After passing Dingdingmen Street and passing Jishanfang, you will arrive at Guanglifang. The north of Fang is the Luo River, not far from Tianjin Bridge. It used to be a prosperous area in the city. Now, people are fleeing, and it is difficult to see people.

When he arrived at the military camp, Wang Xiaoli entered his commander's tent and ordered several generals to be called over.

Everyone entered the military tent and saluted with their hands together.

Wang Xiaolei said: "There is no need to be restrained here, you can sit down."

A few people sat down. Wang Xiaoliu said: "It seems that Luoyang is far from comparable to Kaifeng. Three wars have caused trouble this year and were captured by the Jin people and went north. Now there are very few households in the city. We are stationed here, so it is difficult to find some money and food."

Yang Shen said: "I have inquired about this. Now the army in the city collects taxes in shops, and the other is to find grain in four townships. Just now, the food and grass officer of the Taiwei Army of Zhai told me that the five fangs between Lichunmen Street and Dingdingmen Street, from the west to the city wall and the north to the Luohe River, were owned by our army. They no longer collect the shop taxes, but entered our army. After the city, the food and grass in Luoyuan Township, Longmen Town, Pengpo Town, Yique Town, and all the food and grass in the towns outside the city were collected. Now it is the time to collect summer grain, and people were sent out of the city to collect grain."

Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but shake his head: "Wufangs in the city have been walking all the way, and they can see clearly. There are basically no households, so what taxes are collected? Only by sending people to the countryside as soon as possible to collect grain and grass. However, the Jin soldiers from Luoyang to Ruzhou were destroyed very heavily along the way, and it is hard to say how much food and grass they could receive."

The location Yang Shen talked about happened to be on the way from Luoyang to Ruzhou. It seems that Zhai Jin can understand that Wang Xiaolie is coming to Luoyang this time and is afraid that he will return to his hometown next. This is Luoyang's southward road. It was severely damaged by the Jin army, so it is afraid that it will be difficult to collect much food.

Xie Linong said: "It seems that Taiwei Zhai is good at military service and will not give us a place with abundant money and food."

Wang Xiaolei said: "That's natural. He has his own troops to raise, so how can he give us a good place? In the future, he will rely on himself. Although Luoyang City is large, it is located between Shaanxi and Bian, and is located on a major road. He has not lived for a long time. The Zong left behind and the court is unreliable. We must return home as soon as possible. So, Shao Ling, you will bring a hundred troops to Ruzhou tomorrow. Wang Zhong has written many times that there are no officials or soldiers in Ruzhou. As long as we go back, there can be our foothold."

Shao Ling crossed his hands and said yes.

Under Wang Xiaoli, Cao Zhiyan was a monk from Qingliang Temple, and Shao Ling joined the army on the way, and only Jie Linong was a native of Ruzhou. However, Jie Linong was narrow-minded and did not do things smoothly enough, so he was not suitable to be a vanguard in Ruzhou. Shao Ling had a calm personality and was a suitable candidate.

Wang Xiaoli said again: "Tomorrow, I will go and get the rural area of ​​Henan Prefecture to see the taxes of the households. Cao Zhiyan and Yu Huan, you will each lead a hundred people to the countryside and collect food and grass. Although you don't collect much after the war, you can't let it go in vain."

Cao Zhiyan said: "Little Sheren, why should I ask for any version of the book? Luoyang City was broken several times, but I am afraid that the version of the book will disappear. Besides, the Jin people captured the people and went north to the north, and it is hard to say anything now. As long as we go to the village and see that there is land, we will collect grain."

Wang Xiaoli was silent for a while and said, "What you said makes sense. However, after all, there is a reason to collect grain, and you also need help. If there is not much, how can you convince the public? We cannot go anywhere and the people hate us."

Cao Zhiyan said: "Now it is summer grain, so we only collect summer grain. As long as we don't go to the people to re-examination, how can we hate it? The people still understand the truth. Now the Jin people are rampant, so it is necessary to supply military grain."

