Molested Zulong at the beginning

In this way, Chen Sheng and Wu Guangcheng's food supply, which was not very abundant, would be cut off in an instant, and there were only two roads left for them.

How about killing those noble families and squires, and robbing them of food to supply the army.

Or lead the army to venture out of the city, hoping to defeat Xia Jun, to rob Xia Jun's city of food, to supplement their needs.

No matter which of these two paths, it is of great benefit to him.

The former can kill people with a knife, get rid of the gentry forces of the six countries in the past, remove obstacles for the county system in Daxia, and further intensify the conflict between them.

When those squires were desperate and gnashing their teeth at Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, they would definitely find a way to secretly contact Xia Jun, and then cooperate internally and externally to put down Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's rebellion.

The latter is exactly what Bai Su has always wanted.

After all, the soldiers and horses he led were the elite troops of the Great Xia's Southern and Northern Wars. To deal with a group of mobs who had lost the protection of the city, they didn't need tactics at all, they only needed to crush them head-on.

Soon, under Bai Su's order.

Great Xia, a war machine that has been silent for many years, has a strong mobilization potential, and it quickly turned into motion.

For a time, the price of grain in the surrounding area began to rise rapidly from the original price of less than ten cents.

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at this time.

in the city.

The majestic county guard's mansion in the past has now become the residence of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

in the room.

There is dancing here, and next to it is playing the piano.

Chen Sheng was dressed in a gorgeous silk robe, and was lazily lying on the bed, with several maids pouring wine and feeding plums for him.

For a while, Yinggeyanyanwu, so happy.

He looked at the resplendent mansion in front of him, with a look of complacency on his face.

Obviously, this kind of luxurious life made him very satisfied.

Just when he was enjoying himself, a person walked in quickly: "Boss, things are not good."

The one who spoke was a young man in common clothes. He looked at the hall smelling of alcohol, and couldn't help frowning.

When Chen Sheng saw the person coming, he couldn't help but smiled and said: "Isn't this Wu Guang? I'll talk about something important later. Come and have a drink with me."

Wu Guang threw the wine cup on the ground fiercely, and said angrily: "Oh, what time is it, you still want to drink, do you know that something big happened outside?"

Chen Sheng looked stunned, and couldn't help asking: "The Chu State sent envoys to let us stick here like a thorn. Once Xia Jun wants to pull us out, the Chu Army will send their troops northward and join us. Together, even Xia Jun can't do anything to us, what else can make you so flustered?"

Wu Guang sighed, and said, "The trouble we face is not outside, but in the city. Our food...is not enough."

As his voice fell, the wine cup in Chen Sheng's hand fell to the ground, and there was a soft "jingle", and the drunkenness instantly woke up.

He grabbed Wu Guang's collar and asked, "This...how is this possible? Langya County is so rich, with convenient transportation and countless food and grass. Why is there a shortage of food all of a sudden?"

The originally cheerful atmosphere in the hall suddenly became depressing.

Chapter 330 Our Young Master Can't Be That Scary

Seeing Chen Sheng's unbelievable expression, Wu Guang felt a sudden bitterness in his heart.

With a helpless sigh, he took out a letter from his pocket: "This is an urgent report, you should check it out yourself."

Chen Sheng snatched the secret letter, tore it hastily, and looked down.

After reading the contents of the letter, he clenched his teeth tightly, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "How... how could this be so!!!"

Xia Jun released the news that the snowstorm in the north would lead to food shortages for a period of time in the future, and there may be large-scale refugees.

In order to relieve the disaster, Xia Jun began to purchase grain in the surrounding areas, which caused the price of grain to continue to rise, from the original ten yuan per catty to nearly two hundred yuan, and the trend has not stopped.

This sudden news had already caused panic among many people, coupled with Xia Jun's big action, it caused a continuous chain reaction for a while.

The merchants who were supposed to transport grain to the city began to find various excuses to postpone the transport of grain so that they could be sold at a higher price.

In order to earn high prices, the gentry and businessmen in the city began to hoard grain one after another, intending to make a fortune for the country. The food that was originally abundant in the city suddenly became scarce.

In this situation, his subordinates are thinking of opening warehouses to release grain as soon as possible, stabilizing prices, quelling turmoil, and appeasing people's hearts.

Instead, one by one also panicked.

There were even small leaders who led soldiers and horses to rob the grain of the barn, and fought each other in private.

