Fortunately, the showers came and went quickly, and in less than half an hour, the rain became so light that only drizzle remained.
A heavy rain made the land so muddy that it felt like it was stuck in glue when you stepped on it, making it difficult to pull it out.
The arrogant-looking poor man struggled to find his way up the muddy road with a wooden stick, but was stopped by the soldiers on the slope. He seemed to be in a hurry. He didn't dare to get close to the people transporting food for more than ten days, but he actually went directly
Just jumping on my feet and shouting.
"Pray General."
Qi Kang'an and Fang Qi were inspecting the conditions of each vehicle. If there was an oilcloth that was not wrapped well and water leaked in and wetted the grain inside, they would be able to deal with it if they found it in time.
When he heard the cry and looked over, his face sank when he saw it was a bad head.
It’s not that he’s unhappy because he’s the one who came to find him. Qi Kang’an doesn’t have that much airs for now, but...
The heavy rain came just after the storm. Could it be that something happened to the prisoner?
Qi Kang'an naturally would not let outsiders get close to the relief food, so he walked over by himself and asked, "What happened?"
Cha Tou was so anxious that his face turned pale, "General Qi, some prisoners just took advantage of the heavy rain to rob the food in our car. The next post station can be reached in about half a day by walking. Can I take the prisoners first?"
Come on, we'll wait for you at the inn."
I didn't dare to tell the truth. To be precise, I didn't dare to tell the truth completely. It was half truth and half lie.
Some of the prisoners did take advantage of the heavy rain to resist, but the officials did not suffer much loss. Some dry food was indeed robbed, but only a few vegetable pancakes.
The reason why Chatou really wanted to leave first was that they had already finished their dry food.
According to the rules, the prisoners had to travel sixty miles a day, but this time, because they had to follow the disaster relief team, they were slowed down. Moreover, the food team was too large and would not rest at the inn. They were in a hurry.
Those who followed would have no place to replenish supplies in time.
No, they didn't have enough food for the exiles.
The main reason was that he was afraid of taking responsibility. In fact, he could have sent a messenger to buy food when he passed by the inn, but he didn't dare.
There were too many prisoners in custody this time, 2,007 in total, and there were only 120 in their yamen.
Nearly one to twenty.
To put it unluckily, if all the prisoners were to move violently, the pressure would crush them.
Therefore, every cadre/head was not happy for them to leave, and they did not dare to take the entire team of prisoners too far away from the Qi family army.
There is really no other way this time.
They were afraid that the prisoners would cause trouble. They only gave them one piece of vegetable pancake a day, which would make you hungry but would not make you energetic.
But just yesterday, after distribution, there were only about ten vegetable pancakes left.
If we don't go to the inn today, some of the prisoners will really starve to death.
Chatou had no choice but to take a risk. It happened to be such a heavy rainstorm, and the prisoners' physical strength was reduced again and again. After walking for another half day in the drizzle, when they arrived at the inn, they should be gone.
That's enough energy to toss around.
Qi Kang'an is definitely not happy. You guys have to go to the inn first. If someone cheats, who is responsible?
We have some food. Let us lend it to you. When you pass by the inn, send someone to buy it and return it.
What can I do if I have a bad head?
In front of the prisoners, they were fathers. In front of the "regular army", their grandchildren were not counted. What's more, this was the father of Princess Anle, who was a popular figure around the emperor.
I smiled so hard that I reluctantly went back.
Prince Li, who followed, asked: "Aren't you willing to lend him food, so he just goes back empty-handed?"
Qi Kangan raised his lower lip with a half-smile, "He's a bad guy."
Prince Li: "..."
Even though he is not an official, he has a lot of airs.
After a while, as expected, a dozen or so government servants hobbled up, leaning on wooden sticks.
Wu Baichang, who was in charge of grain and grass, came over to report after the government officials had moved the grain, "General, the government officials came not to borrow grain, but to buy it. I made the decision without permission because of my humble position."
Qi Kang'an waved his hand to express that he already knew it, and there was no doubt about the employment. This trivial matter was something they could make their own decisions.
However, Prince Li brought back Baichang who was about to leave, "What did they buy?"
He had really seen it just now. Each of those cadres was carrying a big sack.
Although the journey of the golden and precious Prince Li was a lot of torture for him, it did not dampen his burning desire for gossip at all. What he knew about the prisoner team was worse than that of Qi Kangan and his daughter.
That's a lot more.
As for those cadres who work hard, Qi General is generous and brings white flour and white rice. Does he know that the price of food is not cheap now, but those people are willing to carry so many bags for the prisoners?
King Li felt that the sun was rising in the west today.
"Back to the county prince, they bought our ready-made wild vegetable pancakes for the prisoners. They also bought ten catties of white flour and three catties of meat."
"Wild vegetable cake?" Do we have that thing?
Wu Baichang didn't understand what Prince Li meant for a while, thinking he was asking why the Yamen bought wild vegetable cakes, so he hurriedly explained: "They originally said to buy thick noodles, but we don't have thick noodles. Tell them/them
If they still didn’t believe it, I took them to see the food we ate, and they saw the wild vegetable pancakes..."
"No, where did we get the wild vegetable pancakes?"
At this question, Bai Chang smiled naively and scratched his head.
Explaining that pushing the grain cart was tiring and consumed a lot of money, Qi Kang'an told the fire-headed soldiers to make more big cakes for everyone to take with them in addition to the regular meal.
Six people push a grain truck with two main people and four people on the left and right sides to assist. Naturally, the two main people cannot push all the pressure on the same two people, so they all change.
This also allows them to free up time to eat pancakes without affecting their traveling speed.
The Fire Soldiers have never heard of the benefit of having snacks in addition to meals.
These people were quite down-to-earth and did not take advantage to enjoy themselves or take it for granted. Instead, they felt embarrassed and worried that the military rations brought by the general would be lost to them.
So, the squadron leader who was in charge of logistics for the Huotou soldiers gave an order to the Huotou soldiers. Every time the team stopped for a rest, everyone would take turns to go into the surrounding woods to pick wild vegetables. They were all familiar with what wild vegetables they could and could not eat.
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It was originally an extra supplement. The wild vegetable pancake sounded rough, but it contained white flour and was enough.
Finally, Baichang added hastily, fearing that Prince Li might misunderstand: "General, we are all voluntary."
They have always wanted to stay in the Qi Family Army, but they all know that this is impossible.
They are fire-headed soldiers. The Qi Family Army currently has only more than 5,000 regular soldiers. How is it possible that there are more than 10,000 fire-headed soldiers left?
This is not because after learning that the Qi family army did not have fire-headed soldiers, they all showed their enthusiasm, hoping that they would be favored by General Qi.
He was lucky, he was a cadre in charge of food and grass, and he was lucky enough to meet General Qi often.
General Qi, you should remember him, right?
Not only was Prince Li shocked by what he said, but Qi Kang'an who heard it next to him was equally surprised. However, the fire-headed soldiers' realization really solved a major problem for him.