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Chapter 77 Unexpected Forage

It's a pity that both of them are very leisurely, and they visited this Daoxiang City all over.

And the tone was very tight. Except for General Zhang, Chen Yi, and Xu Wenjie, no one else knew about it. As for those who followed suit and donated food, they couldn't ask. This is Xu Wenjie's cleverness.

Two days later, General Zhang had gathered his troops together, and cartloads of grain were delivered to them.

General Zhang had thought about how many there might be before, but he really didn't expect there to be so many.

General Zhang couldn't help opening his mouth, and greeted these businessmen with a smile. The grain and grass are enough for them to survive the winter this year, even more than the grain and grass distributed by the court in previous years, and the quality is better.

At this time, Xu Wenjie and other merchants who donated food and grass wanted to say goodbye to General Zhang and his party.

Chen Yi saw that the other party was so strong, so he naturally couldn't do things carelessly.

Chen Yi has not been idle for the past two days. In addition to wandering around, he also asked Xu Wenjie for the name of the businessman who donated grain and grass this time. He found a store and carved a plaque.

Chen Yi saw that everyone who joined the fun had come, so he took out the imperial decree from his arms.

When the public read it, everyone knelt down in surprise. After hearing the imperial edict, they looked at Xu Wenjie and Chen Yi who read the imperial edict in disbelief.

In the end, Chen Yi had someone carry out the plaque he made.

The award was given to Xu Wenjie and other merchants who donated food on the spot. The small merchants who donated food with Xu Wenjie had expressions of disbelief and ecstasy on their faces.

It's not true if they trust them completely, but seeing Xu Wenjie's unreserved donation of food and grass, they are naturally not stupid in their hearts, and they began to make calculations.

Coupled with the reputation of the Xu family, it was indeed tempting, so I took the attitude of giving it a try.

Unexpectedly, the Xu family would bring them such an opportunity.

This is a rare thing, so all of a sudden they got up and thanked Xu Wenjie. It can be said that Xu Wenjie came to Xiangcheng again for this matter, gained a firm foothold, and gained unprecedented reputation.

Of course, these are things to follow.

The Zhang family was so angry, they didn't expect Chen Yi to plan this matter, and left their Zhang family aside instead.

Let the Xu family get such overwhelming wealth for nothing, and the Zhang family is not a vegetarian. Seeing such benefits, how could they let it go for nothing.

So get up immediately and show your attitude.

"Chen Shilang, Caomin has something to report."

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows, and naturally recognized that this should be the person in power of the Zhang family's generation.

He didn't refuse, and asked directly: "We are about to leave, I don't know what's up with Boss Zhang, so please make a long story short."

The Zhang family knew that what happened this time was to gain a good reputation for the Xu family. What they were saying might not help, but it was not their style not to remedy the situation in time when they discovered something.

Coupled with being able to operate until now, the Zhang family naturally has their own uniqueness.

"My Zhang family is the descendant of the concubine's mother clan. I was worried that the shopkeeper Xu's donation was fraudulent, so I have always been on the sidelines. I have prepared food and plan to give it to the general when he leaves. Although it is late, it is still ours. The Zhang family has a little heart."

Chen Yi didn't expect this, and then raised his eyebrows.

After seeing the leader of the Zhang family finished speaking, he waved his hand and rolled out several more carts of grain and grass.

At the very beginning, the Zhang family felt that this matter was not easy. Although they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the jars of Xu's and Chen Yi's, they couldn't sit still and ignore it.

In addition, I saw that the Xu family was really delivering food and grass to the gate of the city.

Moreover, General Zhang and the others also assembled their team and planned to leave, so the Zhang family quickly loaded the truck with the grain stored in several nearby stores.

If there is really any benefit, they will temporarily push out the grain and grass, and finally get one or two points of noodles later, if things are not as they thought.

Just return it directly, and there is no loss.

It has to be said that the mind of the leader of this family is really powerful.

When Chen Yi saw that there was food and grass, he naturally wouldn't turn him away, so he deliberately showed a face full of surprise, and then with an excited face, he wanted to salute the person in charge of the Zhang family.

"As worthy of being a descendant of the concubine, he really cares about the world and is dedicated to relieving your majesty's worries. I will definitely tell you about it. Now the war in the west is changing rapidly. I will report this imperial edict to your majesty when I return to the imperial capital."

The Zhang family breathed a sigh of relief, it was good to have this guarantee.

At the very least, although it is not the biggest beneficiary in the end, there is no way to exempt it from taxes for one year like the Xu family and other small merchants, but it can be regarded as a small margin.

In addition, they have the support of the concubine, although this benefit will come later.

It's really not scary, Chen Yi will know and not report.

So just like that, General Zhang dragged the unexpected and abundant food and grass to the border, and even felt a little dizzy halfway, feeling like a dream.

General Zhang rode his horse to Chen Yi's side, smiling silly.

"Zishang, do you think this is real? This is too unexpected. How did you get so much food and grass so easily? I still feel like a dream."

Chen Yi couldn't help snickering.

"How about this time, have confidence in the border."

General Zhang nodded fiercely, and then looked at Chen Yi who brought him all this, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

"Zi Shang, thank you, thank you for everything you have done for the soldiers, I really don't know how to thank you, you don't know, every year, because of the lack of food and grass, many soldiers don't go to battle to kill the enemy And die, but be..."

General Zhang stopped here. There was a trace of trembling in his tone, and he couldn't say any more.

Chen Yi could guess it carefully.

If you don’t have money, don’t worry about your poor environment. The soldiers were injured, and they didn’t have enough food or clothing to keep warm. Coupled with poor medical conditions, those soldiers didn’t kill the enemy to death, but were dragged to death.

Obviously it can be saved, eating a full meal can increase the resistance, and wearing warm clothes can prevent the soldier's condition from deteriorating, but there is no way to do all of this.

The most important thing is medical conditions.

Think about it, if you can't even eat enough, how can you have money to buy herbs?

Chen Yi left the money in his hand, which was actually his intention to start from this aspect.

Originally, he didn't plan to invest all of it here, but the Zhang family gave him a push and got some more food and grass. Now that there is plenty of food and grass, the extra money can naturally be used for other purposes.

It has to be said that although the purpose of the Zhang family is impure, the result is gratifying.

Chen Yi was naturally grateful for their kindness.

After returning to Beijing, the decree is not a simple talk.

(End of this chapter)