"Of course I know there are Beijing guards stationed in the city!"
After leaving the magistrate's office, Hong Chengchou smiled somewhat proudly. He had long known that there was food in Yan'an Prefecture, but he would never let him take it away. In fact, this year's military rations in Shaanxi were
Basically, he didn't have much hope. He went to many places, but there was very little food or anything.
He, Hong Chengchou, really couldn't do such a shameless thing as snatching food from the people's mouths.
Hong Chengchou read poetry and books, and had the ambition to stabilize the country. How could he ruin his future for a little food? He came to the prefect's Yamen to find Song Gun, which was actually to test him.
Now he is very sure that there is no shortage of food in Yan'an Prefecture. It is not that Yan'an Prefecture has enough grain, but because those Shanxi grain merchants are continuously sending grain.
He didn't want to know at all what kind of transactions the Yan'an Prefecture had with these grain merchants. He just talked about these Shanxi grain merchants and he hated them more than usual.
He is responsible for supervising grain and participating in political affairs on three sides, and his authority lies in Yansui, Gansu and Ningxia. Gansu and Ningxia are actually under the jurisdiction of the Chief Envoy Department of Shaanxi. For Shanxi, his role as supervising grain and participating in political affairs is basically nothing.
of authority.
However, this year has been a disaster, and food shortages are severe everywhere on the three sides. As a food supervising officer and participating in politics, he has been running around to no avail, so he also decided to go to Shanxi. Compared with Shaanxi, the situation in Shanxi is much better, and the food is also poor.
Much more abundant.
He didn't want to think about Shanxi Town's military rations, but civilian rations, if available, could help.
He has been in contact with grain merchants in Shanxi. As a result, no matter how righteous they are, every grain merchant there seems to be interested in money. Anyway, they can sell grain. Seeing that he supervises grain and participates in politics.
In order to save his face, the grain merchants were willing to sell him some grain, but the money was not less, and the price also followed the grain price in Shaanxi.
As for being requisitioned, don't even think about it. The grain merchants were forced to worry, and they directly pushed it to the military ration requisition in Shanxi Town, and began to complain. Anyway, just one sentence, they must survive, and they also contribute to the court.
Yes, if you want food from three sides, please bring me the money!
Hong Chengchou was so angry that he vomited blood. If he had money, why would he bother with this food and follow the market price in Shaanxi? The current market price is at least several times the usual price. Even if the army allocates a little money, how much food can he buy?
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In Shanxi Town, the troops on three sides of him had no money to deal with these grain merchants. However, if these grain merchants transported grain from Shanxi to Shaanxi, they were just delivering it to their doorsteps. What else could he be polite about?
He would not send troops to steal the people's food rations, but he would not feel any pressure at all to steal the food from unscrupulous grain merchants.
He directly set up checkpoints more than 20 miles away from Yan'an Prefecture. As a superintendent of food and political participation, he was not a mere commander. There were hundreds of elite soldiers following him around. This year, he relied on these elite soldiers to defeat Hancheng.
He became famous for defeating the large number of refugees who besieged the city. Now, it is uncertain that these soldiers and horses outside Yan'an Mansion will be able to perform new feats and relieve the urgent needs of the troops on the three sides.
The checkpoints were set up very well. Within three days, two grain teams passed by here and headed towards Yan'an Prefecture. Without any explanation, he directly detained the grain trucks and drove them back.
The two grain teams had almost three to four hundred shi of grain, which was already a large sum of money. He was hesitating whether to transport the grain back to Guyuan first or wait a little longer. After all, this kind of thing was very important.
, after those grain merchants who were driven away by him went back and found out that someone was requisitioning their grain here, they would never do it again.
However, at this time, the report from his subordinates made him immediately make up his mind.
"Sir, this grain team is bigger than the previous two combined. My subordinates have seen it with their own eyes. There are dozens of trucks of grain and grass, at least five hundred dan!"
The subordinate was a little excited. If he really stopped the grain truck he saw, their mission of a thousand stones would be completed. There is a high probability that they would not have to run around anymore this year, but could be comfortable in the military camp in Guyuan.
I was stunned.
"How long until it arrives?" Hong Chengchou's eyes lit up: "What a big deal!"
"We will definitely arrive before dark!" the subordinate said with certainty, and then hesitated a little: "However, unlike the grain truck we stopped earlier, this time, it seems that there are officers and soldiers escorting it?"
"Have you seen the flag clearly? Is it our Shaanxi troops or Shanxi troops? How many people are there?" Hong Chengchou frowned. It didn't matter if they robbed a group of grain merchants. They couldn't cause trouble, but if they fought with friendly forces, then
It's another story again.
However, he is not afraid of this either.
"None of them!" The subordinate's face became even weirder: "It seems to be the flag of the Beijing Guards troops we saw in Yan'an Mansion, there are about a hundred people! Sir, do we do this business?"
"Nanhaiwei?" Hong Chengchou's face also became a little strange. He pondered for a moment: "Do it, why not do it? Don't take the food that comes to your door in vain. Let the brothers change the flag. Anyway, we won't admit it afterwards.
That’s it, how could they still dare to fight us?”
"Have you heard your instructions? Please change your flags and don't let the other party recognize our origins!"
The servants around him loudly passed on Hong Chengchou's order. There was a fundamental difference between the elite soldiers who passed through the battle formation and the ordinary frontier troops. With less than a cup of tea, these soldiers and horses of hundreds of people,
They were already waiting neatly on the official road, and the color of their clothes, except that they were officers and soldiers, no one could tell clearly which part of the army they were!
At the same time, Li Zicheng, who was escorting the grain and fodder, looked ahead as if he was sensing something.
On the way here, he had already met several groups of guys from the grain company who had escaped. He knew that there was a group of officers and soldiers waiting for him in front of him, but these people who had escaped couldn't explain it clearly, and he couldn't figure out the origin of this group of officers and soldiers.
Are there other officers and soldiers near Yan'an Mansion?
This is really a problem for Li Zicheng. You know, before going to Shanxi to escort this batch of grain and grass, he plowed a hundred miles of Yan'an Prefecture. Not to mention the officers and soldiers, even the thieves could not see it.
It’s time for big stocks.
However, those who escaped all said that although the officers and soldiers robbed food, they did not harm anyone. This behavior made Li Zicheng even more confused. If they were bandits, they would naturally rob people and food together.
And if they were really officers and soldiers, instead of silencing them and letting these people go, wouldn't they really be worried about these people going to Nanhaiwei to call for help?
You know, these guys are touching the food of Nanhaiwei!
"Please cheer up!" He was riding on his horse, shouting loudly: "Now that we have eaten and drank enough, take out the guys and let's see what kind of people are waiting for us in front of us!"