Chapter 373: Grain Team Enters Beijing
General Cheng stretched his neck to look forward, and vaguely saw a group of people in the morning mist. He immediately grinned.
"Hahahaha... Follow this general to greet them."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was the first to rush forward.
Vaguely seeing a group of people in front, Butler Liu stopped the team and stared at them with a vigilant look on his face.
Looking at those people, there must be at least a thousand of them. Could it be that they were sent by Han Mulei again?
The soldiers also clenched their swords tightly, ready to fight at any time.
But when he saw clearly that it was General Cheng who came, Butler Liu breathed a sigh of relief and walked straight over.
"I greet the general!"
He bowed to General Cheng, thinking that another fierce battle was about to begin.
“No thanks!”
General Cheng's face was full of joy. He quickly jumped off his horse and looked forward following the convoy in front of him.
Without even seeing his head, his laughter became even louder.
“Hahahaha… OK, OK!”
He nodded continuously, thinking that this much food should be enough.
I was worried before that the food given by King Chen was not enough to help the people, but now looking at this long team, I feel relieved.
Seeing what General Cheng was thinking, Butler Li came closer and pointed at the convoy in front of him.
"General, this is what my prince has planned. Two hundred kilograms of food per person is enough to last until next year's autumn harvest."
"Oh?!" General Cheng's eyes lit up.
He looked at the long convoy in front of him again and laughed uncontrollably.
“Okay, okay, okay!”
He kept nodding his head, tears welling up in his cloudy old eyes, and he seemed extremely excited.
I originally thought that King Chen could give the people a subsidy of 20 to 30 kilograms per person, which would be a lot, after all, the Kingdom of Dayu has a population of several million.
But now I heard that each of them was given a subsidy of 200 kilograms of food, which was really unexpected and surprising.
Two hundred kilograms of food were enough for them to eat until next autumn harvest, which meant they had completely overcome this difficulty. I didn't expect King Chen to be so thoughtful.
Looking at the young men holding knives standing on both sides of the convoy, General Cheng narrowed his eyes.
“………………”
After a brief hesitation, he looked at Butler Liu beside him.
"This general has come to receive the grain convoy on the emperor's orders. Steward Liu can now take his men back."
After so many years of fighting on the battlefield, how could he not see that these young men in front of him should be well-trained soldiers.
I think they must be the private soldiers raised by King Chen. Although they are under the guise of asking the escort agency to escort them, these people are too conspicuous.
Anyone with a little brain can tell which escort company has so many people. If someone with ulterior motives sees this, there might be trouble.
After receiving General Cheng's gaze, I knew what he meant.
Butler Liu bowed to him gratefully.
"In that case, I'll trouble you, General!"
Steward Liu then turned around and headed back with the soldiers, while General Cheng took over the grain team.
Early in the morning, he heard that food would be delivered today. After a simple breakfast, the emperor couldn't wait to go to the city gate to welcome it.
Originally, he didn't have to do this, but he kept thinking about it in his heart. That was the hope of millions of people and it was worth his trip.
Even the emperor went to the city gate, so how could the ministers not follow? Besides, they also wanted to go.
As soon as the food arrived, the problem that had plagued them for many days would be solved.
Concubine Jing also went with them. When she thought about the food sent by her son, she felt that she had to go for such an honorable event.
Originally, the queen had no intention of following, but when she thought that if she didn't go, the vixen would steal the show, she followed.
Everyone stood at the city gate, craning their necks to look around from time to time.
Just when everyone was looking forward to the arrival of the food-carrying team, a discordant voice was heard.
"It's been so long, why haven't you come yet?"
The queen fanned the handkerchief in her hand with an impatient look on her face. If she had known she would have to wait so long, she would not have come.
I'm already greasy from the sun. If I stay here any longer, I'll get sunburned.
“…………”Everyone turned around.
Seeing that it was the queen who complained, the ministers turned their heads away, as if they had not heard anything.
The Emperor and Concubine Jing also glanced at her and continued to look forward.
She wanted to come here on her own initiative, but now she can't stay any longer. Who can she blame?
The queen seemed not to notice the strange looks from the crowd, and looked at her son beside her with a questioning look.
“…………” Han Mulei lowered his head guiltily, not daring to meet his mother’s gaze.
This morning, Zhou Quan not only came back alone, but was also covered in wounds. When he heard that the entire army was wiped out, he was also quite shocked.
I didn't expect Han Muchen to send so many people to protect the food. If I had known earlier, I would have sent more people.
Seeing her son's cowardly look, the queen suppressed her dissatisfaction and waved the handkerchief in her hand even more frequently.
This son is becoming more and more useless. Nothing he does satisfies her.
Marquis Yongning frowned slightly.
“…………”It seems that I failed again.
Just as everyone was looking forward to the front, a shrill voice was heard.
"Here they come, Your Majesty, they are coming!" Eunuch Li pointed ahead in surprise.
“…………” The emperor raised his head, narrowed his eyes and stared straight ahead.
When he saw the group of people coming out of the morning mist, a light appeared in his cloudy eyes.
Everyone stretched their necks and stared at the team in front of them. The more they looked, the wider their eyes opened. In the end, they were so surprised that they couldn't even close their mouths.
Although I already knew that King Chen should have brought a lot of food, I didn't expect it to be so much.
Looking around, the huge convoy was so long that it seemed as if the end was out of sight. It was so shocking that it was beyond words.
The emperor was so excited that his lips trembled slightly. He no longer stood at the city gate, but rushed towards the city gate with his body trembling slightly.
Upon seeing the emperor, General Cheng hurriedly dismounted and came forward to pay his respects.
"I have already brought the convoy back!"
His voice began to tremble as he spoke. His heart had been beating wildly since the moment he met Captain Liang.
Seeing the emperor at this moment, he was extremely excited.
The emperor was also very excited and nodded at General Cheng.
"Okay, General Cheng, thank you for your hard work."
After saying that, he glanced at the long convoy behind him and walked straight over.
Stroking the bulging bags, he suppressed the excitement in his heart.
So much food should be enough to distribute to the people!
Just as he was thinking about it, General Cheng came up and ordered someone to open one of the bags, revealing the pearl-like rice inside.
“…………”Everyone was shocked.
When I saw the crystal clear rice, I was so shocked that I couldn't even blink.
I thought I was seeing things, but what King Chen sent was actually rice. This is a fine grain, and it costs so much silver.
Just when everyone was shocked, General Cheng's words shocked everyone again.
"Your Majesty, Prince Chen said that every child over three years old can get 200 kilograms of rice, which is enough to last until next autumn's harvest!"
“………………”The emperor’s body froze, and he looked at General Cheng in disbelief.
"really?"
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