Wei Wuhou

Chapter 577

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September 15th, [-]th year of Wei Hou, Lingbei Daying.

As the actual controller of the Lingbei camp, although Wei Wuji holds great power, he is also burdened with heavy burdens.

For example, several quartermasters put in front of him the dispatch of food and grass for tens of thousands of people in the Lingbei camp, and he needed to decide and arrange all these.

Of course, he can't trouble him with specific matters, but it's all up to him to ask for food and materials.

So, now Wei Wuji called Yanshan County Sheriff and County Captain to Lingbei Camp to discuss food and grass matters with them face to face.

Because it is located in Yanshan Mountain, half of the grain and grass of Lingbei Daying is borne by Yanshan County, so it is understandable for Wei Wuji to call these two people here at this time.

But in the eyes of the county guard Jiang Shixun and the county captain Ran Xiayun, this is an unacceptable situation.

The chief general of the Lingbei camp is half a rank higher than the county guard in terms of position, which means that in less than two years, Wei Wuji's position is already more important than the two of them.

If it was said that before Wei Wuji could only suppress them with his status as son and minister, now he has directly overshadowed them in terms of position.

Therefore, when they walked into the Lingbei camp and actually sat down with Wei Wuji, the thoughts in the hearts of these two people were actually very exciting.

"My lords, the winter rations for the Lingbei Camp are really a headache for this general... Yanshan County needs to collect rations as soon as possible to avoid any changes in the army!" Wei Wuji said in a deep voice.

Ran Xiayun is fine, after all, he is not in charge of this matter, and he just came to listen in today.

But after hearing these words in Jiang Shixun's ears, his pressure suddenly increased, and he secretly said that he couldn't avoid this topic after all.

After careful consideration of the word order, Jiang Shixun said: "Young master, Yanshan has been through war not long ago, and the people's autumn harvest was also disturbed by the Huns, so it is difficult to collect food and grass for a while..."

"I also hope that the young master will be generous and spare the burden of the people of Yanshan!"

Wei Wuji did not expect that Jiang would reject him directly.Could it be that he really thought he didn't know that there were still hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass in Jingbeicheng's official warehouse?

Wei Wuji said in a cold voice: "Master Jiang, military rations are the foundation of the stability of the army, and the stability of the army is the foundation of Yanshan's safety..."

"Master Jiang, you have to distinguish between priorities!" Wei Wuji stared at Jiang Shixun and said.

Being watched by Wei Wuji made my heart shudder, Jiang Shixun actually didn't feel well.It is true that there is food and grass in Jingbei City, but it is unrealistic to fully support the army food.

What's more, if Wei Wuji's request was directly met, then Jiang Shixun would probably become an unusable person in the eyes of the family, and he would not even think about being a center in the future.

However, this is a negotiation, so Jiang Shixun will not really "do nothing", which will directly cause the negotiation to break down.

"This……"

After pretending to ponder, he saw Jiang Shixun and said, "I don't know how much military rations you need, my lord? If I can think of a way, I will do my best to meet it!"

Wei Wuji glanced at Jiang Shixun, and then said: "Master Jiang, it's not about trying to satisfy, but must be satisfied!"

Jiang Shixun was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Wei Wuji was not a good one to hide, the difference of one word is a world of difference.

So Jiang Shixun said: "Young master, what you said is that you are old and confused!"

Wei Wuji didn't have time to quarrel with this old thing, so he said, "The cost of the past two months, based on a rough calculation, let's prepare 50 shi!"

50 shi, Jiang Shixun was immediately shocked by this number...

Jiang Shixun and Chen Wanyun have worked together for so many years, and they still know a little about military supplies.There is no such thing as one bucket of rations a day, and now there are only 6 people in the Lingbei camp, which means that the military rations are [-] shi per day.

The military needs for two months are only [-] shi. If you add the need for war horses, it will not exceed [-] shi.

But now that Wei Wuji's export is 50 shi, this is no longer a lion's mouth, it is madness.

Not only Jiang Shixun was cursing in his heart at this time, but Ran Xiayun, who was watching the play, was also dropped by this number at this time.

At this time, Jiang Shixun said coldly: "My lord, even if Yanshan Mountain is not plundered by barbarians for 50 shi, the lower officials will not be able to get it out!"

Of course Wei Wuji knew that Jiang Shixun would not agree, otherwise this guy would not be able to sit in the high position of the county guard. After all, the military rations requested by the quartermaster were only [-] shi.

Seeing Jiang Shixun's tone turn cold, Wei Wuji said, "Then what do you think is appropriate, Lord Magistrate?"

Wei Wuji made a gesture of discussion, and Jiang Shixun's face softened a little, and then said: "Yanshan is going all out to collect food and grass, I'm afraid it can't be worth [-] or [-] shi...Young master doesn't believe it..."

But before Jiang Shixun could finish his sentence, Wei Wuji interrupted: "Master Jiang, do you really think that the official warehouse in Jingbei City is full of grain?"

Jiang Shixun suddenly felt cut off, because there was indeed food in the official warehouse in Jingbei City, and there was a lot of it, but there was definitely no 50 shi.

"My lord, there is no 50 shi of grain in Jingbei City!" Jiang Shixun still insisted that this hole must not be opened.

Wei Wuji smiled, and then said: "Master Jiang, don't be so excited, since 50 shi Yanshan is really not enough, then... let's give 20 shi for emergency!"

Jiang Shixun originally thought that Wei Wuji would be able to speak well, but his words made him anxious again, and there was no way to continue the conversation.

But for Wei Wuji, this is the first time he has cooperated with Yanshan officials, so he naturally needs to make a good start, otherwise it will be even more difficult to deal with him in the future.

Jiang Shixun said: "My lord, this order is unacceptable to the minister. If you want to blame me, even the minister in charge of military law will admit it!"

This is already tearing the skin off, Wei Wuji's face immediately collapsed, this man surnamed Jiang is difficult to deal with, and he has no intention of letting go.

The situation froze in place for a while, and the atmosphere in the entire military tent became solemn, and Jiang Shixun felt more pressure.

Seeing his old partner's current difficult situation, Ran Xiayun could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he said: "Young master, Mr. Jiang also has difficulties. Yanshan was hit by the Xiongnu soldiers. How can we do it all at once?" You can get 20 shi of military rations!"

After glancing at Wei Wuji, seeing that he was still listening to his speech, Ran Xiayun continued: "Moreover, part of the food in Jingbei City is used to relieve the hungry people and stabilize Yanshan's internal affairs..."

Speaking of this, Ran Xiayun continued: "So, please forgive me, Mr. Jiang!"

Wei Wuji groaned silently, but Jiang Shixun looked at his partner with a little surprise in his heart, but he didn't expect this big boss to say such a thing.

Undoubtedly, both Wei Wuji and Jiang Shixun needed these words to resolve the deadlock at this time, otherwise no one would even think about stepping down today.

Then I heard Jiang Shixun say: "Young Master, Master Ran is right, the food in the official warehouse in Jingbei City, and the relief of the victims of the military disaster, it is really impossible to come up with 20 shi for military food!"

"Ta...ta...ta..."

After Jiang Shixun's words fell, the sound of Wei Wuji's fingers tapping on the table was remembered in the military tent, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn again.

After a long time, Wei Wuji said slowly, "If that's the case, let's go to one hundred thousand stones!"

(End of this chapter)