Chapter 13211321: Borrow food? I’ll give it to you personally (Part 1) [Please give me a monthly ticket]
Xun Zhen was convinced by her colleagues, but she refused to accept it.
"...Since we have borrowed food, we, as allies, naturally cannot stand idly by, but -" He deliberately prolonged the word "just" to unnerve all his colleagues, "How many cooks are needed to transport the food borrowed by Qu State? There are many more cooks along the way. How many troops should be sent to guard it? Several wars have caused great losses to the national treasury, and we can't afford it."
Everyone was about to roll their eyes at Xun Zhen.
This stingy guy started crying about poverty again.
However, Xun Zhen was not crying about poverty unreasonably, but others were crying about poverty with reason and basis. If you say he is alarmist, he will calculate it item by item for you, how much was spent here, how much was spent there, and the units can be accurate to the nearest cent! People who are not good at calculations hear such a long list of additions, subtractions, and numbers, and even forget what they want to say. How can they have a back-and-forth with Xun Zhen?
Anyone who often marches and fights knows that the royal court allocates ten portions of food and grass. Under normal circumstances, the frontline soldiers can only receive two or three of them. Where did the rest go? A large part of it was eaten by the cooks who transported the grain and the soldiers and horses who escorted the grain and grass. Some of it was caused by force majeure factors during transportation, such as wind and rain that caused the food to deteriorate and rot. These are normal losses during transportation. The longer it takes to transport food, the more food is consumed on the road and the less food is left at the destination.
It is estimated that considering that Kang State had just experienced a war and had little money, Qu State borrowed grain from them for a small amount.
It won't be so little that Kang Guo thinks Qu is so poor that he has to borrow even this small amount of food and grass, and it won't be so much that Kang Guo can't even afford it.
but-
Xun Zhen took out a palm-sized, golden brass abacus from her sleeve. The green abacus beads of the same size looked bright and shiny. He fiddled with his fingers dexterously and taught his colleagues a lesson - people who don't know how to settle accounts shouldn't give random orders!
Those who can calculate well follow Xun Zhen's steps and calculate mentally, making sure that his numbers are correct. Those who are too lazy to calculate directly filter the calculation process and other answers. The final answer is that under the most ideal conditions, that is, there is no leakage of information, no enemy ambush and interception, the weather is warm and rainless, and the waterway is used for transportation, Kang State will also need to send fourteen times the food and grass to satisfy this food borrowing trip.
Fourteen times!
Isn't this going to cost Hubu his life?
If you are unlucky on the road, the loss ratio will be greater.
Other courtiers said: "Since they are here to borrow food and grass, we just need to prepare and let them send people to collect it."
How can they bear the losses on the road?
Some people also think that half of the loss is caused by one party: "How about deciding where to hand over the food and grass first, and each family will bear half of it?"
"Alternating between river and land transportation, it takes a long time and consumes a lot of money. I decided to use sea transportation." The ocean is Luo Sha's comfort zone. Everyone under his command is proficient in water and can handle the deep sea with ease, let alone In the offshore area where the risk is greatly reduced, "If we use sea transportation, we will be able to find some friends to help **** in the end, and we can also save some money for the royal court."
Shen Tang was curious: "Shen Lu's friends in the world?"
The subtext is that these friends in the world can be recruited?
Luo Sha didn't understand, but the others did, and they all quietly stretched their ears. Then I heard the mermaid general say in a proud tone: "We are not friends from the rivers and lakes, but friends from the ocean. In the end, we will have a group of bowback whale friends, and they can help **** us."
Those were the people he saved from beating up the killer whale, ah no, whale veins.
As long as you hunt killer whales, you will be the best friend of the humpback whale!
Bai Su's face turned black.
The expressions of my colleagues were extremely exciting. How can I put it this way? Calling Ocean Friends for **** is really not an idea that normal people would think of!
Even better is not having to pay bowback whales.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, it is indeed higher than the food delivery cook.
Xun Zhen's eyes visibly brightened up after hearing this. His fingers fiddled with the beads and they made a crackling sound. People couldn't help but sweat for those emerald beads: "...Going to the sea? Not bad, not bad!"
He calculated again.
If Luo Sha's suggestion is adopted, 80% of the grain transportation route will be by sea, and the remaining 20% will be transported by land and then by river. The first set of plans is mainly based on land transportation and river transportation, accounting for 73%. Land transportation requires a large number of vehicles and livestock, which causes great losses.
With this change, transportation costs can be reduced by more than half!
The biggest feature of offshore land is that it is vast and sparsely populated. In this way, the risk of information leakage on this food line can be greatly reduced, and the risk of enemy obstruction is also low. Even if you are discovered, you can increase your speed and temporarily avoid the direction of the deep sea to avoid surveillance. The enemy doesn't have Qin Li's ability to hide in the vast sea, and he can't tell the difference between east, west, and north, and he still wants to arrest people?
Xun Zhen could hardly suppress the curve of her mouth.
