Chapter 648: Among them, Sang Zhixia made an indelible contribution
"Mr. Sang, please take a look at this list."
Wu An, who was appointed by Jiang Yubai to be in charge of military supplies, looked respectful and handed the detailed list in his hand to Sang Zhixia.
"These are the padded jackets you've collected. They're all ready to go. If you've checked them and everything's fine, we'll be leaving in half an hour."
The transportation of military supplies and fodder on the Wu'an express line inevitably involved frequent exchanges with Sang Zhixia in the royal city.
If Wu An only respected Sang Zhixia because of the grain seeds issue before, then after seeing Sang Zhixia's actions with his own eyes, he respected him from the bottom of his heart without any falsehood.
Since the declaration of war, the entire Lingnan army has never had to worry about food and other supplies.
Among them, Sang Zhixia made an indelible contribution.
In addition to the previously agreed amount of food and fodder, Sang Zhixia also used the power of his own shops and caravans in many places to buy large quantities from other places.
As the war spreads to more places, food prices are now rising.
If these grains stored before the war were kept for a while longer, they could be sold for a lot of money.
But Sang Zhixia never had such thoughts at all.
No matter whether they were produced on his own farm or bought from other places at a high price, they were all collected and circulated in Sang Zhixia's hands and then added to the military supply list of the Lingnan army.
Not only did Sang Zhixia not make a fortune because of her unique vision, she even lost a lot of money for it.
This is just the visible areas.
During this period, grain prices rose in several cities and towns in Lingnan due to the war.
But before the panic could escalate into a bigger mess, the granary under Sang Zhixia's name relied on releasing a large amount of rice at an equivalent value to forcibly suppress the people's floating anxiety.
Now everyone in Lingnan knows that Mr. Sang of Sanyou Farm has said that no matter what the situation is outside, as long as there is still a bag of rice in the granary of Sanyou Farm, he will never raise the price and make a profit.
At any time, anyone who was short of food at home could go to the granary and buy the food they needed at pre-war prices.
At first, some people had doubts about this, but after a brief panic, they found that Sanyou Granary did indeed do so. The people, who had been agitated for a short moment, were quickly calmed down.
In fact, thanks to the groundwork laid the previous year, most families now have enough to eat.
Panic spreads because of nothing more than worry.
I was worried that the iron cavalry would invade Lingnan and that the peace I had now would no longer be there.
But Sang Zhixia relied on his strength and confidence to never raise prices and ensure that there would be no shortage of food, and suppressed this unrest that was difficult to describe in words and returned to calm.
For this purpose, Sang Zhixia opened several more granaries in different places within just ten days, even covering the town.
Countless effort and money were spent during this period, but the situation remained stable and orderly amidst the chaos.
With Sang Zhixia's example, the other grain merchants who had originally had inappropriate thoughts did not dare to act rashly.
The food price premium crisis that had been gradually getting out of control in the outside world was resolved silently.
It is no wonder that the young prince truly respects such a person and treats him with special courtesy.
Even if she did not rely on Xu Yu's fighting on the battlefield to gain the honor of a noble lady, Sang Zhixia herself deserved the respect of others.
Wu An was a little distracted.
Sang Zhixia scanned the list quickly, pinched her aching brow, and said, "Add three more convoys, including the medicine packages that were delivered last night."
During the time that Xu Yu was away from home, more types of medicine bags were carefully packed.
Unlike the previous herbal medicine bags that could only be boiled and swallowed, this time there were more hemostatic powders and pain-relieving pills.
Sang Zhixia spared no expense to store all the medicines in small porcelain bottles that were easy to carry around. They were clearly categorized and even had different colors for the different medicinal effects.
In this way, even if the injured people on the front battlefield cannot read, they can remember the different colors of the porcelain bottles and avoid using them incorrectly.
Sang Zhixia didn't mention a word about the value of these things, but Wu An secretly took a deep breath in his heart.
Adding the food, clothing, and medicines allocated these days, the amount of silver Sang Zhixia spent can be counted in the sea, and the amount is staggering.
