General, who is the child's father!

"Your Highness, this time I have negotiated with some of you here. According to the current situation, each store can collect enough [-] shi of rice to send to the army as military rations." Before anyone else could speak, Duan Xingzhou, the prefect, took a step forward Let's start this topic first.

"Nine thousand stones? The efficiency of Duan Zhifu's work really surprised this prince!" Hearing what Duan Xingzhou said, the sixth prince said in a slightly surprised tone. Duan Zhifu's eyes changed.

"His Royal Highness congratulates you. This is a matter of humble duty. The current war is imminent. Only when our army wins can the people of Mufeng City live and work in peace and contentment. Of course, this is also thanks to the strong support of all shop owners who are willing to donate their money. Contribute to the great affairs of this country." Duan Xingzhou spoke modestly on the surface, but he was secretly proud in his heart, as soon as he received the news yesterday, he had already bullied and lured these shop owners.

Hearing Duan Xingzhou's words, Li Mu sneered in his heart, what is his duty?They didn't hand over this matter to the magistrate, let alone mentioned to Duan Xingzhou that he needed to come forward to collect food and grass, and seeing the expressions of fear on the merchants' faces, he knew after thinking about it that the nine thousand stones of food and grass were How did you collect it.

"Heh!" The sixth prince snorted and gave Li Mu a wink.

Li Mu's thoughts turned around, and he already understood that today's matter might have some way out of what he had imagined, so he stood up and said in a deliberately difficult manner: "Prefect Duan, your ability and means are so powerful, so you should also be aware of the nine thousand stones of grain. It can only solve the immediate urgent need, it will take at least one and a half months for the DPRK to raise and deliver the military rations, see if you can get everyone to donate more food, it will cost at least [-] shi!"

Once it is fifty kilograms, that is, one hundred catties, nine thousand stones is 90 catties of grain. This number sounds very large, but you have to know that ancient men ate a lot of grain, they are not like modern girls The food is similar to what cats eat. Soldiers are particularly exhausted. It is not too much to eat a catty of rice a day. Like Tian Fatty, Li Mu thinks that he can eat two catties a day by himself. Even if these 90 soldiers consumed 20 catties a day, [-] catties would only last them more than [-] days.

"Prefect Duan, don't rush to answer. As you said just now, in the current battle, the affairs of the officers and soldiers of the army are related to the safety of the entire Mufeng City. At such a critical moment, everyone should lend a helping hand, right?" Li Mu laughed. Looking at Chao Duan Xingzhou, his eyes swept over the faces of each of the merchants, taking into account the expressions of these merchants one by one.

After hearing Li Mu's words, Duan Xingzhou knelt down in front of the sixth prince with a plop and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me, these nine thousand stones are already the maximum amount that every grain shop and rice store in the city can make up. It's all small business, please don't embarrass them!"

"Prefect Duan really likes to joke. There are eleven grain shops and three large rice shops in this huge Mufeng City. You say you can only take out nine thousand shi of grain at most. Are you deceiving your highness because you are not familiar with the place?" Li Mu Slightly narrowed his eyes and looked at the prefect Duan.

"Your Highness, the autumn harvest in Mufeng City was not good last year, and there was a big war this autumn. Many fields were destroyed, and the city gates were closed and grain could not be transported back from other places. The shops really don't have much grain in stock. I've tried my best, it can be said that I've done my best!" Duan Xingzhou was very displeased with the Baihu next to the sixth prince, he was a majestic fourth-rank magistrate, and this little Baihu dared to talk to him like this, He didn't intend to answer Li Mu's question, but spoke directly to the sixth prince.

Seeing Duan Xingzhou knelt down, those merchants also knelt down in fear and trepidation, their eyes showing panic and uneasiness. The amount they donated this time was not as Duan Xingzhou said. They also know the purpose of donating food, but they are not willing to give them all. They also have more than a dozen people, old and young, big and small, to feed. Besides, the army should be supported by the court. They have paid a lot of tax money over the years!

But looking at the current situation has made these merchants feel a little shaken, why don't we add more?This idea flashed by and then was extinguished, Li Bai's household registration is not just a star and a half, if they really make up the sixteen thousand stones, how much will they have left?Will they still live in the future?Besides, the magistrate yesterday assured them that this amount of food and grass is definitely enough, and he has his own explanation for the rest.

Weighing the gains and losses in their hearts, these merchants said that they really did their best!

Hearing Duan Xingzhou's words and looking at the reactions of the merchants present, Li Mu shook his head in his heart, and looked at the sixth prince with a hint of admiration. Maybe he would really believe what these people said. Sure enough, the most cunning people were those people who were in officialdom and shopping malls.

