Chapter 913 Yànzhou Raising Food
After separating from Shilang Liu, Liu Yunxiang did not dare to delay any longer and continued her journey north. She had already ordered Lingyun's caravan to send the food she collected along the way to Lingnan.
This was not military pay given by the imperial court. She could only transport it in her own name and with her own people.
After crossing the Yellow River that day, an official was waiting at the ferry.
Feng Zheng recognized the official first, "Old Wangtou, why are you here?"
The officer was about fifty years old, not tall, and because there were so many people disembarking from the boat and it was so bustling, he looked around on tiptoes but didn't see him. Fortunately, Feng Zheng saw him.
"Mistress! Oh, you still have good eyesight!" The officer breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly came up to greet him.
When he arrived, Wang Xiangmian hurriedly saluted Liu Yunxiang.
"Princess, our palace has asked the subordinates to wait for you here. Please go to Yanzhou."
"But what's the emergency?"
"The carriage is ready for you."
Wang Xiangmian pointed to the carriage in the distance. Liu Yunxiang originally wanted to go back to Shengjing directly, but after thinking about it, he decided to get on the carriage and go to Yanzhou first.
"Yang He had better be in an emergency, otherwise I won't let him go!"
When Feng Zheng heard that he was going to Yanzhou, he was very happy, "I want to tell Yang Futai that I want to marry Zijin."
Zijin kicked him and said, "I haven't agreed to marry you yet!"
"I'm not in a hurry, but I have to inform Yang Futai, otherwise he will always worry about my marriage. Waiting for the Crown Princess to agree, waiting for you to agree, and waiting for the war in Lingnan to settle down, then we can get married."
"Oh, it turns out you have already planned it."
"I think about it during the day and at night. Anyway, I just think about it when I have free time."
How could Liu Yunxiang not know about Feng Zheng and Zijin, but he had more urgent matters at the moment, so he could only put it aside first.
This place is not far from Yanzhou, and we arrived in two days' walk.
Yang He received the letter and greeted her at the city gate.
"Princess, please go into the city and have a rest."
Liu Yunxiang opened the car curtain and looked at Yang He. He was wearing a plain white robe, just like the one he had seen him in the cell before. He looked like a down-and-out scholar. After experiencing a prison disaster and almost being beheaded, his eyebrows showed
There was no trace of darkness in his face, and he still smiled brightly, even looking younger and more energetic than before.
A middle-aged man who is so handsome and polite has probably stolen the hearts of many women.
"Yangfutai, I thought your Yanzhou city gate was on fire, so I urgently called me over!" Liu Yunxiang said angrily.
But seeing him smiling so happily, it was obvious that nothing serious had happened.
Yang He laughed out loud, "Prince Princess, don't worry, I'll keep your wife's worth."
Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and stopped worrying about this matter. "Then let's find a place to talk in detail first."
"Don't you want to rest first?"
"The war in Lingnan is tense and the situation in Shengjing is unstable. How can I dare to delay longer?"
"Okay, let's go to the city first."
After entering the city, Liu Yunxiang opened the car curtain and looked out. It was indeed Yanzhou City. There were many shops on both sides of the street and business was booming. People were walking in groups to buy. The vendors were hawking. Some were asking for prices, some were bargaining, and some were weaving.
It's just prosperous.
If every place in Da Rong was like Yanzhou, then there would be no displaced people, the politics would be clear, and the officials and people would be united, but there would only be one Yanzhou in Da Rong.
When walking on the street, women passing by would like to say hello to Yang He or make a few jokes.
"Mr. Yang, thank you for enlightening my boy. He has been working diligently these days, and he has not attacked his daughter-in-law again. The whole family is harmonious."
"That's good. I was a bit harsh that day. Are his eyes still green?"
"Let him stay green, so that he will have a long memory."
"Suppressing a child is like harming a child, you finally figured it out."
"If you still don't understand it, I will live up to your painstaking efforts. By the way, I will brew a few jars of osmanthus wine at home next spring. I will send you two jars later."
"Then thank you."
"By the way, the girl who lives across from my house got married to Li. She is very pretty. I will be a matchmaker and tell you about this marriage?"
"No, I'm getting married, and all the women in the city will be heartbroken."
The woman walked away with a smile. Liu Yunxiang listened in the carriage and couldn't help but laugh. An official could get along with the people and have such a good relationship, and Da Rong officials could only be Yang He.
Feng Zheng actually told Yang He about him and Zi Jin, and Yang He was very happy. He hugged Feng Zheng and praised him for his vision, while lamenting that he had grown up.
"You are about to marry a wife, and I am still an old bachelor."
"Then you..."
"I dreamed of my wife last night. She said that if I dared to marry again, she would take me with her."
Feng Zheng curled his lips, "You always tell lies when you open your mouth."
"You don't believe it?"
"Don't believe it."
"Then I'll ask Madam to find you tonight."
"No, no, I don't believe you can do it."
When Liu Yunxiang arrived at the Yanzhou government office, he saw a lot of grain bags stacked in front of him when he got out of the car. They were one person tall and dozens of feet long. They were stacked squarely to form a hill. There were several wooden boxes next to them, filled with grain bags.
Broken silver.
"This..." Liu Yunxiang's eyes widened.
"I learned that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were fighting in Lingnan. We, Yanzhou, are far apart and cannot exert much force, but we have surplus food at home, so the people voluntarily donated food and money. We are not donating to the imperial court, we are only supporting
You and the prince."
While we were talking, some fellow villagers came over with grain on their backs. They packed a big bag and piled it on the hill.
"This is for the prince." The fellow said specifically.
The official replied: "Don't worry, fellow citizens, we will definitely leave it in the hands of the crown prince and crown princess."
After hearing this, the fellow villager left with peace of mind.
"The prince cut off the 30% of the extra tax imposed by Yanzhou and did not pursue the previous arrears. The people of Yanzhou are very grateful to him." Yang He said.
Liu Yunxiang was very moved and grateful to the people of Yanzhou for still remembering Yan Mu's kindness.
"Also, our Yanzhou government has raised 100,000 shi of military rations for you and the prince, and purchased a batch of fodder for horses from the Weizhou area. We came to you to discuss how to transport this food and grass." Yang He said.
The emperor did not agree to fight, but the prince insisted on fighting. Therefore, the current situation was very delicate and he could not figure it out. It was best to let Liu Yunxiang make arrangements.
"On behalf of the prince, I would like to thank the people of Yanzhou and Yang Futai for their generosity. I will arrange the food and grass. Yang Futai should not involve too much."
"I thought so too."
This food and grass has solved Lingnan's urgent need and can help them survive this winter.
Liu Yunxiang was no longer in a hurry to return to Beijing. He stayed in Yanzhou, waiting for Lingyun's caravan to return, and transported the grain to Lingnan in three batches. When the grain and grass were arranged, Liu Yunxiang returned to Shengjing. It was already over
New Year's Day, spring is about to begin.
But as soon as her carriage entered the city, it was stopped by the palace guards.
Chapter completed!