nanming man

Chapter 16 Stealing and Selling Military Supplies
Second brother Gao came to the middle camp and was immediately stopped by the soldiers of the Zhongquan camp guarding the camp. It is impossible for a small character like him to enter the camp if he wants to.

Although the men and horses attached to the Chuangjun did not have many rules, and there were often small leaders who led their subordinates to leave the team to find another way out, but the military regulations of Li Zicheng's five battalions were relatively strict.

In the past two years, the Ming Dynasty turned its attention to the outside of the pass, which gave Li Zicheng time to breathe. When the Ming Dynasty turned its attention again, Li Zicheng already had millions of soldiers, including 6 elite old camps, and more than [-] mules and horses. Twenty thousand horses.

After Gao Zurong came to Zhongquanying to work as an aide for Li Yan, Gao Yihuan once came to Zhongquanying and got two military books through his old man, which are "Ji Xiaoxin Shu" and "Ji Xiao Xinshu", which are ranked second among the top ten military books in ancient China. Military Training Documentary".

Although the rules of the Zhongquan camp are stricter, people are alive.Brother Gao skillfully took out a bag of salt from his arms, stuffed it to Zhou Ronghua, the leader of the gatekeeper, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, do you still remember me? My father is Gao Zurong, the staff member of Mr. Li. Please help me pass it on One sound."

When the leader saw him, he was a little impatient and unwilling to pick up his cloth bag. Last time he picked it up and didn't look at it. He thought it was a good thing, so he hid it in his arms with a thumping heart, and told him to open it privately. He didn't get mad at him, but what was wrapped in the cloth was actually a piece of bread.

"Who the hell is your brother, please go away, don't hinder me from being on duty, is the Zhongquan camp a place where you can come." Zhou Ronghua looked unhappy.

He is in charge of the brigade and a member of the middle power camp. From now on, when Li Zicheng wins the world, they are all heroes of Conglong, and they are much more valuable than Second Brother Gao's department.

He gave the second brother an angry look, and wanted to push the second brother aside, but the second brother grabbed his hand, stuffed the cloth bag into his hand, and said repeatedly: "Brother, brother, look first, first Look, don't rush to refuse..."

The two turned their backs to the crowd, Gao Yi cheered, Zhou Ronghua pushed, the two chattered about, as if they were fighting.

Zhou Guorong was a little impatient with his second brother, holding the cloth bag in his hands, and was about to get angry when he suddenly felt something was wrong, not like a big cake.

"Brother, it's Yanba." Gao Yi laughed happily.

Zhou Ronghua was slightly taken aback, quickly opened it and looked at it, put his hand in his mouth and licked it, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked in surprise, "Where did you get it?"

Gao Yi laughed and said: "My little brother went out to do some business, and got some by luck."

Because of the turmoil in Zhongzhou, merchants were cut off, and grain from the south of the Yangtze River and salt from the Huaihe River could not be transported to Kaifeng, resulting in no market for grain and salt.

The pancakes that Gao Yihuan ate in the camp were basically not salty, and the Zhongquan camp was not much better, the soldiers' mouths faded.

When materials are scarce, silver is often not as useful as the real thing.

"Since it's brother's intention, then brother will accept it." Zhou Ronghua's expression took a big turn, and while carefully putting the cloth bag in his arms, he complained: "They are all my brothers, don't be so polite next time !"

Gao Yi's mother was a critic in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "Brother, that's my business~"

"You wait, brother, let someone report to you now." As he spoke, he turned his head and shouted at one of his subordinates: "Ma Wu, go to Mr. Li to find Mr. Gao, just say~ just say His son is here."

The soldier named Ma Wu agreed and went to the camp.

At this time, Zhou Guorong suddenly pulled Gao Yihuan aside again, and asked mysteriously: "Brother, brother, I want to ask you something, do you still have this salt?"

Gao Yihuan thought that this guy was going to rip him off again, so his face couldn't help changing. Zhou Ronghua saw his expression, and quickly explained: "Brother, don't get me wrong, brother is not that greedy, brother will trade you for money. You know, people I don’t eat salt, my mouth is tasteless, and I don’t have much energy, my brother wants to get some for my brothers.”

