Food must be distributed, and if it is to be distributed, there must be a set of rules.

"My nephew has thought about it before. Let's do the same as the other soldiers. Each household will receive public grain according to the number of people. The clan members will receive two dou per month, and the servants in the family will receive one dou." Wei Mingze said in detail.

As he said this, he looked up at Wei Ji who was sitting in danger, and felt a little unsure.

The five thousand dou of grain in the public treasury can only last for three months if it is distributed in this way.

Some families are not out of food, but that is the personal property of other families. Mingjingtang must be fair and just in its dealings. It cannot favor one over the other and can only treat everyone equally.

After a long while, Wei Ji said slowly: "You can handle these things first."

"yes."

After Wei Mingze left.

Wei Ji called Wu Bo over with a stern face and ordered, "Call Chang Ying and Qin Shan."

Uncle Wu responded and was about to leave.

"Wait." Wei Ji called him, a hint of hesitation flashing in his dark eyes. He asked, "Where is Wu Niang now? Ask her to come over too."

Wei Xiyin received the news and hurried back home.

Chang Ying and Qin Shan had arrived long ago and were standing below with their heads down.

Seeing that everyone was there, Uncle Wu hunched over and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

Chang Ying and Qin Shan exchanged a glance and turned serious when they realized something was amiss during the closed-door conversation in broad daylight.

Wei Ji stared at the two people in front of him, his eyes solemn and he said: "You two have been following the Wei family for many years and are the most loyal. This matter is of great importance, and I only trust you."

The two of them hurriedly bowed and replied, "Master (Clan Leader), you are too kind."

Wei Ji raised his eyelids and glanced at his granddaughter who was standing beside him, knowing that she had guessed what he was going to say next.

Wei Ji retracted his gaze and said slowly, "Monsters are rampant now, supplies are in short supply, and winter has arrived early this year. I'm afraid the tribe's food reserves won't last the entire winter."

The two did not respond, silently waiting for Wei Ji's next words.

"So I decided..."

Wei Ji glanced at the three people present and said in a deep voice, "I order the two of you to select a hundred elite soldiers and follow Wu Niang to the Yizhou granary to break into it and transport the grain!"

Chang Ying and Qin Shan suddenly raised their heads, the shock in their eyes was self-evident.

The clan leader (head of the family) actually set his sights on the granary.

If this is discovered, it will be a serious crime that will result in the confiscation of property and extermination of the entire family.

Their reaction was as expected. Wei Ji didn't even raise his eyelids. "This matter must not be leaked, for fear of causing unrest in the clan. Tell others that we're out looking for herbs and winter supplies, and we'll discuss everything after we get the food back."

The two of them calmed down for a while, lowered their heads and replied in a deep voice: "Yes!"

"As for Wu Niang..." Wei Ji stared at his granddaughter with a flicker in his eyes, but he was still a little worried in his heart.

These days he has been struggling every day over whether or not to hand this matter over to his granddaughter.

Now that Dalang is away and Erlang is dull, the young men in the clan are unable to take charge on their own. Only she, the granddaughter, can take on the important task.

In addition, it was she who had the audacity to come up with this idea.

Wei Xiyin glanced at her grandfather's expression and lowered her head in response, "My granddaughter knows the importance of this matter. I will definitely protect myself and fetch food for the clan."

It seems that this is the only arrangement.

Wei Ji half closed his eyes and hummed softly.

The matter was settled, and the next step was to discuss the route and confirm where to stay every night.

"We have fought against zombies at night. They are extremely fast and powerful, and their sense of smell and hearing are very sensitive, so it is almost impossible to hide their whereabouts." Wei Xiyin said.

This means that once you go out, you will inevitably have a fierce battle at night.

Qin Shan stared at the map on the table and thought for a while before saying, "The Yizhou granary is north of Qingyang County, about sixty miles away. If we go around the city, we will have to pass through more than ten villages."

"There are some mountains and forests ahead where we can hide, but the road near Qingyang County is completely flat, so we have no choice but to force our way through."

Wei Ji drank tea on the side, silent, allowing the three of them to discuss.

Qin Shan added, "Besides, there are no oxcarts to transport the grain right now. If we rely on manpower to carry it, I'm afraid we won't be able to get back much."

This is the most important thing. The guards still have to fight, and it is impossible for everyone to walk with hundreds of kilograms of food on their backs.

Wei Xiyin waved her hand, she was prepared for this.

"The three carpenters of the Wei Ting family, in addition to helping the clan build coffins, have also made over thirty wooden oxen and horses."

Wei Xiyin remained calm and continued, "Including the wooden oxen and flowing horses our tribe already has, there are a hundred of them, more than enough to transport the food we need."

The so-called wooden ox and flowing horse are actually hand-pushed wheelbarrows.

This is the only shipping tool available right now.

Wei Xiyin made new improvements to the thirty new vehicles made by the carpenter. The guards could push hundreds of pounds of load without any effort. It was just that time was tight, so she only had time to do this little. Otherwise, she really wanted to modify all of them.

Wei Ji and Chang Ying didn't react much after hearing this.

In Chang Ying's eyes, his girl was extremely intelligent and could foresee the situation in advance and come up with a perfect plan. This was a perfectly normal thing.

Qin Shan was very surprised.

It was surprising enough for him that the patriarch would entrust such an important matter to a woman.

Unexpectedly, Wei Wuniang really impressed him.

After a brief discussion, the three left the main courtyard and went to make their own preparations.

The guards who were going out needed to be carefully selected. After hearing that there were a hundred wooden oxen and flowing horses, Wei Ji decided to set the number of people going out to be 150.

Chang Ying and Qin Shan returned to the camp, selected guards, disbanded and reorganized the team, so that the troops in the two camps could get to know each other as quickly as possible.

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