Chapter 117: The Difficulty of Raising Food
Zhang Xun is not only familiar with the situation in Xiangyang, but since he has been under Lu Min, he is also well aware of the money and grain situation in Jingzhou. He suggested that grain should be transferred from Changsha County and the northern part of Lingling County.
At present, the grain of Nanjun and Jiangxia is basically stationed in Xiangyang, and the remaining part will be exhausted with the transfer of soldiers and horses in the two places. The two counties of Wuling and Guiyang are mountainous and do not produce much, so it is good to be self-sufficient. Only Yiyang, Linxiang, Fuyi, Quanling and Lingling in Changsha County and Lingling County still have surplus grain.
But if you want to come over the southern part of Lingling, you have to go over the mountains and mountains, and the time is too long, I am afraid that the battle is over, and the grain has not yet been transported. Only the northern part of Changsha County and Lingling County can directly follow Zishui and Xiangshui to Dongting by waterway, and then they can go north to send grain to Xiangyang through Jiangling.
Even so, Lan Jing'an estimated that if he wanted to supply more than 60,000 soldiers, he was afraid that he would only be able to extend it for another month, which was still very unreliable. To be on the safe side, it would be nice to be able to borrow some more food from somewhere else.
Her eyes scanned back and forth across the map, and finally fixed on Yizhou in the Xia Kingdom. Yizhou has always been a major grain producer. Therefore, even though Yizhou is far away from the imperial court of Xia Kingdom, Xia Kingdom attaches great importance to it and refuses to let go.
Moreover, Jiang Shaoheng also has to take people through Yizhou, if he can escort the grain and grass over by the way, it would be great. However, it depends on whether she Lan Jing'an can move Xie Weining to help.
Lan Jing'an made up his mind and asked Sun Wei to select 200 soldiers from the cavalry, and sent people to immediately set off to Changsha and Lingling counties to transfer grain, and be sure to escort the food security back to Xiangyang. Then let Pang Tu cooperate with Zhang Xun to do a good job in the protection and distribution of the granary.
Lan Jing'an saw that the arrangement was almost over, and asked Yuan Zhengyan about the search yesterday. Yuan Zhengyan shook his head very frustratedly.
He didn't find anything in the residence of the infantry captain, but when he searched the general's mansion, a manservant and a maidservant took advantage of the chaos to escape. However, they didn't find anything useful in their room.
Lan Jing'an was also helpless. can only let him do a good job of guarding the general's palace. Then check all the servants and soldiers in the general's mansion carefully to make sure that no suspicious person can approach Lu Min again.
She estimated that if Dayong knew that he was completely in power, he would take a different attitude towards Lu Min. They would do everything possible to get rid of him in order to eliminate his possible help to Lan Jing'an. So now Lu Min's situation is even more dangerous than the previous few days.
By the time I had finished my discussions with everyone, the morning was almost over. Lan Jing ordered everyone to disperse, and if there was something to report to the general's mansion at any time. Then she planned to talk to Xie Weining in person.
She took Biluan Feng Shen to Xie Weining's courtyard together. Xie Weining was bored in the courtyard for the past two days, and when he saw Lan Jing'an coming, his eyes immediately lit up, and he came to her side in two ways, and Yin Quan followed closely behind him.
Seeing him rushing towards the Great Priest, Feng Shen subconsciously touched his saber. It was Lan Jing'an who waved his hand at him, and Feng Shen quickly let go.
Xie Weining had a beautiful left eye, and said with resentment: "You haven't come to see me for two days." Lan Jing'an felt a chill on his body, and he wanted to kick him away. She said with a cold face, "Ning Wei, pay attention to what you say. I have nothing to do with you, so why did I come to see you? ”
Feng Shen was the first time he had seen this extremely good-looking teenager. His color is absolutely rare in the world, and Feng Shen has never seen someone with such outstanding appearance. But he was blind in his right eye, and he took a black cloth to cover him, which is a great pity. It's just that in his words, he seems to show an intimate relationship with Da Si Ming, which makes Feng Shen very unhappy.
