This year, flash floods broke out in Tianmu Mountain, two rivers overflowed, the water in Taihu Lake surged, and large areas of paddy fields were flooded. There was a vast ocean everywhere. The Huzhou area suffered unprecedented floods. Many paddy fields basically lost their harvest. Many families have not celebrated the New Year yet.
, food is already in short supply, spring has begun, there is no harvest, and food prices have skyrocketed. Many families have had one meal but no next meal. They have eaten all the bark, grass and roots. There is really no way. Some people go to a place to dig a kind of "Guanyin soil"
To satisfy hunger, after eating this kind of food, not only it has no nutrition, but also cannot poop, and the people complain endlessly.
Liu Yong saw this and was anxious in his heart. So he came to Gu Gonggong's house to discuss with his son Shousong.
Gu Fuchang had been seriously ill for many days. Liu Yong followed Shousong to Gu Fuchang's bed first and said: "Eunuch Gu, are you feeling better now?"
Gu Fuchang said feebly: It seems that this old life can no longer be saved. I don't care, it is normal for people to die of old age, illness and disease. It is a pity that those starving blind dates died of starvation instead of illness, which is really sad.
Liu Yong said: Don't worry, you are just concentrating on recovering from your illness. I came here to see you, and secondly I wanted to discuss this matter with Brother Shousong.
Gu Fuchang added: "What is there to discuss? Hubei rice has always been the best. Why don't you go there and get some to save the local people?"
Liu Yong said: My nephew thinks so too.
Gu Fuchang said again: Then you can discuss and make arrangements as soon as possible.
Gu Shousong said: "This is because my father is in poor health and cannot leave for a while."
Gu Fuchang said: Hey, I'm an old man, I won't die in a while. If you bring food, maybe my illness will be cured. Besides, if you stay with me every day, I may not be cured.
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Liu Yong and Gu Shousong took Liu Qing and Wang Baohe, called the boss of Caoyun Valley, and headed west along the Yangtze River towards Wuhan.
Even though we were sailing against the current, we had a smooth journey with the help of the wind.
They successfully found the seller, loaded 100,000 tons of rice on the ship, and shipped it back in a mighty manner. The journey on the border between Hubei and Anhui was uneventful. When Anhui entered Jiangsu and was about to enter Taihu Lake, Shousong ordered the fleet to suspend. He asked Shousong
He and Wang Baohe were guarding the fleet, while he and Liu Qing went to the front to investigate.
They had already inquired when they came here. There was a Sanshan Island on the Yangtze River to the northeast of Taihu Lake. Bandits gathered on the island to rob passing ships. However, there was also a bodyguard team on the island. As long as they spent enough money, they could
If you ask them to provide escort, you can spend this period safely and be sent directly to the south bank of Taihu Lake.
Liu Yong changed into shabby clothes and took a fishing boat to Sanshan Island. They quietly inquired and found the escort red-nosed dragon Asan. Asan took the deposit and patted his chest to ensure that their people and cargo would be safely delivered to the south bank of Taihu Lake.
Red-nosed Ah San returned to the grain ship with Liu Yong and the others with his bodyguards. Liu Yong saw that Long and Ah San were all carrying spears, so they thought it would not be a big problem to deal with the refugees.
When passing Sanshan Island, Long Asan stood on the bow of the ship and hoisted the flag with the word "dragon" on the mast. Sure enough, everything was safe and no one came to take advantage of these grain ships.
Liu Yong and Shousong also relaxed their minds and completely relaxed their vigilance.
It was night, Liu Yong and Shousong drank a few glasses of wine. Red-nosed Asan said: "You guys have a good rest. The boat will be able to leave Taihu Lake early tomorrow morning. It won't be too late to call you then."
Liu Yong and the others were nervous for a few days. Now that they had red-nosed Asan escorting them, they all went to sleep in the cabin. They slept soundly until dawn when they woke up and found that the ship had docked at the shore.
Liu Yong was surprised and said to Shousong: What happened? The ship has docked, let's take a look!
The three of them walked out of the cabin and took a look. What was surprising was that the only boat they were on was docked, and all the boats behind them were missing. Red-nosed Asan's escort team and the boatman transporting food also disappeared without a trace.
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Shousong and Liu Yong looked at each other and said: We have been fooled.
Shousong asked: What should we do?
Liu Ting said: We are lucky that everything is fine.
Liu Yong was so regretful that he slapped his head and said: It's all my fault for looking away. It would be too cowardly for us to just go back like this. If Mr. Gu Liu knew that we had lost food, how could he bear it?
Shousong thought of his father and said sadly: Brother Guanjing is right. This is my father's last wish. We can't just go back and think of something else.
The three of them discussed it over and over again. Liu Yong proposed to go back to Sanshan Island to look for clues about the red-nosed Ah San. Shousong and Xing Yan thought it was too risky and refused.
