Chapter 276 Buying Grain(1/2)
Now, Su Yu is the only one left.
Not to mention, it is really boring to lose Aunt Pei as a companion, and there is no one to talk. After all, Aunt Pei is so soft, like tender tofu.
After going to Muyang City, the capital of Eqing Kingdom, Su Yu found the semicolon of Zhengda Money House here and exchanged the 400,000 taels of silver bill in his hand into 4,000 taels of gold.
The money house did not allocate it from other places, but directly paid it to Su Yu, which was much easier than the Yingli City.
After chatting with the guys here, Su Yu realized that Zhengda Money House only had one vault in every dynasty, and if it was withdrawn in large amounts, it had to be allocated from the vault.
The City of Yingli is just the capital of Choluzhou, and there is no vault. It needs to be allocated from Daxing, the capital of Daxia.
The next place Su Yu is going to is Zhaoye Kingdom.
First it was Daxia, then Eqing, and then Zhaoye. His route to get money north should be Mrs. Xu, which is Si Chun’s route to go south back then.
Now he is much clearer about the context of things than before.
Mrs. Xu comes from the Candle Tower in the Dingjing, Kunlun. The owner is Zhao Wuji. They were originally going to deal with the big demon Afang.
Unfortunately, Zhao Wuji took the wrong path, so he became a demon from Taoism, which led to problems with Jing Zhulou. Later, he was killed by Tianguanlou Zhang Bailing.
Since something happened in Jingzhulou, who could stop the great demon Afang from the original Shanming Kingdom, which was where Yang Xie rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor?
Where is Tianguan Tower?
There are dozens of small countries north of Daxia, among which Eqing Kingdom is considered to be a large area.
Some small countries are actually just the area of a state city. Su Yu couldn't understand. Since the northern dynasty is so scattered, why didn't a person like Ying Zheng appear to unify the north in one fell swoop?
The national strength of these small countries is not very good, and the army of some countries cannot even be gathered together for three or four thousand people.
The more you go north, the more evil you become.
Dilapidated villages and cities can be seen everywhere, and the fields are deserted and uncultivated. People are forced to concentrate in several places, and their range of activities is greatly limited.
Su Yu has really gained his knowledge. In a small country called "Lu", he has seen at least dozens of monsters occupying the top and dominating the land.
The smoky and evil spirits surged into the sky.
At night, good guys, all kinds of ghosts are walking around at night, and all kinds of ghosts emerge. When normal people see this scene, they are afraid that they will be scared to death.
On the way, Su Yuyin sent Tu Su's group to pick the persimmons and injured two Jindan monks.
All this is thanks to the Protector Ye of the Sword Sect for allowing him to experience the joy of sneak attacks, which makes him feel like he is addicted and out of control.
At present, the capital Dongning and nearby Zuocheng are only left, and the people are still living in it.
After Su Yu entered Dongning City, he heard from him that the people of the entire country, except those killed by monsters, were all in these two cities.
Together, the total number of households was 300,000 and the population was just over one million.
And these two cities are within a radius of two thousand miles, and there is no place for living people to live.
More than 800,000 people were crowded in a place similar to that of Su Yu’s hometown Qingzhou Prefecture. You can imagine how dense the population is.
Most people live in temporary wooden sheds, with a family of five or six, or even seven or eight, squatted on the same bed.
The commerce here has long been done. The biggest problem now is food, which is also the reason why the people cannot migrate south.
The cultivated land is the lifeblood that cannot be lost, not to mention that the small countries in the south will not accept refugees like them.
If a refugee crosses the border, the border guards will shoot directly and will never be ruthless. After all, a person is just a mouth for eating, and the small countries in the south do not have the ability to support so many mouths.
Su Yu walked in the vast city, as if he had arrived at a slum in India, and was wailing everywhere.
I heard that many people die here every day, some starve to death, some freeze to death, some are forced to steal and rob, and beheaded by the government.
In troubled times, you will be punished for stealing a pancake in Dongning City. It is so cruel, but it is also a helpless act.
I don’t want to find the inn. I heard that it is full of demon-slaying knights and immortals.
The court of Lu Kingdom, let’s call him the court for the time being. It is probably not as rich as the Zhao family in Qingzhou Prefecture.
The court was grateful to these foreign monks and knights for subduing demons and eliminating demons for the people, so they freed up all the better environment in the city to allow these knights to live in, and drinking water and food are also given priority.
It is said that there are thousands of people here who come from all over the world.
The streets were lined with simple tents. In the cold winter, the family hugged in the quilt provided by the court to keep warm.
A little girl was held in her mother's arms, and she was as thin as a child, staring at Su Yu passing by.
Seeing her, Su Yu remembered his own Xiao Chumo, so he smiled and came out of the tent, raised his hand and waved his hand to isolate a small world, and brought a bowl of steaming braised pork to the little girl.
The reason why I need to be isolated is because the braised pork is so fragrant, and Su Yu is afraid of causing robbery from others.
