"General, what you mean is that more than half of the food and grass that was originally at Hangu Pass has been lost?"

Zhang Hong nodded lightly.

"To be precise, less than 30% are left."

This is a bit outrageous.

From Luoyang to Hangu Pass, there are grain storage areas along the way.

Among them, Hangu Pass has the largest grain reserves.

It is impossible for so much food and grass to disappear out of thin air.

"Could it be that those aristocratic families don't have enough food and grass?"

Zhang Hong shook his head gently.

"Even if it's insufficient, it won't be this much less."

Wang Sheng thought about it again and found that this was indeed the truth.

No matter how arrogant the family was, they would not dare to openly disobey the emperor's orders.

Even if he moves his hands and feet, his hands and feet won't move too much.

It's interesting that there is so little food and grass.

Wang Sheng and Zhang Hong looked at each other and found that there was something meaningful in each other's eyes.

"Then go find the quartermaster."

"I'm afraid even the quartermaster can't explain why."

Zhang Hong was worried that the quartermaster had already been bribed.

But Wang Sheng didn't think so.

"If the general doesn't pursue this matter, how will the problem of food and fodder for these 100,000 people be solved?"

All this food and grass was provided by Wang Sheng for the emperor.

This also means that the emperor will not allocate other food and grass.

Zhang Hong gritted his teeth and finally nodded.

"Then let the quartermaster come over."

This matter is obviously not simple.

With so much food and grass missing, the person who can promote this matter is definitely not an ordinary force.

King of Zhao, King of Chengdu, aristocratic family.

It's all possible.

It is even possible for all three to be involved.

Among them, His Majesty's side may also be involved.

The aristocratic family has always been good at this.

As far as he knew, this quartermaster was from the clan.

This is also the reason why Zhang Hong subconsciously doesn't want to cause trouble.

Zhang Hong gave the order, and the personal guards brought the general quartermaster over.

The quartermaster was young, looking to be in his twenties.

With his fair skin and round body, just by looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is a child of a wealthy family.

Wang Sheng was not surprised that he was a clan relative.

"Why is there a shortage of 70% to 80% of the grain and grass in Hangu Pass? Can the quartermaster have an explanation?"

Sima Wang was stunned for a moment and said: "Before I took office, this was the only food and grass in Hangu Pass, and it has not changed."

No changes?

Wang Sheng and Zhang Hong looked at each other.

If what Sima Wang said is true, it proves that the aristocratic family has not prepared enough food and grass.

but...

Wang Sheng has already deduced before that this possibility is not high.

If this possibility is ruled out, there is only one other possibility.

It was Sima Wang who told lies.

Zhang Hong obviously thinks so too.

"Originally, there were 100,000 dan of grain and grass in Hangu Pass, but now it is far from enough. According to what you said, it means that the people transporting grain from the aristocratic family lied about the number, but?"

One hundred thousand stones?

Sima Wang took a breath of air.

"There is so much food and grass in Hangu Pass?"

This word?

These were the words spoken by a quartermaster.

"Then do you know how much food and grass there are in Hangu Pass now?"

Wang Sheng suddenly asked this question.

"this..."

When Wang Sheng asked this question, Sima Wang hesitated for a long time and couldn't give a specific number.

By this time, Zhang Hong also knew that asking anything out of the quartermaster's mouth was nothing more than a dream.

The so-called corpse-position vegetarian meal refers to such people.

"Since you don't know, I will tell you that originally there should be 100,000 shi of grain and grass in Hangu Pass, but now there is less than 30,000 shi left. Do you know where the remaining grain and grass went?"

"This matter has nothing to do with me?"

Seeing that Wang Sheng wanted to put a blame on his head, Sima Wang quickly explained.

It seems that it is not impossible to ask questions at all.

"If you want to live, tell me where these 70,000 shi of food and grass have gone."

In this era, one stone weighs thirty-one kilograms.

The 70,000 stones of grain that disappeared is 280,000 kilograms of grain, which is not a small amount.

Even to store all this food and grass, it takes a lot of space.

"How do I know this?"

Seeing the evasive look in the quartermaster's eyes, Wang Sheng knew that this guy might actually know something.

"You are the quartermaster, and the grain and grass in Hangu Pass are all under your control. Now that there is such a big mistake, and you say it has nothing to do with you, who does it have to do with?"

When Wang Sheng drank, Sima Wang was also speechless.

Zhang Hong looked at Sima Wang coldly and let Wang Sheng perform alone, while he put some psychological pressure on Sima Wang.

In terms of speaking, he also considered himself inferior to Wang Sheng.

"this..."

