At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 29
the other side.

late at night.

Chuzhou Jialu Mansion.

Jia Lu received a reply from the court, and his resignation was rejected.

What's more, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty ordered him to assist Dong Tuanxiao, the general manager of Pingzhang Jiaohua and Jining Road in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, to besiege the Red Scarf Army rebels in Shou County, Anfeng Road, in early December.

However, if you want to go to Shou County on Anfeng Road, you have to go through the vicinity of Dingyuan, unless you take a long detour.

But there is a big problem with detours. The cost of money and food will inevitably be doubled, or even more.

However, almost all the money and food in Chuzhou were used for the construction of the Yellow River, and there was not much left.

Therefore, it is impossible to go the long way.

After thinking about it, I still passed the road of Dingyuan.

But will the rebels in Dingyuan let themselves pass by under their noses?

The answer is impossible.

That being the case, let's fight!
Jia Lu sighed and sat down slumped.

He couldn't understand the court more and more. Before, Prime Minister You Tuotuo refuted all the officials and resolutely built the Yellow River. Then he was sent to build the Yellow River. This repair took a long time.

Moreover, during this period, there was such a thing as a rebel!
Now that the Yellow River has been built, I thought I could rest for a while.

Unexpectedly, he was asked to fight the rebels in Shou County.

The rebels in Shou County are not easy to fight, and there is Liu Futong, a big rebel, there.

If you're not careful, it might be folded there.

Hey!
It is becoming more and more difficult to be an official of the Great Yuan!

As soon as you enter the official gate, it's as deep as the sea!
Jia Lu settled down, thinking about how to make a farewell.

He thought that the previous defeat was caused by Turu's carelessness.

If it was him, he would fight steadily and win Dingyuan, and he would definitely be able to reach Shou County before the beginning of December.

The next day, it was sunny.

General's study.

Early in the morning, He Sanwu came to report that the big grain merchants in Sizhou City had arrived, and they were all waiting outside the General's Mansion.

"Who didn't come?" Cheng De's face was calm, with a cold light in his eyes.

"The people who didn't come are all here, and there are 13 people who didn't come." He Sanwu handed Cheng De a note with both hands.

After glancing at the list on the note, Cheng De sneered and said, "These people will check to see if anyone is dead."

"Yes!" He Sanwu lowered his eyes.

"Also, if it is found out that some of these people are innocent, then, just find any reason and ask them to donate half of the food on their own initiative. If they refuse, ask them, do they want food or life?" Cheng De His eyes were as calm as water.

"Brother, I remember!" He Sanwu replied.

"Of course, if you didn't come, you still have to invite it. Don't lose your courtesy. After all, we are still reasonable."

He Sanwu hesitated, "Brother, yesterday—didn't you say that?"

"Of course, the other party is not interested, so I don't need to say more!" Cheng De interrupted He Sanwu.

Respect first and then soldiers!

In this case, there is no need to be timid when it comes to making a move.

He Sanwu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and after a while, his expression suddenly became ugly: "Brother, yesterday you asked me to check if there was any cannibalism in the city. He was controlled and imprisoned in Sizhou City Prison."

Cheng De fell silent.

a long time.

"After I get rid of those large grain households later, the farming work in Sizhou City, Xuyi City, and Dingyuan City must be paid close attention to. We have won these three lands and have a lot of open land in our hands. As for grain seeds, these big grain merchants must have hoarded a lot, so we can borrow some from them.”

He Sanwu nodded, but did not answer.

Xindao: Brother, it seems that there is a lot of knowledge in this borrowing.

"Okay, don't stand around here, invite those who didn't show up according to the list! When all the people are here, let those big grain merchants enter the general's mansion!"

"yes, Sir!"

After He Sanwu left, Luo Yan came in with hot rice porridge.

"These days when I'm not in Sizhou City, is the mansion okay?" Cheng De picked up the bowl and quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice porridge.

"Everything is fine in the mansion! There are seven family members of soldiers who died in battle. General He took them to the mansion because of the difficult life. I arranged for Wang Shilin to teach them to read and write in a room for the young children, and the adults arranged for the mansion. I will do some work for them, and I will pay one or two taels of silver every month. As for the elderly, the men will guard the gatehouse, and the women will help in the kitchen." Luo Yan looked at Cheng De affectionately while talking.

