Chapter 353: Replenishing Magic (First Update)
The Changshan County army moved very quickly and set off almost immediately after defeating the Gu Dacheng army.
Only 30,000 people were left to complete the final finishing work.
Pingpan City is only 40 kilometers away from Jiangkou City. When the Changshan County army marched quickly to Pingpan City, the city was still operating as usual.
Although there was a war going on in Jiangkou City, 40 kilometers away not long ago, it seemed to have nothing to do with them. Under Pingpan City, people were coming and going, low-speed trains, trucks, and buses mixed in with the crowd, and the shouts, horns, and noise of peddlers were the same as usual.
When a large number of troops appeared in their sight, they realized that something was wrong, but it was too late. The mobile troops surrounded the city, and when the subsequent large troops arrived, the entire city was declared fallen.
More than a thousand defenders surrendered without firing a shot.
Pingpan City immediately went into a state of strict control, and Changshan County was already very skilled this time.
It’s a pity that there are so many people in the city and no one asks you why you are so skilled, which makes Lin Wen feel a little regretful.
Qin Luoshuang's group of forbidden spell mages rushed into the city like wolves and tigers and started working.
Lin Wen was responsible for confirming the quality. If it was completely black, he would be shot and looted clean. If it was more than half black, he would be looted clean and put on trial. If it was more than 10% black, he would be left with some underwear and put on trial. If it was less than 10%, he would be released after paying a ransom. If it was white, he would not be given a penny and would have to apologize.
Of course, Lin Wen has never encountered the latter one so far.
The process went very smoothly. Qin Luoshuang knew that the first step of Lin Wen's strategy had been achieved - a surprise and lightning attack.
But the real test is yet to come.
Qin Luoshuang was busy working while waiting silently.
Fang Dashan, Wang Zhengwu, He Shangsheng, Fu Yixiu and others were not worried at all. They firmly believed that the strategy of the invincible County Chief Lin would never go wrong.
Xu Chaogong and others from the Human Security Army were already happily calculating how many military merits they would have, and several regimental commanders were already impatient to be upgraded.
Shizhou Governor's Office.
Gu Xuanli paced back and forth in front of his desk, extremely anxious.
The current situation is extremely unfavorable to him. The rebels have left Ganning County and are attacking Xiji County fiercely. The Shizhou army has suffered defeats in successive battles. Several important towns in Xiji County have been occupied, resulting in heavy losses. Countless people have sought help from the Governor's Office in various ways.
This is actually a form of pressure.
The rebels were a serious threat, so he once again assembled a large army to suppress the bandits, or at least drive the rebels back to Ganning County.
But as the suppression forces in Panwa and Chuanluo counties were reduced, unrest broke out again.
Gu Xuanli hated that he had not killed enough people, so he urgently ordered Qiao Kuangren to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion.
Zhang Shuangcheng, director of the State Government Office, again proposed to make peace with Changshan County or to ask the Supreme Elders Council to end the secret war, but was angrily rebuked by Gu Xuanli.
He knew deeply that if it ended in this way, everything he had worked so hard to build and all the help he had received would be wiped out.
"You can win."
"I will definitely win."
“I have to win.”
While Gu Xuanli was trying hard to hypnotize himself, the phone on the desk rang.
"Haha, this must be news of victory. That little bastard from Changshan County might have been captured alive."
When I picked up the phone, I heard the news that Gu Dacheng had suffered a great defeat.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Xuanli thought to himself: "Is this a mistake, or is he joking?"
The phone rang again.
"Haha, this must be news of victory."
When I picked up the phone, I found out that Pingpan Castle was occupied.
Ten minutes later, Gu Xuanli finally accepted the fact and collapsed into the big chair as if he had fallen apart.
But he jumped up again immediately.
Changshan County defeated the Gu Dacheng army, but did not retreat. Instead, it immediately attacked Pingpan City, which was already in the hinterland!
wipe out!
The word popped into his mind in an instant.