He held back, maybe his colleagues had better ideas.
The national treasury is under great pressure, so save money if you can!
Other ministers were also almost moved: "It sounds good to travel by sea, but I have heard that there are not only strange beasts in the sea, but also strange giants often appear in the sea, and the weather is unpredictable. It's okay that everything goes well, but what if we encounter a sea beast attack? Get away?"
In the vast sea, there is no village in front and no store behind.
If you encounter a shipwreck, your chances of survival are probably slim.
They have almost no experience in dealing with the ocean, so they go by sea without any preparation and place their hopes on the uncertain sea. The risk is too great! Even Luo Sha couldn't escape unscathed in the dangerous ocean, let alone the grain ship?
Luo Sha was speechless for a moment: "This..."
The tribesmen also spent a lot of effort to barely adapt to the isolated island and the harsh sea environment. Others obviously couldn't.
Some people sighed helplessly.
Going inland is too expensive.
When traveling overseas, there are many unknown risks.
By rejecting Qu Guo, Kang Guo will miss opportunities for development.
For a time, many people felt troubled.
The biggest problem is the national treasury. If the treasury is sufficient, everything can be easily solved, but Xun Zhen refuses to let go. Everyone also knew that Xun Zhen did not deliberately get stuck. This only proved that the national treasury was really stretched to the point of embarrassment.
In the moment of crisis, Shen Tang gritted his teeth and said: "I have a way, it will cost at most a hundred taels, but it is more risky."
The ministers looked at each other and said, "One hundred and ten taels?"
The grain and grass borrowed by Qu Guo cannot be bought for a few hundred taels.
How could it be done with only a hundred and ten taels?
More adventurous?
What an adventure?
Is it possible that someone else needs to be operated on?
Everyone racked their brains and couldn't think of any way to accomplish this at almost zero cost - compared with that batch of grain and grass, a hundred taels was really nothing. To put it bluntly, the expenses for the cats in Qi Zhongshu’s house are more than this a year.
Shen Tang said: "One hundred and ten taels is a travel allowance."
Everyone was even more confused.
Only Gu Chi saw the answer one step ahead: "The Lord means that since the cost of sending food has been too high in the past, it is better to send the people who produce food there, whether it is borrowing Zhai Le's land or someone else's, within the time limit It should be enough to pay for food and grass.”
You can reap what you sow now, and the grain and grass are fresh.
The biggest risk is that the person sent there may be detained by Zhai Le. As the leader of the country, Zhai Le may not be able to do such a thing.
The surrendered southwestern ministers: "???"
I know every word, how can I not understand it after combining them?
They had not completely turned away from the nail and were witnessing the rich martial arts of Kang Guo's civil and military forces. They could only consider themselves unlucky if they were accidentally injured by someone's elbow if they stayed far away, and then they heard such a magical speech. No, Qu Guo is borrowing food, he is short of food, not the people who are short of growing food! What's the use of sending farmers there? Can Qu Guo patiently wait from spring plowing to autumn harvest? There are so many flaws that I don’t know where to start.
The disadvantage of the old minister of Kang State is the travel expenses.
"...One hundred taels is too little..." The stingiest Xun Zhen couldn't help but stand up and say something conscientious. Kang State and Qu State were thousands of miles apart, and the person who sent them there was not the same person. He actually gave him a hundred taels. Two travel expenses, only one tael per person?
Did you eat steamed buns and drink water along the way?
Shen Tang added: "The average person is one hundred and ten taels, and the rest is calculated separately."
Xun Zhen then softened her expression: "That's okay."
This budget can at least allow me to eat freely.
Shen Tang's proposal is obviously the lowest cost.
Qu Guo needs as much grain as the people sent out to grow for them. There is no intermediate loss in direct sales from the manufacturer, so they will give them as much as they need. The land and fertility of Qu State are still used.
If the fertility is not enough, you can also use Qu Guo Guo Yun.
This method takes the word stingy to the extreme!
When Chu Yao heard this, he was basically sure that this task would fall on his students. As a teacher, what he was most worried about was Lin Feng's safety. In order to prevent Qu State from detaining people afterwards and obstructing Lin Feng's return to the country, the strength of the accompanying **** must not be weak. The individual combat strength must be on par with Gongxi Qiu and others. To be on the safe side, it must be two people, and a small group of elite warriors must be brought along to support them. Auxiliary.
Protecting Lin Feng and others can also deter Qu Guo.
The ministers were crazy about this proposal.
But no one dared to speak first.
Which of the top military generals is easier to offend?
Which military general is willing to miss the prime time to consolidate his prestige in the military and take on this drudgery with less money and more work? There are only a few pyramids of military commanders in Kang State, and anyone you choose will offend others. General Chu Jie is in charge of the country all year round. Wei Shou, Qian Yong and a few old foxes will definitely argue that they are not strong enough. Yun Ce is easy to talk to, but they have no friendship with him... In terms of the foundation of the army, it is Gong Xiqiu and Luo Sha. Two are considered "soft persimmons", who dares to pinch them?
