Chapter 115: Minister of Logistics
Iron Blood City has a special gang leader, so if everyone has food in the camp, there is no need for Xi Yunzhi to do it, she teaches Xiao An to read and write leisurely in the backyard, and Bu Qin goes to the camp to train during the day, and comes back at night.
After more than half a month of such a peaceful pass, Xi Yunzhi and Liu's mother sat in the courtyard with the soles of their shoes, and were talking about when they would do Ruyi Ruyue's marriage, Zhao Yi walked in, made Ruyi Ruyue blushing with shame, and hid in the house with a needlework basket.
Zhao Yi felt that the two sisters' attitude towards him had become very strange, and watching them leave, he couldn't help asking:
"What's wrong with them? Why do you run away when you see me? ”
Xi Yunzhi smiled at him and said, "Ruyi is like a big girl at the rise of the moon, and it is inevitable to be shy when I see a man." Are you in the backyard for something? ”
Zhao Yi then remembered the purpose of his coming, and patted his head: "Oh, by the way, the master asked me to come back and spread the word, saying that I would let Mrs. cook more dishes at night, the generals in the camp have been scared for the past few days, and they want to eat a good meal." ”
Xi Yunzhi also put down the needlework and said strangely: "Are you scared?" Isn't there a gang leader in the camp? It is said that he is also a great chef, how can he be bland? ”
Zhao Yi looked at Xi Yunzhi for a while, and then decided not to hide it anymore: "Hey, no matter how good the craftsmanship is, it can't stand the cooking without rice, and there has been no meat residue in the camp for more than ten days." Madame, don't say it's what I said, the more meat you have at night, the fatter the better. ”
“……”
After Zhao Yi left, Xi Yunzhi didn't have time to think about how there could be no rice in the camp, so he called Liu Ma and Ruyi Ruyue to go to the nearby villagers to buy meat and vegetables.
There are also some villages and fertile fields outside Iron Blood, and there is a small market in the center of several villages, and although you can't buy anything rare, you can still buy some vegetables and meat.
Xi Yunzhi found a small cart and let Ruyi Ruyue push it away, and she and Liu's mother walked in front to buy. It happened that a villager had just killed a pig and moved it to the market to sell it, saying that the family was waiting for money to go back to his mother to see a doctor, and said that he had a trick in raising pigs, and each pig was fat and thick, Xi Yunzhi didn't know these skills, but since he wanted to sell pork back to his old mother to see a doctor, she was also happy to help him, so he bought the whole pig back, and the man thanked Xi Yunzhi a thousand times, bought vegetables and meat, and went to the next village to move four or five jars to burn knives.
After everything was purchased, they returned to the Boss's Mansion, Liu's mother was responsible for stomping the meat, Ruyi Ruyue was responsible for fetching water and washing vegetables, and she was responsible for cutting vegetables and putting them on plates.
Bu Qin and they came back in the evening and brought back more than 30 camp generals, everyone was a little embarrassed about Xi Yunzhi at first, but after seeing the table full of dishes, they completely put aside their shyness, sat down and feasted, Xi Yunzhi secretly asked Bu Qin, can you drink, Bu Qin said that the day's training is over, and it is okay to drink less.
Xi Yunzhi called Ruyi Ruyue to pour wine for everyone, the generals didn't expect that it was not enough to have meat to eat at night, and there was even wine to drink, they were surprised, and they were even more grateful to Xi Yunzhi, the wife of the boss.
After arranging everything, Bu Qin beckoned to her and asked her to sit down on the vacant seat beside him, and before Xi Yunzhi started to eat after sitting down, she heard Deputy Marshal Lu, who was at the same table as Bu Qin, give her a thumbs up and said:
"Madame's craftsmanship is really superb, this meat is so delicious."
Xi Yunzhi smiled gently, pointed to the kitchen, and replied: "Yunzhi doesn't dare to take credit, most of these dishes are made by Liu's mother, I just do it." ”
Deputy Marshal Lu was just looking for an excuse to talk to her, and when he heard her say this, he said again:
"No, no, no, I still have to thank Madame, if it weren't for Madame's generous arrangement, how could we have such oil and water in our stomachs."