Although the imperial court has severe punishments, when people are extremely hungry, they can have a bowl of braised pork, and they would rather be chopped off their heads than be a full devil.
The little girl's family of four hid in a simple tent. When she saw the braised pork, her eyes were straightened and she kept swallowing.
However, the little girl's father, who thought he was a well-educated person, slapped the little girl's hand away and thanked Su Yuqian'en, then he served braised pork and gave it to his daughter and son first, while he and his wife only ate a small piece of it.
The food was very fast and swallowed it voraciously. After the little boy licked the residual juice from the bowl, the woman took out a dirty handkerchief from her clothes, wiped the bottom of the bowl, and handed it back to Su Yu.
"Thank you, my kindness, I will repay you for your life-saving kindness. I will only repay you in the next life."
After saying that, the woman choked up, the man beside her sighed and hurriedly coaxed her softly.
Su Yu couldn't laugh, and after raising his hand to dissipate the smell of braised pork, he removed Xiaotiandi and stood up and left.
There are many hungry people like this in the city. Su Yu has the ability to save him, so he will not let him go.
This is why he could take a detour, but he insisted on entering the city to take a look.
After roughly understanding some situations, Su Yu returned to Xiaju Cave Heaven.
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When Yan came to Jingluoshan, he couldn't help but close his eyes and took a deep breath of the outside air that he hadn't missed for a long time.
Three hundred years later, she finally stepped out of the sky of Xiaju Cave. At this moment, she felt a sense of comfort all over her body and couldn't help but want to dance.
After weighing the sign in his hand, Chu Yan smiled slightly, turned his body and turned into a breeze and went straight to Qinghe County.
She came out this time and had a task.
In Qinghe County, under the protection of Han Chuang, Jia Wenzhong and his wife almost monopolized more than half of Qinghe County's business in just one year.
That's right, it was monopoly, authorized by Han Chuang, because Jia Wenzhong and his wife continued to purchase grain in Shannan Road and sent it to Luoyang by water.
This was a great contribution to the court, and it was a righteous businessman. Therefore, Han Chuang wrote to the court and asked Jia Wenzhong for an eighth-rank official.
Today, Qinghe County has been built, and a large number of people are constantly pouring in. In addition, Lushui County, the largest Heyun Wharf in Shannan, has now become the hottest treasure land in the entire Shannan Road.
A Li did not enter Xiaju Cave Heaven. She wanted to stay in Yixintang and help Su Yu look forward to this family with A Yu.
Nowadays, in the eyes of the common people, Yixintang is still the small medicine shop where the prodigal shopkeepers don’t care about it. However, in the eyes of some upper-class people, Yixintang is a place worthy of anyone’s favor.
Nowadays, only Xiaohui and his wife, Jia Wenzhong and his wife, Zhao Xie and Xiao Yaohu Qingwan, and the chief constable Jiang Hu, Han Chuang and others.
They came diligently, so Ayu and Ali were not very lonely.
Early that morning, A Li built a snowman in the yard and sat blankly in the yard.
She missed the children...
I haven't seen Chu Mo Ciyin and Jing come for more than a year, and I don't know how they are doing now?
"Master...well...Is Su Yu living here?"
A voice sounded in the yard. A Li quickly looked up and looked at the woman in green dress with a pretty appearance but outstanding temperament in surprise.
"Yes, I am the young master's maid, my name is..."
"Your name is Ali, I know,"
Chu Yan smiled, came to A Li and squatted down, staring at the snowman with her,
"Tongtong and Yaya, um, right? Ciyin and Jinglai often talk to me about you. Jing said that he likes to eat your braised pork the most, so I'm sorry to make more today and I'll bring them when I go back."
"Are you... sister and Jing Lai Ciyin together?" A Li looked excited.
Chu Yan smiled and nodded: "They are in the cave, but they can't come out for the time being."
Ciyin and Jinglai entered the cave from Datong Mansion, so if they went out, they were in Datong. If they came out from the entrance and wanted to go to Datong, they would have to take the boat honestly.
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll go to the market to find Sister Ayu and buy more meat back."
"Don't worry, before this, there is one more thing to bother my sister."
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As noon approached, Jia Wenzhong and his wife hurriedly followed A Li to Yixin Hall.
A Li told them that Su Yu had something to entrust, so the couple hurriedly threw everything aside and rode their horses to the point.
After Sister Ayu came back, she received Chu Yan diligently, and then took Ali around the sauhuo and happily began to prepare braised pork.
In the kitchen, after the Jia couple met Chu Yan, they sat down at the dining table.
"Miss Chuyan has something to say, but she will do her best as long as it is what my couple can do."
"It's not that difficult," Chu Yan smiled and said, "My son wants to know whether you can add another batch of grain, the amount is about 10,000 dan. Of course, it's the best if you can get more."
"Ten thousand dan?" Jia Wenzhong frowned and said, "Is Mr. Su useful elsewhere? Almost all the food that our couple could raise was sent to the northern border."
To be continued...