to some things about rice, you still don't have to blame him." “

Seeing that Xiao Feng said this, Zhang Wei did not continue to embarrass the shopkeeper, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered this person to leave, and immediately asked: "I just don't know why Commander Xiao is here today?"

"I'm the commander of the Red Phoenix Army, what do you think I'm here for?" Xiao Feng opened his eyes slightly and opened his mouth to complain.

Zhang Wei asked tentatively: "Could it be for the food here?"

"That's right. If Mongolia starts another southern expedition, it will have to consume a lot of grain in order to fight against the Mongol army. That's why I came here to inquire about the grain market here. Xiao Feng tapped the jade head, and it was considered to be answered: "After all, in this Lin'an City, your Zhang family has the most food." If I don't look for you, who else can I look for?"

The chaos in Lin'an City has been revealed, but Xiao Feng is not a bureaucrat of the Song Dynasty, let alone a parent official here, so she is naturally not interested in helping the people in the city solve the problem of rice prices, and she is only here for the food problem, as for the rest, she doesn't pay attention to it at all.

"You've got the right person. ”

Zhang Wei smiled slightly, full of confidence, and asked, "It's just that how much food do you need?"

With his vision, he naturally knew that the food that Xiao Feng needed was by no means satisfied by a single grain store, and only a powerful existence like him, who occupied a large amount of farmland and even monopolized the supply channels of the entire city, could supply so much food.

Xiao Feng opened his mouth and said: "100,000 stone of grain, plus rice seeds in Zhancheng! For this, I am willing to pay 500,000 yuan, I wonder if you can accept it?"

"So many?" Zhang Wei asked in surprise for a moment.

Xiao Feng pursed his lips slightly, and said with a light smile: "With the Zhang family's financial resources, this should be more than enough." ”

"Definitely. Zhang Wei shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You are the commander of the Red Phoenix Army, you should know that the Mongolian army is trying to confront Zhao Kui, Meng Hui and others, and those hundreds of thousands of troops all need food." In order to ensure their food supply, I had already transported more than half of the grain from the granary near Lin'an City, just to ensure that the border defense would not collapse. Now if I want to take out 100,000 stones in one go, I can't do it. ”

Xiao Feng sighed slightly: "I understand." ”

She is also the commander of one side, so she naturally knows that once the war starts, the food consumption will be like running water, and it will be impossible to control it at all, so she has no doubts about Zhang Wei's words.

Zhang Wei was a little apologetic, but he didn't want this mouthful of meat to run away like this, and more importantly, this opportunity was the opportunity for him to reach an agreement with the Red Phoenix Army, so he said: "But if you are willing to wait, I may be able to help you gather so much food." ”

"How long will it take?" Xiao Feng asked.

Zhang Wei replied: "It is estimated that after July." Because only after the summer harvest will I have enough food. ”

"That's good. I'll be waiting for your news in Fengwu Mansion. Xiao Feng couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that an agreement had been reached, but when he saw that it was getting late, he had no interest in staying here, so he quickly left here.

After returning to the Taoist mansion, he saw a person kneeling in the hall, it was Zhu Yuzhen.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly said, "Zhu Yuzhen, why are you kneeling here, why don't you get up quickly?"

"No, I hid my identity privately, and the tired lord was ridiculed by the lord of the court. This matter is my sin, if I am not punished by this, how can I convince others?" Zhu Yuzhen was very stubborn, always kneeling on the ground, and never allowed others to come forward to help.

Yang Feng next to him was still helpless, and hurriedly said, "Lord." Hurry up and persuade Sister Zhu. She had been on her knees since noon, and no matter how much I tried to persuade her, she could not get up. ”

"Alas!" Xiao Feng shook his head and asked with a slight sigh, "Zhu Yuzhen." If you really feel guilty, do you think that I can accept it just by kneeling for less than half a day? If you are really guilty, I will order the attendants to drive you out while you are still in the palace, and how can it be delayed until now?"

Zhu Yuzhen's body trembled, obviously a little scared, Fu You raised his head to look at Xiao Feng, his tearful eyes flashed with brilliance, and he looked very pitiful: "But the lord." Weren't you summoned by the queen in the morning?In that case, then you should also know about my situation!" Fu You bit his lip and said, "And the lord's trip, we also understand that it is to form an alliance with the Manchu civil and military forces, so as to jointly resist the Mongols." But if it is because I have offended the officials of the dynasty and it is difficult for the covenant to be fulfilled, then am I not guilty of a crime and disregard for the life and death of the soldiers on the front line? In that case, what is the point of me continuing to persevere?"

