Xi'an Prefecture, a large warehouse of the Logistics Department of the Qin Army.
Qiao Zhen, the manager of the Longchang, took a stack of official documents and handed them to the officer guarding the warehouse.
"Sir, this is an order issued by Director Jiang of your Logistics Department. I am here to collect the relevant supplies."
Qiao Zhen handed the order signed by Jiang Zhiyu to the officer.
He made it clear who he was and why he was there.
For specific matters, Mr. Liu Wenguang, the Logistics Department official who came to Xi'an with him, contacted the Logistics Department officials at the Xi'an warehouse.
Qiao Zhen only needs to do his job well and safely transport these materials from Xi'an to the Qin Army camp in Kaifeng. He does not need to manage other matters.
If he is not accompanied by an official from the Logistics Department, even if he has official documents in his hand, he will not be able to withdraw anything from the warehouse of the Logistics Department.
Qiao Zhen thought of that day when he transported grain to the Qin army's camp.
He never expected that he would be received by Jiang Zhiyu, the head of the Qin Army's Logistics Department.
Jiang Zhiyu gave him a big order.
It wasn't just the profit from this order that excited Qiao Zhen.
By completing this order, he will gain the friendship of the Qin army.
At least it was the friendship of Jiang Zhiyu, the head of the Logistics Department.
Qiao Zhen didn't hesitate, he immediately agreed.
The content of the order from the Logistics Department is to give them everything but food.
Transport a batch of weapons and ammunition from Xi'an to Kaifeng.
The road from Xi'an to Kaifeng has been completely captured by the Qin army. The defeated troops and bandits, as well as the garrison troops in various places, have basically been dealt with.
Along the way, there were constant patrols by security forces. Qiao Zhen thought that the road was very safe.
He returned to Xi'an from Henan and recruited a large number of young people in Henan through Niu Gengshan and others.
The price of young adults here in Henan is very cheap.
After the war, the Qin army also rescued people everywhere.
But it can only ensure that these people will not die of hunger.
If they want to live a better life, they must earn money to support their families.
Qiao Zhen gave them an opportunity to earn money to support their families and recruited a large number of young people.
He also asked Qiao Daqiang to ride a fast horse to Xi'an.
Qiao Zhen calculated the materials to be transported, which required 50,000 wheelbarrows as a means of transportation.
As long as the wealth does not go to outsiders, he will immediately notify Longchang Automobile Co., Ltd. to produce a large number of wheelbarrows.
Not only can this profit be kept in your own hands, but the handover time will not be delayed.
Qiao Zhen had packed a large amount of grain at the Xi'an Grain Storage Bureau yesterday.
There are military rations that need to be transported here, and there are also grains that he purchased himself for the transportation team to eat on the road.
Today we came to the warehouse of the Logistics Department to transport some weapons and ammunition.
The process of taking weapons out of the warehouse was extremely cumbersome. Qiao Zhen watched Liu Wenguang cooperate with the logistics department's warehouse work while he waited on the sidelines.
Weapons boxes with seals were kept being loaded onto wheelbarrows.
One wheelbarrow after another walked out of the warehouse of the logistics department. The wheelbarrows walked on the cement road, and the wheels rattled on the ground.
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Qiao Zhen led a long team out of the east gate of Xi'an Mansion.
Liu Wenguang looked at Qiao Zhen with a smile and said:
"Dr. Qiao, thank you for your hard work along the way. The time period given by Minister Jiang is very relaxed, but we need to get the supplies to the Qin army camp as soon as possible.
Your transportation team will be more burdened. If you transport the supplies to the Qin Army camp earlier, Dongqiao’s family can also find some money to settle the payment, and they don’t have to worry about the supplies being damaged or lost on the road."
When Qiao Zhen heard the urging from Logistics Department official Liu Wenguang, he was not surprised at all.
The earlier these supplies arrive at the Qin Army's camp, the earlier the Qin Army will be able to use sufficient ammunition.
"Master Liu, I will try my best to speed up the march of the team.
It's been very hard for you to follow us all the way, as our transport team doesn't even have a carriage."
Liu Wenguang said with a smile: "It's really hard for me riding a donkey, but it's even harder for you guys pushing wheelbarrows.
I am also a farmer, and I am different from those civil servants."
Liu Wenguang was born in the peasant army and had never suffered anything at that time.
He and Brother Wang Ziyong went to the Ningxia Reclamation Corps together.
Later, I found a connection and was transferred to the logistics department.
Qiao Zhen looked at Liu Wenguang, an official from the Logistics Department, who spoke very straightforwardly and was completely different from the civil servants he had met before.
He has the temperament of a soldier. This should be because the Logistics Department is under the management of the Qin Army.
Qiao Zhen asked curiously: "Mr. Liu, why do we use a wheelbarrow to transport things this time?"
"You don't quite understand it now, but you will understand if you go on.
The quality of the unicycles built by your shop is very good.
Transport it to the Qin Army camp, and I will recommend relevant personnel to buy the remaining wheelbarrows from you."
Qiao Zhen felt even happier when she heard that he praised the unicycles produced by his factory and recommended Qin Jun to buy the remaining unicycles.
