Chapter 360 Ten Days Limit

shangyong

Since Shangyong City was occupied by Liangzhou soldiers and horses overnight, the people in the city suddenly fell into a panic. Liangzhou is located in a remote area, and the people are fierce. It is rumored that the soldiers there are extremely cruel. Such rumors are deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even the people who have experienced a lot of war are extremely afraid of panic.

Fortunately, although Ma Chao has a hot temper, he has no intention of hurting the people. After occupying Shangyong City, except for replacing the key officials with their own people, all the other officials have not changed, which makes the people in the city feel a little at ease. However, despite this, the people in the city are still closed and dare not go out. Therefore, Shangyongcheng suddenly became much more deserted. Occasionally, I saw a few figures on the street, and it was also fleeting in a blink of an eye.

"I have added Li Hui as a supervisor in Jingzhou. I have met the general." In a mansion in Shangyong City, Li Hui was bowing his hand to Ma Chao.

"General Li, you're welcome. I don't know what advice Lord Zhou Mu has for mediocre matters?" Ma Chao is also a arch.

"Ha ha, my master asked the general to rest in Shangyong, as for the promise of the general, there will be no less food and fodder. Now he has raised more than half of the general to send someone to receive it at any time." Li Hui laughed.

"Oh?" Ma Chao was shocked. He knew very well how much grain and fodder Jingzhou promised to Liangzhou this time. It was really surprising that he had raised so much food and fodder in such a short time.

However, although he was a little surprised, Ma Chao was somewhat disbelieved. Even if Jingzhou was rich, it was impossible to raise so much food and fodder in such a short time.

"Ha ha, Jingzhou's reputation for wealth really lives up to its reputation, and it has raised so much food and fodder in such a short time. I just don't know where these grains and fodder are now. Will the state herdsmen hand over all the grain and fodder to Liangzhou at one time? Ma Chao squinted.

"General Ma joked. Naturally, it is impossible for so much food and fodder to be fully prepared at once, but half of it has been raised. During the period when the general transports half of the two wipes back to Liangzhou, the other half of the grain and fodder will be raised one after another. The general can rest assured." Li Hui shook his head.

"Oh? This is difficult to do. At the beginning, our Liangzhou soldiers and horses attacked Shangyong for Jingzhou. The grain and fodder promised by Jingzhou should also be paid in a lump sum. In addition, it also promised to provide part of the grain and fodder to Liangzhou in a few years. Now Jingzhou has not even raised the first grain and fodder. How can we believe that Jingzhou will take the next grain and fodder? All of them have been raised. In case something happens in Jingzhou one day, won't the grain and fodder promised by Jingzhou be fulfilled again? Ma Chao said with a embarrassment.

"Haha, General Ma joked. Although I have not been to Jingzhou, I also know that Jingzhou has hoarded a lot of grain and fodder for more than ten years. Moreover, Jingzhou's taxes have been extremely low in recent years, and there is also a lot of surplus grain in the hands of the people. If the herdsmen in the state want to raise food and fodder of hundreds of thousands of troops in a few days. This General Ma should know a little bit. Li Hui laughed.

"Although this is true, as far as I know, since your master succeeded Jingzhou Muyi, he has launched several wars. I don't know if there is still surplus grain in Jingzhou now. As for the surplus grain in the hands of the people you mentioned, if Liu Qi really buys grain and grass, it will really make these people willing to sell it. "Food and fodder?" Ma Chao said with a smile.

"This..." Li Hui was suddenly speechless. Ma Chao was right. Although the people have surplus grain in their hands, most of the families in Jingzhou have the habit of hoarding grain. Part of these surplus grain has been sold to subsidize the family, and most of it should have become the inventory of those families. It is a little difficult to collect enough food and fodder.

"Go back and tell your lord that if he can collect all the grain and fodder within ten days, we will hand over Shangyong to Jingzhou, and we will escort the first batch of grain and fodder back to Liangzhou. If not, then Shangyong can't be handed over to you Jingzhou." Ma Chao waved his hand.

Li Hui's face darkened, knowing that this was Ma Chao's advice. Ma Chao clearly did not want to easily exchange Shangyong for Jingzhou.

"Although the lord promised that the general would subdue Shangyong and hand over the grain and fodder to the general, there was no time at that time. Now the general shirks it with a ten-day limit. Does the general want to break his promise?"

Looking at Li Hui with a dull face, Ma Chao smiled and said, "Ha ha, do you want to make a promise? At the beginning, I also said that I would hand over Shangyong to Jingzhou, but I didn't explain how long it would take. How did this break my promise start? Ten days, but including today, if the general is still delayed here, this day will be gone.

"Huh! The ten-day limit is the time set by the general. As for whether I will abide by it or not, it also depends on the intention of my lord. Li Hui got up, snorted coldly, and turned around and left.

Looking at Li Hui's back, Ma Chao's mouth aroused a touch of sarcasm. He is extremely clear about the situation in Jingzhou. Not to mention ten days, even in twenty days, it is impossible for Jingzhou to raise so much food and fodder.

