Chapter 260 Chapter 260: Departure [Requesting Monthly Ticket]
“This King of Pigs, Zheng Zhi, really lives up to his name.”
Shen Tang has never liked to judge a person by his reputation. But the Zheng brothers are definitely an exception.
Zheng Qiao and Zheng Zhi are truly blood brothers.
The two of them are essentially the same.
Zheng Qiao allowed the soldiers to burn, kill and loot, and Zheng Zhi also allowed the livestock under his tent to run wild, robbing people of their food, property, and killing people, as well as their wives and daughters. The sergeants killed and beheaded all unarmed ordinary people with white blades in their hands. They killed them until the white blades curled up. The ravines outside the city were filled with corpses, and the stench of corpses rose to the sky.
Looking at the corpses piled high one after another, Shen Tang's face was darker than ever before. Murderous aura lingered around him, and he wanted to pick up the sword and kill all the murderers!
The rebels withdrew, not forgetting to set fire to people's houses.
The flames soared into the sky, dyeing the sky red!
Black smoke covered the ground, and the chickens and dogs were silent!
Is this the end?
No, it’s not over yet!
Shen Tang went to a meeting and heard that the ancestral graves of the rich families that had been looted were dug up and the bones were randomly thrown into the wilderness. If anyone stopped them, they would all be killed. Although digging up ancestral graves is one of the ways to earn money by marching and fighting, it is rare to do so in broad daylight without even a fig leaf covering up.
Everyone in the alliance army slapped the table and cursed, spitting everywhere.
It seemed like they were the ones being dug into their ancestral graves.
Gu Chi curled his lips secretly - as long as the Zheng family brothers were human beings, it was not their turn for these people to jump up and down.
He leaned closer and asked: "How are Shen Lang's preparations?"
Rebels from all over the border were crossing the border like locusts. They slapped their butts and left, leaving a mess without anyone to clean up, and the alliance forces also Don't want to take over. Everyone tacitly agreed not to mention this matter.
Shen Tang muttered: "Just do your best."
After saying that, he continued to drink tea with his head down.
After drinking tea to last until the end of today's conference, everyone left in twos and threes, except Shen Tang who sat at his seat and did not move.
Seeing this, Leader Wu Xian asked, "Brother Shen Xian, what's wrong?"
Shen Tang went straight to the point.
Ask Leader Wu Xian how to resettle the surviving people.
“They have no food, no money and no shelter now. Once we leave, I am afraid that we will be targeted by bandits and we will not be able to survive.”
Leader Wu Xian felt a sudden change in his heart and put on a smile on his face: "Brother Shen Xian, don't worry, send someone to come up with the charter as soon as possible for the brotherhood."
Shen Tang is a poor bachelor and is not afraid of wearing shoes when he is barefoot, but Wu Xian The alliance leader's family has a great cause, and its financial, material, and manpower far exceeds that of everyone else. Taken together, it is best for him to take over. Even if the alliance forces engage in a "crowd-funding" campaign, leader Wu Xian will inevitably suffer a big blow.
Shen Tang asked: "How long is the fastest?"
Leader Wu Xian: "..."
The smile on his face became more and more embarrassing.
He hesitated: "Well, there must be a few days."
He said: "There is no need to rush, there is no need to rush."
But Shen Tang broke the casserole and asked to the end.
"What day is it?"
Leader Wu Xian: "..."
He wondered whether Shen Tang was really stupid or fake.
Don’t you see that no one wants to take this hot potato?
It’s not that these people are unsympathetic.
But it’s a matter of weakness.
War is the most expensive activity.
Leader Wu Xian also came because of the profit (the national seal), but now he wants the national seal but not the national seal, and he wants food and grass but no food and grass. He only has the so-called "military merit." The key is that this little "military merit" can only be realized by looking for Zheng Qiao. He is losing money every day when he opens his eyes.
It’s not that I can’t afford to lose money...
But the little family fortune can’t withstand lavish spending.
The pressure on Leader Wu Xian is so great, let alone the leaders of other small forces? They brought people out to fight, and they already had so many mouths to feed. If another group came in, wouldn't they be destitute?
Most of the people who survived were old, weak, women and children who were lucky enough to survive. The young and middle-aged had long been forcibly taken away by the rebels - a group of old, weak, women and children were basically equivalent to walking cooking machines.
Productivity is far less than that of young people, and if you accept it, it will be a burden.
So everyone agreed not to mention it.
Who knew that Shen Tang, a stupid young man, would bring it up.
Leader Wu Xian had a smile on his face.
Secretly, I started to have a headache.
Shen Tang sighed: "Leader, are you in trouble?"
Leader Wu Xian climbed up the pole and began to suffer miserably - Shen Tang only had more than 200 people in his tent, so how little money could he afford to support them? People have no pressure at all, but the amount of food they eat is measured in units of "ten thousand", and economic pressure is not of the same order of magnitude.
Summary——
“Unless Brother Fool refuses, there is really nothing we can do to help.” Leader Wu Xian was worried that Shen Tang would bring it up in front of everyone next time and offend a large number of people, so he deliberately reminded One sentence, "It's okay for Brother Shen Xian to say some things to Brother Yu, but if other interested people know about it, they will easily be resented..."
