Marrying a powerful eunuch three times

Chapter 211: The Problem of Military Rations

Su Rutang gave the fine food he brought to the firemen, asking them to ensure that the wounded had adequate nutrition. The head cook was a man in his forties or fifties, who was very good at flipping the spoon.

The head cook reached into the bag and said, "When the general was alive, he ate coarse grains with sand in them. We, the firemen, managed to raise a sheep and secretly milked it to provide the general with some nutrition. He also gave the milk to the wounded and sick."

The other firemen all had gloomy expressions.

Su Rutang felt sad when he heard this.

"We will find a way to solve the food problem."

The head cook wiped away his tears and said, "Madam Shang, I will take you to see what the food the Ministry of War gives us looks like."

"it is good."

Su Rutang followed.

The head cook opened one of the granaries, and an indescribable smell hit him.

Cut open a sack with a dagger.

The food inside fell to the ground with a plop.

Where is the food?

There was some moldy grain mixed in with the gravel.

The food supply in the army was of utmost importance, and no one dared to tamper with the food supply in the army. In his previous life, it was Zhou Chengru who cooperated with the people in the Ministry of War, which led to the problem of military food supply in Mobei.

But in this life...

Zhou Chengru was still in the Ministry of Works and his influence could not reach the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

Still, this happened.

Su Rutang felt that something was wrong. She was still unable to save the lives of the Su family after her rebirth, but instead caused Su Zhixun and Lan Xuanji to lose their lives early.

Su Rutang fell into self-blame.

"Madam Shang, we dare not give these grains to the soldiers." The head cook said with great sorrow: "We, the Mobei Army, are guarding Mobei. The biggest obstacle for us is not the Xiliang people, but those people far away in the capital."

Su Rutang took out a dagger and slashed at the bags one by one.

Without exception.

This is basically the case with most of the grain in the granary.

She tied up one of the bags again and called Huo Mi to send the sacks back to the capital. "Tell someone to deliver them to Shang Yan as soon as possible."

Huo Mi was shocked.

If the soldiers in Mobei knew that this was the kind of food sent to them by the capital, would their morale remain unshaken?

"Madam, I will arrange for someone to send her to the capital right away."

Huo Mi asked someone to come in and carry the food away.

Su Rutang knew that the reason why the Xiliang people gathered forty-nine tribes to continuously attack Mobei was that they probably knew that there was no food in Mobei and would definitely stop more caravans from entering Mobei.

Her and Song Huaiyan's plan to deliver food became even more difficult.

now……

She thought of Chazhou.

King Jianxing of Chazhou was a unique existence in the Great Zhou. When the emperor was still the crown prince, the old King Jianxing made great achievements and became a more dazzling existence to the people than the crown prince of the Great Zhou.

At that time, the late emperor even considered deposing the crown prince and making the old Prince Jianxing the crown prince.

Can be served at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

The old Prince Jianxing lost his moral integrity after drinking and fooled around with the favorite concubine of the late emperor.

This made the late emperor furious.

He rewarded the favorite concubine with a hundred lashes and exiled her family to a desolate place in the northwest.

As for the old King Jianxing?

The late emperor exiled him to Chazhou, which was his fiefdom. He was ordered to guard Chazhou for the rest of his life, and his descendants were not allowed to leave Chazhou.

The people of Chazhou are barbaric, and the place is desolate and water-scarce.

When the old King Jianxing arrived in Chazhou, he led the people of Chazhou to dig a canal through Chazhou, connecting Chazhou with the outside world through water transportation.

He vigorously developed the commerce of Chazhou, thus making Chazhou a famous trade state without any law.

Su Rutang wanted to take the silver and money to Chazhou to buy grain, and then negotiate with King Jianxing to transport the grain to Mobei by water.

Before she left, she took all the banknotes from her private vault with her.

What is needed for marching and fighting is a steady supply of food and military supplies. The capital has cut off the supply, and even if you beg for mercy, all you can get is moldy food mixed with sand.

This is self-destruction.

As the daughter of the Su family, Su Rutang could not tolerate the territory guarded by her ancestors for generations being invaded by foreigners.

noon.

The fireman prepared a table of food.

A few simple pancakes, a bowl of dried wild vegetables and potato paste for each person. What was rare was that they had a pot of Mobei Shaodaozi, which is Mobei's local grain wine.

I took a sip and a burning sensation went up to my stomach.