Xi Yunzhi took a bite of the lettuce that Bu Qin gave him, and asked casually: "You have worked so hard all day long, you have to eat enough to have the energy." ”
Vice Marshal Lu hesitated for a while before standing up from his seat with a wine glass, and said to Xi Yunzhi without concealment:
"Don't hide it from Madame, since we broke with the imperial court, the imperial court has cut off our food and salary, originally we also had some savings, but the existing silver money still can't support the daily expenses of these 200,000 people, and now there are only tens of thousands of taels left in the account room, and these tens of thousands of taels are enough for 200,000 people to drink porridge for more than ten days, but after the porridge for more than ten days is drunk, then we can only gnaw on the bark."
“……”
Xi Yunzhi listened to Lu Ping's words and felt that although his words were discounted, the financial constraints in the camp must also be true, otherwise he would not have said it to her on such an occasion.
Lu Ping took the wine glass, walked in front of Xi Yunzhi, and suddenly said to her: "I heard that Mrs. is a business wizard, and our Bujiajun is now an eventful time, you are Mrs. Boss, if Mrs. can lend a hand at this time and take care of this granary that is about to bottom out for us, then we will definitely remember Madame's great kindness." ”
Xi Yunzhi hurriedly got up from her seat, helped up Lu Ping, who was holding on to her, and said, "Brother Lu, please get up." ”
After Lu Ping got up, he gave her an expectant look, Xi Yunzhi didn't expect that while they came to eat, they would still wait for her, turned his head to look at Bu Tan, and saw him say to her in her ear:
"They told me, I said I can't decide for you, it still depends on what you mean, if you feel embarrassed, it's okay not to do it."
Xi Yunzhi thought about it for a while, and after looking around the generals again, she nodded with determination and said:
"This ...... Since Brother Lu is full of fists, then Yunzhi has the courage to take this errand, but I also have two conditions. ”
As soon as Lu Ping heard that Xi Yunzhi was willing to take over this mess, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Madame, although she said, as long as we can do it, we will do it." ”
Xi Yunzhi nodded, poured himself a glass of wine, and said to the soldiers first:
"First, all the grain, grass and silver money in this army are funded by me, and I am in control alone, and I only listen to me in the logistics grain and grass part, and all things are up to me, and there is no second choice."
Everyone, look at me, I look at you, they also heard Lu Ping say before, the food in the army is only tens of thousands of taels, they are afraid that Xi Yunzhi will ask them for money after taking over, but now they don't care, they just need to take responsibility and wait for food in peace, why not, even if it is approved by everyone.
Xi Yunzhi poured another glass of wine and drank it dry, and then said:
"Second, I must be sent a squad of five hundred men for me to send, and whatever I do, they must obey my arrangement, and there must be no complaints."
This request made Lu Ping a little sluggish, he looked around among the crowd, and finally fell on Xi Yunzhi, and asked pretending to be relaxed: "Madam doesn't want them to rob the house, right?" ”
Lu Ping's words successfully eased the atmosphere at the scene, Xi Yunzhi also knew what he was worried about, and assured him with a smile: "Brother Lu, don't worry, what I let them do will definitely not be a bad thing to disturb the people, at most the work will be harder and dirtier, and the previous gang leader army will also be counted among the five hundred people, as long as they are willing to do it, I promise that they will never be treated badly." ”
When Zhao Yi heard this, he couldn't help but interject: "Yes, let's rest assured, our wife is not an ordinary person, and if you can follow her to do things, it is a blessing that she has cultivated in her previous life, and she will never suffer a loss." ”
Xi Yunzhi looked at Zhao Yi and smiled helplessly, and after some psychological struggle, Lu Ping nodded and said:
"Okay, since Madame has made a request, then Lu Mou said that he will definitely do it, even among the 360 gang leaders in the original camp, I will send another 200 people to arrange for Madame."
After hearing this, Xi Yunzhi immediately nodded and poured himself a third glass of wine, and went to work with the relieved soldiers, and the banquet continued.
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At night, Xi Yunzhi sat in the candlelight to settle the accounts, Bu Qin walked in, Xi Yunzhi was halfway through the accounts, so she didn't get up, Bu Qin sat beside her, and waited until she finished the last account before she spoke:
"Actually, it's okay if you don't agree, everyone knows it's a mess."
Xi Yunzhi smiled at Bu Qin and said: "If I don't accept this matter, it will be detrimental to you to consolidate your position in the army, and if it is really as said in this account book, if you continue to do this for more than ten days, everyone may really have to gnaw the bark together." ”
Of course, Bu Qin knew the situation in the camp: "The Bu family army has accumulated a lot of jewels in the past, but those jewels have to be exchanged for silver, but it is extremely difficult in this situation, how much private money do you have, can you afford to raise an army of 200,000?" ”
Xi Yunzhi dialed a number on the abacus, showed it to Bu Tan, and then messed it up.
