When Mao Wenlong heard that Shen Nan of Zhixian County seemed to be very familiar with the situation in Shaanxi Mansion today, he immediately asked for it.

Shen Nan didn't hide anything, and informed Mao Wenlong, although it was all some things in the past or official announcements, Mao Wenlong still had a comprehensive understanding of the current situation in Shaanxi Province.

At this time, it was already 1630, when Wang Zuohang was surrendered by the imperial court in February, and a war had just subsided. At this time, Li Zicheng had switched to Zhang Cunmeng and was the captain under him.

In other words, Li Zicheng has not yet emerged at this time, and is still in the stage of taking refuge everywhere. The drought in Shaanxi has become more and more serious, and the peasant uprisings have become more and more violent, and there are great signs of getting out of control.

The imperial army in Shaanxi completely relied on the grain and grass of the imperial court to survive, and there was no grain at all in the local area. Cannibalism is not a rumor, but a real thing, and even more so, it eats soil.

The people have come this far, so don't blame them for rising up in rebellion.

After listening to Shen Nan's narration, Mao Wenlong felt that the severity of the situation seemed to be countless times more tragic than he imagined. In other words, the preparations he had made before were simply not able to cope with such a situation.

Especially now that 20,000 old subordinates are coming, if the matter of grain and grass is not solved as soon as possible, the consequences are worrying!

After thinking for a long time, Mao Wenlong asked again unwillingly: "Is there no other way to buy a large amount of grain and grass?" ”

Shen Nan shook his head with a wry smile: "If you can buy it, the imperial court will not need to let the people of Shaanxi make trouble like this, and directly transport a large amount of grain to feed the people, and there will be no such situation as it is now." ”

After listening to Shen Nan's words, Mao Wenlong was completely dead, and his good mood became depressed. If you're not in the mood, it's hard to swallow this meal!

Shen Qing hesitated for a long time, and after discussing with Shen Nan and Shen Kuo in a low voice, Shen Qing still gritted his teeth and promised that Mao Wenlong would gather a thousand loads of grain for him.

1,000 quintals is just a drop in the bucket for Mao Wenlong, but it can also give 20,000 subordinates a few days. After expressing his gratitude to Shen Qing, Mao Wenlong said goodbye and left.

was originally a happy celebration, but in the end, the mood was not high and the party dispersed. Although Shen Qing knew that Mao Wenlong didn't blame himself, he always felt sorry in his heart.

After all, it was Mao Wenlong who asked him to help with things, but as soon as he came, he broke up unhappily, and it was inevitable that Shen Qing would not go.

Mao Wenlong returned to the mansion, called Chen Jisheng to his study, and asked him if there was a way to raise grain and grass?

Chen Jisheng didn't have to think about it, and said very easily: "Dudu, although the grain and grass are extremely tight now, it's nothing!" Don't you remember when we were in Dongjiang, when we relied on the imperial court to have enough grain and grass? It's not for us to figure it out on our own! ”

Chen Jisheng obviously forgot about Mao Wenlong's 'amnesia', and was very surprised that Du Du was so sad about such a trivial matter.

Mao Wenlong looked at Chen Jisheng for a long time without speaking, but a smile of surprise appeared on his face. From Chen Jisheng's tone, it is not difficult for Mao Wenlong to see that this guy seems to have a solution.

Chen Jisheng was stared at by Mao Wenlong uncomfortably, and only then did he remember Mao Wenlong's 'amnesia'. The embarrassed hehe smiled and said: "The subordinates forgot about the amnesia of the governor, it's really damned." Don't blame it! ”

Mao Wenlong snorted coldly: "If I don't blame you, it's very simple, let's talk about how to solve the current food and grass problem of 20,000 people." ”

Now Chen Jisheng was honest, he didn't dare to have any slackness, licked his lips and said: "Actually, this is very simple, and it is also something we used to do in Dongjiang. When we don't have food, we go out to rob it, and whoever has food will rob whoever has it. ”

Mao Wenlong was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then patted his thighs and jumped up: "That's right! I didn't think of that! ”

Chen Jisheng revealed that this is the performance of a real governor. In the past, in Dongjiang, it was only by relying on Mao Wenlong's heart to be black and ruthless enough to establish such a military town.

If everything is arranged by the imperial court and benevolence, righteousness and morality, Chen Jisheng absolutely believes that there is no such existence as Dongjiang Town in history.

It's a pity that such a general let the damn Yuan Chonghuan behead. Fortunately, Mao Wenlong came back to life again, otherwise his subordinates would definitely not have a good life.

Why is Chen Jisheng so sure, without Mao Wenlong, they will not end well. In fact, the reason is very simple, Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong for a long time, and he himself was imprisoned and executed by the emperor.

And now Dongjiang Town has been occupied by the Tartars, and in such a situation, they have good fruits to eat, which is the biggest miracle.

Now follow Mao Wenlong to this place where birds don't lay eggs to seek development, although the conditions are very bad. But Chen Jisheng didn't think so, here in Ye County is actually much better than when he was in Dongjiang.

You must know that in Dongjiang, they are facing extremely fierce Tartars at any time, but in this Ye County, it is simply heaven. As for those rebelling troops, Chen Jisheng didn't take them seriously at all.

As long as 20,000 Dongjiang subordinates arrive, it is enough to sweep the entire Shaanxi Mansion, this is not Chen Jisheng bragging, but the two places are simply incomparable.

Shaanxi Mansion is a rebellion by the people, not to mention the combat power, even the weapons are not decent. And Liaodong resisted the most sophisticated and fierce Tatar cavalry, even such cavalry could not defeat the Dongjiang army, let alone deal with some rebellious people.

Chen Jisheng laughed, at this moment he had imagined that he would be happy and chic in the coming days. Thinking about the days when he used to eat meat in large pieces and drink wine in large bowls, he couldn't help but get excited.

"Governor, are we going to send troops to Shaanxi Mansion, there is chaos there now, as long as we catch a gap, we can make a profit, why worry about not enough food and grass." Chen Jisheng was so excited that his hands trembled slightly, and he kept talking in a rambling manner.

Mao Wenlong didn't understand what Chen Jisheng was excited about at this time? He was quite anxious about the food of 20,000 people, and the two hit it off, and immediately began to discuss how to snatch the grain and grass.

In view of the serious shortage of manpower now, Mao Wenlong did not agree with Chen Jisheng to do it now, and only allowed him to take the two of them to Shaanxi Mansion to inquire about the news and familiarize themselves with the terrain by the way. Wait for the 20,000 old Dongjiang subordinates to come down and then make a big plan to grab grain.

Although Chen Jisheng was very unwilling, he could only succumb to Mao Wenlong's threat and obediently took two guards to do errands.

The current predicament has been temporarily solved, and the depressed mood in the past few days has also improved a lot. Chen Jisheng's reminder made Mao Wenlong suddenly brightened, but he suddenly felt that he couldn't go away.

At the same time, he also considered whether to let Chen Jisheng stop attacking those people who rose up to rebel, after all, they were already bitter enough, if they made matters worse, Mao Wenlong didn't know if he would be punished by God!