After all, they were just a group of prisoners who didn't know a single word, and they were robbing houses and houses. When it comes to governing the country, that's touching a blind spot of knowledge. Let them look up, and I'm afraid they all have eyes full of wisdom.

Although it was quickly stopped at present, if the situation is allowed to develop like this, the situation will only get worse.

At that time, Xia Jun didn't have to do anything, and they themselves would fight each other because of the civil strife.

Chen Sheng frowned for a while, and couldn't help asking: "How long is the grain in our barn enough?"

Wu Guang replied: "Nowadays there is no grain to collect in the market, and the nearby grain merchants are also waiting for a price, and have stopped trading with us. The grain hoarded in the local barn in Langya County alone cannot support an army of [-]. , we can support it for a month at most.”

Chen Sheng suddenly became sad: "One month is not enough. If this continues, there will be a mutiny. Now besides the barn, where is there food to collect?"

After meditating for a while, Wu Guang said, "Now there are still two places where there is food, one is Qi County where the Xia army is stationed, and Bai Su ordered the collection of food from all over the place, and they are stored here. If we can capture it, It will solve the food problem.”

Chen Sheng resolutely refused: "No, that Bai Su is a ruthless man. He chased the Xiongnu in the north and conquered the Western Regions in the west. Even Xiang Yu suffered a lot from him. Now our army is flustered. It’s too risky to fight head-on, it’s a little unwise, where is the second place?”

Wu Guang continued: "The second place is the aristocratic families in the city, as well as those country gentry..."

Although he didn't finish his words, the meaning was already obvious, that is, to eat a big family...

As the so-called neighbors stock up on food, I stock up on guns, and the neighbor is my granary.

Chen Sheng felt enlightened for a moment, and said, "Okay, quickly send someone to collect food."

Wu Guang frowned, and couldn't help asking: "But if you do this, I'm afraid you will offend those aristocratic families."

These aristocratic families spent a lot of money, which was several times higher than the market price, to buy food. Now they have to forcibly expropriate it, which is personally unwilling.

Chen Sheng snorted coldly: "It's best if they are willing to pay the food. If they don't pay, they will just grab it. Anyway, they look down on us, and they will be clean if they kill us."

Wu Guang opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but he held back his words.

Right now, there is no other way.

As for letting them voluntarily hand over the money they had plundered with great difficulty, they bought food in the hands of the dead family and distributed it to other people.

Don't say Chen Sheng, even he doesn't want it in his heart.

After all, it's easy to take meat from other people's bowls, but few people in the world are willing to take meat from their own bowls to others.

As the saying goes, a dead fellow does not die a poor one, so now in order to expropriate food, he can only raise the butcher's knife against the aristocratic family.

Facing the guard at the door, Chen Sheng said, "Come here, gather troops for me to collect food."

Seeing this, Wu Guang couldn't help sighing.

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At the same time, in the Xia army camp.

Cao Shen, Fan Kui and others had been waiting here early. When Bai Su walked in, one of them was reading a book with a map, and the other was drinking tea around the stove.

Seeing Bai Su walking in, they stood up one after another, cupped their hands and said, "I've seen you, sir."

"Don't be too polite."

Bai Su said with a smile.

It was still early at this time, only two people were waiting here, and the whole big tent seemed deserted.

Bai Su went straight to the main seat, sat down slowly, and asked with a smile: "Do you know why I suddenly called you over?"

The two looked at each other and couldn't help shaking their heads.

Cao Shen blinked his black and white eyes, stood up, and asked tentatively: "Your Excellency told me to wait to buy food, saying that it will help the people after entering the city in the future. Could it be... the time is ripe now?"

Bai Su picked up a cup of hot tea, blew on the hot air, and said, "That's right, according to the report from the spies, Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others were anxious and started sending people to forcefully collect food from the rich family."

Cao Shen's slender eyebrows frowned slightly: "But those aristocratic families, as well as the folk gentry, I'm afraid it's impossible to hand over the grain easily."

Bai Su took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "That's right, it's okay to hand over a small amount of food in a symbolic way, but Chen Sheng sent people to take it all away, how could they let it go so easily? Small skirmish."

"So Chen Sheng was so angry that he sent someone to forcibly ransack the house. Anyone who stopped him was killed one after another. In just one day, more than 700 people had their heads separated."

"hiss!"

