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Chapter 119 Exchanging IOUs for Grain

What Wang Dezhu was worried about was exactly what Qiao Feng was worried about.

If the food supplies are cut off, how will the 150,000 soldiers guarding the border charge into battle and fight bravely against the enemy?

The food supplies currently in the military camp can only barely last for a little over a month.

Who would have thought that the grain supplies escorted by the Third Prince would be hijacked?

In this way, their supply of materials has undoubtedly been completely cut off.

Even if the county government could manage to raise some grain to provide assistance, how could these brave and fearless soldiers possibly survive such a difficult time with the long winter and a lack of food and clothing?

“Father, this robbery must not be a coincidence, but rather a premeditated act.”

According to Mu Mu, on the very day they rescued the Third Prince, there wasn't a single person on that road, and then they encountered government officials checking the identities of passersby.

Qiao Tinghao recounted in detail to Qiao Feng the various events that Ruan Mumu and the others experienced when they rescued the Third Prince that day.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dezhu slammed his fist on the table in anger and roared, "These bastards, in their struggle for power and profit, have no regard for the lives of our soldiers!"

Qiao Feng was also furious, his face turning ashen. "This matter is definitely not that simple. It might even be related to Deputy General Ma."

Seeing his father's angry face, Qiao Tinghao knew that without this batch of supplies, the army would definitely face difficulties later on.

So he quietly pulled Ruan Mumu aside and asked, "Girl, could you ask Brother Hao to help us gather some grain?"

Ruan Mumu patted his shoulder, gave him a reassuring look, and then said easily, "Don't worry, I already asked my older brother to prepare food and winter clothes last time."

Qiao Tinghao excitedly grabbed Ruan Mumu's hand and said, "Girl, thank you for being so thoughtful."

Although he was not the original owner of this body and did not have such a strong sense of mission, he knew from his past experience as a soldier that war was not only about the battlefield, but also about the supply of logistical materials.

Since he was born in this Northern Sheng Kingdom, he is a part of the Northern Sheng Kingdom, and it is his responsibility to protect the people of Northern Sheng.

Standing to the side, Liu Ziyun saw that Qiao Tinghao had already taken Ruan Mumu's hand, so he took three steps forward and separated the two of them.

Liu Ziyun looked at Ruan Mumu and said, "Girl, can you think of a way to deal with the grain? I'm willing to pay for it. Once my guards find it, I'll send someone back to the capital to get the money for you."

After spending these days together, especially seeing how successful Ruan Mumu's business with his third uncle was, he knew that Ruan Mumu was not short of money at the moment.

His words did not resonate with Ruan Mumu.

Because Ruan Mumu was really short of money at the moment, all she wanted was to upgrade the system as soon as possible.

Since she bought the city warehouse space from the Purple Elf last time, she couldn't resist the Purple Elf's persistent pleading and ended up spending another 10,000 taels of silver to upgrade it.

The space is currently at level three, and the next upgrade will cost 20,000 taels of silver.

The virtual space at level three has increased to fifty square meters, which can store many important supplies.

More importantly, there's a cabinet in the virtual space that actually has a copy function, although this copy function is a bit outdated.

For example, the Type 07 self-defense pistol she used took five days to produce a single copy, and it couldn't be copied at the same time.

However, copying ordinary things doesn't take that long. For example, she took out fifty stun guns this time, and finished them in one night.

Upon hearing Liu Ziyun's words, Ruan Mumu smiled and said, "Young Master Liu, you need to write an IOU first. I'm afraid you'll renege on the debt later, and we ordinary folks can't afford that."

When Liu Ziyun heard Ruan Mumu say that, he was furious! She clearly didn't trust him!

"Then tell me how much you owe?" Although he was angry, it was indeed his fault that the soldiers' supplies were stolen, so he could only swallow his anger.

"Then write 50,000 taels! If the war is not over by next Spring Festival, we'll calculate it separately then."

If the war ends ahead of schedule during this period, the transaction will be terminated whenever the war ends.

"Young Master Liu, do you agree?" Ruan Mumu smiled at Liu Ziyun, then took out paper and pen from her pocket.

Without a second thought, Liu Ziyun picked up a pen and wrote an IOU on Qiao Feng's desk.

Qiao Feng and Wang Dezhu were very curious as they were seeing a pen that could write without dipping it in ink for the first time.

I was going to ask, but Qiao Tinghao stopped me with a look.

Ruan Mumu took the IOU written by Liu Ziyun into her bosom, patted him on the shoulder, and praised, "Young Master Liu is truly a responsible man, a blessing to the soldiers!"

Upon seeing this, Qiao Feng and Wang Dezhu quickly stepped forward, clasped their hands in a fist and bow to Liu Ziyun, saying, "Thank you for your generosity, Young Master Liu. We hope you will..."

"Generals, please don't say anything more." Before they could finish speaking, Liu Ziyun stopped them.

Qiao Feng and Wang Dezhu bowed to each other again.

"General Qiao, to prevent anyone from causing trouble, from now on, every tenth of the month, go to Qingyaxuan on Changhua Street in Xiyang County to collect grain. Each time, collect ten days' worth of grain first," Ruan Mumu instructed.

Qiao Feng thought about it and realized that it made sense. Besides Ma Shidao, who was suspected, who knew if there was anyone else in the military camp?

So he nodded and said, "Then thank you very much, Miss Ruan."

"By the way, General Qiao, with winter approaching, I'd like to personally donate a batch of military overcoats, but with so many soldiers in the army, it might not be enough for everyone." Ruan Mumu had originally planned to donate, but she hadn't expected there to be so many people here, so she had to explain first.

Ruan Haohao prepared 100,000 pieces of clothing for her, which means that one-third of the people still won't get winter clothes to get through this cold winter.

"On behalf of the soldiers, I thank Miss Ruan," Qiao Feng said again.

"General Qiao, there's no need for thanks yet. I have something to ask of you." Ruan Mumu felt it was necessary to try and get some compensation.

After all, she wouldn't do something that would make others resentful if she received too much help; her money wasn't easy to earn.

“Please speak, Miss Ruan, I will do my best to satisfy you,” Qiao Feng said readily.

"General Qiao, our village's guard team has just been established. I request that you send people to guard Jiushi Mountain. Jiushi Mountain is where our Jinwan Village and Jinhe Village are located."

"These people are all citizens of our Northern Sheng Kingdom. Please grant my request, General." Ruan Mumu stated his request.

The meaning is clear: we are also citizens of Northern Sheng, and protecting our citizens is not considered favoritism.

Qiao Feng nodded in agreement.

"In addition, please send thirty men to Jinwan Village and Jinhe Village to assist in the training. They might become your help in the future," Ruan Mumu added.

"General Qiao, now that the grain supply issue is resolved, the next step is to deal with those hidden parasites." A ruthless glint flashed in Liu Ziyun's eyes.