The man on guard was dubious after hearing this. He looked at his uncomfortable look but he was not pretending. He looked at him carefully and then said to him, "Come in."
Immediately, Fengxian walked in, with a smile on his lips, and strode inside.
It was time for dinner in the military camp.
When showing off the mule, he also mixed in and went to serve the porridge with a bowl.
Then he walked with everyone and started eating.
Then Feng Xiancuo said to the person next to him, "Have we noticed that the porridge now is thinner than before."
"Maybe Chef Cocoa put less rice that time." The man walking next to Fengxian said at that time and took another sip of porridge.
Then Fengxian added, "He went to relieve himself earlier and heard the cook say that the army rations were almost gone."
"It shouldn't be possible, I haven't heard of it." The person walking next to Fengxian frowned slightly and then said.
When he saw Feng Xian Mule, he said again, "Then do we feel any changes in the food during those days?"
At that time, everyone gathered around Fengxian and said, "Listen to me, the food for those two days was indeed a little different from before."
"Is the news I heard accurate? If not, what should they do?" someone whispered at that time.
Feng listened first and then said, "It shouldn't be bad. At that time, he passed the door and saw the cook going to the rice vat to ladle rice. He saw that there was not much left in the rice vat. He told them not to let the soldiers know. After that I wonder if the general has thought of a solution."
"Really or not, if there is no food and grass now, how can they compete with the Xiling army? The weird people who appeared in Xiling before have not been solved. It is not known when the troops in Xiling will invade. What will they do then?" At this time, someone said with a baked face.
I heard another person pondering for a moment on the side, and then said, "If you don't ask for the baked dumplings first, then you won't hear about it. It's very unimplemented. If you don't ask for it, you will be in trouble."
"Well, that's wrong. Don't make random guesses there. Maybe they didn't listen carefully. We'll know when Mingyue eats." Feng Xian said again.
Everyone then nodded and said, "That's right. Stop talking about it and eat quickly."
With that said, everyone dispersed and continued to eat.
At this time, Fengxian's mouth curled up slightly, and it seemed that the matter was settled.
Immediately, Feng Xian rode on his horse and ran towards Xiling.
At this time, Zheng Qiu and others had already arrived at Jiandu, as the carriage was out of cargo and their journey was speeding up.
Government office.
Zheng Qiu and others got off the carriage and walked towards the mansion.
At that time, Xu Qing was in the study looking at previous brochures on the establishment of the capital.
I saw Zheng Qiu and the others striding in from outside, shouting happily, "Sir."
"Are we back? So soon?" Xu Qing put the book in his lap to the east, then stood up and walked eastward and asked.
Zheng Qiu was buying Xuan Leg and said, "You don't know something. Their potatoes were robbed as soon as they arrived in Suizhou. They were all sold out in less than half a day."
"Seriously, those potatoes are so easy to sell?" Xu Qing couldn't help but asked in surprise after hearing this. He didn't expect the potatoes to be so popular. Previously, he was worried about whether the potatoes would be overstocked, but now it seems that they are completely Don't worry anymore.
Zheng Qiu smiled and Xu Qing nodded.
Seeing that Xu Qing still had a surprised look on his face, Su Tong walked up to the front to show off his legs and said, "I don't know, sir. Brother Zheng wanted to sell the potatoes faster, so he thought of a sales method. Ten pounds of potatoes." For sale, the common people thought it was a good deal, so they all came to buy it."
"What's the price of selling potatoes?" Xu Qing then asked.
Immediately, Zhao Po, who was collecting the money, stepped forward and said, "Sir, ten kilograms of potatoes cost thirteen cents. Ye Yi sold them for eighteen twenty or four cents. After excluding the food and drink on the road, that's not enough money left over."
With that said, Zhao Po handed the silver to Xu Qing. Xu Qing frowned slightly after seeing it, took the silver, and then asked, "Why sell so much?"
"Sir, Brother Zheng met an acquaintance and made a big deal. The man was very generous. He left several carts of potatoes without even weighing them, so he gave out ten taels and rounded up all the leftovers. Yes." Zhao Po didn't say anything for a while, but Su Tong on the side rushed to speak.
Xu Qing couldn't help but frown at this time. He was an acquaintance, and he was so wealthy. As far as he knew, Zheng Qiu's family moved from Suizhou to Jiandu when he was a child. He knew all his friends. When would a wealthy person appear? Friend, how come he has never heard of it.
Thinking of that, Xu Qing turned his eyes to Zheng Qiu, and then asked, "What's going on?"
"Sir, this is a long story." As he said that, Zheng Qiu glanced at Su Tong and Zhao Po.
After Zhao Po looked at it, he knew the meaning, so he went to Xu Qing and said, "Sir, he just remembered that there are some things that he and Su Tong need to deal with, so he went out first."
"Yeah." Xu Qing nodded in agreement.
Su Tong didn't know what happened when Minghong came over, so he was pulled outside by Zhao Po.
After walking out of the study, Su Tong looked at Zhao Po with a puzzled face and asked, "That's fine, why did they suddenly leave? They just came back, what do they need to do?"
"The person Brother Zheng knows is not simple, and it is not convenient to talk to outsiders." Zhao Po said to Su Tong at that time.
