Chapter 405 Putting Grain
Standing in the rice warehouse, looking at the mountains of rice, Wan He was already dumbfounded! I have long heard that Luokoucang's grain storage is the first in the world, and now when I see it, it really lives up to its reputation, looking at this full warehouse of grain, Wanhe has never seen so much grain in his life!
"Isn't it surprised?" A handful of laughter came from behind Wan He, which also brought Wan He back to his senses, and when he looked back, it was Pei Renji standing behind him, looking at the hoarded grain in front of him with the same amazement, and said: "When I first came to Luokoucang and saw these grains, I was dumbfounded like you!" You know, in the past, when we went to Hebei with Dashuai to fight against those bandits, we saw with our own eyes those people who took risks to become bandits because they had no food, and the bones of those who starved to death on the side of the road! But here, the grain is just hoarded in the granary, even if it is allowed to rot like this, it is not allowed to open the warehouse to release the grain to help the people who need it! Do you know! As long as a small part of this place is taken out and transported to Hebei to help the people, the bandits in Hebei will be at least seventy percent less! ”
From Pei Renji's words, Wan He could feel the slightest bit of hatred, obviously what Qin Qiong hated would not be those bandits, Wan He could clearly perceive the dissatisfaction in Pei Renji's heart! Perhaps because he realized that his words were a little out of shape, Pei Renji didn't say anything next, just smiled, but changed the topic and said, "Grandpa Guo!" Now that the rice warehouse has been opened, we can start working on it too! ”
Wan He's eyes narrowed, if what Pei Renji said just now fell into the ears of someone with a heart and spread out, it would bring death to Pei Renji! However, Wan He naturally wouldn't do this, just kept this matter in his heart, then nodded and said with a smile: "It's not too early!" Let's do it! ”
With Wan He's order, all the soldiers who were on standby acted quickly, and moved the bags of grain in the warehouse directly to the carriage that had been prepared a long time ago! Not only the more than 1,000 subordinates brought by Yang Gongqing, but also more than 10,000 people from the counterinsurgency, and even the 2,000 soldiers of the Royal Forest Army, who are known as the elite of the elite, all turned into porters at this moment and began to get busy in the warehouse. Wan He slowly walked outside the rice warehouse, looked at the figures coming in and out with a smile, and secretly pondered: "If so much grain is moved back to Luoyang, if it is used to recruit soldiers and horses, it will be able to pull up a team of more than 100,000 immediately!" Young Master Ben can be regarded as having money and food now, but now he is developed! ”
Wan He began to drool while thinking, and at this time, a roaring voice came from the stable behind Wan He: "You guys! Stop! Stop it! This is a rebellion! This is a rebellion! Stop! ”
Wan He looked back, but it was the defenders who originally guarded Luokoucang, before Wan He used the identity of Pei Renji and others to deceive the door of Luokoucang, and even all the secret posts that were placed outside were not let go, and more than 1,000 people were all locked up, only the more than ten people in front of them really had no place to detain them, so they could only stuff them into this stable! And the roaring voice is none other than the guard of this Luokoucang, but now it is Liu Peisheng, who is tied up by five flowers and trapped on the pillar of the stable!
Seeing that Liu Peisheng was still red, his eyes were round and he was roaring there, but no one next to him paid attention to him, Wan He also felt very interesting, stepped forward, stared at Liu Peisheng tightly, and said with a smile: "This general, don't scold, they all listen to me!" As for me, this time I am also acting on orders, everyone is for the country and the people, why do you bother? ”
"Whew!" Liu Peisheng immediately spat, but Wan He dodged in time, only to hear Liu Peisheng shouting and scolding: "Nonsense!" Sling the bull! This Luokou warehouse was built by the order of the Holy One, and without the Holy Decree, the grain in the Luokou warehouse is only allowed to enter and not to leave! You say you're doing what you're told, so why do you do such a despicable act? You say you are for the country and the people, so bring out your will! Take it out! ”
"Ugh!" Wan He was stunned, he didn't expect this guy to be five big and three thick, and his eloquence was really good? Wan He really can't talk about his appearance, no way, this matter Wan He itself is a loss, Wan He scratched the back of his head, thought for a long time, Wan He said: "Well, let's not be too extreme, it's easy to get into the tip of the horns!" Come on, come on! Let's discuss something more realistic! ”
"Humph!" Liu Peisheng snorted coldly, he had just been betrayed by his trusted friend, he was now full of anger and had nowhere to vent, where was he willing to discuss with Wan He? Twisting his neck, he closed his eyes and shouted, "Traitor! Don't want me to betray the Great Sui! Even if you kill me today! I'm at least a dignified Great Sui soldier! Forever! And you are a stench for 10,000 years! ”
Wan He scratched his nose with some distress, how can he sound like a villain? Could this general surnamed Liu also travel over from later generations? Looking at this style, it looks like a mighty and unyielding underground worker! Never mind! Wan He shook his head, and didn't pay attention to this guy anymore, so let's concentrate on transporting all the food out! Get it done early, go back to Luoyang early!
