Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 380: The Troublesome Captain, Targeted by the Governor

Yu Jiusi was on the tree, while Hu Dan and several other state grain transport managers were under the tree, looking at each other with nervous expressions.

In addition to the Liuyang Prefecture fleet led by Hu Dan, Yu Jiusi also rescued grain transport fleets from three prefectures. Like the Liuyang Prefecture fleet, they were dissuaded by a sudden rapids before they reached Luzhou Prefecture, and were later rescued by the army led by Yu Jiusi.

Yu Jiusi was like a savior to them, so they were particularly obedient to his orders. Even though Yu Jiusi had taken the lead in entering Changnan Prefecture two days ago and asked them to rest on the spot when he came back and not to enter the city for the next two days, they still chose to obey his orders.

But seriously speaking, it is a serious crime not to enter the disaster area when the relief grain from the state government arrives. They were just pressed by this young general two days ago, and after listening to his analysis of the pros and cons, they were overwhelmed by their enthusiasm.

Just do it!

When you are in fog and can't see clearly, your other senses become more sensitive.

Hu Dan looked up and could not see Yu Jiusi. He could only hear the rustling sound of his clothes rubbing against the leaves.

Autumn leaves are fragile by nature, and a few of them were touched by Yu Jiusi and fell onto Hu Dan's head.

Hu Dan looked around, lowered his voice and asked, "General, can you...can you see clearly?"

Yu Jiusi on the tree hummed, "It's just barely okay."

Hu Dan was stunned.

It’s really clear.

About a quarter of an hour later, Yu Jiusi flew down from the tree branch, landed steadily in front of Hu Dan, and patted the mud off his hands.

The heads of grain transport from several other prefectures gathered around him and asked him, "General Yu, when can we enter the city?"

Yu Jiusi grinned and said, "Wait."

"Ta-da-ta-da-"

The sound of horse hooves came from far away.

The soldiers he sent out to explore yesterday have returned.

"Report——"

The man dismounted and reported with a fist, "General, there is a group of grain merchants, carrying several thousand stones of grain, heading to Changnan Prefecture. I estimate that they will enter Changnan Prefecture in half an hour."

When the other people heard this, their faces turned grim.

Just as General Yu predicted, there are still some fish that have not been hooked.

Several thousand dan of grain is at least hundreds of thousands of jin of grain. Right now, the price of grain in Changnan Prefecture has been raised to nearly a hundred wen per jin.

Add to that the grain merchant caravans that came and went in Changnan Prefecture, and the money they earned from selling grain...it's a number that really makes one breathless just thinking about it.

Yu Jiusi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked him, "Where is the person we want? How far is he?"

"When I went there, I met their advance guard. They said the people behind us were about 20 miles away and would be able to meet us around 3 p.m."

Advance troops?

Yu Jiusi suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, raised his hand to call Hu Dan over, and whispered something to him.

Hu Dan opened his mouth and looked at him, showing a little bit of insecurity: "Can I... do it?"

Yu Jiusi ignored his self-denial and whispered, "It has to be done even if it's impossible. I will send two of my trusted aides to you. You have to do this. I don't trust anyone else to do it."

With just a few words, he made Hu Dan's eyes well up with tears.

He gritted his teeth and looked ready to die: "So where are your subordinates...?"

Yu Jiusi patted his shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement: "Go."

......

The mist dissipated and turned into water vapor that attached to the branches of the jungle.

The sound of horse hooves gradually increased, and the person they were waiting for arrived.

Yu Jiusi had already put on his armor and stood up to greet them, but when he saw the approaching team, he frowned and thought something was not good.

The leader of the other party looked only a few years older than him. He was riding a tall horse, had a burly figure, a defiant look, and looked down at him.

Yu Jiusi's expression did not change, his eyes were serious, and he looked up and looked at the other person.

The two looked at each other for a long time, so long that the team leaders beside Yu Jiusi almost lost their patience. Then the man dismounted and gave an extremely unstandard military salute.

"Xue Mai, the lieutenant under Governor Lu, greets the Langjiang."

He laughed in his heart as he said this.

He is still a Lang Jiang, but he is just a temporary general. Before, he was the same as him, a small lieutenant. In terms of official rank, his rank might not be as high as his.

I don't know which powerful official in the capital this kid hooked up with to be sent to Changnan Prefecture for promotion. I'm afraid that after he returns to the capital, he will be a real Lang Jiang.

He sneered in his heart, but did not hide his expression at all.

He had earned his title of captain through real fighting, but what about this pretty boy in front of him?

Pooh!

Yu Jiusi understood everything, but he did not get angry. Instead, he said solemnly, "I will ask the governor for five thousand men."

Xue Mai looked back at the people he brought with him and said in annoyance:

"General, there have been many incidents in other prefectures recently, and the governor is busy, so he only asked me to come here."

He kicked the mud on the ground with his foot, "Two thousand men, aren't they enough? They are just guarding the food. Those disaster victims have been hungry for a long time, how can they have the energy to fight for food?"

Yu Jiusi closed his eyes and did not argue with him. Instead, he said, "Do you have any other troops stationed nearby? If so, send someone to send them here immediately."

Xue Mai almost wanted to laugh out loud when he heard this.

We call him Lang Jiang out of respect, but does he really think he’s someone important?

His words were also tinged with a hint of nonchalance: "No. The governor has taken everyone away. Only my subordinates and brothers are nearby. If you really need someone, you can only go to Luzhou Prefecture."

After cursing Yu Jiusi in his heart, he began to curse the governor who did not take them away: That guy surnamed Lu is also a good-for-nothing. Seeing that he and his brothers had no background and it was difficult for them to gain a foothold in the army, he sent them to be used by a young boy.

I'm so angry everywhere!

At this time, Yu Jiusi's eyes were filled with anger, and the leader beside him also got angry and said in a bad tone:

"The general has the right to deploy nearby troops. He clearly wanted 5,000 men, so why did you only bring 2,000? Was it the governor's intention?"

Xue Mai was happy to see dogs bite each other, and nodded repeatedly: "That's right."

Seeing Yu Jiusi's unhappy face, he laughed wildly in his heart, "Lang Jiang, do you still want us? If not, the brothers will go back and report."

The soldiers behind him were all ruffians. When they heard this, they started whistling, making the birds in the forest chirp.

For a moment, the forest was filled with the sounds of whistles, laughter, and birdsong.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jiusi suddenly smiled with his eyes curved.

"You don't even want the credit? If you want to leave, go ahead. Don't delay my mission."

Xue Mai stood there in a daze, thinking that Yu Jiusi was tricking him.

It's just food, what's the credit? Even if there is any, it will be taken by this pretty boy, and he will be promoted to a higher position. What about him and his brothers? They can't even drink soup!

He looked at Yu Jiusi suspiciously, pulled up the reins, and asked tentatively: "Then...I'm leaving?"