In this way, the biggest cost of their transportation team is solved.
"Mr. Liu, thank you for taking a fancy to our wheelbarrow. Making wheels is a craft that we rely on for our survival.
If this skill is lost, it will not survive in the market.
This time I am transporting military rations and supplies, and I must arrive at Kaifeng Mansion before the regulations.
A good quality unicycle can save a lot of time on the road.”
In order to save time, Qiao Zhen asked the craftsmen to apply the most advanced technology to the unicycle.
The wheelbarrow of the unicycle is no longer a wooden one-piece wheel.
It is a steel ring, hollow structure, with only a few brackets connected to the main shaft.
The most critical thing is the wheel bearing, which is the latest bearing produced by the machinery company and is very expensive.
Most people are reluctant to use it on carriages, so he uses it on wheelbarrows.
This kind of wheel can carry a lot of load and is very light.
Qiao Zhen led the transport convoy and headed for Kaifeng City along the bank of the Yellow River.
As soon as he left Tongguan, he knew why he needed to transport it by land.
A gust of southeast wind blew, and the thick ice on the Yellow River began to melt gradually.
Huge cracks appeared on the Yellow River. People walking on the ice of the Yellow River could easily fall into the Yellow River.
The cracked ice cannot bear any load.
The spring breeze is blowing, and the river surface has gradually opened up.
The Qin army's logistics supplies can only be transported by land.
Along the way, Qiao Zhen kept encountering patrolling guards.
The transportation team marched very smoothly and soon arrived at the Qin Army camp in Kaifeng.
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On the Yellow River embankment in Kaifeng Prefecture, Jiang Zhiyu, director of the Logistics Department, watched a layer of broken ice appear on the Yellow River ice.
The upper reaches have begun to melt, but the lower reaches have not completely melted yet.
Ice cubes of different sizes collided with each other, making a rattling sound.
Pieces of broken ice are floating towards the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
The water level in the Kaifeng section of the Yellow River has soared, almost overflowing the embankment.
Li Shengming, the prefect of Kaifeng, is leading Qingzhuang to urgently strengthen the Yellow River embankment.
Jiang Zhiyu brought the soldiers from the Logistics Department to the Yellow River embankment to help.
This is the danger of freezing floods that will occur after the Yellow River thaws.
During this time, no boats can sail on the Yellow River.
Even if the ships were covered with iron shells, they would not be able to withstand the constant impact of ice.
At the same time, this time is also the biggest test for the Qin Army's logistics system.
The Yellow River has thawed, making it impossible to use the ice to tow and quickly transport bulk materials.
The Yellow River has not completely thawed, so there is no way to sail on it.
The only way to transport supplies by land is to hire a large number of young men to carry them on their shoulders and in wheelbarrows to transport the supplies to the front line.
The guard came over and reported: "Minister Jiang and Qiao Zhen, the owner of the Longchang, have arrived at the camp with a large amount of supplies."
When Jiang Zhiyu heard the news, he immediately returned to the Qin army's camp.
Qiao Zhen was one of his prepared back-up men.
He had already anticipated the logistical difficulties that the Qin Army would encounter when the Yellow River thawed, and arranged everything in advance.
Qiao Zhen, the owner of the Longchang, transported grain to the Qin army camp for the first time.
Jiang Zhiyu found that the amount of food was exactly the same.
The Qin Army's Logistics Department had limited personnel, so the Logistics Department hired young men and women to transport weapons, ammunition, and food for the army.
The relatively safe route from Tongguan to Kaifeng does not have enough manpower to transport large quantities of materials.
After Jiang Zhiyu inspected it, he handed over part of the transportation of supplies to Qiao Zhen.
This section of the road is relatively safe and you will not encounter enemy attacks.
Qiao Zhen was handing over with the officers of the Qin Army camp.
They check the type and quantity of food and whether the seals on weapons and ammunition are complete.
When Qiao Zhen arrived at the Qin army camp in Kaifeng, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
Last time he transported food, this time he transported weapons and ammunition.
If food is lost, it will affect the army's operations, but it is only a minor problem.
Losing weapons and ammunition is a big deal, and missing a box of weapons and ammunition is a huge deal.
He worked cautiously along the way, sending many confidants to patrol the team continuously, and the logistics corps brought by Liu Wenguang to protect him. This ensured that there would be no problems with the transportation of weapons and ammunition.
Qiao Zhen saw the soldiers in the camp who were counting weapons give way to a path.
Jiang Zhiyu, the head of the Logistics Department, came to the Qin Army camp.
Qiao Zhen immediately greeted him and said with relief: "Minister Jiang, I lived up to your trust and transported all the food, weapons and ammunition to the camp safely.
If there is anything else you need me to do after that, Minister Jiang, please ask."
Jiang Zhiyu saw that the weapons and ammunition that had arrived were piled up in the entire warehouse.
He smiled and said: "Lord Qiao, thank you for transporting so many weapons and ammunition.
I will settle the payment for you this time under the witness of the bank in a moment.
Bringing so many weapons and ammunition can keep the army going for a while.
When the Yellow River is completely opened, there will be a large number of transport ships bringing supplies."
