sbdcsierra Chapter 120: The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first
Chapter 120: The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first
"Will they let me go if I don't fight them? There are people in the court colluding with the people from the Western Regions, so I have no choice but to fight them! Besides, don't you want to vent your anger? I'll help you!"
Yu Jiuer smiled foolishly and said, "Haha! There's no need to rush to vent your anger! The timing is not right, you can hold it in for now and vent it later!"
"The people of the Western Regions have seen the internal strife over the succession to the throne in our Great Dong Dynasty and are ready to make a move! The arrow is on the string and must be shot!" Jun Mo sighed inaudibly.
Yu Jiuer felt like there were several big steel knives hanging over her head, and she quickly lowered her head to eat: "Let's eat now while we can still have a good meal?"
What kind of crappy camp is she being forced to join?
Thirty thousand versus one hundred thousand!
There is no support from the rear and no food supplies!
It's doomed now!
After eating the hot pot, Yu Jiuer walked straight towards the auspicious tree house with a heavy heart, and Jun Mo followed closely behind.
After walking for a while, Yu Jiuer suddenly came to her senses: Oh no! Will he run into the child if he walks this way too?
"Your Highness, you'd better not go this way. Concubine Duan is living in the auspicious tree house now. If she knew that we are gathering together to drink again..." Yu Jiuer made a gesture of wiping her neck.
Jun Mo frowned slightly, then turned around and returned home from another direction!
Looking at Jun Mo's back as he walked away, Yu Jiuer patted her chest and said, "Phew! That was a close call! I have to keep you busy, otherwise if Concubine Duan doesn't return home one day, she'll be exposed sooner or later!"
After going back to the auspicious tree house and taking a nap, Yu Jiuer was still thinking about what Jun Mo said last night.
This war is dangerous and unavoidable, so she has to make all preparations before the war.
The troops and horses have not moved, the food and grass go first!
Even though everyone has enough food and drink now, once the war breaks out, the supplies needed will definitely be more and more scarce!
Before the war, Yu Jiuer planned to start from the supermarket to take inventory of the existing supplies.
However, as soon as she arrived at the entrance of Yinshan Supermarket, Yu Jiuer was dumbfounded.
People in the supermarket are simply snatching things like crazy!
However, it was not the civilians who were looting, but the soldiers of the Xiguan Camp and the Yulin Army.
"The things here are much cheaper than outside. Stock up. War consumes too much supplies."
"You don't have to travel all the way to Liangzhou Prefecture to buy them. The cooks from our Xiguanying have come here several times to move them!"
"County Magistrate Yu is really generous. Opening such a supermarket will benefit the country and the people!"
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Wei Zheng was looking like a starving ghost, with a Big Mac in his mouth and a large bag of toast in his hands. The supermarket staff was stuffing bread into the large backpack on his back.
His mouth was full of food, but that didn't stop him from talking to the staff: "I didn't expect that Yinshan County has changed so much in just a few months. The food in this supermarket is so delicious!"
After paying the bill, he looked up and met Yu Jiuer's surprised eyes. He almost choked to death on the food in his mouth.
"Cough cough cough! Military supplies! Military supplies!" Wei Zheng said as he picked up his things and ran away.
Yu Jiuer stood there in a daze. Was he going to buy all the bread he would need in his lifetime?
How can this funny look of his be like that of a deputy general?
It's really embarrassing!
I have to write a letter to Yutao later to tell her to take good care of her man! He is not worthy of her!
Then, Yu Jiuer saw that the generals from the Xiguan Camp who had called her grandpa before were also carrying large and small bags, and they even wanted to tie things on their feet before reluctantly leaving the supermarket.
When they saw Yu Jiuer, they immediately put down what they were holding, bowed and greeted her. Their sincerity was completely different from their previous ridicule!
Yu Jiuer also returned the greeting, and then they picked up their things and mounted their horses.
The eighth sister who was in charge of the supermarket saw Yu Jiuer standing at the door of the supermarket and rushed over immediately: "My Lord Yu, you finally woke up! Our supermarket has been almost emptied these days, and the goods from the factories and farms are no longer available!"
The eighth brother-in-law came out of the supermarket sweating profusely. When he caught Yu Jiuer, he cried, "Hurry up and find a way to get some more goods! If this goes on, the people won't even have enough supplies for daily life!"
"I'll go find Prince Jing and get the silver now!"
Yu Jiuer followed the doorman to the gate of Jun Mo's courtyard, and saw Lin Siyu running out crying with her face covered.
Jian Yi, still holding the sword, ordered the servant at the gate with a cold face: "Don't let those messy people enter the prince's yard anymore! A-choo! How many pounds of powder did she put on? It's so stinking! A-choo! One in the morning, one in the afternoon, can't people breathe fresh air?"
Yu Jiuer held back her laughter. The palace was really lively!