Then Zhao Po sighed slightly. His brother is good at everything, but he is too straightforward and not very good at observing people's words. I really don't worry that something will happen if he doesn't follow him one day.
After Su Tong and Zhao Po walked out, Zheng Qiu quickly locked up the people in the study, then walked up to Xu Qing and said, "Sir, the acquaintances Su Tong mentioned are also known to you."
"Does he know him too? Who is it?" Xu Qing couldn't help but asked with a surprised look on his face.
Zheng Qiu then said, "The leg of Marquis Fu Shuo is Mr. Xiao Mu Xiao."
"Xiao Mu? Didn't he go to the border fortress? Why did he appear in Suizhou?" Xu Qing's face was filled with doubts at that time.
Zheng Qiu informed Xu Qing about Xiao Mu's trip to Suizhou.
Xu Qing couldn't help but nodded after hearing this, "I see, is he here to look for food for the soldiers?"
"Yes, sir." Zheng Qiu responded at that time.
Xu Qing then asked Zheng Qiu, "Did I ask why he went to Suizhou to look for food?"
"Zhu Dong asked. The frontier fortress is in short supply of food and grass. I heard that they can't hold on for a few more months. They just arrived at the frontier fortress. After learning the news, they began to look for food everywhere. Not to mention the sky-high price of rice in the grain store, even if they are willing to pay, I couldn't buy much, so I met them selling potatoes at the Suizhou vegetable market." Zheng Qiu said to Xu Qing at that time.
After hearing this, Xu Qing couldn't help but feel a little angry, and then raised his voice slightly, "Now that Xiling has invaded the army, the soldiers are now having problems with food and clothing. Is the emperor in Bucang?"
Xu Qing couldn't help but gasp as he spoke.
"I heard Mr. Xiao say that the emperor sent hundreds of stones of food and grass earlier." Zheng Qiu said to Xu Qing at this time.
If you don't listen, don't worry. After hearing what Zheng Qiu said, Xu Qing became even more angry, "A hundred or so stones, it will deny their emperor's presence, the capital will be flooded, and there will be countless casualties. If the corrupt officials come to harass the prime minister, will they be removed?" After leaving his post, he didn't even ask about the construction of the dam. Now that Xiling troops are invading, and their emperor is in such a state, is it possible that fear has chilled the hearts of the frontier soldiers? Dong, it’s not their people who are suffering.”
"Sir, things are not that bad now. I heard Mr. Xiao say that Lord Shuohou should be arriving at the frontier fortress soon. With Lord Shuo here, the frontier fortress will be fine." Zheng Qiu said that when he saw this.
He knew that what the adults said was correct, but if the emperor did nothing, what could they, the common people, do.
In these days, the taxes and miscellaneous fees are so high that it is difficult for the people to pay their bills. If the frontier fortress is not lost, it will naturally be the people who suffer.
Xu Qing then calmed down Yidong's emotions, and then lowered his eyebrows and thought. Now that he knew about this, he naturally couldn't just sit back and watch. Is he now capable of helping the frontier
Thinking of this, Xu Qing had a flash of inspiration. There was nothing else he could do to help. The frontier fortress was in short supply of military rations, so he would send military rations to the frontier fortress soldiers.
Then Xu Qingcuo and Zheng Qiu said, "Go and let everyone put the potatoes dug by the villagers in the past few months into the carriage and send them to the frontier fortress. Now that he knows about this, he cannot stand idly by and watch, even if it means killing them." Even a small amount of effort will do.”
"Sir, where are the folks..." Zheng Qiu nodded after hearing this, and then looked at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing sighed and said, "Let him gather the villagers at the gate of the government office."
He believed that the villagers would agree after learning about the frontier fortress. After all, for those of them who had experienced life and death, living now was not easy.
"No, sir." After hearing this, Zheng Qiu turned around and walked to the door, opened the study room, and walked out.
At this time, Su Tong and Zhao Po were outside the study, looking at the study with frowns.
It was fine just now, but as soon as they came out, they heard Mr. Xu's angry and angry voice.
Seeing Zheng Qiu coming out, the two of them walked forward.
Zhao Po glanced at the study at that time, and then asked softly, "Brother Zheng, what's the matter? I just heard that the Lord's voice was not very kind?"
"It's no big deal, Brother Zhao and Brother Su, let's go find someone to gather the potatoes dug by the villagers in the past two days." Zheng Qiu's mouth was slightly wet at that time, and then he said, and then ordered Zhao Po and Su Tong. people.
After Su Tong heard this, he couldn't help but frown, "Brother Zheng, did he hear it right? They just came back, why are they in such a hurry? Let them rest for a while."
"That's what Mr. Fu ordered. He has something to do. Let's leave first. Let's do it as soon as possible!" With that, Zheng Qiu turned around and walked outside.
Su Tong looked at Zhao Po with a puzzled look on his face, "Then... what happened? My lord looked very happy just now. What happened in the study just now?"
"I don't know." Zhao Po looked at Su Tong, then shrugged and walked aside.
As soon as he took a few steps, he saw that Su Tong was not following him, so he stopped and turned to Su Tong and said, "Why are you so stunned? I don't want to hurry up and finish what you have told me!"