Updated: 2012-11-08

Mr. Zhang raised his worries, first of all, about the question of whether to take the water route or the land route.

"The waterway can go directly to the territory of Yangzhou Prefecture, although the canal is impassable, you need to abandon the boat to go ashore, but after all, it is only fifty miles away from Yangzhou City, and it is very convenient to transport it back and forth with ox carts from the Yangtze River wharf, but it is a reversal, the manpower needs more, and the cost increases, how can the big proprietor choose to take the land route?"

Yan Biyun said: "The slave family thinks that Su Jin may be worried that it is too much to toss, Luzhou delivery and loading will be reversed, and the ship will be reversed to the boundary of Yangzhou, the cost problem is not the main thing, but the back and forth may be delayed for a longer time, and now if you go from the waterway, you have to get dozens of ships, Luzhou Wharf is afraid that there are not so many ships, and you need to go to the south for scheduling, so the delay is too long." ”

Zhang Rongqin stroked his beard and said: "It seems that the big boss is very anxious, and he wants to transport the grain to Yangzhou one day earlier." ”

Yan Biyun said: "Yes, there are already people in Yangzhou who have started to make trouble, it is said that there is no grain in the market, and the price of rice in the black market is as high as two yuan and 561 stones, and the people can't afford to eat food and are hungry, so they naturally make trouble." ”

Zhang Rongqin was surprised: "Is it really so serious?" I said that in the past few days, Zhu Shiyong has posted official documents everywhere saying that the imperial court is very urgent to purchase grain, but it turns out that this winter and next spring will really have a food crisis that will break out. ”

Yan Biyun said: "Then there are people in Luzhou who take the initiative to go to the official grain?" ”

The shopkeeper Zhao interjected: "There is no one, everyone is holding grain as gold, the imperial court's meal reduction order is to tell everyone that the price of food will rise, Tang Jiyuan and others of the Chamber of Commerce are holding the grain and planning to make a fortune, and the affairs of the court should be the wind in their ears." ”

Yan Biyun frowned and said, "Is that really the case?" Don't they know the time limit set by the imperial court? After November 20, it will be forcibly confiscated, and it will be convicted of it. ”

Zhang Rongqin said with a smile: "President Tang has all his hands and eyes, how can he be afraid of such a thing, I am afraid that those grains are hoarded and can't even find the rats, and forcibly confiscate them, I'm afraid it's just talking." ”

Yan Biyun was silent, and Rou Niang said softly: "I'm afraid this errand is not easy to do." ”

Zhao Da shopkeeper said: "Yes, we first heard that the big proprietor was summoned by the emperor and entrusted with important positions, and they were thankful to Lao Zhang, but when they heard that it was this errand, everyone was sweating. ”

Yan Biyun smiled and said: "It's very difficult, but the slave family believes in Su Jin, in response to such a difficult situation in Tianfu, if you are not careful, it is a worry about your life, and it is not still pulled back in his hands, I believe him." ”

Zhang Rongqin and the others were suddenly ashamed of themselves, their own family members did not have confidence, but Yan Biyun had the greatest confidence in him, and this matter was reversed.

"But the old man has to be reminded, I am afraid that it is also difficult to transport grain by land, and I thought it was a waterway, so I don't have to worry about this problem."

Yan Biyun said: "Is the old shopkeeper worried about the problem of driving?" ”

Zhang Rongqin shook his head and said: "What kind of problem is this, Luzhou Zuo can gather five hundred ox carts here in the past two days, this is not a problem at all." ”

Yan Biyun said happily: "Are there so many cars? Before, the slave family was worried that there was no car, and Su Jin was still in a hurry, and wrote a letter asking the people of the guard department to go to Tianchang to find Li Chong to find a way. It's just that the people of the Guards Division didn't go at all, and for this reason, the slave family also quarreled with the commander of the Guards Division twice. ”

Zhang Rongqin said: "Tianchang? What are you kidding, it's almost half the way to Yangzhou Mansion, so far back and forth. ”

Yan Biyun covered her mouth and smiled: "It is estimated that Su Jin is also in a daze, I am afraid that he doesn't know where Tianchang is." ”

Everyone laughed, and Su Jin was anxiously scratching his ears and cheeks and waving his hands in front of him.

"It's not enough to just have a car, does the Yan Dong family know about the recent bandits in Bagong Mountain?" Zhang Rongqin put away his smile and said.

