We stayed in Xujiazhuang for one night, and Gongsun Hao left at dawn the next day.
When they came, they brought dozens of carts of grain and salt, and when they left, they took away 20,000 pieces of linen garments, some pottery, and dozens of boxes of needles. It was considered that the inventory of these three items had been cleared for the Xu family.
These basic daily necessities are very popular in the slightly backward western Liaoning border. He plans to go there and quickly handle this batch of goods.
In addition, he also carried a sailboat drawing and a compass in his arms.
When Gongsun Hao left, Xu Yue, her father Xu Da and her cousin Gongsun An, who has now become the young master of Gongsun Wubao, were sitting in a row in the school cafeteria eating breakfast for the students.
If you want to say that the best place for food in the whole Uburg, apart from the newly opened restaurants in the market, is the school cafeteria.
Now that basic literacy is completed, the adult classes and children's classes only have half-day classes, and the second half of the day is spent working on the village to earn work points.
The work on the farm never seems to be finished, and there is never a shortage of manpower. Everyone is busy every day, fulfilling and satisfied.
Xu Yue ate bean sprout soup from a pottery bowl and looked out the window at Gongsun Hao's motorcade slowly leaving along the road. What she was thinking about was the news he said before leaving.
Bingzhou, which has always had little rain, had several heavy rains in succession not long ago. Flash floods rushed down the farm, and countless people were about to die.
At present, the imperial court was unable to resist the disaster, so Emperor Cao De ordered Jizhou and Youzhou, two places adjacent to Bingzhou, to prepare grain and send it to Bingzhou.
However, the journey is long, and sixty kilograms of food must be lost to deliver one kilogram of grain. The two states are only responding superficially, but actually do not want to do this thankless task.
But if they don't do it, Cao De can use this to "disobey the emperor's holy order" and put the two families in the shoes of others.
It can be seen that the Cao family's offensive against the north has already begun, and they will only wait for the right time to send their troops northward.
When Yuan Zhao saw that Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yu were present in Youzhou, and that these two bitter rivals now wanted to reconcile, he planned to use his network to capture Bingzhou.
Previously, before the flash flood occurred, two counties in Bingzhou responded to Yuan Zhao's call and defeated the Southern Xiongnu in the west of Bingzhou.
Seeing that Bingzhou's defeat seemed certain, unexpectedly, God failed to help and a huge flash flood broke out.
Now the younger brothers over there are all shouting for food, people and money. Otherwise, let alone helping the elder brother, they are not sure whether they can survive.
This consolation fee was completely affordable with Yuan Zhao's strong family background.
However, he lost the battle last year and demanded a huge amount of compensation from Gongsun Zan, which indeed emptied most of Big Brother's treasury.
Now, he still has to deal with Cao De most of the time, so how can he free up time to take care of the little brothers who are waiting for food?
Now Bingzhou has to face the cruel test of natural disasters, and also has to find ways to prevent the Southern Huns who had just been beaten away from attacking them in the back. How can it be so difficult?
The students in the cafeteria all went back to work after eating, and no one was around. While eating, Xu was talking to Gongsun An about the current world situation, trying to let this honest man who had just entered the political center of Yuyang County know that
What is your main purpose now?
"Although Bingzhou is a famously bitter and cold place among the thirteen states of Daqing, and a place that is looked down upon by aristocratic families, the people in this place are strong and martial, and the famous generals Guan and Dong under Cao De's command are
In order to revive the adopted son Lu Bu who jumped repeatedly, both of them went to Bingzhou."
"So, it is still of some use. Our general only has three counties now, and Zhao Yu is at the top. We can't even think about taking Youzhou for the time being, but there is still a good chance of taking this Bingzhou."
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Xu Da finished the soup in the bowl in one gulp, put the bowl down, and turned to look at his cousin, "Do you understand?"
Gongsun An nodded and said seriously: "This Bingzhou is a bitter cold place just like our Youzhou. Only people who come from our bitter cold land can survive in this same bitter cold place like Bingzhou."
"Hiss~" Xu Da gasped, his cousin seemed to have become smarter!
Although I still don't understand everything he meant, this answer is pretty close.
No one except Gongsun Zan can take the land of Bingzhou!
Xu Dadao: "After deducting our losses from the compensation we received from Yuan Zhao last year, there is a small surplus. The general is going to use this money to sell grain to the trench gentry and get it to Bingzhou for disaster relief."
"So I'm afraid I have to go to Bingzhou in person in the middle of the month. Cousin, you have to take care of things in the Yuyang County Yamen for my brother."
Gongsun An was startled. He didn't expect that he would have to take on such an important job just after being promoted.
Gongsun An, who had been dawdling around all day, suddenly panicked, "Cousin, you, this... little brother is stupid, I'm afraid I can't take the responsibility!"
Xu Daxin said that you also know that you are stupid, but this can be regarded as self-awareness. It is better to have self-awareness, and it is much better than not knowing your own abilities and messing around.
Xu Da comforted him: "Don't worry, brother, I have already entrusted the governor Su Ci to Mr. Su. If you have anything you are unsure about, just discuss it with Su Ci."
"It's very simple. You don't need to make decisions. You just need to keep an eye on Gongsun Yuan and don't let him make a sound. I will explain the general's side carefully before I leave, and I can take care of it for a month."
Xu Da coaxed: "Just stay with me these few days, watch me deal with things, and get familiar with it. After I leave, if you feel that Su Ci is unreliable, come and find your cousin..."
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Xu Da felt that he was really worried, but fortunately Gongsun An was obedient enough to write down everything he said seriously.
As long as you follow what he said, it will only take a few months and nothing major will happen.
Xu Yue thought about the food that had just been piled up in the warehouse at home, and immediately put down the bowl: "Dad, cousin, I've finished eating, you guys eat slowly!"
He turned around and ran towards the market, and found Wang in the cloth shop who was discussing the purchase of raw materials with Gongsun Yan, Gongsun Yu and others.
Seeing that Aniang was still busy, Xu Yue stood obediently by the door frame and waited. When the adults finished their work, Mrs. Wang walked towards her, and then she said excitedly:
"Auntie, let's go to Bingzhou to collect some people and bring them back!"
The store is short of manpower, but it is still busy now. After all, the plates are small and it is almost enough for so many people.
But thinking about future development, the manpower vacancy is huge.
More importantly, Lu Meng's eighty cavalry are now ready for expansion.
In troubled times, only force value is the basis for survival. With only eighty cavalry, how can it satisfy the Wang family's appetite?
However, she doesn't like these sergeants now, and even if someone wants to give it to her, she doesn't want it.