Everyone exchanged glances, but no one dared.
DingTalk will fall into unprecedented silence.
They didn't mention it, so Shen Tang could only speak: "The guard matter will be left to Feng En and Shen Lu. What do the two generals think?"
Luo Sha wasn't that thoughtful and didn't really understand. Gong Xiqiu was a little bit thoughtful, but he didn't care about Mama, so he didn't have any objections.
"You two will each pick fifty elites to accompany you."
These elites are brave warriors selected from the best among soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles. Even though they only have a hundred people in total, they can break through in the face of ten thousand soldiers and horses in formation. Coupled with the support of scribes like Lin Feng, Qu Guo could escape unscathed even if he got greedy.
Seeing Luo Sha and the two men taking orders, the officials were still in a daze - when did these evil gods become so easy to talk to?
After thinking about it, I can only boil it down to one sentence -
Add some brine to the tofu, and one thing will be reduced.
Lin Feng began to prepare after receiving the order.
In fact, it would be okay if she didn't go on this trip. After years of research, Kang Guo had figured out a rough set of farming skills and was cultivating literati talents in this field. I don’t know why, but only a few female scribes can truly transform spiritual beings, which also limits the creation and optimization of grain seeds. Those words and spirits that influence the weather are not limited to men and women.
It only took half a day for Lin Feng to submit the last list.
Qu Guo needs a huge amount of food and grass, and she needs help.
Shen Tang glanced at it and put it aside. She had always been reassured about Lin Feng's ability: "Just let De decide this matter. I also know that this job is very difficult. In addition to the reward of money at the end of the trip, there will be rewards when I come back. A note of luck at the end of the year.”
You can’t give much money, but you want something else?
Shen Tang is very generous.
Lin Feng smiled and said: "I would like to thank the Lord in advance on behalf of my colleagues."
Shen Tang looked at her with relief on her face: "Thank you for what? A safe journey and a smooth return, that's the most important thing. Qu State has a lot of conflicts with the central government now, and the inner society of the Gods Association is also taking advantage of every opportunity to stir things up. I don't know what will happen. I won’t meet your second brother.”
When you meet Lin Su, you will naturally meet other Lin clan members.
For example, Brother Lin Feng and his father.
Apart from this, Shen Tang also had one more thing to tell her.
"You have to take one person with you on this trip."
"My Lord, please give me your instructions."
"It's Mengyuan."
Tan Ting also took advantage of this trip to go back to the central part of the country to make preparations.
Lin Feng nodded and took note.
Shen Tang almost asked Lin Feng to find her teacher Chu Yao. When the student went away, Chu Yao was no less worried than Shen Tang.
Lin Feng laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I am quite old."
I'm just going out on errands, why should I be so worried?
Chu Yao and Shen Tang expressed the same emotion: "What's wrong with him? In my teacher's eyes, Ling De will always be a child."
Even though she knew she could withstand the wind and rain, she still couldn't help but worry.
There is a risk of being detained during this trip, so don’t be careless.
Chu Yao gave her detailed instructions, ordered someone to fetch the sword that Lin Feng had brought for maintenance and polishing, and personally cooked a pot of three-fresh noodles for her. There are many strange animals that have been eaten to extinction in the local area, but there are also fish that have slipped through the net and been passed down, such as the river shrimp in the bowl. One shrimp is as thick and long as a baby's calf. The shrimp meat is firm and elastic, and the taste is a little sweet. Remove the slightly weird shrimp heads, remove the shrimp lines, and cook them in the soup. The taste is better than any other seasoning.
In the past few days, several baskets have been caught every day.
Lin Feng finished three bowls that were bigger than his face in one go.
"How come there are such plump river shrimps in this season?" Much better than those in the northwest, without any earthy smell. I can’t imagine how delicious it will be in spring and summer. Just thinking about it makes me excited.
"The fishermen said that this kind of shrimp is like this. Its habits are completely opposite to normal river shrimps. Autumn and winter are the times when their meat is the most plump." What Chu Yao didn't mention was that the fishermen also said that this year's river shrimp production was particularly large and large. Extraordinarily large, each one seems to be over-nourished. When the fishermen were worried that river shrimps were destroying other aquatic products, Chu Yao silently thought of another possibility.
Or maybe—
Is it because there were so many bodies thrown into the water this year?
Don't mention it, it will affect your appetite if you mention it.
In order to ease Lin Feng's homesickness, Chu Yao asked her to bring two large boxes of dried shrimps that he had made by himself, which were sweet, sour and spicy. Before Lin Fengren walked more than ten miles, several kilograms of dried shrimps had been dried, leaving no room for three meals to make soup to improve his food.
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Shrimp, heads removed and edible.
Lin Feng and the others were sent there to minimize their own losses. Tang Mei's power has grown to this point, and the secret of farming can no longer be kept, but it is difficult for outsiders to imitate it. Kang Guo has not had many talents in this field for many years.