Chapter 509: Food in Feng Yi
"Dashuai, Fufeng County is too shou Yan Yi to see!"
Sun Xiaozhe was in a good mood, this time he sent troops from all sides, and attacked the counties and counties in Guanzhong on a large scale, many officials asked for surrender, expressing their willingness to submit to the Emperor Dayan, and Yan Yi, the Taishou of Fufeng County, was the highest-ranking and most active person among these officials, so he has been treating this person as a guest. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
However, compared with the Taishou of Fufeng County, Sun Xiaozhe attaches more importance to those important ministers in Chang'an City, and only the return of these people has more weight, but this is another story.
"Let him in!"
Sun Xiaozhe was very interested and immediately met with Yan Yi.
If it was a year ago, even if Sun Xiaozhe had prepared a lot of money to ask to see this Taishou of Sanfu County, he might not be qualified to see him, but now, Yan Yi is 100% careful in front of him, such a huge identity contrast, so that Sun Xiaozhe has an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
"How's the looting of grain in the townships going?"
The Yan army must be a foreigner, and they don't know much about the local area of Guanzhong, so it is naturally more appropriate for these local officials to carry out the errand of collecting grain.
"Now it is winter and war, many people have fled their hometowns, and there is still a lot of gap between the food harvested and expected. But please rest assured, the subordinates will personally supervise the collection of the full amount of grain!"
"The large-scale siege battle is about to begin, and the food will be more expensive than ever, if you can save enough food, it will be much more convenient for Ben Shuai to make decisions, Yan Envoy Jun don't let Ben Shuai down!"
I saw that fine beads of sweat began to ooze from between Yan Yi's temples, and gradually gathered into a stream, dripping down his cheeks.
"The subordinates must do their best not to disappoint the marshal!"
"This is very good, as long as Yan Envoy Jun can meet the requirements of this marshal, Ben Shuai will personally ask His Majesty for credit, and after the world is calmed, you will be asked to make a book, even if you enter the political hall, it may not be impossible!"
Sun Xiaozhe threatened in an unkind tone on the one hand, and threw out a tempting bait on the other hand, Yan Yi trembled and his eyes lit up, and entering the political affairs hall was the lifelong pursuit of all officials, thinking that if he could help Sun Xiaozhe conquer Chang'an, maybe he would be able to achieve his wish because of his merits.
"The subordinates will not disappoint the expectations of the marshal!"
Yan Yixing rushed away, but Sun Xiaozhe sneered at this spineless county guard, this kind of person who is extremely capable of slapping horses is already a great grace to be a county guard, let him enter the political hall as a minister?
However, in order to motivate and stimulate the enthusiasm of these subordinates as much as possible, Sun Xiaozhe did not care about making promises that were impossible to fulfill.
The results of the looting over the past few days were good, and nearly 100,000 stone of grain soon came into the account, but compared to the huge consumption of the 200,000 army, these were still a drop in the bucket, so more food must be available.
"Are the people sent to Tongguan back?"
Thinking of this, Sun Xiaozhe became impatient again and asked the scribe beside him.
"The person hasn't come back yet, but a letter has arrived, please take a look!"
Sun Xiaozhe took the letter sent from Tongguan and couldn't wait to open it and read it, but it was even more annoying at first glance.
It turned out that the main person who supplied his 200,000-strong army with food was Hanjiacang in Luoyang, and when he confronted the Tang army outside Tongguan in the past, he would deliver it once a month. However, it has been two months since the capture of Tongguan this time, and only one batch of grain can be transported, and the second batch has not yet been seen.
Although there is no problem with the army's grain storage for half a month, the grain cannot be delivered as scheduled, which is a problem in itself.
Therefore, Sun Xiaozhe sent people to Luoyang to urge grain, and on the other hand, he looted in various counties and counties in Guanzhong to prepare for the unexpected.
However, it is strange to say, it stands to reason that Guanzhong has accumulated a hundred years of savings, and a lot of grain should have been accumulated, but the entire Jingzhao Mansion has been scavenged, but there are only 100,000 stone of grain, which is really strange.
Could it be that the Tang Dynasty had long expected that Tongguan was about to be lost, and the grain was looted in advance?
This is obviously unrealistic, but if not, then why?
While secretly speculating, a military report suddenly arrived, Sun Xiaozhe opened it absentmindedly, read a few in a row, and couldn't help frowning.
Half of the grain brought to and from Fufeng and other places was actually looted by the Tang army of unknown origin, which is really irritating. If Tang Jun was willing to take a stand and fight him head-on, there would be no need to be so irritable, but they were like flies and mice, sneaking around, maybe they would come up and bite them at any time, and the Yan army wanted to completely destroy them, but these scattered Tang troops fled without a trace, even if they surrounded and annihilated a few groups of men and horses, at most they were only hundreds or thousands, to no avail.
"Dashuai, Yan Yi is back again!"
Sun Xiaozhe did not have a good impression of this official who could only slap his beard and pat horses, and his verbal efforts were far greater than his ability to do practical work; if it were not for the fact that this person was familiar with the local people's situation and governance, he would not have used this kind of person at all. But after thinking about it, he still ordered someone to invite Yan Yi in.
"The subordinate brought a man for the marshal!"
