"That's not good, after all, he volunteered to give us a lot of food. How about a 10% increase?"
Bian Tianlei was sent by An Jingzhi to buy food. When he learned that the price of food had actually increased again, he was furious and said, "Your food prices have increased several times. Don't you know that? Why are they still going up?"
"My eldest brother bought this food to share with the people who were building the city wall. You're actually raising the price. Do you have any conscience? Isn't it good for you to have the wall built?"
The other party scratched his ear nonchalantly. "Anyway, the price is this price. What about you? It's up to you whether you want to buy it or not. I told you, even if you go to other places, the price will be the same."
Bian Tianlei couldn't make up his mind and had to go back to discuss with An Jingzhi.
An Jingzhi had been prepared for this. Lou Sanma and his group were just a mob. The more so, the more he had to appear righteous and awe-inspiring, and his image of being righteous and generous was not to be shattered.
"Go buy it."
Then he called Ke Hongda over and whispered something to him.
Before long, the soldiers under Lou Sanma were discussing the fact that An Jingzhi had asked the people to build the city wall at his own expense and provide food.
"Speaking of which, it seems that An Jingzhi built the city wall for all of us. Once the city wall is built, if the imperial army attacks us, we will have a strong defense."
"Yeah, I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. An Jingzhi is willing to pay for the food himself, but they still want to make money from this. Isn't this just not taking our lives seriously? If the imperial army really attacks us accidentally, can we resist it if the city walls are not repaired?"
"We all know this, so how could the people above us not know it? It's all about money."
"Hey, I heard that An Jingzhi's subordinates only eat three meals a day, and they also spend money to buy a lot of chickens and ducks. It would be great if I could go and seek refuge with them."
"Keep your voice down. If Boss Lei hears you, you'll be dead."
In fact, the group of people under Lou Sanma admire An Jingzhi very much.
An Jingzhi used his own money to buy expensive grain to build the city wall, but he never told others that the grain was provided by him. He only said that Lou Sanma sympathized with the people and knew that they had no food to eat, so he found them a job.
The people didn't know that they were actually more grateful to Lou Sanma.
But everyone under Lou Sanma knew what was going on.
The people above wanted to make money from An Jingzhi, but they also admired his selflessness.
The people below him had even simpler thoughts. An Jingzhi cared for his subordinates, and they had full meals every day and meat every now and then, which was enviable.
They put in the greatest effort to break into Jizhou, but received the least reward.
They may not even be able to afford to buy food several times. Fortunately, they are soldiers and can eat in the barracks. Otherwise, the rewards they receive may have to be used to buy food.
Lou Sanma was very satisfied with An Jingzhi's behavior.
He was naturally happy that he had gained a good reputation for nothing without any effort.
This also led to more restrictions on the opponents' subordinates, so that they would try not to harm the people at will.
Some soldiers changed their clothes when they were not on duty and secretly pretended to be civilians to come here to help build the city wall. He pretended not to know and still gave them food.
Just when the city wall was about to be repaired, the imperial army was only fifty miles away from Jizhou City.
Lou Sanma flew into a rage after hearing this. "Assholes! You only told me after the enemy had already reached the city?! Where are the scouts we sent out? What were they doing?! Who was responsible for scouting the enemy? Drag them all out and chop them into pieces!"
He flew into a rage and cursed everyone to pieces.
"Jingzhi, how is the city wall repair going?"
An Jingzhi gave him gifts every now and then and helped him to build a good reputation among the people. Even his concubines spoke well of An Jingzhi every day. Compared with other people who failed to do their job well and put him in crisis, Lou Sanma trusted An Jingzhi more.
An Jingzhi was silent for a moment and then said, "General, the city wall repairs could have been completed a few days ago, but, alas..."
"What is this? Tell me. How is the repair progress? Can it withstand the troops outside the city?" Lou Sanma asked anxiously.
"This..." An Jingzhi hesitated and said, "General, you know my father-in-law is the richest man in Kaiye County. Although he has money, the grain in our Jizhou is too expensive, and the price has been raised several times. No matter how much money he has, it will be spent."
"There was not enough silver, and the food we could buy was too little, so the people were slow to repair the wall without immediate action."
"There's still a gap at the top of the wall. If the enemy attacks here, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
"Bastard!" He naturally knew that his subordinates were making money from An Jingzhi, and he himself also received a lot of money from An Jingzhi.
He pretended not to know at the time, but now regretted it when his life was in danger.
He himself collected nearly five thousand. An Jingzhi had originally escaped from Kaiye County. How much silver could he have on him?
Lou Sanma felt very regretful and thought he should have given his subordinates a warning earlier.
It can be said that he is the main culprit for the current situation, but he does not think so. He only thinks that his subordinates are greedy for money and value money more than their lives.
An Jingzhi certainly did it on purpose. If he helped the other side repair the city wall, how could the imperial army break in?
If he couldn't break in, how could Lou Sanma entrust his troops to him?
How does he go to the next person?
"If we hurry, how long will it take to repair it?" asked Lou Sanma.
"If we have to withstand the enemy's arrows, it will probably take at least ten days."
Lou Sanma regretted his decision, "It's all because of you bastards, all of you are greedy. Now look what you can do!"
"All you care about is the little money in front of you! Haven't you considered that if you delay the repair of the city wall, your own life and property will be in danger?!"
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