Chapter 155 - 149 Worries
Zhao Ju watched as the grain sacks were moved into the warehouse. After verifying the numbers with the warehouse guards, he signed and sealed the paperwork before locking up the warehouse.
Seeing the warehouse full of grain, not only the citizens outside but also the members of the army felt uplifted. "Standard Bearer, the Lady is truly remarkable. She managed to acquire all this grain with just a few words."
Zhao Ju replied, "It’s all bought with hard silver and gold. You think it came for free?"
"But that money belonged to those lords. Isn’t that close to getting it for free?" The soldier grinned happily. "With grain in the warehouse, our hearts are at ease. Standard Bearer, our military camp should be completed in two more days, right?"
Zhao Ju asked, "Do the prisoners still listen?"
"They’re behaving alright. A few tried to escape at the beginning, but they didn’t get far before being caught and killed. After seeing that we feed them and don’t mistreat them, they’ve settled down and stopped trying to run. The construction of the military camp has sped up too."
Zhao Ju nodded and said, "Have them speed up. Once the camp is built, we’ll head out for the autumn harvest."
Many people died in Xiping County. Although some crops were damaged, there’s still a lot left.
With a lack of manpower, relying solely on hiring workers with grain is not enough. They’ve decided to use the prisoners.
However, most fields are outside the city. If all 300 or so prisoners are taken out, they might escape, and Zhao Ju doesn’t want to waste a lot of manpower supervising them.