"Oh?people?"
Sun Xiaozhe felt inexplicable, and he didn't recruit talents from the people, this Yan Yi wouldn't be seeking an official for a private person, right?
Yan Yi immediately explained:
"Du Zhi, the subordinate brother-in-law, has been a merchant in Guanzhong, and there is important news to tell the marshal!"
"Merchant?"
Sun Xiaozhe didn't expect that Yan Yi would bring him a businessman, but he still patiently let Du Zhi enter the account and speak.
As soon as this Du Zhi entered the house, Sun Xiaozhe immediately found that the shrewdness reflected in this person's eyes was by no means comparable to that of an official like Yan Yi, so he put away his contempt and quietly waited for the businessman to say what he was interested in.
Du Zhi is obviously used to seeing big scenes, and in the face of Sun Xiaozhe, he is neither humble nor arrogant, and after the ordinary ceremony, he said straight to the point:
"What the marshal wants most now is food?"
Sun Xiaozhe was noncommittal, but he was shocked in his heart, this businessman really said that he was the most important. But on the surface, he didn't move, just waiting for Du Zhi to continue.
"Do you know where the most food in Guanzhong is?"
After this question, Sun Xiaozhe was no longer silent, and blurted out:
"Where?"
Du Zhi smiled indifferently and said:
"Feng Yijun!"
Feng Yijun?
Sun Xiaozhe's eyes narrowed habitually, this news was indeed heartwarming, but he didn't know that it was not this businessman who deceived him again.
"The marshal must be wondering, the grain accumulated by Feng Yijun is the first in Guanzhong. To be humble, it is also said that the grain accumulated by Feng Yijun is not only the first in Guanzhong, but also accounts for more than sixty percent of Guanzhong. ”
At the same time, Du Zhi stretched out his right hand and gestured a six-character.
At this point, Sun Xiaozhe was completely stunned.
According to the previous inference, Chang'an's grain storage accounts for at least two to three percent of the entire Guanzhong, but Feng Yi accounts for sixty percent, which is really a strange thing in the world.
"Sir, please take a seat, may I ask why this is the case, Feng Yijun has so much food?"
Sun Xiaozhe is not a hypocritical person, once he thinks that someone is worth using, he will show favor unabashedly, even if he is condescending, he is not afraid of telling the truth.
Du Zhi took this as usual, sat down calmly, and a servant brought hot tea and soup, he took a sip before saying slowly:
"If Beixia is not a businessman, it is difficult to believe that this is the truth, but Beixia has sold grain to Feng Yi several times, and has earned dozens of times the profit in the past. ”
Hearing this, Sun Xiaozhe touched some doorways.
"Could it be that the Shenwu Army is a ghost?
Du Zhi nodded.
"Not exactly, so to speak. If it is an ordinary high price, merchants from all over Guanzhong will not be so eager to rush to it, but Feng Yijun has lost the capital, and the grain purchased, even if it is taxed in the next twenty years, may not fill this hole!"
Saying that, Du Zhi shook his head full of puzzlement, in his opinion, such an acquisition regardless of the cost is a complete loss-making transaction, and the loss is earth-shattering, but with real money, no one will sit idly by because the buyer loses money.
Sun Xiaozhe immediately understood Qin Jin's intentions, if he could exchange a county for the pacification of the world, even if he lost Feng Yijun for the next hundred years, this deal would be extremely cost-effective. He glanced at Du Zhi, this person was shrewd, but after all, the equipment was limited, how could he know that Qin Jin's business was looking at the world.
In this way, it also explains Sun Xiaozhe's previous question, why the entire Jingzhao Mansion turned upside down but only got less than 100,000 stone of grain, which turned out to be Feng Yi by Qin Jin.
"What about Zhang Tongru? Zhang Tongru can be sent by the military?"
Since Feng Yijun was the foundation of the Shenwu Army and the lair of Qin and Jin, Sun Xiaozhe sent the most powerful general Zhang Tongru to attack and plunder, and it was time to capture the whole territory as planned.
"Here, just delivered!"
A scribe hurried in with a thick stack of official documents.
"Bring it to me!"
Sun Xiaozhe is still very confident in Zhang Tongru's ability, and even the elite of the Shuofang army was scattered and fled by him, and it was not a problem to attack Feng Yi, who had no danger to defend, head-on.
Qin Jin had accumulated more grain here in advance, which was convenient for him to use!
When opening the military newspaper, Sun Xiaozhe even secretly laughed at Qin Jin in his heart, so thoughtful, he finally made a wedding dress for others!
"The news sent by Mr. Du is at the right time, I don't know what reward I need?"
Sun Xiaozhe looked at the official document with a low face, and asked Du Zhi what he wanted.
Du Zhi said:
"Yan Jun is the master of the Heavenly Mandate King, and there is nothing else to do!"
Sun Xiaozhe laughed, he didn't believe that Du Zhi had no other intentions in his mouth, and businessmen didn't want to profit from that nonsense.
However, since this Du Zhi refused to say it explicitly, he was too happy not to say it, so he said:
"Mr. Gao Yi, my Majesty Emperor Dayan will definitely not treat you badly. ”
Du Zhi said again:
"I am willing to die for His Majesty the Great Yan Emperor!"