Old Ma calmed down and said to everyone: "Lao Ma came in a hurry this time and was a little unprepared. This time he brought a hundred cattle and sheep, fifty carts of grain, and twenty carts of clothes and bedding. Now they are all here." Ten miles outside the city."
After hearing this, everyone's faces showed surprise, especially the captains Cheng Yi and Zhang Han.
Although the food in the Japanese army has been meaty in the past few days, they all know that this is to prepare meat for the future. They eat it unhappy and worry that they will not be able to eat it later.
Now that Lao Ma had brought two hundred cattle and sheep, their confidence suddenly became stronger.
Wang Cheng looked solemn and said to Zhang Han: "You should immediately arrange a team of people to go ten miles outside the city to ensure the safety of these supplies!"
"yes!"
Zhang Han stood up and agreed, then quickly left the seat without staying for a moment.
At this time, Liu Qingsheng, who was sitting on his seat, stood up and said to Wang Cheng: "Sir, it is a good thing to have food in the army, but accepting food from others privately may cause criticism from the people in the court!"
"Who said I would accept food gifts from others privately?" Wang Cheng said with a half-smile.
"Then this is..." Liu Qingsheng looked at Lao Ma.
Wang Cheng said: "As for the supplies that Brother Ma sent, Mr. Lao will calculate the specific amount according to the market price later, and then write a document to me, and I will arrange for someone to deliver it to Wuping County."
Liu Qingsheng opened his mouth, could he still operate like this?
Wang Cheng knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "It's all business anyway, no matter who we do it with. As long as our accounts are clear, we won't be afraid of people coming to check."
"General, that's what I said, but we suddenly purchased so many things, how will the governor explain it?" Liu Qingsheng was still worried.
Wang Cheng said: "What is there to explain? Our army, Ma Xinli, is the time to spend money. Mr. Bao doesn't even understand this."
Seeing that Liu Qingsheng wanted to talk, Wang Cheng stretched out his hand to interrupt and said: "You report it first. Whether the military expenditure is approved or not is his business. Even if he doesn't approve it, we still have some property in our hands."
Liu Qingsheng nodded and said nothing more.
Everyone returned to their seats, mingled with each other and chatted, needless to say.
Drunk.
A soldier trotted in and reported to Wang Cheng: "General Qi, a group of people sent six thousand stones of food to our camp, and I asked the younger one to give this to you."
As he spoke, he handed a small box in his hand to Wang Cheng.
Wang Cheng took the box and opened it. Sure enough, it was the Four Seasons Flower Tea he drank at noon.
Looking at the weight, it's not more than two kilograms, at least five kilograms.
This is a huge investment!
However, Wang Cheng accepted it with peace of mind. This was a rare good thing.
There are few spiritual objects in the world that can improve the cultivation of mind power, and it is even rarer if it is conducive to enlightenment, and spiritual tea is one of them.
With this thing in hand, he can quickly adjust to the discomfort caused by the sudden increase in cultivation level in a short period of time.
After accepting the tea leaves, Wang Cheng asked the soldiers to retreat.
When he left the hall, Liu Qingsheng immediately asked: "Is the negotiation concluded, sir?"
Wang Cheng nodded and said: "This is just the first wave of six thousand stones of food, and there will be more later. In short, there is no need to worry about food for the time being, and you don't have to worry about it for this year!"
When Liu Qingsheng heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Nanli County has many mountains and low yields, so the most lacking thing is food. Now that this biggest and most difficult problem has been solved, there is no need to worry about it anymore.
He raised his glass and shouted loudly: "Congratulations, General, for no longer having to worry about food and grass!"
Others still didn't know why, but they all stood up to congratulate him.
Wang Cheng also picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. In fact, he was not very confident in his heart.
The forces behind those families are too powerful, and his behavior is no different from trying to pull chestnuts out of the fire. One careless move will anger those families and even lead to their revenge.
However, he can no longer care about so much. Compared with the whole army having a full stomach, this risk is still worth taking. If it doesn't work, he will overturn the table in the end, and no one will have a fucking good time.
Unconsciously, the banquet came into the evening.
A group of young people wearing mourning cloths all sat down on the ground after hearing the word "dispersed".
"Damn it! I'm finally done standing! I've grown so big, but I've never stood for such a long time."
"Who says it's not the case! I thought I would be able to stand and burn incense for a long time, but who knew it would be so tiring!"
"Hey! Just be content! Didn't you see those few who didn't obey orders? We didn't even give them lunch."
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This group of young people wearing "filial piety cloth" is exactly the group of people who were locked up together for various reasons.
Ge Ergou sat on the ground, his face covered with sweat. He looked at a group of people still standing not far away.
That team was composed of about ten people who had disobeyed orders during the day. Not only were they not given a meal at noon, they were also asked to stand for an extra hour. If they still could not stand well, they were not allowed to eat dinner.
"cut!"
Ge Ergou looked away. They were really a bunch of indifferent guys, and they didn't even look at where this place was.
