Wei Xiyin and Chang Ying went to the warehouse to check the grain reserves.
The entire granary has a huge internal space and is composed of hundreds of warehouses. The walls are made of rammed earth and the roof is supported by cypress pillars in the middle. This granary structure is moisture-proof and rat-proof, as well as strong and durable.
Currently half of the warehouse is empty.
The Yizhou granary serves three states. Before the zombie outbreak, corruption cases were exposed in the five major granaries, and tens of thousands of stones of grain disappeared. The warehouse supervisor and the garrison commander were convicted and beheaded.
The case involved a wide range of people at that time, and Sikong was responsible for investigating it.
But after investigating for a long time, there was no further follow-up for some reason, and the case was closed with only a few officials being hastily dealt with.
The emperor seemed to be deliberately covering up the case. Rumors were rife in Kyoto during that period, and there were hearsay evidence that pointed the finger at a certain prince. My grandfather took the opportunity to make trouble and resigned in anger.
This move made His Majesty feel apologetic, and he immediately issued an edict to promote several members of the Wei family. Several uncles from the third and fourth houses took advantage of this opportunity to ascend to power. Unfortunately, the virus spread before they could arrive in Beijing to take up their posts.
Therefore, the garrison near the Yizhou granary had not yet received the newly appointed lieutenant commander, so Gong Changjun transferred his battalion captain to guard the granary here, and then came Zhang Yuanyan, the assistant pacification envoy.
Because Zhang Yuanyan was not the main person in charge and Gong Changjun strongly protected him, the corruption case was able to go unnoticed.
Wei Xiyin ordered the guards to check each granary and open the bags to check, for fear that there was a corruption case left over and that some inferior grain would inevitably be passed off as good quality food.
Of course, at this time, as long as it can be eaten, there is no need to be picky, but the fort still needs to raise livestock, and the bad ones can be picked out to feed the livestock.
After confirming that the food was in good condition, the guards quickly loaded it.
In addition to the hundreds of wooden oxen and horses they brought with them, there were also many grain trucks in the warehouse.
The public warehouse of the fort can store up to 10,000 grains. Fortunately, winter has passed and the grains are still in their shells. They can be piled up in the underground palace and then preserved with some moisture-proof measures.
When there was no one on the road, Chang Ying suddenly asked, "How do you want to settle Princess Zhongshan?"
Princess Zhongshan and others went to the granary to avoid the disaster. It was fine before, but now they meet again. It is impossible for them to occupy the granary and drive people out.
Wei Xiyin thought for a moment and said, "Let the princess stay in the granary first and wait for the next batch of people to come to transport grain, and then bring her some daily necessities."
Chang Ying was a little surprised, "Is this feasible?"
Wei Xiyin smiled and said, "Why not? The princess is of noble status, and with the hundred followers she left behind, they are enough to intimidate the evil spirits that covet the food."
The emperor is far away and there are people in Qinghe County who dare to seize the granary, but few dare to offend Zhongshan Kingdom.
Zhongshan State was originally Zhongshan County, which is located in Yizhou. Most people are still accustomed to calling it Zhongshan County. It was the fief of the King of Zhongshan. He only had this one legitimate daughter. If the princess disappeared, as long as there were people in Zhongshan, they would definitely come out to look for her.
Chang Ying was speechless. Although this move was very beneficial to them, she was the princess after all. After her identity was discovered, the girl not only did not invite her back to the fort, but also dared to ask the princess to help guard the granary.
"But, will the princess agree?"
Wei Xiyin raised her eyebrows slightly. "What does it matter whether she agrees or not? At most, I'll just see her helping out and find a way to send her back after we finish transporting the food."
This was a good opportunity to ask for benefits from Zhongshan State.
Chang Ying: “…”
The guards finished loading the grain quickly, and together with the grain carts in the granary, there were more than 200 carts of grain in total.
At dinner time, Wei Xiyin was unusually generous and ordered that there be no limit on the amount of food, allowing everyone to cook as much as they wanted.
The refugees in Gaoyi had not had a full meal for a long time. They were deeply moved and did not hesitate at all. They filled their stomachs with food.
The captives tied up on the ground could only watch them feasting on the food.
Cheng Xiu and Cheng Qing, who were standing by, had no appetite at all. They were knocked to the ground by Wang Tie in broad daylight, and the two brothers together could not beat a bandit. They felt very embarrassed and didn't even have the mood to eat.
As the number of his troops grew, Cheng Qing was promoted to squad leader and had his own team members.
The two brothers felt ashamed and had no face to face their subordinates.
Wei Lang, who was not far away, followed the crowd in line to get a refill of rice. This was already his third bowl of rice.
Cheng Qing thought of the round shield that Erlangjun had casually thrown during the day, and said to his brother with envy, "Erlangjun is really strong."
Cheng Xiu nodded silently and planned to increase his training after returning. As a squad leader, not only was he not as strong as Erlang Jun, but he couldn't even control a bandit. How could he convince others?
Inside another warehouse.
Princess Zhongshan did not dine with the others. She sat on the couch, her eyes wandering, and she was in a daze.
Thinking of the word "Wubao" that she had overheard, she immediately realized that this group of bandits might not be real bandits, but might be from a prominent family.
Unexpectedly, that girl was from the Qinghe Wei family.
Who is she to the Wei family? Does the Wei family know that she is acting this way?
Before she could figure out what was going on, a guard came in to deliver a message, and the attendant stopped the person outside the door with a vigilant look on his face.
The guard was not annoyed and conveyed the girl's meaning to his entourage.
"The girl said that the outside world is full of dangers. The princess can continue to stay in the granary. The girl will leave a hundred guards to protect the princess's safety."
Princess Zhongshan came back to her senses and heard the guards' words outside, but she was speechless.
Those people were clearly stationed to guard the granary to prevent anyone from stealing it, but they said they were protecting her safety.
Their intentions are self-evident.
The princess thought for a moment and soon realized that they wanted to borrow her identity and ask her to help guard the granary.
Her mind raced as she whispered to the outside, "Thank the girl for her kindness for me."
Now that there is no other choice, it may not be a bad thing to continue staying here.
The next day.
The granary door opened, and more than 200 grain carts were slowly pushed out of the granary. The refugees and captives from Gaoyi helped push the carts, and the guards, holding long tasseled spears, watched the whole process from the side.
Wang Tie had a look of despair on his face. He was strong, so Chang Ying let him push a fully loaded cart by himself. The cart was piled with grain like a mountain, and the road was bumpy, making it very difficult to travel on.
Other carts are pushed by 3-4 people, but he is just one person.
They do the heaviest work and are not given any food.
He glanced at Wei Lang who was walking in front of him with a silly smile on his face. He felt very dissatisfied in his heart and thought about finding an opportunity to have a fight with this kid.
On the way, the team passed through Changlan Village.
Wei Xiyin looked around. Everything in the village was intact and peaceful as before. She led the team without staying for too long.
Those survivors hid very deeply and it would take some time to find them. We couldn't just focus on this one place and delay the grain transportation process.
They have to speed up and transfer all the food as soon as possible.
Wei Xiyin planned to hand over the subsequent grain transportation work to his cousins after this route was cleared.
She had a lot of things to do, she couldn't just run back and forth to the granary.
All the snow on the ground melted, and the wet ground on the path became muddy and sticky, splashing mud on the trouser legs. A few scattered zombies appeared on the cleared road section.
Now the daytime zombies are able to run. In order to avoid injury, several people are needed to attack one zombie at the same time and eliminate it as quickly as possible.
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