Volume 21 of the flood volume: the matter of Qianli Jiangzhou
The situation is much more serious than Xu Sheng imagined.
Even if they dug three feet into the ground, the food in the city could not meet his and Captain Li's expectations.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, and some people were already starving to death!
"You have to give me an explanation."
Xu Sheng sat in the dark hall, sitting on his brother's chair, just like his brother did that day, looking down at Captain Li coldly, and asked in a cold voice.
He had made it clear that no matter how much food there was, everyone would have food to eat even if it did not last for a month; however, in just ten days, dozens of people had already died of starvation.
"Chief Immortal, this matter..." Lieutenant Li looked panicked, feeling only deeply aggrieved and helpless in his heart.
I really don't blame him for this.
"Don't hesitate. If you can't give an explanation, military law will take care of you." Xu Sheng's tone was full of anger, and the fire in his eyes was scary.
"Alas -" Lieutenant Colonel Li let out a long sigh and gritted his teeth and said, "This matter is my problem; but it is really unavoidable."
"Nonsense!"
Hearing Captain Li's "quibbles", Xu Sheng was furious. His anger rose "rugging", and the "invisible secret power" spread out, causing the hanging lights in the hall to shake!
He made it very clear that there are porridge sheds in the four corners of each of the six major districts in the city. People over the age of fourteen can get two bowls of porridge and two steamed buns every day; those under the age of fourteen can also get one steamed bun every day.
, two bowls of porridge.
With such a ration of food, it is certain that you will not be full, but no one will starve to death.
"Immortal chief!"
Lieutenant Li fell to his knees with a pop, his body shaking constantly, and with a trembling voice, he said with great difficulty: "
Although the idea of the immortal is good, the actual operation is another matter. People often rob others after eating their own food, and some old and weak people are secretly blackmailed and dare not go to receive food. I also tried
We have tried to stop such incidents, but there are really not enough manpower. We only have 7,000 people, which is not enough to defend the city. How can we supervise everyone's meals?"
"How could..."
Xu Sheng stopped and was speechless for a moment.
After listening to Lieutenant Li's words, he was stunned; before, he never expected that such a situation would happen.
"well--"
Xu Sheng sighed. This time, it was his fault; he overestimated his commanding ability and underestimated the despicability of human nature.
"You...get up."
After a while, Xu Sheng managed to get away from the feeling of self-blame. He looked at Captain Li helplessly and said feebly: "Do your best and obey fate. From the next meal onwards, there will be no more bullying.
, He will be severely punished. If not, just...behead him."
When the word "beheading" was mentioned, Xu Sheng was obviously stunned. With his ordinary temperament, he really didn't want to do extreme things; but this time it was different, he was too angry. What is the difference between robbing others of their right to live and killing people?
?People like that don’t deserve to live.
"promise"
Lieutenant Li took a deep look at Xu Sheng, then lowered his head and agreed, about to turn around and leave.
"etc"
Xu Sheng stopped him in time, closed his eyes and hesitated for a moment, and then said coldly: "You should print some notices first to inform the whole city: If anyone does not obey the rules, he will be punished with his life."
"promise"
Lieutenant Li bowed his head again and responded, then strode outward.
Xu Sheng, after all, can't bear to be so ruthless, he is not that kind of person after all.
He also knows that the effect of a notice is limited after all, and there will always be people who risk their lives; even if the notice is not posted, cutting off a head is enough to deter the whole city; if it is posted, if the head does not fall to the ground, it is still nothing.
In fact, there is not much difference whether you stick to it or not. You have to kill a few people to curb people's greed.
But he still had a trace of fantasy, imagining that maybe there were not infinite evil people in this city, and a notice could be enough to suppress evil spirits.
"well--"
Xu Sheng sighed again, the current situation has already made him overwhelmed and exhausted physically and mentally. The enemy forces outside the city are becoming more powerful and increasing day by day; the remaining food in the city is about to be exhausted, and conflicts abound.
He is not an official and has never been a commander-in-chief, so how can he be able to deal with such a crisis?
Under heavy pressure, he once had the idea of escape. He had "invisible secret power", "relics", "spiritual roots", "Nirvana Pill", "life and death mysteries", and "
A universal solution. If you want to escape, you may not be able to.
But if he really did that, he was really sorry for his brother, his own conscience, and the people and soldiers in the city.
Moreover, there is another layer, that of the evil young man.
The evil young man obviously came because of Xu Sheng, and could use some means to locate and track Xu Sheng; now that the situation is complicated, the evil young man did not dare to act rashly, but if Xu Sheng got out of Zhiyang and broke the siege, the evil young man would definitely pursue him.
superior!
"I and this city have long been firmly tied together."
Xu Sheng muttered to himself, then slowly sat down, closed his eyes and meditated.
In Jiangzhou, an old Taoist priest shook his head and sang:
"Everyone in the world says that gods are good, but I don't know that I am a god. There are so many sad things in the world, but the mortal world will never forget them."
The Taoist priest seemed to be a fool, walking on his own without caring about the eyes of others.
