It is naturally very simple for Ping Hu to confirm the news.

I went out for a walk and came back in less than half an hour.

As an old actor, ah no, an old scout, his acting skills are naturally very good.

He had confirmed the news just now. In fact, he was supposed to be notified, but he saw Pinghu taking a class with a group of businessmen.

So he pretended to chat with his son and leaked the news to his son, asking his son to tell Ping Hu.

"How?" Seeing Pinghu come back, a group of people gathered around anxiously.

This is a big deal. If not, the goods in their hands may fall into their own hands.

It doesn't matter if someone like Youshang makes a return trip. Anyway, five days is enough to clear the level. When the time comes, you can just go back and wait for the switch to come out again. It's just a matter of resting for a few months.

The biggest headache is for those who are dragging goods out of the customs. They haven't left yet and it will take half a day to clear the customs.

It takes time to run over to the customs, and it also takes time to process the goods and purchase them and then bring them back.

You still have to queue up to clear customs. If you are lucky, you can come back on the same day as the customs. If you are not lucky, it is normal to have to wait a day or two.

So five days is simply not enough time.

Looking at the people with expectant faces, Ping Hu nodded heavily: "The news is true!"

"What?"

"This is bad..."

"What on earth is going on? Why does it feel so sudden?"

"It is said that His Majesty forcibly removed these five days to prevent strangers from being trapped on the opposite side of the pass. In addition, they also suggested that the caravan should wait at the pass, or send someone to the opposite side after the switch is opened tomorrow.

Go and take a look, the two caravans will barter directly on the spot to avoid being unable to return after coming here."

"The county will recruit corvees early tomorrow morning to make preparations. In five days, all the grain from the Shaanxi County granary will be transported to Guanzhong, and grain from other places will also be sent here..."

Pinghu said in a loud voice.

"So troublesome? So much food is needed?" Everyone couldn't help but wonder.

Forty thousand forbidden troops, even with the next recruits, can they use up so much food?

Moreover, if there are only one or two hundred thousand people, the granary in Guanzhong will be enough, right?

Besides, once a war breaks out, the court can cancel the tax-free policy first, levy it directly, and then make up for it after the war is over.

How much would be consumed by directly transporting grain from the Central Plains to the border thousands of miles away?

The Han law stipulates that corvee service is only for twenty days. If it exceeds twenty days, payment or food must be given.

How much consumption is this?

There is absolutely no need for this...

"People in the county said that the Old Han Kingdom will levy taxes this year, and with the official land, the granary will be full, so there is no need to leave too much food, as long as it can sustain it until the autumn harvest. Can Guanzhong not

If the grain and grass sent to the front line are used up, we will move to the official warehouses of each county first. If the official warehouses cannot hold on, we will consider collecting them in advance." At this point, Pinghu frowned again.

Frowning.

He really couldn't see clearly what happened this time.

Although he is a grassroots scout, his current position is quite special.

Therefore, he is not the most basic scout. He has a relatively close relationship with the Hundred Generals and can learn more information.

You didn't hear any movement at all before?

These things now give him the feeling that the wind is like the rain, it comes as soon as it comes, and it starts without any warning at all.

Everything inside and out makes people feel a little bit abrupt.

Of course, it is normal for those at the grassroots level not to know what happened in the court. Could it be that there are other changes?

should be……

Pinghu once again confirmed this guess and thought of another thing that Baijiang told him just now.

"Next, each county will deploy city defense troops under the age of thirty-five to join the Zhenxi Army to guard the border. Therefore, Hangu Pass will not only transport food, but also march troops. You can still change if you can, but you really can't.

Yes, don’t go through customs, and quickly find a way to get the goods out without losing money!"

"What? Even the city defense troops are being mobilized?"

The combat effectiveness of the city defense army was at the bottom of the Han army.

But this does not mean that the city defense army has no combat effectiveness.

The city defense army has also been undergoing reforms in recent years, the most critical of which is the replacement of soldiers.

The Han army reformed and released a large number of sergeants home. Some who did not meet the new conditions naturally lost the opportunity to continue serving as soldiers.

In addition, the number of soldiers recruited by the imperial court every year was controlled, resulting in many people who wanted to be soldiers unable to get in.

So some of them farmed at home, and some joined the city defense army.

More than 80% of the current city defense army is composed of old Han troops, and they are all under the age of forty. Not to mention the age of fighting, but they can still suppress ordinary things.

"It seems something really happened this time!" You Shang nodded secretly.

If everything is fine, why does the court need to use so much effort?

First, send the full-scale imperial army to support the attack, then deploy the city defense army to supplement it, and then recruit new soldiers to follow.

Based on this calculation, 300,000 people would have to be stationed in the west no matter what.

"You go back and look after the fleet first. I'll tidy up and donate money tomorrow morning!" Ping Hu looked at his son.

Immediately he took the cash box out, found an open space, and poured it all over the floor.

Then I started to count them one by one and string them together into a string.

I didn't have much culture, and I couldn't count too many numbers, so I counted ten by ten, first put ten piles, and then put the ten piles into a string, which was one hundred dollars.

The money all over the place is quite shocking.

As for Ping Hu not worrying about whether the money will be robbed if left in the store?

There is absolutely no need to worry. In his opinion, it is safer to leave it in the store than at home.

As the business atmosphere of this generation has gradually taken shape, there are more merchants coming and going.

The guarding force stationed a force of 500 people here, patrolling day and night to prevent anyone from causing trouble.

At the same time, it is also to maintain order outside the customs to avoid causing chaos and affecting the efficiency of customs clearance.

It can be regarded as setting up a quarantine station in advance.

All goods must be inspected before entering here. Then you can go through customs directly with the certificate of opening, which greatly improves the efficiency of customs clearance.

Soldiers patrol to prevent anyone from mixing prohibited items into goods after inspection and passing through customs.

"Have you donated so much?" Seeing so much money, the travel businessman was also confused.

I'm afraid this adds up to thousands of dollars, right?

At three hundred dollars a month, this is almost his income for three to four months.

"Donate, what's the use of the money now? If it's gone, just make more money. If something goes wrong in the front, no matter how much money you spend, you won't be able to get it back. Our family is already miserable enough. I don't want to wait for my grandson."

When they were born, they became themselves!" Pinghu said resolutely.

Ping Hu's mood obviously also affected You Shang and others.

The concept of family, country and world is being impacted step by step.

The originally unbreakable relationship network, under Ping Hu's personal experience, made people feel that it was not so reliable.

So what if I make more money?

Although Ping Hu's income is not much compared to them, it is not much at all compared to others. He is considered to be the richest group of people in the township, right?

But what about Pinghu’s home?

It's long since dispersed.

Now he has donated his own money, although he doesn't know if it will have any effect.

However, they did their best to protect the troops on the border and give them more motivation to keep the enemy out of the territory.

In this way, the war will not burn their hometowns, and their relatives will not be displaced due to the war.

The money they have lost now can be earned back again.

The concept of family and country is that only when my family is happy, living well, and has no worries, will I consider things other than my family.

"Donate! I also donated my goods..." The traveling merchant made a difficult and decisive decision.

Then he stretched out his hand to call his people over, and immediately told him: "Go and bring the convoy back. We will rest here today. Tomorrow I will go to Shaanxi County in person to donate. By then, we will carry a few trucks of food through customs. It will be considered exhausted."

With some meager strength!"

"I also donated..."
To be continued...