Outside the marshal's mansion, Xiao Afeng, dressed in professional clothes, accompanied by a man and a woman, and a young couple stood at the door. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info whispered to the woman while waiting for a response from inside.

Xiao Afeng, who has washed away the lead, looks like a female elite in the workplace, with a thin grease powder on her face, and a light sweep of her eyebrows, and she can't see the slightest smoke and glory. If you don't know the roots, you will only think that she is a bank clerk, and you will not think that she used to be the head of the Oiran in the Eight Great Alleys.

Now she is Jensen's right-hand man, and she has a prominent role in Warby Bank. And a young couple beside her, the man is polite, the woman is beautiful, and although the clothes are not expensive, they are very neat. The appearance of the woman is very beautiful, but she is plain to the sky, not only does she not dress up, but she tries to make herself not outstanding. When the guards at the door took over the luggage, they found that the box that the woman was dragging was much heavier than the man, and admired that the little woman looked inconspicuous and had a lot of strength.

Zhao Guanhou and Su Hanzhi greeted them from the door, and the man hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed and shouted Master. Zhao Guanhou hurriedly pulled him up, "Hanyun, you are not in Yangshouyuan, why did you come to Jinan?" Also with a little pink. Today's Jinan is not a peaceful place, and I am afraid it is difficult to get away. ”

Xiao Afeng stepped forward and saluted, "Dashuai, Taohong came to see me first, and I brought them over." Little Rosé isn't here to play, they're here to help. ”

Yuan Hanyun smiled, "This is Taohong's idea, she said that in the current situation, it is not good to live in Yangshouyuan for a long time, and she should still come to take refuge." The border guards were stationed in Henan, and Zhao Fu did not get along well with them, but the strength of the Hongwu Army was inferior to the border guards, and the actual provincial power had been sidelined. Zhao Fu's character is not ordinary, but his father's old department has a care for each other, and Song Banghan and Zhang Dingxun, who are now stationed in Henan, have no relationship with my family. Moreover, its soldiers are short of salaries, Henan is suffering from famine, and military rations are a problem. Rosé is worried that if she stays, she will be borrowed by them. ”

Xiao Peach glanced at him, "It's like I forced you, but you say it, those soldiers look at my eyes, like they want to eat people?" Also, a few border guard officers pointed to our house and said that it was suitable to be a command, don't you understand what it means? ”

She looked at Zhao Guanhou again and gave a salute, "Master, don't you know, the situation in Henan is very bad this year, without the food supply in Shandong, there is a famine everywhere in the province." I heard that in some places, cannibalism has begun. If there is no harvest in the fields, and the tax collectors do not have taxes, they cannot pay their salaries. These GIs, all with red eyes, do everything. People who have a way want to escape. Uncle is already preparing to go abroad, but I think it is better to come to Shandong. Anyway, everyone is a family, although Han Yun is not skilled in martial arts and can't kill the enemy in front of the battle, he finally has a pen and can make a contribution to the crown commander. ”

Xiao Afeng came over, it was a stop, she already had the work assigned by Jensen, and she had to report to Zhao Guanhou. The alliance of the three provinces is homemade, like an incense burner, and now the incense burner is lame, which is really not very convenient. Although Zhengfu wants to kill chickens and monkeys, Shandong also wants to behead and sacrifice knives.

The two million military funds originally supported Jiangsu were urgently stopped, but Jenson did not support this money to stay so simply, but was ready to continue to invest in Jiangsu, but from military spending to the income of some officers. Zhao Guanhou said: "Jensen's thoughts are the same as mine, in addition to these two million, I will add another million." Qi squinted his eyes and thought that I, Lu Jun, were powerless to do anything to him, so I would let him know how wrong he was. ”

Xiao Afeng said: "Dashuai, I want to go in person, please ask Dashuai for approval." I also have a few friends in Jiangsu. ”

Of course, Zhao Guanhou knew what her friends were related to her. Since Cai Feng's death, Xiao Afeng has been self-conscious, deliberately cutting off from her past life, and now contacting these people seems to be contrary to her original intention. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Guanhou did not make such a request, but she took the initiative to ask for help.

"Miss Afeng, you should know that there is some chaos in Jiangsu right now."

Xiao Afeng nodded, "Of course I know, but I also know that our Shandong power has not been completely expelled by Qi Ying. In Jiangsu, there are still troops who support us, and there are also our intelligence officers who are working hard. Ah Feng Duo thanks to the preservation of Shandong, so that he will not continue to live like that, it is time for me to repay the handsome. As long as I can contribute to Shandong, I am willing to take this risk! ”

She solemnly gave a military salute, and Zhao Guanhou returned the military salute. This self-comparing woman has gone through a series of changes. Just like the Nirvana Phoenix, spread its wings and be reborn.

In the inner house, Xiao Taohong was in front of Su Hanzhi, explaining the reason for coming to Shandong this time. In their luggage, they brought a large number of gold and silver fine soft bank cashier's checks, Xiao Taohong is a very good person, bringing these things, that is, to come to Shandong is not to fight the autumn wind, but to prepare for self-reliance. Moreover, it will also contribute to Shandong.

