Economic and Trade Song Dynasty

On the second day after Na Biezhi left, Mu Ya took Tao Hua and the others back to Luobu, and Qin Juan took time to see them off, and after thirty miles away, Gui Ke lost Ha'er

Not long after Qin Juan came back, Li Lihe came to miss Ha'er.

Qin Juan didn't know where Li Lihe had been during this time, but Li Lihe who returned today was full of dust and dust, even his hair was covered with sand.

"However, there is such a heavy snow in Ha'er, don't tell me that you came across the Taklamakan."

"I haven't touched a bit of meat in 29 days." Full,

Qin Juan didn't believe his nonsense, but asked again: "Where did you go?"

When Li Lihe heard this, he suddenly stopped talking, picked up the goat milk bowl, and drank it in big gulps.

Qin Juan frowned slightly, apparently Li Lihe didn't want to tell him.

"Okay, you can eat." He stood up and walked out quickly.

Outside the door, A Zaodong looked at him several times, but he didn't know what was going on.

"Huh?" Qin Juan looked at A Zaodong.

"Sir Ayiga asked you to go over and help him for half a day. He must have caught a cold and is still a little feverish."

Upon hearing this, Qin Juan asked, "It's so serious, did you see a military doctor?"

"It's not too serious. Master Ayiga himself said that it will be fine if you lie down for half a day."

"Okay, I'll go now."

In the past few days, Shihaer has been waiting for the good news from Husi Orer, and no one seems to think that they will lose. After all, only Timur brought 3 cavalry and people from Xuebietai. The cavalry and infantry combined must be enough to fight.

The remaining battles are at best a matter of long and short periods of time.

Almost everyone thinks so... Qin Juan also thinks so.

However, news came more than 20 days later that Timur's army was attacked by King Tata and suffered heavy losses.

This is the latest news. As for the current situation, they are still waiting for the post soldiers.

Waited until the twelfth lunar month, when Fox came back with some wounded soldiers.

Fox said that there are less than 3 people left in the army...

This is the number of them all?still……

Qin Juan didn't dare to ask any more questions, but felt that his scalp was numb and his vest was cold.

Why is this so?

As long as Timur is clearly in sight of victory, why is that King Tata so powerful.

Qin Juan thought helplessly, the time for him to return to Luo Bu seemed to be delayed again.

It seems that Zhao Huaizhi is the only person here who knows Tata King best.

But Zhao Huaizhi never mentioned his uncle.

Qin Juan didn't know what to do, but he knew that if the battle was not over, he would have to stay in Keshihar

Until the arrival of a troop dispatch order, it was only necessary for Timur to order troops in the name of King Kuduan.

The meaning of the troop dispatch order is that among the four cities south of Taklamakan, Har, Aerchan, Wuduan, Luobu and Harmi in the north, as long as they are between 55 and [-] years old, they belong to the army and civilians. or slave soldiers, were forcibly conscripted.

It is not clear whether Timur's action has other purposes, but the current forced deployment of troops can indeed solve the urgent need.

It's just that if it's not done well, it's drinking poison to quench thirst.

It is only necessary for Timur's people to spread the word that [-] soldiers will be assembled within half a month after the troop transfer order is promulgated.

Such a difficulty for a strong man is also a difficulty for a strong Yongwang.

Among the five cities, King Dayong occupies two, Heyan occupies two, and the remaining one is only under the jurisdiction of Timur's father.

But unlike King Heyan and King Kuanduan, Luo Bu and Ya'erchan are the whole of King Dayong, not part of it.

After seven years of rest and recuperation, King Dayong almost grew out of nothing.What should King Dayong do now, in order to avoid disadvantages and avoid dangers.

Ayiga told Qin Juan that he was going to visit Ya'erqian tomorrow.

"But isn't your wind chill still not healed?"

Qin Juan heard from the military doctor that Ayiga's wind and cold had been repeated on and off for so long.

"It's okay, it's just a small wind and cold, who is brother, even if you are not afraid of a serious injury, you will be afraid of this."

Seeing that he was in good spirits, Qin Juan also believed his words.

Ayiga took a sip of hot water and continued, "If you can't mobilize so many soldiers, you can only..."

Of course, Qin Juan knew that if Ayiga couldn't gather enough people for this trip, he would win another round of "conscription".

... To put it mildly, it is called conscription.

After the full implementation of the troop transfer order, soldiers or slave soldiers over the age of 50 who were transferred to farming, grazing, or handicrafts before will take up their weapons again.

"Actually, let's not be too pessimistic. The 50-year-old veterans have more experience in fighting than the young soldiers. After all, they all came back alive after going through life and death." Ayiga looked at Qin Juan and grinned.

"Yeah." Qin Juan nodded, he knew that Ayiga was tired of the war just like him.

When did this start, he didn't know

But he could feel Ayiga's rejection of war.

He remembered that it was not like this when he first met Ayiga, he was like the rising sun, like a cluster of fire, as if he was born for the battlefield.

He still remembered Ayiga's high spirits at that time, and he has never forgotten it till now.

"Ahem, cough, it's getting late, I don't want to pass on the sickness to you, go back to sleep." Ayiga covered his mouth and coughed a few times.

