In the first year of Xining, Guanghua County of the province was established as a town, under the jurisdiction of Suixian County. It is located on the bank of the Jianshui River and is on the main road from De'an Prefecture. It is very prosperous. The post house was built under three large willow trees at the entrance of the town.

Linguan Road.

Hu Jiaoxiu ran all the way and came under Wang Xiaolie's rule, and finally felt at ease. He had a good sleep last night and did not come out of the room until three o'clock in the morning.

The attendant said: "Good morning, bachelor. But do you want some breakfast?"

Hu Jiaoxiu said: "I heard yesterday that the food in this post house is not for everyone. There is a shop selling steamed buns and wontons outside. They are very delicious. Call Chief Zheng, and we will go and have a bowl of wontons before leaving. We will arrive in Suizhou City at noon.

, Zhizhou will definitely pick up the wind for us in the evening."

I called him "yes". I called Zheng Chen and we went outside to drink wontons.

Not far from the post house, there is a bun shop that also sells wontons. According to the normal schedule, it was already past breakfast time, but there were still more than half of people sitting in the shop.

Hu Jiaoxiu said to Zheng Chen: "That one has such a good business, so the taste must be good. It has been hard on the road these days. When we entered Suizhou, we arrived at Wang Xiaolie's territory. It is said that under Wang Xiaolie's rule, the people were happy and the market was prosperous. There was no need to suffer anymore.

It was so painful.”

Zheng Chen said: "What the bachelor said is that along the way, except for De'an Mansion, which is better, other places are really too chaotic."

The two of them talked and went to the bun shop, ordered a large plate of buns, and a bowl of wontons each, and found a seat to sit down.

Hu Jiaoxiu picked up a bun, took a bite, and his mouth was full of oil. He couldn't help but praise: "It really tastes good! It's so delicious, it must be fresh meat!"

The owner of the bun shop smiled and said: "I have been doing business here for decades, who doesn't know that I use fresh meat! Today's buns are made of fresh beef bought in the morning, minced into fillings, and chicken soup is added to it before steaming.

of!"

Hu Jiaoxiu was surprised: "They say that under the rule of Wang Jieshuai, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, so why are they killing cattle?"

The host smiled and said, "Are you from out of town? The government can't help but slaughter cattle that are more than ten years old here. In Guanghua Town, beef is sold every day."

Hu Jiaoxiu nodded and said to Zheng Chen: "This is the first time I heard that there is a place where cattle are not allowed to be slaughtered. Strange, really strange!"

While talking, I ate the beef stuffed buns, which indeed tasted particularly delicious.

At this moment, several people dressed as farmers entered the store. They said to the host: "Ten buns per person, and a big bowl of wontons, hurry up. When we are full, we will send food to Suizhou City, don't miss it.

Hour!"

The boy next to him agreed and quickly brought the buns over.

Hu Jiaoxiu heard the farmer's words and couldn't help but turn around and glance at him. The buns cost three cents each, ten cents cost thirty cents, and a bowl of wontons cost ten cents. A meal of forty cents was enough for this farmer.

Generous.

The host laid down the wontons and brought them to the farmer. He said, "Looking at the burden you have outside, you must go to the city to deliver food."

The farmer said: "That's right. Our township has collected more than three hundred tons of old grain, and we need to hand it over to the county government immediately. I heard that the war in the north is intense, and the army needs food for marching and fighting! We handed over this

Batch, go back quickly, you can still pick one in the afternoon."

The host said: "Yes, I heard that a hundred thousand troops have arrived and are going to attack Luoyang City. Even if the Commander-in-Chief has a clever plan, it will not be easy."

As he spoke, the host wiped his hands with a sad tone.

After hearing this, Hu Jiaoxiu hurriedly took his master's hand and asked: "I only heard that Wang Jieshuai captured Luoyang City. Where did the 100,000 troops come from?"

The host said: "You are indeed from out of town, and you don't know these things. When Commander Jie captured Luoyang, how could the Jin army not save him? A certain Ba Lisu came from Shaanxi with an army of 100,000 people. There was also Liu Lin.

, I heard that he is Liu Yu’s son who came from Kaifeng with an army of 50,000 people. The battle on the front line is intense!"

Hu Jiaoxiu was taken aback and asked hurriedly: "So that's it! How is the battle on the front line?"

The host said: "We are too far away from Luoyang, how would we know? But the fighting continues on the front line, so we can only pay more food in the rear to prevent the soldiers from going hungry."

