Hangzhou, Governor's Office.

Huang Bingzhong had a calm face. He had grown a lot over the past few months, his temples were covered with gray hair, and his cheeks were even more sunken. He looked like an old man in his seventies and eighties.

"Sir, the subordinates of Huye are short of food. Not only has the court's relief grain not arrived yet, it is impossible for Huye to get 30,000 stone of grain to be produced now!"

"Yes, my sir, the food is already tight this year. The rebels were so hard in Zhejiang before, and the food in our residence was not enough. Moreover, after the war in Hangzhou, it was already too late to make ends meet. Now we have to send more food to increase food. If we don't do it well, something big will happen!"

"Sir, this is the same in this state. Don't forget that after the Battle of Hangzhou, I was still responsible for the food and drink of the 10,000 refugees you assigned. Where can this grain be squeezed out? It is impossible for this state to provide 40,000 stone of grain..."

"grown ups……."

"Enough!" Huang Bingzhong could no longer listen to the slightest remarks of the prefects in his ears, and shouted in a low voice. The hall was silent for a moment, and everyone was frowning and looked as if they wanted to speak but stopped.

Tonglu was occupied, and all the military rations given to the eldest prince fell into the hands of the rebels, which made Huang Bingzhong, who was eager to see the arrival of the food. He never expected that Tonglu would fall. Didn’t he say that the rebels were still in Zhejiang Hui, so why did he suddenly run to Tonglu?

Huang Bingzhong has sent people to investigate how Tonglu was lost, but what is in front of him is a food problem. The eldest prince's army has been dispatched, and the right army has also arrived in Lin'an, but now the military rations are gone, which is a huge matter. If this problem cannot be solved as soon as possible, then the eldest prince's plan to encircle and suppress the enemy will have problems, and Huang Bingzhong will inevitably be dismissed.

Flicking his forehead, Huang Bingzhong felt a split headache. After asking, he urgently recruited officials from his subordinate states and prefectures for food. Now he had no other choice, so he could only find a way to raise a batch of food from all over Zhejiang for use by the Right Army.

But who would have thought that when these officials talked about food, they would complain. Didn’t he know that Huang Bingzhong? Zhejiang’s disaster this year did not count, but Yuan Qi and others were also troubled. Even he almost failed to defend Hangzhou. But the grain must be collected, and if it is not collected, major problems will happen. Drinking poison to quench thirst, and now he doesn’t care about so much. If he can’t take out the food, everyone will be in trouble.

"The grain on the eldest prince's side must be met, and everyone knows the importance of this matter. Therefore, we must step up the collection of grain in any case. As long as we get through this level and wait until the grain from Huguang is transported, the threshold will pass."

Speaking of this, Huang Bingzhong looked at everyone coldly and said, "I have been in Zhejiang for many years. You know how the family is in your hands. You can definitely find out the number of levies. In the ugly words, this is a major military and national affairs. If anyone ruins the war between the eldest prince, hum! Don't blame me for not being merciless!"

Everyone looked at each other, knowing that Huang Bingzhong had made a lot of sacrifice this time. If anyone beats the sloppy eyes, Huang Bingzhong would definitely not let him go. What's more, Huang Bingzhong said clearly that the right army is waiting to ask for food now. If something really happens, these Qiu Bazi will not care about what official you are. If this war is a disaster, the place will be more powerful than the bandits, and there is a support from the eldest prince behind them.

He issued a death order to these officials, requiring them to transport the food they had allocated to Hangzhou within ten days. Then Huang Bingzhong directly brought tea to see the guests. After the officials left with a sad face, Huang Bingzhong sighed and stood up to go to the side room.

"Master Huang..." In the side room, Sun Dazhan had already drunk Longjing tea into boiled water. He was restless and turned around in the room for a long time. When he heard the movement, he turned around and saw that Huang Bingzhong had finally appeared. He hurried forward and asked with a calm face.

"Sun Junmen, I know what you are going to do. Now that Tonglu is occupied and military rations are lost, I will apologize to the emperor." Huang Bingzhong raised his hand and bowed to the direction of the capital.

"What's the use of apologizing? What about food? The key is food! What does my soldiers eat and drink without food? Can you afford to take on the big affairs that have misled the eldest prince?" Sun Dazhan asked with a glaring glance.

