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Chapter 276 Checking the Library
When Li Chongjiu came out from Xue's residence, he saw Ertuo, Yinghefu, Yan Yelie, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche confronting each other.Until they saw Li Chongjiu leave the house, they were all relieved.

Seeing that Li Chongjiu had obtained the key, Xue Wanshu showed a thoughtful look.Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche held the rifle, but their faces were full of displeasure.

Li Chongjiu stood at the door, stood still and said to Xue Wan: "Mr. Xue is a man of integrity, and I admire him very much. In Ji County, Mr. Xue can come to my house directly to find me if you have anything to do. Mr. Li will definitely sweep you away .”

Xue Wanshu cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to chatter, but I still want to thank Li Shijun for his kindness."

Seeing the Xue family's attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, Li Chongjiu nodded without saying anything, and directly mounted his horse and led all the soldiers to the arsenal.

In the arsenal, Su Su also obtained the key from the county lieutenant, and it didn't take too much trouble.At present, the arsenal ordered the three keys to be combined to open the door of the arsenal.

But in the warehouse, armors are neatly draped on the nail bed, everywhere. As for the soldiers, they are piled up like a mountain, and the sharp spikes and arrows are tied up in bundles and randomly piled on the ground. , full of them.All the generals who followed Li Chongjiu could not help but stare dumbfounded.

"Get rich! Get rich! Haha!"

"I'm an upstart this time."

"I'll stay here tonight and sleep with my armor in my arms, haha!"

"With so many armors, how many troops can be equipped, it's really comfortable."

"That's right, it won't be a disadvantage if we play against Youzhou iron cavalry again."

Ertuo, Yan Yelie and the others were almost roaring up to the sky, and then they reached out and stroked the armor, with expressions of love all over their faces.

Li Chongjiu nodded, and immediately asked the arsenal order to preface: "Has this arsenal not been opened yet?"

The arsenal decree replied: "Reporting to the envoy, the emperor back then, bah, was a faint emperor. He was supposed to use the arsenal for the third conquest of Liao, but the emperor withdrew the conquest when the army failed to gather. So since the second After the expedition to Liao Dynasty, the arsenal was never opened again. Even Xue Gong and General Li, when they were in Zhuojun, did not receive an edict from the emperor and did not use it. Therefore, the arsenal has been closed."

Li Chongjiu nodded, Xue Shixiong and Li Jing were both loyal ministers of the Sui Dynasty, very clean and honest.

After Li Chongjiu listened to the order of the arsenal, he realized that the number of soldiers in the arsenal far exceeded his expectations. The arsenal was prepared by the Sui Dynasty for the conquest of the Liao Dynasty, and gathered the national power of the entire Sui Dynasty.Li Chongjiu originally estimated that the Zhuojun arsenal could be equipped with 1 horses, but now it seems that this is far underestimated. According to the data stated in the arsenal decree, [-] soldiers can be equipped.

If it were Li Chongjiu and above Guyi County, with barren products, even if the artisan workshop worked desperately, it would not be able to produce so many soldiers even in 50 years.It was a windfall.
After sealing up the arsenal, Li Chongjiu hurried to inspect the granary regardless of the darkness.This granary was also prepared by Emperor Sui Yang for conquering Liao. In order to conquer Liao, Emperor Sui Yang opened the Yongji Canal. From Liyang, Huiluo and other four major granaries around Luoyang, they were transported from the Yellow River to the Yongji Canal. The grain went to Ji County, Zhuo County, where it was stored.

Later, in order to transfer grain to the front line of Liaodong, Emperor Yang of Sui sent another 200 million people to go directly from Jixian County, Zhuojun County to the Daling River Ancient Road, pass through Liaoxi County, and transport it to Huaiyuan Town to stock up on grain.And it was Li Yuan who was stationed in Huaiyuan Town at that time.

When Yang Xuangan rebelled against Liao for the second time, Li Mi proposed three strategies. Among them, the upper plan suggested that Yang Xuangan lead his army northward from Liyangcang to capture Zhuojun and seize the place where the Liao army hoarded grain, which not only prevented the Liao army from returning westward The road also caused millions of troops to die in the dangerous land of Liaodong without food.In the end, Yang Xuangan didn't listen to Li Mi's opinion because the move was too risky.

After Li Chongjiu came to the grain depot, the grain depot officer looked fat and big-eared, and when he saw Li Chongjiu nodded and bowed quickly, he was flattering.Even if Li Chongjiu is not in his position, he still knows that the grain depot officials are absolutely vacancies. Even though the laws and regulations of the Sui Dynasty were very strict, the officials would not guard themselves and steal.

So listening to the honest and honest words of the granary officials, of course it is not acceptable. Li Chongjiu personally went to the granary to monitor, and saw that the granary was full of grain and grass in a big pit like a cellar.

Accompanied by the grain depot officer, Li Chongjiu personally led someone to use a long ruler with a groove to insert it into the grain bag, then take it out, and then check the color of the rice on the groove of the long ruler, whether there is any moth, and whether the rice is damp etc.Li Chongjiu walked around in a circle, checked the granaries one by one, and checked them one by one according to the account books.

Li Chongjiu was busy until early morning, and it was already dawn. The grain depot officer saw Li Chongjiu's serious attitude, and his fat face was covered with sweat, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

At dawn, Li Chongjiu checked with the grain depot officer and said, "[-]% is short on the ledger, where is the remaining [-]%?"

At this moment, the grain depot officer couldn't stand it any longer, knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said: "Please forgive me, please forgive me."

Li Chongjiu said: "According to the rules of grain officials, [-]% is not too much. In the past few years, the army has been in turmoil. There is no shortage of rice in this Zhuo County, and all the counties in Shanggu. Taking the opportunity to sell a little bit of grain, although it is selfish to enrich one's own pocket, has also saved many lives."

"Finally, who are the grain merchants who communicated with you secretly? Well, I think they have a lot of background. You just need to tell them and spit out all your income in the past few years, and I will kill you."

The grain depot official hurriedly said, "Yes, envoy, I will definitely tell the whole truth and everything is correct."

Li Chongjiu nodded, and ordered someone to prepare a pen and ink, and then the grain depot officer presented a list, Li Chongjiu glanced at it, and said to himself: "It's as expected."

Li Chongjiu glanced at the grain depot officer, took a deep breath, and said, "Take it away, don't make things difficult for him."

The grain depot officer kowtowed like garlic and said, "Thank you for your life, thank you for your life."

Li Chongjiu thought that although the grain and grass were short by [-]%, the granary in Zhuojun was far inferior to the four major warehouses in the world, but because of the accumulation of the Liao Dynasty, there was still a lot of grain, enough to make Li Chongjiu's [-] Fanhan army, three I don't have to worry about food in my underwear.Therefore, just the arsenal and granary in Jixian County made Li Chongjiu's move to capture Jixian County a huge harvest, and it was a worthwhile trip.

Back then, Wang Xuba mobilized 10,000+ troops to attack Jixian County, all for the food and grass in Zhuojun County, but in the end he died in the city. Everyone never thought that Li Chongjiu would benefit himself in the end.

(End of this chapter)