Seeing that the question was not clear, Hu Jiaoxiu had no choice but to let his master go. He said to Zheng Chen: "We are here to congratulate the king on his return to Xijing and to visit the imperial mausoleum. Why do you listen to the people here? The Jin army sent a large army to attack Xijing."

?What should we do? If we get to Luoyang and Wang Jieshuai is defeated, wouldn't it be embarrassing?"

Zheng Chen said: "In this case, we have to hurry up! After dinner, we will go to Suizhou City first and ask Zhizhou how it is now."

Hu Jiaoxiu nodded, hurriedly ate steamed buns, drank wontons, and set off on the road with Zheng Chen.

When we arrived outside the city of Suizhou, we saw many farmers carrying burdens, queuing up to enter the city. After asking someone to ask, we found out that the war was going on at the front, and a large amount of grain was collected in places like Suizhou in the rear and shipped to the front. These farmers were carrying

Instead of their own grain, they all handed it over to the township, which then hired people to carry it into the city. The peasants who carried the grain were considered to be serving fifty wages a year, and the government provided them with a breakfast.

Hu Jiaoxiu couldn't help but clicked his tongue when he thought of the farmers who just ate steamed buns and wontons, which cost 40 cents per person. This breakfast cost the government a lot of money.

Ordinary people, eating two steamed buns is enough. Hu Jiaoxiu, who is past his prime, can only eat one. Farmers have to work hard and eat a lot. One person has to eat ten steamed buns and drink a lot.

Bowl of wontons.

Wang Xiaolie can print money, and as long as the banknotes are controlled and inflation is avoided, the government will basically have no shortage of money. In addition, in the past two years, various industries of the government have begun to make money, and the government will naturally have more money.

In wars in this era, the biggest expense was military rations, and other war supplies actually cost very little. If organized well, the economy would not be very difficult.

After entering Suizhou, Zhizhou Yin Zheng got the news and hurriedly came out to welcome them. With proper etiquette, they took Hu Jiaoxiu and Zheng Chen into the state government office.

The guests and the host sat down, and Yin Zheng said: "When the bachelor arrives at De'an Mansion, why don't you send a fast horse to let me know in advance? I will send someone to pick him up."

Hu Jiaoxiu said: "Prefect Chen is busy with affairs. We need to prevent harassment by Kong Yanzhou in Ezhou. Where can we find people? I heard that under Wang Jieshuai's rule, the country is peaceful and the people are living in peace and contentment. There are no bandits, so we came directly."

Yin Zheng said: "That's true. There are indeed no bandits here. Bachelors can walk naturally. It's just that you have a hard time on the road."

After chatting for a while, Hu Jiaoxiu asked: "I heard someone said that the Jin people were unwilling to be overwhelmed by Luoyang and sent a hundred thousand troops from Shaanxi to attack? How about the front line?"

Yin Zheng said: "The common people are gossiping, but they should not be taken seriously. Commander Jie occupied Xijing, and Ba Lisu from Shaanxi brought his own troops. Together with Zheng Jianchong from Luoyang, Zhe Keqiu from Fuzhou, a total of 78,000 people came to the capital.

Luoyang invaded. Now we have reached Shaanzhou and do not dare to advance any further."

After hearing this, Hu Jiaoxiu asked hurriedly: "Pulling out tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Lisu is not easy to deal with. Can Commander Ji be able to stop him?"

Yin Zheng said: "Jie Shuai has 100,000 soldiers and horses, so he should be able to stop it. But Suizhou is far away from the front line, so how can I make it clear?"

"That's right." Hu Jiaoxiu nodded, feeling worried.

Zheng Chen said: "This place is too far away from the front line. I'm afraid no one can tell clearly. We'd better hurry up on the road. It should be clear when we get to Ruzhou."

Yin Zheng said: "When fighting on the front line, we all transported grain to Luoyang. You should be right to follow the grain transport team along the way. We Suizhou went to Tangzhou, from Fangcheng to Ye County and then to Ruzhou. You don't have to go there again.

Xiangyang, go north via Lushanguan."

Hu Jiao cultivates Taoism: "Until Xiangyang——"

Yin Zheng said: "Commander Jie has arrived in Luoyang. What's the use of going to Xiangyang? I will go to Councilor Chen's place and inform him with official documents."

Hu Jiaoxiu nodded: "That's fine. The Jin army's attack on Xijing is such a big event, so we have to figure it out early. Kong Yanzhou refused to obey the imperial court's control, and the road from Xiangyang to the imperial court was blocked, so we don't know much about it."
Chapter completed!