Chapter Seventy-Nine: A Lonely City on the Border
After a night of grinding their ears and temples, it was not until early in the morning that the two of them stopped.
Huang Sisi was paralyzed in Ye Qing's arms, the faint red powder reflected in her fair skin, and the sweat oozing from her forehead announced the absurdity of the two of them last night.
"It's dawn, it's time to rest."
"It hurts..."
"Huh."
Ye Qing glanced at Huang Sisi, and some words were still not said in the end.
"Depart tomorrow, don't mess around today, have a good rest."
Kissing Huang Sisi's cheek lightly, looking at the girl who was falling asleep soon, Ye Qing covered her with the quilt and got up to leave the room.
Before leaving, there are still some preparations to be made.
Came to the wine store as usual, purchased nearly 100 jars of rice wine, and put it in the storage ring, Ye Qing turned around and went to the tailor shop again, bought a few clothes that fitted and put them away.
Ye Qing originally planned to buy some food, so as to fill Huang Sisi's stomach on the way, but his financial resources were really limited, so he could only buy ten fresh live slaughtered sheep in the restaurant to earn a storage ring.
Fortunately, the food in the storage space will not deteriorate, which can be regarded as relieving Ye Qing of great trouble.
After wandering around the city aimlessly for a long time, Ye Qing called Liangzhou City, and he was confined to his room for the past two days, and finally came out to breathe, but his mood was not too good.
The city is so poor, so poor that it makes people desperately poor.
It's not because of the history of Liangzhou City's assassination and other drivers that they are rice bags, on the contrary, they have done their best.
In this lonely city full of wind and sand, there are no apprentices who can grow crops, so that the people are self-sufficient, and there is not enough work, so that the people can work for relief, except for the capital of the garrison, everyone receives the insignificant subsidy and lives in fear, like the walking dead.
As for leaving, it's more like a luxury.
Just the distance from Liangzhou to Yumen Pass is tantamount to the road to death for ordinary people who have no cultivation.
Natural disasters, man-made disasters, each of them is a moat in front of them, so from the moment those people were born in Liangzhou City, the trajectory of life has been doomed.
It's nothing more than waiting for death.
This depressing atmosphere made Ye Qing very helpless, looking at the yellow-skinned child on the side of the road, he couldn't do anything except give some money.
A person like Ye Qing, who is used to living a luxurious life, his words and deeds are incompatible with here, and he is completely a person from two worlds.
Although Ye Qing has never boasted of being compassionate and compassionate, he still wants to do something for this lonely city where there is no hope.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing went around and came to the Thorn History Mansion.
Regarding Ye Qing's identity, Fang Tongchen had already told Liangzhou Thorn Shi yesterday, so after seeing Ye Qing, Lin Thorn Shi hurriedly got up and stepped forward to greet him.
"It turned out that His Majesty the Imperial Husband arrived, and the lower officials missed the distance, and I hope Your Majesty will not blame!"
Ye Qing waved his hand, didn't care, and said, "Assassin History, how many troops are stationed in Liangzhou City?" ”
"There are only 3,000 people..."
At the mention of the current situation in Liangzhou City, Lin Shushi couldn't help but sigh: "Originally, there were still 10,000 garrisons, but in recent years, the bandits outside Yumen Pass have been eliminated, and it is too difficult here, some brothers really can't hold on, and I can't embarrass them, so I can only let them retire and return home."
Although the heavy grain and grass distributed by the court every year is still sent in 10,000 copies, but in fact, what can be obtained in my hands is only 20,000 yuan Dan and 20,000 stone grain and grass, but despite this, this logistics is still sent every five years, Your Majesty the Imperial Husband, more than 4,000 people in Liangzhou City, 3,000 garrisons, 20,000 stone grain and grass, where is enough to eat for five years? ”
As he spoke, Lin Shushi couldn't help but redden, wiped his tears and sighed: "Could it be that Your Majesty has forgotten that outside the Yumen Pass, there is a lonely city guarding the frontier for the empire, and has forgotten these soldiers who fought to the death for the empire!" ”
Seeing this scene, Ye Qing was full of emotion in his heart.
As he said before, Liangzhou City was able to hang his life half-dead like this, and Lin Shushi and Fang Beijia really tried their best.
Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven, that's about it.
"Frontier logistics is particularly important, how can it be once in five years? And the quantity is not right, Lin Thorn also knows who distributes the logistics every year? ”
"Naturally, the military department is in charge of the grain and grass in various places, and the logistics problem."
"Do you know who Takebe Shangshu is?"
"Before the lower official left the capital, the Wubu Shangshu was Qin Wanli, the head of the Qin family, but now, it is unknown."
"Qin Wanli?"
He has no official status now, but it's hard to say that this matter must have nothing to do with him...
"It is a capital crime to withhold logistics grain and grass, Lin Shushi can rest assured, I will definitely get justice for you."
"In this way, the lower official kneels down to thank His Majesty the Imperial Husband!"
"Don't rush to thank me yet, it's yours, I'll help you get it back, but how to deal with the current difficulties is the most important thing."
Ye Qing unfolded the map, and after thinking for a long time, he said lightly: "In terms of the geographical location of Liangzhou, it is at the hub of the trade route between the two empires, and if it is used, it may not be self-sufficient. ”
"What Your Majesty said, Xia Guan also considered it in the early years, but after all, it is difficult to clear the bandits, and the caravans that come and go would rather take a long detour than go from the official road, and if they are not careful, they will lose all their money..."
"Why don't you let the garrison troops escort the caravans? With the help of the army, the bandits did not dare to act rashly even if they were rampant, as long as they could regain control of this trade route, the dilemma of Liangzhou City could be solved. ”
"Your Majesty, what you said is simple, but the thieves are haunted, and they know this desert very well, plus the number of troops is getting smaller and smaller, and they still have to guard Liangzhou City, and there are really not enough people..."
Of course, Ye Qing was aware of this problem, and motioned to Lin Shushi to be quiet, and Ye Qing's brain was running rapidly, constantly thinking about the solution to the problem.
First of all, this trade route must be reopened, only in this way can the isolated city of Liangzhou be revitalized, for this reason, Ye Qing already has several plans, but the problem is that he needs money, and he needs a lot of money.
"Lin Thorn History, how much money and grain and grass do you have in Liangzhou City now?"
"The grain and grass are less than a thousand stones, but the money has accumulated somewhat, and there are 30,000 yuan."
"It's not enough... That's it, I'll deal with this matter, and during this time, I may stop in Liangzhou City for a while and disturb Lin Thorn History. ”
"His Majesty the Imperial Husband is willing to stay in this remote realm for the sake of the people and for this city, thank Your Majesty for the people in the city!"
"Don't thank you too early, I'm just trying, I'm not 100% sure."
Looking at the stubborn Lin Thorn History, Ye Qing raised his head and unconsciously showed a smile.
If the officials of the Qingfeng Empire can think of Lin Tingshi, and don't drive the two of them to pounce on the people like this, even if there is no war, the Qingfeng Empire will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold.