Zhisu Neishi came to Zhang Cang's residence. Because of Zhang Cang's meritorious service in controlling the locust plague, and because the doctor did his job very conscientiously, Ying Zheng also thought highly of him. However, he knew Zhang Cang's character and did not let him work more.
"Sir, please." The steward from Zhang Cang's mansion came out to greet him.
"Uncle Master is at home now, isn't he?" Zhisu Naishi asked as he walked.
"Yes, your Excellency, Mu Xiu, is at your residence today," the steward said.
When Zhisu Neishi and the steward walked into the mansion, five or six children rushed towards them. The oldest was seven or eight years old and the youngest was four or five years old. Seeing these children, Zhisu Neishi thought of the folk rumors about Zhang Cang.
Zhang Cang was not shy about his preference for wives and widows. He often met with widows in and around Xianyang privately. For a time, there were endless rumors of widows giving birth to children.
Fortunately, the current Qin State is not a dynasty that will be poisoned by the degenerated Confucianism in the future, otherwise these widows would have been dipped in the pig cage. In addition, Zhang Cang would take those widows and children back to him when he knew about it, so Zhang Cang was not Punished.
But these are only a few after all. Zhang Cang would also go out to work on weekdays, and he couldn't help but fall in love with widows wherever he went. So I'm afraid he didn't even know how many children Zhang Cang had.
"These are adults' children." The steward also saw the idea of Zhi Su Nei Shi and explained that he had long been accustomed to strange things. Zhang Cang is only 30 years old now, but he already has no less than ten children. How can Zhang Cang think about it? Cang Ping is so creative.
The steward took Zhisu Neishi to Zhang Cang's study. Zhang Cang was lying on a bench with a book in his hand. Two or three beautiful concubines were serving Zhang Cang. Two of them were rubbing their legs, and one was peeling grape skins. Grapes were brought back from the Western Regions by some Hu merchants, and they were expensive. Looking at the grape skins on Zhang Cang's desk, we can see how much Zhang Cang enjoyed his life.
Zhisu Naishi looked at Zhang Cang's appearance. Although he wanted to stop him, it was really unethical, but thinking that he was here to ask for help, he could only sigh and salute helplessly.
"Disciple, Meng Gong pays homage to his uncle."
"Well, why did you come to me?" Zhang Cang put down the book and said to drive away the concubine.
"Master, please help me. Master Ziyou surrendered 100,000 Korean troops. This suddenly gave us an extra 100,000 people, and we couldn't get it for a while, so we asked uncle for help." Meng Gong said.
"I don't understand this, and I can't conjure food and grass for 100,000 people. Why are you looking for me?" Zhang Cang stood up and said. Although he said this, he was already thinking about how to get food and grass for 100,000 people. .
"The Qin State has food and grass, but now it is occupied by various projects. The food and grass for the one hundred thousand army cannot be provided for a while. I want to ask my uncle to find a way to arrange it." Meng Gong said, what he said was very official, but in fact I just want to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall, but it is difficult to demolish and repair it. The east wall must be left. I can only dig out some from each stone on the east wall, which can not only supplement the west wall but also ensure the east wall. The integrity of the wall.
"Why is this necessary? I heard that a large amount of money was transported back to Xianyang from South Korea. The ruts left by the carriages on the road are imprinted into the soil. With this money, you can buy it directly from the grain merchants." Zhang Cang said.
"I've thought about this method, but the grain merchants can't transport grain as fast as dispatching it directly from the country." Meng Gong said, Qin's grain and grass are stored in the granary and transported to various places on time and in quantity. Every stone of grain They are not bad at all. If there is a way to squeeze out some, they can be transported directly to the army. If we wait until the grain merchants arrive in Xianyang to hand over the goods and then send them to South Korea, too much time will be wasted.
"Give me the latest food arrangements and dispatch." Zhang Cang said silently. Originally, he didn't want to care about this matter, but Meng Gong is one of his own, and he still has to help.
"It's right here." Meng Gong took out a thick account book from his arms. This is the recent food mobilization and division of the Qin State. This is a plan finalized after they negotiated with various departments. How much food did they consume? They have already done careful planning, and came to Zhang Cang because Zhang Cang's arithmetic ability is much better than theirs, and maybe they can squeeze out some.
Zhang Cang glanced at the account book, flipping through it quickly with his hands, and after halfway through the account book, he quickly closed it and said
"You can first delay the construction of roads in Nanjun and the supply of food and grass to the soldiers stationed in Nanjun for ten days. The food you transport there at one time is a total of 25,000 shi, and each time is one month's quantity. However, according to the previous report, the cost on the road is 100 shi. , the on-the-ground consumption is 23,000 dan. This year, they still have 15,000 dan of extra food. The three cities of Nanjun have not been recovered yet, so the food and grass are enough. An army of 100,000 consumes 2,000 dan per day, plus the cost on the road. Twenty-five thousand dan is enough, these ten days are enough for us to buy grain from grain merchants," Zhang Cang said.
"Thank you, uncle." Zhisu Neishi said in surprise.
After leaving Zhang Cang's house, Zhisu Neishi sent someone to send some strange things to Zhang Cang as a thank you gift.
At this time, the Qin army had completed the encirclement of Xinzheng. Looking at the tall city walls of Xinzheng and the strong bows and crossbows on the city walls, the army did not attack the city rashly, but encircled and prepared to trap the people in Xinzheng to death.
