After Being Abducted by the General, Chapters 98+ | BL, MTL

Chapter 18: God of Wealth

Chapter 18

Yang Zhongfa took great pains to slow down the people chasing Yuanli. When they arrived at the Tunqi Camp, they saw Yuanli and Chu Hechao talking and laughing.

Yuanli smiled at Chu Hechao gently and behaved politely. The strange thing was that Chu Hechao was also respectful to Yuanli, knowing when to advance and retreat, and seemed very patient. Looking at it this way, the obvious good relationship between the uncle and the sister-in-law seemed like an illusion when Yang Zhongfa just saw them fighting on horseback. Yang

Zhongfa rubbed his eyes hard, and was so shocked by Chu Hechao's appearance that he couldn't close his mouth. He scratched his head and looked for Yuan Congyun and Han Jin, "What's going on?"

Han Jin was Yang Zhongfa's deputy general, and Yuan Congyun was Yang Zhongfa's colleague. They were both under Chu Hechao's command. The two were sent by Chu Hechao to the Tunqi Camp to watch over the soldiers. One was to urge the soldiers to train on a daily basis to prevent them from slacking off, and the other was to prevent the soldiers from being seduced away by the captains of the Tunqi Camp.

Han Jin was even more confused than him and spread his hands, "Sir, I don't know either. The general looked like this when he came with his sister-in-law. I have rarely seen the general being so courteous, it's scary."

Yuan Congyun coughed and raised his chin towards Yuan Li, "Is that the wife of the young elder?"

"Yes, but Young Master Yuan likes to be called Young Master," Yang Zhongfa smacked his lips, "You guys should change your words quickly, don't call him sister-in-law or little sister-in-law. The general said that he is counting on Young Master Yuan to provide us with military pay in the future!"

Yuan Congyun was filled with emotion, "I didn't expect that after the young elder died, his wife would take over. Yang Zhongfa, it's not that I dislike this Young Master Yuan, but there are some things I must ask you, and you answer honestly. Can this Young Master Yuan really shoulder such a heavy burden? This is the rear of an army of 130,000, with 130,000 soldiers and our lives! This is no joke!"

"Congyun, look at the general's attitude, don't you understand?" Yang Zhongfa patted Yuan Congyun on the shoulder, "If this guy didn't have real talent, would our general be so polite?"

After saying this, Yang Zhongfa's expression was slightly strange, and he added in a low voice: "It's not that polite... The general didn't get the consent of Master Yuan, and directly kidnapped him."

The other two took a breath and whispered in the same low voice: "Did he really kidnap him?"

Yang Zhongfa nodded inexplicably.

Yuan Congyun, "... The general did a really, alas."

The court put all the military pay for Chu Hechao in front of the Tunqi camp, but because they knew that Chu Hechao brought a thousand soldiers and horses with him, they just patted their butts and left it alone, only leaving the food, but not sending a civilian to transport the food.

The military pay was not antique paintings, gold, silver, and silk like the corrupt officials in Hanzhong, but bags of grain. The monthly rations for the 130,000-man army were 900,000 dan. After these grains were loaded into the carts, they formed a long line. For a thousand cavalrymen, it was really difficult.

But Chu Hechao seemed to have guessed this would happen. With an order, all the cavalrymen removed the unnecessary baggage from the military pay and threw it in front of the Tunqi Camp, and took everything they could carry on the road.

The group rushed to Ruyang County.

Yuan Li looked back at the things that were thrown away with regret, "Why didn't the general bring more cavalry when he came to Luoyang?"

Yang Zhongfa sighed, "Mr. Yuan, it's not that we don't want to bring them, this is all we can bring."

"War horses are hard to find, and cavalry are hard to train. The food in the northern border is not abundant, and it is not easy to find these strong cavalry and war horses."

Today's horse harnesses do not have stirrups, and soldiers who practice riding horses often die under the horses' hooves. Yuan Li had long thought that after having enough backing, he would develop a pedal that could greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. He thought to himself that when he arrived in Youzhou, this could be put on the agenda.

Yuan Li asked Chu Hechao, "How many cavalrymen are there under the general's command?"

Chu Hechao: "Five thousand."

Five thousand.

Yes, a little more than Yuan Li thought.

Not long after, Guo Lin and Lin Tian, ​​with Liu Jixin and Wu Kai respectively, caught up with the main force. They were relieved to see that Yuan Li was safe and sound.

Yuan Li told them that he would go to Youzhou, and asked Liu Jixin and Wu Kai in a gentle voice, "If you don't want to go to the north with me, I will find a good place for you two."

