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Chapter 1,631 The treasury is in deficit

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    Sun Ce regained his heroic appearance, not only the rescued Cheng Pu, but also other soldiers were very excited.

    Especially Zhou Yu, who came to Sun Ce with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, I am very happy to see that you can regain your strength, and I will definitely help you!"

    Under the leadership of Zhou Yu, all the soldiers shouted in unison to express their loyalty.

    When Sun Ce saw this, he couldn't help but said guiltily: "I was alone before, and I shouldn't have sunk down because of one failure.

    On the contrary, the generals fought bravely to take the lead, making Gu Xin even more ashamed.

    ??This time I feel remorseful and sorry for my mistakes. I hope the soldiers will not take the blame!  "

    Sun Ce¡¯s words were sincere, how could everyone blame their monarch?

    On the contrary, everyone was very happy to see him regain his glory.

    But they didn¡¯t dare to act too exaggerated, because they had just escaped from Zhao Yun¡¯s pursuit.

    And the road is unclear at night, so now we can only rest for one night in a dense forest, and we can continue on our way after dawn.

    But it is conceivable that Zhao Yun must also be looking for them, so it is better to keep a low voice.

    Indeed, as Zhou Yu expected, Zhao Yun immediately sent out scouts like casting a net to search for Sun Ce and others after they retreated.

    I vowed to deal with them completely tonight.

    However, the location chosen by Zhou Yu was very secretive, and the soldiers were required not to make any noise.

    So Zhao Yun's scouts didn't find any trace of them at all.

    In this way, Zhao Yun could only rest for one night and look for it through various clues at dawn tomorrow.

    As soon as it was dawn, Sun Ce's troops and horses began to set off.

    When Zhao Yun arrived here, they had just left.

    When Zhao Yun saw this, there was unspeakable regret on his face.

    It turns out that the place where Sun Ce¡¯s soldiers and horses camped was only less than five miles away from his own camp.

    At this distance, as long as the sound is slightly louder, we can hear each other.

    However, he didn't notice anything and missed this excellent opportunity.

    Zhao Yun hurriedly led people to pursue him, but Zhou Yu also set up some misdirections along the way, causing Zhao Yun to chase in the wrong direction several times.

    As a result, the distance between them and Sun Ce's army continued to widen.

    At noon, Sun Ce finally led his troops to Anzhong County.

    The county magistrate of Anzhong was named Ma Mao. When he heard the news that the king's army had arrived, he was so frightened that he ran out of the county capital to greet them.

    "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late to welcome me!"

    Ma Mao¡¯s flattering attitude made him look down upon by all the soldiers, but they were still respectful to him, and this place was under his jurisdiction.

    So no one said anything.

    Sun Ce also comforted them with some kind words before being led into the city by Ma Mao.

    After everyone sat down in the county mansion, Zhou Yu immediately went straight to the topic.

    "Magistrate Ma Mao, how much food is left in the county treasury now? We don't have much military food this time, so we need you to come up with two hundred dan for emergency relief."

    As a governor, Zhou Yu naturally speaks without politeness and does not mince words at all.

    However, as soon as these words came out, Ma Mao's face became very ugly.

    Zhou Yu keenly noticed the change in his expression and couldn't help but said: "What? Is it difficult?

    ¡°Well then, I will give you a discount, just take one hundred and fifty dan!  Is this okay?  "

    Unexpectedly, after Zhou Yu said this, Ma Mao not only refused to thank him, but also had the same embarrassed expression as before.

    This time, Zhou Yu was completely dissatisfied.

    Zhou Yu's tone gradually became colder: "Hmph, Ma Mao, I didn't expect you are still a money addict. What about reducing it to a hundred stones?"

    Ma Mao still didn¡¯t answer, and this behavior finally angered him.

    "Ma Mao, are you going to disobey orders and delay the military plane?"

    You must know that the crime of delaying the military plane is punishable by death. Such a serious crime finally frightened Ma Mao, and he collapsed on the ground with a plop.

    In fact, it¡¯s not that Ma Mao doesn¡¯t want to provide it, but that his treasury is already empty.

    Let alone a hundred stones, how could he dare to answer if he couldn't even get a single stone?

    Seeing the other party¡¯s performance, Zhou Yu snorted coldly: ¡°Where is the treasurer?¡±

    An old man with gray hair hurriedly stepped forward: "This is my official."

    &nbsp"Open the grain depot quickly and inspect it!"

    "Thisthis" He looked at the county magistrate Ma Mao hesitantly, but Zhou Yu snorted coldly, and he was so frightened that he could only do it.

    After the treasury was opened, a musty smell instantly hit our face.

    When everyone got used to the aura and looked inside, they finally understood everything.

    "Ma Mao, is this the treasury you manage?" Zhou Yu's tone was serious and left no room for doubt.

    ¡°I, the Governor, may remember that last year the weather was good and it was a rare good year. At that time, your Anzhong County reported that your grain storage alone was 500 shi.

    Why did he disappear in less than half a year?  If you don't speak out today, let's see what I will do to you!  "

    Ma Mao was finally frightened. He couldn¡¯t stand up and his speech was even more intermittent.

    Zhou Yu immediately looked at the treasurer: "Treasurer, you are the direct manager. If I can't even tell you, then I will be beheaded together with Ma Mao!"

    This frightened the treasurer. For the sake of his own life, he poured out everything he knew.

    It turns out that a month ago, a big businessman came to Anzhong County. He was buying grain from various places along the way, and the price he paid was 30% higher than that of ordinary businessmen.

    Such a price instantly attracted the money-hungry Ma Mao.

    Last year there was a bumper harvest of grain, and there were hundreds of stones of grain stored in the treasury. He had long wanted to be greedy.

    But grain is large in size and low in unit price, so it is really difficult to carry and store it.

    So Ma Mao immediately reached a cooperation with the big businessman, and even sold all the inventory directly to the other party.

    In fact, Ma Mao¡¯s idea at that time was also well thought out.

    Seeing that this year¡¯s grain harvest is about to be bumper, last year¡¯s old grain will surely depreciate in value, and when the time comes, all I have to do is fill the treasury with new grain.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? may be able to deceive by selling the old grain that was exchanged, and only needing to hand over half of the money.

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    " However, God's calculations are not as good as those of humans. Ma Mao took everything into consideration, but he did not expect that not long after the food was sold, the war broke out.

    At first, Sun Ce took the initiative to attack, but later the enemy invaded Jingzhou and the situation became worse and worse.

    Ma Mao was even ready to take the money and run away if something went wrong.

    Unexpectedly, before he could leave, Sun Ce's troops suddenly arrived and captured him.

    After listening to the confessions of Ma Mao and the treasurer, Zhou Yu immediately ordered people to search Ma Mao's residence.

    Sure enough, a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry were found from there, which completely confirmed the matter.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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