"I have this number, even if it is empty, it can last for two or three years, if it is more than two or three years, then you must take precautions and think of other ways, if you can, I hope that my husband can tell me, how you want to fight this battle, how long you are going to fight, where to start the attack, how many people will be sent to attack, before each war starts, it is best to report with me here, I can estimate the budget, so that I can accurately make an expenditure plan and reduce unnecessary losses."
Bu Qin saw that she had decided to do this seriously, so she no longer dissuaded her, because as she said, although he is now the commander of the Bu Jiajun, after all, he has not led everyone to fight many battles, if everyone is under his leadership, living a life of no clothes and food, then even if he is the coach, no matter how capable he is, it will have no effect.
The purpose of the war is to let everyone live a good life, if even his own soldiers are not doing well, then how can he win the trust of the people of the world.
"I just hope you don't work too hard."
Bu Qin took Xi Yunzhi's hand and said, Xi Yunzhi nodded and replied: "Don't worry, I said a long time ago, I like this kind of busy life, and I feel happy to have something to do." Managing these things, for me, is not only not a burden, but the driving force of my life, and also a way for me to release pressure, you don't have to worry, I believe that your wife can manage this logistics and manage her body well. ”
“……”
Bu Qin hugged Xi Yunzhi in his arms and buried it in her neck, then nodded and said, "Okay." ”
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On the second day after Xi Yunzhi took over the logistics work, she got up early, went to the granary of the camp to take a look, recorded all the remaining grain in the granary, and then urgently took people to a nearby village, collected the surplus grain in the hands of the people at a price twice the market price, and then found two fixed vegetable farmers in the village, and asked them to collect vegetables from the villages in the four directions and send them to the barracks.
There are rice, vegetables and meat in the room, and a dry meal was made for everyone at noon that day, although the vegetables and meat are a little less, but compared to the previous few days to drink porridge every day is much better.
After eating, Lu Ping personally gathered more than 500 people outside the commander's mansion and waited for Xi Yunzhi to review, after Xi Yunzhi recorded their names one by one, he assigned them tasks, 100 people were responsible for cooking, 300 people were responsible for reclaiming wasteland to grow vegetables, and 100 people ordered them to build pig houses and sheep houses.
After the arrangement was made, Xi Yunzhi brought Han Feng and Zhao Yi over again, and she instructed the arrangement:
"You two will go to the capital for me again, and take out all the things in Swallow Alley, be careful."
When she fled the capital, she divided all her previous property into ten parts, and hid them in ten places in the deserted house of Swallow Lane, and when she fled to the northwest, she took out one copy, counting the cost on the road, and the remaining hundreds of thousands of taels were all lost when she was in the Evenki tribe, and now she only has tens of thousands of taels of silver left to her by Qi Zhao when she was in Qi State, and it will be almost the same in the past two days. After thinking about it, I had to use that money.
Zhao Yi and Han Feng were shocked by the fact that Xi Yunzhi still had private money, they always thought that all the private money of his wife had been taken out when he fled, and then lost it in the Qi country.
The two took advantage of the night to leave the Iron Blood City and rush to the capital.
Xi Yunzhi asked for more than a dozen people including Xiao Hei, who had been working under him before, from Bu Qin, after all, they were people they knew, so they were more comfortable to use.
She asked Xiao Hei to take a few people to Luoyang to carry three letters for her, one for Yan Bo and Fu Bo who were cultivating the land around the Bu family's old house, one for Aunt Lan in the embroidery workshop, and one for the Cao Gang leader, she had a little friendship with the Cao Gang before, and she only hoped that the friendship at this time could still work.
Xi Yunzhi's shop in the capital, since she fled, it was sealed by the imperial court, although the title deeds of those houses are all still in her hands, but after all, it is not suitable for exchanging money at this time, fortunately, Luoyang's assets have not been implicated, Yan Bo and Fu Bo have bumper harvests every year, and they have accumulated a lot of surplus grain, if they can be dragged and transported here, it will solve the urgent need, and then Aunt Lan's embroidery workshop is getting bigger and bigger, they have so many years of experience, there must be no need for her to go in person, Aunt Lan was able to open one or even several large embroidery workshops for her, specializing in the clothes of the soldiers, and if this arrangement continued, it could be regarded as ensuring the food and clothing of the soldiers for a period of time.
With this time, she was able to come up with other ways to alternate between food, grass and clothing.
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