Chapter 1035: food crisis solution
Chapter 1035 Food Crisis Resolution
The winter night in Suzhou is extremely cold. When Erye Jiang, dressed in a fiery red official robe and a black cloak, walked into the house with a smile, it was like a fire that instantly warmed the whole house.
Old man Li Zhengshi, who had brought the villagers to Suzhou City to get food, saw that it was indeed the imperial envoy, and his tears flowed again, and tremblingly, he was about to kneel and kowtow.
"The old man waives the gift." Jiang Erye raised his hand to waive his gift, and walked quickly to the little girl.
When I didn't wait, Jiang Liu immediately said, "Father, the military rations are deep in the Wanggangling mountains, from here to the southwest for nearly fifteen miles. My daughter has sent people to clear the road and station them. If there is a situation, they will A flare will be fired immediately."
At this time of famine and cold, a large amount of food can make people's eyes red, which is why Jiang Erye hurriedly brought his troops here. Especially in Yongchang County, which is close to Suzhou, there are the Huihe tribe and the commander of the Huihe tribe. In name, Sufu, the king of Changhe, submits to Da Zhou, but in reality he is very ambitious. . If King Changhe learns that there is a large amount of military rations in Shigangling, he will definitely fight for the rations.
He was overjoyed and proud when his daughter found the food, and he wanted to shout that all Da Zhou knew how smart his daughter was, but before the food entered the Suzhou granary, he had to hold back. Jiang Erye asked in a low voice, "How much food is there?"
Jiang Liu replied, "Shi Changzai can't tell, our people haven't opened a position yet, and the number is unknown now. It's only more than 30 miles away from Yongchang County, we have to be very careful."
Jiang Erye nodded, "Take Shi Chang-zai with you, let's set off immediately."
With Shi Changzai, Jiang Liu followed his father and said as he walked, "Wanggangling is surrounded by hills, and there are several peaks inside. The road is rugged and difficult to navigate. My daughter has sent people to investigate. If you walk along the dried-up river valley. , it can allow oxen and carriages to pass through…”
"Fifty chariots and horses are already on the road, and they will arrive later." Jiang Erye went straight to Wanggangling with his daughter.
It's halfway through the ugly time, and it's the coldest time of the day. The road at the foot of the mountain is firm, the cold wind whistles all around, and the cold stars above the head twinkle, but the hearts of everyone are hot. After more than an hour, they reached their destination. At that time, the morning sun was slightly dewy. Jiang Erye stood near the mouth of the cellar halfway up the mountain and looked around. There was little rain and few trees, and there were piles of rocks. The pit where grain was stored was also covered by rocks. It is indeed a good place to store grain.
But even in such a hard-to-find place, his daughter also found it! Jiang Erye raised his mouth proudly and called out, "Shi Changzai, did you get the food here?"
"Master Hui, that's right." Although Shi Changzai was old, he walked a mountain road for more than ten miles and spoke without breathing.
Jiang Erye ordered, "Open the hole where you take food."
Shi Chang bent down and plucked through the rubble for a while, digging out a hole that could only accommodate one person. Jiang Bao pushed him to get in, and after a while, he brought out a sack of grain.
The vermilion words "Jinglong Seven Years-Zuo Wuwei-Three" on the sacks indicate that this is the third batch of grain allocated to Zuo Wuwei by the imperial court in the seventh year of Jinglong! A sack of grain weighs 120 pounds, which is the standard one-stone grain!
Jiang Erye was happier when he saw food at the moment than when he saw beauty and wine, and his heart skipped a beat, and immediately ordered, "Open the warehouse!"
Jiang Erye's personal guard commander Shen Yuanzheng immediately led someone to clear the gravel beside the dog hole. After clearing it half a person deep, he found that there was a huge boulder with a square meter. The stone is often at the mouth of the hole dug out, and it is on the edge of the boulder.
Jiang Erye frowned worriedly. Where grain is stored, the soil needs to be dry, the water level is low, the terrain is high, and it is sealed. If the opening of the stone planed is not blocked tightly, it may cause the grain in the warehouse to deteriorate. Jiang Liu is also worried about the same problem, she analyzed, "Shi Chang is saying that he has only come to pick up food twice, once in spring and March this year, and once in the past few days. It's rainy this year, so it shouldn't be a problem. My daughter listens. The promised grain cellar can keep the grain from spoiling for nine years, but it's only three years. Right, Daddy?"
"Open it and see." Jiang Erye ordered, "Remove the boulder."
"Yes!"
Jiang Erye's personal guard commander Shen Yuanzheng immediately ordered more than 20 people to step forward, lift the boulder, and open the hole. The light could not enter the cave, and the color of the mat exposed on the stone wall at the entrance of the cave made Jiang Erye relieved. Coming here is a standard grain cellar, and the grain should not be spoiled.
Jiang Bao, who went in with a torch to check, quickly came out and said excitedly, "Second Master, there is a lot of food here!"
Jiang Erye couldn't wait to ask, "How much is a lot?"
"This place—" Jiang Bao swiped the hill in front of him with his hand, "It's all hollowed out, and it's full of grain, at least 200,000 stones!"
This is really good! Jiang Erye and Jiang Liu had the same smiles on their faces. Shi Chang, who was being held by others, leaned beside Jiang Erye, trying to exonerate himself, "Although the sinners came in to get two rounds of food, they all sealed the hole when they came out. Lord, look, here's the guilt. The sack is well preserved and there are no traces of snakes, insects, rats and ants."
How could Erye Jiang pay any attention to him, now his eyes are full of food, and he immediately ordered, "Fang Jian sent a sentry to monitor those who tried to enter a radius of ten miles. Kill; Monkey, Baoer, you will lead people to take charge of the total number of grains, Big Brother Shen will take people to move the grains and load the truck, Big Brother Lu will bring people to **** the grains back to Suzhou. We must transport all the grains in the cellar back to Suzhou as soon as possible. State granary, not a grain of rice is allowed to be thrown away!"
"Yes!" The crowd responded loudly and split up.
Sacks of rations were moved out of the cellar, and soon filled fifty carriages and began to carry rations back.
Although after yesterday's repairs, the large stones in the river valley have been cleaned and leveled with soil, but such a road is not as good as a rammed official road. A single carriage can only pull eleven or two bags of grain, and fifty carriages can pull at most. One trip only packs 600 bags. If you want to pull all the food back as soon as possible, these few cars and horses are far from enough. Jiang Liu persuaded, "Dad will bring the grain back to the city, and then send more cars and manpower to transport the grain. My daughter will lead someone to guard here and look for the location of other granaries."
Zuo Wuwei and Zuo Xiaowei who came to support were responsible for resisting the enemy and defending the city. The only people who could be used in Suzhou City were the Xiang Army, the yamen in the city, and even the young and strong people. To use these people, Jiang Er Ye had to coordinate in person. He nodded, "That's fine. There's no rush to find food. You can cook rice here, take a break, and come when you go for your father."
After Jiang Erye escorted the first batch of grain away, when Jiang stayed near the entrance of the granary for breakfast, Jiang Hou'er and Jiang Bao had already counted the amount of grain, "Girl, there are about 250,000 stone grains in this granary!"
250,000 shi, enough for the people of Suzhou to eat until next spring! Jiang Liu was very happy, she raised her head and poured the noodle soup into her stomach, stood up and commanded, "There should be more than this for storing grain, there are probably one or two granaries nearby, you two take someone to guard the entrance of the cave, I will bring Shi Chang looked around."
(end of this chapter)