my wonderful zoo

Chapter 22 What a coincidence
"No matter what, I don't care whether they live or die." Lu Hui knew about Chen Xun's plan to support the bandits, so he guessed that Ke Lei should be the one who attacked Lantau Island this time, so he thought that if he raised food and grass for the army in Dongguan County, it would be a resource. enemy.

"That's not right. If Lezhi is defeated because we didn't prepare enough food, Chenjiazhuang won't be able to bear it when the time comes to investigate." Chen Lu is a man who gets timid as he gets older.

In the past, Chenjiazhuang developed smoothly, with Chen Xun supporting it. Those who fought overseas were not deeply impressed by it. They only saw that Chenjiazhuang was developing better and better, and they just wanted to pick peaches.Now that trouble had gathered in Chenjiazhuang, he felt what pressure was.

"What does this mean? If we don't raise food, even if Lezhi's defeat is not due to food, why can't it still depend on us?" Chen Yi followed up. He and Chen Lu had the same opinion and wanted to spend money to end the problem. .

"This is a bottomless pit." Chen Xun rubbed his temples, feeling bursts of pain in his temples.

He thought he was under pressure that he shouldn't have at his age.

Before, I just thought about raising bandits to attack Hainan Salt Gate, and then taking the opportunity to take over this mess and sell salt for money. Who would have thought that so many changes would happen.

If Zheng Jian and others did not come to Chenjiazhuang to make trouble, Chen Yu would not pretend to be pirates and fight them off.If no one from Dongguan County had died in Chenjiazhuang, Le Zhi would not have led his troops to come and explain.If Le Zhi hadn't come, the pirates' attack on Hainan Yanzha would have nothing to do with Chenjiazhuang.

He originally thought that Ke Lei would attack Hainan Yanzha to attract attention and transfer Le Zhi away, but who would have thought that Le Zhi would take the opportunity to blackmail him.

It's good now. By coincidence, Chenjiazhuang was deeply implicated. There is no airtight wall in the world. If you make too many mistakes, you will inevitably be exposed. If the relationship between Chenjiazhuang and this wave of pirates is really exposed, Chenjiazhuang will be finished.

In the final analysis, I still thought of taking shortcuts and made a bad mistake.At that time, it was planned to implement the plan to support the invaders and respect themselves, and allocated many sea guards to serve as the backbone, and Chen Yu was one of them.Because of this, Chen Yu was able to choose to play the role of a pirate when dealing with Zheng Jian, going to the extreme.

Wherever there is a cause, there must be an effect. You have to walk the path you choose even on your knees.

"Lang Jun, what do you think we should do?" Seeing that neither of them supported him, Lu Hui asked Chen Xun.In his opinion, those fake pirates were his own, and it was impossible for Chen Xun to do anything to benefit the enemy.

After rubbing his temples for a while, he felt that the swelling and pain had subsided a little, and Chen Xun began to think clearly.

"It won't work without preparation. If we don't prepare, no matter whether Le Zhi wins or loses, our Chenjiazhuang will not be easy." The county magistrate is not as good as the current one. As a county captain, Le Zhi has very great power.

As the saying goes: The magistrate of the county is ruined.The official position of county lieutenant is concurrent with that of county magistrate in some small counties.As far as Dongguan County is concerned, Chenjiazhuang couldn't bear it if Le Zhi just put on small shoes for Chenjiazhuang.

Chenjiazhuang was not allowed to spend money to pay for corvee labor. All the people who served in Chenjiazhuang were assigned to the dirtiest, most tiring, and most dangerous jobs. Every time they served, several people were killed or injured. After a few times, Chenjiazhuang was completely dispersed.

"But if we really prepare food to support them, it won't work." Chen Xun shook his head again.

"Why?" Chen Yi asked in confusion. What's wrong with supporting the government? It just served as an early investment for surrendering to the Dongguan County Magistrate.

"At other times, it is okay to raise food to support the government, but not this time." Chen Xun did not explain much.

"I think you must have done nothing good this time. You, oh you! Sooner or later, all of us in Chenjiazhuang will be guillotined." Knowing his son, Mo Ruofu, although Chen Xun despises Chen Yi, Chen Yi knows that his son has been there since he was a child. It's not a fuel-efficient lamp. Looking at the weapons and armor secretly stored in Zhuangzi, you can tell that his son has done a lot of bad things outside these years.

"The matter has come to this point, it's useless to talk too much. Find a way to solve the immediate matter first." Chen Xun was a little impatient, and the gap in IQ was reflected at this time.

He is just an ordinary person, in this desperate situation, he can't think of a way to break the situation. "I can't give it away, and I can't give it away." Lu Hui touched his head and said, "Is there any way? We gave it away, but they couldn't receive it."

"Sink?" Chen Lu's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea."

In ancient times, when transporting grain by sea, part of the cost was counted as sunk. Even transporting grain through canals also counted part of the sunk cost.Included in this cost are the hands of officials at all levels, who can sink half of it if they are ruthless.

Of course, in actual transportation, the sunk cost is very low, otherwise shipping would not be so developed.Especially in the Song Dynasty, the shipbuilding industry was super powerful.

"I have an idea." Chen Xun was also affected by Lu Hui's words, and his thoughts opened up.

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On the afternoon of the [-]th day of the first lunar month, two broken small fishing boats from Chenjiazhuang arrived at the west side of Daxishan Island carrying [-] shi of rice, [-] shi of hay, [-] jin of pork, and [-] jin of wine.

The ship went down the river, sailing on the sea is faster than traveling on the road. When the two small boats carrying supplies arrived at the port, Le Zhi's 100 soldiers had just arrived, and they were exhausted. Traveling more than [-] miles in three days was difficult for these miscellaneous soldiers.

"I am already aware of your sincerity. I will report it to County Magistrate Wang when you return to Dongguan." Lezhi smiled happily as he watched the grain and meat being unloaded from the ship.

Le Zhi's joy was not because of these grains, which were dozens of stones, but he didn't take them seriously. What he cared about was Chen Xun's attitude, which showed that his training had achieved initial results, and he would continue step by step. If this goes on, Chen Xun, a "little god of wealth" who is very good at making money, will naturally be included in his pocket.

"Thank you for your kind words, officer. It's my honor to do my best for you." Chen Xun showed a "forced smile" on his face, as if he was in a dilemma.

"Don't pay too much attention to these things, give and take, otherwise how will you let Shangguan feel your sincerity." Le Zhi said.

"What you said." Chen Xun seemed to feel much better.

The two of them were exchanging polite words with the snake committee, when suddenly they heard the archer who was unloading the cargo next to him shout loudly: "There are pirates!"

Turning his head to look, he saw a large number of ships suddenly appearing on the sea at the corner of the east coast. The ship's mast was hung with a skull and crossbones flag. It looked like it was coming with bad intentions.

"Quick! Form a defensive formation!"

"Quick, quick, quick!" The lower-level team officers quickly shouted and ordered the archers to put down the food in their hands and form a formation.

"How could the pirates come here?" Le Zhi frowned, he was caught off guard, and he would never have thought that the pirates who came this time were so courageous.

"How could it be such a coincidence? What should we do?" Chen Xun seemed to be frightened, and he was so confused that he didn't know whether to run or stay.

"Take the people ashore and hide. Don't worry about the ships and the food for now. I can't take care of you for the time being." After Le Zhi said that, he turned and walked directly to the military formation, like a ruthless prostitute. The two parties were in harmony just now. The affection for getting along is gone at all.

(End of this chapter)