Chapter 708: I am not faint

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, food, anti-thief...
A series of events caused all the courtiers to get angry and dizzy.
Wende committed Tai Sui in seven years!
In the beginning of the year, nothing is good.
What a terrible event.
Either one may overturn the national origin of Da Zhou and call the world to change its name.
Emperor Wen De vomited blood and refused to see anyone. A person sits quietly in the hall for three or four hours.
There is rebellion!
There is a rebellion!
He asked himself to be a diligent and thrifty emperor.
The first emperor was about to die, leaving him with a mess, numerous big holes.
Over the years, he has worked hard to make up for the mess, and finally rectified the mess, and gradually made up the money owed over the years.
He has achieved the most perfect degree an emperor can do. Why is there a rebellion?
Why does God refuse to open his eyes, and cause natural and man-made disasters every year?
Is it true that as the anti-thief said, their father and son are not in the right position, God can't see it, and he will send the punishment?
"Your Majesty, it's dark, rest!"
Is it dark already?
Emperor Wende returned to his senses and found that the sky was dark and the candlelight was flickering.
He slowly turned his head and looked at Chang En, "Are I Faint King?"
"Your Majesty!" Chang En knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"I forgive you not guilty. I will ask you, am I a faint king? Answer truthfully, otherwise I will kill you."
Chang En swallowed his saliva and said nervously: "Of course your majesty is not faint. Your majesty is diligent. Last year, the household department finally had a small balance. This is a good omen!"
"Since it is a good omen, why is there a rebellion?"
Emperor Wende looked lonely and issued a series of questions, "In the past ten years, every year, with natural disasters, I am afraid that the people will be overburdened and the people will lose their land and go bankrupt. Since becoming the throne, I have not increased taxes once, and even reduced taxes several times.
In addition, there are three orders and five applications, the local government levies corvee, not harsh. Even for three years in a row, an extra sum of money was given to the local government for corvee, just for fear that the minors would suffer for corvee.
I have done everything that I can do, why is there still a rebellion? Is it because of natural disasters? I have been thinking of ways to provide relief, why would they refuse to give me a little time? Why have to rebel?
I am definitely not a stunned monarch, let alone a tyrant, and I have nothing to lose. But every year there are natural disasters, and not a year has the weather been smooth, and now there are rebellions. Is it really a punishment? "
Chang En hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't get into the horns! Those anti-thief and wolf ambitions are definitely not because they have no food to rebel. They rebel only because they want to rebel.
What kind of punishment, what is wrong, how do those mud legs know this. Obviously, someone fought fish in troubled waters and took the opportunity to start trouble. It’s just that it’s still unclear who the master is behind the scenes. "
Emperor Wen De frowned, "What you said makes sense. Those words are definitely not something ordinary people can think of, and there must be experts behind them. You said, will the person behind the scenes be in the capital? Will it be someone who disagrees with me? Get the throne, conspiracy to rebel?"
Chang En's heart was pounding, and he was about to jump out of his throat.
This is too scary!
There is a hunch that a storm is coming.
He lowered his head and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to send troops to suppress the anti-thief. As for the people behind the anti-thief, sooner or later, we can find out. Secondly, we must find ways to raise food and grass for disaster relief and not let the disaster expand. We also need to prepare enough grain."
Emperor Wende nodded repeatedly, "It is true that he wants to send troops to suppress the anti-thief, and at the same time order Jinwuwei to strictly investigate all parts of the capital. Food is tight everywhere, so sweet potatoes are planted. The production of sweet potatoes is high, even if there is a drought. As long as they can survive, eat sweet potatoes every day. It’s okay. Get through this year and wait until next year and things will get better. Definitely!"
Chang En cried with joy, "Your Majesty finally cheered up! The courtiers will surely be happy for your Majesty if they know it. This is a blessing for the Great Zhou!"
Emperor Wende stared at Chang En with a dazzling light in his eyes, "Aiqing, all of the three provinces and six departments of Xuan, three provinces and six ministries, will see you, Xuan, a few of you!"
"Your Majesty, the sky is dark..."
"Xuan!" Emperor Wen De made a loud voice, decisively interrupting Chang En's words.
"promise!"
Chang En bowed his head and announced that the adults would enter the palace to discuss countermeasures overnight.
...
Early the next morning, Emperor Wende made several decrees.
From now on, the capital will be under martial law since Xu's time.
The price of food is limited. Who dares to drive up the price of food, or close the door and refuse to sell it?
Anyone who dares to spread rumors, spread rumors and cause panic among the people, regardless of their status, will be sent to prison. King Wuwei has the right to dispose of it organically, which can be cut first and then played.
Ling Sanhe Express must deliver the relief food sweet potatoes to the disaster area within half a month.
The Ministry of Households was ordered to send officials to the disaster area to organize the victims to replant.
At the same time, several decrees were sent to the Ministry of War, Beijing Camp.
In the face of rebellion, the entire state apparatus is fully operational.
At the same time, Jin Wuwei drew a part of the elite and took the lead to investigate the truth of the rebellion at the gathering place of anti-thief.
...
The Beijing headquarters of Sanhe Express is about three or four miles away from Weishui Wharf and only a few miles away from the official road.
The surrounding terrain is open and there is no flammable mountain forest.
Choose this location, whether it is shipping or land transportation, it becomes extremely convenient.
The express station leads to the Weishui Wharf, as well as the official road, and there are spacious and flat concrete roads built.