"There will definitely be food." Huang Bingzhong said lightly: "I have transferred 000 stones of grain from Hangzhou to the brigade, and will be transported to Lin'an later..."

When Sun Dazhan heard that he had only 000 stones of grain, he almost jumped up. The grain was only enough for his troops to eat and drink for a few days? Could it be that his soldiers would have to fight on hungry?

"Sun Junmen is a little restless. The 000 stone of grain is just a count first, and there will be 50,000 stones in the future. In addition to these figures, all parts of Hangzhou will step up the collection of grain, and it will definitely not miss the military affairs."

Sun Dazhan was stunned for a moment, then looked carefully at Huang Bingzhong. He saw that he looked normal and seemed confident. He thought about it and nodded, "So... Then I will believe Lord Huang for the time being, but ugly words can be said before. Lord Huang must not forget that if the military rations are cut off, the army will be in chaos! If it is at that time, hum! I'm afraid you, Lord Huang..."

"I know this. If Lord Huang has nothing to do, please go back to Lin'an as soon as possible to appease his subordinates, so as not to disturb the unstable morale of the army."

"Goodbye!"

Sun Dazhan didn't say much, and the other party was clearly tying people, why did he keep it? Besides, he still needs to transport 000 stones of grain back as soon as possible. As for the 50,000 stones behind, if Huang Bingzhong can't take it out then, don't blame him for being rude!

After walking out of the governor's yamen, Sun Dazhan first asked someone to receive 000 stones of grain, and then rushed back to Lin'an without stopping. When he returned to Lin'an, he wrote a military newspaper and handed it to the eldest prince.

It is true that Sun Dazhan is a general, but he has a lot of little thoughts. According to the original plan of the eldest prince, his right-wing army headed south to Hangzhou and then flew westward. But now Tonglu is in a fall. If the original marching route is implemented, Tonglu, which is blocking the way, will become a tough bone.

Since this group of thieves can take Tonglu, it means that the opponent's strength must not be underestimated. Moreover, the rebels who occupy Tonglu not only obtained a large amount of military rations, but also had a lot of military supplies in Tonglu, which also fell into the opponent's hands. This was originally something from him, Sun Dazhan!

One is rising and the other is getting worse. I haven't figured out the situation of the rebels in Tonglu for the time being. In addition, Sun Dazhan, who lacks food, is not sure to fight against the rebels in Tonglu. For this reason, he wrote a copy to the eldest prince and informed the middle prince of these situations. At the same time, he stayed in Lin'an on the grounds that the right prince had to wait for food. In this way, even if the eldest prince wants to blame him, he will definitely not blame him. Whether Huang Bingzhong will be unlucky will be related to his own affairs.

At this point, the right army stopped in Lin'an under the order of Sun Dazhan. On the one hand, they waited for the eldest prince's reply, and on the other hand, they urged the subsequent military rations to Hangzhou every day. Huang Bingzhong also stepped up the demands of the prefectures to speed up the collection of grain, which caused complaints from the people around Hangzhou. Some ordinary people who were barely able to live a decent poverty after being ripped off like this, and some rich peasants with small families could only struggle to survive. Even the landlords did not have a good life. Under the pressure of forcibly levied the food taken at all levels of the government, they were crying and beating their chests and stamping their feet.

In addition, don’t forget that there were a large number of displaced refugees in Zhejiang after the Hangzhou War, and many people from the original rebel army who were placed after the war. Apart from the bloody leaders of the rebel army in their hands, most of them were natives from Zhejiang. Although they had no choice but to join the rebel army, the court considered the rule of the world with benevolence after the defeat, so the prefectures scattered these people and placed them.

Originally, if there were no later events, such resettlement was a better measure. You should know that after Yuan Qi's uprising, his army was basically the local people forcibly recruited. Many of these people did not want to rebel, but were forced to helpless. Moreover, Emperor Kangxi had always paid attention to be kindness. After Zhang Yunyi reported to the court, Kangxi not only agreed, but also generously pardoned these people's crimes.

But who would have thought that something happened again now. The people who were resettled had no home, and now they had no food relief and suddenly became time bombs in the local area. When the rush to collect grain became more and more ruthless, the undercurrent among the people began to move, and no one knew when it would suddenly explode.
Chapter completed!