At noon the next day, Shandong governor Yan Jizu arrived on time.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had been looking forward to it for a long time, and when Yan Jizu arrived, he immediately found him.
After the two settled down in the Chinese army camp, Lu Xiangsheng asked quickly: "Master Yan, now my army is fighting abroad and consumes a lot of food. How much food and rice did you bring this time?"
Yan Jizu is about forty years old, and he is also very shrewd when he is young and vigorous.
It's just that when I heard Lu Xiangsheng's words at this time, he just gave a wry smile: "Du Lu, to tell you, I only brought 2,000 shi grains and rice this time."
"What, only 2,000 shi?" Lu Xiangsheng frowned when he heard it. You must know that he has a 40,000 army under his command and consumes 400 shi grains and rice every day!
But now, these 2000 shi grains and rice can only be eaten for 5 days. What should I do after 5 days? You must know that it is at least 20 days away from the destination Anqing!
"Master Yan, can't you think of a solution anymore?" Although he knew that Yan Jizu should try his best, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but ask... After all, he is the hope of this army!
Yan Jizu smiled bitterly when he heard it. To be honest, he had exhausted all his energy to raise the 2,000 shi grains. Now Shandong has been severely affected. Even if he is the governor of Shandong, he can't change food!
When he saw Yan Jizu's appearance, Lu Xiangsheng sighed... If it doesn't work, the whole army's ration can only be halved. Even so, I don't know if he can reach Anqing smoothly! After all, I don’t have enough to eat, can I still walk
And he also knew that this Yan Jizu should have done his best. Lu Xiangsheng walked this way in Shandong. It was very clear... it was a tragic word!
For example, it is already May, and the earth should have been covered with a layer of green clothing, but what he saw was almost only a kind of khaki! Even the young shoots of the big tree have been eaten up. How can you ask him to raise grain and rice in such a place
"But in any case, I still have to ask Master Yan to bother." Lu Xiangsheng could only say this in the end.
"I'll do my best—" Yan Jizu sighed. In fact, he knew that by tomorrow, two counties would send some grains and rice, but due to the level of destruction of those two counties, they would not even be able to collect the regular tax. , So it can be said to be hopeless.
After Yan Jizu left, Lu Xiangsheng also frowned.
At this time, an assistant walked in. This person was also in charge of logistics and food. After knowing that the situation was severe, he said to Lu Xiang: "Supervisor, if it is really impossible, you can ask the Xuan Jia army to borrow some food. I heard from the humble position that they brought the rations. It's quite sufficient."
Lu Xiangsheng only sighed when he heard it. In fact, he also knew that the Xuanjia Army had a solid background and that the food brought out this time should be relatively sufficient.
But no matter how full it is, it's been nearly two months since the march along the way, how much grain is left
"Let's discuss this matter later." That's what Lu Xiangsheng said in the end.
On the second day, Yan Jizu came again.
But this time, he still didn't bring any good news. The grains and rice from the two counties were sent, but even the mess of miscellaneous grains, a total of 100 shi was sent, which is better than nothing.
After Yan Jizu left, Lu Xiangsheng could only inform the officers around him: "The order is passed down, and I will start eating half of the food today! In addition, I will call Yang Shoubei and ask him how much food he has?"
Now that the situation is so severe, Lu Xiangsheng can only use a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
Soon Yang Shanlu arrived. After Lu Xiangsheng told him this matter in a heavy heart, Yang Shanlu also felt very embarrassed. He didn't expect that the army would be short of food so quickly!
To be honest, when he came out this time, he did bring enough food. The current army ration is enough for one month, but the problem is that 10,000 people are enough for one month. If it is 40,000, it will not last long. .
But Yang Shanlu knew even more that if he didn’t take it out, the entire army would be out of food. With his more than 10,000 people, he would not be able to solve the Central Plains war anyway...
In other words, this is a question of taking care of the small group or taking risks to protect the big group.
In fact, Yang Shanlu had another trick. Just a hundred miles away, there was the food he asked Zhou Chang to prepare in advance, enough for the entire army to eat for half a month!
But the problem is, this is the food he prepared for the Central Plains war, and if he uses it so early now, if this happens again in the future, what will he eat then
Because this matter is of great importance, Yang Shanlu needs to go back and discuss with the generals before he can give a reply.
Then on the next day, Yan Jizu came again, but this time it was even worse. There was no grain...
When the two officials were relatively speechless, a guard suddenly walked in from the outside and said: "Enlighten the governor, a Ganyu county magistrate came outside, saying that he was asking to see the governor."
"No see or see!" Yan Jizu was feeling irritable. To be honest, if the Central Plains battle was affected by the inability to raise armaments, the court would definitely take him against him! Where can I meet a little magistrate
Unexpectedly, the guard was a little hesitant when he heard it. He just said: "The Ganyu county magistrate is in a hurry. It seems that there is something important, and he also mentioned that there is grain or something."
"Liangmi?" Yan Jizu jumped up when he heard this word! The spirit came immediately!
Although he also knows that Ganyu is just a small coastal county with poor material resources. It stands to reason that there is no way to raise any grains, but now, what if a miracle really happens...
"Hurry up and call him in!" The dignified governor said in a row.
So soon, the Ganyu county magistrate came in, and then he was about to salute according to the rules, and then talk about the matter. Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by the anxious Yan Jizu. He just kept asking: "I heard you have Grain?"
"Uh..." The Ganyu county magistrate did not expect that Yan Jizu would be so anxious, but since he dared to come here, he was naturally certain. The Ganyu county magistrate quickly said: "Back to your lord, the county really has Some grains."