Behind the office building are rows of tall warehouses.
On the side of the warehouse, there are hundreds of horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, and mule carts arranged neatly.
Early in the morning, people came in and out of the headquarters of Sanhe Express.
The carriages set off in an orderly manner, took the receipts to Huangzhuang, Jingcang, and the major grain shops, and brought back carts of sweet potatoes or miscellaneous grains.
The registrar weighed and registered all vehicles, and after pasting the receipts, all of them were transported to the Weishui Wharf and shipped south.
The imperial decree has ordered that these grains should be shipped to the disaster area within half a month.
The fastest way is water transportation.
Land transportation is the second option.
At Weishui Wharf, Sanhe Express transferred hundreds of cargo ships in less than a day.
Load one ship and start pulling immediately.
Other cargo ships, whether private or government, all pulled aside. Do not occupy the dock.
Transporting disaster food is the emperor's mandate, and all ships must yield before the emperor's mandate.
Don't give in?
Then let's see if it's the hard stubble of the head or the hard stubble of the top soldier of the Beijing camp.
Each cargo ship was responsible for transporting dozens of soldiers from the Beijing camp to the south.
Sanhe Express, everyone is busy in an orderly manner according to their assigned work.
Everyone is familiar with their work, has done it thousands of times, and there is nothing wrong with closing your eyes.
The greatest benefit of proficiency is that it can minimize errors.
It can ensure that the process is complete, correct, without errors, omissions, and confusion.
Master Zhao, Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, personally led people to the headquarters of Sanhe Express to check.
Everyone only cares about his own process, which seems very busy and messy, but the efficiency is very high.
Seeing trucks of grain set off from the express station, transported to the Weishui Wharf, loaded and unloaded, Master Zhao from the Ministry of Households was secretly relieved.
"At this rate, the entire water transport process will take less than half a month to deliver food to the disaster area."
"Master Zhao is too optimistic!" Bai Zhong accompanied Master Zhao, "According to the news sent from the south, due to drought, part of the river has been cut off. When it comes to the cutoff, you must go by land."
Master Zhao from the Ministry of Household Affairs frowned, "How is this good? We should go overland. Can we guarantee that the food will be delivered to the disaster area in half a month?"
Bai Zhong said: "Our family is arranging trucks and horses urgently and gathering at the cut-off point. We have also notified local express stations and are ready to receive the goods. At the same time, local toll stations will also fully cooperate. Can it be delivered to the disaster area within half a month? I can only talk about doing my best."
Master Zhao let out a sigh of relief, "The establishment of Sanhe Express was right at the beginning. It would never be possible to reach the disaster area without a month for the court to deliver this batch of food. And the consumption on the way is also an astronomical figure."
Bai Zhong smiled and asked curiously: "Why did the DPRK think of using sweet potatoes for disaster relief? He even planned to replant sweet potatoes in the south."
"This is also no way. The grain in the Jingcang cannot be moved, and there is no grain elsewhere. Only sweet potatoes, which are stored a lot. It is a life that can save a life."
"Are these sweet potatoes enough?"
"Definitely not enough! But at least it can solve the urgent need."
This is also true.
There are many sweet potatoes, but more victims.
Last year, sweet potato winemaking broke out, and a large number of sweet potatoes were used for winemaking. The remaining sweet potatoes, speaking of a lot, are on average for each victim, but in fact very few.
In the south, because of the fertile land and eating habits, few people grow sweet potatoes. More rice, winter wheat.
In the Jiangnan area, mulberry trees and silkworms are even cultivated in paddy fields.
Directly turn farmland into cash crop field.
It is no wonder that the imperial court has to transport sweet potatoes from the north to the disaster area in the south.
No sweet potatoes were grown in the disaster area before!
I didn’t even want to eat sweet potatoes.
Watching one after another cargo ships leave the dock, Master Zhao's hanging heart is half at ease.
He said to Bai Zhong: "This official hasn't seen Madam Zhao for a long time, how is she?"
"Madam is raising a baby in another hospital, and she is about to give birth. Except for her temper, everything else is good."
Mr. Zhao said earnestly: "Sweet potatoes alone can only help alleviate the urgent need. Moreover, the reserves of sweet potatoes are limited. Last year, sweet potatoes were used to make wine. Seventy percent of the sweet potatoes in the north were used to make wine. The remaining sweet potatoes, so many victims. , It will be eaten soon. It is still necessary to transport a large amount of food to the disaster area to completely solve the problem of food shortage in the disaster area."
Bai Zhongzheng said: "Master Zhao is concerned about the country and the people, which is admirable. It's just that Master Zhao told me that these are useless! I am a small person in charge of chores, and I don't have any food on hand."
Master Zhao looked at Bai Zhong, "You have no food on hand, but your wife must have food on hand."
Bai Zhong said simply, "My wife is about to give birth, so I won't see foreign visitors."
"Food is implicated in the fate of Da Zhou and the lives of millions of victims. If your wife is just an ordinary woman in the house, the officer will never trouble her. However, she is not only the prince's wife, but also the owner of the Four Seas Commercial Bank. She. Should take responsibility at this time."
Bai Zhong barked his teeth and smiled at Master Zhao, "It's useless for the adults to tell me this. My wife said that she didn't see foreigners, and I couldn't help it. It's better to wait for my wife to give birth to the baby."
"By then, everything is too late!"
"Then our family can only say sorry!"
Zhao's forehead was bloodshot.