There are always those places in the world that have not been exposed to the sun, there is not only darkness here, but also some inexplicable gray, Jingzhou is such a strange place, there are no all kinds of goods bought in the field here, you can get on the table, you can't get on the table, as long as you need to always find it.

Some prohibited commodities are also bought and sold, such as grain......

Grain is not like iron, it is difficult to be restricted by the imperial court, driven by interests there will always be people who take risks, people do not sell more, a stone of grain is only a hundred catties, it is difficult to find it in the carriage, if there is more, there is always a way to transport it out.

In this era, once there is a famine, food becomes the most important thing, famine is the most feared torture in the world, he makes people become beasts, into hungry beasts, use all methods to obtain food, the current Liao people are like this.

The Khitans needed food, so they brought in the grain and sold it quietly, from which they obtained huge returns, and the price of five yuan per stone of grain made Cai Boyu really tempted.

Five times the money, the whole five money, this is ten times the price of grain in the Great Song Dynasty, and the price of ten times drives some people crazy, isn't it just a stone of grain? Slightly wealthy families can always squeeze out, so not only businessmen participated, but even some wealthy families began to quietly and silently sell grain to the Liao people.

The merchants of the Liao Dynasty came to Jingzhou and tried every means to obtain grain, and the field did not allow grain to be bought and sold, but they could trade privately with the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, so there was a black market, and the more forbidden things were, the more people wanted to sell, after all, strange goods could live.

Grain is a strange commodity for the current Song people, and they can exchange a lot of money from the Liao people, but soon this lucrative trade was impacted, and when Cai Boyu arrived in Jingzhou with a large amount of grain, things took a dramatic turn.

The grain of the consistent money and one stone is a life-saving straw for the Liao people, and the grain of the consistent money and one stone is too cheap compared to the ten money, and the price of grain has also been rapidly reduced, but the Liao people's desire to buy is extremely strong.

Those wealthy merchants who made a fortune also made a lot of money from the Liao people, so they no longer sold them privately, compared to the grain of the imperial court, the grain in their hands is simply a drop in the ocean.

No one thought that the imperial court would help the Liao, after all, the relationship between Song and Liao has always been tense, and the number of border soldiers in Jingzhou Miyun and other places has increased considerably, who would have thought that at this critical moment, the official family would be able to allocate grain to buy the Liao.

Cai Boli understood that this was a good strategy of the officials, so that they could not only earn money from the hands of the Liao, but also use this money to subsidize the consumption of the national treasury.

The most difficult thing for people to find is that the grain stored in the Great Song Dynasty treasury is all old grain, which cannot be stored for a long time, and after selling these grains to the Liao people, the money earned can also be used to fill the grain in the treasury.

In this way, it can be regarded as killing three birds with one stone, Cai Boyu saw the benefits that many people can't see, but Zhang Mao, who was sent by the Third Division, said that there is no need for Cai Boyu to be bad, and he also proposed that if the Liao people spent money to buy grain, they could also control the price of grain in the Liao Dynasty without a trace......

Cai Boyu immediately looked at the hated "prison army" in front of him, and his remarks were indeed shocking.

After Cai Boxi arrived in Jingzhou, the first thing was not to inspect the city of Jingzhou, but to take over the military affairs here, Jingzhou City has the support of the four armies, and the two armies of Gongsheng each have ten commanders, more than 10,000 people.

Don't underestimate the more than 10,000 people, they are all from the earliest Fourth Army, personally supervised and trained by the officials, although not as good as the pro-guard army, but compared to the back, the second army is not bad, the combat power is not bad, and the equipment is definitely more than enough to defend the city.

Zhang Mao saw Cai Boxi take over the city defense so quickly, the attitude of the whole person changed, as smart as he quickly found out the difference between Cai Boxi and Beijing this time, although he is the nominal supervisor, but in fact it is likely to be a tool used by the officials to block the courtiers' tongue and reduce the burden on Cai Boxi.

As such a "decoration", what should he do, what should be taken care of and what should not be managed, Zhang Mao is clear, and his attitude towards Cai Boxi is naturally much more polite.

"Transit envoy, what else do we have to do in Jingzhou City in addition to selling grain in the field? Isn't it related to military affairs? ”

But Zhang Mao's cleverness will not be bought by Cai Boxi: "This official is sent by the official family, and I need to make it clear to you?" You are the envoy of the three divisions, and you can only take care of the money and food, and you don't have to worry about other things. ”

Zhang Mao shook his head with a smile and said: "Although the lower official is the envoy of the third division, he has the right to supervise, Cai Fuma is afraid that it is inappropriate to say this, right?" ”

Zhang Mao saw the suspicion in it, and wanted to set his own words, get a piece of the pie, how could the credit in the court be compared with the difference, but this kid can actually see some doorways, it is really not simple.

"This official knows what you think, if you can get military merits, it will be much better than being able to grind in the court, right?"

Zhang Mao smiled: "The transfer envoy said that I was joking, it was not that I wanted to make military merits, but that I had been thinking about military affairs since I joined the army, and I also invited the official family to enter the military academy to study for a few years, but this skin ...... Alas! ”

Cai Boxi looked at Zhang Mao in surprise: "Don't you still want to join the army and serve?" The three divisions and branches are a fat difference, and the officials and families are all carefully considered. ”

Zhang Mao pointed to his nose: "Why do you think the official family sent me to follow you?" I didn't expect to follow in Xia Ziqiao's footsteps again......"

Cai Boxi pouted: "Xia Laoqi was the first soldier back then, and he fought hard for the safety of the official family, you don't want to underestimate him, just a prison soldier can work for three years, or cooperate with Di Shuai, it's not so easy!" ”

Zhang Mao shook his head and said: "I can't compare to Xia to participate in politics, but I will never laugh at myself, you are not Di Shuai, but you are not weak, I heard from the people of the Military Academy back then, you can be said to have turned the tide in the Liao Dynasty to revitalize the black hand." ”

Cai Boxi looked at Zhang Mao in front of him in surprise, he didn't expect him to know so much about the secrets of the DPRK and China, it can be seen that he has also put a lot of effort into it.

Cai Boxi laughed at himself: "I didn't expect this official to misunderstand you, the heart of serving the country with fists is admirable, and the three divisions made Zhang Mao take the order!" ”

After Cai Boxi finished speaking, he took out a secret decree from his wide sleeve, he was originally used to send Zhang Mao, but now it seems that he is a talent, and this Liao Dynasty is in crisis, and one more talent is one more assistant.