"General, will this annoy Liu Qi?" Pound was a little worried. After all, this is Jingzhou, and there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses in Liangzhou. The most important thing is that the food and grass of Liangzhou soldiers and horses are still provided by Jingzhou.

"It doesn't matter. Now that Jingzhou has started a full-scale war with Yizhou, he will not turn against us at this time." Ma Chao shook his head.

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"This Ma Chao is really abominable." In the big account, Huang Zhong said with an angry face.

"Lord, Ma Chao calculated that I, Jingzhou, will not have a ten-day limit at this time. The purpose is to get more food and fodder from the master. If the master agrees to Ma Chao's conditions this time, Ma Chao will only get worse in the future." Li Hui bowed his hand.

Looking at several people quarreling, Zhuge Liang sat there calmly and didn't mean to speak at all.

"Ten days?" Liu Qi sneered and said, "Why don't you agree? Does he really think that I can't raise these grains in Jingzhou?

For Liangzhou, Liu Qi did not believe from the beginning that the word Xinyi had long become the cheapest thing in these troubled times. Liangzhou and other places are remote, hesitating to contact with different races all year round, and they are even more indifferent to morality. Since Ma Chao bound Jingzhou with a ten-day limit, he will use these ten days to let Ma Chao obediently give up the mediocrity.

But ten days later, the delivery is not as simple as grain and grass. No matter whether Ma Chao agrees or not, he will decide on this Yongcheng.

"Shenxin Jingzhou and ask them to transport the prepared grain and fodder to Wancheng. In addition, send the letter to Wenhe. This matter is handled by him. Zhao Qi and Chen Xuan assisted, and the remaining grain and grass will be collected and transported to Wancheng in ten days."

Liu Qi said coldly that it is time to harvest for such a long time. Although he let Chen Xuan and Zhao Qi manage the treasury in Jingzhou, Liu Qi knows their movements very well. These two are now hot figures in Jingzhou.

Backed by the Jingzhou government treasury, the two have expanded their business more than ten times in a few months. They have frequent contacts with the world's famous rich merchants and those families who do business, which is no longer what it used to be.

"This..." Li Hui looked at Liu Qi in a daze. In ten days, how could the lord have such great confidence?

Even Zhuge Liang is a little different. Although he knows that Liu Qi had arranged in advance, is the ten-day time too short? Can Chen Xuan and Zhao Qi really have the ability to complete the task assigned by Liu Qi within ten days?

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"General, Liu Qi agreed." In Shangyong City, Pang De looked at Ma Chaodao with a surprised face.

"What did you agree to?" Ma Chao asked casually.

"The ten-day limit promised to the general." Pound's eyes are still incredible.

"Hmm?" Ma Chao's face changed slightly, and Liu Qi actually agreed. The ten-day limit was just a means for him to raise the price. Even if Liu Qi didn't see this, how could Liu Qi's subordinates not see it?

According to his guess, even if Liu Qi is dissatisfied, he has to agree to this condition for the sake of Jingzhou. Although it may be suppressed on the price, it is definitely not that the current price is much higher. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi agreed. Where did Liu Qi get so much confidence? Can Jingzhou really raise so much food and fodder?

"General, what is Jingzhou's intention to do this? With the current situation in Jingzhou, it is impossible to raise so much food and fodder." Pound said eagerly that the ten-day limit is a kind of coercion for Jingzhou, but if Jingzhou really doesn't care about this kind of coercion, the blow to Liangzhou is fatal. Although there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses here, these 5,000 soldiers and horses are the most elite soldiers and horses in Liangzhou, and they can't be lost here.

Ma Chao frowned and there was also a trace of irritability in his eyes. Liu Qi always acted unexpectedly, which really made people unable to touch the intention in his heart.

"Send someone to Jingzhou immediately to inquire about the situation in Jingzhou and see if Liu Qi really intends to raise the rest of the food and fodder?" At this time, Ma Chao was most worried about Jingzhou using these ten days to prepare for the battle with Liangzhou. At this point, Ma Chao did not dare to take risks. At this time, Jingzhou had a strong enemy, and Liangzhou also had a strong enemy. Speaking of which, the situation in Jingzhou was much better than that in Liangzhou.

"No." Pound's face turned into a hurry and bowed.

Looking at Pang De who left, Ma Chao had some regrets in his heart. Why didn't he agree to Li Hui's conditions and directly hand over Shangyong to Jingzhou, so that he could not only get Jingzhou well, but also get enough food and fodder. He was in a dilemma like now.

With 5,000 soldiers and horses in Liangzhou, they can't defend the whole Shangyong at all, but only a few counties near Shangyong City. However, it is located in Jingzhou, and the Jingzhou army can support it at any time, and the food and fodder of Liangzhou soldiers and horses will not last long.

Turning around in the room, Ma Chao became more and more irritable. Since he led the army, although it is not unexpected, he can firmly hold the initiative in his own hands with every opportunity. He has never been in such a dilemma as today.

"I hope it's Liu Qi's impromptuous, otherwise Liangzhou will be in danger." Ma Chao sighed and thought that Li Hui came to Shangyong, which seemed to reveal strangeness everywhere. Although he argued a few words, he did not have the reason or even threatening words as he imagined.