"Gan Tian?"

Chu He was stunned for a moment, and he didn't expect Gan Tian, who had disappeared for so long, to suddenly appear.

It seems that the last time I heard the news of this guy was more than half a year ago, I learned it from Meng Qingtong.

The bandits of Twin Peaks Mountain have also been dormant during this time, and they don't know if they have been hiding in Twin Peaks Mountain or hiding somewhere else.

He also thought that after Gan Tian ascended the Zhongqian Dragon List, he would disappear and go into hiding, and with the help of the luck brought by the Zhongzhou Divine Stone, he would impact the level of the Four-Rank Martial Sect, but he didn't expect to come to Qinghe Village now.

Chu He has not been idle for half a year, in addition to farming and developing with peace of mind, his own cultivation has not fallen behind, the martial arts cultivation has been promoted to the late stage of the Strong Bone Realm, and the Wen Dao cultivation has also been steadily improved to the middle stage of the Cultivation Realm.

Now that he is advancing both civil and military, the Taiji cyclone composed of internal strength and literary qi has almost doubled, and he even faintly feels that there is a little strange vitality in his literary qi, and there are signs of condensing his literary heart.

Moreover, the Danfang medicinal materials of the third golden bell jar of the Chu River were also collected.

The tiger blood has been found not long ago, it is a third-grade demon tiger hunted by Qianyuanwei on the Huya Ridge, the quality is excellent, and it is just one python gall.

Chu He went out in a team this time, in addition to selling armor and buying food, the most important thing was to see if he could buy the gall of a century-old python in the big city.

Although the Golden Bell Jar Triple has not been refined, Chu He's current strength, coupled with his skillful wave-breaking sword technique and wind-chasing hammer technique, is a real four-rank martial arts sect level.

But Chu He will not underestimate Gan Tian, he is very aware of the gold content of the Middle Hidden Dragon List, which is equivalent to the terrifying combat power of the late Martial Sect, Chu He really doesn't know how Gan Tian can be on the Middle Hidden Dragon List.

Chu He was puzzled, but he immediately asked Gan Tian to come in.

I haven't seen it for more than a year, Gan Tian is much burlier, wearing battle armor, waist and hip double crescent halberd, and his momentum is unusually calm and dignified, faintly with the demeanor of a general.

Chu He didn't hold it up, and when he saw Gan Tian, he immediately got up and arched his hand and said, "Brother Yuanba, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Gan Tian looked at Chu He for a while with half-squinted eyes, and could see the look of surprise in his eyes, and then he also smiled and said: "I can't imagine that I won't see you for a long time, Brother Qianyuan surprised me, and the speed of strength improvement is amazing!"

"I took the liberty to come this time, and I hope that Brother Qianyuan will not be surprised. ”

His words are not flattery, now he is at the level of the fourth-grade martial arts, and his vision and knowledge have been greatly improved, and at a glance, he can see that Chu He is already in the late stage of the Strong Bone Realm, and it contains an unfathomable aura, and it is difficult to judge the true strength of Chu He.

Moreover, Chu He is only ten years old now, with a height of one meter five or six, and his momentum is calm, which really makes people unable to connect with his age.

If you don't know the details of the Chu River, no one will be surprised to say that the Chu River is fourteen or fifteen years old.

Chu He smiled and asked the guard to retreat, and then said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Yuanba has been on the list of the Middle Hidden Dragon, which is really gratifying." I thought that the Yuanba Brotherhood would look for a spiritual place to cultivate, but I didn't expect the Yuanba Brotherhood to come to visit, I don't know what happened?"

Gan Tian waved his hand: "You don't want to talk like this." To tell you the truth, I came this time to ask for something. ”

Chu He frowned slightly: "Brother Yuanba doesn't need to be polite, if you have something to say, as long as I can help, I will definitely not push it." ”

Gan Tian nodded, and said directly: "I came this time to borrow some rice from you." ”

Chu He was stunned for a moment: "Borrow grain, I don't know how much rice I need to borrow?"

