Chapter 12: Attacking the Black Market
"These black-hearted Liuyang people, a few days ago, they could still sell vegetables on the burden, but today they will be sold in bundles, and the price is more than doubled, if it continues like this, maybe it will double tomorrow." The fat man who had gone out to buy vegetables early in the morning came back in a huff, with only a few radishes and a cabbage in the huge basket. For Ma Fatzi's complaints, Tang Cheng has become accustomed to them, and this is the fourth time that Ma Fatzi has come back from scolding the street.
There is only one reason why Ma Fatzi scolded the street, that is, because the prices outside have risen too fast, almost every day. Ma Fatzi did not have the habit of carrying too much money with him, which doomed him to have to return to the shelter to find Liu Shishi to get the money because he was not enough money. Of course, Liu Shishi also knows that Ma Fatzi is not a person who likes to be greedy for ink, and every time he meets Ma Fatzi to ask him for money, Liu Shishi will always give more, but this can no longer keep up with the soaring prices.
"Okay, don't cry poor, hurry up and find a stone to get money, or the price of things will rise again after a while." Not counting the gold bars hidden by Liu Shishi, there are more than 100 pieces in the ocean alone. The money that Ma Fatzi said couldn't help but spend, and what he said was just fiat banknotes. No matter what the price rises, the more than 100 oceans in Liu Shishi's hands are enough for the few of them to live well for a few months.
"This is also a matter of no choice, the battle is tense in front, and many wounded soldiers have been sent down to rest, Changsha City is now as long as they can continue to fight, most of the wounded soldiers have been sent to Liuyang. If there are more people gathered, there will naturally be not enough things, and if there are not enough, the price will rise, and it will definitely be the same if it is changed to other places. Mu Lianshan, who often goes out, obviously doesn't just give people a look, looking at his very positive look, you know that he usually wanders around Liuyang.
Tang Cheng was talking to Mu Lianshan in a low voice, and Wu Laosan came in the warehouse from outside, "There are dozens of wounded soldiers in the courtyard, and the injuries on the body are not light, Huang Chengzhong is busy now." Hearing this, Tang Cheng asked Wu Laosan to help himself up, and slowly walked to the door of the warehouse and looked out, there were more than a dozen carts in the courtyard of the shelter station, and the newly wounded soldiers that Wu Laosan said were being carried down from the carts.
Just looking at the blood stains on the stretchers under those wounded soldiers, Tang Cheng already knew that the injuries on these wounded soldiers were not light, and after only a few glances, Tang Cheng's brows furrowed. "There are only so many houses in the shelter, how can these wounded people be accommodated. Third child, you go to Huang Chengzhong immediately and ask him to vacate two empty rooms for us, and let the warehouse be used as a ward for the newly wounded soldiers. "Tang Cheng made this decision not on a whim, if what Huang Chengzhong said was true, there would only be more and more wounded soldiers sent back to the rear for recuperation, rather than waiting for Huang Chengzhong to come to the door, it was better to take the initiative to give up the warehouse.
"Live well, why do you want to let it out, they have spent a lot of effort to clean up here, how can it be to help others." Wu Laosan obviously couldn't understand Tang Cheng's intentions, although he went out to find Huang Chengzhong according to Tang Cheng's instructions, he was still muttering in his mouth. The warehouse they live in now in Tangcheng looks tattered from the outside, but the space inside is very large, usually the fat man stews meat or something inside, and he is not afraid of the snooping of the wounded soldiers in the shelter.
"In the future, there will only be more and more people in the yard, there are only 9 of us, but we occupy such a large place, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will gossip. Huang Chengzhong's stationmaster was bought by him in exchange for an arm, and he can't lose his position as the stationmaster because of us, so we can stay here because of Huang Chengzhong's help, and if we can't help him, we can't hurt him. Tang Cheng said a lot, wanting to prove that his move was entirely out of consideration for Huang Chengzhong, but he didn't know that Mu Lianshan, who was sitting next to him, had already closed his eyes and dozed off.
"Damn, it's all about playing the piano to the cow in vain." Tang Cheng said a lot, only to find that Mu Lianshan was still asleep, and then glared at Mu Lianshan who was sleeping with his eyes closed. When Wu Laosan was ordered to find Huang Chengzhong, the latter was also worried about how to settle these awakened wounded soldiers, and Huang Chengzhong was overjoyed to learn that Tang Cheng took the initiative to give up the warehouse. He immediately arranged for his soldiers to vacate two empty rooms for Tang Cheng and them, and just waited for Tang Cheng and them to move out of the warehouse, and he could move the new wounded soldiers into the warehouse with a larger space.
With Tang Cheng's help, Huang Chengzhong quickly solved the immediate crisis, but solved the shelter for the newly arrived wounded soldiers, and new problems appeared in front of Huang Chengzhong, if there was not enough medicine, a large number of these new wounded soldiers would lose their lives in the shelter. "Copying the black market?" Huang Chengzhong, who came to Tang Cheng to find a way, widened his eyes and said in his heart, what is this called.
