The Reborn Noble Daughter

Chapter 181 181. Merchant

A few people in Xuzhou have some clues, but Liangzhou, thousands of miles away, is in danger.

On the impregnable city, General Xiao Ji stood facing the wind, feeling quite desolate.

The resolute face looked at the swarming Beidi army in the distance without any emotion.

"General, all the agencies have been arranged properly, and the food and grass in the city are guarded by trustworthy brothers. There is enough for everyone to eat for two months. The people in the city have also informed that they have stored a lot of food at home. They will definitely be able to survive until Reinforcements are coming.”

The speaker was He Qiu, who had followed him for many years and was now his lieutenant.

The wind and sand from the northwest had made his skin a little rough, and his face had many ridges. Thinking of how he was a peach-faced rich man before he came to Liangzhou with General Xiao Ji more than ten years ago, now he is afraid of returning to the capital. None of my old friends recognized him.

The reinforcements from Dongdu City are thousands of miles away from Liangzhou, at least one hundred thousand. After such a long journey, they may not arrive within two months. Although he said it for sure, he was worried in his heart.

However, since he joined the military camp, he has no longer cared about life and death. He is only worried about his wife and children at home.

For their sake, the city must be firmly guarded. Otherwise, with the cruel temperament of the Beidi people, if the city is destroyed, the people of Liangzhou may be massacred!

"Thank you for your hard work. This battle is bound to be dangerous. I tell my brothers to stay alert. Reinforcements are thousands of miles away. In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves."

"Yes! General."

Turning back to look at the bustling Liangzhou City, both of them were determined to defend this peace to the death.

In Liangzhou City, the Feng family, who had learned the news earlier, also gathered many wealthy merchants in the city to have tea in the front hall.

In name, they are having tea, but in reality they are taking the lead in charity donations, donating money if they have money, and donating food if they have money.

"The people of Beidi have always been unethical, and the business with us is genuine and fake. Last year, more than half of the horses my son brought back from Beidi were infected with plague, which caused heavy losses to my horse family. Hmph! This year, they are trying to destroy me. Liangzhou City is simply a dream, Master Feng doesn’t need to say anything, I still have more than 400 freshly trained horses in my horse farm, I will send them to General Xiao Ji!"

The person who spoke was a sensible businessman who had been running a horse farm in Liangzhou for decades. He knew very well the meaning of death. If General Xiao Ji had not led his troops to protect Liangzhou like an iron barrel in these years, how could they be here? Live and work in peace and contentment.

The head of the Huo family, a big rice and grain family sitting next to him, was also very excited at the moment. "Half a month ago, General Xiao Ji sent someone to inform my Huo family that they would prepare enough food to prevent the Beidi army from coming. No. Thinking that it was true as he said, fortunately my Huo family's granary was large enough. The grain from more than a dozen surrounding counties was collected, half of it was sent to the military camp, and most of the remaining half was sold. I guess Now every household is not short of food."

"Lao Huo, the price of your grain is quite reasonable, but the price of Lao Zhu's oil noodles is too much. It has increased by more than 30% compared to the past. Do you think it will be difficult for the country to make money?"

The head of the Zhu family who was named was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared. Looking at the head of the Tie family who had "accused" him, he cursed, "Bah, your Tie family is in trouble for the country. Who here doesn't know about last year's wheat harvest?" The harvest was not good. The price we got now was all negotiated with General He. I already lost 20%. You think it’s too expensive, so why don’t you buy it, so as to save me a headache. My old mother still has it. Call me a prodigal at home."

The old lady of the Zhu family had a bad temper when she was young. She used her reputation as a widow to bring up several children. Not to mention that all of them were promising, wealthy in business and honest as an official. Now her youngest son is a general in Liangzhou City. Judgment has a high prestige among the people.

The Tie family couldn't help but laugh when they thought of her with her hands on her hips and yelling at the head of the Zhu family at home.

"Well, we are all over fifty, and we are still so quarrelsome!" The person who spoke was the old man of the Hua family, the father of the second landlady of the Feng family. The Hua family's prestige among Liangzhou merchants is no better than that of the Feng family. Damn, now that the old man opens his mouth, these juniors below naturally dare not speak.

The head of the Feng family, Feng Hai's younger brother Feng Shan, was looking at everyone with a solemn expression. A storm was coming, and the first person General Xiao Ji notified was the Feng family. Regardless of their personal relationship, the three houses in the hands of the Feng family The iron ore mines are eye-catching enough.

When the Jin Dynasty was founded, three mines were specially given to the Feng family as a private property in order to reward the Feng family for their merits. After all these years, although the court was wary, the Feng family was not a greedy person and spent nearly 60% of the money every year. The iron ore resources were donated to the army to refine weapons.

Otherwise, I'm afraid the Feng family would have been treated as a thorn in the flesh by the royal family before the reputation of the century-old Feng family could be spread. Then would the prestige still exist today?

If the city of Liangzhou is destroyed, other merchants may still have a chance to survive, but the Feng family, which holds the iron ore, will have a headache. If the Beidi people are surrendered to preserve the clan, I am afraid that the infamy of future generations will make the Feng family unable to hold their head high. The eldest brother's family in the capital is afraid that they will also be implicated by Emperor Qi, but if they don't surrender, they will be on the road to annihilation.

There are still children at home who are waiting to be fed. How can he, the head of the family, make such a decision?

Therefore, compared to others, he has no intention of joking at all.

The old man Hua next to him saw his thoughts and said comfortingly, "The Feng family sent tens of thousands of kerosene to the army. I heard from General Xiao Ji that the iron mines in the past also made four to five thousand pairs of armors. What can be done?" We’ve all done it, and if it still doesn’t work, then it’s fate and we can’t force it.”

Fengshan took a deep breath and said to Mr. Hua, "What my father-in-law said is that my son-in-law has gone astray. Instead of sighing here, it is better to think about what else is wrong, and we can discuss it and solve it." One thing to do.”

The rest of the family heads nodded. Their lifeblood was based on Liangzhou City. The city was at home, and the city was broken and the family was destroyed. Even the Tie family, who usually searched hard, took out a lot of cotton this time and sent it to the army. Twenty thousand men were subdued because they were afraid that the soldiers in the army would be frozen.

Fifty thousand city defenders, plus three thousand Liangzhou garrison troops, are now obeying General Xiao Ji's orders.

No one knows when the Beidi army will attack, they just know that it is always good to be more prepared.

"When do you think the reinforcements from the capital will arrive?" The usually cheerful head of the Zhu family became worried at this moment.

Among everyone present, the Feng family has a closer connection with the capital, so everyone is looking at Fengshan.

"In previous years, it would take nearly two months to send New Year's gifts to my eldest brother's family. The horse-drawn carriage journey is relatively fast. If the army sets off, it will probably take even longer."