Early the next morning, Su Jin parted ways with the team, this time Xiao Sui'er and Huanniang did not follow, Zhao Hu and Xiao Zhuzi also stayed in the capital, with only Wang Dynasty, Ma Han, and Zhang Long, but seeing that Yan Biyun's guards were only five people, and these soldiers were not familiar with each other, Su Jin was a little uneasy, so he ordered Zhang Long to follow the team to protect Yan Biyun and Xiao Xian'er.

Yan Biyun refused first, Su Jin went to Yangzhou, and the two people left Wang Ma Han around him were even more uneasy, but Su Jin insisted on insisting, Yan Biyun had no choice, and wanted to ask Xiao Xian'er to follow to serve and live, but Su Jin refused; It's not realistic to go on a flying ride for a few days, and it's not realistic to take Xiao Xian'er with you.

Su Jin hurried straight to Yangzhou Mansion, and saw the dust and grass all over the way, the rivers dried up, and the fields cracked like tortoise shells.

Two days later, Su Jin and the other three people who were sleepy and tired finally rushed to Yangzhou City, only to see that the gate of Yangzhou City was closed, and the soldiers at the head of the city were patrolling back and forth neatly and neatly, looking like they were facing a great enemy, and it seemed that Yangzhou City was definitely not peaceful.

Outside the west gate of Yangzhou, Su Jinming Dynasty stepped forward to shout, asked the city gate guards to inform the prefect Song Zhen, and said that the grain envoy of the capital arrived, half an hour later, the city gate was opened, and a group of people went out to greet them, the first person was wearing the four-grade official costumes, thin and tall, about forty years old, with a fair and handsome complexion, and three strands of beautiful hair floating under the chin, giving people a feeling of elegance and weakness.

Su Jin knew that this was Song Zhen, so he hurriedly dismounted and bowed his hand, and stepped forward to give a salute; Song Zhen couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Su Jin, looked behind Su Jin, and asked strangely, "Where is the envoy?" How many of you? ”

Su Jin was also stunned for a moment, and immediately understood, this Song Zhen didn't regard himself as the vanguard of the food envoy, no wonder he would think like this, how could a young man who was not wearing an official uniform and riding a horse in short clothes be a grain envoy sent by the capital.

Su Jin said with a smile: "Governor Song, don't look for it, here is the grain envoy Su Jin you are looking for." ”

Song Zhen pulled his beard in surprise, opened his eyes wide, and said, "You...... It is...... Envoy? ”

Su Jin smiled, took out the paperwork from his arms and handed it to Song Zhen, "It's like a fake." ”

Song Zhen looked at the paperwork, shook his head again and again, and said: "I can't think of it, I can't think of it, it's really an envoy, and it's appropriate to offend." ”

Su Jin smiled: "What's this, not only you, I'm afraid everyone won't believe it." ”

Song Zhen pulled his beard and said: "The envoy is an adult and a young talent, and the future is unlimited, is there only a few people accompanying the envoy?" ”

Su Jin said: "It's only a threesome. ”

Song Zhen frowned and said, "The envoy didn't bring anything here?" ”

Su Jin thought about it and understood what Song Zhen was referring to, so he said: "I have no long things, my lord is disappointed." ”

Song Zhen was a little disappointed, and couldn't help complaining in his heart that the imperial court had appointed a special envoy for grain affairs, but he didn't even bring a grain of grain when he came to Yangzhou, what was the use of coming? But disappointment is disappointment, and etiquette can not be lazy, so he stretched out his hand to invite, and the group entered the city gate side by side.

Yangzhou City is also a big city, before coming to Su Jin had learned that Yangzhou has about 100,000 residents, each household has seven people, about nearly 700,000 residents, except for some of the counties and villages, there are more than 400,000 people in Yangzhou City alone.

When you enter the city at this moment, you can imagine the density of the shops on both sides of the street, the luxury of the houses, and the width of the streets, and the prosperity of this city is extraordinary.

Of course, Su Jin knows that Yangzhou City is a gold cave, since ancient times, there is a saying that 'the waist is wrapped around 100,000 yuan, and the crane goes down to Yangzhou', which shows that Yangzhou is not only a gold cave, but also a place where rich people are willing to come here to consume; the reason is not difficult to understand, Yangzhou is a place where businessmen gather fireworks and splendor, no matter how much money you bring, you can always be taught to spend cleanly here.

But when I looked around, I saw that the streets were empty, the shops were tightly closed, and the sparse pedestrians were also in a hurry, and they were running with their heads curled up in the cold wind, but from time to time there were patrol soldiers patrolling the streets.