With a determination in her heart, she wiped away the tears in her eyes and said, "In this case, the lord might as well remove me, so that no matter how I resist, at least the Red Phoenix Army will not be implicated." ”

Knowing that the alliance between the Red Phoenix Army and the Song Dynasty could not be destroyed, Zhu Yuzhen was even more reluctant to marry that fool, so she thought of this method, if Xiao Feng could expel himself from Fengwu Mansion, then what she did would have nothing to do with the Red Phoenix Army!

"Shut up!"

As soon as he said this, Xiao Feng immediately showed a rare coldness, and an edict immediately made the two of them tremble, feeling that the person in front of him seemed to have changed.

Zhu Yuzhen was a little scared, and asked again: "But, lord-"

Xiao Feng shook his head, directly stopped the other party's conjecture, and complained: "If you regard me as the lord, then don't talk such nonsense again." Fu You complained with chagrin, "But I am very pleased that you did not run away in private." ”

Faced with this scene, Zhu Yuzhen could have escaped from Fengwu Mansion as before.

But in that case, the destruction of the marriage relationship between the two will fall on Xiao Feng's head, which will ruin Xiao Feng's reputation, and he is not a person inside and out.

Before, Xiao Feng and West Lake were on top of Zhu Yuzhen, and they could be excused to the point that they didn't know the details, but if they knew the details, it would still be the case, then it would be impossible to say.

Yang Feng also persuaded from the side: "That's right, sister." You also know that Na Zhu Mansion is powerful, and Na Rong Wang is also in power, how can you fight alone? If you break away from this Fengwu Mansion, then they will never let you go. ”

"That's right. And why do you think I'm going to hand you over?" Xiao Feng shook his head and looked at Zhu Yuzhen with pity.

Zhu Yuzhen opened his mouth and asked, "But, didn't you go to the palace? Could it be that the queen didn't mention this matter to you?"

With her familiarity with the Zhu Mansion, she naturally knew that in the case of not being able to force her into the Fengwu Mansion, the only way to persuade Xiao Feng to give up this idea was to use the queen to make a curve policy.

"Silly girl. What if the queen proposes it, and I'm not her courtier, how can I accept it?" Xiao Feng shook his head, feeling even more distressed about Zhu Yuzhen in front of him, and thought to himself: "You are really confused, don't you really think that this matter can be solved only after marriage?"

Zhu Yuzhen said again: "But!"

"Nothing. It's already dark now, so you might as well get up and rest. As for those things, I'll take care of them. Xiao Feng saw that Zhu Yuzhen was going to say something, so he directly sealed her, and then asked Yang Feng to help her back to the boudoir.

It's just that Zhu Yuzhen was just about to get up, but he felt that his knees were weak and he almost couldn't stand steadily.

She had been kneeling for too long, her feet were already paralyzed, and now she naturally felt uncomfortable when she stood up.

Xiao Feng snorted lightly: "Look at you." I can't even walk steadily, how can I fight against the other party?" Fu You shot out a flame to help him invigorate his blood and remove stasis, which allowed Zhu Yuzhen to recover and return to his boudoir to rest.

It's just that Xiao Feng couldn't help but worry when he thought of tomorrow, and secretly thought: "Now that the dark tide in Lin'an City is surging, if it is only me, I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with it, so it is better to let Chang'an Mansion send someone here, so that there are enough people to deal with it." So he took pen and ink, wrote a small note, tied it to the pigeon's feet, and released it.

Looking at the pigeon that fluttered its wings and flew into the distance, Xiao Fengnian said: "It's just that how is Chang'an Mansion at present? Is it operating safely? What is the movement of Mongolia?"

Now, Xiao Feng is thousands of miles away from there, and he has already missed it to the extreme.

But Xiao Feng knew that the alliance was very important, if someone else came here, she was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with it properly, so naturally she had to go out in person, but looking at the current situation, she was also deep in the mud, and she didn't know when she would be able to break free from this quagmire and return to Chang'an City with the news.