Jia Lu was thrown to the doctor, who could save Zhang Ximeng, and there was hope that he could save Jia Lu and at least let the old guy live a few more years.
Some people may wonder, what use can a half-dead old man do?
Do you really expect to unify the world and let him control the Yellow River again?
Jia Lu is over fifty. Even if he lives to seventy, will he still have the energy to explore the river and formulate a plan to repair it? Besides, the Yellow River overflows and bursts its banks every year, and the river changes a lot. In a few years, it will definitely be the same as it is now.
The situation is different. To control the river, you cannot carve a boat and ask for a sword.
Therefore, when it comes to river management in the future, it is just a matter of mind and a beautiful vision.
At the moment, Jia Lu's greatest value is his experience as an official in the Yuan Dynasty... This man climbed from the bottom to Zhongshu Zuocheng. He has a complete experience from the local to the central government. He has managed floods and led troops.
Nowadays, if you want to start a business from scratch, there is such a person, who is probably the white-bearded grandfather in the ring. He is the kind who cheats and has the halo of the protagonist.
In later generations, Zhang Ximeng was just an ordinary college student. He didn't really understand how a system should operate healthily.
I don’t know how much time and energy it will take to figure it out on my own.
With Jia Lu here, we will definitely avoid many detours.
Of course, the premise is that the old thing can survive.
"Chongba, Mr. Jia, I'm watching over there. Also, there are too few houses in Linhuai Town. They may not be enough. Find a suitable location to build barracks. We will use tents for the time being. You must capture the
Bring all the things you have." Ma asked Zhu Chongba, saying that men are the master of the house and women are the master of the house.
But as Lao Zhu's virtuous wife, Ma was not only responsible for the household affairs, she was also responsible for matters in the military.
Ma had to take care of everything from clothes and armor, to the families of the wounded, to food and accommodation.
Fortunately, during the defense of the city, Ma led the old, weak, women and children in the city to demolish houses and dig trenches, and accumulated rich experience. Now he was able to command calmly and without any panic.
She absorbed the failed experience of defending the city at that time, and first built a trench on the outermost side to prevent enemy attacks. Then she built a second trench between the two trenches to place horses and livestock.
Then came the third trench. In the open space between here and the second trench, some temporary camps were built to house civilians and prisoners. In the innermost part were regular military camps and warehouses for storing grain.
Since the city wall could not be built in a short period of time, the trenches had to be dug deeper and wider, and a sheep and horse wall should be built in each trench to strengthen defense.
Ma made arrangements in an orderly manner, and Zhu Chongba was relieved. He immediately ordered Tang He and Fei Ju to lead their own troops to grab supplies.
Zhu Chongba also personally led a team of people to respond. When something happened, he would deal with it.
Everyone was busy except Zhang Ximeng.
He had no time to spare. Zhang Ximeng needed to register all personnel and materials and analyze them in detail.
To put it bluntly, as much as they can grab now, they will have as much entrepreneurial capital as they can, but they can't afford to be careless.
When Zhang Ximeng came, he rolled up a lot of rice paper, cut it out in a hurry, punched holes, tied it with hemp rope, wrote items such as grain, cloth, livestock, carriages and horses, and weapons, and piled them neatly at the entrance of the village.
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Just waiting for everyone to return home with a full load.
As soon as Zhang Ximeng finished his work, the first batch of things arrived, which was nothing but the most precious food.
There were two hundred carriages in total, each carrying twenty sacks, which was almost twenty shi of grain, which was four thousand shi.
Far away, you can see the coachman and his packhorse, all steaming out of their bodies. They are all fighting for their lives.
Tang He commanded two hundred cavalry to protect the grain carts, and there were actually some sacks on the backs of these horses. Some of the cavalry were really reluctant to part with their beloved horses, so they could only get down and run on two legs. They were so tired that they were dripping with heat and sweat.
"Master Tang, can we have white flour steamed buns this time?"
Tang He laughed and scolded: "Rice bucket! Look at your little potential, when all the food is shipped back, I will give you big buns stuffed with meat!"
"That's great!"
The soldiers enthusiastically agreed and rushed to Linhuai Town with howls.
Zhang Ximeng quickly wrote down a note and directed the people to help unload the truck and deliver the grain one bag after another.
Tang He also followed the instructions at the top of his voice and wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeves.
"Sir, please hurry up. Zhao Junyong, Sun Deya, and our Marshal Guo are all sending people to snatch it. If it is later, it will fall into their hands."
Zhang Ximeng nodded, and he also said fiercely: "We have been working all night today, and everyone is moving. Tang Qianhu, nothing is as precious as food, we must get more back, this is our lifeblood. Haozhou is besieged, if not
If the siege is broken in time, people in the city will starve to death."