Shen Tang shook his head: "That's not what I meant."
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Leader Wu Xian raised his eyebrows, not knowing why, so he carefully asked Shen Tang: "Then, what does Brother Shen Xian mean..."
Shen Tang: "Leave all these people to me."
Leader Wu Xian and Gu Chi looked at her in shock.
The former was worried that Shen Tang did not know the importance of the matter, and persuaded him: "Brother Shen Xian, do you know how many people there are? Three to four thousand old, weak, women and children! They cannot go to the battlefield like young men, and they cannot work in the fields as well as young people. In the past, it was just a waste of food!”
The latter looked at her with worry.
Shen Tang said calmly: "I know."
Leader Wu Xian repeatedly confirmed with Shen Tang: "You know?"
Shen Tang: "Yes."
Wu Leader Xian asked again: "Do you know the importance?"
Shen Tang said: "Yes."
Leader Wu Xian was not optimistic. He knew how much Shen Tang owned - that day, Li Li led more than a hundred people, pushing a large cart and a small cart to drive a group of chubby pigs. That kind of assets was worth more than a hundred people. It is said that you can live a healthy life, but with the three to four thousand old, weak, women and children who are not engaged in childbirth, Kuanquan Sosou can only survive for less than half a month!
What should I do after half a month?
He sighed: "Let Brother Yu think again."
Someone jumped out to pick up this mess that no one was picking up. He had no reason to refuse, but he couldn't push it out just by himself. Especially when this person is Shen Tang. Shen Tang was still young, so uninformed outsiders thought he was evil and deceiving others.
Leaving the camp, Gu Chi said: "Mr. Shen is being reckless. We should discuss this matter with Qi Yuanliang and Chu Wuhui..."
Shen Tang said: "Do what you think is right."
Gu Chi let out a puzzled "Huh".
Shen Tang said with a smile: "I think what I did is right, so I did it. Even if I discuss it with Yuan Liang and the others, I will stick to my opinion. This is what I did with Xiao Linfeng a few days ago. You should set a good example for her."
Gu Chi: "How to solve the problem of food?"
Shen Tang pointed to himself: "Have you forgotten my words? ”
Gu Chi naturally did not forget it.
It’s just——
We can’t let Shen Tang supply everything.
It’s not a problem either.
Moreover——
Gu Chi couldn't help pouring cold water on Shen Tang: "Not everyone is willing to follow you. Some people would rather stick to their homeland than leave their hometown, let alone a place as chaotic and dangerous as Heyin. Shen Lang can Be mentally prepared."
Shen Tang waved his hand casually: "I know."
She is just a walking cake, not a walking piece of gold and silver jewelry, and she is not rare to everyone. Like her.
Shen Tang is self-aware.
"Shen Lang, have you thought about how to persuade Qi Yuanliang and the others?"
Gu Chi had a premonition.
Qishan would probably blame him if he found out about this. Shen Tang was in high spirits: "Isn't this simple?"
She is good at fooling Qi Shan and Chu Yao.
The reason is ready - if she wants to leave these people, she has reason to leave the Alliance Army in advance and go to Heyin to settle down, and it is not easy for the Alliance Army to stop her. After that, all he had to do was wait for Gu Ren's recommendation, and He Yin would be included in the deal.
Otherwise——
What excuse did Shen Tang use to leave early?
Even if she wants to leave, the Alliance Army may not be willing to let her go easily - they are also afraid that Gongxi Qiu will lead his troops to fight back.
This matter was concluded the next day.
During the meeting, Alliance Leader Wu Xian brought this matter up and asked for everyone's opinions - although no one wanted these three or four thousand people, they were nominally saved by the Alliance Army. " "Partition" requires the unanimous consent of the Allied forces.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
They all looked at Shen Tang, some with admiration, some with surprise, some looking at fools, and some with confusion.
What is the picture?
Can these three or four thousand drags do food and shit?
Someone tactfully reminded Shen Tang that it would cost a huge fortune to accept these people. If the family is not rich enough, it is better not to be thankless.
They thought Shen Tang was trying to make a fool of himself.
If Shen Tang had a family, he wouldn't have only two to three hundred people under his command. Don't look back and be unable to support these people. If you cause trouble, your reputation will be ruined, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Shen Tang responded to these voices one by one.
“I have a small amount of money at home, so I’ll grit my teeth and survive for two or three months without any problem. I’m also prepared to borrow some grain and grass from you guys shamelessly. As long as I can survive the spring plowing next year, I’ll be able to recover...”
Everyone: "..."
Leader Wu Xian: "..."
They had to suspect that Shen Tang's real purpose in asking these people was to use this as an excuse to borrow food from them. Everyone suddenly had the illusion that they were feeding the dog with good intentions - they were worried that Shen Tang's family was not rich enough, and Shen Tang was eyeing their granary? ? ?
Are you there? ? ?
The atmosphere fell into a weird state for a while.
