Chapter 157 The Dawn of the Wolf Cavalry

"Brother, we are running out of food!" Deng Yan said with a solemn expression.

"Insufficient food? Go buy it! Is there a shortage of funds?" Shang Ji couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. The Black Armor Army currently has sufficient funds, so there should be no shortage of food?

"Brother, do you know the source of our food?" Deng Yan didn't respond to Shang Ji's doubts, but asked instead.

"Of course my brother knows!" Shang Ji said of course. Although he didn't pay much attention to the government affairs in the black water siege, the merchants of the source of military supplies were still clear.

Blackwater Fortress is a military fortress, and cannot carry out agricultural planting, so it does not have the ability to produce food by itself. The food in Heishuisai is provided by the surrounding counties.

In the earliest days, there were not many troops in the Blackwater Fortress, and almost all of them were purchased from the nearest Wangquan County. Later, with Shang Ji's several military expansions, the total population in the fortress expanded rapidly, and Wangquan County was no longer enough to support the consumption of the black water fortress. Therefore, the scope of grain procurement was expanded to several nearby counties.

"Brother, do you know the current purchase price of grain?" Deng Yan asked in a deep voice.

"How much?" Shang Ji really didn't know about this kind of thing.

"Twenty-five hundred cash per stone!"

"Hey, why has it risen so much?" Shang Ji lost his voice. Shang Ji can remember that when he first organized and trained the Black Armor Army in Baiyun Village, a stone of grain was sold for a thousand coins, that is, one silver. But now it has more than doubled!

Shang Ji is an ancient man who was born in the late Warring States period, and he is very clear about the consequences of more than doubling the price of food.

"Third brother, this is the price increase in the Liaodong area, will the whole Dahan be like this?"

"Brother, it's not the Liaodong region. As far as I know, food prices have skyrocketed in at least Youjiqing and other prefectures. The price increases vary in different regions, but at least double the price, and in some regions it has even increased by four or five times. Many! As for other areas, because they are too far away, we have no information and don't know." Deng Yan said solemnly.

In fact, as early as two months ago, there was already a phenomenon of food price increases. It's just that it coincided with the opening of the "Xianbei Invasion of the Bandits" drama directed by Shang Ji. Deng Yan mistook it for the skyrocketing food prices caused by the news of the war, and didn't take it to heart. Unexpectedly, after the Xianbei invasion ended, food prices not only did not recover, but instead skyrocketed at an even more exaggerated rate.

Only then did Deng Yan realize the seriousness of the matter. After a little investigation, he found that this was not a unique phenomenon in Liaodong County. Deng Yan, who knew the importance of the matter, immediately came to report to Shang Ji in person.

"Hong Zhu, what day is today?" Shang Ji asked with a grim expression.

"September 27th of the sixth year of Guanghe! What's wrong, brother? Is there something wrong with this day?" Although Shang Ji didn't understand why Shang Ji suddenly asked this question, Deng Yan replied quickly.

"Oh! I'm so busy and confused! I almost forgot about important things!" Shang Ji slapped his forehead, regretting.

Historically, the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in February of the seventh year of Guanghe. However, there are players in "Beacon Fire". It is hard to say whether it will break out as scheduled.

When fighting together, the most important resource is food. With food in hand, whether it is recruiting refugees or leading an army to attack, he must have more confidence.

And Shang Ji has been focusing on the military construction of the Blackwater Fortress recently, and has not communicated with ordinary players. If Deng Yan hadn't reminded him today, he would have almost forgotten this important event.

"Hong Zhuo, you should arrange manpower immediately to buy food. You need to buy at least one million stones of grain to ensure the food needs of the black water plug for a year. I will give you 200,000 gold first, and then ask me for it if it is not enough. Don't Afraid that the price will be high, we will collect the food we need as soon as possible!"

Shang Ji explained to Deng Yan solemnly.

"A million stones?" Deng Yan exclaimed in surprise.

"Brother, do you really need so much? Today's grain price of one million shi will cost a lot of money." Deng Yan asked worriedly.

With the current price of grain, it would cost at least double. If they really asked to buy another million shi, the price would skyrocket again, equivalent to spending three times as much to buy grain.

"Hongzhu,

Listen to me, there will be a big event in a while, so it is always right to prepare more food. "

At present, Heishuisai cannot produce its own grain, which is a big weakness of Shangji. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, hoard some food first. One million shi of grain is enough to last a year for merchants.

According to normal history, the climax of the Yellow Turban Uprising did not last long, and one million shi of grain was enough to last until the end of the war.

Of course, due to player factors, the plot of the Yellow Turban Uprising may undergo major changes. Once the duration is too long and the one million shi food is exhausted, Shang Ji will definitely not wait to die.

With an elite army in hand, it is impossible to starve yourself even if you go out to grab food.

In the history of the world, there was once the Yue family army who starved to death and did not grab food. Shang Ji asked himself that he would definitely not be able to compare with Yue Fei. When that time really came, plundering would be an inevitable choice.

"I understand!" Hearing what Shang Ji said, Deng Yan nodded solemnly.

Deng Yan would never refuse Shang Ji twice in a row. Since Shang Ji was determined to buy grain in large sums, although Deng Yan felt that it was inappropriate, he also resolutely carried out Shang Ji's orders.

"Brother, with such a large purchase of grain, I'm afraid Xiaoxiao will covet it, and I have to rely on my brother to send elite soldiers to assist!"

Today's Liaodong territory is not peaceful. Originally, there were so many aboriginal thieves, but with the rise of players, the aboriginal thieves were wiped out. But this does not mean that the world is peaceful, the player force has taken over the banner of thieves, and will carry forward the cause of roadblocking and robbery!

Not only casual players in groups of three or four, but even lord-type players often act as guest bandits. Although they dare not attack the aboriginal villages and towns, they plunder each other to weaken the hostile lords, but they never get tired of it. And the government doesn't seem to be willing to take care of these messy things among players, as long as it doesn't involve the aboriginal villages and towns, they will let it go.

The current situation is very similar to the sea in the age of great voyages. Even normal merchant ships would not mind making a fortune if they seized the opportunity.

"Naturally. How about this? I will dispatch one thousand Black Armored Profound Knights and two thousand Wandering Dragon Bow Riders to be dispatched by my virtuous brother. As for the generals, my virtuous brother can just choose whoever he likes, and I will make them fully cooperate. .”

"With the Black Armored Xuanqi in charge, there is no danger of anything going wrong. Brother Yu will definitely complete the task assigned by the elder brother as soon as possible!" Hearing that the Black Armored Xuanqi was in charge of escorting, Deng Yan let out a sigh of relief.

With a thousand black-armored black knights sitting in the town, if you don't rob the player lord, it is already a manifestation of the high quality of the merchants.

Of course, if that foolish lord insists on hitting the gun, Shang Ji doesn't mind giving them a windfall, so he can help them calm down!

"Oh, by the way, Hong Zhu, didn't you just say that there were two things? What is the other one?"

"Haha, the other thing is a happy event!" Deng Yan laughed and said happily.

"Oh? What happy event?" Shang Ji was taken aback, not understanding where the joy came from.

"Brother, the matter of finding the Wolf Warrior that you told me before has taken shape!"