Water Margin Survival

The noisy feast will continue, but Wang Lun's mind is no longer here, he doesn't care about having fun with everyone, he just pulls Zheng Qian to the side, and asks in a low voice, "How much money and grain are left in the cottage?"

"Village Master, I just made a comprehensive calculation a few days ago. There are about [-] pieces of gold and silver, jewelry, copper coins, silk, and goods in stock. Not much. Now we have to spend another thousand guan and the leader Zhu Gui, I am afraid that this year will be a bit difficult. Although the grain storage situation is a little better, it is still less than nine hundred shi. If there is no increase, it will only be used for three months." Zheng Qian lowered his voice and introduced.

Wang Lun's face suddenly became a little heavy when he heard this.Although there is little money, he is not very worried. After all, there are not many places to spend money in the cottage.But food has become a big problem. It is said that there is no food and no stability!Even if you spend all day meditating on the mountain, you don’t need to spend money, but you have to consume food.

Hearing Zheng Qian say that there are only 59 shi left in the granary, Wang Lun calculated silently in his heart. As a unit of capacity, he vaguely remembered that a shi container unearthed in the Song Dynasty could hold 60 to [-] kilograms of grain. One hundred shi of rice was eaten for three months, and the entire population of the cottage was calculated as one thousand, and the average person was only less than one catty per day, which is the same as the daily food intake of modern people (staple food, The sum of vegetables, meat, oil, fruit, snacks, etc.) the gap is too big!No wonder it is changed to two meals a day, it is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!

"Aside from the staple food, what are the other side dishes for the two meals on weekdays?" Wang Lun frowned slightly, and then asked again.

Zheng Qian knew that the benefactor had some memory loss, so he replied cautiously: "Usually pickles are served with the meal, and on festive days, he would also kill some cattle and sheep to celebrate. There is always such an opportunity once or twice a month." After finishing speaking. Seeing Wang Lun frowning tightly, he added: "Master, this is much better than when the little ones were at the foot of the mountain. I think our Jingdong Road is sparsely populated, and the harvest of less than one acre of Susukida and one stone and a half is enough." What to eat? Little man, this is still based on the situation in a good year. Usually, everyone works hard to rent and plant more than ten acres of land a year, and it is considered good if they can harvest twenty shi. Already! May I ask who hasn’t tasted the taste of starvation? The villain also came here. The village owner, you changed three meals to two meals. The children also understand that everyone has no complaints, after all, it’s all for the cottage ah!"

"Don't mention the past!" Wang Lun sighed softly. At this time, Zhou Zhi led the three leaders Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui to this side. Seeing this, Wang Lun suppressed his worries and said, Greeting: "How did the three brothers come out without eating well?"

"Brother is not here, so I can't wait to feel at ease! I heard that the younger ones ran into my brother just now, I'll come here to see who dared to be so bold!" Among the three, Du Qian replied first, Before he finished his words, he looked towards the banquet, ready to ask the teacher for his crime.

Wang Lun waved his hand, stopped Du Qian and said, "It's nothing to do with the children. They are really suffering. They took their wives and children up the mountain, but they still ended up starving! There is nothing to say, these are all my faults!"

"Don't talk like that, but what does it have to do with my brother? Since the beginning of winter, there has been less oil and water around the cottage, but the situation will naturally improve after the beginning of spring. My brother insists on saying this, and I am ashamed to wait!" " Du Qian shook his head.

"Brother Du Qian said, let alone the distance, in the past few months, every time I go back to the mountain, I always feel that the cottage has changed a lot. If it weren't for my brother's long-term vision, the three passes in front of the mountain and the walls of the mountain can be built on the ground. ? We are all vulgar people with little experience. Now that the cottage can grow to such a large scale, is it because of my elder brother’s all-powerful management? My elder brother must not blame himself, I still rely on my elder brother to make decisions on all affairs in the water pool!" Zhu Gui also Advised from the side.

Hearing this, Wang Lun clasped his fists and said, "For the kindness of all the brothers, Wang's heart is like a mirror. It's just a common saying: People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries! I just heard Zheng Qian say that the food in the cottage is only enough for three months. Calculated based on the consumption of two meals a day! The gold and silver in the treasury are only more than [-] guan. It can be said that it is a critical moment when money is scarce and food is scarce. Now that the brothers are all here, let's discuss an idea together and come up with an emergency! "

"Brother has something to say, but please tell me, I will do it!" Du Qian was the first to express his opinion, and Song Wan and Zhu Gui also nodded in agreement.

At this time, Wang Lun was no longer polite, and said to everyone according to his thoughts, "The way to make money is to increase income and reduce expenditure! Obviously, reducing expenditure is not feasible now, and the cottage is already saving enough. I’m hungry. I think what we need to consider right now is how to increase revenue. Since the number of caravans coming and going has been scarce since the beginning of winter, I can’t continue to sit here waiting for the rabbits to dry up! In my opinion, I have to take the initiative to go down the mountain to find opportunities!”

"Take it! It's rare that my brother is thinking about it now! There are many rich and rich households around my cottage. If you ask me, it's time to go down and borrow grain. It's better than everyone staying in the cottage to enjoy the wind!" Song Wan was excited for a moment, Loudly.

