Chapter 713: Who will share my worries (three shifts)

The drought continued and the disaster worsened.
What's terrible is that the Gyeonggi area has also experienced drought.
Since the beginning of spring, there have been three rains.
The water level of the riverbed has dropped significantly.
In severe cases, even the water level of the well drops.
This year, sweet potatoes are grown everywhere.
Sweet potatoes are drought tolerant.
This means that the price of rice noodles will continue to rise to a jaw-dropping level.
The imperial court limited the price, and it could not be managed for one year, two years, or three years.
In the past, people who ate polished rice and noodles had switched to half of the polished rice noodles and half of the brown rice brown noodles when the drought began to emerge.
When news came to the south that the disaster had intensified and the anti-thief was rampant, they would not even eat refined rice noodles, and all changed to brown rice noodles.
All the polished rice noodles are collected and used as reserve food.
Many people do this.
In Xinmin County, the most lively place is no longer Wenqing Bookstore, nor meat and vegetable shop, but grain and oil shop.
Every day, every grain and oil shop is crowded with people.
Regardless of whether there is food in the house, they will squeeze into the grain and oil store to purchase food.
"The refined rice noodles are out of stock. Only the brown rice noodles are left. If you want to buy them, line up and don't squeeze them. If anyone breaks the order, all of them are driven out, our store will not entertain them."
Frames of brown rice noodles are placed at the door of the food shop.
The purchase limit is five catties per person.
Everyone has a grain and oil book in their hands.
After buying five kilograms of today's portion, the grain and oil notebook will be stamped with a red seal of the grain shop.
With this seal, it also means that today's copies have been bought. With the notebook, you can't buy a grain of grain at any grain and oil store in the capital.
This is the purchase restriction in Beijing.
The Ministry of Households refers to the method of the Four Seas Commercial Bank to manage the refugees and distributes a small book to each family, registering the population of each family and the amount of food rations needed.
People call small books graciously as food books.
Since the birth of food, it has become the most precious object in Xiaomin's house, even more important than money.
Because now I have money and without food, I can’t buy a grain at any grain and oil shop in Beijing.
As for those outsiders who rent in the capital, such as students studying in the capital, they are registered by the government, and everyone also receives a copy of the food.
It's just that the color of the food is different from the local household registration.
Who doesn't need to worry about food nowadays?
The students of Shanhe Academy do not have to worry about food.
When everyone in Beijing is worried about food, the students of Shanhe Academy can open their belly to eat.
Three meals a day. Breakfast fried dough sticks, soy milk, steamed buns and buns.
For lunch and dinner, each person is rationed with two dishes and one soup, and the rice is full.
The big wealthy family and the high-ranking officials do not have to worry about food.
However, the imperial court was worried that they would hoard food and kept guarding against it.
Want to buy food, all right!
Shaofu sells it to you.
Xiu has to go to the grain and oil shop to grab grain with the Xiaomin.
Major wine shops and restaurants were severely affected and their business plummeted.
The bosses are all sad.
If you have no business, you have to pay the rent. Can you worry about it?
Such a repressive and strict policy makes everyone in Beijing worry about food.
The students renting in Xinmin County are more eager to be admitted to the Shanhe Academy, so that they can eat with their belly open every day.
It’s really miserable to read without having enough to eat.
Shanhe Academy, Shanhe Academy, why are you so difficult to take the exam!
The learning atmosphere in Xinmin County is unprecedentedly high.
With the shortage of food, several women's schools, the elementary schools of Xinmin County, unexpectedly ushered in a small peak in applying for the exam.
Just because the school resolves breakfast and lunch.
If you can be admitted to the women's intermediate school, you will not only include three meals a day, but also free accommodation. After learning the technology, you can go to work in large households to earn money.
Some people have long been eyeing the women's school in Xinmin County, but during the famine years, various plans can only be postponed.
Food, food, where to go for food.
From south to north, there is either a drought or a flood.
This year's summer grain is almost impossible to count on, because the summer grain production from the south to the north has been severely reduced.
The court suddenly discovered that there was so little food in Da Zhou.
The north and south were hit by disasters at the same time. Jiangnan took the fields to plant mulberry leaves. The food crisis broke out suddenly, and everyone was caught off guard.
How to do?
