The atmosphere inside the Chinese army camp was quiet.
As Su Cheng stated his conditions, Liu Changfeng hesitated.
As a military attache, you really shouldn't get involved in local government affairs without receiving precise orders.
But Su Cheng is too cunning. A word of food hits the sore spot directly!
Yes, these thousand people now have no worries about food in Liuhe County, because all their food is supplied by Liuhe County.
But what about after returning to Jiangzhou City?
There was not only his troop there, but also three other thousand-man troops.
Among the eleven counties under Jiangzhou, only Liuhe County currently has excess food. How can it supply these four thousand troops?
Once he left Liuhe County, Liu Changfeng had to worry about food problems.
The reason why he was willing to stay in Liuhe County and let Su Cheng delay was that he even treated Su Cheng respectfully.
The purpose is also for food!
He knew very well that once he returned to Jiangzhou City, he would definitely fall into a food crisis.
For soldiers and horses like them who are stationed in local areas, all food is provided by the government where they are stationed.
But there is a severe drought this year. How can Jiangzhou City afford food for these four thousand soldiers and horses?
Even the other three captains have sent him letters. Starting last month, the food given to them by Jiangzhou has been reduced to less than one-fifth.
The three captains also envied Liu Changfeng for being stationed in Liuhe County, and even wanted him to help intercede with Su Cheng to see if there was any excess grain to sell to them.
And now, he, Liu Changfeng, is also facing such a problem.
However, Su Cheng's words now reveal that he is willing to send troops to guard the area in exchange for food.
This is a great offer!
If he can reach an agreement and get more food back, he won't have to worry about food for the next period of time.
As long as we survive the autumn plowing period and wait until the next season's grain matures, everything will be back on track.
Of course, if you want to survive the autumn plowing period, you still have to rely on food from Liuhe County!
Thinking of this, Liu Changfeng smiled bitterly and finally let go of his identity and face as a captain.
"Master Hou, you are really eloquent!"
"To be honest, I am very excited about this deal."
"There are thousands of people like me, and we need a lot of food every day. This is indeed a big problem."
"But there is one thing I don't understand. Why does the Marquis have to go against the other ten county magistrates because of these victims?"
Liu Changfeng didn't understand.
Those victims were just reprimanding the people. Why did Su Cheng offend ten county magistrates by wanting to feed these people?
We are all colleagues, so logically we should advance and retreat together.
What's more, offending ten county magistrates at the same time will also be detrimental to Su Cheng's career in the future.
Anyone who is normal would not have such thoughts.
When Su Cheng heard this, he chuckled and did not answer immediately. Instead, he picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip.
Putting down the teacup, Su Cheng slowly asked, "Has Mr. Liu Qian ever seen a dead person?"
"As a military attache, I have certainly seen it before!"
"How many dead people have Mr. Liu Qian seen?"
"Probably less than twenty people!"
When Su Cheng heard this, he raised his head slightly and looked outside the tent, a look of compassion flashed in his eyes.
"Mr. Liu Qian, have you ever imagined that there are forty or fifty corpses in front of you, and each corpse is ragged and skinny?"
Su Cheng suddenly turned his head and stared at Liu Changfeng: "And this situation is increasing every day. For more than ten consecutive days, there have been so many corpses in front of you!"
"Would you choose to prevent this, or would you turn a blind eye for the sake of your own career?"
Liu Changfeng's expression changed.
Liu Changfeng knew about this situation.
Just some time ago, a large number of disaster victims poured into Liuhe County, causing Liuhe County to be unable to accept so many victims for a while, causing many victims to starve to death.
In addition, many victims came from other counties and had nothing to eat on the way. After traveling for several days and nights, they starved to death as soon as they arrived in Liuhe County.
The deaths of these people certainly had no impact on him as a military attache, and he didn't care about these things.
But as the magistrate of Liuhe County, Su Cheng must deal with those corpses every day.
From this point of view, it was the large number of deaths of those victims that made the marquis want to completely change the status quo.
In this way, this Marquis really has a heart of a Buddha, and he did not fall out with the other ten county magistrates just to let the victims grow food for Liuhe County.
If Su Cheng did this kind of thing for the sake of his official career, his own selfishness, and to ensure a bumper grain harvest in Liuhe County, he would definitely not be able to help others, otherwise he would be impeached.
But if Su Cheng only wanted to help the victims survive, then there was no room for negotiation on the matter.
"It turns out that the Marquis was moved by those victims!"
Liu Changfeng's face straightened, he stared at Su Cheng and asked: "If I agree to this, apart from the food that the Marquis promised to give me, what are you going to do with the excess food, Marquis?"
This is the key!
Since you, Su Cheng, keep saying that it is for the victims, what will you do with the extra food if there is a bumper harvest during the autumn plowing?
When Su Cheng heard this, a smile appeared on his lips.
It seems that Mr. Liu Qian has already agreed to this matter in his heart, otherwise he would not ask so carefully.
Sure enough, a person who can be a commander of thousands cannot be a fool. He must think everything through.
With a chuckle, Su Cheng said slowly: "I will keep some of the excess grain in Liuhe County, but most of it will be handed over to the prefect of Jiangzhou."
"When the time comes, I will trouble Mr. Liu Qian to send someone to escort him."
If the autumn plowing goes well, there will definitely be a lot of food in the next season.
He, Su Cheng, is not a greedy person. If he keeps all this food, he will definitely cause dissatisfaction among many people.
However, he would not be stupid enough to give these grains to the other ten county magistrates. Instead, he would hand them over to the Jiangzhou prefect and let the prefect distribute them on his own.
When Liu Changfeng heard this, his eyes narrowed into a straight line.
If this is the case, Su Cheng probably didn't lie.
They were all planning to ask him to send someone to escort him. Su Cheng definitely didn't dare to leave too much food, so he could detect the clues just by counting.
In fact, this is also a temptation for him!
If Su Cheng couldn't explain clearly what to do with the food after the big harvest, he wouldn't get involved.
When a military attache participates in local political affairs, he will leave traces if he is not careful, so he has to be careful.
After pondering for a moment, Liu Changfeng finally gritted his teeth!
"Since Lord Marquis has mentioned this, it would be unkind if I didn't agree."
"When will the Marquis plan to ask for someone?"
"Now!" Su Cheng smiled.
"So fast?" Liu Changfeng was a little surprised.
Su Cheng shook his head: "It seems that Mr. Liu Qian doesn't know the importance of planting rice. Once the season is over, the growth of rice will be affected, and even the yield will be affected."
"I see, then I will go down to select people and ask Mr. Su to come with me to arrange their whereabouts!"