Chapter 341
When Zhu Qizhen set off from the capital, the grain that King Ning bought from Jiangnan was also being loaded.

According to the agreement, after the Jingzhou-Chengdu section of the railway is completed, the imperial court needs to allocate 50 shi of grain to Uszang.

Of course, the grain came from King Ning's Railway Bureau.

After more than half a year, the construction of the railway is progressing smoothly, and the wages of the peasants have been paid in full. Now, the promised food should also be fulfilled.

In the early stage, 40 shi has been sent to Sangdu, and now there are [-] shi, which are being loaded.

At this time, Sangdu still didn't know that this railway leading to Chengdu Mansion would soon bring great convenience to the trade between Uzbek and the Central Plains.

Why did the barbarians in history like to fight? To put it bluntly, they were hungry.

If you have enough food and clothing, even if you want to fight, no one wants to fight with you.

Those nomadic peoples in the north lack salt, iron, tea and sugar on weekdays. They want to get it through trade, but the Central Plains don't give it to them. They have no choice but to grab it.

If they catch up with the weakness of the Central Plains dynasty, they will take advantage of the situation and replace it.

Therefore, there are many precedents of winning the world on horseback in history, but such dynasties will not last long.

Looking back at the land of the Central Plains, regardless of the Han and Tang Dynasties or the Song and Ming Dynasties, although civilizations sometimes invaded them, such civilizations either merged into the Central Plains civilization or disappeared in the long river of history.

The heritage of this land has gone far beyond the concept of a family and a country. Any cultural invasion will eventually flow into the great river of the Central Plains civilization like a gurgling stream.

Therefore, the culture of the Central Plains is open and inclusive, and it is definitely not the kind of Manchu Qing Dynasty that shouted the benevolence and righteousness of Confucius and Mencius, but rejected everything.

Now Daming is rich all over the world, with a mere 40 shi of grain, what a trifle!
At Nanjing Railway Station, carriages filled with sacks filled with grain.

Some officials at the scene weighed them and registered them in the register, and then they were carried by civilian husbands and loaded into the carriage.

This time the train was freight, and each compartment was stuffed to the brim, then covered with linoleum, and tied firmly with hemp rope.

The first cart was loaded with 20 shi of grain and sent directly to Chengdu.

You must know that these grains are like rain after a long drought for the poor Uszang who can't get rid of the pot.

Sang Dou thought that he had made a huge profit, and the Ming court even saved a huge amount of expenses.If it weren't for the 20 civilian laborers recruited by Uzang, the railway would not be able to be built in three to five years.

This is mutual benefit. Since everyone can sit down and make a fortune together, why bother to fight and kill?

At this time, Sang Du was a little flustered, because the railway had been repaired and the food promised by the imperial court had not yet arrived. Could it be... repentance?
For this matter, he asked too modestly, but the answer he got was... I, Daming, sent you 40 shi of grain?
Who do you look down on!
Sangdu had no choice but to find Jinbatu, and said, "Let someone inquire about the food promised by the court. 40 shi is not a small amount. They should collect it nearby, probably in the Chengdu area."

Jinbatu hesitated for a while, and then replied: "The spies came to report, and there was no movement from the Chengdu government, and the nearby prefectures and counties have not received orders from the imperial court to collect food."

Sang Du gasped, his eyes turned cold, and he asked, "What about further places?"

Jinbatu shook his head and said, "I've made inquiries, and the entire Sichuan Chief Envoy has not heard of any grain collection."

Sang Du's face became more and more serious. The [-] shi of grain he gave last time was collected from Chengdu and the surrounding counties. It stands to reason that the imperial court would not transfer grain from farther away, otherwise, the loss on the road would be too great. big.

If one hundred catties of grain travel long distances and people eat horses and chew it, it would be good to have ten catties left when transported to the destination.

Could it be said that when the 40 shi grains were transported to Uzang in the Year of the Monkey, there would be [-] shi left?
Isn't this bullying?
Sang Du had a fiery temper, so he pulled out the scimitar at his waist and roared angrily: "The Ming court has bullied me too much, Amitabha, summon soldiers and horses, fuck it!"

Jinbatu still had brains, he would go all out when he heard Sang, and thought to himself, aren't you hitting a stone with a pebble?

What is the fighting power of Daming now? It is simply a monster armed to the teeth!

As long as our [-] soldiers and horses kill them, I am afraid that they will be blasted to pieces by cannons without even touching the bricks of Chengdu Mansion.

"Your Highness Sang Du, absolutely not, the firearms of the Ming court are powerful, it is too irrational to send troops now!"

"Sensible? How do you make me rational?"

Sang Du said angrily: "I said something good, but now I go back on my word and go back on it. Who do you think we are?"

Jinbatu had no choice but to persuade: "Although we didn't get any food, the court still paid the peasants for the past few months."

"Damn it, I'm going to get angry when you talk about it!"

Sang Du was even more angry, and said: "They directly paid the wages to the peasants, and I didn't even see a single copper coin! Moreover, those peasants took the money and thanked the Ming court one after another. Isn't this clearly poaching?"

"Your Highness, please think twice, we are now... really no match for the Ming army!"

"I miss a fart!"

Sang Du was furious, and split the table in front of him with a knife: "If you don't avenge this revenge, it will be like this table!"

Jinbatu is also helpless, but the Ming court is too bullying, Uzang is so poor, the leaders of all tribes are waiting for the rice to be cooked, and Sangdu also fully agrees, saying that it will be a while Give them food.

Although it is said that the peasants have made money, except for some highland barley, Uzang produces almost no grain, and even if you have money, you can't buy it!

There was another reason why Sandu was so anxious.

When the people of the various tribes have money, they can go to the Central Plains to find the Han people to purchase food. In this way, they will not be as dependent on themselves as before. What will this mean?
But now there is no better way, so... let's fight!
Sang Du did what he said, assembled a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and marched towards Yazhou City in a mighty manner.

Yazhou City is the west gateway of the Sichuan Basin. When the guard heard the news, he hurriedly sent someone to Chengdu Mansion to report to Yu Qian.

Yu Qian was also baffled when he received the report. What kind of wind did this Sangdu have? He was fine when he came to repair the railway.

News came from Nanjing City that the first batch of 20 shi grains was coming soon, and I was about to send someone to notify Sang Du, is this guy crazy? The grain is given to you by the imperial court, and you don’t need money. Also send troops to rob?
Of course he didn't know that Sangdu just thought that the court had repented and didn't want to give the 40 shi of grain, so he sent troops to Yazhou City.

In fact, although Sandu was angry, he acted helplessly.

He is very clear about his own strength, and he is not an opponent of the Ming army at all, but the atmosphere is here, so he can't be cowardly!

(End of this chapter)

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