"Brother, we're running out of food!" Deng Yan's face was solemn and he spoke.

"Not enough food? Go buy it! Is there not enough money to do it? Shang Ji couldn't help but be a little puzzled, the Black Armor Army is still quite well funded, should there be a shortage of food?

"Does my brother know where our food comes from?" Deng Yan didn't reply to Shang Ji's doubts, but asked rhetorically.

"Of course my brother knows!" Shang Ji said as a matter of course. Although he didn't pay much attention to the government affairs in the black water plug, the source of military food was still clear.

Blackwater Fortress was a military fortress that could not be used for agriculture and therefore did not have the ability to produce its own food. The food in the black water plug is provided by the surrounding counties.

At the earliest time, there were not many troops in the Black Water Plug, and almost all of them were purchased in the nearest Wangquan County. Later, with the expansion of the Shang Dynasty several times, the total population of the fortress swelled sharply, and Wangquan County was no longer enough to support the consumption of the Black Water Fortress. As a result, the scope of grain procurement was expanded to several nearby counties.

"Brother, do you know the current price of grain?" Deng Yan asked in a deep voice.

"How much?" This kind of thing is really not clear.

"Two thousand five hundred wen with one stone!"

"Hey, why did it go up so much?" Shang Ji lost his voice. Shang Ji can remember that when the Black Armor Army was first trained in Baiyun Village, a stone of grain was sold for 1,000 wen, that is, one silver. And now it has more than doubled!

Shang Ji was born at the end of the Warring States period, and he was very clear about the consequences of more than doubling the price of grain.

"Third brother, this is the price increase in Liaodong, will the whole Han Dynasty be in this situation?"

"Brother, if it's not the Liaodong region, as far as my brother knows, at least there has been a surge in food prices in Youjiqing and other states, and the increase is different in different regions, but at least it has doubled, and in some areas it has even increased by as much as four or five times! As for the rest of the region, it is too far away for us to know about it. Deng Yan's face was solemn and he said in a deep voice.

In fact, as early as two months ago, there was already a phenomenon of rising grain prices. It's just that at that time, it coincided with the opening of the "Xianbei Entering the Kou" drama directed by Shang Ji, and Deng Yan mistakenly thought that it was because of the news of the war that caused the food prices to skyrocket, and he didn't pay attention to it. Who knew that after the Xianbei invasion ended, food prices did not recover, but skyrocketed at an even more exaggerated rate.

Only then did Deng Yan realize the seriousness of the matter, and after a little investigation, he found that this was not a phenomenon unique to Liaodong County. Deng Yan, who knew the importance of the matter, immediately came to report to Shang Ji in person.

"Hongzhu, what day is it?" Shang Ji's face was ugly, and he asked in a loud voice.

"O the twenty-seventh day of the ninth month of the sixth year of light and harmony! What happened to my brother? Is there anything wrong with this day? Although he didn't understand why Shang Ji suddenly asked this question, Deng Yan still replied quickly.

"Alas! I'm busy with my brother! I almost forgot about the big thing! Shang Ji slapped his forehead and said regretfully.

Historically, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in February of the seventh year of Guanghe, but there are players in "Beacon Fire", and it is really hard to say whether it can break out as promised, but players who are familiar with the historical plot will definitely take precautions and prepare in advance.

In the midst of war, the most important resource is food. With food in hand, whether it is to recruit displaced people or lead the army to attack, it must be more confident.

And Shang Ji has been focusing on the military construction of the Black Water Plug recently, and he doesn't communicate with ordinary players, if it weren't for Deng Yan's reminder today, he would have almost forgotten about this big event.

"Hongzhu, you immediately arrange for manpower to buy food. At least one million stone of grain should be purchased to ensure the food needs of the black water plug for a year. I'll give you 200,000 gold first, and then come back to me when it's not enough. Don't be afraid of high prices, and get the food you need as soon as possible! ”

Shang Ji explained to Deng Yan with a solemn face.

"A million stones?" Deng Yan exclaimed.

"Brother, do you really need so much? Today's grain price of 1 million stone can cost a lot of money. Deng Yan asked worriedly.

At the current price of grain, it will cost at least twice as much, and if it is really requested to buy another million stones, it will definitely cause the price to skyrocket again, which is equivalent to spending three times as much money to buy grain.

"Hongzhu, listen to me, there will be a big event in a while, and it is always right to prepare more food."

At present, the black water plug cannot produce its own grain, which is a big weakness of the merchants. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, stock up on some food. One million stone of grain was enough for Shang Ji to last for a year.

According to normal history, the climax of the Yellow Turban Rebellion did not last long, and one million stone of grain was enough to support the end of the war.

Of course, because of the player's factor, it may lead to major changes in the plot of the Yellow Turban Uprising. Once it lasts too long and the one million stone grain is exhausted, Shang Ji will definitely not sit idly by.

With an elite army in hand, even if you go out to grab food, you can't starve yourself.

In the history of the world, there was also a time when the Yue family army starved to death and did not grab food. Shang Ji asked himself that he would definitely not be able to compare with Yue Fei, if that time came, it would be an inevitable choice to plunder.

"I see!" Hearing Shang Ji say this, Deng Yan nodded solemnly.

Deng Yan never refused Shang Ji twice in a row, since Shang Ji was determined to buy a large amount of grain, although Deng Yan felt that it was inappropriate, he also resolutely carried out Shang Ji's orders.

"Brother, such a large purchase of grain, I am afraid that Xiao Xiao will covet it, and I have to rely on my brother to send elite soldiers to assist!"

Today's Liaodong territory is not peaceful. Originally, there were many aboriginal thieves, but with the rise of the player, the aboriginal thieves were swept away. But this does not mean that the world is peaceful, and the player forces have taken over the banner of thieves and carried forward the cause of roadblock robbery!

Not only are there groups of scattered players, but even lord-type players often make cameo appearances as bandits, and although they dare not attack the aboriginal villages and towns, they are happy to raid each other and weaken the rival lords. And the government doesn't seem to be willing to take care of these between players, as long as it doesn't involve indigenous villages and towns, it's all laissez-faire.

Today's situation is very similar to that of the Great Voyage Age, where even normal merchant ships would not mind making a windfall when they had the opportunity.

"It's nature. In this case, I will send 1,000 black-armored Xuan cavalry and 2,000 dragon archers to be dispatched by the virtuous brother, and as for the generals, the virtuous brother will only be able to draw whoever he likes, and I will make them fully cooperate. ”

"With the Black Armor Xuanqi in charge, naturally nothing goes wrong, and the foolish brother must complete the task assigned by his brother as soon as possible!" Hearing that there was a black-armored Xuanqi in charge of the escort, Deng Yan sighed.

A thousand black armor Xuan cavalry is in charge, and not robbing the player lord is already a manifestation of the high quality of the merchant, even if he eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, he will never dare to come to rob the merchant.

Of course, if the lord with a hole in his brain insists on hitting the muzzle of the gun, Shang Ji doesn't mind making a windfall to help them calm down!

"Oh yes, Hongzhu, didn't you just say that there were two things? What's the other thing? ”

"Haha, another thing is a happy event!" Deng Yan laughed and said happily.

"Oh? What's the happy event? Shang Ji was stunned for a moment, not understanding where this joy came from.

"Brother, the matter you explained before about finding the wolf warrior has an eyebrow!"