"The lord estimates that Zou Pusheng will come over to borrow food later, and at that time, how should we deal with it?" Chang Xiqiao asked. After all, he is in charge of logistics, and he attaches the most importance to food and other materials. If he was allowed to give the grain to Zou Pusheng and them for nothing like this, it would be like cutting meat on him.

But, after all, the words are all spoken. If you pretend to be stupid and regret it directly, Zhang Shihua's face will really be wiped out.

So at this time, Zhang Shihua didn't know what to do.

"My lord, if you really can't do it. Your Majesty has a way. Seeing that Zhang Shihua was silent, Zhao Ziyu had an idea, but he couldn't help but come up with a way.

"Ziyu, what way?" Seeing this, Zhang Shihua, who was in a dilemma, naturally asked questions.

Over there, Zhao Ziyu heard Zhang Shihua's question, his eyes rolled, and after Zhang Shihua blocked the left and right, he couldn't help but tell his method......

"Hahaha, good. Or Ziyu, you have a way, I decided, just follow Ziyu's method. By the way, it is estimated that it will not be long before Zou Pusheng is coming. Ziyu and Xiqiao, then you should also step back and prepare. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty obeys!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's order, Zhao Ziyu and Chang Xiqiao looked at each other, and then bent down and bowed, and couldn't help but retreat slowly.

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And then, as expected. In the past only half an hour, Zou Pusheng, who was dressed neatly and full of anticipation, couldn't help but take the deputy envoy Ming Yuzhen and four subordinates carrying the box to the marshal's mansion where Zhang Shihua was.

"I'll see the general!" Because the black-clothed army has become an ally with their Tianwan Dynasty, and Zhang Shihua promised to lend them food for free. So when they saw Zhang Shihua again, Zou Pusheng and Ming Yuzhen couldn't help but respectfully salute Zhang Shihua.

"Haha, Mr. Zou and General Ming, why should you be polite, please get up quickly, please get up quickly." The hall master sat down, and Zhang Shihua saw Zou Pusheng and the two kneeling on the ground, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to help the two of them stand up from the ground.

"Mr. Zou, you came to me early in the morning, I don't know what it is?" When the two of them got up from the ground, Zhang Shihua first signaled his subordinates in the house to bring stools for the two of them. Then, after the two of them sat down stiffly, he couldn't help but look at them and asked with such a smile.

"That's right. Didn't you say yesterday that you admired Jiangnan and wanted some information about the land of Jiangnan? Therefore, we can't help but send the information and map of the land south of the Yangtze River to you, the general. Take a look. Saying this, Zou Pusheng glanced at the four subordinates who came carrying the boxes.

Then, the four subordinates couldn't help but open the box in front of Zhang Shihua, revealing a large amount of information and maps stored in the box.

"This ......" Zhang Shihua saw this, and his heart was hot. Then he made a look, and he couldn't help but ask a subordinate to go to a map for him.

Then, after taking the map from the hands of his subordinates, Zhang Shihua untied the rope and unfolded the map, and his face couldn't help but show a flush of excitement.

The map sent by Zou Pusheng is very detailed, such as the map of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in Zhang Shihua's hand. Not only did the map clearly mark the official roads, waterways, prefectures and counties, but also the landforms, passes, and even the troops stationed in various regions of the Yuan and Mongolian courts.

Therefore, seeing such a map, Zhang Shihua's heart said that he was not excited, it was obviously fake.

"Hahaha, good, good. Mr. Zou and His Majesty the Emperor of Tianwan really have a heart. Therefore, I also have to bother Mr. Zou to thank His Majesty the Emperor of the Tianwan Dynasty on my behalf. Zhang Shihua said, and couldn't help hugging his fists at Zou Pusheng, looking very grateful.

Therefore, seeing Zhang Shihua like this, Zou Pusheng couldn't help but return the salute while his face couldn't help but smile.

After all, compared with Zhang Shihua's promise yesterday to lend him grain for free, the maps and materials he paid here are just some inconsequential things. Barely counted, at most it is a brick throw.

