Chapter 26: Wisdom in an emergency

Xiao Yan pushed the door and came in and saw that the table in Wang Yuancheng's room was full of wine and vegetables. Wang Yuancheng, Wang Yuangui and Xiaoqi have been sitting there waiting for Xiao Yan. Seeing Xiao Yan come in and the three stood up and arched their hands, Xiao Yan signaled not to be polite, and the four sat down together. Xiao Yan asked Xiao Qi a few words. It turned out that Ding Sheng had gone to the inner city treasury early in the morning. Yang Zaixing woke up and went out without eating, saying that he went to the porridge factory to help. Xiao Yan talked about the situation of the four people in Lufu as he ate. Wang Yuancheng and Wang Yuangui brothers are well-informed and clear about the virtues of these officials in the government. It will not be surprising at that time.

"It's too shameless, it's so shameless." As soon as Xiaoqi heard this, he couldn't help standing up and scolding, "I'm going to kill these shameless villains."

"Sitting down." Xiao Yan saw that Xiaoqi stood up and scolded and said, "You are usually quite stable. Why can't you stand this? What's the use of killing them? Can you do it in this porridge factory? Can this summoning people to post a notice to leave the government?

"That can't be so cheap for them." Xiaoqi muttered.

"Of course, they can't be so cheap, but that's a matter of the future. We still need to use them for the time being, otherwise who can set up this porridge factory so well and quickly? Although these people are very abominable, some things really can't leave them. Xiao Yan took a sip of water and meditated and said, "The key is how to use them."

Wang Yuancheng and Wang Yuangui nodded coincidentally after listening to Xiao Yan's words. Xiaoqi seemed to have something else to say. Wang Yuancheng waved his hand and said, "Xiaoqi, don't talk about these people today. It's annoying." Then he looked at Xiao Yan and asked, "Does the village owner have any arrangements?" Seeing Xiao Yan shaking his head, he continued: "When I came from Yueyang, Lao Wei borrowed 200 search boats from nowhere and handed them to Hou Ying. I came here day and night after receiving the letter from the owner of the village. Now is the time of the war between Song and Jin. There are few ships on the river, and occasionally only a few official ships escorting grain and fodder. Because of this, Hou Ying's ships can only leave day and night, and it is estimated that it will take three or four days to arrive. In addition, on the road, I heard that Jinren saw that Xiangyang could not be able to defend it. He may abandon Xiangyang and return to guard Jiankang to keep another way south. If you estimate the time, it won't take long for Jiangbei to have Jin soldiers to Jiankang station. Fortunately, the news has not leaked yet. But it won't last for a few days. When Hou Ying's ship arrives, there will be about 500 ships parked around Jiankang now. When I came in the morning, I heard that the village owner was resting, so I went to the treasury with Lao Ding. The weapons and armor were piled up like mountains! We only have one time to transport supplies, and 500 ships can only transport one-fifth at most. There are still a lot left, but we don't have time to transport them. What should we do!"

When Xiao Yan heard Wang Yuancheng say this, he remembered that when he heard that Yang Zaixing only cared about him yesterday. He hadn't come to ask about the situation of the treasury, so he asked, "Uncle Wang Jinren has many weapons and armors in Jiankang. How many other horses are there?"

"The specific number is clear. I just estimated that it is enough for hundreds of thousands of weapons and armor." Wang Yuancheng replied, "There have been many batches of horses in the past. They are all horses from Xixia and the north. According to the regular cavalry device, two horses per person are enough to equip a 5,000-person cavalry team, but Speaking of this, Wang Yuancheng paused for a moment.

"Uncle Wang, but it doesn't matter." Xiao Yan said.

"With our ship, I'm afraid that we can't even carry all the weapons and armor in the treasury. What's more, if we transport horses, each boat plus food and grass will be at most two horses." Wang Yuancheng is a little rare. At this time, the four people in the room suddenly fell silent. Originally, I wanted to make a little money for Jiankang and add some blockage to the Jin people by the same time. I knew that it was not only big, but also big for Xiao Yan and the whole water village was like swallowing elephants. Although things were so good, they couldn't talk about it!