Tang He nodded vigorously, "I understand."
He didn't bother to rest. The grooms and soldiers were all still hungry, so they had to turn around and run again.
At this time, Tang He suddenly smelled a fragrance, and his mouth suddenly became drooling. This was especially true for his soldiers and cart drivers, who all drooled.
I saw Mrs. Ma leading many people, carrying five or six bamboo baskets, all of which were filled with steaming steamed buns as big as a fist.
"When we get to Linhuai, I will ask them to make steamed buns with noodles... You guys will be hungry first, and then I will let Chongba reward you guys with good wine and meat. I won't treat you guys badly."
As Ma said, he grabbed two big steamed buns and gave them to a driver. Without raising his head, he handed them to the next one.
After receiving the hot steamed buns, the driver's eyes were slightly red and his hands were trembling. He took a deep breath and the aroma was overwhelming. He quickly opened his mouth and bit off half of the buns. It was soft and sweet, and nothing could be this delicious.
Madam’s treatment of big guys, that’s really unsaid!
The driver ate a steamed bun in three mouthfuls and immediately regained his energy. He swung his whip hard and made a beautiful whip!
"drive!"
Everyone has feelings. At this time, a steamed bun is worth more than a tael of silver.
When Ma arrived in Linhuai, she hadn't eaten yet. She had been busy all the time, but she still found time to let her subordinates steam the steamed buns and deliver them to the busy soldiers first, so that everyone could have a hot bite.
There are not many things, it is heart-warming!
Everyone worked harder.
Only those who have experienced hunger know how precious food is.
During the famine years, a girl could exchange for ten kilograms of noodles, and an ingot of gold might not be exchanged for a stone of grain... So everyone worked hard to load the carriage.
Some of the pack horses reached halfway and couldn't hold on anymore. They were reluctant to give up, so they transported the grain to other carriages. But the other carriages were also full, so they could only put them on the backs of the war horses. The last remaining bits were put on the backs of the horses.
It is carried by the driver himself.
"I will die like a dead ghost!"
Everyone tried their best, but when they came back for the second time, everyone couldn't stand it anymore.
The military camps outside Linhuai Town and Haozhou City are less than twenty miles away, and the distance between them is eighty miles away. Just running is enough to kill you, let alone transporting food.
If this continues, everyone will be exhausted.
But it's still far from the goal.
What to do?
Tang He also had an idea. He asked those who were too tired to stand up to stay and rest first.
Then he returned to the front with some people, and immediately ordered that all the prisoners be mobilized, one person carrying a bag of grain, and two people carrying a bag.
The captured carriages and captured war horses were all loaded with grain. Like a long dragon, they headed towards Linhuai... By noon the next day, Zhang Ximeng had received almost 20,000 shi of grain.
Even if there are many pot-bellied men in the army, if one person eats five kilograms of grain a year, it is enough to feed four thousand people for a year.
Although it is not too much, it is quite precious in this time of widespread food shortage.
When we have food, we need people.
This is also the most important thing. Lao Zhu left Guo Zixing and went it alone, but if no one followed him, it would become a complete joke.
Fortunately, Lao Zhu is not alone.
First, Tang and his men followed.
Tang He originally commanded a thousand households and had less than 800 men. In the battle to defend the city, he lost more than 300 good men. However, some were gradually added, and there were still 600 men.
Zhu Chongba was assigned to guard Xicheng. Although Guo Zixing did not promote him to an official position, he still gave him 300 elite soldiers. In addition, Xu Qianhu and others died in the battle, and his soldiers and horses also returned to Lao Zhu. Counting Xiao Qianhu
People, and the civilian husbands recruited by Zhang Ximeng. Taken together, Zhu Chongba's direct descendants are almost 2,000 people.
In addition, there were some of Guo Zixing's subordinates who were brought over by Lao Zhu, and the number exceeded 3,000... Then there were the prisoners. Although Zhu Chongba did not go all out to capture them, more than 100,000 people were scattered, and the gift package was too big.
, if you gather it casually, it’s not a small number.
About six to seven thousand prisoners were escorted to Linhuai Town.
This almost deserted small town suddenly became lively and bustling with the arrival of 10,000 people.
In addition, Fei Ju also sent over a thousand tents, more than 20,000 weapons, and a total of 3,500 pack horses. As for other property, flags, gongs and drums, gold and silver, and treasure notes
……countless.
Zhang Ximeng registered desperately, his hands trembling like chicken claws, but his heart was filled with joy, he forgot about fatigue and everything, he just looked forward to harvesting more, more! The thicker the account book, the better!