However, what he never expected was that when he had thrown out the Jiangnan data and maps that he regarded as bricks and stones, Zhang Shihua was grateful, but he didn't mention a word about food.

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Parents are short, asking this and that, but in a blink of an eye, Zou Pusheng and Zhang Shihua couldn't help but play Tai Chi for half an hour.

So much so that in such a situation, Ming Yuzhen, as the deputy envoy, was about to sit numb.

"Haha, I heard that Mr. Zou is a native of Macheng, Huguang. Well, I've also heard of that place in Macheng, east of Luotian, south of Tuanfeng, with a long history, and a lot of celebrities, and it can really be described as an outstanding person! Over there, Zou Pusheng was already anxious in his heart.

But the more this is the case, on Zhang Shihua's side, he is like a nobody, and he is pulled from Huangzhou to his hometown Macheng all at once.

Therefore, in such a situation, Zou Pusheng will understand. Zhang Shihua, an untrustworthy guy, is going to regret it after he wakes up.

So after dealing with Zhang Shihua's question, without waiting for Zhang Shihua to continue speaking, Zou Pusheng couldn't help but get up from his seat, forced a smile on his face and said, "General, you know." In the past two years, I can say that I have been fighting with the Yuan and Mongolian courts.

Therefore, there is really a bit of tension in terms of grain and grass. Therefore, can the grain and grass you promised us yesterday be ......?"

"Oh! Tsk, look at my brain, I actually forgot about it. Mr. Zou, I'm really embarrassed, I'm really embarrassed! Seeing this, after Zou Pusheng's side had already picked out this matter for him, it was naturally impossible for Zhang Shihua to continue to pretend to be stupid with him.

Therefore, after screaming in surprise, Zhang Shihua patted his brain and pretended to have forgotten about this matter accidentally.

Still, huh...... Zou Pusheng is not a fool, so how can he not see that Zhang Shihua is pretending. But he Zou Pusheng still has the Tianwan Dynasty, after all, there are people who ask for it, so at this time, Zou Pusheng can only smile and be silent.

"In this way, Ah Wu, you hurry up and call me Ziyu and Xiqiao for me now, so that we can discuss the matter of food." Over there, after being picked out by others, Zhang Shihua had no choice but to order Li Wu like this, and asked Li Wu to go down to find Zhao Ziyu and Chang Xiqiao.

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"Wait, meet the lord!" I have to say that the two of them are still very efficient. After sending Li Wu out for only two quarters of an hour, these two guys couldn't help but come to Zhang Shihua's marshal's mansion together.

"Okay, no need to be polite, let's get up quickly. Ah Wu, sit down. In this way, after the two saluted Zhang Shihua, they waved Zhang Shihua and asked them to stand up, and at the same time, they couldn't help but give the two of them a seat and let the two of them sit down.

"Ziyu, Xiqiao, you all know that our ally Tianwan Dynasty has been fighting with the Tartars every day in the past two years, so there is a great shortage of food and grass. So at this time, I am also ready to lend a batch of grain and grass to the Tianwan Dynasty for free.

After all, we are allies now, and we are all fighting for the great cause of driving out the Tartars. So, now we can be considered a family, right? Zhang Shihua said at this time. Judging from the words alone, the character really seems to be nothing.

Therefore, hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Zou Pusheng couldn't help but feel secretly ashamed in his heart.

Ay! I really live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. It seems that General Zhang should have really accidentally forgotten it.

But at this time, no matter what Zou Pusheng thought in his heart, Chang Xiqiao and Zhao Ziyu looked at each other for a while. Chang Xiqiao couldn't help frowning and stood up and said, "Lord, you may not know that in terms of food, our savings are not much. ”

"What! We don't have much food! Zhang Shihua was surprised. Judging from the face alone, Zhang Shihua really didn't realize that he was cheating.

"Isn't it? As you know, after we attacked Xiade'an Mansion, we recruited thousands of soldiers and horses. Moreover, in the recent war, our army mobilized nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses. Therefore, in this way, there is really not much grain and grass.

After all, there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the daily needs of people eating and chewing horses are simply astronomical! ”

"That'...... How much grain and grass can our army squeeze out now? Hearing Chang Xiqiao's words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help frowning and asking as planned.