Gao Yihuan heard this, and rolled his eyes, "To tell you the truth, brother, I still have some, but I am not short of money!"

Zhou Ronghua became a little excited when he heard that he still had salt, "I don't need money, I can just exchange it for food. As for the pancakes you gave my brother, can I eat it every day? My brother will give you some good face, and you can ask for meat."

Hearing the pancakes from before, Gao Yihuan couldn't help but blushed slightly, but he was worrying about how to change the food, so he couldn't help whispering: "Brother, is there a way to get food?"

Zhou Ronghua smiled mysteriously, "To tell you the truth, brother-in-law, my brother-in-law is in charge of military supplies for thousands of people. Brothers in other camps, as long as they bring good things, they can get some food in exchange." He whispered: "We often do this. , as long as you have salt, my brother can give you food in exchange."

Gao Yihuan was a little surprised. He might have met a corrupt gang inside Chuangjun, which specialized in reselling military supplies.

But thinking about it, Li Zicheng's wife who was in charge of logistics could run away with his general Gao Jie, so it's not surprising to encounter such a thing.

Damn, Li Zicheng hasn't won the world yet, and the team is so chaotic, it seems that he should go ashore earlier.

Gao Yihuan hesitated for a while, then nodded, "Okay, I still have some salt, so I can exchange some with you, brother, and can I exchange the money for food?"

Seeing that he agreed, Zhou Ronghua was overjoyed. Salt is a good thing, better than silver, and he would naturally earn a fortune from these things. He nodded immediately, "Salt is fine, but silver is for food. It might be more expensive."

Under normal circumstances, salt is only five cents per catty, but when there is too little to eat, there is a folk saying "three dans of rice per catty of salt", but food is also scarce now.

The price of grain in the south of the Yangtze River is about two taels and one stone, and it has already reached eight taels in Fengqiu, and the closer to Kaifeng, the more expensive the price of grain, so the second brother thinks that "three tans of rice and a catty of salt" is probably not possible.

"What price?" Gao Yihuan asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Ronghua had a bright smile on his face, and stretched out a hand. Brother Gao could tell at a glance that this guy was a veteran, but he didn't know how to do this, so he pretended to be bold and said: "Brother, just tell me, I didn't Two words."

"Okay, Brother Gao, I've decided to make this friend." Zhou Ronghua pondered for a moment, "Since brother is so straightforward, then you Brother Zhou will not take advantage of you. The food is only 16 taels a stone. If you exchange salt, it is ten catties a stone. How about it?"

Gao Yihuan frowned, it was a lot more expensive than he was in Fengqiu, "Then I will exchange it for four stones first, and then I will exchange it with Brother Zhou when I have salt."

It's so expensive, and the second brother Gao's family is not rich, so I'd better keep some of it and see if I can get some from other channels.

Zhou Ronghua was a little anxious when he heard that only four stones were exchanged. He felt that Gao Yihuan still had some more in his hand, and was about to say more when Gao Zurong had already arrived at the gate of the camp.

Seeing this, Gao Yihuan put Zhou Ronghua aside and rushed to greet him, "Father!"

It can be seen that, unlike Gao Yihuan, the old man in the Zhongquan camp should have a very healthy life, a healthy body, and a very ruddy complexion. Apart from being a little lame after being injured, there are basically no other problems.

"Why, have you finished reading the two books you were going to go last time?" Gao Zurong smiled, "Is there something I don't understand? Although Dad has never read military books, he knows something."

Gao Yihuan shook his head, "Father, I'm not asking about your book of war. I want to see Mr. Li. Father, can you help me?"

"Just talk nonsense, Mr. Li is the one you say you can see?" Gao Zurong made a straight face, but in the end he said softly: "What do you want to do when you see Mr. Li?"

Gao Yihuan pointed to Fan Dongling who was being detained beside him, and whispered in Gao Zurong's ear...

(End of this chapter)