In fact, it wasn't as exaggerated as he made it out to be. A handcart with a few planks of wood on the wheels was completely different from a real carriage with a carriage.
Although a carriage required a high level of skill in the wheels, a handcart used to transport goods was different from a carriage used to transport people.
The skills of the wheels used to transport people had to be strict, otherwise the people sitting on it would be jolted to death. Cartwheels used to pull goods were different. There was no need to worry about bumps or deaths. As long as it was an apprentice that could make cartwheels, it wouldn't take much effort. Based on Nanzhou's manpower and material resources, it wasn't a problem to make a cart with two cartwheels per board. The only worry was that there wouldn't be enough mules and horses to pull the goods.
However, these three elders, who were already very old, did not know that normally, no one would pay attention to such things. Many ordinary people might not even pay attention to such things. Some things were not easy to deceive for low-level officials. The higher the person, the easier it was to deceive. This was the reason why Xue Xiao almost laughed in anger.
In fact, even if they knew this, the three elders wouldn't be angry. What could they do? With Yan's current situation, who would dare to force Nanzhou to rebel?
The three of them were old, so they were stunned by his words.
Niu Youdao spouted nonsense with a straight face, and the three of them almost believed him.
But it was still 'almost'. They weren't stupid, not to mention they already knew that Nanzhou was up to no good.
Chong Gu waved his hand, "Don't give us that. The three of us are here to find a solution, not to listen to your complaints."
Solve it, solve it, how can it not be solved! Niu Youdao said seriously, "Solve it immediately. Gather the craftsmen and think of a way to solve it as quickly as possible. If there isn't any dried wood, get people to demolish the houses of the common people. The frontlines are the most important. I'll take the head of anyone who dares to delay!"
His attitude was so resolute that the three elders were speechless. They didn't know how to vent their anger.
Spiritual Void Manor Elder Tian Que said, "How long will it take?"
"Men!" How could Niu Youdao give an exact time? He turned his head and shouted, summoning Lei Zongkang over. He sternly said, "Immediately contact His Highness and summon all the craftsmen of Nanzhou to rush to the official grain transport road day and night. Spare no effort in repairing the grain transport wagons."
"Yes!" Lei Zongkang accepted the order and left.
Niu Youdao turned around to look at the three of them and asked tentatively, "Three Elders, are you satisfied with this way of handling things? If you are not satisfied, feel free to voice your opinion. I will cooperate fully and execute it immediately without delay. "
The three of them could only come up with a few suggestions, but any more would be nothing more than nonsense. Other than getting the blacksmiths to deal with it as soon as possible, what better way could they come up with?
The three of them felt that Niu Youdao's words were problematic, but they couldn't pinpoint any of them.
Kun Ziyue cursed in his heart. There were too few cultivators in this world. Otherwise, how could these unruly people of the secular world be so arrogant?
However, on second thought, he realized that something was wrong. Niu Youdao was also one of them.
Tian Que said, "In other words, this batch of food can only be transported away after you get the vehicles ready?"
Niu Youdao: "From the looks of it, this is the only thing we can do. The incident was too sudden, Nanzhou didn't have much time to prepare."
Tian Que: "By the time you get everything ready, the war will have already ended, right?"
Niu Youdao said with a straight face, "How can we let this mess up? I have an idea, I wonder if the three Elders are willing to listen?"
Chong Gu: "If you have something to say, then spit it out!"
Niu Youdao didn't get angry, "There's no need to wait until the vehicles are ready. How about this, we use the vehicles that can transport the food first so that the soldiers at the frontlines won't starve. There's another advantage to this, the transport speed will be faster if there's less food, so the war won't be delayed. What do the three Elders think? "
Chong Gu: "What about the rest of the food, leave it all for you?"
Niu Youdao hurriedly waved his hand, "How can that be? The three major sects of the Yan Nation have warned me time and time again. If I dare to embezzle the food, the three major sects will be the first to punish me. Three Elders, please be at ease. First, you will deliver the rations for a period of time. As for the rest, I will prepare a vehicle and immediately escort it over. My Southern State will be fully responsible for the escort. If anything happens, my Southern State will also bear the responsibility. This is the reality, as long as Nanzhou and the Imperial Court are clear, the responsibility won't fall on the three Elders. "
With this, the three of them finally calmed down. This was a good idea.
After the matter was settled, the three of them didn't want to argue with him anymore. They didn't have time, so they left. They came in a hurry, and left in a hurry.
After watching the three of them leave, Keeping Immortal Sect's Sect Master Fei Changliu leaned towards Niu Youdao, "Daoye, what about the three major sects' pressure?"
Niu Youdao: "Of course we'll obediently build the vehicles to deliver the food, but this time we'll have to raise the requirements for the transport vehicles. Even if we spend more time building the vehicles, we can't let the same problem happen again. Otherwise, we won't be able to answer to the three major sects."
Raise the requirements for the transport vehicles? The three Sect Masters looked at each other, completely speechless. They finally understood this person's intentions. At the end of the day, he still didn't want to hand over the food in his hands. He wanted to build it slowly, and no one knew when it would be ready. If the three major sects rushed him, the vehicles would break down on the road. In short, Nanzhou wouldn't be able to smoothly hand over the food.
The three Sect Masters could see that this person was confident that Yan wouldn't dare to force Nanzhou to rebel at this time, so he had nothing to worry about.
