Chapter 299: The Danger of the Granary

"Today, it seems to be peaceful?"

Yingcheng quietly dealt with the folds handed over by the Prime Minister's Mansion in the Dalu Mansion.

There are a lot of messy things, but his mind is not on these twists and turns, on the contrary, he looked up at the door of the hall several times, logically speaking, the beacon tower was burned by mistake for two days, and it should be burned again today.

If you want to abolish the beacon transmission, you must do it again.

It's just that.

Today seems to be very quiet, and there is no movement at all.

At this time, he prefers that there will be movement, and silence is the most terrible situation.

However, after noon and lunch, it was still quiet and serene.

Nothing to do left or right.

Yingcheng went out of Xianyang Palace and walked in Xianyang City.

Recently, because of the chaos and busyness of various things, he rarely went to inspect anymore, and he didn't even go to Xianyang City again.

It's a little lonely, and it's a little panicked.

Although the imperial court has already made an explanation, no enemy has invaded Guanzhong.

But the two beacon fires burned successively, which still made the atmosphere of Xianyang City extremely depressing.

There are far fewer people walking on the streets, and there are fewer vendors on both sides of the streets.

The only place with a large number of people has become the location of various grain stores.

It's weird.

Usually, all the people have no money and are very poor, but at this time, they are all very rich, and many people can take out a few hundred dollars to buy food at one time.

But.

Because the imperial court explicitly restricted the purchase and hoarding of grain, if you want to buy grain in the grain store, you must have an identity nameplate, a kind of thing issued by the government called 'Zhaoshen Post'.

The photo post not only contains the household registration, identity, and address, but also engraves the portrait of the person on the bamboo board for identification.

Once you lose your photo post, it is extremely troublesome to want to reissue it.

Because of the strict restriction on the purchase of grain, many people came to the door of the grain store in a hurry, and after seeing the announcement of the government, they went back with great interest.

Plainly.

Keeping grain in one's own warehouse is always safer than buying grain after there is no food.

And this is the reason for the widespread food shortage.

But to be honest, as long as the heavens and officials do not make trouble, in the era of agriculture, every household is actually not short of food.

Food shortages generally occur between June and July.

In the private sector, under the privatization of land, there is a widespread situation of grain borrowing in the townships.

This kind of grain borrowing is not a loan of grain from a wealthy landlord, but an interest-free loan of grain with relatives as a link.

The concept of kinship not only exists among the nobles, but also widely exists in various townships, and this is the fundamental reason why the townships help each other.

If when he first crossed over, he still had the idea of breaking the structure of the village and destroying the clan, then now, such an idea has completely disappeared.

After reading a large number of documents and records about the township, he found that there is a wide range of interest-free borrowing and repayment relationships among the people, and relatively speaking, it is very stable.

That is to say, in the township, within the nine tribes, there is no grain, no oil, no salt, and even no vinegar at home, etc., and they will borrow from relatives within the relatively wealthy nine tribes, and wait until the autumn harvest, or harvest wolf smoke into a good harvest, and then repay it without interest.

This is just one of them.

And in situations such as building a new house, building a new circle, or there are new things, funerals, etc., the relatives within the nine clans are the first to arrive, and even in such cases, they will spread to the relatives who are hundreds of miles away in a foreign land.

Basically, if a family builds a new house, as long as it is not a relative who is difficult to come from hundreds of miles away, other relatives will basically temporarily abandon their family affairs to help in the form of temporary residence.

Even if you have something to do, you will find time to come.

There is no need to pay wages for this.

Besides.

In the whole process of building a new house, there is basically no other cost except for three meals a day.

Including large workers, small workers, carpenters, wall builders, etc., all of them are mutually helped by the township, rather than hired to pay a certain amount of remuneration.

For now.

This is the best way to govern and does not need to be changed.

Preserving this mode of survival can guarantee that officials will not expropriate a region and God will not destroy a region catastrophically, and basically, there will be no tragic scene of starvation and wilderness.

"War!"

Yingcheng shook his head and sighed, this is always the most direct way to destroy the prosperous world.

Xianyang City is not too chaotic, although there are frequent discussions on the streets and alleys about the recent beacon fires, but there are no unnecessary disasters because of this.

It's just that.

I don't know how long this will last.

And comparatively.

Xungui is much better.

At least for now, Wang's grain store is still selling grain, and corn, yellow rice, and rice are all being sold, and even the grain store in Fusu Prefecture has sold more than 1,000 stones of grain in the past few days under the purchase restriction.

Meantime.

Big and small things never break.

It's just that he doesn't need to deal with these things.

After walking around, the sky gradually darkened, nothing happened today, and he also returned to Fusu Mansion to rest.

However.

It's late at night.

A burst of restlessness still broke the tranquility of Fusu Mansion.