"Although you are from the clan, if I want to deal with you under military law, it will only be a matter of one sentence. Do you think I don't dare?"

Seeing Wang Sheng's cold expression, Sima Wang still had a little sweat on his forehead even in winter.

He knew that the person in front of him really did this.

"I don't know much about this either."

"Then tell me everything you know."

Sima Wang wiped the sweat from his cheeks with his sleeves and nodded gently.

Immediately, he told Wang Sheng everything he knew.

Not to mention, this guy knows very little.

Sima Wang hired the quartermaster officer entirely because of King Zhao's recommendation and his status as a clan member. In addition, although the status of quartermaster was important, he could not direct the war, so Zhang Hong agreed to this arrangement.

I don't want something to go wrong now.

For Sima Wang, he was here to do the gold plating, so he left everything to his two munitions bureaucrats.

"So, are your two subordinates here now?"

"If they are there, I will send someone to call them over now."

The wait didn't take long, and soon the two men arrived.

Before these two people arrived, Wang Sheng knew the identities of these two people from Sima Wang.

One was named Zhao Xie, and he was born in a Han family.

The other one was named Yang Chu, but he belonged to the Yang family of Hongnong.

When he heard Yang Chu's name, Wang Sheng knew that things might be interesting.

As soon as Zhao Xie and Yang Chu arrived, Wang Sheng did not hesitate and asked them questions directly.

"Do you know how much grain is stored in Hangu Pass now?"

Grain storage geometry?

Zhao Xie and Yang Chu looked at each other, and Zhao Xie spoke first.

"There should be one hundred thousand stones of food and grass."

Yang Chu shook his head and said: "Brother Zhao is wrong, it should only be 30,000 shi."

The answers from both of them were not the same.

It seems there is something fishy here.

But this trick is not as deep as Wang Sheng imagined.

"There are only thirty thousand stones of grain and grass in Hangu Pass now."

Wang Sheng gave the answer straightforwardly.

After that, his tone also became serious.

"But before, there should have been 100,000 stones of grain and grass in Hangu Pass. Among them, where 70,000 stones of grain and grass have gone, I'm afraid you two know best."

Seventy thousand stones of food and grass disappeared?

Zhao Xie finally understood that Wang Sheng had summoned them not to ask questions as usual, but to question them.

"I originally went to see it ten days ago. When I counted the grain and grass, there were indeed one hundred thousand shi of grain and grass, but now there are only 30,000 shi. This... I don't know."

This Zhao Xie...

Coming from a poor family, you should pay more attention to your own future.

He shouldn't be sitting around like Sima Wang. If he's not messing around, it's because although he is a military bureaucracy, the right to speak and exercise power are all in the hands of Yang Chu.

Wang Sheng quickly fixed his gaze on Yang Chu.

"What do you have to say?"

Being stared at by Wang Sheng's eyes, Yang Chu felt a little pressure rising in his heart.

"This food and grass must have been taken away by General Jinu."

Taken away by Meng Guan?

Seventy thousand stones of food and grass?

To know.

One hundred thousand stones of food and grass is enough to feed an army of one hundred thousand people for a month.

Everyone knows that this Western Expedition will definitely not be a protracted war for thousands of years, and there is no need for Meng Guan to bring so much food and grass.

Seventy thousand stones of grain and grass were enough to feed ten thousand people for seven months.

If he brought this food and grass there, wasn't he looking for trouble?

"General Jinu doesn't need to bring so much food and grass there. Furthermore, even if General Jinu adjusts the food, he needs General Zhenglu's consent. If you adjust the food without General Zhenglu's consent, it is dereliction of duty."

"It's just that General Jinu was so aggressive at the time, how dare we refuse."

This Yang Chu, I'm afraid nine out of ten sentences are lies.

Wang Sheng was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.

"Here comes someone."

Wang Sheng scolded, and three sergeants immediately stood up.

These are Zhang Hong's troops and horses, and they are now stationed in the pass.

"This person has neglected his duties and will be immediately dragged outside the tent and beheaded in public."

Instead of saying too much, just do things directly.

Wang Sheng's words frightened Yang Chu, who was always here with the old god, to the point of losing his soul.

He quickly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, everything the villain said is true!"

"Pull it down."

Seeing that Yang Chu didn't mean to tell the truth, Wang Sheng didn't want to say another word.

It wasn't until he was dragged out of the gate of the Commander's Mansion that Yang Chu screamed miserably: "Your Majesty, I say, I am willing to say it."

"stop."

Wang Sheng waved his hand to signal the sergeants to stop first.

