Qiongzhou Mansion is undoubtedly the granary of today's Ming Dynasty, just like the cold winter of the Xiaoice River period, almost all the north and south of the Ming Dynasty were hit by severe cold, and the people were affected everywhere. It is extremely important for the people to survive this cold winter with sufficient food, and the Qiongzhou government has played the role of delivering grain this time.

In the case of a disaster in the whole country, the food hoarded by Qiongzhou Mansion is enough to deal with it, which shows that Qiongzhou Mansion is known as the granary of the world, which is worthy of its name. But it is also the richness of Qiongzhou Mansion that directly leads to being targeted. The only three remaining granaries were looted overnight, and the guards of Qiongzhou Mansion had all their thoughts of killing themselves.

In the middle of the night, the palace was still brightly lit, and the officials and guards were full of riveting spirits to be vigilant about the surrounding situation, and they did not dare to relax for a moment.

The hall in the front yard was overcrowded, except for a few Xiao Shi in official uniforms, the rest were all generals in the army who were red-eyed and wanted to kill. The atmosphere in the hall was very dignified, and it was even more murderous, and the only person sitting in it was the guard of Qiongzhou Mansion.

A few days ago, he received a lot of credit for transporting food, and he should be very happy at this moment. But his face was full of sadness, and he didn't know how to explain to Mao Wenlong that the granary was looted by unknown enemy troops?

Next to Hao Xiao was his lieutenant Li Dazhui, who was tall and mighty. After a long time before Haoxiao could speak, Li Dazhui said in a sullen voice: "General, what should we do, you have to say something!" You can't let everyone wait here and do nothing! ”

The granary had been sacked by an unknown enemy, and a large army should have been sent to chase it down immediately. But Haoxiao ordered that no troops should be sent to pursue, and now that everyone is gathered here, he has not made a decision for a long time, nor has he given any instructions, and everyone is about to die.

Hao Xiao raised his head when he heard the voice, glanced at the people standing in the hall, and said helplessly: "The three granaries are our only remaining grain, and now they have been looted, and we will face a situation where there is no food available for the rest of this spring." Tracking down the enemy army or reporting to the imperial court can be postponed for a while, and now what we urgently need to solve is how to make the people in Qiongzhou Mansion have food to use. ”

The food in the house is gone, and once the people know that they are most likely to starve in the coming days, there will definitely be chaos. Once the people's will is unstable and some people with ulterior motives fan the flames, a turmoil will certainly be inevitable.

Thinking about this, Haoxiao's heart became more and more nervous. If the food is gone, you can still find a way to deal with the past, at most, you can beg Mao Wenlong with a cheeky face, and you will definitely be able to mobilize enough food for emergency. But the key is that he must ensure that when raising food, the people of Qiongzhou Mansion must be stabilized and must not be chaotic.

Li Dazhui has a simple appearance, but his brain is very flexible, and after a little thought, he immediately knows where Haoxiao's worries come from. He pondered for a moment and then said to Hao Xiaojin: "General, you should hurry up and make up your mind without further ado." ”

"Ask the general to give the order." The ministers in the hall shouted in unison.

Hao Xiao let out a long breath, and after thinking calmly, he spoke: "Li Dazhui listens to the order." ”

"The last general!" Lee responded with a sledgehammer.

"I ordered you to lead five thousand cavalry to Leizhou Mansion, and within ten days, you must transport back the first batch of food to come to the rescue." Haoxiao gave the first order.

"General, it's too late for ten days! Besides, the prefect of Leizhou still doesn't know if he is willing to lend us grain. If he refuses, then what should he do, and you can't just do it with him, right? Li Dazhui didn't expect that Haoxiao would give himself such a strict task, and he had to ask clearly at the moment.

"Regardless of whether the prefect of Nalei Prefecture agrees or not, in short, if he dares to embarrass you, he will directly rob it. As for the consequences, I will bear all the consequences, you don't have to worry about it. Haoxiao seems to be really anxious, and he has begun to be desperate.

Li Dazhui is still very hesitant, and directly starts with the prefect of a state, and if he makes a bad scene, he may be labeled as a rebel every minute. If this crime is confirmed by then, it will be that Haoxiao's ten heads are not enough to be cut off.

"General, this can't be done, the prefect of Leizhou has a grudge against you. If he gets this handle again, the general may not be able to stay out of the matter in the future. After thinking about it, Li Dazhui reminded Hao Xiao.

"I can't care so much, Leizhou Mansion is a close neighbor to us, and far water can't save the near fire. At present, only by transporting grain from Leizhou Mansion can we save the emergency. As for how to deal with the aftermath afterwards, you don't have to think about it, General Ben is free to do it. Hao Xiao waved his hand in response.

Li Dazhui saw that Hao had made up his mind, and no matter how much he persuaded him, it would be useless, so he could only give up in the end. As Hao Xiao said just now, the most important thing is to get food to help the emergency first, and as for the aftermath, we will talk about it later.

After figuring it out, Li Dazhui didn't bother with it, and hurriedly retreated after giving up his order.

After that, Haoxiao issued several orders in succession, and almost sent out all the generals in the hall. In the end, there were only a few small histories left, and Haoxiao ordered them to lead all the officials to appease the people. Several Xiao Shi didn't dare to say much, and they all retreated after receiving the order.

The hall, which was originally overcrowded, was empty in an instant, and only a few guards and Haoxiao remained in the hall. Hao Xiao didn't dare to delay for a moment, ordered someone to get pen and ink, and wrote a letter by himself to write down what happened to Qiongzhou Mansion. After getting the letter, Haoda ordered the guards to immediately arrange for someone to send the letter to Mao Wenlong.

There was chaos in Qiongzhou Mansion overnight, and the news spread to Leizhou Mansion as if it had grown wings. After that, it spread from Leizhou Mansion to Fujian, and finally the news reached Mao Wenlong's ears, and it took only ten days.

On the sea off Guangzhou, more than 200 steam engine warships floated quietly on the sea. Hot air balloons spread all over the air, and black smoke billowed from the huge chimneys of the warships.

Mao Wenlong stood at the wide bow of the Fu Boat, looking at the depths of the sea, holding in his hand the letter from Haoxiao that had just arrived. Behind Mao Wenlong, Haoda's face was iron-blue, obviously knowing the mess his younger brother had made in Qiongzhou Mansion.

The vast hesitant opened his mouth several times to want to speak to Mao Wenlong, but he couldn't open his mouth until he spoke. At this time, Mao Wenlong seemed to feel that something was wrong, and he slowly turned around to look at Hao Dayan and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

"Chief soldier ......" Haoda's face was full of bitterness, but after calling the chief soldier, he couldn't speak anymore.