Chapter 181 181. rchant
A few people in Xuzhou have so clues, but Liangzhou, thousands of miles away, is in danger.
On the impregnable city, General Xiao Ji stood facing the wind, feeling quite desolate.
The resolute face looked at the swarming Beidi army in the distance without any emotion.
"General, all the agencies have been arranged properly, and the food and grass in the city are guarded by trustworthy brothers. There is enough for everyone to eat for two months. The people in the city have also inford that they have stored a lot of food at ho. They will definitely be able to survive until Reinforcents are coming.
The person who spoke was He Qiu, who had followed him for many years and was now his lieutenant general.
The wind and sand from the northwest had made his skin a little rough, and his face had many ridges. Thinking of how he was a peach-faced rich man before he ca to Liangzhou with General Xiao Ji more than ten years ago, now he is afraid of returning to the capital. None of my old friends recognized him.
The reinforcents from Dongdu City are thousands of miles away from Liangzhou, at least one hundred thousand. After such a long journey, they may not arrive in less than two months. Although he said it for sure, he was worried in his heart.
Its just that since joining the military camp, he has long ignored life and death. He is only worried about his wife and children at ho.
For their sake, the city must be firmly guarded. Otherwise, with the cruel temperant of the Beidi people, if the city is destroyed, the people of Liangzhou may be massacred!
"Thank you for your hard work. This battle will definitely be dangerous. I tell my brothers to stay alert. Reinforcents are thousands of miles away. In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves."
Yes! General.
Turning back to look at the bustling Liangzhou City, both of them were determined to defend this peace to the death.
In Liangzhou City, the Feng family, who had learned the news earlier, also gathered many wealthy rchants in the city to have tea in the front hall.
In na, they are having tea, but in reality they are taking the lead in making charity donations, donating money if they have money, and donating food if they have money.
"The people of Beidi have always been unethical, and the business with us is genuine and fake. Last year, more than half of the horses my son brought back from Beidi were infected with plague, which caused heavy losses to my horse family. Hmph! This year, they are trying to destroy . Liangzhou City is simply a dream, Master Feng doesnt need to say anything, I still have more than 400 freshly trained horses in my horse farm, I will send them to General Xiao Ji!"
The person who spoke was a sensible businessman who had been running a horse farm in Liangzhou for decades. He knew very well the aning of death. If General Xiao Ji had not led his troops to protect Liangzhou like an iron barrel in these years, how could they be here? Live and work in peace and contentnt.
The head of the Huo family, a big rice and grain family sitting next to him, was also very excited at the mont. "Half a month ago, General Xiao Ji sent soone to inform my Huo family that they would prepare enough food to prevent the Beidi army from coming. No. Thinking that it was true as he said, fortunately my Huo family's granary was large enough. The grain from more than a dozen surrounding counties was collected, half of it was sent to the military camp, and most of the remaining half was sold. I guess Now every household is not short of food."
Lao Huo, the price of your grain is quite reasonable, but the price of Lao Zhus oil is too much. It has increased by more than 30% compared to the past. Do you think it will be difficult for the country to make money?
The head of the Zhu family who was nad was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared. Looking at the head of the Tie family who had "accused" him, he cursed and said, "Bah, your Tie family is in trouble for the country. Who here doesn't know last year's wheat harvest?" The harvest was not good. The current price was negotiated with General He. I already lost 20%. You think its too expensive, so why dont you buy it? It will save a headache. My old mother is still paying for it now. Call a prodigal at ho."
The old lady of the Zhu family had a bad temper when she was young. She used her reputation as a widow to bring up several children. Not to ntion that all of them were promising, wealthy in business and honest in officialdom. Now her youngest son is a general in Liangzhou City. Judgnt has a high prestige among the people. The Tie family couldn't help but laugh when they thought of her with her hands on her hips and yelling at the head of the Zhu family at ho.
"Well, we are all over fifty, and we are still so quarrelso!" The person who spoke was the old man of the Hua family, the father of the second landlady of the Feng family. The Hua family's prestige among Liangzhou rchants is no better than that of the Feng family. Damn, now that the old man opens his mouth, these juniors below naturally dare not speak.
The head of the Feng family, Feng Hai's younger brother Feng Shan, was looking at everyone with a solemn expression. The storm was about to co, and the first person General Xiao Ji notified was the Feng family. Regardless of their personal relationship, the three houses in the hands of the Feng family The iron ore mines are eye-catching enough.
When the Jin Dynasty was founded, three mines were specially given to the Feng family as private property in order to reward the Feng family for their rits. After all these years, although the court was wary, the Feng family was not a greedy person and spent nearly 60% of the money every year. The iron ore resources were donated to the army to refine weapons.
Otherwise, Im afraid that the Feng family would have been treated as a thorn in the flesh by the royal family before the reputation of a century-old family has spread. How would it still have the prestige it has today?
If the city of Liangzhou is destroyed, other rchants may still have a chance to survive, but the Feng family, which holds the iron ore, will have a headache. If the Beidi people are surrendered to preserve the clan, I am afraid that the infamy of future generations will make the Feng family unable to hold their head high. The eldest brother's family in the capital is afraid that they will also be implicated by Emperor Qi, but if they don't surrender, they will be on the road to annihilation.
How could he, the head of the family, make such a decision when there were still children at ho who were waiting to be fed.
Hence, compared to others, he has no intention of joking at all.
The old man Hua next to him saw his thoughts and said comfortingly, "The Feng family sent tens of thousands of kerosene to the army. I heard from General Xiao Ji that the iron mines in the past also made four to five thousand pairs of armors. What can be done?" Weve all done it, and if it still doesnt work, then its fate and we cant force it.
Fengshan took a deep breath and said to Mr. Hua, "What my father-in-law said is that my son-in-law has gone astray. Instead of sighing here, it is better to think about what else is wrong, and we can discuss it and solve it." One thing to do.
The rest of the family heads nodded. Their lifeblood was based on Liangzhou City. The city was at ho, and the city was broken and the family was destroyed. Even the Tie family, who were usually searching for things, this ti they took out a lot of cotton and sent it to the army. Twenty thousand n were subdued because they were afraid that the soldiers in the army would be frozen.
50,000 city defenders, plus 3,000 Liangzhou garrison troops, are now obeying General Xiao Ji's orders.
No one knows when the Beidi army will attack. They only know that it is always good to be more prepared.
When do you think the reinforcents from the capital will arrive? The usually cheerful head of the Zhu family beca worried at this mont.
Everyone present, the Feng family has a closer connection with the capital, so everyone is looking at Fengshan.
In previous years, delivering New Years gifts to my eldest brothers family would take nearly two months if the horse-drawn carriage traveled quickly. If the army sets out, it will probably take even longer.
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