The victims are waiting for life-saving food.
Border officers are also waiting for food.
People everywhere are also looking forward to food.
People all over the world are looking forward to food.
Where does the food come from?
The food issue is not resolved, and after the anti-thief fights out, it rekindles.
At that time, the killing officials rebelled one after another, pressing the gourd and lifting the scoop, the great Zhou state was in danger.
"There is food in Jiangnan!"
Someone stood up, like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart hard.
Emperor Wende's eyes are fiery, "Does Jiangnan really have food?"
"There is grain! There is a place in the south of the Yangtze River, fertile fields for thousands of miles, big landlords, countless big farms. There are countless grains there."
The courtiers are angry!
Dare to love is beating the landlord’s surplus!
This is a copy of oneself!
On the court, which family is not a big landlord? Which family is not full of grain?
Can anyone offer food?
"absurd!"
"presumptuous!"
"How is this different from anti-thief?"
"Could it be a robbery thing?"
The courtiers scolded one after another, wishing to tear the person who broke the window paper.
Where did the club come from? Will it be an official?
In the court, believe it or not, you will be dismissed from office when you go down.
"Why do you sirs panic? The lower officials said that there was grain in Jiangnan, but did not talk about the robbery. The court can buy grain from the big landlords and send it to the disaster area. Jiangnan is quite close to the disaster area, which is a relief. Lost on the road! Maybe you can still spare a little grain and send it to the capital."
This idea is not bad.
The courtiers nodded secretly, stroking their beards.
The imperial court pays for food, yes! It happened to knock on the imperial household department.
The money of the imperial court is not made for nothing.
"Humph!"
Master Zhao from the Ministry of Households went out and said, "Your Majesty, it is feasible to go south to buy food. I am afraid that some people will sit on the ground and raise the price, eating ugly, and knocking on the court's bamboo sticks. Is the court's money really blown by the wind? Such shameless people, really. Disgusting."
After speaking, his eyes swept over the Jiangnan officials one by one.
The officials of the Jiangnan First Department quit, rolled up their sleeves and ended up torn.
Old dog Zhao, who are you scolding?
Are your officials from the Hedong faction a good thing?
Relying on minerals, the things of sitting on the ground and raising prices have been done. The brass for making private money mainly came from Hedong.
There is nothing less to do about privately operating silver mines, gold mines, and iron mines.
What happened?
Are you allowed to make money in Hedong, but not Jiangnan?
Do the big landlords in Jiangnan eat your food or drink your water?
That's too much!
Both sides argued endlessly.
Officials from Hexi, Huaibei, Southwest, Northwest, and Lingnan all chose to stand on the sidelines and joined the battle.
Smelly shoes and socks flew around, clothes and hats fell on the ground.
At the temple of Jinluan, the smell is inaudible.
In the early days of the court, it instantly became a vegetable market.
Even the auntie at the vegetable market can't match it.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
"absurd!"
Emperor Wen De directly smashed the teacup, grabbed the static whip in the hands of General Han, and waved it heavily.
Snapped!
When the whip sounded, Chaotang was instantly quiet.
Bang bang ......
There were three more static whips, and the courtiers' hearts trembled.
Damn, your majesty is angry!
"Keep on arguing! Why don't you make any noise? When I am a clay Buddha, is sitting here a decoration?"
Emperor Wen De picked up the inkstone and slammed it heavily on the shiny ground.
With a loud noise, many middle and lower-level officials were frightened and their legs weakened.
As for the big lords, all of them are motionless.
Whether it was a quarrel or the anger of Emperor Wen De, they could not be shaken.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the person who buys food in the south is the most important. This person must not only have the ability to buy food from the big landlords, but also slay the majesty and prestige of the people who made the money for the disaster. Let them know what It is the majesty of the court."
It is Lord Zhao Shangshu again.
The court leaders nodded in agreement.
"Master Zhao is right. The court is so difficult. Some people only think about making a fortune by farming grain, and they don't have any mercy. What a damn!"
"It is necessary to buy food again, but also to demonstrate the authority of the court. This person who goes south to buy food must not only have a high enough status, but if necessary, he must kill the fruit and kill a hundred! Dare to dare to do it! Such a person is difficult!"
Emperor Wen De asked sternly: "Go south to buy food, who can share the worries for me?"
