Chapter 53: Turnips
On an open ground to the west of Jiangning Town, a straw man was placed every few dozen steps, and a hundred steps away, a group of cavalry lined up in a straight line, and the first captain was an old pawn, with a spear lying horizontally on the saddle waiting for the order ahead.
"See clearly, clench your hands, rely on your waist, and step on your feet, without too much force. If you don't feel right, throw up the gun and grab the halter, don't be impatient, it's not a trick to fall down. Seeing the small flag waving in front of him, the gang commander carefully instructed his slightly nervous subordinates behind.
The captain clamped the horse's belly with his feet, slowly urged, and the horse under the crotch began to move forward, and then the speed became faster and faster, and in a few breaths he approached the first straw man. The captain's left hand had been raised, the head of the spear pointed slightly forward, and with a movement of his right hand, the tip of the spear had pierced into the straw man's body, and with lightning draw, the horse had already approached the next straw man.
"The old dog is becoming more and more skilled, six out of ten, and he can be a team leader." It was a big man who looked like an officer who spoke, and beside him, Jiang Cai was silent. There are not many people under his command who can control the horse purely with their feet, but if not, they can barely be regarded as an infantry army that can ride horses, how can this be made.
"Dutong, you are also too anxious, these sergeants have only been on the horse for a few days, you can't all come to see it as Brother Ning'er, if you look at it for a few days, you can barely see it." Brother Ning is his eldest son, Jiang Ning, and he is now leading a group of cavalry to guard within a radius of ten miles.
Jiang Cai still didn't answer him, time didn't allow for a few more days, he knew that Liu Yu had high hopes for his small cavalry, ordnance and horses, what he wanted, and it was best to eat every day. Although the old pawn's words are reasonable, the Tartars will not tell you these truths.
"Pass the order, all the cavalry, who have not passed the guò test today, must sleep with their horses at night, and if they don't want to, lead the ten army sticks and get out of the way." Jiang Cai called a personal soldier and ordered him to pass the order, and the sergeant who heard it wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to look at his own capital's face.
"Lao Shi, there is no return for the detective today, Jiang Ning is too, most likely he has been entangled with the Tartar too much before, if there is any damage, see how he cleans him up."
This big man named Shi Zhong is a capital under Jiang Cai, and he is also his cronies, and he is an old brother who is familiar with informality in his spare time. Shi Zhong shook his head, he knew that although Jiang Cai's words were a little ruthless, he was more worried, young people were a little arrogant, and they were easy to be uncalm when they encountered the enemy.
"Hey, isn't that Brother Ning." Shi Zhong pointed to the distance and shouted, Jiang Cai looked down, several horses were galloping, and one of the young generals in the lead had thick eyebrows and big eyes, it was his son.
Jiang Ning's appearance looked like he had been entangled, and his face was stained with blood, and the people behind him were all the same. Jiang Cai's face sank suddenly, and he watched them approach steadily, wanting to hear what they had to say.
"Lord Yu, most of the Tartars have already passed Majiadu, and the striker is only five miles away from Jiangning Town, and I met a team of Tartars, depending on the situation, the number of people behind will not be less than three thousand." Jiang Ning threw off the horse from a distance, hurriedly walked over and hugged his fists and said.
This adult is not an official title, but an honorific title for his father.
"There are no adults in the army, are you waiting for the fight, how is the damage?" Jiang Cai first ordered a personal soldier to order the teams to stop training and assemble immediately, and then asked Jiang Ning with a straight face.
"Reporting to the capital, we saw the figure of the Tartar from a distance in the clairvoyant mirror, and then set up an ambush in a mountain forest, first shooting it with a bow and crossbow, and then impacting it. All five Tartars were beheaded, two intact horses were captured, one of us was wounded, and no one was killed. ”
Jiang Ning knew his father's strictness very well, and once when he went back to the camp to report the news, he was misunderstood by his father and thought that he had escaped from the battle, and almost went to military law on the spot.
"Next time, remember, the role of the scout is not to fight, find out the news, immediately send it back with a microphone, Taishou and you are waiting for that thing, not a trick." Hearing that there was no loss of manpower, Jiang Cai's face was slightly relaxed, and he only nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and walked towards the assembly place of the team. Jiang Ning and Shi Zhong glanced at each other and hurriedly followed.
"That pheasant sister is really good archery, five Tartars, she shot two of them alone, and she wore a hundred steps." Jiang Ning knew that this was already his father's greatest appreciation, and he was a little speechless under the excitement.
"What! Monkey business. Jiang Cai was taken aback, he knew that the golden pheasant slave had been training with his cavalry for the past few days, but he didn't expect to be so bold, the casualties ratio of the spies was usually the highest in the army, there was really a case, how would he explain to Liu Yu.
Jiang Cai led the whole army to retreat to Banqiao Town, which was already the last town outside Jiankang City, and after crossing Banqiao, he would enter the periphery of Jiankang City.