Gan Tian hesitated slightly, then gritted his teeth: "Ten thousand stones!"

Chu He was really taken aback, and he didn't expect Gan Tian to open his mouth with 10,000 stones.

His current grain stock is still a little, but it is only 70,000 or 80,000 stones, even if it will not be long before he can harvest grain again, but there are not many fields in Changding Township, and the land is barren, even if he is not affected by the military disaster, it will not add up to more than 100,000 stones.

And the newly opened fields of the displaced people, in the past two or three years, I am afraid that there will not be much harvest.

These hundreds of thousands of stone rice grains are to support the consumption of 70,000 or 80,000 people in Changding Township today.

If we start to build the city wall, we will have to recruit more displaced people, and we can't just give porridge as we do now, and just barely hang the lives of the homeless. Work hard, and eat more.

He frowned and pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "Brother Yuanba, in fact, your uncle Gan Ning is kind to Qianyuan, according to reason, this rice grain must be lent to Brother Yuanba." ”

"10,000 stone rice grain, it's not a small amount, dare to ask, Brother Yuanba borrowed so much rice grain, but for the brothers of Shuangfeng Mountain?"

There are 1,800 people in Shuangfeng Mountain, and 10,000 stone of grain is enough for them to eat for a year.

Gan Tian knew that rice and grain were precious at this time, and he couldn't buy it with silver, and Shuangfeng Mountain didn't have much money now, if there was really no way, he wouldn't have pulled down his face and came over to beg Chu He, you must know that he still owed Chu He a favor last time.

He smiled bitterly: "Exactly!"

"Actually, I have been staying in Huya Ridge to cultivate, and when I returned to Shuangfeng Mountain not long ago, I realized that my brothers were facing a predicament. ”

"The remnants of the Yellow Turban are in turmoil, Shuangfeng Mountain is on the border of Datong and Fenglai County, and many displaced people have fled to Shuangfeng Mountain, and the brothers on the mountain can't see it, and they have recruited thousands of refugees. ”

"In the past, I could buy some grain with silver to support myself, but in the past two months, there has been no source of rice and grain, and my brother is almost unable to open the pot. ”

After a pause, Gan Tian looked a little helpless and embarrassed and said: "In order to search for rice and grain, the brothers and the Yellow Turban Army in Fenglai County fought twice, and the casualties were not light, there was really no way, so I came to you with a thick face to help." ”

Chu He thought about it a little and knew the situation of the Twin Peaks Mountain.

The Twin Peaks Mountains are not engaged in production, and there is not enough money and silver, so it is difficult to store a large amount of grain in advance.

Now Fenglai County is occupied by the Yellow Turban Army, and the wealthy households in the vicinity either flee and leave, or are robbed and killed by the Yellow Turban Army.

Now in Datong County, there is still food, Qinghe Village and Datong County, Shuangfeng Mountain bandits, I am afraid that they have already tested the strength of Changding Township.

No wonder there was news from Chu Heizi's side that several bandits ranging from tens to hundreds of people were approaching their mountain territory, and everyone had done two battles, and they didn't take advantage of each other.

Chu River does not have a lot of grain in stock, and from its own situation, Chu River should not give rice grain to Shuangfeng Mountain.

The bandits of Shuangfeng Mountain can't get along and are attached to the banner of Changding Township, which is the result that Chu He wants to see the most.

These are ruthless people who have seen blood, I heard that discipline is also strict, and most of the targets are rich businessmen, and their character is okay, as long as they are disrupted and incorporated into Qianyuanwei or Chu Heizi and Chu Shi, they can improve a lot of strength in Changding Township.

However, Gan Ning and Gan Tian still have to give some face.