Qiao Zhen was just being polite. He had already seen that the ice on the Yellow River was about to completely melt and the waterway would soon be open.
He had just left Tongguan, and there were only some cracks on the ice surface, which could not bear too much weight.
When he came to Kaifeng, the southeast wind had been blowing continuously in the past few days, the temperature was rising rapidly, and the ice on the Yellow River would soon completely melt.
Qiao Zhen saw that the Qin army's camp was putting all the supplies into storage. He took the storage slip and handed it over to the relevant officials.
These officials were very happy. They cooperated with the bank staff and quickly issued a voucher specifically for transferring money to Longchang.
With this transfer voucher, he can go to any large bank and deposit money into their Longchang account.
Qiao Zhen calmly took over the work of the logistics department, which had a lot to do with the fact that the logistics department did not default on payment.
In order to establish a good relationship with Qin Jun, he can do some hard things.
But if you don't get enough money to do things, it will dampen the enthusiasm of businessmen.
Qiao Zhen took care of everything and came outside the Qin army camp.
He saw Qiao Daqiang settling wages for these transportation teams.
He asked someone to give the order, and the news quickly spread among the team.
Qiao Dongjia is willing to sell the remaining food in the team at cost price.
This immediately caused a sensation among these young people in Henan.
Sweet potatoes cost five copper coins per catty, and cornmeal cost ten copper coins per catty.
The price of food is too cheap. The key is to be able to buy food.
Now, the local government distributes food to their family.
The ration quota for each person can only ensure that everyone will not starve to death.
The elderly, women, and children only have one porridge every day.
Only when young people go to work can they have three full meals at the construction site.
No matter how much money is spent, there is no way to buy food. There is no place to sell food.
They rushed to buy up all the grain. Now that the Yellow River has been cultivated, they will soon be busy farming.
With such cheap grain, you will definitely not lose money if you buy it. You can have enough to eat during busy farming days, so you have the strength to work.
Jiang Zhiyu immediately led people to arrange the supplies that had just arrived at the camp and transport them to various units on the front line.
He arranged all the tasks and suddenly received a report from a subordinate official.
"What are you talking about? There are not enough people in the transport team.
How is this possible? I employ a fleet of nearly 400,000 people.
Even if it is carried on shoulders and carried by hands, not counting the transport capacity of a wheelbarrow, it can still ensure the supply of materials for the frontline army."
Jiang Zhiyu was very confused. Before sending troops, he specifically consulted Tian Jiapeng and others to calculate the manpower needed by the logistics department under various circumstances.
In order to prevent accidents from happening, he would rather spend more money and reserve a large margin. He was afraid that there would be insufficient manpower and delay the battle of the army.
Jiang Zhiyu immediately called the logistics department official who had just returned from the front line and asked him about what happened on the front line.
The logistics force has so many people, why didn't they return with him?
When the logistics department official arrived at the camp, Jiang Zhiyu called him over before he even took a sip of water.
He explained to Jiang Zhiyu in detail the reasons for these problems.
"Minister Jiang, the situation on the frontline has changed greatly, far beyond our expectations.
A large number of gentry organized regiment training, and now there are thousands of regiment training and armed personnel in a small county.
Their combat effectiveness is extremely low, but they must be dealt with by sending troops.
In the past, small counties were basically ignored, but now they are ignored, and the regiment training armed forces will gather together to attack the army's logistics supply lines.
Not only small counties, but also large towns can mobilize hundreds of people to train and train.
The King of Qin could only send out garrison troops to deal with the situation, and small regiments in these places trained their weapons.
There are many things that the garrison needs to do. Every small county or even town needs to clean up the regiments and train and arm them.
The garrison army was short of manpower, so the King of Qin gave special permission for the garrison army to recruit suitable manpower from the transportation team.
Let some officers of the Logistics Corps be transferred directly to the garrison to manage these newly recruited garrison troops.
The garrison has cut off a large number of manpower, and the youth and logistics corps responsible for transportation are now seriously short of positions."
Jiang Zhiyu did not expect that such changes would occur on the front line.
This is an unexpected situation.
But as the head of the logistics department, he has to deal with unexpected situations.
Jiang Zhiyu thought of Qiao Zhen's transportation team, which had a large number of young men.
He immediately asked people to recruit men for the front line from these young men.
Explain the situation and possible dangers to them.
At the same time, a large number of logistics corps and military transport teams responsible for the route from Tongguan to Kaifeng were removed.
The line from Tongguan to Kaifeng is now extremely safe.
After Qiao Zhen's exploration, it is completely feasible to hand them over to the private transportation team.
In a while, boats will be able to sail on the Yellow River, and there will be no need to worry about logistics and transportation.
The backbone of the logistics force is responsible for the dangerous and extremely important logistics supply line from Kaifeng to the front line.
Jiang Zhiyu worked vigorously and resolutely, and there was no time on the front line for him to delay.
After the matter was decided, he immediately began to mobilize.
First, a part of the logistics corps was dispatched, along with the newly recruited transportation team, and they immediately began to take action to deliver large amounts of weapons, ammunition, and food to the front line.
Other logistics corps will then proceed to the front line with their baggage.