At this time, there was a rapid sound of footsteps outside the door, and then Ding Sheng bumped into the door and came in, panting. The four people knew that there was something urgent at a glance. With Ding Sheng's personality, it would not be like this. Sure enough, I haven't had time to ask. Ding Sheng picked up the water on the table and drank it and hurriedly said, "Master, there is a group of people who encourage some people to grab food." He took a breath and said, "I inquired. It seems that a defeated army was scattered by the Jin people near Zhenjiang some time ago. When they fled to Jiankang Jin people, they did not dare to make trouble. I heard that the Jin people were beaten away and gathered hundreds of ruffians who were usually restless to make trouble together. Several of the officials who were dividing porridge in the porridge factory have been killed. , some people are not used to the behavior of this group of people and have been divided into two groups to fight.

Xiao Yan suddenly stood up. He said viciously, "Ma Shan is good at being ridden, and people are good at being bullied." Then he shouted to Xiaoqi, "Go and gather our people, don't care about the food supplies, as long as you see one who robs while the fire doesn't stay and kills."

"Don't be soft." Xiao Qi said gloomyly when Xiao Yan went out.

Ding Sheng brought some cold smell to the originally silent room. At this time, Wang Yuangui suddenly said, "Master, there is a way." Ding Sheng just came here and somehow saw Wang Yuangui suddenly excitedly. The second monk couldn't help asking, "What can I do?" Xiao Yan knew that it was the escort of materials and looked at Wang Yuangui.

"We have so much food that can't be transported, and we can't stay here to take advantage of others. Doing a good thing to today has made some people jealous. This kind of thing can't be done. Isn't there a shortage of people in the village now? It's better to use food to recruit people. Wang Yuangui said, "This can save some people and prevent some people from taking advantage of their ulterior motives from making trouble. Didn't the owner of Dingzhai just say that most of the people are still good. There are about 2 to 300,000 people in Jiankang City to remove the old, weak, the sick and the disabled. There are always tens of thousands of young and strong people. We can also recruit one out of ten miles in time. Tens of thousands of people are young and strong. How to use grain to recruit? Let's think about it together.

"Good." As soon as Wang Yuancheng finished speaking, the people in the room cheered together. They all looked at Wang Yuancheng. Wang Yuancheng smiled shyly.

"Uncle Wang said this, I also have an idea to say it, big guys, let's see how it goes." After stopping Wang Yuancheng's words, Xiao Yan had an idea and said, "Marshal Yue led the army to recover the six counties of Xiangyang, and all the surrounding counties have been recovered. He left a lonely city in Xiangyang alone and has not launched an attack for a long time. Just now, Uncle Wang said on the way to arrive, he occasionally saw several official ships transporting supplies. This must be the group of civil officials in the court who saw the six counties of Xiangyang. Fifth, I'm afraid that Marshal Yue's contribution is too great and someone is pulling his back. Now Marshal Yue's army must have enough food and fodder, and it is no longer possible to organize a large-scale attack. In addition, South Korean Marshal Han Shizhong has always been friends with Marshal Yue. This time, he attacked Xiangyang with Marshal Yue. Why not support the marshal? There is only one answer, that is, the troops that have participated in the recovery of the six counties of Xiangyang now now Lack of grass. Speaking of this, Xiao Yan looked at several people and saw that although they were listening, they seemed to be confused and didn't understand what was going on. So he continued, "It happens that we have so much grain and grass here that can't be transported out. Why don't we give all the rest to Marshal Yue to make a favor? If Marshal Yue wants to take over a few official ships, I think so much grain and grass, how big a favor will Marshal Yue won't turn over. Don't recognize people."

"Inferences, it's wonderful." Wang Yuancheng said, "If it is an official ship, ten ships are enough, but as for what to do with the boat, you can't tell Marshal Yue. Although Marshal Yue heard that the person is very good, after all, we... Speaking of this, I understand that although I am known as a righteous army, I am not a bandit in the eyes of officials.

"Okay, that's it, Uncle Wang. You are solely responsible for this matter. Contact Marshal Yue as soon as possible and send someone to watch the movement of Xiangyang. In addition, inform Fat Fish and Fat Dragon to leave a few people to monitor along the river, and the rest will all go to Jiankang." After ordering, Xiao Yan thought for a moment and said, "Shopkeeper Wang has been responsible for the allocation and accounts of all materials and equipment in Jiankang City in recent days, and drafted out the details of recruitment as soon as possible."

"Okay, let's do it right away." The two replied.

Xiao Yan stood up and said, "Uncle Ding, let's go outside and see what's going on. After saying that, he and Ding Sheng walked out of the door.

Wang Yuangui looked at Xiao Yan's back and said to Wang Yuancheng, "Brother, we are old, and the future is terrible!"