Cao Shen and Fan Kuai gasped suddenly, this Chen Sheng really dared to make a move.

You must know that even the present-day His Majesty is unwilling to do anything easily without a suitable excuse, so as not to affect his image.

It's good for Chen Sheng, he killed more than 700 people when he came up, and this aristocratic family didn't blow up the pot.

In the future, no matter how Chen Sheng wins or loses on the battlefield, from then on, it is equivalent to losing the hearts of the world's aristocratic families and the support of a large number of talents.

Sure enough, after all, he is just a common man, and it is difficult to achieve great things.

Bai Su blew on the hot air, said with a smile: "If my guess is correct, before tonight, there will be distinguished guests coming to welcome us into the city."

"VIP?"

Fan Kui was taken aback, before she could ask her.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and then a middle-aged man walked in in a panic.

His hair was disheveled, and his body was covered with mud. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot along the way.

"Where is Daliang Zao, where is Daliang Zao..."

Seeing this, Bai Su put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "I am Bai Su, what do you want from me?"

The middle-aged man looked at the handsome Bai Su in white clothes in front of him, and felt a burst of sadness in his heart.

He knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said in a miserable voice, "Da Liang Zao, the villain was born in the Gao family of Qidi, you have to make the decision for me."

Bai Su deliberately pretended to be puzzled, and stretched out his hand to help him up: "It turns out that Gao is one of the three great families in Qi, what happened to make you so embarrassed?"

When the middle-aged man saw that Bai Su lived in Daliangzao, had a high position in Xianyang, and was so sincere to himself, his heart was moved and heartbroken for a moment.

He said: "My lord, you don't know something. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are simply a group of barbaric bandits. They go around forcibly expropriating food and taking profits from the people. I don't know how many people ransacked and robbed them."

"Our Gao family was only slightly negligent. They actually held up the butcher's knife and wiped out hundreds of members of my Gao family. The villain was lucky enough to do business abroad and came back a little later, so he escaped the catastrophe."

"My lord, the bandit army is rampant, and I hope you will avenge my Gao family and my people in Qidi."

Seeing his grief-stricken face, Bai Su couldn't help but sneered, a little neglect?Probably more than that.

Most of the former nobles from the six countries believed that the rebels were like the imperial court, no matter who would win or lose in the future, they would not attack them.

Therefore, this is the reason to be confident, take the opportunity to make a fortune in the country, and want to make a lot of money.

But they didn't expect that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were just a group of thieves, and they didn't have any long-term vision at all. After seeing that they were like fat sheep, they immediately started to rob them without talking about martial arts.

It can be said that a scholar meets a soldier, and there is no reason to say that this group of remnants of the old era was directly solved by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang under his own plan.

Although Bai Su sneered in his heart, he still pretended to be righteously indignant on the surface.

He grabbed the teacup and held it up high, seeing that it was made of blue and white porcelain and worth tens of guan, so he paused, grabbed the cheap teacup in Fan Kuai's hand, and made a "snap" sound fell to the ground.

He gritted his teeth for a while and said: "How dare these thieves do this, I will definitely spare them!"

Fan Kui looked down at himself, his empty hands, and then at his lord's intact teacup, he couldn't help being stunned.

Cao Shen's eyelids twitched involuntarily, and subconsciously pursed his lips, for fear that he would laugh out loud.

The middle-aged man glanced at Bai Su with a strange look on his face. This rumored Daliang Zao was a bit off-putting.

Bai Su also noticed the look in his eyes, coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, it's not that I don't want to deal with them, the city guarded by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang is built on the mountain, with high walls and thick walls, even if I have a large army, In less than three to five months, I'm afraid it will be difficult to chew on."

When the middle-aged man heard this, he didn't care about other things, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, don't worry, this city is really difficult to break through from the outside, but it only needs someone in the city to support it."

Bai Su looked surprised: "You mean...you can help me?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "The general who guards the city is an old friend of mine. I can ask him to use a torch as a sign to open the city gate quietly for you at night. Due to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's misbehavior, everyone in the city is already in chaos. I hate it so much that I gnash my teeth, as long as my lord sends troops to take down the city, everyone in the city will definitely welcome Wang Shi."

Bai Su picked up the teacup and said, "Okay, then I will leave this matter to you. Today I will toast you with tea instead of wine. I will definitely defeat the bandits and avenge you."

The middle-aged man was moved: "Thank you, sir..."