Jun Mo poured a cup of tea, raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of Yu Jiuer's smile, which she hadn't hidden yet, and snorted coldly: "If they weren't useful, I would have thrown them into the lake to feed the fish!"
"Could it be that the prince wants to keep Lin Siyu here to control the Governor of Marines?" Jiuer, who was as smart as jade, quickly figured out the key.
"When the war breaks out, the Marine Governor still has more than 10,000 marines who can be used in emergencies!" Jun Mo said lightly.
Yu Jiuer bowed and teased, "In that case, Your Majesty, please sacrifice your looks for now! After all, you are a man, so it's not a loss!"
Jun Mo was so angry about this that he threw a teacup at Yu Jiuer.
Yu Jiuer turned her head away and threw the gift she had brought to appease him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This is a filial gift to you!"
Jun Mo took it and looked at it. It was an exquisite thing.
"What is this?" He couldn't tell what it was, but when he held it in his hand, he felt that it felt good.
"Gun!" Yu Jiuer smiled mysteriously and explained, "To be precise, it's a thunder gun that can fire more than a dozen thunder bombs in succession!"
"With this gun as an aid, I can throw thunder bombs far away without using internal energy, and I can fire fifteen thunder bombs in a row!"
Yu Jiuer took the thunderbolt gun from Jun Mo's hand and demonstrated it to him.
With a few "bang bang bang" sounds, several thunder bombs were quickly ejected from the thunder gun, blasting smoke on the wall.
"Wow!" The eyes of the four guards in the courtyard lit up, and the useless Jian Si even drooled!
Jun Mo's chest was heaving, and his raised lips couldn't be suppressed!
He said excitedly: "If we make a few more of these thunderbolt spears, we can drive the people from the Western Regions out of the Great East Dynasty."
"It's a pity that it's difficult to make. I got the inspiration when I was researching explosives, so I made one. I also asked the soldiers of the Xiguanying Weapons Supervisor to help carve patterns on it and presented it to Your Majesty!" Yu Jiuer put the gun back into Jun Mo's hand with a flattering look.
Then he looked up and said to the four guards who were very interested: "However, if you are interested, you can ask the people in the weapons supervisory department of Xiguan Camp. They already know how to do it."
"Interested! Very interested!" The four guards looked at their master eagerly.
Jun Mo waved his hand, and the four of them immediately ran out!
"If someone shows kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief!" Jun Mo tilted his head and glanced at her. He was too familiar with the thief in her eyes. He asked, "What do you want this time?"
"I heard that the prince has many businesses outside, and he is a good businessman. I wonder how much silver he is prepared to spend on this war?" Yu Jiuer didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
Jun Mo said cautiously, "Of course we will give as much as we can! It's for military supplies, you won't even want to take the food and fodder, right?"
"How could I be such a fool?" Yu Jiuer said innocently, "I just want to use the prince's name to go to Liangzhou Prefecture to collect some food and grass for emergency use! I can't let the prince go all by himself, right?"
"Tell me about it!" These words aroused Jun Mo's interest.
Yu Jiuer said as a matter of course: "If the people from the Western Regions blow up the Great Wall and enter Yinshan County, then Liangzhou Prefecture and even the entire Northwest will naturally not be able to escape the fate of being enslaved. Shouldn't the merchants and people of the Northwest also contribute?"
"That makes sense!" Jun Mo nodded in agreement.
Yu Jiuer continued, "Then we will encourage the people to donate money and manpower, and encourage them to raise funds! However, it is best to do it in the name of the prince, so that it will be more effective!"
"It's just a title, use it as you like!" Jun Mo has always been indulgent towards her!
"It's just that it's really a thankless task for me to do it myself!" Jun Mo couldn't help laughing at Yu Jiuer's mysterious look.
She continued, "Why don't you collect the supplies that can be stored and leave them for the army to use. Sell me the rice and noodles that will go bad if not eaten at a low price. My supermarket is almost empty! When we go out, we can buy a batch of supplies cheaply in your name and put them in Yinshan Supermarket to supply the people!"
Yu Jiuer looked aggrieved, and said, "It's all your army's fault. They empty the supermarket every day!"
Jun Mo raised his lips and said, "Deal! I'll leave this to you!"
Yu Jiuer objected immediately: "No! How can I do it alone? If I use your name to do something, you must do it in person to have appeal! Besides, who would believe me if I just said I wanted to prepare military supplies to defend the Western Regions? Only you can do it!"
She had to take Jun Mo away with her, otherwise, if she was not in Yinshan County, who knew whether the huge secret in the auspicious tree house would be exposed?
We are already facing internal and external troubles, so it’s best not to create any more trouble!
"Alright! The Western Region has suffered a setback this time, so there will be no action for the time being! I will accompany you to Liangzhou Prefecture. This will save you from selling me out and me having to count the money for you!"