Cheng De nodded with satisfaction, "When I entered Sizhou City yesterday, I saw that the construction of Yangma City had been completed. But don't stop making cement, it will be used later, but you will have to work hard for a while!"

"Compared to the general fighting outside, the concubine is not hard. Besides, I am very happy to help the general!" Luo Yan's ears were red, and she lowered her head.

"This is a gift from me, do you like it?" Cheng De took out a silver hairpin from his arms and handed it to Luo Yan.

This silver hairpin was the one he carefully selected from the Dingyuan treasury.

Carry it with you all the time.

I almost forgot about this hairpin due to my busy schedule.

When Luo Yan saw this hairpin, tears began to roll in her eyes, and her nose felt sour.

"I like the general's gift very much! Thank you, general!" Luo Yan's voice was a little choked up.

Seeing this, Cheng De said, "Why are you still crying?"

"General, this concubine is very happy! Thank you for the blessing of God, let this concubine meet the general!" Luo Yan smiled like a flower.

Cheng De couldn't help but stared dumbfounded, but his face quickly regained his composure.

Luo Yan was so shy, she lowered her head and secretly glanced in Cheng De's direction.

Cheng De took this into his eyes, couldn't bear the beauty's affection, and casually raised a topic, "By the way, I haven't known about your past for so long? Can you tell me?"

Luo Yan's face turned sad, and she said: "My father was originally a minister in the Yuan Dynasty. He was an honest official, loyal to the emperor and patriotic. But because he opposed the construction of the Yellow River, he offended Prime Minister You Tuotuo , and then was framed by the people under Tuotuo, and the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty beheaded. As for my family members, they all acted as slaves. However, the slave owner is a beast. On the first day I became a slave, my mother committed suicide because she could not bear the humiliation. My younger brother I was also beaten to death by the slave owner, and I just escaped because of a serious illness."

"I didn't expect it to be like this! From now on, with me here, no one can bully you, and I will take care of you for the rest of your life." Cheng De said softly.

After hearing this, Luo Yan was deeply moved and burst into tears.

a long time.

"My father was loyal to the Yuan Dynasty wholeheartedly, but he didn't realize it, and ended up like this. My father once advised the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty that the construction of the Yellow River should be delayed, otherwise there will be disasters. However, no one listened, and he lost his life because of it." Luo Yan looked a little sad.

"People who have been loyal and patriotic since ancient times are all people who are sad through the ages!" Cheng De sighed.

But I thought in my heart: I said, the decay and decline of the Yuan Dynasty was not only related to the peasant uprising, but also good teammates of the rebel army were in the Yuan Dynasty!

Sure enough, Yuan Chao is a good teammate!
I wish more and more teammates like Yuan Chao!
In this way, the more opportunities I have to take advantage of it!

After comforting Luo Yan for a while, Cheng De let her go.

soon.

He Sanwu returned and told Cheng De that all the big grain merchants in Sizhou City are here!
Cheng De cheered up and said, "It's time to meet them too!"

If anyone dares to refuse to sell grain to him, then just wait for his own liquidation!
In the end is your iron head, or my sharp knife.

Let's make some good gestures!

It's just that I don't know who is going to be the chicken who kills chickens and monkeys?

Really wait and see!

With an order from Cheng De, the big grain merchants who had been waiting outside the General's Mansion were let into a compound in the mansion.

The courtyard is filled with five tables.

All the rice porridge in clear soup and some pickles are on the table.

One per person.

Seeing this scene in front of them, all the big grain merchants almost stared out their eyes.

Co-authored, we have been standing outside the General's Mansion for so long, so we treat them with clear soup and rice porridge.

The rice porridge is just rice porridge, the key point is that there are no more than five grains of rice on it!
This is used to entertain us, and it is too shabby to be home!
Everyone's faces were ugly, and they thought to themselves: This is a well-established battle, a proper Hongmen banquet!
Everyone dared not speak out, and all of them remained silent.

Cheng De didn't seem to see everyone's appearance, so he calmly chose a table and sat down.

Seeing that everyone was still standing not far away and looked at him coldly.

Cheng De clapped his hands.

All of a sudden, "Da da - da da - da da"

It was He Sanwu's five hundred beggars who came.

Front, back, left, and right, the yard is surrounded by water.

