Seeing that everyone's emotions had been stirred up enough, Xu San finally spoke up to force them.
The old general clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves. Han Yuchen and Han Luoxue silently walked over and stood behind him.
Han Yuchen leaned close to his ear and whispered:
"Go ahead and do it, I have enough food."
With just six words, the old general's pupils contracted sharply, and he looked up at Han Yuchen, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"You mean?"
He couldn't believe it, but he knew that Han Yuchen wasn't one to boast.
"real."
"Um."
Perfect timing! Today we can properly reorganize the troops and kick out those who are demoralized.
After Han Yuchen made his arrangements with the old general, he took Han Luoxue outside.
He can't show his face too much, for fear of arousing suspicion.
We need to go out and find a suitable place to gather some grain.
There are 150,000 people now, and even just enough grain to feed them porridge would require tens of thousands of kilograms.
It needs a large place to store it.
He was very familiar with the warehouses here, but the warehouses that used to be heavily guarded were now almost deserted.
The warehouse is empty of grain, what's the point of guarding it?
As they walked and looked around, Han Luoxue sighed:
"Perhaps we should have come sooner."
"It's alright, it's not too late."
"By the way, Xue'er, although they're also starving over there, they still have provisions. Do you think we could take a trip over there when we have some free time?"
There is no need to be merciful to the enemy.
The other side must know their situation now.
They would never have imagined that people here would dare to go out and wander around on an empty stomach.
"Sure, taking their grain seems like a good idea."
"I'll discuss it with our grandfather later."
"Who's talking about your maternal grandfather?"
Han Luoxue glared at Han Yuchen; she hadn't even agreed to marry him yet.
"Didn't you just agree?"
"I've thought about it. Getting married is no small matter, and we can't be too hasty. I'll think about it some more."
The way Han Yuchen heard that made him want to slap Han Luoxue's butt twice.
This little girl is actually trying to go back on her word.
"No need to think about it anymore. I've already taken your words seriously."
Han Luoxue, you acted rashly. Can you take it back?
The two of them just strolled around for a bit before returning to their original house.
Before long, the old general returned with a few men.
"I don't think Xu San is a good guy; he must be one of the Crown Prince's men."
"He's trying to take us down."
"Hmph, that little brat, I'll kill him sooner or later."
"However, he took more than 30,000 people with him and said that their supplies were already on their way and would arrive by the morning of the day after tomorrow at the latest."
The people here are still very loyal to the old general.
The news that supplies were coming was just too tempting.
It's clear that many people have wavered.
The old general frowned deeply. When he entered the room and saw Han Yuchen and Han Luoxue, his unease deepened.
He remembered that Han Yuchen came without bringing anything. What about the food?
There were other people in the room, so he didn't want to ask too many questions.
"General, if anyone really wants to leave, I think we should just let them go."
"Forced relationships are never sweet, and forced relationships are useless."
Han Yuchen saw this clearly.
"this……"
The people who followed the old general in were also stunned when they saw the two young men and women in the room, and were even more surprised when they heard Han Yuchen's words.
Who is this person?
How dare this kid interfere in their affairs?
Just as the man was about to rebuke him, Han Yuchen cupped his hands in a fist salute and said:
"Generals, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Han Yuchen, a grain merchant, and I am here to trade with you, sir."
hiss……
Upon hearing the word "grain merchant," everyone's eyes lit up instantly.
The person who had been about to reprimand Han Yuchen stepped forward quickly, grabbed his arm, and asked excitedly:
"Are you a grain merchant? How much grain do you have?"
"Yes, how much can you supply? Not too much a day, five thousand catties, oh no, three thousand catties will do."
Upon hearing his standards, a flicker of pain flashed in Han Yuchen's eyes.
These are my maternal grandfather's people, and also his followers.
Even if 20,000 or 30,000 of the 150,000 people left with Xu San, there would still be at least 120,000.
According to normal standards, each person here receives five jin of grain per day.
But now, with 120,000 people and 3,000 jin (1,500 kg) of food, is that even enough to fill a tooth gap?
They are soldiers, and they may have to fight at any time.
If they can't even get enough to eat, how can they have the strength to fight?
The pain in Han Yuchen's eyes was hard to hide. When the old general looked up at Han Yuchen, he saw it too, and he quickly said:
"Any amount of grain is fine, but Yu Chen is right, we shouldn't tell anyone that we have grain for now. Let's get rid of the wavering people first."
They all nodded and went out to handle the matter.
After everyone left, the old general hurriedly closed the door and asked excitedly:
"Yuchen, how much grain are you talking about? Where is it? How many days will it last?"
It's impossible for Han Yuchen to solve everyone's food problem by himself.
But it can still solve their basic needs for food and clothing.
"Grandpa, the food matter isn't urgent, I have something important to tell you..."
"How can we not be anxious? Look at our people, they're almost starving to death."
When the old general heard Han Yuchen say that there was no urgent need for food, his eyes immediately reddened. He didn't want to see his men starve to death either.
"Um, this matter is related to food."
Han Yuchen awkwardly touched his nose. He didn't want outsiders to know, but how could he possibly keep this from his grandfather?
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