Thinking so in his heart, Wan He simply stayed away from the stable, and after a while, Liu Peisheng's scolding came from the stable, but this time Wan He didn't pay attention to him, but continued to command the soldiers to carry the grain with Pei Renji. www.biquge.info After a while, the carriages prepared before were already full, and even the spare carriages where Luokou Cang stayed were requisitioned, and Yang Gongqing was also so anxious that he ran to Wan He and shouted: "Young Master!" Gentleman! There's too much food for this! We can't even finish it! ”
"Ugh!" In fact, when he saw so much grain just now, Wan He already had this premonition, and now that Yang Gongqing said this, Wan He was not very surprised, but frowned and said, "How much worse?" ”
Yang Gongqing was sweating profusely, spread his hands out with a bitter face, and said: "We used all the carriages that could hold grain, but it turned out that it was only fifty percent of the grain!" The rest of the grain really can't hold it! ”
"Fifty percent?" Wan He's brows furrowed, this was too different from what he expected before! He didn't expect that there was so much grain in Luokoucang! Although fifty percent of the food was transported, if the remaining grain fell into the hands of Wagangzhai, it would be terrible! With this food, Wagangzhai can also gather people and horses and expand rapidly, so the purpose of Wanhe's operation is all in vain!
At this time, Pei Renji and other generals also rushed to Wan He's side, they also had the same problem, everyone bowed their heads and thought about it, and soon, Zhao Renji, the young general of the counterinsurgency army, suddenly raised his head and said to Wan He and Pei Renji: "Just don't do it, we will burn all the remaining half of the grain!" ”
Hearing Zhao Renji's suggestion, everyone's brows furrowed. It's not that Zhao Renji's idea is not good, in the face of the current situation, burning all the remaining grain is indeed the most suitable way once and for all! It's just that in the hearts of everyone, no one dares to agree with this cruel idea! That's a full half of the Luokou warehouse stocked with grain! So much grain was burned down like this, compared to the time when there is a famine everywhere now, wouldn't it be damned to do so! Obviously, this idea, neither Wan He nor Pei Renji can agree to it.
After thinking about it for a while, Qin Qiong came up with a bolder idea, opening a warehouse and releasing grain! Now there is a famine in all parts of Henan, and all this grain will be distributed to those people, so that the problem of where the food will go can be solved, and the famine in all parts of Henan can be alleviated. In this way, it can also indirectly affect the development of Wagangzhai, killing two birds with one stone!
Qin Qiong's idea is actually very bold, because if this private warehouse is opened to release grain, if it reaches the Son of Heaven, and someone with a heart provokes it, it will become buying people's hearts and intending to rebel! However, compared to Zhao Renji's method of burning Luokoucang, Qin Qiong's idea can be accepted by everyone, and Wan He also immediately made a decision and said: "Okay! That's it! What is the closest town to here? ”
Zhao Renji is a native of Bishui, but he is more familiar with the Henan area than everyone else, Wan He asked, Zhao Renji immediately replied: "The nearest town from here is Gong County!" Located to the west of Luokoucang and east of Yanshi City, it can be regarded as a big city! From Luokoucang to Gongxian, it is a day's journey at most! ”
"Good!" When Wan He heard this, he immediately shouted: "Yang Gongqing! You immediately take the grain that has been loaded, transport it to Gong County, take my token, and in my name, order the Taishou of Gong County to give these grains to the people! After unloading the grain, return to Luokoucang immediately! ”
"Yes!" When Yang Gongqing heard this, he immediately took the token that Wan He had just taken out, and turned around to execute it. Among the generals present, except for that Luo Shixin, who was still a little confused, everyone else looked at Wan He with a strange expression. Everyone is a smart person, and from Wan He's words just now, they all heard some meanings, this Wan He clearly wants to take advantage of this opportunity to buy people's hearts! Otherwise, why do you want to open a warehouse and release grain in your own name? It's just that this is a double-edged sword, although it can harvest a lot of people's hearts, but it will also arouse the suspicion of the Son of Heaven, is this Wanhe really so sure that he will not be cut off by the Son of Heaven under the anger?