The people of Mobei like this Shaodaozi the most, which can refresh the mind and warm the body. It is also the favorite wine of the soldiers. Even when Su Zhixun returned to the capital to report on his work, he could not forget the Shaodaozi of Mobei.

Su Rutang looked calm, and after taking a sip, he choked and started coughing.

Tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.

"I thought about it. To the southwest of here is Chazhou. It's not far from the Chazhou Horse Road. How about opening up this road?"

Song Huaiyan put down the naan in his hand. This thing really didn’t taste good.

"You mean that our goods should be shipped to Chazhou by water, and then sent from Chazhou to Mobei."

"Yes. Now all the caravans heading to Mobei are being strictly checked. Not only the spies from Xiliang, but also many people from the Great Zhou who hope that something bad will happen in Mobei. Moreover, there are also spies from Nanli and Liguo."

After a pause, Su Rutang took another sip of Shaodaozi.

I'm used to drinking it.

But I feel that drinking this Shaodaozi is really refreshing.

"The Mobei Iron Cavalry is fighting against the 49 tribes of Xiliang. Among them, military rations, herbs, horses and supplies are important things that determine success or failure. Since the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue are not strong enough, as the daughter of the Su family, I must go and negotiate."

Song Huaiyan picked up the wine jug and poured another glass of wine for Su Rutang.

"Don't drink after this glass of wine. I'm going to Chazhou with my sister. When we go together, we always have a companion."

Su Rutang nodded.

"Does anyone entrust your business outside the country to you?"

"Of course there is. Besides..." Song Huaiyan thought of that man, but unfortunately he was from another country. Then he changed the subject and said, "Rong Rui is also a person of status. Although he is young, he has learned to be more calm. He is here with us."

Song Huaiyan didn't dare to say anything more.

People always change.

In the future, Rong Rui might end up on the opposite side for the sake of his country.

Song Huaiyan couldn't bear to see Yaoyao being deceived.

Su Rutang roughly understood the meaning of Rong Rui's words, "It's hard to have a little sincerity, at least to protect our business. Silver is the real benefit, and in a war, silver will flow away like water."

Sitting with Song Huaiyan and Su Rutang for dinner were two deputy generals of the Mobei Army.

One of them was called Ma Feng. He looked at Su Rutang and then at Song Huaiyan.

I can't help but admire them both.

Who says women can only struggle in the harem all their lives?

"Madam Shang and Miss Song are very impressive to me." Ma Feng clasped his fists and said, "One of my subordinates is from Chazhou. Why don't we let him go with Madam? The people of Chazhou are tough and it is common for women to ride horses and do business. With him around, Madam will also understand some of the folk customs of Chazhou."

"Thank you very much. I couldn't ask for more. There is no such thing as Madam in Mobei. Deputy General Ma, please call me Su Rutang."

"Yes, and don't call me Miss Song. I'm Song Huaiyan."

Ma Feng and Liu Du looked at each other, stood up and clasped their fists: "We dare not, we dare not."

"Lieutenant General Ma and Lieutenant General Liu, please take a seat."

The two sat down again.

Ma Feng picked up the bowl and drank half a bowl of wild vegetable porridge. "To be honest, the relationship between King Jianxing of Chazhou and our Mobei is not good. He said..."

"What?" Su Rutang asked.

"They say that we in Mobei are the watchdogs of the Great Zhou Emperor." Liu Du was so angry that he wanted to curse again. "General Su had previously proposed a united front with Chazhou to form a mutually supportive border.

King Jianxing said that it would be better if the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed. Anyway, his Chazhou is vast and rich in resources, and all the people can ride horses to kill the enemy and dismount to cultivate the land. "

Ma Feng added:

"If that's the case, King Jianxing will just become independent."

"So... you two will face many difficulties on this journey."

Su Rutang didn't remember any big events in Chazhou in his previous life. He only knew that the story of the Jianxing Queen's house was very lively, and the Princess of Jianxing died during childbirth.

Another theory is that he actually died from internal strife in the harem.

Su Rutang withdrew his thoughts.

"We have to go no matter how difficult it is. We will go there after breakfast tomorrow."

Song Huaiyan also said:

"When Big Brother comes back, let's just bury our foster father and the others. At least they should be laid to rest, and that person in the capital won't have to worry about them anymore."

"Yes. We thought so too."

Finished the meal.

Su Rutang went to the hospital to help again, and it was not until the evening that Su Buli brought people back.

The wounded were sent for treatment, while the dead soldiers were counted.

Looking at Su Buli's unkempt appearance, Su Rutang felt a lump in his throat.

"Second brother."