nanming man

Chapter 70
Gao Yihuan discussed with Zhou Ronghua for a while, and Zhou Ronghua decided to eat Gao Yihuan's grain for 20 shi at a price of [-] taels per shi.

This price is already six times the price of grain in the south of the Yangtze River, which can be said to be very scary, but compared to Kaifeng City, this grain price is still relatively low.

Originally, Zhou Ronghua only needed about 12 taels to eat this batch of food from the second brother Gao, but he had missed the bottom line before and told his second brother that there was a shortage of food in Kaifeng Daying, and he couldn't get the food for 20 taels, so this time he had to at this price.

This time, he will suffer a bit and make less money. As long as Gao Yihuan really has a channel to buy grain from Jiangnan, then the three thousand stones are just the beginning, and the future cooperation will be the big one. It doesn't matter if he lets Gao Yihuan have a taste of the sweetness , There will be a lot of opportunities to earn back in the future.

Zhou Ronghua was only in charge of the brigade before, and although he has been promoted to a captain now, he can only be regarded as a middle-level figure in the army.

In the past, the transactions between him and Gao Yihuan could only be regarded as petty affairs, but this time it was different.

Three thousand shi of grain, and a channel for continuous grain delivery, this is already beyond his ability, and it is also a huge opportunity for him.

After preliminary discussions with Gao Yihuan, Zhou Ronghua learned that Gao Yihuan would not leave soon, so he hastily agreed to see you tomorrow, and then left excitedly to find someone who could make the decision, discuss how to eat this batch of food, and continue to trade in the future.

At this time, Second Brother Gao only needs to wait for Zhou Ronghua to give a definite answer, then he will achieve the goal of his trip to Kaifeng.

Chuangjun captured Luoyang, and the gains were more than tens of millions. Brother Gao only needs a small amount of money, which is enough for him to solve many problems.

After the two made an agreement, Gao Yihuan went directly to the Zhongquan camp. Last time he had a long talk with Li Yan, Li Yan gave him the privilege to enter the camp.

Several months passed, and the layout of the Zhongquan Camp remained unchanged. After a while, Gao Yihuan arrived near Li Yan's big tent, surrounded by many smaller tents, where the staff lived and worked.

Gao Yihuan went straight to the place where the old man worked, and said a few words to the soldiers guarding outside, and one of the soldiers raised the curtain and went in to report.

The tent was like a small office area. Li Yan was sitting at a desk in the middle reviewing documents. Opposite him were several small tables.

At this time, the soldiers came in, went to Gao Zurong, and whispered a few words. Gao Zurong stood up and was about to go out to meet Gao Yihuan. Li Yan, who was handling official business in front of him, just raised his head and asked: "Mr. Gao, what's the matter?"

Gao Zurong was about to get up and go out, when he heard the words, he turned around and saluted, "Report to the general, the boy is here, I want to see you."

When Li Yan heard that Gao Yihuan was coming, he quickly put down the brush in his hand, stood up in surprise, and said with a smile, "Oh, where is Yihuan? Let him go to the tent, I just want to talk to him!"

Gao Zurong didn't expect Li Yan to be interested in Gao Yihuan. Since Li Yan wants to meet, he can only let Li Yan meet first.

Gao Yihuan was led to Li Yan's big tent by the soldiers. After a while, Li Yan and Gao Zurong, who were dressed in Taoist uniforms, came in one after the other.

"Yihuan! You have done a good job in Guide Mansion. I heard General Zhi talk about you. I am very pleased that you have put your ideas into practice and influenced General Zhi~" Li Yan entered the account, Seeing Gao Yihuan, he said happily.

Gao Yihuan didn't expect Li Guo to come over, he hurriedly got up and cupped his hands and said, "See General Li for your humble position!" Then he saluted the old man again, and said, "Father~"

Li Yan did not regard Gao Yihuan as an outsider, and pointed directly at the seat beside him, "Yihuan, sit down first, I have something to ask you."

Gao Yihuan came to see his father, but he didn't expect Li Yan to get in the way. Seeing Li Yan's enthusiasm, he could only salute: "Thank you, General."

Li Yan waited for him and Gao Zurong to sit down, and asked eagerly: "Yihuan, you have been in Luyi for a while, how is the situation in Luyi now?"

Li Yan wanted to reform Chuangjun, but there was no progress, so he really wanted to know how Gao Yihuan was doing in Luyi.

If Gao Yihuan has achieved obvious results in Luyi, he can use this as an example to persuade Li Zicheng to effectively govern Henan and stop killing more.

"Reporting to the general, after the humble official arrived in Luyi, he first posted a report to calm the people, so that the soldiers would not commit any crimes, and then persuaded the local gentry to contribute money and efforts to build water conservancy, and built a dam on the Weishui River to irrigate the fields on both sides. I believe that as long as it lasts until next year When it matures, Luyi will be able to recover." Gao Yihuan did not mention the matter of attacking Bozhou and getting a lot of money and food to expand his strength.

Seeing that what he said was so vague, Li Yan finished his explanation in a few words, and continued to ask: "Why are the gentry willing to pay for food and money? There are also new water conservancy projects and damming of rivers, which cost a lot. How do you do that?" What about the manpower and material resources raised?"

Gao Yihuan had no choice but to cup his fists and said, "General, building a dam is beneficial to the people of Luyi. I sent two students to visit the villages to discuss with the elders of the gentry and clan. We mobilized the villagers to build it together. In order for them to To participate, I first asked people to measure the vassal fields along the Woshui River, and then promised the people that after the dam was built, I could rent out the vassal fields along the Woshui River to them for cultivation at a low price. He promised to reduce taxes for them, and promised to release water to irrigate their fields after the dam was built, which would benefit them, so he was willing to provide some food.”

Li Yan nodded as he listened, "When you went to Luyi, you didn't have much food in your hands, but you can use the Fantian and turn them into money and food in your hands. This idea is very good~"

Li Yan was praising Gao Yihuan, when a general suddenly raised the curtain and came in, and saluted Li Yan: "General Li, King Chuang urgently ordered General Li to quickly move the camp to a higher place with the army!"

"Why do you want to move to a higher place?" Li Yan never expected that Li Zicheng would suddenly issue such a thoughtless order, which made him a little puzzled.

The general clasped his fists and said: "Reporting to General Li, King Chuang learned that Gao Mingheng in Kaifeng City wanted to kill the mouth of Zhujiazhai and flood us with the Yellow River, so he decided to act first and flood Kaifeng with water. Now King Chuang has sent someone to kill the Yellow River. General Li quickly move to the high ground with the army."

"What, Chuang Wang wants to kill the Yellow River?" Li Yan's face turned pale for a while, his heart seemed to be beaten, and his voice trembled: "Then what about the millions of souls in Kaifeng Mansion~"

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