Wang Xiaoli thought for a while but couldn't think of a solution, so he had to agree to this.

According to Wang Xiaoli's memory, of course, it is the most cost-effective to fight the local tyrants at this time. But at this time, it was not later generations. Without the crazy land concentration in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there were not many landlords in the countryside. Those big landlords often had their own farms, and it was not easy to fight the local tyrants. They did not want to fight the local tyrants without raising food and grass, but instead forced the local tyrants to fight the local tyrants, which was not worth the loss.

Many of the experiences from previous lives cannot be applied in this era. After the late Tang and Five Dynasties, the aristocratic families had just disappeared and the slave system had just been abolished. The class contradictions at this time were far less intense than those in later generations. Moreover, the population was small, a large amount of land was not developed, and the contradictions with large populations and small lands were not as serious as those in later generations. Relying on the conditions of farmers, it was actually immature.

The more you know about this era, the less you dare to act rashly. Many things need to be thought through before you can do them.

He ordered a few people to go out, and Wang Xiaolien left Yang Shen. He said: "Although Luoyang's city is now dilapidated, it is not comparable to the prefectures and counties. We are stationed here and we always have to find ways to make some money."

Yang Shen said: "What do you want to do with Xiaosheren? To make money, it's nothing more than wine and vinegar. But we have few shops here and there is too little time to make wine, which is really difficult. It's not easy to make money in other businesses."

Wang Xiaoli nodded: "Yes, the easiest way to make money now is wine and vinegar, but we don't have time. By the way, can we make money with other methods? For example, in our army, we now have soybean oil, tofu, and large iron pots, can we make money?"

Yang Shen thought for a while and said, "If these businesses are done well, they can make money. But our five garrisons are basically unable to do business. If you want to make money, you can only go to the city."

Wang Xiaoli nodded and thought for a while and said, "If you enter the city, go to the city! We are doing business that others don't have, so what can others do? Tomorrow, you will bring some gifts and go to see the food and grass officer in Dong Xianjun. Let's agree to set up a few stalls in the bustling place of the city."

Yang Shen said: "I'm afraid they don't agree with this matter. I heard that Dong Xian is the most brave in fighting and is just a good fortune. We make money in the city, but he doesn't get it. How can he be willing to follow it?"

This should not be a problem. Dong Xian, like Wang Xiaoli, both rebels stood up and belonged to the court, and should help each other. The problem is that Dong Xian has no other problems, it is just good money. If Wang Xiaoli's business is booming, how can Dong Xian not be jealous?

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolei said, "There is no way. At this time, what can I hide from Dong Xian in Luoyang City? Let's do this. Tomorrow, just prepare. I will go to see Dong Xian. I will agree to him that we will allow us to do some business in the city. Come to guard Luoyang. As the prefect of Henan, Zhai Jin, as the prefect of Henan, would be fine if he didn't provide food and grass, but we must make money."

Yang Shen crossed his hands and said yes. As long as Dong Xian allows it, things will be easy to do in the future. Although Dong Xian is good at wealth and has a bad face, he will not be shameless and regretful. Moreover, it seems that Wang Xiaoli will not be stationed in Luoyang for a long time, and there is no need to consider the long-term.

He ordered Yang Shen to go out, and Wang Xiaoli rubbed his forehead, and was stunned for a while. In this world, everything really needs money. Everything is good if you have money, but nothing can do without money. If you want to grow and grow, you must come up with a way to make money.

Just relying on telling people that you want to fight the Jin army? Of course not. You must have money to keep the army full and well-dressed. You must have money to make the people under your rule less burden. You must have money to make the generals and officials have enough salary. If the money is enough, everything will be easy.

This is a characteristic of the times. The people of the Song Dynasty considered that money was particularly heavy and sufficient money and food could only be cultivated to strengthen the army.
Chapter completed!