Chapter 1750 Test (Part 2)
"As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move food and grass, in order to prevent Japanese pirates from sneaking into Suzhou, troops are sent to cut off the connection between our Zhejiang Army's Fengqiao Camp and Suzhou City. Our military camp needs to be fully prepared for one month. To prevent the Japanese pirates from encircling our Fengqiao camp with superior force, our soldiers need two liters of food per day, and each mule and horse needs two liters of food per day. We need two liters of fodder and one liter of coarse grain. Our army has a total of 2,000 soldiers and 700 mules and horses. How much grain and fodder do we need to request from Suzhou Prefecture for this trip? This is the last official document requesting grain. Please refer to this official document and make a proposal to Suzhou Prefecture. An official document asking for food.”
Zhu Ping’an took an official document from the bookshelf and handed it to Hu Wei, asking him to write it down.
After returning from the sea sacrifice, Zhu Ping'an sent scouts to inspect the Japanese pirates within a hundred miles. Judging from various signs, Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates entrenched in Songjiang Prefecture were already gathering troops and preparing to attack Suzhou. .
Up to now, the total strength of the Japanese pirates entrenched in Songjiang Prefecture has reached more than 40,000, and their arrogance is growing day by day.
Counties and towns around Songjiang Prefecture, such as Jiading, Kunshan, and Wujiang, have been plagued by Japanese pirates. They have long been coveted by Suzhou Prefecture, which is so close and richest in the world.
In just a few days, the scouts discovered more than ten cases of Japanese pirates peeping and investigating Suzhou. Even outside the Fengqiao Camp, they also discovered many cases of unidentified people peeping into the camp. The frequency and depth of Japanese pirate attacks are far higher than before.
So, Zhu Pingan concluded that the Japanese pirates were ready to attack Suzhou in the near future, ranging from three to five days to ten days.
Zhu Pingan has also issued a warning to Suzhou City, and Suzhou Mansion has also strengthened city protection.
"Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely complete the task and prepare an official document asking for food." Hu Wei took the official document with both hands and said with confidence.
Zhu Pingan nodded, then looked at Xia Qiang and said to him, "Marching and fighting requires the support and cooperation of the yamen from all over the country. Recently, the Japanese pirates in Songjiang Prefecture are ready to move. In order to prepare for the war, I plan to send a battalion of soldiers out of Suzhou to train and improve the soldiers." War preparation. This place is the destination of this trip. “Mr. The pen left a place name on the paper, and then he took an official document from the bookshelf and handed it to Xia Qiang.
"Please rest assured, sir, I will complete the task and prepare the official document to inform the local government, so as not to delay your military affairs." Xia Qiang, like Hu Wei, took the official document with both hands and said with confidence.
The uncle on the side, Zhu Shouren, could not hold himself back for a long time and stepped forward eagerly, "My dear nephew, my dear nephew, what do you want me to do? Uncle, you can rest assured that I will do it beautifully for you. ”
“Uncle, I also have an official document that I need help drafting. In addition to preparing more food and grass, we also need to prepare more weapons and gunpowder to prepare for consumption in battle. Based on the daily consumption of one thousand kilograms of gunpowder and the loss of one hundred swords, we should prepare enough for half a month's consumption. Please ask Suzhou Prefecture for reinforcements of gunpowder and gunpowder. War knives. In addition, apply for an additional 500 spears, 500 longbows, and 10,000 feather arrows in case of emergency.”
Zhu Ping'an told his uncle Zhu Shouren and also gave him an official document he had applied for some time ago for his reference.
"Uncle is working, my nephew, don't worry, a mere official document will be at your fingertips."
Uncle Zhu Shouren rolled up his sleeves and patted his chest to confirm, the confidence on his face was beyond words.
"Then please leave it to my uncle, Mr. Hu, and Mr. Xia. I will go outside to inspect the soldiers' training, and come back to see your results."