If that was the case, then so be it. What the three of them were most concerned about wasn't this, but the current situation of Nanzhou.
Xia Hua worriedly said, "Daoye, is it appropriate for us to drag him down like this? If Yan really collapses, I'm afraid Nanzhou won't have an easy time either. "
Niu Youdao: "I'm doing this to protect everyone. Don't think too much, I have my own plans."
Seeing that he was confident, and considering his past capabilities, the three of them were more or less relieved. At this point, facing such a situation, the three sects were completely helpless, and could only rely on him. They had already entrusted the life and death of the three sects to him …
After the three elders returned to the grain delivery team, they gradually found that the situation was becoming more and more wrong. They found that more and more vehicles were damaged.
When the team left the borders of Nanzhou, the vehicles that Nanzhou had prepared were basically all broken. Only the ten thousand grain vehicles that Xue Xiao had taken from Dingzhou were still sturdy.
This scene angered the three elders so much that they kept cursing along the way. "Bastard" became a form of address for Niu Youdao.
In other words, most of the food that Wei Guo had sent this time was left in Nanzhou's territory.
The escorting Nanzhou army and large numbers of Great Zen Mountain cultivators saw all of this. The Great Zen Mountain cultivators were embarrassed to see the damage of the grain vehicles along the way. They had seen vehicles damaged before, but they had never seen such exaggerated damage. It would be strange if no one did anything.
After the news reached the Great Zen Mountain sect, Huang Lie told the people below to ignore it. If there were any problems, the first thing the three major sects would do was find Niu Youdao.
The situation was so chaotic. Niu Youdao was actually fighting with the court and the three major sects. Great Zen Mountain wanted nothing more than to hide and pretend to be deaf and dumb. They didn't want to provoke anyone.
When the Yan Imperial Court received the news, they only knew that there were about a thousand carriages of grain left in Nanzhou.
Shang Jianxiong used this as an excuse to find the sect leaders of the three major sects who were temporarily guarding the palace. He wanted them to give an explanation.
The three major sects immediately sent messages to question Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao repeated what he said to the three elders of Weiguo. Yan Jing couldn't be tough or soft. They could only urge Niu Youdao to send the grain vehicles out as soon as possible.
Niu Youdao naturally agreed without hesitation.
When Yan Jing learned that there were only ten thousand carriages of grain leaving Nanzhou, forty thousand carriages of grain couldn't be brought out of Nanzhou, and most of the grain that Weiguo lent to Yan Jing was swallowed by Nanzhou, Shang Jianxiong was furious.
"They even said that nothing would happen to the grain passing through Nanzhou. They also said that Niu Youdao wouldn't dare to act recklessly. They let the grain pass through Nanzhou without worry. I feel ashamed for them …" Shang Jianxiong paced back and forth in front of the officials and ridiculed them. He was really furious.
Gao Jiancheng stood at the bottom and muttered in his heart. That guy really dared to do it. His behavior was really ugly. What was he trying to do?
Long Xiu's face also darkened when he got the news.
Yi Shu said indignantly, "Master, I said it. That scoundrel thinks too highly of himself. He didn't even put us three major sects in his eyes. He actually dared to act so recklessly. He doesn't seem to care about us three major sects at all. "
"Shut up!" Long Xiu scolded.
When Yi Shu thought about the time when her butt was pinched, she felt ashamed and resentful. She had never thought that she would be humiliated like this. That scene had become her nightmare. How could she marry in the future? She said unwillingly, "Master, are we just going to let him go like this?"
Long Xiu said angrily, "Then what do you want? He has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. If we force him to rebel now, Yan Jing's situation will be completely out of control. Who will be the happiest? Wait and see. Didn't he promise to send the grain out? Let's pacify him first and see if he will send the grain out. Wait and see how I will deal with him after this! "
Long Xiu was really angry this time. He really wanted to kill Niu Youdao!
Yi Shu gritted her teeth. When the time comes, she must cut that scoundrel into pieces!
…
The two armies faced each other across the river. In the camp five miles away from the river, a scholar entered the central tent with a letter.
This person was called Wen You. He was the trusted aide of Luo Zhao, the Governor of Song.
Luo Zhao stood in front of the map and pondered. After Wen You came to the side and greeted him, he reported, "Governor, Yan Jing's side in Nanzhou has already seized most of the grain that Weiguo lent to Yan Jing."
Luo Zhao slowly turned around and said in surprise, "That Niu Youdao really dares to do this?"
Before this, Niu Youdao had taken the initiative to contact Hui Qingping and Quan Taifeng. He asked how much it would be worth if they seized the grain from Nanzhou.
Wen You nodded and said with a smile, "The spies in Nanzhou have sent back news. Most of the grain has indeed been seized by him. According to reports, this scoundrel's methods are very sinister. He actually tampered with the grain carts. The carts that escorted the grain were wrecked along the way. Basically, only a small portion of the nearly ten thousand grain carts that Xue Xiao gathered from Dingzhou transported the grain. "
Luo Zhao asked, "What is the reaction of Lingxiao Pavilion and the Fairy Cult?"
Wen You said, "The two Elders of the two sects have brought enough gold notes to commend Niu Youdao. They are prepared to take this opportunity to persuade Niu Youdao to rebel."
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