Groups of men and horses appeared in Fusu Mansion, and then quickly left.

The Lieutenant's Mansion, the Weiwei Mansion, the Imperial Lieutenant Division, and even the soldiers of the Clan Mansion also began to move in a large area.

"I see!"

Yingcheng couldn't sleep at night, and went to Xianyang Palace in the middle of the night with the clothes of the third watch.

"It seems that the chaos in Guanzhong is not far away." Lees smiled sullenly.

"The National Treasury Office will count tonight's losses, and let's talk after dawn!" After going through so many things, Yingcheng seems to be a lot quieter, even in the face of a crisis that seems to be like a catastrophe, there is not much emotion in it.

"Wechen obeys!" Neshi Teng nodded in response, and then quickly left the Great Law Mansion.

"There are twelve warehouses in Guanzhong, and there are four in Xianyang, which are located in Xianyang Palace, Weiqiao, Neishi, Lanchi, and the remaining eight warehouses, which are located in Gaoling, Chencang, Liyi, Yunyang, Lantian, Chongquan, Ningqin, and Ruocang, with a total grain storage of 1.2 million bells." Li Si didn't say in a hurry:

"The four warehouses in Xianyang mainly supply grain and grass to the Acheng army, the Liyi warehouse mainly supplies grain and grass to the Lishan camp, and the Chencang mainly contains the grain from Bashu, Hanzhong and Longxi, and it is also the warehouse with the most grain and grass hoarded among the twelve warehouses."

"Chen Cang is a military powerhouse, there are 10,000 troops led by the chief Li Zhen to guard the town, and 3,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in Cangli, and its main responsibility is to be responsible for the defense of Dasanguan, even if it is attacked by a sneak attack, Chen Cang is also worry-free."

"Yunyang has General Wang Bing to guard, mainly to contain the grain and grass of the northern land and the upper county, however, there is not much grain and grass in Yunyang Cangli, not long ago it was dispatched once, there are about 100,000 stone grains, 200,000 grass powder, mainly for the purpose of dispatching grain and grass, to provide grain and grass for the Great Wall Army, if there is chaos, I think Yunyang will not become the target of the night attack."

"The granary that is really related to the people's livelihood in Guanzhong is the three warehouses of Lantian Warehouse, Lanchi Warehouse, and Gaoling Cang, which are used to control Guanzhong by the Shifu of Sunei, and most of the grain in Guanzhong comes out of this."

"Lantian has Captain Guo Cheng leading 3,000 troops to garrison, Gaoling has Jiangpu to defend the city, and Lanchi has the Lieutenant's Mansion to guard it, so if you think about it, there won't be any big problems."

Yingcheng nodded, not worried.

The granary is a military stronghold, and it is guarded by generals at the rank of captain appointed by the First Emperor, which can still be assured.

As for whether it can be saved, it depends on the defense of the captains, and it is useless to be anxious at this time.

And what he really cares about is not the granary, but whether the anti-Qin people raided the granary tonight, and whether he can find out something.

"The enemy has moved, and the next thing is to see the means of the net and the Tingwei Division!" Yingcheng nodded, and sat quietly in front of the eucalyptus.

And just when the Dalu Mansion was quiet and couldn't hear a trace of the wind.

Orchid Pond!

Lanchi Palace, known as a resort and leisure resort, is already a chaotic situation at this time.

There were thieves dressed in black who raided the Ranchi Palace, but were discovered by the guards and a chaotic battle broke out.

Because Lanchi was originally on the west side of Xianyang City, and did not leave Xianyang, more than 1,000 soldiers and horses from the Lieutenant's Mansion patrolled Xifang day and night, maintaining law and order, and also forming a strong guard for the entire Lanchi.

After the attack on Lanchi, he quickly supported the past, and Lanchi Cangqiao did not lose it.

"Boom!"

But in the end, it was still in the midst of a loud bang, and a corner of the Lanchi Cangqiao caught fire, and the flames soared into the sky.

After the rebellion was quelled, the Ranchi guards began to extinguish the fire.

Lantian County.

After learning the news of the attack on Lantian Cangli, Feng Feng, the county magistrate, quickly dispatched the county government troops to Lantian Cang.

But.

By the time they arrived at the Blue Sky Warehouse, Lantian Captain Guo Cheng had already exterminated the thieves, but the Blue Sky Warehouse was still on fire, so he quickly joined the firefighting army.

"Report, Chongquancang, lost."

"The fire broke out everywhere, spread endlessly, and 400,000 stones, grains and grass were destroyed in one fell swoop."

"General Biao weeps blood and pleads guilty!"

The tranquility of the Dalu Mansion was still broken, but it was not the news of Xianyang City, but the news of Chongquan was the first to come back.