Wu Kai and Liu Jixin looked at each other.

Liu Ji Xin turned his head to look at the extremely long transport vehicle and the large number of cavalrymen riding war horses. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he saluted immediately and said, "Since Liu has followed the young master, he will naturally go through fire and water with you."

Wu Kai hesitated for a long time, and finally looked at Yuan Li with a struggle: "Young master, if I leave, my old mother at home will have no one to take care of her, and I will feel uneasy."

Yuan Li immediately said, "If you can trust me, I will send someone to take your old mother to Ruyang, and my family will support her. She will definitely have no worries about food and clothing and enjoy her old age."

Wu Kai breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said firmly, "I will follow the young master too."

Liu Ji Xin took the opportunity to request to take his wife and children with him. His wife and son were in good health and could withstand the long journey, so Yuan Li agreed.

On the way, Liu Jixin wanted to show off his abilities. He rode his horse around the long team for a few times. When he came back, he said to Yuanli, "Sir, that batch of grain is not right."

Upon hearing this, not only Yuanli, but also Chu Hechao and other generals looked at Liu Jixin, "What's wrong?"

Liu Jixin was not panicked at all, and said calmly, "There is a lot of old grain mixed in the grain."

Yuan Congyun's tense nerves relaxed immediately, and he said, "I know about this. Although it is old grain, it is not moldy and can still be eaten. The imperial court can't provide new grain now, and even if it has new grain, it won't give it to us. "

Liu Jixin took out a handful of grain to show them, "No. If it was just old grain, Liu would not have brought it out specifically. But please look, my lord and the others, this old grain is not ordinary old grain, but old grain soaked in water."

Everyone was shocked, Yang Zhongfa's face changed suddenly, he snatched the old grain from his hand and put it into his mouth, and then he said with a dark face: "What he said is true."

Yuan Congyun couldn't believe it, he also took the old grain and tasted it. After a few moments, he was silent for a while, his eyes were about to burn red, and he immediately cursed, "Son of a bitch! I'm going to the imperial court!"

Yang Zhongfa said gloomily: "I'll go with you!"

The two turned their horses around and were about to leave.

"Stop." Chu Hechao said expressionlessly.

Yuan Congyun and Yang Zhongfa stopped in their tracks, they gritted their teeth for a long time, and then turned around and rode back.

"Who are you going to the court to find?" Chu Hechao sneered, "The court can exchange food for you? Do you have time to waste with the court?"

Yuan Congyun lowered his voice and gritted his teeth, "I personally checked these grains, General, I am willing to be punished."

Chu Hechao said, "I will punish you when I go back."

After that, he looked in the direction of Luoyang, and the hand holding the horse whip casually tapped the palm of the other hand.

A murderous aura arose from the light and heavy movements.

The light spots of the tree shadows fell on his tall nose and thin lips, and the sound of the whip hitting the black leather gloves made Yang Zhongfa and several generals tense up and their scalps numb.

"Sister-in-law," Chu Hechao suddenly said, "Who do you think did it?"

Yuan Li looked in the direction of Luoyang and uttered two words: "Eunuch."

He not only guessed that it was the eunuch, he could also guess the reason why the eunuch did it.

The eunuchs did not guess that the goods of the corrupt officials in Hanzhong were robbed by Yuanli, or that Chu Mingfeng secretly promoted the purge against them. It was simply because they were embarrassed by Chu Hechao on the day of Chu Mingfeng's burial, so they used this method to harm Chu Hechao to vent their anger.

They just wanted to vent their anger.

What a ridiculous and absurd reason, but this is reality.

Something gradually settled in Yuanli's eyes.

When he saw similar things in books in the past, he only thought it was really ridiculous and funny, and felt that these eunuchs were really stupid, greedy, and short-sighted. But when he really encountered such a thing, Yuanli knew what it felt like, a huge anger.

And a deep sense of powerlessness.

Just because they wanted to vent their anger.

So I don't know how many rations of the 130,000 soldiers in the northern border were soaked in water.

Ridiculous, really ridiculous.

Chu Hechao suddenly grabbed the horsewhip, and his knuckles made a frightening sound, "Sister-in-law, your opinion is great."

Yang Zhong said angrily, "That bunch of eunuchs--"

He clenched his fist and angrily hit his thigh.

Yuan Li's expression was calm. He looked at Liu Jixin and asked, "Mr. Liu, do you have any way to prevent the damage to these grains?"

Liu Jixin said modestly, "I don't deserve it. I can't say I have prevented the damage, but there is a good way to make up for it."

