It is precisely the participation of these clerks who have been trained in general affairs in the national prison that can make the military affairs department and the department of the people run efficiently and organize so many military material deployment and transportation.

Without Chang Zhilang's Sheren Division deploying merchants from Shandong and Henan to transport grain and grass to Liuyuankou, and without the Military Affairs Department organizing prisoners and cooperating with the auxiliary battalion to transfer a large number of military materials, Zhu Cihong could only ask for help from King Zhou to open the treasury after entering the city.

"After reserving the army's military supplies for ten days, how much military rations can be squeezed out of the army?" Zhu Cihong looked at Si Qi.

Si Qi calculated slightly, and said, "My lord." The amount of military rations that can be squeezed out and can be freely deployed is about 9,500 stones. The main reason is that the adults demand an open supply of military supplies, and the various departments have frequent drills and large consumption, and the amount of meat and meat and eggs has been limited, and the soldiers have no strength to train if the staple food of rice is lacking. ”

This is also a characteristic of the drill in Shandong Town.

The drills of each department are extremely hard, so bitter that many seven-foot men can cry. But being able to eat a full meal, and even have the opportunity to eat meat, is an indescribable great satisfaction for most of the simple or poor soldiers. In this way, when you hit and pull the soldiers, most of them are balanced in their hearts.

It's just that this consumption is huge. Si Qi has been calculating the consumption of the army these days, and his heart and liver are trembling. The consumption of such double or even triple times that of other officers and soldiers is too huge, which always makes Si Qi worry that the army will run out of food and the army will be in turmoil.

Looking at Zhu Cihong's next actions now, Si Qi is both encouraged and worried.

What is encouraged, of course, is that Zhu Cihong is going to attack. But the concern ...... Naturally, ten days later, in case of a miss. When the food is exhausted, the army will be in chaos. At this time, the city started to sell grain, that is, to rob the people of Kaifeng City of the few rations that could be bought.

If it's rough. That can make Zhu Cihong arouse public anger and throw his energy on internal friction in vain.

Now. Zhu Cihong groaned slightly: "There is no need to supply meat and eggs in limited quantities in the past ten days." First of all, we should raise as much grain and rice as possible. ”

"In this way, at least 11,000 stones can be freely deployed by adults." Si Qi then said: "My subordinates will pay close attention to the logistics canteen these days. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded: "When necessary, borrow a few heads." ”

"Yes!" Si Qi was suddenly solemn.

When Fang En heard this, he felt that in this hot weather, countless cold winds penetrated his sleeves.

Next, Zhu Cihong looked at the only clerk in the audience who had not spoken all this time and had a rather handsome face, and said, "You are Fang En?"

Fang En saluted respectfully: "See your lord." ”

Zhu Cihong waved his hand: "What I asked you to do, Chang Zhilang should explain it to you." What do you think? ”

Fang En was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Zhu Cihong to be so direct without flowers. Think of it this way. Fang En felt that the things he had prepared for a long time were useless. At the same time, Fang En's heart was also relieved, and he didn't groan, so he said casually: "Ming Xiu plank road secretly crosses Chen Cang." The adult is so subordinate, the soldier dies for the confidant, please see the ability of the subordinate! ”

"Good! Ambitious. Zhu Cihong chuckled: "Then I will also tell you, I have ordered the cavalry battalion to keep a minimum of war horses." The others were slaughtered as dry food, keeping the rations. This time you attack, I will give you the maximum range of help. How do you use it. I'm looking forward to doing something. ”

"Yes!" Fang En generously saluted: "The subordinates are willing to die!" ”

……

On the cross street of Kaifeng City, Fang En walked unhurriedly, full of decency. Now. Fang En was not only followed by two subordinates, but also a team of six or seven people in strong suits, openly carrying long knives of guards.

felt that Zhu Cihong was so important to himself. Fang En's heart was inexplicably moved.

Fortunately, although Fang En is from Shuntianfu. A Guozi supervisor who also came to Henan was also in the Sheren Division, and it happened that he was also from Henan.

In addition, Zhu Cihong recruited troops in Henan again. Fang En didn't bother to get to the list of fifteen people. They are distributed in various positions in the official army, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they have been mixed in Kaifeng.

This time, Fang En took one of the most like-minded people towards his base camp.

It was the military warehouse in Shandong Town.

"My lord, this is Cong Shanfang, the barracks of the Caomen Society. The head office is Tie Yi, and this time he sold a lot of rice to his subordinates at a low price. ”

"That's the South Gate Soldier. These people are the worst, and there are slightly fewer rich people in the south gate than in other places, but the number of poor people is the most. Moreover, because the South Gate directly owns the largest concentration of refugees in the city, most of the social soldiers are not natives of the South City. Most of them are hired refugees. These people are emaciated, malnourished, not to mention trained, and they only think about eating every time they go to war. It's enough to fight Taiping boxing, let alone defend the city. In the end, it was His Royal Highness King Zhou who gave him more money, which encouraged some local sons of Nancheng to go to the city to help. Only then did under the persistence of the main force of Chen Yongfu's officers and troops to defend Li Zicheng several strong attacks. ”

"Your Excellency...... And there, it was originally a garbage dump, but it was later built into a house. Kaifeng City was besieged twice, and victims from all over Henan had to stay here. Some of them were also wealthy, such as the gentry of small county towns and towns in various places. Of course, those who have a hard foundation are not afraid, and the city is wide and hard-handed. But some of them only had time to take the floating wealth and bring the land deed. In the Jiaojia rice shop, the most eager to buy rice are these foreign gentry except for the social soldiers. ”

……

Listening to the helper Lu Jiang on the side talking eloquently, Fang Xu nodded from time to time, his eyes flickering, obviously digesting this information.

During the war, Kaifeng was divided into 84 regions, each area established a "society", and the whole city built a total of 84 societies, each of which had 50 "community soldiers". Five "head offices" are selected above each "society", and one "head office" is set up according to the eastern, western, southern, northern, and Cao five districts of Kaifeng Prefecture.

The social soldiers were able to buy food, because these people were originally from a middle-class background. If you are too poor, no one will be able to catch you if you run away. If you are a little more powerful, you can also have a relationship to be exempted from errand service, or hire someone to be a soldier.

Except for the special ones like Nancheng. The east, west, and north cities plus the social soldiers of Caomen can be said to be a defensive force with excellent combat effectiveness.

Moreover, many of these social soldiers are scholars, and the most disadvantaged ones are also some influential people in the local area. If these people can't buy grain and rice, it can be said that the backbone of the entire Kaifeng City will be shaken.

Naturally, if you have their support, it will naturally go very well.

As for those foreign enemy gentry, they were not Fang Xu's target this time.

"Stop, the barracks are heavy, who is coming?" A social soldier carried a spear and pointed at Fang Xu, his body slightly tense.

"Rice sellers." (To be continued......)

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