After being locked up here for a long time, he had already figured out a little bit about the door. This was not an open-air prison, but a camp. The people who disciplined them were all iron-blooded warriors who had experienced fighting.
The military doesn't tell you anything like one, two, three, four, five. If you make a mistake, you have to be punished.
He has understood this clearly, so even if he is unhappy, he will honestly hold it in.
"Two dogs!"
Ge Maozi, who had played with him since childhood, carefully moved to his side and asked in a low voice: "Are you hungry?"
It's okay if I don't say this, but Ge Ergou's stomach growls when he mentions it.
Ge Ergou looked down at his belly and said angrily: "You will die if you don't fucking speak!"
Ge Maozi smiled awkwardly and continued: "Ergou, do you think they will give us another meal?"
"How could Master Gou know?" Ge Ergou said angrily.
Seriously though, he also wanted to know if there was any chance they could have another meal.
He had heard someone say before that soldiers in the army had three meals a day, unlike ordinary people like them who were happy if they could only have two full meals a day.
"Have you made any arrangements for dinner?"
While thinking about it, a group of soldiers came from outside the camp, two people in front and behind carrying a large wooden barrel, a total of ten.
Originally everyone was sitting on the ground, but after seeing this group of people, they all stood up from the ground.
They are not afraid, but hungry.
When people are hungry, their noses become very sensitive, especially to the taste of food.
They all smelled the food.
As the ten large wooden barrels were placed on the ground, everyone couldn't help but swallow.
Ge Ergou looked at the young man in the lead and said, "Master Hu Jun, is this for us?"
The young man surnamed Hu ignored him and just said, "Open the lid."
The other soldiers all opened the lids on the barrels, and a strong aroma suddenly hit their nostrils.
Five of the large wooden barrels were filled with pancakes, and the other five were filled with vegetable soup, with a layer of oil floating on them.
Everyone couldn't help but look inside, and many people were drooling.
"Look at how promising you are? How can you be so greedy for such a small thing?"
The young man surnamed Hu shook his head and sneered: "You have a nose, right? Did you smell another smell?"
Ge Ergou's eyes lit up, just like a cat smelling fish, and blurted out: "It's meat!"
"Have it?"
The others looked at each other. They just smelled the aroma of wheat after the pancakes were steamed.
The young man surnamed Hu glanced at Ge Ergou and said, "Your name is correct. This nose is no worse than a dog's."
"Really meat?"
Everyone couldn't believe it, because many of them couldn't eat more than a few meals of meat throughout the year, except during the New Year and holidays.
The young man surnamed Hu looked at everyone and continued: "I'm not afraid to tell you something. Our general has bought hundreds of cattle and sheep for everyone. I just want to kill a few tonight to try the taste. If they taste good, I will eat them every day in the future. I can eat a few pieces of meat.”
"Every day?"
Everyone was shocked and speechless again. What kind of life would it be like to eat a few pieces of meat every day.
At this moment, an urging came from outside the camp.
"Xiao Hu, are you fucking coming? If you don't come, there will be no soup!"
The young man surnamed Hu said, "Come on, come on," and then he ordered the others to divide the pancakes and vegetable soup, turned around and ran out of the camp.
Ge Ergou took the two pancakes he received and looked down at the vegetable soup in his hands, suddenly losing his appetite.
Ge Maozi on the side saw that Ge Ergou had not moved yet and said: "Ergou, why don't you eat? Wasn't your stomach growling with hunger just now!"
Ge Ergou raised his head and looked outside the camp, with a complex expression on his face and said, "Maozi, when was the last time you ate meat?"
"Last time?"
Ge Maozi thought for a while and said, "It's still during the Chinese New Year. Who would be willing to eat meat in normal times?"
He looked at Ge Ergou and said, "What's wrong? Do you want to eat meat?"
Ge Ergou asked back: "You don't want to?"
"Of course I do!"
Ge Maozi blurted out, and then thought of something. He approached Ge Ergou and whispered, "What do you mean? Do you want to go out and get some meat to eat?"
"Snapped!"
Ge Ergou raised the pancake in his hand and hit Ge Maozi on the head, and said in a low voice: "You got your fucking brain kicked by a donkey? Are you going out to get meat to eat? Why don't you let Mr. Gou die?" "
"Then what do you mean?" Ge Maozi said with an aggrieved look.
Ge Ergou said: "Do you think Master Gou will want me if he comes to serve as a soldier?"
"Soldier?"
Ge Maozi was so frightened that he shook his head repeatedly and said, "I don't want to be a soldier! I still want to go home and get a wife!"
Seeing that Ge Ergou seemed to be really interested, he quickly advised: "Ergou, don't be stupid! These soldiers look glamorous, but once they go to the battlefield, their heads will be gone."
When Ge Ergou heard this, a look of hesitation suddenly appeared on his face.
"At most, if you wait a few more months, you will be able to receive the compensation, and then you can spend it however you want, and you will also marry yourself a wife. Isn't it more comfortable than being a soldier?" Ge Maozi continued to advise.
Hearing this, Ge Ergou felt conflicted as never before.
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