It wasn’t until Gu Ren spoke up that he broke it.
He said: "Although Mr. Gu's family is not rich, he really admires Master Shen's compassion and is willing to lend him two hundred stones of food and grass."
Others were reminded and spoke out one after another.
Instead of waiting for Shen Tang to come to the door and "lion opens his mouth", it is better to be generous and decide the size of the number by yourself, and Shen Tang will not open his mouth again. You put in a little bit, I put in a little bit, it all depends on my heart.
Shen Tang asked Qi Shan to help write it down.
Go back and deliver the IOU to your door.
After finishing this matter, Shen Tang took advantage of the situation and proposed that he would take people to Heyin in advance. The reason was also ready-the She King rebels had completely withdrawn from Sibao County and there was no sign of coming back. The situation gradually stabilized and he stayed. It doesn't make much sense either.
Leader Wu Xian frowned and asked, "So urgent?"
Shen Tang sighed worriedly.
She didn’t want to either.
But bringing so many old, weak, women and children with them is not suitable for accompanying the army at all, and will only hinder the progress of the army. Furthermore, the situation on Heyin's side was not good either. He had to go over there as soon as possible to check on the situation and stabilize it, racing against time to avoid missing the spring plowing.
If she missed the spring plowing and had no harvest for a year, she couldn't continue to be shameless and borrow food from everyone, right?
Leader Wu Xian was speechless when he heard this.
Shen Tang’s reasons are indeed well founded.
If you continue to force yourself, it will appear that you have ulterior motives.
At this point, the Alliance Army had no choice but to let people go.
But -
After all, we all have been fighting side by side for a month. Shen Tang left early, so he should give them a practice banquet.
As for whether they said goodbye sincerely or used Shen Tang as an excuse to hold a banquet for fun, I guess only they and Gu Chi knew.
Gu Chi heard Shen Tang complain in his heart.
Smiled and said: "Lang Shen wants to know?"
Shen Tang gritted his teeth: "No, I don't want to know."
It's all plastic flower friendship, and you can tell the truth at a glance.
She doesn’t want to bring trouble on herself.
Everyone dispersed, Qin Li was thoughtful.
Leader Wu Xian turned around and saw that his confidant looked worried, and asked with concern: "Is Qin Qing troubled?"
Qin Li said: "It's not quite right."
"It's not quite right?"
Qin Li said with an expression of "I can't figure it out": "When did that guy Qi Yuanliang change his taste?" ? Looking for such a sincere and simple person? A kind and enthusiastic husband? Don’t you all say that ‘birds of a feather flock together’? He gets along so well with Qi Yuanliang...”
It’s so thankless to take in these old and weak women and children, how come you don’t look like that? This is Qi Yuanliang's style of conduct.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Listening to Qin Li's daily prayers, leader Wu Xian burst into laughter: "Qin Qing, you have been bitten by a snake once and have been afraid of well ropes for ten years. Brother Shen Xian is young, how can he have complicated thoughts? As a young man, he always has Like this. The younger he is, the more he is not afraid of trouble, he is brave and brave, and he cannot bear to see the old, weak, women and children suffering in front of his eyes..."
He agrees that Qi Shan is not a kind person.
But Shen Tang’s words...
This young gentleman is indeed a kind person.
If this were not the case, he would not have known that Gong Xiqiu was a powerful enemy and would have taken risks to save people from Gong Xiqiu again and again.
Because Shen Tang saved Zhao Feng, leader Wu Xian's favorability towards her remained high, but Qin Li could not get rid of his suspicion so easily. He always felt something was wrong. Leader Wu Xian could only say: "Qin Qing, don't worry, Dayi will follow them to Heyin."
If something is wrong, Zhao Feng will reply.
When Qin Li heard this, he could only temporarily suppress his discomfort.
Nod: "Yes."
When Shen Tang returned, he stamped the IOU with his own monogram, and asked Chu Yao and the others to send the IOU over and transport the food back. It is expected to be completed in two or three days and we will set off then.
This is a big deal.
Captain Yang, who was recovering from his injuries, also heard it.
He looked at Shen Tang in surprise, as if he didn't recognize her overnight, and his expression was a little awkward.
“Why are you doing this?”
Shen Tang was puzzled: “Is this bad?”
Captain Yang: "It's thankless."
His feelings about Shen Tang are very complicated.
There is hatred, there is admiration, there is appreciation...
Shen Tang stole tax money and killed many of his sergeants, but the remaining sergeants all relied on Shen Tang to survive. After all, even his own life is the same - even though he is alone, living is worse than dead, but he is indeed alive now.
Duwei Yang’s personal ethics were lacking, but he was unambiguous in major matters.
Hatred is hatred, kindness is kindness.
He still knows the difference clearly.
Also aware of the financial difficulties Shen Tang will face.
He sighed: "That batch of tax money should be able to be relieved for a while. If it is still not enough, my old face still has some weight. Although I have offended many people over the years, I still have some old friendships, so I will risk it all The old man can also borrow some help from them."
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It’s so difficult, it’s so difficult to save the manuscript
(End of this chapter)