"Bagong Mountain? Is it the mountain in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Huainan Road Governor? ”

"It seems that Yan Dongjia doesn't know, it is indeed that mountain, there have been a lot of bandits there recently, and the harassment is frequent, Luzhou Mansion and Huainan Road have more than a dozen batches of northbound goods have been robbed, and even the bodyguards of the Dart Bureau are not spared; Bandits are very rampant, the Yong'an Army of the Luzhou Mansion Garrison and the Shouzhou Zhongzheng Army jointly encircled and suppressed three times but were beaten by the bandits. ”

Yan Biyun was shocked, opened her eyes wide, and said, "Is there anything else like this?" There were bandits. ”

The old shopkeeper Zhang sighed: "I can't help it, I don't know what's wrong." ”

Zhao Da shopkeeper shouted: "What else can it be, it's not that you can't live at all now, otherwise who wants to be a bandit." ”

Zhang Rongqin hurriedly signaled Zhao Da's shopkeeper to shut up, looked carefully outside, and blamed: "You also talk nonsense about such things, I think you are a dog at an age, do you want to make Su Ji unlucky?" ”

The shopkeeper Zhao hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand and said, "I didn't hold back for a while, it leaked out." ”

Yan Biyun turned her head and instructed Xiao Xian'er: "Xian'er go to the door and watch, no one is allowed to approach the backyard." ”

Xiao Xian'er agreed, and Yan Biyun asked, "Two old shopkeepers, why can't the people live?" ”

Zhang Rongqin lowered his voice and said: "It's not this grain word, don't hide it from Yan Dongjia, the only grain shop in Luzhou is our Su Ji family, and the other shops have been closed since ten days ago, saying that the grain and rice are sold out, fortunately, there is still some grain in the people's homes, otherwise I am afraid that it will be chaotic a long time ago." ”

Yan Biyun exclaimed: "If it goes on like this, isn't it the second Yangzhou?" Su Ji's family opened, where did they get so much food? ”

The old shopkeeper Zhang said: "Originally, this matter was to be reported to the big boss, but when I sent Yang Xiaosi to Ying Tianfu, I heard that the big boss went to the capital, so I made my own initiative and decided on a plan after discussing with the master mother and the shopkeepers; Now that my six grain shops are only open for two hours a day, and each shop is limited to 100 stone of grain per day, while supplies last, each family is limited to two liters a day. ”

Yan Biyun was silent, I didn't expect that I couldn't hold back here, 600 stones a day, 80,000 stones is only more than 100 days, and what is enough for these 600 stones to eat? Hundreds of thousands of people in Luzhou City, do they live on these 600 stone grain every day?

"Every day in the early hours of the morning, there is a long queue in front of the door, and the people are crowded for these two liters of rice, and it is unbearable to look at it." Zhang Rongqin sighed.

Yan Biyun thought for a while and said, "The Chamber of Commerce is naturally reluctant to sell, isn't the prefect's yamen anxious about this matter?" ”

Zhang Rongqin said: "Zhu Shiyong not only didn't want to find a way, but also sent people to warn us repeatedly that we were blocking the market and disrupting the market at a low price, but the prince gave him a good look last time, but he just said it and didn't do it." ”

Yan Biyun lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said softly: "It's not okay to count on others, I think you can increase the amount of grain sales, you must survive until November 20, and there are still 20 days to get through, and then there will be a turnaround." ”

Zhang Rongqin said: "How can that be done?" Such a major event must be approved by the big owner, and if it is sold like this, once it is empty, wouldn't it make the Chamber of Commerce and the gang sell the independent market. ”

Rou Niang said softly: "Old shopkeeper, Yan Dong's family is a good intention, Gongzi Ye is now a grain envoy, and he has to handle the grain raising matters in various states, if there is a fire everywhere, how do you ask Gongzi to do an errand?" Besides, the prince will also tell the slave family in Yingtian, if it is really when the people have no food and beg for the hungry, they will scatter their family resources and also need to help. ”

Zhang Rongqin thought for a while and said: "The old man is actually also thinking about Su Ji's family business, it is difficult to corrupt Su Ji in the hands of the old man, since everyone says so, the old man is also willing to do this, let's relax it to 1,000 stones a day, and when it comes to the real crisis, you can also open a porridge shed and give porridge according to what the big owner said, we Su Ji can make less money, but we can't let the store motto become empty talk." ”

Yan Biyun smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, old shopkeeper, Su Jin will definitely have a greater reward for doing this, think about it, is your big boss the kind of person who is willing to suffer?" ”

Everyone thought about it, but it was also, when was this master willing to suffer in vain, there must be a reason for him.