This is Cheng De secretly instructing He Sanwu to do this, to put a little pressure on these big grain merchants, so that they can change their words on the matter of borrowing grain.

That's right, it was borrowed instead of sold, because Cheng De temporarily changed his mind.

The money didn't come from the wind, and he was too happy to be able to save some money.

As for whether the big grain merchants are uncomfortable or not, it is not a question for him to consider.

Seeing this battle, the faces of all the big grain merchants changed drastically, with fear in their eyes.

But they all thought to themselves: Can the gate of the General's Mansion stand upright today to get out?
"Why are you standing around? Sit down!" Cheng De looked at these big grain merchants with a smile on his face.

Everyone felt their scalps go numb, but when they squinted and saw the armored soldiers around them, smiles that were uglier than crying appeared on their faces.

Then he obediently followed Cheng De's words.

It's just that they always feel that there are many sharp nails on the chair that their buttocks are sitting on.

Otherwise, the buttocks would not always twist and turn pale.

Cheng De sighed after seeing everyone sat down, "As you can see, our Sizhou army is short of food! What we eat every day is this clear soup with little water, as a way to fight against Yuan soldiers and defend Sizhou City The safety of the people is a matter of duty, but if you don’t have enough to eat for a long time, you can hardly hold this weapon. If Yuan soldiers come, everyone here will definitely lose their lives!”

"Some people may say, how is it possible? As long as you donate a little property and food to the Yuan army, you can still live happily before. But today I accidentally wrote an official document and planned to announce it in the whole Sizhou city. It's just a coincidence What's more, the list above is written with everyone's name!"

Cheng De paused, "The content is as follows: So-and-so is willing to donate a thousand stones of grain, and is willing to help the general Cheng De, who conquered the captives, to fight against the great cause of the Yuan. I hope that the general will kill all the people in the Yuan. The pot, as a commemoration, for future generations to look up to, on a certain day of a certain year."

"It's just that I accidentally shook my hand, and this so-and-so became the name of everyone present. You won't blame me, right?" Cheng De looked around the crowd with a smile on his face.

Everyone present was stunned upon hearing this.

He is his mother, not a son of man!
Damn it!

Thick-skinned!

How dare you say you won't let us blame you!
They all exhaled fragrance in their hearts, and in just a few breaths, they greeted several rounds of Cheng De's eighty generations of ancestors.

But in his mouth, he didn't dare to say a word.

If you really say it, you will definitely go out sideways.

It's all about your head, and nothing else matters.

But my heart is always not very good.

After all, it is a thousand stones of grain!
I want my life!

In order to comfort themselves, they all silently set up a tombstone for Cheng De in their hearts.

They have all thought up the inscription: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, filial piety, loyalty, propriety, integrity!

"Whoever is willing to donate food, just sign it, if not—" Cheng De paused for a while, looking at the crowd.

And everyone listened with bated breath, looking at Cheng De one after another, wondering what he was going to say.

"I've always been curious about the situation in the underworld, but I don't know. If I want someone to help me find the way, go and check, who of you is willing to go? Why don't you just make a decision like this: those who don't want to sign are Go to explore the road, do you have any objections?"

Everyone bowed their heads.

Hey, the situation is stronger than people, sign it!

So, everyone gritted their teeth and signed their names.

Cheng De then sent He Sanwu and others to follow them to borrow food from house to house.

Don't miss any of them!

Cheng De secretly said: Everyone is happy!I got the food, they got the life!

I am such a good person!
After Luo Mao heard about this, he came to the door and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the general will join hands to deal with the general if he does this today?"

Cheng De didn't respond immediately, but said: "The Jueshengwei formed by Mr. Yang always needs to practice. Let's practice with these big grain merchants. Maybe we can get some more food. Kill two birds with one stone!"

When Luo Mao heard this, he didn't say anything more.

In his opinion, this beating can also make those grain merchants recognize the situation: who is in charge of this Sizhou City.

Moreover, he also felt that Cheng De had done nothing wrong.

If these big grain merchants said that no human life was on their hands, he would not believe it at all.

In other words, none of them are good stubble.

The landlord never farmed the land, but he had no worries about food and clothing.

And many people have been farming on the ground for a lifetime, and it has become a luxury to even be buried in the soil after death.

This world should change!
And what can change everything, maybe——

Luo Mao thought about this, and looked at Cheng De who was thinking.

(End of this chapter)