But except for the things that Sang Zhixia had agreed with Jiang Yubai in advance that required payment, all the other extra things needed had to be paid for by Sang Zhixia himself.
Wu An didn't dare to imagine how staggering the total would be. He paused and said softly, "The military supplies this time are being sent to Huizhou. Does the Sang family have anything else that needs to be delivered to the General of the Cavalry?"
"Although there are rules against passing on messages while on the march, the situation on the side of the Cavalry General is different. If you are worried, I can do it for you."
Even if nothing else, a special portion prepared for Xu Yu would be enough.
Those who are far away on the battlefield cannot return home.
The person waiting at home can do nothing but pray for the other person to return safely and soon.
Unexpectedly, Sang Zhixia smiled after hearing this and said, "No need."
"Rules cannot be abolished. Just follow the rules. If..."
Sang Zhixia paused, exhaled slowly, and said, "If the General asks about my family's recent situation, just tell him that everything is fine on my behalf."
Xu Yu's promotion in the military was astonishingly fast.
And every time he was promoted, Jiang Yubai would send someone to report it.
Xu Yu had been with the army for more than four months. During this period, Sang Zhixia had countless opportunities to inquire about Xu Yu's movements, but she did nothing and just waited patiently.
After Jiang Yubai found out, he felt that this made him look like a worthless person, so he specially sent his confidant back to the royal city.
The next day, the King of Lingnan's confidant visited the Xu family and said that he wanted to deliver a letter home for Sang Zhixia.
That was the first correspondence between Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu in four months, and it was Sang Zhixia who sent it unilaterally.
Sang Zhixia lowered her eyes to suppress the emotions surging in her eyes, and said calmly, "After this batch of things is delivered, I would like to ask Sir Wu to take the trouble to mobilize another batch of carriages and horses within half a month."
Wu An's spirits lifted, and he laughed and asked, "How much does the Sang family need?"
“The more the merrier.”
Sang Zhixia quickly closed her eyes and said to Wu An in shock, "I got some dry food from somewhere else. I'll be able to make it into military rations in the next few days. We can just wait for the carriages to arrive and send it out."
Wu An was silent for a moment, his expression becoming more respectful. He bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Sang."
"Everything you arrange will be delivered safely to its destination in the shortest possible time. If there is any mistake, we will bring our heads to justice."
After finishing the business, Wu An left without any further delay.
Sang Zhixia stared at the list spread out on the table for a long while, not coming back to her senses until Diancui came in and said softly, "Boss, Master Minghui is here."
Xu Minghui came with a lunch box.
Sang Zhixia couldn't help laughing when she saw it: "Why are you sent to deliver food again?"
"You're already so busy, why not let someone else do this kind of thing?"
Xu Minghui put down the food box he had brought from home and said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, if it wasn't me who came, then it would have to be Auntie and Uncle Xie's mother who came."
Compared to my mother-in-law and my biological mother, of course Xu Minghui is my younger brother who is quiet and helpful.
Sang Zhixia immediately made a gesture of surrender. Xu Minghui gestured for Diancui to open the food box and said, "Sister-in-law, eat something first. I'll go out and meet the stewards outside."
Xu Minghui raised his foot and then suddenly stopped. He turned around and reminded her with a worried look on his face, "The nourishing soup in the lunch box was ordered by my grandfather. Don't be lazy and not drink it, sister-in-law, otherwise I will have a hard time explaining it when I get back."
If you slack off today, you’ll most likely be caught drinking in front of the old man tomorrow.
Sang Zhixia nodded tactfully, "I'll drink the soup, don't worry."
Xu Minghui walked out readily, returned at the right time, sat opposite Sang Zhixia and started talking about business.
"The sugar-making method my sister-in-law developed a while ago is very effective. The farm has been busy for nearly three months, and now we have a lot of sugar in the warehouse."
"The manager over there told me to ask my sister-in-law what she plans to do with this batch of candies."
Sang Zhixia rubbed her fingertips to count the number.
Xu Minghui smiled as soon as he saw it: "Or should we send him to the army?"
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