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Chapter five hundred and ninety first: Xi Tiancang

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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 591

    On the mountain on the outskirts of Xitian Prefecture, the black wolf flag of the Qinghe Army fluttered in the wind, and more than 3,000 elite infantrymen of the Qinghe Army guarded the place.

    Xitian warehouse is one of the four major grain storage warehouses in Jiangnan Province, and it is also an important grain storage place for the Far Eastern Dynasty.

    In order to prevent the food here from being burned by the officials of the dynasty who jumped over the wall, Tian Changjie specially sent a sharp-blade assault brigade to ambush in advance.

    Moreover, he was mentally prepared to lose half of the grain, but the battle went smoothly beyond expectations.

    The unexpected attachment of the Liu family, a prominent family in the Jiangnan Province, allowed the Qinghe Army to successfully occupy Xitian Mansion and Xitian Cang.

    After solving the dynasty army troops in Xitian Prefecture, Tian Changjie had the time to personally inspect the world-famous Xitian warehouse.

    "It's really spectacular."

    Tian Changjie, who has seen the world, couldn't help but gasp when he saw countless grain warehouses densely distributed on the mountain.

    The various provinces in the north were plagued by natural and man-made disasters, so that millions of refugees were born.

    Those refugees have been struggling in dire straits, and finally a vigorous uprising is brewing.

    However, in the wealthy Jiangnan Province, there are warehouses that store a large amount of grain.

    These warehouses were built along the hillside, so densely packed that they couldn't see the end at a glance, which made Tian Changjie's face full of excitement.

    Because the Qinghe army has these grains, it not only solves their food problem, but also solves the food problem of countless refugees, so that people will not starve to death anymore.

    Now food, population and territory have become important resources for all parties to compete for. Now that they have so much food, they have a certain advantage.

    When Chen Ziang decided to send troops south to capture Jiangnan Province, Tian Changjie didn't quite understand it.

    After all, in Tian Changjie's view, their Qinghe army should take advantage of the time when the fourth prince and the crown prince were attacking each other, and lead their troops northward to reap the benefits of fishing.

    But now it seems that Chen Ziang is indeed farsighted, because with so much food, they are invincible.

    Even if the army is wiped out, they can recruit the army again if they have food, and they can make a comeback. Food is their capital.

    "Why aren't the warehouses built on a flat area? It's so inconvenient to transport them on this mountain."

    Seeing the warehouses all over the hillside, the First Banner Battalion Commander Zhou Han expressed his doubts while being happy.

    "Commander Zhou Banner doesn't know that there is a lot of rain in our Jiangnan province. If the warehouses are built on a flat place, once it rains for a month, the food will definitely be damp or even soaked in water. Wouldn't it be ruined?"

    "Now the warehouses are built on the mountain. Although the transportation is inconvenient, it can prevent moisture."

    "Besides, the mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if someone wants to attack Xi Tiancang's attention, it is not so easy."

    The Liu family was responsible for the construction of the Xitian warehouse at the beginning, so they are familiar with the situation of the site selection, and Liu Shuo explained them one by one.

    "I see."

    Zhou Han, the first acting banner battalion commander, also suddenly realized, and had to admire their wisdom.

    "I don't know how much grain is stored in this Xitian warehouse?"

    Now what Tian Changjie is most interested in is how much food there is here, so he turned his attention to Liu Shuo, the young master of the Liu family.

    Liu Shuo smiled and said, "My lord, the food stored here is enough for all the people of the Far Eastern Dynasty to eat for two years."

    After hearing this, Tian Changjie also took a breath, and at the same time his face was full of suspicion.

    "You can't lie to me, do you have so much food?" Tian Changjie asked in a suspicious tone.

    "I dare not deceive your lord. Most of the taxes and food collected by the surrounding counties are stored here. My Liu family was responsible for building and assisting in the management of the West Field Warehouse more than a hundred years ago. After so many years, the food stored here is so much that we ourselves  I can't figure it out."

    "Since there is so much food here, why not transport it to other provinces for disaster relief?" Tian Changjie asked.

    "The imperial court also wanted to transport it for disaster relief, but it was a pity that there were many difficulties."

    "It's a long way from all the provinces. It's really not worthwhile to transport one bag of grain and consume three bags along the way."

    "Besides, there are so many bandits everywhere now. Once the grain is shipped out, it may be robbed by the bandits before it reaches the ground."

    "And the food here is also the official food of the imperial court,Without a note approved by the imperial court, no one dared to use it without authorization. The imperial court still had to rely on these grains to support the army.  "

    After hearing the analysis of Liu Shuo, the young master of the Liu family, Tian Changjie also took it seriously.

    Although there is a large amount of food stored here, it can only be stored here due to road reasons and various factors that are not peaceful.

    Fortunately, there are southern troops stationed in several provinces in the south, and there are many rich and powerful families, so the uprising has little impact on the south.

    Now that the Qinghe army suddenly crossed the south of the Yangtze River and occupied the Xitian warehouse, it must be said that it was luck.

    If it is placed in normal times, only near the four major warehouses in the Jiangnan Province, there are heavy soldiers from the Southern Army stationed around each of them.

    Not to mention those bandits and rogues, even the powerful rebels could hardly get close to the granary.

    Now the Qinghe army has easily occupied this place and obtained a large amount of food. Their luck is good.

    "Since your Liu family has been operating here for many years, let's leave it to you to take care of it for the time being."

    The Liu family took the initiative to join the Qinghe army and made contributions. Now that the Qinghe army has not gained a firm foothold in the local area, they still need to rely on them.

    In order to show his attitude, Tian Changjie decided to temporarily let the Liu family continue to take care of the granary, which can be regarded as trust in them.

    "Thank you, my lord!"

    Xitian warehouse is an important place for food, and Tian Changjie handed them over to the Liu family to take care of them, which can be said to be a kind of return for their trust.

    "Master Vice Banner Leader, I don't trust the Liu family."

    When Tian Changjie returned to Xitian Mansion, Zhou Han, acting commander of the First Banner Battalion, bluntly expressed his thoughts.

    "I don't trust them either."

    Tian Changjie turned his head and looked at Zhou Handao.

    "Then why did you continue to hand over Xitian warehouse to them?"

    "We are not familiar with Xitian warehouses. If we take over rashly, we will not be able to guard against them if someone destroys them. Besides, we don't have so much energy to manage so many granaries now."

    "But leave it to the Liu family. If there is a problem, you can go to them directly, and handing it over to them also shows an attitude to the outside world. As long as you mix with our Qinghe army, we will not treat them badly."

    "And they are only responsible for guarding the food. The guards are still ours. Even if they have ideas, they can't make any waves."

    After hearing Tian Changjie's words, Zhou Han also felt ashamed and agreed with Tian Changjie's decision very much.

    "You will move to live in the mountains from tomorrow. If there is any problem in Xitiancang, I will ask you." Tian Changjie told Zhou Han.

    "No!"

    Zhou Han also knew the importance of Xitiancang to the Qinghe Army, so he solemnly agreed.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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