At this time, in the temporary government office in the north of Jiankang City, Liu Yu was listening to the reports of his subordinates with a surprised expression, and these people were sent by him to inquire about the market market, so that he could have a basic understanding of the price level.
"Yu Taishou, that's true, now there is almost no shadow of radish on the market, and even the wead is the cellar of the past, and the selling price has more than doubled." The man gestured and said in an exaggerated tone.
"It's only spring now, how can there be radishes on the market, and the people in this city like to eat this?" Liu Yu had an expression of "I don't read much, don't lie to me", although he has never planted it, he still knows that radish is an autumn crop.
"Taishou, the people of this city have indeed always liked to eat this radish, and Tongling County, which used to supply the city, has now fallen into the hands of the tartars, and it is not easy to eat it again. Don't hide it too much, a certain himself is very fond of this thing, and in the past, he had to buy thousands of catties every season and store them in the cellar. ”
Yuan Hong on the side saw that Liu Yu was a little ignorant, and spoke, and between the words, he seemed to swallow saliva, which was obviously true. Liu Yu didn't expect that Ding Jiazhou would have such an allusion, after a military disaster, people might have escaped, how could there be a radish.
Hearing the words of the two, Liu Yu suddenly realized that in addition to eating rice, a person also has to eat meat, fruits and vegetables, which is the real livelihood. Thinking of this, I had another headache, and I didn't know if I could pass through the portal, what was this called.
"Yuan Tongju, you immediately order the township soldiers to block the school field, and you are not allowed to enter the venue without the order of the official. The matter of turnips will be handed over to the official, and outside the school grounds, prepare the cart, and listen to the official's orders at that time. ”
The truck rented by the fat man can transport about five tons at a time, and Liu Yu is ready to go out, run 20 times, and get 100 tons first. It can't be said that your front foot only mobilizes the enthusiasm of the people, and there is nothing to eat on the back foot, so how can people follow you.
But when he returned to the afterlife and told the fat man about them, Yu Zhongming gave him a crazy and bold idea, which made him very excited, while the fat man and Su Wei were stunned on the side.
"Mr. Liu, please see, this is Volvo's latest product, FH16700 heavy-duty tractor, he has 700 horsepower and 3150 Newtons / m torque, equipped with D16G 16L 6-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine, equipped with intercooler, in a 6*4 configuration, can pull 300 tons of cargo at a time."
Hearing Yu Zhongming's introduction, looking at the behemoth in the picture in front of him, Liu Yu smiled, good thing. However, he didn't plan to buy it, although this product is only two million yuan, maybe save a little.
The fat man and Yu Zhongming were responsible for going out to contact the car rental, and Su Wei and him went to contact the source of goods, three hundred tons of radishes were nothing for Jiankang City, which had a total population of more than 200,000 yuan, and Liu Yu was ready to transport a thousand tons first.
Jinling Vegetable Wholesale Market is located near Shuiguan Bridge in Xiaguan District, is the city's largest fruit and vegetable wholesale market, Liu Yu and the two arrived when the market has been full of people, warm and extraordinary.
Su Wei took the initiative to undertake the work of asking the price, and after some comparison, selected a merchant with its own cold storage, 1.2 yuan a kilogram, and signed a total supply and marketing contract of 1,000 tons. Originally, people wanted to take the initiative to deliver the goods, but Liu Yu refused, and only asked the merchants to do their best to mobilize the supply of goods, and only need to help load the goods when the time comes.
The fat man and Yu Zhongming are not so smooth, this kind of car has just been launched, and there are very few people who buy it in China, let alone Jinling local. Finally, at a dealership, Yu Zhongming inquired from a sales lady that a transportation company's fleet had purchased a few vehicles.
The fat man gave full play to his sales talents, and stalked and added a big red envelope to make a master agree to borrow it for one night. The customer's request made the truck master very strange, asking him to leave for a while after pulling to the place, and then go to pull the second trip after a while, for the sake of the considerable car rental fee, the master did not say anything.
Before delivering the goods, Liu Yu took two radishes to experience it himself, and by the way, he moved the excavator parked on the school yard to another place. The things that have been stored in this freezer for months can really get through the guò portal, and it seems that all such things will have to be stored in the cold storage in the future.
"Based on this picture, find someone to make a sand table model, slightly larger, so that it can be easily disassembled and installed." Before getting into the car, Liu Yu handed over a detailed map of Jiankang topographic to Yu Zhongming, which he and his subordinates drew after careful investigation, and he wrote down every grass and tree around Jiankang City, which was beneficial for future wars.
Looking at the iron dragon-like giant in front of him, Yuan Hong was already a little numb, he felt that if Liu Yu rode a real dragon over one day, he might not feel it anymore, and with a move, a group of stunned villagers were called up to unload the radish.
These turnips will be sold by the guò government according to quotas, and in the future, everything else will follow this principle, and after the siege, food will only be rationed.
"Tell the kitchen, eat this today." Wang Lixin looked at the radish that was specially sent to be frozen hard, remembered that he hadn't eaten it for a long time, and turned around and ordered.