"Know where to get the most medicines? Not a pharmacy or a hospital, but a black market. Tang Cheng didn't want to get involved in this matter, but he didn't want to see Huang Chengzhong embarrassed, so he directly gave Huang Chengzhong a plan that could be called a desperate one. If I hadn't had enough medicine for this injury, I would have died eight times ago. Do you think Mr. Mu's herbs really worked for my injuries? The medicine I used was all stones, they got it from the black market, and they bought it for real money, and you have no money and no way, so what can you do if you don't find a way out of the black market. ”
"I know you want to say that there is a backstage behind the black market, but don't forget that you are a soldier, you also have a backstage behind you, the dignified 58th Army is not a third-rate army, and the guys who operate the black market in Liuyang may not have the courage to dare to confront your 58th Army." Seeing that Huang Chengzhong was still hesitant, Tang Cheng directly broke Huang Chengzhong's worries. If this were changed to Liu Goat, I am afraid that he would have gone to the black market to smash people's doors and ask for things without saying a word, "You and I have gone all the way south, and there are fewer things that have been seen on the way to the disaster of the routs and disasters in the township?" What is the biggest reliance of the rout, that is, they don't care, since their lives can't be saved, what else do they care about. Even if the matter is in a big way, I don't think the bigwigs in the Ministry of Military Affairs will say anything, and the things you get from the black market are not put into your personal pockets, and they are all for the sake of the injured robes. ”
Huang Chengzhong swallowed a mouthful of spit and replied softly, "There is also a containment station of the 60th Army here in Liuyang, and the situation on their side is not very good, otherwise, let's pull them up too, if something really happens, it will be difficult for Changsha to take out anger on our two troops." "Huang Chengzhong is not responsible for the idea of the law, his family confiscated the entire Liuyang black market, which is easy to attract the anger of the upper echelons, and then pull the 60th Army to participate in this matter, even if Changsha asks about it, he will be able to have a companion at that time.
"You are calculating, and you want to pull the people of the 60th Army into the water, but this is not bad, treating so many wounded people requires not only medicine, but also doctors and paramedics. If you can, you can discuss with the 60th Army's shelter to merge together and separate the seriously wounded and the lightly wounded who need special care, which can not only save manpower and material resources, but also facilitate the recovery and rest of the wounded. "This construction of Tang Cheng was well thought out, after all, Huang Chengzhong's ability was limited, and the merger of the two containment stations would allow Huang Chengzhong to spare time and mind to do something else.
"Let's just say that, and we don't know how many drugs are on the black market here in Liuyang, if the number of drugs is too small, we can't take such a risk." The anxious Huang Chengzhong was about to go to the 60th Army's shelter immediately, but was stopped by Tang Cheng's words. "The First Army has an office in Changsha City, you'd better go to them first to apply for food and medicine, they don't give it or not, anyway, just let them know that you are already in trouble here."
Huang Chengzhong is a guy who doesn't know anything except fighting, since Tang Cheng has already given an idea, Huang Chengzhong left Liuyang early the next morning to go to the First Group Army office in Changsha, and he was accompanied by the stationmaster of the 60th Army Containment Station. Huang Chengzhong went on this trip for two days, and when he returned to Liuyang on the third day, he was followed only by a truck carrying food and a small amount of medicine, which, in Huang Chengzhong's words, was not enough for the brothers in the shelter to stuff their teeth.
Since it was useless to lean on the top, Huang Chengzhong simply pulled the stationmaster of the 60th Army Containment Station to Tangcheng, and the three of them closed the door for a whole day, and finally decided to pull the local garrison in Liuyang to confiscate the black market. "The garrison is the local snake, if we want to deal with the black market, we must rely on their strength, otherwise we will not be able to do this with the wounded soldiers in the two of your shelters. There are all kinds of things in the black market, and if you only need food and medicine, the garrison will definitely agree to cooperate with you. ”
Seeing that more and more people were involved, Tang Cheng not only did not feel panicked, but was a little eager to try. Probably because there has been no war for a long time, Tang Cheng, who just hides in the sun in the shelter every day, longs for some changes in his quiet life. For Tang Cheng, the black market turned Liuyang upside down, it was like a fresh toy, he hadn't made a plan in his mind for a long time, and Tang Cheng was even a little addicted to this feeling.
The reply of the Liuyang garrison regiment was indeed as Tang Cheng expected, the black market in Liuyang was a big piece of delicious fat meat, not only Tang Cheng stared at this piece of meat, the Liuyang garrison regiment was already salivating. After receiving Huang Chengzhong's suggestion, the Liuyang garrison group hit it off immediately, not only agreeing to help, but also promising to help the two shelters raise some food and medicine at a low price.