Chu Hechao glanced sideways and also looked at Liu Jixin.

Liu Jixin smiled mysteriously, "Since this old grain will get moldy on the way, why not exchange it with others before it gets moldy? Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Yang Zhong said in a rough voice, "How can this be exchanged! These grains are at least hundreds of thousands of stones. If we exchange them one by one, we have to wait until next year!"

"Hey, sir, listen to me slowly," Liu Jixin shook his head and said with a smile, "If we want to exchange, we will naturally not exchange grain with ordinary people. If we want to exchange, we will naturally exchange it with the clan tyrants."

The clan tyrants are different from the aristocratic families. The clan tyrants have strong financial resources, a large amount of land and tenants working for them. They are real local rich people, but they are not necessarily knowledgeable and official people. The aristocratic families are political bureaucrats with financial resources, power and knowledge. Liu Jixin did not dare to touch the aristocratic families, but dared to instigate Chu Hechao to bully the powerful clans.

Since ancient times, when fighting, when there was a lack of money and food, it was all plundered from the tyrants. This is something everyone knows. But there must be a reason, otherwise they are really no different from bandits, and their reputation is not good.

Liu Jixin said slowly, "You all are generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the soldiers of the Northern Frontier are also soldiers of my Northern Zhou Dynasty. Now the important ministers of the country and the important border troops of the country have no food to eat. What's the difficulty in taking the old grain that can still be eaten to exchange with them for some old grain or new grain that can be stored for a longer time? With the righteousness of the family and the country in the first place, I believe that these clans and powerful people will also understand the adults and the border troops, and will be happy to exchange new grain with us. We will go all the way to the Northern Frontier, passing through Yezhou, Yizhou and other places. There are countless powerful clans. We will directly pull the carriages and soldiers past their doors and stop for a while to exchange food. This saves time and effort, and will not delay much time. Isn't it wonderful?"

Pull the soldiers to the door of someone's house and knock on the door to exchange food? What's the difference between this and forcing with force and robbing openly!

But Yuan Congyun couldn't help but praise: "Good idea!"

Yang Zhongfa also laughed, "You literati, you have to find a reason to do things. Forced buying and selling can be said to be national justice, hahahaha, but I like it very much!"

Liu Jixin smiled and said nothing, twisting his beard and looking at Yuanli and Chu Hechao.

He was very worried that he would see displeasure or rejection on the faces of these two people, but fortunately, Yuanli and Chu Hechao were not pedantic, pure and stupid people. Seeing that both of them were smiling slightly, Liu Jixin was relieved. Chu Hechao

made the final decision and said, "Let's do it."

The next morning, the group finally arrived in Ruyang County.

Zhao Ying was waiting in front of the gate of Ruyang County with his men. He was spirited when he saw the army coming from afar. But when the army was about to come to him, he saw his own son mixed in!

Zhao Ying was shocked and hurried forward to salute. Yuanli asked the others to wait for him outside the city for the time being. One person dismounted and told Zhao Ying a few words, and Zhao Ying left in a hurry.

Yuan Li called Wang Er again, "Are you willing to go to the northern border with me?"

Wang Er said without hesitation, "I will follow wherever the eldest master goes, without any hesitation."

"Okay!" Yuan Li said, "Then go and get your horse and black armor."

Without further ado, Yuan Li collected all the things he wanted to take away in nearly a day, and told Yuan Song everything he needed to do. Fortunately, under

Yuan Li's intervention, the people in Ruyang County lived in peace and never thought of rebellion. After investigation, not many families were found with white cloth tied on their doors.

Yuan Li finally said goodbye to his parents in a hurry and returned to the outside of Ruyang City.

At this time, the generals who had been waiting outside the city for a day were already impatient.

Yuan Congyun was very anxious. Every extra day of work wasted would result in a lot of food loss. He didn't know Yuan Li very well, nor did he trust him very much. He was so anxious that his mouth was blistering. He asked with dissatisfaction, "Why hasn't Master Yuan come yet? It's been almost a day! What needs to be ordered for so long?"

Yang Zhongfa was also waiting anxiously, "Yes, why hasn't Master Yuan come out yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, they saw Yuan Li walking out of the Ruyang city gate with a group of vehicles and civilians.

Everyone got up and walked over, complaining, but before they could say anything, they saw bags of bulging food on the car.

Some rice grains fell on the car board, and the white and plump rice grains were crystal clear and glowing white.

Everyone was staring at it.

These were all carts of food, and they were brand new food!

