Chapter 197 The New Army of Beifu (9)
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, more than 200 bandits were all corrected. More than 200 heads were packed in wooden cages and hung them at the four gates of the county town for three days. The headless corpses dug a huge pit by the river, piled them in the pit and poured tinder oil and burned them clean.
Many people from far and near were unwilling to leave. After lunch, many people strolled on the streets of the county town, making a small county town very lively, which was even more lively than the New Year and temple fairs.
Han Mu took a comfortable afternoon nap in the afternoon. After getting up, Su Hongling told him that Consul Liang was waiting to reply. The two women did not wake him up when they saw that he was sleeping soundly. Han Mu had originally wanted to say: In the future, someone would wake him up directly, but then he thought about it and swallowed the words. As a superior, you should do some things you don’t want to do, otherwise it would be harmful to your majesty. Han Mu realized that his nature was superhuman, so he naturally understood this truth.
There are only Liang Jinchun and Xie Xuan in the small hall of the county government. Yuan Gang and Li Yuan have already brought one hundred soldiers of the Shooting Camp to Nanchao Town to arrange recruitment matters. According to the Nanchao residents who came to attend the public trial meeting in the morning, the entire Nanchao Town has almost become an empty nest. Two bandits and Qin troops come to harass each other every now and then. More than a thousand households who originally lived in the town have already died and fled, and many houses have collapsed and need to be renovated.
As soon as Han Mu entered the small hall, Liang Jinchun stood up to salute. Han Mu looked at Liang Jinchun's complexion. His face was a little dark and thin after a few days, but his eyes were full of spirit. His temperament was completely different from when Han Mu visited him before. If Liang Jinchun was a scholarly hermit before, after a few days of practical work, he had gradually become the shadow of a capable official.
"General Han, I will report to you about the situation of purchasing grain these days. You were very busy a few days ago. Today, I saw that I had a little free time, so I came to bother the general." Liang Jinchun said humbly. Through the contacts over the past few days, he had already respected the young general from the bottom of his heart.
Han Mu smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Liang, I'm just about to ask, how is the progress?"
"Since the second day after the General appointed him to collect grain in Xia, he set up three grain collection sites in the county town, Nanling Town and Fanchang Town respectively, and collected grain and grass at a price of 20% higher than the market price. So far, Wuhu County has collected 5,400 stones of grain, Nanling Town has collected 3,000 stones, Fanchang has collected 2,060 stones, and the three towns have collected a total of 10,460 stones of military rations, and at a purchase price of 400 cents per stone, a total of 4,180,000 yuan; and 9,000 pieces of winter cotton coats, each of which costs 9,000 yuan per piece, plus nearly 15,000 yuan of transportation and civilian labor, 4,300,000 yuan has been spent in four days." Liang Jinchun said one by one, which seemed to be conditioned.
Han Mu was secretly shocked. Just one piece of cake would be gone. The 15 million he brought was originally thought to be a huge sum, but once it was spent, it would be like a flow of money and not enough to spend it.
"Xiao Xuan, how much food we seized on Mushan Island?" Han Mu asked with a frown.
"Eight thousand three hundred stones!" Xie Xuan replied.
"In addition to the military rations purchased now, it's less than 20,000 shi. It will be nearly eight months before summer grain will be launched in June and July next year. How many soldiers can such a little grain be supplied until next year?" Han Mu asked.
"Report to the general, a soldier consumes about one stone of food in three months, and eight months is 2 stones and 6 stones. Ten thousand stones can only be used for 4,000 soldiers." Liang Jinchun said.
Damn! Han Mu rolled his eyes. So much food can only support eight thousand soldiers. With weapons and equipment, horses and horses are paid, so he is not enough to see that he has such a little money.
But the first thing is to eat and wear well, otherwise who will join the army? What's more, I'll boast about Haikou, and the whole family will not be hungry if I join the army. After I say it, I have to cash out. It seems that I have to find a way to make money.
There are too few soldiers in eight thousand. Han Mu thought that he would recruit about 20,000 new troops in no matter what, so that he could gain a foothold here. Even if the eight thousand soldiers were brave, tens of thousands of troops would be trampled into meat once they arrived, let alone compete with the old thief Huan.
No matter what, he had to solve this problem, Han Mu made up his mind and looked up and said, "Is there only so much surplus in such a large Wuhu County? This is too little."
Liang Jinchun said with a disgust: "The adults don't know that the grain is concentrated in the hands of several large households. If they refuse to sell it, we can't do anything. We can't force it to buy, right?"
Han Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Who are they? They are so unpretentious?"
Liang Jinchun said: "There are two families in Wuhu County. One is Shen Zifang, who runs the Wangjiang Tower, who is known as Shen Baiwan, who is the former owner of the Western Conference; the other is Wan Ziliang, a local big family. These two families are among the top major families in Wuhu County. They stock up on tens of thousands of stones of grain every year, and sell them at high prices in the coming year, making huge profits; but because both companies are serious about doing business, they are willing to buy and sell and do whatever they want, and we have no choice."
