Food is still being transported from Yizhou to various places. In addition to the people in the capital of Jiaozhou, there are also people in other places who have no food to eat.
Early the next morning, Jiaozhou Mu appointed officials in the city to transport food to various places for disaster relief.
This food shortage has troubled Jiaozhou Mu for too long. Dozens and hundreds of people starve to death almost every day in the city, and the number is still increasing. If Chen Mu comes a few days later, there will probably be only a few thousand people left alive in the city.
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"If it's as Brother Chen said, these Japanese people are really too cunning and vicious. If you hadn't made preparations in advance, the whole of Longxia would have been doomed!"
The two Zhou Mu were still chatting and laughing on the city gate. Now that they had food, Jiao Zhou Mu was completely relieved. He made two cups of tea and drank with each other.
I heard Chen Mu let out a long sigh: "I'm afraid this is just the beginning. That female emperor of Japan is much more powerful than countries like Tatar and Tibet."
Facing the opponent Guishuo Oda, even Chen Mu himself always felt powerless.
This woman is so smart. Even though she has solved the food crisis in the Central Plains, Chen Mu still feels like she is deeply trapped in the situation.
I always feel like things are not over yet.
Jiaozhou Mu took a sip of tea: "I heard that Brother Chen has been having a lot of friction with the imperial court these days?"
This is a sensitive issue, but Chen Mu did not expect that Jiaozhou Pastor would ask this.
Seeing Chen Mu's face slightly condensed, Shi Jun quickly explained: "Brother Chen, please don't misunderstand me. To be honest, I am quite dissatisfied with this court ruled by treacherous ministers. I'm just asking."
He had a good impression of Chen Mu. Both his scheming and his state of mind were extraordinary. He couldn't believe that he was a young man of nearly thirty years old.
Even though this person is currently at odds with the current court, there is always an intuition reminding him that in the future, this person may really turn the entire dynasty upside down.
Chen Mu did not hide it. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance had his ears chopped off, so how could he be afraid of chewing a few words from the imperial court?
"They are forcing me step by step, and I cannot sit still and wait for death."
Shi Jun pondered for a moment and patted Chen Mu on the shoulder.
"Conquering Monan, annihilating Tubo, and eating salt and food are so great that they shocked the Lord. If he were the ancestor emperor who swept the world back then, there would be a stage for you Chen Mu, but today's court is not suitable for people like you.
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Chen Mu waved his hand: "Let's just muddle along."
But at this moment, Shi Jun suddenly discovered that several people were galloping towards this direction on horseback in the distance.
"Isn't this... the team of grain delivery officers that was photographed earlier?"
But when they saw the stab wounds on several people's bodies, the two of them immediately realized that something was wrong!
"Lord Zhou Mu!"
When they reached the city gate, the two fell off their horses in an instant.
Chen Mu stepped forward to help him, and then asked: "Why did it happen like this? Where is the food?"
The company sent four teams to transport food, each team carrying almost a thousand bags of food. When he saw several people kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
"Xiaguan deserves to die! He couldn't keep the food. When he passed through Zhuguan, all the food was robbed by bandits!"
"What! You bastard! Did you know that those grains are related to many lives! Are they lost like this?"
After saying that, Shi Jun couldn't hold back his anger and kicked the grain transport officer in front of him.
"Forget it, Brother Shi, this fleet of food..."
But before Chen Mu could finish speaking, several more horses galloped towards this direction.
Immediately there were those grain transport officers, who were just like this person now, with knife wounds all over their bodies.
I thought it was just a bandit robbery. Although Shi Jun was angry on the surface, he was not panic in his heart. But now that four teams of carriages were robbed, it became clear that this was probably not an ordinary bandit robbery.
There were thousands of followers sent to deliver food. How could a group of bandits easily rob them?
"Rebel! It's rebel! I saw some of them wearing the armor of Long Xia Army, and there were also many refugees with hoes. Someone must have rebelled!"
Hearing one of them say this, Chen Mu and Shijun both looked startled!
Especially for Shi Jun, since the severe famine, there has been almost no contact between the cities and they have no idea what happened to the outside world.
Sitting on the ground, he said in a daze: "How can we rob four waves of grain trucks so easily, let alone tens of thousands of rebels?"
In Chen Mu's eyes, given the current national conditions, it would be strange if no one rebels.
If you don't have food to eat, you won't be able to survive. These two seemingly simple points are often the trigger for the demise of a dynasty.
Since the rebels are rebelling, they will definitely capture the entire Jiaozhou first, but by then, the rebels will definitely sacrifice Shi Jun's head to the flag.
However, when Chen Mu saw this thing that made Shi Jun look dead, he had a different idea.
"Brother Shi, don't worry, isn't it me? Let's ask what's going on first."
After helping Shi Jun up, he then looked at the four grain transport officers.
"From what you're saying, it seems like they were all robbed in the Zhuguan area, right?"
Several people looked at each other and nodded.
"Approximately how many people came."
A few people thought for a moment and then replied: "Two to three thousand people, probably, a very mixed group of people, some with hoes and some with knives."
"Yes, yes, we are here too!"
After hearing the answers from several people, Chen Mu also had an idea of the number of people in this rebel army.
There were more than 10,000 people, but never more than 20,000. They were just a group of stragglers, and their number was negligible. The instigator standing behind the rebel army aroused Chen Mu's interest.
The reason why Shi Jun had not received news of the uprising before was not because the news was not circulating now.
But the leader of the rebel army deliberately did not leak the news. As for the purpose of this, these grains were the purpose. If there was a rebellion in Jiaozhou, he would not bring grains to Jiaozhou.
They know very well that there is a food shortage in the country. Even if they quickly occupy the entire Jiaozhou, they will still not be able to go far without sufficient food supply.
After listening to these words, Shi Jun nodded in agreement: "No wonder all four teams of carriages were robbed this time. It was premeditated."
Chen Mu smiled: "But for now, Brother Shi doesn't have to worry, they won't capture Jiaozhou for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jun was surprised and said: "They raised troops in Jiaozhou, how could they not seize Jiaozhou as their base?"
"The grain they captured cannot last for long. Now that the source of all grain is in Yizhou, they will definitely take Yizhou first."
After hearing this analysis, Shi Jun breathed a sigh of relief. Currently, Jiaozhou City does not have any troops. If the rebel army comes to knock on the pass, they will have to break the city if they cannot hold up even half a stick of incense.
It was said to be an uprising, but in reality it was a group of lunatics driven mad by hunger and poverty. It was still a disaster for the common people.
"Stop talking, we have to go back first. After we deal with these rebels, we will come back to you."
For Chen Mu, these rebels are almost like treasures delivered to his door. Once these people are brought under his command, Yizhou's military strength will inevitably increase greatly.
At that moment, Chaozhou Mu asked for a map, and then rushed out of the city with thousands of people.