Feng Shenhu stared at Xie Weining suspiciously, his eyes were not good, and he guessed whether he had any intentions for the Great Commander. This guy named Ning Wei was blind in one eye, and he dared to think about the great priest's life, and he was really impatient. Who doesn't know that Da Si Ming is about to marry the marshal, if this Ning Wei has any bad ideas, he doesn't mind directly eradicating him for the marshal!
Feng Shen quietly touched the handle back to the saber. Xie Weining had already seen the man beside Lan Jing'an, and guessed that it was probably her newly found guard. So he deliberately wanted to provoke Feng Shen and wanted to find a way to try his skills. Lan Jing'an looked at the two men's tense gaze, and guessed Xie Weining's thoughts.
She hesitated for a moment, and took the lead in raising her feet and walking to the main hall of Xie Weining's courtyard. Xie Weining didn't expect Lan Jing'an to enter his place today, but he was surprised and delighted, and he didn't care about trying Feng Shen's skills, so he hurriedly turned around and followed.
Lan Jing'an entered the main hall and ordered Biluan to close the door. Since she has made Feng Shen her own guard commander, she has to use people without suspicion.
She asked Xie Weining to take off the blindfold, and then asked Biluan to tell Feng Shen about Xie Weining's identity and the cooperation between the two parties.
Feng Shen was shocked after hearing this, at first he admired the Nine Emperors of the Xia Kingdom who came to negotiate alone, and later he was excited that he could open the passage of the Xia Kingdom.
But when he heard that Xie Weining had given the Great Secretary an unexplained love Gu, his eyes almost erupted with fire. This treacherous villain actually threatened the great priest with this method, which really made Feng Shen want to kill him again, and he didn't know how to start.
This feeling of anger and powerlessness has been experienced by Lan Jing'an and Bi Luan more than once, so the two of them are very calm in the face of Xie Weining now. What's more, Lan Jing'an still has to ask for people this time, and it's not easy to do anything with him.
Xie Weining listened to Biluan's introduction, but his face was proud, and to this day, he was so glad that he had chosen to be in Shenshan that day.
He is a smart person, and he knows that Lan Jing'an definitely has nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, since he can personally enter the room to talk to him, he must have asked for it. Instead, he took Joe, with eyes on top of his head.
Lan Jing'an knew that he was very smart, but he still had to give it a try. She worked hard for a long time and squeezed out a gentle smile from her face: "Didn't you want to go out two days ago?" Now that I have agreed, I will let you move freely today. It's just that you need to promise me a small condition. ”
Xie Weining smiled. It seems that what she asked for today is not small, either borrowing soldiers or borrowing food, otherwise she would not be able to squeeze out a smile at this moment after listening to her unclear words at the gate of the courtyard, and be so gentle to herself.
Xie Weining stared at Lan Jing'an's eyes and said, "Go out, I really wanted to go out to breathe two days ago." However, I think it's pretty good now. Eat and drink well, and don't worry about it. I don't think it's okay if I don't go out. However, if you ask me for help, I can't think about it, but..."
Lan Jing'an also had no choice, so he could only ask him casually: "It's just what?" Xie Weining smiled ambiguously: "It's just that what you want to talk about must be a confidential matter, or you and I should talk about it alone after all." ”
Lan Jing'an really didn't want to see the unsightly smile on his face now, but she still gritted her teeth and agreed, letting Bi Luan and Feng Shen go out and wait for her. After listening to Xie Weining's words, Yin Quan went out to bring a pot of tea, and then obediently withdrew.
Now there are only Lan Jing'an and Xie Weining in the room. Xie Weining didn't wait for Lan Jing'an to speak, and let her drink tea first. Lan Jing'an discussed with everyone all morning in the morning, and how could he have the heart to drink tea on an empty stomach. However, seeing Xie Weining looking at herself with a smile, she still took a sip of tea.