Chapter 565
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Xiao Ruxun felt like he understood many things in an instant.
"I first discovered these old grains at the foot of Zijing Pass. The appearance of these old grains at the foot of Zijing Pass means that the Northern Invaders obtained the grains in your grain storage cave in Datong, so they were able to continue their march south. They should not have obtained them in Shanxi. Datong is Datong. They obtained these grains in Datong!"
"I don't dare say that it's true, but if the Northern Barbarians really obtained these old grains, then they must have obtained them in Datong. Datong doesn't have as many grain storage caves as Shanxi, and the storage period is shorter, but the quantity is still considerable. Most of them are used for business with the Northern Barbarians."
Xiao Ruxun nodded.
"The officials and commoners are starving and have no food to eat, but you take large amounts of grain to do business with the Northern Barbarians. When the Northern Barbarians are full, they can come south to attack Daming, while the Daming officials are powerless against the Northern Barbarians because they have no food to eat. Good, good, very good!"
Liu Yong felt a chill in his heart.
"Commander … we … we really didn't know that the Northern Barbarians used Datong's grain to go south. We sold the grain to the Northern Barbarians for money. We never thought that this would happen … The Northern Barbarians must have attacked our people in Datong and tortured them to obtain this information. Otherwise, they wouldn't have …"
Before he could finish, Xiao Ruxun raised his hand to stop him from continuing.
"Enough, this is a crime committed by the entire Jin Merchant Gang. How can you bear the responsibility alone? I won't blame you alone. Tell me everything you know about the grain storage caves in Shanxi. You don't have to tell me about the Liu Family's, but I believe you know quite a bit about the grain storage caves of your competitors.
Tell this Governor. This Governor can be considered helping you. First, I'm helping the people of Shanxi survive this winter. Second, I'm taking advantage of the wartime to make those large families bleed. Think about it. If someone else in Datong divulged the news of the grain caves and caused the destruction of your Liu family, wouldn't you want to take revenge on them?
Tell this Supervisor about these things, this Supervisor will come forward to help you get revenge and take away all their food. As for your Liu Clan's grain storage cave, you can keep it, it's yours. This Supervisor doesn't want it. "
Liu Yong couldn't believe his ears.
"Is what the admiral said … true?"
"Of course, as long as you tell me where the other grain storage caves are, I won't take the Liu Clan's grain storage cave. You can keep it for yourself, and these grain storage caves will still belong to the Liu Clan. How about it?"
Liu Yong was overjoyed and quickly knelt on the ground to kowtow to Xiao Ruxun.
"This lowly one thanks the Commander for his great kindness! This lowly one thanks the Admiral for his great kindness! "
"Hahaha, alright, get up. Come, mark it here."
Xiao Ruxun handed a map of Shanxi to Liu Yong and had Liu Yong mark the grain storage caves of the other clans. In order to survive and make a comeback, Liu Yong spared no effort in betraying these fellow merchants. He even told Xiao Ruxun all the possible mechanisms in these caves.
Putting away the grain storage map, Xiao Ruxun smiled and nodded. He extended his hand to his personal guard, who understood and took out a cloth bag. Xiao Ruxun took the bag and took out a silver banknote.
"Take it. This is a banknote worth one hundred taels of silver. Now that Shanxi is in chaos, take these taels of silver and hide in the south. Once the war is over, come back and start your business again."
Liu Yong was overjoyed and took the banknote worth one hundred taels of silver. He kowtowed a few times to Xiao Ruxun and turned to leave.
Xiao Ruxun handed the cloth bag to his personal guard and took the flintlock from him. He aimed at Liu Yong's back and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out and Liu Yong fell to the ground.
Xiao Ruxun handed the gun back to his personal guard.
"Bringing disaster to the country and causing suffering to the people. Bring back the silver and burn the corpse."
"Yes, Sir!"
The personal guard immediately did as he was told.
At this time, Li Rusong had just returned from his patrol. He heard the gunshot and saw a corpse being carried out. He asked curiously, "Admiral, who is this?"
"The leader just now is called Liu Yong, a survivor of the Liu family. When the Northern Barbarians attacked the city, this guy went out to drink with his friends and luckily survived. I shot him and sent him to reunite with his family."
Li Rusong looked back and spat angrily. "None of these Jin merchants are good people. All they earn is money that will end their bloodlines! I wish I could kill them myself! "
Turning back, Li Rusong said, "Admiral, the situation in the city is not good. Many houses have been destroyed and the weather is cold. The problem of accommodation can still be solved, but the food left by the Northern Barbarians is only enough for two to three meals. After three meals, there will be nothing left to eat. Without food, how can the people of Taiyuan survive?"
Xiao Ruxun took out the map of the grain storage and handed it to Li Rusong.
Li Rusong took it but did not understand it.
"Admiral, this is …"
"The grain storage cave of the Jin merchants in Shanxi. The grain storage cave that Liu Yong knows about. The Jin merchants in Shanxi hide their surplus grain in the cave every year to create the illusion that the market price is high. They take the opportunity to accumulate wealth and sell the grain to the Northern Barbarians at a high price.
The grain in the camp of the Northern Barbarians should be the grain hidden by the Jin merchants in the Datong Grain Storage Cave. That's why they have the confidence to go south. "
Li Rusong was stunned.
"Is this true? When I first heard about this, he thought it was just a rumor and did not believe it. But it turned out to be true? How much grain is there … "
"It's enough for the refugees in Shanxi and Datong to survive the winter. General Li, this matter should not be delayed. I want you to immediately arrange for the people of Taiyuan to move the grain. We don't have many soldiers and we have to deal with the Northern Barbarians. We can only let the people of Taiyuan get the grain themselves.
As for the grain that the people of Taiyuan can't carry, send someone to guard it. After we finish dealing with the Northern Barbarians, we will move the grain and distribute it to the refugees in Shanxi and Datong. Let them survive the winter and leave some seed grain for them. In short, there will be a disaster after the war. I don't want to see it. "
Li Rusong looked at the grain storage map with a heavy expression and nodded.
After Li Rusong left, Xiao Ruxun continued to fiddle with the firewood to make the fire burn brighter. As he fiddled with it, he suddenly understood something.
These Northern Barbarians probably wanted to take revenge on their competitors. That was why they did not hesitate to use such cruel methods to lure the Northern Barbarians into the Great Wall and gave them so much grain. The Northern Barbarians must have attacked Taiyuan City to get rid of some enemies in the city.
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