Chapter 946: Burning the Granary
"No matter how powerful Wang Ning'an is, he can't reach Jiangxi and Jinghu... As long as he can withstand it, or he will be lip service and delay time, Jiangnan will be short of food." Zheng Xia smiled gloomyly and said, "As long as he reaches this point, Wang Ning'an will have to peel off even if he doesn't die."
Liu Zhi nodded, but was puzzled again, "If Wang Ning'an left behind the grain transported to the capital, wouldn't there be food in Jiangnan?"
Zheng Xia looked at him like an idiot, and he was scared to death if you lost a game in Suzhou!
Wang Ning'an is the prime minister and the emperor's army. The government and the people's expectations are all in the north. Can he risk the north being short of food to appease Jiangnan? What's more, Wang Ning'an's forces are all in the north. Who is more important can he not tell which one is more important?
"If Wang Ning'an really did that, we would be happy. The people from the court alone could bring him down. Even the emperor could not forgive his master. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!"
Old Liu Zhi's face turned red, his eyes rolled, and suddenly he remembered something, "By the way, is the less food now, the better?"
Zheng Xia snorted and nodded reluctantly. Is there any need to ask?
"I remember that in the granary in Hangzhou, I still stockpiled million stones of grain!"
Zheng Xia took a breath, "Why are there so many?"
"You don't know that in previous years, you should give priority to the supply of imperial grain, so a batch of grain was concentrated from the warehouse in Jiangnan. If there was no grain transport, use this grain for emergency response. When the grain was transported, then fill the gap... So much grain has been accumulated over the years!"
Liu Zhi swallowed and tentatively said, "Did you attack these foods?"
Zheng Xia frowned, "Of course you have to do it! The question is, do you have any solutions?"
"If you have a solution, let the Cao Gang set fire. The Tongshan escaped and hid it in my place. I can't raise him for nothing. It's time for him to do something!"
Zheng Xia thought about it and thought the solution was pretty good. "Yes, not only the grain stored in Hangzhou, but also the regular warehouses in other places, and the charity warehouses should not be spared. I want to see, no matter how capable Wang Ning'an is, he can still produce grain!"
Liu Zhi nodded and wanted to go down to deploy. Zheng Xia stopped him again, "Remember, you must move quickly and have to clean your work. Also, you can't disclose it to Liu Han!"
"Ah? It's hidden from Mr. Liu?"
Zheng Xia snorted, "It's true that he is your uncle, but when he gets old and gets older, he can't help but be scared. Don't be shocked by your elders!"
Liu Zhi took a breath. He was not an idiot, so he naturally understood what Zheng Xia meant.
"Okay, I'll be careful."
...
After a while, the news that Wang Ning'an officially went south to Hangzhou came. There was no doubt that the decisive battle between the King of Xiliang and the Southeastern family began.
In the past two or three months, Wang Ning'an has killed and slashed, used cruel officials, promoted the distribution of land, and cut a gap between the ironclad southeast!
At this time, even the villages and towns were closed, they knew that a prince had come to the court to give everyone a lot of land, and there were many storytellers who walked in the fields and sang the story of King Xiliang to everyone. In addition, Youzhou was divided into fields, Jingdong was divided into fields, and the northwest was also divided into fields. The people all lived a stable life and had no worries about food and drink. Now the southeast is left, so we can't fall behind!
With the propaganda of these people, Wang Ning'an's image among the people suddenly became taller. After he headed south, the people along the way rushed to see the majesty.
There were also ordinary people who jointly wrote a bloody letter, begging the court to implement the distribution of land and divide the land there.
This is the case with the people, which is both gratifying and worrying... The general situation has come true, but the more this happens, the more the aristocratic families will struggle to death. They will never imagine what a group of madmen will do.
"Old Chen, how much food is stored in Hangzhou right now?"
Chen Shunzhi immediately said: "Prince, there is a lot of grain stored in Hangzhou. This is a harbor and the end of the canal. The grain from the southeast and even the grain from Jiaozhi will be transported here for the time being. Conservatively, there are 5 million stones. After deducting the food of the people, 3 million stones can be transferred out!"
After hearing this, Wang Ning'an became more vigilant.
"Then I need to know where all the food is placed."
"Nei Yi will get the map now."
Wang Ning'an was not idle on the way south... On the other side, he was beaten by a group of ordinary people at the foot of Suzhou City and was in a mess.
Tongshan, the leader of the Cao Gang, finally woke up. He could call the wind and rain in the Cao Gang, but when he really went to the battlefield, he was just a waste! He couldn't make any troubles at all, so he didn't want to have any beautiful dreams. It's true that he ran away quickly!
Wang Ning'an is going south sooner or later, and it is not safe to go to Hangzhou. He thought of going overseas, occupying an island at will and becoming an overseas emperor, which is also good!
He summoned his brothers and wanted to leave in the chaos.
"Brother Tong, it's not that easy to go. Wang Ning'an has already gone south." Liu Zhi smiled and said, "Now you only have two ways. Do you want to run out casually, be caught by Wang Ning'an's people, or be caught by the common people, use your head to ask for me... There is another way, which is to do something for me, and then I will arrange someone to send you to sea!"