Wang Sheng walked up to Yang Chu and said: "You can talk to me about the specific matters. We won't be staying at Hangu Pass for long, and I don't have much time to spend on you. If you want to say something, I have to

hurry up."

Originally, Wang Sheng had a childish face, and he thought it was easy to fool him, and since he came from a noble family, he didn't attach much importance to a humble family like Wang Sheng, but now he found that he was wrong.

How could he fool this person?

This is simply a devil.

"This food and grass is now hidden at the foot of the North Mountain..."

After listening to Yang Chu's words, Wang Sheng realized where the 70,000 stones of food and grass had gone.

Seventy thousand stones of food and grass were all hidden by these people and slowly sold to various aristocratic families.

Although the world is peaceful now, famines continue, and the price of food on the market remains high.

Even if you want to buy grain at a high price, you won't be able to buy much grain.

With these 70,000 stones of food and grass, the amount of money that can be earned is absolutely astronomical.

And according to what Yang Chu said, those who participated in the division of the 70,000 stones of food and grass were.

I don’t know one.

In fact, it is simply impossible for one or two aristocratic families to swallow up this food and grass.

There must be a palace background and a military background.

According to Yang Chu's few words, he revealed several names to Wang Sheng.

King Zhao, King Chengdu, Wang Rong, King Pingyuan...

The names of these people alone would be enough for Wang Sheng to drink a pot.

Taken together, how can Wang Sheng dare to move?

I'm afraid this is why Yang Chu is so calm and composed.

But he didn't expect Wang Sheng to be so reckless.

Before he finished speaking, he took action directly.

"Your Majesty, this Western Expedition has lasted ten thousand years, but it is only a matter between Xumi and thirty thousand shi of food and grass is enough."

enough?

Thirty thousand stones of grain and grass are needed to supply 100,000 people. Doesn’t that mean that it will take ten days to cook all the food for ten thousand years in one pot?

What frightened Wang Sheng even more was...

Hangu Pass is the largest grain storage area, but there is more than one grain storage area like Hangu Pass.

I want everyone to take away 10% like Hangu Pass.

Then this battle...

How to fight?

Everyone thinks Qi Wannian is a soft persimmon and can be pinched as much as he wants, but what if Qi Wannian is a turtle?

Not easy to pinch?

There is no food and grass.

What do soldiers eat?

Eat dirt?

Furthermore.

Even if Qi Wannian is collected quickly, these grains and grass will still be of great use.

Seeing Wang Sheng pondering aside, Yang Chu thought that Wang Sheng wanted to touch the cheese, so he quickly said: "If the prince also wants to participate, I think he can get at least 10% of the profit."

One percent.

Among so many people, that's quite a lot.

Now we know where the food hidden in Hangu Pass is.

This Yang place has no use value.

"Drag him out and behead him. Hiding military rations is a capital crime. I will immediately go to His Majesty and ask for the execution of the three tribes."

Originally, he and the Hongnong Yang family had no dealings with each other.

Now that I encounter an opportunity, I will naturally take advantage of it.

Trampled potential enemies to death.

There will be no threat to yourself.

A lost enemy is the best enemy.

"Marquis Guangyuan, you can't kill me. If you kill me, King Zhao of Chengdu and others will not let you go."

....

Regarding Yang Chu's threat, Wang Sheng just mentioned it in one word.

Since he chose military law to deal with Yang Chu, he didn't want to make this matter a big deal.

If he wanted to make this matter a big deal, instead of executing Yang Chu, he would protect him.

After all, Wang Sheng needs Yang Chu's confession as evidence.

The execution of Yang Chu was to deal with this matter coldly.

Zhang Hong also understood what Wang Sheng meant.

outside the door.

Following Yang Chu's scream, Wang Sheng also looked back.

As for Sima Wang and Zhao Xie, their faces were pale with fright, and their legs were trembling.

Zhao Xie was fine, but Sima Wang was even worse.

From a distance, you can smell the smell of urine from him.

What happened there is self-evident.

"If you two want to survive, you should bring back the 70,000 stones of food and grass from the northern foothills and take good care of them. Otherwise, Yang Chu's fate will be your fate."

The living Yang Chu has now become a dead person.

Such threats go straight to the soul.

Sima Wang and Zhao Xie nodded quickly.

Sima Wang no longer dared to fish at work, while Zhao Xie did not want to get involved in the fights among the upper echelons.

His little arms and legs.

A little wind and a small wave will break it into pieces.

After solving the food and grass problem, Wang Sheng and Zhang Hong entered today's topic.

This is the most important thing to do in Hangu Pass.

Reorganize.
Chapter completed!