I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Liu Sheng nodded, there was finally a decent one among these battalion commanders, but he still refused: "Brother Mi Xing is right, we should indeed send someone to Shuozhou to check the situation first.

But I think it is quite inappropriate to pile up the food in one place and transport it slowly. Let’s not talk about the Khitan people. Will they give us this time? If someone takes the opportunity to set fire to it, then our army will be unable to move forward, so the food must be synchronized with the army.

Just when everyone was frowning, Wu Ze suddenly said: "Brother Sheng, didn't you take in a grain merchant?"

"How do these grain merchants transport grain?"

Liu Sheng slapped his head, "Yes! Why did you forget this guy?"

Wang Liao was very reserved in the camp. This time he took his son out to collect food on a whim, but unexpectedly, he encountered a war.

Not only did he almost die, but now he has been kidnapped, and the ransom is as high as 40 yuan.

Being with a group of bandits made him very uncomfortable.

He had always been well-dressed and well-fed, and when he saw the soldiers taking large pieces of pork with hair on them and putting them into their mouths, in his eyes, it was like a ferocious beast eating after hunting.

Although Wang Liao is a businessman, he comes from a wealthy background and is engaged in big business. It is a delicacy in the life of a rich man like him to eat and sleep in the open.

The various behaviors of the soldiers were unacceptable to Wang Liao, who had received etiquette education since childhood.

He carefully picked up a decent-looking piece of meat from the table, found an inconspicuous corner, tore the meat apart bit by bit and fed it to his son.

When he learned that Liu Sheng was looking for him, his relief suddenly increased.

If soldiers are ferocious beasts, then Liu Sheng is the devil.

The gentry and big landowners owned a lot of wealth and land, but he was just a businessman dependent on the gentry. He had neither land nor wealth, only some food. This did not seem to conflict with the new law implemented by Liu Sheng, but Liu Sheng buried everyone. .

If Liu Sheng is in need, he can donate all the food.

But he forgot that there are more than 100 grain merchants like him in the county, and not every grain merchant is as wealthy as him and does not care about food.

With an uneasy mood, I came to Liu Sheng with my son in my arms.

As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt down and begged Liu Sheng to give him more time. 40 yuan was not a small amount, and it would take some time to raise money.

Liu Sheng was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, and then he remembered that it was just an excuse for himself, and he had no intention of actually doing it.

But now it is just needed. Liu Sheng sat on the main seat and said: "Get up! There is something I need to ask you now. If it is done, I will spare you [-] yuan."

Wang Liao couldn't believe his ears, so he asked something and got away with [-] yuan.

Liu Sheng said slowly: "How do you grain merchants transport grain?"

"Ah?" Wang Liao really didn't expect this question, but he was not blind about the problem with this army.

Too much baggage and insufficient manpower seriously slowed down the march.

He was also very curious, but he didn't dare to ask anything, thinking that this was Song Jun's pattern.

Wang Liao thought for a while and said: "There are generally two modes for grain merchants to transport grain. One is the cooperation between government and businessmen. The merchants pay and the government provides civilian workers. The government gets seven of the rewards and the merchants get three. This method is safer and less expensive. There will be taxes.”

The second is relatively simple, which is to recruit a group of guards, and then find coolies in various counties, and settle the accounts on a daily basis. This is low cost, but the risk is extremely high, and someone needs to be on the front line. "

Liu Sheng slapped his thigh fiercely and muttered: "Why did you forget about this? There are not enough people to find people! Partial shipment, this is what the Song Dynasty had?"

Immediately, I felt sad that there was still so much grain that had not been transported out of Yunzhong County.

Sure enough, professional matters should be left to professionals. If you had asked earlier, it would not have been so troublesome.

Just when Liu Sheng was secretly happy that he had solved a troublesome matter, the cavalry battalion reported that a deserter was caught three miles north of the camp.

"Desert?" Liu Sheng was a little shocked and couldn't believe his ears.

Just when Liu Sheng was confused, someone came to report again, and Dayingnan also caught a deserter.

Now Liu Sheng was not calm anymore and asked someone to bring the two people over.

Soon, two tied-up soldiers appeared in the big tent.

Liu Sheng asked doubtfully: "I can still understand the one running south. What are you planning on running north?"

The two of them lowered their heads and hesitated, saying nothing.

Ding Jie suddenly said: "Why does this guy look so familiar to me?"

Then he patted his head and said, "Isn't this the fellow from the [-]th Battalion Commander?"

"Your battalion commander doesn't treat you well? Then you don't have to run away! You can come to our camp."

The [-]th Battalion Commander and the [-]th Battalion Commander are waiting for news. If nothing happens, the adult will arrive tomorrow morning.

It doesn't take seven days to return to the Song Dynasty.

At this time, someone came in and reported, "The cavalry battalion captured two deserters, they are from our [-]th battalion."

"The general asked the battalion commander to go and discuss matters."

When the commander of the [-]th Battalion heard this, his expression changed drastically and he stared at the Commander of the [-]th Battalion and said, "Cavalry Battalion? Aren't they in the camp?"

The [-]th Battalion Commander looked at another person standing aside.

The man said in horror: "I went to see the cavalry camp and all their horses were there."

"The horses are here, where is the man?" The face of the eleventh battalion commander suddenly darkened.

"Me? The battalion commander didn't ask me to see horses, he didn't ask me to see people!"

"I..." The commander of the [-]th Battalion didn't catch his breath.

He said in despair: "It's over, it's over, I'm dead now."

The [-]th Battalion went on a long march and Zheng Shen said: "Wang Wu will not betray me. As long as the special envoy insists, Liu Sheng can't do anything to us."

The two of them were carried to Liu Sheng's tent with slowly uneasy hearts.

Seeing the two people coming here, Liu Sheng slowly stood up and walked down and said: "The two brothers have suffered. They caught two deserters. It's not a big deal at first. Just kill them.

But they said something and wanted you two to come over and confirm it. "

Then Liu Sheng shouted loudly: "Say."

"The battalion commander asked me to go find the Khitan people and tell them that the Song army has withdrawn and we are the only one left."

Liu Sheng looked at the two battalion commanders and said, "Brothers, can you explain a few things."

"Of course, he must be from the [-]th Battalion, there is no need to deny this."

Only then did the [-]th Battalion Commander realize that he was afraid and his whole body was shaking.

"Here..."

"We are all brothers, what can't we say? To seek refuge with the Khitan is to be a traitor and will be beheaded."

Liu Sheng said it calmly, and the [-]th Battalion Commander hurriedly retorted: "I don't, I just want to take them home, I have your orders."

"Sir? Which master? Does it belong to Mr. Cai?"

The commander of the [-]th Battalion then looked at the special envoy beside him with pleading eyes.

"I am under the command of Lord Wang Zhen..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Sheng: "Wang Zhen? Never heard of it. The last order we received was to stand still and wait for reinforcements to surround the Datong defenders."

"The reinforcements did not arrive at the stipulated time. Our army used the weak to attack the strong and killed four thousand cavalry. We suffered heavy casualties. Now everyone in the army has decided to retreat to Shuozhou for the future."

"It has now been discovered that the commander of the [-]th Battalion and the [-]th Battalion intended to commit treason. He will be beheaded and circulated to the three armies as a warning to others."

In the past, if he could not appear in Liu Sheng's sight, he would stay as far away as possible.