"The minister is willing to share the worries for your majesty. However, the minister may not be able to suppress the local rich family in Jiangnan, and will not be able to hold down the price. On the contrary, it will let the Jiangnan rich family take the opportunity to make money and laugh at the imperial court! The minister cannot share the worries for your majesty, a capital crime!
Some people are very clever and take the lead to stand up and say they are incompetent.
Nima!
Going south to buy food and suppressing food prices is really a terrible task!
If you don't offend people, you might get heads down.
An official from Jiangnan is not a good crop.
This group of people formed cliques and suppressed dissidents, but they were proficient and sophisticated.
Don't pick the big beam from your small arms and legs.
He took the initiative to admit that he was incompetent. Although his face was hurt, his official position and future were saved.
Immediately afterwards, several officials stood up, claiming incompetence and unable to share the worries for Your Majesty.
"enough!"
Emperor Wen De was furious, "The imperial court spent money and food, so it raised your trash. When fighting for power, everyone was very active. Now it's my turn to share our worries, and everyone has become a tortoise. Since it is incompetent. , Then get out, don’t occupy the pit or shit. Come, take off their official uniforms, take off their official hats, and throw them out!"
The ministers were shocked and pleaded.
Emperor Wende was determined to kill the courtier's arrogance by thunderbolt means, "Whoever dares to intercede, just like them, take off the official hat, pick up the official uniform and get out. The court does not raise the waste of the corpse seat of vegetarian food!"
As soon as the voice fell, no one stood up and pleaded.
Affection is important, and official hats are more important.
General Dahan rushed in, took off a few clever officials in their official uniforms, and dragged them out.
Several officials are stupid!
How can your Majesty not play cards according to the cards!
"Your Majesty, the minister is wronged!"
Wronged a ghost!
One of the people in the court counts as one, and all of them are pulled out and chopped, and no one will be wronged.
Emperor Wende's anger was hard to dissipate, and he asked sharply: "Which Aiqing can share the worry for me when I go south to buy grain?
"Your Majesty, those who buy food in the south must not be involved in the Jiangnan rich family, but they must also be familiar with the intertwined relationship between the roots of the Jiangnan side, and they must have a high enough status and powerful means. Such a person is difficult. Find it!"
The Chinese book told Master Li to point out the difficulty of this.
All the ministers agreed!
Yes, such a person is hard to find!
You must not be involved in Jiangnan, you must be familiar with Jiangnan, and you must have a high enough status and harsh methods. Where can you find such a person.
The Young Man's Family Ling stroked his beard, "This kind of person, the old official thought of one."
After speaking, he looked at the aloof Emperor Wen De.
The Shaofu clan made the chicken thieves very much, did not say the name, but already pointed everything out.
Emperor Wen De suddenly thought of something with Shaofu Jialing.
There is indeed such a person in the DPRK, who meets all the conditions.
If he goes south to buy food, there is a high probability that he can buy food at a relatively favorable price from the big landlords in the south of the Yangtze River.
But Emperor Wen De frowned.
Because the only person who meets the conditions is Liu Zhao.
High enough status, strong enough means, enough understanding of Jiangnan, but there is no interest involved with the rich family over there.
Emperor Wen De asked: "Are there any other candidates?"
Shaofu Jialing shook his head slightly, "The old official is dull and can't think of a second person."
At this time, someone came forward and said, "Your Majesty, it is better to send the second prince south to buy food. The second prince has also been to Jiangnan, knows enough about Jiangnan, and his status is precious. The second prince will be able to buy food in time when he goes south. "
Emperor Wende frowned and couldn't help looking at Liu Ping, the second prince who had been silent.
Liu Ping, the second prince, bowed and said: "My son and minister are willing to go to the south of the Yangtze River to share the worries for the father and the court!"
The family of the Shaofu family ordered to watch from the wall.
The book made Master Li watch the changes.
Master Zhao from the Ministry of Households was anxious and stood up and asked, "Your Highness, how much do you plan to spend and how much food? How to solve the transportation problem? How many people need to be brought south? Is there a goal? Where do you plan to buy food? Look for a grain store to buy food at the market."
A large amount of grain is not in the grain shop, but in the warehouse of the landlord's house.
A series of questions stunned people.