The Reborn Wife is Farming

Lieutenant Zhong's face paled, and he said in a low voice: "General, the soldiers have been hungry for a long time, and there may be pursuers behind..."

"So what?" Qi Haoran interrupted him, "If you enter the village, are you any different from bandits? Why not surrender quickly on the mountain, where is the nearest supply point?" Qi Haoran stared at him and asked again.

Generally, the garrison has supply points in places. Only the upper-level confidantes know about these places. Qi Haoran just took over the army not long ago, and started fighting as soon as he came up. The previous supplies were all provided by the imperial court. There is not much in those supply points. , or whether the contents inside can be eaten is not certain, so Qi Haoran didn't ask.

But now the yamen in the Jinghu area is like a fake, and there are bandits everywhere. If they want to supply, they can only find these small supply points. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat. At this time, they only need to have a meal to have the strength to escape and join the imperial army. .

Vice-General Zhong lowered his head and said, "There is a small supply point fifty-eight miles to the east, but the general is not sure that it is still there, after all, bandits are rampant now..."

"Rest for another quarter of an hour, and head east, and make sure to arrive before dark." Qi Haoran directly ordered.

The soldiers regained their vitality. Although they were hungry and tired, they still walked towards the supply point full of confidence.

In the past, the army’s supply points were replenished and managed by the imperial court and local officials. Nine of the ten supply points were empty. Later, there were military fields and military households. Naturally, the supply points were the responsibility of each garrison. Qi Haoran thought that no matter how bad the situation was, it would It will not be worse than in the hands of the magistrates. The fact is that although there is grain in the warehouse of the supply point, all the grain is moldy and blackened old rice.

Qi Haoran rubbed the rice in his hands, and looked back at Vice-General Zhong and the others indifferently.

Deputy General Zhong and Chief Qian of Zhongying lowered their heads, not daring to look at Qi Haoran.

Qi Haoran took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said, "Tell people to bury the pot and cook."

Deputy General Zhong let out a breath and hurriedly called someone in to move the grain out. He didn't mind the moldy and blackened rice in the warehouse at all. They were starving to death now, so why would they care about this?

Feibai's face was also very ugly, "Master, they are too much, the whole storehouse is full of moldy grain, eating too much of this kind of food will hurt your stomach, how can the soldiers fight?"

"Now is not the time to worry about this," Qi Haoran said meaningfully: "As long as you can survive, there will be opportunities to settle accounts."

"But fourth master, you've been hungry for several days, how can your stomach bear it if you eat these things at this time?"

Qi Haoran rolled his eyes and said: "My master even drank horse urine before, what's a few taels of moldy rice? There are many hungry masters in the army. If you say this again, be careful that I will beat you."

Although Qi Haoran didn't dare to say that he could completely share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, he would never do something special at this time to chill the hearts of the soldiers.

The food at the supply point was saved from their rations, but now it suddenly turned into moldy rice. Even if he was newly transferred, the food reserves had nothing to do with him, and Qi Haoran couldn't completely shirk his responsibility because he was theirs. The general is their current chief, so he is naturally responsible for everything now. As for who he will find to be responsible in the end, it is a question for their upper echelons.

The rice that was carried out gave off an unpleasant musty smell. The soldiers washed the rice several times before fetching water from the nearby river for cooking.

And Huotouying took a few pairs of people to pick some wild vegetables nearby, and let some people who still had strength go into the mountain to see if they could catch some prey with luck.

Qi Haoran was still repeatedly rubbing those moldy black rice grains in his hands, and his face sank into the water.

Vice-General Zhong thought for a while, then leaned forward and said, "Fourth Master, the situation at this supply point is not good. There is another supply point twenty-five miles north from here, and the situation at that point should be better."

Qi Haoran slightly opened his fingers a few slits, and the rice in his hand only moved a little and then stopped moving. If it was good rice, it would have flowed out along his fingers.

He threw away the rice in his hand, clapped his hands and asked curiously: "Vice General Zhong, where did you find this kind of grain? If it weren't for the fact that we were about to starve to death, this kind of stuff cost a hundred taels of silver to beg the brothers to eat." , Brothers don’t even carry a pair of chopsticks.”

"The rice grains have turned black and musty. It is said that such things should have been thrown away long ago. The reform of the military system has only lasted for three or four years. How did you turn the grain into this?" Qi Haoran looked at him.

Deputy Zhong's heart trembled, and he opened his mouth. He wanted to make up some reasons to confuse him, but he couldn't say any reason to Qi Haoran's eyes that seemed to see everything.

Those who are familiar with Qi Haoran know that his eyes are just an expression of anger and annoyance, so the eyes subconsciously widen slightly, appearing extremely clear, as if nothing in this world can be hidden from him.

But he was only angry because of the behavior of Deputy General Zhong and the others, and he was annoyed at the fact that he couldn't figure out the reason for the rice mildew.

Deputy General Zhong thought to himself, since Qi Haoran is already their general, it is impossible to hide the situation of this supply point from him in the future, so why not take this opportunity to give him a psychological preparation, the impact of the incident may be smaller.

Vice-General Zhong said with mixed truth and falsehood: "Return to the general, these moldy rice are not military rations handed over by military households at all, but bought back by our former generals and wealthy businessmen."

Vice-General Zhong sighed and said: "The general is also a leader in battle. You should know that there are not many lutians for fourth-rank generals. In the past, the military pay and food were paid by the imperial court. Although there are often deductions, as long as the number of people who report is large Several times, we can still have some spare salary. Several senior officials in the army rely on this to support their families, and the reform of the military system seems to be of great benefit to us, but we only have such a few people, and the land we have allocated is also planted. No, in addition to the many natural and man-made disasters in recent years, the military rations handed over by the military households are barely enough to eat. There is no way to buy food for the supply point, but the imperial court wants to send people down to check the warehouse. In desperation, the general had no choice but to I asked everyone to take some money out to make up enough money for the army, found a rich businessman, and bought the moldy grain in his hands. This thing was originally used for inspection. How could everyone think that this thing would save everyone's life today? ?”

Qi Haoran was very suspicious of what Vice Admiral Zhong said. He had heard about empty pay, but he had never seen it before, because all the empty pay in the West Camp were punished by his brother's military law. Therefore, Qi Haoran was able to live here in a healthy state. Growing up in the environment, at least he has not been polluted by character since he was a child, and his IQ is even less likely to degrade because of it. However, although he doubts the other party's words, it is not good to ask questions at this time, and continue to worry about what he saw when he went to the next stronghold tomorrow. Will it also be the musty black rice.

But Fei Bai touched it quietly and said in a low voice: "Master, he lied to you. It was simply that they colluded with each other to sell the soldiers' military and food salaries, and bought moldy rice as good rice to avoid inspection. Just now a veteran told Xiao Yes, they had been eating old rice for more than a year before the Lord went. Although the rice was not as black and moldy as it is now, it was still dry. Everyone had planted the land, and they knew the rice by touching it. Stayed for at least four or five years..."

Qi Haoran's face was cold and stern, and he nodded and said: "I see, don't break through this matter first, the first thing is to break out, everyone can't be divorced at this time, and also, find a way to reply to your fourth grandma, I don't know her now. Worrying about what to do."