"Chongquan Cang is lost, what is Bi Rang doing, how can Chongquan Cang be lost?" When Wang Shu heard this, he was angry and angry.

The lieutenant of Chongquan, who came to perform the ceremony, was stained with blood red, and his tearful hands were holding a blood-stained silk book, and he pleaded guilty: "Chongquanwei lost Chongquan Cang, and he couldn't argue, he was willing to be punished, and he asked the prison to punish the crime." ”

"Bring it in." Yingcheng also frowned and asked, "What happened to Chongquan?" ”

Yang Xing, the commander below, roared sadly: "Prison country, this battle is not the fault of the general." ”

"Chongquan Wei 3,000, mainly responsible for the defense of Chongquan County, today Chongquan County is very unusual, Dazhi Township, Shuangshu Township, Sun Township three places have civil unrest, the general ordered each general to rate 500 to pacify."

"Chongquan is only guarded by 1,500 soldiers and horses, but no one expected that tonight, the night was extremely dark, and more than 500 people raided Chongquan Cang, and these people had no armor to protect them."

"There are 1,000 soldiers guarding Chongquan Cang, and it must be invincible, but when the general rushed to Chongquan Cang, he found that the entire Chongquan Cang had been on fire everywhere.

"The general quickly pacified the thieves, but he could only watch the raging fire burn and couldn't be contained, and the general couldn't wait to throw himself into the fire, prison country."

After Lieutenant Chongquan Wei finished speaking, the entire hall also fell silent.

Although there are no details, from such an oral statement, Chongquanwei did not neglect his duties.

"Li Gong!"

After reading the petition paperwork, Yingcheng also handed it to Li Si in silence.

Seriously.

There was no big mistake in Biao Rang, but it was calculated, and no one expected that in the midst of repeated precautions, the centurion of Chongquanwei was infiltrated.

Although the prevention of Chongquancang was strengthened, the raid of the thieves was only a sheep attack, and the real problem was that the centurion Wei really broke through the tightly defended fortress.

"Prison country, although this matter is not at fault, but the imperial court cannot listen to it partially, and this matter needs to be investigated by the Taiwei Mansion before it can be concluded."

After Li Si saw it, he said in a deep voice: "However, the old minister is sure of one thing now. ”

"Lanchi, Lantian Ercang, I'm afraid that they are all sheep attacks, and the real purpose of the thieves is to burn down the Chongquan Cangli."

"And now, Lao Chen can be sure that the Linjin defense line will be the target of the thieves' attack, and it will be in these few days."

"How so?" Yingcheng asked suspiciously.

"If the Chongquan granary is lost, it will lead to no supply of grain and grass for the Linjin defense line, and it will take at least ten days for the imperial court to mobilize grain and grass from Liyi Cang to the Linjin defense line in a short period of time." Li Si said in a deep voice:

"In ten days there will be an enemy."

Yingcheng frowned and asked, "What do you think of the Taiwei Mansion?" ”

Wang Shu fixed his mind and said: "Prison country, the last general will recognize what Li Gong said, Chongquan Cangqiao is lost, it will inevitably affect the Linjin defense line, the west of the river and the east of the river are separated by a river, it is a natural danger, burn the Chongquan grain and grass, the thieves, there is only one way to attack, blitzkrieg the Linjin defense line." ”

"If there is a confrontation situation, the imperial court will have enough time to dispatch grain and grass."

"At this time, the danger of Chongquan is secondary, and the imperial court should immediately send a commander to govern the Linjin defense line, command Xiayang, Haoyang, and Linjin soldiers and horses, do a good job of defense, and wait for the thieves to invade Guanzhong."

"Good!" Yingcheng immediately said: "I don't know which general is willing to go and lead the Linjin defense line to prevent thieves from attacking?" ”

There was a bang.

The generals of the Taiwei Mansion were in armor, and none of them knelt down on one knee to receive the order and said, "The last general is willing to receive the order." ”

However, although there are many people, there are also many generals.

But there are actually only three people who can really lead the army.

"The last general is willing to take the order!" Yang Feng, the chief of the house, stood up and knelt on one knee and hugged his fists.

"Good!" Yingcheng also had nothing to hesitate about, and immediately said: "With the order of the superintendent of the country, I ordered the chief Yang Feng to select generals from the Taiwei Mansion, and then he could go east, command the troops of Linjin Road, govern the military and political leaders of the seven counties of Linjin, and serve the enemy. ”

The entire hall was also solemn.

I know very well that from this moment on, Guanzhong will enter a wartime state, and the Taiwei Mansion will gradually take over everything in Guanzhong, including the Prime Minister's Mansion, and all government orders will revolve around military orders.

"The last general commands!" Yang Feng quickly received the order and resolutely got up.