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Chapter 53 Transporting Food (Revised)

In Shaonan City, even if it's the real emperor, it's not necessarily better to use the banner of the Cheng family.

The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current one. The Cheng family controls all aspects of Shaonan City. From farmland to lawsuits, the Cheng family is everywhere. Just like other noble families, hundreds of years of management have allowed them to control every inch of land. Marked with the word "Cheng".

Precisely because there are Cheng family members everywhere, in Shaonan, there is a lot of emphasis on playing the banner of the Cheng family.For example, "Which rooms are in the Cheng family" can only be asked by the Cheng family members of the fourth branch of Qingyue Yuanlong. If you are stricter, it is best for the concubine not to say such things in public so as not to be laughed at.

Hongri Village is the most important outhouse of the Cheng family, and the steward who guards the village must also be surnamed Cheng, so he replied obediently: "My name is Cheng Cha, and I'm from Zhisifu."

The five clothes that the Great Xia Dynasty paid attention to were the same as in ancient China, that is, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-grandfather (below, son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-grandson) were used as the link. If the relationship between the two was separated at the time of great-grandfather, it would be four Convincing, this is already quite a distant relationship.

As for Qingyue Yuanlong, the four clothes were divided from the generation of the Cheng family who founded the foundation. It has been passed down for hundreds of years, and their closeness to each other is also limited.

"I am the third son of Qing Zizhi." Compared with this, Cheng Jinzhou's status could be called prominent. He raised his head and shouted, "Do you know me?"

"The third brother of Qingzizhi, I know." Cheng Cha was relieved for a while, then walked out a little more uneasy, tried his best to look into the air, and said, "What happened in the city?"

"Certify your identities, let's go down and talk." Cheng Jinzhou looked at Wang Linghe as he spoke, worried that he would not like it, no matter how strong an astromancer is, he is still a mortal man, unless there is a defensive star formation, he will still be shot to death with an arrow.

Cheng Cha thought for a while and signaled the crossbowmen to put away their arrows. As for the army, they had no objection. There were no officers present who could command. Provoking the Star Warlock was tantamount to seeking death.For the flying Star Warlock, the weapon can be a bit of a threat at best. If there is a real fight, who can be sure to shoot the Star Warlock who moves randomly in the sky, let alone the person who can resist and may also have defensive equipment.

Wang Linghe didn't seem worried. He threw Cheng Jinzhou off and followed behind with his hands behind his back. Lu Xu still walked in front stupidly, but there was a little light on his left arm, which must be a protective star array.

Cheng Cha didn't know Cheng Jinzhou, but the big Zhuangzi always knew about this famous son. In addition, the two star warlocks had fallen down, and his tense spirit finally relaxed a little.

As for the small school in the army, it was even more unbearable. Seeing that the astromancers were within the range of the bow and crossbow, his waist straightened instantly, as if he was not the lowest school lieutenant, but had been promoted to a general.

"Third brother." The second steward followed the rules and saluted Cheng Jin, and then asked: "It snowed too much the past few days. We haven't contacted the city for two or three days. I didn't know you were coming."

"The food didn't come in at all?" Cheng Jinzhou's voice was calm, but questioning.

Cheng Cha's eyelids twitched, and he said, "Usually people come here to buy food from the rice shop. In the past few days for Chinese New Year..."

His voice is getting lower and lower.No one is more stupid than anyone else, four gates of Shaonan City were closed during the New Year's Eve, and astrologers brought people to ask questions, and after thinking about it again, he became clearer.The citizens in the city are no different than those in the countryside. Many people buy rice every day. Although they buy more during the New Year's festival, there is no food when the market opens, and people's hearts are fluctuating.

Cheng Jinzhou raised his eyebrows and said, "Today we must transport food into the city..."

Cheng Cha suddenly had the courage to interrupt him and said: "The roads are all broken..."

"It's a total of dozens of miles. Even if I have to pick up the burden, I have to pick it up." Cheng Jinzhou said arrogantly, and he didn't know much about it.

The second steward didn't dare to argue with Cheng Jinzhou, so he looked around and said, "Then do you have your wife's warrant? The young masters are also fine."

Cheng Jinzhou narrowed his eyes and said, "I'll give you a warrant when we get to the city."

"This is impossible." Cheng Cha's anxious eyes were red, and he said: "The food is a death order, I gave it to you, and you have to commit suicide tomorrow."