In the Qin army's tent, Zi Youduan sat in the first place, Chen Ping stood aside, Wang Jian and Mengwu sat on both sides, and the remaining generals such as Bai Yifei, Yang Duanhe, Li Xin and Feng Wuze stood below and waited to attack Xinzheng. 's command.
Everyone looked at Chen Ping beside Ziyou with curiosity and caution. Chen Ping remained silent and did not show any timidity under the scrutiny of these people. He just waited for orders and watched Chen Ping among the many people. He could still remain calm and composed under the scrutiny of people like them. He already had a high opinion of him in his heart. Not everyone could remain so calm under the scrutiny of people like them.
"Xinzheng City is high, and there are about 30,000 troops gathered together, as well as a large number of Korean crossbows and arrows. If we attack rashly, it may cause great losses." Meng Wu said, one of the most troublesome things in South Korea is the power of strong bows. Crossbow, the damage is too high, especially for defending the city.
"Wait, wait for the public loser to come over. Apart from Xinzheng, there are other unconquered cities. Go and attack them now. Remember that no one in power will be left behind." Ziyou said. Soldiers are good at fighting, but the public loser is better at attacking cities. , because the siege equipment they built is more useful, especially the Potu Sanlang, which has been built secretly. The Gongshu family was able to suppress the Mo family in Qin relying on their domineering machine skills. Now the crossbows and weapons used by the Qin army are all passed by the Gongshu family. After home improvement.
"No!" the generals shouted. They understood that this was an opportunity for them to gain credit. They attacked a country that did not have that many troops and attacked cities one after another. They were all attacking key places. After capturing the capital of a country, they would send out troops. Cities were attacked one after another, the country's capital was defeated, and after the monarch was captured, most of the defenders of these cities would surrender, while some would resist until the end or die directly for their country.
The melon-eaters who were paying attention to the war situation in South Korea at this time saw that after the Qin army surrounded Xinzheng, they directly divided their troops to attack other places. This confused them. Ordinarily, your first priority now is not to attack Xinzheng. After destroying South Korea, these cities Naturally, they surrendered, but now they chose a stalemate, which they couldn't understand. They must know that the army consumed countless amounts of food and grass every day of stalemate.
They don't know what Ziyou is up to. Although Ziyou has a very high status and prestige in the Qin State, he doesn't understand military affairs. Wouldn't you Meng Wu and Wang Jian persuade him? And if it continues like this, aren't you afraid that Qin's country will worry about you gathering troops and becoming arrogant?
The soldiers guarding the city in South Korea were dumbfounded when they saw the Qin army stopped attacking outside. They were all ready to fight to the death, but what are you doing when you camped directly outside the shooting range without any preparation for an attack.
At this time, in Xinzheng, the streets became desolate due to the siege of the army outside the city. People were hiding in their homes and did not dare to come out. However, as the largest gold-explosion cave in Xinzheng, Zilanxuan was still bustling with people and bustling. These dignitaries They are still extravagant and squandering, and what they rely on is naturally their status, the status of nobles. They know that wherever the Qin army goes, all the powerful and powerful people are destroyed, but compared with nobles like them, those people can be said to be ordinary people. These people are the biggest controllers in South Korea.
Zi Nu looked at Wei Zhuang who was lying on the bed covered with bandages and said
"The Qin army besieged the city but did not attack it. Instead, they attacked other cities that had not yet been captured."
"Ziyou doesn't understand military affairs, but Wang Jian and Meng Wu do. They can agree because of other things. I must go to see the King of Han." Wei Zhuang struggled to get up and said. His battle with Wang Jian made him understand that he The difference from a famous general, even if he has been extremely careful.
However, he was still ambushed by Wang Jian, and the 50,000-strong supporting army was wiped out. He escaped only under the protection of his personal guards. He was discovered by Liusha's spies on the way and was sent to Zilanxuan.
"Your physical injuries have not healed yet, and your disappearance is said to have deserted the army. Now that you have returned to the Korean court, let alone defend the city, it will be fine if you are not executed by the King of Korea." Zi Nu sighed. said.
Wei Zhuang fell silent, his expression becoming extremely complicated.
"Zifang has left Xinzheng ahead of schedule, and now you and I are the only ones left in the quicksand." Zi Nu said.
"Aren't you ready to leave? I don't know what the Yin Yang family wants, but facing the Qin army outside, you can't take anything with you." Wei Zhuang said.
Seeing Wei Zhuang suddenly reveal his identity, Zi Nu was not surprised at all, but said calmly
"When did you start investigating my identity?"
"Ever since I left Guigu and returned to Xinzheng, you took the initiative to contact me, and I began to doubt your identity. However, I never investigated clearly until I inherited the position of General, and went to Ji Wuye's General's Mansion. I only know about you among the intelligence collected." Wei Zhuang said.
Ji Wuye's dead guard Zhuang took over the position of general, and at the same time, the quicksand absorbed the remaining birds. When they were in tit-for-tat with Ji Wuye, Ji Wuye was already secretly investigating their identities.
"That's it." Zi Nu said softly.
"What exactly is the Yin-Yang family going to do? What is your deal with King Han?" Wei Zhuang asked. Ji Wuye's intelligence database recorded that Zi Nu is a member of the Yin-Yang family and is also the liaison between the Yin-Yang family and the Han royal family. , which also records that the Yin and Yang family went deep into the Han Palace to meet with the King of Han many times, and there were secret transactions between the two.
Everything is safe today
(End of chapter)
