Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 150 It doesn’t have to be so extreme
Li Yuchuan.

Li Yuanzhong came back drunk, only to find his wife calculating accounts with an abacus.

"Xiu He, what's going on?"

"Settling accounts!"

"What's the deal?"

Li Yuanzhong's wife Xiuhe glanced at her husband with displeasure.

"You drink with the Duke of Tang every day. How can I not worry about all the big and small things?"

Li Yuanzhong knew he was in the wrong and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work, ma'am. How is it going?"

Li Yuanzhong's wife finished her calculations and said:

"No, you're usually extravagant. Now that Duke Tang has brought his eight hundred troops here, the daily expenses for food and rations for the men and horses are really huge."

After hearing this, Li Yuanzhong asked:
"So you mean let them go?"

"That won't do. Even if they're freeloaders, they're still members of the imperial court. It's hard to chase them away!"

The current situation of Yinzhou is poverty!

The government had run out of food, and the court in Luoyang could not provide much support.

The court in Luoyang established Yinzhou, largely because it wanted to serve as a buffer for Xiangzhou.

Only by protecting Yecheng can Luoyang be safe.

Therefore, most of the resources of the Luoyang court are currently sent to Xiangzhou.

However, this situation does not mean that there is no food in Yinzhou.

There may not be any in the government offices, but there may be some in the fortresses of the aristocratic families.

At least, there is one in Li Yuchuan now.

Li Yuanzhong was very popular among the people of Yinzhou, and even the bandits in Taihang Mountains obeyed him. This was because Li Yuanzhong was generous and gave away money, free medical treatment and medicine. As a member of the Zhaojun Li family, he restrained the children of his clan and did not allow them to lend money at high interest rates and oppress the villagers.

However, in this day and age, fame is not necessarily an advantage.

At least, after Ge Rongjun entered Yinzhou, he set his sights on this wealthy family.

What worries Xiuhe even more is the current situation in Hebei.

"If this continues, more and more people will come to us for help. I'm afraid our food reserves won't last much longer. These bandits are rampant, and the land is uncultivated. We can't make ends meet, and this won't last long!"

After Xiuhe finished speaking, she looked up at her husband and asked:
"When will the main force of the government army be able to move north?"

Li Yuanzhong pondered for a long time, not knowing how to start.

"Why are you so hesitant?"

"Madam, to be honest, the main force of the government troops has arrived!"

"where?"

"You just said freeloaders!"

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"This Li Yuchuan is really good!"

Early in the morning, Li Shuang got up early, looked at the dawn in the distance, and saw a group of cavalrymen who were patrolling outside returning.

After two generations of cultivation by the Zhaojun Li family, the land in Li Yuchuan has now been developed very maturely.

Although Hebei is a little remote, the soil is still more fertile than that in the north.

Hou Jing came over yawning and came to Li Shuang and said:

"My Lord, you called me?"

"Brother Yuanzhong is really a man of honor!"

After Li Shuang said this, Hou Jing became excited.

"My lord, what are your orders?"

"Our eight hundred troops have consumed a lot of food and fodder here. In these troubled times, no one has excess food. I'm worried!"

Hou Jing nodded.

"In that case, we still have 300,000 dan of grain left in Taiping Village in Sizhou. How about sending a few tens of thousands of dan over first?"

Li Shuang turned around, looked at Hou Jing, and said:

"That doesn't have to be so extreme!"

Hou Jing was stunned, quietly waiting for Li Shuang's instructions, but heard him say:
"Who has food in and outside Yinzhou now?"

Hou Jing pondered and counted on his fingers:

"Except us, there are some in the treasuries of the surrounding prefectures and counties, and those powerful families must have some too, but they are unlikely to give it to us. Even if they did, they might not be able to deliver it. They might be robbed by Ge Rong along the way." Li Shuang heard this and said slowly:

"It seems the situation is already obvious!"

"My lord, what do you mean?"

"Ask Ge Rong for it!"

"The one who came to Wen or the one who came to Wu?"

"Courtesy first, then attack!"

"Then let's start with the text!"
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Ge Rong's tent.

Ge Rong sat in the main seat, and most of the generals in the tent were from the Six Garrisons.

A silly young man stood in the middle of the tent, shouting.

"Our county lord said that because of your rebellion, he had to cross the Taihang Mountains in the middle of winter to come here to suppress you. Do you think this is reasonable?"

Ge Rong was a Xianbei man. Born in the Six Garrisons, he looked like he had experienced a lot of vicissitudes of life.

He sat on his throne, his fingers as thick as iron resting on the table, staring at the young man in front of him without saying a word.

Seeing this, the people around asked angrily:
"Who are you kid?"

"My name is Erlangzi."

"Where's the daimyo?"

"Not yet! Our Duke said that when I go to the battlefield, he will give me a resounding name!"

"What on earth do you want to do by sending a fearless fool like you here?"

Erlangzi raised his head and chest and said:
"Our county lord has said that not only will you have to compensate us for the expenses of our army's departure, but from now on, you will also have to give us a share of the spoils you plunder."

Finally, everyone couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily:

"Don't be so arrogant, Ohnoshuang. We're already giving him face by not even going to his banner. Does he really think we're afraid of him?"

After hearing this, Erlangzi felt the atmosphere in the tent filled with murderous intent. Instead of being timid, he became even more arrogant.

"A bunch of people who were driven into the Yellow River are still giving face. How can you not give it back?"

"Ono Village Man, you are going too far!"

Just as someone was about to draw his sword, Ge Rong stopped him:
"stop!"

Ge Rong looked at Erlengzi and asked:

"What does your Lord Tang want?"

"Our Duke doesn't want any gold, silver, or jewelry, but we'll send him all the classics!"

Ge Rong said without thinking:

"Sure! In addition, I will give you another 5,000 stones of food and fodder to take away!"

"What did you do early?"

After Erlangzi finished speaking, he walked out of the tent.

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Outside the big tent, Yuwen Tai followed his third brother Yuwen Luosheng, looking at a group of people loading food and fodder not far away.

Yuwen Tai looked at the young man who had just been shouting in the big tent and said:

"This man is so arrogant, why did the king agree to his request? Is he really afraid of Li Shuang?"

After the Yuwen and Heba families separated in Yunzhong, they went to Zhongshan. Later, when Xianyu Xiuli started a rebellion, the Yuwen family also followed.

Now, he has come under Ge Rong's command.

"Most of these rebels are from Xiazhou. It would be a lie to say we are not afraid. However, that alone cannot convince the king to agree."

Yuwen Tai was so smart that after being reminded by his third brother, he looked at Erlangzi again.

"Is there something special about this young man? That shouldn't be the case. How could there be any mystery about someone who doesn't even have a name?"

Yuwen Luosheng smiled.

"It's not important what you're called, it's your last name that's important!"

Not far away, the knight who had finished loading looked at the dawdling boy and shouted:
"Ge Erlangzi, stop playing! It looks like it's going to rain. We have to hurry back to Liyuchuan!"

Yuwen Luosheng patted Yuwen Tai's shoulder and left a message.

"Don't forget, the king is from Huaishuo!"

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(End of this chapter)