Chu He pondered for a long time before nodding and saying: "Don't hide it from Brother Yuanba, now we don't have much food in stock, and Changding Township has gathered nearly 100,000 displaced people, I plan to let them build a city wall, I can't watch them starve to death." ”

Gan Tian's face darkened, and he thought that Chu He was unwilling to borrow grain, but he immediately heard Chu He say: "In this way, I can give Brother Yuanba 3,000 stone of rice grain here first." ”

"In addition, it just so happens that I am going to organize people to leave Qinzhou and go to Baozhou to buy grain and grass, if the brothers of Shuangfeng Mountain are interested, we can set off together. ”

"Baozhou?"

Gan Tian was slightly stunned, and then said: "From here to Baozhou, not only do you have to cross the two counties of the Yellow Turban Yu, but also pass through the Changdao County occupied by Nanban, and then cross the Dingjiang River, I'm afraid there is no thousands of miles away!"

He paused for a moment, and then said: "Even if we can really cross the land occupied by the Yellow Turban Army and the Nanban, but the river is unusually wide, and there are not enough river boats, how can we transport grain across the river?"

Chu He nodded: "You are right. However, we did not intend to pass directly from the Dingjiang River, but planned to go along the Huya Ridge, bypass the Dingjiang River, and then pass through Changdao County, and enter Baozhou from the estuary. ”

"Although such a detour requires a distance of nearly 2,000 miles, it is safer than crossing the Dingjiang River directly. ”

Gan Tian frowned and said, "How do you transport the grain back?"

"Even if the Yellow Turbans are not strong enough to monitor such a large area, there are scouts everywhere, and a convoy carrying grain passes through their occupation area and Changdao County, and it is impossible for the Yellow Turbans and the Nanban army not to find out. ”

As he spoke, his heart moved: "Are you planning to come back by sea?"

Chu He nodded and smiled: "Yes, I have seen the map, from the Daqing River, there is a vast sea, as long as you follow the sea route, you can bypass the land of the Southern Barbarians, and then enter Baozhou from the mouth of the sea." ”

"It is said that there are a lot of big ships in Baozhou, there are thousands of huge quantities, and the speed is extremely fast, as long as we can afford the price, I am afraid that the problem of taking these three or four thousand miles by sea is not big. ”

Gan Tianleng shook his head: "It's not appropriate!"

"It's better to transport grain by sea than by land. ”

Chu He was a little puzzled: "Why is this?"

Gan Tian smiled bitterly: "The sea route is not easy to walk, especially if you have to bypass the huge Nanban land, I am afraid that there is no 4,000 miles in total." ”

"There are countless fierce beasts and giant fish in the boundless sea, and it is said that some giant fish can even crash into thousands of giant ships, I am afraid that no sea ship is willing to bypass Nanban to reach our Datong County. ”

"Even if there are really ships willing to venture over, it will cost more than 100,000 taels of silver for a trip, plus the cost of buying grain, a stone of grain, I am afraid that it will be counted to five or six taels of silver. Don't hide it from the abyss, we can only take out 5,000 silver taels at most in Shuangfeng Mountain. ”

Chu He frowned, he didn't think about it so much before, but he learned from Jiang Wei that there were sea ships in Baozhou, and they could transport goods by sea, but now when he heard Gan Tianyi, he knew that it was not so simple.

This is actually Chu He's biggest weakness, and the people under his command are basically from Tianshui County, and they are quite unfamiliar with the situation in the outside world.

Even if he can really buy grain from Baozhou, the silver taels in his hand now are about 200,000 yuan, and it won't last much time to buy 50,000 or 60,000 stone rice grain, let alone keep the money to build the city wall.

Chu He groaned and said, "According to Brother Yuanba's opinion, what should we do?"

Gan Tian sneered: "Tianshui County is actually not without food, but it has been all scraped by the remnants of the Yellow Turban. If there was no food, it would be impossible for the remnants of the Yellow Turban to entrap hundreds of thousands of displaced people to attack Qinzhou City. ”

"When I came in before, I saw that there were a lot of elite soldiers and strong generals under Brother Qianyuan, if Brother Qianyuan was brave enough, it would be better to work with us on Shuangfeng Mountain to rob the granary of the Yellow Turban Army in Fenglai County!"