"What? What you said is true? You know what we are talking about now is military rations! If you say something untrue, it will be light if you lose your head!"
Yan Jizu was surprised and delighted when he heard this. He hoped that what the Ganyu county magistrate said was true, but rationally told him that it was impossible... How could there be so much grain in a small Ganyu county?
On the contrary, the Ganyu county magistrate was very sure because he handled the matter personally.
At this moment, I’m asking for credit: “It’s good for the governor to know that the small county really can’t produce so much grain and rice, but isn’t the small county just the migrant delivery point? Then a fleet came to transport the migrants a few days ago. And a lot of grains and rice produced in Qiongzhou were also loaded on the ship.
It is the taxes paid by the hungry people who were transported a while ago, which is strange. They are all starved to death here. When they go to Qiongzhou Island, they can not only support themselves, but also pay taxes.
Then Xiaoxian knew that the adults were raising rations everywhere during this time, so after talking to the person in charge of transporting the rations, originally this batch of rations had to be handed over to the official warehouse of Taicang, but now, it’s just a matter of transfer procedures. So this batch of grains and rice has been unloaded here. "
"Great!" Yan Jizu slapped his head when he heard it, but he didn't expect such a good thing to happen!
We must know that although the resettlement has been in place for more than half a year, it is not good for him as the governor, so he did not take it seriously. But now, there is still grain and rice to pay for it
As for Lu Xiangsheng on the side, the excitement of his breathing became thicker... This is where there is nowhere to go, is there another village in the dark
And what did he just say, this is the grain and rice produced on Qiongzhou Island? This Qiongzhou Island has just been cultivated for more than half a year, so it can produce grains and rice
But after all, Lu Xiangsheng is a governor, and he still has the skill to nourish his qi. After trying to calm down, he asked, "Is this really the grain and rice shipped from Qiongzhou Island?"
"How can it be wrong?" The Ganyu county magistrate just laughed and said, "This fleet has been here three or four times, so I can't make a mistake."
Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and then asked, "How many grains and rice did you bring this time?"
"My lord, I can get ten thousand shi!" The Ganyu county magistrate was to accompany him carefully: "But I heard that these rices have a short growth period, only 3 months, so the taste is not very good. Please forgive me. ."
"Haha!"
Lu Xiangsheng laughed loudly when he heard it! Now the army is running out of food, do you still care about the taste? And what did he just say, a total of ten thousand stones? This is life-saving food! With so much food, military rations are enough!
And Yan Jizu on the side was also very happy when he heard it, his old face smiled like a duo...
Haha, in this way, the task of raising military rations is successfully completed! It was overdone! If the time comes when the Central Plains wins the battle and rewards for meritorious deeds...
So then it goes without saying, it's easy to do things if you have grain. Lu Xiangsheng immediately sent a team of people to transport all the grains and rice from Ganyu.
Then, after the grains and rice were shipped, it turned out that it was exactly 10,000 stones as he said!
In addition, the impatient Lu Xiangsheng directly cooked a pot of rice and tasted it, and then found that the taste of these grains was a little worse than ordinary grains, but now people are almost starving to death. Would you care about this
After receiving the grains and rice at the end, Lu Xiangsheng swept away the sadness on his face, and laughed cheerfully: "Haha, it seems that God blessed me, Daming Jiangshan! At this moment of crisis, I will be lucky. Of course, the biggest contributor to this matter is Zhenguo! Transporting the hungry people to Qiongzhou Island is really a success in the present, and it will benefit the future!" "By the way, the other people in Zhenguo, hurry up and call him to see me, this governor wants to Give him a great achievement!"
Seeing Lu Xiangsheng happy, his guards were also happy, but when he went to call, the atmosphere in Yang Shanlu's camp was heavy.
He has summoned the generals and is discussing this matter, that is, should he bring out food? If you don't take it out, the Xuanjia Army is horrible, let's take it out, even more horrible.
But when everyone was in a dilemma, Lu Xiangsheng's guard fell.
Yang Shanlu thought that Lu Xiangsheng was here to urge him to express his attitude, but after seeing Lu Xiangsheng, he unexpectedly learned the good news.
After Yang Shanlu learned about it, a comfortable smile appeared on his face... Hehe, this is the reward of God's work, and the hard planning before finally paid off!
Of course, it’s normal to think about it carefully. The immigration plan has been carried out for more than half a year now. With Qiongzhou Island, it can be harvested three times a year, isn’t it a good harvest
And if you go into details, these are the two senior members Yang Shanlu planted on Qiongzhou Island. They are very wonderful, one is the "eunuch remnant" Li Jingbai, and the other is Donglin rookie Shi Kefa.
These two people looked down on each other, and under secret competition, the immigration work went smoother than expected...
Those victims who were transported to Qiongzhou Island were not only well resettled, but also well arranged for farming and farming.
In addition, Yang Shanlu also runs a large workshop for processing fertilizer fields, so with such a good environment, can we still welcome a bumper harvest
According to the people in the fleet, this is the third batch of grains and rice shipped to Taicang, and it is foreseeable that when the immigration work gets more on track in the future, the grains and rice shipped will continue to grow. Many!
Even for Daming, who has been suffering for years, this is sending charcoal in the snow...
In the evening, the whole army was very happy when they heard the news.
You should know that starting from yesterday, the food ration was about to be halved. Some people have been flustered... How can you fight war if you can't even eat enough? But now... Haha!
Even in this way, a legend has quietly circulated in the barracks that the small town guard has produced a great talent! Even such tricky things can be resolved!
Even thinking a bit farther, such auspicious stars are shining brightly, and every evil will turn auspicious, does it indicate that this time the Central Plains war will have a bright future? (End of this chapter)