He immediately picked up the phone and called Minister of the Interior Lu Yuerong and his staff member Tong Yuyong.
"Take the Fourth Army and go to Pingpan City to suppress the bandits."
He also called Guan Jurang, Yu Bozheng, Xie Qizhen and others.
"Assisting in suppressing bandits, funding and hard work fees, tripled, now!"
"snort."
Gu Xuanli sneered.
"You little bastard, you're dead. Once we catch you, I'll grind you to dust. Even the Emperor can't save you."
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Pingpan Castle is an important town, not a big city, with a population of less than 400,000. The skilled army and forbidden spell mages quickly completed the cleanup work.
Pingpan City is different from Jiangkou City. Jiangkou City, a port city, is full of lowly sailors and dirty commercial atmosphere. The real bigwigs are unwilling to live here for a long time.
The real wealth of Jiangkou City is the millions of tons of stored grain.
However, Pingpan City is an important transportation town. Backed by the Bashan Mountains, it has convenient transportation, an elegant environment and a noble artistic atmosphere, so there are a lot of spoils.
Moreover, Pingpan City also has convenient transportation, which is suitable for the circulation of bulk commodities. There are also many grain storage points hidden in it.
Using his keen sense of smell, Wang Zhengwu found more than 40 hidden warehouses, half of which were hidden in the mountains.
The estimated food supply is more than that in Jiangkou City.
But how to transport so much grain back to Changshan County is a problem.
After a while of discussion, the only solution they could think of was to transport it back to Jiangkou City and then transport it back to Changshan County by water.
But first of all, there is insufficient transportation capacity. If all the soldiers go to transport food, who will fight?
Secondly, the transportation line is too long and very dangerous.
Lin Wen quickly came up with a solution: hiring residents.
With 400,000 residents transporting the food, it wouldn't take long to transport a million tons of food.
"How is the wages calculated?" He Shangsheng asked.
Lin Wen smiled and said, "We can use local resources. Over a million tons of grain is equivalent to over a million tons of currency, hard currency at that. Promise them that if they ship 100 kilograms of grain, they will be paid 100 kilograms of grain in return."
“Great!”
Fang Dashan was the first to jump out and shout, "Chief Lin is truly a god!"
Some of the smarter people in the headquarters also came to their senses and realized that this was simply the best solution.
"Give as much food as you transport" means that their income is equal to the goods they transport. If the profit from taking the risk is not higher than the profit from doing normal work, the transporter will not take the risk.
When the grain was transported to Jiangkou City, the defending troops only needed to give a receipt for the grain, and all supervision was exempted, and the residents would complete all the work spontaneously.
They only need to check the credentials and record the people who come to deliver food, and they don't have to worry about any of the processes in between.
Xu Chaogong hadn't recovered yet and asked in confusion, "Chief Lin, what if people keep coming to collect food and pretend to be delivering it?"
"You're so stupid." Shi Shuangyu, the other group leader, sneered. "If one person comes, we only give them enough food to carry, and keep a record of that one person. If ten people come, we only give them enough food to carry, and keep a record of those ten people. If the record is not used, they can't claim it again. This way, they can only steal once at most. How much can they steal?"
Xu Chaogong was unhappy, feeling that his authority as the first regiment commander was being questioned. He retorted, "What about the troops in Jiangkou City who ask for leave? They only transported ten kilograms, but were given a leave note for a hundred kilograms. Or they didn't transport anything, but still gave a leave note."
"You're truly retarded." Shi Shuangyu shook her head, scornfully saying, "There are no records of you in Pingpan City. How did you manage to get the food delivered there? The note you gave doesn't match the records. Isn't that obvious cheating? We can arrest the cheating officer right away."
"Honestly, let me be the first commander. You don't have enough talent."
"You fart!"
Xu Chaogong's face turned red, and he rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward to fight him.
Wang Zhengwu pulled the two apart with his big hand, just like an adult pulling a child. The two of them were cursing at each other and dancing in the air.
