Even if the county magistrate learned of the attack on the granary, he would be powerless to do anything about it. He couldn't possibly withdraw all the soldiers guarding the city to support the granary, could he?
What about the safety of the city gate?
A city doesn't have many reserve troops to begin with, which are meant to deal with emergencies. Now that Emperor Yan has ordered all reserve troops to be transferred away, they don't even know where to get more troops!
that's all.......
Black Rat and his men captured the granary in just half an hour without lifting a finger.
"Black Rat, Black Rabbit, you two come with me. Everyone else stay outside and guard the granary. No one is allowed to enter."
Zhou Cheng led two trusted confidants through the gate.
After eliminating some of the fish that slipped through the net.
The three of them stood at the main entrance of the warehouse.
"Young master, we've arrived. The fuel is ready. Shall I go and burn it all?" Black Rat asked, carrying two buckets of fuel.
Zhou Cheng coughed lightly, took the fuel and said, "No need, you all stay here and guard, I'll go myself."
How can we burn all this grain?
Of course, we should take them all into our spatial storage when no one is looking!
Before them stretched two seemingly endless granaries. The larger granary held coarse grains and wheat, totaling about 400,000 to 500,000 shi (a unit of dry measure). This was for the servants and soldiers to eat, enough to fill their stomachs, but the food was coarse.
The small silo next to it contains fine rice and wheat flour.
Judging by appearances, there are only tens of thousands of bushels, which is not much. It is precisely because it is scarce that it is so precious. In this era of scarcity, those who can afford to eat fine rice year after year are not ordinary people; they are either rich or noble.
"As expected of a city near the capital, they have even stockpiled a lot of fine rice."
"very good."
"From now on, it's all mine!"
"Whoosh—"
Zhou Cheng waved his hand.
Hundreds of thousands of bushels of coarse grain vanished into thin air and reappeared in his personal space.
"Whoosh—"
Then, with another wave of his hand.
Tens of thousands of bushels of fine grain suddenly disappeared and reappeared in the space.
With the food indirectly provided by Emperor Yan, the lives of the 90,000-strong army were secured, and Zhou Cheng no longer needed to use points to exchange for food. All the points he saved were invested in weapons.
Once we rescue our eldest sister, with these supplies to offset the points lost, we might even be able to get Dad to create another batch of sharpshooters!
There is enough food.
So, the next goal!
It's military pay! It's the soldiers' monthly allowance!
With 90,000 loyal soldiers at his command, as long as he has enough guns and ammunition, he can easily defeat not only the Yan Emperor, but the entire Central Plains! He has no plans to expand his forces at present.
He wanted to ensure that the army that followed the Zhou family not only ate their fill but also ate well, and not only ate well but also received good treatment. They gave the Zhou family their full loyalty, and in return, the Zhou family gave them a good life!
"Crackling sound..."
Zhou Cheng threw a tinderbox on the ground to create the illusion of a fire.
He glanced at the empty granary, turned and left. Behind him, a vast fire soon broke out, its light illuminating the entire sky.
When Zhou Cheng came out, he was holding a cloth bag in his hand.
The bag wasn't big, about the size of a regular storage bag you wear around your waist when you go out, and it could probably hold about two pounds of rice. Looking at the cloth bag, Black Rat's eyes showed confusion.
"Black Rat, have everyone stay put for half a quarter of an hour."
"Next destination: Iwaki Vault!"
Black Rat replied solemnly, "Yes!!"
"After you seize the treasury, I will allow each of you to take a cloth bag. You may put as much silver as you can in it. All the valuables you put into the bag will be a reward from me."
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