"Back to the lord, at this time, our army has the most...... You will be able to take out 3,000 stone of grain. Asked by Zhang Shihua, Chang Xiqiao said.

"What, it's only three thousand stones!" Hearing this, Zhang Shihua exclaimed, and then couldn't help but turn his gaze to the other side again, and his face became very ugly.

Three thousand stones, if it is only lent to Zou Pusheng, it is completely enough for Zou Pusheng to eat for a lifetime.

However, if only 3,000 stone of grain is distributed to nearly 70,000 horses and horses in the Tianwan Dynasty. So this little bit of food is probably not enough for them to eat for two days.

So when he heard that Zhang Shihua and they could only lend him a mere 3,000 stone of grain, what kind of mood Zou Pusheng was in could be imagined.

"No, no, no, just three thousand stone of grain, how can you do anything. You must know that the Tianwan Dynasty is now an ally of our black-clothed army, and they are all good men who fight for the lives of the Han people and the Yuanmeng Tartars. So you have to squeeze out more food for me no matter what.

Even if our black-clothed army eats less, we must come up with more food! At this time, seeing that Zou Pusheng's face became extremely ugly, Zhang Shihua's face was solemn, and he couldn't help but say such words in righteous words.

Therefore, when Zhang Shihua said this, not only did Ming Yuzhen's face show a strong sense of gratitude, but even Zou Pusheng's eyes when he looked at Zhang Shihua couldn't help but be moved.

"This ...... All right. Since the lord said such a thing, even if his subordinates smashed the pot and sold iron, they would definitely make up a portion of grain and grass for the Tianwan Dynasty. But my lord, you know it. Not long ago, there was a big war, so there are still a large number of disaster victims and people who need our army to provide food for disaster relief.

Therefore, even if his subordinates smashed pots and sold iron, in ten days, his subordinates could only come up with 10,000 stones of grain and grass. Chang Xiqiao said this, and the expression on his face didn't look like a fake at all.

So after Chang Xiqiao said this, Zhang Shihua turned to look at Zou Pusheng, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Zou Pusheng, it seems that this time, I really want to break my promise." I had planned to lend you 100,000 stones of grain and grass.

It seems that now, I can only lend you 10,000 stone of grain and grass first. Zhang Shihua said this, and in the end, he couldn't help but sigh again.

Therefore, seeing Zhang Shihua like this, no matter whether Zhang Shihua was telling the truth or a lie at this time, Zou Pusheng had to force a smile on his face and said: "General, don't say that." At this time, we are very grateful that you can help us at any cost.

Your heart, your kindness to the Tianwan Dynasty, we must also keep in mind. On another day, I will recover some vitality after the end of the day, and it will inevitably be reciprocated by the grace of dripping water! Zou Pusheng said.

However, his words at this time couldn't help but make Zhang Shihua a little embarrassed.

After all, as the supreme commander of the Black Army, he is still very clear about his family background.

That's right, although the black-clothed army has also fought a vigorous battle this year. However, because Zhang Shihua ended the war with lightning speed, the black-clothed army did not spend much food and grass before and after.

In addition, after Zhang Shihua occupied the land of Xiangjing, he began to stabilize people's livelihood and vigorously develop farming.

Therefore, at this time, the granaries of the black-clothed army also hoarded nearly one million stones of grain and grass. Therefore, even if Zhang Shihua took out 100,000 stones of grain and grass to lend to the Tianwan Dynasty, in fact, it would not have any impact on the black-clothed army at all.

However, there is a good saying: "People do not destroy for themselves." It is true that he Zhang Shihua now has some surplus grain in his hands, but it is impossible to give his grain and grass to the Tianwan Dynasty for nothing!

After all, with the current ability of the Tianwan Dynasty, even if Zhang Shihua lent them food, they would not have any ability to repay it at all.

However, if you only take out 10,000 stone of grain to pass the day. If it is spread out, Zhang Shihua's face will definitely not be bright.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but quietly give Zhao Ziyu who was sitting in the hall a look as planned.

(To be continued.................................... ）