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Where did the water go
Nie Xun's dizzy brain seemed to have been cut by something, and he immediately woke up a lot, grabbing someone at random.
"Where did the water go?"
The man didn't recognize Nie Xun's identity. He rushed to put out the fire with a bucket, and hurriedly replied, "The grain depot is empty."
Nie Xun didn't return to his senses for a while, as if he didn't understand what the other party said.
At this time, the military doctor in charge of taking care of Nie Xun found that he was missing and rushed out to find someone.
The military doctor took three steps and took two steps, stepped forward to support Nie Xun, "Master, where have you been - you still have a fever!"
Nie Xun grabbed the military doctor's arm tightly with his backhand, staring at him with bloodshot eyes, and asked each word, "Where did the water go?"
The military doctor's expression froze, and he said very embarrassedly, "Master, your body is very important, don't worry about it for the time being, several generals have already sent people to put out the fire, and the fire will be under control soon. Don't worry, you will go back to the camp to rest now. Rest and deal with it tomorrow."
Nie Xun's voice suddenly became sharp, and he asked sharply, "Where is the water going?"
The military doctor replied with red eyes, "Yes, it's the grain depot—"
When Nie Xun got this answer, his throat choked up, and he saw the world turn around in front of him, his vision changed from light to dark, and he quickly lost consciousness.
The fire was slowly extinguished until dawn, and less than one percent of the food was rescued from the fire.
In the afternoon of the second day, Nie Xun, who was so angry, finally crawled out of the gate of hell and woke up leisurely, but his energy was not as good as before, his brows and eyes were haggard, and the military doctor who took care of him also found that there were several white hairs and hair on his head. Gray hair, the whole person is pale and old.
"The strategist, the sergeant is awake-"
"The sergeant is awake!"
Nie Xun was so tired that he was so weak that he struggled to speak, but he still managed to sit up and glanced at the crowd slowly.
"Last night, the grain depot ran out of water. Can you find out why?"
Because of the persistent high fever, Nie Xun's voice was dry and hoarse, not like the voice of a man in his prime, but more like an old man.
Several generals look at me, I look at you, and no one dares to answer.
Nie Xun was not in a hurry, instead he looked at them with cold eyes.
He changed the question, "Is the fire under control?"
A certain lieutenant faltered, "It's gone."
Nie Xun asked again, "How much food was saved?"
The lieutenant said, "The fire was fierce last night, the night wind was strong, and the weather was dry and hot recently, the fire was difficult to contain..." Nie Xun looked at him silently. , "The grain and grass are severely burned, and there is not one in a hundred!"
After he finished speaking, everyone glared at him with accusing eyes.
The situation of the military advisor is already very bad. I don't know how to speak more euphemistically. What should I do if I really get angry with the other party
Nie Xun didn't pass out, he seemed to have his spine taken away, his back and shoulders collapsed, and he looked sullen.
"One hundred and no one..."
He murmured and repeated, which was painful to hear.
Originally, it was able to last until the autumn harvest, and Chenzhou could survive for a while, but a fire destroyed all the military rations.
He let out a long sigh, knowing that there was no way to fight this battle, and Chenzhou had no choice but to surrender.
Nie Xun was able to hold on to the end, but the soldiers with low morale could endure starvation and stick to Chenzhou
He repeated the question, "Can the grain depot run out of water, can the reason be found out?"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally one person was chosen to stand up and answer.
"Check, check it out—"
Nie Xun asked, "What's going on?"
In order to prevent the enemy from attacking the grain depot, Nie Xun dispatched heavy troops to guard it. The patrols were rotated every quarter of an hour. Under strict defense, why did the enemy still successfully burn the grain depot? If it wasn't a man-made disaster, could it be a natural disaster
Lieutenant General Ai Ai for a long time, only after a long while, he choked out a few words, and slowly pieced together the complete story. This matter also starts with Nie Xun sending people to arrest the black-hearted rice merchants. He used "the rice merchants are selling Chen rice and spreading rumors" as an excuse to arrest many rice merchants and confiscated their grain stores.
Those who have the capital to hoard so much grain to make war fortunes in troubled times are naturally not small businessmen.
Among the arrested rice merchants, one is a rich man in Chenzhou. His family has been in business for generations and has accumulated a lot of money.
In order to redeem the captured relatives, Mi Shang's younger brother was willing to use 200,000 shi of grain in exchange.
The local tyrant is worthy of being a local tyrant, and it is 200,000 stone in the first shot. It happens that Chenzhou is in short supply of food, and this business cannot be let go.
Nie Xun rubbed his brows, thought hard, and finally found the relevant memory.
This is what he allows.
Although the rice merchants took the opportunity to drive up the price of grain, although it is abhorrent, many rice merchants have a backstage behind them. They are either the rice shops opened by the local nobility or they have business dealings with the nobility. Even if Nie Xun was angry, he couldn't kill them all. He could only choose to be accommodating and let them go after paying a certain ransom.
The younger brother of the rice merchant used 200,000 shi of grain to redeem his elder brother, but he couldn't gather so much grain for a while, so he could only send it from other places one after another. The first batch of food is 50,000 shi, and the other 150,000 shi can only be paid for IOUs, and the relatives will be written back.
Nie Xun asked, "50,000 shi of grain? Did you check it when you put it in?"
The lieutenant said, "Everything has been carefully checked, and every bag is genuine."
50,000 stones of grain, a huge amount, naturally it is impossible to open every bag and pour it out for inspection, only random inspection.
The food-resistant cook can also judge whether it is real food by touch.
Guess what, the grain depot caught fire that night.
With the help of the night wind, the fire was swift and violent.
After the fire was put out all night, the grain depot was empty.
When the lieutenant sent troops to catch the rice merchant, they had already fled with their family overnight last night, and they were unable to catch them.
"Sure enough, I still lost." Nie Xun raised his lips mockingly.
The lieutenant said at a loss, "Master, we still have to figure out a way now."
Nie Xun smiled bitterly and said, "The food saved is not enough for the entire army to chew for a day or two, so what's the use of trying to find a way?"
There is no way to return to the sky, unless the immortal can conjure food out of thin air, otherwise there is no way to fight.
At this moment, Nie Xun hoped that Feng Jin would bring his troops to fight, at least pull a few backs before dying.
However, Fengjin did not follow his wishes, not only did not send troops to attack, but instead sent people to light a fire to cook in front of the battle.
Feng Jin said, "It's not a loss to exchange fifty thousand stone grains and grass for one Chenzhou."
Meng Hun said with a smile, "In order to cling to the lord, not only did the merchant not want us to pay the 50,000 stone grain and grass, he also wanted to give away 200,000."
The situation in Dongqing is becoming clearer and brighter, and these merchants have also begun to stand in line to invest, but their lords are not so easy to cling to.
Feng Jin said, "If you don't accept it, you have to ask the lord first."
Merchants seek profit, and there are few caring people.
They only have interests and money in their eyes, and it is normal for the businessmen with a keen sense of smell to take the opportunity to defect when Chenzhou sees that the big Xia is about to fall.
Feng Jin took advantage of the businessman's desire for profit, and took the opportunity to give Nie Xun a heavy dose of medicine.
Chenzhou, it's over!