Chapter 290 It’s time for the hidden mouse to come out

The problem of military rations was quickly reported to the court.

Yang Shoufu and his group held on to the compressed rations and forced the emperor to remove Zhang Ding from his position.

Lady Zheng Mei held up a piece of compressed dry food and displayed it in the court hall, "Everyone, take a look, this is the dry food eaten by the soldiers at the front."

"As hard as a rock, how can the soldiers at the front eat it?"

"Mr. Zhang Ge, are you saving people's lives or taking people's lives?

Are you working for the emperor or for Harcha?"

Zhang Ding looked at Jia Rong and thought to himself: I said at the beginning that this thing was inedible, so you had to get it out.

Zhang Ding: This son-in-law is really disappointing.

Although the position of commander of grain and grass was given to himself, the emperor personally appointed Jia Rong as deputy general.

The emperor even hinted that he wanted Jia Rong to experience more.

It means that if something goes wrong, you will bear the blame; once you achieve success, both of you will be rewarded.

Master Yushitai came out to read a book, "Your Majesty, the amount of food allocated to the formation is one million taels, but Zhang Ge Lao's dry food consumption is less than 100,000 taels, and he ate the rest of the money. ."

Zhang Ding mocked: "Chen Yushi, do you know the price of grain?

In recent years, the price of grain has dropped again and again. Even if we send another batch of grain to the front, it will not cost more than 100,000 taels of silver."

When they were arguing, Jia Rong went out, picked up the piece of dry food, and blew the dust off it.

"My dear, what do you have to say?" the emperor asked Jia Rong.

Jia Rong cupped his hands and said, "I have nothing to say. We will know everything after the battle report."

Zhang Ding was so angry that he jumped in his heart and cursed in his heart: "You didn't explain what you created, and you let me misunderstand it in vain?"

Zhang Ding said: "Your Majesty, the food transported to the front line is divided into two types, one is dry food, and the other is daily food."

"From the news sent back by those who delivered food on the front line, we know that 10% of the daily food was lost when delivered, but only 2% of the dry food was lost."

Jia Rong added: "This kind of dry food is mixed with several kinds of beans and rice, which is very suitable for eating in the wild..."

Others did not listen, "Your Majesty, Jia Rong is young and has no experience of heavy responsibilities. How can we let Jia Rong do such things?

Please take back your order, Your Majesty."

"Please, Your Majesty, take back your order."

Two-thirds of the ministers knelt down and kowtowed, asking the emperor to deprive Jia Rong of his power.

Jia Rong has three identities: doctor of the Ministry of Industry, director of the fertilizer factory, and grain official.

Mr. Yang Ge said: "Wei Chen learned this morning that three ships of grain were transported to Chaoyang Mansion, but they disappeared into the sea and have not been seen yet."

"Three ships?" Zhang Ding became nervous, "Are you sure it's food sent to Chaoyang Mansion?"

"National affairs are current, and no lies can be allowed."

Zhang Ding quickly calculated the food supplies Chen Ruiwen's army had and estimated how long they could last.

Although there are many cattle, horses and sheep on the grassland, Chen Ruiwen's army still has to gather the remaining soldiers to form a new team.

Part of it should be given to the herdsmen so that they can survive.

If Chen Ruiwen cannot keep up with his food supplies, he will easily fall into a passive position. If he is surrounded by Ketulu rushing behind him, it will be miserable.

The emperor knows the seriousness of this matter.

"It must be remedied. Jia Rong, you immediately mobilize food to make up for the food chain that Chen Ruiwen broke."

"I obey."

Since the war began, Jia Rong built a large courtyard near the city gate as a wartime office.

Jia Rong transferred many officials to work here. Some are familiar with the terrain, some are familiar with all aspects of transportation, and some are children of big families.

Jia Rong returned to the office area and asked: "Liu Weitao, is there any news about the ship?"

Liu Weitao: "Not yet, there is no news from the shore."

I'm afraid I encountered a storm and sank in the sea.

Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain were just gone!

Jia Rong was a little unwilling.

"Send the grain from Fuzhou directly to Yingkou. Those three ships have exceeded the scheduled time by more than ten days. There may be an accident."

"Report..."

A small soldier ran in.

"Your Excellency, the people below are reporting that floods occurred in Xing'an Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture one after another, and the grain was soaked and sprouted before it could be transported out."

Jia Rong clenched her hands.

This batch of food is gone, and the food provided to Prince Teng in the middle will be delayed.

The war between the two ends is tight, and food cannot be lost.

Jia Rong and others appeared at the sand table and took down the flags of Xing'an Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture. There are still 28 large granaries in the country that can be mobilized.

Liu Weitao made a suggestion, "Transfer the grain from Qinzhou to the Alxa Erut Grassland by waterway, and give the grain from Taiyuan Prefecture to the Central Route Army."

"How are the local people doing?" Jia Rong asked.

"If you can listen to the orders, the prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture is a capable person, and he will definitely be able to deliver the food." Wang Qiyuan said.

Jia Rong immediately wrote down a plan and sent these suggestions to Zhang Ding for review.

Although Zhang Ding delegated power to him, these important decisions still had to be reviewed by Zhang Ding.

On the way into the palace, I saw that the sky was overcast, as if it was going to rain.

Jia Rong muttered, "The rainy season is coming. There hasn't been much rain in the past three years. There may be serious floods this year.

It is necessary to move the grain out of the area of ​​origin in advance and process the grain into rice flour, which is easier to preserve."

Jia Rong quickened his pace to tell his father-in-law his plan.

Before he could reach the cabinet, he heard the cavalry coming to report military information.

"Report..."

The cavalry rode directly into the palace and shouted: "Good news, good news..."

Jia Rong hurried out to listen.

The cavalry shouted: "Marshal Xu led the generals straight into Ulyasutai and killed Ulyasut Khan.

King Beijing disappeared, and King Zhongyongshun took the city of Kulun to cut off Harcha's route."

Jia Rong clenched his fists excitedly, "Great, let's cross the Seleg River and fight to Dayou Luo Si."

With such good news, Zhang Ding and others immediately went to the emperor to report the good news.

The cavalryman said: "A great plague has occurred on the Uliasu prairie. Now there are not many cattle, horses and sheep left. Please ask the court for support.

The generalissimo also said that there were not enough equipment and asked for more cannons to be sent."

The corner of Jia Rong's mouth twitched. This is a blunderbuss. Playing with cannons is addictive.

Zhang Ding said with great joy: "Let General Xu and King Zhongyongshun lead the army to sweep across the grassland, kill the big tribes, and prevent them from unifying the grassland.

We must make it impossible for them to make a comeback within twenty years."

Mr. Yang Ge, who valued harmony, found it rare that he would not object.

Jia Rong immediately made a suggestion, "The army should go deep into the prairie in one go and capture all the black land.

Therefore, I ask the emperor to allow me to transport all the food from the south to the north and to the front line."

Yang Shoufu disagreed, "This will consume a lot of manpower, financial and material resources, and it cannot be done.

You can let the army eat the local area and make them poor, so that the borderland can be quiet..."

"Sir, this kind of thinking is unacceptable..."

Jia Rong immediately started arguing with his chief assistant.

The chief assistant was displeased: You, a small official, are too presumptuous.

Those who quarreled ignored King Beijing, the unlucky guy.

Why did he disappear and whether he died or not? No one cares.
Chapter completed!