Seeing Song Wan's reaction was quite strong, Wang Lun smiled at him slightly consolingly, and at the same time pondered in his heart, it seems that his predecessor still restrained the other leaders of the village too tightly in the past, and seemed to be a little outspoken.Even if everyone doesn't say it on the face, but there will be some thoughts in the belly after all!As the saying goes, every cause bears fruit, and now that I wear it on Wang Lun, even if it is a bitter fruit, I have to squeeze my nose and swallow it!Thinking of this, he was about to comfort Song Wan, but he didn't want Zhu Gui to say from the side, "In my opinion, my brother was also thinking about the stronghold before, thinking that the stronghold will be established not long ago, the three gates have not been repaired, and the soldiers are not good. Qi, it would be unwise to clash with the land snakes who are accumulating money and food too early! Now that the foundation of my cottage is solid, it’s not too late to borrow food! It’s right for you guys to keep our cottage for a few more days!”

Du Qian laughed, and echoed, "Brother Zhu Gui is right! According to me, it doesn't matter if the money and food are stored at the foot of the mountain for a few more days? Brother Song, you have to rest early tonight. Gather up some strength and wait until tomorrow." As soon as the sun rises, we will go down the mountain to get it!"

Seeing that Zhu Gui, the newly promoted fourth master, and Du Qian, who had followed him the longest, expressed their attitudes one after another, Wang Lun was afraid that Song Wan's face would be a little uncomfortable, so he smoothed things over and said: "Brother Zhu Gui is too famous, but what Brother Song Wan said is true." That's right, I was too conservative in the past, so that the children had no food in their stomachs! In the future, I hope the three brothers will help you a lot, don't let me miss the important thing in the cottage!" After speaking, he turned to Song Wangong solemnly hand over.

"This... brother, I just drank too much, and my mouth is full of drunken words, brother, don't take it to heart! I, Song, is a straight person, and I only talk to make my mouth happy. I don't do big things like my brother. I think about everything thoroughly. If you are like me Old Song, I'm afraid it's true that the big guy didn't eat the next meal!" Song Wan said with a bit of embarrassment.He had just taken up an important position today, so he complained about the past behavior of the village owner, and even thinking about it, he felt a little unkind.

Wang Lun knew Song Wan's surname in his heart, this burly man was a straightforward person, definitely not the surname of a man behind his back.According to his experience in dealing with people, it would be good if a person with this personality has something to say.So Wang Lunhun didn't care, and just said, "After all, I'm just a mortal, and there must be some things I didn't think well on weekdays. Since the four of you and I are brothers, I hope you will remind me often. For the sake of the cottage!" After speaking, he patted Song Wan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Song Wan must be full, and the cottage will have to rely on you in the future!"

"I'm full, I'm full..." Song Wan hurriedly said, just at the moment a turbid air rose in his body, and suddenly a full belch came out in response to the scene, which made the three leaders present burst into laughter, Zheng Qian and Zhou Zhi were also on the side Can't help it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was very harmonious, Wang Lun put Song Wan down, turned to Zhu Gui and said, "Brother Zhu Gui, I have to work harder, and send more eyes and ears to listen to the news around Shuibo, but there is a big family who is very angry and bullying others. After the investigation is clear, report them one by one to the mountain, and I will do justice for the heavens and eliminate this harm for the villagers!"

"Do justice for the heavens!?" Du Qian was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "That's right, that's the way we heroes in Liangshanbo should behave like this. It's better for my brother to read a lot and be considerate! In my opinion, So I ordered someone to make a big banner, write these four characters on it, and stand it in front of the Juyi hall, brother, how about it?"

Wang Lun nodded with a smile, and said: "Just choose a good apricot-yellow flag, embroider the four characters on it, and act in the cottage from now on, and follow it!" Words don't go well, and words don't go well, nothing will happen. No matter what you do, even if you are a strong man, you need to find the commanding heights of morality and firmly grasp it, so that you can be justified and gather people's hearts!

"Now that this flag has been set up, we don't do some things! Brother Zhugui, in the future, all the hotels down the mountain will be used to inquire about news, recruit heroes and operate normally. The old story of sweating medicine must not be repeated!" Wang Lun was a little cautious. He told Zhu Gui that as a young man from the 21st century, although he has become a strongman through time travel, he still cannot accept that the human skin inn and the like appear in the cottage under his command.

"Follow brother's order!" Zhu Gui agreed, then clasped his hands and said, "I will order my minions to collect information from various villages and counties for my brother to decide!"

Wang Lun nodded in satisfaction. Judging from the current situation, Du Qian and Zhu Gui seemed to be obedient to him, that is, Song Wan, who was on the way up the mountain, felt a little grouchy about his predecessor's past behavior. This is not an irreconcilable contradiction in principle, it's just a temporary display of anger, just let him come out.What's more, he has a tendency to get closer to himself now, and in time, he is absolutely sure to subdue this big straight guy.Coupled with the fact that Zheng Qian and Zhou Zhi, who are in key positions, are relatively easy to use, Wang Lun feels that he has quite a handy control over the copycat.

It's not easy!It seemed that his deliberate lowering of his posture was very effective, and Wang Lun silently breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.He knows that only when internal resources are integrated can he expand outward with peace of mind.Otherwise, what can we use to counteract the big men like Chao Gai and Song Jiang, and how can we resist the Jurchens rising from the black mountains and white waters?Thinking of this, he felt a sense of pride in his chest, and shouted in his heart:

Da Song, I, Wang Lun, are here!