Just as Zhu Qizhen set off from the capital, the grain purchased by King Ning from Jiangnan was also being loaded into the truck.
According to the agreement, after the railway from Jingzhou to Chengdu is completed, the imperial court needs to allocate 500,000 shi of food to Wu Zang.
Of course, these grains will be delivered by Ning Wang’s Railway Bureau.
After more than half a year, the railway construction is progressing smoothly, and the wages of the civilian workers have been paid in full. Now, it is time for the food promised to them to be fulfilled.
One hundred thousand stones have been sent to Sangdu in the early stage, and now there are still four hundred thousand stones left, which are being loaded into the truck.
At this time, Sangdu still didn’t know that this railway running through Chengdu would bring great convenience to the trade between Uzbekistan and the Central Plains.
Why did barbarians in history like to fight? To put it bluntly, they were hungry.
If you are well fed and clothed, even if you want to fight, no one will want to fight with you.
The nomadic peoples in the north were short of salt, iron, tea and sugar, so they wanted to get it through trade, but the Central Plains would not provide it, so they had no choice but to rob it.
If the Central Plains dynasty becomes weak, they will take advantage of the situation and take their place.
Therefore, there are many precedents in history of conquering the world on horseback, but such dynasties will not last long.
On the other hand, the land of the Central Plains, whether it was the Han, Tang, Song or Ming Dynasties, was invaded by civilizations at times, but such civilizations were either integrated into the Central Plains civilization or disappeared in the long river of history.
The heritage of this land has gone far beyond the concept of one family and one country. Any cultural invasion will eventually merge into the great river of the Central Plains civilization like a gurgling stream.
Therefore, the culture of the Central Plains is open and tolerant. It is definitely not the kind of complacency in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties that shouted about the benevolence and righteousness of Confucius and Mencius but rejected everything.
Today's Ming Dynasty is rich all over the world, with only 400,000 shi of grain, it's not a big deal!
At the Nanjing Railway Station, carriages were loaded with sacks, filled with grain.
After officials at the scene weighed them, they were all registered in the register, and then they were carried by civilians and loaded into the carriage.
This train was for freight, and each carriage was packed to the brim, covered with linoleum, and tied firmly with hemp rope.
The first truck contained 200,000 shi of grain and was sent directly to Chengdu Prefecture.
You know, for Uzang, who is too poor to open the pot, these grains are like rain after a long drought.
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Sangdu thought that he had made a huge profit, and the Ming court had saved huge expenses. If Uzang hadn't recruited 200,000 civilians, the railway would not have been built for three to five years.
This is mutual benefit. Since everyone can sit down and make a fortune together, why bother fighting?
Sangdu was a little flustered at this time, because the railway had been built and the food promised by the court had not yet been received. Could it be that... he was regretting it?
For this matter, he asked Tai Qian, but the answer he got was... I, the Ming Dynasty, sent you these 400,000 stones of grain?
Who are you looking down on!
Sangdu had no choice but to find Jin Batu and said: "Send someone to find out what happened to the food promised by the court. Four hundred thousand dan is not a small amount. They should be collecting it from nearby, probably around Chengdu Prefecture." p>
Jin Batu hesitated for a while, and then replied: "The spies came to report that there was no movement in Chengdu Prefecture, and the nearby prefectures and counties did not receive orders from the imperial court to requisition grain."
Sandu took a breath, his eyes became cold, and asked: "Where is it further away?"
Jin Batu shook his head and said: "We have made inquiries, and there is no movement of grain requisition in the entire Sichuan Chief Envoy Department."
Sangdu's face became more and more serious. The last one hundred thousand shi of grain he gave was collected from Chengdu Prefecture and surrounding prefectures and counties. Logically speaking, the court would not adjust grain from further places. Otherwise, the losses on the road would be too great.
Big.
If one hundred kilograms of grain is traveled a long distance and eaten by horses, it would be good if only ten kilograms are left at the destination.
Could it be said that of the 400,000 shi of grain, by the time it reaches Uzang in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse, only 40,000 shi will be left?
Isn’t this bullying?
Sangdu had a hot temper. He pulled out the scimitar from his waist and roared: "The Ming Dynasty has bullied me too much. Amitabha, summon the troops and do the damn thing!"
Jin Batu still has brains. When he hears Sang, he will fight with all his strength, thinking to himself, aren't you trying to kill an egg with an egg against a stone?
What kind of combat power does the Ming Dynasty have now? It is simply a monster armed to the teeth!
With just one hundred thousand soldiers and horses like us, if we kill them, we might not even be able to touch the bricks of Chengdu Mansion, but they will be reduced to rubbish by the cannons.
"Your Highness Sangdu, you must not do this. The Ming Dynasty has powerful firearms. It is so irrational to send troops now!"
"Reason? How do you want me to be rational?"
Sandu said angrily: "We clearly promised something, but now we are going back on it. Who do we think we are?"
Jin Batu had no choice but to persuade: "Although we didn't get food, the court still gave us money for the people who worked for these few months."
"Damn it, I get angry when you mention this!"
Sangdu became even more angry and said: "They paid the wages directly to the peasants, and I didn't even see a single copper coin! Moreover, the peasants took the money and expressed their gratitude to the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this a clear poaching?" "Your Highness, please think twice, we are now... really no match for the Ming army!"
"What the hell!"
Sangdu was furious and cut the table in front of him in half with a knife: "If I don't take revenge, it will be like this table!"
Jin Batu was helpless, but the Ming court was too bullying. Wuszang was so poor that all the tribal leaders were waiting for the rice to be eaten. Sangdu also agreed, saying that it would be done after some time.
Distribute food to them.
Although the people have made money, Uzang produces almost no food except some highland barley, and even if you have money, you can't buy it!
There is another reason why Sangdu is so anxious.
When the people of various tribes have money, they can go to the Central Plains to buy food from the Han people. In this way, they will not be as dependent on themselves as before. What does this mean?
There is no better way now, so... let’s fight!
Sangdu did what he said, and gathered a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to attack Yazhou City in a mighty manner.
Yazhou City is the western gateway to the Sichuan Basin. When the guard heard the news, he quickly sent people to Chengdu Prefecture to report to Yu Qian.
When Yu Qian received the report, he was also baffled. What kind of style did Sangdu have? He was fine when he came to build the railway. How can he fall out with him so quickly?
News came from the city of Nanjing that the first batch of 200,000 shi of grain was coming soon. He was about to send someone to inform Sangdu, is this guy crazy? The grain was given to you by the imperial court, and it didn’t cost money.
, and send troops to snatch it?
Of course he didn't know that Sangdu just thought that the court was regretful and didn't want to give the 400,000 shi of food, so he sent troops to Yazhou City.
In fact, although Sangdu was angry, he was helpless.
He knew very well that his own strength was no match for the Ming army. However, the atmosphere was so heightened that he couldn't give in!