Liu Yong looked at the lake and saw no village in front and no shop in the back, so he suggested: Let's find out what kind of place this is.
Early in the morning, there were not many boats on the river. Finally, a small fishing boat came up. They quickly waved their hands to intercept it. The fishing boat did not know the details of the three people and did not dare to approach. Shousong shouted: "Old man, where are we?"
Seeing that he was asking for directions, the old man came a little closer and replied loudly: "Ten miles to the east is Lieshan Mountain!"
Liu Ting was familiar with Jiangsu. He said: This is the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui. I don’t know where Red-Nosed San hid the grain ship.
Liu Yong frowned and said: "It seems that Red-Nosed Ah San is a veteran. This must not be the first time he has done this. They robbed the goods, and there must be a place to sell the stolen goods. When we fell asleep last night, the boat was still in Sanshan, and there was nothing but water on the lake here."
There are several towns like this. If we hire a small boat to inquire along the route, we will definitely be able to find their traces.
Shousong worriedly said: Even if traces are found, what can we do?
Liu Yong had a confident idea: This is the border of Jiangsu. Our troops are divided into two groups. Liu Qing rushed back without telling anyone. He went directly to my in-laws and asked him to ask for help from Mr. Ma. Shousong and I went along the lake to find out where.
When he found something suspicious, he tied a piece of red cloth at the ferry and reported it to Xing Yan.
After Liu Ting agreed, he went ashore first. Liu Yong, Shousong, and Wang Bao hired boats to walk along the islands, and went ashore to check every dock. Three days later, they found a large amount of rice scattered at the Xishan Ferry.
Liu Yong and Shousong immediately went to the town to inquire about it. Xishan Town was not big, with a population of only more than 10,000. Xingji Grain Store was in the west of the town. Liu Yong and Shousong ordered two bowls of noodles from the noodle stall in front of Xingji Grain Store.
He ate the noodles slowly and looked around with his eyes.
Seeing that Liu Yong and the others did not look like locals, the noodle stall owner asked: Where do the guests come from?
Liu Yong said: We came from Hunan. We heard that food prices here are cheap and we want to sell some rice back.
The noodle stall owner smiled and said: "You have really good ears. A lot of trucks of rice arrived in Hezhou the day before yesterday. The price of grain dropped a lot. When the news spreads, it is estimated that grain sellers from all over the country will come here tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Liu Yong and Shousong's hearts skipped a beat. They looked at each other and knew what was going on.
Shousong asked: Do you know where the rice came from this time?
The noodle stall owner said: I heard that the rice sold by Red-Nosed Asan and his friends was from Hubei. The rice in Hubei is good. It rises well when cooked and saves grain.
Liu Yong smiled knowingly at Shousong, and they finished eating the noodles and left.
Liu Yong said: We should hurry back to the original ferry to wait for Liu Qing.
After Liu Ting and Liu Yong separated, they hurried to Nanxun without returning home. They called Qiu Xiancha to go to the Governor's Mansion to find his uncle, Mr. Ma, for help. Mr. Ma immediately asked the governor of Jiangning to contact Anluchu and Daodao.
With the help of Master Taihong, Master Hong sent troops to search along the lake with Liu Ting, and finally found Liu Yong and Shousong at the original dock.
Based on clues, the officers and soldiers of Anlu Chuhe Road captured the red-nosed Ah San and others who were playing with the Honglian girl in a brothel in Dongshan. They also found Boss Gu's impounded boat in Sanshan Island Bay.
They found Mr. Gu and his companions who were tied up in a broken house. Later we found out that just as they were about to leave Taihu Lake, suddenly, more than a dozen boats emerged from the reed swamps, with dozens of people holding guns. In fact,
It was all arranged by the red-nosed Ah San.
Then, they returned the 100,000 tons of rice that they had sold to various places to Shousong, and escorted them across Taihu Lake.
One hundred thousand dans of rice arrived in Nanxun, and no one within a hundred miles dared to hoard rice anymore. It was not just the price of rice in Nanxun that was suppressed. Liu Yong also said that these 100,000 dans of rice would be donated to Huzhou Prefecture as disaster relief to solve the problem for the people of Huzhou.
The food shortage problem caused the people of Huzhou to survive a disaster unprecedented in a century.
Shousong reported the good news to his father, and Gu Fuchang kept saying: Okay! Okay! My family will bear half of it. Gu Fuchang suddenly became energetic and could actually get up. He asked his children and grandchildren to help him go to the street to take a look.
Putting on his big leather coat, his two grandsons helped him out of the gate of Gu Mansion. Gu Fuchang stood at the door for a while. He looked at the Silk Road in the north and sighed: Nanxun people, you are so lucky. If there is an afterlife, I will
Gu Fuchang would also be born in Nanxun. This chapter has been completed!