Chapter 1033 - 871, Borrowing Grains
The vast Ganzhou City had only a few grain stores, and to ensure a continuous supply within the city, Daohua had not sent anyone to buy grain from the stores within the city but had people purchase it from other military posts instead.
Gan State Guard Commandant Office.
Just two days after returning to the city, Fan Tong learned of this matter and shook his head disapprovingly, "She really does throw her weight around with money, buying grain to aid the refugees."
On the other side, Xia Jianren scoffed beside him, "If they want to, why do you care so much?"
Fan Tong was a rugged bruiser while Xia Jianren, although he looked somewhat like a scholar, had a pair of cunning, fox-like eyes that often sparkled with shrewd, calculating light.
Fan Tong expressed his dissatisfaction, "Old Xia, don’t make cold remarks here. You clearly know that without Wei Hong’s approval, they can’t buy any grain. Yet the number of refugees outside the city keeps increasing. If things really get out of hand, can you and I just sit by and do nothing?"
Xia Jianren smiled, "Why can’t we? Isn’t Xiao Yeyang supposed to take over the Ganzhou Guard? Let him deal with it himself."
Fan Tong frowned, "I understand you want to make things difficult for Xiao Yeyang, but the common people are innocent. Besides, Wei Hong also said we shouldn’t oppose him directly."
Xia Jianren replied, "Who’s going against him? We just won’t be the ones to start anything. If Xiao Yeyang comes to the guard post, we’ll just do whatever he orders, that’s all."
Thinking of the thirty to forty thousand refugees already outside the city, Fan Tong couldn’t help but sigh, "I knew I shouldn’t have spread the news about distributing porridge outside the city when I came back."