Su Jin wondered: "Lord Song, is this Yangzhou a place where fireworks flourish from time to time?" How did it come to be like this, and why did the city gate be closed at the right time? ”

Song Zhen sighed: "The official can't help it, the civil unrest has been going on in the past few days, and he has no choice but to implement the policy of banning and stricting, and he has also arrested a lot of troublesome mobs, and the shops on the street have been smashed a lot, so even if the official sends troops to patrol, he still doesn't dare to open." ”

As he was talking, the horse's hooves in front of him were obtained, and a soldier came galloping on horseback, turned over and dismounted when he got close, and reported: "Lord Fuzun, there are displaced people gathered on the small stone bridge in front, my lord, please take a detour back to the palace, and Wei Dutou is leading people to disperse." ”

Song Zhen turned his head and glanced at Su Jin apologetically, and said to the soldier: "I know, I just need to disperse the head of Wei Dutou, and there is no need to hurt people." ”

The soldier turned around and left, Su Jin said, "I imagined the situation here before I came, but I didn't expect the situation to be so bad. ”

Song Zhen sighed: "The mansion is incompetent, the situation is becoming more and more difficult to control, and it is difficult to explain a word. ”

A group of people turned right on an alley, from here you can bypass the small stone bridge where the people gathered in front, walked for about an hour of incense, the alley came to the end, but it was a side alley, two figures carried these two cloth bags on their shoulders and walked through the alley, talking while walking.

"These people, the expensive money is to go back to grab medicine and eat, this bird world, the family works hard to the end and can't even fill their stomachs......" The tall man scolded.

The woman with a cloth towel next to her hurriedly said: "In charge, you can speak quietly, there are officers and soldiers everywhere, and it's amazing to hear it." ”

"What are you afraid of them? Am I not right? Lao Tzu honestly works as a coolie, earning more than a dozen yuan of money all year round, and in the end, the wife and children at home can't even afford to eat rice, isn't this the way of the world? Look at it, just such a bag of rice asked us for two and six, how many of our families can toss like this, it's only October, and this year's festival can't be passed, I see, after eating this bit of rice, we are going to escape the famine. ”

The woman was speechless, sighed, and the two of them hurried away.

Su Jin stood still, bowed his head and pondered; Song Zhen said: "Envoy, don't take the people's whining seriously, don't care about him, if you can't listen to a few whining words, won't it make the people have no way to live." ”

Su Jin smiled: "That's nature. He turned his head to the dynasty beside him and said, "You go, follow the couple, find his house, remember the place and come back, be careful not to alarm him." ”

The dynasty agreed, turned around and followed the backs of the two couples.

Song Zhen was a little unhappy, looked at Su Jin and said: "Your Excellency, with all due respect, I just told you that the people's complaints are not true, but you send people to keep an eye on them, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to act like this." ”

Su Jin laughed and said, "Lord Song, I'm afraid you've misunderstood, I didn't ask people to follow them to ask for his guilt." ”

Song Zhen said: "Then what do you do with them?" ”

Su Jin whispered in Song Zhen's ear: "Didn't the adults hear what they said? I guess they buy their food from the black market. ”

Song Zhen said: "What do you say? ”

Su Jin frowned, this Song Zhen is still the champion of the second year of Tiansheng, it seems that he is a nerd, and he has to analyze this matter to him, but if he doesn't clear the mind of the prefect, he will ask him to assist in the future, and this nerd is afraid that he will not will.

"Do you know where the black market is?"

"Since it is a black market, it is naturally a hidden place, but the government has not yet explored it clearly." Song Zhen said honestly.

"Do you know where the food on the black market comes from? Where is the food out there to be sold on the black market? ”

"This ...... Naturally, it is a home with food storage. ”

Su Jin rolled his eyes and said, "This envoy is here to rectify the profiteers who hoard and live in strange places, and I don't know if you have received the edict from the imperial court." ”

Song Zhen said: "What official documents, I haven't arrived." ”

Su Jin said: "The next few days will be here, I will leave Beijing on the front foot, and the messenger on the back foot will go to the states to deliver the edict, it is estimated that I will go to Huainan East Road first, and then to our Yangzhou City; If you don't follow the two men and ask where they bought the rice, how can you dig up the hoarding profiteers? ”

Song Zhen suddenly realized, and couldn't help but take another look at this hairless envoy, I thought it was a mess, but I didn't expect to enter the role so quickly, and from the conversation between the two people, I could immediately investigate the clues, this envoy seems to be very simple.