Su Hanzhi comforted her: "This is far away, Hanyun is the apprentice of Guanhou and the second son of Yuan Gong, how can he be allowed to do any work." It's good for you to live in Shandong, and all the expenses will be reimbursed by the Shandong Provincial Government, and your wife is in charge. ”

"Thank you, Mrs." Little Pink did not shirk. Chen Lenghe asked: "What is the situation in Henan, from a local point of view, who do you prefer for this conflict between Shandong and Zhengfu?" ”

"Who can say that the inclination is bad. Ordinary people, who can't tell so much right from wrong, know that it is not a good thing to go to war. Compared with the two, Guan Shuai is much stronger than Duan Zhiquan, after all, Lu Junzheng will pay, and Zhengfu will be busy. Therefore, in the village, most of them still run away from the main house. At present, the government is issuing public bonds for the unification of the north and the south in Henan, with Lu property as collateral, and it seems that the victory is in hand. However, the public debt is a hard apportionment, the Yuan family was apportioned 50,000 yuan, and the other gentry are not much better, and everyone must be more dissatisfied with the Zhengfu in their hearts. ”

Chen Lenghe said: "Isn't the Red Cross collecting donations to send relief to the disaster area? Although Shandong was preparing for war, it still donated a batch of grain to the Red Cross Society to help the victims, and the disaster in Henan was not so serious. ”

"The Red Cross has a lot of food, but it can't reach the people. I have a good sister who is married to a quartermaster of the border guards and happens to know about it. The first and second mixed brigades of the border guards are many and wide, and they are stationed in Henan, and the most important thing is military rations. Now there is no grain to buy in Henan, and the foreigners do not sell rice to them, so in order to ensure that they do not starve to death, these people withhold part of the grain of the Red Cross Society as military rations. This is not bad, but the worst is in Shaanxi. I heard that all grain stores were closed down and no grain was allowed to be sold. Together with the food of the Red Cross Society, it was levied as military food by Feng Dujun, and those rich people could not buy food, and it was not easy to escape, most of them had to starve to death. ”

"Peach, you go down and rest first, the place to live, the crown marquis will arrange it for you. Coming here is like coming home, no matter how long you want to stay. Su Hanzhi first appeased Xiao Taohong, and then went to the study.

Yuan Hanyun has also been arranged to rest, Su Hanzhi said: "Guanhou, listen to Xiao Taohong, Feng Huanzhang scavenged a lot of grain in Shaanxi, and in order to raise soldiers, he did not hesitate to withhold the charity grain of the Red Cross Society, and banned the grain trade, and starved to death many Shaanxi people. Although we need friends in the United Provincial Alliance, I don't want this ally. ”

"Sister, not only do you not want it, but I also don't want it. In our army, many people are sons-in-law of Shaanxi, and news from there comes and goes quickly. Although Feng Huanzhang telegraphed to support the self-control of the United Province, and did not confiscate Lu products, our business in Shaanxi was surrounded by troops sent by him in the name of protection, and I think his cooperation may not be sincere. ”

"Does he want to? Anti-water? ”

"He's an unfathomable man, and our intelligence agent hasn't gotten any definite information from him. In the Shaanxi army below, it is also divided into two factions. One faction is inclined to Lu, the other faction is inclined to co-ordination, and as for the final direction, it is still difficult to say. However, Shigege has already stepped up his work, if Feng Huanzhang wants to rebel against me, I will let him know how to write dead words! ”

The ruthless sun sprinkled poisonous fire on the land of Guanzhong, and the dry ground was burned out of cracks one after another, like a scarred giant beast, losing the strength to struggle, and could only wail silently.

From the end of the Jin Dynasty to the Gonghe, Shaanxi has not had a few days of real peace. The rebellion of the Emperor of the Salvation Day had a huge impact on agriculture. Subsequently, Shandong organized immigration, also for the purpose of reducing riots and weakening the strength of Shaanxi Province. A large number of young people were relocated to Shandong, resulting in the further weakening of Shaanxi's agriculture, which relied heavily on manpower. Subsequently, merchants from Shandong and Jinmen accompanied the army into Shaanxi in large numbers, and after the battle to save the monarch, they took root here and established their own commercial kingdoms.

Lu-made daily necessities and light industrial products, with its advantages of high quality and low price, quickly conquered the Shaanxi market. The local gentry and the officers of the Shandong army were mostly married, and in addition, there were more and more Shaanxi generals in the Shandong army, and the relationship between the two was closer. These gentry cooperated with Shandong merchants to speed up the process of occupying the Shaanxi market by Lu goods.

In the past few years, Shaanxi merchants who dealt in Lu goods made a fortune, and on the one hand, they allowed their tenants to starve to death, and on the other hand, they transported wagons of grain to Shandong to maintain the low grain prices in Shandong, and the Shaanxi landlords also made enough real money. As a result, the current Shaanxi is more like an economic colony of Shandong. It does not have its own industrial system, and in agriculture, it is still dependent on the sky for food.

The city changed the banner of the king, and in Shaanxi Province, the attention of the grass-headed emperors from all walks of life was either on the competition for the overseer, or on the expansion of the people. Both Chen Fan in the past and Feng Huanzhang now lack interest in the development of agriculture and the construction of water conservancy and other thankless tasks, so Shaanxi's agriculture is weakening day by day.

This time, Heaven seems to have run out of patience and no longer has mercy. For months, the province did not receive any rain, and the unprecedented drought swept the entire province with hunger. Landlords who coveted high prices transported large quantities of grain to Shandong, resulting in grain stocks in the province already below the red line. In the face of an unprecedented drought, the landlords, who own large quantities of land, are not much better than the destitute class, who have no more land. When there was not much rice to be found in the landlord's granary, the people realized that the plague had been destroyed.