1306: Cutting Huang Song, Dongqing Unification (48)
Flow?
Where did you go to the water?
Nie Xun's groggy brain seemed to have been cut by something, and he immediately became much more sober, and grabbed someone casually.
"Where did the water go?"
The man didn't recognize Nie Xun's identity, he rushed to extinguish the fire with a bucket, and hurriedly replied, "The grain depot is out of water." ”
Nie Xun didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and he didn't seem to hear what the other party said clearly.
At this time, the military doctor in charge of taking care of Nie Xun found that he was missing and hurriedly came out to find someone.
The military doctor took three steps and made two steps, and stepped forward to support Nie Xun, "Strategist, where have you been—you are still feverish!"
Nie Xun grabbed the military doctor's arm with his backhand, stared at each other with bloodshot eyes, and asked word by word, "Where is the water?"
The military doctor's face froze, and he said very embarrassed, "Strategist, your body and bones are important, don't worry about it for the time being, several generals have already sent people to extinguish the fire, and the fire will be under control soon." Don't worry, you can go back to the tent to rest and rest now, and then deal with it tomorrow. ”
Nie Xun's voice suddenly sharpened, and he asked sharply, "Where the hell is the water!"
The medic replied with a red eye, "Yes, it's the grain depot—"
When Nie Xun got this answer, his throat choked, and he saw that the world was spinning in front of him, his vision turned from light to dark, and he soon became unconscious.
The fire was slowly extinguished until dawn, and less than one percent of the food was salvaged in the fire.
In the afternoon of the second day, Nie Xun, who was angry, finally crawled out of the ghost gate and woke up slowly, but the whole person was not as energetic as before, his eyebrows and eyes were haggard, and the military doctor who took care of him also found that several white and gray hairs appeared on his head, and the whole person was a lot white and old.
"The military advisor, the military advisor is awake—"
"The military advisor is awake!"
Nie Xun was tired and weak, so weak that he couldn't even speak, but he still sat up and slowly glanced at everyone.
"Last night, the grain depot went to the water, can you find out the reason for the water?"
Because of the high fever that does not go away, Nie Xun's throat is dry and hoarse, and it doesn't sound like a man's voice in the prime of life, but more like an old man.
A few generals, you look at me, I look at you, and no one dares to come out to answer.
Nie Xun was not in a hurry, but looked at them with cold eyes.
He changed the question, "The fire is under control?"
A certain lieutenant general hesitated and said, "It's gone." ”
Nie Xun asked again, "How much food has been saved?"
The deputy general said, "Last night, the fire was fierce, the night wind was strong, and the weather was dry and hot recently, the fire was difficult to contain......" Nie Xun looked at him silently, this deputy was ashamed and ashamed of him, and simply said ruthlessly, "The grain and grass are seriously burned, and there is not one in a hundred!"
After he finished speaking, everyone glared at him with accusatory eyes.
The situation of the military advisor is already very bad, I don't know how to speak tactfully, what should I do if I really make the other party angry?
Nie Xun didn't faint, he seemed to have been sucked out of his backbone, his back and shoulders collapsed, and he looked depressed.
"There is no ...... in a hundred"
He muttered and repeated, and it was sad to hear.
Originally, it could support the autumn harvest, and Chen Zhou was able to survive for a while, but a fire burned all the only military rations.
He sighed, knowing that there was no way to fight this battle, and Chen Zhou had no second way to choose except surrender.
Nie Xun can stubbornly defend to the end, but the soldiers with low morale can endure hunger and hold on to Chenzhou?
He asked repeatedly, "The reason why the grain depot is running away from the water can be found out?"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally chose one person to stand up and answer.
"Check, check clearly—"
Nie Xun asked, "What's going on?"
In order to prevent the enemy from sneaking up on the grain depot, Nie Xun sent heavy guards to guard it, and the patrol was rotated every quarter of an hour, and the location of the grain depot was a secret among the secrets. Why did the enemy succeed in burning down the grain depot despite strict defense? If it was not a man-made disaster, could it be a natural disaster?
The deputy general was in the period of Ai Ai, and it took a while to hold back a few words, and slowly piece together the complete process. This matter also started with Nie Xun sending people to arrest the black-hearted rice merchants, and he used the reason that "the rice merchants were peddling old rice and spreading rumors to make trouble" as the reason to arrest many rice merchants and confiscate their grain reserves.
Those who have the capital to hoard so much grain in troubled times and make war money will naturally not be small businessmen.
Among the rice merchants who were arrested, one of them was a wealthy man in Chenzhou, whose family had been in business for generations and had accumulated a lot of wealth.
In order to redeem the captured relatives, the younger brother of the rice merchant was willing to store grain with 200,000 stone in exchange.
The local tyrant deserves to be a local tyrant, and as soon as he made a move, it was 200,000 stones, and it happened that Chenzhou was in urgent need of food, and this business could not be let go.
Nie Xun rubbed his brows, pondered and meditated, and finally found the relevant memory.
This is also what he allowed.
Although it is hateful for rice merchants to take the opportunity to raise grain prices, many rice merchants have backstage behind them, either the rice shops opened by the local scholars or they have business dealings with the scholars. Nie Xun couldn't kill them all if he was angry, so he could only choose to be accommodating and release them after paying a certain ransom.
The younger brother of the rice merchant redeemed his brother with 200,000 stone of grain, but he couldn't get enough grain for a while, so he could only send it from other places one after another. The first batch of grain is enough for 50,000 stones, and the other 150,000 stones can only be used to make an IOU first and bring back the letters from relatives.
Nie Xun asked, "Fifty thousand stone of grain?"
The adjutant said, "All of them have been carefully checked, and every bag is genuine." ”
Fifty thousand stone of grain, the quantity is huge, naturally it is impossible to open every bag and pour it out for inspection, only random inspection.
Food-resistant men can also tell if it's real food by touch.
Unexpectedly, the grain depot caught fire that night.
The night wind helped and the fire was fierce.
After fighting the fire and saving the night, there was not a single one in the grain depot.
When the deputy general sent troops to arrest the rice merchants, they had already fled with their families overnight last night, and they couldn't catch them.
"Sure enough, I still lost. Nie Xun curled his lips mockingly.
The adjutant general was at a loss and said, "Strategist, you still have to think of a way now." ”
Nie Xun smiled bitterly, "The food saved is not enough for the soldiers of the whole army to chew for a day or two, what is the use of trying to find a way?"
There is no way to return to the sky, unless an immortal can conjure food out of thin air, otherwise there is no way to fight.
At this time, Nie Xun hoped that Feng Jin could lead his troops to fight, at least pull a few pads before he died.
However, Feng Jin did not obey his wishes, not only did not send troops to attack, but instead sent people to light a fire and cook in front of the battle.
Feng Jin said, "It's not a loss to exchange 50,000 stones of grain and grass for a Chenzhou." ”
Meng Hun said with a smile, "In order to cling to the lord, the merchant not only doesn't want us to pay the 50,000 stone grain and grass, but also wants to give 200,000 yuan." ”
The situation in Dongqing is getting richer and brighter, and these businessmen have also begun to stand in line to invest, but their own lord is not so easy to climb.
Feng Jin said, "Whether you accept it or not, you have to ask the lord first." ”
Businessmen seek profits, and there are few people with hearts.
They only have interests and money in their eyes, and Chen Zhou sees that Great Xia is about to fall, and it is normal for businessmen with a keen sense of smell to take the opportunity to defect.
Feng Jin took advantage of Shang Jia's desire to pursue profits, and took the opportunity to give Nie Xun a dose of heavy medicine.
Chenzhou, it's over!