Chu He was really startled. All along, he was thinking about how to defend against the Yellow Turban Army in case of an attack, but he never thought of taking the initiative to attack the Yellow Turban Army.

He smiled bitterly for a long time before he said: "Brother Yuanba is not joking, right? The Yellow Turban Army is now powerful, gathering hundreds of thousands of displaced people, and the soldiers under its command will be 100,000, and the granary is heavy, there must be heavy guards, how can we rob it?"

Gan Tian's face became serious, and he looked at Chu He for a long time, and then said: "Most of the current strength of the Yellow Turban Army is concentrated in Qinzhou City, and there are no more than 5,000 soldiers and horses left in Fenglai County. ”

"Moreover, of these 5,000 soldiers and horses, there are only 1,000 veterans, and the rest are homeless recruits. ”

"In fact, we in Shuangfeng Mountain have already attacked the Yellow Turban Army's grain transportation team, but our troops are insufficient and we have returned in vain. ”

Saying that, he sighed: "If it weren't for the grass and scare the snake before, so that the Yellow Turban Army concentrated all the grain and grass in Fenglai County, I wouldn't have asked Brother Qianyuan for help." With my current strength, it is not a big problem to lead hundreds of brothers in the Twin Peaks Mountain to capture a grain transportation team. ”

Chu He's face changed for a while, and finally he said, "Dare to ask Brother Yuanba, is it now a fourth-grade martial arts sect realm?"

Gan Tian shook his head: "Late stage of the Blood Condensation Realm." However, the combat power can indeed be compared with the Four-Rank Martial Sect. ”

Chu He said again: "What is the situation in the county seat? What kind of powerful people are guarding it?"

"There are 3,000 Yellow Turban troops stationed in Fenglai County, and there are about 3,000 soldiers and horses scattered everywhere, and there is a Yellow Turban warrior of the four-grade realm stationed in the city. ”

"In addition, Shuangma County, on the side of Fenglai County, also has thousands of soldiers and horses. If you receive a request for help, you can rush to Fenglai County in one day at the latest. ”

Gan Tian had obviously already made up the idea of robbing grain, and was quite familiar with the situation in Fenglai County, so he continued: "In Fenglai County, a large amount of grain and grass has been hoarded, which is definitely more than 500,000 stones! Where is almost the entire Tianshui County's grain placed. ”

"It is estimated that it was used by the Yellow Turban Army when it had to return to Tianshui County after considering the defeat of the army. ”

Chu He pondered for a long time, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, then Brother Yuanba will rest in Qinghe Village for a while." Sending troops to provoke the Yellow Turban Army like this is a very important matter, and we need to study it before we can reply to Brother Yuanba. ”

"As for the three thousand stone rice grain, I will have someone prepare it now, and if it is convenient for Brother Yuanba, he can send someone to transport it back to Shuangfeng Mountain at any time. ”

Gan Tian nodded: "Then thank you Brother Qianyuan." However, if we really want to rob the grain, we have to make a decision as soon as possible, and it is best to wait for the autumn harvest to be over, Fenglai County will collect the grain, and we will send troops immediately!"

Chu He smiled: "This is natural. ”

If he really decided to make a move against the Yellow Turban Army, Chu He would also wait for the autumn harvest to pass.

After all, once the troops are mobilized, the Yellow Turban Army will definitely not give up, and then I am afraid that there is no possibility of stable development, and it is necessary to do it in Dali, and it is best to grab a million stones of grain and grass at a time, so that Changding Township will not be short of food in three or five years.

In fact, there is no shortage of grain in Qinzhou, and the grain produced every year can still feed the two or three million people in Qinzhou City.

Even if there is a shortage of soldiers and chaos now, and the people have no intention of farming, there are always thousands of stone rice grain in the fields, and in Tianshui County alone, the grain harvested in the autumn is definitely more than two million stones.

Chu He is now short of grain, only because of the shortage of cultivators, not the lack of land, as long as it survives for more than three years and the fields are produced, grain will not be as scarce as it is now. 4510