When several cars and dozens of people came out, Yuan Congyun and Yang Zhongfa were still able to remain calm. But when more than a dozen cars and hundreds of people walked in front of them, the two were completely speechless, staring blankly at the rice on the car and the people following behind.

"Oh my God." Deputy General Han Jin murmured.

Yuan Li walked over slowly.

Everyone looked over with burning eyes, wanting to ask if these grains were transported to the northern border together, but because of their anxious complaints just now, they were too embarrassed to ask.

But Chu Hechao asked, and his voice was very gentle, "Sister-in-law, where are these grains?"

"The grains that went north together, I took out all the surplus grains that could be used at home," Yuan Li smiled lightly, with his hands behind his back, his posture very straight, "Another 300 troops were transferred to escort the grain to the northern border with us, so that the soldiers in the northern border can also relax a little."

Yuan Congyun took a deep breath, suddenly strode forward, bowed earnestly and said: "Mr. Yuan is righteous, Yuan admires it."

Yuan Li helped him up, "Don't worry, Lord Yuan, there will be more things after this."

Yuan Congyun couldn't help but look towards Ruyang City.

Yuanli clapped his hands casually, and after a while, the sound of horse hooves rang out, and thirty well-fed horses walked out of the city gate.

Each of these thirty horses was handsome and agile, and they looked down upon people with a calm look, and it was obvious that they were fed with excellent horse feed.

Yang Zhongfa's eyes lit up and he praised, "What a good horse!"

Yuanli said, "Since Lord Yang likes it, I will give you one, Lord Yang, just go ahead and pick it."

Yang Zhongfa was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Yuanli, and strode towards the herd of horses.

Han Jin also came over shamelessly and said, "Master Yuan, may I go pick a horse?"

Yuan Li laughed, "Your Excellency, please go."

He was so generous and straightforward that Han Jin was so happy that his teeth were broken, and he regretted the many dissatisfactions that had arisen in his heart when he was waiting for Yuan Li. He bowed to Yuan Li firmly, behaved respectfully, and followed him to pick a horse.

Yuan Li also took the initiative to say to Yuan Congyun, "If you have a horse you like, please go pick one."

Yuan Congyun's face was hot and he waved his hand quickly. After walking away, he couldn't help but praise others, "Master Yuan is really righteous."

The more enthusiastic Yuan Li was to him, the more guilty he felt, and the more he felt that Yuan Li was a noble person, and he praised him endlessly.

Seeing this, Chu Hechao walked to Yuanli's side, looked at Yang Zhongfa and Han Jin who were picking and choosing among the horses, and whispered, "Sister-in-law is amazing."

Yuanli turned her head and smiled at him knowingly.

The war horses are not the last thing.

When Wang Er and his team from Zhaoying pulled out the goods of the dog officials in Hanzhong, everyone was really shocked.

Gold, silver, treasures, silk, calligraphy and paintings, all kinds of precious things were hidden in wooden boxes, each of which was worth millions. Yuanli took them to see these things one by one, and several generals gasped repeatedly. When they saw the dozen or so boxes of golden gold, Yuan Congyun's legs softened.

Several generals had an idea at the same time.

God of Wealth, this is definitely the God of Wealth!

No wonder the general treated Master Yuan so politely, they also wanted to worship Master Yuan.

Yang Zhongfa, who knew some of the inside story, had a dull look in his eyes. He couldn't believe that this batch of goods was actually in Yuanli's place. "Oh my god."

He immediately went to look at Chu Hechao and immediately saw Chu Hechao's coldly raised lips. He

was a little angry, but he tried hard not to get angry.

Yang Zhongfa shuddered and turned his eyes away quickly. He admired Yuanli even more in his heart. 

He could even fool the general, and he dared to take it out openly at this moment. Master Yuan was really amazing. He was also really brave.

Yuanli did not forget to test Chu Hechao's bottom line. He deliberately asked: "General, do you like this gift?"

"I like it," Chu Hechao lowered the corners of his mouth for a moment, and then pulled it up again, smiling, "Sister-in-law really makes me look at you in a new light."

But what could he say? He

had to thank Yuanli for taking out the goods.

At this point, Yuanli finally packed all the bags, the sun moved to the west, and the evening became darker.

The soldiers and farmers picked up their things, Yuanli turned over and got on the horse, and they set off on the road to the northern border.

When the last rays of the setting sun were gone, Yuanli turned his head and looked at the fist-sized city wall at the end of the road, and the two small seal characters on the wall: Ruyang.

Goodbye, Ruyang, father, mother.

When I return again, I hope that the world will be pacified.