The commander of the Zhenbei Army is a member of the Li family of the royal family, Li Guo, who is the nephew of Li Cheng, the current lord of the Shun Kingdom.

Zhang Zhixiao is his most trusted confidant, so Li Guo entrusted him with this important task.

Zhang Zhixiao was also very grateful for Li Guo's kindness. Although he knew that this task was very heavy, he still took it without hesitation, and the first thing he did after arriving in Cangyang County was to collect food.

He knows what is the most important thing at this time, only continuous food, Zhang Zhixiao believes that a well-trained Breakthrough Battalion can deal with any enemy.

However, the Zhang family's food was obviously not enough to support the Pofeng camp. Once a war broke out, what would the food be enough for?

"The Breakthrough Battalion needs more food."

Zhang Zhixiao once again issued a military order to collect grain.

Cangyang County Sheriff's hair turned white when he heard the news. Liu Zhen, who was just fifty years old, was originally a handsome middle-aged uncle. In just half a year, there were strands of white strands mixed in that black hair. .

"It's difficult! It's too difficult!"

Liu Zhen is not considered a corrupt official, nor is he a capable minister, he can only be regarded as qualified.

When everything went well before, he could still maintain the stable development of Cangyang County.

But now, the disaster is serious, refugees are gradually rising, and the bandits in Sanyang Mountain are about to move.

Fortunately, the Pofeng Battalion came to support him, so he had confidence in his heart, and the few decrees issued were considered appropriate, and did not cause conflicts, which was regarded as normal performance.

But where to find this food is a big problem.

what to do? what to do?

Liu Zhen paced back and forth in the living room, thinking about how to make up for the five thousand shi grains that Zhang Zhixiao asked him to provide.

If there is no war, five thousand stones of food and grass can support the Pofeng camp for forty to forty-five days.

So five thousand stones of grain and grass are really not much.

But it is still difficult for Cangyang County to get out such a small amount of food and grass.

Seeing his Dong Weng worrying, Liu Zhen's master felt anxious.

He and Liu Zhen are one body, if Liu Zhen falls, he will not have good results.

Now is the time for him to play a role, "Dong Weng doesn't have to be like this, things have a turning point."

"Oh? Wenshan has an opinion?"

Liu Zhen hurriedly walked to the master and looked at him with surprise.

"Don't worry, Dong Weng, let the students report after you sit down."

The master persuaded Liu Zhen to sit down at this time, and then began to talk about his own methods.

In fact, the method he said is not new at all, it is still old.

"Dong Weng, the treasury in the county can't get out this batch of grain and grass at all. Even if they can get it out, we can't get it."

It's not that the master wants the county guard to deliberately make things difficult for Pofengying, it's playing with fire, but the treasury really can't come up with the five thousand stones of grain and grass, otherwise all the county officials will have to drink the northwest wind next month.

Of course, this is impossible. How could an official live on his salary alone? He would have starved to death not long ago.

But cutting off the salary will still cause an uproar, and Liu Zhen, the sheriff, must also bear the responsibility.

Therefore, this batch of grain and grass can only be collected by other methods.

"What way?" Liu Zhen asked the master.

"Receive the donation." The master said two words in a deep voice.

Liu Zhen showed a disappointed look after listening.

"Hey! It's not like you don't know, sir. The big households in the city have never been close to the government. How can ordinary households have food to donate at this time? Your method is not right, it won't work!"

It is not a rare thing to receive donations. Every country and every dynasty has this kind of thing.

Leaving aside the main body of donations, the relationship between the big family and the government, it is more difficult to get them to provide food at this time than to kill them.

The clinker master laughed a few times with confidence, "Dong Weng, today is different, this time the food and grass are prepared for the Pofeng Battalion, and the military order issued by the Deputy Commander of the Zhenbei Army, Mr. Zhang,

The name of Zhenbei Army can still make them think a little more. "

Then the master crawled into Liu Zhen's ear and whispered a whisper: "And I also got a piece of news, it is said that the Fan family..."

Then there was a whisper, only Liu Zhen could fully hear it.

"...So Dong Weng, no matter what, five thousand stones of food and grass will definitely be able to come together."

"Okay, that's great! I'll do as you said, and you should prepare right away. Tomorrow, I'm going to invite several masters in the city to drink tea."

