The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 199

Wang Liang got on his horse again and walked towards the Sheriff's Mansion again, but this time, he didn't dare to gallop like before.

Because of the assassination on the road, by the time Wang Liang arrived at the Sheriff's Mansion, it was past Xu time.

When a storm is coming, it is often the small, unassuming animals, like ants, who see it in advance.And in a big mansion, who is the real master and who is really holding the power, you only need to look at the servants of the mansion.

These little people are often the most sensitive to the alternation of power.The Sheriff's Mansion has changed its owner, so of course everyone in the Sheriff's Mansion knows about it.

As one of the three generals under Changsun Ji, Wang Liang and he walked to the county guard's mansion, so no one would stop him.Walking through the courtyard, along a cobblestone path, to the end, and crossing a wooden arch bridge, Wang Liang saw Changsun Ji in a pavilion drinking hot tea.

After bowing his hands and saluting, Changsun Ji looked at Wang Liang who was standing under the pavilion and said with a smile: "General Wang, come on. Come up and drink a pot of tea with me."

"Obey." Wang Liang didn't shirk, walked into the hall, and sat down opposite Changsun Ji.

After he sat down, Wang Gang, who was originally standing behind Changsun Ji, reached out to pick up the teapot from the table, and poured Wang Liang a cup of tea.

Wang Liang protected the cup with his hands, and when the tea was poured, he nodded to Wang Gang to express his gratitude.Then he picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and immediately, his tongue and teeth were fragrant.The tea was swallowed down his throat, and Wang Liang felt as if a warm current had entered his stomach, making his frozen body warm.

He looked at the tea in the cup with some surprise, it was not green, but red, the kind of red like blood.

Seeing his surprised look, Changsun Ji smiled and said, "You came at the right time. You can have a good time. This is the best pumu tea that General Guo dug out in the study of Niu Junshou. 1000 taels of silver One or two, there is often a price but no market. Even in the capital, I haven't drunk it a few times."

"1000 taels? This Niu County Sheriff really enjoys it." Wang Liang said with some emotion.

Changsun Ji smiled, glanced at Wang Liang and asked, "Is the aristocratic family in the city finished?"

"Not yet, but it's already at the finishing stage, and it's estimated that it will be over in two hours." Hearing Changsun Ji's inquiry, Wang Liang said.

Changsun Ji nodded, looked at Wang Liang and asked, "But what happened?"

"I didn't encounter any accidents. It's just that the general found grain in three stone troughs in the East Wuyang grain depot. He didn't know what to do with it, so he came here to report to the general. By the way, he also reported to the general to handle various matters of the family."

Hearing Wang Liang and saying that there were three troughs of grain in Dongwuyang granary, Changsun Ji was slightly taken aback. He knew how big a stone trough was.At that time in the capital, although there was food prepared by Xiahou Fishing and Hunting for him to go out to the army, he also ran through the granary a few times.I've seen that kind of extra-large stone trough.

Three years after the founding of Dayan, Emperor Yan deliberately ordered the use of stone troughs of uniform size throughout the country in order to better count the reserves of local granaries.So when Wang Liang said that there were three stone troughs for grain in Dongwuyang, he had roughly estimated how much grain there was, so he was slightly taken aback.

"There is still so much stored grain in Dongwuyang, and there is such a large-scale phenomenon of cannibalism. It seems that this Niu County Sheriff is really dishonest and full of lies." After finishing speaking, Wei Wei paused After a while, Changsun Ji continued: "But it doesn't matter anymore, no matter whether what he said is true or not, now that he is dead, everything is meaningless."

Wang Liang nodded, he knew what Changsun Ji meant by saying this was not to pursue the reason why the Niu County Sheriff kept the grain in the granary and allowed the people to eat human flesh.

Wang Liang was not surprised that Changsun Ji made such a decision.Because for them now, the most important thing is how to resist the coming grain army.It is obviously not worthwhile to just spend your mind to satisfy your curiosity.

He is not a person who insists on breaking the matter to the end. Since Changsun Ji is unwilling to pursue the truth of this matter, he will naturally not raise this question again.

"General, what about the grain in the granary? Do you want me to transport the grain back to the barracks?" Wang Liang asked.

Hearing Wang Liangbin's inquiry, Changsun Ji didn't answer right away, but thought for a while and said, "Go and divide the food into two halves, and give half to General Guo, so that he can recruit appropriate amount of food in Dongwuyang according to the amount of food. The soldiers of Dongwuyang are tough, and they are good candidates for the Death Battalion."

"The remaining half will be handed over to the gang leader army. Tomorrow, we will set up grain sheds in the city and distribute porridge on time. Also, it is not an option for the army to stay outside the city every day. Tomorrow all the troops outside the city will enter the city, and the barracks will be set up in the city. Inside the mansions of the great families."

"Obey." Wang Liang bowed his hands and accepted the order.

Changsun Ji paused for a moment, then asked again: "How many things were looted in the aristocratic family today?"

"This? I haven't fully counted it yet. Most of the family's wealth is mostly in the fields and shops in Tobu Yangnei. If it is just gold, silver, silk, and vases, there are not many. According to the general estimate , should be about 30 silver."

Changsun Ji nodded and said, "You will sell some of the shops and fields of the confiscated aristocratic family to merchants in the city, and take out 15 silver to reward the soldiers. The rest of the silver will be used to buy grain from those merchants."

"Since there is so much grain in the East Wuyang Grain Depot, those merchants should have a lot of grain in their hands, so they will buy it at the pre-disaster price. All the remaining silver will be exchanged for grain." Changsun Ji said softly.

Hearing what Changsun Ji said, Wang Liang suddenly raised his head and glanced at Changsun Ji, he naturally understood what Changsun Ji said.

Now at this time, don't say that according to Changsun Ji's words, buy grain at the price before the disaster, even if you buy it at the current market, those merchants may not necessarily sell grain.

Naturally, Changsun Ji would not be ignorant of this, but he also deliberately added this sentence, and the meaning revealed is interesting.How to make businessmen accept the harsh conditions that Changsun Ji said?That's only when you can't help yourself and your life is threatened.

So didn't Changsun Ji just mean that if the businessmen don't know the interest, then use some means to make the businessman know the interest.

(End of this chapter)