He Shangsheng coughed and said, "You two, if you keep doing this, I'll put you in solitary confinement."
The words of the Chief Inspector are still very deterrent, and he is in charge of the military supervision of the Human Security Army.
Just as the two men settled down, someone else raised the question, "Isn't this too much? These peasants, seeing the profit, will surely work tirelessly to transport grain. Each person might even get several thousand kilograms. That's millions of tons of grain, and we've lost half of it."
Lin Wen glanced at the man, who was also the leader of a human security army named Li Changsheng. He was nearly a quarter covered in black energy, which was quite a lot.
He remained calm and just smiled and said, "What's the big deal? You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child."
After the commander-in-chief spoke, everyone stopped questioning and acted according to the established plan.
After the meeting, everyone left, but Lin Wen grabbed Qin Luoshuang who was about to leave.
"Don't go."
Qin Luoshuang glanced at him sideways. There was a man like him who grabbed her and said, "Don't go," before, but she turned around and kicked him in the neck, breaking it.
But now, she just stopped silently.
"What's up?"
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Why don't you say anything?"
"Why speak if you have nothing to say?"
"Don't you have any opinion on my plan? This is the product of 20 points... cough, 20 brain cells."
Qin Luoshuang looked as if she had seen through him long ago: "You just want me to flatter you, right?"
The opinions put forward by those fools in the headquarters were so superficial that she was unwilling to participate in the discussion.
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Try blowing it. Blow it where they haven't blown it yet."
Qin Luoshuang rolled her eyes at him and said, "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you."
Even though he said that, he still followed through on his words: "Distributing the food to the civilians was actually your original idea, right? It would solve our problems and help everyone, and it fits in with your usual compassionate and saintly mentality."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "This was originally their food. I drove the soldiers away, took part as a reward, and returned part to them. It is only natural."
Qin Luoshuang snorted, "I knew you always have a point."
"Without reason, you can't get anywhere; with reason, you can go anywhere."
Lin Wen smiled gently, "I've never been one for aggressive fights. I always try to convince others with reason."
"Well, you are invincible. You are incredibly smart and no one in heaven or earth can surpass your intelligence."
Lin Wen nodded: "Not bad, you blow it well. They don't blow it well enough, and it's uncomfortable."
This is the best answer obtained from the immortal's guidance, and it contains the wisdom of heaven.
If Heaven isn't smart, then who is? Are you smart?
If one could comprehend a glimmer of the wisdom of Heaven from it, it would be of great benefit.
He was helping Fengchu replenish her magic so that she could upgrade as soon as possible.
Qin Luoshuang pulled her sleeves and said, "Let me go. I have to get busy."
Turned around and left.
Lin Wen didn't mind, he was very happy.
As expected of Fengchu, he basically guessed everything right.
Distributing food to 400,000 civilians was his plan to kill three birds with one stone: it alleviated logistics pressure, reduced management costs, and gained a lot of good karma.
If Fengchu could make this suggestion anytime and anywhere, wouldn't that save 20% of his spiritual energy?
It is still 20% under reduced consumption. Without the "Goddess Qixi Water", it would be 60%. Without [Yoshino Sora], it would be 120%.
Rounding it off, that's one hundred million.
However, the "Goddess Qixi Water" is about to expire, and the remaining luck "Demon Disintegration" is used to eliminate bad karma, and new luck has not yet arrived.
【Tao has feelings】1068/10000.
There is still a shortfall of 9,000 good karmas. If the weekly settlement is not enough, the good karmas you gain now can be life-saving.
Lin Wen smiled happily.
This actually kills four birds with one stone.
This was his last sculpture.
Only he could guess the eagle.
Fengchu is still one step behind and there is still a big gap between him and the Queen Mother of the West.
Lin Wen sighed pretentiously and was the last one to leave the meeting room, ready to execute his battle plan.
(End of this chapter)
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