"Master Duan, you must know that this grain requisition is related to the life and death of the entire Mufeng City. It cannot be sloppy at all. If there is not enough grain and grass, and the soldiers starve to death, then the city may not be able to survive. Without troops stationed, everyone stay There is no point in ordering food to open a store!" Li Mu finally gave these people a chance, they planned to discuss and organize this time, and even offered enough benefits, but these people in front of them don't want to eat toast but want to drink If he was punished with alcohol, he could only say sorry. After all, compared with the tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of people in the city, the interests of these dozen or so merchants were simply insignificant.

"Li Baihu, you can't talk nonsense if you don't understand the truth!" Duan Zhifu raised his head and glared at Li Mu, and then shouted to the sixth prince: "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance, how dare I treat it like a joke, what the lower official said But every sentence is true, please let Your Highness learn from it!"

Duan Xingzhou's face was serious, and his eyes sincerely begged the sixth prince, as if he dared to swear to the sky that what he said was not at all watery, and then without waiting for the sixth prince to speak, he changed the subject and said: "Your Highness wants to make up for this six thousand It’s not impossible to measure food and grass with a thousand stones.”

"Then tell me what you can do!" Duan Xingzhou said so much to the sixth prince, this time the sixth prince raised his eyelids and finally responded respectfully to Duan Xingzhou's words.

"Your Highness, as far as I know, there is still a rice shop in this city that has not been invited today! Moreover, this rice shop has always been in a prosperous business, and the amount of grain it has hoarded is probably a large amount! If you can get them to sell grain, it will definitely be able to satisfy your demand. The demand for this time." Duan Xingzhou spoke confidently.

"You mean this rice shop can produce seven thousand shi of grain?" The sixth prince asked after taking a sip of tea.

"Exactly, this Liangfeng rice shop is under the name of the rich merchant Shen's family. The rice shop is spread all over the counties and counties. I have already sent someone to invite, please wait a moment, Your Highness, I think this person will come soon, and the [-] shi of rice will definitely be fine by then!"

Duan Xingzhou lowered his head and said, a ray of light flashed in his eyes where no one could see. He heard that the six princes in front of him were very happy and angry. Liang Feng Mi Xing did not come to ask His Highness to wait, obviously he did not want to give face to the Sixth Prince, Duan Xingzhou felt that the Sixth Prince would definitely be furious, and the Shen family would not be able to bear it by then and walked away!

After Duan Xingzhou finished speaking, many people in charge of the other rice merchants showed a hint of gloating, and only a few showed worry in their eyes. They obviously understood that if they didn't come today, they would offend the arrogant and domineering six in front of them. Prince!And although this Shen family is one of the richest merchants in Baisheng Kingdom, they operate countless shops and cover a wide range of businesses. Almost every county has shops of the Shen family, but they are just a merchant family after all. If they offend the sixth prince, what will happen next I'm afraid life will be difficult!

"Shen family!" The sixth prince nodded, these three words came out of his mouth very meaningfully.

"Hey! It's been a while since I sent someone, so it should be here. What's going on with this Liangfeng rice store!" Duan Xingzhou turned his head and looked at the entrance and murmured, as if talking to himself Talking to himself can be heard by the surrounding people, with a bit of anxiety and worry in his tone, as if looking forward to the figure of the person in charge of the Liangfeng Rice Company at the next entrance.

But Li Mu felt the insidiousness of this boat trip. Although this person never said anything wrong with the Liangfengmi trip, everyone present felt that the Liangfengmi trip was too ignorant and dared to ignore the sixth prince. Besides, the matter this time is related to the army and involves a lot of importance. In such a situation, no one will be sent here. It is obvious that he will not give face to the sixth prince, and even in the eyes of a deeper association, it can be said that it is treason!I don't know how the Shen family of the Liangfeng Rice Shop offended the magistrate!

And at this moment, footsteps suddenly came from the entrance, neither heavy nor urgent, a red figure walked in, this person was the red brother whom he met halfway before!

Brother Hong took a few steps forward and knelt down to the sixth prince: "The person in charge of Caomin Liangfeng Rice Shop pays homage to His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince!"

"A brother?" The sixth prince didn't ask Brother Hong to get up, but rather disdainfully said that a brother is actually the person in charge of the Liangfeng Rice Company. It's really a bit of a joke. Whose brother? Do business in public?Even if there is, he is married and husband.

"Brother Caomin Hong!" Brother Hong didn't take the sixth prince's contempt into his heart, knelt up straight and looked directly at the sixth prince, without any timidity in his eyes.

"Why did you come here, brother! Doesn't Liangfeng Rice Company have a man who can take care of things!" The appearance of this brother Hong was not expected by Duan Xingzhou, he frowned and asked.

"Prefect Duan's words are serious, whether it is a man or a brother, as long as he can make decisions here today!" Li Mu said, what's wrong with this brother!Even modern women can hold up half the sky!Li Mu still has a good impression of the red boy who appeared in front of him.