"Brother, pay attention to your body."

"Got it, nagging like a little old man." Qin Juan walked out of the room and took a deep look at him before closing the door.

Outside, the cold wind raged.

The cold wind was blowing on his face, and it was extremely painful. Qin Juan covered his face with the scarf and walked away quickly.

Before dawn the next morning, Qin Juan sent A Yiga out of the city and came back. The soldiers guarding the city welcomed him in and closed the gate.

Before standing on the pagoda by the city gate for a while, snow seeds began to fall from the sky.

This snow should not be able to fall. There is only so much rain in a year, and there are only a few rounds of snow here.

After one or two snowfalls every year, there will be no more heavy snowfall.

Ah Zaodong didn't come to see him that day, neither did the next day.

Until the last day of the twelfth lunar month, A Zaodong who hadn't come to see him for a few days finally appeared.

"My lord, I have to tell you about this." A Zaodong came before dawn and Qin Juan just got up and was getting dressed.

"What's the matter..." Qin Juan asked indifferently because he had just woken up and was still angry about getting up.

"A few days ago, someone told me that there are people in the city hoarding a large number of medicinal materials, and the market price of medicinal materials is still high. This matter..."

This matter was originally not in Qin Juan's hands, and it really wasn't, but now Qin Juan is assigned to manage the cashier of the military camp's grain and grass, and needs to record the prices of grains in the market, and the medicinal materials are also in charge of it.

Someone told A Zaodong about this matter, and A Zaodong didn't care about it. After a few days of investigation, he found out that it was a big deal...

"About more than half a month ago, some people in Laoqu in the city died of illness one after another, and the cause of death was wind-cold...so the prices of medicinal materials for treating wind-cold in the city, such as ephedra, osmanthus twigs, and licorice, were raised by almost five Six times..."

Qin Juan recovered his senses and looked at him, frowning: "Wait, what did you just say?"

A Zaodong: "Someone increased the medicinal materials for treating wind and cold by nearly five times!"

Qin Juan: "It's not this sentence."

"Are you listening to me carefully?" A Zaodong was about to die of anger.

Qin Juan rubbed his forehead in embarrassment. He was suddenly thinking about other things just now, and was a bit preoccupied.

But he didn't admit it even if he was beaten to death.

A Zaodong: "Because a lot of people died of wind and cold half a month ago, some merchants raised the price of medicinal materials!"

Qin Juan's eyes flashed: "What do you mean that many people in the city died of the cold? Why didn't I know about this?"

"It's an old district in the city, and many towns are. Every year, there will be wind and cold or wind and heat, but the number of people who die is much less! It's just that this year, more than dozens of people died in the wind and cold in Harbin City... "

"It's all so serious, why don't you tell the Heyan family that there are officials who can lose Ha'er." Qin Juan said coldly and stood up.

A Zaodong looked at him, apparently not quite understanding why he was suddenly angry

"Lord Qin, we are now in charge of the cashiers in the army. If the price of medicinal materials increases, flour, various grains, and bean stalks for horses will also increase. If the war comes, and the food and grass we manage are in short supply, the superiors will probably be the first to take it out on us. "A Zaodong thought that Qin Juan was angry because of this.

Unexpectedly, Qin Juan's face was deep, he was silent for a long time, and suddenly said sharply: "I feel that this is not an easy matter. When I was governing Luobu City, people also died of wind and cold in winter. You said that many people died of wind and cold. It happened, but so many people shouldn’t have died, I don’t think it’s right, you go and call the military doctor, and then ask someone to notify Young Master Duoyan to come over.”

A Zaodong: "Huh?"

Qin Juan glanced over coldly.

A Zaodong was so frightened that he hurriedly said, "No, shouldn't my lord let the humble officer go to Patriarch Boyawu?"

"The matter of the wounded barracks is also huge and cumbersome, so I won't bother Lord Bo Yawu with this matter."

A Zaodong nodded after understanding.

After Ah Zaodong talked about this with Young Master Duoyan, Young Master Duoyan came over immediately.

It's not that Wu Qintai really cares about this, but that he trusts Qin Juan.

Until Qin Juan finished his rough guess to the military doctor, Wu Qintai didn't pay much attention to it.

Qin Juan wanted to dress up as ordinary people with the military doctor and go to the old districts of the city to have a look.

When Wuqintai heard it, he also said to go.

So they all went back to their rooms to change their clothes.

It was already half past Xu when several people arrived in the old district.

"A Zaodong, you find a way to call the nearest doctor, let's go to that restaurant to have a look."

After Qin Juan finished speaking, he walked towards the bright place over there, and Wu Qintai followed.

Wu Qintai asked: "What's the matter with this restaurant?"

Wu Qintai wanted to ask why this restaurant was still open at this time, and now more than half of the restaurants in the city have closed down.

"This restaurant is backed by a bank and a pawn shop, so you understand."

Almost every bank and pawnshop in every nearby city is black and white, and negotiating with the officials sent by the Heyan family must be indispensable.

Wu Qintai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood.

As soon as they walked to the restaurant, the waiter said to them: "It's closed, and you can't stay in the restaurant. Go elsewhere."