Liu Zhen twirled his beard and said happily, the sorrow on his face before had all dissipated, and his face gradually turned rosy.

"Yes, Dong Weng, I will arrange it immediately."

The master walked out with a smile on his face, shaking his feather fan.

This time, he can not only solve Dong Weng's problem, but also earn a little more money for himself. His strategy is really perfect.

The master is very satisfied with his resourcefulness, he believes that with his help, Liu Zhen will surely be able to rise up step by step, and then he will be...

On the second day, Liu Zhen, governor of Cangyang County, hosted a banquet in Bailou for all the masters in the city.

The Patriarchs of Fan, Chen, Zhou, Wu, Feng and other great families went there in person.

No matter what purpose Liu Zhen had, he was personally invited by the sheriff after all, unless he didn't plan to live in Cangyang County in the future, he had to show face.

Outsiders have no way of knowing what the sheriff and the several masters talked about. The boss and the staff of Bailou have become "blind" and "dumb", seeing nothing and hearing nothing.

But someone outside saw the faces of the masters coming out of the white building with ugly faces.

It's just that the person with excited eyes is sandwiched among these ugly-faced Patriarchs, and he is the Patriarch of the Fan Family.

However, judging from the behavior of the several patriarchs, the meal that the sheriff invited them to eat might not be a good one.

"Too much deceit!"

The Patriarchs looked ugly, and even dropped several cups after returning home.

"Usually we are harshly suppressed by our big family, but now they still want us to donate food! Delusion!"

The main business of the Chen family is food, and his family once occupied one-sixth of the land outside Cangcheng, making it the largest landowner in the county.

Since the founding of the Dashun Kingdom, although the Chen family has retained part of the family business, both land and family accumulation have been greatly reduced.

Under the strong intervention of the government, the grain business, which was supposed to be a profiteering business, has turned into a capital-guaranteed business.

Damn it! Big damn!

"Master, Zhenbei Army."

At this time, the Patriarch of the Chen family still had a sensible person by his side.

He went to the banquet with the head of the family. Although he didn't serve the table, he heard the words of the county guard very clearly. The food donated this time was to be given to the Zhenbei Army as military rations. Maybe the station will be changed, the threat is beyond words.

"Suppressing the North Army, Suppressing the North Army..."

The Patriarch of the Chen family became even more angry, but gradually stopped cursing.

If he hadn't heard that the food donation was for the Zhenbei Army, he might not have been so angry.

Zhenbei Army is the big enemy of his Chen family.

It was this group of executioners who killed almost 80% of the pillars of the family, including the Chen family, and they have not recovered to their peak until now.

However, the head of the previous generation of the Chen family was a smart person, so they did not perish in that chaos. Although their strength was greatly reduced, the Chen family managed to survive.

The face of the Patriarch of the Chen family changed several times, and finally decided to donate food honestly, the Chen family cannot be destroyed in my hands.

There are several other families who chose the same choice as Patriarch Chen, and they all chose to donate food after a burst of abuse.

The Zhenbei Army is like a sharp sword floating above their heads, and they may look down at any time. Who dares to openly confront them?

But this does not mean that Liu Zhen's donation will go very smoothly.

We have already donated the food, but it is the job of the county guard to pay it to the Zhenbei Army.

If an accident happens to the food in your hands, it has nothing to do with us.

As for whether these families dare to secretly trip the head of a county, do you still have to ask?

If they dare not, can they still be called aristocratic families?

"Your Majesty, the five thousand stones of grain and grass have already been sent to the government office, and everything depends on your deployment."

The head of the Feng family handed over the food to Liu Zhen as a representative, and then respectfully withdrew from the yamen.

"See if you have a life to accept, do you have a life to hand in? Hmph!"

The patriarch of the Feng family immediately changed his face after he walked out of the yamen, and cursed Liu Zhen in a low voice that it would be better to die on the way to escort the grain.

But this is just his extravagant wish, and it can't really happen.

As the county guard, no matter how miserable the mess is, he will not let Liu Zhenlai escort the army rations, unless it is a battle of more than 100,000 people.

"Lieutenant Ding, the matter of escorting the rations must be done well, and there must be no mistakes on the way."

"Lord Liu, don't worry, I've sent capable men to lead people to set off secretly, and the rations will be delivered safely within the stipulated date."

"Ah That's good."

Liu Zhen was finally able to let go of his hanging heart.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like