Early the next morning, Ge Ding sent people to repair the road out of the valley, and he led people to build a pontoon bridge on the Kuai River. Qu Fengxing took his soldiers to understand the surrounding people's sentiments, and sent people to Lushan County to inform the local area.

The sun was rising high and the frost on the grass and trees began to melt. Several horses were seen galloping towards Lushan County and stopped by the Sui River. A man in military uniform shouted loudly on the horse: "Put up a pontoon bridge over there.

The people are the Northern Expeditionary Army?"

Ge Ding looked at it and said, "You guessed it right, exactly!"

The man hurriedly dismounted, crossed his hands and said, "I wonder what kind of army you are? Who is the general's name?"

Ge Ding said: "We are an engineering unit that builds bridges and paves roads. We are in front of the entire army. I am in charge of the engineering group, Ge Ding."

The man nodded: "That's it. I, Cai Zun, have been ordered by Cao Dutong to come to meet you. Because I live in Lushan City, I missed you yesterday. I got the news today and came here in a hurry."

After hearing this, Ge Ding did not hesitate and rushed to the ferry to pick up Cai Zun and his entourage.

Both parties saluted. Cai Zun asked: "Sanya Town is a remote place. Did the commander do well last night?"

Ge Ding said: "Thanks to a nearby Kang Yuanwai who brought sheep to work for the army, the whole army had a meal of meat. Who would have thought that there was no meat seller in this town. Without Kang Yuanwai, we would not have been able to eat meat last night. We were in San

I haven’t seen a few people on Ya Road for three days, and I’m really frustrated. People say that the main road between Wanluo and Wanluo on this road was never expected to be so desolate.”

Cai Zundao: "During the Tang Dynasty, Sanya Road was still very lively. This dynasty established Kaifeng Prefecture as the capital, and people going north from Xiangyang took Fangcheng and Ye County instead. This road became more and more desolate. Now it is not a time of peace.

No more business trips.”

Ge Ding nodded.

Cai Zun looked at Ge Ding's army and said: "Cao Du ordered me to meet the army here. I originally thought that you would go to Lushan County to rest, so I didn't arrange any manpower here. The commander still ordered the soldiers to do their work, you follow me.

Go to the county seat."

After hearing this, Ge Ding shook his head repeatedly: "General, after we came out of Sanya Road, it was already evening when we arrived here. How could we spend a few more hours to get to the county seat? There is a reason why Sanya Town was built here. You can support the army.

It should be here, how can we get to the county seat?"

Cai Zundao: "We tried it. We came out of the mountains and arrived here at about noon. We walked another twenty miles to the county town and it happened to be dark. The envoy requested that camps be built along the road. The passing army came

Just sleep. You don’t need to dismantle the camp when you leave, just leave it to the next army. Sanya Town is too remote and it’s not easy to supply supplies, so we built it in the county town.”

Ge Ding said: "If you leave the customs at noon, it will be already dark when you arrive at the county town. Three or five people still don't think that it is such a light thing for an army to camp? Not to mention that the sixty-mile Lushan Pass, two days on the road,

Most of the troops cannot leave the customs at noon. Needless to say, the military camps must be located here. Supplies are originally your local business, just recruit people and transport them."

Cai Zun's official position was much lower than that of Ge Ding, so he didn't dare to say more. But he was muttering in his mind, how big is the population of Lushan County, how many people can be recruited? How many people will be needed to transport supplies here, plus other things?

?

Ge Ding invited Cai Zun to sit in the camp and asked about Lu Shan's situation.

Cai Zundao: "In recent years, there has been a shortage of officials. In Lushan County, there are only two people, the magistrate and the county captain. Because the army is coming, they are patrolling the place, recruiting civilians, and purchasing supplies. I am in charge of this place.

.There are so many things going on, and there are so many things that don’t go as planned. Don’t be offended by Wanwang Control.”

Ge Ding said: "I am a pioneer, building bridges and paving roads. It is not up to me to say whether you are doing well or not. But I remind you that Sanya Town is the first stop after the army comes out of the mountain. There is no room for sloppiness. You'd better get here as soon as possible.

After building the tent, you also need to set up warehouses.”

Cai Zun was crying in his heart.

According to the requirements, Lushan County should set up four stations for the army to rest. However, Lushan is a small mountainous county, and after the war, it has a small population and insufficient supplies. It is really difficult. The county magistrate discussed with Cai Zun and wanted to change it to two stations.

Station is nothing more than a longer distance in the middle. This forces the army to speed up in Lushan County and get there as quickly as possible, which will save a lot of trouble.

That's the thing. No matter how good the plan is, there will always be various problems when doing it. Some problems are big and it is impossible to follow the plan. Some things are small and the solution is not complicated. No matter

Whether it is a big problem or a small problem, if you don't find a way to solve it, things will get stuck. Whether you want to find a way to solve it and how to solve it depends on the ability of a group.

Wang Xiaolie's envoy is considered rich. He can issue his own money. In recent years, a large amount of investment has begun to see profits. Even if he does not increase taxes on the people, he is still much better off than other places. This Northern Expedition made his envoy to

The local government paid them money and asked them to guarantee the march.

But here in Lushan County, what if the money is distributed? There are only so many people in the place, and there are only so many materials. The money distributed will only push up local prices, and the materials will not change. Food can be obtained from other states and counties.

Transferred, what about the rest? The army needs to eat meat, fish, and oil to ensure nutrition. How can a few officials conjure it out of thin air?

Ge Ding only led one battalion of troops. As long as he stayed in Sanya Town for a few days, all the sheep in the surrounding villages would be eaten up. At that time, no amount of money could buy meat, so what could the local officials do?

Seeing Cai Zun's expression of embarrassment, Ge Ding said: "If there are any local difficulties, you'd better report them in time. Don't expect the army to come. You have nothing here. If you delay the march, the commander will never spare you!"

Cai Zundao: "Commander, the local officials and I are not fools. We have already reported it. The local supplies are insufficient, so the higher authorities just sent more money for us to buy them. You also saw it, where can we buy it? Sanya Town

There is no meat seller, and there is only one meat stall in Lushan County, which only sells two sheep a day! How can we supply tens of thousands of troops? There is really no way."

Ge Ding said: "If you can't buy it locally, go to other places to buy it! Baofeng also has to go through Dajun. If you don't buy it there, you can go to nearby Ye County to buy it! If not, you can go to Xiangcheng! There is always a way!"

Cai Zun looked at Ge Ding and said nothing, just shook his head.

Ge Ding suddenly woke up. This is a mountainous area. Not to mention the inconvenience of walking, how many sheep are there in Ye County? Supplying tens of thousands of troops is just talking in sleep. If all the sheep in Ruzhou are slaughtered, how long can they supply the army?

When an army of tens of thousands passes through a place in this era, it is like locusts passing through. The supplies will be exhausted very quickly. The food and grass in the army can be prepared in advance, so do they have to carry everything? When the conditions were not good in the past, Wang Xiaohao marched

It's simple, just bring enough food. Now that conditions are better, there are many more rules in the army. How many days should we eat meat, how many days should we eat eggs, how much food and how many vegetables does one person need?

Clear standards. Such standards cannot be met by local governments even if they try their best.

Ge Ding was silent for a while and said: "If you have any difficulties, report it to us and make it clear. If the higher authorities don't solve it, it's not your business. But if you hold it in here and don't talk about it, if something happens, you won't be able to escape the responsibility."
Chapter completed!