If Xu Sheng were here, he would be surprised. He knows this Taoist priest.
The first time they met in their lives was two and a half years ago, on the official road from Ningling County to Nanjun, during a somewhat unusual rainstorm.
At that time, this Taoist priest had said that he would go to Jiangzhou to slay the dragon. Now, he did not know whether he had killed the dragon or not, but he actually stepped on the land of Jiangzhou.
"Niubi Laodao, you are blind."
Just when the Taoist priest was feeling proud, someone suddenly shouted loudly and slapped him on the head.
"Snapped"
"Ouch"
The moment the slap fell, the Taoist priest screamed.
In front of him, a bastard with his coat tilted and careless, his mouth crooked and his teeth bared, with an angry look on his face. Looking down the bastard's body, the old Taoist priest's feet were stepping on his dragging cloth shoes.
superior.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my eyesight that's clumsy."
The Taoist priest bowed his head and apologized repeatedly.
"Stinky Taoist priest, you're not stupid, you're blind." The gangster was obviously not someone to be trifled with. He grabbed the Taoist priest by the collar and said sternly: "You stepped on my 'golden boots', sir. Where is it?"
Can it be solved by saying sorry?"
"Then...what do you think we should do?" The Taoist priest shrugged and narrowed his eyes.
"What should I do...?" The gangster looked at the Taoist priest up and down, looked at him carefully for a while, and then said with a little boredom: "Damn, I am a poor guy after all, I am not unreasonable.
Man, if others say less about fifty rich men, as for you... I'll be merciful and only accept twenty."
Twenty rich men are enough to buy ten pairs of cloth shoes. It is not an exaggeration to say that the gangster's request is blackmail.
"What do you mean, uncle, I have to thank you?" the old Taoist priest said, tilting his head and shaking his neck.
"Nonsense, isn't what I did unfair?"
"Fair, fair, but..." the old man blinked and said slowly: "I don't have a big son."
"Hey, do you want to die!?"
The gangster stared, raised his fist and was about to swing it down.
"Wait a minute," the old Taoist priest shrank his head and said with a smile, "Don't worry, just because I don't have a big son, doesn't mean I don't have anything else."
"What the hell? I don't care about anything except money."
"How do you know this thing of mine is worthless?"
"Um!?"
When he heard that it was valuable, the gangster's expression changed instantly. He looked at the old Taoist priest with interest, then let go of his hand and said with a smile: "What a valuable thing it is, take it out and let me see it."
"Okay, this is a treasure that is unparalleled in the world." The old Taoist priest said as he moved, he put his big hand into his sleeve, fumbled twice, and took out a stone!
The stone is completely black and has an irregular oval shape. It has many pits and seems to have carvings on it. It looks really plain and lackluster.
However, if Xu Sheng were here, he would definitely be shocked; this stone is the "Yinghuo Treasure" that has a close relationship with him and fell from the sky.
"Stone!?"
The gangster raised his eyebrows, twitched the corner of his mouth, and cursed angrily: "Old man, are you kidding me?"
"So you don't like it. You should have told me earlier. Do I have anything else here?" The old man frowned with disdain on his face. He shook his sleeve and the stone slipped in; then, he touched his buttocks with his other hand.
, stretched out his fist and said with a smile: "Here, here you go."
"Old man, you are really looking for death." The gangster screwed up his teeth and said viciously: "You have to kowtow to me ten times today."
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
The gangster just took a step forward, and before he could get out of his stance, everyone was stunned; not only the gangster, but also all the people watching the excitement around him were stunned.
Several golden beans fell to the ground, sparkling.
"my God!"
The gangster also reacted quickly. He screamed, squatted down, and took all the golden beans away in two or two strokes.
There were a few people around who felt their flesh aching at the sight, secretly slapping their thighs, blaming themselves for their hesitation.
"Is it enough?"
"Enough enough"
The gangster was smiling from ear to ear. For the first time in his life, he had gold, and more than a little.
"oh"
The Taoist priest nodded, then turned around and squeezed out of the crowd.
"etc"
The gangster seemed to have suddenly thought of something and wanted to retain the old Taoist, but the Taoist priest ignored him at all and used all his strength to squeeze out of the crowd.
"Why--"
The gangster stretched out his arms, but it was all in vain.
He regretted a little. Since he met a fool, why didn't he kill him with a knife? The Taoist priest probably had more than a few golden beans on him, and even that ordinary stone was now several levels higher in his mind.
"It's a pity, it's a pity"
The gangster sighed twice, but he was very smart and hunched over, and left in a low-key manner.
A big tree attracts wind, and a big fortune attracts jealousy. Who wouldn’t be jealous of a windfall? There are so many people around, and if you can’t keep them all, there will be a few money-obsessed desperadoes.
The so-called gangsters not only love money, but also cherish life.
This gangster was right. There were indeed a few desperate people in the scene. But those people were not targeting him, but the old Taoist priests.
Compared with cunning and rogue gangsters, it is obviously easier to deal with half-mad and half-stupid old Taoist priests.