Tong Shan's eyes were so angry that he was so angry that he had his eyes wide open.
"Why should I believe you? If it weren't for you, would I have fallen to where I am today?"
Liu Zhi was in Zheng Xia’s place like a grandson, but when he arrived in front of Tongshan, he was the old man!
"Big Dragon Head, you talk with your conscience. We gave you food, money, and weapons... You are not good at it yourself, who can you blame? Do you do it or not, life and death are just a matter of thought!"
"I, I..." Tong Shan grunted for a long time and said angrily: "If you ask me to do things, you must tell me what I want to do?"
"It's easy, just burn the granary of the dock for me!"
"What?"
Tongshan jumped up, and he waved his arms, not knowing where to put them!
"Mr. Liu, if I remember correctly, it would be a million stone of grain, which is the life-saving food for countless people. How could it be burned? It would be a sin to commit heaven and to be retribution!"
Liu Zhi sneered disdainfully, "Big Dragon Head, what are you? Don't worry, God is so busy, he has no time to chop you! Wang Ning'an is about to go south and will arrive at three days at most. You go to burn the granary today, and I will arrange someone tomorrow to send you out to sea and live a free life. No one can control you again!"
Tongshan squatted down slowly, very worried and painful. He was already undeniable. Do he have to add another sin?
"Okay, you are not a court official. You are sympathetic to others here. If you don't do it, you, and your brothers, will not survive!"
"well!"
Tong Shan stomped his feet, glared at Liu Zhi, and cursed: "I really regret it, why did you get involved with you!"
...
Helplessly, Tong Shan agreed to Liu Zhi's request. He had more than 100 defeated soldiers and defeated soldiers under him. In addition, there were many people in the Cao Gang in Hangzhou. He secretly recruited more than 500 people.
Taking advantage of the night, I touched the granary and the black grain storage stockpile, and I could not see at first sight. There were usually 3,000 people here and I had been stationed for a long time, but today, it was extremely quiet, with only a few sentries left, still patrolling, and the jackfighter was lazy and reminding everyone to be careful of the candles.
Tong Shan took a deep breath and suddenly raised the ghost head knife.
"rush!"
With the order, the Cao Gang rushed to the granary. They were scattering their teeth and claws, screaming strangely. Several sentries were caught off guard and were all cut down by them.
Tongshan took the lead and ran inside. The people behind followed him. They held torches and fish oil and prepared to set fire... At this time, several soldiers were so scared that they ran away for a while, but when they looked back, they were all stunned.
These people want to burn food!
One of the young soldiers' eyes turned red. The grain in the warehouse was transported away every year. The grain stored in this warehouse was the lifeblood of millions of people in Hangzhou. If there was a problem with the grain outside, it would all be directed at the grain here!
It’s okay if you grab some points, but you’re crazy and want to burn food. Are you not afraid of God’s reprimand!
"I'll fight you!"
The young soldier turned around and rushed over. He raised his knife and ran wildly. Tongshan's subordinates were stunned and two people were chopped. The young soldier had to continue chopping, but the knife was unfortunately broken. Several Cao Gang people raised their flower guns and penetrated his chest!
"Retribution, God will repay you!"
The young soldiers were covered in blood and shouted wildly. The other soldiers who fled turned around and killed them back. There were less than 50 of them, but none of them retreated and all died in battle!
Tong Shan's arm was also cut, blood flowing, and his facial features were all ferocious.
"set fire!"
These two words were squeezed out from his teeth, and his subordinates immediately raised the torch and threw it at the granary. The flames flew and thick smoke rolled... Tong Shan looked down at the corpse on the ground. The young soldier was still lying on the ground, his eyes staring, as if flames were still squirting out!
"I'm just a beast!"
Tong Shan swung his hand and slapped himself twice. His face was so hot that he finally felt a little more comfortable. He turned his head and greeted all his subordinates and prepared to escape.
At this moment, a crackling sound suddenly sounded. Before Tong Shan could understand what was going on, his shrimp soldiers and crab generals fell down in pieces.
"shooting!"
Accompanied by loud roars, the muskets were row after row, and the Cao Gang people fell down quickly, faster than cutting wheat!
"The prince is here!"
"The King of Xiliang is here!"
"Surrender quickly, put down your weapons, Rao Er wait for his life!"
...
The prince is here!
At this moment, Tong Shan was not afraid, but was a little relieved and excited... Liu Zhi, Liu Zhi, aren't you afraid of King Xiliang? When he comes, your doomsday will come!
Tong Shan relaxed his hand and threw the ghost-headed knife on the ground. He lay on the ground, waiting for the verdict of fate!
Wang Ning'an didn't have the time to pay attention to them, the most important thing was the fire in front of him!
"Transfer to my order, all the officials in Hangzhou will immediately organize the people to put out the fire. Whoever dares to be negligent will be killed without mercy!" After saying that, Wang Ning'an threw the python robe aside, lifted up two buckets, and joined the ranks of putting out the fire with the soldiers...
Chapter completed!