Cheng Jinzhou grabbed him by the neck, pulled him in front of him, and said viciously in his ear: "Don't think that I don't know about the nasty things you guys did. Things are urgent today, I don't have time to argue with you, if you give me food, I will protect you afterwards, if you don't give me, let alone your life, the whole family is waiting to throw the corpse away."

The second steward swallowed hard, rolled his eyes to the left and right twice, and said with a mournful face, "Master, Zhuang Ding here has gone home, and the mountains are covered by heavy snow, where can I find someone for you, and, and..."

"And what?" There were two astrologists present, and Cheng Jinzhou wasn't worried about not being able to get the food at all, but the attitude of the other party made him feel uneasy.

Not far away, a few stewards were looking at this side worriedly. Cheng Cha caught a glimpse of them, as if grabbing straws, and hissed, "It's just these little beasts, it's just these few little beasts."

"Keep your voice down." Cheng Jinzhou narrowed his eyes and said, "Tell me something."

"That..." Cheng Cha knelt down on the icy snow with a plop, and stammered, "Maybe there's not enough food."

"Damn it." Cheng Jinzhou cursed heartily, really wanted to slap the thin face in front of him, and said with force: "What's going on? How much more?"

"Maximum 5000 stone."

5000 shi, or 2.5 jin, was sent to the grain store in the city, and I am afraid that it would not last all morning.

The insufficient food was naturally stolen and sold, and Cheng Jinzhou was probably responsible for it.The closer to the New Year's Eve, the higher the price of grain. It's natural for these Zhuang Ding to be unable to bear it. No wonder Shi Yan is always short of some grain when he goes to buy grain afterwards.

Although the food is small, it is still possible to save lives, not to mention the current transportation conditions, no matter how much food is transported, it will not be possible.Cheng Jinzhou simply waved his hand and said: "If you can transport it all into the city, I will take care of your business and let bygones be bygones."

"It will take more than 1000 people to get into the city, and now the horses can't run." Cheng Cha is the first-line steward, and he has a chance to save his life, so he said quickly: "The mule will die on the road too. , people are better, but in this situation, it may be very difficult for one person to bear the burden."

"Then get more people. Mobilize the garrison." Cheng Jinzhou said and asked the officer: "How many people do you have?"

"There are 800 people in Hongri Village." The small school calmed down at this moment, and said: "You don't have a warrant, and you can't move a single person."

His tone was much firmer than Cheng Cha's.

If he is an adult, as Cheng Jinzhou is, the officer may have to think about it, but since he is a child, he will never violate Shangfeng's order and send soldiers without authorization. The control of the military is very strict.

Although Xiaoxiao is afraid of death, his head is very clear.

Dealing with him should not be the same as dealing with the second steward. Cheng Jinzhou stared at him for a moment, then turned to Cheng Cha and said, "Go and find out all the people under your command now. The problem of Zhuangzi's defense should be handed over to the garrison. Yicang How far is it from here?"

"Within less than 10 miles, there are 1 staff members." Cheng Cha said quite skillfully. Judging from the current situation, if there are 1 people left in the full staff, it is considered good discipline.

Yicang is called Yicang, but it belongs to the grain reserves of Daxia Central Committee. Even Cheng Yun'an is not qualified to open a warehouse. Hearing Cheng Jinzhou's question, the little school's eyes became more and more unfriendly.The Cheng family's influence is enough to cover the garrison, but not enough to make them serve until death. Opening a warehouse is an absolute capital crime.

"Send someone to look for my cousin." Cheng Jinzhou said, tightening the clothes wrapped around his body, and said, "How soon can your people leave?"

Seeing that he was going to come for real, Cheng Cha immediately became nervous, looked around, and said with a bitter face: "Third brother, the weather outside can really freeze your toes off, so much food, and you have to carry a load, and now It's still the New Year's Eve, and there is no such thing as a strong man at this time..."

"Only clothes are the real problem to be solved..." Cheng Jinzhou pondered for a moment, squinted his eyes at the school principal and said, "Since the garrison is unwilling to dispatch, let's give up the cotton clothes and shoes."

In this era when the army is not fully equipped for long-distance travel, it is simply unrealistic to ask the farmers to prepare by themselves.

The small school itself was extremely afraid of death, but he had a good hand at talking, and immediately objected: "It's freezing cold, and people will die if they don't have cotton clothes and shoes."

"A dead fellow Taoist is not a poor Taoist." Cheng Jinzhou hummed, but his eyes showed unkindness.

Doing nothing, deceiving others, being selfish, not following the rules, this small school has it all.

For a moment, he really wanted to kill.

(End of this chapter)