Han Mu laughed and said, "These two items of hoarding and price gouging are all taken over and they are doing business seriously? Mr. Liang, you are very pedantic."
Liang Jinchun blushed and said, "According to the general's words, what should we do?"
Han Mu turned his eyes and asked, "How are these two families doing on weekdays? Does everyone hate it?"
Liang Jinchun thought for a while and said, "Businessmen are always stingy and stingy. No one gets their benefits on weekdays. I remember that in the spring of this year, a child in a tenant in the Shen family fell ill and had no money to treat him, so he went to the Shen family to borrow money to seek medical treatment. However, Mr. Shen did not lend it, and he killed a lively child. It was really a pity."
When Han Mu heard this, he jumped up and said, "It's not just a pity, it's simply hateful. I won't feel psychologically burdened when I start to do it. I think Wan Ziliang must be of this kind of virtue, right?"
Liang Jinchun said: "Only those who are unkind can make money and become rich. These two people have similarities. Then Wan Ziliang once..."
Han Mu reached out to stop his words and said, "Stop talking. If you don't say it, I know what's going on. If you say it, I'll make me angry. I have a way to deal with them."
Liang Jinchun asked: "How to handle it, please make clear what to do."
Han Mu said happily: "You can't do anything in your hometown, so let me leave this matter. You can buy food tomorrow. But this time you don't have to pay all the cash, pay half of it. The rest will be done by writing an IOU. If he asks for money, you won't collect food. Remember."
Monk Liang Jinchun was confused and had to agree. Han Mu ordered him to keep the collected food properly and pack it and ready to transport it to Nanchao Town at any time. He also told him to continue purchasing horse materials, cotton coats and other items, and not to wait until the first snowfall and these things are still not fully collected, so it would be troublesome.
Liang Jinchun agreed one by one and went away with fire.
As soon as Liang Jinchun disappeared, Xie Xuan came to Han Mu and smiled and said, "Third brother, what are some tricks to tell me."
Han Mu knocked on his head and said, "Boy, learn a little. We are the guardian saints of Wuhu County now. These little thorns are not even able to handle, and they are still protecting them." After that, he leaned over and looked like this in his ear.
After hearing this, Xie Xuan covered his stomach and laughed, "Third brother, I have you, I've been taught."
Han Mu rolled his eyes and said, "If you go back in the future, you won't be allowed to tell your adoptive father and your sister, otherwise you will be more beautiful."
Xie Xuan held back his smile and said, "I don't dare. I will rely on the big tree of my third brother in the future. How dare I offend you?"
"Good mouth and smooth tongue!" Han Mu cursed with a smile.
When it was getting dark, Li Yuan rushed back from Nanchao Town. According to his description, the buildings in Nanchao Town were basically well preserved. Yuan Gang was repairing the fences and dozens of collapsed houses around the town. The people around him also spontaneously went to help with the construction. They would probably have to fight tonight. It is estimated that by tomorrow afternoon, the basic repair and cleaning will be over, and the construction will be completed tomorrow afternoon, and will not delay tomorrow's recruitment.
Han Mu was overjoyed when he heard this. He originally thought that Nanchao Town had become a ruin, and that would have to spend a lot of effort to rest and spend a lot of money. In the current situation of tight military expenditure, nothing would make him happier than not spending money.
Li Yuan also brought him good news. The bandit leader Qi, who was forced to question last night, dug out a large amount of jewelry and money from three treasure sites on Mushan Island provided by Hu, with a total discount of one million.
This made Han Mu laugh even more. Although the million yuan was useless in the army, it was better to have it than not. Han Mu felt extremely excited immediately. He was so lucky that he wiped out a bandit nest. In addition to the discounted materials, weapons, food, grass, and money, he also won the trust of the people of Wuhu County.
He could not wait to attack the bandits in Qingtai Mountain.
But he still has something to do at this moment. There are still 30,000 to 40,000 shi of grain waiting for him in the warehouses of Shen Baiwan and Wan Ziliang. The 30,000 40,000 shi of grain can support at least 30,000 to 50,000 people when the new grain comes, and then there will be another atmosphere. At that time, his "Huichuntang" pharmacy will definitely be a big profit. If you ask Wang Tanzhi and Xie An and others to squeeze out the toothpaste, the court will not be able to lose a penny at that time, right? If you get angry, you will lead your army back to Beijing and force them to get military pay for yourself.
Li Yuan was tired all day long, and Lao Gutou could no longer eat, so he retired early; Han Mu and Xie Xuan finished their dinner slowly, and chatted with hot tea for a while. Seeing that the second update was approaching, they left the hall only after they left.
Han Mu put on his night clothes under the service of the two girls and brought the two girls to the shooting camp station. There were already twenty flying tiger team members there, and Xie Xuan also brought another group of twenty flying tiger team members to wait at the camp. Han Mu carefully reminded Xie Xuan and said a few words to each of them, each leading a team out of the camp quickly and disappeared into the dark night.
Chapter completed!