Xuanxia

Chapter 966: Zhouzi Camp

Chapter 966: Zhouzi Camp

Hong Ruohai is very efficient in his work.

Fu Qingzhou had just finished his meal when someone came to inform him that the 3,000 soldiers assigned to him had been assembled and were waiting outside Yangsha City.

"They will follow you out of the main army, so according to the Marshal's wishes, we will temporarily reorganize them and use your name as the flag, and call it the Zhouzi Camp."

The soldier who came to report respectfully handed over a token: "With this token, you can command the Zhou Camp."

"Oh?"

Fu Qingzhou took the token and said with great interest: "Then the food and grass..."

"The three thousand soldiers are just combat soldiers, but in fact, each soldier also has his servants. Those people are all civilians who need to maintain the soldiers' armor, horses, etc. They also need to be equipped with logistics officers and logistics teams."

The soldier answered seriously, "According to the convention of the Northern Frontier Army, infantrymen are assigned three civilian laborers, light cavalrymen are assigned five civilian laborers, and heavy cavalrymen are assigned seven civilian laborers. Your Zhou Battalion has 3,000 soldiers and horses, which adds up to a total of 13,000 civilian laborers, plus logistics officers and logistics teams... that's 15,000 people."

"According to the rules of our Northern Frontier Army, the logistics officer will usually ask the civilians to transport food and grass together... In the Northern Frontier, we have our own supplies from the court, as well as food taxes, commercial taxes, and supplies for the army. But the Zhouzi Camp is leaving the army, so you have to solve the food and grass problem by yourselves."

Fu Qingzhou smiled bitterly.

No wonder Hong Ruohai got so angry when he heard the word "food and fodder".

The three thousand cavalrymen are not just three thousand soldiers and horses. Together with the civilians, there are nearly twenty thousand people!

No wonder when they were marching in Beiyi before, Fu Qingzhou always felt that the number of soldiers and horses they said did not match what he saw. He always felt that the people he saw were much, much more. So that's how it is...

Hong Ruohai will then have to go deep into the Western Regions to fight, away from his own territory. In addition, now that he has fallen out with the Xishuo Army, the grain supply route from the imperial court has also been cut off. They can only transfer grain from the northern border, or fight and rob at the same time. Food and grass will inevitably become a more troublesome problem.

So when Fu Qingzhou asked him for food, he got angry...

But where can I get food and supplies?

"Um, Master Fu."

The soldier saw that he looked embarrassed, and suddenly looked up and smiled: "Marshal means that you can buy it."

"Buy?" Fu Qingzhou was surprised.

"The market price of one stone of grain is about half a tael of silver, but the war situation is critical now, the grain route is closed, and our Northern Frontier Army is not rich, so I will increase the price a little. I believe you can understand."

The soldier grinned and said, "So, we will calculate it based on one stone of grain and grass and three taels of silver. Sir Fu, please don't stare at us. We have included the purchase and transportation, and the corresponding manpower, material resources, and losses are not counted as yours."

Fu Qingzhou's hair almost stood up, his eyes were wide open, and his third eye was almost closed: "Six times! I have never seen business done this way! Can you offer six times the price?!"

"You can bargain if you want."

The soldier still smiled and said, "Besides, you are the special envoy of Mingjian Pavilion, and what you are doing now is for the country and the people. If it doesn't work, you can use part of Mingjian Pavilion's funds, even if it's an IOU, we will accept it."

"That's not OK!"

Fu Qingzhou waved his hands vigorously: "This price is too outrageous! In my opinion, at least..."

"One tael of silver for one stone."

Suddenly, a refreshing voice came from outside the door.

The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar walking in, fanning himself. He was wearing a flowing long gown and had a gentle smile on his face. "Master Fu, don't let this kid fool you. The market price is not half a tael per stone. He quoted twice as high. According to the cost of the Northern Frontier Army, they can make a profit at one tael of silver per stone."

Fu Qingzhou’s eyes widened even further.

Just now, he wanted to cut the price in half and then lower it a bit, and offer two taels of silver, and then see if he could negotiate... So, he offered a high price?
When the soldier saw the middle-aged scholar, his face turned bitter: "Mr. Lu, you are from our Northern Frontier Army, what are you doing?" "Haha, the marshal lent it to Lord Fu, so I am the military advisor of the Zhou Camp, and I have to calculate carefully for my general... You can't cheat Lord Fu just because he has been hiding from the world for three years and is not sensitive to prices."

Mr. Lu chuckled, put away his folding fan, and bowed to Fu Qingzhou: "Lu Chengping, greetings to Mr. Fu."

Fu Qingzhou suddenly realized.

It turns out that this guy is the military advisor that Hong Ruohai found for himself.

Apart from anything else, from the perspective of saving money, it is quite reliable.

"Mr. Lu, nice to meet you."

Fu Qingzhou clasped his fists towards him and said, "So what you mean is one tael of silver for one stone of grain?"

"How about this." Lu Chengping said with a smile: "I will calculate the amount of food and grass that our Zhouzi Camp may need to consume every day. You can calculate it and work out the price."

"Sure, sure." Fu Qingzhou smiled happily.

After staying in Chaozhen Dongtian for three years, he actually had no idea how much money he had. In fact, when the incident happened in the capital, Tang Jiao ran away and probably lost his house, so he probably didn't have any money left.

As for writing an IOU and asking Mingjian Pavilion to pay back the money, that's fine too...but Fu Qingzhou only remembered that Mingjian Pavilion was very poor before the Xuanmeng Ceremony. It must have been even poorer after experiencing these three years of chaos.

If I owe Hong Ruohai tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, how can I pay it back...

But without these soldiers, he couldn't go alone to rescue Tang Jiao.

After the previous gambling fight with Tiele, he still had some understanding of his own strength.

Dozens of ghost cultivators were able to entangle the three caves. So after encountering the organized Xishuo Army and their ghost cultivators, Fu Qingzhou believed that he would not be able to rescue people easily.

Therefore, we still need soldiers and horses.

As for money, I can only save as much as possible to avoid causing myself extra trouble...

"Then Master Fu."

Lu Chengping smiled and said, "Shall we go meet the brothers from the Zhou Camp?"

"Okay!" Fu Qingzhou agreed happily.

As mentioned before, the Zhou Camp is just outside Yangsha City. The Northern Frontier Army had set up camp outside the city before attacking the city. Although they have now entered the city, the camp has not been completely removed, and the soldiers of the Zhou Camp are gathering in the original Northern Frontier Army camp.

These soldiers were originally gathered in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing. Not far away, the laborers had already set up the pot and started cooking soup. Now it was almost dinner time, and it was time to eat.

Seeing Lu Chengping coming, the soldiers stood up and saluted.

At the same time, they quickly noticed Fu Qingzhou behind Lu Chengping.

"Should I show you my token?"

Fu Qingzhou took out the token and asked with a smile.

"This is Lord Fu." Lu Chengping turned sideways and introduced him to the soldiers.

All the soldiers' eyes lit up!
Then, they all knelt down on one knee in unison, clasped their hands together, and shouted like thunder!
"Commendants of the Zhou Camp, greetings to Master Fu!"

(End of this chapter)

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