Zhu Ping'an slightly arched his hands and went out to inspect. Each battalion went to practice, leaving uncle Zhu Shouren, Hu Wei and Xia Qiang in the commander's tent.
This is also a test for the uncle and the others to see if they can rummage through things when they are alone in the handsome tent.
Of course, Zhu Pingan had locked the handsome seal, tiger talisman, and confidential documents in the cabinet last night. There were only ordinary books and literature in the handsome tent, so there was no need to worry about being read by the uncle and the others.
Zhu Ping'an also made secret marks on these ordinary books and letters, leaving strands of hair on them. As long as the uncle and others looked through the books and letters, Zhu Ping'an would be able to find them.
Zhu Pingan inspected the soldiers' drills and returned to the commander's tent after about half an hour.
Uncle Zhu Shouren saw Zhu Pingan returning from the window from a distance. He stuffed the books in his hands on the bookshelf. When Zhu Pingan walked into the handsome tent, he took credit and said to Zhu Pingan: "My nephew is back. Yes, haha, we have already completed the tasks you assigned.”
"Your Excellency is back. We have already drafted the official document. Please review it for your guidance."
Hu Wei and Xia Qiang also stood up and bowed their hands to Zhu Pingan, and confidently asked Zhu Pingan to review their draft. official documents.
Zhu Pingan nodded, took the official document handed over by Hu Wei and Xia Xian, and reviewed it carefully.
Zhu Pingan first read the official document about the food request written by Hu Wei.
There are not many problems with the format of the official document. I am just not familiar with the official document yet. There are a few minor problems, but they are harmless. However, the content of the official document is a bigger problem.
Hu Wei's calculation of food and fodder was really wrong.
Hu Wei requested a total of 400 shi of grain, 140 shi of fodder, and 70 shi of coarse grain in the official document.
As soon as Zhu Pingan looked at this data, he knew that Hu Wei was wrong, very wrong.
Do some mental math.
The Zhejiang army has two thousand soldiers, each of whom needs two liters of food per day, which is four thousand liters per day.
Ten liters is equal to one bucket, and ten buckets is equal to one stone. Calculated, the Zhejiang army needs 40 shi of food a day, which is 1,200 shi of food a month.
As for mules and horses, the Zhejiang Army has a total of 700 mules and horses. Each mule and horse needs two liters of fodder and one liter of coarse grains per day, which is 1,400 liters of fodder and 700 liters of coarse grains per day. In conversion, mules and horses A horse needs fourteen kilos of fodder and seven kilos of coarse grains a day. In one month, there are 420 shi of fodder and 210 shi of coarse grains.
The correct answer is: A total of one thousand two hundred stones of grain, four hundred and twenty stones of forage and two hundred and ten stones of coarse grains need to be requested.
Hu Wei requested a total of 400 shi of grain, 140 shi of fodder, and 70 shi of coarse grain in the official document.
It's three times worse.
Zhu Ping'an thought for a moment, and it seemed that Hu Wei was careless or negligent and counted a month as ten days.
One day requires forty shi of grain, fourteen shi of forage, and seventy shi of coarse grain. After ten days, it does not require 400 shi of grain, 140 shi of forage, and 70 shi of coarse grain...
If we had requested food according to Hu Wei’s official document, we would have stored a month’s worth of food and grass in case of It was needed from time to time, but the requested food was only enough for ten days. How about the northwest wind for the remaining twenty days?
Back then, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were competing for hegemony, but their military strength was not superior. The reason why Cao Cao won the battle of Guandu was because Wasn't it because Yuan Shao's Wuchao granary was burned down, causing Yuan Shao's army to collapse without food?
On the issue of food and grass, we need to be very cautious and not careless at all.
Theoretically speaking, the first thing he gave to Hu Wei was something he should be very cautious about, but in the end he made such a big mistake, which shows that Hu Wei was not careful enough and was too careless. (End of this chapter)